New Shun 1730

Dai Jiabin...is not from China.

Guest is his given name, and his Chinese name is Dai Jinxian. I did go to Dai Mansion a few days ago.

The Jesuits have tried to follow the path of scholar-bureaucrats and upper-class people since the days of Matteo Ricci. When Liu Yu was a child, missionaries came to Fuzhong to teach him Latin and geometry.

Liu Yu thought about it and realized that he did know Latin. It sounds a bit nonsense, but actually it makes sense when you think about it. Because the Qing Dynasty was so closed, Lao Jiuyinzhen, the mortal enemy of Yongzheng, could also speak French, Russian, and Latin. He even tried to Latinize Manchu and wrote a letter for help in Latin.

Missionaries have been trying to take the upper-class route since the late Ming Dynasty. When they arrived in Dashun, because Li Guo's legacy emphasized Western learning, the path became even wilder.

At that time, Dai Jinxian was the leader among the missionaries.

This person has the additional title of Zuo Shilang of the Courtesy Government, and is also the Supervisor of Qin Tian, ​​an authentic official of the imperial court, and the third rank of this dynasty. At the same time, he is also the chief instructor of Western Studies at Butoku Palace Official School.

Originally, Dai Jinxian was very famous in history.

This man is a professor of mathematics at the University of Ingolstadt. At this time, Germany was still in the state of "I can't find it on the map." It is difficult to clearly say his official nationality at this time, or it can be called Someone from an empire who is neither holy nor Roman.

Later, he joined the Society of Jesus and came to Dashun as a missionary.

After coming to China, Liu Yu didn't know how the missionary work was going. He was not very interested in the heaven and hell. However, Dai Jinxian's official career was advancing rapidly. Relying on eclipse calculations and star chart drawing, he became the Imperial Supervisor of the Dashun Dynasty in a few years. He was also given the title of Minister of Rites and became the chief instructor of Western learning in Wude Palace. It can be said that The scenery is unparalleled.

This person's Sinology level is quite high, so he was given the Chinese name Jinxian, which means "Jinjie", which is more meaningful.

Jinxianzhe, one of the star officials of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, Jinxianxing is also the name of the star.

Firstly, this name is suitable for his status as the Supervisor of Qintian, and it is named after the stars, which means Qintian; secondly, Jinxian Xingguan is one of the twenty-eight constellations of star officials, and the chief officer recommends talents who are expected to continue the great success. It means to recommend missionaries as officials.

In the original history, this man also contributed to the Chinese calendar. Previously, the "Chongzhen Almanac" used the Tycho system. After Dai Jinxian and others took charge of the Qintian Prison, they introduced the more advanced Kepler system, introduced logarithmic tables and other systems into China, improved the armillary sphere, introduced the technology of measuring longitude and latitude using the Jupiter satellite method to China, and participated in mapping China's first A map with latitude and longitude.

This world line is also following a similar path. It is precisely because of his great achievements in the calendar that he was awarded the title of Minister of Rites - of course the official name is Minister of Rites and Government.

The Dashun Dynasty inherited the system of the former Ming Dynasty, but its name was earthy. In terms of the degree of earthiness, only the official titles of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Shang, Zhou and Chunqiu were comparable.

Dashun imitated the Tang Dynasty in every aspect, but could not learn the essence, nor did it have the economic foundation of the Tang Dynasty, so it was covered in the loess of Shaanxi.

He is just a Ming Dynasty wearing the skin of Tang Dynasty.

The six ministries of the Ming Dynasty went to Dashun to restore the name of the Six Governments of the Tang Dynasty, but the Ministry of Rites was called the Government of Li, the bachelor of the cabinet was called Pingzhangjun Guoshi, and the cabinet was called Tianyoudian - the first Pingzhangjun Guoshi of Dashun was " In Donglin Dianjianglu, the thunderbolt and fire from the Heavenly Star bring great benefits to the world.

However, in private, everyone still habitually refers to the government of rites as the Ministry of Rites. It is known to the world that changing the soup does not change the medicine.

In addition to these official positions, Dai Jinxian also has a very special identity, the vice president of the Jesuit Chinese Diocese.

Thinking of this level of identity, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart, vaguely feeling that something big might have happened in the court.

Now that the matter has come to this, I don't dare to hide it, so I can only say: "Yes. I've been there. But firstly, my son likes Western learning, and secondly, he is also the head teacher of Western learning at Wude Palace, so there seems to be nothing wrong with it, right?"

After answering for a long time, Liu Sheng made no move.

Liu Yu raised his head cautiously, trying to see something. But Liu Sheng has been in the officialdom for a long time, and his emotions and anger have long been invisible and cannot be seen at all.

The private relationship with Dai Jinxian did not start just recently. Dai Jinxian knew that Liu Yu liked Western learning, just like Matteo Ricci, and used Western learning as a temptation, with the intention of seduce him to join Christianity.

But this wasn't something that was hidden, my father had known about it for a long time. After a long while, Liu Shengcai clicked his tongue.

"If you want to learn Western learning, you should only learn it in the Wude Palace. Don't associate with those Westerners outside the Wude Palace. Something is going to happen. A family like ours, which is beautiful in the woods, attracts the most attention."

Hearing this, Liu Yu was a little confused.

"Something happened?"

Now, in the seventh year of the Taixing era, the emperor is at a strong and healthy age, and it is still early for the princes to compete with each other.

What could happen? Even if something happens, if it is not a major event, how can it threaten Duke Yi of the current dynasty?

Seeing Liu Yu's confused look, Liu Sheng felt the need to make the seriousness of the matter clear. He glared at Liu Yu and sighed.

"Today's court meeting, Fujian Jiedushi sent someone to report that someone in Fuqing County reported on the local Jesus Church and privately raised money to build churches. Fuqing is a small county. When the Fujian Jiedushi checked, he found that there were fifteen churches in this small county. There were even more than ten birth attendants and supervisors who mixed men and women in one place without fear of the county magistrate's prohibition. On the day of chanting and praying, hundreds of people gathered in one place."

Perhaps because he was afraid that Liu Yu would not understand the seriousness of it, Liu Sheng said seriously: "The most important thing is that the memorial of Fujian Jiedushi said: Anyone who joins the religion should be given more silver and clothing to support him. He also said: I personally think , giving money to people for no reason and for no reason, must have deep meaning if it is not forbidden!”

After hearing these last heart-breaking words, Liu Yu understood the seriousness of the problem even though he had just traveled through time for half an hour.

Giving silver to people for no reason to win their hearts must have a deep meaning...

Heart-breaking words.

The previous ones were all nonsense, which was dispensable.

When Taizu entered Beijing in the past, when General Quan plundered the capital, he still put a wooden sign in front of the church with the words "Do not disturb Tang Ruowang" written on it, and he was always tolerant of missionaries. Li Zicheng, who almost never drank, also drank a cup with Tang Ruowang, and Chen Mingxia surrendered was also persuaded by Tang Ruowang.

In addition, he later fought against the Qing Dynasty, the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the Zheng family, and saw the power of Western guns and cannons. I dare not say that I have opened my eyes to the world, but at least the communication has never stopped.

But the heart-breaking words added by Liu Sheng later were serious.

Giving silver to people without any relatives or reasons, and giving clothes and silver to people in times of disaster... This is absolutely not allowed in the feudal dynasty.

What is this for? Learning from Zhang Jiao of the Yellow Turbans to cast spells? Learning from Zhang Lu to join the church with five dou of rice?

When there was a flood or drought, the rich households gave money to help themselves, which was not allowed in all dynasties, let alone this?

Having said that, there is no need to say more. Liu Yu has already understood what his father meant, and even more so, he understands the seriousness of the problem.

The nonsense in front is meaningless, and the heart-piercing words in the back will cause a big event!

Dai Jinxian is not only the director of the Imperial Observatory and the Minister of Rites, but also the vice president of the Chinese region of the Jesuits.

Today, the Fujian Jiedushi reported this matter to the court meeting. If he makes friends with Liu Yu again, it will not be Liu Yu's business alone. If he makes friends again in the future, it seems that the entire Yiguo family is standing in line and expressing their views.

There are some things that Liu Sheng cannot say too clearly, or Liu Sheng thinks that Liu Yu is still young, and many things are said in vain.

This incident in Fuqing County is very strange.

This did not happen just this year, but has happened for several years. There was no big stir when it was reported in the newspapers.

But today, the governor of Fujian Province brought up the old incident again, which means that the opposition of the Western Law Party is well prepared.

This memorial is the prelude to the war. The enemies of the Western Law Party in the court want to take this opportunity to go to war with the Western Law Party and suppress the Western Law Party, which is now gaining more and more power in the court.

The Western Law Party has existed since the time of Xu Guangqi in the previous dynasty, and it has grown stronger now. Although it is not deeply rooted, many ministers have been baptized like Xu Guangqi in the previous dynasty and have become Christians, forming their own faction in the court.

Liu Sheng has been in the court for a long time and stands high. He is the first to know the slightest movement and signs in the court.

The family has been passed down for four generations. He has seen a lot of struggles in the court. He has a good ability to keep himself safe and sound, and has a keen sense of smell.

Liu Yu likes Western learning, and everyone in the capital knows that he is not doing his job properly. As a son of a noble family, it is not a big deal if he does not work properly. On the contrary, working properly all day may cause trouble.

He is not the eldest son, so he cannot inherit the title. His family is well-fed, so he has the energy and financial resources to play some strange hobbies.

But when the memorial from the governor of Fujian came out today, Liu Sheng immediately understood that there would be a big turmoil in the court.

This memorial was not the horn of the charge, but the drum of the two forces in the court when the struggle reached a white-hot stage.

The drum sounded, which meant that the party struggle was about to start.

In addition, the special envoy of the Roman Catholic Church came back from Europe a few days ago and brought back the Pope's harsh "holy edict", requiring Chinese Christians not to worship their ancestors, not to respect Zhou Gong and Confucius as saints, not to worship the gods of the emperor of heaven, and not to call the Lord of Heaven to blaspheme the name of Dousi. Chinese Christian officials are not allowed to kowtow to the emperor, because the emperor is not Jesus; it is illegal for Chinese Christians to call Zhou Gong and Confucius saints, because canonization requires the permission of the Holy See...

It is said that when the emperor questioned the missionaries, he was so angry that he smashed the inkstone.

Looking at these things together, the attitude of the court towards missionaries is likely to change dramatically.

The nobles stand too high and are most likely to be implicated. The first thing they did when they returned home from court was to call Liu Yu back.

"I have heard about the Fuqing County incident a long time ago. Let me say one more thing, you think about it carefully. This Fuqing County incident happened several years ago. It was reported once several years ago, and the emperor said at that time that you don't need to care about this trivial matter. Today, the Fujian Jiedushi reported it again with great fanfare, but His Majesty was furious. Do you understand?"

Liu Yu thought, it has come to this point, if I still don't understand, then I am a fool?

The memorial of the Fujian Jiedushi is clearly a guess at the emperor's intention, or it was secretly taught by the emperor?

Thinking about how I had been too close to Dai Jinxian before, I was afraid that I would really be implicated?