When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he turned his head to look at him, and then looked in the direction of his finger, only to see that in the distance ahead, there was a person with two small servants, who were coming this way.

This person, Emperor Chongzhen naturally knows, is Pang Tianshou, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor's palm seal. Wang Dehua, the original eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, was reported that there was still corruption of money, and he was demoted to Fengyang to guard the imperial mausoleum.

Emperor Chongzhen paid a private visit, and naturally didn't want more people who knew him to see it, so he walked to the side of the crowd, hidden in the crowd, and prepared to wait for Pang Tianshou to walk before going shopping.

However, what Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect was that Pang Tianshou didn't see him, and after walking over, he greeted the person who wanted to fool him just now, and it was obvious that the two of them were familiar.

Seeing this situation, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help frowning, and as soon as his mind moved, he casually threw a C-level eavesdropping seed in his hand.

Suddenly, the conversation between Pang Tianshou and that person immediately appeared in front of him.

"Lord Yakilou, there was a rich merchant just now, and he wanted to move him to join the religion, but he didn't want to be let go!"

"Oh, where is Father John Tong?"

"It's in the house in front of you, waiting for you!"

After saying these words, Emperor Chongzhen saw Pang Tianshou leave directly and went to a house.

Seeing this, he couldn't help frowning, and asked Fang Zhenghua: "Why is Pang Tianshou called Yajilou again?" ”

Hearing him ask, Fang Zhenghua did not hesitate, and immediately replied: "Master, this is his religious name. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and confirmed: "He entered the Western Sect? ”

"Yes, sir!" Fang Zhenghua continued to lower his head and immediately replied.

Since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he has been annoyed by big and small things, so he has never known about similar miscellaneous matters. Even after the soul of the later generations crossed, he was busy with national affairs, so this was the first time he had heard of it.

When he heard it at this time, he couldn't help frowning, at least he didn't like this Western Sect at this time, and immediately asked: "How many people in the mansion have entered the Western Sect?" ”

"Back to the master, there are about twenty or thirty people!" Fang Zhenghua thought for a moment, and immediately replied, but immediately added, "The others are all miscellaneous servants!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his brows furrowed.

Thanks to the Qing palace drama, he remembered one thing, that is, during the Jiajing period of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there was a rebellion in the Tianli Sect, and at that time, there were eunuchs in the palace who entered the religion as internal responses and attacked the Forbidden City.

The two ways of the local Tao and Buddha are both Buddha-natured, and there is no such possibility. And this Western religion, in this colonial era, was originally disliked by Emperor Chongzhen, and at this time, when he heard that he had developed disciples in the palace, and even such a high-ranking and powerful eunuch as the Imperial Horse Eunuch Zhangyin had joined the religion, which was a threat to him.

What Emperor Chongzhen didn't know was that this Pang Tianshou really did something that endangered the royal family, but it was not the Chongzhen Dynasty, but the Yongli Dynasty. In the original history, the Ming royal family declined, and with the support of Western religion, especially Portugal, he was so bold that he scolded the queen mother and queen, and even wanted to abolish the queen. What's more, he also coerced Emperor Yongli to give Sun Kewang the throne.

In the Forbidden City, there can be no things that are not out of your control! Emperor Chongzhen thought in his heart, so he sneered, now that he knows, he must not let it go!

Thinking so, he stared at the house that Pang Tianshou walked into, and was silent for a while. Of course, this is the appearance, in fact, he is looking at the news fed back by the C-level eavesdropping seed on Pang Tianshou's body. He wanted to know, what did Pang Tianshou want to say when he left the palace to meet with Tang Ruowang?

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Inside the house, seeing Pang Tianshou entering, Tang Ruowang immediately stood up, took the initiative to greet him, and asked with concern: "Dear Yajilou, I don't know how things are going, the prince, the queen and others, are you willing to join the sect?" ”

"The queen is very busy and has not been able to find an opportunity. The prince is also busy, with heavy schoolwork, and he has no chance for the time being. Pang Tianshou listened, frowned and said, "This matter is really impatient, I have tried several times, but it is useless, I must put a lot of effort into it, it may work!" ”

When Tang Ruowang heard this, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed and said: "It's been many years, and there has been no progress on the side of the Ming royal family, which is very unfavorable to the spread of my religion in the Ming Dynasty!" You must pay attention to this! ”

In the original time, in the Ming Dynasty, the people were not living well, and under the preaching of Tang Ruowang and others, there were really some people who believed in this foreign religion. However, in the past few years, Emperor Chongzhen rose up, solved the major domestic affairs of the Ming Dynasty one by one, and devoted himself to the well-being of the people, which made the affairs of Tang Ruowang and others difficult all of a sudden.

What's more critical is that Emperor Chongzhen's heavy agriculture division and Kaiwu division have also shaken the foundation on which Tang Ruowang and others relied on to preach. It turns out that Xiyi's set, the emperor knows it! In this way, there is less mystery and less shock, and it is difficult to influence the great masters through the Western knowledge they have learned.

Speaking of which, it is fundamental that this Western religion is different from the beliefs formed in China since ancient times. For this reason, John Tang and others were worried. They had always thought that if the mission could be supported by the royal family, they would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

is also the same, when he was explaining the knowledge of the astronomical calendar in the palace, he preached in the palace, and he really developed some disciples, and the highest position was this Pang Tianshou. However, the emperor's side seemed to be a little interested at first, but later, he completely forgot about him, which made him very anxious. Therefore, it is also very good to retreat to the second best thing and let Pang Tianshou develop the prince and queen into the church.

However, Tang Ruowang didn't know that he did this, but he exceeded Emperor Chongzhen's bottom line!

Therefore, when they talked about this in the house, Emperor Chongzhen outside immediately knew their plan, and he was immediately furious, and immediately made a decree.

However, the two people in the house didn't know, and they were still talking about things there, discussing how to influence the prince and queen.

Suddenly, I heard a "clang" outside, the sound of someone kicking the door open, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps.

When Pang Tianshou heard this, he immediately frowned, and it was only after a while that he heard shouting and scolding outside, and it seemed that someone from the government had broken in.

Suddenly, Tang Ruowang immediately looked at Pang Tianshou, the affairs of the government, this person will definitely be able to come forward to settle it.

For this point, Pang Tianshou also had this confidence, so he confessed his guilt to Tang Ruowang, walked out, and asked sharply: "Who is presumptuous here?" ”

As he spoke, he opened the door to the house, stepped out of the threshold, and looked out of the courtyard.

Just this look, he was stunned for a moment. There are indeed people from the government outside, but the level is very high, and it is the son of Dongchang.

"It's so majestic!" A young voice came from the side of the wall, with a sneer, and the figure had appeared in Pang Tianshou's field of vision, "It turned out to be the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor's palm seal, no wonder it is so majestic!" ”

Pang Tianshou originally heard this voice a little familiar, a little shrivel, it should be a peer, and when he looked at it again, he immediately recognized that the person was Wang Chengen, the commander of the East Factory.

Seeing this clearly, suddenly, he sighed in his heart, and hurriedly squeezed out a smile, greeted him and said: "Who do we think it is, it turns out that the factory is driving to the airport, and there is a loss of welcome, a loss of welcome!" ”

Generally speaking, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Eunuch is also a figure with a face in the palace, and he will not be less powerful than the commander of Dongchang.

However, in this Chongzhen Dynasty, especially in these years, the Imperial Horse Eunuch has actually been directly controlled by Emperor Chongzhen, and the army under his command, this palm seal eunuch, cannot command anyone, it is all Emperor Chongzhen who says it. It can be said that this eunuch with the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor is an idler with a name.

On the other hand, Dongchang is the real power yamen of the Ming Dynasty. Especially in recent years, the power of the factory guards has returned, and in the past, up to the cabinet assistants, down to ordinary officials, and merchants in the money village, they were all copied by the factory guards. Wang Chengen, the factory man, everyone knows, is very trusted by Emperor Chongzhen.

Therefore, as soon as Pang Tianshou saw Wang Chengen, his posture immediately lowered a little, and he dared to go head-on.

However, he didn't dare to scare, but Wang Chengen didn't let him go, and immediately sneered and said: "Yajilou, your matter is committed, go to Dongchang with our family!" ”

Speaking of this, he instructed the Dongchang servants around him: "Go, invite the Xiyi inside, and go to our Dongchang to drink tea!" ”

Go to the East Factory, what other good things can be. When Pang Tianshou heard this, he was immediately anxious. From Wang Chengen's name for him, he immediately deduced that the matter was probably related to the matter of joining the church, and after thinking about it, he probably understood.

However, in this way, he was even more afraid, he hadn't really done it yet, and Dongchang came to the door?

His brain was spinning, and he thought of a way to deal with it. But the Dongchang official was not polite to him, and immediately stepped forward and tortured him and left.

didn't give him a little face, Pang Tianshou immediately understood that he was afraid that he would be more than lucky! Otherwise, Wang Chengen would definitely have some mercy, at least he would not torture him. Suddenly, his face turned pale.

At this moment, I heard a cry for help from behind me: "Huge people, why are they arresting me, help me plead for mercy......

The person who said this was naturally John Tang. As he was talking, he saw that Pang Tianshou, who turned around, was also roasting chains like him, and he was stupid all of a sudden.

He didn't know that not only the two of them, but also the disciples in the palace, were all arrested in Dongchang in just one hour. All the outside mission sites were also sealed.

Ordinary people don't care about this matter, but among the Ming officials, there are some people who have something to do with Xiyi, but they are in a hurry.

For example, Chen Zilong of the Agricultural Division, as well as Li Tianjing of Qin Tianjian, etc., immediately played, wanting to know why Dongchang closed the mission site and arrested Tang Ruowang and others.

In this regard, Wang Chengen replied to them, saying that these Xiyi are ill-intentioned, covet the royal family, and fight the idea in the palace!

This matter can actually be big or small. If you can say it in a small way, it is just a casual sentence, and it is not very serious; But if you say it seriously, it is equivalent to complicity and rebellion, and it is a great crime to punish the nine clans!

So, Chen Zilong, Li Tianjing and others all wrote to vouch, saying that Tang Ruowang and others had no intention of rebelling, they just wanted to preach, but they didn't understand the rules of the East. And on the grounds of the contribution of Tang Ruowang and others to scientific and technological knowledge, they wrote to intercede for Tang Ruowang and others, and even moved out of the family of the late Xu Guangqi and so on.

Just two days before the Chinese New Year, Emperor Chongzhen finally responded to this matter.

First of all, he mentioned Tang Ruowang and other Xiyi, and clearly told them that it was because of the intercession of Chen Zilong and others, thinking that they were ignorant, and that they had contributed to the spread of Western learning, so their responsibility could be reduced. However, capital sins can be avoided, and living sins cannot be escaped.

Emperor Chongzhen announced all the methods used by Dongchang to investigate these Xiyi missionaries recently, and of course, the most important thing was to peek into the royal family, so Emperor Chongzhen made a holy ruling and forbade preaching in the Ming Dynasty. Unless they can bring all the books of the West, except for theology, to the Ming Dynasty and translate them into Chinese characters, then they will be allowed to continue their missionary work in the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, there is another point, that is, no matter what religion, the basis of missionary work in the Ming Dynasty is to be subject to the jurisdiction of the imperial court and give an identity certificate such as Du Mu before he can preach. The content of the mission must also be reviewed by the imperial court and guide people to do good.

After this sentence was decided, Emperor Chongzhen stared at Tang Ruowang and other Western missionaries, and shouted coldly: "Don't let me find out that there is deception, you have been in the Ming Dynasty for so many years, you should know what the crime of deceiving the king is." If you dare to take some books at will to deceive me, don't say that it is impossible to preach in Daming in the future, I will even raise troops to kill me, I will go and get them myself! ”

When Tang Ruowang was in Dongchang, he already understood how stupid things he had done before, and how much of a crime he had committed in Daming, so he dared to have half a bargaining intention and hurriedly responded. As for whether or not to do it, we will have to go back and tell you about it. Of course, he will also remind that the Ming Emperor is almost omnipocable, so don't fool the Ming Emperor.

Chen Zilong and the others were relieved when they heard the emperor's decision. It can be said that they are satisfied with this result. In particular, the emperor also asked them to send all the books of Western learning to Daming, and they were even more happy. The combination of China and the West, contrasting with each other, maybe the knowledge of the Ming Dynasty will be able to reach a higher level.

After Emperor Chongzhen and others agreed, his tone softened a little and said: "I am very hospitable, and my friends come from afar, so I am very happy, and I am naturally entertained with wine; However, if you come with bad intentions, you will naturally be entertained with your fists. After you go back, you can tell those countries that you have that I welcome them to come to Daming to do business and exchange ideas. ”

For the time being, he didn't think about conquering Europe, and in this day and age, there were still a lot of borderlands waiting to be occupied. As for Europe, it is just preparing to be a dumping ground for Ming commodities and use Ming commodities to earn wealth.

Of course, if Xiyi dares to go against Da Ming, then he should clean them up.