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Fuzhou.

Zheng Zhilong plans to buy wasteland on the outskirts of the city, build a luxurious mansion, and then invest in the construction of a school and hire famous teachers from all over the world to teach.

I have just selected the wasteland and plan to buy it with money and ask the government for approval to build a house. As a result, the defendant was told that Zheng Zhilong's household registration was not in Fuzhou, and he had to change his household registration first before he could purchase the wasteland specially approved by the government.

It's useless for Zheng Zhilong to put on his identity as Lord Marquis!

After some anger, Zheng Zhilong had no choice but to be honest and obedient. The son has already hired the eldest princess (Zhao Zhenfang), and has even chosen an auspicious day to get married, so there is no need to make trouble at this juncture.

Zheng Zhilong can only temporarily live in a small house in Fuzhou City. Today is Sunday, so he goes to Sanshan Church to worship.

Throughout China, Beijing is the headquarters of the Jesuits, Macau is the rear of the Jesuits, Jiading is the base of the Jesuits, and Fuzhou is the academic center of the Jesuits. There used to be Nanjing. Since the Nanjing Missionary Case, the influence of the Jesuits in Nanjing has been uprooted.

Zheng Zhilong came to Sanshan Hall in a sedan chair, and soon saw Father Ai Julian.

Ai Julius is the vicar of the Southern China Diocese of the Society of Jesus, responsible for the management of educational affairs in Nanjing, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Zhejiang, and Fujian.

Known as the "Confucius from the West", he was a good friend of the late chief minister Ye Xianggao, knew several cabinet ministers from the Tianqi and Chongzhen dynasties, more than a dozen ministers and countless governors.

Historically, after Chongzhen hanged himself, Ai Julius summoned missionaries from the south to Nanjing to help Shi Kefa resist the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It's a pity that these missionaries have only gone halfway, and the small court in Nanjing is already finished.

Across Fujian, Aurelius built more than 20 churches.

The Sanshan Church in Fuzhou is not only used for preaching, but also published more than 80% of the books of the Jesuits in China.

Only a few of these books are related to the Bible, and most of them belong to astronomy, calendar, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, etc. Especially astronomy, philosophy, and geography had a great influence among Fujian scholars, and Christianity was being highly integrated with Confucianism in Fujian.

If left unchecked, Christianity is very likely to be as Sinicized as Buddhism, becoming a Chinese Christianity.

Or even stand on their own like the Orthodox Church and become... Jing Orthodox Church?

The Nestorian monument in China was discovered by Ai Julian!

Zheng Zhilong walked into the Sanshan Hall and found that Ai Julian was baptizing people, and he stood by and watched with great interest.

Not long after, there was noise outside the church.

An official wearing an official uniform but carrying a long sword rushed to the door of the church and shouted: "Surround this place immediately!"

Ai Julian continued to do the baptism in a calm manner.

He has long been used to it, and was even wanted by the court for the crime of "rong Confucianism slandering Buddhism".

Tang Tianlu entered the church with a sneer, and didn't interrupt the other party's spellcasting, just stood there quietly watching.

Many Datong scholars that Xu Ying developed are now officials at all levels of missionary offices. Tang Tianlu, for example, is the director of the Propaganda and Education Bureau of Fuzhou Prefecture, responsible for the ideological education work in Fuzhou.

This man is a fanatical believer in Datong thought, and he is proud of being a swordsman. Even if he is the director, he still carries a long sword all day long.

Tang Tianlu was not used to Sanshantang for a long time!

Finally, the baptism is over.

Ai Julius walked up to Tang Tianlu, cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, what's your purpose here?"

Tang Tianlu took out the search warrant jointly issued by the Fujian Propaganda Department and the Fuzhou prefect, and said with a blank expression: "Your Majesty has ordered that Christian churches in various places must register with the government within one month. Those who fail to report within the time limit will be demolished immediately! From now on, Christianity must obtain government approval to build churches anywhere. Christianity is not allowed to preach anywhere except churches!"

Ai Julius breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't directly ban the teaching, it would be fine, and he would report to the government tomorrow. He was a little afraid of being banned by the church. Sanshan Hall was suppressed for 20 years, and it was not finally restored until a few years ago.

"Since it is the emperor's order, I must obey it, and report to the government tomorrow." Ai Julian said.

Tang Tianlu also said: "Your Majesty has an order that Christian missionary books must not use God, Heaven, and God as external gods."

"This..." Ai Julian's face turned pale immediately.

Aurelius was more radical than Matteo Ricci. He read the Four Books and Five Classics, and he also studied Zhu Xi very well. Therefore, he knows how to preach, that is, to localize Christianity in China just like Buddhism.

The path he chose was to directly integrate Christianity with Confucianism!

Zhao Han's order will cause Ai Julian's hard work to go to waste.

Tang Tianlu ignored this person and ordered: "Search the books immediately, and find that all the words containing the words "God, Heaven, and God" are confiscated and burned!"

Officials from the Mission Bureau, as well as officials seconded from various yamen, immediately rushed into the various rooms of the church to search.

And the search was very violent, and the rummaging of boxes and cabinets made a lot of noise.

Zheng Zhilong stepped forward to persuade: "Little brother, of course His Majesty's orders should be carried out, but there is no need..."

"Shut up!" Tang Tianlu scolded.

Zheng Zhilong suddenly became angry. He used to be the overlord of the sea, how could he allow a petty official to scold him? Immediately said angrily: "I am Zheng Zhilong, the Marquis of Zhenhai personally appointed by His Majesty!"

Tang Tianlu sneered and said: "I don't care what you are, if you dare to intercede with the Christianity, you are obstructing the government's law enforcement!"

Zheng Zhilong said angrily, "When did I obstruct your law enforcement? The church is important, I just advise you not to make a mess."

"Arrest this man!"

Tang Tianlu shouted: "If he dares to resist arrest, he will be defying the law, confiscating his land, and his descendants will not be allowed to be officials for three generations!"

Of course Tang Tianlu doesn't have this right, but he can report it level by level.

The bigger the trouble, the better, Tang Tianlu wanted to demolish Sanshan Hall. He only believes in Confucianism and Great Harmony Theory, wishing that Christianity would be banned in the whole country!

Zhao Han was worried about this phenomenon, so when books were confiscated and destroyed, as long as they did not obstruct law enforcement, there would be no penalty. Even if the believers are reported by others, it is enough to hand over the books honestly.

Ai Julius hurriedly persuaded: "My fellow believer, there is no need to do this, just let them search."

Zheng Zhilong didn't necessarily want to defend Yejiao, he just said a few casual words of persuasion. Now I am angry more because I am disrespected and lose face in front of a small local official.

Zheng Zhilong sneered and reprimanded: "Catch me if you dare!"

"Then arrest," Tang Tianlu said to many officials, "If this person resists, he can be killed on the spot, and I will take care of it if something happens. No matter who you are, even if you are a relative of the emperor, you can also be arrested and killed. !"

Zheng Zhilong was a little dumbfounded when many officials surrounded him with knives.

He is not a fool, and very smart.

But he has been in a high position for many years, and now he is a nobleman, so Zheng Zhilong doesn't take small officials seriously.

Looking at the posture of those officials, it is possible that he was hacked to death on the spot, where the hell is this reasoning?

"Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, haha," Zheng Zhilong suddenly laughed, "I came to church today, but I came here to break away from religion. From now on, I will stop believing in Christianity and change to Taoism. Tomorrow I will donate money to repair the Tianfei Temple in Fujian .”

Zheng Zhilong's mind turned quickly, he not only gave in to the little official in front of him, but also guessed that Zhao Han was extremely dissatisfied with Yejiao.

That being the case, he should convert himself. Anyway, he believed in both Jesus and Mazu before, so he can only believe in Mazu in the future.

Tang Tianlu pointed at Ai Julian and said with a sneer, "Okay, let him get out of school for you on the spot!"

When Zheng Zhilong was performing the renunciation ceremony, the officials found a large number of books, such as "A Brief Account of the Words and Deeds of the Birth of God", "Introduction to the Birth of God", "Song of the Holy Dream", "Essentials of the Holy Body" and so on.

This is the largest distribution center for Christian books in China. Many pamphlets are printed and piled up in the church waiting to be distributed.

Tang Tianlu picked up a copy of "Xue Xue Fan", flipped through it casually, and said to Ai Julius: "This book is not bad, it would be better if the theology is removed. Give me a copy, and I will take it and present it to Your Majesty."

Ai Julius said: "It's a great honor for my humble work to be able to enter the eyes of the emperor."

Tang Tianlu also read "Sanshan Lunxueji", which is a book on Taoism by Ai Juliu and Ye Xianggao. The content includes astronomy, Confucianism and Western philosophy.

Then there is "Shi Fang Wai Ji", which records global geography in detail.

There is also a "Comprehensive Map of All Nations", which belongs to the world atlas.

The rest include "Essentials of Geometry", which are all natural science books.

Tang Tianlu criticized: "You old god, it's good to concentrate on learning. You talk about it all day long. Your Majesty has an order. If you meet a foreign scholar, you will be sent to Nanjing for an audience. Don't stay in Fuzhou, you hurry to Nanjing. Bar!"

The Sanshan Hall was searched, and all kinds of criminal books were piled up outside the church and burned.

Then, Tang Tianlu took people to search Ye's house, which was the house of Ye Xianggao, the late Chief Assistant of Ming Dynasty.

Ye Xianggao's two grandsons, a great-grandson, and a grandson-in-law have all been baptized by Ayulio.

Tang Tianlu led people into the Ye family's mansion, saying that he was hiding prohibited books, as long as he accepted the search honestly, he would be fine. Whoever dares to stop the search, or finds out prohibited books, but refuses to hand them over, will not be allowed to be an official for three generations.

As soon as this remark came out, the Ye family jumped up and down, and voluntarily handed in the books.

Not long after, he handed over three "Bibles" and a bunch of Christian pamphlets.

Belief in religion seems to be dispensable compared with being an official for your descendants.

In the next few days, Sanshantang successfully reported to the government, allowing missionaries to preach inside Sanshantang. However, all other churches in Fuzhou were banned, and only one church was allowed to exist in a city.

Seeing that the imperial court was really moving, Zheng Zhilong Ma Liu donated a thousand taels of silver to repair the Tianfei Temple in Fuzhou.

Since then, Zheng Zhilong has been a devout Taoist believer, and he has completely drawn a line with Western Christianity.

As for Ai Julius, the "Confucius from the West", he honestly went to Nanjing to meet the emperor.

After Zhao Han communicated with Ai Julian, he discovered that the other party's level of Confucianism actually beat many Chinese native scholars. Moreover, astronomy, geography, mathematical geometry, and medical physics are all familiar, and he even dabbles in traditional Chinese medicine.

Ai Julius was thrown to become a bachelor without any hassle, to assist Qintianyuan Planetarium in compiling the calendar.