Chapter 635: Just a small case of beheading
"No, Mr. Xu is not a scholar-official? Does he hate ghosts and gods the most?" Li Yashi asked in surprise, as shocked as if he had seen a ghost. Because all the scholar-bureaucrats he came into contact with avoided talking about ghosts and gods, and did not talk about monsters and gods, but this was the greatest correctness of Confucian scholars and the standard they practiced throughout their lives.
According to the results of Wanli Reform’s great speculation, the theory of ghosts and gods is just a ruling tool used by the ruling class to maintain stability downwards.
"Scholar-bureaucrats, they just use whatever is convenient for them. It doesn't matter. When operating in the West, you have to adapt to the world of the West." Marcus spread his hands and said solemnly: "Li Ya In fact, I am actually the left guardian of the God of Wisdom walking in the world, just like the head of the Guardian Knights. The Daming Cult has two guardians.”
“And the left and right guardians are the most important in Portugal. The military force of the Left Guard is formed by the original Free Island Navy, while the Right Guard is an army composed of civilians. The two Skitarii on the left and right have a total of 60,000 people and a total of twenty infantry battalions. "
"Wait a moment, let me slow down." Legas struggled for a while and said dullly: "You untie me first, I will rest for the night, and then tie me here tomorrow morning."
Marcus looked around and saw that he was surrounded by his own people before he said: "Okay."
Legasi sat under the mast and said blankly: "No , this is a bit complicated, the guarding army on the left and right is very strange, why is it the infant camp system? "
The imperial camp and navy of the Ming Dynasty only use the infantry camp system, and it is widely used even on the border. The guest soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not adopt the infantry camp system because it was too expensive. From training to armament, the price of an infantry camp was sky-high. Even the wealthy Emperor of the Ming Dynasty could not turn the military garrison of the Ming Dynasty into an infantry camp. system.
And now, the Portuguese Skitarii actually use the infantry camp system!
Is Portugal already so wealthy?
“It’s just an appearance.” Marcus waved his hands and said slightly embarrassed: “It can’t be compared with the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Camp and the Navy, because even military pay often depends on Robbery pirate ships to obtain them. You know, sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between pirate ships and merchant ships. "
"In fact, the boundaries between countries in Thailand are not as clear as in the Ming Dynasty, so. , left and right the Skitarii, often fighting as Felipe II's mercenaries in exchange for Felipe's reward."
"Marcus, you are becoming more and more like those cheap Confucians who are good at lying. "When you're a pirate, you're just a pirate," said Legaz teasingly. "Being a pirate is just being a pirate. It's hard to distinguish the nature of the ship. In fact, this is also the norm in the West. Both merchant ships and warships." It was a pirate ship, and the Portuguese and Spanish navies were pirates themselves.
"Damingjiao, well, this name is particularly weird, but what I want to ask is, who is the god of Damingjiao? It can't be created out of thin air. Can you tell me about it? "Tell me the story of the Daming Sect?" Legas asked Marcus what this sect was like.
"This god is the Qing Emperor Taihao Fuxi, who is like the sun god and the god of wisdom." As the Zuo Guardian, Marcus, of course, is well aware of Fuxi's deeds, such as the footprints of the giant Lei Ze. When you are born, you look up to observe the phenomena in the sky, look down to observe the laws on the earth, observe the writings of birds and animals, and create the innate Bagua.
"The Qing Emperor Taihao, who inspired the wisdom of the ancestors, is quite suitable." After thinking about it seriously, Ligasi recognized this god very much. He lived in the Ming Dynasty for twelve years and was well-read. I also have some understanding of Fuxi.
In the Ming Dynasty, the God of Creation was Fuxi. Fuxi imitated Tai Chi and opened the sky with a painting. Yin and Yang move and remain still, clear rises and turbid falls, the heaven and earth are positioned, the sun and the moon move, and all things are endless.
Of course there is also the widely circulated creation god Pangu, but Pangu’s origin is later than Fuxi. It was in the late Eastern Han Dynasty that the legend of Pangu’s creation of the sky gradually formed.
The creation of the Central Plains and the creation of Taixi are different. The creation of the Central Plains actually means more of the opening up of the 'beginning of humanities', symbolizing the primitive tribes where humans drank blood from Maoru. The transformation towards civilization.
"What about the teachings? Is it Tao Zang?" Legas asked the general outline of the Ming Sect.
"Contradiction." Marcus said very calmly.
“Don’t you think that the theory of contradiction is incompatible with, or even contrary to, religion?” Ligas said in horror, what on earth is Xu Fan doing! Is he crazy for making contradictions the teachings of the House of Wise Men? ! The theory of contradiction fundamentally denies religion!
It’s just nonsense.
"So, the Daming Sect is not a religion at all." Marcus took out a waist card and said: "This is the military talisman. When deploying troops, you need to take out the other half from the palace. It fits perfectly. Only by buckling it up can he mobilize his troops. With this thing, does Felipe still need to be afraid of the Marquis of Santa Cruz to threaten him? "
Of course Marcus knows that contradiction is a worldly knowledge, but he doesn't? However, Xu Fan could not find a more suitable general guide.
The waist card in his hand is very small, not even as big as the palm of his hand. It is engraved with Yin and Yang gossip, and there are various grooves on the back, obviously to prevent counterfeiting.
Bad news, the Daming Cult is a stitch monster, good news, it’s all stitched together!
Legas went crazy.
“So, it is actually covered with a layer of religion. It is essentially a narrative constructed with the Ming Dynasty culture as the core to describe the Ming Dynasty’s way of thinking and logic of doing things?” Legas was asked He was so surprised that he couldn't speak. He thought for a long time before he figured out and characterized what this Daming Sect was.
This is an export of Ming culture, but because Europe and the West are generally religious, Xu Fan chose to adapt to local conditions and fight fire with fire. The core of this thing is actually composed of Ming culture, but it is expressed in the form of religion.
"Only you, a Thai who has lived in the Ming Dynasty for so many years, are making such a fuss. I think it's pretty good. At least Xu Fan didn't build a church and look for boys and girls to serve as priests." Marcus said here. When I did it, I was biting my teeth.
These priests not only want money, but also people! As a sword master, it is his duty to protect them. What is wrong with these children? He wanted to kill these priests as quickly as possible.
The House of Wise Men, which originally served as a consulting service, turned out to be just a place to collect intelligence. Xu Fan had no intention of developing it into a sect. It was Antonio's fault.
As soon as Antonio became king, he immediately expelled Cardinal Ranuccio Farnese from the Holy See, because this Ranuccio supported Felipe as the king of Portugal and had planned it all In order to expel Antonio, Portugal lost its last heir, so that Felipe II could successfully become King of Portugal.
Antonio expelled the cardinal and caused a lot of trouble. In order to wipe Antonio's butt, Xu Fan had to turn his House of Wise Men into a religious appearance.
"Don't you think that the theory of contradictions is very, very consistent with the Tai Chi Bagua? Look at the unity of contradictions and the combination of yin and yang. There is yin in yang, and there is yang in yin." Marcus held it in his hand. Bagua card, said with great certainty.
“But it’s still inappropriate. The theory of contradictions talks about the contradictory succession of the infinite principles of all things. It insists that matter is the first nature and spirit is the second nature. The theory of contradictions is fundamentally opposed to religion.” Li Yashi shook his head and said that he did not agree with the theory of contradiction becoming a religious doctrine.
A universal doctrine that insists on the primacy of physical matter and insists on taking practice as the standard when there are contradictions and conflicts between practice and theory is really not suitable for teaching.
Marcus held his forehead, then spread his hands, and said helplessly: "Everyone said that His Highness Antonio was responsible for the trouble, and there was nothing the Minister of State Xu Fan could do to create such a great Ming Cult. , invented a Holy See in the Far East, and then combined the scattered Portugal, it is not a religion at all! How can you be as stubborn as those cheap Confucians of the Ming Dynasty, and don’t know how to adapt at all?”
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"Even the Holy See? And it's still in the Ming Dynasty?!" Ligas looked at Marcus and blinked, and whispered: "The Holy See, it can't be the Ming Dynasty."
"Congratulations to you , guessed it right," Marcus said with great certainty.
The Holy See of the Ming Sect is the Ming Dynasty, which is very reasonable.
Marchus said with a smile: "In a place where religion is common, if you tell them to respect ghosts and gods and keep away from them, they won't understand! Do you know if you don't understand? You just do as the Romans do. He has almost become a Ming Dynasty man, and you still say that Xu Fan has gone too far? "
The environment in Taixi can only be like this.
"Antonio is really not suitable to be a king. He has not learned the most basic compromise. He only wants to be happy for himself and does not care about the poor current situation of Portugal." Legaz commented that he had been beheaded by the Ming Emperor and burned in public. Sauron, who had turned into ashes, also believed that Antonio was not fit to be king.
After Solon entered the capital, he was beheaded in public, and then the Shuntian Mansion collected the bones and burned them into ashes, and asked Legas to take them back to Taixi.
In the Western religion, burning has a special meaning. It is a treatment that only heretics will enjoy. The Ming Dynasty was very clear about this. It was deliberately burned to ashes to tell Felipe II that anyone who dared to This is the fate of those who trafficked opium in the Ming Dynasty. No matter who they are, their bones will be shattered.
This is the bottom line that cannot be provoked. Anti-narcotics is a never-ending war.
"Who says it's not the case? You don't know that His Highness still has some things that are really frustrating." Marcus also agreed with this.
Marcus was extremely loyal to Antonio and was influenced by Ming Dynasty culture, so he accused Chen Shan of being unspeakably loyal.
Marcus did not support many of Antonio's decisions. For example, Lisbon's general cleaning was quite effective, turning Lisbon from a cesspool into a city of flowers famous in the West. Antonio slapped his forehead, I think all Portuguese cities should be like this.
Thankfully Xu Fan stopped Antonio, otherwise, I don’t know how much trouble he would have caused.
Similar decisions have been made so many times that even Marcus believes that Antonio should just be the king and leave specific government affairs to more professional officials to manage.
This management model, which is somewhat similar to a dual system, is very suitable for Portugal. Antonio does not want to be a unitary autocratic dictator, and he does not have the ability. His first priority is to ensure that Portugal does not fall into In the hands of Felipe II.
“So how many believers does this sect have?” Legaz asked curiously.
“I don’t know, there are many, many, many. Because you don’t need to buy indulgences if you believe in Damingism, and as long as there are no requirements for worship, there are many, many people who believe in it, so many that it is impossible to count the believers.” Marcus whispered. Said: "Moreover, the Daming Cult is growing crazily throughout Spain. As a defender, Felipe chose to remain silent and let it spread."
Marcus felt that Legaz might not die because Felipe Felipe's attitude was very strange. He seemed to have a very strong resistance to the sect that was riding on his neck. With the proliferation and barbaric growth of the Ming Sect, Felipe II not only failed to suppress it, but even tolerated it.
If Felipe II is willing, he can use Legaz as the envoy of the Ming Emperor to stall the Holy See.
Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire no longer go to the Holy See to receive canonization starting from Ferdinand I. This Ferdinand I was the father of King Felipe II of Spain.
Because of religion, Felipe II lost the inheritance of the Holy Roman Empire. Felipe's attitude towards the Holy See can be imagined, and his favorite queen died due to religious etiquette such as not taking a bath. In fact, Felipe II's dissatisfaction with the Holy See was aggravated.
"Did His Highness Felipe choose to remain silent?" Legas said in surprise. Felipe, who appeared as a defender, actually chose to indulge, which was something Legas could never have imagined.
"Yes, I truly agree with what Your Majesty said. Religion is nothing but a tool of rule for the ruling class." Marcus said sincerely.
This is a sentence Marcus learned in the Ming Dynasty. The ruling tool of the ruling class has once again been fulfilled.
"You know? Every time I go to the Daming Palace to see His Majesty, I do it with the mentality of a pilgrim. If the Daming Sect really has a god, it can only be His Majesty. Qing Emperor Taihao is really It's too far away, and I, as a Thai, can't understand it, but His Majesty's words are all wise words." Marcus's expression was filled with reverence. For him, Your Majesty is God and Antonio is the monarch. There is no conflict between the two. .
"After you arrive in Taixi, just ask the Patriarch to give you the title of Guangming Zuo Envoy. All envoys of the Ming Dynasty will have this title."
Marchus told The way to survive from Legas to Taixi is that identity politics in Taixi is very common. Adding another identity to Legaz is called stacking armor.
Taihao, like the brightness of the sun, is one of the spreaders of light. Therefore, as an envoy of the Ming Emperor, it is very reasonable to be an envoy of light. Gao Qiyu, Xu Jiugao, Liu Ji and other special envoys sent by the Ming Dynasty to Taipei all have light. The title of envoy, and their portrait is hung in the house of the wise, is one of the sages.
The Ming Sect is not a deformed thing created by Xu Fan for fun, but a ruling tool that he carefully crafted in order to knead the scattered Portugal. "Light Envoy..." Legas immediately accepted this title that seemed to be very high-end and classy!
Even if you really die, you will still make money, and your portrait will be hung in the house of wise men and sung. Because of Ming Dynasty's high morality, the values of being responsible for history were born, and the values of being responsible for history are coupled with the pursuit of immortality. Eventually, the scholar-bureaucrats' pursuit of "immortality through fame" was formed.
"I still want to say that high morality is a disadvantage in expansion and..." Legas suddenly stood up, looked around and said in horror: "Captain, it seems like it's foggy?"< br>
"Is it foggy?" Marcus wanted to continue talking to Legaz, but he seemed to have seen a monster and became frightened.
Because it’s really foggy.
In July, fog means there will be a huge storm soon. According to the Ming Dynasty classification, strong winds exceeding level 17 are coming.
"May your Majesty keep me safe and sound!" Marcus said devoutly, placing his Bagua card between his eyebrows.
Marchus has converted, what is God? Really unfamiliar.
Because the Ming Emperor's five-masted ocean crossing ship can really protect Marcus through various crises at sea.
The reason why the five-masted ocean-going ship is called an ocean-going ship is because it has extremely strong ability to resist wind and waves.
Marchus began to urgently command the ship. To survive this big storm, it required rich experience and the efforts of all sailors, including Legazin. The original full sail was immediately reduced to half sail. Facing the somewhat cool wind, the hard sail that could withstand eight winds began to sail against the wind, sailing quickly towards the north in a zigzag trajectory.
Before there were no hard sails and no way to sail against the eight-sided wind, Marcus could only pray in the face of such a big storm, but now, it was completely different.
“Manpower can conquer the sky!”
Marchus shouted loudly to the people around him: “Everyone should tie themselves tightly to the boat and don’t be thrown out by the boat! Every sailor is guarding the watertight cabin. If it is damaged, immediately drop the hatch! "
"Everyone, your majesty, protect us!"
The sea breeze has become sharp from a bit cool. On the somewhat calm sea surface, huge waves higher than a room began to appear. The sea water was rolling like boiling, the wind was roaring, and the lightning flashed across the southern horizon, briefly lighting up the sky. From fog to It turned into a storm in less than three quarters of an hour.
The ship was thrown high by the waves, and then fell heavily into the sea. The bow of the ship drilled out of the water, stubbornly emerged from the waves, and continued to sail forward slowly and firmly.
The navigator was extremely dangerous at this time. They climbed to the top of the mast and tied their waists to the top of the mast. The dexterous sailors climbed up, and then quickly slid down the rope, passing The boatman's observations of hydrology.
Two days later, amidst the chaos, a fleet of twenty-two five-masted ocean-going ships successfully passed the danger zone and saw the long-lost sun hanging high in the sky, while the twenty-two ships Of the teams, three have fallen behind and will probably disappear forever in the vast ocean.
All the sailors no longer asked Captain Marcus to tie Legaz to the mast for exposure punishment, because the sailors were worried that they would not be able to obtain His Majesty's blessing because they had offended His Majesty's envoy.
And the most important thing is that the huge storm encountered this time was unanimously believed by the sailors to be the wrath of the Ming Emperor! Otherwise, why would such a terrifying and huge storm suddenly break out on a mature route? It must have been caused by His Majesty's anger!
There is no rationality in this.
"It's a blessing in disguise. I saw fear in the eyes of these sailors, hahaha!" Legas put his hands on his hips, which was called arrogance. He stretched out a hand and said loudly to the sailors: "Come on, keep me tied to the mast! When the time comes, I will incur His Majesty's wrath, let's see which of you can bear it!"
Of course, Li Ya's practical Chinese, not Latin or Local proverb.
So all the sailors couldn't understand what Li Yazhen said, but they were even more afraid, for fear of being pointed out, because they felt that Li Yazhen was performing some kind of mysterious Eastern prayer ceremony and communicating with the Ming Emperor. .
“Don’t you find it boring? Shouting this kind of thing in Chinese.” Marcus expressed doubts about Legas’ behavior. For the wise Legas, this behavior was particularly childish.
Have you been tied up and exposed in the sun for a few days, which has damaged your brain? Otherwise, how could you do such a boring thing?
"You will know after you have been kidnapped for a few days!" Legas said loudly: "This is really interesting!"
"It's up to you."
The ship that had survived the crisis continued to sail towards its destination, drawing water lines on the sea. At this time, the gate of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division of the Daming Jingtang was extremely lively. In front of the door, there was a group of patrol captains. They stood up straight and came to see him off.
There were still some people watching around. Although they didn’t know what happened, as soon as they saw three plainly dressed censors standing in front of the door, the people in the capital knew that Hai Zongxian was again They are suppressing counter-revolutionaries again.
Hai Rui is the Chief Constitution Officer of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and is responsible for eradicating corruption. He has some Xun officials who are determined by Hai Rui to be upright and upright and specialize in eradicating corruption. The image of these people is very unified. They are never silk or satin, only silk. Wearing plain clothes, that is, undyed official robes.
Wherever these censors in plain clothes appear, people will watch, because another corrupt official is in trouble.
The lieutenants were stoic, but their eyes were full of gloating. The censor who was so domineering and gesticulating all day long was finally caught by Hai Rui!
The person who is going to be taken away by the Suyi censor is Zhao Chengfan, the censor of the city. This man was a Jinshi in the second year of Wanli. After serving in the local area for six years, he returned to the capital and became the censor of the city.
Zhao Chengfan heard that he was going to be taken away for investigation. He was still walking like a dragon and a tiger, with a look of being upright and not afraid of the shadow. When he walked to the door and saw three censors in plain clothes, Zhao Chengfan He immediately stood on the spot and looked at the three censors in plain clothes without saying a word.
I can’t walk anymore and I really don’t dare to go any further because there is a cliff ahead of me.
The captains seemed to be seeing off their superiors, but in fact they were just here to watch the fun. Seeing Zhao Chengfan standing there and refusing to move forward, everyone showed a joking expression.
"Zhao Chengfan, we came here from somewhere, so don't lose your place!"
"Yes, be energetic!"
A group of people are not afraid to watch the fun. It's a big deal, so shout loudly to tell Zhao Chengfan to be more energetic! After all, I climbed from the local area to the capital step by step. Facing three censors in plain clothes, why should I be cowardly!
"Zhao Chengfan, this is the driving notice from the General Constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After you read it, there is no problem. Just come with us." One of the censors in Suyi took a step forward and showed the certificate issued by the General Constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Driving sticker issued.
At this point, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has actually completely mastered the conclusive evidence. Zhao Chengfan has a problem, and the problem is huge.
Because of minor problems, most of them go through the process of impeachment, and there is no need for Suyi Censor at all. Suyi Censor is very busy, so busy that he hits his feet on the back of the head, so busy that he becomes Suyi Censor , which is basically equivalent to saying goodbye to family.
The censors in Suyi are Xun officials, not cruel officials. Even the humble Confucians of the Ming Dynasty cannot classify these censors as cruel officials, because they are all extremely honest like Hai Rui and are truly among the clean stream. Qingliu, there are only seven such censors in total.
Seven people are enough, and one Hai Rui is scary enough. But now Hai Rui has seven strong ministers, and each of seven people leads a team, which is enough to scare people.
Zhao Chengfan did not cheer up under the encouragement of everyone. Instead, he became visibly depressed. He started to walk forward. He was originally walking at the pace of a dragon, but the more he walked, the more he walked, and each step became slower and trembling. Walking forward tremblingly, even moving.
The two captains couldn't stand it any longer, so they lifted Zhao Chengfan up and brought him to the censor in plain clothes.
"Our Censor Zhao seems to be unable to walk. Would you like help to send him to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" The school lieutenant asked Zhao Chengfan where Censor Suyi was.
These two captains really came to see him off! They carried Zhao Chengfan to send him away.
"Send to Beizhen Fusi, the two military masters have worked hard." Suyi Yushi said quite gently, his tone was gentle, but what he said made Zhao Chengfan feel like he had fallen into an ice cave, his feet went soft, if Zhao Chengfan would have fallen to the ground without someone supporting him.
"You're welcome, no hard work, no hard work!" The two captains were flattered. They both said that these plain-clothed censors were not easy to get along with. But after their contact, they found that they were really easy to get along with and they were always polite to everyone. No airs.
"When I am greedy, I have never seen you afraid! When I take money, I am very stubborn. Let's go!" The school captain scolded Zhao Chengfan fiercely and whispered: "If you don't show filial piety during the New Year, you will be punished." People are treated like animals! What a bitch!”
This captain was obviously made difficult by Zhao Chengfan because he did not show enough respect during the New Year. Now the captain finally took revenge for being made difficult for.
The two captains dragged Zhao Chengfan to the gate of Fusi Yamen in Beizhen like a pig to death, and two Tiqi came out from behind them and handed over the criminal.
Tiqi has always been there, and the reason why he asked the two captains to help was to make it convenient for the two captains to express their grievances.
"Thank you, both military masters." Suyi Censor said again very gently.
"You're welcome." A school captain said curiously: "What did Zhao Chengfan do that made him need to be brought to Beizhen Fusi? Ah, I'm taking the liberty. It must be inconvenient for the three censors. I'm too talkative."
"It doesn't matter. I can't say what he did, but in a few days there will be a list outside the Donghua Gate. If the two military masters are curious, they can take a look. I know." The smile of the censor in plain clothes is as refreshing as a spring breeze.
The reason why Suyi Censor respects the two captains is because the current captains of the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities of the Ming Dynasty are the elite soldiers of the Beijing camp who attacked and destroyed Bansheng City in Anda Khan. They are older. , unable to fight anymore, were placed in the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to patrol the city. They were all veterans who had fought for the country for more than ten years.
Looking at the calluses on his hands, the tanned face, and the scars on his arms and face, it can be seen that the original battle was not easy.
Censor Suyi was not so polite to everyone. These two captains sacrificed their lives for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty, so they were called military masters by Censor Suyi.
What did Zhao Chengfan commit? In fact, it was a trivial matter, just to make it easier for Xu Zhaode, the third son of Xu Youren, who assassinated Wang Chonggu, to release the gunpowder used in the attack and enter the capital.
Just a small case of beheading.
(End of this chapter)