Yuan Huang looked at Ricci, and Ricci translated Bishop Alexander's words. Yuan Huang replied with an "oh" and sighed while stroking his beard.
"Sigh! These remnant citizens of Dongwu Country are barbaric and uncivilized barbarians. They don't understand the principles of literature at all. They don't even know propriety, justice, honor, and shame. It must have been hard for you to go deep into their territory to preach. Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you when I bring my troops here. "
Then, Yuan Huang pointed at the gifts he had brought.
"These are some nourishing food and some silk and satin. Take them, it is a small token of Marquis Xiao's appreciation. Marquis Xiao sent you here with great hope, hoping that you can enlighten them and make them no longer barbaric, but in the end … sigh …"
Seeing Yuan Huang's disappointed expression, Ricci's eyes turned red. He then translated Bishop Alexander's words, and Bishop Alexander's eyes also turned red.
This preaching experience not only shocked them, but it also made them feel humiliated!
A great opportunity to preach, an opportunity to gain the full support of China's noble generals, an opportunity to open the door to preaching in China, and an opportunity to open the door to Alexander's path to becoming the Pope, was gone just like that …
If Xiao Ruxun knew, how disappointed would he be?
Alexander and Ricci didn't dare to think about it.
Yuan Huang secretly sized up Alissanda and Matteo Ricci. Seeing that their disappointed expressions did not seem fake, he knew that his acting was not bad, so he continued to act.
"The Daming is a country of propriety, and the Celestial Empire has always been tolerant towards the barbarians. Unless it is too much, the Daming will never use their weapons. But now, there is nothing we can do. These barbarians have lost their minds and no longer trust the Daming. If we don't send troops to wipe them out, I'm afraid they will become a disaster!"
Yuan Huang sighed deeply again. "Sigh! I really didn't expect that at my age, I still have to lead an expedition to the battlefield to kill the enemy. I wonder how many people will be killed and how many will die in vain! Sigh! Time? Life? "
Ricci was immediately moved by Yuan Huang's compassionate attitude.
The current Ricci was just a rookie who had just begun to come into contact with the new world. He was not yet the missionary veteran who had an insight into some of the Chinese people's lives and ideology. The current Ricci had not yet begun to communicate with the upper echelons of China, so naturally, he could not understand the art of communication in China's officialdom.
Turning black into white, turning the dead into alive, and glorifying the war of aggression as Wang Daoism — these were the basic skills of the elites of China, and they were also basic skills that they had to master. At the very least, Yuan Huang, who was by Xiao Ruxun's side, was an expert in this field.
In front of Yuan Huang, who had superb acting skills, Ricci was almost moved to tears.
Yuan Huang held Bishop Alexander's hand again.
"When you have recovered, go back to Southpeace City to live. I have already made arrangements for you. Wait for Marquis Xiao to come back, then we can discuss!"
Ricci translated. Bishop Alexander felt that there was no better way, so he could only agree.
Later, when Bishop Alexander returned to Southpeace City, he felt that he did not complete his mission and did not fulfill his promise to Xiao Ruxun. Instead, he caused Xiao Ruxun to send troops to suppress the Meng people. He felt that Xiao Ruxun must not have a good impression of him anymore, so it would be difficult for him to open up a new situation in the future.
Therefore, feeling disheartened and ashamed to face Xiao Ruxun, he boarded a European merchant's ship and returned home two months later.
Ricci still stayed. He decided that no matter what, he had to do his part.
After Bishop Alexander returned, because he did not complete the main mission of opening up a new situation in China and lost more than ten missionaries, he did not receive any rewards.
However, as the first person in the Vatican to have contact with the nobles of China, and with the experience of going to China to get in touch with the Chinese, he was still put in an important position by the Pope on the issue of China.
Alexander suggested that the Vatican spend some time to build a harmonious and friendly relationship with Xiao Ruxun. He had already taken the first step. There was a missionary named Ricci who had been in contact with Xiao Ruxun for a long time. He suggested giving Ricci a higher position, so it would be easier for him to act.
The Pope allowed it, so very soon, Ricci's position was raised. Using this as an excuse and breakthrough point, Alexander, who used the pretense of opening up a parish in China, began to rebuild his reputation and position.
After that, it just so happened that the Vatican learned that the King of Spain was extremely dissatisfied with China because of the incident in the Philippines. The King of Spain frantically planned to go on an expedition to the Philippines to take revenge. Alexander, who had become the Pope's right-hand man, was immediately furious.
In his opinion, if the Spanish's stupid massacre had not angered the Chinese, he would not have to take the risk to make that agreement with Xiao Ruxun. Perhaps he could have negotiated with Xiao Ruxun in a more peaceful way, and he would not have been hunted down and almost lost his life, causing him to be in a very awkward situation now.
Moreover, at that time, the European nobles were widely pursuing contact with the Chinese and doing business with the Chinese. They were obsessed with China's brilliant culture and high-end products, and were very dissatisfied with the Spanish government's behavior that went against the trend of the times.
The Vatican had originally expected Spain to show its strength as the vanguard of the counter-reformation, but now King Philip II of Spain was getting crazier and crazier. He still had the upper hand in the war here, but he actually wanted to transfer troops to go on an expedition to China!
Wasn't this crazy?
Alexander was inclined to support the position of China, but there were not many people who supported it. Coincidentally, at this time, there were also many people within the Vatican who were very dissatisfied with Philip II's behavior of not paying attention to the war in Europe but the war in the East, and they also planned to stop his madness. The two groups of people hit it off.
Therefore, under Alexander's efforts in various senses, the Vatican tended to support Alexander's opinion, and decided to use the Portuguese incident to pressure the Spanish government to stop Philip II's madness.
The righteous reason for Spain's annexation of Portugal and the unification of the peninsula was given by the Vatican. The Vatican supported Spain's annexation of Portugal and gave righteous support.
Without the religious support of the Vatican, the righteous reason for the Spaniards' annexation of Portugal would be damaged, the legitimacy of the annexation of Portugal would be shaken, and the country's position would become very passive.
Therefore, the Vatican threatened the Spanish government with this, saying that if they dared to send troops to war with the China and further damage the relationship between China and Europe, they would support the restoration of the Portuguese nation, support the Portuguese to take back their homeland, and let them burn in their backyard.
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