Chapter 365 Understanding

When he saw Ying Yi, Tang Ruowang took a deep breath.

It's not easy. It has been nearly two years since Ming Dynasty died. He thinks about meeting Ying Yi all the time, and he can finally meet him today.

This is not the first time Tang Ruowang has met Ying Yi - at least the third time. It was once when Ying Yi came to Beijing and Yaowu entered the city, and once when he was driving on the ninth day of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

But that was all far away, never so close as today.

The moment Ying Yi came out of the apse, Tang Ruowang deeply felt the majesty of this emperor who dominated the land of China with an area and a population that far exceeded the entire Europe.

At that moment, his heart was trembling. There was no reason from all directions, as if the whole world was putting pressure on him, the air was frozen, his heart suddenly tightened, and goosebumps appeared one after another all over his body, as if he had suddenly encountered an irresistible natural enemy!

My mind went blank and I was completely speechless.

I just had no idea and followed Master Song to worship.

He raised his head and met those deep eyes, as if he saw the sun hanging from the sky, so sacred and impossible to look directly at!

"Lord, is this a god..." Tang Ruowang groaned in his heart.

He and Ajulius bowed their heads deeply, trembling all over, silently confessing their sins to their Lord and praying for His forgiveness.

There is only one God between heaven and earth, and that is their Lord. How could there be other gods? That's heresy!

However, their whole bodies were transparent inside and out, as if all their thoughts and ideas were exposed without any obstruction under those eyes, and they were so at a loss what to do.

Ying Yi was wearing regular clothes, and the mystery of the black background and gold-rimmed cloud pattern set off his strong and tall body. He was sitting on the dragon chair behind the desk. He said calmly: "Sit down."

Then he said: "Give me a seat." This was addressed to the female officer waiting on the side.

Song Yingxing bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then he said: "Your Majesty, these two are Tang Ruowang and Ai Julius, the missionaries from Thailand to Spain."

Ying Yi nodded slightly: "Are they the Catholic believers in the West who believe in the so-called Lord?"

Song Yingxing said: "Your Majesty is wise."

On the side, Tang Ruowang could no longer hold back any longer. He stood up and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Lord we believe in is the omniscient and omnipotent God, the only God in the world. Your Majesty's use of the word 'so-called' is inappropriate."

Tang Ruowang can be said to be an old man. He has been in China for twenty years. He has studied Chinese characters and Chinese, and has a good understanding of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. He has also learned about many folk customs in this land, and even Everything is clear. He could easily hear the contempt and rejection of their Lord in Ying Yi's words.

When Ying Yi heard this, he did not feel dissatisfied and said: "You said that your Lord is omniscient and omnipotent, and is the only God in the world. So, as your Lord's servants, why did you come to my Daxia Empire all the way? "

He added: "I have heard of you many times. Many ministers have recommended you to me. But you still haven't been able to see me. Your Lord, the only true God, why doesn't your Lord oracle let me see you?" "

"This..." Tang Ruowang paused for a moment and said quickly: "As a servant of the Lord, I will spread the Lord's gospel all over the world. If your Majesty believes in our Lord, you will naturally have an oracle."

Ying Yi laughed loudly, waved his hand and said: "That's all. I don't have time to talk to you about your master. Tang Ruowang, Ai Julius, I have a few questions to ask you."

Tang Ruowang and the two men immediately secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."

Ying Yi nodded: "The previous Ming Dynasty was entangled in internal disputes and was restrained by the Eastern captives. It had no time to look south, let alone the energy to take care of both the west and the west. I will wipe out the world and pacify the barbarians. The new establishment of Daxia will not be able to close its ears and eyes like the previous dynasty. . But I don’t know what the situation is like in the countries of Western Europe and Europe now?”

Tang Ruowang and Ai Julius looked at each other, knowing that if they could not win the favor of the master in front of them, their decades of hard work would be in vain.

So Ying Yi asked, Tang Ruowang and Ai Julius answered, and more than an hour passed quickly.

Ying Yi suddenly remembered that he wanted to meet these missionaries. The biggest reason was not because of their omniscient and omnipotent Lord, but because Ying Yi wanted to understand the current situation of the Western barbarians in Europe.

From what these two people said, Ying Yi listened and verified the fragments in his memory, and finally got a general understanding of the current situation in the world.

About a hundred years ago, during the middle and later periods of the Ming Dynasty, the European countries embarked on a magnificent voyage around the world.

The first to come to the East was Portugal. In the early years, many areas such as Shendu and Nanyang were colonies of the Portuguese. However, the benefits that the Portuguese gained from the great voyage did not become the basis for the development and growth of their country, and were squandered by the nobles.

During the Wanli and Tianqi years of the previous dynasty, Spain rose to prominence. Their invincible fleet spanned the four seas and replaced most of Portugal's overseas interests.

Even though the Spanish Armada was defeated by Great Britain, they were still the most powerful country in Europe at that time.

The interests of overseas colonization were enviable, and the Netherlands followed suit. Over the decades, the Netherlands became the coachman of the sea and gradually overtook Spain.

Ying Yi carefully asked about the current situation in Nanyang, and the two missionaries knew everything.

As far as the current Nanyang is concerned, the power of Spain and the Netherlands is about half and half. Portugal had weakened to the point where only Luzon was left.

It seems that Daxia has had direct interactions with two of these forces. The Jiangnan Naval Theater fought a battle with the Dutch when they regained Taiwan. When the Jiangnan Army Theater regained Macau, it also expelled the Portuguese.

Even with Spain, although there has not yet been direct interaction, the blockade of the Daxia Sea by the Daxia Navy also had a great impact on Spain's colonial trade.

As the largest and most populous country in this era, with influence throughout the East, any move made by the Daxia Empire would have a huge impact on the surrounding areas. The colonists in Western Europe didn't talk about it, they just said that the Japanese were Japanese. Because of the blockade of the Daxia Navy, life is not easy now.

Through this conversation, Ying Yi became more aware of the purpose of the missionaries - not only because of the missionary issue, but also because the Daxia navy blocked the sea areas, which had a great impact on the Southeast Asian colonists.

Before the founding of Bactria, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal regarded the waters of China as their back garden, trading at will with smugglers on the southeast coast and with Japan and Japan. But now it can't.

However, they had no choice - facing the Nanyang natives, the Taixi barbarians swept them across with their warships and firearms, but they had no chance of winning against the Daxia Empire's army. If not, the fight would have started long ago.

In Macau, Taiwan, Portugal and the Netherlands have all suffered big losses. Therefore, we hope to solve this problem through non-war means.

After all, if this problem cannot be solved, their interests in Nanyang will be greatly damaged.