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Body 463¡¾Fuan Religious Rebellion¡¿

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    When the Japanese mission went to Nanjing, Ban Ande, a long-term observer of the Holy See, also returned from Europe anxiously.

    "The Pope forbids Chinese Christians to worship their ancestors? How is this possible?" Aulio was dizzy with shock.

    Ban Ande said, "It's true."

    Ai Julius said: "You must have misinterpreted the will of the Pope!"

    The Pope at this time was Urban VIII, a very enlightened fellow.  Claiming to be a student of Galileo, he also helps defend the heliocentric theory and is committed to sending missionaries around the world.

    With such a pope, how could it be possible to prohibit Chinese believers from worshiping ancestors?

    Ban Ande didn't explain too much, just reminded: "France."

    Hearing this word, the high-level Jesuits at the scene fell silent.  They know what's going on, and it involves factional struggles in the Holy See, as well as competition among European countries.

    The headquarters of the Eastern Mission of the Holy See is in Goa, India. The affairs of the Eastern Mission are completely controlled by the Society of Jesus, which in turn is controlled by the Portuguese government.

    France wants to seize Portugal's Eastern missionary rights, and groups such as the Franciscans and Dominicans also want to break the Jesuits' monopoly on Eastern missions.  They joined forces to pick thorns and put pressure on the Pope of Rome, and Spain also got involved.

    Because Portugal became independent from Spain, all the missionaries sent by Spain to Macau were expelled from Macau by force.

    Before Benande returned to Rome, Franciscan and Dominican missionaries had already gone to the Pope to report.  They say Christianity has been misinterpreted in China and Jesus is seen as a native Chinese deity.  The Jesuits, such as Ayulio, tried in vain to integrate Christianity into Confucianism, and encouraged the people to worship Confucius and ancestors. In time, they would inevitably split into heretical sects such as Protestantism and Orthodox Church.

    Even so, Pope Urban VIII still did not make an immediate decision.

    However, the pressure from France cannot be ignored by the Pope. Urban VIII and Richelieu are sworn enemies, but they are also staunch allies.  It was their joint efforts that transformed the Thirty Years' War in Europe from a war of religion into a struggle for national hegemony.

    In addition, the rise of Jansenism in Belgium attempted to deprive the pope of control of the church.  This sect is growing very fast, and it is very likely to become another Protestantism.

    The Pope is trying his best to crack down on the Jansenists. Combined with the situation in China, he is very worried about Chinese believers worshiping their ancestors.

    Ban Ande said: "Everyone, please follow the will of His Majesty the Pope."

    Even Long Huamin, who once prohibited Chinese Christians from offering sacrifices to their ancestors, which led to the Nanjing religious case, resolutely resisted the decree at the moment: "The Pope is already confused. Once he does this, the Jesuits will be finished in China."

    "Jesus would have died just as well if he hadn't done this," Benand said.

    There are so many missionary organizations in Europe, especially the French Mission, which is supported by the Pope and Richelieu.  The French Mission is sending missionaries around the world, hoping to use religion to expand France's overseas influence.  They have been eyeing the Jesuits and have long wanted to seize the Eastern missionary rights. Once the Jesuits resist and do not comply, the Eastern missionary rights of the Jesuits will definitely be banned.

    Comply with the decree, the Jesuits will be destroyed by Zhao Han; resist the decree, the Jesuits will be destroyed by the Pope!

    So is it possible to both obey the order and resist it?

    Fu Fanji said: "Rome is too far away from China, and the pope doesn't know what's going on here. We will follow the pope's will, but we will also take into account the wishes of the Chinese people. We will persuade the people not to worship their ancestors, but thousands of years  Chinese customs cannot be corrected in a short period of time. The missionary focus of the Jesuits in the future is to try to reverse this custom that does not conform to the doctrine according to the Pope's will."

    "Yes," Ai Julian understood instantly, "In the future, we must repeatedly publicize and persuade the people not to worship their ancestors."

    Long Huamin also said: "The Society of Jesus will always support the Pope. The will of the Pope is the missionary goal of the Society of Jesus."

    Ban Ande couldn't laugh or cry at once, but he was also a Portuguese, and he also wanted to protect the interests of Portugal and the Jesuits, so he nodded and said, "This is a good idea. We respect the Pope, we obey the Pope, and we will preach according to the Pope's will."

    ?The Jesuits have reached a consensus on this: to obey the Pope!

    However, other missionary organizations will not be obedient

    Fu'an.

    Although the Jesuits monopolize missionary power in China, a few places have been seized by other organizations.

    The person in charge of the mission in Fu'an is Li Yufan, who was sent by Spain from the Philippines.  This guy belongs to the Dominican Society. Historically, two years later, Li Yufan rushed back to Rome in person, pointing out that the Jesuits condone Chinese believers to respect Confucius and worship their ancestors.nbsp; Li Yufan's expression was a little panicked, he wanted to go out and scold the lost lambs.  But the shouts of killing were loud outside, Li Yufan really didn't dare to die, so he could only roll up his robe and go out through the window.

    "Monk Hongmaoyang is over there!"

    "Hurry up, don't let him run away!"

    ""

    Li Yufan, who was out of breath, was caught up while running away. He was kicked in the lower back suddenly, and threw himself in front of his body.

    Suddenly he was kicked on the thigh, and then hit his head with a stick.

    While he was dizzy, fists, feet and sticks fell like raindrops. He didn't even utter a few screams before he was hit in the head and fainted.

    Was beaten to death on the spot!

    In this Fu'an Rebellion, three Spanish missionaries were killed, eleven religious believers were killed, and dozens of others were injured.

    The county magistrate and the chief judge didn't know how to make a judgment at all, so they could only report the details and ask Zhao Han for instructions step by step.

    Zhao Han was furious and ordered the police to surround the Nanjing Church. Even the missionaries who served in Qintianyuan were all arrested and questioned in person.

    The British writer Peter Mundy was also arrested as a missionary because of his Western face.

    Liu Sheng Shibingwei was shopping, and excitedly shouted: "The emperor of China has also arrested the Nanman monk!"

    Lin Luoshan stroked his beard and nodded in approval: "That's right, the great China, how can we allow the Nanman monk to be a disaster?"

    (The narration about the Satsuma clan is due to Lao Wang¡¯s memory confusion and has been corrected. If there are any mistakes in the plot about Japan, it will be regarded as the butterfly effect.) Genius remembers the address of this site in a second.
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