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At this time, in the arrow tower on the inside of the city wall, Xu Guangqi, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, led by the eunuch who passed the order, climbed to the top of the building with a suspicious look on his face. Sure enough, the young man standing by the window was the Ming Emperor.

"Why is Your Majesty here? This place is really dangerous. I beg Your Majesty to move away!" Xu Guangqi ignored the courtesy and hurriedly stepped forward to advise.

You must know that this time is no better than last time. This time it is an attack by the entire Jianlu army, and the intensity is far from comparable to the last time.

Hu Guang looked back at him and didn't take it seriously. He just pointed outside and said, "Those Westerners, did you beg them to come up and fire?"

When Xu Guangqi heard this, his attention was immediately diverted. He didn't need to look over, he naturally knew what was going on, and immediately replied: "The gunners in the Beijing camp don't understand artillery. Every time they fire a gun, there are many explosions in the barrel, and the firing effect is terrible." See, for the safety of the capital, I went to persuade them to serve me, the Ming Dynasty!"

Li Fengxiang's face turned pale again when he said this, but he couldn't refute it, because after the Jianlu invaded the capital, what happened to the capital camp had been verified by facts. Fortunately, not long after he took over the capital camp, the former Emperor Chongzhen did not punish him.

After hearing this, Hu Guang didn't say anything. He just looked at the Westerners directing the artillery operations and said slowly: "What did you promise them?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Guangqi hesitated for a while, and finally answered truthfully: "I promised that they would make suggestions to His Majesty to lift the ban on preaching."

At this time, the ban on Christianity brought about by the Nanjing Mission Case was no longer in name only, but it still existed, making these Westerners still fearful.

After hearing what he said, Hu Guang withdrew his eyes from outside the city, looked at Xu Guangqi, and asked with a serious face: "You have defended them many times. Do you know what their purpose is in coming to our country?"

Xu Guangqi is not a fool, so he naturally knows: "Preach the Catholic doctrine!"

He had already seen that the emperor's attitude seemed a bit cold, so after he finished speaking, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Western Yi are very knowledgeable, and every word they speak is enlightening. I think that in order to make the Ming Dynasty stronger, leave the Ming Dynasty." They must not!”

Perhaps it touched the pain point in Xu Guangqi's heart. He became a little excited, pointed outside and continued to play: "Your Majesty, the Jianlu are invincible in the field, but the Beijing camp border troops are rotten and useless. I believe that we must compile according to Western methods. Train a new army, only then can we have hope of defeating the enemy and recovering Liaodong."

"Not to mention far away, in terms of today's artillery, the Western Yi is already ahead of our Ming Dynasty. Their artillery skills are well-founded and more effective in actual combat. Your Majesty, learn from the Yi to use their skills to control the Yi. This is the most important thing. It's heavy, don't stop eating because of choking!" When Xu Guangqi said this, he bowed deeply and spoke sincerely, wishing he could take out his heart and show it to the emperor.

Hu Guang looked at him and understood Xu Guangqi's intention, which was to let the Ming Dynasty learn Western methods to subdue the barbarians Jianlu.

He did not speak immediately, but turned to look at the Western missionaries on the top of the city and the Jianlu siege troops approaching outside the city. Then he turned around and ordered: "Bang the drum to cheer!"

"Dong dong dong" the sound of war drums suddenly sounded and spread far away, resounding over the capital amid shouts of killing. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty under the city heard the sound and glanced at the source of the sound. Everyone seemed to be a little more energetic.

Xu Guangqi stood with his head bowed. He didn't see the emperor responding to him. He felt a little anxious and worried that his advice was useless.

At this moment, Hu Guang's voice was heard: "Xu Qing, it's not impossible for me to issue a ban, but they must cut off direct relations with the West and change their teachings, like the flow of Tao, to suit the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty and to educate the people. Otherwise, the ban on religion and expulsion will only be light."

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he was horrified and quickly admonished him again: "Your Majesty, the reason why the Western Yi people are willing to teach those unheard of knowledge is because they want to teach. If there are changes, it will be difficult to learn again!"

"Haha!" Hu Guang couldn't help but smile after hearing this. If the original Emperor Chongzhen was like this, but he came from a later generation, he really wouldn't be afraid that they wouldn't teach him.

The drum beat was so loud that Hu Guang had to raise his voice and said: "I also know Xu Qing's intentions. I only tell you that these Western missionaries have serious evil intentions, and I am not surprised by their little reliance. Wait. When Jianlu retreats, I will personally hold a course to let you know that Western knowledge is nothing but trivial skills!"

Well, it was actually me who cheated, he admitted silently in his heart when he said this.

Seeing Xu Guangqi raising his head and looking at him with disbelief, Hu Guang smiled and continued: "I intend for everyone in Ming Dynasty to learn this knowledge. In this way, what do you think the national strength of Ming Dynasty will be like?"

Xu Guangqi's mouth became "O" shaped when he heard it, and he might be able to put an egg in it. After a while, regardless of your rudeness, you murmured: "This is impossible, this is impossible..."

In his opinion, the knowledge of Xiyi is difficult even for him, who is a Jinshi, and it is difficult to learn. But the emperor said that everyone in the Ming Dynasty should learn from it. This...either he heard wrong, or the emperor was crazy!

"Is Xu Qing willing to take on the role of enlightenment?"

After hearing this, Xu Guangqi refocused his eyes, fixed on the face of the young emperor in front of him, and subconsciously said: "I am willing!"

After he encountered Western knowledge, as a Jinshi, a person who was deeply influenced by Confucianism, he also converted to Catholicism, just to learn this Western knowledge, and write books and spread it. This shows how passionate he is about spreading Western learning. In the history of China, he was therefore rated as the first person to open his eyes to the world.

At this time, he heard the emperor ask him if he was willing to spread this Western learning to everyone in the Ming Dynasty. How could he not be willing!

However, he came back to his senses immediately and immediately felt that this was impossible. Even if in his consciousness at this time, everyone the emperor mentioned was actually just those scholars, he felt it was impossible.

When Xu Guangqi was about to say something, Hu Guang spoke first, and he said solemnly: "Xu Qing goes back to prepare, and sort out all the knowledge you have mastered and give it to me. In addition, after I return to the palace, I will issue an edict, Let Xu Qing be appointed as the Minister of Rites and concentrate on the education!"

The original Minister of Rites was Wen Tiren, but he was already the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty. Although he was the Minister of Rites, it was no longer his job. Therefore, promoting Xu Guangqi to the position of Minister of Rites did not conflict with Wen Tiren. For example, one of Sun Chengzong's titles at this time was Minister of the Ministry of War, but in fact, the actual Minister of the Ministry of War was Shen Yongmao.

Xu Guangqi left in a daze, and even forgot to advise Hu Guang to leave the Arrow Tower.

Hu Guang's mind turned back to the present. This battle was commanded by Man Gui, and he was just a spectator. It was like a 5D ancient war movie, playing out before his eyes.