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However, before they could finish their words, they were interrupted again by Wang Chengen: "This is the Ming Dynasty, not the Catholic Church. Haven't you ever heard of a guest following the host? In my Ming Dynasty, you have to follow the rules of my Ming Dynasty!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Guangqi immediately looked at the emperor. At this time, he could be sure that this was definitely the emperor's instruction, not that the father-in-law was ignorant.

Tang Ruowang frowned when he heard this. He looked back at the other people, and then turned back. Just when he was about to argue again, he heard the emperor speak, his tone was a bit cold: "If one day, Ming Dynasty and your Catholic Church have interests. Conflict, are you on the side of the Ming Dynasty or the Catholic Church? Now it seems that it is just a little etiquette, but it is arrogant and arrogant. I already know the answer without you having to answer!"

Hearing this, Xu Guangqi was stunned. I couldn't help but think deeply. If one day there is a conflict between the Ming Dynasty and the Catholic Church, where will these missionaries stand? Where do you stand?

When Tang Ruowang heard this, he was very helpless. If the emperor thought so, it would obviously be impossible to stay. The current plan can only stabilize the Ming Emperor first, and then slowly plan for it.

With this in mind, he signaled to the others and took the lead to kneel down and pay homage to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty again according to Ming Dynasty etiquette.

Hu Guang looked at them coldly. He was not polite, he just watched these Westerners salute clumsily. Occasionally he glanced at Xu Guangqi and saw that he seemed to be deep in thought, so he remained silent.

After the reunion ceremony was completed and Tang Ruowang and others stood up, Hu Guang asked: "What are you doing in Daming?"

Is there any need to explain this answer? Xu Guangqi came back from his meditation and couldn't help but think in his heart.

Tang Ruowang did not dare to neglect, and quickly and respectfully replied: "We are Catholics, we are here to spread the gospel of the Lord, bring faith to the people of Ming Dynasty, so that they can go to heaven after death..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the emperor. Hu Guang's voice suddenly became louder, and he asked with a hint of sarcasm: "So, you are staying away from your hometown to do good deeds?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tang Ruowang felt the emperor's sarcasm and felt a thump in his heart, but he answered immediately. He foresees that things will not go well today.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished answering, he heard the emperor suddenly burst into laughter, as if he had heard something very funny.

This smile made Xu Guangqi, Tang Ruowang and others feel their hearts tightening, and they felt bad in their hearts.

After Hu Guang sneered for a while, he suddenly stopped laughing and asked sternly: "You went to Africa to spread the gospel, but the African people are living well? You went to India to spread the gospel, and the Indian people are living well. ?You went to Nanyang to spread the gospel, but how are the people in Nanyang doing well? You went to Mexico, America..."

The series of rhetorical questions made Xu Guangqi feel confused and didn't know what the emperor was talking about, but Tang Ruowang and others felt their hearts sinking. Although they didn't know why the Ming Emperor knew so many places and even place names that they had never heard of, it was obvious that these rhetorical questions were definitely not a good thing.

At this moment, no matter what happens, they must not back down. Therefore, Tang Ruowang replied: "Of course, they believe in God. Although they may live a hard life, their spiritual world is very sufficient and they live..."

His answer did not directly answer the emperor's question. He avoided the important and minimized it, and even left some room for error. Most people would definitely not be able to detect the problem.

However, Hu Guang couldn't listen anymore and interrupted with a sneer: "Is it just a hard life? I'm afraid I've been almost killed by you? Everyone alive is enslaved by you! What you brought to the world is not The gospel of God, but murder and slavery!”

"..." Xu Guangqi was shocked. He didn't expect it to be like this?

"..." Tang Ruowang and others were shocked. They didn't expect that the Ming Emperor knew so much? Hasn't this emperor always been in the palace and never left the capital?

Tang Ruowang quickly came to his senses and denied without hesitation: "There is absolutely no such thing! His Majesty, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, please make it clear that I have been waiting to come to Ming Dynasty for a long time. I have never enslaved or killed anyone. What I have brought to Ming Dynasty is only the gospel and knowledge of God." . If your Majesty doesn’t believe this, you can ask Mr. Xu.”

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he recalled the past contact with Tang Ruowang and others. Just when he was about to nod and admit, he heard that the emperor did not ask him for his opinion at all, and said directly to Tang Ruowang: "This is just because I, the Ming Dynasty, are not the ones who can enslave and kill! Don’t deny it, when you first came into contact with the Ming Dynasty, you never killed the people of the Ming Dynasty, robbed the property of the Ming Dynasty, or occupied the land of the Ming Dynasty!”

"Your Majesty, you are mistaken. Those things were not done by us. We are just missionaries who spread the gospel of God. We really came with a kind heart." Tang Ruowang immediately denied it. No matter how stupid he was, there was no way he could admittedly. In fact, he has always believed that he did nothing bad.

When Hu Guang heard this, he immediately asked: "Oh, tell me, who provided the funds for your journey across the ocean to the Ming Dynasty? Who provided convenience for you wherever you passed?"

"He is a believer in God, Your Majesty!" Upon hearing this, Tang Ruowang breathed a sigh of relief and replied immediately.

"Haha!" Hu Guang sneered after hearing this, "These are what you call believers of God. They bring killing and slavery to the whole world. Is this the so-called gospel you spread? Such believers, haha..."

The weather was very cold, but Tang Ruowang broke into a cold sweat. He didn't understand why he was always led by the emperor as soon as he met the emperor. He had almost no chance to successfully refute.

In his desperation, he couldn't find the most appropriate answer to the emperor's question, so he had to repeat: "Your Majesty, my Catholicism is sincere to the Ming Dynasty, and I am only preaching in the Ming Dynasty. I can guarantee this! "

"Haha!" Hu Guang didn't know how many times he had hehe, but he couldn't help it. Hearing Xiyi's answer, he couldn't help but think hehe.

After he sneered, he said with a bit of ridicule: "You really can't shed tears until you see the coffin! Don't think that I don't know your intentions towards the Ming Dynasty!"

At this point, he raised his voice and said word by word: "You have a country in the West called Spain. After occupying Luzon Island in the South Ocean, the governor Sander submitted a document to their King Philip II. Document, do you want me to tell you this document?"

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he almost couldn't believe it. At this time, he no longer cared about where the emperor knew these things. He was shocked that these Xiyi people he had been communicating with actually had so many things behind their backs that he didn't understand. At this time, listening to the emperor's tone, it seemed that he really had plans for Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to listen!" Xu Guangqi suddenly bowed and said before Tang Ruowang could answer.