Han’s Son is Not a Slave

In the Duke's Mansion, Emperor Yongli was staring blankly at a middle-aged prisoner. This middle-year supervisor is called Chen Xing, the apprentice of Pang Tianshou, the former Sili Supervisor, and the young supervisor of the Royal Horse Supervisor in the Chongzhen period. Like his master Pang Tianshou, Chen Xing is also a Catholic, and he was baptized by missionary Tang Ruowang at the same time as his master Pang Tianshou. After being baptized, Pang Tianshou's religious name was Yakilou, and Chen Xing's religious name was Peter.

In the Jiashen year, when Li Zicheng attacked Beijing by himself, Pang Tianshou and Chen Xing went to Nandu to mobilize their troops according to the will of Chongzhen, and escaped the disaster. After Emperor Chongzhen died, the officials of the Ming Dynasty in Nandu supported Emperor Hongguang. In order to raise the salaries of the four towns in Jiangbei, Hongguang ordered Pang Tianshou to go to Fujian to recruit troops. As a result, Nandu fell before Pang Tianshou could deliver the salaries from Fujian.

After Emperor Longwu became emperor in Fuzhou, Pang Tianshou and his apprentice Chen Xing contacted Bi Fangji, a missionary from Fujian at that time, and went to Macau together, hoping to get Portuguese help in Macau to fight against the Qing Dynasty. After arriving in Macau, Pang Tianshou master and apprentice gave full play to their Catholic identities and successfully persuaded the Portuguese to organize a mercenary army consisting of 300 musketeers and six cannons. However, just after the formation of this mercenary army, the news of Emperor Longwu's death came from Fuzhou, and then Zhu Youlang, the king of Gui, declared himself to be the guardian of the country in Zhaoqing, Guangdong. Pang Tianshou did not vote for the Shaowu regime in Guangzhou. The mercenaries went to Zhaoqing to obey the Yongli regime. When Emperor Yongli was driven to Guilin by the Qing army, it was Pang Tianshou and his apprentice who led the Portuguese mercenaries to undertake the arduous task of defending the city. After several brutal battles, relying on the ferocious firearms of the Portuguese, they finally repelled the Qing army sent by Li Chengdong to pursue the eternal calendar.

With the success of defending the city in Guilin, Pang Tianshou and his apprentice began to carry out missionary activities in the Yongli Palace. With Pang Tianshou's efforts, the Empress Dowager Ma and Concubine Xiao were both baptized into the church, and their names were changed to Ma. Leah and Lena. Queen Wang also believed in Catholicism under the persuasion of her mother-in-law, and changed her name to Yana. The Prince of the East Palace was also baptized into the church and changed his name to Constantine. Most of the maids and inner prisoners of the palace became Catholics, and they worshiped the statue of the Virgin day and night in the palace every day, hoping that the Virgin would bless the Ming Dynasty to defeat the invading Manchus.

His mother, wife, and son all became Catholics, and Yongli became a Catholic as well, but the biggest purpose of his baptism was to get the Pope's assistance. He ordered Pang Tianshou to write three letters on his behalf to Pope Innocent X, the President of the Society of Jesus, and the Republic of Venice, and asked Chen Xing to go to Macau to request the Polish missionary Bumig to submit it, begging the Pope to send reinforcements to China . As a result, not long after the letter was sent, Pang Tianshou was disappointed by Yongli's cowardice and incompetence, so he turned to Sun Kewang, who was strong and strong, hoping that Sun Kewang could take on the important task of fighting against the Qing Dynasty. Chen Xing did not choose to rely on Sun Kewang like his master, but chose to remain loyal to Emperor Yongli, and later followed Xing Zai from Anlong to Kunming. Pang Tianshou committed suicide on the way out of fear of crime, and his body was buried by Chen Xing.

After the Qing army entered the southwest, Yongli turned his attention to the Pope, who was thousands of miles away. He ordered Chen Xing to go to Macau in disguise, and asked the Portuguese in Macau to help him deliver the letter to the Pope again and organize another team at the same time. A large number of mercenaries helped Daming fight against the Qing army. However, unlike the last time he went to Macau and was warmly welcomed by the Portuguese, this time Chen Xing received a cold reception, and he felt their malice towards Ming from the Portuguese many times. Chen Xing was perplexed and did not understand why the grape people who believed in God had changed their attitude towards the Ming court. It turned out that the Taiping Army in Guangdong had taken hostile actions against Macau, and used various means to intimidate and blackmail Westerners in Macau, making all Westerners in Macau hostile to the Ming Dynasty.

In order to resolve the Portuguese's hostility to Ming and seek their help, Chen Xing told Macau Governor Bougallo that he was willing to go to Guangzhou to persuade the Taiping Army in Guangdong to stop being hostile to Macau. The two sides cooperated sincerely, but he was disappointed. Yes, after he arrived in Guangzhou, he did not see Zhou Shixiang, the head coach of the Taiping Army, but only saw Song Xianggong, the chief envoy of Guangdong. After hearing his intentions, the other party even threw him out, not believing that he was Yongli at all. people of the inner court.

Chen Xing felt ashamed to go to Macau again, and could not stay in Guangdong any longer, so he had to return to Kunming via Annan. Only after I came back did I realize that the closest troops of the Qing army to Yunnan were only a hundred miles away from Kunming.

"Your Majesty, what the servants said is absolutely true. The buddies in Macau are not willing to support me, unless the Emperor can remove that Zhou Shixiang."

"This Zhou Shixiang, what can I do to him? He has just offended all my allies!"

The more Zhu Youlang listened, the more angry he became, but he couldn't do anything except get angry. Could it be that he could really give Zhou Shixiang a decree?

Chen Xing also knew that the emperor could not take Zhou Shixiang right now. He sighed and asked, "Your Majesty, this is not the time to investigate Guangdong. When the slaves entered the palace, they heard that the emperor was going to retreat to western Yunnan?"

Yongli was stunned for a moment, but denied it: "This is what Ma Jixiang meant, and I didn't agree."

"Then why are the palace people packing their things?" Chen Xing was a little surprised.

"How do I know what they are doing?"

Yongli's face was a little ugly, and he snorted slightly. Seeing this, Chen Xing knew that he shouldn't ask, so he kowtowed and didn't dare to say any more. Seeing him like this, Yongli's face softened a little. When Pang Tianshou turned to Sun Kewang to force his emperor, Chen Xing secretly protected him and interceded for him. He just came back from Macau again. Although he didn't get things done, it wasn't his fault. He had traveled a long way, and he had no credit or hard work. He, the emperor, couldn't be too cold to the hearts of others.

"The road to Macau is broken, and there is no news from the Pope. It seems that God is not here to bless me."

Yongli smiled bitterly, and suddenly felt that the idea of ​​asking for help from the Pope was very ridiculous. Could it be that the Pope, who is thousands of miles away, would really send reinforcements because of himself, a Christian emperor who had only been baptized for a few years?

Seeing that Chen Xing was still kneeling there~www.NovelMTL.com~ Yongli asked him to get up and rest, but the inner supervisor led Mu Tianbo, Fugang, Lei Yuelong, and Liu Qing to ask for an interview. When the prince and the scholar asked to see him, Yongli naturally couldn't see him.

When Mu Tianbo and the four entered the palace of the Duke of Qianguo, they found that the palace was in a state of turmoil. Although the four of them knew that the people in the palace were packing their things and preparing to retreat to western Yunnan, they were really heartbroken when they saw this apocalyptic scene. The four of them followed the inner supervisor all the way.

After seeing the emperor, Mu Tianbo first said that the imperial court and the holy chariot must not retreat to western Yunnan, and then Liu Qing stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Yunnan is now surrounded by Qing troops on all sides. I am afraid that no one of the civil and military officers will follow. Even if His Majesty can gallop and escape, if he is trapped in western Yunnan, and the guards and horses are all lost, how can there be a recovery day? There are still my Daming towns in Sichuan, and I am the director of Wen University. The scholars are also there, the King of Jianchang has been rich in grain for years, and the food and grass are piled up on the mountains. The army is rampant against Jiayang, and thousands of warships and merchant ships can be swept away in a moment, and they will flow downstream from Chongqing to Kuiguan. Thirteen thirteen families in Kuidong will hear the arrival of the Holy Spirit, and they will be greeted by the river. Take this mighty spirit, and go down to Jingxiang. The emptiness is like a small hand, so I have a chance to rejuvenate in the Ming Dynasty, if it is not like this, I am afraid that the holy drive will be difficult to complete!" (To be continued.)