Chapter 35 (1) Matteo Ricci's foreign rules

The great leader taught us: imperialism will never die. Why do the imperialists put their business aside and insist on "killing me"? Because…maybe…probably because Europe is sparsely populated. After completing the theoretical work of modern civilization thought through the Italian Renaissance, it is about to drive on the fast lane of the industrial revolution. After eating and drinking enough, what do you do when you have nothing to do?Or just "kill me"? So that group of people is always thinking about "death to me". Since it is necessary to "destroy me", as usual, missionaries of foreign devils are willing to be pawns and take the lead.After the rise of colonial culture, the first missionary who came to China was Xavier, a Spaniard who was a famous leader of the Society of Jesus.This person landed in Guangzhou in the 31st year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1552), which aroused extreme panic among local residents.Seeing Xavier's red hair, blue eyes, high nose and pointed chin, everyone recognized him as a monster, and joined hands to block him on the road, preventing Xavier from going to the inland of China.

So Xavier died of depression. We can safely assume that when Xavier died, he did not go to heaven—certainly he did not go to hell. So where did he go? He is likely to be reincarnated again, reincarnated as a human. The claim is nice...well, strong, but is there any evidence for it? As for the evidence in this regard, let's just say that just after Xavier's depressing death in Canton, a baby was born in Italy.This baby was a bit strange when he was born. When other babies cried, they always cried "Wow", "Wah, wah", but his cry was "Lord wah", "Lord wah wah"... This baby's name is Li Matthew.

In the blink of an eye, Matteo Ricci grew up and joined the Society of Jesus, and then came to China with a big thick Bible. Look at this strange incident, Xavier died, Matteo Ricci was born, and they came to China from birth... Even if it cannot be used as evidence, it is somewhat suspicious. Matteo Ricci came to China during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. After he arrived, he actively made friends with officials and yelled at people when he saw them: Believe in the Lord! Everyone was disturbed by his yelling, so they asked him: Lao Dou, what are the benefits of believing in the Lord?

Matteo Ricci said: The Lord can lead you lost lambs out of your spiritual confusion. Everyone said: Then the master of your family, can you bless me to get promoted and get rich? Matteo Ricci: Well...you believe in the Lord, you shouldn't delay your promotion and get rich! The crowd said again: If we believe in the Lord, can we still go to the temple to kowtow?Can we offer sacrifices to our ancestors?Can we bow down to Confucius? Matteo Ricci thought for a while and said: The sky that you Chinese believe in is the same sky as the sky that I believe in.So it's up to you.As long as you believe in the Lord of my family, you can do whatever you like, and the Lord will not stop you.

Everyone was overjoyed, so they joined foreign religions one after another. According to historical records, starting with Father Matteo Ricci, there is no interference with the multiple beliefs of Chinese believers. You can either believe in his Lord or go to the temple to burn incense and kowtow. This practice is also called "Ricci's rule".Since then, Western churches have flourished in China. By the end of Kangxi, there were 300,000 church members of various brands and more than 300 churches. However, Matteo Ricci believed that the heaven believed by the Chinese people was the same as God. This explanation aroused the infinite grief and indignation of other sects, and then the "Rite War" broke out, which triggered the first fierce conflict between the Qing Empire and the Holy See.