Chapter 8 Section VIII

Seeing him off and returning to the city, Wen Tingshi was in a state of confusion, wanting to go home, but also not wanting to go home.It wasn't until the car entered Qifenglou Hutong that he told the driver decisively: "Go to Maxian Hutong." Sheng Yu's Yiyuan is in Maxian Hutong, not far away, and it is a place where Wen Tingshi often visits.Seeing him at the door, he said with a smile: "What a coincidence! As soon as our uncle came back, he asked, has Mr. Wen been here? I'm thinking about you, please go in! It's probably in the study." The servant led into the courtyard, and saw Sheng Yu wearing a linen short shirt and trousers, and sandals, drying his books. He looked up and saw Wen Tingshi.Wen Tingshi knew that that book was regarded as life by Sheng Yu. It was the Song version of "Book of Rites", together with Su Huang Gubi's "Cold Food Tie" and Diao Zuoyin's "Peony Picture", they were collectively called "Three Friends of Yiyuan".So at this time he didn't even care about receiving friends.After waiting for the stall inspection to be completed, Sheng Yufang opened the curtain and entered the house, "Xinghai is gone?" he asked.

"Yes." Wen Tingshi replied, "I just sent him back." "The examiners and students in the office today." Sheng Yu was referring to the Guozijian, he was the sacrificial wine of the Guozijian, "I have to go, because I can't say goodbye to Xinghai." "We are very good to each other, so we don't pay attention to these etiquettes." Wen Tingshi said, "In fact, it's better to avoid this difference, so as not to be sad in vain." "How is it?" Sheng Yu asked: "Xinghai is quite romantic?" "Of course. He's a sentimental man, too."

The so-called "love" of course refers to friendship, Sheng Yu sighed and said: "There will be less and more separation in life, the most helpless thing. What's more, Xinghai is walking alone! " Wen Tingshi didn't answer, he was deeply regretful, he had done a very wrong thing, he should have persuaded Madam Gong to go home with his husband, even if he couldn't do this, he shouldn't have accepted Liang Dingfen's request to entrust his wife. "Are you okay today? How about finding a few people to talk about?" Wen Tingshi of course agreed.So Sheng Yu sat behind the desk, sucking a pen and stretching out a piece of paper. While he was making a brief invitation to invite guests, the servant came to announce that he had a guest.

This is also an acquaintance, named Lishan, named Yufu, he is a Mongolian, but he belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he can be sent to Suzhou for weaving. "Weaving" is an errand, which usually takes place once a year, but Tateyama has served four in a row.This is of course because he is a good friend of Li Lianying, but also because he is capable.The weaving yamen specializes in the silk and satin used in the palace, the "top-use" clothing material, the patterns are old-fashioned, and have not been changed for hundreds of years, but Lishan can invent new styles and embroider them into new styles.There is a kind of tuanhua, green pine, white crane and sika deer. The colors match very well, especially the red on the top of the crane, which is extraordinarily bright and rich.This kind of clothing was specially used by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and it was greatly rewarded.In addition to Li Lianying's bragging support, he was transferred from Suzhou to Beijing and sent as Fengchen Wan's doctor to repair the Sanhai Project.

Although Li Shan was a frequent visitor to Yiyuan, Wen Tingshi was not familiar with them, and he was afraid that they might say something that was not humane, so he asked the host, "Should I avoid it?" "Avoid what?" Sheng Yu replied, "This man is not vulgar, you might as well meet him." Lishan's appearance is really impressive.Wearing a blue woven silk coat, white socks and black shoes, he walked in gracefully. When he saw Sheng Yu, he flicked his sleeves and took two steps to greet him. Like, very beautiful. "Yufu!" Sheng Yu pointed at Wen Tingshi and said, "Have you met? Brother Wen from Pingxiang."

"Long-awaited, long-awaited!" Li Shan hugged his fan and bowed again and again. So they communicated each other's names, and Li Shan was very perfunctory for a while before talking to Sheng Yu about his intentions. "Uncle Xi!" he asked, "I have something to ask you. What is the origin of 'Beitang'?" "You mean the Catholic Church in Canchikou?" "correct." Sheng Yu knew the story well, but when he mentioned this Catholic Church, which is located west of the Jinaoyuhe Bridge in Xiyuan, out of the three west gates and south of Xi'anmen Street, commonly known as "Beitang", he couldn't answer for a while.After thinking about it for a while, I checked out another "Records of Kangxi" and flipped through it, then nodded and said, "I remembered. It happened in the 42nd year of Kangxi..."

In the forty-second year of Kangxi, Emperor Sheng Zuren suffered from typhoid fever, which turned from typhoid fever to malaria. He suffered from severe cold and fever every three days, and felt quite sleepy.Therefore, a decree was issued to collect medicines, no matter who they are, they can apply for it, and the former imperial minister Suo'etu, the scholar Mingzhu, and Longkodo, who was publicly called "uncle" by Sejong, and a clan were appointed to take charge of the investigation. There were quite a few applicants, but the medicines that were introduced were all ineffective after being taken by patients suffering from malaria.In the end, two French Catholic priests presented a white medicinal powder, which they said had just arrived from their own country, called "Golden Rooster", and it was specially used to treat malaria.The four ministers inquired about the origin and method of making it, and thought it might as well give it a try.

So I found three eunuchs who were playing tricks to test. The first one was taken after the onset of the disease; the second was taken when the onset of the disease; Shengzu originally believed in everything in the West, and he himself was well versed in Western astronomical calculations, so when he heard the test results reported by the four ministers, he immediately took "Golden Rooster". But the crown prince didn't take it seriously, and blamed the four ministers for being presumptuous. If the medicine from a different prescription is useless and harmful, who can bear the responsibility?

Since ancient times, when encountering such problems, there has been a most straightforward way, which is to taste the decoction for yourself. Moreover, the four ministers have heard from French priests that cinchona can not only cure malaria, but also be a tonic, so each of the four people took a dose and used it. Wine swallowed.After a peaceful night's sleep, he was full of energy. Seeing this scene, the crown prince's doubts disappeared. The holy ancestor also learned about tasting the medicine from his close attendant, so he summoned Suo'etu early in the morning and asked about the process. He was very relieved and took a dose at that time.At three o'clock in the afternoon, it was supposed to be the time of the onset of the disease, but it didn't come out, so the heavenly language praised it, and the officials praised it. Of course, the merits should be rewarded. I thought it was mediocre.

The Cidi was selected by Shengzu himself after reviewing the map of the imperial city, and it is located at Canchikou in the south of Sanzuomenwai Street.Inside the three gates, in the northwest corner of Xiyuan, in the Ming Dynasty, it was the Renshou Palace, the place where Sejong Xuanxiu was practiced. On the side of the palace is the place where the Queen kisses silkworms. .There is a pool for washing mulberry and silkworms. The mouth of the pool where the water from the west mountain is drawn from the outside of the palace wall is called Canchikou. There is a Yunji Temple there. However, many gifts from the ministers who were close to him were left behind.The Holy Patriarch picked the best one and awarded it to the French priest, and appointed the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Works to modify it into a Catholic church according to the priest's wishes, and named it "House of Mercy" to express his gratitude to the Holy Patriarch for his kindness.

In the second year, because there was a 30-foot-long and 20-foot-wide open space on the west side of the Hall of Mercy, the French priests proposed to build the cathedral. Respect regulation. The house you live in is already beautiful and good, but the hall is a god-like proof, which is especially magnificent and solemn. Don’t dare to ask for gifts again so that you can afford to build the hall.” The saint patriarch accepted the performance, not dissatisfied with the priest’s overreach, and appointed ministers After surveying, half of the vacant land was rewarded, and when the construction of the lobby started, a gold-lettered stone plaque was rewarded: "Imperially build the Catholic Church".This hall is the so-called "North Hall".