Li Wei took out the address his friend had written, lifted the curtain, and went out. He handed it to the coachman, then squeezed down next to Su Peisheng and said he refused to go inside again.
Su Peisheng glanced at Li Wei, knowing that he must have been shocked by the two people's affectionate behavior inside, which was why he came out.
At this moment, Lanqin nestled in the Fourth Prince's arms and said, "Your Highness, don't worry too much. Father Emperor may have some spinal problems. Why don't we make him a corrective pillow?"
"Spine?" Fourth Master looked at the little person in his arms and wondered how many new words were in her little head.
"Um, it's a tree-shaped bone on our backs. Master, feel it, feel my back. Is there a bone running from the back of my head down to my waist?" Lanqin turned her back and gestured for Fourth Master to touch her back.
Well, the spine is a concept from Western anatomy, and it wouldn't have been possible in the Qing Dynasty at that time.
As expected, Fourth Master raised his hand and touched Lanqin's spine, muttering, "This bone seems to be connected all the way. If a person didn't have this bone, they probably wouldn't be able to stand up straight."
Lanqin smiled and said, "You're so smart, Master. This bone is like the trunk of a tree, connected to all the nerves in the human body. Without it, a person cannot be a person."
Alas, our Comrade Lanqin unconsciously began to popularize modern medical knowledge with Comrade Sisi.
The Fourth Master's hand, which had been groping Lanqin's back, suddenly moved up to her waist and wrapped around it. He whispered in her ear, "Just how much Western learning do you know that I don't? How come I never knew that Lingzhu's daughter was so knowledgeable about Western learning?"
Lanqin was momentarily stunned. She forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, Lanqin really likes Western learning, so she often reads their various books when she has nothing to do. For example, the 'spine' I just mentioned to you is a concept from Western anatomy. Your Majesty, their knowledge is really much more advanced than... I would also like to suggest that Your Majesty send people abroad to see the world over there."
Lanqin originally wanted to say, "It's much more advanced than your Qing Dynasty," but after thinking about it, she realized it wasn't appropriate to say such a thing in front of a rather arrogant man like the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince was clearly moved by Lanqin's words and said, "The muskets are theirs, and they are indeed much more powerful than our bows and crossbows. However, Father Emperor doesn't seem to like them very much..."
The Fourth Prince did not continue speaking, but Lanqin knew what he wanted to say, because our Comrade Lanqin already knew Kangxi's life by heart. Her doctorate in history, which she had studied for several years, was no joke. For a time, she was a huge fan of Kangxi and could recite almost all the major events in the emperor's life from birth to death.
In the 44th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, relations with the Roman Catholic Church were severed, and a policy of banning Christianity began. This was because Kangxi discovered that the missionaries preached that God was the Son of Heaven, and that all believers should obey God's commands. Chinese emperors had always considered themselves the Son of Heaven, but since the Western God also claimed to be the Son of Heaven, it was clearly impossible for two Sons of Heaven to rule the people. Therefore, Kangxi would absolutely not allow Western Catholicism to spread widely in the Qing Dynasty. I personally believe that the Qing Dynasty's later policy of isolationism was largely related to this.
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