"Because taking a concubine was considered a serious sin in Catholicism, Wang Zheng felt his sin was grave. He repeatedly asked Jin and other priests to absolve him of his sin, but they refused. They told him, 'Unless you remove the root of your sin, it will be difficult to absolve it!'" Wang Zheng then bitterly regretted his actions, spent his days in deep worry, and lost interest in his official duties.
"These foreigners in the Ming Dynasty are misleading the people and disrupting the officialdom. They are truly heinous! I beg Your Majesty to allow me to conduct a thorough investigation!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian and knew that this guy came prepared. However, what Wei Zhongxian said should indeed be taken seriously, and this matter cannot be dismissed so hastily.
Zhu Youxiao was not interested in the issue of whether to take concubines or not, but the infiltration of Catholicism. These people were able to make the ministers of the Ming Dynasty devout in their faith, and they also wanted to stop taking concubines. Zhu Youxiao knew the power of this.
At first they believed it themselves, and then they made others believe it; the way they made others believe was persuasion at first, then huge profits, and finally they became pagans.
Throughout the history of religious development, European religions can be said to be bloody. Zhu Youxiao would never allow such religions to develop in the Ming Dynasty, so he could not let things continue in this way.
If the Ming Dynasty had quickly fallen into chaos as it did in original history, there would have been no room for these religions to develop.
But now the Ming Dynasty is under the power of Zhu Youxiao. If it can maintain long-term stability, these people will have room to play. In the end, it will first be a sectarian dispute, and finally a dispute with the imperial power, which may even lead to a color revolution.
How could they be allowed to do such a thing?
Zhu Youxiao said, "Let Wang Zheng come to the capital. Who has the final say among the Catholics in the capital?"
"Your Majesty, there are two foreigners who hold great prestige and have the final say. One is called Guo Jingju, and the other is called Jin Nige."
Zhu Youxiao hesitated for a moment and said, "Let them enter the palace and tell them that I want to see them."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian quickly agreed, his face full of excitement.
His chance has finally come!
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