"If you're always so excited, count prime numbers. Math will help you calm down."
Fang Zheng stood up, patted the priest on the shoulder, and pushed him back into the chair.
Father Soljie still looked at Fang Zhengyi with hatred.
Fang Zheng smiled indifferently, "Just now, I noticed that your faith was shaken."
"I don't!"
"You have."
"No!"
"have."
Seeing that the priest was about to lose his temper again, Fang Zhengyi reached out and patted the priest on the shoulder and said, "Actually, I completely respect your ideals."
"I have been through many hardships along the way and have seen too many evil minds. When I was young, I fanatically admired many people, some were magnanimous and selfless, some were morally upright, and some were those who spoke for the people. All of these people shined in my heart and illuminated me all the time."
"But as I get older, I see more and more, and my understanding becomes more and more complex. All those people I once regarded as role models have fallen from their pedestals and their glory is gone."
"Since then, I have understood a truth. Those perfect people are just idols I created in my heart. No one is perfect. But I am not disappointed. I even feel a little happy. Because I firmly believe that ideals are real, faith is real. Those shattered idols have fallen on the road to pursuing ideals. And I stepped over their corpses and continued to move forward."
"If I have a little heat and a little light, I can be like a firefly, and I can also shine a little light in the dark without waiting for a torch. If there is no torch in the future, I will be the only light."
"I say this to tell you that although I think there are some things wrong with Taifu Religion, your personal beliefs are still pure, and I have no prejudice against you."
Father Solger retorted: "You just made up stories about the church being bad, didn't you? It's not true!"
Although his expression was a little distorted, his tone was much softer. It had to be said that some of the heretic's words really touched him.
"Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. I have more power than you, so don't argue with me." Fang Zhengyi threatened.
You little foreigner really doesn't know whose territory you are on!
Father Soljie was about to refute, but Fang Zhengyi interrupted him and said, "I have a famous saying: Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the unique knowledge of the past sages, and create peace for all generations. This saying is regarded as a classic by countless people."
"From this, we can see that the scholars of Dajing have the same vision as you. We all hope to be in heaven. However, unlike you, we do not believe in God. We believe that we can create heaven with our own hands and efforts, and create a world where everyone is well fed and in harmony."
Father Soljie keenly caught the loophole in Fang Zheng's words and said disdainfully: "You are on the wrong path. People are born with sin. As long as they wash away their sins, they can go to heaven. It is absolutely impossible to create a world where everyone is well fed. The greed of the human heart is infinite."
"If the Holy Father was the first born, he should be guilty of the greatest sin. After all, all the mess now is caused by him." Fang Zheng said indifferently.
“….”
The priest turned his head and stared at the teapot beside him.
Smash it down! Smash it down and this heretic will be completely destroyed!
Just as he was hesitating, Fang Zhengyi suddenly stood up and waved his hand: "You are right! Human greed is infinite, but we can definitely progress to the point where we can use the infinite growth of material to make up for the deficiency of human heart. I firmly believe that this day will come, even if it takes ten, a hundred, or a thousand years, we will eventually be able to do it!"
The priest was shocked and stared at Fang Zhengyi's back in a daze.
This is a road that has never been imagined. I have to admire that this Oriental man has such courage!
But no matter what he said, he still disagreed with Fang Zhengyi's words.
Father Soljie said, "Master Fang, your daydream is great, and I don't want to hear you attack the church for no reason anymore. Since you said that we have different paths but the same goal, I just want a definite answer as to whether we can preach. The three conditions you mentioned before are too harsh and cannot satisfy us."
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Of course you can. I have said so much just to make you feel the huge difference between Eastern and Western concepts. What I think represents what the people think. If you just copy the old ways of preaching in the West, you will definitely get hurt in Dajing, and even have conflicts with others. So I put forward three restrictive conditions, all for your own good."
"Letting you work and earn money and build churches is to let you understand the culture and customs so that you can do some localization in the future and preach better. Setting goals for you is also to help you integrate into Dajing faster. As for the third point, it is a hard requirement. In Dajing Buddhism, many criminals shaved their heads and entered the temple to avoid punishment. In order to prevent the same from happening to Taifu Sect, this is a necessary procedure."
"You have to know that this is not just aimed at the Taifu Sect. If the monks in our temple die and want to reincarnate, they have to get approval from the government. Do you understand?"
Father Solger shook his head in pain: "I can't understand it."
The Dajing court didn’t believe that the divine hand could reach so far... couldn’t he escape even after death?
"It doesn't matter whether you understand it or not, as long as you know that this one thing cannot be changed." Fang Zheng said.
"Although I hate your practice of fooling and defrauding the weak, I have great goodwill towards you devout believers, so I will do my best to help you obtain the greatest benefits within my ability."
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