The moment of passing through the fragrance

The people fifty miles away in front of the Yonganmen gate tower in the suburbs of Beijing have all dispersed. On the gate tower, there is a guard of the Imperial Forest Army standing every one meter, and they descend continuously, occupying the entire gate tower. A Ling'a was wearing armor, galloping heroically on a strong steed, reined in the horse and neighed at a distance from the city gate, flew off the horse, ran forward for more than ten steps, and knelt down on one knee , clasped his fists vigorously: "Slave, Ling, see the emperor, long live my emperor."

Above the city tower, Kangxi was wearing a bright yellow satin court gown with embroidered cloud and dragon make-up and floral gauze, and yellow satin gown and rice bead boots. The crown prince, the crown prince looks serious, looking ahead meticulously.Behind the two is Prince Belle, and on both sides are the cabinet ministers and the fifty Jinshi and ranks handpicked by this year's palace examination.

Kangxi's voice was as loud as a bell, and he raised his voice, "Pingshen."

Aling Adon thanked him, stood up, and said loudly: "The fifty cannons are all ready, waiting for the emperor's order."

Kangxi showed satisfaction and raised his hand. The crown prince stepped forward and ordered: "Light up the fire, fire!"

A Ling'a took the order, the steeds raised dust, and the loud and vigorous hoofbeats echoed in the school field ahead for a long time.After a while, only thunderous roars were heard, and billowing fires lit up in front of my eyes. A whole row of Shenwu cannons fired at the same time. The scene was grand and majestic. for a long time.Wherever the gunfire touched, the sky and the earth were torn apart, and the flames of war were chaotic.

The mighty cannon is invincible!

Everyone was shocked by the scene before them, speechless for a long time.Yinfeng was the first to come back to his senses, knelt sideways, and shouted: "Long live my emperor, the great Qing Dynasty will last forever!"

When everyone came back to their senses, they all knelt down one after another, and the sound of "Long Live" echoed over the school grounds, lingering for a long time.

Kangxi was obviously in a good mood, seeing such a majestic scene, seeing the mighty power of the Shenwu Cannon, how could he not be unhappy, he stretched out his hand to help Yinfeng up, and then said calmly: "Pingshen."

In the 32nd year of Kangxi, in response to Yinfeng's words, Kangxi appointed Bai Jin, a French missionary who served as the supervisor of Qin Tianjian in the court, as a special envoy to France, and presented 49 precious books to King Louis XIV of France to convey the friendship of the Qing court. This meant that Louis XIV was overjoyed, allocated funds to Bai Jin, and ordered him to prepare valuable gifts in return for Kangxi, and generously agreed to send more educated missionaries to the Qing Dynasty to serve His Majesty the Qing Emperor.

At the same time, the most important mission of Bai Jin's mission was to attract craftsmen who were proficient in casting artillery and intellectuals of various disciplines to serve in the Qing Dynasty.

Seven years ago, the mighty cannon in front of him was the result.

Yinfeng thought hard for a long time. The Western knowledge system is similar to Confucianism in my country. It has been developed for hundreds of thousands of years and has naturally penetrated into life. If the people of the Qing Dynasty suddenly learn Western knowledge, I am afraid it will not work. It is not difficult to introduce it into the country and preach it before the scholar-bureaucrats (Kangxi liked Western science, and even if the ministers didn't like it, he would try his best to learn it), starting with the children of the Eight Banners officials and eunuchs, and gradually spread to the whole country.

If this move goes well, it will not take a hundred years to popularize Western science.

Thinking of this, Yinfeng couldn't help but feel a little guilty. This is similar to stealing the results of hundreds of years of hard work and research.However, ahem, he also welcomes Western compatriots to study Confucianism in ancient civilizations. If they don't come, he can't help it... Some rogue ideas...

The biggest problem at hand is how to persuade Kangxi to spread these advanced knowledge among the scholar-bureaucrats.For Kangxi, although geometry, astronomy, and music are interesting, they are not necessary for everyone to learn.And once Kangxi agrees, after starting to do it, he will definitely face a big problem. If there is a contradiction between Western culture and local culture, what will happen?

The latter is more difficult than the former, so Yinfeng has been afraid to try to do it lightly until he has a way to deal with it.

There is no shortage of erudite and knowledgeable talents in this year's Xinke Scholars. Kangxi moved to the downstairs of the city, Xuanbai stepped forward, praised him, and named him the minister of the Ministry of Industry.A Jinshi came forward and recited a hymn, Kangxi smiled slightly: "You have outstanding talents."

The Jinshi showed joy, and thanked him in a serious voice: "My minister, Nian Gengyao, thank the emperor for his praise."

Kangxi smiled and walked away, all the ministers followed, except Yu Nian Gengyao still standing in the distance.

When Yinreng heard the word Nian Gengyao, he looked up in response, and saw a young man in seventh-rank men's clothing standing in front of the crowd, bowing with a smile.He has a handsome face, dark eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, very upright.Yinfeng smiled slightly, stopped, and was about to make a sound, but he heard Babeile turn back and asked with a smile: "Where does Mr. Nian work now?"

Hearing that Babeile made an inquiry in person, the few Jinshi who fell behind were surprised and looked at Nian Gengyao a few more times, showing a lot of envy in their eyes.

Nian Gengyao straightened his body, cupped his hands towards Yinhu, and replied in a respectful voice: "I will refer to Lord Babeile for the review by the Imperial Academy."

Babeile nodded and said with a smile: "Young adults are quick-witted, and I love talking to smart people the most."

Joy flashed in Nian Gengyao's eyes, but he still replied calmly: "It's my honor to be able to talk to Lord Babeile."

Yinreng's eyes sank slightly, and he left before Babeile turned around.

Back in the palace, Yinreng immediately summoned Suo'etu and said to him: "You send someone to watch Nian Gengyao, don't worry about it, just report to me where he is going and who he is with."

"Hey." Suo'etu responded without the slightest hesitation, and then he looked suspicious, and asked solemnly: "Nian Gengyao is the new scholar who won the emperor's reputation as an 'outstanding talent'? I remember that he is now working in the Hanlin Academy. Court review, although this person has some talents, he is not considered a leader." The implication is that he is very puzzled as to why this person can attract the attention of the Crown Prince.

Yinfeng smiled and replied: "This man has the talent to manage the world, but he hasn't shown it."

Suo'etu had believed Yinfeng's words as the truth as early as when he did not know, and immediately said: "Why don't you recruit your subordinates?"

Yinfeng shook his head and said: "A talent who manages the world may be stimulated by hardships and obstacles." He has accumulated observations over the years, and Yinhu's birth mother was humble. Since he was a child, he has always been kind and peaceful to others, whether he is happy or evil, he has a gentle smile. Under his gentle and elegant appearance, there is an inner opposite of his appearance that is eager for quick success and impatient.

In Xi Ze's words, it is an instinct that has been suppressed for too long, and it will inevitably undergo qualitative changes in other places to maintain energy conservation.

Therefore, according to Yinhu's contradictory nature, Nian Gengyao's small review by the Imperial Academy may not be in his eyes, and he will definitely abandon it soon.At that time, Nian Gengyao was discouraged and had to choose another place.However, just in case, he asked Suo'etu to send someone to watch.

Suo'etu felt that it was reasonable, and what was easily obtained was better than what was not actively fought for.

Taking off his court clothes, Yinreng changed into a gauze robe with green stones, green dragons, phoenixes, hooks and dark flowers, and went to Qianqing Palace.

Kangxi also changed his clothes, and was talking to Bai Jin in a low voice, when he heard that Yinfeng was coming, he smiled slightly, and said to Bai Jin: "The crown prince came just in time, I'm afraid he likes your things better than mine, You can talk to him about your thoughts in daily life."

Bai Jin was slightly pleased, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Minister Zunzhi." His Chinese was extremely fluent, and although it sounded weird due to his accent, he could utter every word clearly.

At this time, Yinfeng came in with a smile: "What orders did Huang Ama give to the teacher? Maybe my son can help?" He raised his front and saluted: "My son pays respects to Huang Ama."

"Get up, you are tired today, so you don't need to be so polite." Kangxi walked up to him and pulled him up. Yinfeng followed the upward force and quickly stood up straight. With a proper smile on his face, he turned his head to Bai Jin and nodded.

Bai Jin had been Yinreng's teacher for a while, and Yinreng treated him like a half-teacher.

"Bai Jin, tell me." Kangxi waved his hand, today's fifty martial arts cannons gave him a big face, he was in a particularly good mood, and he was very easy to talk when he saw it.

Bai Jin agreed, and clasped his hands and said to Yinfeng: "The craftsmen say that the Shenwu cannon still has a future to improve. I think, let's work hard and make it better." But still a little stumbling.

After hearing this, Yinreng thought for a moment, and said to Kangxi: "The artillery is used in battle, on the battlefield, and it's at a critical moment. My son thinks, can the transportation of the artillery be changed to be more convenient and easy?" Think alone, and then express your own insights first.

Bai Jin on the side immediately rejoiced and said, "The artisans also mean the same thing. Apart from the power, the carts for transporting artillery also need to be improved."

Yinfeng smiled, and then said: "However, artillery has a certain weight no matter how convenient it is. Huang Ama, if the shotgun is improved and its power is increased, it will be convenient to fight on land." The shotgun is not a hunting gun for hunting birds, but It is a commonly used matchlock gun. Because the muzzle is as big as a bird's beak, it is called a shotgun, which is vivid.

Kangxi's deep eyes lit up. For decades, he has been improving the craftsmanship of casting artillery, but he has spent less time on shotguns. Although artillery is powerful, it is also bulky and bulky. Shotguns can be picked up with bare hands, which is much more convenient.

only……

Kangxi looked at Yinfeng with a smile, and said casually: "You are usually kind and merciful. I also thought that you like peace and tranquility and hate bloody battlefields. I don't want to be so interested in some firearms used in war. .”

The author has something to say: I saw someone interested in closing the door.

It cannot be said that the seclusion of the country began with Lao Kang. Lao Kang was actually very tolerant of Western culture. Bai Jin's mission to France was a real historical existence.Lao Kang even said that if he wants to believe in Catholicism, the status of missionaries is not low. There are many people who serve in the imperial court. And the Chinese who have joined the religion cannot respect Confucianism or practice Chinese etiquette, and then the problem becomes bigger. Confucianism covers a wide range, and it is not just a few words of Confucius. It includes Confucianism, including sacrifices and so on.

Lao Kang must be unhappy, disrespecting his rules of the game on his territory, how can this work!But he was very nice. After he got angry, he calmed down and felt that the two countries were too far apart, and the pope had a wrong understanding of his country, so he sent Bai Jin to say that the Qing Dynasty was actually very good. Confucianism is also very good, you can definitely admire your own things, but you can't deny my culture, and then say that you can only listen to me on my site!

The pope refused.

As a result, the religious issue between the two countries directly rose to a political issue.After fighting for more than ten years, when he arrived in Yongzheng, his wrist was very strong and he was very straightforward, just two words, ban teaching!Of course Qianlong would not object to his father, and the subsequent emperors also banned it, and it became more and more serious.

On the surface, that's pretty much it.