Chapter 3966: I Won’t Get Off the Plane Unless Lin Feng Comes

Pope Francis has arrived.

"Xiao Lin, are you awake?" Mr. Wen asked with a headache.

"No, the guy is still sleeping!" Mr. Xi also looked helpless.

The two gentlemen were standing in the welcoming and accompanying personnel line, ready to welcome Pope Francis. Generally speaking, when the heads of state come to visit, they are received by people of corresponding levels. For example, if the US Secretary of State comes to visit China, it must be the Chinese Minister of Defense who will receive him. If the US President comes, it must be the President who will receive him. But the Vatican is a little different. The Pope is equivalent to the president of a country, but he also has the same position and title as the Prime Minister, and he is a lifetime and cannot be removed. The reception standards are really a headache.

This is not exactly the same as the reception standards in the West in the past. Because in the West, it is usually received by the local mayor. For example, if you go to Rome, it is the mayor of Rome, and if you go to London, it is the mayor of London. The heads of state rarely go to pick up the airport. This is not because they don't value the Pope, but because the Pope has not made any request in this regard, and it is a purely personal visit. Given the prestige of the Holy See in Western countries, if His Holiness the Pope says that he does not request harassment, then others really dare not harass.

So, how to receive His Holiness the Pope is really a headache. Especially since this is the first time that the Holy See has officially visited China. Of course, it is not to say that the Holy See has not established diplomatic relations with China in the past. In the Ming Dynasty, the Holy See sent envoys to China and officially established a religion. The term Catholicism was officially established in the Ming Dynasty. And it has been developed until the Qing Dynasty and has been welcomed by the Chinese people.

However, later with the establishment of the Qing Dynasty. There was friction between Catholicism and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. What kind of friction? That was Pope Clement XI at the time. He believed that China's Confucianism and traditional etiquette violated Catholic doctrine and violated the spirit of the Catholic Church. And who was the emperor at the time? It was the greatest emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi. Who was Kangxi? He was an emperor of the ages, a true emperor-level figure.

Faced with the accusation of Pope Clement XI, Kangxi would naturally not give up. He immediately announced a comprehensive ban on religion in China. From this time on, the relationship between the Holy See and China was in a bad state. It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that the Holy See became popular in China again as the British army blasted open China's door with cannons. It can be said that the Opium War in Britain was indeed out of Britain's own interests, but it was not without the Holy See behind the scenes. For the government, with the excuse of "opium" and the support of the Holy See behind it, it can be said that everyone is united and has a legitimate reason.

So. The history of humiliation in modern China, tracing back to the source. The most fundamental source is actually the Holy See. Of course, if Kangxi had not banned religion for more than a hundred years because of the ritual dispute, the Holy See would have brought advanced Western civilization into China long ago. For example, some artillery and astronomy in the Qing Dynasty were actually invented by Western missionaries such as Johann Adam Schall von Bell and Ferdinand Verbiest. Of course, even if there was no ban on religion at the time, with China's feudal system at the time, the introduction of these advanced scientific and technological civilizations into China might not necessarily change China's modern history of humiliation.

However, many scholars believe that at least China's modern civilization will be many years ahead of schedule.

After the Republic of China, the relationship between the Holy See and China was naturally harmonious. The Holy See also developed sufficiently in China. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the socialist system caused the opposition between the Holy See and the new China. Until now, although China does not prohibit Catholic missionary work, it is in a cold war with the Vatican.

And this time, Pope Francis's real official visit to China, as the first pope to visit China, how to welcome him is naturally a big deal. If this happened in the Qing Dynasty, if Clement XI came to visit, then it would be Kangxi who would welcome Clement XI. But now? Who will welcome him? The final decision was that in order to reflect the importance of the new China to the Vatican, this time nine gentlemen came together to welcome him. It happened that Francis brought eight cardinals. From the perspective of specifications, it was very appropriate for nine gentlemen to welcome him together.

But, what made people depressed was that Lin Feng did not wake up.

"Hurry up, the Pope is coming, and he specifically asked Lin Feng to accompany him. It's too rude for him to sleep at this time!" A gentleman said coldly on the side.

"Yes, there is no such thing. Everyone is coming, but he is sleeping here. This is ridiculous. To put it mildly, it is called no rules, and to put it seriously, it is called ignorance of the state system!" said another gentleman.

"Humph, he has never been a man of rules. What is this called? This is called dog meat cannot be served at the main table!" said another gentleman sarcastically.

Several gentlemen ridiculed Lin Feng one after another. Among these gentlemen, only Mr. Wen and Mr. Xi really liked Lin Feng. As for the others, they really disliked Lin Feng. Some of them did not ridicule him because of their relationship with Mr. Wen, but in their hearts, they really hated Lin Feng's casual temperament and disrespect for elders.

Mr. Wen smiled apologetically. He naturally knew what these gentlemen meant. This was an excuse. To be honest, the rise of Lin Feng blocked the way to wealth for many people. Especially before this, Lin Feng alone reported the gutter oil. Although it was beneficial to the country and the people, it made many people lose face and affected a series of officials, many of whom were from the faction of these gentlemen. In addition, Lin Feng was a little unruly and did not have the humble attitude of other businessmen. He believed that if you respect me one foot, I will respect you one foot. And these gentlemen have always believed that others should respect and flatter them. Lin Feng's attitude is not right. Therefore, it is conceivable that these gentlemen do not like Lin Feng.

However, Lin Feng is still sleeping at this moment, and he also thinks that it is a little too much. However, thinking that Lin Feng has been locked up in the basement for seven or eight days, this person's spirit and spirit must be in a very bad state, and it is naturally necessary to rest at this time. Therefore, it is really hard for Mr. Wen to say.

"I'll go and urge him again!" Mr. Xi said helplessly.

Not long after, Mr. Xi came over with a speechless face.

"I shouted, but the boy couldn't be awakened. I shouted it myself!" Mr. Xi shrugged. He almost slapped Lin Feng in the face, and almost yelled in Lin Feng's ear, but Lin Feng slept so soundly. In this regard, Mr. Xi had no choice but to return. After all, forcibly waking Lin Feng would cause too much damage to his body. He also carefully looked at Lin Feng's appearance. He was really thin. In a short period of time, he lost several pounds. This was really hard work, not bragging.

"Hey, what should we do?" Mr. Wen said with a headache.

What should we do? It's very simple, just chill!

Just when many gentlemen were dissatisfied with Lin Feng's inability to wake up, Pope Francis said that he would not get off the plane if he didn't see Lin Feng! He said that he came to visit China at the invitation of Lin Feng, and he would not get off the plane if Lin Feng was not there. If he didn't come, he would fly directly back to the Vatican.

In this regard, the nine gentlemen were dumbfounded. Especially Mr. Wen, the most innocent. He was originally thinking whether to welcome Pope Francis off the plane first, and then everyone would chat at the guesthouse. By that time, Lin Feng should be awake. Then, let Lin Feng come over and drink with him. As a result, Pope Francis did not come down. He even said that if Lin Feng did not come, he would not get off the plane. If he did not come, he would go back directly.

God, what is this? Isn't this a hooligan? Of course, what really surprised Mr. Wen was that, my goodness, when did Lin Feng and Pope Francis have such a good relationship? This Pope Francis was completely praising Lin Feng, and he was standing up for Lin Feng and backing Lin Feng up. With such a pope backing Lin Feng up behind him, who would dare to offend Lin Feng? At least Lin Feng did not commit any crime, and you wanted to discipline Lin Feng, that would be impossible. Otherwise, when the time comes, the Pope of the Vatican will make a loud call, saying that a certain country is not good for Lin Feng, and Lin Feng is treated unfairly, and then the 1.7 billion believers will denounce that country. This is too terrible.

Hum! Several gentlemen groaned. They were obviously displeased with Pope Francis's support for Lin Feng. Pope Francis was completely slapping them in the face. They had been standing here for a long time to welcome Pope Francis. As a result, this pope was more arrogant than Putin and Bush, which was too much. However, they did not dare to leave directly. If they really left, Pope Francis would definitely turn the plane around and fly back to the Vatican. If they flew back and rebuked China for being impolite in the Vatican, it would be another international dispute. This would not be good.

Therefore, they could only be angry secretly. If they really wanted to do something, they really didn't dare to say it. However, they didn't dare to say it in their mouths, but they hated Lin Feng in their hearts. Tell me, what are you doing? You have to sleep at this time. Just say you haven't slept for a few days. You haven't slept for a few days. It's not a few hours. What if it causes a dispute between the two countries? Moreover, you let so many gentlemen wait here, what should you do? What a disgrace!

Many gentlemen were all sulking.

"I'll go and urge him again!" Mr. Xi saw this situation. If he really had to wait for another ten minutes or half an hour, it would be really troublesome. Of course, this is still good. What if Lin Feng doesn't wake up? If Lin Feng sleeps until he wakes up naturally and wakes up tomorrow, then the world will be in chaos.

Mr. Xi went to urge him here. Several cardinals in the Vatican also had a headache.

"Pope, it's not good not to go down!" Several cardinals were worried about causing conflicts between the Vatican and China. After all, it was more or less the Pope's fault. You come to visit, and the host has arrived to greet you. If you don't go down, it would be too rude.

"It doesn't matter, just wait here. If Lin Feng doesn't come, we won't go down. If they want to drive him away, I will fly back to the Vatican immediately." Pope Francis was calm. What a joke, he came here for Lin Feng's face. If Lin Feng doesn't come, why would he go down? What a joke!

(To be continued)