"The beginning of the story is that a long time ago, I was born. I was weak and had a big head. My eyebrows were wide and my ears were wide. My eyes were as clear as pearls in the abyss. My nose was as clear as a pair of bridges. When I was born, there were three astrologers because of my innate intention.
A special star guide came to congratulate him, saying he was the savior of the world."
Zhu Zhanzhen began to use force and said: "Your book says that after the child of God was born, three astrologers from the East came to congratulate him. These three astrologers from the East came from us. They have the power of foreknowledge.
The ability of the future predicted the birth of Lao Tzu. In fact, the Son of God was born on our land. They praised God, they said Hallelujah, and we called him Harry, Potter and Lu Ya Daojun."
"When I grew up, he felt his mission. He rode a green ox out of Hangu Pass and headed west."
"Arrived here, preached kindness and charity, and the stories you know so well followed."
Zhu Zhanzhen knew that his compilation was average, but the time given was too short, so he could only make up some origin stories. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, he would polish it up with those written by the Qidian Group and complete the story.
But I didn't expect Joan of Arc to actually believe it. It's like a girl with a love brain and you tell her rubbish, but what she hears is love.
"I received a revelation that there will be disasters in the West, moral decay, hunger everywhere, and monsters causing chaos. So I said I have to come to the West, I have to save the world, and you are among them. Saving you is what I mean."
Joan of Arc said excitedly: "What happens next? What happens next?"
"I want to save his people from the fire and water, and teach his way to the world. I said that humans follow the earth, the earth follows the sky, heaven follows the way, the way follows nature, and all things cannot escape the way of the way. I came to the West
It’s just to preach and spread the Dharma.”
"Your Highness, what is Tao and what is law?" the child Joan of Arc, who had many questions, asked again.
If you ask again, I won't be able to continue editing. Zhu Zhanchen was a little embarrassed, but he continued to edit using the knowledge he knew.
"The Tao can be Tao, but it is very Tao. Do nothing without doing anything. You must conform to nature, be calm, and the best is as good as water. Jeanne, do you think why Britain and France have been fighting for so many years?"
"Why?"
"Because of greed, if people's hearts are all right and everyone follows the rule of inaction, there is no need to use weapons." Zhu Zhanzhen didn't know where his time was.
Zhu Zhanyang continued: "The Tao exists in the heart, and the law is external. In addition to the inner moral standards, Britain and France must be governed according to law. Our Ming law was created by Laozi and evolved over the years.
My laws are perfect for governing people in Britain and France."
When Joan of Arc heard what Zhu Zhanzhen said, she already believed most of it.
Zhu Zhanzhen recalled what he had just said. If he were asked to say it from the beginning, he probably wouldn't be able to explain it completely. If he thought about it carefully, he would not know what nonsense he said.
But for the love-brained girl who is PUA, she doesn't listen to anyone's words, and she doesn't care about every nonsense.
"Your Highness, let us go to save France together." Joan of Arc said excitedly.
Zhu Zhanzhen felt helpless and said with a smile on his face: "After I finish interrogating the Queen Mother and the Duke of Yinggelan, we will prepare to go to France."
This time, it was Joan of Arc who asked to lead troops to France. As long as she used Joan of Arc's name, the attack on France would definitely be a big help. After all, the land in France was good, and she still had to keep it to increase her production area.
The Queen Mother Catherine, Duke John, and Owen Tudor were imprisoned separately. After being starved for two days, they were given some water.
On the third day, Zhu Zhanzhen went to interrogate them, but was stopped by Eunuch Hou Xian: "Your Highness, it is better for me to go."
"Eunuch Hou, please rest. I have to personally review Zheng He's matter."
After Zhu Zhanyi said this, Hou Xian still stopped in front of Zhu Zhanyi and said with a kind smile: "A few days ago, I went to New Shanghai City with Your Highness and met with Xiaosheng. Xiaosheng followed His Highness and is now
He is a person who can take charge of his own business. My adoptive father is not as good as him. He calculated that His Highness would definitely catch Ingeland and the Queen Mother King of France, and he also gave me a few words, which he heard from Master Yao Guangxiao back then.
"
The old and dark eunuch, with a smile and wrinkles on his face, slowly saluted like the bottom of a river pond burned by the scorching sun: "Your Highness, if you want to judge a prisoner, you must sit in the courtroom, with a bright mirror hanging high and the blue sky above your head.
The dungeon was dark, dirty and damp, and His Highness's boots were dirty. Although I am old, I am still very good at interrogating prisoners."
Zhu Zhanchen thought for a while and said: "Well, then it's hard work. Remember to save your life. I have other plans."
"My subordinate understands."
In the dark dungeon, the three people who were detained separately were interrogated by Hou Xian one by one. Under normal interrogation, the answers they received were surprisingly consistent. They were all the same when the French handed Zheng He to them.
They did nothing.
The overly consistent descriptions made Hou Xian think that the three of them had arranged their rhetoric before, just to deal with the interrogation after being arrested.
Breakthroughs were made one after another, and Hou Xian interrogated Duke John alone. It was he who had handled the redemption of Zheng He from the Duke of Burgundy and sent it to Ingeland to Lady Catherine.
Hou Xian took off all the shackles on Duke John, helped him to the table with the fragrant Yinglan delicacies, and stretched out his hand to signal him to start eating: "Your Excellency, Duke John, I have prepared some food for you.
You have worked hard these days. Our Highness knows that you are still a chivalrous and authentic old English gentleman, but in order to interrogate that couple, I have to bring you along."
Duke John swallowed his saliva. He didn't think the people of Ming Dynasty would be so kind to him. Duke Humphrey wished that he would die early. Maybe the food was poisonous, but how could an over-starved person have the mind to continue thinking about these things? Let's start directly.
Start eating.
While eating, he praised: "The food in Daming is much better than that in Yinggelan."
At this time, there was still some time before the invention of fish and chips, the traditional delicacy of England. The only good food that England's nobles could eat was French food, the food of the English people, which is really hard to describe.
"Your Excellency Duke John, please slow down, there are still more." Hou Xian moved the dinner plate towards Duke John.
Duke John started to devour the food. As he ate, Hou Xian asked: "Your Majesty the Duke, our Royal Highness is visiting Ingeland for the first time. I heard that you are the Duke Regent and want to cooperate with you so that you can help manage Ingeland in the future."
Duke John was a little suspicious, because Humphrey was now working under Zhu Zhanzhen, and he had a bad relationship with Humphrey, but then he thought that Neptune might want to weigh in on the court, in which case he would be of use to Neptune.
"I am willing to serve Neptune."
Hou Xian laughed and patted his shoulder: "If you have this heart of loyalty, I will definitely tell His Highness Neptune, but His Highness Neptune still has some concerns. After all, you have something going on with Neptune's best friend Zheng He. Lady Catherine confessed
She said that Your Highness chopped off Zheng He's leg. Don't worry, His Highness didn't believe her. You can't believe this woman's words, but you also know that our Highness is here to avenge Zheng He. He won't give up until the murderer is caught."
John is a shrewd man, and he is dubious about Hou Xian's words. They have already reconciled their confessions and put all the blame on the French. As long as his family is still valuable, Neptune still has a certain value.
The probability is that he will be left alive.
According to the information Zhu Zhanzhen learned, John should be the least suspect. After John bought Zheng He from the Duke of Burgundy, he sent him to Ingeland with almost no time to stay, and he himself has been in France.
.
Although John did not believe that Lady Catherine would slander him in this way, he felt panicked after being locked up for these days. Moreover, he did not do anything wrong in this matter. He was just responsible for spending money to buy from the Duke of Burgundy. He still wanted to live, and he still wanted to live.
valuable.
After weighing many things, Duke John said: "Your Excellency Hou Xian, I met Zheng He once when I bought him from the Duke of Burgundy and sent him to the port. I was curious about who was worth so much.
I took a look at Qian and found that Zheng He’s hands and feet were broken at that time, but I chatted with him for a few words. His English, French and Chinese were very good. He learned it in a short period of time. He was a very talented person with languages.
people."
After hearing this, Hou Xian understood what Duke John meant and said, "Send someone to send Duke John back to his house and take good care of him."
"Thank you, Your Excellency Hou Xian. Thank you, Your Excellency Hou Xian." Duke John kept thanking him.
Hou Xian reported the situation to Zhu Zhanzhen, who frowned and said: "According to what Duke John means, before coming to Yinggelan, Zheng He could still speak and his tongue was still there, so at least Lady Catherine and
Owen Tudor is responsible for this."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Is it really okay to send Duke John home?"
Hou Xian smiled sinisterly: "Duke John's family spent a lot of money to redeem him. They sold his original mansion. Does your highness know who bought it?"
"who?"
"Duke Humphrey."
"Are you sending John into the hands of Humphrey?" Zhu Zhanzhen understood what Hou Xian meant.
Hou Xian lowered his head and said, "It's just a test of Duke Humphrey's loyalty to His Highness."
"Please tell me that Duke John cannot die before I have an order."
"Your Highness..."
"I said that if we want to govern Yinglan according to the law, we must govern according to the law. I have already made a plan. Let's try Lady Catherine and Owen Tudor. Starting with Owen Tudor, we can use more punishment. He is not a noble of Yinglan.
, how hard can a man who eats soft food have strong bones?"
"My subordinate understands."
After Hou Xian left, Zhu Zhanyi looked at the flower garden full of flowers and dazzling blooms, and murmured to himself: "Zheng He, I am one step closer to avenging you. I want everyone in the world."
Everyone knows how you died and who killed you."
"I want everyone in the world to know what kind of hardships you have endured in order to achieve the ideal in your heart."
"I want your name to ring across all the seas in the future."
"I want all the children in future generations to remember your name when they learn the history of the sea."
Hu Shanwei came to Zhu Zhanzhen and said, "Your Highness, the wind is getting colder today. Please put on more clothes first."
"How's it going over there Jeanne?"
Hu Shanwei's voice was always gentle: "Joan of Arc is helping the Ming army draw a military map of France. She knows the military layout of France very well. Even if the military layout of France is different now from before she was captured,
But I believe the gap at the main passes will not be big and will be of great help to our army’s subsequent offensive.”
Zhu Zhanchen nodded. After deceiving Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc was now full of enthusiasm. She felt that she was saving France.
"That's good. As long as you use the name of Joan of Arc, even if you don't respond to everything at once, it will definitely be much easier."
"Your Highness, the inventory of England's treasury is almost complete." Hu Shanwei handed a list to Zhu Zhanyi.
Counting the treasury is similar to ransacking a house. It is difficult to prevent the person being executed from being greedy, so Zhu Zhanzhen ordered Hu Shanwei to supervise and reduce some losses.
Zhu Zhanzhen looked through the list. Apart from fixed assets and jewelry, there was very little real gold and silver. The two years of war in England had left their treasury in severe deficit.
Hu Shanwei took out another list and said with a hint of sadness: "Your Highness, these are the funds borrowed by the Yinggelan royal family like a big bank over the years."
Zhu Zhanzhen said without even looking at the list: "It is natural to pay back debts, and it is reasonable for them to ask the Ying Gelan royal family for money. But talking to Duke Humphrey, the Ying Gelan royal family is still
You have to pay back the compensation you owe Daming first and then pay the other money."
Hu Shanwei covered his mouth and smiled.
Zhu Zhanzhen asked with a teasing smile: "Why are you laughing?"
"I think His Highness is a bit bad, and I think His Highness is a bit cute when he is bad."
Zhu Zhanzhen gathered Hu Shan in front of him and pressed him closely: "What's wrong?"
Hu Shanwei was lying softly, looking like he was ready to take whatever you wanted.
There was no need for Zhigen and Zhidi to say anything, but a guard came and interrupted them.
"Your Highness, France has sent an envoy."
Zhu Zhanchang's enthusiasm waned: "Let him wait."
Hu Shanwei gently pushed Zhu Zhanyi away: "Your Highness, please wait until later. The princess has given you many instructions and must not miss your business."
Zhu Zhanzhen went to see the French envoy first.
The French envoy was an old man with a white beard. When he saw Zhu Zhanyi, he said: "Foreign Minister Quasimodo has met His Royal Highness the King of the Sea of the Ming Dynasty."
Upon hearing the name, Zhu Zhanzhen couldn't help but take a second look and asked, "Do you live in Notre Dame de Paris?"
Quasimodo was stunned for two seconds: "No, Your Highness."
"Oh, what do you want from me?"
"After hearing that His Royal Highness the King of the Sea saved England, our King of France specially sent Transchechnya to congratulate and express our King's intention to form a permanent friendly alliance with the Ming Dynasty."
