"Brother Cong, why are you shutting yourself up at home instead of going out for a walk in this beautiful weather?" In recent days, all the ministries of the imperial court have been busy with affairs. They not only have to protect the Ming Dynasty's steady progress in reform, but also
It was necessary to take time out to lay a solid foundation for Zhu Youcong's ultimate dream. Chongzhen, who was independent and determined to be a foolish emperor, chatted freely, wandering here or looking there all day long, and then proposed some unreasonable dreams to make others busy.
"Brother Emperor?" Zhu Youcong, who was upset, frowned even more when he saw Chongzhen's arrival. This brother was becoming less and less like an emperor, and he came to the door so quietly without sending anyone in advance.
Say hello. If you want this guy to come, then come. Anyway, there are not many people like him in Prince Fu's Mansion, but he doesn't know how to ask for some gifts every time?
What makes people even more maddening than the emperor's attempt to eat is that he does not come alone, and what follows him is not the huge group of relatives and friends but the court's traitors. Seeing those two familiar faces, Zhu You, who has always been quick-tempered and quick-tongued,
Cong waved his hand and said: "No time, no time! I'm busy here, don't bother me if you have anything to do!"
"Aren't the negotiations over there still in progress? You must have come up with some deceptive trick, right?" The shameless Chongzhen really didn't have time to care about Zhu Youcong's polite behavior. Anyway, he is the emperor.
This was not the first time that his brother had tried to drive him out of the room.
Originally, Chongzhen came here just to cause some trouble for Zhu Youcong, and to ask about the results of the negotiations to earn some pocket money. But after seeing the performance of this little fat man, his interest became even stronger. Especially over there.
Zhang Yan and Nan Juyi also looked worried, and they didn't notice the arrival of the emperor. If the two generals and the second traitor of the Ming Dynasty could think so hard about it, there must be some big conspiracy.
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"That's not right!" Zhang Yan, who was thinking hard about guessing other people's thoughts, suddenly exclaimed. Chongzhen, who was about to sit down, was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground. The two treacherous men who were tiptoeing into the room were even more shocked.
Establish your body.
As if she really regarded Chongzhen and others as invisible, Zhang Yan said directly to Zhu Youcong: "Husband, based on what I see, this matter is very fishy. It is definitely not as simple as we just thought..."
"Cough! Cough..." Chongzhen coughed unwillingly. After all, he was also an emperor. How could he be ignored like this? It's okay for this little fat man not to regard the emperor as a cadre. His wife was arrogant and polite.
It can be accepted, but how can that damn Nan Juyi remain calm?
"Your Majesty?" Zhang Yan then realized that there were a few more people in the room, and hurriedly greeted her: "I have violated my manners, please Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty!" Nan Juyi, who was still there just now, was also awakened. He knew how stingy this emperor was, and he quickly rolled on the ground and took two steps forward to lie down on the ground.
"Sister Baozhu, you are not in court here, so you don't need to be polite!" Chongzhen had long been accustomed to the idleness of this family. Chongzhen waved his hand magnanimously, deliberately not mentioning Nan Ju who was trembling with fear.
Yi, with a curious look on his face, said: "What could make Sister Baozhu so panicked?"
"This matter is of great importance, so I would like to ask the emperor to help me with the details!" Zhang Yan could not guarantee how many constructive suggestions Chongzhen could put forward, but with Han Xu and Sun Chengzong, two old sly men in civil and military circles, how could he
Can think more carefully than her.
"An alliance?" With the same question, Chongzhen and the traitors he brought also found this matter a bit unbelievable.
"In Sister Baozhu's opinion, apart from the content of the letter itself, is there anything fishy about this matter?" After listening to Nan Juyi's analysis, Chongzhen also felt that Shiweila and others wanted to join forces with Ming Dynasty to stab people in the back and take advantage of the opportunity.
The possibility of sitting big is not unreasonable.
"I thought so at first, but..." She took out a rubber envelope that only Daming could produce in the world. Zhang Yan explained: "When I saw this object, I had doubts. If it was just
Shivera wanted to betray other Westerners. Even if Jacob Luo knew about it, he would take advantage of Bowery's return to the country to purchase arms. How could he take such a huge risk and have someone come to us using a secret contact method?
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What Zhang Yan said is indeed a problem. Even though Luo Jacob has been very closely cooperating with the Western allies on the Tianzhu battlefield recently, he is a spy with the title of Archbishop of the East. All of this guy's actions are authorized by the Ming Dynasty.
. The reason why he appeared on the battlefield in person was to accumulate popularity and prestige. At the right time, Ming Dynasty would stand up and express its support for Jacob Luo by using the excuse that the Holy See did not respect Eastern etiquette, even if it was the law.
His appointment to the papal throne will also give him the strength to establish his own business. Then he will use his hand to drag in a few Western countries, thereby instigating religious wars and dragging the West into the abyss.
Therefore, this guy can show his affection for Ming Dynasty, but he must not reveal his identity. Otherwise, the Western allies will be suspicious of Ming Dynasty's true intentions. Then, using the Church Knights to encourage Western allies to make mistakes and cross the border in the south will become
There is little hope, and the long-term plan to provoke a religious war through Jacob Luo will directly come to nothing. In order to cover up, Zhu Youcong did not even meet with the representative of the Knights, Bower, alone during the negotiation process.
Here, he was not allowed to stand up and cooperate with him in deceiving others when selling arms.
What makes Zhang Yanfa understand even more is that even if Luo Jacob is extremely stupid, he should not have the courage to tell everyone that he is a spy of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, even the Western allies would not dare to take it for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.
How about him, but he can also be a stumbling block for him on the ever-changing battlefield, and use the hands of Tianzhu people to completely eliminate him and his knights.
"What if, I mean what if! What if Jacob Luo successfully instigated Shivera's rebellion, and then what that guy was willing to betray was his own country?" Although this matter is of little benefit to Ming Dynasty for the time being, Zhu Youcong still
He is dreaming of his golden dream, hoping that now he will have the opportunity to drive a nail in the West.
"Brother Cong, can you stop being so naive?" This time, there was no need for anyone else to raise objections. Chongzhen, who was the least knowledgeable about military affairs, also regarded Zhu Youcong as an idiot. "If Shivella wanted to join Ming Dynasty, he would be stupid.
Do you have to spread the word all over the world? Then tell them the king and send another envoy to renew the covenant?"
"May I ask, madam, are you sure this letter was translated incorrectly?" The cunning and cunning Han Xu did not take the opportunity to scold Zhu Youcong this time. Instead, he doubted Zhang Yan's translation ability.
"Mr. Han, please rest assured. My wife and I have proofread this letter several times. There is absolutely no chance of any errors." Nan Juyi knew that the general's wife was embarrassed to express her dissatisfaction with her husband's nominal teacher, so he could only stand up and explain on his behalf.
"It's not that I don't believe in my wife's ability. In fact, the stakes are so high that I have to be cautious!" Han Xu looked at Sun Chengzong who was looking at something, and asked: "Brother Zhisheng, what do you think?"
"In my humble opinion, the key lies in these two words."[
"If this is true... not only did Luo Jacob not reveal himself, he also told us the origin of this special envoy." After receiving the approval of Sun Chengzong, who was also scheming, Han Xu put the translated secret letter on the table and pointed.
Two of the words made his own judgment. "The general is right, this special envoy is really here to betray his monarch!"
"What?" Not to mention Chongzhen, even Zhu Youcong himself didn't expect this answer. How could a blind cat really encounter a dead mouse? He came all the way here just to do this stupid thing?
"Kingdom?" Zhang Yan seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly muttered: "Use the power of dividing power and power to see the danger of countering the power, and then make a decision. Therefore, those who are good at harming the counterattack, such as
If you can cut water across a thousand-foot embankment and turn a boulder across a ten thousand-foot valley. If you can do this, the situation has to be..."
"I can't think of it! I really can't think of it!" Zhang Yan shook her head, suddenly realizing but in disbelief: "Their ambitions are so big, they actually had this idea!"
"Madam, you are worthy of being a descendant of Guigu. You can actually figure it out with just one click..." Han Mny nodded, but accidentally saw Zhu Youcong who was still confused next to him, and sighed: "Kuchiki, Kuchiki!"
"Old man Han, what do you mean?" Although he didn't know the meaning of those two words, nor did he understand what Zhang Yan meant, Zhu Youcong still heard clearly what others were saying about him.
"Evil disciple!" Han Cai, who hit Zhu Youcong hard on the head and showed off his master's authority, said: "Don't you think about getting involved in Western affairs all day long? Now such a great opportunity is in front of you.
Why didn’t you see it?”
"Opportunity? What opportunity?" Although there were only a few words in the secret letter, Zhu Youcong picked it up again and looked at it again and again, but still did not find any top-secret information hidden in it.
She really couldn't bear to see her stupid husband being beaten. Zhang Yan could only remind her indirectly: "Have you forgotten, husband? A few days ago, when Devigne was reporting on the war situation in the West that he knew, he also mentioned a Portuguese legend.
Rumors..."
"You are saying that Sebastian I is not dead?" Zhu Youcong can still remember this, mainly because this legendary monarch is so capable. He is almost eighty years old.
He is still thinking about how he can one day regain the throne from the Spaniards. "But what does this have to do with me?"
"General, do you have a map of the Western Yis?" Standing in front of the latest revised map, Sun Chengzong said: "According to what Devigne said, this country called Sweden has already sent troops, and has caused the Holy See to suffer losses twice in a row.
, occupying a large area. If the general is the king of the country called Ferdinand, he will definitely concentrate his troops in this place called Lützen to fight the enemy decisively. If Rome loses in this battle, it goes without saying. If it wins, it will definitely win.
Reluctantly drag Spain in, hoping to continue to expand the results!"
Devigne did not say that, and Sun Chengzong certainly did not know that the Battle of Lützen in the West had actually ended. Although the army of the Holy Roman Empire did not win, it had an unexpected gain. The unlucky coalition commander, King Gustaf II of Sweden, was crowned king.
Inspired, he went to heaven to report, and his army lost its ability to attack. As he expected, Ferdinand formed an alliance with Spain and was gradually regaining the lost territory and heading towards Nadlingen, trying to
Swedish troops drive down the Baltic Sea.
"If the two countries form an alliance, their strength will be greatly increased, and those small countries in the West will definitely be able to make a comeback. However..." Han further added: "France, which has been paying for other countries to weaken the power of the Habsburg royal family behind the scenes, will not bear to see it.
Are all their efforts going to waste? This time the Yingyi were able to bring them to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty. It seems that there is a reason. Maybe these two guys have reached an agreement and are ready to take action!"
"Once France joins in, as long as they don't want to be attacked from both sides and be taken away from their home base, they will definitely attack the Spanish fleet. This will be an opportunity for Shivera and his country. As long as Spain loses in the naval battle
It will definitely begin to decline. If at this time we swallow up its colonies in the east, cut off its financial resources, and even eliminate most of their maritime power..." Nan Juyi was also wrong. Spain was really just because of its
After the navy was wiped out in this war, it completely lost its status as a great nation.
"They want to take advantage of the opportunity to gain profits, but they are not around our Ming Dynasty, but are focusing on the west!" Zhang Yan made her final concluding remarks. "I dare to assert that this so-called special envoy is here to betray their monarch.
Felipe III’s. Because only Shivella, who has seen the true strength of our Ming Navy, knows that we have the ability to drive the Spaniards back to their hometown, and he must also have a way to trick the main force of Spain’s overseas fleet into coming to the East to be beaten!”
"Even if this is the case, then he doesn't have to come to me!" Zhu Youcong still didn't figure it out and said unconvinced: "None of the countries in the West are fuel-efficient. Since they want to betray Spain, they
Why do you have to come all the way here to seek help from Ming Dynasty? Isn’t he afraid that I will bite him back after swallowing up the Spanish colonies?”
"Of course they are afraid, but they need to prevent the emergence of a new overlord in the West." Zhang Yan pointed to the map and patiently explained: "The war going on in the West is of equal strength. No matter who wins in the end, both sides must be strong.
Injury. Without the appearance of Ming Dynasty, Shivera and others would at most hope to get rid of the shackles of Spain and continue to live in humiliation."
"But now the situation has changed. After understanding part of our strength, they sold out the Eastern colonies that they couldn't get at all in exchange for the trust of our Ming Dynasty. They relied on the support provided by my Ming Dynasty to arm themselves and take advantage of other
When the national power continues to fight, there is hope that Spain’s power will be inherited!”
"They want to swallow the Iberian Peninsula?" Zhu Youcong was also shocked by Zhang Yan's statement. The guy behind Shivella was so courageous that he actually set up such a trap.
Daming worked as free labor for them.
"I'm not thinking, I'm afraid they are already doing it." After Zhang Yan suddenly connected everything, she came up with an answer that made her laugh. "Shivera's army in the east only has a few thousand people.
But he bought 50,000 Zhuge Liannu, 200,000 landmines and more than 10,000 new muskets. Do you want to keep them for yourself and use them slowly? In my opinion, more than half of them will appear in the Roman Empire.
Among the troops..."
"Brother Cong, could this guy also walk out of the west gate of your house?" Completely disrupting the West and allowing those powerful opponents to kill each other? Isn't this what the Ming Dynasty dreamed of? Chongzhen was really surprised when he heard this
I can’t help but want to laugh. Do Shiweila and the people behind him really think that the generals of the Ming Dynasty are kind-hearted lambs? When the blood is shed in the West, it will be the turn of the Ming Dynasty’s navy to pounce on them and mercilessly attack them.
After taking a bite, will it be his turn to sit down? (To be continued...)