allendalepharm Chapter 637 Zhu Yunxi’s invitation!
Chapter 637 Zhu Yunxi’s invitation!
In the Holy See, Boyi IX is sitting on the throne that symbolizes the supreme honor of the Pope.
Upon seeing this, Cardinal John handed him a cup of hot tea.
"Your Majesty the Pope, you haven't eaten all day, why don't you order someone to pass on your dinner?"
Boyi IX shook his head upon hearing this.
"No..."
"I can't eat now..."
"Dare to ask the Pope, but what is the embarrassment?"
Emperor Boyi IX looked at Bishop John, whom he trusted most, and pondered for a moment.
"His Majesty the Ming Emperor in the east sent me a letter, saying that he wanted to meet me in Samarkand, and I was hesitating whether to go or not."
John said displeased.
"Your Majesty, you are the bishop of Rome, the living representative of Christ, the successor of the chief apostle Peter, the patriarch of the west, the metropolitan of the province of Rome, and the unparalleled pope. How can you go thousands of miles away to meet a blasphemer?"
"Although the Ming Dynasty is very powerful, no matter how powerful they are, they will eventually borrow the power of Satan, the devil, and will submit to the glory of God!"
When Boyi IX heard this, a sneer flashed across his face.
"is it?"
"As far as I know, His Majesty the Emperor Ming of the Far East not only invited me, but also invited those traitors from Byzantium!"
"If that fellow Matthew goes there and bewitches His Majesty the Ming Emperor to hide his cult, then where will our Catholicism go?"
"This……"
John is just a cardinal who dreams of being elected the new pope when the old pope dies.
Therefore, he really hasn't thought about such a distant problem.
But one thing is very clear, that is, whoever influences His Majesty the Ming Emperor can influence the future of the whole world!
Now Daming is unrivaled in power, and has no rivals whether at sea or on land.
The merchant ships and fleets of the Ming Dynasty spanned the four seas, and the Ming Dynasty's goods were continuously transported to all parts of the world through the oceans.
Complementing it is the army on the land of the Ming Dynasty. They not only successfully captured Samarkand, but also renamed the city Kangju City, and even suppressed the Timurid Empire and the Golden Horde. There is no way to fight back.
If they can connect with such a powerful country, they can use the power of Daming to spread the glory of the Lord to every corner of the world!
"Your Majesty, you must not let the Byzantine gang succeed!"
"Da Ming is too strong!"
"The tea that Beizhi made for you is the newly picked Longjing tea from Daming. It is said that it took less than two months from picking to shipping to us!"
"Look at the delicate green shoots, look at the golden tea soup, all of which show the invincible strength of the Ming Dynasty!"
Boyi IX looked at John, with a hint of hesitation on his face.
"Then I'll go?"
"go!"
"Such a good thing must go!"
While Boyi IX was struggling, Matthew I Mushou, who was far away in Constantinople, was also hesitating.
The so-called pastor is equivalent to the pope, it's just that it has different names in the east and west.
In fact, there was no Mushou at the beginning, and Mushou was only established to cooperate with the dual-capital system of the Roman Empire.
The one who stays in Rome is called the pope, and the one who goes to Constantinople to take charge of the mission is called the patriarch.
Just as the Roman Empire split, the Holy See also split.
Although there are certain political factors here, it is more about the different understandings of the teachings of the East and the West.
The sects that remained in Rome believed that the Son was of the same substance as the Father, and that the Holy Spirit proceeded from the Father and the Son.The Eastern sect in Constantinople believes that the Holy Spirit comes from the Father, and there is no word "and son".
For ordinary people, this is simply an irrelevant problem.
But for a religion, this is a big issue involving divinity and humanity.
Since then, the church has been divided into two factions. One faction is based on the city of Rome and recognizes that Christ has two natures, namely, Catholicism and Catholicism.One faction only recognizes the divinity of Christ, but refuses to recognize the humanity of Christ. It is entrenched in Constantinople and calls itself the Eastern Orthodox Church, which is later called the Orthodox Church.
Once the Eastern and Western sects took shape, they criticized each other and accused each other of being fake feet.The East and the West have fought for thousands of years, so that when it was passed down to Matthew's generation of shepherds, the dispute between the two factions was still not over, and each of them punished each other's believers.
The so-called religious punishment is actually that the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church curse each other's congregation.
At this time, Ma Taimushou fell into the same problem as Boyi IX, that is, he was unwilling to go, but he was afraid of being preempted by the other party, so he successfully persuaded the powerful emperor of the Ming Empire from the east to convert.
But Patriarch Matthew's entanglement quickly disappeared, because he welcomed a special guest, the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II and his queen Jelena.
"Patriarch Matthew should have also received an invitation from His Majesty the Ming Emperor, right?"
Matthew smiled wryly.
"I received it. It was handed over by a businessman of the Ming Dynasty. He claimed that if I agree, someone will escort me to Kangju City to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
Manuel II also smiled bitterly when he heard the words.
"You are luckier than me. Daming Jinyiwei directly put the letter next to my pillow. I didn't realize it until I woke up the next day."
"However, I interrogated all the guards, and they all said that no one left their posts at night, let alone heard any sound!"
"Until now I can't figure out how this letter appeared next to my pillow without anyone noticing."
Queen Jelena said with a scared look.
"too frightening!"
"Daming's Jinyiwei reminds me of a long-lost sect!"
Manuel and Matthew heard the words and said a name in unison.
"Hassashin!"
Hasassin used to be the largest killer organization ruling the Middle East. Their brilliant achievements include, but are not limited to, killing two caliphs, killing the Seljuk monarch and his two sons, and most of the military and political leaders of the Seljuk Empire. officials, and there are countless local officials in various countries in the Middle East.
The reign of intimidation of the Hasassin sect lasted for 200 years, until the rise of the Mongol Empire, Hulagu led the Mongolian army to the west, and this sect was destroyed.
However, Manuel and Matthew obviously underestimated the Daming Jinyiwei. The Daming Jinyiwei never thought about assassinating. They just habitually infiltrated the enemy's organization to obtain internal information from the enemy.
Of course, they can also send a letter to their family members by the way, and they are very willing to do it.
Moreover, they felt that this kind of thing was really too simple, as long as they bribed the cleaning maids or eunuchs, they could easily send letters to the pillow of the Byzantine Emperor.
A erroneous letter sent by Jinyiwei frightened the emperor of the Byzantine Empire, making him mistakenly think that Daming Jinyiwei was an assassin organization similar to Hasassin.
"Matthew Mushou, do you have the right not to go when I encounter this kind of thing?"
Patriarch Matthew shook his head.
"Since Daming Jinyiwei just put the letter next to your pillow, it proves that they have no malice towards you."
"Your Majesty might as well take a walk, what if there are unexpected gains?"
Manuel smiled slightly upon hearing this.
"I think so!"
"Byzantium is now in decline, and has long since lost its former strength. It is better to fight to the death than to hold on to the weak."
"If we can catch up with Daming, it may be our lifeline!"
Matthew nodded heavily upon hearing this.
"Correct!"
"Although His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not clearly state his religious beliefs, the Kangju City he ruled does not prohibit anyone from believing in any religion!"
"In my opinion, this is very similar to Genghis Khan back then. Both of them are heroes of the generation and are extremely tolerant of everything!"
"It's just that we have to prevent the Ming Emperor from converting to God or the Koran..."
"Yes!"
"That's what I meant too!"
"The Queen and I came to visit at night, just to persuade you to come with us..."
Matthew bowed and saluted upon hearing this.
"Willing to serve His Majesty!"
When Matthew and Manuel reached an agreement, Bayezid, the Ottoman imperial palace, was discussing the eastward journey with his son Murad.
Bayezid didn't worry about whether to go at all, he just worried about who would go.
Although he himself was invited in the letter, he himself did not want to go.
But if he doesn't go in person, who is the right person to send?
Sending his ministers there would definitely anger His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.
Crown Prince Murad is qualified enough to represent himself.But he was a little bit reluctant to send his crown prince there.
Murad was not as entangled as his father. If his father hadn't forced him to stop him, he would have boarded a merchant ship to Daming long ago to see a beautiful country that he could never imagine in his dreams.
"Father, just let me go. Only when my son goes to Kangju City on your behalf can His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty be satisfied!"
"And my son is very curious about Emperor Ming!"
"I heard that he is younger than me, but he knows a lot of knowledge. He knows everything in the world. He is omniscient and omnipotent like a god."
"I really want to meet him and see if he is as powerful as the legend says!"
Seeing his son's determination, Bayezid could only nod his head in agreement.
"You can go, but you must obey your teacher's words along the way, and don't do anything rude and annoy His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!"
"Now the entire Mesopotamia is trembling under Da Ming's soldiers. I don't want Osman to become Da Ming's second target!"
Murat patted his chest and promised.
"Father, don't worry, my son will definitely obey the teacher's arrangement and will never act rashly!"
After all, Bayezid was reluctant to let go of his son. While sending his son to Kangju City, he also sent a 2-strong escort team to protect his son's safety throughout the process.
When Murat was leaving, Timur, who was closest to Kangju City, also received a personal letter from His Majesty the Ming Emperor.
"Dear Mr. Timur, I am Zhu Yunxi, the new emperor of Ming Dynasty."
"I'm sorry for hurting you from the previous war, but this is reality."
"You are unable to rule such a huge territory, and God will naturally seek a new master for the people living on this land."
"It's a great honor that I am the one chosen by God."
"Now I have come to Kangju City to inspect my newly acquired territory."
"At the same time, I warmly invite you to come and visit to see how Kangju City has improved under our Ming Empire's governance compared to your governance period."
"If you don't give up, you'd better bring your favorite heir with you. I'm willing to check for you to see if the heir you choose can take on the heavy responsibility of the empire, and whether it can stand up to my Ming's soldiers!"
After Timur finished listening to the letter, there was no trace of anger on his face, only a little doubt.
In contrast, his favorite grandson, Pierre Mahema, was hopping with anger.
"Too deceiving!"
"Emperor Daming is too bullying, he dared to tease Grandpa Huang like this, his grandson will tear him to pieces!"
When Timur heard such childish words, he was immediately laughed angrily by his grandson.
"Do you know how many troops there are in Kangju City?"
"I……"
"Do you know how many people live in Kangju City?"
"I do not know……"
"Do you know how many cannons and firecrackers there are in Kangju City..."
"Grandson doesn't know..."
When Timur said this, his face suddenly turned cold.
"You don't know anything, who gave you the courage to say such brazen words!"
"Grandson... grandson knows it's wrong..."
After Ma Heima was reprimanded by his grandfather, he still said indignantly.
"grandfather!"
"Even if the Ming Dynasty has a large army and sharp weapons, they can't bully people like this!"
"Kangju City was taken from us, but now he invites us to visit. This is a blatant insult to us!"
Timur sneered when he heard this.
"Of course he is insulting us, and he even rubbed the old man's face on the ground!"
"But since he dared to blatantly write us a letter of credence, it proves that he will not do us any harm!"
"Therefore, this time I will not only go, but also go with great fanfare!"
"Grandpa, are you not taking me?"
Timur shook his head when he heard this.
"Don't go. If there is something wrong with my grandfather, you can directly ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, and then find a way to avenge your grandfather!"
"I……"
"Grandpa, I can't let you take the risk. My grandson is willing to go for you!"
When Timur heard this, a gratified smile appeared on his face.
This is what he admires most about this child - filial piety.
Although this child is mediocre and sometimes impulsive, but as long as he has this filial piety, he is countless times stronger than his rebellious sons.
"Don't worry, Emperor Ming dare not kill me. If he kills me, the monarchs of the entire western land will know that he is a heartless villain and will never have any contact with Daming again!"
This is Timur's confidence, because he is sure that Zhu Yunxi will not act recklessly.
But at the same time, he had some expectations in his heart, hoping that Zhu Yunxi would act recklessly once, and it would be best to kill him with the most cruel means.
In that way, all the rulers in the west will know that Emperor Ming is a cruel, bloodthirsty and dishonest villain!
As long as the Ming emperor bears such a reputation, he will pay a very painful price when he goes to war in the west in the future.
Because the monarch and the people of this land will no longer believe his words, nor his promises!