Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2121, you are the one with crooked melons and dates

On Taihe Square, envoys from all over the world are waiting patiently, and the last one in line is naturally a little impatient.

"This Daming man is too slow to do things, and he's talking too much. It's been several hours, from morning to afternoon, and it's not our turn yet."

The young Ferdinand rolled up his sleeves, looked at the watch on his wrist from the Ming Empire Guoshi Wushuang, checked the time on it, and then stamped his feet. He was already very tired from standing.

These Daming people are really real. They don’t even provide a chair for anything. They always let everyone stand. The key point is that it’s already noon. Everyone hasn’t even drank their saliva until now, and their hungry stomachs are growling. called.

"Your Excellency, we will be here soon."

"The vassal states of the Ming people have already finished their audience, and it will be their turn soon."

The translator Karl beside him said quickly.

"Ok!"

Ferdinand nodded, then thought for a while and said, "Why do Ming people have so many rules?"

"Can't we meet together?"

"Daming is a country that pays attention to etiquette. No matter what you do, you must pay attention to etiquette, especially at the court level, so there are many complicated procedures and rules."

"Daming is a state of etiquette, and the emperor is an example for the subjects of the world. Naturally, this is the most important thing."

"Every audience is also to show that the Ming Empire attaches great importance to him!"

Karl explained in detail that he is a master of Ming Dynasty. He not only learned the language and characters of Ming Dynasty, but also studied all aspects of Ming Dynasty, especially his poetry.

"The Ming Empire is different from other empires. The Son of Heaven is not only the emperor of the Ming people, but also the emperor of more than 100 vassal states, more than 200 colonies, and more than a dozen vassal states."

"It is already a great honor for us to have the honor to meet the Son of Heaven."

Hearing Karl's words, Ferdinand curled his lips in disbelief, and stopped talking.

After coming to the Ming Empire, he has seen the prosperity, wealth and etiquette of the Ming Empire. Compared with the etiquette of the Ming people, the so-called aristocratic etiquette in Europe is simply a joke.

As far as meals are concerned, Karl spent more than an hour talking to Ferdinand before finishing the lecture. For this reason, he also specially practiced using chopsticks.

Because according to the itinerary, the day after tomorrow, the emperor of Ming Dynasty will hold a grand banquet to entertain guests from all over the world. If Ferdinand wants to attend, he must understand the table manners of the people of Ming Dynasty.

This time, when meeting with the emperor of Ming Dynasty, the Ming court sent special eunuchs to teach some etiquette and precautions, etc. There are many rules, and there are many things to pay attention to.

Generally speaking, in the Ming Dynasty, a state of etiquette, the word etiquette was emphasized everywhere, which made Ferdinand feel like a wild boy from the countryside who didn't understand anything.

The European set of things is completely unacceptable on Daming's side, and many of them are even taboo, which is a serious display of disrespect.

For example, Europeans like to kiss a lady's hand to show respect, but if it was in the Ming Dynasty, let alone someone else's wife, even if it was your own wife in public, she would be laughed to death. scolded.

There are also Daming people who pay attention to the difference between men and women, and it is even more impossible to dance together if they are not intimate.

Inside the Golden Luan Hall, the envoys of the Spanish Empire were meeting with them at this time.

This time, Charles V of Spain also paid for it, presenting ivory, precious stones, treasured knives, BMWs, fine wines, etc. There are many types of gifts, and they are all expensive things.

There is no way, there are many tough battles to be fought in Spain in the future, and the arms and weapons of the Ming Empire are indispensable, and the loan support of the Ming Empire is indispensable.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he naturally needs to perform well, so as to deepen the relationship between the Ming Empire and the Spanish Empire.

"The Persian Empire presents to His Majesty the Ming Emperor six horses, six boxes of precious stones, six boxes of top-quality lapis lazuli, a handle of a Persian treasure island, six boxes of Persian pearls, six boxes of agate, and six Persian beauties!"

"Egypt presents two BMWs, two chests of precious stones, six crocodiles, six hippopotamuses, six lions, six leopards, and a golden sword to His Majesty the Ming Emperor,,,,, six Egyptian beauties!"

"The Ottoman Empire presents nine BMWs, a jeweled sword, and a scimitar to His Majesty the Ming Emperor..."

"Announce the visit of the envoys of the Holy See!"

On the Holy See's side, the Ming Empire ranked them second to last, mainly because the Ming Empire did not welcome people from the Holy See.

Because the Holy See has always been trying to spread their Christianity to the Ming people, and there have been many incidents of violating the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty and sending missionaries to the Ming Dynasty without permission to translate the scriptures.

But the influence of the Holy See is also very large, and almost the whole of Europe is under their huge influence.

Finally it was my turn. Cardinal Paul also wore a cardinal's red robe, a cross on his chest, and a small red round cap on his head. He walked into the Golden Luan Hall very solemnly and respectfully.

"Paul, the Cardinal Archbishop of the Holy See, sees His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, may the Lord bless you and may you live forever!"

Paul prayed for Zhu Houzhao very seriously.

Zhu Houzhao watched with great interest, he is also very interested in religion.

In history, Zhu Houzhao liked Buddhism, and he even gave himself a long dharma title. He also liked to learn Buddhist knowledge from monks. For this reason, he even learned Sanskrit and was proficient in Sanskrit. The eminent monks who came to discuss the profound Dharma.

The old Zhu family also has a tradition of this point. Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism, and he even named himself a Taoist real person. He was addicted to leisure alchemy and couldn't extricate himself. He basically didn't go to court in the early days.

Now I am interested in seeing this monk from Europe.

"I am ordered by the Pope to bring a handed down Bible, a Holy Cross, a Holy Grail, and a pair of scarabs to congratulate His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty on his great treasure. May the Lord bless you and may you shine like the sun in the sky. !"

This time, the Holy See also spent a lot of money, and brought some important Christian relics and treasures to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. Naturally, the purpose was to obtain the right to preach on the side of Daming.

"Ok!"

"You have a heart."

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly to express his gratitude.

"His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, we, the Pope of Rome, have entrusted me to send you blessings and greetings. At the same time, we also hope to obtain your permission to bring the light of the Lord to your rich and powerful empire. I also ask for your great majesty's permission." Accept our request!"

Paul respectfully expressed his wishes to Zhu Houzhao.

"Since you have the heart, then"

Zhu Houzhao looked at this Paul, and agreed without thinking about it.

From his point of view, it seems that it is not a big deal to let this foreign monk preach. Whether the Ming people believe it or not is another matter.

"Your Majesty, wait a minute~"

At this time Liu Jin stood up and said: "Your Majesty, our dynasty has always strictly prohibited the spread of any foreign religion in our Ming Dynasty, and also prohibited our Daming people from believing in any foreign religion, and at the same time prohibited anyone from translating the scriptures of any foreign religion into Chinese, etc. Wait."

"European Christianity has always had a deep control over the secular world. Not only does it have a huge influence and control over the kings of European countries, the king must be canonized by the Pope when he is enthroned."

"In addition, Christianity also collects tithes in various European countries, requiring believers to hand over one-tenth of their income to them, and also sells indulgences and other tools and methods to make money."

"I, Ming, firmly cannot allow such a religion to spread in. Once it spreads, the consequences will be disastrous!"

After Liu Jin finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened slightly. This European monk is too awesome. The divine power is above the underworld, and he can still levy taxes, and pay the eleventh tax. This tax is really heavy enough.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"How can such a thing that is above the imperial court be introduced into our Ming Dynasty? Once it spreads, it seems that there will be endless troubles!"

Wang Shouren also stood up to express his position. He is now a cabinet minister again. Not long ago, Yang Tinghe felt that he was dying, so he resigned and went home, ready to return to his roots.

"Your Majesty, this teaching of no king and no father really cannot be allowed to be introduced into my Ming Dynasty!"

Yang Yiqing and others also stood up to express their views.

Now Buddhism and Taoism in Ming Dynasty are developing very prosperously. Not long ago, there were strict restrictions on the expansion, new construction of Buddhist temples, the number of monks and so on.

"In that case, let's let this matter go."

"Return all your things back, don't mention this matter again in the future."

Zhu Houzhao also realized the seriousness of the matter after listening to it, and only then did he realize that Christianity in Europe is not as simple as it appears on the surface, so he directly ordered with a cold face.

Hearing the translation, Paul's eyes were red, and he failed again. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty originally wanted to agree, but these ministers of Ming Dynasty messed up. It is really infuriating.

With loss and helplessness, Paul walked out.

This last audience was Duke Ferdinand of the House of Habsburg.

When Ferdinand came in, everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes slightly when they saw him, because this guy's chin was really long and big, protruding seriously.

But fortunately, I have taken a serious bath before coming here, and I also used Daming's soap, so there is no bad smell on my body, otherwise it would really kill people.

"Respected His Majesty, Emperor Ming, on behalf of the great Habsburg family, I would like to send you my most sincere blessings, and present a gift carefully prepared by our family to your great majesty."

Ferdinand stuttered a bit because of his big chin, but fortunately, everyone couldn't understand what he said, and they were all translated by translators, so everyone wouldn't die of panic.

"His Majesty the Great Emperor of Ming Dynasty, our Habsburg family is very eager to marry a Princess of Ming Dynasty, and please give your Majesty the grace to bless our family. This will be the greatest glory of our family."

At the end, Ferdinand finally stated the most important purpose of his trip eastward, which was to ask the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to marry a princess to the Habsburg family.

"Just you, a crooked person, want to marry my daughter?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't have anything at first, but when he heard that the other party was coming to propose marriage, his whole body exploded.

Ma Dan, don't urinate and take pictures by yourself, your looks are too ugly.

"I, Princess Ming, will never marry outsiders!"

Zhu Houzhao was so angry that he refused directly and coldly.

PS: Ask for tickets~~
(End of this chapter)