Prince of Chaos

Clement VIII dressed up early and waited for Chen Zhenlong and his party to arrive at St. Peter's Church.

At this moment, the church is also full of people, occupying the nobles and bishops in the city of Rome.

On one side of the church, there is also a choir composed of a group of beautiful girls, singing welcome hymns in pious eyes and innocent voices.

Chen Zhenlong looked at this huge church, and asked Matteo Ricci in a low voice: "Is this your palace?"

Matteo Ricci looked at St. Peter's Basilica devoutly, and he replied excitedly: "This is the place of God."

Chen Zhenlong suddenly realized that it turned out to be the main hall of Taixi monks!

Chen Zhenlong adhered to the Chinese attitude of worshiping gods and accepting gifts, clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to show his respect for Taixi Buddha.

After Alexander de' Medici saw Chen Zhenlong's strange folded hands, he asked Matteo Ricci in puzzlement, "What kind of etiquette does Your Excellency the Marquis perform?"

Matteo Ricci quickly explained: "Honorable Archbishop, Your Excellency the Marquis is following the oriental etiquette of worshiping gods."

A flower-like smile appeared on Alexander de' Medici's face. He thought that the Marquis from the East had already had the idea of ​​converting to God.

In fact, this is a twisted idea of ​​​​Alexander de Medici.

After thousands of years of cultural influence of the fusion of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, Chinese people have such a respectful attitude towards all gods.

Chinese people can go to Taoist temples to worship Sanqing Tianzun, and they can also go to temples to worship Tathagata Buddha, such as Confucian Temple, Town God's Temple, Wusheng Temple, Earth Temple, Yingling Temple and other local gods or other gods. They are all treated equally.

Just like at this moment, Chen Zhenlong put his palms together and bowed slightly, which is the same reason as he usually passes by the Earth Temple to pay his respects.

There is no question of whether to believe it or not. What Chen Zhenlong thinks most in his heart is "the gods are not strange", just like when he went to Dongzhou (America), when he saw the gods worshiped by the Dongzhou people (Indians), he would also This is how I bowed.

Obviously, Chen Zhenlong's attitude towards the gods is the attitude of the majority of Chinese people towards the gods, that is "respect", as for "fear", I don't know.

With a glorious face, Alexander de' Medici and Chen Zhenlong also clasped their hands together, expressing their desire to get close to Chen Zhenlong.

When Matteo Ricci saw the Archbishop imitating Chen Zhenlong's gesture of clasping his hands to St. Peter's Church, his eyes suddenly frightened.

Because, he really knows what is going on with this clasped hands.

If it's just a secular person like Chen Zhenlong, he can explain it no matter what ritual he uses when he sees God.

However, the archbishop is different. The archbishop uses other religions to worship his own god, which is no different from heresy!
However, the current Matteo Ricci is not the same as when he was young. Decades of ups and downs in life have made him understand some truths, and there is no need to fight to the end for some things.

Just like when Alessandra de' Medici and Chen Zhenlong clasped their hands together, Matteo Ricci, who was used to seeing the market, also understood that it was just that the archbishop wanted to get close to the Marquis of the East, and it was not really disrespectful to God.

Accompanied and led by Alexander de Medici, Chen Zhenlong arrived at St. Peter's Basilica.

From the moment he entered the church, all eyes in the church hall gathered.

The saints in the choir also sang ethereal and sacred hymns at this moment, welcoming the messenger from the East.

Pope Clement VIII watched Chen Zhenlong's arrival with his staff in hand.

When Chen Zhenlong walked into the church, he stood in front of Pope Clement VIII, clasped his fists and saluted, "The special envoy of Ming Dynasty Chen Zhenlong, Marquis Yuanyang, has seen His Excellency Pope Taixi."

Chen Zhenlong met Clement VIII with the courtesy of his foreign minister.

When Clement VIII saw him bowing to Chen Zhenlong, his face immediately showed excitement.

Under his leadership, the Catholic Church has been humiliated by England's rebellion over the years. At this time, with the help of allies from the mysterious East, wouldn't it be easy to wipe out the rebellion in the British Isles in the future?

For the Catholic-centered Western European countries, the Kingdom of England is simply a heresy among heresies!
Not only are they enemies of Spain and France, but they also betrayed God and called themselves "Protestants"!
It's simply outrageous!
A few years ago, under the leadership of the Pope, the Spanish Armada finally arrived in the English Channel, wanting to show color to these heretics.

As a result, the Armada suffered a crushing defeat in the English Channel!
Not only has they lost control of the sea, but in terms of religious beliefs, the damn Brits are also constantly infiltrating Catholic territory.

In recent years, heresy and so-called wise men who advocate heresy have emerged in an endless stream, posing a great threat to the Catholic Church.

Now, for the Catholic Pope, it can be said to be in a state of desperation!
At this time, if an agreement can be reached with some kind of Dongfang, let the mysterious Dongfang dispatch the tyrannical armada 200 years ago, presumably these heretics and British rebellion can all be defeated in one battle!

Therefore, Clement VIII gave great courtesy to Chen Zhenlong's arrival. Not only did he send a cardinal to greet him at the pier, but he also brought the nobles of Rome to receive him in St. Peter's Basilica.

It can be seen that Clement VIII is full of expectations for the mysterious oriental power behind Chen Zhenlong!
At the same time, I also want to reach the vow of the Catholic Church to preach in the East through the talks with Chen Zhenlong!
Once the oath of preaching the East is fulfilled in his hands, then Clement VIII thinks that he will be the greatest pope in the 600 years of Catholicism!
Therefore, Clement VIII's attitude towards Chen Zhenlong was also extremely kind.

Clement VIII smiled and said, "Hello, Your Excellency, I am Pope Clement VIII."

Chen Zhenlong said: "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Clement VIII took Chen Zhenlong to introduce the nobles in the church one by one.

Chen Zhenlong also bowed his hands politely to say hello, and his etiquette soon attracted many imitators in St. Peter's Cathedral.

Such a scene is extremely magical, but also extremely real.

Maybe this is a sign of strength.
If in the original historical time and space, I want these big golden retrievers to greet guests with oriental etiquette, then I don't even think about it.

After all, after the Opium War, the Thai and Western countries no longer have awe of the mysterious East. In their eyes, the once mysterious East has become corrupt and dilapidated, and can be oppressed at will.

At the same time, they also forcibly pressed their will and values ​​on the decadent Eastern Empire, and transformed themselves into representatives of the world's civilization and symbols of gentlemen.

However, none of this has happened now, and Tessie is still full of endless curiosity and awe of the East.

After all, their ancestors had already experienced the power of the mysterious east, and the invincible legend of Zheng He's fleet 200 years ago was still fresh in their memory!

In their subconscious mind, the East is a symbol of power and wealth.

Therefore, Mu Qiang is not instinctive in animals, and mu Qiang emotions also arise between nations.

Just like the current scene, their utmost courtesy and courteousness to Chen Zhenlong, in fact, is the incomparably powerful and mysterious Dongfang behind Mu Qiang and Chen Zhenlong!
Their knowledge of the East is still stuck in the legend of invincibility and the biography of Marco Polo more than 200 years ago.

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