Can you live forever

Chapter 157 World situation, rise and fall (two in one, leader plus 35)

In the battle of Zijin Mountain, Zhang Zhixiang reported his name to Wang Gao, and Zhoushan was completely boiled.

Master of Ming Dynasty!

Zhang Zhixiang sent Dengwengu to Beijing ten years ago, which has long been rumored in Jianghu.

The knight-errants who followed Zhang Zhixiang to Beijing back then naturally regarded this event as the proudest experience in their lives.

Folk rumors are becoming more and more exaggerated.

It is even said that when Zhang Zhixiang beat the Dengwen drum, it killed [-] besieging soldiers and horses. When crossing the Huaihe River, the Huaihe River was intercepted by a navy. Crossing the river on the riverbed...

In short, the legend is so magical that it can be said to be a land fairy.

Zhang Zhixiang's performance in the Battle of Zijin Mountain was very "not worthy of the name" compared to the legend, but everyone in the world knows that the rumors are not credible, and they were not disappointed with Zhang Zhixiang's performance. What is the state of the teacher now, and what is the purpose of coming to Zhoushan? Could it be that he wants to participate in the martial arts conference?
This matter is not only concerned by people in Daming, but also by foreigners.

Among a group of Xiluo merchants, an unattractive girl was wearing a luxurious palace dress, with a waist and a large skirt unique to Xiluo nobles.

She asked the middle-aged man beside her: "The national teacher of Daming should be the most powerful mage in the world, doctor, can he cure my illness?"

Jean Fennel shook his head and said, "Miss, any healthy man can make you pregnant. The problem with your infertility is that your husband doesn't want to touch you at all."

"after all."

"Even on the wedding night, Henry had sex with you under the king's persecution."

"The Fulangcha (French) royal family married you, marrying the power of the Medici family, and the Pope is no longer Clement of the Medici family, but Paul III."

"Miss, the best cure for your infertility is the power of the Medici family, nothing else."

In 1536, that is, last year, the eldest son of King Fulangcha died of illness, and the second son Henry became the crown prince, while the crown princess, Catherine de Medici, was on the verge of being abolished.

Henry intends to make his mistress the official Dauphine.

In order to find a way to break the situation, Catherine traveled thousands of miles to Daming, intending to gain stronger power, at least to reach some alliances and stabilize her position.

after all.Of the twelve zodiac tokens, two are in Xiluozhou.

The Medici family is the owner of the zodiac order. Although she is not the holder of the zodiac order, she is also a member of the Medici family. In fact, the Medici family is not too embarrassed now, but the current owner Alessandro He has a grudge against Catherine's father who once controlled the Medici family, and is unwilling to help Catherine.

Therefore, Catherine had a very difficult life in the palace of Fulangcha.

Even this year, she had no choice but to come to Daming to seek opportunities.

She naturally knew the reason for her infertility, so she said: "I heard that the times have changed, and the mysterious power has been greatly enhanced. Even the priests of the church have begun to really gain some divine power."

"When we come to Daming, we don't necessarily need to seek help from other families. Perhaps, we can also seek their religion."

Fenel shook his head and said, "You'd better not do this, miss, or the Inquisition will find you. Those lunatics don't care if you are from the Medici family or not."

"We'd better contact the Xu family."

"If they are willing, even Charles V must carefully consider their attitude, let alone Henry and our king."

Catherine sighed: "The Xu family and the Sibanians (Spain) have cooperated for hundreds of years. They don't need to support a new force in Xiluozhou. On the contrary, we are both members of the same boat club and have a competitive relationship. And Sibania has no fellowship members."

Fenel said: "There is always a chance. The Medici family is very difficult now, and there may be danger of destruction. If we lose, the Zodiac Order will have a new owner, and it may be born in Sibania. "

"Helping the Medici family is actually more in the Xu family's interest."

"and……"

"Now Sibania's war in Beishangzhou is at a critical moment. After all, Fulangcha borders Sibania. If Fulangcha launches an attack on Sibania, it will directly affect the development of Beishangzhou. situation."

"The king intends to take a share of the North Shangzhou, so he has plans to start a war."

"The Xu family can help us, and only then can we be able to stop the war."

Catherine frowned and said, "Fulangcha is not capable of attacking Sibania."

Fenel shrugged and said, "Who knows? Not only us, but also Britain, Holy Rome, and even Portugal. Everyone is eager to move for the wealth of Northern Shangzhou. No matter how strong Sibania is, it will be difficult to deal with us." the siege?"

"Whether there will be a war or not is already uncertain."

"We just want the support of the Xu family."

Catherine nodded. When she lacked strength, she could only make up for it through diplomacy. She said: "I heard that the Xu family is fighting very hard with the Wang family now, and this national teacher seems to be a friend of the Wang family."

Fenell said: "That's true, so the Xu family really needs the power to defeat the national division."

"This is our chance too, miss."

"I heard that in this martial arts conference, the reward for the champion is a super battleship. We helped the Xu family win the victory, and as long as the Xu family gives us a battleship worth thousands of materials, we will bring it back to Fulangcha, and Henry I have to express my love for you."

"You will also give birth to a prince smoothly."

Catherine hesitated and said, "The thing in our hands can really deal with the Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty? Even the Pope should not be able to release that holy light."

Fenel laughed and said, "God can't beat the devil."

"After all, God is really powerful. The Black Death would not have spread in Xiluozhou for so many years and took away so many lives. The devils born under death and disease cannot be dealt with by God, and naturally the Imperial Teacher of Ming Dynasty cannot deal with them."

"A mouse skin mask stained with millions of lives."

"I think the Xu family will like it."

"Let's go, miss, let's go find the head of the Xu family."

The two of them determined the direction, and the group of Xiluo people went to Dongfan Tower. After waiting for a while, they were received by Xu Hai. Xu Hai heard about Catherine's intention and saw the silver cross on the table. The lock was wrapped countless times, but the box was still emitting black smoke.

"A mouse mask?"

Catherine gave Xu Hai a palace etiquette and said, "Yes, the source of the Black Death is these rats. Notice this. When my father ruled Florence, he once organized a rat eradication campaign."

"But it's a pity that Xi Luozhou is too dirty. Even Florence is too dirty. It's too suitable for rats to live there."

"So the mice weren't exterminated."

"Even if my father killed hundreds of thousands of mice at that time, it was useless. On the contrary, he was cursed by the Black Death because of his hands on the mice."

"My mother died of illness after giving birth to me, and my father died when I was one month old."

"When my father died, he had this mouse skin mask on his face, which was the manifestation of the curse of the Black Death. Clement sealed the mask at that time, but with the changes of the past few years, its The power is getting stronger and stronger, even the Pope's seal will not help."

Hearing that it was the curse of the Black Death, Xu Hai immediately frowned.

He even moved back in disgust, unwilling to be contaminated with such dirty things.

He asked coldly: "What's the use of this thing? Spreading the plague?"

Catherine shook her head and said: "That's not the case. We have done experiments, and it won't spread the plague. It just erodes the person wearing the mask and gives that person immense power, but he suffers from various plagues and diseases."

"Even a knight of the Knights Templar can only last three days wearing it."

"But within these three days, he will possess devil-like power."

"The martial arts conference is five days away, and I think you will need it, Your Excellency."

Catherine knelt down slowly while talking, and walked in front of Xu Hai on her knees, lowered her head and kissed his feet to show her loyalty.As the crown princess of Fulangcha, she lowered her dignity like a servant.

Xu Hai pinched her chin and raised her head slightly.

Then he shook his head regretfully: "You are too ugly."

"Sorry, it's my fault."

Instead of being angry, she immediately admitted her mistake. Xu Hai sneered and asked, "I heard that you are suffering from pregnancy. It's a pity. If you are more beautiful, I will give you a son."

"Being able to give birth to a child for Your Excellency, the entire Fulangcha royal family will be proud of it." She said very obediently.

"Hahaha……"

Xu Hai laughed and said with satisfaction: "Compared to your beauty, your mouth is more eloquent. Anyway, you have at least inherited the intelligence of the Medici family."

"I accept the mask. If you can win the championship this time, I will send the fleet to send you back to Fulangcha."

Catherine said happily: "Thank you, Your Excellency."

Xu Hai sat down on the side with a golden knife, and ordered: "Come, let me see if your mouth is smart enough."

"Yes."

Catherine walks on her knees obediently...

……

Not all foreigners came to Zhoushan to seek backing, at least Selim from the Ottoman Empire was not.

Under the rule of Suleiman I, the Ottoman Empire reached the peak of its national power. In the hundred years after the Ming Fleet left the sea, the Ottoman Empire took advantage of the vacuum of hegemony and did a lot of things.

The expansion of the Ottoman Empire did not stop until the Siege of Vienna in 1529.

Today is the peak period of the Ottoman Empire. Five years later, in 1542, the Ottoman Empire sent a fleet of two hundred galleons to help the Kingdom of Fulangcha face the threat of the Habsburg (Spanish royal family) , to support Fulangcha Kingdom.

It can be said that the Ottoman Empire is the only country in Xiluo that can compete with Habsburg.

of course.

A fleet of two hundred galleons in Daming is not worth mentioning, after all, Zhoushan has already started to play with giant steel ships.

Although the Ottoman Empire was nothing compared to Ming Dynasty, it was at the hegemonic level in Xiluozhou and the Arabian region after all, so even if Selim came to Zhoushan, he was a little arrogant.

Selim was the son of the Ottoman Emperor Suleiman and Queen Hyrem Sultan.

According to Suleiman's love for Sultan Shrem, Selim was named prince and the future heir of the Ottoman Empire.

He came to Zhoushan purely for tourism and shopping.

After all, Daming is the center of the world, and it is the most prosperous place in the world. On the streets of Zhoushan, Selim was followed by dozens of entourages and convoys, and the cars were full of the commodities he bought.

Because of Zhoushan's hot discussion about Zhang Zhixiang, he naturally heard some information about Zhang Zhixiang.

Sitting in the carriage, drinking wine, with the woman in his arms, Selim said to Ibrahim, "Fareq, how about we go to the martial arts conference?"

"As long as you can defeat that Great Master of the Ming Dynasty, I will go back and show my merits to my father."

"Let you be the grand vizier again."

Ibrahim was a childhood friend of Emperor Suleiman. Because of Suleiman's support, he became the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire and once commanded all the troops of the Ottoman Empire.

But because he was too prominent, he was attacked by political opponents, and now he has lost Suleiman's trust.

In order to avoid the disaster, he had to resign from all his duties, and even accompanied the stubborn and disrespectful prince to Daming, in order to avoid the limelight and retire smoothly after returning to Ottoman.

Naturally, he didn't have the idea of ​​becoming a grand vizier again, after all, his relationship with the emperor was already deadlocked.

He only hoped that Suleiman would save his life.

Ibrahim, who can be said to be in peace, lowered his head and said respectfully: "If Your Highness needs it, I will go to the competition and win the championship for the Ottoman Empire."

"I only hope that His Highness will give me some kind words after returning home."

"I hope His Majesty the Emperor can remember the old love in the past and allow me to return to my hometown to farm."

As the strongest commander in the history of the Ottoman Empire, and the master of his generation with the pinnacle of personal force, this invincible general on the battlefield is so humble, it can only be said to be embarrassing.

However, Selim didn't feel anything wrong.

He laughed and patted Ibrahim on the shoulder and said, "Hahaha, no problem, go and win the championship for me, let the name of the Ottoman Empire resound in Ming Dynasty, and I will remember your achievements!"

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ibrahim lowered his head and suppressed the anger in his eyes. He has made so many achievements for the empire, but he was treated like a servant by the royal family. How could he be reconciled.

However, thinking of his family, Ibrahim had to suppress his anger.

After all, Suleiman was the real emperor for the Ottoman Empire, with all the powers of life and death.

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Life is full of vicissitudes, the world in 1537, the world in Jiajing 16 years, all countries are standing at a fork in the road.

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