open sea

Chapter 1010
Swapping glasses at the banquet, Margaret looked at a general and a king talking in the hall, and was a little dazed in her head.

Through some side details, she had a little incomplete understanding of Chen Jiujing's family.

At first, she laughed at King Alan, a European royal family who came out of nowhere, especially when she heard that the so-called great king Zhu Xiaoen was just an earl who fled from Ireland to the Ming Empire, which deepened her contempt.

No wonder he didn't seem to have the slightest royal pride, and he would toast Chen Jiujing from time to time. It turned out that he was just an earl, and an earl of Ireland.

At the same time, Margo was also full of ridicule towards the emperor of the Ming Empire. With only one edict, it was like establishing a country on an island on the edge of Europe. Is this possible?

But after following her, she didn't think so.

Ailan King Zhu Xiaoen revealed a piece of news in his words. Chen Jiujing's father managed more than a dozen kingdoms on behalf of the emperor through a military organization called Nanyang Military Mansion at sea. It was called the Philippines and was controlled by the Spanish.

It is now known that the Ming army not only defeated the Spaniards in the Philippines, but also tore the Spanish-controlled New World in two.

But now, Chen Jiujing, who had had some wine at the banquet, smiled and asked King Ailan while pushing glasses and changing cups: "Chen will lead the army to the north in a few days, do you want to train the army?"

Chen Jiujing lacked the main purpose of the strategy, because Chen Mu did not give him a clear order. The direct order was to let him find a port where he could call, but this seemed too easy to achieve.

However, in a larger direction, his adoptive father Chen Mu still set some restrictions on him, that is, removing the new and helping the old. He can't even say it, it's his biggest secret.

The so-called removal of the new and support of the old means that in the dispute between nobles and nobles, they will always protect those old nobles who have fiefdoms and attack those new nobles who develop commerce and handicraft industries; The old kingdom opposes the new kingdoms that are pioneering and innovative; in the disputes between religions, they will always support those old religions that do not adapt to the changes made by the times, and oppose those new religions that try to make changes.

That's why he was more willing to fight against the Protestant forces headed by Navarra, and Li Dan was willing to stay in Spain and make friends with the court.

This is a secret that only they know. Whoever Da Ming treats well can only show who is really screwed in a macro sense.

"You want me to join the king's army after the war begins, and then you persuade me to join the Protestant army when it is feasible? You want me to defect on the battlefield, just to pass the peace treaty between the king's army and the Protestant army for me Get the right to garrison Pau."

In fact, this is also a benefit to Margaret. The experience of being trapped in Paris for so many years and not being able to move freely made her always fearful. During those years in Paris, only after her younger brother, the Duke of Anjou, escaped from Paris She really put her heart back into her stomach... At that time, she knew that she would not be killed by Henry, because she had a strong and affectionate brother outside Paris, who could raise troops against the royal family for herself at any time.

Now that she wants to consolidate and even enhance her influence in France, the best way is to let the whole of France know that there is such a man with a heavy hand who can fight for her, so for her, Chen Jiujing is in urgent need of a If you come to an important town for the garrison, you need to be close to the sea to facilitate the transportation of warships, and it is best to be close to Spain to facilitate foreign aid - Bordeaux is an excellent choice.

The only thing is that it is very difficult to hand over the garrison power of Bordeaux to Chen Jiujing, who is close to Spain. The French royal family has always been worried about the influence of Philip, a Catholic leader, on France. The Duke of Guise, a strong contender for the throne, is enough for Henry. Now, even if the southern gateway is a territory controlled by Protestants, Henry will not hand it over easily.

What's more, the Protestants are even less willing to accept this result. Compared with the royal army, the Catholic Guise and Spain are more terrible enemies.

Therefore, Margaret believed that this was extremely difficult for Chen Jiujing, and he could only make a compromise when both forces recognized that he was extremely brave and good at fighting.

When Margaret finally couldn't hold back her pride and made a request to Chen Jiujing, he did not simply agree, saying: "Da Ming pays attention to treating people with sincerity, being famous for his teachers, and being loyal to others as entrusted by others. Whom shall I promise?" Even if you die, you must do it."

In fact, his idea was much simpler and cruder than Margaret's suggestion.

"If you want, I have [-] troops in Bilbao, and I can raise a flag for you on the battlefield, for example, against your brother's rule and support you as king. They were thrown into the river and drowned."

If they were not lying on the bed, and if Chen Jiujing's hands hadn't moved around, he would look like he was talking to Lord Zhu Xiaoen at the banquet: "I will lay down four hundred miles for you, you will be the queen and I will be the prime minister." , to be loyal to the emperor first, but the journey by sea is far away, before that, I can openly support Catholicism but do nothing, so that I can get one or two more legions from Spain as reinforcements."

"When the heavenly army comes across the sea, we don't need anyone... Forget it, it's meaningless to be your prime minister. Although Navarre is only a country of a hundred miles, Nahenry is still the king after all. I can come from the country. I will recruit you one in a million suitable people to govern the region. If it is just Bordeaux, one Gongsheng is enough; if the whole province of Guienne requires a little effort, at least two juren will be needed. The following five or six deputies Officials can be recruited from the New World."

Ma Ge looked at Chen Jiujing's serious imagination and showed a sweet smile. Of course, she didn't believe that what her lover said could come true, and she didn't care whether it would come true.But she has heard and seen too many sweet words, which one is more beautiful and moving than trying to build a kingdom for her?

For example, the love letter written by her younger brother, the Duke of Anjou, to Queen Elizabeth of England, "I hope to kiss every inch of your mind", what kind of nonsense is that compared with what Chen Jiujing said?

"If you don't want to turn back, turn back? Then join the Protestant Army. As long as Wang Jun is scared by you, I can persuade Navarre to hand over Bordeaux to you as a fortified safe zone, but your words are great." Ma Gretel smiled like a child: "Six hundred miles of rivers and mountains? I like this word. You use rivers and mountains to replace land. This is so Roman!"

What Margaret wanted to talk about was romance, and the original word for romance is Rome, and everything that is beautiful and poetic is Rome; everything that is bad and anti-age is called Gothic.

But her words made Chen Jiujing fall into deep thought, and after a while he said seriously with a straight face: "How do you know that my troops are mules and horses? Could it be that there are spies among my people? Margot, you must tell me the source of the news, otherwise Mistakes like this will be disastrous on the battlefield."

"And if you plan to send troops in winter, your people must now find a way to provide me with intelligence support, who is the enemy, where is he, how many troops are there, and a flag that belongs to you. By the way, you'd better exercise A moment, then put on your armor and mount your horse, and we'll beat them to pieces."

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)