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Now that Yinti is used to the rough seas, he can finally walk out of the closed cabin and stand on the rear deck of the Daqing with Shi Shilun, the captain of the Daqing, observing the officers and soldiers of the Mongolian Navy with great interest. their training.
The navy of the Mongolian Kingdom is taking the route of borrowing doctrine. The two capital ships Daqing and Dajin are both third-class battleships bought from England and modified by "sugar medicine". Half of the officers on board are well-paid The daily military training of the officers hired by the English Navy is carried out by these "foreign instructors".Although the construction time is not too long, and the capital ship is not advanced, but judging from their training and ship operation level, it is also very clear.
In time, this Mongolian navy should be able to grow into a maritime hegemony in the Indian Ocean, right?Ten or 20 years later, the Mongolian navy may be able to carry the Mongolian army across the Strait of Malacca, and fight mightily towards the area that was once conquered by the Qing Dynasty and has now become the eternal love of the Eight Banners. sore land...
Thinking of this, Yinti watched the sailors on the deck who were training with guns complete the simulated loading and firing again and again amidst the sound of English passwords, and finally showed a smile of great anticipation on his face.
Just when Yinti was looking forward to the day when he would fight back to his hometown, the sound of two people arguing suddenly came from behind him.
"No, that won't work! How can we compromise with the devil? Master Qiling, this is the biggest difference between us Catholics and you Taoists. We will fight resolutely against all evils in the world and never compromise!"
"Bishop Bai, what you said...they are also from my Taoist lineage, so why are they devils? Could it be that in your eyes, poor Taoists are also devils?"
"Master Qiling, you should regard those intercepted religions as devils, because they are heretics of your Taoism! Heretics are more hateful than paganism, and must be completely eliminated!"
"Where do you say this? The disciples they cut off are the disciples and grandchildren of the Master Tongtian, and the Master Tongtian is likely to be the Supreme Lingbao Tianzun, who is also one of the Sanqing, and they are all my Taoist patriarchs. Why do they have to be eliminated? According to what you say, aren’t Confucianism Kong Shenggong and Lama Sangji Lama of the Lamaism both heretics? They have to be eliminated? But they and I are brothers, and the three of us worshiped the second master together! The Three Teachings are originally a family!"
"Master Qiling, I really don't know what to say to you... Your Eastern people's religious views are really, really weird! The leader of the Tongtian sect is clearly the leader of the heresy, and should be excommunicated. Why not?" Can you be regarded as a patriarch? What are the three religions and one family...it’s incredible! Also, one of you worships Sanqing, the other worships Confucius, and the other worships Buddha. Why do you worship Guan Ye again? What do you believe?"
"Hey, what's so incredible about this? Why are you so obsessed, a foreign monk? There are gods and Buddhas all over the sky, which one is efficacious, which one is useful, then worship whichever one!"
Hearing the content of the quarrel between the two, Yinti couldn't help but smiled wryly.After leaving the Port of Diu, the two gods quarreled together when they were full and had nothing to do, and the content of their quarrel was quite high-grade, about God, devils, gods and Buddhas, Sanqing, faith and the origin of the universe of!
It's just that no matter how much the two of them quarreled, there was no way to find out why, because no one could convince the other.
The foreign monk and bishop Bai Jin actually knew Chinese culture and religious views very well, and even studied the "Book of Changes" for this purpose, and had a good relationship with Kangxi Khan, Qiling Dazheng, and Kong Shenggong.Before leaving India, I had never had any disputes with anyone over the issue of "one god" and "multiple gods".
But on the way to Europe, maybe because it was too boring, the two began to quarrel endlessly about the "fairy".
But in Yinti's view, Daoist Qiling's old-fashioned view is obviously correct... Worship God, just worship casually, why are you so serious?
In addition, intercepting those people is at best an animal becoming a spirit, not a devil.Although Su Daji was a bit bad, she was just a likable vixen, not a devil.
Thinking of this, Yinti turned to Bai Jin and Zhang Hongtian and said, "Stop arguing, gentlemen. It's not worth getting angry over such a trivial matter. Europe is almost here... Let's discuss how to help Bishop Bai." Donate to the Pope, how should the money be given? Should it be carried into the Sistine Chapel?"
"My lord, this matter is not important." Bai Jin walked up to Yinti, bowed, and said to him with a smile, "this time the pope election is different from the past. The determination and method of fighting the devil are the real decisive factors. Because the entire Christian camp needs a pope who can lead them to fight against the devil resolutely and uncompromisingly under the protection of God!"
"But..." Yinti frowned, "But if there is no devil, what should we do?"
There is no devil is the unanimous opinion reached by Kangxi, Kong Shenggong, and Zhang Hongtian after studying the "American Devil Incident" and "The Pope's Sacrifice Incident".
"No, there are devils!" Bai Jin paused, "Shang Fang Country is a country that is bewitched by devils, and the people of Shang Fang have sold their souls to the devil... There is no doubt about this!"
Zhang Hongtian also joined in at this time, "My lord, this probably means 'say you are, you are, and you are not'?"
Bai Jin nodded seriously, and said: "You can also say that! If the Great Mongol—the Indian Empire wants to stand with Europe, then we must understand that we Europeans are very serious and persistent in our beliefs! We will never Compromise with the devil, and we will not compromise with the enemy who sold our souls to the devil... So the war in North America will continue until the Shangfang Kingdom is completely wiped out!
And the war between Central Europe and the Ottoman Empire will continue until the Ottoman Empire is completely defeated... This is the firm will of our Europeans and our persistent pursuit of truth!
Moreover, we Europeans and you Great Mongolia need a war to defeat the devil and the devil's country and those countries that try to fight us by supporting the devil's country!Although it is not easy to win, the process of the war will be long and cruel, and may last for a hundred years, but this century-old war will allow us to accept the temper of the war together and become united and strong, while our enemies... will be defeated destroy! "
After hearing Bai Jin's statement, both Yinti and Zhang Hongtian were stunned.They never imagined that the Europeans could unite for a non-existent devil and wage a century-old struggle with the most powerful empire in the world!
Seeing the surprised expressions of the two, Bai Jin smiled triumphantly: "My lord, my lord... Do you know how powerful faith is now? Only a civilization with faith can carry out a truly long-term and cruel struggle." However, civilizations without beliefs or civilizations with weak beliefs cannot engage in this kind of long-term struggle. Because in their view, such struggles are meaningless and sometimes even self-harming, so they must not fight to the end Determined, even if the great emperor himself wants to keep fighting, he is not a god after all. He will die and leave behind a country that does not want to fight endlessly for belief. At that time, we will win! "
This Archbishop Bai, who has followed Kangxi for many years and stayed in China for many years, seems to have a clear understanding of the beliefs of the Chinese nation... The Chinese nation prefers peace, otherwise they would not have developed Come together.There is a clear distinction between the sect and the sect in Europe, and they all regard each other as the enemy of God. It is too difficult to knead together and form a unified country.
And he can also see clearly who the enemy is?The enemy is not Shang Fang at all, but the Ming behind Shang Fang—if "there is no devil", then Daming is probably the devil behind Shang Fang!
But the empires that came out of the muddy mud also have their weaknesses... too many people, too big a place, too rich resources, it is easy to fool around.So it's hard for them to fight long term and it's easy to compromise.For example, the former Ming Dynasty was the most powerful empire in the world in the era of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, fully capable of conquering the grasslands, pacifying Nanyang, and swallowing Japan.But after they encountered a little difficulty, they chose to back down and compromise, and they didn't have the will to fight a century-old struggle at all!
As a result, their retreat and compromise gave the enemies on the grassland a chance to breathe and regain the lost ground. It also gave the Europeans the opportunity to infect the South China Sea, reducing the development space of Ming Dynasty.It also allowed Japan to complete integration during the long civil war, and finally was able to send troops to North Korea to fight a war of attrition with Ming, exhausting the few remaining military resources of the previous Ming.Therefore, there is only one way to defeat Ming or the devil, and that is to wage a century-old war!Worn out Daming's will to fight, forcing them to voluntarily give up expansion and withdraw from the war, thus embarking on the route of retreat and involution again...
Chapter 849 Emperor Louis, the heir of the devil is here!
According to the practice of the Catholic Church, the place where the pope is elected is the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace in Rome.After the death of a pope, about a hundred cardinals from all over the world will gather in the Sistine Chapel to vote for the next pope.Before they entered the church and elected a new pope, the cardinals were basically cut off from the outside world. In theory, they could only obtain water, food, and some necessary daily necessities from the outside.There will also be special personnel guarding the entrance and exit of the church for inspection.Money full of sins is of course not allowed to enter the Sistine Chapel, the most that can enter is the bills of the Medici Bank...
However, Archbishop Bai Jinbai, who came to elect the pope with a lot of silver rupees sponsored by Kangxi Khan, neither went straight to Rome, nor did he go to Florence, the home of the Medici family, to save money. He didn't even enter the Mediterranean Sea, but let Shi Shilun The two third-tier battleships were sent to Calais, France.After disembarking in Calais, Archbishop Bai, Dazhen Zhang and Yinti, Prince of Zhijun of Great Mongolia, took the gift from Kangxi Khan to Louis the Great and went straight to the Palace of Versailles in the southwest of Paris.
Since the Ottoman Turks captured Vienna, the Christian camp in Europe has also had to undergo a drastic reorganization in the past few years.The Habsburg family, which was hit hard by the loss of Vienna and most of Austria, had to give up a series of crowns such as the Holy Roman Emperor, the Archduke of Austria, the King of Bohemia, and the King of Hungary.The leader of the Harburg family, Leopold I, also had to pick up the title of Emperor of Spain, and ran to Mexico City in desperation.
The crown of the Holy Roman Empire lost by Leopold I, the crown of the Archduke of Austria, the crown of the King of Bohemia, and the crown of Saint Stephen of Hungary were all picked up one by one by King Louis XIV of France... ...I'm so happy!
Now Louis XIV is amazing. He is not only the king of France, but also the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the Grand Duke of Austria, the king of Bohemia, the king of Hungary. In addition, he is also the emperor of the French colonial empire and the grand duke of some miscellaneous duchies. Still seeking the title of King of Switzerland.
This Switzerland gained independence in the "Treaty of Westphalia" signed in 1648, but Louis the Great defeated the Ottoman army in the Cesky Krumlov-Linz Battle in the summer of 1690 and regained After visiting Linz and Wieselburg, he issued the "Edict of Salzburg" in Salzburg to European countries, including the envoys of the Swiss League, declaring the "Treaty of Westphalia" invalid and demanding The cantons of the Swiss Confederation elected him, the defender of Switzerland, King of Switzerland!
In the future, Switzerland will no longer be able to pretend to be a neutral country.
Since there are more and more crowns on his head, the authority of Louis the Great will naturally increase. In Western Europe, he will control what should be controlled by Caesar, and he should also control what should be controlled by God... For example, who is now Emperor Louis the Great had to ask about the matter of being the Pope of Rome.
The previous pope was not powerful enough, and he was eliminated by the devil when he was fighting with the devil!
What is such a pope going to do?If another such useless pope is elected to delay God's old man's great event of destroying the devil, it would be better to let Louis the Great himself who "I am many countries" serve as pope!
Maybe this is what God really meant?
In the magnificent Harvest Hall of the Palace of Versailles, Louis the Great, who has so many titles that he can hardly remember, is sitting on a throne. Besides a few court nobles who are dressed like cauliflower, there is also an expert on oriental issues, not the British one. Ji Dabao, a professor of oriental studies at Cambridge University, is the "Xiao Duozi" Longkodo, the military attache of the Mongolian Imperial Embassy in Paris... He came from the Netherlands with his Ama, the outgoing Mongolian imperial envoy. The Hague moved to Versailles, the center of Europe.
After arriving in Versailles, this "Little Duozi" was like a fish in water. He was young, energetic, and liked to play. It didn't take long for him to become a celebrity in the Versailles fashion circle, and he became a good friend with Louis the Great. Cha Wu was hanging around Emperor Louis the Great.
Today, Emperor Louis the Great heard that the red-clothed Archbishop Josim Bouvet he supported, the new imperial envoy of the Mongolian Kingdom, Zhijun Wang Yinti, and a great man of the Great Mongolian Heavenly Master came to Versailles together, so he asked people to come to Versailles. Called "Xiao Duozi" to be a consultant on Eastern issues.
Following the sound of trumpets, a cardinal, a prince wearing a plume, and a priest in Taoist robes, followed by the French foreign minister, Hugo Leonard, and a court guard dressed like a parrot. Entered the Harvest Hall at the Palace of Versailles.
Emperor Louis the Great saw the person holding the "broom" (whisk) at a glance, and he immediately understood that this person must be a "Chinese wizard"-only wizards would use a broom as a means of transportation!But the broom is so small, how can this "Chinese wizard" ride it?The stick on the broom is so thin, it is uncomfortable to ride!
While thinking about it, the archbishop Josim Bouvet in red, the imperial envoy of the Mongolian Kingdom, Zhijun Wang Yinti, and the "Chinese wizard" holding a broom had already bowed to Louis the Great together.
Louis' foreign minister, Hugo Leonard, introduced Louis one by one.In fact, Louis didn't know any of them, including Josim Bouvet, the archbishop in red whose Chinese name was Bai Jin and his name was Mingyuan.Although this Bai Jin was recommended to Kangxi by Louis himself, he also wrote the recommendation letter based on the recommendation of his subordinates, and he had never met him at all.
This time Louis knew that Josim Bouvet was here to elect the pope, so his attitude was naturally not very enthusiastic-Louis wanted to be the pope himself, but he was too embarrassed to mention it. Had to give him a "white robe", and he reluctantly became Pope.
But now there is someone who is not afraid of death to choose the pope... It's a bit difficult to handle!
Thinking of this, Emperor Louis the Great asked Archbishop Bai: "Your Highness Bouvet (the archbishop in red can be called His Highness), I heard that you are going to run for Pope, but how much do you know about the devils that appeared in America?"
This should be a difficult problem - Archbishop Bai is the cardinal archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of India, and he will catch the devils in India, but where will he know the devils in America?If Archbishop Bai can't answer, then Louis has a reason not to let him be pope... This is for his own good, lest he can't deal with the devil and finally let the devil be destroyed.
"Your Majesty," Archbishop Bai replied confidently, "I know the devils in Shangfang Kingdom very well. I know what they are?"
"Really?" Louis the Great certainly didn't believe it, "Cardinal, how do you prove it?"
"Your Majesty, I have witnesses!" As he spoke, Archbishop Bai pointed to Zhang Hongtian, who was holding a whisk by his side and was sizing up Emperor Louis. "Your Majesty, this Daoist Zhang is the descendant of the Shang Fang devil!"
"What!" Emperor Louis almost jumped up from his throne, pointing at Zhang Hongtian, "He, is he a devil?"
This scared Louis!
He hasn't become pope yet, how did the devil come here?
And... Isn't this devil sent by Kangxi Khan of Great Mongolia?What is the relationship between Kangxi Khan and the devil?Could it be that Kangxi Khan's soul is already... No, Kangxi Khan is not a Christian, he has no soul!
"Your Majesty, he is not a devil, but the descendant of Shangfang's devil!" Archbishop Bai replied, "The so-called Shangfang's devil is actually one of the three gods worshiped by local Chinese religions, named Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, also known as Tongtian Sect Master!"
Archbishop Bai said "Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun" and "Tongtian Jiaozhu" in Chinese, so Long Kedo, who was next to Louis, understood it immediately, and immediately exclaimed: "Ah! Tongtian Jiaozhu? Isn't this "Fengsheng Yanyi"? Zhenren Zhang, Bishop Bai, what is going on here? How did the devil in Shang Fangguo become the leader of Tongtian?"
Zhang Hongtian Zhang Zhenren couldn't understand French, of course he didn't know that Bai Jin, a foreign monk, had "betrayed" him, now he didn't take it seriously when he heard Long Kedo's question, and nodded, "Don't you know? The Taoism of Shang Fangguo is Jiejiao, which is the school that always likes to accept animals as a beginner. It is not one of us. Their founder is Lingbao Tianzun, one of the three cleans of Taoism! The magic power of this Tianzun is of course powerful However, it is normal for the Pope to fight against him."
There were other translators beside Emperor Louis, and they immediately translated the words of Longkodo and Zhang Zhenren into French.
Emperor Louis the Great immediately understood that this devil was not Lucifer, but a foreign devil called Pope Tongtian... No wonder the Pope of Rome couldn't deal with him!Everyone is the pope, so the mana should be about the same. That Alexander VIII is too old, and he can't blame God if he dies after the competition.
"Then, is that Pope Tongtian very powerful?" Emperor Louis asked quickly.
If Pope Tongtian has boundless magic power, then he will not be Pope...
"My lord," Bai Jin said, "as far as I know, the magic power of Taoism is the so-called natural magic...that book "Mathematical Principles of Natural Magic" has already stated it very clearly."
"The Mathematical Principles of Natural Magic" consists of five volumes. It is a work of physics and "magic" (chemistry), mainly exploring the phenomena of "natural forces" and "natural law".Although the concept of "magic" is used, it is actually a work of natural philosophy (no natural science yet).Bai Jin himself is also a scientist. He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences in history. Of course he can understand "The Mathematical Principles of Natural Magic".
Louis XIV was also a domineering emperor. He had also read this great book that "redefined magic and natural philosophy". Of course, he also knew the difference between natural magic and other magic.
"But Pope Alexander VIII..."
Bai Jin said: "God summoned him to go to the kingdom of heaven, which just shows that the magic of Shang Fang Kingdom is natural magic, not the black magic of the devil...Natural magic is the tool God gave to human beings. That is to say, God has given us to defeat the Shangfang devil. We should no longer ask God to show his divine power, we should use the natural magic God gave to defeat our most dangerous enemy!"
"Bishop," Louis XIV was still dubious, "is what you said true?"
Bai Jin smiled and said: "My Majesty, the Lord Tongtian, the Supreme Lord, and Yuan Tianzun are all the three Qing Patriarchs of Chinese Taoism... They are equivalent to the archangels in our Christianity. And Kangxi Khan of Great Mongolia sent The Daoist Zhang who helped you understand the situation of Shang Fang’s demons is equivalent to the archbishop of Taoism, he is the successor of the founder of Sanqing, and he also inherited the spells of Master Tongtian. You can ask him what real spells he has?"
Seems to make sense!
Louis XIV said to Longcordo beside him in Latin: "Duodo (this is a nickname), you ask this Bishop Zhang, can he know real magic? Not that kind of natural magic, but supernatural magic. Also, will he fly on that little broom?"
Longkodo was amused by Louis XIV's words, and he didn't ask Zhang Zhenren, but directly said to Louis XIV: "Your Majesty, I have known this real person since I was a child. He doesn't have any supernatural spells at all, and he doesn't know how to ride a horse." Flying on a broomstick...in today's Great Mongolia and Ming Dynasty, no one would fly on a broomstick."
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"Archbishop, Hugo, sit down, all of you."
Longkodo, Zhang Hongtian, and Yinti have all left the Palace of Versailles, and now only Louis XIV, Leonard and Bai Jin are left in the King's Audience Hall.
Under Louis XIV's order, Hugo Leonard and Bai Jin had already sat down on the two chairs respectfully.
Louis XIV looked at Bai Jin, was silent for a while, and then said, "Archbishop, are you really sure that Shang Fangguo has no supernatural magic?"
"It's absolutely certain." Bai Jin replied very positively, "Your Majesty, even if you don't believe in me, you should believe in God. If our enemies have supernatural power, then God will definitely give us the same power."
"Can you guarantee it?" Louis XIV asked.
Bai Jin immediately understood what Louis XIV's words meant. He immediately stood up and bowed respectfully: "My lord, if I become Pope, I can guarantee that our enemies will not possess supernatural power... In the meantime, I will ask God not to grant any supernatural powers to the enemy!"
Bai Jin, who doesn't believe that Shang Fang's devil possesses supernatural power, firmly believes that he can contact God after becoming Pope...
Louis XIV asked: "Bishop, can God give us supernatural power?"
Emperor Louis knew that the enemy could not "crack", but he still wanted to "crack" himself...
"Your Majesty," Bai Jin said with a smile, "In fact, we already possess a supernatural power, that is, the power of faith! This is the decisive power that allowed us to finally defeat Shang Fang and the Ming Empire!"
Chapter 850 Found the truth, Zhu Hechi is the devil!
"Victory over the Ming Empire? Archbishop, are you kidding me? Do you know how powerful Ming is?"
Of course Louis XIV was also afraid of Daming!The population of the Ming Empire was more than double the combined population of all the countries ruled by Louis XIV. If people from the vassal states were counted, it was almost equivalent to the whole of Europe!
What's even more frightening is that Ming took the lead in natural magic, industrial and commercial production, and political governance... and until the 17th century, the European conquest basically remained at the point of destroying "kindergarten civilization" and bullying "primary school civilization" degree.They won't be able to take advantage of the more powerful "junior high school student civilization".
Historically, the British East India Company was repaired by Aurangzeb in India, the Dutch lost to Zheng Chenggong in Taiwan, and the Luocha people were defeated by Emperor Kangxi and the Junggar Khanate many times. The Moroccan Sultanate, in the 16th and 17th centuries, was able to beat European powers to the ground from time to time!
As for the Spaniards wanting to use [-] white-skinned soldiers plus [-] Japanese mercenaries to annihilate Ming Dynasty... I guess they are still thinking about a brilliant way to fight smallpox?
But now the Ming Empire, which is displayed in front of Europeans, is so powerful that it is unbelievable. Not only is it large in population, vast in land, rich in resources, and developed in economy, it also surpasses it in natural magic, political governance, industrial and commercial production, etc. led to European Christian civilization.
The sweet gunpowder of Ming Dynasty directly changed the rules of war in the second half of the 17th century-many European military strategists could not do it all at once!
Daming's garlic medicine saved the precious lives of many wealthy Europeans and nobles... Well, serfs die as they die, this is life!
Daming's hot air balloon opened the history of manned aviation again - it can fly, it's so shocking!
The "Mathematical Principles of Natural Magic", which redefines natural philosophy and magic, made England's most powerful physicist and mathematician Newton angrily become the director of the mint.
And the theories of "Original King", "Original Minister", "Original Confucianism", "Original Law", and "Original People" from Ming Dynasty made the emperors of Christian countries feel like they were on their backs-it was too progressive!
As for the industrial and commercial production of Ming Dynasty, it is far stronger than that of Europe, just look at the "Made in Ming Dynasty" on the European market!Porcelain, silk, sugar, cotton cloth, garlic medicine, perfume and other commodities were sold everywhere, and even crystal glass products produced by Ming Dynasty began to appear in the European market!
If the current Christian civilization in Europe is a "junior high school student civilization", those Indian civilizations in the Americas that were wiped out by Europeans are "kindergarten civilizations" at the kindergarten level, and those headed by the Ottoman Empire are more powerful The Tianfang religion country belongs to the "civilization of junior high school students" who study in the second year of junior high school, so the Great Ming Dynasty is simply a "civilization of high school students" that all civilizations look up to!
Louis XIV is now running rampant in the "junior high school campus" in Europe, how dare he go to the "high school" to provoke trouble?Will be beaten!
"Your Majesty," Bai Jin was a little disappointed by Louis XIV's reaction, "Although Ming is very powerful, it is by no means invincible! In fact, more than 40 years ago, a group of semi-civilized barbarians from the cold mountains and forests of Northeast Asia Once successfully conquered the Ming Empire!"
Louis XIV shook his head again and again: "That Daming is not the same as the current Daming!"
"No, in fact they are similar!" Bai Jin said, "In essence, the two Great Mings are exactly the same, but it is just the cycle of the rise and fall of the dynasty that is unique to the Eastern Empire... The former Ming expelled the Mongols and established an unprecedentedly powerful Ming dynasty." The new Ming Dynasty expelled the Manchurians and established an unprecedentedly powerful Han Dynasty. Although the latter’s ruling group has higher knowledge and better ruling skills, it also pays more attention to business and Ocean, but it is not much different in essence. Maybe the upper limit of the new Da Ming will definitely be higher than that of the old Da Ming, but the ending of the new Da Ming will not be much different from the old Da Ming. Because the new Da Ming is still a lack of faith, confused thinking, and greed for comfort. , a country lacking in progress... This country can only rely on the great talents and strong authority of the founding emperor to expand.
So now is the pinnacle of the Ming Empire, just like the era of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was the pinnacle of the previous Ming.But as long as we can contain Daming in the next 30 to [-] years, and when the generation that created the new Ming dies, this country that lacks faith and soul will surely fall into long-term comfort and stagnation.And its weakening will also be a matter of time.Just like every Chinese dynasty in the past... These dynasties have created dazzling and glorious eras, but they are destined not to last! "
Bai Jin apparently discovered the law of dynastic cycles in China.In fact, this matter is not a secret, and it is even more obvious to an outside observer like Bai Jin... Even so many dynasties are performing stories of prosperity and decline, which already explains the problem.
Therefore, the empire created by Zhu Heqi cannot be strong forever.
However, Bai Jin found out that the cause of the periodic law is that he does not believe in God, and he does not have other strong enough religious beliefs - although he is qualified to be a member of the Academy of Sciences, he is still a magician in his job, and he also really believes in God Yes, of course, will regard the belief in God as the key to the survival of the country.
There was silence in the audience hall. Louis XIV didn't say a word, and seemed to be lost in thought. His brows were getting tighter and tighter. He didn't know how much time passed before he heard the great emperor of Europa speak: " But the top priority of the Frank Holy Roman Empire is to defeat the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The goal is not only to recover the whole of Austria, but also the whole of Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria... until Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt! The eastern homeland of the Roman Empire must be conquered by God Covered with banners, the Holy Sepulcher must also be guarded by Catholic knights!
Before that, the empire should not, and has no spare power, to engage in a protracted struggle with the distant Ming Dynasty. "
"My lord," Bai Jin had long understood Louis XIV's intentions, and what he was waiting for was what Louis said. He immediately stood up and solemnly said to the emperor, "defeat the Ottoman Empire and restore the eastern part of the Roman Empire." The territory is the responsibility of Caesar. It is the mission of the Emperor of Spain, the King of Portugal and the King of England to defeat the merchants on the North American continent and let this ancient, decayed, and depraved country prostrate under the banner of God. And to contain the Ming Empire worldwide The expansion of the Church is a sacred mission given by God to the Catholic Church."
Louis XIV still frowned: "Archbishop, do you mean that the Catholic Church wants to organize a crusade?"