Chapter 730 Future Emperor and Pope
When Pu Shougen took the mission of Sultan of Granada to Lisbon, Liang Chongru, the ambassador of the Ming Empire, was not in Lisbon. He had already taken a carriage and under the escort of a team of Portuguese attendants to Seville in the south of the Kingdom of Castile. He would meet with King Alfonso X of Castile there.
"Alfonso X is a very critical figure!"
The ones who went to Seville with Liang Chongru were the Archbishop Pontalion and the Duchess of Sophia (professed to be). On the way to Seville, Archbishop Pontalion and Liang Chongru mentioned the special identity of Alfonso X. Sophia acted as a translator for the two.
"Alfonso X was a candidate for the Holy Roman Emperor. He had received four of the seven electorals and the support of the French king."
Listening to Sophia's translation, Liang Chongru showed an incredible expression on his face. Can the emperor choose?
"But Richard, the younger brother of the King of England, was supported by three other members of the seven electorate and the King of England."
Four to three, it seems that this should be what it is, Fang Suo was the emperor for ten years. Liang Chongru said in his heart.
"Therefore, the imperial throne has been hanging in vain for a long time, and it has been more than ten years."
What? Ten years have there been no emperor? There is no chaos in the world! Liang Chongru said in his heart that these Europa natives are really good at playing. The emperor or the like, either they are either fighting for their fathers or swords. Where can they compete for votes? They think they are choosing counselors?
"Also, the territory of the Holy Roman Empire is only based on the Kingdom of Poland, and is not very far from the Mongols' Golden Horde..."
Ah! There was not even a emperor. The whole plate of loose sand was close to the Mongols! Liang Chongru was shocked and said to himself. Do you native barbarians know how the Mongols killed people? Do you know how the Mongols bully people? Are you really not afraid of becoming a fourth-class European game?
"If the Mongols really wanted to kill Central Europe, the Cardinal believed that Europa would probably need a Holy Roman Emperor."
No, even the emperor, and you still want to fight Kublai Khan? If you don’t want to be a fourth-class European, then hurry up... choose an emperor. When Liang Chongru thought of this, he seemed to understand the meaning of this archbishop in the red.
"Bithist, do you mean to support Alfonso as the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in the XI?"
Sophia translated his words to the Cardinal. The bishop nodded with a smile and said, "As long as the Ambassador proposes such conditions, Alfonso X will be happy to join forces with the Ming Dynasty to destroy Granada."
This bishop is a Frenchman and a noble family. He is still related to the Cape dynasty in France, so he is naturally consistent with Alfonso X, who was supported by France.
Moreover, at this time, Louis IX, who was in power in France, was nicknamed "Perfect Monster". This is a wise monarch! He believed in Christianity and donated a lot of money to the church, performed twice a day, recited the "The Book of the Virgin 50 times before going to bed, and washed the blind man's feet (because Jesus washed his disciples); he also participated in the Crusades. Due to God's blessing, he met Saleh, the Sultan of the Ayubic dynasty, and died of illness when attacking Egypt. However, he was defeated by the little wife of Saleh Sultan (another Cleopatra, the only queen of the Tianfang Cult), and he was gloriously captured. Later, he spent a lot of money to redeem his freedom; he enforced the law and fairly opened a heresy inquisition and set up a stake. He burned many villains who dared to speak bad words from God and the church.
Such a perfect monarch is of course very popular in Europa. Archbishop Pontalion also likes this "perfect monster". However, given that the monster king's skills in fighting are not as good as that of a Cleopatra, he probably cannot beat Kublai Khan. So he had to choose a more powerful Holy Roman Emperor to the front. Alfonso X looked better than the Earl of England, although Louis IX could not beat Cleopatra, but he won many battles against the English. Therefore, it was not safe to let Richard, the Earl of Cornwall, be the Emperor of the Holy Roman Emperor.
"But how can we do this in the Ming Dynasty?" Liang Chongru asked thoughtfully. He thought to himself, would the saint of the Ming Dynasty want Alfonso to be the son emperor of the Holy Roman Empire for the tenth generation? This is good...
"This is easy to deal with." The Archbishop in Cardinal smiled. "As long as your fleet goes to the English Channel and block the Thames estuary. The Earl of Cornwall Richard was supported by King Henry III of England, who was Richard's brother. If England gave up their support for Richard Earl of Cornwall, then Alfonso X could become the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire."
Instigating the Ming Atlantic Fleet to block the Thames River, of course, it was also a stumbling block to England. Although several kings of England could not fight, it was recently said that Edward, a prince who was very good at fighting, was Edward I. The old English man who had captured the head of the Scottish national hero William Wallace in history. Of course, he is still very young now. He is the brother-in-law of Alfonso X, but on the issue of the candidate for the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, the two had the opposite opinion. In the war with the English Parliament, Prince Edward was first captured, then escaped from prison, and then showed his power to kill Montford, the commander of the parliamentary army, showing extraordinary military talent.
Therefore, the Archbishop of the Cardinal felt that it was necessary to use the power of the Ming Atlantic Fleet to attack England, so as to ensure that the English stayed honestly on their islands and did not attack French territory.
"Okay, this is easy to deal with!" Liang Chongru certainly would not object to going to the Thames River to block the door. He was worried that he would not have an excuse to occupy a territory in the English Channel!
Saint Chen is determined to win the concession land on the English Channel. He thought of the names of the concessions, so he was called Hong Kong!
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The capital of the Kingdom of Castile, Seville, the big castle.
It was late at night. King Alfonso X of Castile King, "wise man", sat upright in the study, under the dim candlelight, looking at a book called "Science and Empiricality" in Latin, which is one of the three classics of Heaven and the gift given to him by the Ming delegation. He was focused and did not move for a moment.
With a creaking sound, the door of the study was opened, and then it closed gently. A little old man in a red robe walked in. It was Archbishop Pontaleon.
Alfonso X gently put down the book, looked up at the bishop, and smiled and said, "Your Excellency Bishop, why are you so happy?"
The Archbishop of the Cardinal sat down and smiled and said, "I am happy for you. My Majesty, you will soon be the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire! The delegation of the Ming Empire promised to help, on the condition that he would attack Granada with Castilla... How about it? Does it feel like he is favored by God?"
"Being favored by God? Bishop, do you think I look like a fool?" Alfonso X's face looked very bad.
"You are a wise man," said the Archbishop of the Cardinal, "These wise men are not good! But what is certain is that they are quite powerful... They have giant warships equipped with a weapon called artillery, which can fire heavy iron balls, which are so fast that they cannot see clearly, and the range is half a mile. They can destroy the stone walls of the castle! They also have a kind of mesh gun that can fire lead bullets in their hands, which is more powerful than all crossbow arrows. No matter how strong the armor is, they cannot resist it, and they cannot even block the shield! In addition, they also have a metal called Nanfen Steel..."
"Okay, no need to say it." Alfonso X waved his hand and interrupted the bishop. He already had a large steel-clad sword, which was also given to him by Liang Chongru. He used this knife to cut off a sword that had been treasured for many years.
"We are in big trouble!" Alfonso X was not a fool, of course he knew that the Ming Empire was not sent by God to help the Europa natives.
"It's really a big trouble, but you can also eradicate Granada, become the Holy Roman Emperor, buy a medley and Nanfenstein, and organize a truly powerful army!"
"Then what?"
"Then go to resist the Mongols... They are coming, hundreds of thousands, and they are the headquarters of the Khan. They were defeated by the Ming people in the East, but they also learned how the Ming people made H medicine, clamps and cannons! If there was no strong leader in Europe, they would not be able to resist the surging Mongols! From this perspective, the Ming people are indeed here to help us."
Alfonso said quietly: "But they are not very different from the Mongols... They came all the way, must be to pursue wealth and land. Just like the purpose of the Crusaders going to the East!"
"There are still some differences. The Ming people were civilized. They came from the country of silk and porcelain. In the ancient Roman era, we called them the Seris. Now we called them the Khitans. In the future, we will call them the Chinese."
"China?"
“Yes, they think their country is the center of the world.”
"Arrogant!" Alfonso X snorted, then sighed, "But this is also true!" He looked at the Archbishop in Cardinal, "But Rome will definitely be furious, and the Pope will not agree to form an alliance with the Ming people."
"No, the pope will recognize the reality." The Archbishop in Cardinal shook his head, "Because Cleman IV (Roman Pope) is already terminally ill, there will be a wise and wise pope in Rome soon!"
"A wise and wise pope?" Alfonso X looked at the Archbishop in Cardinal with a smile, "Who is he?"
Chapter completed!