Chapter 1210 Entering the City of Rome
While the Holy See was constantly arguing and the highest level was secretive, the Ming Dynasty's fleet finally slowly sailed into Rome. .
The Ming Dynasty's fleet was quite large, and the Hongwu was even more a giant, standing quietly on the sea, if a dormant monster, a fleet of nearly 100 ships was arranged on the sea near Rome, majestic and strict.
This naturally caused a huge shock. From the city of Rome and the Pope, there were countless people everywhere, and the crowds of onlookers increased rapidly. Naturally, they also included people from the Holy See, which was an unpredictable threat to the Holy See. They had never seen such a neat and huge fleet, just outside the city of Rome.
News kept coming to the Holy See in the city of Rome, and the number of the "peace factions" increased rapidly, which also aroused the anger of the war factions. The Holy See now has no one in charge, and the two sides can't argue. They all demanded to see Pope Inno's birth to the 10th, but the Pope seemed to be missing. They could not find it, and in the end they had no choice but to look on Maidarzini.
Maidalzini did not give a formal decision, but gave a vague attitude, waiting for the Pope's final decision and then not disappearing.
The Holy See does not mean that it can decide everything. The representatives from all over the country, including Spain, England, the Netherlands, etc., are very anxious now. They hope that the Holy See can accept the Ming Dynasty and operate a friendly relationship. They are expanding overseas trade. They have huge profits overseas and cannot be abandoned. Therefore, they care very much about the wealthy Ming Dynasty and Asia, and hope to obtain the greatest profit from it.
Especially after seeing such a powerful fleet strength in the Ming Dynasty, each had its own thoughts.
With the pressure from the envoys from various countries, the Holy See also had a step down, and found an excuse to order people to go to the manor outside the city and invite Zhu Youjian and others to enter the city.
Overseas not far from Rome, Zheng Zhilong's fleet was arranged in a huge fan shape, with full muzzles open, facing Rome, Roman city, and the Holy See.
Okundo stood beside Zheng Zhilong, looking up at the direction of Rome City. His face, which had always been expressionless, was full of beards. He looked for a while and said, "General, you are not welcome here."
Okundo's words are quite straightforward. Zheng Zhilong was born into a pirate and has been in Japan for many days. He is not surprised by this kind of thing.
He stretched out his left hand to touch the black cannon beside him, feeling the warmth on the gun. A sneer appeared quietly on his face and said, "General, why didn't you think about going to pacific country, Roman city? We know that they have been riding on your heads. In our east, monarchs are above everything else, there is no so-called pope, no so-called holy See, our emperor does not need the approval of the Holy See, nor does they need to point fingers."
The general of Okundo was not in vain. He knew her about the Ming Dynasty. He blinked and said after a while, "We Spain can do it, but I don't want to do it. There were many kings in countries that did not get the approval of the pope. They ended up being either betrayed or overthrown or burned to death."
In Zheng Zhilong's view, this was an end, but he knew very well that this was just a result of the Holy See's use of privileges to operate, and it could only work for some small countries. Big countries like Spain, Frank, and England, even the Pope, the Holy See had to retreat.
For example, when Frank had a dispute with the Pope before, the Holy See finally gave in, otherwise Frank would have countless ways to make the Holy See uncomfortable.
Zheng Zhilong glanced at Okundo, his eyes shone with a cold light, and said meaningfully: "What would you do if the general really fired a fire at Rome?"
Oo Kundo reached out to touch his bearded man, blinked, looked up at the sky, and said, "The weather has been bad recently, the fog is heavy, and the sight is not good, so you may not see it."
Zheng Zhilong smiled on his face. It was not a matter of one or two days for these European monarchs to be dissatisfied with the Pope. If anyone could embarrass the Holy See, I believe that Philip IV, the King of the Philippines and Spain, would be very happy.
Zheng Zhilong looked at the blurry coastline in the distance and ordered the fleet to show off its offensive posture, slowly approached Rome City, and included the shore in the coverage of artillery fire. This action shocked Rome City, frightened, and very angry. At this time, Zhu Youjian and others quietly entered Rome City.
Zhu Youjian was greeted with an ordinary cardinal, accompanied by an extraterritorial bishop, Johnson Chan. The cardinal was quite easy-going. His face was enthusiastic, but his real attitude was a real war faction. Johnson Chan was not qualified to speak in front of him. He could only give him a look occasionally, so that they could be cautious in their words and actions.
Rome is not the most developed city in Europe, but when it comes to dense population, it is definitely the second best. There are believers everywhere here, and everyone is very curiously watching the tall carriage sitting in the high carriage overlooking Zhu Youjian around. Many believers looked at him with friendly eyes and smiles.
The Cardinal who welcomed Zhu Youjian was not good at speaking. He only enthusiastically praised the glorious God and the splendid history of the city of Rome. The buildings here are generally very small, not as grand and spacious as the Ming Dynasty buildings, giving people a very small feeling.
Zhu Youjian held on without hesitation, and there was more and more anger hidden in his heart.
Their group came to a church, not the Cathedral of Salvation where the Pope lives. They didn't look conspicuous and very ordinary.
The cardinal gave a few words and left in a hurry.
Zhu Youjian and others took the attitude of being at ease when they came, and did not over-express their anger. From this, they also clearly saw that within the Roman Catholic Church, they still wanted to conquer the Ming Dynasty first and then preach, which was also an old routine they had long been accustomed to.
Johnson Chan did not leave. This situation has already told Zhu Youjian that the situation is not optimistic, and the "war faction" still has the upper hand within the Holy See.
Zhu Youjian sat opposite Joshua Chan, poured tea slowly and said lightly, "I heard a news that the Holy See sent a thousand people to conquer my Ming Dynasty?"
Europe is now the beginning of colonization. It is not fake to conquer millions of people with a few guns, but a common reality. I don’t know how many people were full of desire for the East, and there were many people who could conquer the Ming Dynasty by making wild words. This voice was also found in the Holy See, saying that a team of thirty guards could conquer the Ming Dynasty by sending out a team of thirty guards. This is also the origin of the toughness of the Holy See’s war-torn faction.
However, with the emergence of the huge fleet of the Ming Dynasty, it was really a scoundrel for the pro-war faction in the Roman Catholic Church, and it made them feel hard to speak.
Tang Ruowang looked at Zhu Youjian, his heart was heavy, but he said relaxedly: "Prince, please don't worry. Although the Holy See has some disputes, since you are invited to the city, things are probably not as bad as expected. The Pope has already heard the message and will receive the prince after he recovers from his illness. Peace and friendship is the consistent insistence of our Holy See."
Zhu Youjian was full of disgust for these missionaries, and Zhu Youjian saw too much in the book.
Zhu Youjian ignored Joshua Chan's words, calmly picked up the teacup and said indifferently: "Please tell the Holy See, Pope, I will only wait here for three days. If the Pope does not need to meet, I will board the ship immediately and go to the next place."
Joshua Chan could feel the anger hidden behind Zhu Youjian's calm words, and he felt even more worried. He nodded silently without saying much.
Chapter completed!