At the end of the speech, João IV officially announced: Princess Catherine will marry far away in the East and become the concubine of Emperor Wu of the Great Tomorrow, and the Kingdom of Portugal and the Ming Empire will officially form an alliance!

João IV added: "We have a deep and long-standing friendship with the Ming Empire, strictly speaking, this year is the centenary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ming and Portugal, because a hundred years ago in 1553, we Portuguese obtained the right of residence in Macau of the Ming Empire, we respect the sovereignty of the Ming Dynasty, abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and use Macao as a bridge for cultural exchanges between the two countries!" (Again, Macao became a colony on December 1, 1887 in the late Qing Dynasty, when Portugal occupied Macao through diplomatic paperwork)

João IV continued: "Thirty years ago, the Ming and Portuguese had a military exchange (the purchase of Hongyi cannons during the Apocalypse), and our soldiers assisted the Ming army in training artillery skills to resist the invasion of the Eastern ......" (Sun Yuanhua hired Portuguese artillery to train the Ming gunners, and the Battle of Ningyuan defeated Nurhachi with one cannon)

The more João IV spoke, the more agitated he became, as if today's alliance had been arranged a hundred years ago.

Wu Zhong chuckled lightly and didn't take these "friendly deeds" seriously.

If it weren't for the Battle of Tunhaimen in the Zhengde period and the Battle of Xicaowan in the Jiajing period, the Ming sailors knocked the Portuguese who tried to colonize the Ming Dynasty to the ground twice in a row, how could they give up their force and honestly do business with the Ming through peaceful trade?

The current Ming Dynasty knows very well that if you want to win the respect of the other party, you must have strong strength, otherwise you will be a lamb to the slaughter!

For example, when the Ming ocean-going fleet first came to Portugal, these turtles and grandsons were like thieves to prevent the Ming mission, and when the nonsense Joao IV in front of him first summoned Wu Zhong, he also did not like to deal with his perfunctory attitude.

What now? talked about the friendly relations between the two countries like a licking dog, and forcibly praised his future son-in-law, Emperor Tianwu.

He didn't mention the two wars between Portugal and the Ming Dynasty a hundred years ago, as if they had never happened.

João IV smiled and shouted: "For the sake of the friendship between Portugal and the Ming Dynasty, the national anthems of the two countries will be played!" ”

The Portuguese aristocracy smiled in agreement, and the Foreign Secretary personally arranged the band.

The national anthem represents the spirit, fighting course or grand goal of a country or a nation, represents the voice of the people, and can also be a microcosm of the history of a country or nation.

The Netherlands was the first country in the world to have a national anthem, and in 1569, the Dutch people resisted the rule and oppression of the Spanish rulers, singing "Ode to William" and defeated the Spanish rulers, and the song later became the national anthem of the Netherlands.

Since then, many countries have imitated each other and formulated their own national anthems, and Portugal, which agreed to be oppressed by Spain, has also made up a song.

According to the international practice that has not yet taken shape, the national anthems of the two countries are played, and the host should be placed behind, and the first thing to play is the national anthem of the Ming Dynasty "Ode to the Emperor".

Because the Portuguese did not prepare in advance, no one could sing the Ming national anthem, and it could only be played by the Ming Royal Navy military band.

Under Wu Zhong's nod, the commander of the Daming Military Band held his head high and waved his arms proudly, and the majestic melody of "Ode to the Emperor" immediately resounded in the hall.

The Ming admiral in the hall "snapped" and stood upright, facing the band as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, he straightened his neck and sang the blood-boiling lyrics loudly:

"Brilliant and bright, the sun, the moon, mountains and rivers, bustling and prosperous, the sky is full of all countries."

"The great emperor, the eight wives, the sun and the moon shine together, and the glory lasts for ten thousand years!"

After the sonic boom of the national anthem, a jaw-dropping scene appeared, only to see all the Ming admirals, feverishly raising their arms and cheering loudly three times:

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!!"

"Wansheng !!"

Although the Portuguese generals couldn't understand the lyrics, the impassioned and shocking tone of the Ming lyrics, coupled with their fanatical and exhilarating momentum, everyone present couldn't help but burst into a wave of enthusiasm and shouted hello.

João IV was slightly shocked in his heart, from these Ming generals in front of him, he seemed to see the rise of a warlike nation!

Wu Zhong beside him is smiling, this is the first time that the Ming national anthem has entered the West, showing the majesty of the Ming soldiers to Westerners, which is a huge progress!

Princess Catherine, who loves oriental culture, is even more shocked, is this the army built by the legendary emperor of the East?

I heard that my future husband is not only young and capable, but also handsome......

At this time, Catherine's face was slightly red, and a look of anticipation appeared again.

The tumult lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour before it cooled down, and the Portuguese bands seated around the hall, dressed in white dresses and black bow ties, took out the sheet music they had prepared and looked at His Majesty with a blank eye, asking when the music would be played.

João IV, who reacted, stepped down from his throne and waved his hand and shouted: "Music! ”

The national anthem of Portugal was composed after independence, and it also represents the national spirit of the country, and the whole rhythm is melodious.

After the ceremony, João IV said something to wish the friendship between the two countries to last forever, and the ceremony officially ended.

The news of the alliance between the Ming and Portugal revealed at this ceremony spread throughout Europe through several major newspapers.

The Ming fleet defeated the Spanish Armada, and all of Europe began to pay attention to this ancient empire in the East.

At the same time, the deeds of Emperor Zhu Cihong of the Ming Dynasty began to become popular in Europe, and the princesses of some countries asked people to ask for the portrait of Emperor Tianwu from the Ming Ocean Fleet to comfort their curiosity......

After a few days of rest, Wu Zhong was making plans to return to China when the French Minister Charlotte suddenly came to visit.

Charlotte forced Lai Lai to say two baskets of polite words, and Wu Zhong was very impatient when he heard it, and asked directly: "What are you doing?" Something to say! ”

Charlotte smiled awkwardly and said, "There are still many warships in your country's ocean-going fleet that have not been repaired, so you might as well move to France as a guest first.....

Wu Zhonghu looked at him suspiciously: "Is this an invitation from France to my Ming Mission?" ”

Charlotte's face was overjoyed, and she said: "Yes, I, the French Minister to Portugal, on behalf of the Kingdom of France, officially send an invitation to the Ming Mission!" ”

"Don't say it sooner!"

Wu Zhong glanced at him and muttered.

Originally, he wanted to go to France to have a look, because the French minister was extremely unfriendly to Portugal and showed an aggressive attitude, which made Wu Zhong very disgusted.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has a younger brother in Europe, the situation has been opened, Emperor Tianwu's strategic goal has been achieved, and there is not much to do in France, so Wu Zhong has broken off the idea of going to France.

However, now that people have lowered their posture and taken the initiative to extend an olive branch, and Wu Zhong is very interested in a rumor in France, he has a new idea......

Because once Wu Zhong made fun of Fulin and his mother in front of Zhu Cihong, the strange mother and son, which is rare to see in the world.

The well-informed Zhu Cihong told him with a smile that there are also Fu Lin and Hong Chengchou in the West, that is, France, the young king Louis XIV had an old lover and was the prime minister of France.

That prime minister is Cardinal Ma Zaran, who is of the same nature as Hong Chengchou, who has been in charge of the government for a long time, and goes to sleep with the Queen Mother when he has nothing to do.

With such a big new thing and such an awesome character, Wu Zhong was obviously tempted, and he wanted to see it with his own eyes and see it for a long time.

In this way, driven by curiosity, Wu Zhong ordered Zhu Chenggong to stay in Lisbon, and he took the mission to France by sea to see the world.