In the Portuguese royal palace, the lights are brilliant, and the Portuguese flag is intertwined with red and green, and dozens of Portuguese nobles and Ming generals are chatting and laughing.

Admiral Medina wore the uniform of a Portuguese admiral with a dazzling array of medals on his chest, a sign of pride from the last war.

At this time, he was happily chatting with Shi Lang, who was also wearing a blue Ming navy uniform, dragging a somewhat inconvenient right leg, which was also the pride left over from the last war.

Medina's words were full of admiration for the Ming striker, touting a few words from time to time, and introducing each other's generals.

Suddenly, a loud command rang out through the hall: "Your Majesty the King has arrived!" ”

Suddenly, all the Portuguese officers turned to the door of the hall and stood upright, and there was silence in the hall.

João IV of Portugal, dressed in a military uniform, with snow-white gloves and a shining sword, strode in.

Behind him were the Portuguese princess Catherine, the Ming Ocean Envoy Qin Cha Wu Zhong, and the commander of the combined fleet, Zhu Chenggong.

Catherine wore a noble, delicate dress with a diamond tiara on her head that shimmered brightly, marking her status as a princess.

Wu Zhong was dressed in a gorgeous python robe and greeted the generals of the two countries with a smile.

The most anticipated is the success of Yanping Bozhu, who is called the god of war by Portugal, his heroic posture and confident pace have become the focus of the hall, and the limelight faintly surpasses King João IV.

When João IV came over, all the nobles and magnates in Portugal bowed slightly and said softly: "I have seen His Majesty the King, His Royal Highness the Princess." ”

João IV nodded and sat down on the throne, while Princess Catherine bit her lip and sat next to him with her skirt straightened.

This time the seat arrangement is very learned, in the center are João IV and Catherine, the Ming Ocean is making the Qin Cha Wu Zhong stand on the right side of João IV, the generals of the Ming Dynasty are also standing on the right side in turn, and the Portuguese nobles and generals are standing on the left column.

The Ming Dynasty pays attention to the left, while the West is just the opposite, paying attention to the right, this subtle position, so that the foreign envoys present clearly feel the Portuguese policy towards the Ming, this is to recognize the big brother!

(In ancient China, the right or the left, different dynasties and generations, from the Qin to the Western Han Dynasty, the overall right was respected; Among them, the pre-Qin and Qin dynasties focused on respecting the left, and the Western Han Dynasty focused more on respecting the right; From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Tang and Song dynasties, a system of respecting the left was gradually formed; After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, it was stipulated that the right should be respected.

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he inherited the Tang and Song Dynasty ritual system, and respected the left, which was used for more than 500 years in the Ming and Qing dynasties. ）

The envoys of several countries could also understand that since Portugal became independent, it broke away from the Habsburg group led by Spain, but it was never accepted by another group, and even the Pope refused to recognize their independence.

Now Portugal is in an awkward position in Europe, and if it does not choose a big country in the East, can it have any other choice?

If so, Portugal would have to pay an even heavier price in exchange for the right to hug the thighs of England or France.

Obviously, João IV chose the lowest price, relying on his daughter and the colonies in the east to make an in-law ally with the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, these nobles and foreign envoys present, if anyone else regarded João IV as a fool, then he himself was really stupid.

After arranging his positions, João IV smiled and nodded to both sides, chatting eloquently.

"To what extent the dark reign of the Habsburgs has fallen, everyone knows that popular uprisings under their rule occur frequently, and everyone knows that this time Spain organized such a large-scale operation, took the initiative to invade our Portuguese capital, burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil......

"We do everything we can to survive, to thrive, and to bring hope to the suffering people of this dark land!"

João IV was eloquent and well prepared, first denouncing the Spanish Armada for its misdeeds, then elevating the matter to the level of Portuguese independence, and finally declaring to the world that whether Spain and the Pope recognize it or not, Portugal has the strength to become independent!

Wu Zhong nodded and solemnly announced: "I, the Ming Empire, recognize the sovereignty and integrity of Portugal, and will set up an embassy in Lisbon and send envoys to strengthen the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries!" ”

After Wu Zhong finished speaking, a whisper mixed with admiration sounded in the hall.

The French envoy fixed his gaze on Wu Zhong's body, carefully examined the personal chief of the Eastern Emperor, and carefully reflected on what he had just said.

João IV then highlighted the naval battle, announcing the great results of the Combined Fleet.

After several naval battles, the Spanish Invincible Fleet of 70 warships, 23 were burned and sunk by the Combined Fleet, 20 were disabled and captured, and the rest ran away in panic, and half of the 12,000 Spanish soldiers who participated in the battle were killed by the Ming and Portuguese coalition forces, and suffered heavy losses.

People lament that once upon a time, the Spanish Empire, which was so powerful and wealthy, was hit hard again after the Thirty Years' War, and began to decline day by day.

Joao IV still had to nod his face, and did not take the credit for this great war on the Portuguese Navy like later generations of Korea, but especially emphasized that the main force of the combined fleet was the Ming Royal Navy.

The losses of the Ming Royal Navy were also not small, 50 warships were sunk, more than 20 ships were damaged to varying degrees, and more than 1,000 naval officers and men died overseas.

Joao IV said with a sad face: "The sacrifice of these mighty and brilliant soldiers and warships is the most heart-wrenching thing I have ever seen in my life, and every true Portuguese will cry blood when they see it." ”

Although he was on a show, he acted very well, and the atmosphere on the scene gradually became heavy.

Then João IV promised in public that Portugal would fund the repair of the lost Ming warship, and the royal family would open a special garden in Lisbon to bury and commemorate the fallen Ming soldiers!

This is the result of the discussion between Wu Zhong and him just now, because of the long distance, the Daming ocean-going fleet obviously cannot bring the remains of the fallen soldiers back to their hometown, so they can only be buried on the spot.

After the ocean-going fleet returns to China soon, it will bring back the military uniforms, weapons and other personal belongings of the fallen soldiers back to Daming, and set up a mound in the Loyal Soul Temple.

According to the discussion, the aristocratic lord of the Spanish Armada who was captured, João IV, would be handed over to the Ming Dynasty, and he would be killed or chopped up.

João IV knew very well that the nobles of the Habsburgs would be very difficult to keep in Portugal.

If he were to be executed, King Philip IV of Spain would be furious and might send an army to fight him.

If they are not killed, they will be imprisoned, and Spain will definitely send people to ask for them, and if they do not release them, they may even threaten them every once in a while, triggering border conflicts again.

If it is handed over to Daming, it will be fine, and Daming's envoy Qincha also took the initiative to extradite these war criminals to Daming for trial and labor reform.

In fact, Wu Zhong wanted to bring these war criminals back to be taken prisoner.

went out on a trip, and fought such a big battle, saying that he would catch some prisoners and go back, showing that the Ming Dynasty had a different asymmetrical relationship with the monarchs and ministers of Western countries, and inspiring the confidence of the people.