Maria, Spain's first beauty with a square face and a double chin. Teresa had gone to the tent where she was resting and wept - it was heartbreaking that the prince charming in her dream had become a dwarf with a big nose! How did she fall into the hands of an ugly king when she was such a beautiful princess?

And Louis XIV, who felt good about himself, could not blame the "old and dizzy" Mazarin for the time being, because he still had to deal with an old man with an abnormal brain. But he's better than Maria. Teresa can see that he is an emperor-level Ming Jun, and of course he knows that he has to focus on military affairs.

And he had several mistresses, all of whom were better looking than Maria. Teresa was at least ten times prettier, and she knew how to appreciate beautiful men - Louis could certainly feel Maria. Teresa dislikes herself...... How could she do that?

So now Louis XIV was still able to brace himself up and talk with King Philip, who spoke badly in Latin, with a smile on his face.

After a few pleasantries, King Philip of Spain suddenly asked with a straight face: "Dear Louis, please forgive me for my presumptuousness, I have a question for you." ”

"If you have any questions, just ask." Louis XIV replied with a smile. He was a smart man, he knew a lot, and he would never be asked by the fool of Philip IV.

"Excuse me, do you love God?" Philip asked.

What the? What does that mean? Louis XIV was stunned, and he didn't know how to answer for a while?

Can the King of France not love God? More than 300 years ago, King Philip IV of France also sent an army to invite Pope Boniface VIII to France to "send him off", and later moved the Holy See to Avignon, France, and for the next 73 years, France has been taking care of God's representative Pope in the world!

Is there anyone in the world who loves God more than the King of France?

"Philip," asked the King of France, with some displeasure, "do you doubt my devotion to God?" If you really have any doubts, I can ask Prince Condé to go to Rome and ask His Majesty the Pope to come to France to investigate my piety. ”

"No, no, no......," Philip IV shook his head, "I didn't mean that, of course you are devout to God, and His Majesty the Pope will give you a certificate without having to come to France." ”

Do you dare not open it? Prince Condé is fierce!

The King of France nodded, "I think so too." ”

Philip IV added: "I mean, can you and France give a little more to God......

The King of France immediately replied: "Pious faith is the best gift that I, the French people, have to offer to God!" ”

God is for faith!

Philip IV frowned, why didn't his son-in-law understand the duties of a Catholic monarch?

"Louie!" Philip IV said, "Do you know what happened in Manila? ”

"Manila?" Louis XIV had a bit of a headache, of course he knew that Manila had been occupied by the Ming army!

After the main force of the Spaniards withdrew, the Ming army stationed in Chenggong Bay moved in and occupied Manila without bloodshed.

When the news reached Europe, it caused quite a stir, and some people thought that this was an attack on Western Christianity by the "Tenrikyo Sect" in the East (in fact, there was no such sect)!

"In Manila, the flag of Tendo has replaced the flag of God!" Philip IV said solemnly, "Devout Christians all over the world are weeping over the fall of Manila!" ”

What do you mean? Louis thought to himself: I didn't cry...... Am I not religious?

Louis was silent for a moment, then looked at Philip and said, "Manila is far from Europe, almost on the other side of the world...... And it has always been the sphere of influence of the Eastern Empire. Compared to Manila, are you concerned about the tragedy that is happening on the island of Crete? ”

The Ottoman conquest of Crete continues! Most of Crete had been occupied by the Ottoman Empire, leaving only the city of Chania still in the hands of the Venetian army.

France, on the other hand, took a pro-Venetian stance in this war, sending troops to the city of Chania, although it did not declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

Philip shook his head and said, "Louis, the Ming Dynasty, like the Ottomans, are enemies of Catholicism...... We can't let go of an enemy who is far away just because it's close at hand! ”

Louis Xin said: So...... The whole world is your enemy! Not so long ago, even I, a believer in God and a pure heart, were your enemies!

"So," Louis looked at the old man with a bit of a teasing brain, "what do you need me to do?" ”

Philip laughed: "I hope that France will first suspend military cooperation with the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Louis XIV was in a dilemma—in fact, after the return of the Prince of Condé, the military cooperation between the Ming and France had largely ended. Because the two sides have exchanged everything that can be exchanged for technical and tactical methods......

"Okay!" Louis was silent for a long time before nodding heavily, "I guess this is the only thing that France can do at the moment!" ”

Although Philip IV was a bit stupid, he would not have expected France to send troops to fight for Spain......

He laughed, "Louie, that's enough...... I hope you can fulfill this promise soon! Because Spain will soon launch a counterattack, I don't want the French military advisers to be in the Ming army at that time. ”

"Fight back?" Louis XIV was a little surprised.

Europe's number one old man has the money to organize an expeditionary force? Who the hell is so stupid? Actually lent money to Spain!

......

Louis XIV would not have thought that the stupid man who was going to lend money to the Spaniards would be John. Morality. Witte, who was the Speaker of the Parliament of the Dutch Republic.

Ever since the news of the Ming occupation of Manila came, the speaker of the parliament, who held the richest republic in Europe, began to be unable to eat or sleep.

Because the wealth of the Dutch Republic was largely based on a monopoly on the spice trade, and the Dutch monopoly was based on colonial rule over the Maluku and Banda Islands, where spices were produced.

Cloves, cardamom and pepper from these two islands are exported not only to Europe, but also to China in large quantities.

Before the Westerners took over the islands, merchants from China, Arabia, and India dominated the spice islands, and the Sultanate of Sulu, a loyal vassal of the Ming Empire, profited greatly from the spice trade.

Now that the Ming Empire has seized Luzon Island, and the Sulu Sultanate will definitely throw itself into the arms of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, under the leadership of the Sulu people who are familiar with the Spice Island, the fleet of the Ming Empire may soon approach the Spice Island!

In John. Morality. Werther, a profiteer, thinks that the Ming Emperor will definitely go south! Even if he doesn't want to tear his face with the Netherlands, he will not let go of this opportunity...... Send the Grand Fleet out to make an appearance, and then you can blackmail the Dutch East India Company!

The oil and water of the spice trade is so big, shouldn't it be given to the Ming Empire?

So John. Morality. Werther is now hollowing out his thoughts, and that's how he stopped the Ming Dynasty from going south!

It was useless to deploy an army on several spice islands, because the Ming army did not need to land at all, and only sent gunboats to Sulu Island to pose a threat to the spice islands.

Even, the Ming Navy didn't have to come forward by itself, as long as it armed the Celestial Sect pirates on Sulu Island, it was enough to make the Dutch East India Company vomit blood.

As for sending a fleet to occupy the island of Sulu...... It's not very feasible either. Don't say that the DPRK will definitely intervene, even if they don't care, the Dutch East India Company has no spare strength to occupy Sulu Island.

The armed forces of the country of Sulu are not particularly weak! They are going to be particularly weak, they have long been cleaned up by the Spaniards, how can they hold out until now?

So John. Morality. Witt thought about it, and thought of a way to let the Kingdom of New Spain come out as a villain, as long as the war was ignited on the American continent, then the Ming Empire would not stretch its claws to the Spice Island.

And if you want the kingdom of New Spain to come out, you have to lend money to the old Spaniards......