At night, Zheng Zhilong's fleet finally received permission from the Papal States to dock and repair.

At the same time, Zhu Youzhen and others, who had been under house arrest for several days, were taken to the Cathedral of Salvation, although they had not yet seen Pope Innocent X, but the treatment was very different, and no one dared to despise it.

The people on the Hongwu gradually knew that Zheng Zhilong was not the person in charge, celebrated, got off the ship, and rushed to Rome City.

But Okundo didn't leave, he stood side by side with Zheng Zhilong on the bow of the boat, looked at Maynard and the other ships leaving, and said expressionlessly: "Zheng, do you have any plans with Frank and the Netherlands?" ”

Okundo is not stupid, he naturally knows that the Ming Dynasty will not only sign a treaty with Spain, either openly or secretly, and the Ming Dynasty must have other actions.

Such a large fleet can only arrive from thousands of miles away, and it will take nearly two years to arrive, and a little brain knows that it will not be so simple.

Zheng Zhilong's expression did not move, and said: "Spain is our biggest ally, there is no doubt about this, cooperation with other countries will definitely not harm half of Spain." ”

Oquindo turned his head to look at him, but didn't speak. He is not the prime minister, let alone Philip IV, and the cooperation with the Ming Dynasty is the trend of the times, and he will not break up because of this matter.

Zheng Zhilong didn't say much, he looked at the city of Rome from afar, his eyes were beating coldly, and his heart was ruthless: "One day, I will say that this place will be razed to the ground!" ’

When Maynard, Antonio and others returned to Rome, they naturally couldn't see Zhu Youzhen and others, and wandered around the Cathedral of Salvation, looking for opportunities.

The Ming Dynasty was so powerful that they had to establish a friendly, solid relationship, and at the same time, they were very eager for trade in the East, and the profits were too great!

Majdalzini returned to the Papal States and met Pope Innocent X directly at the Cathedral of the Salvation in Rome.

Innocent X is sixty-four years old, with gray hair, and looks in good spirits, with piercing eyes and a rather aggressive demeanor.

Majdalzini told Innocent X in detail everything he saw on the Hongwu.

Innocent X was holding a pure gold cane, and after listening to Majdalzini's words, he was silent for a while, and said: "You mean that the Ming Dynasty can't use the previous methods?" ”

Majdalzini looked at him with a serious face and said: "The Ming Dynasty should be stronger than Spain, if they form an alliance, the situation in Europe will change rapidly, and our Papal States will inevitably be affected." ”

Innocent X understood, and fell silent again.

Innocent X was also an extremely ambitious pope, and his ambition was not to expand his secular territory, but to expand the 'territory of God'.

Now that an extremely strong, rich, and populous country had appeared in the East, Innocent X's eyes were burning, and his heart was filled with excitement and pride.

"Tomorrow, I will see the Prince." Innocent X straightened up and said in a deep voice.

Majdalzini looked at Innocent X, as if he saw God above him, the light was dazzling, and he could not look directly, and hurriedly leaned over.

Zhu Youzhen and others were taken into the Cathedral of Salvation and lived in an independent small building, where the decoration and layout are not luxurious, but extremely elegant, which can not only make people feel the majesty here, but also feel friendly.

Zhu Youzhen, Feng Zhu and a group of people were completely relieved, and they went around this cathedral and gathered together to talk secretly.

Li Yizao held a charcoal pen in his hand, quickly recorded something, and said without raising his head: "Lord Wang, the core place of the church here seems to be simple, but in fact, gold, silver and jade are everywhere, and those disciples are not as pious as the monks of our dynasty......

Ao Bai said: "That's right, these people's eyes seem to be calm, but in fact, their eyes are flickering, and they all hide deep thoughts, this church, I feel that there is a problem. ”

Feng Zhu looked at Zhu Youzhen and said, "Lord Wang, what's the problem?" ”

Naturally, the negotiations with the church were already planned. Zhu Youzhen nodded slightly, although he didn't understand, he still said: "The most important thing is the appointment of the bishop, I can't have Wang Hua in the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Feng Zhu said: "This matter, even if the talk collapses, you can't back down, this is the emperor's original words." ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't know why Zhu Xu cared so much about this church, so he thought about it in his heart and said: "This king will take care of it, other things, you should hurry, this Xiyi land is too dangerous, as long as the structure is laid, Wu Ke will stay in Morocco, let him continue to do it, we will go back as soon as possible." ”

Speaking of which, it is almost the end of the year, plus it will be more than a year and a half, and this trip to the sea is more than three years, Zhu Youzhen is really homesick.

Li Yizao followed: "The land of Xiyi is the country of tigers and wolves, step by step crisis, we should return as soon as possible, however, there are still many things, the lower official wants to go in person, can we go back in two batches?" ”

Another mission of Li Yizao is to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the scientific and technological situation in Europe, sort it out, and then bring it back.

Feng Zhu was stunned, but he didn't think about this problem, he groaned, and said, "It's okay, even if our fleet is not familiar with it, we can follow the Spanish merchant ships, but it will be a little dangerous." ”

Wandering thousands of miles away, the domestic whip is beyond the reach, and if something happens, even a piece of news may not be able to be transmitted back.

Li Yizao smiled calmly and said, "Father-in-law, don't worry, the lower officials will pay attention, and there should be nothing wrong." ”

Feng Zhu saw that he had made up his mind, so he didn't persuade much, turned to Ao Bai and said coldly, "Tomorrow, you escort the prince to see the pope, if they have any disadvantage, call our family back!" ”

After this military exercise, they were full of confidence and no longer cared about the Holy See.

Aobai's beard trembled, and he said loudly: "Father-in-law, don't worry." ”

Early the next morning, John Tang was very pleased to come to see Zhu Youzhen and said, "Lord Wang, the Pope is going to see you." ”

Zhu Youzhen was quite calm and said, "Well, this king still has some things, please wait a while." ”

Tang Ruowang frowned when he heard Zhu Youzhen's arrival, and immediately realized, obviously, Zhu Youzhen was very angry, angry at the previous imprisonment, and the unfriendliness of the Holy See.

Tang Ruowang smiled bitterly in his heart, he didn't know how things developed like this, he hesitated again and again, but still said: "Lord Wang, the Pope is already waiting, you better go now, you don't want to have any more complications, right?" ”

John Tang is very fluent in Chinese, and his embarrassed expression is just right.

Zhu Youzhen's face was expressionless, and he said, "You go, this king will go later." ”

Tang Ruowang still wanted to persuade again, the corners of his mouth moved, and finally left. He knew that His Royal Highness King Xin, who had a rather stubborn temper, and ordinary people would not move him.

When John Tang left, he was already wondering whether to ask Majdalzini to come forward and give Ming people a step down.

Ma Yidalzini did not come, Zhu Youzhen did not go down the steps, and did not leave the small building until noon.

The confrontation between the two sides was silent, and neither of them would bow their heads.