Zhu Youzhen listened to Tang Ruowang's rather firm words, his face was as usual, and said: "I believe that no one in Europe dares to attack our attention, and this king also wants to weigh whether Europe has the courage to invade my Ming Dynasty again!" ”

Zhu Youzhen's words were very calm, calm and excessive, and Tang Ruowang clearly heard the sound of gold and stone from it, sonorous as iron!

He thought of the investigation and analysis of this prince, and the report read: Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, has a tough personality, never exceeds the rules, self-denial and public service, has a strong heart of the Great Chinese Celestial Empire, is extremely difficult to submit, and at the same time narrow-minded, extreme, easily provoked, and has murderous intent.

Tang Ruowang knew that it was difficult to convince such a person, so he pondered for a while and said: "Lord Wang, please be cautious in this matter, you don't know the situation, don't mess around, once it arouses the public anger in Europe, you may be jointly attacked." ”

This is already a threat.

John Tang can't help it, the pope of Rome seems to rule Europe, and there are countless believers, but the divine power is no longer comparable to the royal power, and it is constantly declining. If the Pope is unable to dominate relations with the great powers of the East and falls into the hands of others, the Papal States will be in further danger.

At the same time, John Tong also had his ambitions, and what a glory it would be if he could turn the East into God's people!

Zhu Youzhen shook his head, and said in a calm tone: "Mr. Tang, even in Europe, my Ming must be respected enough, if Europe attacks us, my Ming has the ability to counterattack the entire world, including Europe, whether it is sea or land......"

Tang Ruowang did not hear the sound of Jin Ge's iron horse in Zhu Youzhen's speech this time, but a kind of coldness, which is the habit of the superior to express anger, or it can also be understood as a threat.

He could hear that Zhu Youzhen's attitude was very firm, and he raised his head to look at Feng Zhu, who was standing not far away, bowing his head slightly, and seemed to be respectful.

For such a long time, he knew very well who had the final say in this fleet. He wanted to talk to this father-in-law Feng, but this father-in-law always avoided it lightly and didn't give him a chance.

Tang Ruowang sighed silently in his heart, if this fleet insisted on going to the European powers first, the influence of the Pope would be minimized, and the relationship between European countries was complicated, and they were fighting each other endlessly, what kind of attitude would it be towards the sudden appearance of the Ming Navy, which still made him worried.

John Tong did not insist, his mind had already drifted to the European continent, and in four or five days, they should be able to reach Lisbon.

The European side has received the news, what will they think now? Do you have any plans, will you attack this fleet of the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Youzhen looked at Tang Ruowang's expression, knowing that he no longer insisted, and silently picked up the teacup, with a trace of solemnity in his expression.

A hundred, half ninety, they have reached ninety, and they are only one last step away.

At the same time, Spain, Madrid.

Philip IV came out of the council in a rage, slammed four or five vases, kicked over several chairs, and sat on his throne with an ugly face and eyes breathing fire.

Queen Elizabeth nervously followed, looking apprehensive and uneasy.

She glanced at Oquindo, who was standing below, frowned slightly, and stepped forward to look at Philip IV.

Philip IV vented and gradually calmed down, and said in a voice full of indifference, "The council, the prime minister have asked to send troops to attack the Ming Kingdom, and send their envoy fleet to the bottom of the sea. ”

Elizabeth blinked, and said in a tone that was completely incomprehensible: "My God, are you going to send a large army thousands of miles away?" I've heard that it will take at least three years to come back, what are we going to do here? The Ottomans, the Franks, and that Netherlands, we have a lot of troubles......"

Spain has recently lost a lot of places, suffered a lot of defeats, not to mention the loss of the Armada, the land with the Ottomans, and the Franks have been defeated several times, and the rebellion in the Netherlands is growing, threatening the hegemony of Spain.

Philip IV was well aware of the current turmoil in Spain, and had it not been for the large amount of gold and silver obtained from the Americas, the finances would have gone bankrupt several times, but even so, he could not afford to pay the huge foreign debt, and Spain's finances could collapse at any time.

In this case, how to send a powerful fleet to an expedition to a country thousands of miles away?

It's a joke, no one stupid would do that!

"What do you think, my general?" Philip IV looked up at Okundo, who had been standing below, and had been more than calm, with a glint in his eyes, and said, "You came back from the East, do you know the strength of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Okundo looked directly at Philip IV and didn't speak immediately.

The Kingdom of Spain had three levels of parliament, power and influence, and even Philip IV, as king, could not do whatever he wanted, and most of the time he was powerless to argue with the decisions of the council.

Now is the climax of Spain's foreign expansion, three or five people with two guns to fight several times the territory of Spain, ruling over millions of people, this is not a myth, it is a real story that is happening and happening constantly.

Last year, it was also said that if he was given ten men and ten guns, he would be able to conquer the Ming Dynasty and rule the vast and rich kingdom of gold described by Marco Polo.

The Spanish upper class did have a plan to conquer the Ming Dynasty, and also carried out preliminary explorations, which naturally failed miserably.

Then Spain began to decline in Europe, and the rise of the Netherlands forced Spain to become defensive, including cautious in foreign colonization.

But something unexpected happened, and the actions of Spain and the Netherlands in Asia angered the Ming Dynasty, and all territory around the Ming Dynasty was swept away in one fell swoop.

The Ming Dynasty did not stop, and was constantly testing the outside world, Spain and the Netherlands were okay to deal with those wild places, and they were obviously powerless to deal with the Ming Dynasty with better weapons, larger ships, and more ships than them.

What's worse is that they can't send a powerful fleet to the incomparably far east to conquest, not to mention success or failure, just the time to go back and forth, causing the emptiness of the homeland and the danger on the way, which is not something that a normal person should insist on!

Fortunately, Philip IV was sober, he was not provoked, and he was still sensible.

Okundo, a Spanish veteran with rich experience in naval warfare, looked at Philip IV and said, "Your Majesty, the Ming people are closer to the Americas than we are. The Franks, the Netherlands are plundering our treasure ships everywhere, the Ottomans are gathering, and we don't have much time to prepare. ”

Philip IV was so clever that he heard Okundo meant.

The Ming people are closer to the Americas than them, whether the Ming people are directly robbing or just plundering, it is enough for them to have a headache, and the threat of Europe is even more imminent, whether it is the already powerful Franks, the increasingly lawless England, or the Netherlands, which have become de facto independent, they need to deal with it with great effort, and they are unable to conquer the Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away.

Perhaps, not to be offended!

"Mingguo, is it really that powerful?" Philip IV was unwilling after all, his eyes flashed, and he asked meaningfully.

Okundo understood what Philip IV meant, that the messengers of the Ming Dynasty came from thousands of miles away, and if they were sunk in the sea, no one could say anything.

Okundo thought back to the Ming Dynasty fleet, rolled his eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, we can go to Lisbon to see for ourselves, perhaps, we can find a way to deal with this matter and shut the mouth of the parliament." ”

Philip IV looked at Okundo and did not answer.

He knew that Okundo had a lot to do with the Papal States, and that one of the bishops in his hands had made a mistake, but he had no power to discipline, and asked the Pope to remove the bishop from his position so that it could be dealt with, but the Pope refused, and it was Okundo who went to the Papal States to persuade the Pope to deal with the matter safely.

Philip IV did not know what the Papal States were up to, and his relationship with the Papal States was also close to each other, and he did not want the Papal States to be at odds with his potential enemies.

Okundo looked at Philip IV calmly, as if he didn't know what he was thinking, quietly, without a word.

After a long time, Philip IV suddenly stood up, looked at Okundo and said: "Why not, get ready, General, let's go to Lisbon together, I want to see the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, I hope they can bring good news, if not, you should know how to do it." ”

"As you wish, Your Majesty." Oquindo leaned over, his expression unchanged.