There are so many incredible things in the world. Some things have even reached the point of the unthinkable.

Although in the history books, Zhu Mingzhong has seen how European countries invited a king from abroad, the British, the Spaniards, Greece and other countries have made such a choice. But their choices are often based on blood. In other words, it is close to the previous king and has the right to inherit. Then they asked one to come and be their king.

Even, it is precisely because of the understanding of this tradition of the Europeans. Zhu Mingzhong chose the royal family of the Byzantine Empire, which had long since declined, and obtained the inheritance of the Byzantine Empire through marriage, which is the traditional understanding of Europe. It is difficult for the Ming Dynasty not to understand the importance of blood in the inheritance rights of Europe. But if you don't understand it, you have to understand it, and follow the customs. After all, half of the population of the current Ottoman Empire was Christian. Even in Constantinople there were many unconverted Christians.

The future emperor of the Byzantine Empire needed bloodlines. Need some support on the pedigree. So he needed an heir to the Byzantine Empire as a wife. Only in this way can we gain the support of those Christians. Because he will be the rightful heir to the Byzantine Empire.

Of course, all this was done to build a Byzantine empire close to the Ming Dynasty.

But now, the Egyptians' demands are really a bit unbelievable.

Zhu Mingzhong just wanted to dig a canal there, but who would have thought that the Egyptians would actually send it to the door themselves and want to take away one of his sons from him.

They begged the Ming to give them a prince to be their king!

Not only were the civil and military officials present stunned, but even Zhu Mingzhong, who thought he knew the West, was also stunned, although Egypt is not the West, but Christians always have something in common. But what is the rhythm of inviting his son to be their king?

"Your Excellency, please forgive me for being abrupt, Egypt has a long history as a country, but in the long years, Egypt has been ruled by the Romans, Arabs and Turks, we have no nobles of our own, let alone our own kings, but a country cannot do without a king, for Egypt or the Copts, we have only two choices-"

Alexander looked at the Ming Shoufu in front of him, whether he could persuade the Ming to "send" their prince, the most important thing may not even be the emperor, but the Shoufu in front of him, as long as the Shoufu agreed, then he would lobby the emperor to accept this request.

"Either the Church will appoint a general who has performed a meritorious service in the war, or the generals will choose a king in another way."

What's the other way?

It's a civil war. This is the simplest and most straightforward way, and in the end one victor becomes the king, and the others are either the king's ministers or the dead.

But such cannibalism, in the end, will only cheapen the Turks.

"However, no matter which option you choose, it has its hidden dangers, and even the former will lead to a future civil war, who knows? That's why the Church sent me, Father Ampali, to come here, for the sake of the future of the Copts, and we hope to be able to convince the Emperor to send his son to Egypt as King of the Copts! ”

All right!

Once again, Fang Yizhi was stunned by the whimsy of the foreigners and asked someone who had nothing to do with them to be the king.

This is too unbelievable!

However, for the Copts, this is indeed the best choice, after all, those generals understand that they need the help of the Ming Dynasty, and they may fight for the crown through civil war, but when the crown is worn on the head of the Ming prince, they will choose to surrender.

After all, behind the prince is Da Ming!

How could those generals not know the strength of the Ming Dynasty, after all, they were all trained by the Ming Dynasty.

Even the Turks. will also be jealous because of this. If they wanted to recover Egypt, they had to take into account the attitude of the Ming Dynasty.

For the Copts, this was a double insurance, ensuring that the Copts would not fall into a civil war because of the throne and eventually fail the uprising. And it is also guaranteed that after the independence of Egypt, the Turks will not easily invade Egypt again. Because that's the Copts, and behind them is a huge empire. It should be said that is. Behind the King of Egypt.

These Copts are really good at calculation!

"So will the Copts take it?"

Fang Yizhi asked directly.

"Will they accept a non-Copts as their king?"

"Your Excellency, the Copts are based on religion, not blood, and as long as the prince of your country is baptized by the Coptic Church, the Copts will accept him as the king of the Copts, and his queen will also be from the Copts in the future."

After Fang Yizhi informed Alexander's thoughts one by one, Zhu Mingzhong said with a smile.

"In other words, all they need is a sign!"

Signboard!

This is exactly what the Egyptians wanted.

"What they want is just to use the power of the Ming Dynasty to suppress the internal instability, compared to the generals tearing each other apart because of the throne, and then letting the Turks or Arabs take advantage, they would rather give up the throne, after all, it is just a crown, and the most important thing is that this crown can not only allow them to avoid internal strife, but also make the Turks throw themselves into the trap, and at the same time, under the protection of this crown, the religion of the Copts will be maintained!"

Fang Yizhi analyzed, asked Zhu Mingzhong to nod slightly, and then said.

"So, in any case, it's a very good deal for them, and they have little to lose, but it's just a throne. As for us? There is nothing to take advantage of. This group of people is really from an accounting background, and they can calculate! ”

His Majesty's sigh, let Fang Yizhi say solemnly.

"Your Majesty, how does Your Majesty think you should reply to them?"

"You're the first assistant, what does the cabinet recommend?"

Zhu Mingzhong asked with a smile.

In fact, the Cabinet's opinion on this matter is unanimous - agree. The reason for the approval is very simple, you can save expenses, although on the surface the cost of the clan is borne by the royal family itself, but it does not mean that the prince does not need to bear the expenses of the imperial court, take the prince's three guards as an example, that is, directly withdraw the troops of a town, the troops of this town, from officers to soldiers, means that the imperial court also needs to train another town of army, and then provide equipment for a town, and wait until they form combat effectiveness, it will take at least a year, in short, the cost is very large.

Egypt's request can save the court the expenses of a prince to go to the country, which is a good thing for the court. However, in the final analysis, this matter is still a private matter of the royal family, and it is ultimately up to His Majesty to decide.

"Your Majesty, this is a family matter of the Heavenly Family, and the ministers dare not speak falsely."

"How can there be a family affair in heaven? Just say, "I forgive you for your innocence!" ”

With the emperor's order, Fang Yizhi naturally began to speak.

"Your Majesty, this matter, in the opinion of the minister, is a good thing anyway, first of all, if it is not caused by the blessing of the heavenly family, how can there be thousands of miles away from the foreign country to ask the prince to think that he is the king of the country? This move can be said to be unprecedented, and it is really the blessing of heaven......"

Listening to Fang Yizhi's compliment, Zhu Mingzhong just smiled disappreciatively, what a blessing, it's just a beautiful word. I have already said it so clearly before, and now I am mentioning what blessings. Isn't it self-deception?

But everyone loves to listen to beautiful words, even as an emperor, he can't show dissatisfaction because the minister says beautiful things. Therefore, Zhu Mingzhong just listened patiently to his analysis.

“…… Moreover, in the opinion of the ministers, since His Majesty intends to plot against Turkey, wouldn't it be more convenient if he could first get Egypt, and then use Egypt as a springboard to further plot the whole of Turkey, and use Egypt as a springboard to reach the Aegean Sea and the Aegean Sea by sea......"

When Fang Yizhi mentioned the Aegean Sea, Zhu Mingzhong's brows jumped slightly, Greece, the Balkans...... These places are now occupied by the Turks, whose nobles were either killed on the battlefield or killed during the centuries-old Turkish invasions.

There are no nobles...... There is no king!

So, if we take Egypt as an example, will Greece, the Balkans and other places in the future be willing to introduce the prince of the Ming Dynasty as their king?

Despite racial and religious differences, even if the Copts could do this, other countries could follow suit, provided that the Ming was strong enough.

It has always been human nature to follow a strong person, especially a strong person who is unlikely to pose a threat to himself.

If there are a few or even a dozen kings related to the Ming dynasty in southern Europe in the future, what impact will it have on the future of Europe?

And not just a Byzantium!

Rather, there are many similar to the Byzantine Empire. Their royal family is a country with Ming Dynasty blood. They are the direct spokespersons of the Ming Dynasty in Europe.

Once upon a time, Zhu Mingzhong was only thinking about a Byzantium, and he tried to replace Turkey with the Byzantine Empire, and use the Orthodox Church to influence Eastern Europe, with the Byzantine Empire, as the spokesman of the Ming Dynasty in Europe. This may be a good idea, but the Byzantine Empire alone will not satisfy all of this. After all, a single Byzantine power was too weak.

The future Ming Dynasty will not occupy Europe, but it needs to complete its own layout in Europe. What can compare to the countries of southern Europe under the rule of one or even a dozen Ming princes?

"Therefore, for Da Ming, it is a hundred benefits and no harm."

After Fang Yizhi finished talking about the advantages, he said again.

"Of course, everything in this world has its own pros and cons, there must be pros and cons, and the biggest disadvantage of this matter is that within two or three generations, they will be close to the Ming Dynasty, but over time, with the gradual distancing of blood, coupled with the lack of canonization constraints, it is inevitable to drift apart, but for now, it is indeed more pros than cons!"

After analyzing the pros and cons, Fang Yizhi added.

"Of course, this matter still needs to be decided by His Majesty in the end, after all, this is a family matter of the Heavenly Family."

All right!

After you finished speaking, looking at Fang Yizhi, Zhu Mingzhong smiled.

"What the Qing family said is indeed sincere."

Nodding, Zhu Mingzhong said with a smile.

"This matter is beyond my expectations, so it is difficult to decide for a while, there are pros and cons in the world, the key is to pursue the advantages and avoid the disadvantages, even if we have to promise them, we must find a way to ensure our interests, after all, my son, it is impossible to just go there to make a decoration!"

Since he is going to be king, then he can't just be a symbol, like the British royal family in another time and space.

The only thing that is fortunate is that it seems that Britain does not yet have a constitutional monarchy. Those Copts should not have thought of such a system. This also means that even if the Copts are agreed. Send a son there, and he will also have time to take control of his own rights. Power that belongs to the king.

"Your Majesty, the minister believes that when the prince arrives in Egypt, it is impossible and will not be used as an ornament, after all, Egypt is not an iron bucket, as long as he uses a little power, he will definitely be able to hold power."

When Fang Yizhi mentioned the conspiracy, Zhu Mingzhong just nodded with a smile and did not speak, the officials want to talk about the conspiracy, and the emperor also has to use the conspiracy to control the minister.

"Moreover, after the Egyptians ceded the Sinai Peninsula to the Ming Dynasty, we are bound to dig a canal there, and after the canal is built, we will also send troops, they will all be the help of the prince, with their existence, even if the Egyptians have the heart, they dare not let the prince as an ornament."

In the final analysis, it's still strength!

Only the strength of the mother country can make the prince who wears the crown stronger, so that he can really take power! Don't the daimyo be strong enough to come as the king of Egypt. He could never have existed as a mere ornament.

Nodding slightly, Zhu Mingzhong looked at Fang Yizhi and said.

"If I really agree, it seems that I have to put a lot of thought into the selection of people, after all, this king is not easy to be......"

It's not just that it's not easy to be.

It can even be said that if a few are sent to the past, it may actually lead to the world's first constitutional monarchy in the end.

The world's first constitutional monarchy was Egypt?

As long as he thought about it a little, Zhu Mingzhong felt a little funny. After all, he preferred Britain as a constitutional monarchy rather than a country where his own son was king.

"It is possible to promise some Copts, but there are some issues that must be negotiated with them at the beginning. They must not be made to think that inviting a king back is just a signboard. My son does not lack a crown of Egypt. ”