Princess Anna's brother, Crown Prince Ferdinand, is actually a very kind person, he has no grudge against Zhu Cijiong, and the reason why his expression is gloomy is not because he is angry that Zhu Cijiong did not make his sister the empress, but because his father, Emperor Ferdinand II, is critically ill.

After comforting his sister Princess Anna, he immediately walked up to Zhu Cijiong, stroked his chest with his right hand and saluted: "Your Majesty, the Great Emperor of the Ming Empire, hello." ”

He spoke standard Spanish, and Zhu Cijiong naturally understood, and hurriedly replied, "Your Highness Ferdinand, hello." ”

Ferdinand explained: "Welcome to the Holy Roman Empire, Your Majesty is very happy to bring Anna back to visit her family, but, due to my father's illness, I really can't laugh, it's rude, please forgive me." “

Zhu Cijiong hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, I take the liberty of asking, His Majesty Emperor Ferdinand II is okay?" “

Ferdinand sighed and was about to answer, but Princess Anna suddenly threw herself into Zhu Cijiong's arms and cried: "Your Majesty, my father is no longer good, let's ride back to Vienna directly, otherwise, I'm afraid, I'm afraid of ......." “

As she spoke, she couldn't cry again, Zhu Cijiong saw that Princess Anna was so sad, he couldn't bear to refuse, he gritted his teeth, nodded and said, "Okay, let's ride a horse." “

Fortunately, in line with the principle of dressing and forcing a full suit, all the 50,000 cavalry of the First Legion of the Praetorian Guard brought all the horses, and he was not afraid that no one would accompany him to protect him along the way.

So, he left Zheng Zhilong and others to lead 50,000 infantry of the First Legion of the Praetorian Guard to escort supplies, while he himself took Qin Mingyue, Qin Liangyu, Cao Huachun, Wang Zhengnan and others, led 50,000 cavalry, plus 1,000 Jinyi guards and Dongchang masters, and rushed to Vienna on horseback.

Most of the entourage led by Ferdinand was cavalry, no wonder there were so few people coming, Zhu Cijiong said, no matter how big an empire is, it is impossible to have only this little number of people.

However, when everyone was about to set off, they encountered a problem, Princess Anna said that she wanted to ride a horse, but she herself cried so much that she couldn't sit steadily, how to ride, and finally Qin Mingyue took her in her arms and took her away, asking Zhu Cijiong to take her, the weight of the horse is estimated to be unbearable, and Zhu Cijiong does not have this riding skill.

A group of sixty or seventy thousand people rushed to Vienna like a whirlwind of war horses, the momentum was terrifying, fortunately all the way was the territory of the Archduchy of Austria, and the crown prince Ferdinand also served as the Grand Duchy of Austria, and there was no trouble along the way, and the group rushed for three days in a row, and finally arrived at Vienna, the current capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

Vienna was a famous music capital in later generations, but at this time the whole city did not have any musical atmosphere at all, but was filled with a depressed sadness, just kidding, their emperor and his majesty are going to hang up, who else dares to play music, looking for death!

Zhu Cijiong and his entourage were naturally not in the mood to enjoy the scenery at this time, so they rushed all the way into the palace, and then, Princess Anna struggled to get off the horse and stumbled towards the depths of the palace, and the frightened Zhu Cijiong and Qin Mingyue hurriedly ran up to help.

After running around for a while, they finally arrived at a dormitory filled with the smell of medicine, and the group walked in carefully, fortunately, Emperor Ferdinand II had not hung up, but it looked like it was about the same, with less air in and more air out, and the whole person was in a coma, and it was not far from the final breath.

In fact, in history, Ferdinand II died of illness in 1637 AD, perhaps the butterfly effect brought about by Zhu Cijiong's crossing seems to have affected the continent tens of thousands of miles away, and Ferdinand II actually stood up for almost a year without dying!

Zhu Cijiong didn't know that the reason why Ferdinand II had not died for so long was really influenced by him, because at this time in history, Princess Anna married the king of Spain, that is, his maternal uncle Philip IV, and then, the Habsburg dynasty was also defeated, and the whole continent was against the Habsburgs, and his son-in-law was also from the Habsburgs, so he couldn't see any hope at all, and in despair, he simply hung up.

However, in this life, his daughter is married to the powerful emperor of the Ming Empire, and the rumors of the Ming Dynasty in Europe are spreading more and more, and there is such a powerful son-in-law, Ferdinand II saw a little hope, so he was reluctant to die, he wanted to wait for his daughter to come back, and he wanted to continue the hope!

Hearing his daughter's cry, the sick and dying Ferdinand II actually opened his eyes, and struggled to wipe away the tears on his precious daughter's face, and comforted him kindly: "Little Anna, don't cry, my father is fine." “

Princess Anna looked at his father in amazement, it really seemed that he was not sick, but he was a little old and frail, she couldn't help but burst into tears, threw herself into her father's arms, and said coquettishly: "Father, you are so bad, you scare me so much, I was almost scared to death by you." “

However, Zhu Cijiong on the side chuckled in his heart, it's over, back to the light, he has seen it once in this life, and that time has been buried deep in his heart, how could he not see it.

As if knowing that his time was running out, Ferdinand II patted his daughter on the back and said to Zhu Cijiong with a smile in Spanish: "Your Majesty, the Great Emperor of the Ming Empire, please forgive me for not being able to get up and salute." “

Zhu Cijiong hurriedly said: "Father, it's all a family, don't care about those etiquette, you are sick, you need to rest more." “

When Ferdinand II heard this, he laughed and said: "Okay, family, I can rest assured with your words, and Little Anna will be handed over to you in the future." “

Zhu Cijiong followed his meaning and said, "Father, don't worry, I will take good care of Anna." “

Ferdinand II nodded and said, "Well, Anna, I'm relieved, but the Holy Roman Empire, alas, you've heard about the situation in the Empire, right?" “

Zhu Cijiong nodded helplessly and said, "I heard a little." “

Ferdinand II looked at his son and said: "Ferdinand is a good boy, kind-hearted, if the empire is strong, he will be a good good emperor, but what the empire needs now is an iron-blooded emperor, a tough emperor, an ambitious emperor!" “

Zhu Cijiong chuckled in his heart, don't, my Ming can't take care of it, you mess, I can't stand it!

Ferdinand II seemed to see through his thoughts, and smiled: "I know that you have a powerful empire to manage, and I don't ask you to take over the Holy Roman Empire, I only hope that if you and Anna's descendants are interested in inheriting the Habsburgs, you can send him to the continent to help him, help the Habsburgs, okay?" “

Zhu Cijiong was stunned when he heard this, he really didn't think about it, he hasn't grown up yet, who thinks about the problem of future generations!

However, looking at Ferdinand II's expectant eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he could only nod with difficulty.

Seeing him nodding, Ferdinand II couldn't help but smile happily: "Ferdinand, come to your sister." “

Ferdinand hurriedly walked over, and Ferdinand II trembled and grabbed his and Princess Anna's hands, put them together, and then pleaded: "Ferdinand, my child, promise me that you will always retain your sister's inheritance to the Habsburgs, okay?" “

Ferdinand was stunned for a moment, but still nodded firmly: "Okay!" “

Ferdinand II happily patted their brother and sister's hands and laughed, "Good, good, good, you are all good children." “

After speaking, he tilted his head......

At the end of this volume, so the final chapter, alas...... I beg your pardon.

The next volume of "The Wind Rises in the South Seas", so stay tuned.