Xia Yan's every word was like a thunderclap, exploding in the entire banquet hall of the Medici family in Florence.

In addition, Xia Yan and other Ming officials were well-dressed and well-behaved, which made these Florentine artists instinctively feel that they came from a more noble and civilized country.

Even, the Florentines present began to pay more attention to Xia Yanlai, and they saw calmness and self-confidence from this Ming official, as well as erudition and solemnity.

Even the noblewomen upstairs were looking forward to Xia Yan and the beautiful eyes of the Ming officers and soldiers around him, especially Xia Yan, who did not hesitate to express their favor to Xia Yan by offering flying kisses and other ways.

Only some of the nobles of the Medici family watched angrily and jealously as Xia Yan spread some words that he found extremely terrible and unbelievable, if it weren't for the fact that this group of oriental missions had just captured Rome and had a large army outside the city, they would all want to drive Xia Yan and the others out of Florence.

Madeleine, the daughter of the Count of Auvergne (who became the wife of Lorenzo II a year later), boldly squeezed in front of Xia Yan, held her cheeks with both hands, and asked with a hint of curiosity: "Mr. Xia Yan, are you also a nobleman from the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Madeleine's words also aroused the curiosity of other Florentines, who, in their consciousness, were almost exclusively nobles.

"No, this official is not an aristocrat, in our Ming Dynasty, except for His Majesty the Emperor, nobles cannot have the power to govern the people, and they cannot become actual officials of the empire, because the world does not belong only to nobles!"

As soon as Xia Yan's words fell, Da Vinci stood up suddenly: "What, you are not a nobleman of the Ming Dynasty?" The aristocracy had no power in the Ming Dynasty? Can't be a substantive official?! ”

"Oh my God, you are not a nobleman, you can represent your country!"

"The world doesn't belong only to nobles, my God, I really like this kind of country!"

Both Michelangelo and Raphael shouted again in horror and excitement.

Even the lord of Florence, Lorenzo II, stood up in surprise and muttered: "He is not a nobleman of their country, and it is amazing that a commoner can command so many knights!" ”

Leonardo da Vinci, who had the same doubts as Lorenzo II, walked up to a Ming general in armor: "May I ask Mr. Xia Yan, is this knight a nobleman?" ”

"It's a nobleman, the official of our Ming Dynasty is an earl, not a knight, but he is now under the control of his own officials, but in Daming, commoners can also become knights."

As soon as Xia Yan's words fell, a Florentine nobleman exclaimed: "How is this possible! How could a nobleman be ruled by a commoner! How can a commoner be a knight! ”

The nobleman's words made many Florentines feel very strange, and they all secretly said in their hearts: "Isn't this in front of you, the prefect of the Ming Mission himself admitted that he was a commoner, and the man who obeyed him turned out to be a count!" ”

"Mr. Xia Yan, what is the difference between your nobles and commoners, and is there any difference between them? Or, did the nobility have any privileges? ”

A Florentine nobleman also took the initiative to ask, he really couldn't believe that the nobles of the Ming Empire in the East would be willing to cede power to the commoners.

"The aristocracy is naturally a class with titles, but the reason why they are nobles is only because of the glory of their ancestors or the blood of the royal family, they have a high status and generous treatment, but they are not the masters of the commoners, the commoners can become nobles, or they can run the country together with some outstanding people among the nobles, they can all become officials!

But you have to pass the imperial examination and the official selection examination, and you can only become an official of the empire after being proven to be an outstanding talent, except that His Majesty the Emperor is inherited by the rule of the elder system recognized by all the people in the world, the high-ranking officials of the empire need to be pushed by the court, that is, everyone votes! ”

While Xia Yan was speaking, all the Florentines present quieted down, listening carefully to the magical Eastern Empire that Xia Yan was talking about.

"Also, please go on, can nobles and commoners intermarry and live in peace?" At this point, Madeleine asked.

"Yes! The laws of the Ming Dynasty do not stipulate that their parents can only choose the right marriage partner for them, and even, our Emperor His Majesty only marries the daughter of an ordinary commoner's family, and our current Empress of the Ming Dynasty is the daughter of an ordinary teacher, and in this case she is the daughter of an ordinary teacher! ”

Xia Yan's words made the Florentines present curious about the Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao, and they sighed heartily in their hearts, thinking what kind of equal country this is, and the emperor from a noble background can marry a commoner girl!

"Mr. Xia Yan, can you briefly talk about the royal family of your country, why are they recognized as Holy Lords by your people?"

At this time, even Lorenzo II was curious about the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty and couldn't help but ask.

"To put it simply, our Ming royal family was originally a commoner, our Emperor Taizu, that is to say, the first emperor of the imperial family, he was originally Huaiyou Buyi, this is what Emperor Taizu himself said, Huaiyou Buyi, which means an ordinary peasant in a place called Huaiyou."

Xia Yan's answer made Lorenzo II curious again, his Medici family was originally from a peasant background, so after hearing about the origin of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he suddenly felt a sense of cordiality and curiosity, and couldn't help but ask again: "Then why was you chosen as the monarch?" ”

"Because Emperor Taizu raised an army to drive away the alien race that enslaved us and gave the people of the world a stable life, the people of the world chose him and his family as the lord of the world!"

Xia Yan said this, so that all Florence understood, they found that the origin of the imperial family of this empire is not because of their own noble blood, but because of the liberation of the people of this country, so the Florentine artists seem to understand why this official from the Ming Dynasty is full of respect for his emperor, as if he is a god.

As the lord of Florence, Lorenzo II is now more and more curious about the royal family of the Ming Empire, and even has some sympathy for the Ming royal family, because his family is also from a commoner, and now his own family is also the lord of Florence.

Therefore, Lorenzo II couldn't help but ask again: "Excuse me, is the Ming Empire as big as our Florence?" Is the population as large as we are in Florence? ”

"No, the territory of our Ming Empire is more than twice the sum of your Western Oceans, from the northernmost to the southernmost, it will take months, our people are like carp crossing the river, like clouds in the sky, tens of millions!"

Xia Yan's answer shocked Lorenzo II, and also shocked the Florentines who also equated the small city-state with a state, and they all wondered in their hearts how huge such an empire was.

"What this official of the Eastern Empire said should be true, because these records of their empire have historical texts, and they have history long before the birth of our Jesus, they already have countries, and when we are still in ignorance, they have already moved towards enlightenment! So, they are richer than we are, and even their clothes are artistic! ”

The erudite Leonardo da Vinci said to Michelangelo.

Michelangelo nodded in agreement, he wanted to carve the Oriental official in front of him, who symbolized reason and wisdom, so that people could remember the calmness and confidence of the Orientals.

Lorenzo II had some ambitions, thinking that the emperor of the common people could have such a large empire, why his family could only have one Florence, he couldn't help but get emotional for a while, and he wanted to ask this Ming official again for some ways how the emperor of their empire could own so much land and population.

Madeleine still seems to be more interested in Xia Yan, although she now knows that Xia Yan is just an official from a civilian background, but it will still reduce her good impression of the confident Oriental man in front of her, and she can't help asking: "This gentleman, can you tell me, what is your hobby, what is your original occupation?" ”

"Like them, this official likes words and art, and this official is also a literati, in our empire, artists and literati are very respected, for example, like this official, you can be a high-ranking official, even a nobleman will respect us! Even His Majesty the Emperor welcomes more artists to be able to go to Daming and create a common prosperous world! No matter what you believe, no matter where you come from, as long as you and I are for the prosperity of Daming, and for the people of Daming to live better, we are all welcome! ”

Xia Yan said this, which made the Florentine artists even more excited, they didn't expect that the artist would have such a high status in the Ming Empire, but now Xia Yan, a senior civil official, is standing in front of them, so they have to believe it, and naturally they are also looking forward to going to the Ming Dynasty to have a look.

When late at night, when Xia Yan was about to rest in the place arranged by Lorenzo II, Leonardo da Vinci rushed over with Michelangelo: "This gentleman, I am Leonardo da Vinci, I am very happy to have a pleasant conversation with you today, I originally wanted to leave this Florence, but I didn't know where to go, now I really want to go to Daming to see, I ask you to promise me!" ”

Leonardo da Vinci said and drew some of them: "This is what I painted, I think I should be considered the artist you call an artist!" ”

"And me, I'm carving, look at it! I can carve the most beautiful and soulful statues! Michelangelo also took over.

At this time, Raphael also ran over: "And me!" ”

Seeing this, Xia Yan couldn't help but smile and said: "Your name, our Emperor His Majesty has already heard of it, and I also hope that you can come to Daming, in this case, please be ready, and then this official can use the power of the Western Governor to specially approve you to become the people of Daming!" ”

At this time, a gorgeous carriage suddenly appeared, and a girl in a white dress jumped down: "Mr. Xia Yan, please allow me to express my love for you to you, love is pure and appreciated by God, so, I want to tell me my love for you, please take me away too!" I want to be your lover! I also want to give you my love! ”