Although Zhu Cihong had heard that the Portuguese envoy had been in Daming for four or five years and had learned to speak the official language of Daming, he was stunned for a moment when he heard the standard official language of Svera, this guy, the official words are really not bad!

He turned his head to glance at Zhang Bin on the steps on the side, and then said majestically: "Well, no courtesy, flat body." ”

Shi Weila followed the rules and shouted: "Your Majesty Emperor Xie." Only then did he get up from the ground, learn from the official of the Ministry of Rites next to him, and stand there with his head bowed respectfully, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire to "inquire".

His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire didn't let him wait long, as soon as he got up from the ground, the majestic voice in front of him continued: "Why did your country send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty?" ”

When he answered, he could finally raise his head, of course, he couldn't stare at the emperor, that was also offensive to Tianwei, he raised his head carefully, and secretly glanced ahead, and then arched his hand: "Back to His Majesty the Emperor, our Majesty the King wants to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, so he sent a special official to consult His Majesty the Emperor's opinion, I don't know if the Ming Empire is willing to ally with our Kingdom of Portugal?" ”

Ally?

Didn't you say that you came to ask for help from Daming?

Zhu Cihong couldn't help but look at Zhang Bin inexplicably, and Zhang Bin had to make a mouth shape with the word "ask".

That means asking this guy.

Zhu Cihong said without hesitation: "What does your majesty mean by the so-called alliance? Daming and your country are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, what is the significance of forming an alliance? ”

Shi Vera had naturally considered this question a long time ago, and he said euphemistically: "Our King Majesty admires the prestige of Daming, so he wants to form an alliance with Daming to deter Xiaoxiao." ”

Zhu Cihong finally understood, this guy means that Portugal wants to use the name of Daming to scare others, as for what Xiaoxiao, it is a bit foolish, but the master said that those who want to fight Portugal are barbarian powers that can fight with Daming!

How to deal with this Portuguese envoy He naturally discussed it with Zhang Bin, anyway, he just said a few words haha, meaning, the specific matter still has to be discussed by Zhang Bin and this guy, so he didn't make any decisions, but asked: "What kind of small towns do you want to deter, can you live in those small towns just by forming an alliance with Daming?" ”

As soon as Shi Weila heard this, he understood, although His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire was young, he was not a person to fool, and it seemed that it was not good to bully others, so he hurriedly changed his words and said: "This, Xiaoxiao is a bit too much, and it is definitely not enough to form a verbal alliance, our Majesty the King means that he wants to carry out comprehensive cooperation with the Ming Dynasty and safeguard the common interests of both sides." ”

When Zhu Cihong heard this, he couldn't help but be curious: "Comprehensive cooperation? Safeguarding the common interests of both parties? Do you and your country have common interests? ”

Schvila could only say euphemistically: "Not now, once the two countries cooperate, there will naturally be, and please ask His Majesty the Emperor to consider it." ”

These words already implied the meaning of asking Daming for help, Zhu Cihong understood it as soon as he heard it, but this help can't be in vain, it has to be beneficial.

He didn't bother to talk to this guy anymore, so he simply said bluntly: "Why do I want to cooperate with your country, and is there any benefit to Daming if I cooperate with your country?" ”

Schwila hurriedly hinted: "Our Majesty the King is very sincere, as long as Da Ming is willing to form an alliance with us, this benefit will naturally come." ”

He can't say this clearly, because to make it clear is to make it clear that the lion of the Ming Empire will open his mouth, and it will be almost the same to hint euphemistically, so that he will not be too ruthless by the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Cihong also understood, if Da Ming helped, they would give benefits, as for the amount of benefits, it would have to be discussed in detail, he pretended to think about it for a while, and then nodded slightly: "Well, since your country is so sincere, then I will give you a chance, you can talk to Wei Guogong first, and then talk about it after talking." ”

When Shi Weila heard this, he couldn't help but be excited, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire meant that he had something to talk about, what he was most afraid of was that people didn't want to think about it, and just let him get out!

Now it seems that His Majesty the Emperor also seems to have a bit of a intention to cooperate with Portugal, or rather, His Majesty the Emperor has the idea of reaping benefits, as long as there is such a meaning, as for the benefits, the Ming should not be more than the hungry wolves of the Anti-Habsburg Alliance, because the Ming itself is very rich, and those hungry wolves have been fighting Spain for many years, and they are going crazy with hunger!

Thinking of this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, and then said to Zhang Bin: "Duke Weiguo, this Portuguese envoy will be handed over to you, you should have a good talk with him first, and then tell me the result after the talk." ”

After that, he got up and walked down the steps, and a group of brocade guards and eunuchs hurriedly took out the dragon chariot and discharged the guard of honor to wait at the bottom of the steps, and Zhang Bin bowed his hand and said: "Weichen obeys the order." ”

His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire got up, what should he do, it seems that there was no such thing when he taught etiquette yesterday, Shi Vera was standing there in a daze, and the official of the Ministry of Rites who accompanied him pulled him away from the imperial road, and then took him to lie on the ground and said loudly: "Congratulations to the emperor." ”

Svera didn't know what to do, so he could only lie there with the officials of the Ministry of Rites until the dragon chariot passed, and then he got up from the ground.

At this time, the Duke of Wei Guo of the Ming Empire had already walked over to them with a smile.

The last time he came to attend the enthronement ceremony of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire, he inquired, this Duke Wei Guo is the most powerful minister of the Ming Empire, and even the Emperor of the Ming Empire is his son-in-law, such an important person naturally has to take a good stutter, Zhang Bin just walked to him, he smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Zhang Bin first waved his hand to signal the officials of the Ministry of Rites who accompanied him to step back, and then smiled and bowed back: "Your Excellency the Governor, I haven't seen you for a long time, we don't stand here, please come with me." ”

With that, he made a gesture of please, and then took the lead and walked forward.

The two of them walked slowly to the cabinet duty room one after the other, although they didn't speak, they had already calculated in their hearts.

Shi Vera was thinking about how to impress His Royal Highness the Duke of the Ming Empire with his interests, and he even wanted to ask His Royal Highness the Duke to help them say a few good words to His Majesty the Emperor, as long as this matter can be negotiated, he believes that His Majesty the King will definitely not be stingy with that personal self-interest.

Zhang Bin didn't just want to get huge benefits from Portugal, he was thinking more about how to use Portugal, an old colonial power, as a springboard to enter the ranks of colonial hegemony.

This is a good opportunity, the Ming can completely in the name of helping Portugal, pull a wave, fight a wave, and logically enter the colonial competition, if the Ming wants to intervene strongly for no reason, the European continental powers will definitely attack in groups, this group of powers, united to bully others is very good!