When the bishop's words came out, Xiao Ruxun frowned.

These foreigners are not stupid, they know that they can't fool themselves with doctrine or something, so they take out real money in exchange for benefits, what they need is to preach, the target is the huge population of China, and what Xiao Ruxun needs is to expel the Spaniards and become the lord of the South Seas and the tyrant of the sea!

"Quite straightforward, Mr. Leigh, this is probably not the first time your bishop has done this kind of thing, he seems to be very skilled, he has probably done it many times, and you have done this every time you have been a missionary in a country?"

Xiao Ruxun looked at Matteo Ricci with a smile, Matteo Ricci lowered his head embarrassedly, and said, "Sometimes, this is also something that has to be done. ”

"Well, I have to do it, Ben Hou also understands, in the final analysis, this matter is also an exchange of interests, we both take what we need, I know what you want, but you don't know what I want."

Matteo Ricci translated, and the bishop immediately said: "Please General Xiao say what he wants, as long as the Holy See can do it, he will definitely not refuse." ”

Xiao Ruxun smiled, picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, suddenly changed his complexion, and said sharply: "Three years ago, Ben Hou sent a ship to the Luzon Islands to pick up my Chinese people, but the Spaniards on Luzon Island secretly obstructed me and hid my Chinese people!"

Ben Hou took back my Chinese people, it should be, those Spaniards obstructed me, it is a great rebellion, Luzon is my Ming vassal, those ignorant barbarians steal Luzon, hide the population, really when I have no soldiers and no ships!? ”

Matteo Ricci chuckled in his heart and secretly screamed that it was not good - sure enough, Xiao Ruxun was quite dissatisfied with the fact that the Spaniards hid the Chinese residents and did not let Xiao Ruxun take them away, and he had been thinking about making trouble with them, he had no strength three years ago, but now he has enough strength, and it is estimated that he is really planning to conquer Luzon Island and clean up the people of the Philippine Governor's Palace!

The bishop was shocked when he saw Xiao Ruxun suddenly get angry, and hurriedly asked Matteo Ricci to translate, Matteo Ricci translated, and then told him what happened three years ago, which made the bishop also shocked.

Does Xiao Ruxun want the Holy See to come forward and ask the Spanish government to return all the Chinese residents on the Philippine island to Xiao Ruxun? This......

Not to mention that the Holy See and the Spanish Habsburgs were related to each other, both sides were members of the alliance that strongly defended Catholicism and rejected the Reformation, and the relationship between the two sides was very good.

At that time, when Spain annexed Portugal, it was the Pope who declared the union of the two countries into one, which made the Spanish government reluctantly obtain the status of legitimacy, and on the European continent, Spain has always been a supporter of the Holy See, and the two have equal interests, how can they be hostile?

The anti-Catholic forces on the European continent became more and more rampant, and even the banners of the Reformation and the anti-Catholic alliance were raised, and the status of the Holy See plummeted, and a considerable part of the people no longer believed in Christ, but turned hostile to and disgusted with the Holy See.

Even a few bold feudal lords would instruct their armies to loot and attack the Holy See under the pretext of mutiny, causing the majesty of the Holy See to plummet.

The face of the inside has been lost, which woke up the Holy See, and wants to expand its business overseas, increase the number of believers, and support itself, China was chosen, but they also need allies in Europe to help, although the Papal States have a name, but the national strength is only a small country, and it cannot compete with Britain, France, Germany, these traditional powerful forces in military strength.

This is not the time of the Crusaders.

Spain is a big force that has traditionally supported the Holy See, and it is also a very reliable big power, and it is now the hegemon of Europe, one and three fights, and at the same time France, Britain and the Netherlands are fighting against each other, so there are still winners and losers in each other, and there are people who hesitate, such a powerful thigh does not hold it, but wants to offend Spain for China, how to see how this deal is not cost-effective.

"This ...... General Xiao, to tell you the truth, the relationship between our Holy See and the Spanish government is still good, they are very important supporters of ours, from this point of view, of course, we condemn the Spanish government's behavior, but we still hope that the contradictions can be resolved through dialogue, what do you think? ”

Not to mention anything else, Xiao Ruxun's words have already revealed the meaning of attacking the Philippines, the bishop doesn't know Xiao Ruxun's military strength, Matteo Ricci is clear, just now he said that the Spaniards are definitely not Xiao Ruxun's opponents, and if they really fight, they will definitely fail, and the Philippines will definitely fall into Xiao Ruxun's hands.

The bishop is well aware that Spain is an important ally on the European continent and cannot be offended, while China is an important hope for them to regain their prestige, and they cannot give up easily, one is the present and the other is the future, how to choose? This is a problem.

Before drawing conclusions, Xiao Ruxun must not be caused by their affairs to send troops to attack the Philippines, since Xiao Ruxun is willing to say it, it means that this matter is not irreparable.

If they can persuade the Philippine Governor's Office in Spain to release those Chinese and let them return to China, then Xiao Ruxun will be satisfied, and if Xiao Ruxun is satisfied, there will be no excuse to attack the Philippines, then their mission will be completed and their purpose will be achieved.

Hello, hello, everyone, how good!

The bishop came to his own conclusion in an instant.

Then he told Ricci what he meant, and asked Ricci's opinion, Ricci frowned, thought about it, and felt that no matter what, it was the most important thing not to let Xiao Ruxun and Spain face each other.

Now Xiao Ruxun knows that the relationship between Spain and the Holy See is good, and if he really wants to fight, Xiao Ruxun expelled all the missionaries in a fit of anger, and also called for the expulsion of missionaries in the country, then it will be over.

The point is that he himself is going to be finished, and he doesn't know what Xiao Ruxun will do to him.

So he nodded, thinking he could give it a try.

"Dear General Xiao, the bishop thinks that war is bad, war will bring a lot of death, war is God's punishment, war should not happen, war is ......"

"Lao Li, less nonsense, to the point!"

Xiao Ruxun frowned, and immediately lost his temper, and Matteo Ricci immediately nodded: "The bishop said that he would go to Luzon to persuade the Spanish governor to release all the Chinese there, establish peaceful and friendly diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty, and try to avoid war if the two sides can avoid war." ”

Xiao Ruxun pondered for a while, feeling that this was naturally the best, at the invitation of a small country to exterminate the pirates, it would be okay to send a few ships in private, but if the Philippines was captured to rescue the Chinese, it was not a matter of a few ships or a dozen ships, the movement must be very big, and it would alarm the Ming Court, and it would not be beneficial to himself.

So Xiao Ruxun nodded.

"Go and try it, bring back your people, and talk about anything else."