"He's a mallet! Is my Chinese pronunciation correct? As soon as Friedrich II heard that there was a book to read, it was still a new book that he had never seen before, and he immediately burst into excitement, and actually blurted out a sentence in Chinese, with a slightly heavy accent, but Hong Tao understood.

"Hahaha...... Karl, did you hear what His Majesty the Emperor said about you? Your Majesty, the correct pronunciation should be...... You...... Be...... Sticks! Sticks! Ay...... Yes, yes, in the future, Carl's nickname will be the mallet, you must remember clearly, you will call him that when you see him! This is Hong Tao's happiest time, seeing the unfortunate virtue of Carl's conspiracy failing, which is more refreshing than eating popsicles on dog days.

When two erudite people meet together, they will definitely test each other first, and when they are sure that the other party is indeed talented and learned, the friendship will heat up rapidly, and it is not an exaggeration to use the metaphor of sympathy, and then they will enter the stage of ideological collision. No matter how knowledgeable a person is, he must have different opinions, it is impossible for two people to have exactly the same thoughts, at this time, it is time to raise the bar all day long, and then get together and mumble together, mumble for a while and then lift, back and forth, never get tired of it!

Hong Tao and Friedrich II were such a couple, since they entered the captain's room and saw those books, the emperor put down the shelves that were not much, and began to ask all kinds of questions, mainly about what these books were about. Then, according to his habit, he divided all the Chinese classics on Hong Tao's big bookshelf into philosophy, natural science, medicine, mathematics, astrology, and alchemy, and learned to use a whalebone pen dipped in ink to write labels in Latin on whale skin paper, and label each book. Regardless of whether Hong Tao plans to send them or not, the emperor has already regarded these books as his collection anyway. There are no religious books at all. The emperor didn't seem to like it very much. Didn't even ask, as if there shouldn't be religion in these books.

Then Hong Tao was more bitter, and in the face of the bitter pleas of an emperor, he became a storyteller. Starting from his book on sea power, one by one, he first gave the emperor a rough description of the content, and then these books were labeled by the emperor as different labels, and they had to be put together. Time passed day by day, except for getting up in the morning and going to the deck to do activities. Almost without leaving the house, meals are sent in. However, the emperor's evaluation of Chinese food is not very high, he prefers big fish and meat, Hong Tao eats more vegetarian, the only food that the emperor likes is stewed whale jerky, every meal must be ordered.

Of course, you can't read and write all day, and when you get tired of reading, the two of you start chatting and talking about everything. From childhood to grandparents, from the country to the common people. From clothing to food, I think of wherever I go. Compared with Hong Tao's broken mouth, Friedrich II actually didn't let it go, many times he was talking, Hong Tao was listening. It was through these small talk that Hong Tao really realized what kind of character this emperor was. This Friedrich II was a typical orphan syndrome patient, and the hardships of his childhood and special circumstances gave him a unique personality when he grew up, in short, multiple personalities.

People with multiple personalities have a typical trait, that is, they are easy to be extreme, but anyone who makes them hold a grudge will never want to change for the rest of their lives. And this kind of person is very difficult to make deep friends, because you don't know what kind of personality he is using to associate with you. They often have a very tough shell, but the heart is very fragile, and the mood is invisible, you can't see it when you offend him, he still smiles and interacts with you, but he hates you to death in his heart. The reason why Hong Tao understands it so clearly is because he is also a person with multiple personalities, but his problem is not born, but forced out by three crossings. If it's okay, he changes to a strange environment, and in order to survive, he has turned himself into multiple personalities.

The emperor was more radical than Hong Tao imagined, especially about religion, and when he was happy, he actually said that all the people in this world had been led astray by three great liars, called Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad. Even Hong Tao didn't dare to say this kind of thing casually in front of others, although he thought so in his heart, but it was indeed too extreme to scold all the three major religions in the world at once.

"Your Majesty, let's talk less about this kind of thing in the future, it's not worth offending people because of talking......" Hong Tao couldn't help but persuade the emperor, in his thinking, he always thought that digging a pit and harming people should be quiet, and if you want to be happy, you should wait for others to fall down before standing on the edge of the pit and clapping your hands and dancing, before it is best to endure it.

"Why can't you say! They claim that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, but according to my research and that of many scholars, pregnancy and virginity are contradictory to all animals in the world, including humans. Either Jesus was not born of Mary, or Mary was not a virgin, and you can only choose one or the other! "It's better not to persuade him, but if he persuades the emperor, he is even more energetic, and he actually came up with evidence to prove that he was right.

"Your Majesty, this question, you just know it in your heart, there is no need to go around talking about it...... In fact, it is not necessarily unclear to others, but there are things that can be done but not said, and it is not too late to say it when you have absolute certainty in your hands to force the church to admit your statement. I disagree with what you just said, you said that all animals in the world need to mate in order to have children, but in fact no, some animals can change their sex when needed, and even reproduce asexually. For example, some sharks, reptiles, earthworms, and snails reproduce asexually. "Hong Tao doesn't want to fight with the neurotic emperor on this issue anymore, then he will become more and more extreme, how to change the topic? It's simple, say something he doesn't understand, and it will immediately attract his attention.

"Impossible...... It's true? Sure enough, as soon as he heard that there was such a miraculous thing in the world, the emperor immediately threw aside the mess of religion.

"Of course it's true, but it's a bit hard to prove. First of all, you have to catch these animals, and after a long period of breeding and careful observation, you can discover the secrets. Hong Tao originally wanted to distract the emperor with these anecdotes, so he planned to skip a few words casually.

"It's easy! I have a large zoo in my palace in Fotsa with hundreds of species of birds and animals. Looks like I'm going to have to dig another pool big enough to house those sharks. I'm the most famous falconer in the kingdom, and I'm a veterinarian, and I've actually dissected the dead, but the Pope knows about it, and they often use it against me. I'm not interested in the dead, I'm not a dark sorcerer, I'm just looking for evidence of the immortality of souls after death. According to my observation, this is probably also a lie, when people die, there is nothing...... "I didn't expect this emperor to know so many things, and he actually has research on medicine and animals." The latter words surprised Hong Tao even more, exploring the evidence of the immortality of the soul is a taboo in Christianity, no wonder he and the Pope are incompatible, this emperor is going to dig up the roots of Christianity, and whoever is the Pope will not get used to him.

"On this point, I agree with you. In fact, there is a more important use of dissecting corpses, which allows doctors to fully understand the structure of the human body, such as the location of bones, blood vessels, and organs. When we fully understand this, we can deal with many diseases and injuries, which are even more important in the military. I've studied these myself, and I'll do simple wound treatment. For example, if Carl had a knife cut in his stomach, if I knew the location of the internal organs, blood vessels, and bones, I could quickly tell the extent of his injury. If it hadn't hurt the organs and large blood vessels, I could have used threads to close his wounds, like sewing clothes, so that he would probably get better. I think it is more in line with God's will to enrich the knowledge of the living with the bodies of the dead and to heal the living. Hong Tao could see that this emperor was an old and angry young man of the thirteenth century, and instead of listening to his endless complaints about the church, it was better to guide him to do something more practical. Studying medicine is a good direction, and he is interested in this thing himself, so it should be easy to get started.

"His Excellency the Duke has also dissected corpses?" As soon as he heard that there were so many uses for dissecting corpses, the emperor simply ignored those books, stretched his neck, put his head next to Hong Tao, and asked in a low voice.

"I've dissected, and I've ...... more than once" Hong Tao gritted his teeth, opened his eyes and began to lie, deceiving people is also going to be done, he has dissected corpses, but not people.

"How about the two of us working together? There are always church people around me, and even in the palace I am not free. But don't worry about those who hate you on your boat, and you're not a Christian! Like a child who saw a toy he liked, Friedrich II couldn't hold back his yearning and took the bait.

"No problem, when we finish the battle, I will let my people quietly get the corpses of the enemy on the ship, there is a place in the bilge, and when the time comes, we will quietly go down and study, no one will know, including Carl, hehehe......" Hong Tao really hasn't dissected human corpses, but he has learned some knowledge of human body structure, thanks to his judo coach. The coach told Hong Tao that martial arts and medical skills are sometimes interconnected, and learning a little medical foundation is very beneficial to learning martial arts. So Hong Tao went to his mother's hospital for half a year of study, and finally was able to figure out the location of human bones and large blood vessels. But that's all, he can't learn anything, and he just tastes it.

"It would be nice if I could call my teacher A-La-Bo, they know a lot about the bones of animals, but they don't know much about people, and I learned a lot of my knowledge from them." The emperor made a small request around the corner.

(To be continued.) )