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1572.

The smoke that permeated the world has long since dissipated, and the theme of the world today is peace and development.

Humans are forgetful.

To this day, not to mention the naval battles that took place on the distant ocean, even the heroes who emerged in the barbarian invasion wars, as well as their heroic deeds, have been forgotten by the people. After all, it was an old thing forty years ago, and many people at that time had passed away, and even if they were still there, they didn't dare to talk about it casually.

You must know that the current Europe has been integrated into a unified country, and the one who was crowned by the Pope and officially became the second Holy Emperor is the Mandate Khan who led the barbarian invasion to the west, called himself the 'Whip of Thor', and his merits are difficult for future generations to comment.

When Mandate Khan appeared on the banks of the Danube with his barbarians, there were only a few hundred thousand people left of his tribe. It is said that when he set out from the far east, his tribe had a population several times that number, and there were many reasons for the attrition, such as attrition in the war to conquer Russia, non-combat attrition on the way, and civil strife.

At the time, no one despised the barbarian invasion, and at the same time, no one thought they could do much. Europe is not the Roman Empire of more than a thousand years ago, and the barbarians who came from afar did not pose much of a threat, at most, they just occupied a piece of land like the Huns back then.

Except for a few countries under the edge of the barbarians, no one pays attention to the war in the east, and the battle for hegemony at sea is the most touching. At that time, the sudden rise of the Ming Empire was raging on the ocean, one by one the governor's palaces were swept away, and one by one the governor's palaces were established.

Whether it's established seafaring powers like Portugal or Spain, or latecomers who are actively looking for opportunities to try to take their place on the sea, countries know what that means. If you can't stop the footsteps of the Eastern Dragon now, after the other party digests those colonies, the power will become even greater and more irresistible.

So, groups of soldiers were sent to ships heading south or west, and in Africa, in the New World, the war was in full swing.

The countries did not willingly abandon the Persian Gulf and India, but after the Battle of Malacca, the forces in that area were empty to the extreme, and before they could react, the Ming army had already invaded North Africa. If it weren't for the strong resistance of the Turks, it is not known that the Ming army would have appeared in Europe with the barbarians.

Defeat after failure, bad news after bad news, just then, the barbarians suddenly launched a full-scale attack, and the overwhelming cavalry crossed the Danube and continued to penetrate deep into Western Europe, leaving only ruins in their pass.

All of a sudden, the countries became nervous, their homeland was threatened, and they couldn't care about the war overseas, it seemed that it was doomed to fail anyway, and the local war of resistance was the top priority.

However, reality made them despair.

Although their weapons are relatively advanced and their tactical concepts are much ahead, they have already consumed too much strength overseas, and they are horrified to find that their strength is not enough to withstand the surging iron horses. Moreover, their lead is also limited, the barbarians will also use firearms, and the earth-shattering thunder flying in the sky has become a nightmare for Europeans.

Prussia, France, Italy, and finally Spain, great powers fell, and on the ruins, a vast empire was established. The Europeans called it the Second Holy Empire, but the barbarian rulers themselves preferred to use their own language, calling themselves Barbarians.

This country name is said to be taken from: the barbarian tribe is over, a clear and empty meaning.

The Europeans, who had suffered from this, naturally agreed, and of course, as the governed, there was no room for them to speak. And out of love for the great Mandate of Heaven Khan, the barbarians themselves are also proud and honorable, after all, this country name was set by the Mandate of Heaven Khan himself.

The name of the country is secondary, the problem is that the person who can unify the European continent and expand the territory of Europe so much and achieve such a great thing is of course a great person.

In the career of Rong Ma, Lord Heavenly Mandate Khan did not forget to maintain order, and he established the feudal system of the Eight Barbarian Banners, so that the originally chaotic and disorderly barbarians joined the camp of order.

Moreover, he was the first to formulate a series of forward-looking policies, such as the prison of words, the prohibition of intermarriage between barbarians and Europe, the ban on maritime affairs, the prohibition of weapons, and the prohibition of firearms. These policies not only maintained the rule of the barbarians, but also brought the entire European continent into an atmosphere of incomparable harmony.

This atmosphere even infected the tyrannical and domineering Ming Empire, so much so that after their warships arrived in Europe, they only hastily established a few concessions, signed some 'equal' treaties and left, and did not engage in wars of conquest.

There are not many concessions, and it is not that Europeans are not allowed to enter, but in the concessions, they can get more freedom and opportunities, so no one resists. And those treaties are basically about free trade, whether it is the barbarian Qing court or the vanquished, they only see benefits from them, and naturally there are no complaints.

The appearance of a miracle, the barbarian Qing court attributed it to convincing people with virtue, someone hit you on the left cheek, and then stretched out the right cheek to beat them, and then the other party will get tired of it, or his hand hurts, in short, he will give up and continue to beat.

There are still quite a few people of insight among the Europeans, who originally didn't believe it, but they really couldn't understand why the invincible Ming Empire would give up the war of conquest. Over time, under the shadow of the prison of words, knowledge gradually withered and was replaced by ignorance, and people recognized this reason and believed in it.

Of course, no matter how great a person is, he will have shortcomings, and Destiny Khan is no exception.

Underneath his wisdom and wisdom, there were also inconsistencies, such as his long-standing belief that there was some kind of secret recipe in Europe that could bring back the severed limbs. Yes, there is this statement in the Bible, but fools know that the allusions in religious books are all lies, otherwise when the barbarians were killing and bleeding all over Europe, how could God watch his followers die tragically?

But the Mandate of Heaven Khan has such an obsession, and throughout his life, he has tirelessly pursued this secret recipe, and at the moment before he died, he was still muttering to himself: "Yes, there must be, because Hou Ye said!" ”

No one knows who the Hou Ye is, and why the Heavenly Mandate Khan needs this secret recipe, the court is also secretive about it, but it does not prevent the listener from understanding. Hou Ye is probably some kind of symbol in the belief of the Mandate of Heaven Khan, as for that obsession, maybe it is just some marginal fantasy of the Mandate Khan, right?

No one guessed the truth, because the Mandate of Heaven Khan had sons, and there were as many as nine, and after his death, a drama of nine dragons competing for succession was also staged, which made countless opera artists in later generations talk about it.

These operas were created in the concession, and only here in the whole of Europe will not be covered by the brilliance of the literary hell. The rule set by the Barbarian Qing when it was founded was to open up the way of speech and not to be punished for words, but there is a but, which is written such as not to slander the imperial court and not to promote negative news about the barbarian nobles...... and so on.

Therefore, if you want to talk about things other than the gossip of your neighbors, you can only do it in the concession. Of course, the prison of words is good governance, and if everyone talks nonsense, the government and the opposition will not be able to be stable, and how can the nobles and officials be in the mood to work hard for the country?

In a bar in Venice, an argument is going on.

"Lord Reinhardt is a hero! After the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Malacca, he returned to his homeland with great hardships, but what he saw was the scene of the barbarian iron cavalry raging, he gave up his glorious aristocratic status, joined the civil resistance organization, and has been fighting on the island of Lolan, constantly harassing the enemy's rear, causing considerable losses to the barbarians. ”

"However, it is clearly recorded in the history books that Reinhardt was defeated repeatedly, causing considerable losses to the principality, and later entrenched in the island of Loland, with ambitions of secession, which was executed by King Wilhelm, who was the real hero, who guarded the Hamburg defense line for nearly ten years and had a great victory in Bremen......"

"Hmph, the history books were written by barbarians, of course they will say so, you can see by looking at it, in Prussia, what glory and wealth are Wilhelm's descendants enjoying? Heroes of Europe? If they are really heroes, with the narrowness of the barbarians, how can they be treated like this? Being slaughtered is the fate of William's family, right? ”

"But ......"

The argument grew louder and louder, and more and more people joined in, and people were arguing so obliviously that no one noticed that two old men were talking softly next to the table in the corner of the bar.

In fact, even if they noticed, no one dared to stare at each other, although the hair of the two was gray, but the characteristics of yellow skin and black eyes were very obvious. Such a person is either a barbarian nobleman or a person from the Ming Empire, no matter which one he is, his status is far above that of Europeans, and he is a character who can never be offended.

"Big brother, is this the germ of the revolution you are talking about?" Although the old man who spoke was old, the expression on his face was always reminiscent of a naughty child, and it was rare for an old man to smile all the time, and the smile was still so elfty.

"Well, it's not really, at most it's just a group of angry young people, this kind of meaningless argument is just a vent of dissatisfaction, just like the gang of people who always march on the streets when Daming has nothing to do, it's still far from the revolution." The other old man looked no different from ordinary people, but those slender hands could make people understand that he was not an ordinary person either.

"However, it should not be far off, after all, there are already people reflecting on history."

Holding a glass in his slender hand, which was full of mellow red wine, he gently shook the glass, letting the rich aroma echo in his nose, and the old man said leisurely: "After all, Europeans are different from those natives in Africa and the New World, they are civilized, and no matter how much they suppress it, discontent will eventually be theorized, turned into a revolutionary program, and then challenge the rulers." ”

"So you dissuaded those who were clamoring for the conquest of Europe in Parliament? I originally thought you were looking at San'er's face. Zhengde sighed, "Then again, big brother, you deceived San'er so miserably, and I heard that when he was dying, you still remembered it." ”

"This one...... Xie Hong scratched his head and said with a sneer: "Hehe, I didn't expect him to be so real, but after being the Heavenly Mandate Khan for more than 20 years, the third father-in-law's life is worth it." ”

"Bordeaux's wine is really good," Zhengde didn't really want to seek justice for the third father-in-law, he drank the wine in his glass and let out a long breath: "By the way, big brother, you said before, if there is a revolution in Europe, what should we do?" ”

"I said second brother, are you the emperor? National events, how many snacks do you have! Okay, I won't say it, otherwise you're going to make trouble to be the emperor again, so you don't even have a prince, so who else should be the emperor? ”

Zhengde said innocently: "Then you can't blame me for whether it's good or not, they say that they are old and can't sit on the throne for a few days, and Yijun They say that they are too young to enjoy life and don't want to stay in the palace...... You blame me, who do I blame? ”

"They are all your children and grandchildren, and the surname is yours, who do you blame?" Xie Hong said angrily: "You have to be a little domineering, forget it, don't talk about this, when you and I are gone, let those people in the council have a headache." After a pause, he remembered the topic again.

"If there is turmoil in Europe, it is simple, as long as you find forces to support you. If there are signs of continuation, then support a few more, if there are signs of reunification, find a relative [***] point of support, during the war, the implementation of the [***] system will definitely prevail, the threat caused by the future is also small, and in the end it will fall apart. ”

"Let's not take advantage of ......"

Xie Hong asked with a smile: "Why, you still think that your reputation is not enough, and you are ready to take the glory of the unified world in your hands?" ”

"Hey, didn't you make me worry about national affairs? Isn't it much easier to take advantage of the situation than to face the enemy head-on? Zhengde felt that he was wronged, and when he looked around, he was a little puzzled.

"Well, it's strange to say, in the Ming Dynasty, and during the Western Expedition, the Tartars were very brave, but after the establishment of the empire, they immediately became vulnerable, if it weren't for the policies set by San'er were too powerful, I am afraid that they would have been overthrown long ago."

"Nomads are like this, they are the most powerful when they are poor, and as soon as they have money, they immediately become moths, this is the result of no civilization and no faith, otherwise why are they called barbarians."

Xie Hong smiled and continued to analyze: "Now the Ming army's forces are still a little scattered, the control of the Middle East and North Africa is still insufficient, and the local people's sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty needs to be strengthened, it is best to wait a few more years, and when the team of the Northern Expedition completely sweeps away the ice field, you can calmly deal with Europe." ”

"Well, let Yijun and them toss about this, I'd better enjoy life, big brother, let's go, Feng'er and they are still waiting, by the way, where is the next stop?"

"Sicily, I've heard that the beach is pretty good."

"Beach? No matter how good it is, can it be as good as Hawaii? Europe is not as fun as imagined, or the New World is more interesting......" While muttering and complaining, Zhengde snapped his fingers and said loudly: "Checkout." ”

"Two gentlemen, we still have special services here, do you want to have a little fun?" It was a standard European girl, convex and backward, choppy, and she leaned in with a loud voice.

"Wow, that's a lot of material." Although it was not the first time he had seen and touched it, Zhengde was still amazed, he was the best back then.

"Sir, if you like it, I can follow you, no name, as long as you can take me out of Europe......" Seeing Zhengde's reaction, the woman felt that there was a play, and after listening to it for a while, she had already determined that these two people were Ming people, and they might still be the kind of people with a very high status.

For European women, being able to marry a Ming man, be a wife, and be a concubine, even if it is just to be fostered, it is also a dream, age? That's not a big deal. Sophia, who often wanders in the concession, is determined to seize this opportunity.

"Forget it, the Hedong lion in my family is fierce, besides, you see my age, meeting is fate, this is a reward for you, let's meet again." Zhengde deftly got rid of Sophia's entanglement, stuffed a few bills into the ravine in the other party's chest, and then pulled Xie Hong away.

Sophia was a little disappointed, until she saw those few banknotes, her eyes lit up, and her emotions rose suddenly, "So many, and it's a clear coin, great, with this money, plus savings, it should be almost possible to buy an immigration quota, it's really good!" ”

The other hostesses all looked at their companions with envy, and the story of the sparrow turning into a phoenix was not uncommon in the concession, but when they really saw things happening around them, they still couldn't control their jealousy and envy. Leaving this lifeless country and enjoying the real life overseas is the ultimate dream of everyone.

"Big brother, what are you still thinking? Could it be that you are attracted to that hostess? It's not like you, let's go, don't go, be careful I tell Qing'er that you can't eat and walk around. ”

"The Reincarnation of History......"

"Big brother, what did you say? Why don't I understand? ”

"It's nothing, just sigh casually."

"It's really a great thing to be old, and you've been saying something inexplicable lately."

"No more, how much more can there be than you?"

"It's ...... too"

The two old figures supported each other, but the conversation didn't look like between old men at all, but the people around them were used to hearing it, and they all had strange expressions.

The figure faded away, and finally disappeared at the end of the sea and sky, only the shrill whistle echoed under the moon, between heaven and earth...... The end of the play

(Finale)