As an official of the Ministry of Rites, Li Deyu is very idle, because he is Honglu Siqing! As a civil official of the fourth grade, Li Deyu's official position can already be regarded as a high-ranking official, and this position is also very important.

In the Ming Dynasty, etiquette is very important, although the Ministry of Officials has the heaviest power, but the Ministry of Rites has always been the head of the six. Of course, this is in name, and many people know that in fact, the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, and the real power is very heavy. As Honglu Siqing, Li Deyu handled his affairs in an orderly manner.

The current Honglu Temple is not so busy, and there are not many envoys every year, which Li Deyu knows very well.

"My lord, there is an envoy outside asking to see you!" A small official walked in, respectfully gave Li Deyu a salute, and said.

Slightly stunned, there are envoys? Glancing at the little official, Li Deyu said expressionlessly: "How long have you been in Honglu Temple?" If there is an envoy, it will be arranged according to etiquette, do you still want me to go out to meet me? ”

"My lord, they have a document issued by the Guangdong political envoy Yamen, and they ask to see the emperor!" The little official didn't know why Li Deyu had this attitude, and an envoy came to see him, which showed that the education was effective, which was the credit of Honglu Temple, and it was Li Deyu's political achievements.

"Where's the envoy?" Without continuing, Li Deyu asked directly.

"Back to my lord, it's a little Francis!" The little official didn't dare to delay in the slightest, and hurriedly said it.

Looking at Li Deyu below, the Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled faintly and said, "Little Francose? Little Furlong in Macau? I didn't expect these Portuguese to come really fast and have a keen sense of smell! ”

Li Deyu didn't know what the Emperor of the Apocalypse was laughing at, but he didn't think that the Emperor of the Apocalypse would be happy to hear that someone was worshipping. After seeing the methods of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the ministers of the court all knew that the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not care about these false names. Not an emperor who is happy to do great things. Rather than singing praises of virtue, the Emperor of the Apocalypse hopes to be able to get enough benefits.

"Okay, this is a good thing, Honglu Temple has a good reception! Take them around the capital, and I will meet them in three days. Remember, we are the Celestial Empire, and we must not lose our dignity! The Emperor of the Apocalypse thought for a moment. Speak directly. Do you really want to know what these Portuguese are doing? Are you having a friendly match? That's a terrible idea!

In the room of the Honglu Temple, Riel and Neymar were continuing their conversation in Beitongzhou, and Neymar seemed a little excited at this time.

"Riel, those are secrets, the hope of our Portugal's rise! We need an army, we can crush the Dutch, crush the English bastards. You can't hand them over easily, the Ming Kingdom can't give us support, they don't even have a navy. "Walking up and down the room. Neymar scolded loudly.

Raven sat on the edge of the table, took a sip of a cup of tea, and said with enjoyment: "It's really good tea, much better than what we drank in Macau!" I find that I love the country more and more, what a great place to be! ”

"Raven, I'm talking!" Neymar stood straight inside the room. With a gloomy face, he said in an unusually serious voice.

"Good, good! Neymar. I didn't want to hand things over easily, it was a bargaining chip! We need chips, we're here to negotiate! Seeing Neymar's serious look, Raven's face also became serious and explained.

Sitting on the side angrily, although Neymar's expression was not as ugly as just now, his voice still did not change: "Raven, I don't know where you got your confidence, what help can Da Ming Kingdom give us?" What if we get the right to trade? We can't transport it away! Those Dutchmen won't watch us get rich! What we need is a warship, a warship that can win! These Ming countries can't give us. ”

"Neymar. Yes, the Ming Kingdom can give it to us! We are out of people, out of technology. Cooperate in the construction of warships. When the time comes, we can buy from the Ming Kingdom, or get warships in other ways. The Ming Kingdom is big enough, he has enough funds to build warships, they have something to do in the South Seas now, they need us! Raven knows that if he can't convince Neymar, then he can't convince others.

seemed to agree with Raven's words, Neymar didn't refute, just said with a wry smile: "Raven, things are not as simple as you think, Daming is a big country, he is rich enough, strong enough." There is no way to attract them, they don't want to participate, they don't need us. ”

After listening to Neymar's words, Raven didn't say anything, he understood that what Neymar said made sense. This is also what Raven is most worried about, because Daming really has no interest in maritime trade. Raven knew better that he must convince the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, because this was an opportunity, an opportunity for Portugal.

Three days passed quickly, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse summoned the Portuguese envoys, Raven and Neymar, in the palace.

Looking at the two people who gave him a knightly salute, the Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded, I don't know if Portugal is a knightly country, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse thinks he is. After the two of them stood up, the Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled and said, "I'm a little surprised to see the two of you here!" ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I'm Raven, and this is my assistant Neymar. On behalf of the King of Portugal and the Governor of Macau, allow me to pay tribute to His Majesty the great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Seeing the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Raven was also very surprised, he knew that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was very young, but he didn't expect to be so young.

"Envoy Raven, it's a pleasure to meet you! Please bring back my greetings to the King of Portugal! The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Raven with a smile, only mentioning the King of Portugal, apparently noncommittal to the Governor of Macau.

Raven glanced at Neymar, motioned for him not to speak, and continued: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I hope to have a meeting with the Emperor on behalf of our King of Portugal. ”

"Raven Envoy, you seem to be in a hurry, and that's not a good thing! As the emperor of the Ming Empire, I pay great attention to etiquette, let's eat first! The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Raven with a smile and said meaningfully.

Raven and Neymar were both a little dazed, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the Apocalypse Emperor's gourd. However, for an emperor's invitation, they naturally could not refuse.

However, the Emperor of the Apocalypse knew very well in his heart that the day after Raven and Neymar arrived in the capital, the Emperor of the Apocalypse received a message. A ship docked in Xiamen, and they were Spaniards from Manila. The Emperor of the Apocalypse was very surprised by the arrival of the Spaniards, although the news of his opening of the sea had spread for several months, it was impossible to attract the Spaniards!

In fact, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was wrong, the Spaniards did not come to negotiate, they were there to grab territory! Ever since the Dutch occupied Penghu, they attacked Spanish merchant ships with force, which the Spaniards could not bear. Cutting off people's financial routes, such as killing their parents, this revenge cannot go unavenged.

Of course, revenge was not the first priority, but a secondary one, and the Spaniards came this time to reopen the trade routes. After learning the news that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was going to open the sea, they couldn't wait to come. Especially knowing that the Portuguese have already sent people, the Spaniards will naturally not be resigned to being left behind.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse did not know about these things, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse knew that neither Portugal nor Spain were very friendly. Spain and Portugal used to be one country, but later Portugal became independent from Spain.

This history of the Apocalypse Emperor only knows, but he doesn't actually understand! However, after the Great Voyage began, Spain and Portugal each chose to develop in an east-west direction. After the beginning of the Great Voyage, the two countries quickly became seafaring powers, and the countries quickly accumulated a lot of wealth.

However, in 1580, King Philip II of Spain sent people to occupy Portugal, and the whole of Portugal was in the process of falling. In addition to the Portuguese in Macau, Portuguese people all over the world announced their avatars, and the Portuguese colonies overseas had been occupied by Spain.

This news did not come from the memory of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, but from the Portuguese living in the capital! After knowing the news, the Emperor of the Apocalypse immediately understood the intentions of these two groups. Apparently the Portuguese were there to ask for help, and the Spaniards hoped that the Ming would not shelter the Portuguese.

Although the Portuguese lived in Macao, it was not a Portuguese colony, but the territory of the Ming Dynasty. If the Spaniards attacked Macao, it would be clear that they would declare war with the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Spain did not have the idea of fighting the Ming Dynasty, and they also wanted to turn the Ming Dynasty into their colony. Spain once planned to attack the Ming Dynasty, using Taiwan and Penghu as bases to attack the Ming Dynasty. An army of 14,000 Spanish soldiers and 6,000 Japanese mercenaries further occupied the Ming Kingdom after occupying Fujian.

The plan was very detailed about what Spain would get after the war, and how to rule the continent by breeding offspring with Ming women. However, before Spain could launch an operation against the Ming Dynasty, a war broke out between Spain and the British. In this war, the Spanish Armada was defeated, and the whole of Spain began to decline.

From that time, the plan to invade the Ming Dynasty was delayed, and in the end, Spain failed to restore its former glory. Now Spain is in decline, and Spain is in dire need of a strong ally in order to counter the Dutch and the British. Daming, a country without a navy, naturally became the first choice.

For the Portuguese, they wanted to ask for Spanish rule as soon as possible, and the Spanish were no longer strong, which gave them hope. However, relying on his own strength is also weak. The Portuguese in Macau locked their hopes on the Ming Dynasty, and even if it was just a simple trade, it would bring unexpected profits.

ps：

Yesterday there was thunder and rain, and the power and network were cut off at home, which is considered force majeure, but let everyone wait in vain, or sorry! I will keep three shifts for a few days in a row and try to make up for it! This is the first update of the day!