Pu Shou Geng took the mission of the Sultan of Granada to Lisbon. The ambassador of the Ming Empire, Liang Chongru, was not in Lisbon, but had already traveled in a carriage to Seville in the south of the Kingdom of Castile, escorted by a group of Portuguese attendant knights. There he will meet with King Alfonso X of Castile.

"Alfonso X is a very crucial figure!"

Liang Chongru was joined by Cardinal Archbishop Pontaléon and Duchess Sofia (self-proclaimed). On the way to Seville, Archbishop Pontaléon and Liang Chongru mentioned the special status of Alfonso X. Sophia acted as an interpreter for the two.

"Alfonso X is a candidate for Holy Roman Emperor, and he already has the support of four of the seven electors, as well as the King of France."

Listening to Sophia's translation, Liang Chongru showed an incredible expression on his face - the emperor can still choose?

"But Richard, Earl of Cornwall, brother of the King of England, was supported by three of the other seven Electors and the King of England."

Four to three, it seems that it should be this, Fang Suo X is the emperor. Liang Chongru said.

"Therefore, the imperial throne has been vacant for more than ten years."

What the? There has been no emperor for more than ten years? It's not a big mess yet! Liang Chongru said in his heart, these Europa natives are really good at playing. The emperor or something, either fight for the father, or fight for the sword, where is the vote? They think it's an election councilor, huh?

"Moreover, the territory of the Holy Roman Empire is dependent on the Kingdom of Poland, and it is not very far from the Golden Horde of the Mongols......"

Yes! Not even an emperor. The whole plate of scattered sand, and it is still next to the Mongols! Liang Chongru was shocked in his heart. The heart says. Do you indigenous barbarians know how the Mongols killed people? Do you know how the Mongols bullied people? Playing like this, aren't you really afraid of becoming a fourth-class European?

"If the Mongols really want to kill Central Europe. The cardinal believed that Europa would most likely need a Holy Roman Emperor. ”

! Not even the emperor, and he still wants to fight with Kublai Khan? If you don't want to be a fourth-class European, then hurry up...... Choose an emperor to come out. When Liang Chongru thought of this, he seemed to understand the meaning of this cardinal archbishop.

"Bishop, do you mean to support Alfonso X as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?"

Sophia translated his words to the cardinal, who smiled and nodded, "As long as Mr. Ambassador makes such a condition." Alfonso X would have been happy to join forces with the Ming to destroy Granada. ”

This bishop is French, and he is from a great aristocratic background, and he is still related to the Capetian dynasty in France, so he is naturally the same as Alfonso X, who was supported by France.

Moreover, in power in France at this time was Louis IX, nicknamed the "Perfect Monster". This is a generation of Ming Jun! He was a Christian—he gave a lot of money to the church, did Mass twice a day, recited the Blessed Virgin Mary 50 times before going to bed, and washed the feet of the blind (because Jesus washed the feet of his disciples); He also took part in the Crusades - God forbid, during the attack on Egypt, he was met with the death of the Ayyubid Sultan Saleh. But it was still Sultan Saleh's little wife Shajarrah. Dur (another Cleopatra, the only queen of the Celestial world) led his troops to defeat him, and he himself was honorably captured, and later spent a lot of money to redeem his freedom; He administered justice - opening inquisitions, burning at the stake. Burned a lot of villains who dared to speak ill of God and the Church.

Such a perfect monarch is of course very popular in Europa, and the Archbishop of Pontaléon is also very fond of this "perfect monster". However, given that the monster king is not as skilled in fighting as an Cleopatra. It is estimated that Kublai Khan will not be able to defeat him. So you have to choose a more powerful Holy Roman Emperor to come to the front. Alfonso X looked better than the Earl of England - Louis IX could not defeat Cleopatra, but he won many battles against the English. So it was not safe to let Richard, Earl of Cornwall, be Holy Roman Emperor.

"But how can we do this?" Liang Chongru asked thoughtfully. He thought to himself, do you have to make Alfonso X the Holy Roman Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? That's pretty good......

"That's easy." The cardinal archbishop said with a smile. "As long as your fleet goes to the English Channel and blocks the mouth of the Thames. That Richard, Earl of Cornwall, was supported by King Henry III of England, who was Richard's older brother, if England dropped its support for Richard, Earl of Cornwall. Then Alfonso X would have become Holy Roman Emperor. ”

Instigating the Ming Atlantic Fleet to go to the Thames to block the gate was, of course, a stumbling block for England. Although several kings of England did not go to war, it is said that there was a very good prince Edward - Edward I. Wallace grabbed the old man in England who had beheaded him, and of course, he was still very young. He was the brother-in-law of Alfonso X, but the two disagreed on the choice of the Holy Roman Empire for the throne. During the war with the English Parliament, Prince Edward was captured and then escaped from prison, and then showed great military talent by killing Montfort, the commander of the Parliamentary army, in the war.

Therefore, the cardinal felt that he needed to use the power of the Ming Western Fleet to strike at England. To make sure that the English stay honestly on their islands, and not come to the idea of attacking French territory.

"Okay, that's easy!" Of course, Liang Chongru will not object to going to the Thames to block the door, he is worried that there is no excuse to occupy territory in the English Channel!

Chen Shengren is determined to obtain the concession land on the English Channel, and the name of the concession is called Hong Kong!

……

The capital of the Kingdom of Castile, Seville, the Grand Aleuce.

It was late at night, and Alfonso X, the "Wise the Wise", king of Castile, sat in his study, in the dim candlelight, reading a Latin copy of Science and Empirical Evidence, one of the Three Classics of Heaven, a gift from the Ming mission. He watched intently, and didn't move.

With a creak, the door to the study was pulled open and then gently closed. A little old man in a red robe walked in, and it was none other than Archbishop Pontaleon.

Alfonso X gently put down the book, looked up at the bishop, and smiled: "Your Excellency, why are you so happy?" ”

The cardinal sat down and said with a smile: "I am happy for you, my majesty, you will soon be the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire!" The Ming Empire mission promised to help on the condition that it join Castile in attacking Granada...... What do you think? Is there a feeling of being favored by God? ”

"Favored by God? Bishop, do you think I look like a fool? Alfonso X's face was very unpleasant.

"You are a wise man," said the cardinal, smiling bitterly, "these wise men are not good! One thing is for sure, though, that they are quite powerful...... They had huge warships armed with weapons called cannons, which could fire heavy iron balls so fast that they couldn't see clearly, and had a range of half a mile. You can destroy the stone walls of the castle! They also have an arquebus that can hold a lead bullet in their hands, which is more powerful than all crossbow arrows, no matter how strong the armor is, not even the shield! In addition, they have a metal called Nanfen Steel......"

"Well, no need to say it." Alfonso X interrupted the bishop with a wave of his hand, he already had a large horizontal knife with steel clamping, which was also given to him by Liang Chongru. With this knife, he slashed a sword that had been treasured for many years.

"We're in big trouble!" Alfonso X was not a fool, and of course knew that the Ming Empire was not sent by God to help the natives of Europa.

"It's a big hassle, indeed, but you can also eradicate Granada, become Holy Roman Emperor, buy arquebuses and Nanfen steel, and organize a truly powerful army!"

"And then?"

"And then go and resist the Mongols...... They are coming, hundreds of thousands, the headquarters of the Great Khan, they were defeated by the Ming in the East, but they also learned how the Ming made H medicine and arquebuses and cannons! Without a strong leader in Europe, it would not have been able to resist the surging Mongols! From this point of view, the Akito is indeed here to help us. ”

Alfonso X said quietly: "But they are not much different from the Mongols...... They must have come all the way in search of wealth and land. Just like the purpose of the Crusaders going to the East! ”

"There are still some differences, the Ming people are civilized people. They came from the land of silk and porcelain, and in ancient Roman times, we called them Seris. Now we call them Khitans. And in the future, we will call them Chinese. ”

"China?"

"Yes, they think their country is the center of the world."

"Arrogance!" Alfonso X snorted, then sighed, "But it's also true! He looked at the cardinal, "But Rome will be mad, and the Pope will not agree to an alliance with the Ming people." ”

"No, the Pope will see the reality." The cardinal shook his head, "Because Clement IV (the Pope of Rome) is terminally ill, Rome will soon have a wise and wise Pope!" ”

"Wise and wise Pope?" Alfonso X looked at the cardinal with a smile, "Who is he?" ”

Archbishop Pontareon straightened his robes, straightened his short body, and smiled confidently: "Me! I think I'm wise and wise, and I'm the right person to be the next pope. If I become Pope, I will definitely become the patron saint of Christianity and Europa, together with the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. (To be continued......)