In the side hall of the main hall, Charles I, who had a solemn face, became more and more gloomy, and looked at the Rose Duke who had been waiting in the side hall with a little scrutiny.

Even in the face of Charles I, Grand Duke Rose just stood up and saluted Charles I and said, "I have seen Your Majesty." ”

With a flick of his sleeves, Charles I sat down and stared at Grand Duke Rose and said, "Grand Duke Rose, aren't you sitting in the Strait of Gibraltar, why did you return it in a hurry?" ”

Grand Duke Rose said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the Ming people have invaded the port, and this Grand Duke has come back this time in the hope that His Majesty can send men and horses to reinforce the port to ensure that the port is not lost!" ”

Looking at the appearance of the Grand Duke of Rose who was dedicated to the country, Charles I, who knew that the Grand Duke of Rose was on the verge of escape, was angry and clenched his fists.

If he could, Charles I would have dragged the Rose Duke down and beheaded him, but Charles I couldn't do that.

He is just to unify Spain, and the power of a group of nobles in the country is no worse than that of his king, especially the Grand Duke of Rose is a representative of many nobles, even he is a king who is not good at targeting the Grand Duke of Rose, otherwise once he targets the Grand Duke of Rose, I don't know what kind of association those nobles will have.

Taking a deep breath, Charles I looked at the Grand Duke of Rose, nodded with a smile on his face: "It is rare that the Grand Duke of Rose is dedicated to the country, this king is deeply grateful, but the Grand Duke has worked hard all the way back, so it is better to go back early to rest." ”

When he saw the Grand Duke of Rose, he wanted to get angry, but there was nothing he could do about it, so Charles I could only hold back the anger in his heart and didn't want to see the Grand Duke of Rose.

The Grand Duke of Rose also understood that Charles I didn't want to see him at this time, so he didn't mean to stay and continue to provoke Charles I.

However, when he got up to leave, Grand Duke Rose said to Charles I: "Your Majesty, when I left the port, the Ming fleet was attacking the fleet, if there is no miracle, I am afraid that the port will not last for a few days, so please Your Majesty can send troops as soon as possible, otherwise the Strait of Gibraltar will be in danger!" ”

The fists clenched and gurgled, and Charles I was heard gritting his teeth and saying, "This king knows." ”

When Grand Duke Rose walked out of the hall, he didn't have long to hear the sound of smashing things in the hall behind him, which was obviously Charles I smashing things to vent his anger.

It didn't take long for many of the kingdom's ministers to be summoned, and many of them were well-informed and had received the news, so they had some idea of the purpose of Charles I's summoning them, but most of them did not have such channels, so they did not understand why the king had summoned them in a hurry at this time.

When Charles I told the news that the Ming people were attacking the Strait of Gibraltar, many people exclaimed directly.

Just as the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty all thought that the Ming Dynasty was the superior kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and the four empires were all barbarians, these ministers of the kingdom were obviously immersed in the invincible past of Spain.

In the eyes of these people, although the world is big and there are many countries, few of them can be taken seriously, let alone make them feel a sense of crisis.

But now the king had told them that someone was attacking the Strait of Gibraltar, and even someone blushed and said, "Rampant, it's so rampant, do you think my kingdom of Spain is easy to bully?" ”

Of course, this is not very well known to Da Ming, but all the ministers who know something about Da Ming are standing there one by one at this time, their faces are full of contemplation, and they have no intention of opening their mouths at all.

Charles I frowned, and his eyes stared: "Let's talk about it, how should we deal with the Ming people's invasion of our country." ”

"War, what else is there to consider, only a big war can let the Ming people know what a maritime power is."

Some people remained silent directly, and some of them clamored for war, but the result can be imagined, standing in the position of Charles I, the Ming people have already come to the door, if he does not dare to fight, the king, he is afraid that he will be laughed to death.

The mighty army can be said to be closely following the Grand Duke of Rose, but in one day, more than a dozen miles away from Toledo City, the flag covers the sun, and the smoke and dust are billowing out.

Such a big movement naturally alarmed the people of Toledo, and the city guards of Toledo, who received the alarm, hurriedly closed the city gates, and a group of generals gathered on the city wall to look out from afar.

I saw a piece of smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and under the smoke and dust was an army of black pressure.

As the so-called number of people exceeds 10,000, there is no boundary, not to mention that this time Yu Dayou brought nearly 20,000 people and horses to kill him, and tens of thousands of people were put out, which was really amazing.

Several generals looked at the Ming army formation in the distance as if it was a divine soldier descending from heaven, and they were stunned one by one, with a look of disbelief on their faces.

Not long ago, they had discussed with King Charles how to mobilize men and horses, and how to rush to the port to stop the Mingren.

As a result, it has only been a day, and the army of the Ming people has already appeared under the city.

Some generals squinted their eyes, but in their hearts they were calculating the time, according to the speed of the Grand Duke of Rose, they rushed back from the port for nearly ten days, and the army of the Ming Dynasty was only less than two days late for the Grand Duke of Rose, so if you calculate it, there are many things that are indicated.

At least from this time alone, we can see a lot of things, first of all, the approximate time of the fall of the port, and the speed of the Ming army, etc.

The more I think about it, the more frightened I become.

At the same time, in the palace, Charles I was taking a lunch break, and when the attendants shouted outside the bedroom, Charles I angrily pushed the body of a noble lady in his arms away, and walked out with his clothes on, and shouted angrily: "Don't you see that this king is resting, what is the matter, disturbing this king's rest." ”

The attendant said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, Mingren...... Akito is here! ”

Charles I was stunned for a moment, with a little puzzlement, and looked at the attendant in a daze, and it took a while for Charles I to react, and said in a sharp voice: "What, what are you talking about, Mingren is here, how is this possible." ”

The attendant officer was taken aback, obviously surprised by Charles I's reaction, but the attendant officer said to Charlie with great certainty: "Your Majesty, the Ming army is outside the capital at this moment......

"With this king out of the palace, this king wants to see, who is pretending to be a ghost, from the port to the capital so far away, how can they suddenly kill, can it be said that these Ming people are all gods, and they appeared under the city in such a short time"

It didn't take long to see Charles I appear on the city wall in a panic, and the generals hurriedly greeted Charles I when they saw him.

Charles I waved his hand, signaling that the generals did not need to be polite, and then stood at the wall and looked out.

Just one glance, Charles I's expression changed greatly, because within the scope of his sight, there was a black oppressive head, just looking at the size of the military array, judging by Charles I's experience, there were at least tens of thousands of Ming troops under the city at this moment.

You must know that the defenders in the city at this time are only three or four thousand people, after all, a considerable part of the soldiers and horses in the country have been recruited by the Grand Duke of Rose to gather in the port before.

As a result, tens of thousands of troops were lost in a battle, and the direct consequence was the emptiness of the country, and even such important places were only guarded by thousands of soldiers and horses.

In fact, if it weren't for the unfortunate targeting of the Ming army in the Kingdom of Spain, Spain was in full swing, sixty or seventy percent of its troops were sprinkled overseas, and only a very small number of soldiers and horses were left in the country, which was normal, and it would not have been possible to be under the city by soldiers.

However, Spain provoked the Ming army, and this situation occurred.

It is precisely because of the emptiness of the country that Charles I will be so panicked when he sees the numerous soldiers and horses of the Ming army below.

In the face of tens of thousands of troops, Charles I was able to establish Spain and lead it to become the monarch of a maritime power, naturally he was not a fool, and he knew very well in his heart that he would not be able to defend the city with these thousands of men and horses in the city alone.

Since there is a risk of losing the city, it is necessary to find a way to solve the current problem.

With a roll of his eyes, Charles I had a thought, and his gaze swept over the ministers around him.

After all, after a while, many of the ministers who received the news rushed over, and they accompanied Charles I to worry one by one.

"Whoever wants to go out of the city on behalf of this king to talk to the Ming people, what they want, even if they ask, as long as we can do it, we will not refuse."

This has been beaten to the doorstep, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about, as long as you can get through the current difficulties, gather people when the time comes, and then find a way to take revenge and come back.

As the so-called bending can stretch the square is a big husband.

Although Charles I didn't know such a sentence, but what he did was like this, as the head of a country, he didn't care if he would lose face by begging for mercy, in his eyes, where face was more important than his own safety.

In the rumors, the Ming people can be said to be murderous, not to mention how annoyed these ministers and generals are, if they knew such words, it would be better for them to come later, it is better than being stared at by Charles I at this time, in case they are chosen to become envoys, wouldn't there be no return.

But whenever Charles I's eyes fell on anyone, the man lowered his head, wishing that a crack in the ground would appear in it so that he could hide it.

Seeing everyone's reaction in his eyes, Charles I sighed in his heart, stretched out his hand and said, "Count Bauhinia, it is better for you to go out of the city on behalf of this king." ”

Count Bauhinia was named, first stunned, and then a wry smile appeared on his face, but he did not refuse, but responded.

With a squeak, the city gate opened, and I saw a few figures walking out of the city gate, and then the city gate slammed shut, leaving only the Count Bauhinia and his party who walked out of the city.

Several sentry detectives came quickly, stared at the Earl of Bauhinia and shouted, "Who are you waiting for, why did you go out of the city?" ”

Count Bauhinia tried his best to say in the words of the incomparably lame Ming official: "Messenger, we are messengers!" ”

It took a lot of effort for several sentinels to hear Count Bauhinia's words clearly and figure out the intentions of this group.

In the temporary camp, Yu Dayou looked at the Count Bauhinia and his party brought by the sentinels, and just sat there, watching with interest.

Count Bauhinia, who felt as if he was being regarded as a monkey, was so angry that he was holding back his heart, but the situation was not as good as that of people, he came to seek peace on behalf of the king this time, if he was out of character, let alone the failure of the peace talks, if it was not good, he would have to lose his life.

After wasting a lot of energy and suppressing the anger in his heart, Count Bauhinia said to Yu Dayou: "My country and your country are originally harmonious countries, but somehow they have come to this point, my king is sympathetic to the people of the two countries, and does not want to provoke a war with your country, so he is specially ordered to come down and am willing to negotiate peace with your country." ”

The corners of Yu Dayou's mouth curled slightly, his eyes glanced at Jiao Yuan on the side, and motioned for Jiao Yuan to speak to Earl Bauhinia.

Jiao Yuan, who was sitting on the side, nodded to Yu Dayou, then looked at Earl Bauhinia, and shouted violently, "Can you be convicted?" ”

Whether it is Jiao Yuan or Yu Dayou, he has learned fluent Spanish in the past few years, so Count Bauhinia can hear it clearly and clearly.

With a little grievance and confusion on his face, he said, "What does this adult mean by this?" ”

Jiao Yuan waved his hand and said with a bit of domineering: "You and other small countries dare to attack the fleet of my Heavenly Empire at sea, this is not a sin or anything." ”

"Misunderstanding, this must be a misunderstanding, my country has always preferred peace......"

With a poof, Yu Dayou, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but squirt out a mouthful of tea, and saw Yu Dayou looking at Count Bauhinia with an unbelievable look, and said for a long time: "Admire, admire." ”

To be honest, even Jiao Yuan deeply admired Count Bauhinia's cheekiness of opening his eyes and telling nonsense, at least he couldn't say such shameless words.

As soon as he slapped the table, Yu Dayou stared at Count Bauhinia and said: "Don't talk nonsense, aren't you here on behalf of Charles I, then you will send a message to Charles I for Ben Shuai, let him honestly bear the guilt of Jing and surrender Kaicheng, so that Ben Shuai will definitely give him a way to live, and protect his life glory, if not, hum ......"

Count Bauhinia, who showed a little embarrassment on his face, said to Yu Dayou: "My lord, His Majesty the King is full of sincerity, and my country is willing to pay millions of gold coins to apologize to your country, and please collect your troops......

Picking up the teacup, Yu Dayou ignored Count Bauhinia, and just tasted tea quietly, but Jiao Yuan got up and stretched out his hand to Count Bauhinia and said, "There is nothing else to talk about, please go back to the city to spread the word." ”

Count Bauhinia couldn't help but say loudly to Jiao Yuan and Yu Dayou: "Two, two, we are full of sincerity, war is inhumane, if you are not satisfied with the compensation, we can talk about it again, we can talk about it again......"

Glancing at Earl Bauhinia with disdain, he only heard Yu Dayou say slowly: "Tsk, your country is really full of sincerity, and you are only willing to take out a million gold coins, I am afraid that the family property of any big nobleman in your country will not be less than one million gold coins." While speaking, Yu Dayou had a little bit of uncertainty on his face, waved his hand and said, "Master Jiao, send off the guests for Ben Shuai!" ”

Count Bauhinia said with a flustered face: "What do you want, we can talk about it again!" ”

For Yu Dayou to play cards like this, Count Bauhinia is very uncomfortable, in his mind, Yu Dayou must want more benefits, as long as Yu Dayou is willing to talk, no matter how many benefits, they can't give it, but the premise is to be able to talk about it.