In the Holy See, Boyi IX is sitting on a throne that symbolizes the supreme honor of the Pope.

Seeing this, Cardinal John handed him a cup of hot tea.

"Your Majesty, you haven't eaten for a day, do you want to have dinner served?"

Boyi IX shook his head when he heard this.

"No ......"

"I can't eat ...... right now"

"Dare to ask the Pope, but what's the difficulty?"

Boyi IX looked at Bishop John, whom he trusted the most, and said in a slight silence.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the East sent me a letter saying that he wanted to see me in Samarkand, and I was hesitating to go."

John said displeased.

"Your Majesty, how can you go thousands of miles away to see a blasphemous man, the living representative of Christ, the heir of the chief apostle Peter, the patriarch of the West, the metropolitan of the Roman provinces, and the incomparable Pope?"

"Although the Ming Dynasty is very powerful, no matter how powerful they are, they have borrowed the power of the devil Satan after all, and they will surrender to the glory of God after all!"

When Boyi IX heard this, a hint of mockery flashed across his face.

"Really?"

"As far as I know, His Majesty the Emperor of the Far East, not only invited me, but also invited the group of rebels in Byzantium!"

"If Matthew goes and bewitches His Majesty the Ming Emperor to treacherously treacherous his cult, then where will our Catholics go?"

"This ......"

John was just a cardinal who dreamed of being elected as the new pope after the old pope died.

Therefore, he really didn't think about such a distant question.

But one thing is very clear, that is, whoever influences His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can influence the future of the whole world!

Now the Ming Dynasty is incomparably strong, and there is no rival either at sea or on land.

The merchant ships and fleets of the Ming Dynasty crisscrossed the seas, transporting the goods of the Ming Dynasty to all parts of the world through the sea.

Complementing this was the army on land of the Ming Dynasty, who not only succeeded in taking Samarkand and renamed the city Kangju City, but also pressed the Timurid Empire and the Golden Horde, and the two countries were powerless to fight back.

If they can connect with such a powerful country, they can use the power of the Ming Dynasty to spread the glory of the Lord to every corner of the world!

"Your Majesty, you must not let the Byzantine gang succeed!"

"Da Ming is too strong!"

"The tea that I brewed for you is from the newly picked Longjing of Daming. It is said that less than two months have passed since the harvest was picked and shipped to us! ”

"Look at this delicate green shoot, you look at this golden tea soup, all of them show the invincibility of the strength of the Ming Sea!"

Boyi IX looked at John, a hint of hesitation on his face.

"Shall I go?"

"Go!"

"Such a good thing must go!"

While Boyi IX was entangled, Matthew I, who was far away in Constantinople, was also hesitating.

The so-called pastoral guard is equivalent to the pope, but it is just a different name in the east and west.

In fact, there was no shepherd at the beginning, and the shepherd was only established to cooperate with the Roman Empire's two-capital system.

Those who stayed in Rome were called popes, and those who went to Constantinople to take charge of the mission were called patriarchs.

It's just that with the division of the Roman Empire, so did the Holy See.

Although there is a certain political factor here, it is more about the different understandings of the doctrines between the East and the West.

The denominations that remained in Rome believed that the Son and the Father were of the same nature and that the Holy Spirit came from the Father and the Son. The Eastern sect in Constantinople, on the other hand, believed that the Holy Spirit came from the Father, and there was no word "and son".

This is simply an innocuous question for ordinary people.

But for a religion, this is a big question of divinity and humanity.

Since then, the Church has been divided into two factions, one based on the city of Rome, which recognizes the dual nature of Christ as God and man, that is, what later generations called Catholicism and Catholicism. One faction only recognized the divinity of Christ and refused to recognize Christ's humanity, entrenched in Constantinople, and called itself the Eastern Orthodox Church, which later became known as the Orthodox Church.

As soon as the Eastern and Western sects were formed, they attacked each other, accusing each other of being hypocritical. The Eastern and Western factions have been fighting for thousands of years, so that by the time of Matthew's generation, the dispute between the two factions was still not over, and each faction had punished the other's disciples.

The so-called religious punishment is actually just a curse that the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church put on each other's congregation.

At this time, Matthew Mushou fell into the same problem as Boyi IX, that is, he was unwilling to go in his heart, but he was afraid of being preempted by the other party, and successfully persuaded the powerful Ming Empire emperor from the east to convert.

But Patriarch Matthew's entanglement soon faded as he welcomed a special guest, the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II and his Empress Jelena.

"Patriarch Matthew should have also received an invitation from His Majesty the Ming Emperor, right?"

Matthew smiled bitterly.

"I received it, it was handed over by a Ming merchant, and he claimed that if I agreed, someone would escort me to Kangju City to meet His Majesty the Ming Emperor."

Manuel II smiled bitterly when he heard this.

"You're luckier than me, Daming Jin Yiwei put the letter directly on the side of my pillow, and I only found out when I got up the next day."

"However, I interrogated all the guards, and they all said that no one left their posts during the night, and they didn't hear anything!"

"I still can't figure out how this letter came to my pillow without noticing."

Empress Jelena said with a frightened expression.

"It's horrible!"

"Daming's Jinyi Guard, reminds me of a long-lost sect!"

When Manuel and Matthew heard this, they said a name in unison.

"Hasassin!"

Khasasin was once the largest killer organization in the Middle East, and their brilliant record includes, but is not limited to, killing two caliphs, killing the Seljuk monarch and his two sons, as well as most of the military and political leaders of the Seljuk Empire, and countless magistrates in various countries in the Middle East.

The intimidating rule of the Hasassins lasted for two hundred years, until the rise of the Mongol Empire and the westward march of the Mongols led by Hulagu brought the sect to its end.

However, Manuel and Matthew obviously underestimated the Ming Jinyiwei, who never thought of assassination, they just habitually infiltrated the enemy's organization to obtain the enemy's internal information.

Of course, they can also do a message to their own family by the way, and they are very willing to do it.

Moreover, they felt that this kind of thing was really too simple, as long as they bought the maid or eunuch who cleaned up, they could easily deliver the letter to the pillow of the Byzantine emperor.

One of the Byzantine Emperor's erroneous messages frightened the Byzantine Emperor, who mistakenly believed that the Ming Jinyi Guard was an Assassin organization similar to Khassin.

"Pastor Matthew, do you say that when I encounter this kind of thing, do I still have the right not to go?"

Patriarch Matthew shook his head.

"Since the Da Ming Jin Yiwei just put the letter next to your pillow, it proves that they have no ill will towards you."

"Your Majesty might as well go, in case there is a windfall?"

Manuel smiled when he heard this.

"That's what I thought too!"

"Byzantium is now on the wane, and it has long since lost its former strength. Instead of holding on to the shortcomings, it is better to fight to the death. ”

"If we can catch the line of Daming, maybe it will be our vitality!"

Matthew nodded heavily.

"Yes!"

"Although His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire has not clearly stated his religious beliefs, the Kangju City under his rule does not prohibit anyone from believing in any religion!"

"In my opinion, this is very similar to Genghis Khan back then. Both of them are a generation of heroes, and they are extremely tolerant of everything! ”

"It's just that we have to avoid the Ming Emperor converting to God or the Quran......"

"Yes!"

"That's what I mean!"

"The queen and I came to visit all night just to persuade you to come with us......"

Matthew bowed when he heard this.

"Willing to serve Your Majesty!"

While Matthew and Manuel were at an agreement, Bayezid, the Ottoman royal palace, was discussing the eastward journey with his son Murad.

Bayezid doesn't bother with whether to go or not, he just struggles with whom.

Although he was invited in the letter, he did not want to go.

But if he himself does not go, who is the right person to send?

Sending his ministers will definitely anger His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Crown Prince Murad is qualified enough to represent himself. But he was a little reluctant to send his own crown prince.

Murad is not as entangled as his father, if it weren't for his father to stop him, he would probably have taken a merchant ship to Daming to see a beautiful country that he couldn't imagine in his dreams.

"Father, you just let me go, only when my son goes to Kangju City on your behalf can I satisfy His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

"And my son is very curious about Emperor Ming!"

"I heard that he is younger than me, but he knows a lot of knowledge, knows all things in the world, and is all-knowing and all-powerful like a god."

"I really want to meet him and see if he's as good as he says!"

Seeing that his son was so resolute, Bayezet could only nod in agreement.

"You can go, but you must listen to your teacher's words along the way, and don't do anything rude and annoy His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Now the entire Lianghe River Basin is trembling under the Ming Dynasty's troops, I don't want the Ottomans to become the second target of the Ming Dynasty!"

Murat patted his chest and reassured.

"Father, don't worry, my son will definitely obey the teacher's arrangement, and he will never act rashly!"

Bayezid was reluctant to give up his son after all, and while sending his son to Kangju City, he also sent a 20,000-strong escort team to protect his son's safety throughout the process.

At the time of Murat's departure, Timur, who was closest to the city of Kangju, also received a personal letter from His Majesty the Ming Emperor.

"Dear Mr. Timur, I am Zhu Yunxi, the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

"I'm sorry for the hurt you were caused by the previous war, but that's the reality."

"You can't afford to rule such a vast territory, and the heavens will naturally seek new masters for the people living in this land."

"It's an honor that I'm the one chosen by God."

"Now I'm in Kangju City, inspecting my newly acquired territory."

"At the same time, I warmly invite you to come and visit to see how Kangju City has improved under the governance of my Ming Empire compared to the period of your governance."

"If you don't give up, you'd better bring your favorite heir, I'm willing to check for you, see if your chosen heir can take on the heavy responsibility of the empire, can withstand my Ming soldiers!"

After hearing the letter, Timur did not have the slightest anger on his face, only a faint doubt.

In contrast, his favorite grandson, Pierre Maheima, was so angry that he jumped to his feet.

"Too much deception!"

"Emperor Daming is too bullying, he dares to tease the emperor's grandfather like this, and his grandson wants to break his body into ten thousand pieces!"

When Timur heard such childish words, he was directly laughed at by his grandson.

"Do you know how many troops there are in Kangju City?"

"I ......"

"Do you know how many people there are in Kangju City?"

"I don't know ......"

"Do you know how many cannons and guns there are in Kangju City......

"Grandchildren don't know ...... either"

When Timur said this, his face suddenly turned cold.

"You don't know anything, who gave you the courage to say such unashamed words!"

"Grandson...... The grandson knows that he is wrong......"

After Ma Heima was counted down by his grandfather, he still said indignantly.

"Grandfather!"

"Even if the Ming army has a lot of weapons and sharp weapons, they can't bully people like this!"

"Kangju City was obviously taken away from us, and now he invites us to visit, this is a blatant insult to us!"

Timur sneered when he heard this.

"Of course he is insulting us, and he is even pressing the old man's face to the ground and rubbing it!"

"But since he dares to blatantly write a letter of state to us, it proves that he will not be unfavorable to us!"

"Therefore, this time I will not only go, but also go with great fanfare!"

"Grandfather, you won't take me?"

Hearing this, Timur shook his head and said.

"Don't go, if your grandfather has three long and two short, you will directly ascend the throne and become the emperor, and then find a way to avenge your grandfather!"

"I ......"

"Grandfather, I can't let you go on an adventure, my grandson is willing to go for you!"

When Timur heard this, a smile of relief appeared on his face.

This is what he admires most about this child - filial piety.

Although this kid has mediocre abilities and sometimes makes mistakes impulsively, as long as he has this filial piety, he is countless times stronger than his own rebels.

"Don't worry, Emperor Ming won't dare to kill me. If he kills me, the monarchs of the entire Western Land will know that he is an unintentional and unrighteous villain, and he will never have anything to do with the Ming Dynasty again! ”

This is Timur's confidence, because he sees that Zhu Yunxi will not act recklessly.

But at the same time, he had some faint expectations in his heart, expecting Zhu Yunxi to act indiscriminately once, and it was best to kill him by the most cruel means.

In that way, the rulers of the entire West will know that the Ming Emperor is a cruel and murderous villain!

As long as the Ming Emperor bears such a reputation, he will pay an extremely painful price when he conquers the West in the future.

Because the monarch and the people of this land will no longer believe his words, nor will they believe his promises!