Timur was not good when he heard this, the emperor of the Shah, the ruler of Iraq and Khorasan, and the son-in-law of the Western Chagatai Khanate, was not as good as a pope of the Western world?

Historically, the Timurid Empire, unlike other countries, did not have a clear name from beginning to end.

During Timur's reign, they generally called themselves Shah, or were rulers of Iraq and Khorasan.

Because they were still vassals of the Western Chagatai Khanate at that time, they were not independent of the Western Chagatai Khanate.

When Timur's successors arrived, they generally called themselves the Shah, or simply called themselves the Timurid Empire.

Although Zhu Yunxi did not meet Timur, which made Timur feel very angry and felt that he was despised, he still accepted this arrangement calmly and happily lived in the palace where he used to live.

Looking at the layout in the palace as before, Timur had a clearer understanding of the rule of the Ming Empire.

He could hardly believe that the army sent by the Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles away from his country, could still do it without committing any crimes.

You must know that there are a lot of gold and silver utensils in his palace, which do not need to be smelted, and only need to be placed on the ground a few feet to be used as money.

However, with so many valuable treasures, the Ming army did not move.

How strong does this have to be binding and controlling?

Timur frowned and pondered for a while, he found that the imperial army under his notice could not do this at all, even if he sent his own son to the expedition, and kept reminding the other party not to touch any items in the enemy's palace when he went out, and when he took over the enemy's palace, there would basically be nothing of value left in it.

This is the difference between having a strong civilization and not having one.

In contrast, the gap between himself and Daming is really big, and it is not too much to say that he is reckless.

When Timur doubted the life of the emperor, in the Kangju Palace outside the city of Kangju, Zhu Yunxi was talking with the pope from the western city of Rome about religion, life, politics, military and other knowledge.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I really didn't expect you to be so young!"

"Based on what you've done, and the vast empire you've ruled, I thought you were at least fifty or sixty years old!"

"His Majesty the Pope is right, I am indeed too young. But the strength of the Ming Dynasty cannot all be attributed to me, I have only been on the throne for a few years, and it has been my grandfather, His Majesty Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who has ruled the country before. ”

"In that respect, I'm just standing on the shoulders of giants!"

When Boyi IX heard Zhu Yunxi say this, he immediately gave a very high evaluation.

"Oh!"

"Great God!"

"His Majesty the Emperor from the Eastern Empire is not only young, but he also has such a broad mind and the virtue of modesty!"

"This must be the second time you have sent the Son to the world!"

After Boyi IX buttoned this hat, he kept a keen eye on Zhu Yunxi's movements.

This is actually a kind of temptation for him, in the name of the Holy Son, to test Zhu Yunxi's identification with Christ.

Zhu Yunxi's brows furrowed immediately when he heard this, and he instinctively disgusted this statement.

Why is it that if you are only worthy of being a holy son, you can't be a holy brother?

But it was not easy for him to explicitly refuse, after all, the other party was only tentatively complimenting, using the highest praise of their religion to pat himself on the back.

Even if you don't accept the title of the Holy Son, you have to accept the other party's sycophancy.

Zhu Yunxi thought about it again and again, and then he spoke quietly.

"Thank you for His Majesty's compliment, but I will tell you with all sincerity that I do not believe in your religion."

When Boyi IX heard this, he was very depressed, and it was obvious that the young emperor was not interested in Christ, and even faintly disgusted.

Otherwise, why would he have cleared it so quickly?

Even Timur, an emperor who claimed to be the protector of Islam, would not have expressed his disgust when he saw the messenger of God!

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the East, I have no intention of offending you, but out of our religious habits, I subconsciously give the highest praise!"

Zhu Yunxi nodded and smiled.

"I understand!"

"Your Majesty, you've been in Kangju City for a while, I don't know how you feel about my governance?"

Boyi IX replied very happily this time.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the East, you are the most accomplished of all the emperors I know."

"Although I have not been to Kangju before, I have heard of the great name of Samarkand for a long time. In the words of all kinds of merchants and missionaries, Samarkand is simply God's Garden of Eden on earth! ”

"However, when I was invited by you to come to this land, I was already struck by the prosperity and richness of this land."

"When I learned that this place has just gone through several wars and can still be built so beautifully and richly, I was deeply impressed by your ability to govern the country."

"You are the most wise and martial emperor in the past, and you are worthy of any supreme honor!"

Zhu Yunxi listened to Boyi IX's sycophants, and only felt comfortable.

"Dare to ask His Majesty the Pope, what are you most satisfied with?"

The unthinking Tao of Boyi IX.

"Flat road!"

"Erudite scholar!"

"The People Who Learn ......"

"It's just that the religious confusion makes people feel very sorry, especially since many people believe in heresy and have not converted to the right path, which makes me feel even more painful."

"If Your Majesty allows, I am willing to build a church here, so that the people here can accept the call of the Lord and bask in the glory of the Lord!"

"Amen!"

Zhu Yunxi was a little bored when he heard this, this guy really deserves to be the Pope, and he doesn't leave the mission in three sentences!

"Dear Pope, I think we should get to know each other a little more and talk about this again."

"You know, I'm not personally averse to religion. But there is one thing that I really mind, and that is that God's shall be God's, Satan's shall be Satan's, and that of the earth shall be mine! ”

Hearing this, Boyi IX hurriedly spoke.

"Your Majesty, Emperor of the East, you may rest assured that we Christs never interfere in secular politics. As long as you openly confess your conversion to Christ and your belief in Christ, we will not only not interfere with you, but will even spare no effort to support you, so that people from both the Eastern and Western worlds will become your loyal people! ”

I have to say that the conditions given by Boyi IX are quite good.

That's not what they do in the West.

Not only did they interfere with secular imperial power, but they even had to crown secular emperors.

Any king who is not recognized by them is an illegitimate.

They interfere not only in the succession to the throne, but also in the married life of the king, not allowing the king to divorce, and so on.

In short, they are not as harmless as they say they are, and in the Western world they are the uncrowned kings who rule over everything in the world.

Zhu Yunxi is deeply aware of this, which is why he shows a strong antipathy to Christ.

He doesn't want to have a dad to take care of himself!

But these are all in the past, the current pope has long since lost its former honor, and the Western world has also seen the germ of the Renaissance.

For example, Dante, the author of the famous Divine Comedy, died 80 years ago. Franzisco Petrarch, the fierce man who wrote the "sonnets" and was later called the father of the Renaissance, also died more than 20 years ago. Giotto di Bondona, the great painter who later came to be known as the founder of the Renaissance, also died more than sixty years ago.

Although these great men are no longer dead, their works continue to influence the entire Western world and nourish the coming Renaissance.

Therefore, the Western world at this time was in pre-dawn darkness.

The Church is still in charge of everything in the world, but it is not as powerful as it was hundreds of years ago, and the rise of the burgher class and the prosperity of the economy have torn a crack in this millennium-long Middle Ages, allowing Westerners, centered on Rome and Florence, to see another world.

The reason why Zhu Yunxi summoned the pope was to support the pope, support Christ, and prolong the Middle Ages as much as possible.

If possible, he hoped that the Middle Ages would last forever.

"Your Majesty, your offer is tempting!"

"But as far as I know, your church is not as strong as it used to be, right?"

"The corruption of the church has seriously shaken the faith of the people at the bottom of the world in God. The blatant buying and selling of clergy has greatly undermined the prestige of the church. ”

"No one buys the indulgences you sold now, right?"

"Moreover, your western kingdom is not very obedient anymore, and even the king of the Franks wants you to move the Holy See to him......"

"This ......"

Boyi IX looked at the Emperor of the Ming Empire in front of him in horror, his mind full of messy question marks.

How does this young man know so much?

There are many things, not to mention ordinary people in the West, even the top of the church do not know!

However, the young emperor in front of him said it so easily......

"Dare to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how did you know that the King of the Franks wanted the Holy See to move to him?"

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly.

"Secret!"

"If I had to find a reason, I would only say that God told me!"

"This ......"

Boyi IX did not believe this statement ten thousand, but he really couldn't think of a more suitable reason.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, since you are unwilling to accept the call of the Lord and the help of the Holy See, I really don't know how else I can help you."

Zhu Yunxi smiled meaningfully when he heard this.

"Why do you say you want to help me, can't I help you?"

"You help me?"

"That's right!"

"What do you Holy See have?"

"We ...... We, the Holy See, have the name, the clergy, the right to interpret the will of God......"

"What do you Holy See lack?"

"Our Holy See is short of money...... Lack of troops, lack of powerful supporters. ”

Zhu Yunxi smiled happily when he heard this.

"I am your strongest supporter!"

"I can support the Holy See and restore its former glory!"

"For this reason, not only can I donate money to you, but I can even lend you troops to help you fight against the unsubordinate!"

"This, this, this ......"

When Boyi IX heard this, he only felt that he was dreaming, and he could never have imagined that this mysterious emperor from the East, on the premise of not believing in God, would be willing to send money, people, and troops to help him.

"Dare to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how do you want us to repay you if you help us like this?"

Zhu Yunxi was silent for a while before speaking quietly.

"If I say I don't need anything in return, you won't believe it."

"If you have to give me something in return, put my name on the side of God!"

"Uh-uh?"

When Boyi IX heard this, his heart was shocked!

Although His Majesty the young emperor in front of him did not say it explicitly, with his strength and pride, he was obviously unwilling to be the son of God.

So the side of God he is talking about is most likely the brother?

However, does God have brothers?

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, this request of yours ...... I'm afraid ......"

Zhu Yunxi smiled indifferently when he heard this.

"If you feel embarrassed, don't worry about it, I don't care about these false names."

"But you must accept my coronation!"

"Ah......h

When Boyi IX heard this, his face turned pale, this is more difficult than making His Majesty the Emperor a brother of God.

Although this kind of thing has not happened in history, it is obviously too difficult for him to accept an appointment from the Eastern Empire.

Zhu Yunxi saw that Boyi IX did not speak, the smile on his face disappeared, and gradually became majestic.

"If I'm not mistaken, a hundred years ago, Philip IV killed Pope Boniface VIII and appointed the next pope."

"What do you think of my strength compared to Philip IV?"

"Now the oceans are full of fleets that belong to me, and my empire can be connected to the place where the sun sets from where the sun rises."

"My armies are fighting all over the world, and I'm building two Grand Canals across the sea in the east and west, with the intention of connecting the whole world."

"The empire I rule has tens of thousands of people, and the army of the empire I rule is greater than all the people of your Frankish kingdom combined."

"A powerful emperor like me doesn't even have the right to appoint or dismiss a pope?"

Boyi IX heard that Zhu Yunxi was angry, and hurriedly bowed down to apologize.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I didn't mean that, I'm just worried that the kingdom of the West won't recognize ......"

Zhu Yunxi sneered when he heard this.

"It's okay, my army will let them admit it!"

When Boyi IX heard this, he could only salute respectfully.

"If it is as Your Majesty said, then I am willing to accept your coronation!"

"But there is a condition below, Your Majesty can only crown the next person, and cannot also crown the Ecumenical Priest of Constantinople at the same time!"

"Well...... this"

Zhu Yunxi invited the shepherd of Constantinople to come to Kangju City, and he would definitely not agree to this condition of Boyi IX.

But if you rashly refuse, I am afraid that it will chill the heart of Boyi IX again.

Therefore, Zhu Yunxi was sloppy.

"It's not up to me to make this decision, it's up to you and Matthew to keep it."

"The more value you two provide to me, the more I will gravitate towards whom!"

(End of chapter)