There is no competition, there is no pressure, and Zhu Yunxi is reluctant to cut off his biggest competitor for Boyi IX.

Zhu Yunxi sent away Boyi IX, and the next day he summoned Patriarch Matthew, and blew the blow of Boyi IX again, and let Patriarch Matthew choose himself.

Relatively speaking, Patriarch Matthew was more aware of current affairs, and was not as insistent as Boyi IX, and agreed to Zhu Yunxi's request very happily, and was willing to serve him.

Zhu Yunxi was also very generous, and immediately rewarded him with a luxurious pastoral dress and gave him a pure gold scepter.

The two happily signed a series of treaties, such as that after the Ming army entered the Byzantine Empire, Patriarch Matthew would cooperate with propaganda to get the local lords to give up resistance.

This is the real purpose of Zhu Yunxi who traveled thousands of miles to Kangju City and summoned the heads of the two major churches in the east and west.

Although he himself despised religion, he never underestimated the power of religion.

If there are two major Holy Sees to assist, it will be greatly less difficult for him to attack the West.

On the contrary, if the two major Holy Sees are all opposed and one vigorously advocates the threat theory of the Ming Dynasty, then even if he finally wins the entire West, he will pay a very big price.

This is a situation that Zhu Yunxi does not want to see.

As for what to do with these two popes after taking the West, then we will talk about it then.

You can keep it, or you can ......

Patriarch Matthew basically agreed with Zhu Yunxi's proposal, and in his opinion, the Western world did need a strong Holy See, and the formation of a strong Holy See would inevitably be backed by a strong empire.

But he finally made a request, which made Zhu Yunxi a little embarrassed.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I agree to all your requests, there is only one small condition, please consider it seriously."

"Say it!"

"As a shepherd of the East, I have been protected by the Byzantine Empire for generations, and His Majesty, the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, is even more tolerant to me."

"If conditions permit, I hope that Your Majesty will preserve the Byzantine royal lineage and give them a fief so that they can live in good terms."

"Well...... this"

Byzantium has an extraordinary significance for the West, although now that Byzantium has declined, the orders of the Byzantine emperor cannot even get out of Constantinople, but still cannot underestimate the influence of Byzantium in the entire West.

Therefore, Zhu Yunxi has always wanted to capture Constantinople, which is said to never fall, and uproot Byzantium, completely destroying the illusion of the Western world.

He even built a super cannon to storm Constantinople, just waiting to come in handy when he conquered the Western world.

Now that Patriarch Matthew has put forward such a condition, how can he not embarrass him?

"I can grant your request, but the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II must go to the imperial title and offer Constantinople on his own initiative."

"In this way, I can crown him the Marquis of Shunyi, so that he and his children and grandchildren can live a noble life for generations!"

Patriarch Matthew's face was gloomy when he heard this, but he still nodded knowingly.

"Graciful Your Majesty, the conditions you have given are already very generous, but I am afraid that Manuel II will not accept them."

Zhu Yunxi sneered when he heard this.

"That's not something I'm thinking about, I'm aiming for the entire Western world, not an empire that is on the verge of decline."

"If you really want to protect him, then persuade him to surrender to my Daming!"

"Okay, I'll do my best......"

After the meeting with Patriarch Matthew, Zhu Yunxi rested for two days before continuing to meet with the others, and it was a meeting with the two of them.

Manuel II and Ottoman Crown Prince Murad met with Zhu Yunxi at the same time.

Although the two had known Zhu Yunxi's age for a long time, when they saw Zhu Yunxi stepping down from the emperor's throne for the first time, they were still shocked by the youth of the great emperor in front of them.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the shocked expressions of the two and knew what the two were thinking, in fact, this is also what every Westerner who saw him was shocked.

"Do you think I'm too young?"

Manuel II nodded dumbly.

"It's really too young, a little beyond my imagination......"

When Murad heard Zhu Yunxi say this, a hint of admiration appeared on his face.

"Your Majesty, you are the youngest and greatest emperor I have ever met!"

"I have long wanted to visit you in Daming, and I want to appreciate how prosperous and rich Daming you govern."

Zhu Yunxi happily invited when he heard this touting.

"Okay!"

"I welcome Crown Prince Murad to visit Daming at any time, and I will send someone to accompany you to visit all parts of Daming, so that you can truly appreciate the wonders described in Marco Polo's travels, hahaha!"

"Does Your Majesty also read Marco Polo's Travels?"

"I've read some, but it's just a book to relieve boredom."

"The real Da Ming is far more prosperous and rich than what he wrote, in the words of you Westerners, it is a paradise flowing with milk and honey."

Murad was like a little fan brother, his eyes were full of admiration, and he kept asking Zhu Yunxi about the rumors he had heard from various channels.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, does Daming really have a car that can run without animal power and manpower?"

"Yes!"

"You're talking about trains, this thing is not a rare thing in Daming, I'm building a big railway across the east and west recently, and you can also enjoy the style of the train at that time!"

Murad clapped his hands happily.

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"If Your Majesty builds into my Ottoman area, my Ottoman will definitely cooperate fully!"

Manuel II looked at the silly boy beside him and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

Don't you know what it means to build a road?

The Ming built the road to his doorstep, which means that the Ming army can continue to reach his Ottoman Empire through this railway!

Manuel looked at Murad, who was unconscious, and couldn't help but move to the side, for fear that this stupid child's stupidity would infect him.

Murad didn't realize it, and still chased Zhu Yunxi to ask questions.

"Your Majesty, I heard that your super workshop can produce a million bows and arrows a day?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded when he heard this.

"Pretty much, but we've stopped making bows and arrows now, because they're too expensive, too cost-effective, and so cumbersome to transport."

"Oh?"

"Are you going all out to produce muskets?"

"Yes!"

"In the future, muskets will be the main force on the battlefield, and cold weapons such as swords, bows and arrows are destined to be eliminated by firearms!"

Murad slapped his thigh excitedly.

"That's right!"

"I think so too, and I have persuaded my father more than once to let my father give up cold weapons and make every effort to build a powerful firearms force like Daming."

"But my father always didn't listen, and still produced those useless things......"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Crown Prince Murad, you can't blame your father for this."

"The conditions for the production of firearms are very high, and they are not available in a backward agricultural and pastoral country."

"At least half of the industry is needed."

"At this point, the Ming Dynasty is at the forefront of the world, so the Ming Dynasty can destroy the two countries in a row, and the Timurid Empire has no temper."

"If it weren't for the fact that I was worried that the territory I had conquered was too big and I didn't have enough people to govern it, I could even go straight to the west coast, across the sea from England."

"This ......"

Both Manuel II and Murad were silent when they heard this, and although they very much tried to contradict the arrogant young man, neither could find the right words.

Because although this young emperor said arrogantly, his national strength and army were worthy of his arrogance.

His Majesty Timur counterattacked three times in succession, but they were all beaten back by the Ming Dynasty without much effort.

It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty is not without the ability to continue westward expansion, and may really be as the young emperor in front of him said, afraid that he will not have enough talents to rule more territory, so he was forced to stop westward expansion.

However, this is also what Manuel II and Murad feared the most.

At that time, the Mongol Empire was very strong, but it was only strong in the ability to fight immediately, and its ability to govern the region was very weak.

Thus, in less than a hundred years, the influence exerted by the Mongol Empire on the West gradually disappeared.

In comparison, the thoughts of His Majesty the Ming Emperor in front of him were even more terrifying. He not only wants to reproduce the majesty of the Mongol Empire, but also wants to make up for the shortcomings of local governance on the basis of the Mongol Empire and rule the Western world for a long time!

But in this case, where should I, Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire, go?

Manuel II, who had been silent, finally spoke.

"Dare to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, if your great cause of westward expansion is achieved, what will you do with my Byzantine Empire?"

Zhu Yunxi said without hesitation.

"Go to the Emperor!"

"Accept my canonization in my lordship!"

"You can preserve the temple, preserve the status of the nobility, and protect the people."

"This ......"

Manuel II fell silent again when he heard this, this Patriarch Matthew said about the same.

"Your Majesty, is there no other choice, such as keeping Constantinople and making Constantinople my fief?"

Zhu Yunxi could only smile helplessly when he heard this.

"Your Majesty Manuel, you can go back and try to see if my Ming cannons can blast through the walls of Constantinople!"

Manuel's face turned pale instantly when he heard this, and he heard undoubted firmness from Zhu Yunxi's words.

Murad listened to the conversation between the two and finally began to worry about the future of the Ottoman Empire.

"Dare to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, if you defeat His Majesty Timur, will you attack my Ottoman Empire next?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded honestly.

"The whole West is under my strategy, and you Ottomans are certainly no exception."

"This ......"

Murad did not expect the young emperor to be so honest and not hide his ambitions in the slightest.

Wasn't he afraid that the Ottomans would unite with Timur, or the entire Western world, against him?

Murad looked at Zhu Yunxi, who had a confident face, and instantly realized that the reason why the young emperor in front of him dared to say this was that he didn't take the entire Western world into account at all.

Perhaps in his eyes, the entire Western world has long been in his pocket, and it just depends on when he will attack.

Murad felt a heavy sense of powerlessness when he thought of this, because he found that the young emperor really had the confidence and ability.

Once he attacked the Western world, neither Timur nor his own Ottoman Empire seemed to be an opponent of the Ming Dynasty, or he was not even qualified to be an opponent.

"Your Majesty the Honorable Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, if I, the Ottomans, take the initiative to go to the emperor and accept your canonization, how much autonomy can we retain?"

Zhu Yunxi thought for a while.

"You may be reduced to a kingship, enjoy hereditary fiefdoms, be allowed to retain an army of less than 100,000, and enjoy the right to appoint and dismiss domestic officials."

"Huh?"

"How much can we keep?"

This sudden happiness made Murad feel like he was dreaming.

However, this is also because of the comparison, compared to the harshness of the Ming to Byzantium, it is really generous to them Ottoman.

"Yes, you can exist as an independent kingdom."

"However, you must obey me, and sign a trade agreement that allows the Ming people to do business and trade in your country, buy land and build factories, and protect their private property and personal safety."

"If you don't protect it properly, I will personally send troops to protect it, and punish you for your poor protection!"

Murad had no objection to these conditions, and was even a little excited to hear that Daming was going to build a factory in their country.

"I don't need to ask my father about this, I can promise Your Majesty."

"It's just that Your Majesty wants too little, which surprises me very much......"

"Dare to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you will not interfere with our religion and force us to convert to other religions, right?"

Zhu Yunxi shook his head categorically and denied it.

"Why do I care so much?"

"Believe whatever you like, anyway, your god will not come down to interfere in my affairs."

"In the words of a Westerner, God's to God's and the world's to the emperor."

"I am only concerned with the things of the world, and the things of faith are your choice."

"Your Majesty is wise......"

Murad gave Zhu Yunxi another rainbow fart and retreated, and sent the words of the Ming Emperor back to China as quickly as possible, so that his father could prepare early.

After Murad left, Manuel II spoke again with great courage.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Daming, you may not be very clear about my situation. I only have Constantinople left now, and the rest of Byzantium's territory is in the hands of the major dukes and marquises, and if you take Constantinople back, I will be homeless......"

"Therefore, I hope that His Majesty the benevolent Emperor Ming can choose a new place for me."

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he hesitated slightly, and immediately ordered someone to bring up a world map.

When the map slowly opened and was revealed in front of Manuel II, the last stubbornness in Manuel II's heart immediately vanished.

The map is too large and detailed, and it includes not only the familiar Byzantium, but also France, England, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Teutonic Knights, the Holy Roman Empire, and so on.

When Manuel II looked at Byzantium, where he was, almost entirely occupied by the Ottoman Empire, his heart immediately cooled.

Even if there is no Ming Empire, he will eventually be captured by the Ottomans.

Instead of surrendering to a foreign race full of cruelty and ambition, it is better to surrender to the young and elegant Emperor of the East in front of him.

At the very least, he won't interfere with his beliefs, and he can preserve his aristocratic status!

The moment Manuel saw the map, he basically agreed with Zhu Yunxi's conditions. But when he saw the territory of the Ming Dynasty on the map, he was instantly dumbfounded.

Before that, he only knew that the Timurid Empire, the Kipchak Khanate, and the Ottoman Empire were very powerful. But seeing Daming's territories all over the world, as well as the huge red area in the east, the last line of defense in his heart was also broken.

His Majesty the Young Emperor is not lying, he does have the strength to counter the entire West!

Zhu Yunxi didn't know what Manuel II was thinking, but just looked at the map seriously, thinking about how to place the poor last emperor.

It's just that he didn't have a clue for a long time, and finally he couldn't help but give Manuel a pen and let him go and draw circles on the map by himself.

"You pick it yourself, you can draw it wherever you like, if there is a ready-made city there, I will give it to you directly, if not, I will order someone to build one and give it to you!"

When Manuel II heard this, he only felt himself in a state of great happiness.

This happiness came so suddenly that Manuel II almost couldn't catch it!

"Your Majesty the Emperor, Manuel is willing to be your faithful servant!"

(End of chapter)