Yang Peng, his wife and children played in Kongtong Mountain for more than ten days before returning to Bianliang.

Later that day, Zhang Xiang came to report: "Your Majesty, Princess Tianzhu has already lived in Princess Tianzhu's mansion." ”

Yang Peng nodded, his face thoughtful. Zhang Xiang said: "That Tianzhu Emperor Uncle has been asking to see His Majesty these days, but his subordinates have not received instructions from His Majesty, so they have all been dismissed. ”

Yang Peng asked, "Have you talked to them?" "It's already been talked about. The other party hopes that the princess can pass through the door as soon as possible according to our Han understanding and become His Majesty's wife. By the way, this time the Tianzhu mission also brought a large number of precious gifts as a dowry for the woman. Then he took out a gift slip and presented it with both hands.

Yang Peng picked up the gift list, opened it and looked at it. I saw that it was full of all kinds of rare gemstones, the emerald was on the pound, and the ruby was on the basket. Yang Peng couldn't help laughing and said: "Tianzhu people are really generous!" Zhang Xiang said with a smile: "The customs of the Tianzhu people are different from ours. In Tianzhu, the man is not hired, but the woman has to pay a considerable price for marrying the woman, which is determined according to the man's situation. The better the man's family, the richer the woman's dowry. ”

Yang Peng asked in surprise: "Could it be that a man in Tianzhu doesn't need to pay a price to marry a wife?" On the contrary, you can still make a lot of money? Zhang Xiang nodded; That's it. Yang Peng sighed: "If you say this, Tianzhu is really a man's paradise!" If you don't want us here, you have to take off a layer of skin when you marry a wife! I don't know if I'm marrying a wife or a prostitute! ”

Zhang Xiang was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Yang Peng meant, and couldn't help but feel funny, but he felt that although what His Majesty said was a little vulgar, it was also very reasonable. Nowadays, when people marry, men compete with each other, and women's appetites are getting bigger and bigger, and how different is it from going to a brothel to marry a woman with so much money? Or the difference is that marrying is a one-time payment for all prostitution, right? So the price is particularly expensive! Thinking of this, Zhang Xiang couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

Yang Peng saw Zhang Xiang laughing extremely obscenely, and asked puzzledly, "What are you laughing at?" ”

Zhang Xiang came back to his senses, hugged his fists and said: "My subordinates are thinking about what Your Majesty said just now, and I also think that there is really not much difference between marrying relatives and prostituting now!" ”

Yang Peng frowned and said, "This is not a good thing!" The influence of Confucianism in the dog days is like a ghost entrenched in all aspects of our country. Before Confucianism prevailed, in fact, where was there so much mess between men and women in marriage! For example, in the Qin Dynasty, men and women looked at each other, and living together was husband and wife, isn't it so simple? I don't know what kind of perverted psychology Confucianism is out of arranging such a messy set of etiquette! Zhang Xiang sighed, didn't know what to say, and couldn't help muttering: "The minister angrily rejected the family affairs of the village because the female family wanted a dowry too heavy. ”

At this time, Fu Jianyue came over to meet Yang Peng. Fu Jianyue is also one of the deputy ministers, like Zhang Xiang.

Yang Peng remembered something and asked; "Old man, you should marry now, right?"

Fu Jianyue shook his head and said; "The minister has not yet married."

Yang Peng was surprised and joked; "It can't be that our Ming Dynasty's salary is too low for you to marry, right?"

Fu Jianyue smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty said you were joking." After a pause, he frowned and said: "There are many people who match the ministers, but those women are all not right-minded, and marrying such a woman is too boring!" The ministers are now the deputy ministers and cabinet ministers, and they are eager to the ministers, but the ministers will always return to the fields one day in old age. At that time, the ministers became commoners, and those women would definitely abandon their ministers as if they were cheating. They are not interested in the person of the minister, but the official position of the minister. After marrying them, the minister not only has no fun at home, but he is afraid that he will be affected by them and his reputation will be ruined and he will not be able to die! For him to marry them, it is better to redeem a few Qinglou fans, but it is also simple and happy. ”

Yang Peng smiled: "According to what you say, it seems that ordinary women are not as good as the fans of Qinglou?" ”

Fu Jianyue actually nodded seriously, "That's true." Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Qinglou woman is more real, not as hypocritical as ordinary women! The so-called woman from a good family obviously wants to sell herself for a price, but she has to pretend to be high, and what she does is no different from a money transaction, but she has to be named in the name of marriage. Your Majesty, what do you mean by these women? If the minister can't control the lust, he can buy a Qinglou woman to satisfy himself, and both parties will be clear! ”

Yang Peng gave a thumbs up and exclaimed: "A genius is a genius, this is a thorough statement!" Then he smiled and said, "However, you can't blame those women for this kind of thing." In fact, the root is still in our men, if most men are cheap enough, I think most women would not dare to use this matter to make money, right? Fu Jianyue frowned and nodded.

Yang Peng looked at the gift list in his hand, frowned, and said, "Tianzhu people actually sent such a rich dowry?" ”

Fu Jianyue said with a smile; "They have made up their minds to marry the princess to His Majesty!"

Yang Peng said angrily; "Didn't you say what I wanted you to say?"

Zhang Xiang said: "The minister has already said according to His Majesty's wishes. The minister said that His Majesty had accepted Tianzhu's good intentions, but His Majesty had already had a group of concubines and did not want to marry again, but he could accept the two princesses as his sisters. ”

Yang Peng nodded and asked, "What did the other party say?" ”

Zhang Xiang sighed and said, "The other party thought that His Majesty was rejecting them in a different way, and he looked a little panicked. Your Majesty, there is a sentence that the minister does not know whether to say or not. "Say it." "Yes. If Your Majesty doesn't want to accept them, just give them a name and ignore them. Looking at the meaning of Tianzhu and the earth, if His Majesty does not marry their princess, they will not be able to feel at ease. Your Majesty, as the Ninth Five-Year Honor, has some unavoidable things that must be undertaken. ”

Yang Peng frowned and shook his head, "If I promise to give them a name, I will agree to marry them." I am a man, and if I promise a woman, I must not hurt her. Otherwise, am I still a man? It's not even a man, what else do you say about dominating the world? After a pause, he frowned and said, "There are some principles that still have to be followed!" Don't just look at the immediate benefits! It is all the more important for kings to abide by their principles, rather than to destroy them in the name of the big picture! ”

Fu Jianyue couldn't help but be in awe, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty is really a true hero!" ”

Yang Peng laughed and waved his hand; "Bullshit hero! But as a man with a handle, I'm the one who does it! Fu Jianyue couldn't help laughing.

Yang Peng looked at the gift list and said to Zhang Xiang: "You told that Tianzhu Emperor Uncle that I accepted their Tianzhu gift." As for the princess, enlighten him again and tell him that being a princess is much closer to me than being a princess! Zhang Xiang smiled bitterly; Since Your Majesty has an order, the minister should do his best. Then he asked; If Tianzhu people still insist, then what? ”

Yang Peng said angrily: "If it doesn't make sense, then there's no need to say it." I directly ordered to canonize those two princesses as royal sisters! ”

Fu Jianyue looked at Yang Peng's domineering face, and said with a wry smile: "I knew it would end up like this!" Yang Peng asked Fu Jianyue, "You haven't found Kou Zhun either," Fu Jianyue said, "I found it." He has already returned to his hometown of Shaanzhou, and I will leave tomorrow to invite him to Bianjing," Yang Peng said, "Kou Zhun is a good official." It's just too rigid. Just do what he wants. You can do Tianzhu's affairs. Yang Peng smiled: "If you don't want such a result, you can give me more strength!" Fu Jianyue smiled bitterly, bowed to Yang Peng, and left.

Yang Peng picked up the gift list and looked at it, and couldn't help sighing. ……

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it's the Spring Festival again.

Several large sea ships slowly sailed into the port of Hangzhou. A middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes dressed in a red papal costume stood on the bow deck of the ship with a scepter in his hand, looking at the city in front of him, only to see the exquisite charm of the city, the busy and lively port, and the scene of turning over and affluence, he couldn't help but marvel.

The young man who looked like a Han man standing next to him smiled; "Hangzhou is a beautiful city in the East, and it is also very rich. I'm not exaggerating, but I'm afraid the richness of the city far surpasses Rome. And this Hangzhou city is actually nothing in the whole East. The blonde foreigner was shocked, and then there was a greedy look in his eyes.

This young man with the appearance of a Han Chinese is the leader of the Eastern Catholic Church who had left Hangzhou for the pilgrimage to Rome. However, if Hua Xu's people saw him, they would definitely be very excited, because he was clearly the Mo Haotian who was on the run and had been pursued by Hua Xu for a long time. The middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes who came back with Mo Haotian in a red papal suit and a scepter in his hand was unusual, a messenger specially sent by the Pope of Rome, ready to spread the gospel of heaven to the believers in the East. It turned out that when Mo Haotian appeared in Rome as the head of the Eastern Catholic religion, it caused a great sensation, and the mysterious East has been a place that Westerners yearn for since ancient times, and it is full of all kinds of wonderful legends, and it is like a world of elves in the feeling of Westerners.

Now that the Celestial Masters of the East have come to make the pilgrimage and convert to Orthodoxy, what a great event has greatly excited the Pope and the officials of the Holy See, and they feel that it is a great merit to be able to spread the Gospel of God throughout the mysterious East. In fact, in the hearts of the Pope and others, merit is secondary, and what they yearn for is greater power and the endless wealth of the legendary mysterious East.

Several sea vessels had to stop on the water outside the harbor. Because there are so many ships in the harbor that there are no berths left, many ships are parked on the water outside the harbor. Ships are constantly leaving the port and boats entering the port along the waterway.

After waiting for a long time, it was finally Mo Haotian's turn and them, and under the guidance of the port officials, several large sea ships slowly sailed into the berth of the port and stopped. One of Mr. Mo's entourage registered with the port officials and paid for a three-day dock. The port officials gave them a certificate with a time limit and left.

Mo Haotian and his party got off the boat. Mo Haotian was wearing a black cloak, and his whole person was hidden in the cloak, so that others could not see his face clearly even if they were close. The papal envoy followed Mo Haotian's side, looking at everything on the port with great curiosity, the papal envoy was amazed by the huge building ship he had never seen before, and the mountain of cargo made him inexplicably excited. And the people around don't have any special feelings about this strangely dressed blonde and blue-eyed ghost, all kinds of aliens abound in the port, and everyone has long been used to it.

A group of people walked out of the port, not far from the city of Hangzhou, under the wrapping of the wall, the green mountains and green waters reflect the graceful posture.

Mo Haotian frowned, and said a little angrily: "Why didn't anyone come to greet us?" The papal envoy next to him was also a little dissatisfied. He originally thought that there would be a magnificent welcoming scene, but he didn't expect that this would be the case, he was in this crowd, and it was inconspicuous!

At this moment, a coolie-looking man ran in front of everyone and bowed to Mo Haotian: "Childe! When Mo Haotian looked at it, he found that it was a cronie who stayed in the main hall of the church, and asked in surprise: "Is it you?" Why do you look like this? The man looked around nervously and said, "Childe, this is not the place to talk, please come with me." Then he walked towards a nondescript inn outside the harbor. Mo Haotian frowned and followed, followed by the others.

The group followed the man into the inn, only to see that the inn was full of people, noisy, noisy and chaotic, and the air was filled with the smell of alcohol and the sea. It turned out that this inn was a low-class inn for sailors on seagoing ships, so it was particularly chaotic and noisy, and all kinds of skin tones formed a wonderful picture here. The papal envoy frowned, very unhappy.

The man led the group into an upstairs room. The papal envoy saw that the room was poorly furnished and smelled unpleasant, and finally couldn't help but say, "Do you want me to live here?" ”

The man glanced at the papal envoy with a puzzled expression. Mo Haotian hurriedly introduced: "This is the envoy sent by His Majesty the Holy See Pope!" The man's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "I don't know if the papal envoy has arrived, and where it is rude, I hope to atone for my sins!" The papal envoy's face was pale, and he frowned: "What the hell is going on?" Why did you bring me here? Why didn't anyone greet me? The papal envoy asked three questions in a row, looking very annoyed.

The man looked very frightened, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Your Excellency the envoy, don't speak loudly, don't speak loudly!" ”

The papal envoy frowned and said unhappily: "What the hell are you doing?" ”

The man sighed and said, "Your Excellency the envoy doesn't know anything," and then looked at Mo Haotian, "Sect Master, you don't know either." Soon after the leader left, the Ming Emperor issued an edict to ban Catholicism, and the local government destroyed churches and arrested believers, and many people died! ……”

The papal envoy was shocked, "Is there such a thing?" ”

The man said: "Now those of us who were lucky enough to escape are living like rats, for fear that someone we know will find out and report to the government and end up with a tragic death, hiding everywhere in Tibet!" Alas! ”

The papal envoy said angrily: "What a reversal! It's the other way around! How dare they blaspheme God! ”

The man said: "Recently, several arrested people have been beheaded, and now the heads are still hanging on the execution table by the city gate to show the public!" ”

The papal envoy was shocked, and his brow furrowed tightly.

Mo Haotian frowned and said: "This matter is really unbelievable, I'm going to see if it's really like this." "Look at the man, you lead the way. The man bowed and promised.

Then the group came out of the inn and walked along the official road leading from the port to the city gate. Soon after, the group entered the city gates. The crowd looked to the left under the man's direction. I saw an execution table standing on an open field on the left, and on a wooden shelf on the execution table, there were five or six heads with scattered hair. The papal envoy was so shocked that he almost fell on the spot. I only heard the man whisper: "It's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, if the officers and soldiers find out, we will all be finished!" The papal envoy came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "Let's go back to the ship, go back to the ship!" As he spoke, he didn't wait for Mo Haotian to speak, so he ran out of the city in a panic, with a posture of fleeing for his life. Mo Haotian and the man looked at each other and smiled, and followed.

At this time, several people standing next to the execution platform pointed at the heads hanging on the execution platform and discussed: "This dog pirate, it should be like this, see one and kill the other!" ”

The papal envoy and Mo Haotian and the others returned to the sea ship moored in the harbor. Mo Haotian smiled in his heart when he saw the papal envoy Wu Zi being frightened there. Turning his head and frowning, he asked the man, "How could this happen?" Why did His Majesty the Emperor kill Catholics? ”

The man said: "Your Majesty said that we are bewitching the public, but in fact, that is just a reason. The Catholics were persecuted, and their property was confiscated by the imperial court. Then he cried and said, "Sect Master, we are so miserable! Not to mention the tragic deaths of many people, no one has collected their bodies yet! ”

The papal envoy showed indignation, waved his fists and shouted: "Heretic! Heathen! He must be punished, he must be punished! The majesty of God cannot be blasphemed! ”

Mo Haotian sighed helplessly and said, "He is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what can we do?" ”

The papal envoy said proudly: "What is the emperor? Only the Pope is the greatest in the world! Even the monarch is subject to the most severe punishment for blasphemy against God! No monarch is an exception! I would like to report to the Pope and ask him to summon the Crusades against the pagan emperors of the East and restore the glory of God! ”

Mo Haotian and the others were all excited, and Mo Haotian said: "If His Majesty the Pope can launch a crusade, it will be no better!" Then he frowned and said worriedly: "I'm afraid that this road is too far away, and His Majesty the Pope is unwilling to launch a crusade!" ”

The papal envoy shook his head and said, "This shouldn't be a problem. I will persuade His Holiness the Pope, and His Holiness will agree. ”

Mo Haotian knelt down, and when the others saw this, they also knelt down. Mo Haotian said excitedly: "We are all faithful believers of the Heavenly Father, and now we are being persecuted, and we can only rely on His Majesty the Pope to seek justice for us!" The papal envoy said: "This is not only about you, but also about the dignity of the Holy See!" Immediately worried that his whereabouts would be discovered by the Ming officials, this little life could not be saved, and hurriedly said: "Let's not waste time here, we will leave today and rush back to Rome to report to His Majesty the Pope!" ”

Mo Haotian and the others stood up and bowed in agreement. In the evening of the same day, several large ships could not wait to leave the harbor and sail towards the vast sea. ……

The Spring Festival is coming, the city of Bianliang is full of lights, the stages are lively, the faces of the people are full of happy smiles, children are happy on the streets, and the enticing aroma comes out of the chimneys of every house. The annual meeting of the Ming Dynasty was held in the palace hall, and all the most important military and political officials of the Ming Dynasty gathered at this moment to report to the Ming Emperor the summary of this year's work.

Yang Peng listened to everyone's reports and said with a smile: "This year can really be said to be a fruitful year!" Tubo, Dali, Bagan and Dhaka regions have been incorporated into our Ming Dynasty, and our Ming Dynasty territory is even larger! Not only that, but the seizures on the battlefield were also very rich, and the maritime trade, as well as various tax revenues, also increased dramatically compared to last year, although many great things were done last year, but the treasury not only did not decrease, but increased a lot! In addition, the problem of displaced people has been basically solved! I am happy! The crowd burst out laughing.

Yang Peng said: "Although I and the left-behind cabinet have made arrangements for major military and political affairs, they must be voted and approved by the plenary meeting of the cabinet. Let's vote now. ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.