The Pope waved his fist and shouted, "These traitors to the kingdom of heaven will not die well!" ”

Claire sneered: "I don't know if they will die well, but this incident is far more devastating to the Holy See than the crushing defeat not long ago!" The Pope looked at Claire in bewilderment.

Claire said lightly: "This announcement, in addition to being a declaration of war on the Holy See, also reflects that the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire have formed an alliance, and they have stood on a united front. When the Pope heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked. Claire continued: "Both the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire have risen to become powerful empires, and the strength of one Holy Roman Empire alone can compete with all the other Catholic worlds on land, plus one Byzantine Empire, all the other Catholic nations together are no match for them. The strength is here, and those Lords, with the exception of a few who are particularly devout, dare to stand on our side against this invincible alliance? ”

The Pope said angrily: "We are the symbol of the kingdom of heaven, and I do not believe that the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire will dare to rebel against us!" As long as I give the holy order, all the Tianzhu believers will go to the soup to fight the traitors! ”

Claire sneered: "The Byzantine Empire has long drawn a line with the Holy See, and they claim that their faith is Catholic orthodoxy!" As for the Holy Roman Empire, didn't Your Majesty understand the meaning of the proclamation? They are denying the legitimacy of the Holy See and His Majesty! And unfortunately, the fact that the Crusades have just ended miserably provides the best evidence for their rhetoric! I think even a devout believer can't help but be shaken by such a situation! The Pope's expression became panicked and overwhelmed, although he did not want to admit it, but he knew very well in his heart that what Claire said was very correct, with the great strength and prestige of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire in the Western world, coupled with the crushing defeat of this crusade, the prestige of the Holy See would inevitably suffer the heaviest blow in history. What to do? What to do?

Seeing that the Pope was in a hysterical panic, Claire couldn't help but feel pleasure in her heart, smiled coldly, ignored the Pope, and went down.

As the saying goes, 'Blessings are incomparable, but disasters are not singular.' Just when the Holy See was still panicked and overwhelmed by the joint proclamation of the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, another bombshell fell on the head of the Holy See, and the Holy Roman Empress and the Byzantine Empress jointly issued a heavenly decree, calling on the Catholic countries to unite and wage a great holy war against the heretical Tianzhu in the East. The Holy Roman Empress and the Queen of the Byzantine Empire jointly issued the Celestial Decree that was previously only issued by the Holy See, which was clearly a blatant substitution of the Holy See.

The Pope immediately convened an emergency meeting to discuss the countermeasures. Above the main hall, the cardinal archbishops were arguing and blaming each other, and no one could come up with a practical solution to the current crisis.

However, the call of the two empresses caused great repercussions in the entire Catholic world, except for England and France, almost all Catholic countries expressed their willingness to obey the holy orders of the two angels, which was a disguised recognition of the identity of the two empresses' agents of heaven, and it was a great blow to the Holy See.

In the Court Gardens of the Holy Roman Empire, Empress Catherine receives an uninvited guest, the Catholic Pope from the East. Friends who have read the previous article, seeing this, should know who this Eastern Pope is, yes, he has been trying to subvert the Ming Dynasty all along, Mo Haotian. The Crusades not long ago can be said to have been facilitated by this Mo Haotian.

Mo Haotian felt the nobility and beauty of Her Majesty the Empress in front of him, who did not belong to the world, and couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself, and couldn't help bending down, and said in the most pious tone: "It is my honor to be received by Her Majesty the Empress!" ”

Catherine smiled. Mo Hao Tianden felt as if he had seen the bright sunshine, so dazzling, so beautiful and moving! When he came back to his senses, he quickly lowered his head, and his mind was still full of Catherine's beautiful smile, and he even forgot his purpose for a while.

Catherine smiled: "I have long heard that a Catholic pope from the East has come to our Western world, but I didn't expect Your Excellency to be so young!" ”

Mo Haotian couldn't help but say: "I have long heard of the prestige of the Holy Roman Emperor, but I didn't expect it to be such a stunning beauty that is rare even in the heavenly realm!" If this is said to an Oriental woman who has just met in this era, it will be considered very rude, but Westerners have been very unrestrained since ancient times, and they do not consider this to be offensive and rude, but rather to compliment, so Catherine smiled happily and did not look displeased at all.

However, such a look in Mo Haotian's eyes has a different meaning. As soon as he said something he couldn't help but say, he regretted it in his heart, feeling that his uncontrollable behavior was too rude, and he was very worried that the other party would be angry. However, the other party did not look angry at all, but showed a happy expression, which made Mo Haotian feel surprised at the same time, and couldn't help but give birth to some delusions: When I said this, she was not angry at all, but so happy! Could it be, is she interesting to me?

As soon as he thought of this, Mo Haotian couldn't help but get excited, and looked at Catherine's expression again, only to see her beautiful eyes, gorgeous and moving, and under the movement of her index finger, she couldn't help but affirm her judgment, thinking that the most famous female emperor in the Western world was indeed interesting to herself! Mo Haotian can come to such a conclusion, but it can't be said to be self-absorbed, Mo Haotian is also a beautiful man who is unique in ten thousand, all the time, almost all the women who met him can't help but fall in love with him, so the person in front of him, although he is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, but after all, he is also a woman, and it is natural for her to fall in love with Mo Haotian at first sight.

Mo Haotian further thought: If you can get this female emperor, you will not only get a beauty that is rare in the world, but also the powerful power of the Holy Roman Empire. In this way, it is no longer a dream to fight back against the Central Plains and destroy the Ming Dynasty! At the thought of this, Mo Haotian couldn't help but feel excited.

"What are you thinking?" Catherine saw Mo Haotian sitting there thinking about his thoughts, looking happy for a while and impulsive for a while, it was inexplicable, so she asked.

Mo Haotian came back to his senses in shock, and hurriedly said, "I'm thinking about Your Majesty!" Your Majesty's appearance is truly intoxicating to me! This is already a bit provocative. However, Catherine didn't care about this, and when she heard this, she just smiled slightly, still looking very happy. Seeing this, Mo Haotian couldn't help but feel overjoyed, feeling that the female emperor in front of him was simply the same as those Qinglou Oiran who he teased at the beginning!

Catherine smiled and said, "The Pope has come just in time, I have something to ask you." ”

Mo Haotian hurriedly smiled and said, "I came this time to swear allegiance to Your Majesty on behalf of all Catholic believers in the East!" If Your Majesty has any abundance, I will not hesitate to go to the soup and step on the fire! ”

Catherine nodded slightly, "Thank you." "This time she spoke Chinese.

Mo Haotian was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but ask in Chinese: "Your Majesty can actually speak our words?" ”

Catherine looked wistful and muttered in Chinese, "Yes, I will speak your words." He taught me. ”

Mo Haotian couldn't help but feel a sense of jealousy in his heart, and couldn't help asking, "I don't know who 'he' Your Majesty is talking about?" ”

Catherine looked at Mo Haotian and said, "He is also a Chinese, but he is a person who is as brave as a tiger and even more arrogant than a god!" Then he showed anger, "Although I fell in love with him at first sight, he was disdainful of me and had no nostalgia!" I searched for him for a long, long time, but I couldn't find him! Now that I'm here, I'm afraid I'll never see him again! Catherine was originally very angry, but when she said it, she became lingering and sad.

Mo Haotian was jealous and snorted: "That must be just a vulgar and unliterate reckless man, why should Your Majesty be obsessed with him!" ……”

Catherine glared at Mo Haotian violently, as if she had instantly turned into an angry female leopard, and scared Mo Haotian so much that she blocked the rest of her words. Catherine said with a gloomy face, "He is an awesome warrior, a true man!" What are you to dare to comment on him like that! Mo Haotian was depressed and angry, but how could he dare to argue with Catherine.

Catherine stood up, turned and walked to the back.

Mo Haotian was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty! Immediately wanted to catch up, but was stopped by the palace guards, under the stern gaze of the palace guards, where did Mo Haotian dare to move. I could only watch the graceful back go away, and I was extremely depressed.

Catherine came alone to the platform behind the court, took out an epaulette that turned out to be a samurai, and looked at it, two tears dripped from her eyes that could turn people upside down.

Eyes turn to Dhaka.

Hua Xu's person in charge in Dhaka, Liu Yan received a flying pigeon from the West, and immediately took the book on the horse in person, and ran outside Yang Peng's temporary palace to see Yang Peng. The guard at the door said, "Your Majesty has inspected the war elephant field outside the city. When Liu Yan heard this, she immediately turned her horse's head and ran out of the city. Passing through the main street of Dhaka, the streets of Dhaka have returned to their former prosperity, the fear of war has long disappeared from the faces of the people here, and the local people and merchants are talking in half-baked Chinese, and there is a hustle and bustle.

Liu Yan rode her horse out of the city gate, and saw the war elephant field with a tall fence in the distance, and immediately rode away.

There was still a short distance from the war elephant field, and the huge neighing sound of the war elephant was heard across the sky, which was shocking.

Liu Yan rode her horse into the war elephant field, only to see that the newly trained Ming army pilots were controlling thousands of huge war elephants, the dust was flying, the earth was shaking, and the scene was spectacular. Liu Yan glanced at it and saw Yang Peng and the others who were watching the training of war elephants on a high platform not far away, and hurriedly ran over.

When she came to the high platform, a guard immediately came and took her horse by the hand. Liu Yan jumped off the horse, ran to the high platform, came to Chen Xiao's back, and said with her fists clenched: "Your Majesty, there is information coming from the west. As he spoke, he handed over the flying pigeon biography he had just received.

Yang Peng and the others turned around, Yang Peng took the book, opened it and read it, and said with a smile: "The empress of the Holy Roman Empire has finally made a move." Seeing the curiosity of the crowd, she explained: "The female emperor issued a proclamation to the entire Catholic world, claiming that the Holy See and the Pope have been corrupted and abandoned by the kingdom of heaven, so the crusade they launched will fail!" And claimed that she, the female emperor, was an angel by God's order, and came to save the world of God, in order to spread the glory of heaven all over this world, and at the same time, she also jointly issued a holy decree of heaven with the empress of the Byzantine Empire, calling on all the countries of the world to gather and launch a holy war against the East. ”

Everyone frowned, and Yan Ji sneered: "I really don't know whether to live or die, the last time more than 200,000 horses were wiped out, it's not fun, do you want to send more people to death?" Everyone echoed and scolded Westerners for not knowing whether to live or die.

Yang Peng waved his hand and smiled: "You have wronged those two female emperors." The object of their crusade is not us, but Tianzhu. ”

Everyone was stunned, and Yan Ji smiled: "I understand, this is picking soft persimmons and pinching!" Everyone laughed.

Yang Peng smiled: "It's not exactly pinching soft persimmons. This time, although the Celestial Alliance suffered heavy losses, the English fleet looted the spoils from Tianzhu that made everyone blush. They wanted to conquer Tianzhu, and Tai Yi also saw that there were attractive benefits to be made. The two empresses were very clever, they knew that the benefits of the English fleet were very popular with everyone, so it was difficult for people to refuse to deliberately issue such a crusade before the Holy See. But whoever accepts this command chooses to side with them and breaks with the Holy See! This is also their move to compete with the Holy See for leadership! ”

Shi Liancheng frowned and said, "I didn't expect there to be so many Dao Dao in the middle!" These two barbarian empresses really can't be underestimated! ”

Yan Ji glanced at Yang Peng and said with a smile: "What's the big deal." Not all of their ghostly thoughts have been seen by their husbands! Everyone couldn't help but show admiration for Yang Peng.

Yang Peng smiled and waved his hand, "Damn, don't look at me like this!" It makes me feel like I'm sinister! Everyone couldn't help laughing, and they couldn't help but have a particularly cordial feeling in their hearts, they only felt that His Majesty was still the same as at the beginning, without a little arrogance, he was not a high emperor, but a good friend and brother.

Yang Peng looked at the book and thought: "The competition for leadership in the Western world is a good thing for us. Yan Ji said with a smile: "The snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "That's it." ”

At this moment, more than a thousand war elephants in the field launched a charge together, and the earth trembled, and the rumbling sound was earth-shattering. Everyone couldn't help but follow the prestige, only to see more than a thousand war elephants lining up the mountains and seas, and the smoke and dust were billowing out, which was really breathtaking!

Yan Ji couldn't help but say: "It's really scary for these war elephants to charge, but it's a pity that their weaknesses are very obvious, I'm afraid that they won't be of much use on the battlefield!" Looking at Chen Xiao, he asked puzzledly: "Husband, these war elephants are clearly our defeated generals, but why does Husband still train war elephant troops?" ”

Yang Peng looked at the huge war elephants surging in the field, and said with a smile: "Any class of troops has shortcomings, how can there be a perfect class!" But every class has an irreplaceable role! Light infantry is good at mountain warfare siege warfare, but in front of the opponent's arrow rain and cavalry can be said to be vulnerable, heavy cavalry on the battlefield rampant, invincible, but endurance is very limited, if the enemy knows how to use the terrain to consume the horsepower of the heavy cavalry, the heavy cavalry not only can not break the formation, but will become the best target for crossbowmen! Therefore, it is not surprising that war elephants have shortcomings! It doesn't matter if there are shortcomings in the troops, what matters is that the generals know how to develop their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Shi Liancheng said, "Big brother is so right!" There are no useless troops, only incompetent generals! He pointed to the war elephants and said, "If the assault force composed of war elephants can launch a surprise attack on the enemy at the right time, it will inevitably achieve unimaginable huge results!" ”

Yan Ji nodded and asked, "Is it that with war elephants, the heavy armored cavalry is unnecessary?" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "Although the characteristics of the two are somewhat similar, they are two completely different branches of the military, and the applicable occasions are also completely different. The heavy cavalry is the first type of irreplaceable formation breaker, and its status is irreplaceable, because the heavy cavalry can be used in a wider range and more flexible; War elephants were only a supplement to the heavily armored cavalry. Yan Ji didn't understand very much, and said with a smile: "I really don't understand these things in the army!" Yang Peng and Shi Liancheng couldn't help but smile. Shi Liancheng said: "For the army, elephants are directly used on the battlefield and fall second, and their main role is also in the transportation capacity. Yan Ji smiled: "Uncle told me that it was in vain, I don't understand anyway." Yang Peng smiled: "You don't need to worry about military affairs." Yan Ji smiled slightly.

Yang Peng looked at the flying pigeon book in his hand and continued: "The book also said about the ransom. They had already made contact with the families of the captured Western nobles, and most of them were willing to pay a ransom in exchange for their lords. ”

Yan Ji smiled: "This is expected. Then he frowned and said, "Are some people unwilling to pay the ransom in exchange for their lords?" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "This is also expected. For some people, it's a dream come true that their adults have been caught by us! ”

Yan Ji understood and snorted.

Yang Peng handed Shi Liancheng a list that came with the flying pigeon and said, "This is the list of those families who said they would pay the ransom. You take the old men who are willing to pay the ransom out of the concentration camps and put them in a better place. As for the old men whose families were unwilling to pay the ransom, they continued to be locked up in concentration camps. Shi Liancheng took the list and answered.

Yang Peng looked at the prospect and said, "It's been a long time since I came out this time, it's time to go home." Yan Ji couldn't help but show a look of longing.

Two days later, Yang Peng and others returned to the Central Plains by sea in a dragon boat under the protection of a Ming fleet.

Along the way, in the sea boat, Yang Peng and Yan Ji lingered alone, and they were endlessly gentle. Without going into details, the fleet sailed at sea for more than a month and finally docked in Hangzhou. Immediately, the group landed in the boat and returned to Bianliang all the way.

Finally returned to Bianliang, which had been absent for more than half a year, Yang Peng and others couldn't help but feel a little emotional. The wives and concubines and children were very excited when they saw Yang Peng, and the resentful eyes of the wives and concubines almost melted Yang Peng.

For several days in a row, Yang Peng ignored anything and stayed at home with his wife and children, and the palace, which had been silent for more than half a year, was full of laughter and laughter.

On this morning, Yang Peng finally went to the court to govern. Seeing the ministers who hadn't been seen for a long time, Yang Peng couldn't help but smile and said: "It's been a long time, I really miss you!" One sentence immediately made the solemn court meeting lighter, and all the ministers said: "We also miss Your Majesty!" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "I came all the way, only to see that the land is golden, and the people in the towns everywhere are happy, okay!" Our efforts have not been in vain! Everyone said together: "This is all the work of His Majesty's Shengming!" ”

Yang Peng immediately scolded his mother: "Fuck! What kind of is this? Everyone was stunned, showing embarrassment. Yang Peng said angrily: "Throw away these bullshit as soon as possible!" Hearing this kind of words, Lao Tzu even vomited out the overnight meal! Huang Qiaoyun looked at Tang Shidian and the others playfully, and said, "I said a long time ago that the eldest brother doesn't like these famous halls, you just don't believe it!" It's a gray nose now! Ye Yu Guanyin also smiled: "If you like these tunes, they are all useless waste!" Big brother is the number one hero in the world, how can he like these things! ”

Tang Shidian bowed to Yang Peng and said, "Your Majesty, some necessary etiquette is still needed." You have to let everyone know what the core of Daming is! ”

Yang Peng said angrily: "The core of the Ming Dynasty is the national interests of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the common people of this land, not the emperor!" I've said it countless times, why can't you remember! Tang Shidian and the others looked at each other, looking like they wanted to say something.

Yang Peng said angrily: "And this habit is not good!" Say whatever you want, do whatever you want! ”

Tang Shidian said: "The ministers are courageous, the ministers feel, I feel that many of the policies implemented by His Majesty during this period of time seem to be to put the cabinet above the emperor?!" ”

Yang Peng said: "Your feeling is not wrong. As I've said before, you shouldn't be surprised if we start implementing it now! ”

Tang Shidian glanced at a few people, and said to the left: "We thought that what Your Majesty said at the beginning was just, just ......"

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