In 1499, during the reign of Koji, the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama's ocean-going fleet entered Asia via the Cape of Good Hope and successfully arrived at the port of Catria, India, and returned victoriously.

At this point, the "spice route", which meant great wealth to Europeans, was completely opened, and the "Age of Discovery", which Europeans still talk about, officially began.

In the official history of the Ming Dynasty.

The first contact between the Ming Dynasty and the Portuguese was in 1509, and in the third year of Zhengde, the Portuguese fleet first arrived on the coast of the Ming Dynasty.

Then, two years later, in 1511, the Portuguese conquered Goa and Malacca in India, and from then on completely controlled the Malacca route, firmly controlling the passage of the east-west shipping route.

Now it is the first year of Zhengde, 1506.

The official Portuguese large-scale fleet had not yet arrived in the Ming Dynasty, and Malacca was not yet in the hands of the Portuguese.

But those adventurers and smugglers had already arrived in Daming one step ahead of schedule. (Plot required)

"Grandpa, I'm afraid ......"

Outside the Fengtian Hall of the Jinling Imperial Palace, the twelve-year-old Portuguese girl Ewen hid behind her grandfather and looked timidly at the guards in front of the palace wearing armor and holding weapons.

The solemn atmosphere of the palace made him feel depressed, because even some eunuchs walked cautiously, for fear of making a sound.

There were also two brocade guards lined up, and their vigilant eyes made them uncomfortable.

This kind of formal occasion, with a sense of solemn and majestic ceremony, gives people great psychological pressure.

"Don't be afraid, Evan, these Orientals, they are not terrible, they are much kinder than pirates." The old crew hurriedly reassured the girl, using a less authentic Portuguese.

As soon as the words fell, the girl's nervousness eased slightly.

But then there was a rush of footsteps, and then there were words that were familiar to all Evan people: "Yes, don't be afraid, I'm not a pirate, I don't eat people." ”

A group of Portuguese people looked up in amazement, and Ivan also subconsciously looked up, and was greeted by a handsome young face full of smiles.

"See Your Majesty!"

Immediately Evan found that those terrible guards knelt down for the young man.

"See Your Majesty!"

only had time to take a look at Zhu Houzhao, but he was pulled down by his grandfather and knelt down.

"No, get up! Who is the leader here? ”

"I heard, you're a group of missionaries?"

Zhu Houzhao opened in standard Portuguese, his gaze first swept roughly the composition of the group, and finally his gaze fell on a priest wearing clerical clothes and a cross on his chest, just a missionary, where is the group?

"Oh my God! Dear Emperor Daming, do you know our language? ”

The missionary Togus looked at Zhu Houzhao in amazement, but Liu Jin, Qian Ning and the others were not surprised.

"Can you be proud of knowing a language? Ever since I was a child, I have always loved foreign cultures, especially your Western history. My name is Zhu Houzhao, and I am the king of this country, what do you call this priest? ”

Zhu Houzhao is naturally a natural social emperor, especially in his own territory, he is even more unlikely to be nervous.

His treatment of people made Evan and the others feel easy-going, at least it seemed much easier to get along with than staring at them with a defensive face.

"The King?"

"Are you a king like Alfonso?"

The girl Evan's eyes widened: "Is there such a young and handsome king?" ”

Alfonso ...... Oh, so to speak...... Is your current king of Portugal Alfonso? ”

Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell directly on the girl with curiosity, this girl seemed to have a kind of dusty temperament, and at the same time, it seemed that she could call out the king's name in one mouthful, which seemed not simple.

"Your Majesty the Great East, our current King of Portugal is Manuel I. His Majesty Alfonso, one of the great monarchs in the history of our Portugal, created our Kingdom of Portugal, only for his dynasty to fall. ”

The missionary hurriedly explained, for fear that the girl's interjection would make Zhu Houzhao misunderstand.

"Really?"

Zhu Houzhao lightly wrote down the name, then his eyes fell on the priest and the girl, and glanced at everyone: "You don't have to be nervous, I asked people to bring you here, just to ask some questions." ”

Zhu Houzhao would not be polite with this group of people, and immediately said his intentions, and he also knew that this group of people did not like to beat around the bush.

"Your Royal Highness, it is our honor to solve your problem." The missionary obviously knew how to do it and bowed directly, while the others did not dare to interject the whole time, and the big eyes of the girl Evan were full of curiosity.

"Really? So if I want to know...... What about Julius Caesar? ”

Zhu Houzhao asked a question, but he stared at the girl, and the innocent girl's eyes should not deceive.

"Julius Caesar...... Your Majesty, do you know Julius Caesar too? The girl was directly surprised.

"Julius Caesar...... Your Majesty, how do you want to know about Julius Caesar, he was a figure from more than a thousand years ago. ”

The missionaries were even more surprised that the Portuguese around them were not too nervous.

After all, this is also a kind of cultural identity, and Julius Caesar is as famous as Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, in the eyes of these Westerners.

In addition, historically, that area of Portugal was also ruled by Western Rome, and it was naturally clear to Caesar.

The hard work paid off, and I really let myself find it!

It's still a language problem, the previous group of Westerners, the language is not comprehensible, the chickens talk to the ducks, Zhu Houzhao wasted a lot of time and only got a small amount of information.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't hide his joy, and even jumped a little reductively.

"Characters from more than a thousand years ago......"

"That's great!"

"Liu Jin, prepare dinner, I want to entertain these friends from afar!"

At the moment, he suppressed his excitement, as if he had received a novelty toy, itching, happy, and ready to enjoy.

This is clearly not the place to enjoy.

He had to slowly use his own hands to solve the puzzle.

"By the way, everything, pushed. Today, I don't see anyone anymore! ”

Zhu Houzhao instructed again, he didn't want anyone to disturb him Yaxing, and the chat group was about to be declassified again!

This is Zhu Houzhao's top priority at present.

"Yes!"

Liu Jin quickly went to prepare, but Zhu Houzhao still couldn't wait to pull the missionary and ask: "Father, I still have a question, it seems that the way you record the year is different from ours, how did the year recorded by your side come from?" ”

Yes, Zhu Houzhao has discovered that the chronology of the West is different from that of the East.

This was his other most important purpose in finding this group of people.

"Your Majesty, you're asking the right person!"

"Our way of counting is our side of God, God, you know, God, omnipotent, and our first year is the year of Jesus' birth!"

"And our Jesus is God. Our doctrine is ......"

Zhu Houzhao's question also happened to be asked to the priest's heart, thinking that the Eastern Emperor was also interested in Christianity, and immediately popularized a lot of Bible knowledge.

Zhu Houzhao listened with relish, and quickly corresponded with the content of their chat in Washington.

These things are common knowledge to Ivan and the others, but they are curious about the next palace banquet.

Because, although this banquet is not very formal, there are still rituals that should be there, which directly dazzles this group of soil buns.

"In 1506?"

"You say, it's 1506!?"

"How do you write the year 1506?"

And before the dinner was officially served, Zhu Houzhao's voice suddenly increased, obviously he had already known from the priest the specific time when Daming was now, and the excitement at this time was incomprehensible to Evan and the others.

Because that's proof that America was two hundred years after their Ming Dynasty!

His chat group can lead to the future!

"British ......"

"French ......"

"Spanish ......"

However, the surprise was not there, Zhu Houzhao quickly learned from these mouths the important information really involved in the chat group.

This Eastern Emperor is very studious and very kind.

Zhu Houzhao's impression on the girl is surprisingly good, the oriental food is also surprisingly delicious, and it is the most unforgettable day she has experienced.