Chongzhen chat group

Chapter 1322

"We are enlightened people, we must believe that we are our ancestors!"

"What... what do you mean?" Most of Xi Yi who got this answer felt incredible and couldn't figure out what it meant?
"Without your gods, can there be you? Without your ancestors, can there be you? We understand people, and respect is the ancestors who gave birth to us. This is a heart of gratitude, and it is also my belief in understanding people, the so-called filial piety!"

Since ancient times, China has advocated the rule of filial piety, no matter which dynasty it is.The saying that monarchy is bestowed by heaven is for the Son of Heaven, and it is just an official saying. How many people will believe it?
Zibu said that there are ghosts and gods, that is to say, Confucianism believes that there are ghosts and gods, but they do not advocate pursuing or worshiping them.It is precisely because of this premise that various sects have coexisted peacefully in China since ancient times, and no sect has been able to dominate for a long time and dominate the world.

Therefore, for Xiyi's questions, it is natural to answer the filial piety advocated since ancient times, which is the most correct answer.

Hearing this explanation, Xi Yi was astonished, because everyone had different experiences and had different ideas.

But no matter what, this unbelievable answer quickly spread across the land of Europe at an astonishing speed.

In the Holy Roman Empire, Emperor Ferdinand III, who had just succeeded to the throne, suddenly burst out laughing in his palace, pointing to the north and saying: "Okay, good defeat, good defeat, shameless!" Things, you have suffered a lot!"

The messenger stood in front of him, a little dumbfounded.But then he came back to his senses and understood why His Majesty the Emperor lost his composure.

Years of wars have made the Holy Roman Empire clinking poor.Therefore, after Ferdinand III succeeded to the throne, he didn't want to fight anymore, and even thought about making concessions in religion. It can be said that he really wanted to compromise sincerely.But what he did not expect was that Sweden, one of the main opponents, did not agree. If the original historical development was followed, the war would continue for another 11 years, and the contract was not signed until both sides were exhausted.

But at this time, Ferdinand III heard the messenger report that the famous Swedish general, Lennart Thorstensen, who gave him a headache, encountered the Ming army from the Far East and was wiped out. He almost fled back to Sweden alone and was killed. The prime minister goes to jail.But this is not over yet, the army from the Far East then invaded the territory of Sweden, disturbing the peace of Sweden itself.Such good news made him depressed, how could he not laugh out loud!
"Your Majesty, there is another piece of bad news!" The messenger hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to say, "Poland also sent troops to aid Tsarist Russia, and they were also defeated!"

Upon hearing this, Ferdinand III opened his mouth wide, but the laughter stopped abruptly, with astonishment on his face.

"Your Majesty, King Wladyslaw IV of Poland personally led the army. He encountered the Ming army and died in battle. According to the latest news, his younger brother John II Kazimierz Vasa has become the new King of Poland. They are also actively resisting the Ming army invading the country."

After hearing this, Ferdinand III came back to his senses, and roared angrily, "That idiot, what kind of soldiers are you sending out? Now, he's dead, he deserves his death, you idiot..."

He couldn't help but not to scold, because Poland was on his side. He originally thought that Sweden would suffer a major blow, and it happened that he could use troops on his side, but Poland also had an accident, which made him happy in vain. He didn't scold. That's weird!

But then, Ferdinand III suddenly felt moved, and quickly asked: "Then the Ming army is from the Far East, what do they believe in?"

After hearing this, the messenger knew what His Majesty was thinking, and said strangely on his face: "Your Majesty, those people from the East say they believe in their ancestors!"

"..." Ferdinand III was speechless for a while after hearing this, but then he became happy again and said, "It's okay, as long as you don't believe in Protestantism, you can send someone to contact you immediately, as long as you are in alliance with our Holy Roman Empire, what's the matter?" Conditions can be negotiated!"

The messenger hesitated a little after hearing this, and reminded: "Your Majesty, those Easterners killed the Polish king, and it is said that they cut off the heads of all the killed Poles and stacked them up. If we contact them to become allies , how do you explain it in Poland?"

Ferdinand III hesitated for a moment, but remembering the powerful fighting power of this eastern army, he immediately put everything behind him and said: "No matter how many, go get in touch first. Poland, who asked them to provoke gone?"

Obviously, Ferdinand III was scared, and when he saw a potential powerful ally, he ignored it.When his subordinates saw it, they had no choice but to follow suit.

But what he didn't know was that his most important ally, Spain, would not agree with him.

Today's Spain is the period of the Habsburg dynasty, and King Philip IV has long been troubled by military expenditures because of years of fighting.In the original history, even with the material support from the American colonies, the hole of military expenditure was not filled. In the end, he wanted the Cataniloans to share the military expenditure, which led to the establishment of the Braganza Dynasty.

Philip IV had already heard about the Ming army fighting in Tsarist Russia. He was only slightly surprised by this, and he didn't take it to heart.After all, Spain has colonies in Luzon in the Far East, and the former governor of Luzon even wanted to send troops to occupy the entire Ming country.According to reports at the time, the strength of the Ming Kingdom was actually just that.

But later, the Luzon colony lost contact, and most likely it fell into the hands of the Ming Dynasty.For the Spaniards, it was just a small colony, and if it was gone, it would be gone. Their energy was more about the melee in Europe.

But at this time, Philip IV was shocked when he heard the news that Poland and Sweden had been defeated by the Ming army. He stood up from the throne, stared at the messenger and asked, "Is the news accurate? The armies led by Wladyslaw IV and Lennart Thorstensen were defeated by the Ming army?"

You know, these two people are well-known people on the European battlefield, and they are very good at fighting.In particular, Tors Stenson suffered many defeats from the coalition forces of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire.

"Yes, Your Highness!" the messenger quickly replied, "Poland was completely wiped out, and no one was spared. The Swedish army was almost completely wiped out, too. Thorstensen fled back to Sweden alone!"

Philip IV confirmed the news. After a long time, he finally regained his composure and sighed: "I didn't expect that the Ming army is so powerful after only a few years. It's really impressive. So, Tsarist Russia is probably in danger!"

After expressing his emotions, he fell silent, obviously thinking about something seriously.

After a while, Philip IV suddenly raised his head and said to the messenger: "I will write to His Majesty the Emperor immediately. This is an opportunity. If you seize it, you may be able to win this damn war!"

After he finished speaking, he immediately asked people to prepare paper and pens and began to write, with an excited expression on his face.

The messenger below saw that he knew that the king valued the bravery and skill shown by the Ming army, and wanted to draw the Ming army as an ally to win this damn war.

Or because there was already a draft in mind, Philip IV almost wrote it off at once, and the letter was written very quickly.He stood up, took the letter paper and read it again, and seemed very satisfied. Just as he was about to speak, suddenly, there were hurried footsteps outside the hall, and another messenger arrived.

"Your Highness, it's not good. Our colony in America has been attacked by the Ming Dynasty in the Far East." The messenger obviously came from America, and he just crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and finally rushed back. "Mexico, Panama City and other places have already fallen under the Ming army There are also signs of Ming army attack in other places, and the governors of various places have asked His Highness to send troops for emergency reinforcements!"

"What?" Philip IV froze on the spot when he heard that, his face was full of shock, as if he suspected that he had heard it wrong, "You said it was an attack from the Ming army? They... they crossed the Pacific Ocean, this... this impossible?"

"Your Highness, they have captured our place, and the governor of Mexico has died in battle. It is absolutely true!" the messenger replied in a loud voice in a hurry.

At this time, Philip IV also came to his senses, and he understood in his heart that it is impossible for the messenger to deceive people about such a big matter.Immediately, he sat back on his seat in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Spain has persisted until now, and a large part of its source of funds is the transportation of material wealth from the colonies in the Americas.But relying on this alone has already made him stretched, and he feels that he still needs to find money. Now, without the financial support from the American colonies, Spain will definitely collapse at the fastest speed. Fa continued to fight.If the situation gets worse, Spain may fall apart.

Thinking of these serious consequences, Philip IV panicked.Seeing the letter paper in his hand, he thought that he was still explaining in his heart how good the army is, and that the Holy Roman Emperor must buy the Ming army and make it an ally...

All of a sudden, Philip IV frantically tore up the few pieces of letter paper in his hand as if he was insane. He tore them until he could no longer tear them up, and then threw them away angrily, like throwing paper money. filled near his throne.

"Those oriental barbarians, I, Spain, are at odds with them!" Philip IV roared, then stared at the messenger and asked, "Tell me about the situation carefully, don't miss anything!"

After a while, he finished listening and thought for a while, but he still couldn't help roaring again: "Oriental barbarians, I am at odds with them!"

Afterwards, he immediately held an emergency meeting, and finally decided that the religious war in front of him can be temporarily put aside, and the threat from the East must be resolved first.

As a result, Philip IV's orders were issued one after another.

First, contact the Holy Roman Empire to clarify his attitude.Taking advantage of the Ming army's attack on Sweden and Poland, and both camps fighting, they are preparing to negotiate peace with Protestant countries and deal with the Ming army in Europe together.

Second, agree to the independence of Portugal and the Netherlands on the condition that they must deal with the Ming army together.Of course, this is also when Philip IV learned that the interests of Portugal and the Netherlands were also occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and Spain has no ability to continue to suppress these two forces. It is better to follow the trend and gain allies against the Ming army by recognizing these two forces. .

In addition, Philip IV also remembered that Charles I's messenger had come to contact him to deal with the Ming army.Immediately send an envoy to say yes, and actively participate in the action of contacting allies.

As a result, on the European side, an anti-Ming alliance is rapidly forming.

At this time, another big power on the European side, that is, the Ottoman Empire, its tall Sutan Murad IV, stood outside the city of Baghdad on a horse, and watched his army invade Baghdad with high spirits. Said the opponent: "I think the capture of Baghdad is more beautiful than Baghdad itself."

When his subordinates heard this, they all praised him.

I have to say that Murad IV is indeed a great man, and the last one among the rulers of the Ottoman Empire, similar to Daming Lu Xiangsheng.Although he was Sutan, he was often a soldier, leading the charge on the front line. His favorite weapon was a mace, which weighed [-] kilograms. Murad IV could wield it freely with one arm.He also favors a longbow and a two-handed broadsword weighing fifty kilograms.

Under the rule of Murad IV, the Ottoman Empire was experiencing its final glory.According to the original history, he will soon occupy the Mesopotamia again.But he died too early, and before the Ottoman Empire could really revive, he died of liver cirrhosis.

Having said that, when he was happy, a fast horse came suddenly and brought him news about the Ming army.

Before that, Murad IV had already known the news of the Ming army in Europe through the report of the affiliated state of the Crimean Khanate. Therefore, he was very interested and asked his subordinates to always pay attention to the movement of the Ming army.Because of this, his subordinates, even if he was fighting outside, sent the news to him as soon as possible.

There is also a reason why Murad IV paid so much attention to the Ming army.

The Ottoman Empire actually surrendered to Ming Dynasty and sent missions to pay tribute to Ming Dynasty many times.

According to existing records, after the demise of the Timur Empire, the Ottoman Empire began to officially send tribute to the Ming Dynasty.The Ottoman Empire at that time was called Lu Mi by the people of the Ming Dynasty. In the third year of Jiajing, the fifth year of Jiajing, the 22nd year of Jiajing, the 27th year of Jiajing, and the 33rd year of Jiajing, Lu Mi sent envoys five times, with a maximum number of more than 90 people.The visits of these missions were all carried out during the reign of Suleiman I, the hero of a generation, after the Ottoman Empire annexed Egypt and attacked Tabriz and Baghdad.

In fact, these tributes did not mean that the Ottoman Empire was convinced of Daming and was willing to be Daming's younger brother.It was the actions of the Timurid Empire that made Suleiman I curious.In the end, the Timurid Empire perished because of this, which made Suleiman I use this method to detect the reality of Ming Dynasty.

You are strong enough, I will obey you, but you are not strong enough, or I can beat you, the relationship can change at any time.

Today's Murad IV is also ambitious, so when he heard that the Ming army was coming, he naturally had to pay attention.

　Thanks to dick117712, Yanwumuba, and chinakobe8 for their tipping!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)