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"We Ming people believe that we are our ancestors!"

"What...what does it mean?" After receiving this answer, most of Xiyi felt it was unbelievable and couldn't figure out what it meant.

"Without your god, can we have you? Without your ancestors, can we have you? We Ming people respect the ancestors who gave birth to and raised us. This is the heart of gratitude and the belief of our Ming people, which is the so-called filial piety!"

Since ancient times, China has advocated governing the world with filial piety, no matter which dynasty it is. The statement that kingship is granted by heaven is for the emperor is only an official statement. How many people would believe it?

The Master does not talk about monsters and gods, which means that Confucianism believes in ghosts and gods, but does 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 one sect can dominate and dominate the world for a long time.

Therefore, the most correct answer to Xiyi's questions is naturally the filial piety advocated since ancient times.

Xiyi was surprised when he heard this explanation, because everyone has different experiences and has different ideas.

But no matter what, this incredible answer quickly spread across Europe at an alarming speed.

In the Holy Roman Empire, Emperor Ferdinand III, who had just succeeded to the throne, suddenly burst into laughter in his palace, pointed to the north and said: "Okay, well defeated, well defeated, shameless!" You must have suffered a lot!"

The messenger stood in front of him, a little dumbfounded. But then I came back to my senses and understood why His Majesty the Emperor was so out of control.

Years of conquests had made the Holy Roman Empire extremely poor. Therefore, after Ferdinand III succeeded to the throne, he did not want to fight anymore, and even thought about making concessions on religious aspects. It can be said that he really wanted to compromise. But what he didn't expect was that one of the main opponents, Sweden, did not agree. If the original historical development was followed, the war continued for another eleven years, and the contract was not signed until both sides were exhausted.

But at this time, Ferdinand III heard a messenger report that the famous Swedish general Lennart Thorstensen, who was giving him a headache, encountered the Ming army from the Far East. The entire army was wiped out, and he escaped back to Sweden almost alone and was killed. The Prime Minister is in jail. But this was not over yet. The army from the Far East then invaded Sweden, causing unrest in Sweden. Such good news made him, who was depressed, how could he not laugh!

"Your Majesty, there is another bad news!" The messenger hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to speak, "Poland also sent troops to assist Tsarist Russia, but it was also defeated!"

When Ferdinand III heard this, his mouth opened wide, but his laughter stopped abruptly, with a look of astonishment on his face.

"Your Majesty, King Władysław IV of Poland personally led the army, encountered the Ming army, and died on the battlefield. According to the latest news, his brother John II Casimir Vasa has become the new King of Poland, We are also actively resisting the Ming army that invaded the country."

After hearing this, Ferdinand III came to his senses and shouted angrily: "That idiot, what kind of troops are you sending? It's better now. He's dead. He deserves to die, idiot..."

He couldn't help but not scold him, because Poland was on his side. He originally thought that Sweden would suffer a major blow just when his side could use troops. However, something happened to Poland too, which meant that his happiness was in vain. He didn't scold anyone. That’s weird!

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

After hearing this, the messenger knew what His Majesty the Emperor was planning, and there was a hint of weirdness 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 and said, "It's okay, as long as you don't believe in Protestantism, you'll be fine. Send someone to contact you immediately. As long as you ally with our Holy Roman Empire, what's the matter? All conditions are negotiable!”

After hearing this, the messenger was a little hesitant and reminded: "Your Majesty, those Easterners killed the King of Poland. It is said that they cut off the heads of all the Polish people who were killed and stacked them up. If we contact them to become allies, , how does Poland explain it?"

Ferdinand III hesitated for a moment, but remembering the powerful combat power of this Eastern army, he immediately put everything behind him and said: "No matter how many things there are, let's go and get in touch first. Over in Poland, who asked them to provoke them?" Already?"

Obviously, Ferdinand III was scared and ignored a potentially powerful ally when he saw it. When his men saw it, they had no choice but to comply.

But what he didn't know was that his most important ally, Spain, did not have the same attitude as him.

Today's Spain is in the period of the Habsburg Dynasty. King Philip IV has also been troubled by military expenditures because of his continuous wars. In the original history, even with the material support from the American colonies, it could not fill the hole of military expenditure. In the end, he wanted the Catañeros to share the military expenditure, but this led to the establishment of the Braganza Dynasty.

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

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

But at this time, Philip IV was shocked when he heard the news that Poland and Sweden were 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 skilled in fighting. Thorstensen, in particular, suffered many defeats against 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 wiped out, and 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 only a few years have passed, but the Ming army has become so powerful. It's really impressive. So, Tsarist Russia is probably in danger!"

After sighing, he fell silent, obviously thinking seriously about something.

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 someone to prepare pen and paper and started writing, looking quite excited.

The messenger below saw this and knew that his king valued the Ming army's bravery and skill in fighting, and wanted to win the Ming army as an ally to win this damn war.

Perhaps because he already had a draft in mind, Philip IV almost wrote it in one go, and the letter was written quickly. He stood up, took the letter and read it again. He 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 colonies in the Americas have been attacked by the Ming Dynasty in the Far East." The messenger obviously came from the Americas and had just crossed the Atlantic Ocean and finally rushed back. "Mexico, Panama City and other places have already fallen under the control of the Ming Dynasty." Hands, signs of attack by the Ming army were also found in other places, and the governors of various places requested His Highness to send troops for emergency reinforcements!"

"What?" When Philip IV heard this, he was stunned on the spot, with a look of shock on his face, as if he suspected that he had heard wrong, "You said it was the Ming army attacking? They... they crossed the Pacific Ocean, this... this impossible?"

"Your Highness, where they captured us, the Governor of Mexico has died in the battle. It is absolutely true!" The messenger replied loudly and anxiously.

At this time, Philip IV also came to his senses and understood that it was impossible for the messenger to deceive people about such a big matter. Suddenly, I sat back down in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Spain has persisted until now, and a large part of its funding source relies on the transfer of material wealth from the colonies in the Americas. But 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 as quickly as possible. This war will not happen at all. Fa continued to fight. If the situation gets worse, Spain may fall apart.

Thinking of these serious consequences, Philip IV panicked. His eyes glanced at the letter still held in his hand, thinking that he was still explaining in his mind how good the army was, and that the Holy Roman Emperor must bribe the Ming army and make them allies...

Suddenly, Philip IV seemed to be going crazy. He tore up the pieces of letter paper in his hand frantically until he couldn't tear it anymore. Then he threw it away in anger, like throwing paper money. The pieces of paper were floating in the air and fell. full near his throne.

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

After a while, he finished listening, thought for a while, and couldn't help but roared loudly: "Oriental barbarians, I am incompatible with them!"

Afterwards, he immediately held an emergency meeting and finally decided that the religious war in front of him could be put aside for the time being, 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 and make its attitude clear. Taking advantage of the Ming army's attack on Sweden and Poland, both camps took the opportunity to prepare for peace talks with the Protestant countries and jointly deal with the Ming army in Europe.

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 invaded by the Ming Dynasty, and Spain no longer had the ability to continue to suppress these two forces. It was 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 about dealing with the Ming army. He immediately sent an envoy to express his approval and actively engaged in contacting allies.

As a result, an anti-Ming alliance is being formed at an accelerated pace in Europe.

At this time, another big force in Europe was the Ottoman Empire. Its tall king, Sudan Murad IV, was standing outside Baghdad on a horse, watching his army invade Baghdad, and he was in high spirits. "I think the capture of Baghdad is more wonderful than Baghdad itself," he said to his subordinates.

Upon hearing this, his men all started complimenting him.

I have to say that Murad IV was indeed an outstanding person, and he was also the last outstanding person among the rulers of the Ottoman Empire, similar to Lu Xiangsheng of the Ming Dynasty. Although he was a Sutan, he often served as a soldier and led the charge on the front line. His favorite weapon was a mace, which weighed 60 kilograms. Murad IV could swing it freely with one arm. He also likes to use a longbow and a two-handed broad-bladed sword weighing 50 kilograms.

Under Murad IV, the Ottoman Empire was experiencing its final glory. According to the original history, he would soon occupy the Mesopotamia. But he died too early, and before the Ottoman Empire could truly revitalize, he died of cirrhosis of the liver.

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

In the past, Murad IV had already learned about the emergence of the Ming army in Europe through reports from the tributary Crimean Khanate. Therefore, he was very interested and asked his men to pay attention to the movements of the Ming army at all times. Because of this, his men, even if he was fighting abroad, spread the news as soon as possible.

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

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

According to existing records, after the demise of the Timurid Empire, the Ottoman Empire began to formally send envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. The Ottoman Empire at that time was called Lumi by the Ming Dynasty. In the third year of Jiajing, the fifth year of Jiajing, the twenty-second year of Jiajing, the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing, and the thirty-third year of Jiajing, Lumi sent envoys five times, with the largest number of people. More than ninety people. These missions came during the reign of Suleiman I after the Ottoman Empire annexed Egypt and attacked Tabriz and Baghdad.

In fact, these tributes do not mean that the Ottoman Empire is convinced of the Ming Dynasty and is willing to be the Ming Dynasty's younger brother. It was the actions of the Timur Empire that made Suleiman I curious. In the end, the Timurid Empire perished due to this, causing Suleiman I to use this method to explore the reality of the Ming Dynasty.

If you are strong enough, I will convince you, but if you are not strong enough, or if I can defeat you, then the relationship can change at any time.

Today's Murad IV is also ambitious, so when he heard that the Ming army was actually fighting, he would naturally pay attention.

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