Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 199: Zhu Di’s methods, the stupid King of Sardinia

In the final analysis, the old king of Sardinia, Modreli, was unwilling to be controlled by the Ming Dynasty. After enjoying the military assistance of the Ming Dynasty, he did not want to give up his interests and tried to get rid of the Ming Dynasty.

As the king of a country, Modreli quickly understood the situation after all the European countries bowed to the Ming Dynasty. He knew that he could never compete with the Ming Dynasty with the strength of his own country.

So the old Modrelli, who still had some brains, wanted to stop the loss in time.

Anyway, after what happened before, it is no longer possible for Ming Dynasty to help them expand their territory, so it is better to keep the existing foundation in their hands and join forces with other countries to drive Ming Dynasty out of Europe.

Although there are risks in doing so, once it succeeds, the Kingdom of Sardinia will expand its national power with the help of the Ming Dynasty in vain, and will also receive continuous muskets to increase its military strength, but it will hardly suffer any losses!

The huge benefits made Old Modrelli willing to take risks again.

What kind of person is Zhu Di? After Lan Yu finished talking about the current situation in Europe, he completely figured out the little calculation in Old Modrelli's mind.

The blue jade jar said angrily:

"Hey, maybe I scared him too much a while ago, so I turned around and contacted other countries. If it weren't for the fact that Venice couldn't bear the tone before and sent someone to inform me, I would still be kept in the dark until now. Woolen cloth."

Zhu Di blinked his eyes and said aloud:

"Since the Kingdom of Sardinia has taken advantage of my Ming Dynasty, it must act according to the rules honestly. Since he is dishonest, there is no need for the Kingdom of Sardinia to exist."

When Lan Yu heard this, she was secretly speechless.

Lan Yu's murderous intention was even more serious than his own. She had just arrived in Europe and was already planning to make the Kingdom of Sardinia disappear.

"King Dongyi has come all the way. Let's not talk about those troublesome things today. I have just ordered people to prepare a banquet. I have the right to rest for one night and talk about it tomorrow."

Zhu Di nodded and followed Lan Yu towards the military camp.

Nearly half a year's sea journey has left Zhu Di quite exhausted. Now he feels uncomfortable walking and feels erratic.

A night of silence,

the next day,

Zhu Di took his horse and a group of attendants to the palace of the Kingdom of Sardinia in person.

When Modrelli, the old king of Sardinia, heard the news, he quickly prepared a grand welcome ceremony, personally led all the ministers to receive them, and welcomed Zhu Di and his entourage into the palace in a high-profile manner.

The royal palace of the Kingdom of Sardinia adopts European style architecture, which makes Zhu Di very uncomfortable.

However, the size of the royal palace in the Kingdom of Sardinia is still sufficient, and the decoration is also very grand. It is just superficial. Along the way, except for the royal palace, other places are lackluster.

When they arrived at the palace, the old king of Sardinia, Modrelli, started to praise Ming Dynasty.

"A small local country is not as good as the Ming Dynasty. Please forgive me for any shortcomings."

"My Kingdom of Sardinia encountered great chaos before, and it was only possible to survive with the help of the Ming Dynasty. I am very grateful to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, but it is a pity that I cannot express my gratitude in person. Today, when the prince comes, I must do my best to serve as the landlord. Please treat the prince well and show your kindness."

After speaking, Old Modrelli waved his hand and asked his servants to prepare for the banquet.

"You all must be prepared with all your heart. If you don't entertain the prince well, I will punish you!" Modreli shouted at the servants, who were all trembling with fear.

A hint of joking appeared in Zhu Di's eyes, and it disappeared in a flash.

This old guy really thinks of himself as the kind of second-generation ancestor who doesn't understand anything, and he just dismissed him with a few words.

The servants went to prepare, and Zhu Di was invited by Modrelli to take the upper seat.

Zhu Di was not polite and sat down on the chair in the center. Ma He stood on Zhu Di's left side, standing straight.

"I came here just to relax, but after I arrived, I heard some news. General Lan Yu told me that there were many things before. King Sardinia, do you disagree with General Lan Yu?" Zhu Di's question The tone was very calm, as if he really came to the King of Sardinia to seek authenticity.

Old Modrelli quickly waved his hand, "Your Majesty, it's serious. It's all a misunderstanding. The Ming Dynasty has helped our Kingdom of Sardinia so much, how can I not know how to repay it?"

"It's just that... I am the king of the Kingdom of Sardinia after all, and I must consider the people of Sardinia in everything I do. After all, the two sides have different positions, and it is normal to have minor differences."

After Old Modrelli finished speaking, all the ministers under his command nodded and whispered in agreement.

Zhu Di's eyes swept across the crowd, and he found that several people had strange expressions on their faces. Zhu Di calmly made a gesture and asked Ma He to write down these people.

"But don't worry, Your Majesty!"

Modrelli on the side shouted again, and he put his hands on his chest, his face was sincere and solemn, very much like that.

"The Ming Dynasty extended a helping hand to our country of Sardinia in times of crisis, and we will remember the kindness of the Ming Dynasty from generation to generation. What happened before was because I was confused for a moment, but now I have repented and decided to follow the lead of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty said to go east, I will go to the east." I will never go west!"

Zhu Di looked like he believed it was true and nodded slowly, "That's good."

Modleri was far away in Europe and had never heard of the name of the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di. He thought he had really deceived him, and his face suddenly lit up with joy.

Not to mention Modrelli, even little Mod who has been to the Ming Dynasty has never met Zhu Di. No one knows that the prince of the Ming Dynasty in front of him is an out-and-out ruthless person!

Then, Modrelli began to greet Zhu Di, constantly complimenting Zhu Di on being young and promising, and expressing his admiration for the Ming Emperor.

Zhu Di is like a careless and stupid prince, nodding and smiling all the time, full of affinity.

Seeing this, the other ministers also kept complimenting Zhu Di, and they almost wanted to praise Zhu Di to the sky. Even a few of them who had evil intentions said a few good words without any pain.

Then came the gift-giving stage of Old Modrelli. He ordered people to take out many agate gemstones produced in Europe and gorgeous jewelry made of gold and silver, and begged Zhu Di to accept them.

Zhu Di still nodded and smiled, and ordered people to put the things away.

Then Old Modrelli summoned a group of beautiful female relatives to perform a song and dance performance, singing and dancing, and the atmosphere of the entire palace hall suddenly rose...

Ma He stood next to Zhu Di, watching Zhu Di concentrate on watching the singing and dancing, and thought that his master really looked like an actor.

What Zhu Di has to do is to confuse the Kingdom of Sardinia. The more the other party relaxes its vigilance, the greater the probability that he will succeed.

Since Ming's garrison in Europe is not enough to fight against all European countries, then separate them.

The Kingdom of Sardinia is the initiator of this joint resistance to the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that the source is here in the Kingdom of Sardinia. As long as the Kingdom of Sardinia is settled and some kindness and power are given to other countries, the Ming Dynasty will still have the final say in the entire European situation. !

Time passed and it was time for the dinner party.

Old Modreli waited on Zhu Di to enter the banquet, and then other ministers took their seats one after another.

Zhu Di did not pretend to be the king of the Ming Dynasty. After drinking for three rounds, everyone was enjoying themselves during the whole banquet. Zhu Di also took the initiative to talk to a group of ministers from the Kingdom of Sardinia. After roughly understanding the situation of some of them, he kept it in mind. .

Soon the banquet came to an end. All the officials were blushing and biting their tongues while talking. Zhu Di's cheeks were also a little red. Old Modrelli took advantage of his age and drank tea instead of wine, and he was in his usual state.

Zhu Di stood up, looked slightly drunk, put his arms around old Modrelli's neck, and said:

"Don't worry, I understand everything. Since it is a misunderstanding, I will make it clear to General Lan Yu when I get back..."

After being surprised by the translator beside him, Old Modrelli grinned and said:

"Your Majesty Mingjian, isn't this the truth? If you give me a hundred courages, I won't dare to challenge Ming Dynasty, right?" Zhu Di patted his shoulder again, "Don't worry, don't worry, I'm not the kind of unreasonable person. Man, I’m going back right away, General Lan Yu dare not disobey me!”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! Your kindness will be unforgettable!" Old Modrelli said with excitement.

After saying that, Zhu Di was about to leave with Ma He and return to the Ming Dynasty military camp.

Old Modrelli pretended to stop him several times, and finally let Zhu Di get on the carriage.

"My lord, walk slowly and be more careful on the road."

Zhu Di smiled and waved to him from inside the carriage, then lowered the curtain, and the carriage drove slowly, followed by a group of attendants, and was escorted out of the royal city by Old Modrelli.

But no one noticed that Zhu Di had lost a few of his attendants...

Old Modrelli watched the carriage go further and further away, with a sarcastic look on his lips.

This Ming Dynasty was nothing more than that. He actually sent such a useless prince to come here and was fooled around by him.

He looked at his son beside him, and the more he looked at him, the more he looked at him.

His son is not as incompetent as Zhu Di. From this point on, he has stabilized the power of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty...

Outside the city of the King of Sardinia,

The attendant driving the car stared intently at the road ahead, and then looked at Zhu Di's face in the carriage. Where was the hint of drunkenness?

He rubbed his face with his two big hands, and the blush on his cheeks disappeared.

"The banquet here is really unpalatable," Zhu Di spat.

European countries do not have as many condiments as the Central Plains, and the dishes they make are either original, raw, or have an extremely unacceptable smell. Zhu Di spent a lot of effort sitting there eating for so long. .

Ma He smiled and replied, "After all, it is a country of foreign barbarians who are not educated."

Zhu Di nodded slightly and exhaled a breath.

"Send someone to contact you tomorrow and let the people in the city find a way to catch up with Modreli's son-in-law..."

From the moment he entered the palace, Zhu Di noticed that some of the many ministers in Sardinia seemed not to be of the same mind as their king.

During the banquet, Zhu Di quietly asked about some people, and those few people were among them.

What interested Zhu Di the most was Old Modrelli's son-in-law.

Looking at appearance alone, Modrelli's son-in-law looks very outstanding, with brown hair and blue eyes, and he is completely handsome.

It must be precisely because of this that this pretty boy from an ordinary background became the son-in-law of the old king of Sardinia.

But the old king of Sardinia didn't like his son-in-law very much. What men usually look at in men is not their appearance, but their abilities.

What's the use of being good-looking? If you are not good at martial arts and martial arts, what if you don't have an embroidered pillow?

However, old Modrelli's daughter was dazzled by her son-in-law's appearance and cried and asked for a modest military officer position for her husband. This also made old Modrelli dislike him even more. Son-in-law, almost everything is on the surface.

Old Modrelli was not afraid of anything inappropriate in doing so. Anyway, his throne was to be passed on to his son, and as long as his daughter and son-in-law did not bother him, that would be fine.

This story should have ended here, but old Modrelli, the son-in-law, was still a mediocre guy who didn't know himself.

Perhaps because he has attracted much attention for his appearance since he was a child, he has self-esteem and arrogance that ordinary people do not have. It is obvious from his words and deeds that he thinks he is an extraordinary talent, but the old Modrelli did not put him in a high position.

And old Modrelli didn't want to see him, and he also disliked his father-in-law. He had a mentality of being deliberately targeted and having great ambitions that were hard to achieve.

Although the rift between the two is not very obvious, how vicious is Zhu Di's vision? After a brief acquaintance, I knew that Modrelli, this stupid son-in-law, was someone who could be exploited.

It's a pity that Dao Yan didn't come. If Dao Yan were here, he wouldn't have to worry about these things personally.

"No! I understand." Ma He nodded respectfully in response.

The next day, Ma He started taking action.

He secretly contacted the spies who had sneaked into the Kingdom of Sardinia and conveyed Zhu Di's orders to them.

After some investigation, the spies in the city successfully found the residence of Adam, the son-in-law of the old king of Sardinia.

After a few people exchanged glances, they disappeared in a flash.

As the sun set, Adam returned to his mansion, strode all the way into the house, picked up the teapot on the table in the house and took a big sip, and then knocked the teapot on the table angrily.

"Humph!"

Today, old Modrelli had an unknown reason, so he took him and had a eloquent talk with the two princes. The content of what he said was not unusual. It was just to show off his clever methods and how to fool Zhu Di.

Because of this matter, Old Modrelli also slowed down the matter of uniting with European countries.

Adam gritted his teeth when he thought of the way Old Modrelli looked at him from the corner of his eye.

"Why look down on me! If you give me the power of a prince, I will definitely do better than him!"

suddenly,

Adam heard the door open behind him, then close again.

He sensed something was wrong and quickly turned his head. What faced him was the black muzzle of the gun!

Ming's repeating musket!

Suddenly, a layer of sweat broke out on Adam's forehead.

"Who are you?"

Adam didn't expect to encounter an assassin in his mansion, and he immediately asked with a stern expression.

One of the men, whose mouth and nose was covered, said in broken Sardinian:

"If you don't want your head to blow up, just be honest. Now there is a great opportunity in front of you. If you cooperate with us, you can become the next king of the Kingdom of Sardinia."

Adam couldn't turn his head and asked blankly, "What did you say?"

(End of this chapter)