At the end of the Ming Dynasty, I freely traveled through Yangshen

Chapter 283 Philip IV and the Pope

While speaking, Louis XIV drove his motorcycle to the interior of the castle and saw the sunshine. Cardinal Mazarin and French Queen Mother Anne remained silent in the car.

They looked at the sky, not knowing what they were thinking. Perhaps they felt that what Louis XIV said was a bit shocking.

If the Ming Dynasty is really as terrifying as Louis XIV said, then they feel that France, and even the whole of Europe, may not be able to defeat the Ming Dynasty. They do not have such advanced and advanced things, and how to move this locomotive without a horse is also difficult. It’s unbelievable, and this kind of motorcycle is really sharp, but I don’t know how far it can go.

"Your Majesty, what is happening in the sky?"

Just when a few people were silent, the French guards on both sides of the road suddenly pointed at something that appeared in the sky and shouted tremblingly.

As soon as the guard shouted, French King Louis XIV also subconsciously looked up to the sky, and then he saw a very shocking scene. In the sky above the Saint-Germain Castle, a ferocious white battleship that covered the sky and the sun came from here. drive by.

This battleship is hundreds or thousands of miles away, like a mountain. No one can describe its majesty and vastness. It is something beyond this era. Louis XIV, Cardinal Mazarin and French Queen Mother Anne were speechless. I'm so shocked that I don't know how to describe it.

"This, this, this, what is this?"

"This, is this the kingdom of heaven? My lord, the world of Christ is indeed legitimate in France!"

"Your Majesty, this must be God, it must be a miracle!"

Cardinal Mazarin reacted immediately. No matter what this thing in the sky was, it was his turn to perform anyway. He was the Cardinal of the Holy Roman Empire in France, and he was a skilled stickman!

Isn't it normal practice for them to use miracles to scare people? It's what they should do now anyway.

"Yes, yes, this must be a miracle. God bless me, France!"

The Queen Mother of France, Anne, who was on the side, also reacted and quickly asked Louis XIV, "Your Majesty, pray to the miracle quickly, there is no chance that an oracle will come down from above!"

After saying this, before Louis XIV could make any move, Queen Mother Anne had already got out of the car, clasped her hands together, and prayed loudly to the battleships in the sky.

Cardinal Mazarin's reaction was not slow, and he also made the same move. Others naturally followed suit, but after a while, all the French men stranded in the Saint-Germain Castle started mass and prayed to God.

Louis XIV hesitated for a moment, got out of the car and prayed to the sky, but an embarrassing scene happened. The majestic battleship in the sky did not stop for their prayers, but sailed towards the direction of the Vatican. It is the seat of the Holy Roman Empire and the religious center of Europe.

The Vatican is located in Rome. The current Pope of Rome is the 83-year-old Pope Clement X. At this time, the Pope was reading some letters about the Ming Dynasty that he had received from the Spaniards, and in front of him , it was King Philip IV of Spain.

"Philip, you said that the Ming Dynasty after the Ottoman Empire had started a scientific reform that was even more powerful than our Renaissance, and that their Tianli religion had gods?" The old pope's tone was a little hoarse. He had lived for more than 80 years. The experience made the old man's mind extremely mature, and he seemed very open-minded to everything that happened.

After all, he also understood that in fact, God and science do not conflict. Studying science is studying God. Although it is a bit heretical, such voices have appeared in the Holy See, and in England, Protestantism has also splintered. They advocate that they You can communicate with God without the need for a church or a pope. This is heresy.

The Pope actually understands that times will slowly change, and Tianlijiao is the Western name for Confucianism. After all, the Confucian classics of this era mainly preserve the principles of nature and destroy human desires, so they are called Tianli.

"Yes, according to a message from a Spanish compatriot named de Velasco, the Ming Dynasty has recovered from its decay, and there are shadows of gods and divine power in it."

Philip looked a little crazy, "They must have a unique way of communicating with God. We should have followed my plan from the beginning, and let our Spanish army of [-] attack Beizhili, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and then colonize and rule them. That's it. Even if there is communication from the gods, it’s not their turn!”

Philip IV was very devout in his belief in God. He firmly believed that he could be favored by God. As long as he spread the gospel for God, he would definitely be able to go to heaven. At that time, he also proposed a very crazy plan.

That was to use the Spanish Armada to carry tens of thousands of troops to the Ming Dynasty, and then occupy the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, this plan was directly aborted because Spain's financial problems were very worrying.

"Thank God. Although God appeared in the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely favor us in Europe!"

Hearing this, the old pope made the sign of the cross on his chest with both hands, and then said excitedly, "De Velasco's letter said that the Ming people were able to transform into Titans, and that some of their magisters had reached the level of ghosts and immortals after practicing magic. , can also be reincarnated, and can control the movement of objects with thoughts, which is amazing."

"Philip, these are what we in Christendom need. Our Holy Roman Empire will fully support you in your previous plan."

"Really?"

King Philip IV of Spain laughed loudly when he heard this, "Then Pope, can you give me a batch of gold louis now? If you want to organize people to go to the Ming Dynasty to explore divine power and various secrets, you need money."

Philip IV was short of money. The money in New Spain was not enough for him. Now the capitalists in Amsterdam are waiting for him to pay back the money.

"We can provide Spain with a batch of weapons and equipment."

The old pope's eyes narrowed slightly, like a scheming fox, "Gold Louis can also lend you 500 million, but you have to leave a note. After all, you can't pay any price to go to Ming Dynasty to explore how to communicate with God and gain power." No, if there is really a secret, we don’t have to pay back the money. If not, then use the land and property in New Spain as collateral!”

One gold louis is equivalent to three taels of Ming Dynasty, and 500 million gold louis is equivalent to fifteen million taels. If this money had been given to Emperor Chongzhen back then, Chongzhen would have laughed out of his dreams. Unfortunately, the Holy See is not well-off now, and it is not easy to come up with this money. , the reason why he gave this money to Philip IV naturally had his own reasons.

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