After hearing what Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin said, Clementine seemed even more angry.
I came to the Ming Dynasty to preach properly and didn't mess with anyone. However, I was disturbed by two young people. There were many people who were already preparing to join the religion and became their first batch of believers.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but as long as they have this first group of believers, they can quickly gain a foothold and quickly expand their team of believers.
But they were troubled by these two people in front of them. As soon as these Ming people heard that it was no different from Buddhism and so on, and they had to pay taxes, buy indulgences, etc., they left immediately.
This is true for everyone.
If it doesn't have anything serious to do with you, you will naturally have an indifferent attitude, but once it comes to taxing, buying indulgences, and other things that require your own money, you will immediately become nervous and sober.
To be honest, they did not plan to collect tithes or sell indulgences in the Ming Dynasty at the beginning. At the beginning, they mainly focused on expanding their team and size to let more people believe in religion. When they reached a certain scale
After establishing the basics, we will slowly implement some of the systems in Europe.
The Ming Dynasty is the most powerful and rich country in the world today. If everyone in the Ming Dynasty can become religious, then the tithe tax will be levied, which will be an extremely huge astronomical figure.
You must know that the fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty last year exceeded hundreds of millions of taels of silver. If the entire Ming Dynasty levied a tithe, it could easily collect tens of millions of taels of silver.
This is also an important driving force for the Holy See to preach in the Ming Dynasty. They are interested in the rich Ming Dynasty.
Now I'm fine, I was suddenly disturbed, and today's efforts were wasted.
"You will go to hell if you slander the clergy like this~"
Clementine pointed at the two of them angrily and said.
"Be bold!"
Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin just smiled, but Liu Jin, who was following Zhu Houzhao next to him, immediately scolded him in a sharp voice.
"You actually curse our young master like this, you are seeking death!"
"Come here, tie him up~"
As soon as Liu Jin finished speaking, the palace guards around Zhu Houzhao quickly gathered around Zhu Houzhao one by one, and some began to grab him directly towards Clement Court.
Seeing that Clementine was about to be arrested, Clementine's men immediately became anxious and immediately gathered around to protect Clementine.
For a moment, tensions were so high that the lobby manager of the Daming Royal Hotel hurriedly walked out, and he was also the person who asked people to rush to notify the government.
"You are so brave~"
"This is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. You foreign monks dare to show your weapons to us Ming people. You are looking for death."
Liu Jin looked at the people from the Holy See in front of him. Those who followed them to the Ming Dynasty were not only missionaries, but also knights from the Holy See.
At this time, each of these knights drew out their cross swords and looked at Zhu Houzhao and others with vigilance. Because they showed their weapons, all the guards around Zhu Houzhao became highly nervous.
"What happened?"
At this time, Cardinal Leo and Cardinal Adrian, who had received the news, also hurried out and asked Clementine in detail.
After asking about the cause of the incident, he couldn't help but frown. Looking at Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin, he immediately knew that he had caused trouble.
People who can carry so many elite guards with them must be high-ranking people in the Ming Dynasty. And judging from the looks of Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, they look like they are worried that the world will not be chaotic. I am afraid that this time it is really troublesome. This is for
The subsequent missionary plan in the Ming Dynasty had a great impact.
"These foreign monks actually brought so many weapons with them, and judging from the appearance of these people, it is obvious that they have received strict training."
"Hmph~"
"Non-my family, its heart must be different!"
"None of them are good."
Zhu Houzhao looked at the people in front of him and couldn't help snorting coldly.
"Two gentlemen, this is Cardinal Leo of the Holy See of Rome, this is Cardinal Adrian of the Holy See of Rome, and the one with whom the two have a little unpleasant encounter is our Cardinal Clementine of the Holy See of Rome."
"I don't know if we have offended the two gentlemen in any way. If so, please forgive the villain for his mistakes."
Leo came to Zhu Houzhao and said very sincerely.
When I first came to the Ming Dynasty, I still couldn't offend the powerful people of the Ming Dynasty. What's more, the people of the Ming Dynasty were really not easy to mess with.
The Ottoman Empire only massacred a few small towns in the river area. As a result, the Ming Dynasty sent out 200,000 troops to attack the Ottoman Empire, marched westward, swept across the country, and massacred hundreds of cities in bloody revenge.
The powerful force of the Ming Dynasty is obvious to all. On the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it is better to be more honest.
He not only came to apologize to Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin, but also asked his men to put away their weapons.
"You, Cardinal Clementine, just said we were going to hell."
Liu Jin smiled and said.
"Young master must have misunderstood. The two young masters look like nobles at first glance. They are extremely noble. Naturally, they are also people of great kindness. Those who do great kindness must be rewarded with good things."
Leo is very smart, he resolves the deadlock without forgetting to praise Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao.
"Tap~tap~"
At this moment, a burst of neat footsteps came from far and near. Everyone quickly looked over and saw groups of fully armed Ming troops running towards them.
As soon as they arrived at the hotel gate, they immediately protected Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin. The leader came to Zhu Houzhao's side and respectfully said in a military salute: "General, my rescue is late, please forgive me!"
"Well, no need~"
Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand casually.
These are the guards of the capital. Liu Jin quickly sent people to ask for help after seeing the opponent displaying his weapons.
If something happened to His Highness the Crown Prince, or if he lost a hair or something, no one would be able to bear it. Liu Jin was shocked and hurriedly went to call for reinforcements.
"Surround them all~"
Liu Jin waved his hand, and Leo and others were immediately surrounded.
Leo's face changed drastically as he looked at the fully armed Ming troops in front of him. This was because he had offended that true god. The other party was able to mobilize even the Ming capital's guard troops.
"Two young gentlemen, two young gentlemen~"
"Please forgive me, please forgive me~"
Leo begged for mercy again and again.
"Hmph~"
"Do you know the identities of the two people in front of you?"
Liu Jin said coldly.
"This is His Highness the Crown Prince of our Ming Dynasty, and this is the Minister of Civil Affairs of our Ming Dynasty."
"Your Cardinal Clementine just cursed us, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Lord Chancellor to go to hell."
After hearing Liu Jin's words, the expressions of Leo, Adrian, Clementine and others suddenly changed.
They had already understood before coming that the current Emperor Hongzhi of the Ming Empire had only one son, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Who would have known that His Highness, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, would come here after being full and having nothing to do, and that his subordinates would offend him.
They know that the Ming Dynasty is not Europe. In the Ming Dynasty, the royal family has an extremely noble status, and the status of the royal family members is extremely noble.
Anyone who dares to curse or abuse the emperor or prince of Ming Dynasty will be punished by death and will be punished by the three clans.
Clementine's expression changed. Thinking of the criminal laws of the Ming Dynasty, he actually cursed the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. No one could save him now.
And the young man next to him turned out to be the most legendary person in the Ming Dynasty. Liu Jin, the current official minister of the Ming Dynasty, had heard many legends about Liu Jin before he came to the Ming Dynasty.
Someone had told them that if they wanted to do something in the Ming Dynasty, they would definitely go to Liu Jin. As long as he was willing to help, there would be nothing impossible.
Leo was thinking of ways to meet Liu Jin, but he didn't expect to meet him on such an occasion.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty, Lord Shangshu~"
"Please forgive us for being ignorant and offending you~"
Leo thought for a while but quickly expressed his position, and then said: "Please note that it is our first time to come to Ming Dynasty and we do not understand the laws of Ming Dynasty."
"Please also consider that we are the envoys sent by the Holy See to the Ming Dynasty. Please forgive his sins."
"Hmph~"
"In our Ming Dynasty, offending the emperor and the prince is a capital offense."
"And you actually brought weapons into our Ming Dynasty privately. This is also a capital crime."
"Come here, arrest this foreign monk who offended His Highness the Crown Prince, as well as all these people carrying weapons."
Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin did not speak, but Liu Jin spoke with a sharp voice. Following his order, the surrounding Ming troops all lit up their weapons, pointed at Clementing and others, and then quickly moved towards them.
Surround the past.
The Roman Catholic knights under Clementine still wanted to resist, but Leo just shook his head.
If you resist now, you will definitely be killed here on the spot. The opponent has more people and better weapons and equipment than you. What's more, this is the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Leo's shaking head made them dare not resist, and they were all arrested by the Ming army. Only a few unarmed clergymen who had just come out were not arrested.
"Cardinal Archbishop Leo, right?"
Liu Jin looked at Leo, smiled and asked.
"Lord Shangshu~"
Leo smiled and nodded.
"You can go back to Europe now, and remember to tell your Pope that if you dare to send people to our Ming Dynasty to preach in the future, I will lead an army to Europe, directly enter your Vatican, and destroy all your churches.
"
Liu Jin looked at the other party and said calmly.
Hearing Liu Jin's words, Leo couldn't help but stare at his research. He didn't expect that this Ming Dynasty minister would be so opposed to the spread of Catholicism in the Ming Dynasty.