Hearing Cui Changwu's words, Alexander VII's face turned pale, and he suddenly felt a little bad.
He stood there with a gloomy expression. He took a step forward, swung his body forward a little, and then pulled back. His whole state suddenly became very unstable, as if he was a gambler facing the roulette wheel.
On the last turn, you have to decide whether you bet right or wrong.
He was hesitating about what to say at this time.
Cui Changwu looked at the Holy See coldly to see what his reaction would be.
Finally, after wandering for a long time, Alexander VII finally calmed down and looked at Li Zhi.
He did not look at Prime Minister Cui Changwu. Cui Changwu had obviously understood his thoughts. He now hoped that Li Zhi, who had decision-making power, had different views from Cui Changwu, and hoped that Li Zhi would be friendly to him.
Cui Changwu observed the Pope's expression and said loudly: "The Pope has traveled thousands of miles to come from Rome this time, right? He wants to persuade the emperor to allow Catholicism to spread in China? However, what you want, Pope, is impossible!
"
"I, the Chinese, regard Taoism as orthodox and respect ghosts, gods and ancestors. How can I believe in the Catholicism created by the Jews in the Middle East? Foreign things are not what I, Daqi, admire. Not to mention respecting faith, even if I read your scriptures, I will feel ridiculous
ridiculous."
Hearing Cui Changwu's words, a playful smile appeared on the face of King Joao IV of Portugal. Obviously, he had already seen through the Pope's intention, but he never revealed it. The Pope wanted to have a detailed discussion with Li Zhi in the secret room, but Cui Changwu
The King of Portugal found the situation very interesting when he exposed the Pope's idea in public.
Descendants of the German nobles will not truly uphold Catholicism. Although John IV and his family are also Catholics, they are not actually religious. He is just watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously.
The two cardinals behind Alexander VII looked at each other.
They knew about the Pope's plan, but they didn't expect to be slapped in the face by the Chinese Prime Minister before things even started.
The Holy See's plan to contact Li Zhi was blocked by the King of France, and it was only the Pope who forced him to come. If this action fails, will the royal families and nobles of Europe eventually fight back against the Holy See?
Alexander VII's face was very gloomy, and he gave Cui Changwu a cold look.
Turning his head to look at Li Zhi, he found that the face of this powerful Han emperor was calm.
The situation that the Pope had been planning for months now looked dire. Alexander VII took stock of the situation and hesitated whether to continue this mess.
He looked at Li Zhi again, trying to find the key to solving the dilemma from Li Zhi's expression.
Li Zhi looked at the Pope calmly, with even a faint smile on his face.
Seeing Li Zhi's smile, Alexander VII's heart suddenly trembled. He suddenly felt that there was still hope for everything, and couldn't help but take another step forward and said: "I'm afraid the situation in Europe is different from what His Majesty the Emperor thought.
.The Holy See has more power than His Majesty understands."
Hearing Alexander VII's words, John IV frowned.
Outsiders could not understand what the Pope said, but to the ears of the powerful people in the Huangji Palace, the meaning of these words could not be clearer.
Now that the Chinese are getting stronger day by day, and even the arrogant Ottoman Turkey was defeated miserably, then it is only a matter of time before the Chinese invade Europe. In five years, or ten years, Li Zhi will definitely invade Europe.
The only way for Europeans to save themselves now is to unite and form a coalition, and the key to forming a coalition is the mobilization of the Holy See.
Europeans are all religious, whether Catholic or Protestant, and the Holy See has a huge appeal to European civilians. If the Holy See opposes the launch of jihad, Europeans will be scattered and broken up. On the contrary, if the Holy See fully supports the unity of Europe, I am afraid that Europe will
Demonstrated cohesion beyond the Crusades.
But the church has its own interests, and the church may betray Europe. If Li Zhi allowed Catholicism to spread in the East, the Holy See would have no position against Li Zhi.
The Holy See has always been friendly to religious believers. When the Nordic Vikings invaded the Catholic world in Western Europe, the Holy See called on European believers to organize resistance. But later the Viking invaders chose to convert to Catholicism, and the Holy See immediately recognized their legitimacy and recognized
the land they occupied.
When the Pope comes to China during such a sensitive period, everyone will suspect that the Pope is here to discuss how to unite with Li Zhi. If the Pope could have said before that he was coming to China to have a look, he said, "The energy controlled by the Holy See is very great."
As soon as he said "Tongfanxiang", everyone with brains in Huangji Palace knew that he was going to unite with Li Zhi.
John IV smiled silently and looked at Alexander VII with disdain. He only united with the yellow people when he was besieged by the Anglo-Dutch forces, but the Pope chose to do so when all the European royal families and nobles were waiting for him.
Li Zhi. In the heart of John IV, the Pope was not as good as him.
When Cui Changwu saw that Alexander VII had gone over his way to talk directly to Li Zhi, he could not make another attack and fell silent.
Li Zhi looked at the leader of the Holy See and said nothing.
The Pope suddenly made up his mind and said loudly: "We in the Holy See only need two things. The first is to insist on the system of monogamy in Europe, and the second is to allow us to continue preaching in the entire world."
Upon hearing the Pope's words, John IV frowned, and the expression of disdain on his face became even stronger.
The Pope's words have been very straightforward. As long as Li Zhi agrees to his two conditions, the Holy See will stand on Li Zhi's side.
The first condition is monogamy. This is to ensure the interests of European civilian believers and to ensure that the Han rulers will not destroy the bloodline of the white race. No matter how low the status of the white race is, as long as the Han people are monogamous in Europe, the Han people will
If you cannot possess white women, the number of offspring you can reproduce is limited. After decades or hundreds of years, the advanced technology of the Han people will inevitably spread and be mastered by the white people at the bottom. By that time, the white people who have the advantage in numbers will have
Hope of recovery.
The second condition is to ensure the interests of the Holy See.
Obviously, as long as Li Zhi agrees to the Pope's conditions, the Holy See will oppose the attempts of European countries to form an alliance to fight against Li Zhi. European civilians are religious. If the Holy See obstructs the formation of a coalition in Europe, I am afraid that the resistance of the nobles will only be
If they fight independently, they will inevitably fail in the end.
As long as Li Zhi agrees to the Pope now, it can be said that it is only a matter of time before the whole of Europe surrenders.
In the view of John IV, the conditions offered by the Pope were very tempting. As long as the Catholic Church was allowed to preach, the divided Europe could be easily conquered.
He couldn't help but look at Li Zhi, doubting that Li Zhi would agree to the Pope's conditions.
Zhong Feng, who had been standing aside silently, suddenly shouted: "Arrogant Yi Di, do you think you can exchange the wealth and surrender of a European for us to believe in your scriptures? Do you underestimate our IQ, or do you think
Are you smart?"
Alexander VII looked at Zhong Feng in surprise, not knowing who this person was.
Tang Ruowang said quickly: "Pope, this is the marquis of Daqi, Field Marshal Zhong Feng."
Zhong Feng snorted coldly and said: "I have been in China for five thousand years and have countless three religions and nine schools of thought. Even if our Da Qi had to face the hostility of the entire European coalition and go to war with millions of European coalition forces, we would not choose your religion.
."
Alexander VII looked at Zhong Feng in surprise, and then at Li Zhi.
Cardinal Claus frowned and took a step forward, saying sullenly: "Your Majesty the Emperor! Do you know how many armies the whole of Europe would have if they were united? Do you know how many muskets, artillery, armor, and sailboat craftsmen there are in Europe?
Not to mention the more than 200,000 people in the Tiger Army, even if the Tiger Army expands ten times, I am afraid that it will not be able to defeat the entire Europe. Yes, the Chinese are constantly expanding, but if the Emperor does not cooperate with us, I am afraid that the Tiger Army will not be able to defeat the whole of Europe.
It will lead to a quagmire of tug-of-war on Europe's periphery."
The people in the Holy See finally couldn't bear it anymore and spoke openly.
