Chapter 1747 Promise Sophia and His Majesty's Secret Decree
"I dare not lie to Your Highness. I have lived in Cairo since I was a child. And the exit at one end of this passage is the house where I lived when I was a child."
"The exit at one end of the passage is the house you lived in when you were a child?" Wen Di asked: "Where are you from? Why did you live in Cairo when you were a child?"
"Your Royal Highness, could you please send out all the servants and guards serving in the house?" Sophia asked.
"You all get out," Wen Di said. He thought that what Sophia was about to say contained secrets. The guards and servants hurriedly bowed and left. However, Wen Di left behind a servant who had been serving him personally since he was a child.
The eunuch is very trusting and does not worry about leaking secrets.
Sophia kowtowed and began to talk about her life experience. "My mother is from the Qin Dynasty. She was born into a noble family of the Qin Dynasty. My maternal grandfather was a count. Although the national power of the Qin Dynasty has become weaker and weaker in recent years, it has been defeated by the Ottomans many times, and its territory has also declined.
A lot was lost, but the nobles in Constantinople were not affected much and could still maintain a luxurious life. My mother should have lived a happy life."
"But when she was fourteen years old, she wanted to take a boat to Italy to visit her relatives, but she didn't expect that the boat was robbed by cannibal pirates on the way. My mother was also hijacked by pirates and later trafficked to Egypt.
The Him family."
"My mother was soon raped by a member of the Hashemite family, and she gave birth to a son and a daughter for him." Sofia's voice was very cold. "The Hashemite family in Egypt is also a big cannibal, and they also maintain a large
Cannibalism is a very patriarchal custom, so the boy gained the attention of his father, was taken away from his mother, and was raised as a big cannibal. He also quickly became a big cannibal."
"But that girl, that is, me, still lives with her mother, and was named Sophia. She was taught by her mother since she was a child, learning the etiquette of the Qin aristocrats, and also learning Latin and Greek spoken by the Qin aristocrats.
Of course, I just pretend to believe in Tianfang Religion, but actually believe in Cross Religion."
"Later I grew up to fifteen years old, and I looked pretty good. I was old enough to get married. Although I was taught some cultural customs of the Qin Kingdom by my mother, I also knew the reality of the Tianfang Sect's world and knew that it was impossible to live a life like this.
The life of the nobles of the Great Qin Kingdom has also slowly accepted the reality. They are waiting to be married by their father to a man from a noble family who is a few years older. I hope that he will treat me better after marriage. "
"But at this moment, I, I was raped by a cousin of the same race. Yes, by a cousin of the same race." At this time, the expression on Sophia's face was still indifferent, but at the same time, there was a hint of sadness. "I
I wanted to commit suicide at that time, but my mother stopped me. She said that every life is given by God and is the most precious gift, and I must not commit suicide. With my mother's comfort, I slowly accepted the reality and stopped committing suicide.
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"But even though I knew that the Tianfang Sect was extremely patriarchal, I was still shocked by the reactions of my father and brother. My father thought that my cousin raped me because I seduced him and that I was corrupt, and he wanted to kill me.
Death; my brother is equally disgusted that I pretended to commit suicide without actually dying, which had a bad impact on him. These are my closest relatives, but they have such an attitude towards me."
Speaking of this, Sophia suddenly couldn't help crying. While crying, she said intermittently: "My mother stopped my father from killing me and was executed by my father." After that, she lay on the ground whimpering and started crying bitterly.
After a while, Sophia recovered her emotions, wiped her tears, kowtowed and said, "I lost my temper, please forgive me for my sins."
When she was telling her about her past, Wen Di had been sitting quietly on it without speaking. The expression on his face changed from time to time, as if he was sighing for Sophia's past experience. The servant standing behind him felt that
Sofia spoke in a hesitant voice and whispered something in Wen Di's ear, but he scolded her.
Later, Sophia burst into tears. Many people present were moved by the misery she had experienced in the past. Wen Di was no exception, but he still didn't say anything. When he heard Sophia's apology, he hurriedly said: "I don't blame you.
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"Thank you very much, Your Highness." Sofia kowtowed again and said.
"What happened after that? How did you end up in Abyssinia?" Most people present felt pity for him because of her past experience, but the expression on Li Jiqian's face did not change much.
He asked again.
"Dear General, my father did not kill me, but sold me to a trafficker. Then I was taken to Abyssinia by the trafficker. He planned to sell me to a noble family and make a lot of money.
; The nobles of Abyssinia prefer female slaves with fairer skin. If they believe in Christianity, it would be better if they can speak Greek or Latin. I thought that since they are Christians and can speak Greek and Latin, they are considered good.
Sell it for a good price.”
"In the end, he did sell me for a good price, and it was indeed a noble family who bought me. But the noble family did not use me to do what a white-skinned female slave should do, but gave me as a gift.
My current husband, Solomon. I am really very lucky. Although Solomon does not insist on monogamy and does not want to believe in Christianity, he is very kind to me and I am very satisfied." Sophia's calm tone suddenly contained a smile.
, but it is fleeting.
"The Hashemite family I just mentioned is called the Holy Family in the Great Cannibals, which means that their family is considered to be the descendant of the founder of Tianfang Sect. They have inherited the position of Caliph for generations, even though the Caliph has now
He has completely become a puppet and is still inherited by this family. As long as the people in this family do not want to compete for power, their lives are still very good. Of course, only men."
"The man who raped me is the current Caliph Al-Mutadid II."
"So, I hate the Hashemite family very much, especially Mutardid II and my father, and I wish all of them would die!" Sofia was a little excited when she said the last words, but she quickly calmed down.
Come down.
After listening to Sophia's story, no one spoke in the room for a while. Her story was too shocking. In the Ming Dynasty, if a daughter lost her virginity, there might not be a father who wanted to beat her to death. Even if it was just the eunuch present.
, can be regarded as well-informed. I have heard of a father who beat his daughter to death for losing her virginity; but I have never heard of a situation where he does not seek revenge on the person who raped his daughter. In this case, the man can take revenge himself.
Da Ming, in this situation, the father hates his daughter and the person who raped his daughter. It is normal for him to chase and chop him with a knife. The situation Sophia said is completely beyond their imagination.
'Her experience was too tragic. I never imagined that such people could exist in the world. And according to her, most Tianfang believers are like this, extremely patriarchal. I suddenly felt that my father had said in the past that the Ming Dynasty sent troops overseas.
In order to 'uphold justice and allow people of all ethnic groups to bathe in civilization', it is true that the Ming Dynasty eliminated the Tianfang Sect countries so that the women of all these countries could live in civilization. It was indeed a big deal for them.
Good thing.' Wen Di thought to himself.
While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Li Jiqian's voice saying: "The past experience you mentioned is indeed very tragic. I also understand why you told His Highness these things that made you cry. But how to prove it? You
How do you prove that what you say is true?"
The other four people, including the elderly Cao Xing, were a little moved, but he was the only one who was not affected much. There were too many tragic things. He had seen countless when he was a pirate. If he had been moved every time he heard about one of them, he would have shed tears.
Drained. Moreover, he had seen too many people who fabricated their past experiences to gain sympathy. Attacking Egypt was of great importance, so he could not believe Sophia's words right away.
"Your Highness the Prince, this general, my real name is Afaf Hashem, and the name of his father who I don't want to call is Ammar Hashem. Although I was raped, more than ten days have passed since I lived in Cairo.
Years ago, but there should still be someone in the Hashemite family who remembers this matter. You can ask someone. If you want to ask about this matter, the best person is my father. He is very clear about this matter, and he is a
He is a rotten drunkard. He often drinks in taverns in the city, and sometimes sleeps in taverns when he is drunk. If you ask him about this matter when he is not very clear, you will definitely be able to find out." Sofia replied.
"We will send someone to verify it." Li Jiqian added: "Even if you are telling the truth, you may not be the only one who knows this secret passage. Since the Hashim family is the caliphate, they will definitely not want the Ming army to invade the city.
.If they knew about this secret passage, they would definitely take precautions. Your advice is useless."
"Dear General, no one should know about this secret passage. When I discovered this secret passage, there was no breathable ingredient in the secret passage. I almost suffocated to death. It can be seen that no one has come here for a long time.
We arrived at this secret passage. And the location of this secret passage is the courtyard where I lived with my mother when I was a child. This courtyard is very remote, and the conditions of the houses are also very poor. It is said that several people died here. According to Daming's words
It’s a haunted house that no one wants to live in. It had been unoccupied for a long time before my mother was bought.”
"And I also tested Amal Hashim, and he didn't know this secret passage at all. Amal Hashem's father was the previous generation caliph, and he had a high status in the family. If he didn't know about this secret passage, then what's the secret?
The Tao may be poorly known," Sofia replied.
"But you still can't deny that there may be others who know this secret passage." Li Jiqian added.
"Indeed." Sofia nodded and admitted. "But I think that in order to reduce losses, the Ming army conquered Cairo as soon as possible. It is worth taking these risks."
"Whether it's worth it or not, it's up to Your Highness to decide. But your advice is indeed useful." Li Jiqian turned his head and looked at Wen Di again: "Your Highness, what do you think?"
"Huh?" Wen Di reacted after hearing what he said, and said hurriedly: "If what you said is not false, and the strategy is useful for the Heavenly Soldiers to capture Cairo City, I promise to execute Muthadid II and you
My father, as for the life and death of the entire Hashemite family, I still have to consider it."
"Thank you very much, Your Highness." Sofia kowtowed again and said. Although she said that she hoped Wen Di would execute everyone in the Hashemite family, she also knew that this was not realistic and could get His Highness's promise to execute Muthadid II and her father.
Already very happy.
Afterwards, Li Jiqian and Cao Xing asked some more details, such as where this secret passage leads to outside the city, where is the exit inside the city, and which courtyard is underground. Sophia answered them carefully.
"Okay, I don't have anything else to ask. Please step back." After the two of them finished asking the questions, Wen Di said to her.
"Yes, Your Highness." Sofia agreed, and just as she was about to stand up, she suddenly said: "Your Highness, two generals, I beg the distinguished people not to tell others what I just said, and not to spread it to my husband's ears.
inside."
"I will definitely not tell others." Wen Di immediately agreed. Cao Xing and Li Jiqian also nodded in agreement. Of course, the eunuch would not refuse.
"Thank you, Your Highness, the two generals." Sofia kowtowed again, then stood up and slowly walked backwards away from here.
After she left, Wen Di said: "I can't believe that there is such a father in the world. I can't believe that." He sighed a few words in succession.
After a while, he asked Li Jiqian again: "General Li, you just said you knew why she told us this very tragic experience, but you didn't understand."
"She is trying to win the trust of His Highness." Li Jiqian replied: "If she doesn't tell her past experiences in Cairo, His Highness must be confused about why she hates the Hashemite family so much. How can he agree to her request? She can only tell His Highness,
Only then can His Highness understand and agree to her request."
"However," Li Jiqian said, twirling his beard again: "She probably became unstable in the middle of the sentence and told the whole story. She didn't need to go into such detail."
"That's it." Wen Di said.
"Your Highness, do you really want to agree to her request and execute Caliph Abyssinia?" Li Jiqian said again: "Your Highness, although the imperial court has been suppressing Tianfang believers, this is completely different from executing the pope of Tianfang religion. If word spreads,
It will definitely arouse the extreme hatred of all Tianfang believers, which will be detrimental to His Highness' future rule of Egypt, and the Kingdom of Castile may not agree."
"And at this time, there are still many Tianfang believers in the three governor-general areas appointed by His Majesty in India. If the news reaches India, some people will rebel because of it. Naturally, the Ming Dynasty is not afraid of the rebellion of the Tianfang believers, but it will cost a lot of money to put down the rebellion.
There will be no shortage of cargo, troops, and horses, and His Majesty may not be happy." From Wen Di's point of view, Li Jiqian felt that executing the Caliph would be of no benefit to him, so he raised objections.
But after hearing what he said, Wen Di looked at Cao Xing, then turned to him and said, "General Li, there is no need to worry. I have my own countermeasures."
"Ji Qian, there are already countermeasures for this matter, you don't have to worry." Cao Xing also said.
Li Jiqian glanced at the two of them suspiciously, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "Has His Majesty already decided to execute Caliph Al-Mutadid II after the army captured Egypt? And has a decree for this?"
"General Li, your guess is correct. My father has already made a decree on how to deal with the Caliph and the Tianfang cultists in Egypt." Wen Di said.
"What is the content of the decree?" Li Jiqian asked.
"Forget it, this decree has little to do with the Navy, so His Majesty didn't let you know it at first. But it doesn't matter if you know it in advance. I'll tell you." Wen Di then turned around and said to the eunuch serving behind him.
, the eunuch turned around and took out a box from Wen Di's luggage and handed it to him. Wen Di took out the key and opened the box, read the imperial edict again to make sure it had not been stolen, and handed it to Li Jiqian.
Li Jiqian took the imperial edict and opened it to read. He only glanced at it a few times before he was stunned. After a while, he continued to read the rest of the content. After a few glances, he was stunned again.
After a long time, Li Jiqian slowly rolled up the imperial edict again and handed it to Wen Di. Wen Di handed it to the eunuch and asked him to put it away. "Your Highness, your Majesty actually has such an edict. I, the official, really can't believe it.
." Li Jiqian said with a complex expression.
"I never imagined that my father would have such a will and leave no room for Tianfang believers. My father had never done this before (he didn't know what happened to the Semu Army after the Battle of Annan). However,
"Wen Di recalled what his father said when he handed this imperial edict to him. 'Anyway, I won't care about Egypt's interests in the future. If I don't go crazy in Egypt, I won't have the chance to go crazy.'
Of course, Wen Di did not say what his father said.
"If the Indian Tianfang believers rebel, what will your Majesty do?" Li Jiqian asked again.
"Of course we sent troops to suppress it. Whoever dares to rebel will have his entire clan slaughtered." Wen Di said: "Furthermore, my father actually did this intentionally to test the Tianfang believers in India. In the past two years, the three governor-general governments have continuously issued policies that discriminate against Tianfang.
There are always some people who cannot bear to rebel against the religious orders. My father wants to force all those who put religion before their own interests to rebel. The rest will not rebel unless they are about to die. In the future, India will also
Then you will be safe."
"Hey!" Li Jiqian sighed again, without commenting on whether Yun's idea was right or wrong. He just said: "I hope that when the Heavenly Soldiers do this according to His Majesty's will, they will not fail."
