Chapter 148 The whip that draws the spinning top

In Yushan Academy, there is a strong tradition that as long as a guy with a leadership temperament is found among the students, the academy will definitely create a team for this guy to command and deploy.

This is a special mechanism for Yushan Academy to cultivate elites.

It is because of this team dedicated to the elite students that the command ability of the elite students will be unlimitedly improved.

Therefore, the life of such an elite student is more difficult than that of the average student.

Because there will always be all kinds of unforeseen difficulties in his upbringing.

Sometimes it's physical, sometimes it's mental, sometimes it's desperate...... If a student can survive this hell, he will embark on another glorious path.

Students who can't get out...... can only live a step-by-step life, and he should have lived an ordinary life.

In Europe, Descartes Jr. had no classmates.

Therefore, his teacher Zhang Liang gave him the ability to create a team with European envoys as the periphery and Descartes Jr. as the center.

In this team, Descartes Jr. is the command center.

So far, it's already paying off!

Since Descartes the Younger was ready to kill Pope Alexander VII with artillery, Descartes Jr.'s peripheral partners had to carry out this plan.

Naturally, the upfront costs can be covered by organizational funds, but during or after the completion of the plan, Descartes Jr. must take into account the value of the organization's funds.

In other words, the funds have to be repaid.

Only in this way can the organization's funds be kept in a state of abundance forever and can be used for long time.

When Descartes Jr. brought his plan, Zhang Liang and Qiao Yong were still dumbfounded by Descartes Jr.'s plan.

A Holy Roman Empire is now already torn apart, or rather, it was originally a fragmented, small piece of land divided into more than 390 vassal states, noble domains, and knightly domains.

And the most chaotic place is undoubtedly the Apennine Peninsula, where Rome is located.

It was at this time that people preferred to describe the land more often as "broken boots".

The Holy Roman Empire's rule over these vassal states and territories was like a spider's web.

Anyone knows that spider webs are fragile, and the Apennines, which are cemented together by the cobwebs, will be completely and completely destroyed by a slightly larger storm.

And Matthias, the dead emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, attempted to restore Catholicism in Bohemia thirty years ago, appointing Ferdinand III as king of Bohemia.

Ferdinand III ordered a ban on the religious activities of Protestants in Prague, demolished their churches, and declared those who attended Protestant gatherings a mob.

Armed thugs stormed the palace and threw the emperor's chakra from the window into the ditch, known as the "Throwing Out the Window Incident".

It became the beginning of the Thirty Years' War.

In Descartes' plan, he insisted that the event, which had dragged almost all of Europe into the quagmire of war, was fundamentally a religious war.

For this reason, he believed that he was on the side of justice in the elimination of the Pope, because, in any case, the Pope must be held accountable for this war that has lasted for thirty years.

As for the fact that this war was also mediated by the Pope and finally stopped, Descartes the Younger seems to have turned a blind eye to this.

Killing a pope would not be of much use to the Ming Dynasty, and if it was just to get some scholars out of Europe, Descartes the Younger didn't think it was worth using such a powerful force.

It belongs to killing chickens with a knife!

Since the ox knife has been sacrificed, it is a waste not to kill the cow, but only the chicken.

On the whole, Descartes the Younger believed that if the Pope died, then the war should be renewed, and it must be more violent than the last.

It is only through the war of blood and fire that people can have a clear understanding of the universal values of religion.

When the time comes, both Protestants and Catholics will be able to truly calm down and face a shattered Europe again.

He stubbornly believed that the pain of provoking war was temporary, and that the peace after the war would be long-lasting, and that the gains and losses would be beneficial to the people of Europe on the whole.

After reading Descartes' plan, Qiao Yong said to Zhang Liang: "It seems that he is not only going to kill the Pope, he is even thinking ......about Ferdinand III of the Holy Roman Empire."

Zhang Liang gritted his teeth and said: "This net is too big, and this kid is not afraid to hold on?" ”

Qiao Yong frowned and said: "Actually, it is a matter of adding a few more artillery pieces and preparing more gunpowder, from the perspective of the plan, it is feasible, that is, after we help him do this, he must run away."

Otherwise, as soon as the plan is leaked, we will be besieged by the whole of Europe.

The kid was still too young to think about completing the plan, not about the retreat after the plan was completed. ”

Zhang Liang said lightly; "Since there is a possibility that the plan will succeed, then, you will evacuate quickly after completing the arrangement, and I will stay and accompany this child, which is my responsibility as a teacher."

Qiao Yong nodded, feeling that Zhang Liang's words were very reasonable, and this was also Zhang Liang's responsibility.

He will enjoy the glory brought by his disciples, and he must also bear the consequences brought by his disciples.

Zhang Liang left the conference room, saw the little Descartes sitting quietly on a chair, and walked over to meet the child's pure gaze, and the master and apprentice sat together with their backs against the tall wooden corridor.

"Your plan has been approved for implementation."

Little Descartes smiled: "I knew that this was the result, a Europe that was completely mired in religious wars was a Europe that was in the interests of the Ming Empire." ”

Zhang Liang took off the lambskin gloves on his hands, put them on his knees, and stared at the ground with his eyes faintly said, "Have you considered the impact this will have on Mr. Descartes and little Emily?" ”

Little Descartes was surprised: "I think it's my own business to be the devil, and it has nothing to do with my grandfather and Emily." ”

Zhang Liang said: "You should understand that Mr. Descartes is not your grandfather. ”

Descartes Jr. said, "I think so!" ”

Zhang Liang nodded with a smile and said: "You are right, I will burn all the documents about your life history after I go back, you will be the grandson of Mr. Descartes in the future, and I will even write to Your Majesty and ask him to seal your life history records." ”

Little Descartes looked at Zhang Liang's sparkling eyes and said, "Your Majesty knows who I am?" ”

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "Do you think I have so much power and invest so much resources in you personally?" Your Majesty has taken a fancy to you, and that's why I would say that you are more important than the Pope who is about to die. ”

Little Descartes bit his thin lip and asked hesitantly, "When I go to the Ming Kingdom, can I see Your Majesty?" ”

Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Your Majesty is now living in seclusion in a small palace in Yangzhou to make spices, I think, you can help him light the fire after you go, he has complained about his two stupid maids countless times." ”

Little Descartes asked puzzledly, "Why doesn't Your Majesty change two smarter maids?" ”

Zhang Liang said leisurely: "Those two maids have followed him since he was a child and have never left ......"

Little Descartes nodded and said, "I understand that love and hate can coexist, and many times, the power of love goes beyond hate. ”

Zhang Liang nodded and said: "You are very right, we must see the world with the eyes of love, see hope from despair, see light from darkness, and we ourselves are bright." ”

Descartes the Younger said, "Leave love to those worthy of love, and hatred to the enemy." ”

Zhang Liang smiled, and then took out six black iron tablets from his arms and put them in the hands of little Descartes.

"These people will be your subordinates, and they will obey any of your orders, not even death."

Little Descartes nodded and said, "I understand, when the mission is completed, it is the moment they die." ”

"Most of the people are going to be evacuated, and I'm going to stay and help you, and do you want them to take Mr. Descartes and little Emily with them?"

"No, they'll stay in the apartment well, and I'll take them out of the chaos of Rome and back to Paris as soon as I'm done."

Zhang Liang pinched the slightly upturned nose of little Descartes and said, "Return safely." ”

Descartes Jr. said: "I will watch the death of the pope on the spot, I will see the death of the emperor with my own eyes, and I will also evaluate the completion of the task on the spot." ”

Zhang Liang frowned and said, "This is not good. ”

Little Descartes smiled: "Don't worry, I won't die, I know how to survive the explosion and artillery bombardment, and I know when and how to arrange those guns and gunpowder." ”

After speaking, little Descartes put on his half-woollen cloak, shook the short straight cane in his hand at Zhang Liang, and hurried away from the tall stone building.

Zhang Liang sighed slightly, pushed open a tall door, walked in, closed the door, and the tall and thick oak door blocked the sunlight and all light.

Little Descartes kept flicking a black iron sign with his thumb and catching it with his hand, and in this way he had walked less than a hundred meters in the square when he heard a young voice ringing beside him.

"Good day, dear sir, all roads lead to Rome, but only Spear's carriage can take you to the brightest places."

Hearing this, little Descartes jumped into the carriage that had been following him for some time.

In the driver's seat of the carriage sat a young man wearing a feathered hat.

This is a young and funny young man, and he has been talking on the way, but little Descartes does not listen to a word, and he does not want to have anything to do with this young man.

It will be that in the near future, he will kill this young man, and if he has a friendship now, it will be difficult to start in the future.

The carriage eventually stopped at the entrance to a huge public bath.

Judging only by the gray-white limestone pillars, Descartes the Younger knew at once that this was a very high-class brothel.

When a very obscene fat man standing at the door saw little Descartes coming, he immediately came over flatteringly and said to little Descartes: "Good day, my little master, are you here to clean your body?" ”

Little Descartes didn't say a word, and the fat man continued to babble on and on about the benefits of bathing here.

Before stepping into the public bath, Descartes Jr. paused, took a handful of silver coins from his purse, tossed them to the young man in the feathered hat, and said, "Enjoy." ”