With the arrival of the first batch of European students, the first college established by Daming to teach Chinese characters to European students has also been completed, and it is waiting for European students to move in. Heaven's Voice. 『2

After a three-day and three-night drive, the European students arrived in Nanjing on February 11 and successfully checked into the college.

Subsequently, the five-year study career of these international students in Daming will begin.

In addition to the students, there were also many envoys from European countries, including the heir of the Holy Roman Empire, Crown Prince Ferdinand, who was also the highest-ranking student and envoy in this group.

The arrival of Crown Prince Ferdinand was accompanied by a mission given by the Holy Roman Emperor in order to marry the Ming Dynasty, which was undoubtedly a noble task and had a certain degree of difficulty.

However, Crown Prince Ferdinand was confident that he would persuade His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to agree to the marriage between the Holy Roman Empire and the Ming Dynasty.

In order to achieve this goal, in the early morning of the 12th, Crown Prince Ferdinand came to the palace gate early to ask for an audience, and brought a large number of gifts, all of which were treasures collected by the Holy Roman royal family for hundreds of years, and there was no shortage of priceless things.

"Holy Roman Empire?" Knowing that the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire had come early in the morning to ask for a meeting, Zhu Ci frowned slightly, and he couldn't think of anything for a while.

"Announce it!" Zhu Ci stumbled and said to the eunuch on the side.

Although he couldn't figure out what the Holy Roman Empire's crown prince would be here for, Zhu Ciji was only a little curious, and he didn't care so much, but it didn't hurt to see it.

Soon, Crown Prince Ferdinand was brought in.

"See His Majesty the Great Ming Emperor!" As soon as Prince Ferdinand came in, he bowed to Zhu Ci with an extremely respectful attitude.

The mysterious status of the Ming Dynasty, coupled with the sudden display of terrorist power after the revival of the past twenty years, the robbery of colonies, the battle of the Americas 6, and the two sea battles, all ended with the victory of the Ming Dynasty.

The strength of the Ming Dynasty completely convinced the European countries, even if the status of the Holy Roman Empire royal family in Europe was relatively special and had a certain loftiness, but in the face of the Ming Dynasty, they could not hold their heads up.

"Prince Ferdinand's excuse!"

Zhu Ci staggered and looked at Ferdinand, the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire, in his thirties, with a typical Germanic appearance.

Crown Prince Ferdinand was also secretly looking at Zhu Ciji, and the emperor's aura undoubtedly shocked Prince Ferdinand, making Prince Ferdinand subconsciously full of caution.

After some consideration, Zhu Ci hesitated and asked, "I wonder why Prince Ferdinand came to see me so early?" ”

After the interpreter on the side translated Zhu Cijiao's words, Prince Ferdinand did not immediately say his purpose, but signaled to the two subordinates in the back who were each holding treasure boxes.

The two subordinates immediately took a few steps forward with the treasure box in their hands.

Prince Ferdinand smiled and opened the two treasure boxes one after the other. The first treasure box contained a fist-sized pearl of the night, crystal clear, the finest quality of the pearl, Prince Ferdinand recounted the origin of this pearl of the night.

The second treasure box contained a crown set with many gemstones, and the most shining one on it was the large diamond in the middle of the crown, which was nearly half the size of a fist.

Both are rare treasures, and not only that, but Prince Ferdinand also presented a list of many valuable and precious things, all of which together are very large.

"These are all gifts for Your Majesty!" Prince Ferdinand said.

It has to be said that Prince Ferdinand was very clever and did not state the purpose of the marriage at the beginning, but first offered many valuable gifts.

The so-called short-handedness, as long as Zhu Cicheng accepts these precious gifts in advance, then what Prince Ferdinand says, as long as it is not too much, I believe that Zhu Ciji is embarrassed to refuse, and the marriage will be halfway.

However, Prince Ferdinand is smart, but Zhu Ciji is not stupid, and before Prince Ferdinand does not say his purpose, he will not just accept things, so things are precious.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is a big country with a vast territory, and as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what kind of treasure Zhu Ciji has never seen.

Zhu Ci's face was calm and unmoved, although the eunuch on the side took it out of courtesy, but he only retreated not far to the left of Prince Ferdinand, which meant that he did not really accept such a precious 'gift' from Prince Ferdinand.

Prince Ferdinand obviously saw this, but in fact, their Holy Roman Empire had similar rules like this.

Prince Ferdinand was a little disappointed, it seems that the Ming Emperor is really a real emperor, even if it is such a precious gift, he can't see the slightest expression of joy on his face, let alone accept it directly.

In fact, whether it is the night pearl or the crown, it is the most precious treasure treasured by the royal family of the Holy Roman Empire, and the reason why I am willing to take it out is because I think of the strength of the Ming Dynasty, and there are only these two things that may impress the Ming Emperor, but it is still not able to impress the Ming Emperor, and Prince Ferdinand is naturally disappointed.

However, although the Ming Emperor did not accept these gifts immediately, it does not mean that the marriage is over.

Prince Ferdinand gathered his thoughts before he was ready to say the purpose of his trip.

"Your Majesty the Great Ming Emperor, I Holy Rome, the Habsburgs have the most noble blood in all of Europe--------" Before stating the purpose of the marriage, Prince Ferdinand also introduced some information about their Holy Roman Imperial Family.

It mainly introduces the glory, history, status, etc. of the Habsburg family, and does everything possible to raise the value of their Habsburg family in Zhu Ciji's heart.

There is one point, Prince Ferdinand did not boast that the current rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg family of the Habsburg dynasty, are indeed the most noble in the whole of Europe when it comes to blood.

The Habsburgs ruled a wide range throughout European history, and members of their family served as dukes, archdukes, and kings of Austria. The kings of Hungary, Bohemia, Spain, Portugal, the dukes of many small states of the Italian peninsula, and the largest Holy Roman Emperor, among others. At its peak, it was truly brilliant.

It's just that it was history, and the current Habsburg family, especially the royal family of the Holy Roman Empire, had begun to gradually decline and its authority declined. The Holy Roman Empire was originally established to unite forces against the invasion of the Russian and Ottoman Empires, and the entire empire was composed of a large number of city-states, duchies, lords, etc., and the descendants of the noble Habsburgs were the imperial family.

However, after five or six hundred years of exhibition, especially in the past 100 years, under the influence of the rise of the five major sea powers such as Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, France and Portugal, as well as the influence of the thirty civil wars in the early seventeenth century, the authority of the Habsburg family in Europe gradually declined, and many city-states, lords, principalities, etc., began to disobey the orders of the Holy Roman Emperor, and even had the momentum of breaking away from the empire and standing on their own, and the Holy Roman Empire faced the end of falling apart.

In fact, it is only a hundred years before the complete collapse of the Habsburg dynasty in history, and there is already such a momentum, which is the last thing the Habsburgs want to see.

It was precisely in order to revive the authority of the Habsburgs in Europe and maintain the rule of the Habsburgs in many parts of Europe that the Holy Roman Emperor wanted to marry the Ming Dynasty.

The place where the Ming Dynasty is located has always been the mysterious Eastern Empire in the eyes of Europe, and the Ming Dynasty has been fighting foreign wars for more than 20 years, especially the complete victory of the two naval battles, expelling the five major sea powers of Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, France and Portugal, and capturing the huge American 6, the Ming Dynasty has already been the world's first power worthy of the name, so powerful that the whole world trembles.

As long as he marries with the Ming Dynasty, with the strength of the Ming Dynasty, the authority of the Habsburg family can inevitably be reshaped, and the status of the Habsburg family in Europe can also be restored to its peak.

Moreover, the strength of the Ming Eastern Empire, the bloodline of the Ming royal family must also be the most noble bloodline in the world, and the marriage with the Ming Dynasty can also make the noble bloodline of the Ming royal family into the bloodline of the Habsburg family, increasing the dignity of the Habsburg bloodline.

"I, Ferdinand, the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire, on behalf of the entire Habsburg dynasty, propose to His Majesty the great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and marry the princess of the Ming Dynasty as the princess, the future Empress of the Habsburg Dynasty!" After some introduction, Prince Ferdinand finally said his purpose.

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