Hearing Cui Changwu's words, Alexander VII's face turned white, and the whole person suddenly felt a little bad.

He stood there with a cloudy expression. He took a step forward, swung forward a little, and pulled back, and the whole person suddenly became very unstable, as if a gambler was facing the last turn of the roulette wheel, and was about to decide whether he was betting right or wrong.

He was hesitating what to say at this point.

Cui Changwu looked at the Pope of the Holy See coldly to see what kind of reaction he would make.

Finally, after wandering for a long time, Alexander VII finally calmed down and looked at Li Zhi.

He didn't look at Prime Minister Choi Chang-mo, who had apparently gained insight into his mind, and he now hoped that Ri Sik, who had decision-making power, would have different views from Choi Chang-moo, and that Lee Sik would be kind to him.

Cui Changwu observed the Pope's expression and said loudly: "Your Excellency the Pope came from Rome this time to persuade the Son of Heaven to allow Catholicism to spread in China, right?" However, Pope, this thought is impossible! ”

"How can I, in China, who regard Taoism as orthodoxy and respect ghosts and gods and ancestors, believe in the Catholicism created by the Jews of the Middle East? Foreign things are not something I admire. Don't say that you respect faith, even if you take your scriptures and look at them, you will find them ridiculous. ”

Hearing Cui Changwu's words, a playful smile appeared on the face of King João IV of Portugal. Obviously, he has long seen through the intentions of the Pope's line, but he has never said it. The Pope wanted to talk to Lee Sik in the secret room, but Choi Chang-moo publicly revealed the Pope's thoughts, a situation that the King of Portugal found very interesting.

The descendants of the Germanic aristocracy would not really defend Catholicism, and João IV and his family, although also Catholics, were not actually religious.

The two cardinals behind Alexander VII glanced at each other.

They knew about the Pope's plan, but they didn't expect to be scolded by the Chinese prime minister before it even began.

The Holy See's plan to contact Li Zhi this time was blocked by the King of France, and it was forced by the Pope to come and make the trip. If this operation fails, will the royal families and nobles of Europe finally fight back against the Holy See?

Alexander VII's face was very gloomy, and he glanced at Cui Changwu coldly.

Turning his head to look at Li Zhi, he found that the powerful Han emperor had a calm look on his face.

The Pope had been plotting things for months, and now it looks like things are going bad. Alexander VII examined the situation and hesitated to continue the endgame.

He looked at Li Zhi again, trying to find the key to the dilemma from Li Zhi's expression.

Li Zhi looked at the Pope lightly, and even had 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 that the situation in Europe is different from what His Majesty the Emperor thinks. The Holy See has more energy than His Majesty knows. ”

Hearing the words of Alexander VII, João IV frowned.

Outsiders couldn't understand the Pope's words, but in the ears of several people in power in the Imperial Palace, the meaning of these words couldn't be clearer.

Now that the strength of the Chinese is stronger day by day, and even the invincible Ottoman Turkey has suffered a crushing defeat, then it is only a matter of time before the Chinese invade Europe. Five years from now, or ten years from now, Li Zhi will definitely attack 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 religious, Catholic or Protestant, and the Holy See has a huge appeal to European civilians. If the Holy See were to oppose the initiation of a holy war, the Europeans would be broken apart by each other. On the contrary, if the Holy See fully supports European unity, I am afraid that Europe will show more cohesion than the Crusades.

But the Church has its own interests, and the Church can betray Europe. If Li Zhi allowed Catholicism to spread in the East, the Holy See would not have taken a 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 Europeans to organize a rebellion. But then the Viking invaders chose to convert to Catholicism, and the Holy See immediately recognized their legitimacy, recognizing the lands they occupied.

When the Pope came to China at such a sensitive time, everyone would suspect that the Pope had come to talk to Li Zhi about how to unite. If the Pope could have said that he had come to China to have a look, as soon as he said that "the power in the possession of the Holy See is extraordinary", everyone in the Imperial Palace knew that he was going to unite with Li Zhi.

João IV smiled silently and looked at Alexander VII with disdain. He united the yellow race only after being besieged by the Anglo-Dutch army, but the Pope chose Li Zhi when all the European royal families and nobles were waiting for him. In João IV's heart, the Pope was inferior to him.

Cui Changwu saw that Alexander VII had crossed over to talk to Li Zhi directly, and he was silent when he didn't want to make any more trouble.

Li Zhi looked at the leader of the Holy See and did not speak.

The Pope made up his mind suddenly, and he exclaimed: "We in the Holy See need only two things, the first is to insist on monogamy in Europe, and the second is to allow us to continue our mission throughout the world." ”

Hearing the Pope's words, João IV frowned, and the expression of disdain on his face became even thicker.

The Pope's words have been said very directly, as long as Li Zhi agrees to his two conditions, the Holy See will stand by Li Zhi.

The first condition was monogamy, which was to guarantee the interests of the European plebeian and that the Han rulers would not destroy the Caucasian bloodline. 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 not be able to occupy the white women, and the children and grandchildren who can reproduce are limited. After a few decades or hundreds of years, the advanced technology of the Han people will inevitably proliferate, and it will inevitably be mastered by the Caucasian people at the bottom. At that time, the Caucasians, who are superior in numbers, have the hope of turning over.

The second condition is to guarantee the interests of the Holy See.

Obviously, as long as Li Zhi agreed to the Pope's conditions, the Holy See would oppose the attempt of European countries to form an alliance against Li Zhi. The common people of Europe were all religious, and if the Holy See interfered with the formation of a coalition in Europe, I am afraid that the resistance of the nobles would only be fought on their own, and in the end they would inevitably fail.

As long as Li Zhi agrees to the Pope now, it can be said that it is a matter of time before all of Europe submits.

In João IV's view, the Pope's offer was tempting. All it takes is to allow Catholic missionary missions to easily conquer a divided Europe.

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 without speaking, suddenly shouted: "Arrogant Yidi, do you think that you can exchange a European wealth and submission for us to believe in your scriptures?" Do you underestimate our intelligence, or do you think you're smart? ”

Alexander VII looked at Zhong Feng in surprise, not knowing who this person was.

Tang Ruowang hurriedly said: "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 there are countless doctrines of the three religions and nine streams. Even if we were to face the hostility of the entire European coalition and go to war with millions of European coalition troops, we would not choose your religion. “

Alexander VII looked at Zhong Feng in surprise, and then at Li Zhi.

Cardinal Klaus frowned and took a step forward, and said gloomily: "Your Majesty the Emperor! Do you know how many armies the whole of Europe is if united? Do you know how many muskets, artillery, armor, sailing craftsmen there are in Europe? Not to mention the more than 200,000 people of the Tiger Army, even if the Tiger Army is ten times larger, I am afraid that it will not be able to defeat the whole of Europe. Yes, the Chinese are constantly expanding, but if you don't cooperate with us, I am afraid that the Tiger Army will fall into a tug-of-war like a quagmire on the periphery of Europe. “

The people of the Holy See finally couldn't help it and said it nakedly.