"The key to the problem now is how to deal with the matter of betrayal of God in a reasonable and legal manner. Once it is done, everyone above and below will be convinced..."
The person who spoke in French was Henry Chu, an expert on apostasy who believed in heaven (God) but not Christianity - apostasy is a philosophical issue, and of course a legal issue, and Henry Chu was well versed in both aspects.
Those who listened to him were King Alfonso of Portugal, King Alfonso’s wife Maria, King Alfonso’s chief minister Sparolo, and Maria’s two (illegitimate) brothers Ricardo and Mourinho. , and Zhu Cibing, the blessed king of the Ming Dynasty.
Two of Maria's brothers couldn't understand French, so Maria translated for them.
A group of people were sitting in Maria's seaside villa on the outskirts of New Goa, blowing the sea breeze, drinking milk tea, and listening quietly.
“Returning to Portugal with the support of Aurangzeb and Muhammad IV to take back the power given by God and fighting for Aurangzeb and Muhammad IV are two completely different things... .”
King Alfonso's IQ was a bit lacking, and he frowned and asked, "Henry, I don't understand what you are saying. Isn't fighting for the Tianfang cult a condition in exchange for support?"
"Your Majesty," Maria frowned even more tightly than her husband, obviously very dissatisfied with his stupid question, "Aurangzeb's condition for supporting our return to Portugal is that we return Goa to India... This place was originally It belongs to India! Exchange of Goa to its original owner does not violate the will of God!”
Henry Chu gave Maria a thumbs up and continued: "So the first thing to do is for His Majesty the King to reach an agreement with Aurangzeb on the condition of returning Goa in exchange for support... including Marched into Portugal through North Africa and paid a large military expenditure by Aurangzeb.
After the deal is completed, His Majesty the King will lead the Goan nobles and mercenaries who are willing to follow, take the armed merchant ships of the British East India Company, take the water route to Egypt, and then march to Portugal through North Africa.
The nobles who stayed in Goa and the Goan civilians who believed in Christianity had to pay allegiance to the Indian emperor as long as their beliefs were protected. Their allegiance to the King of Portugal was terminated!
So whether they fought for the Indian emperor or not had nothing to do with the Portuguese king. Moreover, by fighting for the Indian Emperor, they were fulfilling their obligation of allegiance to the Indian Emperor and did not violate the Catholic faith. According to the record in Chapter 22 of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, Jesus said: 'Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. 'And when Jesus said this, the rulers of Rome were definitely not Christians. It can be seen that Jesus did not object to believers of Christ serving the Caesars of Rome... and helping the Ottoman Empire destroy the Holy Roman Empire did not mean that Help Tianfang Sect destroy Catholicism! This is just a fight between two secular monarchs, not a fight between God and Allah... In fact, God is Allah and is the law of heaven! "
Henry Zhu’s imperial edict was indeed not in vain. In just a few words, he already pointed out the correct route for Goan Christians to betray the Holy See... Even if they meet God in the future, they can still explain it!
"But..." King Alfonso opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say? He thought to himself: If I die and am sentenced to hell, will you Henry come to defend me?
"But the fall of the Habsburg dynasty and the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire will eventually weaken the power of the Catholic Church." King Alfonso held it in for a long time and finally came up with a reason.
"Really?" Henry Chu smiled, "I want to know, in this world, who killed more Christians? Is it the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire or the king of the Habsburg family? The three Germans The Ten Years' War, the Eighty Years' War in the Netherlands, the war with France, and the war to invade Portugal... By the way, there was also the war with the British. These wars killed a total of How many Christians are there? Is it too many to count?
And Leopold I could have easily saved Vienna and the Catholics under his rule...if he had truly believed in God! "
"What is he going to do?" asked Alfonso. "Pray and wait for a miracle?"
"No," Henry said, "he only needs to resign the throne, and then sincerely invite King Louis of France to become the Roman Emperor! If he is a king who truly believes in God, then when Christians in Central Europe are in danger, he will He will resolutely give up the false title of emperor in exchange for reinforcements from the Sun King. As long as the Sun King is willing to send troops, the Ottoman Sultan's army is not worth mentioning!
If he is unwilling to give up the throne, then he should have the power of the Catholics to defend the Holy Roman Empire...that is Caesar's responsibility! If he cannot fulfill his responsibilities and is unwilling to give up the throne of emperor, then he should go to hell! "
King Alfonso thought to himself: It seems that I have not fulfilled my responsibilities as a king, and I have not given up my throne... Will I have to go to hell after death?
"Your Majesty," King Alfonso's wife Maria saw the hapless king still hesitating and urged him, "the situation in Goa was already very bad, and it has become even worse because of your arrival... .... The port is blocked, trade is interrupted, and it is still under threat from the Timurid Empire in India and France, the Netherlands, and Shun. So you have an obligation to lead us out of this predicament, just as Leopold has an obligation to defend him The same as the subjects!
If you can't do it...the consequences will be unimaginable! "
Unthinkable means "being infected by malaria", "being infected by plague"...
"Okay!" King Alfonso surrendered as expected, "How many troops can I muster in Goa?"
"If Aurangzeb can provide enough military expenditure, we can summon 8,000 people for His Majesty!" The answer was one of Maria's brothers, Mourinho, a middle-aged man in his 30s with bronze skin. , but the facial features are European.
His brother Ricardo added: "There are no more than 1,000 cavalry among them, and the rest can only serve as pikemen and musketeers, and an artillery company can also be made up."
"Then...how many people can you gather for Henry?" King Alfonso asked again.
"It's also 8,000 people!" Mourinho replied, "The configuration is exactly the same as the people recruited for you..." He looked at the Portuguese king and said, "We need to diversify our investment!"
The Portuguese in Goa are lucky!
At the same time, there are three opportunities for promotion and wealth in front of them!
One is to follow King Alfonso to Portugal... To be honest, this opportunity is not very reliable and has the lowest probability of success.
The second one is to join Henry's "Chinese Expeditionary Force". The probability of success is much higher! After all, they were following the Ottoman Empire's army as cheerleaders... Even if they didn't succeed, it would be easier to save their lives.
The third opportunity is actually not bad...integrate neatly into India and act as a thug for Aurangzeb. Even though Aurangzeb was a Puritan from the Devabha religion, he was still very generous to his subordinates, and many Hindus followed him to get ahead. No matter what happens, you can still supply Boy Scouts to Aurangzeb!
So Maria and her two brothers agreed that they would split into three, and Maria would follow King Alfonso to Portugal for adventure. Mourinho followed Henry Zhu. And Ricardo stayed in Goa... In this way, even if two of them failed, the three brothers and sisters could have a destination.
"Okay, let's do it!"
King Alfonso finally agreed - as if he really had the right to make the decision!
Maria continued: "Now that His Majesty has decided, let's start recruiting mercenaries..." She glanced at Henry, "We will recruit the Portuguese Royal Army first! We will try to complete it within a month, and then leave Guo Ah.
After we leave, His Highness Henry will start recruiting the Chinese Expeditionary Force... This order must be clarified, because order is justice! "
