"Your Majesty, St. Paul's Cathedral has arrived!"
When Luo Wenzao's voice sounded, the long-legged foreign horse under Zhu Heji's crotch had "automatically stopped" and stood in front of the steps outside St. Paul's Cathedral. Not to mention, this Yangma is quite "intelligent", and it looks like a good horse at first glance!
Zhu Heji raised his head and looked up. Isn't this the "Ruins of St. Paul's"? No, not an "archway", but a complete version of the cathedral. The iconic Ruins of St. Paul's in Macau turned out to be the remaining facade of St. Paul's Cathedral after it was burned down.
"Not bad, not bad, quite impressive!"
Zhu Heji looked at the facade of the cathedral in front of him, then got off his horse and stood under the steps of the cathedral.
A group of "original Confucian warriors" wearing "Confucius uniforms" like him and riding the newly captured Lusitano Ocean horses also dismounted and gathered behind him. Qiu Rong, Lin Ahu, Guo Youde and others were also among them, all of them held their heads high.
Zhu Heji turned around and glanced at these "Confucian scholars" who were holding the sword of truth in their hands, hanging grenades and hammers of truth on their waists, and having big beards per person. They looked fierce and were very good at persuading people, and laughed out loud. After a few sounds, he turned back to "Old Red Riding Hood" Luo Wenzao and said, "Bishop Luo, lead the way. The Gu family wants to go into the cathedral to have a look."
"As commanded."
Luo Wenzao bowed, and then led a group of "little red riding hoods in black" up the steps toward the high cathedral.
There were people standing outside the main entrance of the cathedral, all of them men and women in gorgeous clothes. In front of these men and women, there were many boxes with open lids, and inside the boxes were placed good things that shone with golden light...
When Zhu Heji and Qiu Rong walked to the door of the cathedral, a man and a woman in suits came to him, and then they both knelt down on one knee. The man among them is a Portuguese white man, about fifty years old, well-maintained, and it can be seen that he was very handsome when he was young. The woman was an Oriental and older, but she could still tell that she had once been a beauty.
While Zhu Heji was wondering who these two people were, Qiu Rong, who was following him, suddenly came up to him and said to Zhu Heji: "Your Majesty, these two are Bei Junma and Princess Princess of Yanping Palace. We are one of our own, our own!"
Bay County Horse and the Princess?
Zhu Heji was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are they...the daughter and uncle of the old King Yanping?"
The "Old King Yanping" he mentioned refers to Zheng Chenggong. Although Zheng Chenggong died for several years, he did not pursue a posthumous title.
"No, no," Qiu Rong shook his head, "How could she be the daughter and uncle of the late king? If the first king was still alive, he would only be in his fifties now. How could he give birth to such a big daughter?"
Zhu Heji understood now, "Oh, they are Zheng Zhilong's daughter and son-in-law!"
"Yes, yes." Qiu Rong said, "They are... Mr. Zheng's daughter and son-in-law."
Zheng Chenggong does not have a posthumous title, so it is inconvenient to call him by him. And Zheng Zhilong is even harder to call... He betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy and became a traitor, but Qiu Rong is a retainer of the Zheng family after all, so you can't call Zheng Zhilong an "old thief" or "Zheng Ni". It's not easy to use honorifics in front of Zhu Heji, so he just calls him "old man".
Zhu Heji nodded, smiled and said to the two people who were still kneeling in front of him: "Get up and talk... Can you speak Chinese?"
"meeting."
"know a bit."
Zheng Zhilong's daughter and son-in-law breathed a sigh of relief and stood up when they saw Zhu Heji's friendly attitude.
They were representatives elected by the big businessmen hiding in the Fortress of St. Paul. At this time, Macau had become a small international city due to the Qing Dynasty's maritime ban. Many foreign businessmen engaged in smuggling trade had settled in Macau... Although it was not necessarily their only home, they all regarded Macau as their only home. It has become a very important residence.
And this time Zhu Heji carried out a sneak attack without any sense of martial ethics, so a large group of wealthy people did not have time to escape, and they all became prisoners.
Just after Luo Wenzao, the acting bishop, announced that he would surrender to save his life, these wealthy captives collectively felt that they needed to use money and beauty to bribe Zhu Heji, the "robber's third grandson."
Then they found Zheng Zhilong's daughter and son-in-law, who had a somewhat indirect relationship with the "Third Robber", to come out as their representatives... These rich guys are all very good at giving bribes. Of course they know that there is no way out. Even if you have money and beautiful women, you may not be able to give it away!
"Master Zheng," Qiu Rong and Zheng Zhilong's daughter and son-in-law obviously knew each other, and they immediately introduced him to Zhu Heji, "Mr. Zheng's son-in-law is the patriarch of the powerful Portuguese businessman Bello family here in Macau. His name in Spanish is Rodriguez. Mr. Zheng’s daughter is the late king’s biological sister. Her name is Usola in Spanish and her name in Chinese is..."
This woman is actually Zheng Zhilong's legitimate daughter, born from the same mother-in-law as Zheng Chenggong and Tagawa Nanaemon.
"Your Majesty, the slave's Chinese name is Yulan...Michelle, come here." Zheng Zhilong's daughter has also seen the world. At this time, she introduced herself in a leisurely manner, and then continued With a wave of his hand, he called over a mixed-race girl with big eyes, white skin, a high nose bridge, small red lips, and a slightly tall figure.
The mixed-race girl, like Zheng Yulan, was wearing a silk Western skirt, revealing a piece of white and delicate skin under her long neck... Oh, and her chest was bulging. She was more talented than her mother at such a young age. , She is indeed a mixed-race beauty!
"This is our little daughter Michelle Monica, her Chinese name is Jiaxin."
The little mixed-race beauty glanced at the bearded man in front of her wearing a "Confucius suit." The stiff smile on her face suddenly collapsed, and her big eyes became "foggy" and she suddenly burst into tears.
Although she looked like she was about to cry, she still tried her best to hold it in. She even lifted her skirt and curtsied to Zhu Heji: "My dear daughter, Bei Jiaxin, I would like to extend my sincere greetings to the crown prince, Jin An..."
At this time, Bei Luo, the father of the little beauty, finally opened his mouth and said to Zhu Heji in not very fluent Chinese: "Your Majesty, my little girl still has some beauty, I am willing to dedicate her to you... "
Zhu Heji was startled after hearing this. The foreign devil spoke too directly and openly, right? Didn’t you see that this prince is pretending to be a former Confucian saint?
Seeing Zhu Heji standing there silently, Bello thought he wanted more, so he pointed at the shining golden boxes on the steps and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there are ten boxes of gold and silver treasures here." , is a gift given to you by the top ten families in Macau."
It's beautiful women, it's money... Zhu Heji thought to himself: "Do you Macau profiteers want to use these things to corrupt me, the sage and prince who cares about the world? Don't even think about it!"
"Hmph!" Zhu Heji's face had darkened, and his tone was extremely serious, "The Gu family is here to revive the Ming Dynasty and revive the original Confucianism! They are here to save the common people in the world, not for property and women!"
What? don't want?
Bello and Zheng Yulan were both shocked, but the little mixed-race beauty showed a charming smile... The ferocious big bad wolf doesn't want her, that's great!
After Zhu Heji finished telling the righteous lie, he no longer looked at the little beauty. He turned to Luo Wenzao, who was standing aside with an expression of admiration on his face and said, "Bishop Luo, you told me about the books of St. Paul's Theological Seminary. The library contains hundreds of books on Western philosophy, religion, natural philosophy, geography and history?”
Bishop Luo is a Chinese and an intellectual. Of course he knows that "if you enter the customs now, you will have nothing to gain and women will have no luck. This is why his ambition is not small." He also knows that he must cooperate well now. This prince is learning from Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.
So he smiled and replied: "Your Majesty, these books are in the library in the cathedral."
Zhu Heji nodded and said, "Okay, I love reading the most in my life! Bishop Luo, please lead the way."
"As ordered." Luo Wenzao smiled and nodded, then made a sign of respecting guests, and invited Zhu Heji and others into the cathedral.
Bello and Zheng Yulan, who were disappointed, looked at the backs of Zhu Heji and others and sighed. But their mixed-race daughter looked into the church with her big eyes and stretched out her long neck - the big bad wolf prince didn't like money and beautiful women, he just liked reading... What a coincidence, the mixed-race little beauty also liked it Reading is a common hobby!
At this moment, Zheng Yulan suddenly coughed, and the little mixed-race beauty followed him in quickly.
