Incas?
Why are there still Incas?
Leopold's head was getting big. A merchant devil abroad and an Aztec king who had taken refuge in the devil had already made him, the Spanish emperor, in a hurry. Now that the Incas are back...look at this, there will be chaos in Peru too!
Thinking of this, he said to the Marquis of Mendoza, who was about to become the Vice-King of Peru: "Marquis of Mendoza, Cerro de Pasco in the Viceroyalty of Peru owns the largest silver mine in the world, which is the most important source of the empire's finances. Pillar. Therefore, the Viceroyalty of Peru will not allow any more chaos, and the Incas who dare to rebel must be suppressed immediately!"
The Marquis of Mendoza quickly stood at attention, and then bowed respectfully to the emperor, "Yes, my Majesty, the rebellious Incas will be suppressed... However, the northern passage that Lieutenant General Eugen mentioned is not within the Viceroyalty of Peru. .”
"Not in Peru?" The emperor was stunned. "Isn't the Inca Empire in South America?"
"Yes, the Inca Empire was indeed in South America." Marquis Mendoza replied, "But the Northern Passage is in the north of New Spain...it is the main route from the hinterland of New Spain to the Rocky Mountains."
"Rocky Mountains?" The emperor was stunned again, "How did the Inca get to the Rocky Mountains?"
Archbishop Desumagala took the emperor's question and replied: "Your Majesty, in fact, there have always been legends of seven lost Inca cities in New Spain.
It is said that these seven cities are located deep in the Rocky Mountains and were founded by seven Inca princes and their followers who fled to North America. The city also contains huge wealth brought from the Inca Empire!
In the early years, because of this legend, the Governor-General of New Spain also organized many expeditions to the Rocky Mountains. However, the expedition team did not find these seven lost Inca cities... and the matter fell into place. It now appears that these seven Inca cities should have existed. "
"But how did they escape from the collapsed Inca Empire to the Rocky Mountains?" Spanish Emperor Leopold I questioned again, "It's impossible for them to walk through Mexico to the Rocky Mountains, right? Did they go from the Caribbean or the Pacific Ocean? ? But did the Incas have such navigation capabilities?"
Archbishop Desumagala replied: "Your Majesty, the Inca may not have such a navigation ability...but their ally Shangfang does have such an ability!"
Marquis Mendoza also added: "Your Majesty, according to the reports of the Torres and Garcia missions, the Shangfang State has always maintained diplomatic contact with the Aztecs and Incas. The Aztecs and Incas were destroyed by us. At that time, the Shang Fang Kingdom was in civil strife, so it was unable to send reinforcements. However, it still had the power to send ships to bring the troubled Inca prince to North America and place them in the Rocky Mountains."
"Damn devils!" Leopold I cursed, "It must be those merchant devils who are causing trouble... They used the Aztec Montezuma to incite the Indians to rebel, and supported the Incas to attack us from the north. , these devils are so hateful!"
He looked back at the newly established commander-in-chief of the Spanish Imperial Army, Duke Charles V of Lorraine, and asked, "How many defenders do we have in the Northern Passage? Can they withstand the Inca army?"
The Duke of Lorraine shook his head and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, our garrison at the Northern Passage Castle is very small, less than 800 people. There should be no problem in dealing with ordinary Indians, but now their enemies have got The Incas supported by the Shang army... may even have the Shang army directly participate in the war.
So our northern gateway is very likely to have been lost! "
This fortress, known as the Northern Passage, is about three thousand miles away from Mexico City. There are no 800-mile express or 600-mile express in New Spain, so the news sent to Mexico City now was sent from the Northern Passage seven or eight days ago.
If the Inca army attacking the northern passage had strong support from the Shang Dynasty, the fortress would probably have been lost. Even if it had not been lost, it would have been impossible to hold out until reinforcements from Mexico City arrived.
The Duke of Lorraine said worriedly: "Now the gateways to the north and northwest of New Spain have been opened... and the troops we have are not enough to stop the enemy's advance in both directions at the same time."
Although the territory of the Viceroyalty of New Spain is large, the population under its jurisdiction exceeds 10 million. But the current management and organization are very poor, and of course the mobilization ability is also extremely poor. And because the two viceroyalties of New Spain and Peru have enjoyed peace for a long time, most of the whites and mixed-race whites in the territory have not seen war for more than a hundred years. Therefore, there was a shortage of outstanding officers and veterans, and the Count of St. Crist ruined all the most elite forces in New Spain in a failed sneak attack. Although the German military nobles brought by Leopold were all veterans of war, few of them could speak Spanish. Those Indo-Europeans or Indians who enlisted as soldiers for a few pesos basically did not know German, French and Latin.
Therefore, the military camp in Mexico City was noisy every day. I saw a group of German-speaking German officers angrily reprimanding the Spanish-speaking Indo-Europeans and Indians. And those Indo-European mixed-bloods and Indians came here with the intention of being mixed with military pay. No matter how you scold them, they just pretended not to hear...actually they don't understand!
In desperation, Emperor Leopold had no choice but to send people to Europe to recruit mercenaries. Fortunately, Shang Fang's policy of killing prisoners of war and forcing people to commit suicide and go to hell completely angered the white and mixed-race white ruling groups in New Spain and Peru. Although they no longer dared to send people to help the emperor fight wars, they had plenty of money. If they dug out a little bit, Leopold would be extremely rich.
Spanish Emperor Leopold counted the days in his mind, and after determining when the troops hired from Europe would arrive, he asked: "Can we wait for the troops hired from Europe to arrive and then concentrate our forces to attack the enemies along the way? "
"This is also very difficult," the Duke of Lorraine said, "because we still can't tell where the main force of the Merchant Kingdom is? They may be in the north, maybe in the northwest, maybe they will raid Acapulco by sea... ..If we concentrate our forces to attack the enemy's route, and the main force of the merchant army happens to be in another direction, then we may lose the Mexica Valley!
Moreover...if the troops we hired from Europe happen to encounter the main force of the merchants, they may not be able to win. After all, the merchants may have received help from the devil! "
The last words of the Duke of Lorraine are really shocking!
This is not because the Spanish emperor’s army is not working hard, but there are devils on the merchant side! Even the German mercenaries from Europe are afraid of devils!
"Bishop!" Leopold I had no choice but to look back at Archbishop Desumagala, who made him very unhappy. "Render to Caesar what is Caesar's business, and to God what is God's business...Does this devil belong to Caesar?" Or to God?”
It was this question that Archbishop Desumagala was waiting for.
The cardinal immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the devil's affairs are of course under the control of God!"
"Then what will God do?" The Spanish emperor asked the red archbishop humbly for advice.
"Your Majesty the Emperor," the cardinal said with a solemn face, carefully considering his words as he told the emperor, "God is almighty. As long as he is willing to take action, he can crush the devils of Shangfang Kingdom at any time... But God is also busy, and he has many things. There are important things to do, and killing the devil is not a priority for the time being.
Maybe the devil in Shangfang Kingdom is God’s test for us…and as faithful believers in God, all we can do now is pray! "
"Only pray?" Leopold looked dissatisfied and frowned, "But when we pray, more Indians will be bewitched by the devil! Archbishop, I think you should understand the current situation. Very critical!"
"Your Majesty, of course I know that the situation in New Spain is critical." Archbishop Desumagala said with a serious face, "So I am going to leave immediately and go to Rome in person... to ask His Majesty the Pope to ask God directly, please Merciful God, help us, the humblest of human beings!”
It is said that the Roman Pope can communicate directly with God... It is naturally the best effect for the Pope to come forward and ask God to appear and slay demons.
Leopold I, who had been frowning since the beginning of the meeting, finally showed a smile: "Great, as long as His Majesty the Pope personally requests our Father in Heaven, Heavenly Father will definitely save us.
It takes about three months to get from Mexico City to Rome...and in three months, all the troops we hired from Europe should be here. By then, will they be able to defeat the Aztecs, Incas, and Incas without the help of the devil? What about the merchants? "
"Your Majesty," Archbishop Desumagala reminded, "God will only destroy the real devil for us, and those pagan countries that are as powerful and evil as the real devil are matters for Caesar to take care of!"
Leopold was stunned for a moment, still not understanding what the red archbishop was talking about? His brother-in-law, Duke Lorraine, has already spoken to remind: "Your Majesty, there is not only the devil behind Shang Fang Kingdom, but also the Ming Empire! We are still at war with the Ming Empire... and Shang Fang Kingdom and Ming Dynasty The empire is a friendly country with the same culture and species!"
"Your Majesty," Marquis Mendoza also said, "We must now end the war with Ming Dynasty and ask Ming Dynasty to remain neutral in our war with Shang Fang Kingdom."
"But, how should this be done?" Leopold I asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty," the Marquis of Mendoza thought for a while and then said to Leopold in a very painful tone, "we must cede the Philippine colonies... and may also need to pay a large indemnity to the Ming Empire. !”
The Marquis of Mendoza has also grown up, and he will use the tactic of ceding land to pay compensation!
Leopold glanced at Archbishop Desumagala again.
The archbishop said: "Your Majesty, in order to defeat the devil, it is necessary to make concessions to the Ming Dynasty."
The Marquis of Mendoza is a Spanish nobleman who represents the interests of the white nobles of New Spain and Peru. Archbishop Desumagala is the representative of the Catholic Church in New Spain and Peru.
Both of them now support giving in to the Ming Dynasty, and Leopold, a foreigner, no longer has to insist. He sighed and said to the Marquis of Mendoza: "Marquis, then I will appoint you as the special envoy of the Spanish Empire to go The Ming Dynasty begged the Ming Emperor for peace. When you get peace from the Ming Dynasty, come back and be the governor of Peru!"
Marquis Mendoza stood up and bowed to Leopold, "Your Majesty, I will not let you down."
The situation in New Spain seemed to be quite critical, so the two waves of people sent by Leopold to cede territory, pay compensation, and pray to God acted very quickly. They left Mexico City the day after receiving the order, and then One group of people went west, and the other group went east, heading straight for the port.
Although the two waves of people left Mexico at the same time, because the Atlantic Ocean is much narrower than the Pacific Ocean, Archbishop Desumagala, who was responsible for inviting God, arrived in Europe first and met the people who were about to see God in Rome. Alexander VIII - This pope was a bad old man when he was elected. Now he is over eighty years old and his mind is a little unclear, but he still received this "sinful" man in the Vatican Palace. Archbishop Desumagala.
"Brother Desumagala!" The old pope was sitting on his throne. After the archbishop kissed his shoes, he said to him in a reproachful tone, "Your sins are serious and you must repent to God devoutly now. In order to avoid going to hell... I can arrange for you to go to Serama Monastery in Sicily to live in seclusion! Well, that's it! May God forgive your sins, Amen!"
"Papa (father)...what are you talking about?" Desumagala almost jumped up after hearing the words of the Alzheimer's pope. Why would he go to a Sicilian monastery if he was fine?
The old pope looked at the archbishop and was stunned for a moment. After a while, he asked: "Are you Brother Desumagala?"
"Yes, I am Desumagala."
"That's right!" the old pope said with a serious face, "the emperor said in his letter to me that you and the Count of St. Chris sent people to spread smallpox in the Shang Fang Kingdom in North America... .And it failed! No Shang people were killed, only hundreds of thousands of Indians were killed! God, this is a huge sin, and you will go to hell! Even I have to repent to God for you... ....I shouldn't have sold the position of Archbishop of Mexico to you, a stupid and stupid guy...God, forgive me, Amen!"
It turns out that it was Emperor Leopold who made the report... The Archbishop was so annoyed! But he had no choice but to suppress his anger and said to the Pope: "Papa, the situation has changed now. There is sufficient evidence to prove that the people of Shangfang have surrendered to the devil a long time ago, and they all belong to the devil." Believers, it was precisely because of the devil's help that they were saved from smallpox, and they also defeated the Count of St. Chris who went to attack! Papa, His Majesty the Emperor sent me to Rome just to ask you to lead us to fight the devil! "
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