"It's not that I don't support you." Theodora pointed out: "Brother Tian does not have a few thousand households, but if you want to borrow the emperor's words... there are really many ten thousand households in the Ming Dynasty."
"We are not trying to steal the emperor from him." Guo Kang said: "We are learning the system of the Han Dynasty, and we are not letting Bai Saihan directly say that he is the emperor of the Central Plains. Moreover, Brother Tian's younger brother has many positions. Why are you arguing with them?"
"If you come here tomorrow and say that you are Tian's eldest son, that would be great." He pointed at the notebook: "Look, the most troublesome thing for us now is the setting that Brother Tian is the boss. Don't try to change it easily. If you talk about the Greeks, the whole of Europe may not be able to bear it, and it may even trigger a religious war.”
"But when the Ming Dynasty comes, let the Ming Dynasty beat them." He spread his hands and said: "Which church thinks that this is blasphemy and not pure enough, please ask Zhu Wenkui and his fourth grandfather to debate the Bible with him. Let's see who says it. Who can do it?"
"When the time comes, we can just accept them as our eldest brothers. Anyway, there is no shortage of this one. Look, tomorrow will be the eldest brother, so we can just accept them as the second brother, and let Brother Tian be the third brother..."
"How can we still get together like this?" Jeanne had an eye-opening expression on her face.
"Of course, we just made it up casually. And this is all in name only - similar to our relationship with France, but it doesn't mean that we are really brothers." Guo Kang explained: "We can even say that Ming Dynasty, Rome, and Brother Tian are in Xi'an. The sworn friendship on the mountain - just like the Three Kingdoms version of the story, it is also full of holiness."
"I think this can also be written into a drama." After writing a few times, he realized that all the ink had been used up, and he had to shake his head: "Look, doesn't this solve the previous order problem?"
"That's too far away. We'll have to wait until Ming Dynasty arrives at Mount Zion." Theodora tried to end the topic.
"It's not Mount Zion next to Jerusalem." Guo Kang corrected in Chinese: "It's the mountain in Xi'an."
"Xi'an Mansion in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties was where Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was." He shook his head indifferently and said: "Jerusalem? What the hell is that? It's just an inexplicable religious town. How can it be as meaningful as Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty? .”
"I only know where the Crusaders are going to fight." Meltem also giggled along with him: "Others...hehe, I don't understand the doctrine either."
"There is no doctrine." Guo Kang said with a smile: "The Crusaders fought in so many places, and they even fought here. Is this also stipulated in the doctrine?"
"Actually, they just need money from Venice and want to rob some property. If this is the pursuit of 'pure faith', then I think the purest thing is gold coins." He took out a round coin and put it on the table A throw: "Don't call it the Crusaders, call it the Circle Army."
The gold coin landed on the table with a thud and vibrated several times.
"Okay, as long as you think it's okay." Theodora looked at the gold coins and had already given up.
"Don't worry about these. The Ming Dynasty is not a religious country, and their decisions are based on actual results." Guo Kang said: "There are some small countries around them who secretly claim to be emperors. As long as they don't make trouble in formal diplomatic occasions, the Ming Dynasty will not take it seriously. Those The various Yuan forces are in tit-for-tat confrontation because they really have powerful people from the Central Plains who support them and are willing to help them fight against the Ming Dynasty."
"They will still be happy if we imitate the Ming Dynasty. Far away overseas, there are people who spread enlightenment and let the natives learn from the Chinese and even consider themselves Xia people. This is something worth celebrating in the values of the traditional dynasties of the Central Plains."
"Think about it, if a civilization attracts a large number of outsiders to imitate it and let them regard themselves as members of this civilization, isn't this the best sign of its prestige and strong culture? You see, to this day, many people miss the Tang Dynasty and think that I am also from the Tang Dynasty. What can be more proof of the glory of a dynasty than this? The Ming Dynasty will also hope for this kind of treatment."
"You have some confidence in the Ming Dynasty." He smiled and said, "I'm not stupid."
"Today he announced that we in Rome are outsiders who will destroy the purity of culture and cannot learn and use Chinese culture; then tomorrow he can announce that the Mongolians in Monan are too nomadic and cannot learn from it; and the day after tomorrow he can announce that Hebei People are too stupid to learn...If this continues, it won't be long before everyone is expelled again, just like the Song Dynasty."
"Emperor Zhu Hongwu is not an official of the Southern Song Dynasty. It is impossible for an emperor who tried his best to bridge the division between the northern and southern Han people not to have this vision. His current successor will not be a fool. If his own culture is spread, can it be Isn’t it a manifestation of my own martial arts skills?”
"Oh, I still hope to call tomorrow. The savings are the same as now. There are barbarians around and it's hard to buy an iron pot..." He shook his head repeatedly.
The other people were speechless, and Guo Kang didn't want to chat. He found another piece of ink, sharpened it in a hurry, and then continued to write the settings.
After a while, he finished memorizing these ideas, wrote an official document, and handed it to Jeanne.
"Take this and go to the Ministry of Etiquette. I told them to be low-key, but with etiquette." He said: "I know that the relationship between little Jeanne and her mother is awkward now, and the royal family may not be happy to let her visit in public, but this is not What a big deal."
"This... oh, there are so many Jeannes." He jotted down another note: "She is from the Valois family, right? Which child of the king is she?"
"The fourth one." The heroine Jeana replied: "She has one brother and two sisters. But the eldest brother and eldest sister have already died."
"It's okay, just know it's the fourth child." Guo Kang didn't pay much attention: "Then let's call her Wa Siniang. Don't let Na..."
"Don't give my foreign guests nicknames." Theodora said speechlessly.
"I'm really afraid of being forgotten." Guo Kang explained, and then said to Jeanne: "How long you need to stay and if you have any location requirements, just tell them directly. In addition, are there any important nobles accompanying you?"
"No, just herself." Jeanne said.
"I'm still thinking about whether I can take the opportunity to get them to connect, talk, and solve the problem of recognition. That'll happen next time." Guo Kang shook his head: "How long will she stay? Do you need me to tell my adoptive father to hold a banquet for her? "
"No, it's better to be low-key." Jeanne replied: "I just might stay longer."
"What's wrong?" Guo Kang asked.
"The royal family wanted her to marry the Duke of Brittany and seize control there. She was not happy, so she ran over." Jeanne said truthfully: "She probably won't go back in the short term."
This time, Guo Kang was stunned.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier!"
"Aren't you writing the settings..." Jeanne said weakly.
"I -" Guo Kang stood up and began to pace back and forth. He looked at Theodora, subconsciously hoping that she would make a decision, but Theodora just shook her head.
"You wrote the official document." She pointed out: "Either you get it back from her, or you tell the Ministry of Rites that it doesn't count; or you solve it yourself."
Jeanne immediately hugged the document to her chest.
Guo Kang was dumbfounded.
(End of chapter)
