At this time, João IV actually regretted a little, leaving Theodosio in the Ming Dynasty for several years, so that even the food, clothing, housing and transportation were all orientalized. The most important thing is that his recognition in the Ming Empire is simply unimaginable.
Any European knows the power of the Ottoman Empire. If possible, no matter what, we would not want to have an opponent like the Ottoman Empire.
However, it was good for his son. Without the Ming Empire's request, he strongly advocated leading troops to support the Ming Army.
If it's just this, forget it. After all, it's an alliance, and it will benefit a lot from the Ming Dynasty. It's appropriate to show off.
However, this son of mine actually had to fight the Ottoman Navy to death, and even bombarded Istanbul. That was a big deal!
John IV did not dare to let Theodosio do whatever he wanted, and quietly ordered to slow down the supply of the fleet to prevent Theodosio from leading the fleet to provoke the Ottomans.
In addition, he also called Theodosio to the bedside, leaned on the bedside, looked at his son in oriental clothes, and said earnestly: "If I go to heaven, the future of Portugal depends on you. Yes, do you understand?"
"Father will be fine, it's okay!" Theodosio quickly advised after hearing this.
He knew his own body well. Although João IV was a little relieved after hearing his son's words, this was not what he wanted to hear. He continued to say to Theodosio: "I mean, you are not too old now." You’re young, it’s time to take responsibility, remember not to act out of impulse anymore!”
At this time, Theodosio's fate had changed and he did not die young. He was already twenty-one years old.
When he heard what John IV said, he raised his brows and said, "Father, are you referring to me leading the fleet to fight against the Ottoman Empire?"
Smart is smart, Joao IV thought in his heart. He felt a little more relieved and nodded slightly: "That's it. You..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Theodosio, who said without hesitation: "Father, I am not acting out of emotion on this matter!"
"You still say that?" When Joao IV heard this, he immediately became a little unhappy. He frowned and reprimanded, "Aren't you just acting on impulse? Is the war so easy to win? Why did you lead the fleet to fight Istanbul? What are you doing? It will offend the Ottoman Empire to death. Are you just acting out of your own will?"
Upon hearing this, Theodosio showed a hint of contempt on his face and said: "If you offend Osman, you will offend him. What are you afraid of?"
"..." Upon hearing this, Joao IV was speechless. Then he felt chest tightness and couldn't help coughing.
Upon seeing this situation, the palace maids and chamberlains serving beside him panicked and hurriedly gathered around him.
However, João IV stretched out his hand to stop them. After calming down, he looked at Theodosio and shouted with a bit of hatred: "Don't you think about it, after the Ming army was defeated, the Ottoman Empire again turned its attention to If we turn to Europe, I’m afraid Portugal will be the first to come to us for liquidation!”
"Impossible!" Hearing this, Theodosio replied without hesitation.
"..." Seeing that his attitude was so certain, João IV was speechless again, but this time he did not cough in anger, but scolded, "What if, what if the Ming army is defeated, why not Is that possible? You don’t know about the Ottoman Empire’s military front..."
Before he finished speaking, Theodosio became a little impatient, interrupted John IV, and said in a decisive tone: "Without any chance, the Ottoman Empire will be able to dominate Europe. That’s it, if we encounter the Ming Empire, we will definitely lose!”
When John IV heard this, he was a little angry. Why is his son so stubborn? During those years in the East, were you brainwashed by the Ming Empire?
When he was about to speak, Theodosio had already taken the initiative and said: "Father, just rest in peace and recuperate. Leave the outside matters to me. I am definitely doing this for the sake of our Portugal. No. What will harm Portugal is definitely not what you think, just acting on your own initiative!"
It would be strange if he could still rest in peace and recuperate after being so tormented by him! With this thought in his mind, João IV opened his mouth to teach his son another lesson.
However, Theodosio changed the topic and persuaded him: "Father, as long as you go there, you will not doubt whether the Ming Dynasty is strong or not. We will form an alliance with the Ming Empire and become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. According to the etiquette, you have to pay tribute. Even if your father does not go to the Ming Dynasty, he must be canonized by the Ming Emperor. Otherwise, this is good. If you can, go to the Ming Dynasty. Maybe you are sick. The doctors in Ming Dynasty are very skilled and can cure you!"
"..." John IV was left speechless by what he said. He felt that his son had been poisoned by the Ming Empire, and the poisoning was so deep that there was no way he could be saved.
For the future of Portugal, should I change the heir to the throne? However, not to mention that the second son was only twelve years old (actually he was the third son, and the second son died in infancy). After Theodosio came back, he was also influenced by him. They all liked to be like his brother, and imitated the Eastern style in food, clothing, housing and transportation. . By the way, so does my daughter.
Thinking of this, João IV couldn't help but have a headache and began to have chest tightness again. It’s hard to worry about giving birth to all these sons and daughters!
As the king of a country, he is good at dancing, do you understand? Do you really think that becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty is really a vassal state? He also wants to be canonized by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If he really does this, all the countries in Europe will explode!
Thinking this way, João IV became a little annoyed with worries about the future. I feel that if my son doesn't yell loudly and give him a blow, he will never wake up and will always be obsessed with the Ming Empire.
Therefore, João IV immediately opened his eyes angrily and shouted sternly: "Listen carefully, the decisive battle between the Ming Empire and the Ottoman Empire, the military strength is very different, and they came so far away, it must be..."
Before he could finish his words, suddenly, there were rapid footsteps at the door.
João IV was so angry that he couldn't continue to speak due to such an interruption, so he turned around to look angrily.
Johnson appeared at the door, trotted over, and said loudly with an expression of surprise: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I won, I won..."
"What won?" João IV was stunned when he heard this, a little confused.
However, when Theodosio heard this, he immediately said happily: "The Ming army won, right? I have known for a long time that the Ming army will definitely win!"
Upon hearing his words, King Joao IV immediately came back to his senses, and his expression became a little rich.
He was still worried about this just now. From the analysis of various situations, the Ottoman Empire had a greater chance of winning. He was still scolding his son. The Ming army won?
With this in mind, he followed Theodosio and asked, "Did the Ming army really win? Was it a difficult battle?"
After all, the Ottoman army numbered hundreds of thousands, while the Ming army defending Baghdad only had 50,000.
After hearing this, Johnson still couldn't hide his excitement and reported: "No, it's a great victory, a complete victory! A complete victory! Only tens of thousands of cavalrymen escaped out of the hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Empire troops! Oh! , most of them were Crimean Tatar cavalry, who fled before they were defeated. It is said that Crimea itself was also attacked by another vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and saw that the country was about to be destroyed, so it ran away first!"
"Haha, the Ming Dynasty is victorious!" When Theodosio heard of such a great victory, he clenched his fists happily and shouted loudly.
When King Joao IV heard his shouting, he would have scolded him before, but he didn't pay attention at this time. His condition had improved a lot, and he quickly asked Johnson to tell him the specific battle situation.
Johnson didn’t know much. He knew about the same as other European countries. He only knew the outcome of the war in Baghdad.
At the end, Johnson said to John IV: "...the Ming army took the prisoners as if they were digging the Suez Canal. In the future, we can go directly to the Mediterranean from the Red Sea. From now on, if anything happens to us in Portugal, the Ming army will Everyone can come to the rescue!"
Speaking of this, he himself said with emotion: "I didn't expect that only how many years had passed. In the past, the Ming Dynasty did not have much interest in maritime affairs, but now, all the troops are stationed in the Mediterranean! "
"Haha, of course it's because of Duke Xingguo!" Upon hearing this, Theodosio immediately replied with a smile without even thinking about it.
Then, he turned to look at John IV and said: "Father, such a big happy event must be celebrated properly. From now on, who do we Portugal have to fear?"
For Theodosio, it was the feeling of having a backer. However, this feeling is not strong for Joao IV. However, the purpose of calling Theodosio to the bedside could not be explained anymore.
After all, the Ming Empire had a great victory over the Ottoman Empire, so Theodosio's previous actions had clearly curried favor with the Ming Empire, and he was not afraid of the Ottoman Empire coming back to settle the score, which was a good thing.
While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Theodosio ask him: "Father, what did you mean by the decisive battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire just now? I was interrupted just now, so I didn't hear what happened next! "
"..." When King Joao IV heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched, and then he said without changing his expression: "The Ming Empire will definitely win!"
In fact, Theodosio knew exactly what he wanted to say. After looking at his father, he immediately asked to transport supplies to the Suez Canal, because he felt that if the Ming Dynasty wanted to dig the Suez Canal, it would be very costly in supplies.
King Joao IV had no objection to this. After all, it had been proved that Daming's thigh was really thick.
Theodosio's choice was correct! There is no need to worry about Portugal’s future!
Just like that, when I relaxed, what people didn't expect was that Joao IV died!
