When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was furious, killed people, and then came to tell you. This was a naked showoff and a slap in the face!
But as the saying goes, don’t hit the smiling person, and Lu Xiang was promoted to a civil servant and had good self-cultivation. He tried his best to suppress his anger, stared at him, and shouted coldly: "Speak!"
Filot could feel that the Count of the Ming Dynasty was very angry, and his attitude became more and more respectful, and he quickly reported: "Dear Lord Count, a few days ago we discovered that the Ming Dynasty under our rule had colluded with the local pirates. After interrogation, it was learned that they colluded together to try to rebel. These rebels will be killed without mercy in accordance with the laws of your country. However, we admire your country, so we came here to inform you to avoid unnecessary Misunderstand!"
The word "rebellion" was an absolute taboo in ancient times and was not allowed by any official.
However, for Lu Xiangsheng, he suppressed the rebels, recruited the rebels, and even led the rebels to defeat the Jianlu, and lived and died together. Therefore, he would not kill the so-called "rebels" with a stick.
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng was stunned for a moment, but still shouted in a cold voice: "Why did the Ming people of Luzon collude with the pirates to rebel? What is the reason? Is there any evidence?"
This time, it was Filot's turn to be stunned. Because once in the past, as long as you said this, the officials of the Ming Dynasty said that it was so, no wonder you would do this.
After coming back to his senses, Filot hurriedly took out a letter from his arms, handed it to him with both hands respectfully, and at the same time reported: "Dear Earl, this is a letter from our Spanish Governor in Luzon. On it is the letter from our Governor Your signature and seal."
Seeing him like this, one of the guards stepped forward and handed the letter to the translator beside Lu Xiangsheng, who then whispered the content of the letter to Lu Xiangsheng.
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he had been suppressing his anger and seemed a little unable to hold it back. He shouted sternly: "Is there any evidence in this letter? It's all your one-sided words! What I want is evidence..."
Before he could finish speaking, Anders, the Portuguese leader standing on one side, stepped out and respectfully reminded Lu Xiangsheng: "Sir, I dare to conclude that these Spaniards are lying. They massacred the Luzon Ming people several times before. He is just coveting Mingren's wealth, and he doesn't take Mingren's life seriously at all, nor does he take the Ming Empire seriously."
Given such a good opportunity, of course he wanted to speak. What's more, this time, he felt that he was telling the truth, so his voice became louder.
When Philot saw him and heard what he said, he immediately became anxious and immediately shouted: "You fart!"
After finishing speaking, he immediately respectfully explained to Lu Xiangsheng: "Dear Earl, the Portuguese are our Spanish subjects, but they are rebelling and they are rebellious. His words are absolutely slander!"
Feeling that the situation of this trip was serious, Philot unconsciously used his acting skills while speaking, pretending to be indignant.
However, not to mention that the emperor has made it clear that Portugal and Portugal are all brotherly states, just as far as this matter is concerned, Lu Xiangsheng already had some concerns in his heart. He immediately gave a sharp shout, pointed his finger at Filot and shouted: "I already know, In Luzon, there have been three massacres of Ming people alone, and this is the fourth time. Don’t tell me, it’s because we Ming people are all arrogant and undisciplined, and collude with pirates every time to achieve their goals. rebellion?"
Hearing this, Filot's heart sank. The Earl of the Ming Dynasty did not care about the rebellion of the Portuguese, but contacted the previous several times to analyze it, which made it a bit difficult for him to distinguish.
Because from common sense, it is difficult to explain why Ming people have repeatedly plotted rebellion!
Thinking of this, his forehead started to sweat, and his attitude became more and more respectful. He bent down and replied: "Dear Earl, he is so smart. This is indeed the case. Therefore, I had no choice but to kill him. Look, there are still things here. With the sincerity of our Lord Governor..."
Having said this, he quickly took out another letter from his arms and handed it over with both hands.
Lu Xiangsheng saw that he couldn't say anything useful and just kept speaking harshly. He could roughly conclude the truth. However, when he suddenly heard what he said, as a Confucian disciple who had been cultivated for many years, he still suppressed his anger. He waved his hand with a cold face.
The personal guard stepped forward to take the letter again, and the translator conveyed the contents of the letter.
This letter was written in the name of the Spanish Governor in Luzon, saying that in order not to damage the friendship with the Ming Empire, although those Ming people were rebellious, they were still willing to compensate some silver, in the amount of 10,000 silver dollars. In addition, he also said that as long as Mingren went to Luzon and behaved himself, he would be given various discounts.
Before the translator could finish explaining the offer, Lu Xiangsheng interrupted angrily: "That's enough!"
Then, he stared at Filot and shouted sternly: "From the beginning to the end, I have not seen any evidence of your so-called Mingren conspiracy! As far as I know, when you massacred me Mingren for the third time, You also used this same rhetoric and are using it again now? Do you think I am easy to bully?"
After a pause, his voice became louder. It could be seen that his anger could no longer be suppressed, and he shouted again: "Even if the people of the Ming Dynasty rebelled against me, it must have been you who forced them to rebel so many times. Otherwise, those who come after you will hear about it. How can you rebel if you kill people without any scruples? Besides, even if the people of my Ming Dynasty rebel, how can you kill them all? Why don't you inform me, Ming Dynasty, and let me, Ming Dynasty, handle it?"
At this point, Lu Xiangsheng sneered and said: "I have determined that what you said is just sophistry and trying to deceive me! Come on!"
When his personal guards heard this, they immediately responded in unison: "My subordinates are here!"
Feeling Lu Xiangsheng's anger, feeling the hostility of the people around him, and the Portuguese man's gloating, the cold sweat on Filot's forehead could no longer stop, dripping down.
But at this time, he didn't bother to wipe it. He really didn't expect that the words that had worked well in the past were useless this time. What was the problem?
After listening to Lu Xiangsheng's words, it seemed that he was going to be dealt with. Felot was anxious and said loudly: "Dear Earl, please stay rational! If you do something bad and harm both of us, The friendship between our two countries, your emperor may be angry!”
There was no other way. Now he could only use such rhetoric and the Ming Emperor to suppress the Ming official in front of him who was not easily persuaded.
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but become even more angry. He didn't expect that this Xiyi would be so hateful and deal with him in every way.
Regarding Emperor Chongzhen, he actually understood very well how Ming Dynasty could have friendship with these Western barbarians. The emperor had clearly told him long ago that he would compete with these Western barbarians for hegemony in the world.
Therefore, this Philot moved out of Emperor Chongzhen, which in turn angered Lu Xiangsheng even more. However, when he was about to speak, suddenly there were rapid footsteps outside. Soon a personal guard came in, clasped his hands in fists, and reported to Lu Xiangsheng. Said: "Sir, an angel has come to the capital."
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, because counting the time, the urgent report he sent about the massacre of Ming people in Luzon had just arrived in the capital. How could the imperial edict arrive at this time?
He didn't know what happened, so he had to receive the order immediately, so he ordered his men to keep an eye on these Xiyi, and he hurried to receive the order.
In the lobby, only a few of Lu Xiangsheng's personal guards were guarding him. Looking at the anxious Felot, Anders couldn't help feeling particularly happy. He couldn't help but stepped forward and taunted: "You Spaniards are really stupid. You think the Ming Empire Like the natives of other colonies, are they easily deceived by you and manipulated by you? Haha, just wait and see, you are going to be in trouble!"
Hearing what he said, Felot couldn't help but look a little ugly, but he couldn't be outdone and couldn't help but retorted: "If nothing else, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be very sensitive to rebellion. Those Ming people rebelled, this is not only We Spaniards will not allow it, and even the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will definitely not allow it. How will this matter develop? Keep your eyes open."
At this point, seeing Anders' undisguised disbelief and gloating on his face, Filot couldn't help shouting at him again: "Also, you Portuguese are also rebellious. I'm afraid the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty won't take this matter seriously." I know. If I know that you are also rebellious, this is absolutely not allowed. At least you will be expelled!"
Hearing this, Anders laughed happily, which made Philot a little dumbfounded. He didn't think it was funny!
After Anders finished laughing, he said to him in a show-off tone: "You are stupid, you don't know yet, then I can tell you that the Ming Emperor not only knew, but also supported our Portugal in resisting your evil Spanish rule. The cause has formed a brotherhood with Portugal. The Ming Dynasty is the brother, and I, Portugal, are the younger brothers. Anyone who dares to bully Portugal, the Ming Empire, will send troops to protect them."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Filot with a smug look on his face, seeing the shock that he had expected. To be honest, Anders was very happy at this time.
With the powerful Ming Empire as its backing, from now on, Portugal has nothing to fear. Not only Spain, but France as well. It is estimated that Portugal will become the overlord of Europe in a few decades!
Needless to say, when Philot heard the news, he was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. This news was beyond his expectation. If anything, he still had some confidence before. I feel that the main reason why the Ming Dynasty navy was large in numbers, but as for warships, artillery, etc., they were actually despised by them.
But now that the relationship between the Portuguese and the Ming Dynasty has improved to this point, the warships and artillery of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be greatly improved, and it is very likely that they will be on the same level as them. With so many people in the Ming Dynasty, there will be more people in the Ming Dynasty than in the whole of Europe. There are even more countries in the country combined, so how can we do this?
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw Lu Xiangsheng striding in. Just when he was about to speak, he heard Lu Xiangsheng shout: "Come on, take him down!"
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