Prince of Chaos

Chapter 620 No Clothes
The Holy See, inside the Inquisition.

In a dark, dark stone prison, sat a disheveled Taixi man. This man smelled terrible, as if he hadn't bathed for a long time.

However, his face covered with dirt was inlaid with two star-like eyes.

Those eyes seem to be able to see through this dark prison cell to the infinite universe.

Today, it's weird.

The normally unsmiling religious knights couldn't help but look around.

Giordano Bruno, who was sitting in prison, naturally also saw this situation, but he didn't ask any questions.

Because he knew that these religious knights didn't dare to talk to him at all, for fear that the words would pollute the holy light in his heart, and thus doubt the god he believed in.

Giordano Bruno, who was sitting in prison, listened to the chats of the religious knights, and he learned that the reason why today is so special is that an envoy from the mysterious East came to Rome.

After hearing such news, Giordano Bruno's eyes became brighter.

He has also heard many legends about the mysterious east, such as the silk and porcelain they like come from the far east.

In Marco Polo's biography, the mysterious East is full of gold.

Although, being a rational sage Giordano Bruno knew that was an exaggeration.

However, there must be a reason why Marco Polo dared to write so exaggeratedly.

That is, this mysterious East must be rich and magical.

At this moment, Giordano Bruno's heart, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly became excited.

He wanted to communicate with this mysterious oriental messenger.

However, he looked down at his situation, and he knew it was an extravagant wish.

Giordano Bruno sighed, and continued to look into the deep distance, thinking about the problem in his mind.

This is also his only weapon against captivity!
The Inquisition can imprison his body, but cannot imprison his mind and his enthusiasm for technology and the universe!

Perhaps, it was the fearless spirit of exploration and resistance of Giordano Bruno that gave Europe the opportunity to go beyond the East, making the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution blossom and bear fruit in this land, and then affect the whole world A journey of hundreds of years or even longer.

For example, Zhu Changluo who came from time travel, what he has to do is to copy the achievements of the European Renaissance and Industrial Revolution.

Everything he is doing now, and everything he supports, is actually touching the stones of these European sages, trying to lead Ming Dynasty to the other side of the industrial revolution.

Let Ming stand again in the center of the world, make Da Ming overcome the trap of history, make Da Ming have the tolerance of Han and Tang Dynasties, and achieve an unprecedented height.

Therefore, before all this has formed a general trend, Zhu Changluo, who is at the helm of the fate of the Ming Dynasty, must let go of the hatred of future generations, and use a broad and unlimited mind to attract and protect these human sages who have been persecuted by religion.

Let them maintain their exploration of the unknown and their yearning for the mysterious East, so that they can overcome the confrontation between races in later generations and become shining stars!It illuminates the way forward for the continuous progress and exploration of human beings.

Just when Giordano Bruno's thoughts were drifting away, Chen Zhenlong and his group finally set foot on the land of Rome.

Matteo Ricci naturally acted as Chen Zhenlong's interpreter. At this moment, a red-clothed archbishop greeted them at the pier.

When Matteo Ricci saw the archbishop in red, his eyes filled with tears. This was the first time he had seen the archbishop in such close range.

After the archbishop in red saw Chen Zhenlong wearing the python robe of the Great Ming Dynasty, he walked forward quickly and said to Chen Zhenlong enthusiastically: "Your Excellency, the Envoy of the East, please accept my blessing. I am the Archbishop of the Holy See, Alexander de' Medici. .”

After Matteo Ricci heard the self-introduction of Alexander de' Medici, he was extremely excited. In Matteo Ricci's memory, this archbishop was a very famous and famous super big man!

And this Alexander de Medici is indeed as Matteo Ricci thought, he is indeed a famous figure in history.However, the reason for his name is the same as that of Ming Guangzong Emperor Taichang in the original historical time and space. They are both short-lived monarchs, and they all die after only a few months on the throne.

However, this is not important!The important thing is that he is now a Cardinal Cardinal!

This is the existence second only to the Pope!Any one is enough to make Matteo Ricci look up and worship!

Matteo Ricci immediately translated the greetings from Alexander de Medici, and Chen Zhenlong clasped his fists in return and said, "Respect Your Excellency, I am the special envoy of Ming Taixi, the chief oceanic officer Chen Zhenlong."

Listening to Matteo Ricci's translation, Alexander de' Medici knew that the person in front of him was a marquis lord of Daming, and immediately became enthusiastic.

Because, Alexander de' Medici also knew that the Marquis of Daming was much more expensive than the Marquis of Taixi, and the Marquis of Daming was even more expensive than the Duke of Taixi.

Alexander de' Medici became more enthusiastic. He said: "Honorable Marquis, the Pope has prepared a welcome banquet. Please follow me to St. Peter's Church."

Chen Zhenlong also gave way humbly, and immediately walked in front side by side with Alexander de Medici, and then got into the same carriage. Chen Zhenlong sat in the carriage and listened to Matteo Ricci's translation of what Alexander de Medici said. The history of Rome and the majestic religious buildings in the city.

Chen Zhenlong listened all the way and nodded all the way. It was his first time to come here. Looking at the buildings here, he also felt that they were novel and unique. They were different from the places he had experienced in Southeast Asian countries and Rome along the way. Same.

Almost all the buildings here use square and neat stone blocks as the main building materials. Of course, these buildings also include many wood carvings and stone carvings.

However, in Chen Zhenlong's view, these stone carvings are a bit shocking.

After all, Chen Zhenlong also received the traditional Confucian Neo-Confucianism education, for these naked religious arts, Chen Zhenlong was not appreciative for a while.

However, Chen Zhenlong is also a person who has seen the world.

He has seen Dongzhou people who don't wear clothes and only wear animal skins, feathers and leaves, so what are these stone carvings without clothes?
It is nothing more than the presentation of another kind of culture. Therefore, Chen Zhenlong did not show much surprise in line with the idea of ​​going to the countryside to do as the Romans do. He just took it plainly and silently recited the most holy saying of Confucius "Do not look at evil" in his heart. , Don’t think about why these stone sculptures don’t wear clothes?

After calming down, Chen Zhenlong also seemed to understand the good intentions of His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince just wanted to learn from everyone's strengths and create a different pinnacle of prosperity for Daming!

Thinking of this, Chen Zhenlong also feels extremely honorable, because he is an important participant in this!
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