Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 566 Occupation of Rome and the Pope

After occupying four important towns along the coast of the Papal State to block its escape route from the sea, the Ming Navy did not continue to attack the Papal State, but instead attacked Sicily and Sardinia.

Just after the Ming Army captured Florence, the Ming Marine Corps had already occupied the coastal areas of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Sicily.

Only the two cities of Rome and Milan and parts of the Kingdom of Sicily remained in the entire Italian subregion.

After Jiao Lian's troops occupied the city of Milan, Zhu Youxiao ordered the main force of his troops to go directly to the Kingdom of Sicily, and joined forces with the main force of the Ming Army, Fu Haibu, in Rome after occupying the Kingdom of Sicily in a roundabout way.

Pope Alexander VII also heard the news that the two fortresses of Florence and Milan had fallen, but he had no choice but to beat his hands and feet, so he had to gather the remnants of the soldiers and return to the city of Rome.

At this time, some signs of panic began to appear in the city of Rome. This ancient city of more than 2000 years will have to face the fate of being dominated by the Orientals.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao was also standing on the high platform and looking at this city with a telescope as the center of Catholicism. He could even see the priests walking around in a panic, and even the big bullring.

In the previous life, he had never been to Europe, and he had never been to Rome, but he never thought that in this life, this city would become his own.

The Ming army has begun to pull out the outlying fortresses one by one, and the artillery fire is spreading everywhere. The Italian Asian Allied Forces are still fighting tenaciously with their strong fortifications, but it is also in vain. A medieval country that has not yet had a capitalist revolution can do nothing anyway. It resisted an industrialized country like Ming Dynasty.

With a loud bang, the Ming Army finally opened a gap in the solid city wall of Rome, and a flood of army soldiers rushed in.

Looking through the binoculars, I only saw commoners and nobles running around in fright.

It took about an hour for the city of Rome to regain its calm. Every ten steps inside and outside the city was guarded by a Ming army soldier, and the Holy See in the Vatican was surrounded by heavy soldiers.

Zhu Youxiao, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, wearing a crown of wings and ordinary clothes, walked into the city of Rome.

Looking at the soaring Vatican Cathedral, Zhu Youxiao was a little bit reluctant to let people destroy this symbol of Western culture after a while.

However, in order to achieve the unification of world civilizations, he had to do so.

Pope Alexander VII and a dozen other surviving archbishops were standing tremblingly in front of Zhu Youxiao. They were about to kneel in front of Zhu Youxiao and accept Zhu Youxiao's reprimand.

Otherwise, they will be directly sent to the cross by the Ming Emperor, and let them follow their God.

However, they, who were used to a life of prosperity and wealth, were unwilling to die, so they chose to submit to the Ming Emperor Zhu Youxiao.

"His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, you are God's favored child. Congratulations on owning this beautiful land. Everything here is granted to you by God. You can enjoy everything here!"

Pope Alexander VII bowed deeply to Zhu Youxiao.

In his opinion, it is now a foregone conclusion that the oriental empire called Ming Dynasty ruled the whole of Italy, and he had to accept the reality that an oriental had taken away his administrative power, but he had no thought of giving up his religious rule. He naively thought that Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty would only be greedy for the administrative power of the Italian subregion and not care much about religious beliefs.

What's more, as a generation of popes, although he has never been to Ming Dynasty, he has also heard that in this distant eastern empire, the control of religious beliefs is not so strict, and religion and imperial administration are separated.

Therefore, Pope Alexander VII hoped to cooperate with Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty. He hoped to use his lofty status in the Catholic Church to serve Zhu Youxiao's expansion and exchange for the lofty status he still enjoyed in Europa.

Therefore, at this moment when the city of Rome was broken and his last illusion of ruling Rome was broken, Pope Alexander VII chose to show his favor to Zhu Youxiao.

As the saying goes, don’t reach out and don’t hit the smiling face. Looking at the Pope who is over sixty years old and has a white beard, he salutes himself so humbly. The Holy Duke Kong Yan is also revered, which makes Zhu Youxiao feel a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

You must know that the great glory that Napoleon obtained at the most glorious moment in the original history was to be crowned by Alexander VII.

But now, seeing the crown held in Alexander VII's hands, Zhu Youxiao knew that he was also going to confer the crown on himself, but this meant that his power was bestowed by his Catholicism and God.

Zhu Youxiao did not accept this award. As a mature politician, how could he easily fall into Alexander's trap.

Zhu Youxiao went straight into the lobby, admiring the gorgeous lamps and lifelike Western paintings.

Seeing that Emperor Zhu Youxiao did not accept his coronation, Alexander VII was a little disappointed, but he rekindled his confidence when he found that the Ming emperor was more interested in observing the religious figures on the oil paintings, and by mistake I think that although the Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty is as cunning as a fox, he is not uninterested in Catholicism. Maybe he can gradually develop him into a Christian.

"The one with the broken arm is Vienna, she." Before Alexander VII finished speaking, Zhu Youxiao waved him to shut up: "I know, it's Cupid."

Alexander VII was even more pleased when he heard it, thinking to himself that the Eastern emperor seemed to have some understanding of his Catholicism. In this case, there would be greater hope for him to become a Christian. What faith, but also so excellent to develop it into a firm believer.

Therefore, Alexander VII became more determined to develop Zhu Youxiao into a Catholic believer.

"His Majesty the Ming Emperor, I wonder if you own the entire Europa, and even the entire Catholic world?"

Alexander VII decided to condescend to preach to Zhu Youxiao himself, and used a politician's greatest desire as a bait.

Zhu Youxiao was also straightforward, and replied directly: "Does it need to be said, if you don't want to rule the whole of Europa, why bother so much trouble."

"Since this is the case, Your Majesty knows that Catholicism has a very high status in the entire Europa world. If I support you, you will get this land more easily, especially France, France, and England."

Alexander VII said and said: "Looking at these sacred paintings, has Your Majesty ever thought of this?"

"My only thought now is to burn these paintings!"

(End of this chapter)