Daming Military Empire

Chapter 321 Continuation of Hope

Crown Prince Ferdinand, the elder brother of Princess Anna, is actually a very kind person. He has no resentment towards Zhu Cijiong. The reason for his gloomy expression is not because he is angry that Zhu Cijiong did not make his sister queen, but because his father, Emperor Ferdinand II critically ill.

After comforting his younger sister, Princess Anna, he immediately walked up to Zhu Cijiong, stroked his chest with his right hand and saluted, "Hello, Your Majesty the Great Emperor of the Ming Empire."

He spoke standard Spanish, Zhu Cijiong naturally understood, and quickly replied: "Your Highness Ferdinand, hello."

Ferdinand specifically explained: "Your Majesty is welcome to visit the Holy Roman Empire. We are all very happy that Your Majesty can bring Anna back to visit relatives. However, due to the illness of my father, I really can't laugh. I'm rude, please forgive me."

Zhu Cijiong hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, I would like to ask, is His Majesty Emperor Ferdinand II okay?"

Ferdinand sighed and was about to answer, but Princess Anna suddenly threw herself into Zhu Cijiong's arms and cried, "Your Majesty, my father is dying. Let's go back to Vienna on horseback. Otherwise, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."

As she was talking, she was sobbing again. Seeing Princess Anna being so sad, Zhu Cijiong couldn't bear to refuse. He gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, let's go on horseback."

Fortunately, in line with the principle of pretending to be a complete set, he brought all the [-] cavalry horses of the First Legion of the Imperial Guard with him, so he was not afraid that no one would accompany him to protect him.

Therefore, he left Zheng Zhilong and others to lead the [-] infantry of the First Corps of the Imperial Guard to escort supplies, while he himself led Qin Mingyue, Qin Liangyu, Cao Huachun, Wang Zhengnan and others, led [-] cavalry, plus [-] Jinyiwei and Dongchang Master, ride to Vienna.

Most of Ferdinand's entourage were cavalry, no wonder so few people came, Zhu Cijiong said, no matter how big an empire is, it is impossible to have only this few troops.

But when everyone was about to set off, they encountered a problem. Princess Anna said she wanted to ride a horse, but she cried so much that she couldn't sit still. No matter how she rode, it was Qin Mingyue who took her in her arms and took her away. If Zhu Cijiong were to take her with him, the heavy horse would probably be too much to bear, besides, Zhu Cijiong didn't have such riding skills.

A group of 7 or [-] people rode to Vienna like a whirlwind on horses. The momentum was extremely terrifying. Fortunately, the entire route was the territory of the Grand Duchy of Austria, and Crown Prince Ferdinand also served as the Grand Duke of the Grand Duchy of Austria. Encountered any trouble, the group rushed for three days and finally arrived in Vienna, the current capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

Vienna is a famous music capital in later generations, but at the moment the whole city has no music at all, instead it is filled with a depressive sadness, just kidding, their emperor is about to hang up, who dares to play music, court death ah!

Zhu Cijiong and his party were naturally not in the mood to appreciate the scenery at this time, so they rushed all the way into the palace, and then, Princess Anna struggled to get off the horse, and ran into the depths of the palace in a staggered manner, Zhu Cijiong and Qin Mingyue were so scared that they hurried up to help .

After running around for a while, they finally arrived at a bedroom filled with the smell of medicine. A group of people walked in carefully. Fortunately, Emperor Ferdinand II hadn't hung up yet, but it looked almost the same, with less air intake and more air output. , the whole person is in a coma, not far from the final breath.

In fact, in history, Ferdinand II died of illness in 1637 AD. Perhaps the butterfly effect brought about by Zhu Cijiong's crossing seems to have affected the European continent tens of thousands of miles away. Ferdinand II survived for almost a year. !

Zhu Cijiong didn't know that the reason why Ferdinand II hadn't died for so long was really influenced by him, because at this time in history, Princess Anna married the King of Spain, that is, his uncle Philip IV , Then, the Habsburg Dynasty was also defeated. The whole European continent was against the Habsburg Dynasty. His son-in-law was also from the Habsburg Dynasty. He could not see any hope at all. In despair, he simply directly hung up.

However, in this life, his daughter married the powerful Emperor of the Ming Empire, and the rumors about Daming in Ou Lu became more and more popular. With such a powerful son-in-law, Ferdinand II saw some hope again, so he was reluctant to die. , he wants to wait for his daughter to come back, he wants to continue the hope!
Hearing his daughter's cry, Ferdinand II, who was dying of illness, opened his eyes, and struggled to wipe away the tears on his precious daughter's face, and comforted him kindly: "Little Anna, don't cry, father!" The emperor is fine."

Princess Anna looked at his father in amazement. It seemed that he was not sick, but he looked a little old and weak. She couldn't help laughing through her tears, and threw herself into her father's arms, saying coquettishly, "Father, are you sick?" Good or bad, you scare me so much, you almost scared me to death."

However, Zhu Cijiong, who was at the side, thumped in his heart. It's over, he has seen it once in this life, and that time has been deeply buried in his heart, how could he not see it.

Ferdinand II seemed to know that his time was running out. He patted his daughter on the back, and said to Zhu Cijiong with a smile in Spanish: "Your Majesty, the Great Emperor of the Ming Empire, please forgive me for not being able to get up and greet."

Zhu Cijiong hurriedly said: "Father, we are all a family, don't care about those etiquettes, you are sick, you should rest more."

When Ferdinand II heard the words, he laughed and said: "Okay, family, I feel relieved with your words, and little Anna will be handed over to you in the future."

Zhu Cijiong followed his will and said, "Father, don't worry, I will take good care of Anna."

Ferdinand II nodded and said: "Well, Anna, I am relieved, but the Holy Roman Empire, alas, have you heard about the situation of the Empire?"

Zhu Cijiong nodded helplessly and said, "I heard a little bit."

Ferdinand II looked at his son and said: "Ferdinand is a good boy with a kind heart. If the empire was strong, he would be a good emperor. However, what the empire needs now is an iron-blooded emperor, a tough The emperor, an ambitious emperor!"

Zhu Cijiong's heart skipped a beat, come on, my Daming can't handle it, I can't stand your mess!
Ferdinand II seemed to see through his mind, smiled and said: "I know you have a powerful empire to manage, and I don't ask you to take over the Holy Roman Empire. I only hope that you and Anna's descendants, if you want to If you inherit the Habsburg dynasty, you send him to Europe, help him, help the Habsburg dynasty, okay?"

Zhu Cijiong was taken aback when he heard the words, this, he hadn't really thought about it, he hasn't grown up yet, who cares about future generations!
However, looking at Ferdinand II's hopeful eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he nodded with difficulty.

Seeing him nodding, Ferdinand II couldn't help but smile happily and said, "Come Ferdinand, come to your sister."

Ferdinand hurried over, and Ferdinand II tremblingly grabbed his and Princess Anna's hands, put them together, and begged: "Ferdinand, my child, promise me that you will always keep your sister's respect for the Habsburg dynasty." Inheritance, okay."

Ferdinand froze for a moment, but nodded firmly and said, "Okay!"

Ferdinand II happily clapped the hands of their brothers and sisters, and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, okay, you are all good boys."

After speaking, he tilted his head.
The end of this volume, the end chapter like this, alas, please forgive me.

Please look forward to the next volume, "The Wind Rises from Nanyang".

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