"Big companion must be joking. Imperial brother has always been diligent and studious. He has read a lot of books.”The Tianqi Emperor took the letter and handed it to Zhu Youjian, encouraging him.
Zhu Youjian opened the letter and scanned it, a faint smile on his face. I thought it was some arrogant and difficult to understand text, but it was written in French.
At that time, French was regarded as the most beautiful language in Europe, so many official documents were written in French, and this letter was no exception.
Zhu Youjian's previous life was a foreign military officer who was proficient in eight languages. A mere letter was nothing.
" In the glory of the Father, the Holy Spirit, and the Son, the Shepherd of the people at sunset, the most honorable Augustus crowned by God, the great and peaceful Emperor, the ruler of the Empire, Karl, pays his highest respect to the Emperor of the Great Ming Country at sunrise..."
The letter was very long, but Zhu Youjian read ten lines at a glance and translated the contents of the letter endlessly, reading it to all the officials in the court.
The Hall of Diligent Government fell into extreme silence once again. Only Zhu Youjian's hearty voice echoed in the hall. Tang Ruowang looked at the young man who was only thirteen or fourteen years old in shock. Perhaps it was more appropriate to call him a child. He never dreamed that in the distant East, there was such a talented person who was proficient in the Taixi language!
"May God bless you and your people. Amen!”
Zhu Youjian finally finished reading the entire letter. He took a long breath and looked at the dumbfounded civil and military officials below the steps, revealing a faint smile.
"Tang Ruowang, did I make a mistake in my translation?”Zhu Youjian folded the letter and handed it to the young eunuch beside him.
"Not a single word is wrong!" Tang Ruowang wiped his sweat. Although he was unwilling, he understood that this 13-year-old youth in front of him was not an ordinary person. With him around, he could forget about getting away with it!
"Congratulations Your Majesty, congratulations Your Majesty. Prince Xin is truly a peerless genius of our dynasty. With Your Highness's assistance, you will definitely be able to protect our Ming Dynasty!”
Wei Zhongxian hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to the Emperor of Tianqi, congratulating him repeatedly. When the civil and military officials of the court saw this, they also knelt on the ground and praised Prince Xin's intelligence and wisdom in unison.
The Tianqi Emperor's face blossomed with a smile. He stood up and patted Zhu Youjian's shoulder." Men, reward my brother with one thousand taels of gold and five thousand taels of silver!"”
Zhu Youjian heaved a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, Tang Ruowang had brought a French letter. If it had been an alien letter, he would have been at a loss.
" Congratulations to the host for successfully translating Tang Ruowang's letter. You have received 2 Emperor Points. Current accumulated points are 22 points…"
"May the benevolent and wise Emperor forgive us for our mistakes!”After the bet failed, Tang Ruowang and the others blushed. They hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times respectfully to the Tianqi Emperor.
Seeing this, the few Westerners behind him could only kneel down and kowtow in apology.
"People of Taixi, you don't know the etiquette of our Ming Dynasty.”The Tianqi Emperor's face was filled with uncontrollable pride. He waved his hand and said," I heard that you brought a lot of foreign things. I happen to be free today. Why don't we go and take a look together?"”
"Your Majesty, we have indeed brought some Taixi specialties. They are all placed in the corridor outside. Please come this way!”
Tang Ruowang was overjoyed when he heard that the emperor was interested in the western toys he had brought. He hurriedly led the way.
On the small square in front of the Hall of Diligent Government, there were already many different kinds of items. There were self-ringing bells, a globe, glass marbles, and muskets.
"It's really ingenious!" The Emperor of the Apocalypse stopped in front of a self-ringing clock. He stroked the oak shell with his hand and looked at the ticking needle inside as he praised it sincerely.
" If Your Majesty likes it, I'm willing to give these to Your Majesty as a gift…" Tang Ruowang saw the Emperor's fondness and hurriedly tried to curry favor.
"What does Royal Brother think?" The Tianqi Emperor looked at the bell reluctantly and asked Zhu Youxiao.
"If Your Majesty likes it…"
Before she could finish her sentence, there was a loud bang in the distance. It was unknown who had accidentally knocked over another self-ringing clock. Springs, steel plates, and screws were broken everywhere.
The minister who had caused trouble was also frightened to the point of turning ashen. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously, shouting the death penalty.
"Respected Emperor, your subjects don't cherish our gifts!”It was the yellow-haired little missionary who saw that his most precious bell had been broken. He was so angry that his face turned red and he loudly criticized.
"Barbarian, how dare you make a fuss in the palace of my Ming Dynasty. How dare you be so impudent. Men, pull him down!”
Wei Zhongxian had been holding back his anger just now. Seeing that this yellow-haired foreigner still dared to be arrogant, he could not help but be furious. He waved his hand and was about to capture Tang Ruowang and his gang and behead them.
"You bunch of barbarians, you broke something and didn't pay for it. Ignorant, ignorant, hypocritical, may God punish you!”The little foreigner was caught by two eunuchs, and he flew into a rage as he cursed.
"Let him go!" The Tianqi Emperor's expression darkened." My Great Ming is a country of etiquette. If word gets out that we're treating guests from afar like this, wouldn't we become the laughing stock of all the countries in the world? You, Monk Taixi, tell us, how much do you want us to compensate?”
"One million taels of silver!" The blonde-haired foreigner rubbed his aching arm and demanded an exorbitant price.
"A million taels?" All the civil and military officials in the court sucked in a breath of cold air. Was this self-ringing bell made of gold or gemstones? One million taels of silver!
Why don't you take a knife and snatch it!
"This was custom-made by us in Galen. It took a whole year to arrive here. The bearings of this clock are all carved from rubies, and there are no spare parts, so if it is broken, it will be completely scrapped.”
"Royal brother, look…"
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