The Rise of the European Emperor

Before speaking, Marin asked Kong Tai, who followed him to the court, to enter the Golden Luan Hall. Because, Comte is holding a huge map of Europe in his hand.

After getting Zhengde's permission, Kong Tai entered the Golden Luan Hall from outside the hall with a map. Then, the eunuch took it to the front and spread it out for Zhengde to see.

This is a relatively accurate map of Europe, which depicts the territories of various countries in detail, and depicts them in Chinese characters. However, there were too many countries above, and Zhengde felt dizzy, so he simply asked Marin to show him a thousand fingers.

Marin immediately followed suit, but when he stepped forward, several Jinyiwei big Han generals stepped forward and surrounded Zhengde to prevent Marin from violently hurting others. Their hands were all on the handle of the knife. As long as Marin dares to make any changes, they will draw their knives and chop people...

Of course, Marin will not have any abnormalities, and he is not brain-dead. If he did something in the main hall without a weapon, he would definitely be chopped into a meat paste. When he stepped forward, Liu Jin took away all the chao wat boards in Marin's hand, lest he use the ivory wat boards as weapons to smash Zhengde...

When he came to Zhengde, Ma Lin pointed to Beihai first, and said:

"This is the North Sea, an ocean in the north and west of Europa. Its radius is about eight times the size of the Bohai Sea. This is the mainland area of ​​the North Sea State. The total area is about a quarter of the size of Nanzhili. This is the capital of the North Sea State. Aurich."

"Look here again, this is Great Britain. The northernmost part of the island is the territory of the minister..." Marin pointed to the Scottish Highlands.

Then, he pointed to the coastal road on the east side of the middle of the British Isle:

"This is Northumberland, which is the Border County. Including Highland County to the north, the total area should be as large as Qiongzhou Island..."

Then he pointed to Wicklow County on the island of Ireland, and said:

"This is also the territory of the minister. The area of ​​this land is equivalent to two large Daxing counties in Northern Zhili, but it was given to my brother as a fief by the minister..."

"Fief? Is it real?" Zhengde asked curiously. In the Ming Dynasty, although there were vassal kings who claimed to have fiefdoms, in fact the control was in the hands of the imperial court. The vassal kings themselves were mascots and were responsible for collecting rent from the landowners. But Zhengde has read history and knows that the princes in history were sealed and powerful.

"Yes, sealed. The two counties in this county are completely managed by the elder brother of the minister. He even has the right to recruit his own army."

"Aren't you afraid that your brother will rebel against you?" Zhengde asked in surprise. In his education, civil servants have repeatedly reminded him to beware of those vassal kings. For example, the "Rebellion of the Seven Kings" during the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings" of the Western Jin Dynasty are both classic historical cases.

Marin smiled and replied:

"Of course I'm afraid, so, look, Your Majesty, how far is it from my capital..." Marin pointed to Wicklow County and then to Aurich.

Emperor Zhengde suddenly laughed:

"That's true. Since you are wary of your elder brother, why don't you just take his military power? Wouldn't it be better to let him be a happy rich man?"

Marin shook his head and said:

"Your Majesty does not know that in Europe, the eldest son inheritance system is practiced. In order to save money, in Europe, only the eldest son of the king can inherit the throne. As for the other sons, the king with more land will grant a piece of land, a duke, an earl, etc. Yes. In a kingdom with little land, the king may not grant land to other princes. Some princes were even sent to monasteries to become monks. In this way, it saves the need to entrust the land to his son..."

"So cruel?" Zhengde was surprised. On the other hand, the ministers of the DPRK and China also felt that this was too much.

"What is this?" Marin smiled and continued:

"This is still a king. If it is replaced by the lower princes, it will be even more excessive. For example, the lowest vassal knights often have only one village in their fief, which is equivalent to a landlord in Ming Dynasty. If it is distributed to other sons, then the eldest son will also starve , can’t even afford horse armor.”

"So, knight families generally raise other sons other than the eldest son until they are 18 or 21 years old, and they will give them a horse, a set of armor, and a weapon.

Drive them out of the house and let them fend for themselves..."

"This..." Both Zhengde and Manchao Wenwu were speechless. Because, in traditional Chinese culture, even a bastard has the right to divide the family property. How can it be so ruthless like Europe? Therefore, Ming Dynasty people could not understand this behavior.

At this time, Marin said surprisingly:

"Actually, I was also the second son who was kicked out of the house back then..."

"Ah?" Zhengde and the ministers were a little stunned - aren't you the king of Beihai?

Then, Zhengde said with eyes full of light:

"Quickly tell me about your tragedy... Ah no, it's a past experience..." Obviously, the immeasurable Zhengde likes to hear people talk about their tragic experiences...

Marin was originally here to build a relationship, so naturally he would not refuse. So, he talked about his experience vividly. Of course, it is beautified:

"I was born in a family of the lowest vassal knights. The father of the minister was a poor knight who was not valued by the Lord. The village he was allocated was also very poor. Therefore, when the minister was 16 years old, he was kicked out He left home with only a horse, a gun and half a suit of armor..."

"Kicked out of the house at the age of 16?" Emperor Zhengde looked at Marin moved, and then asked:

"Your year is Geng?"

"I'm 32 this year!" Marin replied.

"That is to say, it took you 16 years to change from an unlucky guy who was kicked out of the house to a prince with a 60,000 army?" Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao's blood was burning. He felt that people should live as wonderfully as Marin. Then, he filled his brain with various scenes of Marin raising troops to conquer the world...

So he asked:

"Quickly tell me, how did you raise your army? What banner did you use? Was the slogan 'Heaven is dead, Huangtian should stand'?"

Marin suddenly had black lines all over his head, and the ministers of the DPRK and China also had black lines all over his head—what if you are "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"...

So Marin shook his head and said:

"The minister did not rebel. In Europe, without royal blood, it is impossible to be the king of a country."

"Royal blood? But didn't you say that you are just the son of a knight? Besides, you are not the eldest son..." Zhu Houzhao has a good memory.

"That's right, but, have you heard the story of "The Orphan of Zhao", Your Majesty?" Marin asked with a smile.

The story of Zhao's orphan was turned into a drama in the Yuan Dynasty, which was very famous.

Immediately, both Zhengde and Manchu Wenwu looked at Marin. Emperor Zhengde was shocked and said:

"Could it be... your father is not your father, you are a troubled prince who was carried out of the palace since childhood?" Zhengde began to make up his mind again...

There is another row of black lines on Marin's head...

"No, no, I am naturally the son of my father. However, my mother is a princess in trouble..."

"Oh, it turned out to be the 'Orphan of the Zhao family'..." Well, Zhengde made up his mind again...

"Almost, my grandfather was the son of a prince. However, when he was young, a traitor rebelled and killed my great-grandfather. Therefore, my grandfather had to go into exile and hide. Later, my grandfather married a wife and gave birth to My mother. However, she was hunted down by traitors. My grandfather was killed by assassins sent by traitors, and Chen’s mother happened to be rescued by Chen’s father who was passing by..."

"It turned out to be a story of a 'hero saving the beauty'..." The emperors and ministers of the court suddenly realized...

The curious baby Emperor Zhengde raised another question:

"No, according to common sense, your mother is a princess in distress. But, the princess's child has the right to inherit the throne?" It is normal for Zhu Houzhao to have this question. Because, in China, even if the emperor has no children, it is not the princess's turn to succeed the princess and her children, but the emperor's nephew or cousin will be chosen to succeed.

Marin nodded and said:

"Yes, Europe is different from Ming Dynasty. In Europe, if the king and the princes have no children, then the princess has the right to inherit. Of course, the one who succeeds is not the princess, but the princess' son. Sometimes, the princess is even allowed to be the queen. Of course , and this is only a small number of countries, most of the countries in Europe have male monarchs."

Ma Lin's explanation made Emperor Zhengde and Manchao civil and military addicted to listening to stories...

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