Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 312 The Emperor's Will, Assassination of the Emperor!

Kingdom of Spain, Great Council.

The nobles of the House of Lords, members of the House of Commons, and the cardinals and clergy of the Church of the Kingdom of Spain sat on both sides of the parliament.

The Great Council is divided into two levels, the House of Lords, which consists of nobles and cardinals of the church, and the House of Commons, which consists of members of the church and clergy.

Lu Bing, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and Chen Ping, the patriarch of the Chen family, were also sitting among them.

It is also very close to the parliament president's podium and the speaker's platform.

Both of them changed into Spanish-style dresses and chatted and laughed with people who came and went.

With the deployment of the Jinyiwei in the Kingdom of Spain, Lu Bing and Chen Ping were able to easily meet members of the royal family. After a conversation, they obtained the status of royal advisers and became members of the Spanish House of Representatives.

According to intelligence, King Felipe II of Spain will make a big move next, so Lu and Chen came all the way from England just to see what kind of big move it will be.

The Speaker of the Parliament had arrived long ago, and when the time came, he picked up the gavel and slammed it heavily on the specially made sound-boosting platform.

"quiet!"

"quiet!"

"quiet!"

After suppressing the noisy voices, the Speaker of the Council issued a ceremonial order.

"close the door!"

The doors of Parliament were shut tightly, and in an instant the place became noisy and bustling again.

Lu Bing and Chen Ping curled their lips at the same time. This move represented the independence of the parliament from the royal power.

But this is simply nonsense in the East and West of the world. In a country where politics and religion are not integrated, imperial power and royal authority are above everything else, naturally above parliament.

In a country where politics and religion are integrated, religious authority is higher than imperial power and royal power, and imperial power and royal power are higher than parliament.

Among the major powers, parliament is always the lowest.

"Black Rod Herald!"

A ceremonial attendant standing in front of the parliament door shouted loudly on behalf of the parliament.

The parliament refused, but out of respect for the royal power, it was of course impossible to allow the king to come and eat in person.

The Black Rod Herald emerged from the English Parliament two hundred years ago, and spread across the European continent to represent the king in being rejected.

The doors of Parliament reopened.

A Spanish general holding an ebony staff walked into the parliament. After saluting the speaker of the parliament, he said in a thunderous voice: "Your Excellency, the envoy appointed by His Majesty the King has authorized the House of Lords to announce that the bills passed by the two houses have been approved by the Royal Assent and declare the parliament officially open."

"Black Rod Herald, I respect the request made by His Majesty the King. I understand that His Majesty the King wants to attend this parliament. What he wants to do is to uphold justice in his eyes. I also understand my responsibilities. I want to emphasize that the opening of this parliament is not routine." said the Speaker of the Parliament.

Suddenly, the noise and chaos intensified again.

From the day the parliament was established, the kings of European countries were forbidden to set foot on the parliament grounds. If the parliament's edicts and laws were influenced by the king's will, all laws would appear less fair and just.

But this parliament, or all parliaments in which His Majesty the King participated, were convened by His Majesty the King. Not only were all the nobles and members of the House of Commons present, but even the cardinals and priests of the church were all present.

The Speaker of the Parliament maintained the principle of the European upper class to pass the buck and no longer took responsibility for the fairness and justice of all the laws and orders produced by this Parliament.

The chaos among the peers of the House of Lords and members of the House of Commons is an expression of their dissatisfaction with His Majesty the King's forced convening of Parliament and interference in Parliamentary affairs, as well as their dissatisfaction with the Speaker's non-stick words and deeds.

The Speaker of the Parliament looked at a Duke who was protesting loudly nearby, leaned back slightly in his chair, and continued: "Isabella, you have no idea how to try to give me advice..."

The young Spanish Duke Isabella, who was named, immediately refuted, but was ruthlessly interrupted by the Speaker of the Parliament, who said, "Young man, you don't need to answer. I need to reiterate that this parliament is not routine, common, or ordinary. This is the only time in several years that I and all the citizens regard this parliament as an order from His Majesty the King. I don't understand this, but I am willing to give His Majesty the King enough respect, just as my colleagues in the House of Lords and the House of Commons support me. Thank you very much.

Now, may His Majesty enter the House and state the reasons why this House has been summoned.”

The Herald of the Black Stick stood next to the podium, and His Majesty the King of Spain, Felipe II, whose rule covers both hemispheres, slowly walked into the parliament.

The nobles of the House of Lords, the members of the House of Commons, the cardinals and priests of the church, and people from both the upper and lower floors immediately stood up and paid their most sincere salute.

It was not until Felipe II walked to the podium that everyone sat down again as if they had received an order.

Without the noise and commotion when the Speaker of the Parliament presided over the meeting, people and things became quiet wherever Felipe II looked.

In such a huge parliament with thousands of people, one could hear a pin drop.

Felipe II enjoyed the feeling of having the world under his control. He smiled and said, "I think that in all this time, we have never had a time when we can boast to our people that we have absolute protection against foreign invasions..."

Having said this, Felipe II paused, which immediately resonated with countless people.

There have been so many people and races coming to Spain, including Iberians, Celts, Phoenicians, Romans, Visigoths, Moors, and so on.

It was not until sixty years ago that the Spanish Restoration was declared complete, unification was achieved, and Spain took the lead in embarking on the great voyages of discovery, conquest and occupation, becoming a maritime power.

Among them, the Romans colonized Spain for the longest time.

Felipe II said again: "Now, we are going to do all this. We have proved that the Kingdom of Spain is the legitimate successor of the Roman Empire. We have proved that we are Romans!"

All of a sudden.

There was a thunderous roar of support in Parliament.

Being conquered and occupied has never been a shameful thing for the Spaniards, or for people in the entire European continent.

It will be a great honor to become a conqueror and occupier one day.

The greatest pleasure in life is to kill all the enemies, rob their property, watch their relatives cry, ride their horses, and rape their wives and daughters.

This is what the Whip of God from the East taught them more than two hundred years ago.

What the Kingdom of Spain has to do now is to completely inherit and replace everything of the Roman Empire, including its civilization, history and glory.

Lu Bing and Chen Ping could not understand the logic of the Spanish and Europeans on this issue, but they were willing to respect and support them.

The reason is very simple. Such people and races, when conquered and occupied, will never have the idea of ​​​​being destroyed along with their country. When the Ming Dynasty invaded the European continent in the future, the resistance and will it encountered would not be so strong.

"I have complete confidence in myself. If everyone does their part, does not overlook any mistakes, and makes the best arrangements, which they are doing, we will prove once again that we can defend our land and our glory and weather all storms."

Felipe II slammed his fist on the podium and shouted: "We have lived under tyranny and Protestant intimidation for many years. At this moment, we must change all this, even if it takes many years, even if we have to fight alone. No matter what, that is what we have to fight for. That is the determination of me, His Majesty the King, and everyone. This is the will of the Parliament and the Empire!"

boiling!

Following the voice of Philip II, the parliament fell into a boiling moment, and even the cardinals and bishops shook their arms and roared. In the European continent, for nearly two thousand years, there have been three huge empires: the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Ottoman Empire.

The three empires were all empires of theocracy. Among them, the Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire believed in God, while the Ottoman Empire believed in Allah.

However, the Ottoman Empire, as a latecomer, completely destroyed the Roman Empire.

But no matter which empire dominated the European continent, none of them were good men and women. The colonial tyranny intimidated all Spaniards.

As for Protestantism.

The present Roman Church is very different from the previous Roman Church.

As I said before, the various ugly practices of the Holy See and monasteries forced successive popes to continuously issue edicts to carry out self-reform.

However, the reality is that those who issue decrees and those who implement them are inherently ugly, such as the contemporary Pope Peter VII.

Thus, Protestantism was born.

The Protestant doctrine holds that the church should not be centered around the Pope and the cardinals, but rather around all of God's chosen people.

The only head of the Church is God, not the Pope.

A true pope must be simple, pious and hardworking, not obsessed with power and wealth.

Otherwise, he is not one of God’s chosen people, let alone a leader of the church.

Both believe in God, but the former is dirty and corrupt, while the latter is pure and new. Naturally, the national beliefs of some European countries have undergone a major shift.

Major conflicts arose even within the Roman Catholic Church, with some cardinals, patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops, archbishops, bishops, priests, monks, and nuns turning to Protestantism.

In order to prevent the Vatican from splitting and to maintain its supreme status, popes in recent generations have had to announce internal reforms so that the Church and Protestantism can coexist in harmony in a certain balance.

However, the contradictions between the church and Protestantism were only temporarily suppressed. As human conflicts continued to accumulate, both sides regarded each other as heretics and wanted to judge them.

Spain, on the other hand, is an absolute supporter of the traditional church. It can accept the church's self-reform but cannot accept Protestants.

It can be said that the Kingdom of Spain is the country with the greatest religious conflicts on the European continent. From the royal family to the untouchables, everyone cannot tolerate Protestants and regards Protestantism as a threat.

Even if they stand together, they will regard it as intimidation.

Felipe II's speech was clear.

Make the Kingdom of Spain something like the Roman Empire.

Let the Roman Church be restored to its original state.

If the Roman Empire cannot return, then the Kingdom of Spain becomes the Spanish Empire.

If the Roman Church cannot be restored to its original form, then the Church of the Kingdom of Spain will become the "true Roman Church."

From the cardinals a pope is chosen, from the patriarchs several cardinals are chosen, from the metropolitans more are chosen patriarchs…

Philip II would do this even if it meant sacrificing everything, declaring war on the Holy Roman Empire, and fighting the Roman Church's crusaders.

Lu Bing and Chen Ping were in the crowd, their eyes showing unprecedented solemnity. Such personal charm and such speaking skills actually moved the hearts of thousands of people in the parliament in such a short time. It was terrifying.

This person will definitely be a powerful enemy of the Ming Dynasty in the future!
"The Spanish Empire..."

Philip II officially changed the name of the kingdom to the Empire, and made an impassioned speech: "We will defend our land to the death!"

The sound almost blew the roof off.

It perfectly interprets the idiom "a sea of ​​​​people".

When the voices faded, Philip II said again: "Do your utmost to defend the glory and faith of the empire!"

The voices rose again.

Fall again.

“Even if large tracts of European land and many ancient and famous countries cannot accept or acknowledge the coming of the empire, we will not waver or be discouraged. We will persevere until we achieve complete victory!”

“Así es (That’s right)!”

"Así es!"

"Así es!"

"..."

"We shall fight on land! We shall fight on sea! We shall fight with growing confidence, with growing strength!"

"Así es ..."

"We will kill all enemies, at any cost!"

This time it roared.

Let everyone stand up and shout "Así es" together!
"We will fight on the beaches, we will fight in the fields, we will fight in the streets, we will fight in the mountains, and we will never give up until we have achieved our goal!"

"Así es, Así es."

"Así es, Así es."

"..."

The atmosphere in the parliament reached its peak, and as expected, it began to decline. Philip II looked around the room and continued, "Even if... I never believe this will happen, even if the empire, or most of the territory, suffers defeat, is occupied by the enemy, and falls into famine, we still have the invincible fleet, the armed and protected overseas empire, and we will continue to fight!"

"Así es!"

“Until God deems the time ripe, the new world will come with vigorous power to save and liberate the old world!”

Endless "Así es" rang out, followed by more "Victory", "Victory", "Victory"!
this moment.

Felipe II was crowned emperor.

Through a speech, he won the hearts of all the nobles and clergy.

Lu Bing looked at Chen Ping, which proved Chen Ping's words. Before achieving the throne of emperor, family affection (letters from his uncle Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor) was not worth mentioning.

Chen Ping did not seem happy at all. Instead, he looked very solemn. His two hands, like dead branches, unconsciously grasped the railing in front of him and said, "Find a chance and kill him!"

(End of this chapter)