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Chapter 13 Princess Wanli Comes to Meet

As mentioned above, a princess with a noble status followed the fleet of Regent Zhu Youjian to the Ming Dynasty. So who is this princess? How noble is her identity? This is the famous beauty of the Habsburg dynasty, the most beloved young daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, and the niece of King Philip IV of Spain, Princess Maria Anna.

She was also the cousin of King Louis XIII of France, the cousin of King Charles I of England, etc. The relationship was a bit messy. The European royal family was married like this at that time. In short, the identity of this Princess Anna was quite noble.

By the way, with such a noble status, how could she be sent to the Ming Dynasty to marry? Is there no princess of the right age in the Habsburg royal family?

In fact, it was not sent by his father, the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, nor was it forced by his uncle, the Spanish King Philip IV, but she wanted to come by herself. To be precise, she ran to the Ming Dynasty to escape the terrible marriage of her close relatives!

The so-called beauty is a disaster. Because she is so beautiful, she has become the target of the royal family in various countries when she is only thirteen years old. His father has no choice but to marry his daughter. Since so many people are chasing her, then choose the one with the strongest strength. Britain and France are now fighting against the Holy Roman Empire, so naturally there is no need to consider it. The little princes under the Holy Roman Empire don’t need to consider it. Then you can imagine who the winner will win in the end. Yes, it is his uncle, the Spanish King Philip IV!

If nothing unexpected happens, he will marry his uncle in two years. Isn’t it scary?

This is not a joke. In history, she really married her own uncle and gave birth to Carlos II, the last king of the Habsburg dynasty in Spain. It is conceivable how many genetic defects a descendant born with such a close blood relative had. As a result, Carlos II not only had no fertility, but also had countless terminal illnesses. He died in his thirties. The Habsburg dynasty in Spain was extinct!

His uncle Philip IV was indeed very moved by her. Although the royal family had excellent genes, it was rare to be so beautiful. Moreover, because the close relatives were too serious, almost all kinds of strange problems were found among the royal family. Even if she was as beautiful as her, Philip IV did not intend to let her go, even though she was the daughter of her own sister.

When she learned that she was going to marry her uncle, she could imagine the panic in her heart. So when the regent of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian, accidentally mentioned that the emperor of the Ming Empire was only fourteen years old and had not yet married, she was willing to go out. Marrying the unfamiliar Emperor of the Ming Empire was better than marrying her uncle. Moreover, after more than two hundred years of genetic improvement, the old Zhu family looked quite excellent. His Highness Zhu Youjian, who was already handsome enough. How bad is his nephew? What's more, the Ming Empire is so powerful, and which country in the continent can compare with it!

When she told her father what she thought, Ferdinand II did not object. He still loved his young daughter very much. Although marriage was a political need, it was too much to marry her uncle.

Philip IV learned that he was a little reluctant to let go of it, but in the face of national interests, he still chose to agree. At this time, Spain really needed allies too much. Now it seems that the entire continent is enemies of the Habsburgs, and it is almost impossible to find allies. Then the powerful Ming Empire became the first choice. Although the Ming Empire is far away in the Far East, they can produce advanced weapons. If the Spanish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire can all be equipped with the weapons of the Ming Empire, then the Protestant Alliance is nothing!

So he did not stop him, but personally sent his niece to the Regent Prince, and the beautiful Princess Anna came to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Zhu Cijing didn't know that his fifth uncle brought him a partner. What he was most concerned about was arms orders. The Spanish Empire was the richest at this time. In a while, it would be set aside by Britain, France and the Netherlands. Instead of letting it slowly weaken and finally taking away all its wealth by Britain, France and the Netherlands, it would be better to stabilize it and make it your own money tree. Besides, stabilizing it is equivalent to curbing the development of Britain, France and the Netherlands. This is a win-win situation, so why not do it?

So, when Zhu Youjian handed him a large handful of translated orders, he couldn't even close his mouth. Flintlock rifle? No problem, how much to sell; grenade? No problem, the price is high and the profit is large enough; field howitzers? This is not impossible, as long as they can accept the sky-high price; super battleships and treasure ships! Damn, this Spanish king really dares to speak, but if they really can't stand it, this is not impossible to sell. As long as they can hold back the development of Britain, France and the Netherlands, they can just send troops to aid!

Just as he was enjoying watching, Zhu Youjian said hesitantly: "This, this, the emperor..."

Zhu Cijiu is in a good mood now, and he couldn't help but joke: "Uncle Wu, have you come up with respect? Go and go, don't worry about me, I'll check the order for a while."

Zhu Youjian coughed for a long time by his joke before saying helplessly: "Your Majesty, no, this, this, a princess insisted on coming back with Weichen, so Weichen took her with her and asked the emperor to forgive her."

Zhu Cijing didn't realize that the person was looking for him. He just thought that Zhu Youjian had found a side room by himself. What's the matter? For the Ming Dynasty, it might be incredible to pick up a foreign girl, but for modern people, it was not a problem at all. He said indifferently: "Since Uncle Wu likes it, let's marry him, I'm sure!"

Zhu Youjian was choked and coughed for a while before he hesitating and reminded: "This, this, this princess is only fourteen years old this year."

Oh, I'm still a little loli. Is this fifth uncle quite a heavy taste? Zhu Cijing couldn't help but tease: "Well, this is not a big problem. Foreigners develop early, and they can get married at about fourteen years old."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian rolled his eyes and said with all his might: "Your Majesty, I don't want to marry me, but I want to marry you!"

When Zhu Cijiu heard this, he was so scared that he was shocked: "What? Uncle Wu, aren't you kidding me?"

Zhu Youjian suppressed his smile and bowed, "How dare I joke with the emperor? They are really here to find the emperor."

Zhu Cijing's head was instantly confused. It seemed that the Ming Dynasty was fifteen years old and even if he was an adult, it means he would be married next year. As for the queen, he had already chosen it, that is, the fairy sister Qin Mingyue. This foreign princess came too suddenly. Should I marry her?
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