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Chapter 1710 More precious than money

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    Mr. Zhao invited the Black Prince and the Green Queen to enjoy a feast of Bo Ni flavor. It was not until about three o'clock in the afternoon that the guests and the host left happily.

    After he took a nap for another half an hour, Sebastian, who had been waiting for most of the day and was so hungry that his eyes were dim, was finally led to the back garden of the Governor's Mansion by the secretary.

    Under the shade of the huge camphor tree, Mr. Zhao, wearing sunglasses, sat lazily in a rocking chair, falling asleep to the melodious music.

    The young secretary stepped forward with a heavy step and quietly reported to Zhao Hao's side that the guest had arrived.

    Mr. Zhao then slowly took off his sunglasses, stretched and stood up, showed a tired smile to Sebastian and said: "Why is your Majesty so anxious about something? You can't wait until you return to Yongxia?"

    Sebastian rolled his eyes secretly and said, "When you return to Yongxia, you don't know where you went."

    "I really can't wait." After three years of hanging out with people from the Ming Dynasty, he finally mastered Chinese.  "My country is facing Spanish aggression. I must return home immediately, sir!"

    "That's it." Zhao Hao picked up a cigar and sniffed it lightly at the end of his nose.  I don't know whether she wanted to smell the scent of the girl's thigh above her, or whether she was thinking about his words.

    In fact, Mr. Zhao is simply sleepy

    "Sir, the war is over now. And I am now at odds with Spain. What else do you have to worry about?" Sebastian was unavoidably worried. After living under someone else's roof for so many years, he finally learned how to read people's glances.

    "Haha, Your Majesty, you misunderstood." Zhao Hao yawned and lowered his head to get the lighter.  Xiao Sai quickly picked it up, rubbed it on the fire, and lit a cigarette for him.

    "Indeed, the group has lifted the restrictions on your return to the country." Zhao Hao took a puff of his cigar and said, "I'm just worried about your safety. As far as I know, your Majesty will probably die if you go back now."

    "How could it be possible? If they knew that I was still alive, the morale of our soldiers and civilians would be greatly boosted!" Xiao Sai said with a blushing face.

    Zhao Hao raised his hand to stop Sebastian from continuing to argue, slowly exhaled the milky white smoke, and enjoyed the unique mellow smell of Luzon tobacco leaves, then continued:

    "But the problem is that your nobles and upper-class people have openly sided with Philip II."

    "This" Sebastian's face twitched and he said harshly: "It's nothing, it's just because they thought I was dead."

    "Haha" Zhao Hao bit his cigar and looked at Xiao Sai with an idiot's eyes: "Gamblers all know 'buy a deal and leave', let alone an aristocratic group with a big business and noble status. Since they  If you choose to be loyal to Philip II, you cannot repeat your words lightly, otherwise you will be regarded as a betrayal by His Majesty."

    Then Zhao Hao said word by word: "Betrayal has to pay a price."

    "That's different." Sebastian blushed, and the veins on his forehead popped out, and argued: "I am an orthodox king of the Avish dynasty. If you betray me, you will be deprived of your noble status  ¡­¡±

    "They are already nobles canonized by Philip II." Zhao Hao reminded Sebastian with a smile.

    Sebastian was immediately dumbfounded and could only say something unintelligible like 'I am the country' and 'I am the hope of the whole country'.

    Zhao Hao did not laugh cheerfully, but just sprinkled salt on his wounds and said: "According to reliable information, your country's Vice King of India and Governor of Malacca have both sworn allegiance to Philip II in exchange for re-election.  .So we must evaluate whether letting His Majesty go back now is sending the sheep into the tiger's mouth."

    Sebastian was completely speechless.  Those ministers kept saying they were loyal and honorable all day long, but they surrendered more quickly than anyone else, which made him feel ashamed.

    "The results of the evaluation are not optimistic." Zhao Hao put his arm around Sebastian's shoulders and said in a sincere big brother's tone:

    "Let's assume the best situation first. Assume that Your Majesty is still the chosen one. When the governors of overseas colonies see you, they will look down on you and let you return to Portugal smoothly. What chance do you have of winning against Spain?  Woolen cloth?"

    "Don't forget, in the Battle of the Mahazan River, tens of thousands of Portuguese died on the battlefield. 15,000 Portuguese, including nobles and nobles across the country, became prisoners of the Moroccans. In the following years, in order to redeem these captives, your  Almost every household in the country was clean, and the country was also heavily in debt, which directly triggered a famine that lasted for two years, and more than 50,000 people starved to death" Big Brother showed no mercy when he lifted up Xiao Sai's scars.

    "Now the border fortresses you have built for generations are owned by the Spanish, and there is no danger in the country. By the time His Majesty returns to Portugal with 8,000 soldiers collected from the colonies, the Spanish have already eliminated the resistance.  We will definitely concentrate our forces to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign against you. Your Majesty is tired of your troops coming from afar.Cooperate and make profits through trade.  However, the cost and uncertainty of this method are too high, there are too many loopholes, and the profits have been embezzled by colonial officials and traders. The royal family and the people have paid the most, but gained the least.  "

    "That can't be handed over to others!" Sebastian said impatiently: "How can I explain to the previous kings of the Kingdom of Heaven?"

    "Then you can only watch the whole of Portugal being annexed by Spain." Pinto sighed: "Losing everything, or abandoning the car to save the commander-in-chief, your majesty, choose one?"

    PS. I came back last night and wanted to write, but I fell asleep at the table and slept until four in the morning.  My whole body is sore and tired today, and my mind is not working at all. It took me most of the day to write this half chapter. Alas keep writing, as much as I can write.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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