The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

"July [-]" was like Henry IV kneeling in front of Pope Gregory.

Paul looked at the letter again, sealed the letter with wax, and solemnly printed the Pope's coat of arms on it. The wax swelled like blood red and flowing.

"Send this letter to Madrid quickly!"

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Madrid, Spain.

The Pope's letter was placed on Philip II's table in just three days.

Philip II was a very handsome guy with a pointed chin, a well-cut mustache, and a pair of deep pale blue eyes-the proof of the noblest Habsburg monarchy in Europe.

He came from one of the most noble and distinguished families in Europe.

His father was the mighty Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and his mother was Isabella.Soon after he took the throne in Spain, he already had a long list of titles: King of England and Ireland, King of Naples,

King of Spain and Sicily, King of Portugal.He inherited countless territories: Spain, the Netherlands, Sicily and Naples, Franche-Comté, Milan and all Spanish American, African colonies.This includes all of South America except Brazil, and half of North America.

How much area does he rule?

Let's put it this way, the area he rules is almost [-]% larger than that of Daming!

The population under his rule is almost the same as that of Ming Dynasty!

In the era of Philip II, he was the emperor among European emperors!

He was also one of the few great emperors in the world at that time who could be compared with Jiajing, the ruler of Ming Dynasty!

He actually ruled this large and terrifying Spanish Empire for 32 years, which basically coincided with Jiajing's 45 years.

His reign was the most powerful era in Spanish history.Under Philip II, Spain's national power reached its peak, and historians often refer to this period as the Habsburg dynasty's domination of Europe.

One east and one west, two emperors, one dominates the ocean and the other dominates the land, they can be regarded as the most powerful men on earth in the 16th century.

Philip II put down the letter from Pope Paul IV and slowly stood up.

He walked up to the large French windows overlooking Madrid, the capital of his great empire.

In front of his eyes was a prosperous Madrid.

The fleet from the Americas transported countless gold and silver treasures to the ports of Spain, and then transported them to Madrid.

The income from the Americas alone reached an astonishing 200 million gold coins a year.

Silver even filled Philip II's treasury.

But Philip II was still not satisfied with having such a powerful Spanish empire.

As we all know, he is not only the heir of the Habsburg family, but also a fanatical Catholic.

Philip II was ambitious and tried to form a great Catholic empire with his Spanish Empire as the core and encompassing the whole of Europe.

All European countries must submit to his rule!

And Philip II's greatest ambition is to lead the great Catholic empire to conquer the East and crush it!

He led the Western world, and had smashed the mighty Ottoman Turkish Navy in one of the largest naval battles in history, the Lepando Naval Battle, and had gained an advantage in the Mediterranean.

His ultimate dream is the prosperous Ming Dynasty in the Far East!

It is said that in the far east, there is a great Ming emperor who is not inferior to him. The land, subjects and army he ruled are comparable to Philip II.

"Jiajing!" Philip II's eyes were also staring at Daming on the map, commenting on this ancient and powerful Eastern Empire, but there was a mocking sneer in his eyes: "It's just a name!"

He believed that if he crushed the powerful Armada of the Islamic Navy, he would definitely be able to dominate the Seven Seas and crush Ming!

"If I control the ocean, I control the world! Jiajing, you wait, surrender before me..."

Philip II sneered, his deep light blue eyes stared at the wolf.

However, there is still a stumbling block in front of him, which prevents him, the great emperor who ruled North America, South America, and half of Europe, from concentrating on his expedition to Ming Dynasty for the time being.

That's the tiny UK.

Seeing Paul IV's provocative letter, Philip II's eyes were cold.

In fact, among his titles, there are Kings of England and Ireland, and their origins are somewhat long.

European royal marriages are very chaotic. There is a saying among the upper echelons of European royal families in the Middle Ages.

It is better to marry well than to do well.

Kings, regard marriage as the only way to expand the territory and annex enemy countries, one by one does not start from scratch, but scrambles to start with nothing!

Especially the descendants of the Habsburg family, not only are they not ashamed of being a bad boy, they are proud of it.

Some people have calculated that the Habsburg family used marriage as a weapon to encroach on almost all the thrones in Europe within a few centuries!

This is simply being a badass, being out of the realm!

But among them, the most outstanding leader, the little boy, Philip II is the champion!

Philip II can be called a dowry devourer, a professional householder who cheats husbands, and a small expert who kills his wife.

Others conquer the world with their fists, but he conquers the world by "marrying his wife-restraining his wife-accepting inheritance".