C2117 Dawn 2 (2/2)
Only now did everyone see that the little Emperor Zai Chun had already climbed up the stairs, even the Head of the Guards and the others had put down their cutlery.
Normally, he could do whatever he wanted, but now was not the time. The little emperor had the highest status in the diplomatic corps, and in front of the Europeans, everyone of the Chinese had to give him the highest respect.
With a ”pa” sound, all 100 of them saluted together on the deck. Duke of Newcastle's eyes lit up when he saw their majestic and imposing auras.
”So what I saw yesterday was not your most powerful moment, but today …” ”God, how did you train these soldiers?” the Duke asked with a smile.
Xiao Letian smiled lightly: ”You're welcome! How could Hubai train like this? ”Wrong, we don't need to train at all. This is just what we Chinese look like!”
”I have no other ability. I just brushed away the dust in the hearts of the Chinese and let my original self show... ”Otherwise, does Duke think that the tens of millions of square kilometers of land in China was swindled out by words?”
”Oh …” ”Hahaha, that makes sense, that makes sense. The leader really doesn't want to lose anything …” Maybe because of the business relationship between the Duke of Newcastle and Xiao Letian, for the sake of the fresh source's business relationship, he did not care at all about what Xiao Letian meant by ”soft knife”.
Europeans valued their interests more than their face. Their values were completely different from those of the officials of the Qing Dynasty.
After a few words of courtesy, Zai Chun saw the opportunity and excitedly said to his master: ”Master, you really should come to the shore with me. The European banquet is really interesting, very interesting, completely different from ours …”
Zai Chun's eyes lit up, he looked like he was playing with them. The baron's manor is very big, there are more than 50 gardeners taking care of his plants, their styles are different from our little bridges in China, they are all square geometric shapes …
”There's also their banquet hall. It's outrageously large, filled with specimens of rare plants and animals. The most beautiful one is a specimen of an African lion. It occupies a corner of the banquet hall, and its aura is extremely extraordinary …”
”Haha, this is the first time I've seen a real lion. It's so big …”
Xiao Letian laughed bitterly as he looked at Zai Chun. He was still a child after all, and a toy that he was used to would make him fall for it. Such a temperament was not yet open to British kneading.
Thinking about it, Xiao Letian said with a serious face: ”Your majesty! ”Now is not the time to chat. Look at the shore, the British citizens welcoming you are starting to gather. Please restrain yourself. We are setting sail at 6 o'clock sharp!”
Zai Chun touched a soft nail on the ship and did not dare to say another word, so he walked over to his exclusive seat at the bow of the ship, and acted as the living specimen of Great Qing.
Today, the sailors had specially reserved a wooden platform for Zai Chun. Standing on it, Little Zai Chun was actually taller than the Duke of Newcastle by two heads.
Zai Chun looked over and could not help but inhale a breath of cold air. It was not very obvious a moment ago, but now that he looked back, the British citizens that were gathered on both sides of the river had already become a black blob, and were constantly increasing.
Today, in order to receive Zai Chun, the Thames River had sealed two-thirds of the channel. The middle and north sides of the channel were all split apart by armed fast boats, so all the civilian ships could only go through the narrowest passage on the south side.
Everywhere within sight were the battleships of the Royal British Fleet. The boats were maintaining order on the surface of the river, while the big battleships were arranged in a line, awaiting the Zhiyuan Warship's inspection.
The Victory had already prepared half a sail to accompany them, at that time, the Victory and the Zhiyuan Warship would move side by side towards London.