Just as George Churchill was enjoying the food, someone suddenly came to report that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty sent someone to spread the word, saying that he asked him to come to the palace to meet immediately if something happened.

Upon hearing this news, George Churchill frowned, stopped taking food in his hand, picked up the water next to him and took a sip, and then asked the secretary who came to report: "Is there a trade dispute with the Ming Dynasty in the East India Company?"

"Of course not, yours." The secretary was a man in his forties and said with certainty: "The trade between the East India Company and the Ming Dynasty was going very smoothly, and the cooperation between the two sides was also very good. And just yesterday, you just signed an order for the East India Company to purchase porcelain in large quantities from the Ming Dynasty. How could there be a dispute?"

Although George Churchill is a playboy on weekdays, he is a member of the Marbaro family and is not a fool without goods. It can even be said that behind the seemingly cynical cynicism, George Churchill is still very capable, otherwise even with the support of the family, the British government would not arbitrarily appoint an idiot without any ability to become the ambassador to the Ming Dynasty.

It has been two years since I arrived in the Ming Dynasty. George Churchill has long known about the situation of the Ming Dynasty, especially some of the rules of the Ming government. As the supreme ruler of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Yicheng's power is supreme in this country. Compared with Queen Anne of the United Kingdom, the Ming Dynasty's monarch has an incomparable status and authority. I am afraid that the only one who just died is the Sun King.

The British ambassador to the Ming Dynasty is a bad guy, but in fact, this position is very leisurely. As mentioned earlier, the so-called minister is just a representative of one country's delegation to another country. Moreover, in this era, due to underdeveloped information, technology, backward transportation and other factors, the embassy not only handles some trade affairs related to the Ming Dynasty, but most of the time it is just a "mascot".

Like today, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty suddenly asked to summon him, which was something that had never happened before. George Churchill thought about it and then asked: "How is the situation in Nanyang now? Have you received any reports of military conflicts these days?"

The secretary shook his head: "The European War has just ended. Now all the countries in the South China colonies are trying their best to restore their national strength. How can they offend the Ming Dynasty in the face of commercial interests? Besides, the Ming Dynasty's navy is not those small fishing boats. Who would have to seek trouble in the face of such a behemoth? You, don't forget the result of the Portuguese Far East Fleet back then."

George Churchill nodded. The current Ming Navy's military strength has far exceeded the combined power of the fleets of various countries in the South China Sea. Moreover, with the continuous launch of the Ming new ships, the main battleships of the Ming Navy have now been dominated by Thunder Ships, and two more powerful dreadnoughts have been built.

As the British Minister, George Churchill had certainly seen these two giants. In his opinion, the appearance of the dreadnought had completely surpassed the most powerful warships when Spain was traversing the world. Whether it was its huge ship or its fierce artillery fire, it was even better than that.

As early as shortly after the establishment of the Ming Navy, the Portuguese Far East Fleet, which was traversing all over the world, suffered a fatal blow. Now the Ming Navy's strength has become the most powerful member in the world. Which guy who is not open will provoke the other party in the Nanyang area, that is, the waters fully controlled by the Ming Navy?

George Churchill thought for a while, but he didn't expect when it was the summoned by Zhu Yicheng. However, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty had sent someone and he had to go to the palace as soon as possible. As the British Minister, this was his duty.

After finishing the meal early, George Churchill asked the servants to help change their clothes and immediately prepared the carriage.

Although the gorgeous and comfortable silk on his body made George Churchill feel accustomed to it, when he met the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, as the minister, he had to wear a Western dress, then wear a wig, and then sprinkle powder with various colors of pollen and starch.

This habit first came from Egypt and ancient Rome, and then gradually spread to Britain from the rise of France. Since Charles II, wigs began to prevail among British nobles and have become the standard outfit for nobles.

After leaving the embassy, ​​a uniformed coachman drove onto the road, heading towards the palace not far away, with the exquisite carriage inlaid with the cross-border flag of St. George, representing England and St. Andrew's flag of Scotland, forming the emblem and the Marbarrow family emblem.

When he arrived outside the palace, the carriage stopped. George Churchill got out of the carriage and then walked towards the guards guarding the palace. He showed his identity and purpose to the other party. After the guards who had received the order confirmed that George Churchill was not carrying weapons, the two guards opened a door and led him into the palace.

The palace, George Churchill, came here once, when he had just arrived in the Ming Dynasty, and today was his second time.

This time was different from the last time. He did not go to the main hall, but walked through a long road and followed him for a long time to come to a side hall, because this was the place where Zhu Yicheng usually handled official duties and was also the place to meet him today.

When he arrived at the place, he asked George Churchill to wait for a while. The guards stepped forward and said a few words to the guards guarding the side hall. Then the guards turned around and went in to report.

George Churchill, who was standing and waiting outside, was thinking about his thoughts while taking a lot of surrounding environment. After a while, he received a reply that he could enter.

Walking down the steps into the side hall, George Churchill was a little nervous. When he stepped into the hall gate, he took a deep breath to calm down his mood, and then walked in.

As soon as he entered the hall, George Churchill saw the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty sitting on a chair, and there was a huge conference table in front of him. There were five people on both sides of the table. He knew all these five people. When he saw this scene, his heart trembled and subconsciously felt that something might have happened today.

After calming down, George Churchill saluted His Majesty the Emperor with a ritual of a mandarin with a clear accent, and at the same time guessed what was going on to work for the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the five ministers of the Military Affairs Office were all present and met him together.

Unfortunately, he didn't even understand what happened, but at the same time he observed that everyone present looked very good, especially the marshal, Wang Dong, whose gaze looked at him was even more unkind, and his face was like black carbon.

George Churchill, who was uneasy, still knelt on the ground after saluting. It was not until a moment later that Zhu Yicheng asked him to get up, and he slowly stood up. He had eaten too much in the past two years, so it was really difficult for him to make this move. Just as he quietly rubbed his sore knees, Wang Dong, who had no good face since he came in, directly asked.
Chapter completed!