Chapter 1611 Queen's High Leng
"The City of London in the 17th century is really a bit old."
When Chu Yun saw the city of London at this time, except for some important places, stone buildings were used, many of them were wooden houses, which were far from prosperous after the Industrial Age.
The dock was unprecedentedly lively, just like the day when Queen Sophia returned.
Almost all the nobles, squire and merchants in London were waiting at the dock in their dresses. The queen even arrived in person, showing the value of the identity of the visitor.
More people, especially civilians, are more curious about the appearance of the Chinese who have frequently appeared in England in the past decade.
"It's really unimaginable that the other party can come across the sea, and there are so many ships."
"There are three more ironclad ships. How many ironclad ships do they have?"
"Her Majesty, he will not interfere in our affairs in England, will he?"
The members of Congress gathered together, and there were hundreds of nobles. They took advantage of Chu Yun and others not yet landed and talked, and the banks of the Thames were as lively as the vegetable market.
The ambassadors of the kingdoms of France, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, etc. were also waiting by the river. With the intuition of their diplomats, the other party was definitely not as simple as visiting Queen Sophia.
"You France defeated our Spain one after another, and even the most elite Flanders were defeated by our Prince Conde. Does King Louis have no intention of a truce? We Spain and you France are both European powers. If we continue to fight, both sides will suffer losses. It will only make the outsiders in vain. Even so, you don't care?" The Spanish ambassador tested the French ambassador.
"Before you figure out the intention of the other party's arrival, unless your Spanish ambassador goes to the Louvre and asks our king for a truce, it is impossible for the two countries to easily truce." said the French ambassador.
"You France should not regret your behavior. No matter how much we Spain fail on the battlefield, we can still pull up an army of 20,000 people to drag you down at any time." The Spanish ambassador snorted coldly, obviously not wanting to surrender.
While they were talking, several small boats were put down from the large ship, and a group of escorts landed first to confirm whether it was safe. Then Chu Yun led diplomatic officials to the shore.
"He's here!"
Almost all the nobles and squire were looking for Chu Yun among the crowd who came ashore.
After Chu Yun got ashore, he recognized Sophia, who was supported by many cabinet members and members of the parliament.
After several years of experience, she seems to be no longer as naughty as before, as if she had changed to another person, becoming cold and capable.
Sofia also discovered Chu Yun, her face was as frosty as she brought many cabinet members and the members of the parliament came over: "Guests from afar, welcome your arrival."
After saying that, she reached out her hand to sag.
"Sophia... Queen, no see for a long time." Chu Yun thought she wanted to shake hands, so he reached out to him.
Holding her hand, it felt a little cold.
Then Chu Yun discovered something was wrong. Many cabinet members, congressmen, and noble squire were watching Chu Yun and whispering to each other.
Suddenly Chu Yun understood that Sophia was mainly signaling to ask for a kiss, but Chu Yun subconsciously thought it was a handshake...
"The culture is different, please don't be surprised." Chu Yun pretended to be calm and directly ignored the strange eyes of the cabinet, parliament, and squire.
"Welcome to you again." Sophia's tone became colder. "We have prepared a carriage and invited you to live in Whitehall Palace. Your soldiers and merchants, our ministers will temporarily place them."
"Okay." Chu Yun saw Sophia's expressionless face, and was wondering if it was too long that the two sides were separated.
I didn't realize it was a kiss and maybe Sophia misunderstood that he deliberately refused.
Chu Yun brought Ella and Da Yuer. They were all very familiar with Sophia, but now it is a formal diplomatic occasion, so they did not take the initiative to talk to Sophia.
Chu Yun and Sophia came to the front of the carriages with the support of the English nobles, MPs and squire.
These are all four-seat carriages. Sofia asked Chu Yun, Ella, Da Yuer and Chu Xueer to have one carriage, while Sofia got on another carriage by herself.
Carriages were admiring the London city people, and Chu Yun's Imperial Guard and Sophia's Royal Guard followed closely behind the carriage.
"Is that Aunt Sophia just now?" Chu Xueer asked while looking at the house on the street outside the carriage.
"She is actually the queen of the United Kingdom. In public, you should call her Her Majesty the Queen, do you know?" Da Yuer taught.
She turned her head and said to Chu Yun: "Sofia has changed a lot in recent years, and I can't see through her ideas very much. But I think she may not be as cold as it seems, but it's just a formal occasion."
"She looks in a bad mood. Has the adults not seen her for too long, so she is a little angry?" Ella asked.
"It will be clear until you ask in private."
Chu Yun was also a little scared, probably because of guilt, so that Sophia orphans and widows were wandering in England. Fortunately, he was a royal family, at least he had no worries about food and clothing.
Chu Yun and the others arrived at the state banquet hall of White Hall Palace, and Sophia held a banquet to welcome them.
Many nobles, members of parliament, and cabinet ministers participated in this banquet, and they were more concerned about whether Chu Yun's arrival in England was not about drinking.
"We in China love peace and will remain neutral on many occasions, and will never start the war easily." Chu Yun raised his wine glass toast with the English nobles, sending them a signal that he did not want to interfere in their English affairs.
However, the English nobles, members of parliament, and ministers of the cabinet did not believe it. The Chinese taught the arrogant Ottoman Empire a lesson in the Mediterranean, participated in the English Civil War, and sent troops to Portugal to help them protect the capital Lisbon, where they loved peace.
"I don't know what is the purpose of Mr. Chu visiting European countries this time?" The Prime Minister came to ask on behalf of the cabinet's attitude.
Seeing the Prime Minister's straight shot, almost all the people present focused on Chu Yun's eyes.
"In order to establish diplomacy and trade with European countries, I hope to establish a global trade system, allowing goods to circulate freely in kingdoms in all regions of the world, and allowing trade to benefit everyone." Chu Yun was also straightforward.
Chapter completed!