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Douglas carefully glanced at the Qin Emperor on the throne. He was obviously very familiar with the situation in Britain, so would he think that the Federal Parliament was "rebellious"? If he really thought so, it would be bad.
What you fear will come true. In the magnificent Jinluan Palace, the censor Yang Yin was the first to stand up and denounce: "Your Majesty, I heard that the so-called English Federal Parliament actually sent the king to the guillotine. This is really treasonous..."
Yang Yin's tone was quite sharp, which frightened Douglas greatly. Although Cromwell had gradually taken control of the Federal Parliament, the Presbyterians in Britain still had great power. In addition, the royalists rebelled from time to time, and the egalitarians represented by military generals emerged. The political situation in England was still very serious.
In addition, the financial situation of the British Commonwealth Parliament continued to deteriorate after two major civil wars with Charles I over the past seven or eight years. If at this time, it lost trade with the East or was even driven out of India, it would undoubtedly be a further blow to Cromwell.
Douglas did not wait for Qin Mu to speak, and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the respected Emperor Qin, I heard that there were many emperors in China in the past. Because of their incompetence and tyranny, they enslaved their people and made their people unbearable. In the end, these tyrants were overthrown and killed by their people.
The situation in England is the same. The previous king arbitrarily enslaved the English people, making it impossible for them to survive, so they rose up to overthrow him. I think this is the same as what happened to the tyrants in China before. "
Qin Mu saw that his answer was quite witty and nodded secretly. In fact, he didn't care who killed whom in Britain. He just remembered that Charles I was sent to the guillotine, which seemed to be the first constitutional monarchy in Britain.
To be honest, Qin Mu does not want Britain to implement a constitutional monarchy.
However, the two countries are thousands of miles apart, so even if Qin Mu wanted to interfere, he was unable to do so for the time being.
On the other hand, with the booming textile industry and other industries and commerce in Daqin, and the destruction of the Nanyang countries, the European market is very important to Daqin. Now that trade lines have been established with Portugal and Britain, Qin Mu does not want the trade between the two countries to be affected.
But he did not want Britain to rise too quickly. As far as he knew, Charles I's son, the Earl of Carrick, was now in exile in Europe.
The Earl of Carrick was sent by his father to the west of England as the nominal commander-in-chief when he was 15. The aggressive parliamentary army forced him into a desperate situation, and he had to leave England and finally went to Paris to reunite with his mother under his father's order.
When the Second Civil War broke out in 1648, he served as the commander of the warships that rebelled against the Parliamentary Army, but was forced to return to his base in the Netherlands, where he received the news that his father had been executed. From then on, he was exiled in Europe and had been committed to regaining the thrones of Scotland and England, and had received support from many royalists.
Qin Mu thought that this could be used to his advantage.
"In principle, I agree to establish diplomatic relations with England. The two countries will send permanent envoys to each other, establish embassies, and strengthen trade between the two countries. However, in view of the political unrest in England, you must agree that Daqin will send two ships to protect its embassy."
Douglas couldn't believe his ears. He thought he would be questioned, but he didn't expect to get away with it so easily.
Whether it is possible to establish diplomatic relations with Daqin and ensure trade with Daqin is very important to Britain. It is just sending two warships. For the increasingly powerful English navy, two warships will not pose much threat.
Douglas agreed without thinking: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Qin, as you wish, we can get along well with Qin. We will send diplomatic envoys to each other's countries and agree that Qin will send two ships to protect its embassy..."
Douglas believed that he had accomplished a great mission.
But later, when he learned what kind of two ships Daqin sent to London to protect the embassy and what kind of impact it had, he realized how hasty the decision he made today was.
The future destiny of England was quietly changed with his answer.
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Next March will be the spring festival that comes every three years. Scholars from all over the country will gather in the capital. They will be amazed by the tremendous changes in Nanjing.
The originally crisscrossing outer area now has many asphalt roads, with sweet osmanthus and willow trees planted on both sides of the roads. Reinforced concrete buildings are rising from the ground, forming a prosperous street.
There are bicycles, sedan chairs, BMWs, luxury cars on the streets, and even "bus stops" appear on the side of the street. Two-horse four-wheeled elongated carriages with flags of "Route 1" and "Route 2" are running along fixed routes.
Each carriage can hold 18 people. You only need to pay two cents to ride from the starting station to the terminal station, and you can also get on and off at any station along the way. It is convenient and fast.
All kinds of new and interesting things appeared in the streets, and all the scholars who came to Beijing were amazed and praised them.
In various restaurants and teahouses, the scholars who came to Beijing for the imperial examinations loudly discussed the changes in the Qin Dynasty. For Qin Mu, this was a good opportunity to gather the opinions of the people.
At dusk on the same day after meeting with envoys from various countries, he decided to leave the palace incognito with Yun Qiaoer. The two of them wanted to go through the back door, but when they passed the side of Kunning Palace, they were bumped into by Yang Zhi.
As soon as she saw Qin Mu dressed as a rich young man and Yun Qiaoer dressed as a servant, she knew what they were going to do.
Yang Zhi couldn't help but stamp her feet and said, "Your Majesty, you..." Before she could finish, Yun Qiao'er ran up to her with a giggle, hugged Yang Zhi's waist and said with a smile, "Sister, you should also change your clothes, let's go out together."
Yang Zhi immediately pointed a finger at her forehead and said angrily, "I haven't said anything to you yet, but you still want me to go crazy with you. Tell me, where are you going?"
"Hehe... Sister, go change your clothes quickly. It's fun. You'll know when you get there." Yun Qiaoer's words were so sweet that Yang Zhi felt moved.
Qin Mu laughed, walked forward, hugged the two of them and said, "Queen, elope with me."
Yang Zhi spat at him and said, "Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a country. How can you go crazy with this girl? If this gets out, the ministers... "
Qin Mu kissed her lightly on the lips, shutting up Yang Zhi's words, and then said to Momo and Ruoruo behind her: "Do you two want to follow?"
Momo and Ruoruo immediately nodded their heads vigorously, almost breaking their necks.
"Then why don't you quickly prepare a set of Confucian clothing for the Queen?"
"oh oh... ... .."
Momo and Ruoruo were overjoyed and didn't care about Yang Zhi's reaction as they ran off to get ready.
"Your Majesty, you... No, I cannot do this. No, no."
"Why, you don't want to follow me?"
"No, no, Your Majesty..."
"Girl, get out of the way." Qin Mu ordered. Yun Qiaoer cooperated tacitly, giggling and getting out of the way. Qin Mu carried Yang Zhi back to the back hall of Kunning Palace.
Momo and Ruoruo were amazing, they had already found a set of Confucian robes waiting for them. Qin Mu put Yang Zhi on the bed and immediately started to unbutton her coat, "Your Majesty..." Yang Zhi struggled for a while, but was slapped by Qin Mu and fell to the ground, so she dared not resist.
With the help of Momo and Ruoruo, Qin Mu quickly took off her coat, changed into a set of Confucian clothes, and combed her hair into a bun again.
Yang Zhi was being manipulated, and when Qin Mu said "OK," she looked in the mirror and saw that she had turned into a handsome young man.
"Your Majesty, this is not good. If the ministers find out, I won't be able to explain myself."
"Then you decide, do you want to cherish your reputation, or follow me?"
"Your Majesty, I will follow you."
"Hahaha, that's right. You act like a queen all the time, you must be exhausted. I feel bad for you. You've done good enough. Why not elope with me? Hahaha..."
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by eloping? That's really ugly." Yang Zhi couldn't help but spit at her again.
Apparently she had forgotten that she was now dressed as a handsome young man, revealing this shy girlish attitude, which made Qin Mu feel strange. He coughed twice and said, "Young Master Yang, don't be like this, let's elope..."
Hearing the word "elope" again, Yun Qiao'er laughed so hard that her body shook with laughter, "Hehe... ....haha..."
As the queen who rules the country, Yang Zhi had never acted so foolishly before. But seeing her lover so happy, she couldn't help but be full of expectations. What would happen if she left the palace like this
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