18 years later

Liu Chengying, the white-clothed scholar of the year and the current commander of Jinyi Weinan Town, wore a big red python flying fish suit, wearing a black gauze waist belt, standing on the bow of a three-masted gunboat with his hands behind his back, and letting the sea breeze blow his cloak to the ground and hunt.

"Your Excellency, the sentinel ship has returned, the harbor ahead is called London, do you need to dock there?"

"How many ships do we still have capable of fighting?" Liu Chengying stared at the coastline and indifferently asked Qianhu in Jinyi, who was kneeling behind him on one knee.

Chiho sighed, and instead of answering his question directly, he said tactfully, "Alas...... My lord, I know what my lordship is worried about, but if I don't dock again, I'm afraid the soldiers will ......."

"I'm afraid of what?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to live a few!" Chito gritted his teeth and finally spoke.

Liu Chengying slowly turned around, looked at the old man who had been following him since he joined the Jinyi Guard, and said coldly, "Are you teaching me to do things?"

Hearing this, Qianhu knelt on his knees, slammed his head on the floor, and shouted with all his might: "Don't dare to mark it! I just can't see that the soldiers can't die in their hometown! I can't see the adults suffering this living crime!"

"Do you know that the emperor's life is greater than the sky? We are deeply favored by the emperor, and we will definitely repay it with death. ”

Listening to Liu Chengying's cold words, Qianhu stood up from the floor violently, grabbed his hands in front of him, and roared in pain: "My lord! It's been 18 years, it's been 18 years! I've been following you for 18 years! The robes are not for the emperor's order, but for you!

Then, without waiting for Liu Chengying to speak, he immediately turned around and pointed to a group of ragged soldiers behind him, and roared excitedly: "My lord, look at these soldiers, they have abandoned their families and children in order to follow you, and they have not returned to their hometown for 18 years! You can't bear to let them die in a barbarian country like this?"

As he spoke, Qianhu touched his heartstrings and wept sadly, "My poor osmanthus...... My son, my father can't see you marry and have children......"

Under his influence, the soldiers were drawn out of their homesickness, and then one by one they fell to their knees on the floor and cried bitterly.

Liu Chengying's eyes swept to everyone in a complicated manner, looking at this group of mournful soldiers, she sighed, and suddenly shouted: "Raise the sails!"

Qianhu was the first to react, got up in surprise, and shouted at the soldiers: "Quick, quick! The sailman is about to raise the sails! Where is the helmsman dead......? Hurry up and set sail!"

When the soldiers heard the shouts of the thousand households, they climbed up one after another as if they were waking up from a dream, and shouted loudly with the joy of the rest of their lives: "Raise the sails, set sail, raise the sails, set sail......"

Two hours later, Liu Chengying's ship led two three-masted gunboats and a Daifuku ship, guided by the English pilot ship, and slowly sailed into the port of London.

At the same moment, in the palace, Henry IV was furious, furious at the Marquess of Coventry, who stood at the head of the city.

"Oh God, you moth, you shit, fool, let this unidentified fleet sail into the capital of the great Lanchester dynasty with such a swagger!"

Coventry reluctantly spread his hands to the king, "My great majesty, do you think that if we don't let them dock in London, they will go obediently?"

Henry IV angrily smashed the silver cup in his hand to the ground, and roared, "Damn Coventry, are you old and confused, in the event that the Tatars attack us suddenly, will you be able to hold it with the present strength of London?"

"My wise majesty, first of all I want to correct your negligence, they are not Tatars, they are from a great country, the Ming Kingdom. Moreover, the commander of this fleet is the general of the Praetorian Guard and His Excellency the Earl of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom. ”

Henry IV said disapprovingly, "Damn old fellow, so what? I will not allow this barbarian to trample on the sacred land of great England." ”

Coventry felt that the king had gone mad, and there was a hint of war in his words. This kind of thing must not be allowed to happen, and the lame Timur, who ravaged Eurasia back then, once declared himself a vassal to the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom. The small British Isles are even less qualified to wrestle with giants.

He gathered his thoughts and said in a roundabout way: "My wise majesty, I regret to tell you that at the moment our forces are confronting the proud French rooster. If you really mean that, IMHO, before your mighty soldiers return, London will be history!"

Henry IV touched the beard on his chin and pondered for a while, then his tone improved slightly: "Then what should you do according to your meaning?"

"My Honorable Majesty, how about we use their fleet to help our country block the coastline of those French?"

Henry IV was thought by what he said, "It's a good idea!

Coventry replied confidently: "People live only for money, beautiful women, or high-ranking officials." I think it would be better for your youngest daughter, Margaret, to be a messenger and tell their chiefs that if you can help us, you can reward them accordingly, and even ...... your daughter."

"No, no, how can I let my cute little angel marry the hateful Mingguo!"

Coventry felt that his Majesty was an idiot, "My dear Majesty, I heard that a group of hateful Ming people, one ship is the size of three of us, and there are artillery on it!"

When Henry IV heard the word "artillery", his eyes lit up, although he had the intention to take it, but after all, he was a king, and some things could only be said from the mouths of his courtiers, "You just said that their commander was the general of the Praetorian Guard of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

"He's still an earl?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

"The lame Timur also once called himself a vassal to the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

Henry IV was very pleased with Coventry's knowledge, "Hmm...... In that case, I can let my dear little Mary go on a trip......"

The Marquis of Coventry is well aware of the virtues of this king, and some things just can't be wiped away, and he has to say them from other people's mouths.

Then the corners of his mouth twitched and he replied: "My wise majesty, all England will be proud of your selflessness! Margaret will surely understand your good intentions, and I believe that she will be happy too!"

Seeing him so good, Henry IV nodded with satisfaction, "Alas...... If it weren't for the persuasion of you damn old fox, how could I give up my little angel......"

Seeing that he had left himself so clean, Coventry was a little skeptical that this was a good idea, but it had come to this point, and it could only go all the way to the dark.

"My gracious majesty, I will now go and speak with Margaret, believing that she will understand the present disadvantageous situation of our country. And I assure you, I will definitely convince the commander of the Ming Kingdom!"

"Ships, I want them!" said Henry IV, seeing that the Marquess of Coventry had forgotten his main concern, hastened to remind him.

Coventry said with some irritation: "If he and Margaret can be together, won't the ship and the cannon be yours?

Henry IV saw that he understood his thoughts, so he laughed and said to him: Hahahaha, go quickly, dear Coventry, I am waiting for your good news......"