Almost every few days, similar riots are going on in London or somewhere in England, and the people of London are no stranger to this.

Dead.

But there was not much sympathy for the dead, and the bodies of the mob were hung in the streets, as if to warn the others, and all this, for the priests, was a weapon that could not have been more advantageous for them to incite people.

Despot!

That's what almost everyone called James II.

When the riots in London intensified. Outside London, a Celestial man rode a horse and ran through clean streets, and the suburbs outside the city seemed quieter and cleaner than in the city.

The people of the Celestial Empire on horseback, riding horses unhurriedly, what happened in London, it seems that it has no effect on him, indeed, the chaos in London is just a mess for the Celestial Empire, for the Celestial Empire, England is just one of dozens of poor small European countries, and it is not even worth mentioning.

At least to some extent, the Celestial Empire looks down on this barren region of Europe in its bones, and in the eyes of many Celestial Empire people, the so-called Europe, except for some aspects that are worth mentioning, is just a place where maidservants and female branch girls are born, and even the maidservants here are not worth mentioning, because their skin is rough and their appearance is strange, compared to European maids, they prefer lustful maids, at least those lustful maids look more pleasing to the eye.

The Celestial Empire people on horseback hurried unhurriedly on the road, and on both sides of the road grew willows, rushes, and flowering meadows, and flocks of fat sheep grazed by the sun grazing carefreely on the meadows. It was these sheep that drove many of England's peasants out of the countryside and into the cities, where they became destitute destitutes.

"If the British had enough money, perhaps, they could send all the people to North America, not to the slums of the cities......"

Li Ke had silently thought in his heart, as the intelligence officer of the Military Department in England, he had been in England for two years, and in the past two years, he had finally seen the most real side of this place - except for the poverty everywhere, there was nothing here at all.

Slowly, Li Ke has come to his destination, he saw the beautiful house, not European, but Celestial Empire, this Celestial Empire-style house, he felt extremely intimate, its balcony fluttering silk curtains in the wind, that is the silk fabric of the Celestial Empire, is extremely expensive, but here, all this is just an embellishment.

And by the river, there is even a windmill that keeps turning, which is also oriental - his destination, although it is the English countryside, from here, it looks more like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Everything seems so kind, even the trees have changed, elms and many other trees of the Celestial Empire can be seen everywhere, and the sun shines on the leaves, and walking in them makes people feel like they are back in the Celestial Empire.

In London, people call this place "Little Celestial Empire", many rich people in London are willing to build a Celestial Empire-style palace here, enjoying the Celestial Empire-style life, but in fact, this is only the Celestial Empire's embassy in London, more than ten years ago, because they are not accustomed to the harsh environment of London, the minister in London bought thousands of acres of land in the suburbs, after more than ten years of careful renovation, it has become a small town similar to the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, in addition to the legation, there are many rich people who come here because of the beautiful environment, Settled near the legation.

For many of London's wealthies, after the daily hustle and bustle of the city, they are more than happy to come here and enjoy the comfort of paradise.

It's clean, it's neat, it's sparkling everywhere, everything is so exotic that almost everyone believes that the houses here are filled with happy people.

Perhaps, they can't live like the people of the Celestial Empire, but at least they can feel the life of the people of the Celestial Empire.

And this is the place most like the Celestial Empire in Europe, even if most of the people living in this small Celestial Empire are British, of course, there are also Celestial Empire people in the Small Celestial Empire, if the Celestial Empire is in the legation, every day, as the Minister to England, Wan Zhengyuan, as if he is inspecting his own territory, looking around on the balcony, as the second son of Ping and Bo Wanli, although he has no right to inherit, but after graduating from the academy, he relied on the emperor's grace, advanced to the subordinate division, and then to the Imperial Academy, after several tosses, he was appointed as the minister in England, Although it is not prominent, it can be regarded as extremely graceful, after all, except for a few noble children, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to advance through this channel.

"In another three years, almost, you can return to China, Ningde, you say, when I return to China, what kind of errand can I get?"

Listening to the footsteps behind him, Wan Zhengyuan didn't even look back, but asked without looking back.

"It should be the governor of a place, if everything goes well, within ten years, the envoy should be able to be the governor of any province."

The governor of a place, without asking, knows what the governor is referring to, of course, the governor of new territories such as Pingnan, Hekou, Nantianmen, Binhai, and grassland, etc., this kind of governor is on an equal footing with the governor in terms of official position, but in fact, it is a grade higher than the governor.

The reason why Li Keji, who had just come to the balcony, replied like this is because most of the officials who came from their subordinates have similar experiences, and the experience of serving overseas is often their inevitable experience.

"Governor of a Province ......"

Wan Yuanzheng read these words, and then said with a smile.

"Ten years before I sat as governor, I can't wait! I don't want to wait, I'll be almost fifty years old by then, and I'll be the governor, how boring! And to be an official for a lifetime, that's not interesting,"

The governor of a province, I don't know how many people's lifelong dream is just a governor, but for Wan Yuanzheng, he doesn't feel that there is any meaning, in this regard, Li Ke just smiled slightly, he knows that for Wan Ergongzi, he does have his own plans, more ideas.

Perhaps, for some people, the governor of a province is an unattainable height in a lifetime, but what Wan Er Gongzi cares about has never been an official position, what does he care about?

"How's it going, what's going on in London right now?"

Looking back at Li Keji, Wan Yuanzheng asked with a smile.

"The situation in London is getting worse and worse, or rather, more and more delicate, when I came from London, I heard that the Archbishop of Canterbury and the six bishops were about to write to the king to revoke the order on the issuance of the Second Declaration of Freedom of Religion, and I estimated that the possibility of the king making concessions was almost zero, and the status and influence of the seven bishops in England was far greater than that of ordinary people, so I felt that the problem was likely to intensify at this time, and if the problem intensified, England was very likely to fall into turmoil. And the king is likely to be the losing side, after all, the majority of the population is hostile to the king because of his beliefs......"

Listening to Li Keji's answer, Wan Yuanzheng nodded, thought for a moment, and then said.

"So, you don't think much about the future of James II?"

"Yes, Envoy, I think there's a good chance he's going to fail. After all, even the army is not necessarily on his side. ”

"And what about Louis XIV of France? Will he send troops to intervene? ”

Wan Yuanzheng mentions the French king, after all, there have been rumors in London that James II is trying to restore the Catholic Church to British rule with the help of the French king.

"Envoy, although the power of France has increased over the years, but Louis XIV has used troops abroad many times, and it is difficult for his financial resources to maintain the use of troops against England, as far as the current situation in France is concerned, Louis XIV is likely to only give some financial support, but for James, he needs not only money, but also military support, he needs an army of Catholics, not an army of Protestants. After all, the latter could defect at any moment, and what he needed was a loyal army. ”

For the officials of the Ming Dynasty, in many cases, they could not understand the beliefs of these people, nor could they understand the hostility of Protestantism to Catholicism, but for Wan Yuanzheng, he could already understand all this, and even think of a solution to the problem.

"What about the Irish and the Scots?"

Unlike the Protestant English, who were Catholic, they could be an assistant to the king.

"Envoys, perhaps, religiously, they will be on the side of James II, but far from quenching their thirst, after all, James is likely to face the opposition of most of England, although he has some supporters, but more of them are opponents, and without the support of sufficient foreign intervention armies, his rule will surely be replaced."

As the military department, it is his duty to collect and analyze intelligence, and the reason why he pays attention to things in London is not only because of his personal duties, but also because of his personal interests.

Military merit!

Non-military merits are not sealed.

And for a civilian official like Wan Zhengyuan, the chance of getting military merit is almost zero, but who knows? Perhaps in special circumstances, he can get military merit.

Everyone has their own desires, Wan Zheng is far from having the right to inherit, but he also hopes that he can get a knighthood and rely on his military exploits!

But there is no military merit from the war?

But...... There is no war to create a war on its own!

This is also the reason why Wan Zhengyuan and Li Keji have reached a consensus - they are both eager to get military merits. Of course, the most important thing is that they are in a foreign land, and they can make a lot of decisions about the current situation without the need for domestic approval.

"What if we give loans to the French? Will France send troops? ”

After pondering for a moment, Wan Zhengyuan asked rhetorically.

As the ambassador to London, he can get a loan from a bank, or ask a bank to provide a loan to a certain country, which is also one of the weapons of Ming infiltration in Europe in the past few years, the gold yuan diplomacy, to some extent, is invincible.

"Your Excellency, France's problem is not just about money."

Shaking his head, Li Ke said.

"Although Louis had an army of tens of thousands, it was impossible for him to commit more than 20,000 troops in England, after all, it was not only a matter of financial resources, but more importantly, he had to take into account the reactions of other countries, and he had set up too many enemies over the years, and if his forces fell into England, it was very likely that it would lead to some kind of change in the situation......"

Wan Zhengyuan only nodded slightly at Li Keji's answer, of course he knew that there were some things, and it was not just a matter of money.

"Moreover, such a large sum of money, even if the envoy asks the bank to provide it, the bank will also need the envoy to ask the beneficiary country to provide a guarantee, what kind of guarantee will Louis XIV provide? Or what guarantee was he willing to give for James II? I think that Louis XIV's help is extremely slim, at least very limited, and he will not risk it for James, especially when he has already obtained what he needs. ”

"That's true!"

Nodding slightly, Wan Zhengyuan certainly knew that in the diplomatic arena, after getting the required remuneration, few countries took the fire for their former "friends".

"Now that the various classes of England are furious with the rule of James II, even if James had organized a strong army, it would have defected to the king, and I do not think he had any chance of victory, unless there is a more powerful foreign intervention army, but neither the French, nor us, will be impossible."

Li Ke was already very direct, and he even said directly.

"So, I think maybe we can side with the opponents, after all, they're going to win."

"The winner won't give us everything we need!"

Resolutely rejecting Li Keji's suggestion, Wan Zhengyuan retorted.

"If we are to be on the side of the victors, what we get is almost worthless, they will not agree to our terms for the sake of inevitable victory, and besides, it is not in our interest, what do we need?"

Looking at Li Keji, Wan Zhengyuan said directly.

"War, we need war, we need war and then get our own military merits, that's what we need!"

Such naked words, when they came out of Wan Zhengyuan's mouth, Li Ke had already glanced at him, and did not answer him immediately, he was also eager for military merit, but ......

"These words, if they reach the country......"

Seeing that Li Ke seemed to be a little hesitant, Wan Zhengyuan sneered.

"Are you worried about the country? I can tell you one thing, the current Ming Dynasty is different from the past, as long as there is no need for direct force investment, I dare to assure you that no one will reject expansion, the people will not, the officials will not, the cabinet will not, and His Majesty the Emperor will not, after all, ......"

After a pause, Wan Zhengyuan smiled.

"Our Majesty, there are so many sons, we always need to earn a fief for them!"