Women's vindictiveness is heavy, but to what extent it can be heavy, there are different people.

After Elizabeth was slapped in the face by me, she seemed to have no movement at all, neither summoning me nor arresting me, and this state was in a state for nearly half a month, and it seemed that the hatred in her heart really couldn't go away for a while.

And this is basically what I expected, if such a strong Elizabeth took the initiative to run to show weakness, this thing would not be normal.

But obviously, she didn't plan to make everything happy for me, and from that day on, I had a lot of "caretaker" roles in front of my door.

What are they here for—apparently Elizabeth sent to spy on me.

In other words, I was under house arrest by her, and I could only stay in this small residence, and outsiders could not enter, but I could not get out.

But I'm not in a hurry, and it's quite interesting to stay in the house with Hua Mei every day, writing, chatting, and talking about what I've experienced over the years.

To put it bluntly, I'm not in a hurry, naturally some people are in a hurry, what is the situation outside? It was evident that it was not good for Elizabeth, and with each passing day, the anxiety in her heart increased, for things were going in a direction beyond her control, and more and more out of control, which made her extremely uneasy.

France and the Netherlands were desperate to increase their power, and the initiator was me, who knew everything about the inner workings of the British navy.

She knew that the reason why the navies of these two countries had recently begun to change dramatically was that the enormous role I had played in them was beginning to show its power.

As the saying goes, as soon as the connoisseur makes a move, he knows whether there is one, and I have seen the transformation of the French and Dutch maritime power, and they know that this is the power of professionalism.

What did Elizabeth call me for this time? Actually, each of us knew it - she just wanted me to stop helping France and the Netherlands and help them instead, after all, isn't that what it is?

But judging by the current situation, how could I possibly give in so easily? As I could see from the response in person, the crux of my mind was the damage caused to me by Elizabeth's previous alliance with Spain.

What I want is actually very simple - an apology, compensation.

As long as you can do both, nothing is impossible.

But how could the arrogant Elizabeth compromise so easily? She wants me to make concessions, even if such concessions are my principle, and she still wants me to do it.

Because in her mind, she is the supreme chaste queen, and I should unconditionally support her, echo her, and obey her.

But in fact this is impossible, I have my own principles, why should I be obedient to her?

I have my principles, I have my persistence - even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijun, I don't care about him, the queen of a small country wants me to bow my head? Isn't that ridiculous?

That night, I was practicing martial arts in the middle of the courtyard, when suddenly a messenger came to deliver a message that a man claiming to be an old friend of mine had come to me and seemed to want to talk to me about something in person.

I shook my neck and asked, "Boyfriend girlfriend?" ”

The doorman replied, "Wearing a hood, but listening to the voice, it should be a man." ”

Male? I couldn't help but smile, who are the men who came back to me at this time? Especially since he still covers his face, if it is Elizabeth's person, it is not necessary to do so, which means that he is not!

It may even be someone on the hostile side!

But at such times, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and I am very interested to see who is so loving that he dares to come to me at such a time.

"Let him in!" I said to the doorman.

After a few moments, the man walked in with the doorman, and after entering, he looked left and right, and it was obvious that he still had one or another worry in his heart.

I smiled and said to him, "Don't worry, everything is normal, I'm safe here, who are you?" ”

"I think you're doing well here! You wouldn't have been caught on purpose, would you? The man lifted his hood and showed an underbeaten expression.

I looked at his face and couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed: "Why are you here?" Why don't you be the commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada and run around on the borders of Britain? ”

The person who came was the new commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada, Alfred Jr., he took off his hood, looked left and right, and said hello to Hua Mei, who had rushed to hear the news, and sat lazily on the bench, knocking on the table with his hand, meaning to ask for tea.

"Am I not here to visit the prison? By the way, I will interview you, great Mr. Sun, why are you huddled here quietly like a little virgin! ”

This guy dares to joke with me!

I made a feigned look at little Alfred, and said viciously, "You still dare to be arrogant on my turf? Believe it or not, I shouted that there are Spaniards here, and you will ruin your wealth at least and die at worst, and you dare to spread wild with me? ”

Little Alfred was stunned for a moment, and laughed wildly in a casual suppressed voice. I laughed too, I don't know why, but I was so happy to see that it was him.

After all, I'm under siege right now, and when he can take the initiative to see me, he treats me as a true friend.

The word friend is so precious to me.

It's so precious that I don't even dare to mention it lightly.

"I'm afraid!" I laughed enough, and said half-jokingly, half-seriously: "If you're afraid, leave quickly, this is not the place for you to come." ”

Little Alfred also laughed enough, restrained his smile, and whispered very seriously: "Qilan, I have heard in Spain that Elizabeth has imprisoned you, and I heard that they have a very strong internal quarrel, and there are people who have raised their opinions on how to deal with you." ”

Hua Mei brought tea, and little Alfred nodded to her, then looked at me and said, "Don't you often say that a good man doesn't suffer immediate losses?" With your skills, it's not too difficult to escape from here, so why not leave? I thought you were injured and had trouble moving, so I took the risk to take a look, but I didn't expect you to be alive! ”

Saying this, he took a sip of tea, but he was accidentally scalded, and spit out the tea in his mouth with a "poof", and said vaguely: "Tell me, what do you think?" ”

I looked at his anxious expression, my heart was warm, and I took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and then smiled faintly: "I'm delaying time." ”

"Procrastinating?" Little Alfred frowned, puzzled.

"Yes, stalling for time." I replied truthfully, "I'm going to use the Netherlands as a base to build a really strong naval force of my own, and that will take time to complete, right?" ”

"What does that have to do with you staying here?" Alfred Jr. asked again.

"If I were out there and do it myself, Elizabeth would be restless, and I might be attacked at the slightest heat of the head, which I absolutely do not want to see." I was telling the truth, and little Alfred was also very serious when he heard it: "And I am locked up here, she is more or less relieved in her heart, even if she has this or that thought, she will always have some scruples, at least she will not attack my people directly!" ”

"Did you really build the Dreadnought?" As commander-in-chief of the fleet, he was always quite attentive to his peers.

"Yes, I led the establishment, although it bears the name of others, but the core backbone is all my people." I was open and honest with little Alfred.

"What the hell do you want to do?" Little Alfred was still puzzled, frowned and asked: "You help France build a navy, this is understandable, I know that you have a bad relationship with Henry, but why do you want to build your own navy?" ”

He waved his hand excitedly, as if he wanted to make himself understand the reason for my nonsense as soon as possible: "You know that this will make Elizabeth hold a grudge, why do you want to touch her bottom line like this?" ”

I stood up and walked back and forth with my hands behind my back, but I didn't answer his question right away.

Just when little Alfred couldn't help but ask again, I suddenly asked him a question: "My friend, do you feel a sense of belonging to your hometown?" ”

The native Spaniard was stunned for a moment, and then smiled gently: "Of course, I am proud and proud to be a Spaniard, no matter where I go, I will miss my hometown, the salty seafood, the familiar snacks in the streets and alleys, and those friends and relatives." I mean, of course I have a sense of belonging. ”

After he finished speaking, I asked again: "If one day, you can no longer go back to your hometown, you can only wander around the sea, what will you do?" ”

Little Alfred understood what I meant, and fell silent. He knows my business and knows my feelings.

During this time at sea, we talked a lot, he knew how much new blood I had paid for the Ming Dynasty, and how much I wanted the Ming Dynasty to build a powerful navy, crisscross the seven seas, and promote my Chinese majesty!

Unfortunately, I failed, and the possibility of returning to my homeland was cut off forever.

He was silent, and I said abruptly, "Where do you think my future will be?" Where is my home? Dongying? Nanyang? Indian Ocean? Africa? Haha, Africa is not bad, and it is good to be a soil emperor somewhere. ”

Little Alfred laughed with me for a while, but then sighed and shook his head: "Don't be kidding, it won't work there, as for Europe, all countries are actually using your ability, if you want to say that you can really accept you wholeheartedly, I'm afraid that France is the only one left." But Henry of Navarre is not orthodox, and I'm afraid he'll be dead in a few years, and you'll have to start all over again. ”

These words entered my heart deeply, and I patted him on the shoulder, and my voice was low but unusually firm: "So I must have my own great strength!" Even if one day, I will be homeless again, but I will still be able to travel everywhere in the world! After all, what people can really rely on is only their own strength! ”

Little Alfred was convinced by me, he knew I had a plan, so he stood up, walked up to me and hugged me heavily, let go and smiled and said, "I see! I won't bother with your plans! I'm sure you'll make it! But ......"

He said in a very low voice, "In case things are not right, I will leave you a clipper boat at the southernmost barge of London Pier for your escape!" ”

He and I looked at each other deeply, and while I was moved by the friendship of our friends, we clasped our hands together!