On the outskirts of Jinling, a strange delegation crossed the ocean from Manraka to Jinling.

On the ship was a blonde and blue-eyed missionary who was very familiar with the Chinese Dynasty, John Tang, who had served as an official in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and Nan Huairen, a Belgian missionary who had just landed in the Chinese Dynasty.

England had just experienced a revolution, and Cromwell, with his Iron Cavalry, defeated Charles I and put the emperor to death. Soon after, he dissolved Parliament, established the English Republic, and became Lord Protector, becoming the de facto head of state of the United Kingdom.

Over the past three years, the domestic economic situation has continued to deteriorate, class contradictions have become increasingly acute, and Cromwell has never been able to stabilize the situation. Cromwell relied on the support of the army to maintain the rule of the system, and in this respect he was a military dictator. But he tried to establish a democracy on several occasions, and insisted on refusing to be crowned, that is, not being emperor, indicating that he did not want to be a dictatorship, and he was forced to do so because his supporters could not create a viable form of government.

In this complex situation, only a big mutation can attract domestic attention and bring everyone together to solve the problems at home. At this time, the news of Spain and the Chinese dynasty being at war and their defeat caught his attention.

Intelligence from the Far East shows that the Central Plains Dynasty, which has always been the overlord of the Far East, has re-emerged, and has a powerful sailor, with the ability to expedition to Europe. Their Emperor's decree clearly stated that he would conquer Spain westward, and that would be a new Yellow Peril?

This was confirmed by the steady stream of merchant ships coming from the Far East, and Cromwell, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, immediately decided to send a mission to establish diplomatic relations with this distant power. By the way, gather intelligence and see the reality of this empire.

Even if we can't form an alliance, if we can open the Huachao market, it will be absolutely good news.

The British mission was headed by Hamilton, the English duke who once had a large army at his disposal. The fact that he led the mission was in itself a kind of importance, after all, it took ten months to sail to the East.

For this mission, London spent 160,000 pounds, including astronomical and geographical instruments, books, blankets, military supplies, and boats, a total of 600 boxes, all of which were carefully purchased to show the British civilization. Two missionaries who are well versed in Chinese culture were also brought with them to avoid misunderstandings.

When he arrived in Jinling and was about to enter the capital of this dynasty, John Tang took the trouble to say: "Lord Duke, here is a dynasty that attaches great importance to cumbersome etiquette, I hope that Lord Duke can tolerate some of their etiquette, especially when received by the emperor, you must obey the etiquette of their court, otherwise it will be easy to anger their emperor." ”

Tang Ruowang served in Qintianjian when he was Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty, and of course he knew how big the emperor's faction was, and later when the war was connected, he ran to Nanyang. This time he returned to China, and he had changed dynasties, but according to his understanding of China, every emperor was very domineering, especially in terms of etiquette, and he would kill people at every turn.

After entering Jinling, the group was immediately shocked by the bustling market, the clean and tidy ground is all paved with large bluestone slabs, and the shops on both sides are lined up and scaled, strict and standardized. The passers-by are full of pedestrians, dressed in beautiful silk Hanfu, which is indeed the capital of the Celestial Empire, but it is different from other places.

Tang Ruowang was also stunned, when he was in Beijing, there was no such scene. When Chongzhen was in power, he was an official in Beijing, and the city was notoriously messy, with the smell of swill and feces everywhere, and the plague was also triggered...

No wonder in just a few years, the Hua Dynasty was able to expand its territory everywhere, it turned out that this court had become so rich, and the people were so rich...

There were already officials from the Ministry of Rites, who came to greet them, and the people from the Siyi Hall of Honglu Temple led them to the Ministry of Rites, taught them some simple Chinese Dynasty etiquette, and then took them into the palace to face the saints.

The Forbidden City of Jinling, after several repairs, now looks particularly spectacular, Hamilton, who originally did not trust the Oriental civilization very much, saw this Oriental palace full of exotic customs, the depression and anger brought by the ten months of sailing were swept away, and the next time the protector of the country still found someone to envoy to the Chinese Dynasty, he would definitely have to sign up.

It's a very novel feeling, it's like getting to know another world, and everything here is fascinating.

In the Fengtian Palace, Hou Xuanyan wore a black dragon robe, sat on the dragon chair, and waited with great interest for the envoy from across the ocean.

Britain, it was at the time of the rise of Europe that the Chinese Dynasty was also vacated in the East, and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the East and the West was the first time.

Hamilton led the delegation into the Mukden Temple, looked at the emperor on top, did not expect him to be so young, he had thought that the emperors of the East were all that kind of greasy fat people, dressed in ridiculous clothes, arrogant and ignorant.

With a handsome face and a slender figure, his eyes are still sharp when he looks at him from such a distance. Behind him two beautiful oriental beauties fanned, the emperor of this empire was completely different from what the Portuguese described... Perhaps the group had been beaten so badly that they had slandered the emperor like this, Hamilton thought to himself.

Hamilton originally wanted to steal the opportunity to play a big salute, but the missionaries Nan Huaili and John Tang around him had already knelt down familiarly. Thinking of the entrustment of the protector when he came, he had no choice but to pinch his nose and kneel.

Hou Xuanyan was a little surprised, didn't the history books of later generations say that when the British went to the Qing Dynasty, they just refused to kowtow...

It seems that this thing still depends on the strength of the country, as long as it is strong enough, no matter how unreasonable the rules you set, others will forcibly abide by them.

When Qianlong was the emperor, the streets were full of beggars, the tattered capital, and the sailors who could only fish when they went to sea, and asked others to kneel to him.

Hou Xuanyan was surprised, but the Manchu Dynasty civil and military took it for granted, in their eyes, only Hou Xuanyan was the Son of Heaven, and the places covered by the heavens belonged to his people.

After figuring out this joint, Hou Xuanyan said with a smile: "You have worked hard from afar, hurry up." ”

In fact, after arriving in China, they took off their Western clothes, wore Confucian clothes, gathered their scarves, and spread Western knowledge while preaching.

It seems that they did not expect the Chinese emperor to be so easy to speak, and the Portuguese and Dutch, after returning to Europe, demonized Hou Xuanyan, who was an out-and-out tyrant in the eyes of Westerners.