"Don't blow it up! I'm going to blow it up when I'm done! Hong Tao's words attracted the opposition of Hong Tao, at this time the sun was setting, the sea reflected a layer of orange-red light, and the port of Palermo was backlit, the upper floors of the city seemed to be gilded, and the lower floors were even darker. The composition is very beautiful, and the salamander doesn't know when he has already put up a small sketchpad and sketched it there.

"Well, then let your Uncle Carl's relatives survive for a few more days, and we should have dinner!" Hong Tao touched Hong Salamander's head and happily agreed to his daughter's request. In fact, he likes this small port town a lot, especially the climate here, which is neither hot nor cold, sunny, crystal clear water, and the gentle sea breeze. Karl's cousin the emperor is not stupid, he is a man who is happy to live here, and a fool would go to a castle in the north of the Alps to endure the cold wind.

The next day, just after lunch, the lookout sounded the alarm that a dinghy with the flags of a black eagle and a rat's head was approaching the Golden River from the harbor. This time, Hong Tao did not let the fleet immediately raise the sails and enter the combat state, it was just a small boat, and it was also hung with a rat's head flag, and it was estimated that only Karl knew how to play like this in the Mediterranean.

It was indeed Carl who came, but Carl was very different at this time. The beard has been carefully trimmed and is no longer tied in a mess, and the hair is tied back with an embroidered headband, which looks quite energetic. Well, according to Carl's previous introduction, he is now a standard aristocratic attire. The white crewneck dress is from the neck to the ankle, this thing is called a smock (tunic), and different identities and occupations are distinguished from the color and material of the smock. The nobles and clergy were sewn from muslin or even silk, and the commoners could only wear coarse cloth and linen.

Outside the blouse is a piece of cloth with a chicken-hearted collar. It's like a long piece of cloth with a hole dug in the middle and put around the neck. The sides are not sealed. The length is also up to the top of the foot, a few centimeters shorter than the blouse. Carl's piece is made of silk and is covered with embroidery of several motifs, including eagles, lions, and flowers, and from a distance it looks as dazzling as a mosaic wall. This kind of clothing is called a surcoat, and it is a kind of clothing worn by nobles, which is usually worn over the smock and over the armor during war. The patterns above are all family ancestral emblems. The purpose is to tell others who their ancestors are, who their grandmother's family is, who their uncle's family is, and who they are. If you're afraid, get out of here, lest my seven aunts and eight aunts come to trouble you!

At this point, the Europeans of the Middle Ages were more thoughtful than the Great Song people, they were equivalent to sewing business cards on their bodies, and you could know from afar who it was, who it was, what its identity, and what background, so that there would be no unnecessary misunderstandings. The Great Song Dynasty is distinguished by the flag and the color of the official uniform, which is a bit rough, and it is impossible to know many details behind it, which is not conducive to evaluating each other's strength. Moreover, the literacy rate in medieval Europe was very low, and generally only clergy, clerks, bookkeepers, and lawyers could read. Many aristocrats were illiterate, not to mention the common people. It's useless to write clearly on your banner, it's better to mark it on your clothes. In this way, no matter where you go, when the people see a little toad on your clothes, they will immediately know that this is the emperor's brother-in-law, don't mess with it, stay away!

At the waist of the long coat, there is also a belt, and on the right side of the belt hangs a short sword, why the right side, because Carl is left-handed.

"Dad, Dad, look at Uncle Carl's shoes......" Hong Tao was lying on the side of the boat with Luo Youde, Jiang Zhuyi, and Hong Salamander at this time, like looking at the animals in the zoo, carefully looking at the clothes of Carl and several people on his boat, Hong Tao had sharp eyes, stabbed Hong Tao's thigh, and whispered to report her major discovery.

"Hey, your Uncle Carl is wearing a pair of hidden weapons, and he plans to beat your father and me, so he will pierce the tip of his shoe!" Hong Tao didn't need his daughter to remind him, he saw the pair of leather shoes on Carl's feet, which were nearly two feet long and had dagger-like tips. Some women's high heels in later generations are in this way, but not as exaggerated as Carl's. It seems that there is nothing new in popping this thing, it is nothing more than turning the old thing over and doing it all over again.

"Sir, this is Earl Henry, His Majesty's chamberlain of His Majesty the Emperor, and he and I have come with the royal guards to pick him up at the palace in person, and now I can guarantee that Mr. will not be hurt in the slightest. His Majesty the Emperor had a night of conversation with me yesterday, and he was very eager to meet him, and thanked you for bringing back his dearest cousin. "Carl was much slower to climb the rope net in this suit, and the big robe was in the way, and if he stepped on it, he would have to fall. Finally climbed onto the side of the boat, and dragged the guy who was dressed about the same as him up, and then he picked up Hong Tao with a smile and sent a formal invitation to Hong Tao.

"Little girl, do you want to go to the palace with Uncle Carl? There is a big garden and a lot of kids as old as you, and in the evening we have a dance party where you can dance to your heart's content. In order to fool Hong Tao to get off the boat, Carl then fooled the salamander, he knew what the crazy girl Hong Tao liked.

"Then Mother Jiang has to go with me!" After just a few months of familiarity, Jiang Zhuyi has risen from an older sister to a mother, and her ability to please people is also a talent, especially for Hong Tao's father and daughter.

"Go! Go! If your dad is relieved, all the crew can go, the question is is is your dad rest assured? "Carl is a little aware of his own land, and he speaks much more boldly.

"Of course I ...... Don't worry! It's okay to go ashore, but we have to say a few things first, otherwise I'll stay on the boat. Hong Tao wanted to go to the shore to have a look, especially looking at the eyes of the Hong salamander, he knew that his daughter also wanted to go. Since you are here, you should also go up to have a look, but adhering to the consistent style, going ashore is going ashore, and the danger should be minimized.

"What conditions? As long as you don't push the cannon, it's done! Karl's reaction was calm, and Hong Tao followed him ashore without mentioning any conditions, which made him even more uneasy.

"I want to live according to the living habits of Jinhewan, especially in terms of hygiene." Hong Tao stretched out his index finger and put forward the first condition.

“…… No problem! I'll arrange these things! Karl translated Hong Tao's words to Henry in a Latin-like language, and then nodded in agreement.

"Don't get close to my warship, no boat, otherwise I won't guarantee that Yellow Cliff won't open fire. At the same time, I have to return to my ship whenever I want, and I can't stop it, even if there are knives in the sky! Hong Tao stretched out his middle finger again and put forward the second condition.

"I can do that." This time, Carl was even happier and directly agreed to Hong Tao's second condition.

"Finally, I won't kneel to your cousin, even if the Pope comes, I'll bow at most!" Hong Tao stretched out his thumb again and put forward the last condition.

“…… No problem, shouldn't we go? Karl turned his head and said a few more words to Henry, agreed to Hong Tao's conditions again, and then made a gesture of invitation.

"It's not a ...... yet," Hong Tao didn't move.

"Why?" Carl was a little confused this time.

"Because the ladies have to dress up, I have to dress up. You must know that it takes a lot of time for women to dress up, and they are going to see the emperor, so they have to wait......" Hong Tao didn't stretch out his fingers this time, and smiled evilly at Jiang Zhuyi and Hong Salamander.

"Hey, hey, hey...... Gotta wait! Carl knew that he had been tricked by Hong Tao again, and he was used to it, so he turned around and said a few words to Henry, and then followed Hong Tao's example and resolutely expressed his support.

"Oh...... Go to the palace...... I'm going to wear my most beautiful big dress......" Hong Tao is on the boat, no matter who it is, even Hong Tao is very afraid, and no one dares to take his own position if he doesn't nod. It wasn't until he said that he was sure to get off the ship, Hong Salamander and Jiang Zhuyi, who had been eager for a long time, finally let out the joy, and didn't care that there was an emperor's attendant next to him, and rushed into the captain's room to change clothes.

"Let's go, Brother Luo, change your clothes for the guests, don't lose your courtesy." Hong Tao then also walked towards the captain's room, the clothes he designed out, one person basically can't wear them, he has to go to help, otherwise he will shout inside in a while.

For two full hours, Carl and Royoude were sitting in the chairs on the deck and chatting until Nordic before the door to the captain's room was opened. Inside were two ladies changing clothes, except for Hong Tao who got into it without face and skin, no one else dared to urge even if they were in a hurry, so they could only wait.

"When...... Dangdang; While...... Dangdangdang ...... "Before the person came out, Hong Tao's broken gong voice came out first, and it was still a wedding march." Then a fairy in white wearing a huge skirt, layers of ruffles, and small gauze wings sewn out of tulle on the neckline and shoulder seams walked out, wearing a crown made of white gauze on his head, and dragging a scarf more than three meters long behind him, which was held in his hand by the salamander. The bulging chest, thin waist, and huge skirt outlined Jiang Zhuyi extremely gracefully, not to mention Carl and Luo Youde, even the emperor's attendants were secretly swallowing saliva.

Compared with Jiang Zhuyi, the little Hong salamander is much less feminine. She was wearing a silk embroidered skirt, the style was similar to Jiang Zhuyi's, but there were not so many bits and pieces on her body, and she made a big bow with colored silk on her waist, which echoed the small bow on her hair, looking like a Barbie doll.

The last one to come out was Hong Tao, he originally wanted to take Jiang Zhuyi's hand and come out together, but unfortunately the hatch was not so wide, and Jiang Zhuyi's skirt alone had to be compressed before he could get out. Hong Tao is also an unprecedented plucking today, ivory cotton and linen trousers, a white shirt, and a suit-collar casual wear with the same texture and color as the pants. In addition to the strange style, the only thing that catches the eye is the buttons, all three of which are inlaid with a large gem on a gold tray, and then wrapped in gold wire, one transparent, one emerald green, and one blood red! It's not enough that the shirt button is a gem, don't look at Hong Tao, who usually doesn't like to burn bags, and runs around wearing a captain's uniform all day long, but he really wants to burn bags, and ordinary people really can't burn him. The three large gems are the theme, there is a string of small gemstone buckles on the cuffs, and even the tips of the handmade whale leather shoes have four diamonds sparkling in the sun.

(To be continued.) )