Naturally, the affairs of the museum were handled by the housekeepers, and when Archduke Ferdinand returned, it was already evening, and tomorrow morning it was time to attend the funeral of Queen Victoria, and today they needed to rest a little earlier.

Back at the manor, Archduke Ferdinand and the Sufi Lord were clearly aware of the difference in the manor, and a large number of cultural relics from the East had been put on the surface, these were some non-national treasure-level porcelain, calligraphy and paintings.

Although it is not a national treasure, it is also very valuable, but these valuable things are very unpleasant in the eyes of the Sophie lord.

"These porcelains are not bad, but where are they beautifully painted!"

Ink painting is just a rarity, and neither Archduke Ferdinand nor the Sophie Lord is accustomed to aesthetics, so Ernst wants to argue but doesn't know what to think and finally keeps silent.

Archduke Ferdinand didn't speak, after all, the manor had already been given to Ernst, wouldn't his opening at this time make Ernst feel a gap? Archduke Ferdinand was a wise man, and he had his own way of dealing with family relationships.

Lord Sophie was just talking, after all, the manor was now Ernst's, and how he liked to place and place some things was the owner's business.

Dinner was very sparse and ordinary, but fortunately, Archduke Ferdinand and Ernst were not the kind of people who were more demanding about food, and the Sophie lord complained casually and did not say much.

After dinner, Archduke Ferdinand went to rest, and the Sufi lord was idle and bored to share the results of the day with Elena, but Elena was very interested in the ink paintings on the walls, and talked to the Sufi lord from time to time.

Sensing the state of his little sister, Lord Sophie couldn't help but say dissatisfiedly: "Elena, don't you think these things are beautiful!" ”

Elena shook her head, but before the Sophie Lord could please her, she said, "Not very pretty, but they have a very special feeling, and I like them more than paintings...... Cousin Ernst, what do you say they are called? ”

"Ink paintings, things drawn with brushes, come from the Manchu Empire in the East."

"The Manchu Empire, that is the country rich in porcelain and silk?"

That's all you have for the Orient? Even though Ernst was no longer a Han man, he was undoubtedly a little disappointed when he heard that Europe's impression of the Orient was only porcelain and silk.

"That's right, it's the Manchu Empire."

Nodding, Ernst was about to explain the ancient country in the East, but at this time, the words of the Sufi lord made Ernst very angry.

"That country likes to wear pigtail braids, and they are very cowardly, and our Austro-Crarian soldiers can chase them on the battlefield with 1000 soldiers at a time......"

"A soldier chasing 1,000 soldiers? My God, how is this possible? ”

"How can't it be, they are the most cowardly, stupid ......"

"Shut up, Sophie!"

Ernst's roar made the Sophie lord stunned, and even Elena looked at Ernst with a shocked face, and they didn't understand why Ernst looked so angry.

At this time, Ernst also found that his anger was unreasonable, especially in the eyes of Sophie and Elena, but Ernst couldn't explain it......

Taking a deep breath, Ernst stabilized his emotions and said, "It's a great country, and I don't want you to defile him like that, Sophie!" ”

Lord Sophie also came back to her senses at this time, she was also very angry, she was Ernst's sister, Ernst dared to roar at her, this was a provocation to her sister, this was something she would never allow.

"Ernst, I don't think there's anything respectable about a country that has lost one after another on the battlefield and can't even keep its own capital, and if you can't give me a satisfactory explanation, then ......"

Trying to threaten something, Sophie opened his mouth only to find that he had no place to threaten Ernst. Not playing with you? Although she was only a teenager, the maturity of the Sufi lord made it impossible for her to say this sentence at all.

Elena was a little dumbfounded, she didn't know why suddenly Ernst and the Sophie Lord seemed to be incompatible, as if they were about to start a fight.

"It was only the Manchus who were cowardly, there were no faith, no salaries, no leading officers, such an army was naturally rotten to the extreme, but this does not mean that there is nothing worthy of respect in this country. With four great inventions and a history of 5,000 years, they have also been brilliant and at the peak, but now they are just falling into Pingyang. ”

"Tiger falls in Pingyang?"

Lord Sophie looked at Ernst with some confusion, she had some knowledge of the East, but that didn't mean she could understand the idioms of the East.

After a brief explanation, Ernst continued: "Even sixty years ago, that ancient empire was the world's largest economy and one of the top five in terms of military power. ”

"The number of troops is just that!"

The Sufi county lord is not the kind of good girl who doesn't know the military, she is also very clear about the military power of various countries, and naturally understands how much water the military power of the Manchu Empire has.

Before the first ** war, the behemoth of the Manchu Empire made any country awe, because the population of 40,000 and the army of millions were enough to make any Western country look sideways and tremble. Only Britain relied on its strong naval strength to dare to plunder its edge, and it was at this time that Western countries knew that it was just a paper tiger.

The great military potential of the 40,000,000 people of this ancient country was not utilized, and the combat strength of the army of millions was ...... Don't mention it!

Therefore......

The British and French forces captured the Manchu Qing Dynasty and burned down the Old Summer Palace.

Therefore......

The Eight-Nation Coalition contributed to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and forced the Manchu Empire to sign countless treaties that humiliated the country.

The controversy was ultimately fruitless, but Ernst's justification more or less made the Sufi lord less disdainful of the East, for she already knew some glory and splendor of the country.

Ernst was still very disappointed, because he knew that the Sufi lord was only one of the few people in Europe who knew the East like this, and that no matter how much Ernst could influence, there were only a few people he could influence.

Are you too bored and idle? Now that he is the second son of Archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and he has no connection with that country in the slightest, is it really so difficult to let go?

Ernst laughed very self-deprecatingly, letting go of the difficulty, after all, it was the place where he had lived for more than twenty years, and there were so many memories and thoughts about him.

"I must go back and see it one day, even if it is in a completely different capacity!" Ernst silently swore an oath inwardly.

A few decades later, Ernst fulfilled his wish, but by that time it was no longer the Ernst he is now, and it was no longer the oriental homeland that Ernst was familiar with!