Chapter 236: Wearing a Ring
Li came to the Governor's Mansion in Malacca prematurely, followed by Nie Xin, Zhao Dagou and Wang Dabangzi, and Li Guo only followed with a few dozen people. The Portuguese advisers on Li Guo's four warships also came one after another, and these people did not know Li Guo's plan, after all, Li Guo could not completely guarantee that these people would be loyal to him at this time.
The atmosphere of the whole banquet was very warm, and there was laughter and laughter everywhere.
Almost all of the 16,700 Portuguese officers stationed in Malacca, including the captains, first officers, second officers, and boatswain of the eight Portuguese warships, were already present. After all, the Portuguese stationed in Malacca, there are very few gatherings of this size.
This arrangement is very careless, and a considerable number of officers should be on duty in the real army. However, it provided convenient conditions for Li Guo to seize the ship.
The Governor of Malacca, Carlos, began to give an impassioned speech about friendship.
Li Guo was very disdainful, Li Guo thought in his heart, what kind of friendship are you talking about, where are you qualified to talk! In modern history, weren't you forced to force so many treaties in China that lost power and humiliated the country! What's the use of talking about this, one qiē speaks with strength. Isn't there a saying, *.The big country depends on strength, and the weak country depends on diplomacy. When Lao Tzu is strong, he will beat you if he wants to beat you, and talk about anything.
However, Li Guo didn't have time to think about it, Carlos's daughter Tarina was still pestering him to tell him stories about the East. Tarina even said with regret, "I really want to go to your Daming, but it's a pity that your court even restricts men from going, and the restrictions on women are even stricter." ”
"It doesn't matter. If Miss Tarina wants to go, I'm ready to welcome you! There are no limits on my turf. Li Guo said absent-mindedly.
"Really?" Tarina became excited, "I can't go back. ”
"No repentance." Li Guo replied immediately. Li Guoxin said, if the action is smooth at night. You'll be there in Daming in no time.
The two of them chatted happily, and suddenly burst into applause. Li Guo raised his head and saw that Governor Carlos's speech was over.
Carlos looked at Li Guo with a smile and said to everyone at the banquet, "We are honored because we have a new friend here, he is General Li Guo of the Ming Dynasty!" Right now. We welcome him to speak to us! ”
Everyone looked at Li Guo, who smiled and poured a glass of champagne. Walk to the center of the banquet with a wine glass.
"Thank you for your hospitality, thank you Governor Carlos for your hospitality, and hope that we can be friendly and always be friendly." Li Guo thought to himself. I'm afraid I'll be unfriendly when I arrest you later.
"I don't want to say anything more. Let's raise our glasses and cheers! Li Guo raised his glass and drank it all.
"To tell you the truth, I came here mainly because I admired Miss Tarina, I believe that Miss Tarina's beauty can make everyone fall in love, he is a goddess in everyone's minds!" Li Guo looked at Talena, this is Li Guo's heart.
Tarina's little face was slightly red, and her heart was even more happy. In front of everyone's eyes, you can get the praise of this oriental general. Thrill Tarina. Moreover, Li Guo's eloquent talk in the past two days made Talina even more admired, but she didn't know that most of them were Li Guo's nonsense.
Li Guo continued, "Although I have a lot of things to do and the military situation is urgent, I still prepared a gift for Miss Talena. Although it was rushed and the preparation was not sufficient, I would like to express a little bit of my thoughts. ”
After speaking, Li Guo took out a small box from his arms.
Many Portuguese officers and dependents craned their necks to see what gift Li Guo was going to give to Tarina.
Tarina was stunned, didn't this Li Guo say that he didn't prepare a gift because of urgency? Oh, I see, this Oriental wants to surprise me, it seems that this Oriental still knows how to be romantic. So, Talena walked to the front, wanting to see Li Guo's gift for the first time.
Li Guo didn't go to Malacca at the beginning and didn't see Tarina, but he also hesitated whether to give Tarina a gift or not, after all, sooner or later he would tear his face, and it was useless to make something false. But after getting off the boat, seeing Tarena's proud face, Li Guo decided to give him a gift. Moreover, after contact in the past two days, Li Guo found that Tarina was a pure and lovely girl, and giving her a gift could be regarded as an apology for what was about to happen.
Li Guo slowly opened the box, and inside was a gold ring. But this is not unusual, what is strange is the ring face, Li Guo sent the one-inch pink pearl to the ring. In the candlelight, the huge pearl emitted a warm, soft light that concealed the color of the gold.
Everyone was amazed, knowing that it is extremely rare to find a large pearl of such good quality, and pink pearls are extremely rare to see.
Tarina cried out too. Tarina loves pearls, and there are many beautiful pearls in her jewelry box, but none of them can compare, and even add up to the pearls in Li Guo's hand.
"General Li Guo, I think this gift is too valuable, I really don't know what to say." Tarina wanted to refuse, but she couldn't refuse.
Li Guo stepped forward with a smile and said to Tarina, "Beautiful Miss Tarina, can I bring it to you personally?" ”
Tarina's heart was happy, and she stretched out her right hand, and stretched out the index finger of her right hand alone, knowing that when the woman's ring was worn on the index finger, it was to prove that she was an unmarried single noble lady.
Then which is it, Li Guo still knows a little bit of the meaning of wearing a ring on his hand. Li Guo stretched out his hand, gently pulled out the ring finger that Tarina curled up in the palm of his hand, and slowly put it on for Talena. You must know that the person who puts a ring on the ring finger of the opposite sex should be the one who becomes a husband and wife.
Tarina blushed and tried to withdraw her hand, but the ring was already on her five fingers.
However, looking at Li Guo's innocent look, Tarina and all the Portuguese people thought that Li Guo was unintentional.
At this time, the music plays, although it is still played only by oboe, bassoon, and simple instruments such as horn, tuba, and trumpet, but the tune is long and the sound is beautiful.
"Dear Miss Tarina, may I ask you to do a dance?" Li Guo's hand never let go, and his other hand reached over again.
Tarina's face flushed slightly, and she said with a smile, "General Li, are you forcibly dancing like this?" ”
Li Guo blinked, "Sort of!" ”
The Portuguese looked at Li Guo in surprise, this general of the Ming Dynasty can also dance?
Of course, Li Guo has never danced, but as a modern person, he has no teacher for this kind of dance. After dancing two laps, Li Guo's dancing posture became more and more skillful.
All the Portuguese also took to the dance floor and danced together.
At this time, in the courtyard of the Governor's Palace in Malacca, fireworks were set off one after another, accompanied by beautiful fireworks, and bursts of gorgeous sounds resounded in the night sky.
Unlike Li Guo, who was leisurely on the dance floor, seeing the gorgeous fireworks and listening to the sound of fireworks, Nie Xin and the others became a little nervous. Zhao Dagou, Wang Dabang, and the guards inadvertently put their hands on the handle of the waist knife they had been carrying, and refused to let go. (To be continued......)