March 14th

Windsor Castle

Windsor is a small town in Berkshire, England, about 35 kilometers west of central London. Windsor Castle, one of the estates of the British royal family, is located here.

The town of Windsor dates back to 1070 AD, when King William I of England built a wooden castle here, and he was crowned King of England after conquering England in 1066, hence the name "William the Conqueror".

After William I, successive British monarchs have more or less renovated and expanded Windsor Castle, and during the war years, Windsor Castle added defensive facilities to strengthen its military function.

In times of peace, Windsor Castle was built with luxurious and comfortable rooms to enhance the living function in line with the British royal family's status, and this intermittent renovation and expansion project lasted for hundreds of years to reach the scale of the present day.

On the south side of Windsor Castle's Lower Windsor Castle, the Henry III Tower Square is home to a large number of high-class people who attend the grand investiture ceremony and wait for Queen Victoria and other members of the royal family to arrive.

It was a bright spring morning, the sun drove away the chill of spring, and the warmth shone on people, bringing the breath of spring.

All the people of high society, both men and women, were dressed in great costumes, and the ladies wore luxurious dresses and hats of various styles.

The gentlemen wore straight dresses, and many of the old nobles wore medals and medals, and stood in the crowd like proud roosters, looking left and right, for fear that others would ignore them.

Just a few minutes

There were already more than a dozen nobles with medals on their chests dangling in front of them, and Li Fushou and his wife Gu Liuyan stood aside and kept a polite and decent smile, but they never showed a curious look, and looked respectful and away.

Once you look curious, these nobles will talk to each other, and then begin to tell you about the glorious history of the family;

This medal was awarded at the Battle of Waterloo, when a certain ancestor of my family followed the Duke of Wellington to resist the fierce attack of the French army on the frontal battlefield, and the grenadier regiment under his command strictly adhered to the orders of the Duke, and the elite French dragoons rushed to a distance of 20 yards from the skirmish, and the skirmisher line formed by the British Royal Grenadier Regiment opened heavy fire and crushed the French dragoons across the continent in one fell swoop......

This medal was awarded to His Majesty the King for his heroic efforts in the Battle of Almada in 1588 when the English fleet defeated the Spanish Armada and my ancestors were awarded the title of King for their bravery......

And you can only show a look of great admiration on your face, and with the boasting of these nobles, from time to time you let out an exclamation similar to a retreat aria;

Oh sell ga...... It's incredible!

It's so admirable, it's a legendary epic.

It's amazing, how the hell did you do it?

To be honest, in just a few days, Li Fushou was tired of this kind of hypocritical performance, and no matter how much good things he said, it was impossible to integrate into the upper class circles, and he could only satisfy the strong desire of these nobles to perform.

"Hey, Lee, should I call you Your Excellency Lord in a moment?" Hills didn't know where to come out, looked at Gu Liuyan who was wearing a light pink luxurious dress, and couldn't help but admire; "Dear Lordess, you are the most beautiful Oriental woman I have ever seen, especially this pink diamond necklace, which is very decent and elegant with your dress, which is truly amazing!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Shears." Although Gu Liuyan had undergone assault aristocratic etiquette training, he could only say this kind of short sentence in his stammering oral language.

"You are indeed beautiful today." Hills continued to compliment, he obviously didn't come to say compliments, took Li Fushou's arm and walked aside, and whispered; "Lee, our goal has emerged."

"Where is it?"

"Just in front of you on the left, I saw the group of people in the distance, it was next to the honor guard in the red dress, the short and fat man, there was a very beautiful woman beside him, the one in the light white court dress......"

"Oh, I see, he's ......"

Following the direction of Hills, Li Fushou saw a short, stocky middle-aged man, wearing a long crimson velvet cloak of a traditional nobleman, and a black velvet hat with white ostrich and black heron feathers, who was a member of the Knights of the Garter.

The Guardian Medal is the highest order awarded by the British royal family, and every member of the Order is a famous and powerful person, and only a very few people can receive this medal.

The Order of the Garter includes the British monarch and up to 24 living wearers, and only if there is a vacancy in the death of the recipient of the Order of Merit, can it be awarded to those who have distinguished themselves.

The British monarch can also grant a small number of excess wearers as supernumerary members of the Order of the Garter, which includes members of the royal family and foreign monarchs.

According to royal regulations

The conferment of the Order of the Garter is the exclusive right of the British monarch, and the Prime Minister has no right to recommend or nominate the wearer, and it is entirely up to His Majesty to decide on it.

"Lord Viscount Edward Nelson, Vice President of the Royal Society of the British Empire, the world's top mathematician, do you remember something when you hear this resounding name?" Shills looked triumphant.

"The Viscount Nelson family, is it the Viscount Horatio-Nelson, known as the soul of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, and the pride of the Royal Navy?" Li Fushou was really shocked.

In this small square, hundreds of British high-society guests and celebrities gathered, and they condensed almost the entire history of imperial expansion, and participated in at least half of the history of European wars.

In the UK, military merit is the easiest route to be honoured, followed by honouring outstanding people from all walks of life.

"Hey, Lee, don't look straight over like that, you'll be discovered." Hills hurriedly tugged at Li Fushou's sleeve, and the two of them turned around pretending to be good-looking, and kept observing this unattractive Humpty Dumpty man with their peripheral vision.

"Is a great nobleman like Viscount Nelson still short of money?" Li Fushou still had questions, but his eyes turned to the beautiful woman beside Humpty Dumpty, and the answer in his heart was immediately answered.

Hills smirked; "Hey...... As you can see, the Viscount Nelson's family tradition is to be amorous, and this costs a lot of pounds.

A century ago, the affair between Viscount Horatio-Nelson and Emma, the Lady of Sir Hamilton, attracted a lot of gossip during his lifetime and became the focus of public opinion.

However, since his death, Horatio Nelson has become a legend as a great military commander in the British.

Beginning in the mid-19th century, his exploits were praised by the Royal Navy as one of the symbols of the British Empire's maritime supremacy.

Even to modern times

Nelson still holds a high place in the Royal Navy, and Trafalgar Square in Westminster Abbey in London, built in 1843, commemorates Nelson's exploits in the naval battle, and countless people lay flowers on his birthday every year.

Viscount Edward Nelson inherited the excellent tradition of his ancestors, and he was not far behind in the aspect of amorousness, and people still have many love histories in middle age, and the lady in white you see is one of them.

Her name was Lord Emilia Blunt, a young aristocratic widow whose poor husband died of a severe infection in the hot jungle after he fell off his horse and broke his ribs and leg bones during the conquest of Burma because of the artillery. ”

At this, Shears spread his hands and smiled evilly; "Lord Viscount Edward Nelson is in great need of money to maintain his unique hobbies and a decent aristocratic life, especially Lord Emilia Blunt is a socialite in high society in London, and has unclear relationships with many big people, and it takes money to maintain this relationship, and the income of the Royal Society and the income of the estate together is not enough to spend, obviously in this serious temple of science, the additional emotional needs of Lord Nelson are not taken into account, hehehe......"

Now Hills is like having been opened, inspiration is endless, even the witticism is decent, and the decadence of a few days ago is completely gone.

This unfortunate bastard, who had been beaten and abandoned by British high society, finally found an effective way to rebuild his self-confidence, and that was to use a large amount of pounds to storm an arrogant British nobleman in the House of Lords.

"Sears, do you think the Edward-Nelson aristocratic circle is very influential?" Li Fushou behaved very cautiously.

"Needless to say, you may not understand what the Royal Society stands for? From Newton to Darwin, they are all part of this temple of science, and have undoubtedly great influence in the world. ”

"I'm not talking about academic influence, but in aristocratic circles or ......"

"That's no problem, Lord Viscount Edward Nelson is a staunch supporter of the Royal Navy, a senior member of the House of Lords, and the Nelson family is also the Iron Ticket Warehouse of the Royal Navy for a hundred years, do you know what that means?" Without waiting for Li Fushou to answer, Hills went on on his own; "It means that the influence of the upper class is huge, and as long as Mr. Edward Nelson is willing to be our introduction to high society, the most expensive door in the world will be opened for us, and everything will not be a problem."

Hearing this confident answer, what else could Li Fushou say?

He only said one word; "Okay, find a chance to talk privately."

Li Fushou did not want to contact His Excellency Lord Lord Edward Nelson now, because the social status gap between the two sides was large, the taste of hot faces and cold butts was not pleasant, and the arrogance of the British was not blown.

Even though the down-and-out nobles are poor in their pockets, and most of their family's property is worn on their bodies for superficial purposes, they are still arrogant and unusually high.

Lord Edward Nelson is obviously not down to that position, how can he be regarded as a rancher in a rural Australian country, who is a dignitary, a magnate of science, and a head of the church?

Even if Li Fushou was awarded the title of viscount, he could not be compared with the Viscount Nelson family, which had been inherited for hundreds of years, but he was only qualified to talk on an equal footing.

At that time, it is better to sacrifice the invincible magic of the pound, and it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.