On the evening of their stay in Saigon, Richard and his entourage were invited to a dinner party of the local French high society, where they saw the luxurious life of white people in the French colonies.

After dark

Horse-drawn carriages gathered, gentlemen and ladies gathered at the French palace-style dinner, men dressed in tuxedos, women dressed in the latest beautiful dresses in Paris, like peacocks blooming.

Inviting Richard and his entourage to the high society dinner was Sir Grant, who was a guest of the luxury cabin of the British cruise ship "Greenwich Postman", a director of the Public Works Bureau of the British Weihaiwei Concession, and a very high-status figure.

Richard's disguised identity is also a baron nobleman of the Tang Empire, who happens to live in the luxurious suite next door to Sir Grant, and often meets on the ship.

After more than 20 days of boring sea life, the two became familiar with each other after chatting.

Richard's noble aristocratic bearing soon impressed Sir Grant and enthusiastically climbed into friendship.

In the end, Sir Grant was only a commoner, and could be called a knight because he was awarded a medal, but nothing more, and his status was far from that of a true British nobleman.

Today's Westerners can look at the Tang Empire and the Manchu Qing Dynasty separately, and the former will look up wherever he goes, which is purely due to strength.

"Honorable Sir Lee, allow me to introduce you to your French friend, a general who has made many meritorious contributions in the war to conquer the southwest peninsula." Sir Grant smiled and introduced a French general, and continued;

"General Guba once led his army to the north and fought all the way to Zhennan Pass, but regrettably, that border war was lost."

"Fortunately, the French had good diplomats, and they got back at the negotiating table what they didn't win on the battlefield."

"This is Sir Li, a military aristocrat from the Tang Empire, both of whom have experience in the military, and I believe they will have a good chat."

After listening to Sir Grant's introduction, General Guba's cheek couldn't help twitching, and he politely raised his champagne glass and saluted.

Richard also raised his champagne glass and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency." ”

"Me too, Mr. Sir."

General Lone turned his face to Sir Grant and said; "Congratulations to you, Sir Grant. The British won again in South Africa, and although the process is difficult to describe, it finally achieved a good result. ”

In the face of the provocation of the British, no French would hold back and not fight back.

The other upper-class people held champagne glasses and looked at the two of them with a smile and began to argue with each other, feeling that there was no disobedience.

Although the Anglo-French alliance was not officially signed, the news had already spread in high society.

The two countries have loved and killed each other for hundreds of years, and even if they squat, they will inevitably shoot each other, and others are used to it.

At this time

Several noble ladies dressed in gorgeous dresses and bare shoulders showing half of their breasts walked over, bringing a burst of fragrant wind.

"Gentlemen and gentlemen, on this fine evening, it is rude to always talk about your dry and boring subjects."

"It's ladies time, can you dance with me?"

The ladies and gentlemen walked onto the dance floor holding hands, but the tall Richard was not interested in this and was about to turn away.

A pretty figure appeared in front of him, a French girl in her 20s, wearing a light white French court pleated skirt, and took the initiative to extend her hand to Richard.

Richard hesitated for a moment, and reluctantly took the girl's hand and walked onto the dance floor.

"Sir Sir, you can call me Caroline." The blonde Frenchwoman was enthusiastic and bold, staring at the elegant Richard, pursed her red lips and smiled slightly.

Wherever Richard went, he exuded irresistible elegance and charm all over his body, and his aura was full.

So he was targeted by Caroline, like a prey.

Richard laughed in his heart, a terrifying beast like him was treated as a kitten, and he didn't know whether to be happy or proud. He replied casually; "You're charming, Miss Caroline."

"Really? I have the impression that the Oriental aristocracy is mostly conservative and reserved, and seems to be difficult to approach. I beg your pardon, maybe my words are not accurate. ”

"It doesn't matter, it's not at the formal diplomatic negotiating table. Chatting on formal occasions can be a little easier. ”

With graceful dance steps, the two danced.

Richard was chatting with Caroline as he remembered the last time he danced.

The early days of the kingdom

The court also often held banquets, and at that time, he often drank and feasted with the generals who had returned from bloody battles, and personally went down to dance with the beauties.

More than forty years, right?

Since ascending the throne as the emperor of the Tang Empire, in order to establish the lofty imperial authority, he has no longer attended any palace dinners and has truly become a loner.

At most, during the Great Dynasty Meeting, the imperial banquet was ordered to the ministers, which was also strictly ruled, and it was more to show the grace of the holy family, and it was difficult for the ministers to enjoy themselves.

After restarting the light dance steps and breaking free from the shackles of the palace, Richard became more comfortable and gradually found his true self.

Xu Jinxun, who was standing far away from the dance floor, was already stunned, his eyelids twitched a few times, he lowered his head in disguise, picked up all the champagne in his hand and poured it down to suppress the shock.

He really can't imagine?

His Majesty the Holy Ancestor, who is revered by the people, will dance with a French girl on the dance floor, which is really ...... It's really ......

Give him another 10,000 guts, and he doesn't dare to question His Majesty the Holy Ancestor Taihuang, it's a sin to even think about it.

Xu Jinxun's inner shock set off a huge wave, he walked over and took another glass of Martell and poured it down, so that the hot wine calmed the mood of violent fluctuations.

I didn't see it, it's definitely a hallucination......

Anyone who asks to be killed will not say, it will always rot in the heart.

As a noble minister who has served the royal family for generations, the Xu family belongs to the type of domestic servants of the royal family, and they take it as their responsibility to maintain the glory of the royal family and defend the imperial power to the death.

Therefore, Xu Jinxun turned around categorically and turned his back to the direction of the dance floor.

Well, now you don't have to worry about it.

Richard didn't have the heart to pay attention to Xu Jinxun's rich inner drama, and in the circling and staggered dance, Caroline would always take the opportunity to rub and flirt.

These small actions made Richard cry and laugh, since Lao Tzu erected a pole and erected a flag, no one dared to be so rampant in front of me.

This is...... Got oiled?

A dance is over

The enthusiastic Caroline took the initiative to take Richard's arm and clinged to it, she was completely fascinated by Richard's noble demeanor.

Not only Caroline, but also several other ladies at the dinner party were sensitive to Richard, and his charm bloomed a little, and he became the focus of attention of the audience.

Age is like a pot of wine that has been precipitated over the years, the longer it lasts, the more mellow it is, and the more worthy of reminiscence.

I had to admire the woman's intuition, and after they inquired a little about Richard's identity, they quickly gathered around......

"Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome with warm applause the Governor of Saigon, Mr. Juninho, and the most distinguished guests...... His Excellency General Liu Zhongguo, Commander-in-Chief of the Second Corps of the Imperial Praetorian Guard of the Tang Empire. ”

The concierge finally lengthened his tone and announced the heavyweight guests in an Italian aria-like voice, and the band immediately played a welcome song.

Greeted by two rows of French guards with guns in the tunnel, Doge Juninho walked in side with an Imperial general, followed by a large crowd.

Their arrival won thunderous applause from the high society people on the field.

The band played a welcome song that became more and more high-pitched, and the people of high society formed a circle surrounded by stars, and in the center of the village were Governor Juninho and Admiral Liu Zhongguo.

General Liu Zhongguo stood in the center with his chest folded, revealing the domineering and self-confidence of a soldier.

His visit was to attend a meeting of the people's policy coordination between Tang, Britain, and France and to carry out military exchange activities, which was a routine affair.

In addition to official business, it is also reasonable for recreation.

The entire Southwest Pacific region plus the Indochina Peninsula is a situation in which Britain, France, and Tang are in a situation where Britain, France, and Tang are not an alliance but an alliance, and Britain and France are about to conclude a military alliance, and now is the honeymoon period of relations.

The Governor of Juninho, as the host of this place, warmly introduced the important guests around him, and said;

"It is a great honour for the Saigon Governor's Palace to have the legendary General Lau, who comes from the noble ducal family, to the dinner today. His father is His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of the Tang Imperial Guard......"

Every sentence of Governor Juninho's introduction would cause a low exclamation, and Admiral Liu Zhongguo would be the focus of attention.

God pity you

Since the establishment of the republic in France, the original aristocracy has been swept into the dustbin of history, and it is now the period of civilian government.

There is one in the white upper class of Saigon, and all of them are commoners.

However, the traditional concept of aristocratic hierarchy for thousands of years cannot be extinguished, and everything is becoming more and more sought after.

Many French people feel sour, and when they see the British aristocracy, they always feel shorter, and they naturally become yin and yang when they speak.

The same is true for the nobles of the Tang Empire and the German Empire, and the one in front of him is a duke, the top existence among the nobles, a proper nobleman.

This undoubtedly puts a dazzling halo on top of Liu Zhongguo's legendary general, which is more and more sought after.

Liu Zhongguo was looking forward to Zixiong, his eyes suddenly froze, and he glanced at Richard from a distance.

Richard stood on the outskirts of the crowd, Caroline holding his arms in her arms, clinging to her side.

In the crowd, Richard's tall body is still prominent, how can others learn that unique domineering spirit in the world?

Glanced at by Richard coldly, Admiral Liu Zhonghua suddenly shuddered, and his demeanor immediately changed from looking forward to being respectful, as if he was eager to come to say goodbye.

But his actions were severely stopped by Richard with his eyes, and he didn't want to reveal his identity and cause more trouble.

Admiral Liu Zhongguo is also a person who knows the secrets of the upper royal family, and he has met His Majesty the Holy Ancestor Emperor countless times, of course, it is impossible to admit his mistake.

But this situation made him sit down, and he felt that there was no place to put his hands when he stood there, and he was arrogant before.

Careful people saw that a layer of white sweat appeared on General Liu Zhongguo's forehead, could it be that the weather was so hot? (End of chapter)