Daming Military Empire

Chapter 309 The King's Pride

It is not that King Philip IV of Spain does not welcome Zhu Cijiong. He still attaches great importance to the ally of the Ming Empire. Otherwise, he would not even give up his long-coveted niece to Zhu Cijiong. However, as a king, he has Belong to their own pride.

Who is he? He is the king of Spain, the empire on which the sun never sets, the king of the earth, and the most noble person in the world. No one can let him greet him in person, not the emperor of the Ming Empire, nor the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. , of course, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is unlikely to come to Spain.

Although he didn't go to meet him in person, he was very polite. In order to show the strength of the Spanish Empire, he sent almost all the navy and army he could muster. Of course, these might not be a big deal in front of the mighty emperor of the Ming Empire. , because he has heard that the Ming Empire has a large population, and the regular army alone has more than 200 million people. There are more than 20 people in this area. The emperor of the Ming Empire may look down on him. There are absolutely no such Ming Empires!
Zhu Cijiong really didn't like the Spanish army, he didn't care much about it at all, and he was thinking about a very serious issue at the moment, how would he say hello to the King of Spain!

The emperor is against the king. I have never heard of it. I have a headache.

When Philip IV arrived at the palace, he still didn't show up, Zhu Cijiong was already a little angry, this air is too big!

Fortunately, at this time, there was a man who looked like a court servant, kneeling in front of Princess Anna, and said a word respectfully, which probably meant that His Majesty the King invited him, the Queen, and Princess Anna to dinner. This can be done without Princess Anna's translation Zhu Cijiong understand.

It's really strange, don't talk about anything, eat first, let's eat after dinner, Zhu Cijiong waved directly: "Let him lead the way."

Upon hearing this, Princess Anna explained to the servant in Spanish. The servant quickly got up, made a gesture of please, and then respectfully walked towards the palace.

Zhu Cijiong gave Zheng Zhilong and others a few words and followed with Qin Mingyue and Princess Anna. With Qin Mingyue around, he didn't worry about safety, but it was a little strange. Why did he have to eat first?

After turning and turning around for nearly a quarter of an hour, he finally came to a lobby. The waiter stopped at the door, did some tidying up, and then bowed his head respectfully and stood there without moving.

Zhu Cijiong also went all out, raised his chest, raised his head, and walked directly inside.

Nima, the gold ornaments all over the room almost blinded his eyes, the chandelier is gold, the window panels are gold, the chairs are gold, even the long table in the middle seems to be gold, a 30-year-old, A tall foreigner with a high nose bridge, a big mouth, and a face full of yellow hair stood opposite the long table, with his right hand touching his chest, bowed his head slightly and said, "Hello, Your Majesty the Great Emperor of the Ming Empire."

Princess Anna on the side quickly reminded in a low voice: "This is my uncle, he is greeting you."

Zhu Cijiong imitated his appearance, touched his chest with his right hand, bowed his head slightly and said: "Hello, His Majesty the Great King of Spain."

After seeing each other, Philip IV smiled and said: "My little Anna, you are getting more and more beautiful, please invite them to sit, they are all a family, you are welcome."

Princess Anna slightly gave a lady's salute, and said softly: "Uncle, you are too proud."

After finishing speaking, she made a gesture of invitation, and said to Zhu Cijiong: "Uncle told us not to be polite, just sit down first."

Zhu Cijiong heard the words, nodded, and walked slowly towards the long table in the middle. At this moment, three maids stepped forward and pulled out the chairs respectfully for them. Zhu Cijiong sat in the middle with a big horse and golden knife. Princess Anna sat softly on both sides of him.

As soon as they sat down, Philip IV asked with a smile, "Would you like some wine?"

Nima, wine is strong and timid, so let's have some, so Zhu Cijiong nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Philip IV clapped his hands lightly, ordering wine and food to be served.

Teams of maids took turns to put the food and wine on the table with exquisite silver basins. At this time, Philip IV said with a little pride: "Little Anna, don't you want to introduce to our distinguished guests?"

Princess Anna heard the words and began to introduce the wine and dishes on the table:

"This is a wine that has been treasured by the royal family for decades and is worth as much as gold."

Nima, it's really extravagant, even the wine bottle is made of sterling silver, and there is a statue of a little angel on it!

"This is a special ham made by the royal family. The curing process takes at least one year, and its value is comparable to gold."

"This is the Italian truffle, worth ten times gold."

"This is a large lobster shipped from America, and its value is ten times that of gold."

"This is sturgeon caviar from the Norwegian sea, and its value is twenty times that of gold."

Nima, well, this is like eating concentrated gold, luxury, luxury, no wonder you have no money!

This table is worth tens of thousands of taels of gold. In fact, Philip IV was not so extravagant at ordinary times. Isn’t it for the sake of face? Seeing Zhu Cijiong’s surprised expression, Philip IV’s vanity was satisfied. The question about his niece , It was originally a very serious question, but at this moment, he actually asked in a brisk tone: "Your Majesty, why don't you make our little Anna the queen, she is the jewel in the crown of our Habsburg dynasty." !"

The words were a bit deep, Zhu Cijiong didn't understand, he stared at Princess Anna curiously, waiting for her to translate.

This question is my own, how dare I say it, but she doesn't translate, and the emperor doesn't understand, don't make my uncle misunderstand that the emperor is contemptuous of the Habsburg dynasty, it will be troublesome. After a moment of hesitation, she still translated it awkwardly .

Now, Zhu Cijiong is even more embarrassed, how to explain it, is it because of love?It’s definitely not okay to say that. If he answers like this, it is estimated that Philip IV will lose his temper and talk about love in front of the royal family. Shit!

Zhu Cijiong thought about it, and could only say in embarrassment: "It means that Yue is very important to me."

Princess Anna misunderstood his meaning, she turned to her uncle and said: "Uncle, you don't know, this queen's status is too scary, his aunt is the commander of the 40 Guards outside Madrid, her The elder brother is the commander of the [-] Dingliao Army, his second brother is the commander of the [-] Expeditionary Army, and his cousin is the commander of the [-] Frontier Army. This family has a total of [-] troops, which is too important for the emperor. So I had to make her queen."

Hearing this, Philip IV took a deep breath. Sheter, a family has more troops than his entire army in Spain. This woman is really unlikable. Forget it, let’s skip this matter!

Seeing that Philip IV had stopped talking, Zhu Cijiong seized the opportunity to test: "Your Majesty, I heard that you are preparing for peace talks. Could it be that the Habsburg dynasty has just surrendered?"

When Philip IV heard the words, he proudly said: "The peace talks are just a strategic means, at most a few pieces of land can be lost, and it will be fine to fight back in a few years. There is no such thing as admitting defeat."

Fainted, it turned out that he really wanted to talk about peace, why fight back in a few years, he must fight now, fight for a few years and wait for Daming to grab more colonies!
(End of this chapter)