I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

Chapter 862 Abdul Weeping Coffin

Facts have proved that William II is indeed, as Zhu Fugui knows, a man who is very successful and pays attention to ostentation.

He tried his best to pay attention to the reception of missions from various countries.

The restaurants in Berlin entertaining foreign guests are well stocked with wine and meat, and gorgeously dressed performers play Beethoven, Schubert, and Bach's piano pieces 24 hours a day.

In short, it looks like a thriving old empire.

But in Abdul's view, this is nothing more than the exquisiteness of gold and jade.

The so-called wine and meat are just pretending. If you really want to drink to your heart's content, you have to move the wine from the cellar of the cruise ship or the embassy.

The Duguo people who searched so hard couldn't provide enough fermented barley juice, let alone the excellent Eugenie fermented juice.

The rooms where the Ming Mission lives are the most upscale.

William II was not guilty of this point, or he did not participate at all.

After moving in, Bismarck came several times to ask his relatives, but William II did not show up for several days.

In the 15th year of Dewu, on July 1877, 7, the number 14, which is taboo in Christianity, was avoided, and the state funeral of William I officially began.

The ceremony is divided into two parts, the church service during the day and the burial at night.

Amidst the solemn music, the coffin containing the remains of Kaiser Wilhelm I was transported by a Mercedes-Benz car and slowly drove to the Royal Church of Hohenzollen.

Karl Friedrich Benz is not yet 30 years old.

However, thanks to the vigorous development of Daming's automobile industry, he successfully crossed the river by touching Ming's cars two years ago and produced a car that belonged to the independent people.

In order to show the world the advanced technology of the independent country and break the stereotype of the fake and shoddy products of the independent country, William II specially used a Mercedes-Benz car in this funeral.

It's just that young people are young people after all.

If the old Churchill and Victoria were in charge of this matter, they would definitely use "Made in UK" proficiently, but except for the car shell, the car inside was intact from Daming.

However, William II, a young man who was not deeply involved in the world, honestly used the Mercedes-Benz cars completely produced by the Mercedes-Benz factory, pursuing [-]% independent production in the country.

Of course, many of the key components are actually from Daming, but anyway, this Mercedes-Benz four-stroke engine car is indeed an independent manufacturing.

Along the way, the engine made a roaring noise, and the exhaust pipe emitted choking smoke, which made people sweat for the coffin of William I.

No matter how you look at it, under the smoke and fire, His Majesty the Emperor walked uneasy.

The convoy transporting the coffin moved very slowly, and the Ming Dynasty Condolence Mission, together with the delegations from various countries, followed slowly behind the convoy. The Chiqi 5-series sedan somewhat stole the limelight from the funeral car.

This can't be blamed on Daming. In fact, Abdul originally wanted to drive Brother William himself, so he specially took the driver's license test in Fengdu.

But William's nephew didn't appreciate it.

He rejected Abdul's proposal on the grounds that pagans could not attend Protestant Lutheran funerals.

If it weren't for the persuasion of Bismarck and others, William I would not even agree with the Green Christians appearing in the Royal Church of Hohenzollen.

Abdul was naturally very angry about this.

But it was the elder brother's funeral after all, so he couldn't argue with a junior.

I can only drink sullenly in the spacious Chiqi 5 Series sedan.

Abdul felt that the only advantage of a separate country funeral was that alcohol was allowed.

This is an ancient custom handed down from the Middle Ages in the Rhine region.

It is believed that the holy wine can awaken the soul of the dead, dispel the ghosts around the dead, and make the dead peaceful.

Abdul thinks this is a very good doctrine, but unfortunately he is no longer the Great Caliph, otherwise he would have to carry out a religious reform.

The convoy arrived at the Royal Church of Hohenzollen without any risk.

This is the predecessor of Berlin Cathedral, a Baroque cathedral with a history of more than 400 years.

William II was very dissatisfied with this dilapidated church, hoping to remodel it in a Renaissance style and expand it on a large scale.

This is because, since Russia "recaptured" Constantinople, the Aya Sophia Mosque was restored as the Hagia Sophia.

Thus, the Catholic Church owns St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, and the Orthodox Church owns the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

However, the Protestantism left by the three Christian brothers did not have a cathedral.

Wilhelm II wanted Berlin to become a center of Protestantism, with its own iconic cathedral.

It's a pity that with the current situation of the national treasury with independent will, William II's thoughts can only be thoughts.

In this unsatisfactory church, the priest performed the last rites for William I.

As a grandson, William II personally lit the baptismal candle, the communion candle, and the holy light candle, and then lit a large red candle and placed it beside his grandfather.

It is said that candlelight will bless the dead and illuminate the way to heaven for them.

Afterwards, the venerable old priest began to wash William I's body with holy water.

Fumigated by the exhaust of Mercedes-Benz cars all the way, the old emperor has changed from a European emperor to a non-chief, so he needs to wash it off.

To be honest, it is already a little hot in Central Europe in July.

William I was shot to death in Vienna, transported back to Berlin, and has been delayed due to various reasons. Even though there are ice cubes to keep it fresh, it still smells a little bit.

However, the old pastor was very dedicated and wiped William I's body without frowning.

This so-called holy water is believed to be able to purify the human body, purify the human mind and soul, as well as dispel evil spirits and suppress demons.

When people come to this world, they must be baptized, and when they leave this world, they must also wash their corpses to wash away all the sins of the world.

Of course, the Independence Officials do not consider the great Kaiser Wilhelm the Great to be guilty of any crime.

His life was brilliant and splendid, without any blemishes except his vain smuggling with two heretics.

The children of the choir began to line up to sing hymns, and the band played dirges.

The old pastor led everyone to pray, and announced the great achievements of His Majesty the Emperor.

At the same time, relatives, friends and guests stepped forward one by one to see the deceased for the last time.

Abdul was a little drunk by this time, but not quite drunk.

Wearing hemp and mourning, he lined up with other guests to come to his elder brother's coffin with the gift prepared by Zhu Fugui.

Seeing the lifelike voice and smile of the old brother in the coffin, Abdul thought about how heroic and beautiful it was eight years ago when the three emperors stood side by side, conspiring to divide the world and divide it up...

He couldn't help feeling sad, and cried out with a loud cry.

The guests from all walks of life heard it, hey, good guy, who is this bearded man?How could he cry louder than the little emperor Duguo?

Wilhelm II also lost his face.

Although there is no such thing as crying at funerals in Duguo, just as funeral customs such as wearing black in the West have profoundly affected China, Japan and South Korea, in this time and space, with the cultural invasion of Europe by Ming Dynasty, many customs of Ming Dynasty also changed. affected Europe.

Otherwise, everyone was dressed in black suits, but Abdul, as the representative of the Ming Dynasty, wore plain white sackcloth, and he would have been kicked out long ago.

In addition, many details are slowly changing.

For example, it is Western-style hypocrisy to put on a Sima face at a funeral.

Crying loudly, cooperating with aunt clapping-stomping the technique of reincarnation continues to circulate, this is the real true temperament.

Now that Abdul is crying like this, William II is embarrassed.

He had no choice but to support his grandfather's coffin and howl desperately.

William II swore that when his parents died on the same day, he never cried so loudly.

He had tried his best, and his vocal cords seemed to be torn, but his voice was still crushed mercilessly by Abdul.

William II even suspected that this bearded and fat boy would become a world-class tenor if he was castrated.

Abdul wept loudly while taking out the sacrifice.

The first is a beautiful posthumous portrait.

The 4K high-definition restoration of the portrait, combined with the coloring of the underworld, immediately calmed down this group of European soil turtles who have never seen the world.

There are no color photos these days, so naturally there is no such thing as black and white portraits.

Of course, Zhu Fugui did not prepare red and green posthumous photos for brother William, but added a little bit of color, similar to the colorful restored photos of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

To put it simply, Brother William's face has a bit of zombie green on his face.

But it is not important.

This is the first time that color photography technology has appeared in front of the world. Although the color is distorted, it is still amazing.

Even William II, who was crying, couldn't help peeking at his grandfather's portrait from the seam of his sleeve.

great...

Really want……

I want to make one after I die!

Abdul hasn't stopped yet.

He took out several cans and a jug of good wine from his arms like a conjuring.

Open the canned pig's knuckles, canned abalone, etc., and the aroma instantly wafts through the church.

Abdul took out a piece of paper, stumbled and read:

"Call William, unfortunate death! If you shorten the old world, people will not be hurt? My heart is really hurting, and I drink a glass of wine; you have a spirit, let me taste it..."

Abdul cried, read, and poured wine down his throat.

Finally, before he was about to put the spout of the flagon into the mouth of brother William, he was dragged away by the guards.

Chapter 863 Political Marriage

"I have to say, Zhu Fugui and his friends are really kind people..."

Abdul was dragged away by the guards with his stomach almost touching the ground, his ten fingers dragging blood on the floor.

This scene moved many people.

Especially Grand Duke Nikolaevich, the representative of Tsarist Russia.

He has not dealt with Daming once or twice, and he deeply feels that this is really a group of lovely oriental people.

Back then, Zhu Fugui was able to air raid Constantinople for Abdul, and now Abdul can cry to the point of losing his composure at William I's funeral...

Such a friendship is really enviable!

Nikolaevich can guarantee that no one will cry so sadly when Alexander II died.

Not to mention his so-called "allies" who are not even friends of wine and meat, even his own brother may not be able to shed tears.

But not everyone feels the same way and can see the brilliance of humanity in Abdul.

King Leopold II of Belgium, who visited in person, scoffed at this.

He said to his companions: "The blood of the filthy heretics has defiled the holy church. William II is too weak. If it were me, I would cut off this guy's hands."

Leopold II was born in the independent Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, a descendant of the Duke of Coburg, and was also related to William's grandson.

In previous wars, Belgium was regarded as an ally of Britain and France.

Because of the geographical location, the independent will attack France according to the old Moltke's battle plan, and the best path is through the Kingdom of Belgium.

Therefore, the independent army and the British and French allied forces launched repeated tug-of-war in Belgium, and Brussels was also caught in the flames of war several times.

However, the Belgian royal family actually acted as a fence.

For Leopold II, it doesn't matter who wins, whether Britain or the independent country, as long as it does not threaten his rule of the Congo.

From this point of view, the biggest threat to Leopold II actually came from the Taipinian Kingdom supported by the Ming Dynasty.

Once the Pacific Nation, active in French West Africa, goes south, the armed forces of the Belgian royal family in the Congo will face severe challenges.

Of course, he didn't think those Negroes with fire sticks could pose any threat to his royal guard.

What Leopold II was really worried about was the damned Mingren, the damned Zhu Fugui.

If you want to say who is the most anti-Minist in Europe, the British will naturally bear the brunt, followed by the Belgians.

Even France, which has suffered a lot from Ming Dynasty, at least has many fans who hold the third prize in favor of Ming Dynasty, and even hope that Ming Dynasty will send troops to help France restore the tradition of imperial rule.