After I was reborn, I became a plug-in for the country

After being depressed for several days, Miles finally thought about it.What he went to before was just a marginal city. If he could visit the most important city in the country, he might be able to find out more useful information for the king.

Thinking of this, he immediately felt better, and after he felt better, he no longer stayed in the cabin, but went to the bow of the boat to watch the scenery along the way from time to time.

Miles' transformation also made Xu Risheng and Bai Jin, who had witnessed his face clouded for several days, even more confused.

They did what His Majesty ordered, and they found out a little about the identity of the Briton.The two made up their minds in private, and neither side should share all the information, just wait to see how the Qing emperor treats the Briton when the time comes.

Although they wanted to mix official positions in the Qing palace, in fact, the two of them did not hope that the British could really conduct long-term trade with the Qing.The more prosperous the Qing Dynasty was, the more unfavorable it was to their missionary actions in their view.So even if His Majesty the Emperor granted them high officials and generous salary, they would never give up their bishops for gold and silver.

But in order to be more conducive to the missionary activities in the future, they still have to do some superficial work now.

Two months later, the fleet arrived in Tianjin.Dozens of people were left to look at their own merchant ship, and the rest of them changed carriages with Miles, and after moving all the gold coins on board, the group headed for the capital by land.

After walking for another five or six days, they arrived in the capital.The reason why it was so slow was that they rented a dozen carriages, and each carriage pulled too many boxes of gold coins.

When they reached the gate of Shuntianfu City, they were greeted not only by hundreds of soldiers guarding the city, but also by a dozen officials from the Ministry of Rites, as well as twenty giant cannons at the gate of the city, as well as the orderly and majestic crowd. 500 armed phalanx.

Here I want to explain that for the sake of looking good, these phalanxes still hold Mini-style spears.

Bai Jin and Xu Risheng: ...(Stunned.jpg)

What style is this?They have only left Beijing for three months, right?Did the Qing emperor regard them as enemies!

The official from the third rank who worked in the Ministry of Etiquette saw their gradually panicked expressions, and stepped forward to explain in a calm manner: "My lords, there is no need to panic. This is the welcome ceremony explained by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Welcome ceremony?" Bai Jin shouted in that weird tone, "Did His Highness order to welcome us with these giant cannons?"

Another official from the Ministry of Rituals took the words and stepped forward, with malicious intentions hidden under his seemingly respectful expression, "We welcome the British nobles who came from afar."

Xu Risheng: "..." means we don't deserve it.

And Miles, who doesn't understand Chinese at all, stared blankly at the twenty cannons neatly arranged not far away, and hasn't retracted his chin yet.Although the gunfire hadn't been released yet, his ears were already buzzing.

He was silently praying in his heart, God, and my dear Majesty, and the bishop I believe in, if the villain can't return to the homeland I love today, please don't forget the loyalty of the villain.

As for the rest of the attendants guarding the carriage, they were completely frightened by the scene in front of them and did not dare to speak out.They hadn't seen such weapons too many times in their own country, but now that they were in a foreign country, it really opened their eyes.

Seeing Miles in such a daze, the official from the Ministry of Rituals became even more enthusiastic, and said with great interest: "His Royal Highness ordered, this cannon is set up to welcome guests from afar, and it is not a rule not to fire one shot. His Royal Highness ordered us to I dare not refuse to do so, so these cannons must be fired today."

Xu Risheng, who could understand Chinese, turned slightly pale. He wiped off his cold sweat and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "My lord, you don't have to!"

Seeing that the officials of the Ministry of Rituals looked different, he hurriedly added: "Your Highness, the British nobleman, must have understood the thoughts of His Royal Highness, so there is no need to rush to fire the cannon."

"How can it be done?" The official from the Ministry of Rites who spoke at the beginning pretended to be generous, "How dare we live up to His Royal Highness's intentions. So we must let go of this cannon today!"

If it wasn't for the capacious official robe, everyone would have seen the shivering legs of the manager of the Ministry of Rites.As a cruel and bloody civil servant who had never seen conquests on the battlefield, in fact, when this adult saw the twenty giant cannons displayed, his face turned blue with fright.

Now the cannon has been placed at the gate of the city for ten days, and he has watched it for ten days.It was only then that he could barely get used to the mouth of the gun, and was able to speak so generously in front of everyone.

Of course, when the soldiers guarding the city saw it for the first time, they were amazed.

Regardless of the shivering crowd of the rest of the Britons, the official from the Ministry of Rituals told the standard-bearers standing beside him, "Tell them that the auspicious time has come, and it's time to fire the cannon."

"Yes." The flag bearer trotted towards the front, and held up the flag on his right hand again, "Left one listens to the order, let it go!"

The artillery on the far left was pushed forward by more than ten steps, and then the two soldiers on the left and right quickly filled the shells and adjusted the angle. The artillery with a range of at least 300 meters was facing the open space in the distance. Covering his ears, he flew away quickly.

The British attendants in the other convoy following Miles, regardless of the trembling, raised their heads and stared at the shell until it exploded hundreds of meters away.

It is said that it is a welcome fire, of course it is impossible to fire twenty guns at the same time, otherwise where is there any flat land outside the capital?Therefore, the officials of the Ministry of Rites just deliberately put one of them.However, it can also be said that this discipline has played a role in dissuading others, and it can also be said to be quite in place.

The effect really met Yinreng's expectations, not only foreigners present, but even officials from the Ministry of Rituals couldn't help squatting down and hugging their heads.

As early as when Kangxi came back from Jingshan, Yinreng ordered people to clean up the open space outside the capital.For this welcome ceremony, he has gone to great lengths.People who live nearby and need to relocate will be given subsidies, and animals that may be accidentally injured may be driven away in advance. In short, it took a lot of effort.

Therefore, the outside of the city has been cleaned up, and the shells released will not affect the lives of the people at all.

When the gunpowder smoke cleared, the officials from the Ministry of Rituals who held their heads completely forgot that they had also been frightened and lost their etiquette just now. They stood up first, and then smiled and said to the foreigners in Britain and Xu Risheng: "Everyone, please."

Xu Risheng, who is already familiar with Chinese, looked at the smiling face of the other party, and an idiom quickly popped up in his mind, this guy hides a knife in his smile.

But even if he was unhappy, he couldn't have an attack at this time.He could only pretend to be calm and regain his senses, and invited Miles in English: "Your Excellency, the monarch of the Qing Dynasty must have been waiting for a long time, please follow us into the city."

Miles, who hadn't recovered from the shock, looked at him stupidly.Why is the man's lips opening and closing, but no sound?What the hell is he saying to me?

It can only be said that our Lord Miles was much more frightened than everyone present here.But everyone must forgive him. After all, it is not easy for him to pretend to be a nobleman as a small servant. What kind of world can he see?

After slowing down for a while, the faces of the officials from the Ministry of Rituals were a little impatient, and Miles came back to his senses, and responded in English in a stuttering manner: "Let's go... let's go."

As soon as these words fell to the ground, the tightly closed city gate was opened from the inside.The people gathered at the gate of the city looked curiously at a group of blond foreigners outside, and then whispered to each other, pointing at them and talking about it.

Miles led dozens of other distraught Britons into the city gate step by step.Just looking at their faces and not looking at the luggage, I don't know, I thought they had just returned from the battlefield.

But they had only walked a dozen steps, and the officials of the Ministry of Rituals, as if they had just remembered something, confessed to the soldiers at the gate of the city: "His Royal Highness also said that the firecracker team should show their hearts."

"Yes." The guard at the gate of the city replied very simply, and gave orders even more simply.

After a while, the sound of the wooden warehouse was like the dull thunder in summer, lasting and continuous, rumbling and rumbling.

Hearing the sound, Miles shrank his shoulders again, and then his eyes went blank, and he passed out unconsciously.

Another guard at the gate of the city trotted all the way over to check the situation, and respectfully said to the officials of the Ministry of Rites: "My lord, this... um... the foreigner has passed out."

The official from the Ministry of Rituals was disdainful, and then said with a slight smile, "It's not unreasonable to have a friend come from afar. It seems that this British lord seems to be a little dissatisfied with the welcoming ceremony of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The dazed Bai and Jin on the side didn't dare to pretend to be quail anymore, and immediately stepped forward to argue for Miles: "This British nobleman is just tired from the journey, please sir arrange a place for him as soon as possible."

"It's easy to say." The official of the Ministry of Rites who helped set up the stage was still smiling, "The post house is ready, just follow us." He then told another guard, "Go and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, today the British Your Excellency is exhausted, can the interview be postponed until tomorrow."

"Yes, the villain will go now."

It takes half an hour to ride a horse from the gate of the city to the gate of the palace.Therefore, an official from the Ministry of Rituals did not wait at the gate of the city, and led a group of foreigners to the post very quickly.

And Yinreng, who was waiting for news in the palace, was seeing Yang Yanqiu at the moment.

"Is the goods I asked you to prepare ready?"

"All the grassroots ordered by His Highness have been prepared." Yang Yanqiu said respectfully.His ship set off a month ago, arriving five or six days earlier than Xu Risheng and the others.

Yinfeng smiled softly, "Don't worry, I won't let you run away this time."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Yang Yanqiu saluted greatly, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help asking: "Cao Min heard that His Highness asked someone to set up artillery at the gate of the city. I don't know what it is?"

"You don't have to care about this matter," Yinfeng reassured, "you will know after a few days."

"Yes, listen to His Highness's orders." Yang Yanqiu didn't dare to ask any more, so he got up and left.

Not long after he left, Huaiqing reported to his master the news that the British foreigners had fainted from fright at the gate of the city.

As soon as Yinfeng changed from the gentleness just now, the smile on his face was automatically adjusted to the ferocious level, "How did he pass out before he pointed the firecracker at his head?"