Zhu Zhanzhen's words were very straightforward. Windsor's face turned red when he heard it. Her fair and tender face looked extraordinarily transparent and lovely because of the blush. This woman really had a charming look.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, please let my daughter go." Duke Humphrey immediately begged for mercy, but at this time he was tied up with five flowers and no dignity at all.
Zhu Zhanchen turned to look at him: "If one of you and your daughter has to stay on the ship, who do you think should be left on the ship?"
Duke Humphrey hesitated as soon as he said this. Zhu Zhanzhen hated his appearance as a loving father. The acting was too realistic. His hesitation could be seen. He actually cared more about himself than his daughter.
Zhu Zhanzhen did not intend to play with them anymore, but said: "Let your king come to see me and explain clearly what happened to my best friend Zheng He. We can still talk. Otherwise, I will continue to attack Yinggelan."
She would attack if she disagreed. A woman in Windsor had no experience in these negotiations and was at a loss for a while.
On the contrary, Duke Humphrey said: "Windsor, now you have to take His Excellency Neptune's words back to the Royal Council. According to His Excellency Neptune's request, find a suitable and good place for our king to hold talks with His Excellency Neptune. Your Excellency Neptune."
He has no deep grudge against us, so we must ask the King and Lady Catherine to clearly explain the matter of his close friend Zheng He to Your Excellency during the meeting."
"Okay... okay." Windsor replied dully.
Zhu Zhanzhen smiled slightly, Humphrey was relatively smart.
"I have accepted your gift. Just follow your father's instructions and go back to deliver the message. One more thing, you are good. Tell your king that you will be the intermediary to communicate with us from now on."
After hearing this, Windsor's heart went crazy for a moment. What does Zhu Zhancheng mean?
Looking at his daughter's appearance, Duke Humphrey felt helpless. The people from the Royal Council sent her here for only one reason, and that was because she was good-looking. Did he really think that she could adapt to the situation and fight Zhu Zhanzhen back and forth?
Not successful?
"Windsor, you have to go back and tell the Royal Council and the King that this matter is not my business alone. His Majesty Neptune is here for his close friends. They need to show the honesty and friendliness of us English people. His Majesty Neptune is still the same with or without me.
Will make the same decision, do you hear me?"
Zhu Zhanzhen admired Duke Humphrey quite a lot, which is why he didn't block his mouth. A young girl from Windsor was sent to the peace talks. It was made clear that she was here to inquire about the situation. It didn't take much to think about it. Ying Gelan should have been mobilized at this time.
The army moved here to defend Zhu Zhanzhen.
And whether Duke Humphrey can be redeemed, if Zhu Zhanyi agrees, the beauty will bring gold and silver treasures as a gift. If he doesn't agree, it will be useless for anyone to come, and they will not dare to take risks.
Duke Humphrey asked Windsor to take something back to tell Ying Gelan's people. It doesn't matter whether he is saved or not. You have to know the reason why Zhu Zhanzhen took action against Ying Gelan. The key is not Duke Humphrey, but
The King and the Queen Mother.
Under such circumstances, on the contrary, they may try their best to save Duke Humphrey, because they also need a backbone. Now that the regent is gone, they have not yet discussed who has the final say.
"Come here, give Duke Humphrey a seat, and put on some extra clothes to avoid catching a cold."
"Thank you, Lord Neptune."
Zhu Zhanzhen's attitude towards Humphrey became much better, he accepted the gift and put Windsor back.
As a seasoned politician, Humphrey actually saw that Zhu Zhanzhen was deliberately delaying time, because after the steam naval battle and the previous bombardment of the shipyard, the ammunition and supplies on their steam ships were no longer enough to support them.
We have been fighting for a long time, so we sent a ship back to resupply first.
Zhu Zhanzhen saw the equipment of the British army when he bombarded the shipyard. Obviously their equipment was much better than that of the French army. This is also the reason why they have been able to suppress France for so many years. If it had not been for the appearance of Joan of Arc, France
It has been completely defeated.
Their military strength should be the strongest Zhu Zhanzhen had ever encountered, and they also had a lot of firearms. That's why Zhu Zhanzhen did not attack with great fanfare. He was deliberately delaying it. He already had a battle plan.
And he had to see if the Queen Mother of Yinggelan had anything to do with Zheng He. If they just redeemed Zheng He and then blackmailed the Ming Dynasty's steam warship, Zhu Zhanzhen would have a plan to deal with them.
, if they harmed Zheng He, there would be another plan.
This is the purpose of letting Windsor go back to spread the news today. If they don't do anything and learn what he means, they should have talks with him, and they might even target France together. It would be difficult to fight two countries at once.
, it is also a way to join forces to solve one of them first, and then solve the other one.
If they dare not come to see you, then it is obvious and no further explanation is needed.
The meeting did not last long. Windsor returned to Ingeland and was taken to the King's Castle as soon as he landed.
The majestic Lady Catherine sat upright and asked her what happened today. She told her everything in detail, and all the royal ministers looked happy.
What the other party said meant that there was still room for negotiation, and some people began to say that they were ready to start peace talks with the prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Bang
But Lady Catherine knocked on the chair angrily, and the noble woman stood up and said: "Look, what do you look like each and every one of you? Have you all become slaves of the Ming Dynasty? What did they say?
Just nodded and bowed. If someone says they want to see your king, you can arrange it. But if they say they want your wife, why don't you also send her to their bed?"
Lady Catherine was angry. She was angry that all these ministers always said that they would be loyal to Ying Gelan, but they were only beaten twice by Ming Dynasty, and they behaved in a humble manner.
Facing Lady Catherine's anger, the royal ministers remained silent. With Duke Humphrey absent, they lacked a backbone.
"Madam, peace talks with the Ming army are the best option now."
"No, absolutely not. Our Yinggelan Empire has never lost its face like this, allowing foreigners to manipulate it at will. I ordered the armies from all over Yinggeland to send troops to the vicinity of London to defend the Ming army with all their strength."
"Madam, it is unreasonable to start a war at this time. Now our army has been defeated continuously on the French front and has suffered serious losses. It is unreasonable to add enemies at this time. The news revealed by Ming Dynasty does not want to fight. Our army can delay it first.
Let’s talk to him and rescue Duke Humphrey first.”
Duke Humphrey has a high position and high energy. It is impossible to sit idly by and not rescue him. There are many things that cannot be found suitable people to do.
After a disagreement, Lady Catherine slammed the table again and left, finally saying: "King Ingeland will not accept any form of insult to his identity. If the other party is really sincere about peace talks, then let them come to the castle."
The royal ministers were all speechless. Now that the regents, Duke Humphrey and Duke John, are away, Lady Catherine has to take care of the matter. But you always put down your words and left without participating in the subsequent discussions on specific matters.
, what should this group of people without decision-making power do?
In major national affairs, you don't just have to be ruthless. Lady Catherine is used to this, throwing all the problems to the Royal Council, which makes the Royal Council very embarrassed.
"Since Madam has decided to fight, let the army shrink to the vicinity of the City of London. Because there is the Thames River, the opponent's warships can sail straight in. Defensive officers should be deployed along both sides of the river to be on guard."
Some people still agreed to fight. The reason was naturally that the Ming army was insufficient in number. Could it be that the other side could really defeat Yinggelan with these few steam warships and hundreds of men?
"Our country is now losing ground on the battlefield in France. If we go to war with the Ming Dynasty army again, we may not be able to support it. Moreover, the current military expenditure is insufficient. If we mobilize the army for garrison, we may not have enough money." The Minister of Finance has a big head.
"Then what else can we do? Go against the Queen Mother's wishes?"
Several people sighed, and someone said: "How about this, first move the armies from several surrounding cities. According to the current city defense of London, if we don't increase the defense, our army may not be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty, and it will definitely fight."
The losses have been heavy, but we still have to find a way to rescue Duke Humphrey first, and we still have to continue the peace talks."
"How to negotiate peace? The king and the queen mother cannot come forward, and the other party cannot come to our castle."
"Peace talks, peace talks, we have to talk. The conditions of both parties are different. Until they are the same, since the Ming Dynasty's Sea King has designated Windsor to go, it means that he is still somewhat interested in Windsor, or he can use this as a breakthrough."
"Windsor is the daughter of Duke Humphrey. Now His Highness the Duke is still arrested, but we have to use his daughter in exchange. I'm afraid this is not good, it is too despicable."
"It would be a blessing if the person could be saved."
The King of Ingeland rejected the Ming Dynasty's request for peace talks, but the Royal Council proposed to hold peace talks with the Ming Dynasty on the coast. Windsor returned to the warship the next day with this news.
Windsor didn't see his father when he boarded the ship this time, so he quickly asked: "Your Excellency Neptune, where is my father?"
Because of the panic, her chest could be clearly seen rising and falling, and unlike yesterday's more casual and conservative dress, she tightened her waistline today, and her chest, which had little free space, was even more crowded today. She was wearing a long skirt today.
It took a lot of effort not to get dirty when I came here.
A woman wants to please her appearance. She wants to please Zhu Zhanzong with her beauty. Firstly, she wants to save her father. Secondly, she wants to look better in front of this man. The women who travel to the banquets of Vanity Fair know how to do it best.
Seducing men.
"Your Excellency, the Duke, has slept for a long time and has not yet gotten up."
"Can I meet my father first?"
Zhu Zhanzhen stretched out his hand to indicate that the Duke was sleeping soundly in the cabin. After taking a look through the window, Windsor felt relieved. Of course, he was more speechless. His father was really eating and sleeping soundly. Under the enemy's control, Windsor felt relieved.
You can still sleep so peacefully on the warship.
"Miss Windsor, I wonder how the discussion went yesterday?"
Windsor swayed and said: "Your Excellency Neptune, our king and queen mother are so noble. I am very sorry that I cannot board the ship to have peace talks with you. The Imperial Council has agreed to hold talks with you at a place along the coast."
Zhu Zhanzhen raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly: "Oh, really?"
Yang Feng understood what Zhu Zhanzhen meant, and immediately waved the flag, and the warship set sail immediately.
"Your Excellency Neptune, what are you doing?!" Windsor was shocked. Zhu Zhanzhen ordered the warship to set sail and sail towards the Thames River.
"Send Miss Windsor back." Zhu Zhanzhen said lightly.
At this time, Duke Humphrey woke up, and Zhu Zhanchen did not restrict his movements at this time. He stepped onto the deck and knew where Zhu Zhanxi was going by looking at the direction in which he was driving.
When they captured Duke Humphrey, their ships had maps of England, including the most detailed ones around London.
The direction they are driving now is London's most important fishery trading market.
The bustling trading market is not far from the coast. When the Ming Dynasty's warships sailed over, the surrounding soldiers who were already well prepared began to attack.
The Ming warships fired back fire, and Ying Gelan's crude firearms could hardly cause damage to the Ming warships.
In the busy fishery market, people began to flee when they saw the Ming warships approaching.
With the waving of the battle flag, warships and artillery fired volleys, all falling on the market and surrounding areas. After several rounds of artillery bombardment, the bustling fishery market had been reduced to scorched earth, and then the Ming Dynasty's warships sailed out majestically.
The purpose was clear, they were targeting their important business gathering place. We chose the nearest one without going too deep, as the opponent would not be able to react to a sudden attack.
Zhu Zhanzhen did not talk to the other party about benevolence, righteousness and morality at all. This was obvious pressure by force.
Windsor was so frightened by this resolute action that Duke Humphrey lowered his head and lamented, but Zhu Zhanzhen's fleet almost consumed the remaining ammunition because of this bombardment.
Actually, they are now unable to attack, they just can't let the opponent know his background.
Yinggelan was shocked. Why did the Ming army suddenly attack again? It also made them understand that it would be difficult for them to organize an effective counterattack under the sudden attack of the Ming warships.
The efficiency of Yinggelan's army was not high. They had not accumulated a large number of artillery to the river bank in two days, otherwise it would have been enough to pose a certain threat to the Ming Dynasty's warships.
Looking at the eclipsed Windsor and the sighing Duke Humphrey, Zhu Zhanzhen said: "Duke Humphrey, it seems that your king does not dare to see me."
Duke Humphrey knew very well the Queen Mother's character and was headstrong, and the Ming army did not talk to them about weighing the pros and cons. If this continued, it would be a matter of time before an all-out war started.
"Your Excellency Neptune, if you let me go back and negotiate with our king, maybe things will turn around."
"No need, let's take Mr. Humphrey down to rest first."
Only Windsor was left shivering on the deck. Zhu Zhanzhen approached her, and she felt a shiver. This man was so close to her, making her immersed in the dual emotions of excitement and fear, and her heartbeat was beating fast.
What time is it.
"Miss Windsor, you smell very good."
Ignoring the blushing girl, she said softly and trembling slightly: "Your Excellency... Your Excellency..."
"Go back today and tell your imperial council and your people that in ten days I will launch a full-scale attack on the coast of England, land and occupy London, unless your king and queen mother can come to see me and tell me what happened to my dear friend Zheng He.
Everything should be explained clearly."
"Yes...yes..."
"Miss Windsor, you are very beautiful, very beautiful, and this dress is also very beautiful."
Windsor looked at the man in front of her in surprise. In this case, the other man seemed to be teasing her.
"Thank you, Lord Neptune, for the compliment."
"Your dress is very wide and the skirt is fluffy. Even if you don't wear anything underneath, no one will notice."
"Ah?!" Windsor was somewhere between embarrassed and excited.
"So Miss Windsor, are you wearing it now or not?" Zhu Zhanzhen's hand reached for Windsor's skirt.
Windsor didn't know how to speak or act for a while.
However, Zhu Zhanzhen's hands only removed the dirt on Windsor's skirt, and he said in her ear: "Don't wear it next time you come to see me."
No matter how beautiful and luxurious the dress is, once the inside is empty, it is just a decoration for people to admire and please.