After a set of Eastern etiquette, Qin Zhiyuan was exhausted.
But the matter is not over yet, Qin Zhiyuan has to go to the Holy Light Cathedral in Coconut City to receive the blessing of Benedict XV.
The Holy Light Cathedral is the largest church in Coconut City, but it is the largest and is still not worthy of the aura of Benedict XV and the level of Qin Zhiyuan's enthronement ceremony.
Come on, the Dutch believed in Protestantism, not Catholicism at all. From this perspective, the so-called Cathedral of the Holy Light should be demolished and rebuilt.
But as Auerbach said, there is no need at all now. As long as Benedict XV is there, God cannot be God anymore, and it is useless for anyone to say that it is against the rules.
In order to comply with traditional Chinese etiquette, Qin Zhiyuan arrived at Holy Light Cathedral at eight o'clock in the evening.
Although it was very late, Benedict XV and Auerbach did not have any dissatisfaction, at least not from their expressions.
In order to match the blessing of Benedict XV, Qin Zhiyuan wore a robe embroidered with the emblem of the Knights of Glory and a sword symbolizing force on his waist. He just appeared in the Cathedral of the Holy Light surrounded by a group of important ministers of the kingdom.
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Huang Bohan and the others were really worried. God knew whether these religious ceremonies would conflict with Chinese traditions, so they had to come and have a look with their own eyes to be sure.
In fact, all the important guests were here at the church, including Lloyd George and Raymond Poongarai.
The national governments of the traditional Western powers gave Qin Zhiyuan enough face. Almost all the heads of government were present. On the contrary, the European royal families were not very interested in Qin Zhiyuan. Except for William III who was present in person, King George V of England and King Vittorio of Italy
Neither Emanuele III nor the Queen of the Netherlands attended.
queen of dutch
Don't be ridiculous, the Queen of the Netherlands is probably tying up little people to draw circles in her home, and she feels uncomfortable even if she is asked to witness Qin Zhiyuan's ascension to the throne and will definitely kill her.
There are not many Catholic rules, and they are much simpler than those of the Chinese. The key is that Auerbach knew that the Lanfang ministers headed by Huang Bohan were against the church, so he simplified the procedures a lot.
However, some procedures cannot be simplified, such as praying.
When praying, Qin Zhiyuan was asked to kneel on one knee in front of the cross, which was strongly opposed by Huang Bohan.
In the traditional Chinese philosophy, the king is the emperor and the greatest one in the world. So who is qualified to withstand the king’s kneeling?
What's more, Catholic crosses have the image of Jesus on them, not bare crosses. This made Huang Bohan even more repelled from the bottom of his heart.
Auerbach was not too insistent on this issue. After all, for Auerbach, the most important thing was to have Benedict XV personally crown Qin Zhiyuan and complete this symbolic form.
So kneeling down on one knee turned into holding each other's hands in front of the chest.
After praying, Qin Zhiyuan sat on the golden throne symbolizing imperial power, and Benedict XV officially appeared amidst the blessings of the choir.
The crown is naturally indispensable. I don’t know where Auerbach got it from. It looks quite large and has many gems inlaid in it. The diamond as big as a pigeon egg in the front is very eye-catching. At least Qin Zhiyuan has never seen it like this before.
Big one.
With a serious expression on his face, Benedict XV led two red archbishops directly to Qin Zhiyuan and began to recite a prayer in convoluted Latin.
Well, Qin Zhiyuan is fluent in English, French, Spanish and German, and he is considered to be very knowledgeable, but he knows nothing about Latin, so he has no idea what Benedict XV is talking about.
This saves trouble. Qin Zhiyuan only needs to maintain a pious and solemn expression. He doesn't need to worry about anything else. He waits until Benedict XV says the well-known Amen, and then puts on the crown for Qin Zhiyuan.
This was not the end yet. Next, Benedict XV and the two cardinal archbishops surrounded Qin Zhiyuan and began to bless him, followed by another long string of Latin words.
This time it took longer, lasting nearly half an hour. Seeing that Benedict XV's body was already a little crooked, the entire ceremony was over.
In fact, there was a large dinner party next, but Qin Zhiyuan had no intention of attending it, because during the process of Benedict XV blessing Qin Zhiyuan, Qin Zhiyuan noticed that Dong Xingxiu suddenly barged in with his eyes full of joy. If it were not for the solemn atmosphere at that time,
Solemnly, Dong Xingxiu had the urge to ask for reward money.
Almost instantly, Qin Zhiyuan's mind went blank.
Sure enough, as soon as the ceremony ended and Benedict XV left, Dong Xingxiu couldn't wait to run over and knelt down on one knee in front of Qin Zhiyuan: Congratulations, Your Majesty.
In fact, Qin Zhiyuan didn't hear what Dong Xingxiu said at all, because the entire Holy Light Cathedral was filled with loud cheers of long live, and there was no other sound.
Carrying on the family lineage is a big deal for an ordinary family, let alone a country.
If Qin Zhiyuan has no children, it means that Qin Zhiyuan has no successor, which means that Lan Fang's future is full of uncertainty, which will make all the important ministers of the kingdom, including Huang Bohan, uneasy, which will make Lan Fang
All Fang's soldiers have no backbone.
It's different now. With an heir, Lanfang can be sure that it will continue for a long time without any accidents happening.
Congratulations, His Majesty the King
Long live my king
Congratulations, Qin
Qin Zhiyuan's ears were surrounded by various congratulations, but Qin Zhiyuan's mind was blank. He could only respond subconsciously and instinctively, in response to everyone's goodwill.
It is really goodwill. No matter how sordid the relationship between countries is, at least at this moment, because of the birth of a little life, everyone is releasing goodwill.
Human nature is good.
Because of his son, Qin Zhiyuan did not stay at the Holy Light Cathedral for too long and took a plane directly to Penglai Island that night.
Well, since the Foreign Legion had planes, night flights seem to have become a normal phenomenon, regardless of the hard work of the pilots.
You have decided on a name for your son. On the plane, William III was very interested.
Well, Qin Zhiyuan was shocked to discover that he had never prepared a name for his son.
William III accompanied Qin Zhiyuan back to Penglai Island, and all the national dignitaries in Yecheng were left to Huang Bohan. The world was huge, and his son was the biggest. Qin Zhiyuan was unambiguous about this.
How about letting me be the child's godfather? William III is happy to be related to Qin Zhiyuan.
No, my son, I haven’t hurt you enough yet. You’ve come to join in the fun and you’ve already had several of them. You haven’t had enough addiction to be a father yet. Qin Zhiyuan despises and despises him.
Godfather, in Christian society, is a common phenomenon, similar to godson in Chinese society, but the relationship between godfather and godson is much closer than godfather and godson in Chinese society. In a religious sense, even
Closer than biological father.
This is Qin Zhiyuan's first child. Of course, Qin Zhiyuan cannot just promise to William III. In that case, the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III will be too close.
Even now, Raymond Poengale has expressed concerns about the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III.
The close relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III means that the relationship between Lanfang and Germany will advance by leaps and bounds. This is not a good thing for France. The French do not want Lanfang and Germany to get too close, at least not now.
But at the same time, both the British and Americans turned a blind eye to the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III. This was also related to their national policies. After all, neither the British nor the Americans wanted France to dominate the European continent.
Qin Zhiyuan is now walking a tightrope in these complicated national relations, neither overly irritating France nor making the United Kingdom and the United States feel that Lan Fang is too different.
After all, regarding the issue of Sarawak and Zhenghe Island, Lanfang was not happy with the United Kingdom and the United States.
Even if Robert Lanxin happily proposed a solution to Zhenghe Island, it is impossible to say that the Americans have no grudges.
For some people, what is mine is mine, and even if I don’t need it, I don’t want to give it to others.
Although Qin Zhiyuan rejected William III's request to be the child's godfather, Qin Zhiyuan was forced to face reality as soon as the plane landed at Black Swan Castle.
When William III and Qin Zhiyuan left, William III and his wife Cecilia did not go, but chose to stay at Black Swan Castle to accompany Julie.
Apparently, Cecilia's investment started to reap profits after just one day, because Julie generously let Cecilia serve as the child's godmother.
Well, even though Qin Zhiyuan has become the king, he still has to accept this fact.
William III was obviously happy to see this situation. As soon as he saw the child, he generously gave him a greeting gift, a key-shaped pendant carved from jade.
I don’t know how William III learned about this Chinese tradition, and he obviously put a lot of thought into choosing the gift.
Westerners like to explain everything in a symbolic sense, such as keys, which are very symbolic.
However, Qin Zhiyuan obviously had no intention of paying attention to William III's gifts, and instead focused all his energy on Julie and the newly born child.
Of course, Qin Zhiyuan would not forget his wife after having a son, so he would first comfort Julie, who was pale but proud.
After becoming a mother, Julie really felt like she was completely reborn, with her whole body exuding the brilliance of motherhood.
Julie leaned against the bed, and the child lay in Julie's arms. Qin Zhiyuan stepped forward and gently touched Julie's cheek, then held Julie's hand and smiled happily.
At this time, no matter what you say, everything seems pale and everything can be said without saying anything.
The warm scene did not last long. When Qin Zhiyuan came out of the bedroom, he saw Gao Hongshi's face full of tangle and gloom.
Just last night, the Japanese seized another one of our ships. Gao Hongshi didn't say much. The facts had been described clearly enough.
Qin Zhiyuan felt a little irritated, and at the same time he let out a sigh of relief.
