Charles II gritted his teeth and endured the tearing pain coming from his back.However, the eyes could not help but shed tears, like pearls with broken threads, falling on the deck with a clatter.Moreover, in order to save a few lashes, Charles II had to sobble and choke: "I'm really sorry for the damage caused to your country!"
But though I am the king of the British Empire, I can't stop it!
”Liu Zhaoji ignored Charles II and only continued to smoke him.The soldiers of the Ming army on the deck also watched all this silently, as if they were watching their own generals whipping an object that didn't care about their lives and dignity, and they didn't care much.It wasn't until Liu Zhaoji was tired of pumping that he stopped.At that time, Charles II was already covered in blood, and when a gust of sea breeze blew, his whole body trembled like a needle prick.Xu Qianxue, who came with James, was quite distressed when he saw this.He also did not expect that Charles II, the benevolent lord whom he respected, would be mistreated like this in front of him.Xu Qianxue couldn't help but think of the phrase "the king humiliates the minister to death".But he asked himself that he couldn't do it to the point of dying for Charles II.Therefore, he can only hold back his anger now and watch Charles II being beaten.At this time, James just watched Liu Zhaoji beat Charles II.He naturally knew that this was a great humiliation to his British Empire.But he knew that he could not provoke the Ming army now, and make the Ming army have the idea of completely destroying his own British city of London.However, this scene of being ravaged by others still made him feel so uncomfortable that he had to pinch his flesh with his fingernails fiercely, and use pain to hide the anger in his heart.At the same time, James also glanced at Xu Qianxue.He really wanted to grab Xu Qianxue's collar now, and asked angrily: "What do you say about benevolent government that can save the country?"
Why, in front of the domineering Ming Kingdom, it is useless at all?!
”"According to the custom, put sheepskin on him, put shackles on him, and then put him in an iron cage half a person high, raise him with good vegetables and meat, and when the time comes, other ships will come to escort him back to Beijing."
Liu Zhaoji commanded at this time."
Yes!"
A group of brocade guards came and shackled Charles II's neck and limbs, then tore off his coat, put sheepskins on him, and tied them with wire, and then attached a chain to the shackles under his neck, and one of the brocade guards led the chain to the cabin.Charles II had no choice but to stand up and follow the brocade guard who had led him into the cabin."
Your Majesty!"
Xu Qianxue suddenly howled in pain at this time and knelt down.Seeing Charles II like this, he couldn't hold back.James didn't break down, he seemed to have an epiphany at this moment.He suddenly understood, it turned out that in the face of absolute strength, any benevolence is a fart!
Liu Zhaoji only glanced at Xu Qianxue at this time, but ignored him, and only looked at James: "You can send someone to negotiate peace with us now!"
”"Good!"
James nodded.Then, Liu Zhaoji turned around and instructed Tang Bin, a Ming civil official who was in charge of contact with England, "Tang Shaocheng, you and Tan Qianzong should go on a trip." ”Tang Bin and Tan Dinggui, President Qian, nodded, and walked out with their subordinates and came to James: "Please, Your Excellency the Duke of York!"
”"Please follow me."
As he spoke, James glanced at Xu Qianxue, who was still whimpering, and then instructed the Yingyi soldiers he brought: "Pick up His Excellency the Earl!"
”Xu Qianxue was therefore supported by two Yingyi soldiers and got off the Ming "Ninghe King" battleship.When a traitor reaches the point where he has a lot of feelings for the king, it is rare in the world.Tang Bin, a Ming official who walked with him on the banks of the Thames, looked at Xu Qianxue quite intently.Because both of them were originally Han doctors.It's just that he is now negotiating with England on behalf of the Ming Empire, but he is already one of the many lost nobles in England.Tang Bin and the others were placed by James in several luxurious rooms in the Palace of Westminster.And he himself went to the scene of the parliament that had not yet been dissolved, and informed the parliamentarians that Ming Guo had agreed to negotiate peace after taking the king away.The British aristocracy was relieved by this.For them, it is indeed a good thing to be able to keep their property.As for the king, it doesn't matter.At this time, a councillor took the initiative to suggest: "I think we need to appoint a new king, so that it is convenient to contact the Ming Kingdom." ”All parliamentarians agreed.And because England did not recognize the status of illegitimate children, Charles II did not have a legal son, so the parliamentarians still unanimously agreed to let James inherit the title of his brother Charles II.James didn't really think much of this king in his heart.Because he knew that if he became this king now, it would mean that he would become the first king in the history of the British Empire to humiliate the Ming kingdom and sue for peace.But James knew he had no reason to refuse, and that England needed a king to save it.Therefore, James still accepted the support of the parliament and became James II.James II began to appoint officials to negotiate with the Ming.James II appointed Coleman as the Minister of Negotiation and formed a negotiating team, and Xu Qianxue joined in the negotiation with the Ming people at the Palace of Westminster."
First, cede Mona Island to the Imperial Ming Empire as a military base for us to maintain order in the North Atlantic;" "Second, immediately introduce the most severe law to prohibit the export and smuggling of all black incense and other cigarettes prohibited by the emperor's edict!
Set up a special anti-smoking agency and armed forces, and for those who still smuggle in violation of the law, the lightest punishment must be hanging!
And agreed with Huangming that once Huangming found that Yingyi was smuggling all kinds of illegal tobacco such as black incense into Huangming, Yingli must cooperate, extradite the offender to Daming, and compensate for the corresponding losses!
”"Thirdly, you must compensate the people of the Emperor Ming for the losses caused by the smuggling of black incense, as well as the military expenses incurred as a result of this incident, totaling 21 million taels of silver;" "Fourthly, trade with the Emperor and his subjects shall no longer be prohibited, and at least five cities, London, Liverpool, Bristol, Birmingham, and Leeds, shall be opened to trade with the Emperor; The people of the Emperor are allowed to live here, and the Imperial Court of the Emperor and Ming Dynasty sends consular officials here, and the regulations committed by the people of the Emperor and Ming in that country shall not be dealt with in accordance with the laws of that country, but can only be handed over to the consul and request the corresponding legal department of the Emperor and Ming to deal with them; "Fifth, the tariffs of the agreement, the merchants of the emperor and his vassal countries shall pay the import tax, and England has no right to be autonomous, and the merchants of the emperor shall be given the most-favored-nation treatment.""
Sixth, England shall, at least in its capital region, establish a Chinese and Confucian academy conducive to cultural exchange between the two countries, and shall not restrict the admission of students to the academy."