King Alcohol County hurriedly stood up and walked out of the round table where he was originally sitting opposite Hurd, at this time, a teenage boy in Chu yellow civilian clothes was surrounded by a group of eunuchs and entered the Wucheng Palace. ”

"Uncle Seven, please get up." Emperor Tongzhi stared at Hurd's blue eyes with interest, looking Hurd up and down, Hurd nodded slightly, standing in place without humility or arrogance, Tongzhi Emperor De, but his mouth was said to the king of Hemeljun, "Huang Eniang came to Xiyuan, I just went to school in His Royal Highness Hongde, I heard that Huang Eniang came to Xiyuan, I wanted to come and wait, I didn't expect Huang Eniang to leave, I heard that you are eating with Hurd, so come and take a look." Emperor Tongzhi smiled at Hurd, he was very interested in Hurd's tuxedo, "You are Hurd?" ”

"Yes, Jiang Customs officer, the Englishman Hurd wishes the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom a long and youthful life." Hurd bowed. Emperor Tongzhi nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you." ”

The little emperor was very interested in Hurd, and as soon as he sat down, he asked about overseas anecdotes and anecdotes in Britain, Hurd also flattered him, and talked about the origin of the name "The Sun Never Sets Empire", Hurd deliberately showed off, "The sun will shine on Her Majesty's territory at any time." Emperor Tongzhi was fascinated by the ground, and couldn't help muttering to himself, "As a monarch, if you can be so prominent, it will not be in vain to come to this world." ”

"If His Majesty the Emperor has the opportunity, you can go to India to have a look, which is where Tang Seng went back then."

"Where is there really the Western Heavenly Buddha Kingdom?" Emperor Tongzhi hurriedly asked.

"Buddhism is no longer in India, so, it's a pity," Hurd shrugged, "there is no Buddha in India, but there is no need to take the land route in India now, the sea route is very convenient, take a warship, it will be there in about ten days, the weather in India is hot, people are very dark, the scenery is not very good, but India's ruby opal emerald is still very good, I believe that if His Majesty the Emperor goes to hardness sightseeing, the Indian Governor will definitely be flattered." ”

The emperor was about to answer with great interest, and the king of Alcohol County hurriedly put down his chopsticks, "The emperor is the king of a country and the lord of all peoples, how can he go to a place like India at will?" At the same time, he secretly glanced at the emperor, the Tongzhi Emperor was slightly stunned, but he also pressed the topic and stopped talking, and then asked about the story in Britain, Hurd told some allusions to the British Isles, seeing that the emperor was not interested in history, so he talked about the ironclad ship that could travel thousands of miles a day without manpower, and the loom that could spin cloth without manual labor, and the emperor was dizzy when he heard it, "It turns out that the British craftsmanship is so high?" Hey, Uncle Seven, when will I tell Uncle Six, these amazing things of foreigners, buy some and let me see them, and this ironclad ship, when will it be able to arrive in Tianjin? The emperor turned his head and asked the king of the county, and without waiting for the king to speak, he himself took care of himself and ordered, "When the time comes, I will go to Tianjin to have a look." ”

The king of alcohol reluctantly responded, and the Tongzhi Emperor asked about the affairs of the Western countries, and was elated, "This England must be very talented, so this France, as the name suggests, must be extremely respectful of the law?" ”

"No, Your Majesty, the name of France does not mean this, but transliterated, the pronunciation of his country is called France, referred to as France, speaking of which, this French people are born brilliant, the most literary and artistic, the scenery and food are the first of the Western countries, cough cough." Emperor Zhi seemed to have a look of disbelief, and Hurd suddenly said, "Of course, of course, it is not as good as Chinese food, and I have already eaten it in the lower parts." Emperor Tongzhi was quite proud, "Please use more, it's too early, I will talk to you more, by the way, then the United States is not a country of beauty?" Emperor Tongzhi was quite disappointed, "I thought I could see the country of beauties." ”

The king of alcohol county coughed embarrassedly, Hurd said the origin of the United States again, and the Tongzhi Emperor was greatly surprised, "The United States turned out to be a chaotic minister and thief, but why didn't Britain send troops to exterminate it?" ”

At this time, a deacon eunuch who was on an errand in the Yangxin Hall hurriedly ran in, and said a few words in the ear of the King of Alcohol, and the face of the King of Alcohol County appeared with joy, and he asked people to quickly stop the fun, interrupting Hurd's speech, "Your Majesty, six hundred miles is urgent, the rebel Shi Dakai is trapped in the Dadu River, and the Queen Mother has already driven the Palace of Yangxin, please ask the emperor to go over." ”

"Got it," the emperor was a little unhappy, but he was helpless, put down his chopsticks, and sighed slightly, "Tell someone to prepare the sedan chair." ”

The emperor stood up, smiled at Hurd and said, "Mr. Hurd, we have a good conversation today, if you are free in the future, please enter the palace more, I am very willing to listen to your Western stories, Uncle Seven, you ask someone to send Mr. Hurd out." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, please take care of yourself." Hurd bowed, and the eunuch palace maid rushed out, and Hurd raised his head with a smile on his face. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket, your support is my biggest motivation. )

PS: The computer is broken, so I wrote a little bit temporarily, and there may be a small paragraph that is repeated, please don't mind.