It rarely snows in the winters in London, but it often rains in the summers in London. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's cool in the summer, and it's close to the sea. Forty-five-year-old Aisin Jueluo Mianhui has already adapted to life in London, and he now speaks fluent English, as well as French and Latin. Of course, he can also speak fluent Chinese and even write good calligraphy. But when it comes to the summer in his hometown, apart from the Forbidden City, the memory in his mind is only a 'hot' memory.

On the morning of this day, Mianhui dressed in a clean, fresh black dress, put on a silver wig, smoothed her sideburns with hair wax, and dressed like an old British nobleman, came to visit Prince Edward. The forty-three-year-old prince was knighted as the Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, and a true senior member of the British Army.

Edward was baptized in Germany at birth, and his godfather was Prussian Field Marshal Carl Wilhelm Ferdinand.

Edward, who grew up, also loved military life, he began military training at the age of 18, and George III also provided him with as much convenience as possible, such as sending him to Prussian universities and the like. At the age of 23, he began training a flintlock corpsier, which he sent to Canada the following year. Edward, on the other hand, was promoted to major general at the age of 26 and lieutenant general at the age of 29. Soon after, he rose to the rank of general and finally commander, the highest position in the British Army in the early 19th century.

Although Edward did not personally go to the battlefield, he was definitely a big man in the British Army. Although the Duke of York [Edward's second brother] was forced to resign from the military because his mistress revealed that he used his position as commander in the army and was all selling his official position privately, and Prince Edward was not able to take over his second brother's position smoothly, Prince Edward was still a big man in the British Army.

Mianhui said ridiculous about the fall of the Duke of York, in Britain in this era, it is normal to sell official beards, whether it is a civilian official or an officer, Huang Tengteng's cutie can always make people soar, such as Arthur Wellesley.

Mianhui was still very well received in London, and he himself was relatively honest, and never lashed out at Emperor Chen at banquets or salons. Many years ago, the European Office asked Chen Ming whether he wanted to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but Chen Ming denied it. The number of high-ranking people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty who fled to Europe was not small, and they killed Mianhui, Mianyi, Mianen, Mianchang, Mianqing and so on. Many of Qianlong's grandchildren fled to Britain. These Eight Banners nobles did not have a hard time in Europe, because when they fled to Europe, they all carried a large number of jewelry and antiques.

Mianhui and Edward have known each other for a long time, but the relationship is not very close, although the British government and the royal family take care of the Manchu widows, but they are more secretly giving them a comfortable living space, rather than praising them in the open.

The widows and widows of the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not feel lost, they all came to this point, and it was already commendable to be able to get such a 'peaceful' living environment, and then spread their own network.

Mianhui prepared a generous gift for Edward. Edward, who was in his forties, was still an old bachelor.

"Not long ago I asked to see His Highness's brother, the Duke of York, but I was unlucky enough to have my request granted. Dear Highness, I hope you will have even greater luck with you. Mianhui said with a smile. He lives in London, and speaks with a smell of Western society.

"Your Royal Highness, do you need my help? I'm here to help. ”

The British also recognized Mianhui's status as 'prince', and Edward smiled happily when he saw this rich gift. I spoke politely for three points.

"Your Royal Highness, I'm completely settled in Hoffman Manor at the moment," Mianhui said. He was not short of money in his hand, and when he sent him to London, he carried a lot of treasures with him. To be honest, at the turn of the 18th/19th centuries, the treasures of the Oriental charm would not have been sold well in the European market.

But now it's different.

As the Chen Han dynasty became more and more powerful, Chinese culture and civilization continued to be transmitted to the West, and one of the most obvious aspects of this manifestation was that the transaction value of the treasures and antiques in the hands of this group of Manchu relics and young people increased greatly.

When Mianhui just came to London, a pair of calligraphy and paintings of Mi Fu in the Northern Song Dynasty can only be sold for two or three hundred pounds, that is, about one thousand taels of silver, which is Mi Fu's calligraphy and painting. Even if it is not "Duojinglou Poems", "Hongxian Poems", "Yan Shan Ming", "Worship Zhongyue Destiny Post", these Mi Fu boutiques, it is impossible to only be worth a thousand taels of silver.

At that time, the Manchu remnants cursed the British for not knowing the goods, but they had no choice but to make a move.

And now everything is different.

Today's Europe, today's Britain, who is ready to shoot a pair of Mi Fu's calligraphy and painting, as long as it is determined to be genuine, according to Mi Fu's lofty position in the history of Chinese painting and calligraphy, it is a four-digit pound starting price. If it's less than four digits, you're embarrassed to scream.

From this point of view, the growing strength of Chen Han has benefited these Manchu elders.

Hoffman Manor was the residence of the former Earl of Hoffman, but the defeated giants are everywhere, and the Hoffman family sold the estate to Mianhui for 5,000 pounds at the beginning of the year, and now Mianhui has renovated the entire Hoffman Manor.

If possible, he would prefer to buy a castle near London, but few people in the family who own the castle will sell it, and Bert is a special person in Mianhui, and he is still an Oriental.

"So I wanted to have a small banquet for my friend and my wife's friend. I would like to invite your Highness to come to my house, which will surely make the banquet shine. Mianhui smiled brightly, and Edward smiled happily.

Edward was only a prince, unmarried in his forties, and had no children, and if Mianhui had not asked for something, he should have invited George Augustus Frederick. It was Edward's eldest brother, the heir to the British throne.

Mianhui was so generous to Edward, it was likely that he wanted to stuff people into the British Army, and maybe even the Royal Navy.

Only the Duke of York, who was frightened by the 'traitor', would think that the 'Mianhui and his ilk' would be detrimental to his dignity and more dangerous, so he recklessly refused such an invitation.

In fact, the sale of official lords is a public matter in the whole of England, and as long as there is no solid evidence in the hands of others, as long as it is not shouted at the highest parliament in the United Kingdom, then nothing is a problem.

Edward valued money more than fame, and he felt that his second brother was too careful, just like the Chinese saying: once a snake bitten for ten years, he is afraid of the well rope.

Of course, Mianhui also made it clear that he wanted to invite a few friends to the residence for a party, which means that the things to drag Prince Edward to do would not be one or two, but many. But Edward will only be happy. Because it's sending money to him. Of course, Edward could not refuse, and he happily agreed.

Mianhui quickly walked out of Prince Edward's mansion, his brisk steps and a proper smile on his face. It wasn't until he got into the carriage that his face returned to normal—expressionless.

Here he doesn't need to keep laughing at others, just like Emperor Han Xian in a certain movie of the late Han Dynasty that was made into a third-rate martial arts drama, he only has an emperor in a small toilet. Mianhui is now just a 'prince' in a carriage.

The old and young remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Europe are still shouting Mianhui 'Prince'.

Mianhui lowered her head and pondered.

His task today was completed, and Edward was very happy to receive the gift, and readily agreed to go to the banquet the day after tomorrow. Then it is largely certain that he will reach out to help, as long as the gift money is solid.

The Manchu Eight Banners had been entrenched in London for thirty years. The contradictions between the British and the Han thieves also became more and more intense, and the Great Lakes of North America were occupied by the thieves, and Mianhui did not believe that the British were not worried about their Canada.

Although their interests in India were also well preserved, the expansion of British interests in India came to a halt since China began to get involved in India. Isn't this a loss of interest?

The British should have promised the Eight Banners into their army and navy. Mianhui doesn't expect to revive the Qing Dynasty for a long time, but as the head of the Eight Banners in Europe, he has the responsibility to find a new way for the Eight Banners. That is to say that it is completely integrated into Europe.

And if British society wants to accept the Eight Banners, the Eight Banners must shed blood and sacrifice for the British Empire. The result of this is not necessarily the acceptance of the Anglo-Saxons, but it is difficult to gain their true approval without doing so.

In Mianhui's eyes, Europeans are all the same. The British, the French, the Spaniards, the Germans, the Russians, he simply could not tell the difference. Just as Westerners look at the Chinese, they can't tell who is from the Central Plains and who is from Qilu.

However, in Western society, it is very clear. Anglo-Saxons in England and Gauls in France, Slavs in Russia and Castilians, Catalans, Galicians, Basques in Spain, Germans in Germany, Dutch in the Netherlands......

After a little understanding of the situation in the European world, Mianhui and many other Eight Banner veterans found that many European countries are single ethnic states. Just like the provinces in China have become independent, the situation in China is completely different.

Moreover, almost all of the ruling strata of the country here come from the main ethnic group of the country, and there is no concept of 'indoctrination' in Western culture, and their monotheism has invisibly played the role of 'indoctrination' in the process of spreading in history.

As a result, the atmosphere of faith in the European world is still strong, and it has also made many countries have a strong xenophobia. In other words, it is not easy to get British society to truly accept them.

Therefore, the next generation of Eight Banners, many of whom were just born in accordance with Western customs, were sent to the church for baptism, and many of them also wore crosses and developed the habit of going to church for worship every weekend.

Their efforts to integrate into the agrarian community are now a crucial step.

Napoleon was about to start a major war on the European road, and the British were in a critical period when they needed to unite all the forces that could be united, and the immigrants of the Eight Banners, who had considerable financial resources, would also be the object of their unity.

If this step goes well, Eight Flags Bank will also be able to make a presence in London.

After all, they have been on the run for decades, and the Central Plains has not been angered by Chen Han, and the hope of recovering the country of the Qing Dynasty is already very small. Everyone is also willing to consider the reality, a few years ago, some people in Baqi quietly bought land and housing areas, and some bought British government bonds, and everyone was thinking of a way. Eight Banners can't sit and eat empty.