While the two were talking, there was a commotion in the crowd, and everyone looked into the distance.

Accompanied by the traditional Scottish bagpipes, two columns of royal guards of honour on tall horses enter the arena, and the sound of horses' hooves beating on the cobblestone road makes a crisp sound, like a horn to launch an attack.

In the back, Queen Victoria and a group of members of the royal family in the royal carriage came to the scene with endless majesty and royal grandeur, showing the royal majesty.

With waves of cheers pouring in, Her Majesty smiled and waved as she rode in a horse-drawn carriage through the square to the National Diplomatic Hall in the Upper District Courtyard, where the grand investiture ceremony will take place.

In the distance, the aristocratic and celebrity of high society have already set off for the National Diplomatic Hall, which is just a few minutes' walk away, admiring the majestic architectural scene of Windsor Castle along the way.

The royal guards who maintained order still pulled out a blockade line, and Li Fushou and the people waiting for the award must wait for the royal family members and nobles to go first and occupy the best viewing position before they will be released.

The rigid hierarchy of the feudal order was everywhere, even in the smallest details.

Li Fushou could only watch the short and fat Viscount Edward Nelson and the beautiful Lord Emilia Blunt chatting with a group of nobles and celebrities and walking away, and a sense of disbelief rose inexplicably in his heart.

If you miss today, the master is a hundred times stronger than you.

The ceremony was attended by more than 270 distinguished people from the British Empire's colonies around the world, both domestic and foreign, widely distributed in the military, political, economic, civil, and legal fields, and the vast majority of them were lower-level decorations, and the title of "knight" could be added to the suffix of the name.

Among them is Mr. Sears of the United States, who will be awarded the "Commander of the Order of the British Empire" for his outstanding contribution to the successful completion of the Cuban operation and the rescue of tens of thousands of white women by organizing an international charity.

The Order of the Commander of the British Empire is in the fourth bracket of the British Order of Merit, and a total of no more than 9,000 distinguished people from all walks of life can be obtained, and the word "knight" can be added to the suffix of the name to show the honorable status.

It is reported that Mr. Sears is one of 37 outstanding people who will be presented with this award at this award ceremony.

This gave him the most basic qualifications to enter London's high society, without which people wouldn't take you to play at all.

Compared with him, Li Fushou is much better.

Benefiting from the promise of the British Cabinet, Li Fushou was gorgeously included in the list of 17 new nobles in 1879, ranking fifth in the title, and he would have three viscounts in the third, fourth, and fifth places, with Li Fushou ranking last.

Behind Li Fushou there are 4 barons and 8 subordinate barons, and there are only two titles higher than him, both of which are actual earls, and there is no high-ranking aristocratic title such as marquis and duke.

Two earls were chosen

One was Mr. Carnarvon, who was instrumental in bringing Canada to the Dominion of the British Empire, and was awarded the title of Earl and the enjoyment of fiefdoms.

One was Sir Rost Cowbon, who led his army to successfully occupy Kandahar in the just-concluded Second Anglo-Afghan War, and was awarded the title of earl for his outstanding military exploits and enjoyed the fiefdom.

Now these two half-grown old men who have come from thousands of miles away are standing in front of Li Fushou and waiting, looking at the figures of celebrities and nobles in the distance, their eyes are full of envy, mixed with extremely expectant emotions, and they can't wait to cross the forbidden line in one step.

It won't be long before I'll be one of them.

Looking at their anxious appearance, Li Fushou wanted to laugh, he couldn't help but ask; "Mr. Carnarvon, I have heard that you have made an outstanding contribution to the war against the Zulu people of South Africa, but as far as I know, it is just some completely uncivilized natives, I don't know if I am right?"

In the social etiquette of British high society, casual and relaxed small talk is a quality that every gentleman and lady must have, and rude interruptions or deliberate snubs are not a sign of gentlemanly demeanor.

Although Mr. Carnarvon had not yet become an earl, the relevant aristocratic etiquette was still in place, and he replied politely with the anxiety in his heart; "As you say, this was an unchallenging military operation, but it was enough to impress the Zulus by defending the interests of the British Empire in South Africa and showing a tough attitude."

"I heard that gold was found there, and there are still a lot of reserves, right?"

"It's no secret that the hateful Boers have a lot of land in their hands, and it's a small problem that needs to be solved urgently." Mr. Carnarvon had the arrogance peculiar to the British, and did not feel that the Boers posed any threat?

Li Fushou clearly knew this historical fact, the Boers who belonged to the descendants of the Dutch were by no means easy to deal with, and would make the British Empire suffer.

He laughed and said; "It's a real headache, but I don't think it's going to be a problem, right?"

"Of course, as long as the British gold mining company sends 100 men and goes around the Boer territory with guns, all problems will be solved, and problems will no longer be problems." Carnarfon's confident tone revealed the British contempt for the South African question.

The grass platform team composed of some white farmers and herdsmen still wants to wrestle with the British Empire, I'm afraid it's crazy, right?

Mr. Carnarvon did not know;

The Pandora's box thus opened ended the glory of the British Empire at its peak, and since then it has embarked on an irreversible decline.

The historical inertia is so strong, and it is still running along the original trajectory, so Li Fushou is relieved;

"It's great news, and hopefully that day will come soon."

"South Africa welcomes all subjects of the empire to explore, and you won't wait long, I can guarantee that." Kanafon said with an arrogant expression, looking like he was bound to win.

Li Fushou nodded with a smile and did not continue to fan the flames.

Just let history go as it is, and you don't need to do anything to add to it.

At this time, the crowd was surging, the royal guards had already released the forbidden line, and everyone walked towards the national diplomatic hall.

Entering the magnificent diplomatic hall, Li Fushou and his wife stood in the fifth position in the front row because of their high knighthood, waiting to accept the queen's grace to divide the nobles.

At the ceremony

Several nobles dressed in crimson velvet knight robes were standing on the stage whispering, telling innocuous jokes to kill time, waiting for the follow-up guests to enter.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria walked to the stage with a group of royal family members, causing a slight uproar from the celebrities and nobles below, and a few ladies couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, their tone full of reverence.

Her Majesty the Queen wore a crown on her head and a silver embroidered skirt with exquisite texture, and sat calmly on the throne at the top, and a group of royal family members lined up on the left and right, showing a noble temperament.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria sat idly idle, and at a glance saw Li Fushou and his wife, who were standing in the fifth place in the first row, this tall young man had a handsome face, and the key was that he was particularly young and had an oriental face, and he stood out among the several nobles who had been knighted.

This aroused Her Majesty's interest, turned his head and asked softly, and the royal protocol officer behind him hurriedly found the list of awards, turned a few pages and gently introduced it in Her Majesty's ear.

This interaction has aroused the interest of a member of the royal family, who have cast their eyes to express goodwill.

Li Fushou didn't dare to slack off, and bowed respectfully, with one hand in front and the other behind.

Gu Liuyan carried the ends of the skirt in his hands and curtsy elegantly.

At this time, the royal protocol officer came over and said softly and clearly to Li Fushou; "Sir, Her Majesty is very interested in your story, and I hope you can answer it appropriately and appropriately, may I ask if you have received any relevant education in aristocratic etiquette before?"

"Yes, I will maintain the necessary humility and respect for Your Majesty."

"Oh, then please come with me, and your lovely and beautiful wife, Her Majesty loves her very much."

"Okay, Mr. Concierge, I have to say more, my wife is not proficient in English and can only answer some simple spoken words."

The royal protocol officer obviously didn't expect this layer, he was stunned for a moment and nodded and said; "I'll arrange it, now please come with me, remember to maintain the necessary humility and respect."

"Thank you, we will."

In front of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Li Fushou respectfully knelt on one knee, so that Her Majesty didn't need to look up at him, but he didn't expect Gu Liuyan to kneel on both knees and kowtow firmly.

Queen Victoria was obviously stunned for a moment, couldn't help laughing, patted Gu Liuyanxiang on the shoulder with a kind expression and said;

"I can feel your heartfelt respect for this beautiful Oriental girl, and it makes me feel very gratified."

"Gu Liuyan greets Her Majesty the Queen, and wishes you a long life, a long and prosperous life, and eternal peace and prosperity." Gu Liuyan's English sentence was crisp and fluent, but fortunately he didn't snort at all, it seems that he has worked hard to practice.

"Huh...... May God hear your blessing and give me more time to govern this vast nation. ”

Queen Victoria has reigned for 42 years, but she feels that there is not enough time, and in front of the innocent Gu Liuyan, she can't help but reveal her true thoughts in her heart.

Gu Liuyan couldn't understand what he said, so he could only answer with a blink of his big eyes; "Gu Liuyan greets Her Majesty the Queen, and wishes you a long life, a long and prosperous life, and eternal peace and prosperity."

She just said this sentence the most smoothly, and she didn't want to say it again.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria was stunned for a moment, and the court protocol officer next to her hurriedly explained softly, making Her Majesty smile again.

Dare to ...... This beautiful Oriental girl will say this?

Li Fushou knelt on one knee in front of Her Majesty the Queen with his eyebrows bowed, acting extremely deferentially, and his expression was full of excitement with the emperor's grace.

In his heart, he firmly remembered the evaluation of Gu Yanchuan, the father-in-law; Eagle eyes wolf, decisive and affectionate.

In front of this queen, who has ruled the world for almost half a century, he does not dare to be careless, he must clamp his tail.

"I have an impression of you, a young rancher, who is said to have exterminated very vicious bandits, but I didn't expect to be so young, which really surprised me." Queen Victoria's voice was unhurried, with an indescribable royal majesty.

"Back to Your Majesty, Australia is a wild continent, we naturalized Australians in order to ensure the safety of pastures and residents, established a militia organization, exterminating the bandits is a lucky victory, all depends on the undoubted majesty of the British Empire, we can enjoy peace and tranquility, so I sincerely pray that God will bless Great Britain, bless Her Majesty the Queen with good health and longevity." Li Fushou replied respectfully.

This is the second time he has knelt down in addition to giving tea to his father-in-law, thinking that Her Majesty Queen Victoria is older than Gu Yanchuan, he should kneel down as a grandmother, and the more he speaks, the more fluent he becomes.

Queen Victoria was pleased with his answer, and asked kindly; "It is said that ...... Your ancestors used to be of the royal blood of the East, is there such a thing? ”

"Don't dare to hide it from Your Majesty, it's true."

Li Fushou replied respectfully; "My ancestors ruled the East 970 years ago, and it was a very powerful dynasty, called the Tang Dynasty, which lasted for 290 years.

The territory of the Tang Dynasty was vast, even wider than that of today's Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the troops were directed at Central Asia, and the powerful Huns were almost wiped out, and they had to move all the way west.

My ancestors were the nineteenth emperor of the East, and soon after that, the empire fell into ruin. ”

Under Li Fushou's seemingly respectful attitude, there are also untruths in his words, such as that the Xiongnu were not defeated by the Tang Dynasty, and this goods also took credit to the Li Tang Dynasty.

Anyway, communication is difficult in this era, and Europeans who can be familiar with Chinese history can count them in the face, but there is definitely no one in Windsor Castle.

"That's right...... That powerful Eastern dynasty is truly enviable. Queen Victoria thought a lot in this moment.

When was that 970 years ago?

It was the Dark Middle Ages when barbarians destroyed European civilization, and in England, William the Conqueror, launched a successful invasion of England in 1066 and established the Norman dynasty of England.

A.D. 962

The Holy See recognized the Holy Roman Empire as the legitimate successor to the Western Roman Empire, and later the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople also recognized this status. It was not until 1806 that the Holy Roman Empire was overthrown by Napoleon I and declared its dissolution.

The most famous event of that era was the Crusades, which were the nine wars of religion that took place from 1096 to 1291, which sowed the fire of European civilization to West Asia, where it received the inheritance from the ancient civilizations of the East, and promoted the exchange and integration of Eastern and Western civilizations.

Queen Victoria was impressed by Attila the Great of the Huns, a Xiongnu tribe driven westward by the powerful Eastern Dynasty, which brought deep disasters and endless wars to Europe.