The Rise of Iceland - Vol 3 Chapter 433

“On January 20, 1647, when the fleet reached the Cape of Good Hope, the blizzard with hail interrupted the masts of the Odin, so all the ships had to dock for repairs. The savages here were dark skinned and unclothed. There is no difference between the beasts…”

“On January 30, the mast of the Odin was repaired. Ariga brought Vinland slave soldiers and East Asian native slaves to annihilate the three **** tribes, and obtained a lot of diamonds and kotold gold. The Portuguese colony is still far from here. It’s very far away. I think I can report to the Grand Duke of Regent after returning to China and apply to come here to open up a colony…”

Umisen closed his diary and stood up and said, “Now that the Odin has been repaired, we can set sail.”

The deputy standing by and waiting hurriedly agreed to walk out quickly. An hour later, the fleet departed from an easy port near the Cape of Good Hope and headed towards Yang Fan in the north.

On March 30, 1647, the fleet of ships flying the flag of the Swedish Empire finally entered the Port of Stockholm from the Baltic Sea with a little ice floe. At the same time, all the sailors stood on the deck and loudly told the people on the dock that they had returned victorious and had come back from the rich. The Far East brought a ship full of silk porcelain.

The ships of the Swedish East India Company returned intact during the first Far East voyage, invisibly proclaiming that the Swedish empire had gone from a land-powered power to a powerful empire on the land and sea.

Knowing that Umisin led the return of the fleet, he was accompanied by Zhou Zhifan, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty Ryutake court. Olaf, who was personally teaching the military command of Queen Christina in the Three Crown Palace, hurriedly sent the long forehead of the guard to the dock to greet him. Walked into the room and said to Christina, who was drinking and resting, “Your Majesty, Umisen and the others are back, and they also brought the envoys of the Emperor of the Ming Empire.”

Christina dropped the charcoal pen in her hand for drawing the map of the formation, and said in surprise: “Oh? The envoy of the Ming Empire? Is it an eunuch?”

Christina has recently completed courses in literature, geometry, history, etc., basically at the level of a university student in Copenhagen. Since the palace has mysterious witch doctors from the ancient east such as Li Sheng and Song Qinghe, she is also very interested in Eastern history. , I was also very curious about the eunuchs unique to Eastern courts such as Osman. Olaf looked at the letter sent by Umisin in advance, and said: “Your Majesty may be disappointed. Although there are eunuchs here, they are only deputy envoys. The real envoy is a nobleman. His name is Zhou Zhifan, an earl.”

Christina smiled slightly and said, “It’s okay, I’ll go to change clothes, let’s meet them in the Throne Hall, Godfather.”

Olaf nodded, turned to the little lover Amy who took over the position of Inner Secretary Exordia, and said: “Hurry up and take your majesty down to change clothes, and call to Abba Sbarr. Your Majesty likes her to be on your side recently.”

Amy, who has grown into a mature young woman, smiled mysteriously and looked at the blushing queen, and said, “As you wish.” After speaking, she left gracefully.

Abba Sbar is a maid who was elected to the palace a long time ago, and she has become more and more prettier in the past two years. Therefore, Olaf and Christina have taken a fancy to him at the same time. Olaf sees that Her Majesty has a different attitude towards this maid, it seems that He was also sentimental, so he ordered the “fruit” around him that was about to mature to be tasted to Christina as a waiter.

Europe’s attitude towards homosexuality has always been very enlightened. Apart from the Holy See, many writers, nobles, artists, and kings are always bisexual or homosexual. Although Olaf dislikes Christina’s differences in sexual orientation, he also adopts acquiescence. After all, this is the woman who calls her PaPa. As the godfather, she always loves her and loves her, even if this love will make her farther and farther away from Mingjun.

Two hours later, it was 7 o’clock in the evening. At this time, the sky in Stockholm was completely dark. Except for the loud voices in the tavern, there were already few pedestrians on the street.

Although it is the end of March, the spring temperature difference in Northern Europe is still very large, and it is still close to zero at night, so the rich people are still burning the fireplace.

Umisen and others, who were greeted by the citizens, had already gone home to wash and put on a brand-new dress and rode in a carriage to the gate of the Three Crown Palace. At this time, the whale oil lamps that were usually unwilling to use were lit inside and outside the palace. The splendor of the magnificent palace is like daylight.

The envoys of Zhou Zhifan and others who were placed in Olaf’s mansion were also taken to the palace by a carriage. They all put on court uniforms and wore black hats, and walked into the throne hall under the guidance of the servant.

Olaf had just sat down on another newly-added white bearskin sofa on the side of the throne, and then when he heard that the envoys of the Ming Dynasty had arrived, he turned his head and asked, “How long will it take your Majesty?”

Amy smiled and said: “According to the usual practice, your majesty does not wear makeup but it takes an hour to try on clothes and forty minutes to change shoes, so it should be almost here now. Your majesty…”

It seems to be to confirm Amy’s guess. Before she finished her words, she heard the sound of high heels hitting the floor tiles, and then the ministers bowed and saluted, shouting: “Your Majesty!”

Olaf stood up, smiled and said, “Your Majesty, please sit down.”

Christina wore a capable gold velvet big blue robe, and she wore a crown studded with gems and walked up the steps, sat on the throne, and whispered with a smirk: “Godfather, Amy, what are you talking about me?”

Olaf chuckled and sat back. He took the scepter from Amy’s hand and knocked on the floor bricks. He said loudly, “All are standing in silence. Be serious and not lose the face of my Swedish empire.”

“His Royal Highness!” the ministers said in unison, and then there was silence in the hall.

Looking around for a week and seeing order, Olaf turned sideways and whispered: “Amy is predicting when you will come again, and the result is really accurate.”

Christina snorted and glanced at Amy, Amy smiled apologetically, and Olaf blinked at the plump, fair-skinned beautiful woman behind Christina.

Accompanied by Christina is currently the most favored housemaid, Alba Sbarr. She was originally Olaf’s personal servant. She served Olaf’s daily life two years ago, except that she had never slept in the same bed. , But also served Olaf to take a bath. If it weren’t for Christina, Alba Sbal might have been eaten by Olaf last year.

Abba Sba looked at Christina cautiously, blushing and glaring at Olaf when she saw her not paying attention. Olaf laughed and said, “Your Majesty, the envoy of Ming Dynasty is waiting outside, invite them in? ”

Christina the Great said with a “hmm” and said, “Invite them in.”

Olaf rubbed the huge sapphire on the scepter and said loudly, “Please come in.”

About five minutes later, Wu Misen led Zhou Zhifan and a group of more than ten people into the main hall. Under Wu Misen’s introduction, Zhou Zhifan and the others quickly looked around, stepped forward and knelt down to worship, speaking with a little Jiangnan. The accented Zhongzhou Mandarin is very similar to Anhui dialect or Subei dialect in later generations.

“The foreign minister Zhou Zhifan met with His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sweden, and His Royal Highness the Regent of the Great Sweden!”

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