Expedition to Europe

After a set of oriental etiquette, Qin Zhiyuan was exhausted.

But the matter was not over yet. Qin Zhiyuan had to go to the Holy Light Cathedral in Coconut City to receive the blessing of Benedict XV.

The Holy Light Cathedral is the largest church in Coconut City, but this "largest" is still not worthy of the halo of Benedict XV and the level of Qin Zhiyuan's coronation ceremony.

Let's make do with it. The Dutch believed in Protestantism, not Catholicism at all. From this perspective, this so-called Holy Light Cathedral should be demolished and rebuilt.

But as Auerbach said, there is no need for that now. As long as Benedict XV is there, it is the "God" who can no longer be "God". It is useless for anyone to say that it is not in accordance with the rules.

In order to comply with the traditional etiquette of the Chinese, Qin Zhiyuan arrived at the Holy Light Cathedral at 8 o'clock in the evening.

Although it was very late, Benedict XV and Auerbach did not have any dissatisfaction, at least not from their expressions.

In order to cooperate with Benedict XV's blessing, Qin Zhiyuan wore a robe embroidered with the emblem of the Order of Glory, and a sword symbolizing military power on his waist. He appeared in the Cathedral of Holy Light surrounded by a group of important officials of the kingdom.

Huang Bohan and his friends were really worried. God knows whether these religious ceremonies will conflict with Chinese traditions. They still have to come and see it with their own eyes to feel at ease.

In fact, all the heavyweight guests are in the church, including Lloyd George and Raymond Poongarai.

The national governments of traditional Western powers have given Qin Zhiyuan enough face. Almost all the heads of government are present. On the contrary, the European royal family is not very interested in Qin Zhiyuan. Except for William III who came in person, King George V of England, King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy, and the Queen of the Netherlands did not attend.

Queen of the Netherlands?

Don't be funny. The Queen of the Netherlands is probably making little figures and drawing circles at home. It would be uncomfortable for her to come to witness Qin Zhiyuan's enthronement.

There are not many rules in Catholicism, which are much simpler than those of Chinese people. The key is that Orbach knew that the important officials of Lan Fang, headed by Huang Bohan, were against the church, so he simplified the procedures a lot.

However, some procedures cannot be simplified, such as praying.

When praying, Qin Zhiyuan was required to kneel on one knee in front of the cross, which was strongly opposed by Huang Bohan.

In the traditional Chinese concept, the king is the "Son of Heaven" and the greatest one in the world, so who is qualified to bear the king's kneeling?

What's more, the Catholic cross is the kind with the image of Jesus, not a bare cross, which makes Huang Bohan reject it from the bottom of his heart.

Orbach did not insist too much on this issue. After all, for Orbach, it is most important to let Benedict XV crown Qin Zhiyuan personally and complete this symbolic form.

So kneeling on one knee became holding hands in front of the chest.

After praying, Qin Zhiyuan sat on the golden "throne" symbolizing imperial power, and Benedict XV officially appeared with the blessing of the choir.

The crown is a must, of course. I don't know where Auerbach got it from. It looks quite large, with a lot of gemstones inlaid. The pigeon egg-sized diamond in the front is very conspicuous. At least Qin Zhiyuan has never seen such a big one before.

Benedict XV had a serious expression, and he came directly to Qin Zhiyuan with two cardinals, and began to recite prayers in tongue-twisting Latin.

Well, Qin Zhiyuan has no problem with English, French, Spanish, and German, and can be considered erudite, but he knows nothing about Latin, so he doesn't quite understand what Benedict XV is saying.

This is actually a hassle-free way. Qin Zhiyuan only needs to maintain a pious and solemn expression, and doesn't need to worry about anything else. Wait until Benedict XV says the well-known "Amen", and then put the crown on Qin Zhiyuan.

This is not the end. Next, Benedict XV and the two cardinals surrounded Qin Zhiyuan and began to bless him, and there was another long string of Latin.

This time, it lasted for nearly half an hour. Seeing that Benedict XV's body was a little crooked, the whole ceremony was over.

In fact, there was another large dinner party next, but Qin Zhiyuan had no intention of attending it, because when Benedict XV was blessing Qin Zhiyuan, Qin Zhiyuan found that Dong Xingxiu suddenly rushed in with a beaming face. If it weren't for the solemn atmosphere at that time, Dong Xingxiu had the urge to "ask for money".

Almost in an instant, Qin Zhiyuan's mind fell into a blank.

Sure enough, just after the ceremony ended and Benedict XV had just left the stage, Dong Xingxiu couldn't wait to run over and kneel on one knee in front of Qin Zhiyuan: "Congratulations, Your Majesty..."

In fact, Qin Zhiyuan didn't hear what Dong Xingxiu said next, because the entire Holy Light Cathedral was filled with thunderous cheers of "Long Live", and there was no other sound.

Continuing the family line is a big deal for ordinary families, let alone a country.

If Qin Zhiyuan had no children, it would mean that Qin Zhiyuan had no successor, which meant that Lan Fang's future was full of uncertainty, which would make all the important officials of the kingdom, including Huang Bohan, feel uneasy, and all the soldiers of Lan Fang would lose their backbone.

Now it is different. With an heir, Lan Fang can be sure that it will continue for a long time without any accidents.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty..."

"Long live the king..."

"Congratulations, Qin..."

Qin Zhiyuan's ears were surrounded by various congratulations, but his mind was blank. He could only respond subconsciously and instinctively, responding to everyone's kindness.

It was really kindness. No matter how dirty the relationship between countries was, at least at this moment, because of the birth of a little life, everyone was releasing kindness.

Human nature is good.

Because of his son's ties, Qin Zhiyuan did not stay in the Holy Light Cathedral for too long, and flew directly to Penglai Island that night.

Well, since the Foreign Legion has planes, night flights seem to have become a normal phenomenon, and they don't care about the hard work of pilots at all...

"Have you thought of a name for your son?" On the plane, William III was very interested.

"Uh... not yet..." Qin Zhiyuan was shocked to find that he had never prepared a name for his son.

William III accompanied Qin Zhiyuan back to Penglai Island, and the group of national dignitaries in Coconut City were all thrown to Huang Bohan. The world is big, and the son is the biggest. Qin Zhiyuan was not ambiguous about this.

"How about letting me be the child's godfather?" William III was very happy to be related to Qin Zhiyuan.

"No... I haven't loved my son enough, why are you here to join in the fun? You have several children, and you haven't had enough of being a father?" Qin Zhiyuan looked down on him.

The original text is in the six # 9 @book/bar!

Godfather, in Christian society, this is a common phenomenon, just like the "godson" in Chinese society, but the relationship between godfather and godson is much closer than that of godfather and godson in Chinese society, and even closer than biological father in religious sense.

This is Qin Zhiyuan's first child, and Qin Zhiyuan certainly can't just promise it to William III, otherwise, the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III will be too close.

Even now, Raymond Poongalai has expressed his concerns about the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III.

Qin Zhiyuan and William III have a close relationship, which means that the relationship between Lan Fang and Germany will advance by leaps and bounds, which is not a good thing for France. The French do not want Lan Fang and Germany to get too close, at least not now.

But at the same time, the British and Americans turned a blind eye to the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III. This is also related to their national policies. After all, the British and Americans do not want France to dominate the European continent.

Qin Zhiyuan is now walking a tightrope in these complex national relations, neither overly stimulating France nor making Britain and the United States feel that Lan Fang is too different.

After all, on the issue of Sarawak and Zheng He Island, Lan Fang and Britain and the United States are not happy.

Even if Robert Lanxin happily proposed a solution to Zheng He Island, it is impossible to say that Americans have no grudges.

There are some people who think that my things are my things, even if I don’t need them, I don’t want to give them to others.

Although Qin Zhiyuan rejected William III’s request to be the godfather of his child, Qin Zhiyuan was forced to face reality as soon as the plane landed at Black Swan Castle.

When William III and Qin Zhiyuan went to Yecheng, William III's wife Cecilia did not go, but chose to stay at Black Swan Castle to accompany Julie.

It is obvious that Cecilia's investment began to reap profits after only one day, because Julie generously let Cecilia serve as the godmother of the child.

Well, even though Qin Zhiyuan was already a king, he still had to accept this fact.

William III was obviously happy to see this situation. As soon as he saw the child, he generously gave a gift, a key-shaped pendant carved from jade.

I don't know how William III learned about this Chinese tradition, and it is obvious that he spent a lot of thought on choosing the gift.

Westerners like to explain everything from a symbolic meaning, such as a key, which is very symbolic.

However, Qin Zhiyuan obviously didn't pay attention to William III's gift, but put all his energy on Julie and the newborn child.

Qin Zhiyuan certainly wouldn't forget his wife after having a son, so he comforted Julie, who was pale but proud.

Julie, who became a mother, was like a reborn, radiating the maternal radiance from head to toe.

Julie leaned against the bed, and the child lay in her arms. Qin Zhiyuan stepped forward and gently stroked Julie's cheek, then held Julie's hand and smiled happily.

At this time, no matter what you say, it seems pale, everything is self-evident.

The warm scene did not last long. When Qin Zhiyuan came out of the bedroom, he saw Gao Hongshi's face full of entanglement and gloom.

"Just last night, the Japanese seized another ship of ours..." Gao Hongshi did not say much, the facts were described clearly enough.

Qin Zhiyuan felt a little irritated, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief.

It's finally here.

This time, Lan Fang will never give up.