Chapter 668: royal house Madrid!
royal house Madrid!
In 1561, King Philip II of Spain moved the capital from Toledo to Madrid. Due to its special status, it developed rapidly and became the operational center of the Spanish colonial empire.
The city of Madrid is very lively today. With their unique enthusiasm, we welcome the eastern envoys from afar and pay tribute to them!
The alleys are empty, and the avenue from outside the city to the palace is crowded with people. They are dressed in festive costumes, holding flowers in their hands, and their clothes are generally gorgeous and beautiful, which is dazzling.
For the sake of peace, after painting and cleaning along the way, people even put silk on the trees!
Madrid’s streetscape is magnificent, and there are many ancient buildings. Madrid, which embodies the combination of history and art, has a lively culture and history, including architecture, heritage and historical art from the Roman period, including antique squares and cities. Gates, bridges, royal palaces and botanical gardens, these monuments also make Madrid a true museum-type city. The precipitation of history makes people addicted to it.
The correspondent Yao Wenqi happily opened his arms and yelled "Madrid, I love you!" in the rare Spanish.
His words were heard by the Spaniards, and they nodded to him together, expressing their appreciation and proud!
Including most senior officers, a small number of non-commissioned officers and Yao Wenqi, they stayed outside Madrid for one night, took a rest, and rode into the city in their best posture the next day. They were welcomed by the people of Madrid on the sidewalk. They were extremely enthusiastic. They cheered, clapped their palms and presented flowers to them. Beautiful Spanish girls were mixed in, pleasing to the eyes, wow, so many cows!
They wore flower bandits on their heads. When they passed an archway, countless flower petals poured on them, just like the triumphal style of ancient Rome!
Orientals who can sail to this place deserve this honor!
The closer you are to the palace, the more people and more enthusiastic you will be. It's almost impossible to move an inch.
When I arrived at the Palace Square, I saw spearmen and musketeers in ornate armor set out a majestic phalanx, and in front of the palace gates gathered countless colorful and beautiful peacocks-----Spanish nobles Waiting for their arrival.
The officers of the Southeast Mansion all got off their horses and marched forward under the leadership of Officer Hong Xi.
Needless to say, their mighty military posture makes the Spaniards accustomed to the world feel shocked and novel.
When passing by the nobles, the officers stopped for a while and gave them a military salute. Needless to say, it gave the Spaniards a big shock!
Enter the palace!
The entire building is made of white marble, majestic, magnificent and magnificent. The furnishings in the hall are magnificent. It is not only a palace that has been used all the time, but also an art treasure house. It contains a large number of oil paintings, tapestries, ancient furniture and other cultural relics and artworks.
The silver sent from South America supported the extravagant life of the Spanish royal family, and at the same time allowed it to engage in wars and beliefs abroad (the Spanish promoted Catholicism in the Japanese country, provoked the anger of the Edo shogunate and broke diplomatic relations with it).
Philip IV (Spanish philipiv, also known as Philip IV); April 8, 1605-King of the Habsburg dynasty of Spain, known as the "King of the Earth".
At this time, the king of the earth was ruddy and majestic. In order to receive the distinguished guests from the east, he rarely took a rest early and tempered his life. This made his attendants very happy, otherwise the boss would live all day long. In the life of a wine and beauty, the attendants are worried about his identity. After all, once the emperor and the courtier, if the king is changed, the attendants will have difficulty.
In accordance with the etiquette of the King of Portugal, official Hong Xi visited Philip IV.
Compared to seeing the King of Portugal, the King of Spain was much more arrogant, and he didn't even bother to speak. It was all spoken by the court attendant.
It’s no wonder that he was so bullish. Although the Kingdom of Spain was in a period of decline, its invincible fleet was destroyed by Britain in the last century, the royal family went bankrupt in 1627, and the independence movement broke out in Portugal, but the lean camel was bigger than the horse, and the sunset of the Kingdom of Spain was at In 1648, the war with France was defeated, and the Netherlands truly began its independence from Spanish rule. Since then, it has faded out of the world and is no longer a major player in the world hegemony.
For such a person, Hong Xiguan met people and talked about people, talked nonsense in every ghost, slandered like a wave, and slapped the Spanish king's flattery-anyway, he didn't need money, on the contrary, he made the king more comfortable. Get more money.
He praised the King of Spain, "Ah, you are the messenger of God. Under your rule, all nations are crawling and admire your glory, and we Orientals come across three oceans to you, the king of the earth, Give our deep respect!"
He praised the prosperity and abundance of the Spanish kingdom, and also praised the Spanish fleet and nobles, allowing Philip IV to rejoice in the face of the dragon---on the return journey, Hong Xiguan received twice the gift equivalent to the Portuguese!
Official Hong Xi presented a gift to Philip IV. The Spanish aristocrats had a very good immunity to Eastern silk and porcelain, but they were also conquered by those top silk and porcelain.
Next is the time for exchanges between the two sides. The Spanish arrogance from top to bottom, even if the official Hong Xi showed the vast land and sea of the Southeast Mansion, the other party did not take it seriously, thinking that he was the master of the earth.
In the diary he wrote back, Hong Xiguan wrote that “too much self-confidence means arrogance. You can’t see the strengths of others, nor can you see your own shortcomings. The kingdom of Spain will not last for long.”
In the Kingdom of Spain, I still had a very pleasant time. The endless banquets were more luxurious than those in Portugal. Official Hong Xi was telling the truth.
The dishes of the two countries are similar, and both have paella, but Madrid is inland, and seafood is delivered by a fast-track relay. It is not dead yet.
This cost, tut!
Seeing the grand palace banquet and the food piled up in mountains, the official Hong Xi thought "how much silver is not enough to spend!"
I think of the four dishes and one soup system in Southeast Mansion, which is not comparable to Spain.
Official Hong Xi was invited to visit the home of Secretary of State Santos, eat and drink well, and then met Santos’ beloved granddaughter Maria, and the two got on the carriage and found a good place. It was a country house outside Santos. It happened. A friendship that transcends national boundaries!
Maria’s lips are like roses~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Maria’s skin is like frost, and she looks like a fairy! Her two long legs are clipped together, oh oh!
"Ah, Maria, you are really a Virgin, thank you for your generosity!" Hong Xiguan praised loudly.
Together with Maria, he visited the places of interest in Madrid as much as possible. This city is rich in connotation, even the nouveau riche like Hong Xiguan fell in love with it.
Official Hong Xi saw Spanish bullfighting. Unlike bullfighting in the future, it is more about fighting or amusing. The focus of bullfighting now is to kill and kill bulls, and the nobles will end in person (therefore there will not be many spectators, so how can ordinary people qualify? Watching the performance of the nobles), quite intense.
Seeing the **** scene, the little beauty leaned against Hong Xiguan's arms, her face turned pale, he took the opportunity to take advantage of it, and was satisfied.
Oh, get on a warship, sail across the ocean, fight the enemy fleet, kill pirates, see the king, get a great Yanma, so in your life, what can you expect from a husband!
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