In the living room, Zhao Xuening's subordinates, indigenous collaborators, and European colonists gathered together, talking and calculating with each other with their own evil intentions. Everyone was trying to get more for themselves on this special day. Benefit.
But they all know that the person who can truly achieve their goals has not yet arrived.
When Zhao Xuening rode a fast horse to the White House, there was less than half an hour left before the military parade started. When he entered the White House gate, his confidential secretary-general Chen Liang had been waiting for a long time.
"President, all the guests on the list have arrived, but the number of women, especially young women, exceeded expectations."
"It's no wonder. After all, there are many great young men here who are not married. If they don't take advantage of such a good social opportunity, it would not be in line with their behavior pattern."
Zhao Xuening smiled and said: "Where is Madam? Madam, are you ready?"
"Madam is ready and waiting for you in the inner room on the third floor."
"Okay, I'll go see my wife first and change my clothes. You can go to the living room to see if there's anything you haven't prepared yet. The military parade is about to begin, so we can't make any mistakes."
"As commanded."
Chen Liang nodded and went to the third floor with Zhao Xuening. They took another route directly to the inner room and met his wife Anne in the inner bedroom who was taking care of their five-month-old son.
"Did you sleep well Anton?"
Zhao Xuening walked forward and sat next to his well-dressed wife. He looked at his son who was sleeping soundly and reached out to touch his soft cheek.
As a result, Annie slapped Zhao Xuening's hand angrily.
"Go change your clothes quickly and wash your hands again. You just came back from outside. Don't touch Anton's face."
"Okay, okay, I'm going to change clothes."
"hurry up."
"Okay, okay."
After Zhao Xuening washed his hands and face, and put on a brand new dress, Annie allowed Zhao Xuening to touch Anton's face, and then she threw herself into Zhao Xuening's arms and kissed him deeply for a while.
Anne is the youngest daughter of Petrus, twenty years old this year.
Four years ago, 19-year-old Zhao Xuening met her 16-year-old for the first time at a banquet in Batavia.
At that time, Zhao Xuening led the fleet to defeat a crazy British counterattack, winning a brilliant victory for Batavia, and its reputation rose. Petrus was so happy that he held a banquet for Zhao Xuening, and his youngest daughter happened to come from Europe. I visited him here, and that was how I met.
That time, Anne was wearing a gorgeous dress, with a fair and delicate face. Her azure eyes and long golden hair complemented each other perfectly. Her whole body exuded a strong youthful girlish atmosphere. Her smile was bright and moving, and she attracted her attention immediately. Zhao Xuening.
No matter what ambitions he had in his heart, at that moment, Zhao Xuening had already thought of the name of his future child.
It happened that Zhao Xuening was young, handsome, brave and good at fighting. Anne had long known about such an outstanding Chinese talent from her father. When she saw the tall and handsome Zhao Xuening, she was instantly attracted, and the two of them acted on the spot. A romantic drama about love at first sight.
During the short vacation that followed, Zhao Xuening quickly took action, going on three dates in three days, taking Annie to ride horses, shoot, go boating, and fish, and had a great time.
Then on the evening of the third day, on the coast, with the sun setting, the two kissed for the first time.
On the fourth day, Zhao Xuening took Annie to have a classic scene of "Jack and Shredded Pork" on his command ship, and they kissed her deeply for twenty minutes.
On the fifth day, artillery fire continued.
On the sixth day, Anne blushed and explained to her father Petrus that she wanted to marry Zhao Xuening. Petrus was shocked by how quickly Zhao Xuening did it.
On the seventh day, Petrus found Zhao Xuening and had a long chat with him. Then he said that Anne still had to complete her studies and needed to return to Amsterdam. However, he was not opposed to their marriage in principle and hoped that Zhao Xuening could understand him as a father to his daughter. of care.
Zhao Xuening expressed his understanding.
On the eighth day, artillery fire continued.
On the ninth day, Annie cried and bid farewell to Zhao Xuening, making a one-year appointment. After she returned from her studies, she would marry Zhao Xuening and stay together forever.
Nothing unexpected happened this time.
If we had to say that there was an accident, it could be considered an accident.
For example, because Annie missed Zhao Xuening so much, she completed her planned one-year studies in only half a year. Then she urged her family to prepare a boat and returned to Batavia half a year earlier than originally planned. She urged Petrus to hold a meeting between her and Zhao Xuening. wedding.
At that time, some people in Batavia began to attack Zhao Xuening because of the rapid expansion of Chinese forces led by Zhao Xuening. Zhao Xuening and Petrus' deputy Pierre gradually became incompatible.
In order to show his absolute trust in Zhao Xuening, Petrus decided to betroth Anne to him at this critical juncture and make him his son-in-law.
In Petrus' view, in this way, firstly, he can tie Zhao Xuening, a fierce and smart genius, to his side and become his most reliable arm; secondly, he can also express his attitude of supporting Zhao Xuening and let Pierre The group led by them turned off their engines and ceased fighting.
But he underestimated the stubbornness of Pierre and others, and also underestimated Zhao Xuening's ambition. After he fell ill, the final decisive battle broke out.
Pierre was beheaded by Zhao Xuening.
Despite this, the relationship between Zhao Xuening and Annie was real. Zhao Xuening attached great importance to the lover who traveled half the world to find her, and did not neglect her because of the war. He tried his best to protect her and did not let the war affect her.
Anne didn't know anything about the war in Batavia, and she was worried about what happened between her father and her husband. However, Zhao Xuening's statement and the birth of her son calmed her worries.
Zhao Xuening told her that Petrus was his benefactor and that he would never hurt Petrus. At the same time, he also hoped that Anne would understand that he loved Anne deeply.
The reason why they have reached this point is because of historical fallacies and because of the pressure of the general environment. It is definitely not from his original intention.
So, to this day, Anne is mentally prepared to become the first lady of the Lanfang Republic. She will attend the founding ceremony in full dress.
After the deep kiss, Zhao Xuening stroked his wife's cheek and was very satisfied with her dress today.
"My wife is indeed the most beautiful woman in Lanfang. Annie, believe me, today, you must be the most shining woman in the audience."
Anne has always been very confident about her appearance.
"Of course, otherwise, how could I stand by your side?"
"You can always stand by my side."
"whee……"
The two were chatting with each other for a while, until the confidential secretary-general Chen Liang knocked on the door and told Zhao Xuening that the ceremony was about to begin. Zhao Xuening and Annie straightened up their appearance, left the inner room hand in hand, and entered the ceremony under the attention of everyone. Meeting room held.
The President is here!
When Zhao Xuening and Annie entered the living room hand in hand, the living room that was originally full of laughter and discussion fell silent instantly, and all the eyes of the audience were focused on the couple.
The men's eyes have various complex expressions such as reverence, admiration, envy, wariness, vigilance, etc., while the women's eyes are full of admiration and curiosity without exception.
Zhao Xuening's loyal subordinates were even more enthusiastic about his arrival.
"The Great President."
"The Great President."
"The Great President."
The subordinates came forward, performed simple etiquette to Zhao Xuening, and called him "President."
No matter how confident they were talking and laughing just now, at the moment, they are just Zhao Xuening's subordinates and respect him extremely.
This is due to the prestige brought by Zhao Xuening's creation of such a foundation in eight years.
This is the treatment that the uncrowned king of this sea area deserves.
Each of his subordinates has his or her own merits when singled out. Everyone feels that they are very powerful and powerful, but in front of Zhao Xuening, they restrained all their arrogance and completely integrated humility and respect. left to him.
Zhao Xuening enjoyed this humility and respect, smiled and waved his hand, signaling them to relax.
"Today is the founding ceremony of the nation, a day of great joy for us. Don't be so formal. I will share today's joy with you. Gentlemen, follow me. The military parade is about to begin."
Zhao Xuening did not speak any other languages he had learned, only Chinese. Those who understood could understand. Those who did not understand would naturally have a translator tell them what Zhao Xuening said. After all, Lanfang's official language was Chinese, not other languages. of any language.
Previously, Zhao Xuening was not very powerful and the Chinese language was not strong. Therefore, Zhao Xuening required the top management headed by him to learn at least one European language, with French as a priority.
But now, Zhao Xuening is the uncrowned king of this sea area, and the Chinese power has become the strongest in the Spice Sea. So with the acquisition of the strongest military status, the Chinese language should also gain the same status.
Therefore, Zhao Xuening clearly pointed out in the founding program that the official language of the Lanfang Republic is Chinese, not any other language. In the future, Lanfang senior officials should use Chinese in any formal diplomatic occasions. As for whether the other party understands or not, that is up to the other party. things.
It doesn't matter in private, use whatever language you want.
Today, it's very formal.
Under the leadership of Zhao Xuening, the guests followed Zhao Xuening and his wife out of the living room and came to the large corridor outside the living room.
This is a large corridor with a wide view. From here, you can completely see the large training ground in the open space behind the Lanfang Presidential Palace.
Zhao Xuening believed that Lanfang built the country with force, so every president should pay attention to the development and training of force, so he cut wood and prepared the land behind the hill where the presidential palace was located, and built a large-scale military training ground, turning it into a camp for the capital's garrison.
Zhao Xuening himself can have a panoramic view of the entire training ground as long as he walks to this large corridor.
Today, this place will also become a place for Lanfang Army to practice martial arts.
Here, Lanfang's musketry team and artillery team will show their prowess, making the people of Lanfang proud, and also shocking those who have weird thoughts about Lanfang.
