Charles II gritted his teeth and endured the tearing pain coming from his back.
However, tears still flowed from his eyes, like pearls with broken strings, pattering on the deck.
Moreover, in order to avoid being whipped a few times, Charles II had to sob and say: "I am really sorry for causing harm to your country! But although I am the king of the British Empire, there is really no way I can stop this!"
Liu Zhaoji ignored Charles II and continued to whip him.
The Ming soldiers lined up on the deck also watched all this in silence, as if they were watching their own general beating an object that did not matter for their life and dignity, and they did not pay much attention to it.
Liu Zhaoji didn't stop until he was tired from smoking.
At that time, Charles II was already bruised and covered in blood. When a gust of sea breeze blew by, his whole body trembled like needles pricking him.
Xu Qianxue, who came with James, felt quite distressed when he saw this.
He also did not expect that Charles II, the benevolent lord he respected, would be abused like this in front of him.
Xu Qianxue couldn't help but think of the phrase "the king humiliates his ministers to death".
But he asked himself that he could not die for Charles II.
Therefore, now he could only hold back his anger and watch Charles II being beaten.
At this time, James just watched Liu Shaoji whipping Charles II.
He naturally knew that this was a great humiliation to his British Empire.
But he knew that he could not anger the Ming army now and make the Ming army have the idea of completely destroying the British city of London.
However, this scene of being ravaged still made him feel so uncomfortable that he had to pinch his own flesh with his nails and use the pain to cover up the anger in his heart.
At the same time, James also glanced at Xu Qianxue.
He really wanted to grab Xu Qianxue by the collar and ask angrily: "How can the benevolent government you said save the country? Why, is it useless in front of the domineering Ming Dynasty?!"
"According to the usual practice, he should be covered with sheepskin, put in shackles, and then put in an iron cage half a person's height. He should be fed with good vegetables and meat. When the time comes, another ship will come to transfer him back to Beijing."
Liu Zhaoji gave an order at this time.
"yes!"
A team of royal guards who had been prepared came over and put shackles on Charles II's neck and limbs, then tore off his coat, put sheepskins on him, tied them with wires, and then An iron chain was attached to the shackles under his neck, and a royal guard led the chain toward the cabin.
Charles II had no choice but to stand up and enter the cabin with the royal guards leading him.
"His Majesty!"
Xu Qianxue suddenly howled in pain and knelt down.
Seeing Charles II like this, he really couldn't hold himself any longer.
James did not collapse because of this, he seemed to have an epiphany at this moment.
He suddenly understood that in the face of absolute strength, all kindness was useless!
Liu Zhaoji only glanced at Xu Qianxue at this time, but ignored him and only looked at James: "You can send someone to negotiate with us now!"
"good!"
James nodded.
Then, Liu Zhaoji turned to Tang Bin, a Ming Dynasty civil servant who was responsible for contacting England, and ordered: "Tang Shaocheng, you and Tan Qianzong and the others should go there."
Tang Bin and Mr. Qian Tan Dinggui nodded, then walked out with their subordinates and came to James: "Please, His Excellency the Duke of York!"
"plz follow me."
As he spoke, James glanced at Xu Qianxue, who was still sobbing, and then ordered the British and foreign soldiers he brought with him: "Help Your Excellency, the Earl!"
Therefore, Xu Qianxue was helped off the Ming Dynasty's "Ninghe King" battleship by two British and foreign soldiers.
It is rare in the world for him to be a traitor to the point where he has feelings for the king.
Tang Bin, an official of the Ming Dynasty who was walking along the Thames River with him, looked at Xu Qianxue quite intently.
Because both of them were originally Han Chinese officials.
It's just that one is now negotiating with England on behalf of the Ming Empire, and the other is already one of the many lost nobles in England.
Tang Bin and others were placed in several luxurious rooms in the Palace of Westminster by James.
He himself first went to the Congress, which had not yet been dissolved, and informed the members of the news that Mingguo had agreed to negotiate peace after taking away the king.
The British nobles breathed a sigh of relief.
For them, being able to keep their property is indeed a good thing.
As for the king, it doesn't matter.
At this time, a congressman took the initiative to suggest: "I think we need to establish a new king so that we can easily contact the Ming Dynasty."
All MPs agreed.
Because England did not recognize the status of illegitimate children, because Charles II did not have a legal son, the parliamentarians unanimously agreed to let James inherit the title of his brother Charles II.
James doesn't really think of himself as a king in his heart.
Because he knew that if he became the king now, it would mean that he would become the first king in the history of the British Empire to humiliate the Ming Kingdom and sue for peace.
But James knows that he has no reason to refuse now, and today's England does need a king to save it.
Therefore, James accepted the support of Parliament and became James II.
James II began to assign officials to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty.
James II appointed Coleman as Minister of Negotiation, formed a negotiating team, and asked Xu Qianxue to join it to negotiate with the Ming people in the Palace of Westminster.
"First, cede Mona Island to the Huangming Empire as our military base to maintain order in the North Atlantic;"
"Second, immediately introduce the most stringent bill to prohibit the export and smuggling of all black incense and other cigarettes banned by the emperor's decree! Establish special anti-smoking agencies and armed forces. For those who still smuggle in violation of the bill, the lightest punishment must be Hang! And we have agreed with Huang Ming that once Huang Ming discovers that Ying Yi is smuggling black incense and other illegal cigarettes into Huang Ming’s territory, Yingji must cooperate and extradite the criminals to Ming and compensate for the corresponding losses!”
"Third, you must compensate the people of Huangming for the losses caused by the smuggling of black incense, as well as the military expenses incurred due to this matter, totaling 21 million taels of silver;"
“Fourth, trade with the Ming Dynasty and its affiliated countries must no longer be prohibited, and at least the five cities of London, Liverpool, Bristol, Birmingham, and Leeds must be opened to trade with the Ming Dynasty; the people of the Ming Dynasty must be allowed to live here and communicate with the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty. By sending consular officials here, the emperor will make it clear that the regulations violated by the people in other countries will not be dealt with according to the laws of that country, but can only be handed over to the consul and requested to be dealt with by the corresponding judicial department; "
"Fifth, according to the agreed tariff, the merchants of Huangming and its affiliated countries should pay import taxes. England has no right to independent, and the merchants of Huangming will be given most-favored-nation treatment."
"Sixth, England should at least establish a Chinese-Confucian college in its capital area that is conducive to cultural exchanges between the two countries, and students should not be restricted from entering the college to study."
