On the central axis of the Forbidden City was the Middle Extremity Hall. To the north was the Jianji Hall, and to the south was the world-famous Huangji Hall. Like the two, the Middle Extremity Hall stood on a three-story white marble pedestal that was more than eight meters high.
Compared to the Middle Palace in the other world, which had suffered from natural disasters and man-made disasters and then shrunk in size, the Middle Extreme Palace in this world was twenty-nine meters tall, thirty-nine meters wide and thirty-six meters wide, and had an area of about 1404 square meters…This was more than twice the size of the Middle Palace in the other world. Even so, it was still the smallest of the three palaces. In the past, it was the temporary resting place for the Emperor of Ming before he went to the Imperial Palace to participate in a large-scale celebration. Here, the emperor would usually first accept the worship and report of the officials presiding over the celebration, and then go to the Imperial Palace to participate in the celebration. Now that time had changed, along with the transformation of the Darming Dynasty into the Darming Federation and the drastic changes in the international background, the Middle Extreme Hall had gradually become one of the places where the emperor held high-level banquets of national standards and received foreign envoys.
At this moment, on the road to the Middle Extreme Palace, Zhu Jingkun was sitting in a small car powered by cherry stones, listening to Dawn Star introduce the list of guests from all over the world who had come to attend the ceremony.
Needless to say, not only did Britain have the largest number of guests, but its representative was also the second prince of the empire, Schneizer. As a result, it naturally received a lot of attention from the Great Ming. As for the other countries, to be honest, Zhu Jingkun was a little disinterested. This world was so realistic. Only opponents of equal strength were qualified to be remembered by the other party. As for those small countries, whether it was the defeated European Union, or Japan, Australia, and Arabia who were purely here to make up the numbers, if it wasn't for the fact that they had to accept the congratulations of the representatives of these countries later, they had to show some basic respect. Zhu Jingkun felt that there was really no need to waste this energy!
" Your Highness, apart from Britain, the European Union has the largest number of representatives among the countries that have come to congratulate us. Apart from their entourage, there are five deputy envoys and as many as fifteen assistants. They occupy almost one-fifth of the seats in the Middle Extremity Palace…"
Dawnstar's serious explanation made Zhu Jingkun feel drowsy. However, he still asked," Five vice envoys? Shouldn't there be one main envoy and two deputy envoys? Could it be that the European Union hired so many deputy envoys just to eat a few more mouthfuls of our food!”
These words were obviously a little out of tune. Dawnstar didn't know whether to laugh or cry."Your Highness, what are you thinking? The reason why there are five deputy envoys is actually related to the situation in the European Union.”
"What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, have you heard of a saying? Politicians play politics, while businessmen play politics!”
Zhu Jingkun immediately understood and said,""Do you mean that these five deputy envoys actually correspond to the five major corporations of the European Union?”
Dawnstar nodded, then sneered,"Although my Great Ming is also facing the situation of eunuchs monopolizing power, to be honest, no matter how unbearable the eunuch is, he still has a bottom line. For example, corruption and bribery! At least this group of eunuchs knew how to hide it, but the officials of the European Union were blatantly trying to make money. With the support of the tycoons, they would do anything for their interests. Even if it was national sovereignty, as long as the money was paid, they could sell it without any scruples.”
Hearing this, Zhu Jingkun suddenly became spirited and muttered,""If that's the case, isn't the regime of the European Union the so-called aristocratic family politics? This seems to be something left over from the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties. It's just that their emperor became the president, and the aristocratic families became the tycoons. However, in essence, it's still the same. A few families joined forces to not only monopolize the power of the country, but also the resources of the entire society…"
After speaking about the European Union, there was nothing much to talk about with the other small countries. Dawnstar briefly introduced the representative of the diplomatic mission to the Japanese leader, Atsuki Sawazaki!
"Atsuki Sawazaki? Who is this person?"
"Replying to the Crown Prince, he is the Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan. He is equivalent to the Secretary General and the spokesperson of our Great Ming Cabinet.”
"Oh! So it's a messenger. These pirates are really insincere, actually sending a messenger to deal with us.”
" Your Highness, the Chief Cabinet Secretary has a very high status in Japanese politics. He's like a memorial tablet for the Prime Minister. His every word and action represents the Prime Minister's will."”
"Oh!" Zhu Jingkun suddenly understood." So that's how it is. If that's the case, it's equivalent to the Japanese Prime Minister coming in person.”
"It's like this!"
"In this way, I feel much more honored. Just the thought of the Prime Minister of a country coming to celebrate makes me excited!”
Who knew that when he said this, the look in Dawnstar's eyes changed. His tone was very dissatisfied as he said,"Your Highness, you're underestimating yourself. It's just a small country. Let alone a Cabinet Secretary, even if the Xuanwu of the Pivot Wood Family were to come personally, it would be his great honor.”
Zhu Jingkun looked at the unreasonable Li Xingke. For some reason, not only did he not feel the slightest bit of surprise, but he also felt that it was natural. He blamed himself for his slip of the tongue just now,"Star Carving is right. We are a dignified country. These little devils should be respectful and respectful to us!”
After the two little brats expressed their patriotic feelings, the car finally arrived at the destination.
When Zhu Jianyi, who had arrived first, saw his late son, he quickly stepped forward and held Zhu Jingkun's small hand. He pretended to have a very strict expression and said,"Imperial son, you are the Crown Prince of Great Ming from now on, you can't even grasp the time well.”
Zhu Jingkun smiled embarrassedly."I've made Imperial Father wait for a long time. Your son will do his best in the future, working hard for Imperial Father and Great Ming.”
Only then did Zhu Jianyi reveal a satisfied smile. He stretched out his hand and patted Zhu Jingkun's little head, saying earnestly,"Since my son has such a realization, zhen can rest assured. In the future, father will teach you how to control the power in your hands!”
Empress Wang looked at the father and son and said sadly,"Sigh, but my son is going to move to the Eastern Palace and leave mother. The Eastern Palace is still so far away from the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. I'm afraid mother won't be able to take care of my son in the future.”
Hearing this, Zhu Jianyi smiled and comforted,"Empress, don't be sad. However, the Empress could still see her son every day in the Forbidden City.”
Zhu Jingkun also hurriedly comforted her, saying,"Mother, don't worry. Your son will take good care of himself. Your son will also visit Mother in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility every day."”
Upon hearing this, Empress Wang smiled and said,""Thank you for your trouble, Your Majesty. I was rude just now. Your Majesty, please hurry to the Middle Extreme Palace! I don't want you to wait for a long time."
"The Empress is right. Gao Hai, set up the carriage in the Middle Extreme Hall and announced the start of the banquet.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
As time passed, a crescent moon hung high in the night sky. As the emperor's family arrived at the Middle Extreme Palace, everyone who had been waiting for a long time immediately stood up and bowed to the emperor.
" Your Majesty the Emperor, peace be upon you!"
In front of everyone, the emperor and his family sat down. Zhu Jianyi, who was sitting on the dragon throne, said loudly,""Greetings, Your Holiness!"
Hearing the Emperor's reply, everyone thanked him and took their seats again. Then, the sound of ritual music sounded, and everyone gradually relaxed.
"Leila, is…is that the emperor of Great Ming?”
Amongst the foreign guests, there were two little girls at the table belonging to the European Union. One of them was a beautiful little girl with a head of rare pink long hair. She looked at a little girl with beige long hair and a pair of big green eyes. Her little face was red as she said,"Then the empress must be sitting next to the emperor! And…that child in the beautiful red dress is the crown prince…"
Facing her friend's excitement, Leila corrected her helplessly,""Lux, that's not a dress. That's a dragon robe.”
"Sigh! Dragon robe? Wasn't this something only Tian Zi could wear?”
Leila opened her mouth. She realized that with her current knowledge, she could not explain the difference in the levels of different dragon robes in this ancient empire. Thus, she could only change the topic and said,"Alright, don't worry about this for now. In a while, everyone will be going up to congratulate the Crown Prince.”
Lux carefully took out a ruby necklace and said in embarrassment,""Is this okay? This is my most beloved jewelry.”
"Puchi!"
A beautiful woman sitting beside them couldn't help but laugh out loud. She actually had a head of rare pink hair. She stroked the little girl with the same hair color and said with a smile,"Baby, this is a girl's thing. His Highness the Crown Prince is a boy!”
"That's right! Lux is so stupid! Giving this kind of thing would make people laugh.”Leila also criticized like a little adult.
"Then what should we do!"
"What else can we do? You can just sit downstairs later! There's no need to go up."
"Ah! How can this be? I want to go with you too…"
Seeing that the little girl was about to cry, the beautiful woman said,"Alright, alright. Leila, don't bully Lux anymore. All of you wait downstairs later. We can't send too many people to congratulate the Crown Prince, or it'll be very rude!”
"Oh!" The two little lolis said in unison.
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