It was not that the Spanish King Philip IV who did not welcome Zhu Cijiu. He still attached great importance to the ally of the Ming Empire, otherwise he would not have even given his long-coveted niece to Zhu Cijiu. However, as a king, he had his own pride.

Who is he? He is the king of Spain in the Empire of Sun Never Setting, the king of the earth, the most noble person in the world. No one can let him greet him personally. The emperor of the Ming Empire is not good, nor the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Of course, it is unlikely that the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire will come to Spain.

Although he did not go to greet him in person, he still did a very thoughtful manner. In order to demonstrate the strength of the Spanish Empire, he sent almost all the navy and army that could be gathered together. Of course, these may not be anything in front of the powerful Emperor of the Ming Empire, because he had heard that the Ming Empire had a large population, and there were more than 2 million regular troops alone. The Emperor of the Ming Empire might not look down on it. However, he also prepared some things that demonstrated honor, and these Ming Empires definitely did not!

Zhu Cijiu really doesn't like this Spanish army. He didn't care much at all. At this moment, he was considering a very serious problem. How can he say hello when he sees the Spanish king!

The emperor has never heard of the king, and he has a headache.

When Philip IV arrived at the palace, he still did not appear. Zhu Cijiu was already a little angry. This was too big!

Fortunately, at this time, a man who looked like an eunuch, knelt in front of Princess Anna and said respectfully, which roughly means that His Majesty the King invites him, the Queen and Princess Anna to have a meal. Zhu Cijiong can understand this without Princess Anna's translation.

It's really strange. If you don't talk about anything, eat first, just eat. Zhu Cijing waved his hand and said, "Let him lead the way."

When Princess Anna heard this, she explained to the eunuch in Spanish. The eunuch quickly got up, made a gesture of inviting, and then walked slowly into the palace with a respectful look.

Zhu Cijiong told Zheng Zhilong and others a few words and took Qin Mingyue and Princess Anna to follow him. With Qin Mingyue, he was not worried about safety issues, but he was a little strange, why should he have to have a meal first?

After nearly a quarter of an hour, I finally arrived at a lobby. The eunuch stopped at the door, made a request to clean up, and then lowered his head and stood there without moving.

Zhu Cijing also took the initiative, straightened his chest and raised his head.

Damn, the gold jewelry in the room almost blinded his eyes. The chandelier was gold, the window was gold, the chair was gold, and even the long table in the middle seemed to be gold. A tall foreigner in his thirties, with a high nose bridge, a big mouth, and a yellow-haired face stood opposite the long table, stroked his right hand, and bowed his head slightly and said, "Hello, His Majesty, the Great Emperor of the Ming Empire."

Princess Anna, who was beside her, quickly reminded in a low voice: "This is my uncle, he is saying hello to you."

Zhu Cijing imitated him, stroked his chest with his right hand, lowered his head slightly and said, "Hello, His Majesty, the great King of Spain."

After seeing each other, Philip IV smiled and said, "My little Anna, you are getting more and more beautiful. Please sit down quickly. We are all a family, so please don't be polite."

Princess Anna gave a ladylike gift and said in a sweet voice: "Uncle, you have been awarded."

After saying that, she made a gesture of invitation and said to Zhu Cijing: "Uncle told us not to be polite, sit down first."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cijing nodded and slowly walked towards the long table in the middle. At this time, three maids immediately walked forward and pulled the chairs for them. Zhu Cijing sat in the middle with a big golden sword, and Qin Mingyue and Princess Anna sat on both sides of him.

As soon as they sat down, Philip IV asked with a smile: "Would you like some wine?"

Damn, the wine is so cool that the cowards are brave, so let’s do it, so Zhu Cijing nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Philip IV clapped his hands gently and asked him to serve wine and food.

Teams of maids, holding exquisite silver basins, took turns to put the wine and food on the table. At this time, Philip IV spoke proudly: "Little Anna, don't you introduce it to our distinguished guests?"

Princess Anna heard this and began to point to the wine and food on the table to introduce it:

"This is a wine treasured by the royal family for decades, and its value is comparable to gold."

Damn it, it's so luxurious. Even the bottle is in sterling silver, and there is a small angel statue on it!

"This is a royal ham, and the marination process takes at least one year, and its value is comparable to gold."

"This is the Italian truffle, worth ten times that of gold."

"This is a big lobster shipped from America, and its value is ten times that of gold."

"This is the sturgeon caviar produced in Norway's waters, and it is worth twenty times that of gold."

......

Damn, okay, this is just eating concentrated gold. Luxury, so luxurious, no wonder you don’t have money!

This table is worth tens of thousands of taels of gold. In fact, Philip IV is not so luxurious in normal times. Isn’t this for face? Seeing Zhu Cijiu’s surprised expression, Philip IV’s vanity was satisfied. The question about his niece was originally a very serious question. Now, he actually asked in a light tone: “Your Majesty, why don’t you make our little Anna the queen? She is the crown jewel of our Habsburg dynasty!”

This was a bit deep, and Zhu Cijing didn't understand. He stared at Princess Anna curiously, waiting for her to translate.

This question is about my own, so why are you embarrassed to say it? But she doesn't translate it, and the emperor doesn't understand it. Don't make my uncle misunderstand that the emperor despises the Habsburg dynasty and troublesome. After hesitating for a while, she still translated it awkwardly.

Now, Zhu Cijiu became even more embarrassed. How to explain it? Is it because of love? This is definitely not possible. If he answered like this, he would probably have to get angry no matter how good Philip IV has to be. Talking about love in front of the royal family, shit!

Zhu Cijiu thought about it and had to say embarrassedly: "It means that the moon is very important to me."

Princess Anna misunderstood what he meant, and she turned to her uncle and said, "Uncle, you don't know, this queen's identity is so scary. His aunt is the commander of the 100,000 Imperial Guards outside Madrid City, her eldest brother is the commander of the 100,000 Dingliao Army, his second brother is the commander of the 100,000 Expeditionary Force, and his cousin is the commander of the 100,000 Border Guards. This family has a total of 400,000 troops, which is too important to the emperor, so she has to be made the queen."

When Philip IV heard this, he took a breath of cold air and shot. A family had more troops than his Spanish nationwide. This woman really couldn't afford to offend her. Forget it, I won't mention this matter!

Seeing that Philip IV stopped talking, Zhu Cijiu seized the opportunity and tentatively said: "His Majesty the King, I heard that you are preparing for a peace talks. Did the Habsburgs admit defeat?"

When Philip IV heard this, he proudly said: "Peace talks are just a strategic means, and you can only pay a few pieces of land at most. You can get back in a few years. There is no way to admit defeat or not."
Chapter completed!