London, England.

When Queen Anne was alive, the palace of the King of England was Kirkpett's Palace, which is the location of Downing Street in later generations.

Now, Queen Anne has returned to the arms of God. After Queen Anne's death, according to the 1701 Succession Act, George I, the elector of Hanover, inherited the throne of Great Britain and Ireland for King George I of England. Since then, the rule of the male heir of the Stuart royal family over Britain has officially ended and was ruled by the Hanover dynasty, a descendant of the daughter of the Stuart family.

George I was a German. He was elected by the German Hannover Elector. After being elected as the king of England, George I came to London to establish the Hannover dynasty.

But the king's feelings for Britain were far less than those for Hannover. In addition, he could not speak English and spoke French in a stuttering way. It was difficult for the ministers in Britain, including Prime Minister Robert Walpole.

What's more, George I was the king of two countries. He was not used to his life in England and would often go back to his Hannover territory directly. Such a British king who had been out of England for a long time gave his ministers a headache.

In order to avoid the state government being left untouched when he was not in the country, George I actually came up with a way to let his son take over his British royal power. In this way, George I's son Prince George Jr. was appointed as Regent to handle the daily government affairs in Britain.

George Jr. originally served in the Cabinet and the Privy Council, and was more familiar with British government affairs than his father, George I, the king. However, the relationship between George I and George Jr. was not good, and the conflict between father and son was deep. While George I appointed George Jr. Jr., he also greatly restricted the rights of the regent. So to put it bluntly, he had no real power, which made George Jr. very dissatisfied with his father George I.

When George I was not in England, George Jr. would not even live in Kirkpett's Palace, but lived directly at Hampton Palace in the suburbs of London. This shows how deep the conflict between the father and son is.

However, compared to George I, who had been away from home for a long time and had almost ignored Britain, the British aristocrats and people had a lot of favorable feelings for George Jr., especially Prime Minister Robert Walpole, who was extremely supportive of George Jr., which was his natural advantage.

George Churchill has returned to England for some days, and returned to England from the far east. He, a native British man, was not suitable for living in England.

Especially after staying in the Ming Dynasty for so many years, George Churchill was extremely uncomfortable with the backwardness, unhygienicity and the so-called aristocratic accents.

When he once again set foot on the British territory and entered London, George Churchill could not even imagine that this dirty city was the place where he had lived for so many years. Everything he looked at made him feel uncomfortable, and thus made him deeply miss the wonderful years of his life in the Ming Dynasty.

Due to George Churchill's diplomacy success, he was received by George I when he returned to England and was awarded the title of Earl.

After obtaining the Earl, George Churchill originally planned to have a good chat with His Majesty the King, and use what he saw and heard in the Ming Dynasty to talk about the future of Britain, so as to make Britain more civilized and become a powerful country in Europe and even the world.

Unfortunately, George I did not give George Churchill this opportunity. Not many days after he was awarded the throne of Earl, George I ran back to Hannover.

As a result, George Churchill's plan failed. In addition, George I did not give him any other cabinet positions except to give him an earl title, and even the Privy Council did not let him in. This result disappointed George Churchill, which means that from this moment on, he had no position in the government and was just an ordinary nobleman.

In a rage, George Churchill ran directly from London to the territory of his family, the Duke of Marlborough, in Woodstock, and stayed in the countryside to hunt, ride horses with his friends, or talk about his experiences in the East over the years.

George Churchill, who was a minister, lived in the Ming Dynasty for so many years and was extremely familiar with many of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, he had the status of a nobleman. Everything about the Ming Dynasty quickly attracted the interest of many people. In addition, George Churchill's dress, habits and many exquisite porcelains he brought back made him a celebrity in the aristocratic circle. There were endless aristocrats visiting every day, which made the frustrated George Churchill find the joy of life in this regard.

On this day, George Churchill originally planned to play ball with his friends as usual, and then drink afternoon tea in the garden and talk about his interesting stories about the East. However, the visit of a guest changed George Churchill's plan. The guest was sent by George I's son, and the British Regent George was very interested in George after hearing about George Churchill's situation and specially sent someone to invite him to Hampton Palace.

In this way, George Churchill came from Woodstock to Hampton Palace outside London in a carriage. The distance between the two places was not far, and the straight line distance was only 90 kilometers. Of course, the real distance cannot be calculated based on the straight line distance. It takes half a day to take the carriage, so it was already afternoon when George Churchill, who left early in the morning.

George Churchill is not unfamiliar with this place. He has been here several times before. When he arrived at the place, he naturally came forward to greet him. George Churchill did not know the person who greeted him, but from the other party's self-introduction, he learned that the other party was William, the housekeeper of George Little.

"Lord, what are you drinking? Tea or…?" William led George Churchill into the room with meticulous manners, and asked at the same time.

"Give me a cognac." George Churchill said directly without waiting for the other party to finish his words, British tea? After drinking Ming tea for so many years, George Churchill could not even like British tea? For him, the best tea in Britain is probably not as good as ordinary Ming merchants. As for the others, George Churchill couldn't think of anything good, but French cognac was still sloppy.

William was a little surprised, but he still politely prepared wine for George Churchill, and then apologized slightly: "Lord, your highness is talking to the Prime Minister, please wait."

Nodding, George Churchill signaled himself to understand, then sat up and picked up the wine glass and sipped. Although there was a difference between Western wine and Chinese wine, French cognac was finally more in line with his appetite than those inferior teas.
Chapter completed!