Iron Dynasty

Chapter 1129

“After returning to the Empire, I will report to the Emperor.”

Hu Chuan’s expression was serious. Yue Yun realized that causing chaos in Europe was not an easy task. The situation in France was just a coincidence of meeting an ambitious man like Henry.

Even without the Empire’s support, the conflict between Henry and André was bound to erupt sooner or later. The Empire’s intervention only hastened Henry’s speed in replacing André.

While discussing the many issues of Britain, the two soon arrived at the embassy.

However, upon arriving at the embassy, Yue Yun and Liu Chen’s faces both turned grim, because the area in front of the Empire’s embassy was surrounded by British people.

These British people had red necks, were shouting slogans, and the banners they held were written with English words like “Get out of Britain!”, “You lowly yellow-skinned pigs do not belong here!”, and “Leave immediately!”.

“Bastards!” Liu Chen’s face was ashen with anger. He placed his hand on the revolver on his waist. The soldiers with him, seeing Yue Yun’s action, all took the Han-style rifles from their backs.

Kang Ming, seeing this, immediately said, “General Liu, don’t be impulsive. If you kill anyone, you will have fallen into their trap.”

“What do you mean?” Liu Chen said through gritted teeth.

Hu Chuan said, “You all should understand that the Queen of England’s power is now restricted by the parliament. And this is precisely what Victoria is unhappy about now. She is trying to use the hatred between Britain and the Empire to realize her ambition of taking full control of Britain. This is because she believes that only a stable and powerful Britain can contend with the Empire, and stability and power mean that the parliamentarians will stop their endless arguments.”

Liu Chen suddenly understood. “This woman is quite clever. In that case, we can’t do what they want.”

With that, Liu Chen calmed down.

Yue Yun then said, “It seems we really did not come at the right time.”

Ignoring the protest around the embassy, he and Hu Chuan and the others entered the embassy.

At this time, in a building directly opposite the embassy, Butler was watching Yue Yun and his group. Seeing them calmly enter the embassy, he slammed the curtain down with hatred.

“Major Butler, it seems this method is still not enough to make them make a mistake.”

A general in a red military uniform said.

“What’s the rush? This is just a small test. The real deadly move is still to come. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Only a Britain that is united against a common enemy will be able to regain its lost glory in the future,” Butler said coldly.

“Yes, Major.” The general responded.

The next day.

Yue Yun and Liu Chen, who had rested for a night in the embassy, formally received an invitation from the Queen.

At eleven o’clock, they went to the Tulip Palace with Hu Chuan.

Just like the last time Hu Chuan and Kang Ming were entertained, the Tulip Palace was also filled with British nobles.

The only difference was that the number of soldiers guarding the palace was much larger than usual.

Hu Chuan noticed this situation, which made him a little uneasy. At the same time, he also told Yue Yun about this.

“General, if these British people really become desperate, it will be very troublesome for us.” Liu Chen said with some concern.

Yue Yun was also a little worried. If the British were to truly give up and go all out, they would be in big trouble. However, he still trusted his own judgment, which was that the British did not dare to do that.

This was because if they were to do that, there would be no more room for reconciliation between the Empire and Britain. At that time, one of them would have to fall.

“What are you panicking about? Don’t let the British make a fool of us. They are probably deliberately trying to make us make a mistake.” Yue Yun consoled.

Everyone fell silent when they heard this and followed Yue Yun as he walked forward.

Before long, Brooke and Murphy came to them.

Murphy said, “General Yue Yun, please follow me. Her Majesty is waiting for you.”

With that, he led Yue Yun and Liu Chen through the crowd to Victoria.

Victoria was talking to some British noblewomen at this time. She turned around when she heard the commotion and said with a smile, “This must be General Yue Yun, and this must be General Liu Chen. Your fame is often mentioned by the generals.”

Yue Yun only had to take one glance to confirm that the woman in front of him was the woman from the port that day. “It is an honor to meet you, Your Majesty. Thank you for your praise.”

“I am not just praising you. You really did defeat them completely in India.” Victoria said with a smile on her face, seemingly unconcerned.

She then said, “I wonder if we will have the opportunity to visit your warships today? I really want to know what kind of warships defeated our navy.”

“That is certainly possible.” Yue Yun said. Brooke had already been on the warship for three months, so there was no need for him to hide anything.

Victoria became happy. She said, “That is excellent. We will go after the luncheon.”

Yue Yun could only nod.

After a simple greeting, Victoria had Brooke lead Yue Yun and his entourage to lunch. At this time, she asked Murphy, “How are Butler’s preparations coming along?”

“Everything is ready. We are only waiting for Your Majesty to go to the port.” Murphy said with a smile.

Victoria nodded in satisfaction. “The Emperor of the Eastern Empire wants to intimidate us, so we will use this opportunity to unite the British people and consolidate Britain’s power.”

The luncheon ended.

Victoria got into her carriage. Yue Yun and Liu Chen were arranged in another carriage to go to the port together.

And when they arrived at the pier, Yue Yun and Liu Chen both frowned, because just like at the embassy, a large group of British citizens with banners had also gathered at the pier.

“Damn it! It seems they did this on purpose. This was clearly arranged.” Liu Chen said to Yue Yun through gritted teeth.

“This Victoria is indeed a ruthless character. I’m afraid her visit to the warships this time is not just for the wine.” Yue Yun said, looking at Victoria in front of him.

After a pause, he said, “Have the soldiers be on high alert. Since their Queen is here to visit the warships, we cannot let anything happen to her on our warships.”

Liu Chen responded and went on ahead. Yue Yun then accompanied Victoria as she boarded the King-Class ironclad.

With Victoria, many British nobles also boarded the warship. Butler was also among them.

“A miracle. It’s truly a miracle. How on earth did they build such warships?” a nobleman beside Butler said.

Butler’s gaze was shifting. He said to Codian, “Remember your mission. You must take advantage of this opportunity to figure out how they built the ironclads. The future of the British Empire and whether it can wash away the shame of defeat depends on you.”

Codian adjusted his glasses. Butler’s words made him feel a little nervous. He then focused his attention on the various equipment on the warship, firmly committing everything on the warship to memory.