Normandy.

I came here again, staring at England on the other side of the sea when the sea breeze blew on my body.

Charles II's mood is so complicated!

Seven years ago, after the defeat of Worcester, the royalist army was wiped out, and he was the only one who escaped.

After learning the news, the thief Cromwell was rewarded with a heavy reward of 1,000 pounds of gold. Once he found someone to cover him up, he would be hanged. Charles II's defeated escape journey was really difficult. After wandering around Britain for more than forty days, he even had to pretend to be a beggar and even spent the night in the trees for several days in a row. If he hadn't been clever enough and knew how to use various tricks to escape the search, he would have ended up with his father long ago.

Finally, with the help of some royalists, he mixed up with a coal-carrying ship from Bright as a sailor and finally escaped safely to Normandy, France. However, the royal families of France and the Dutch refused to accept him, and even expelled him without hesitation. In desperation, he had to go south to Spain. After receiving a brief grant, he began to go into exile in European countries, but the monarchs of European countries were not interested in him. Every time they met, they would send him a few greetings. The poor and destitute Charles II could not even pay for the money to stay in a hotel for a long time, and could only choose to use the families of other nobles.

Although life is not easy to live under someone else's roof, for those nobles, except for those who truly sympathize with him, most of the time, they just treat him as a clown and use the "wandering king" as a gimmick to attract the attention of others.

Only after receiving remittances and donations from the Royalist Party can he spend his entire life. But when will such a day end?

Charles II has been waiting for the opportunity.

Now, is the opportunity coming?

When he first learned that Cromwell had a conflict with the Ming army fleet, like everyone else, Charles II did not realize what impact it would have. Until he learned that the Ming army fleet was burning London, he was shocked and realized that it was an opportunity.

A chance to return to England.

"No Englishman does not hate Cromwell. As long as I can defeat him militarily, I can regain the throne!"

Charles II, facing the sea, said to Edward Hyde,

"In the past, no one could defeat him, but now? He is very likely to be defeated by the Ming people. All we need is to obtain the support of the Ming people!"

"This is indeed an opportunity, but your Majesty, what should we use to get the support of Ming Kingdom?"

Edward Hyde asked back, during Charles II's exile, Edward Hyde followed him. In history, it was him who led to the restoration and return of Charles II. As his chief adviser, he has always been deeply trusted by Charles II.

"King! I am the king of England. I think, for the Ming people, they might be able to burn London and defeat Cromwell on the battlefield, but then what? Then what do they do? Occupy England?"

Charles II asked back.

"Is it possible to rely on those thousands of people, these guests from afar, to occupy the entire England?"

This obviously has no possibility.

After all, it was a group of people who came from afar, who had no basis for domination in England at all.

"They need a king, and they need the king's support for them, and the king's support can be exchanged for support from the whole of England."

The king endorsed the invaders and expressed his support. In the eyes of these kings, there was no country, especially for the "wandering king" like Charles II who had been in exile for many years. What was the reason why he traveled around the countries? It was nothing more than to win the support of the countries.

It is best to win the support of those countries to send troops to support his restoration. But in fact, until Charles II's restoration was successful, he did not win the support of that country.

"It is true, Your Majesty, but I think those Ming people will never help us for nothing."

Nicholas, who was standing aside, said his secretary.

“After all, there is no relationship between us.”

As the king's secretary, Nicholas's words were very thorough. It is understandable that the kings in Europe had some relatives and supported each other. However, the Ming people came from the East, why did they help the king restore the throne?

Without enough benefits, how could they support the King?

"What benefits can we give them?"

Charles II asked back.

His question is actually almost the same as asking quickly, tell me, how do I sell this country?

When seeking support from the kings of European countries, Charles II repeatedly stated that after the restoration, they could give them various benefits. To put it bluntly, it was also a traitor, but now it is just a traitor.

"Mainly, we don't know what benefits they want yet."

Edward Hyde said helplessly.

"If it were other European countries, we at least know what they wanted from us, but the Ming Dynasty?"

Shaking his head, Hyde said.

"We know nothing about the Ming Dynasty, just like now, we don't even know why they had a conflict with the rebel. We just know that there was a conflict between them and nothing about the cause of the conflict. Such ignorance will make us extremely passive."

Looking at the king, Hyde said helplessly.

"What do they want? What do they need? And what can we give them? These are all things we have to be clear about, of course, the most important thing is that first, we have to understand them..."

Understand the Ming Dynasty!

How many people in Europe in this era understand the Ming Dynasty?

Not to mention those Europeans who can only understand the Ming Dynasty from some words, even missionaries who live in the Ming Dynasty all year round may not understand the Ming Dynasty. However, one thing that is certain is that there are still people in Europe who understand the Ming Dynasty. At least they have a relative understanding.

"Father Lunberon!"

Suddenly, Charles II smiled.

"When I left Paris, a friend once gave me a suggestion. In Normandy, there was a priest, Father Lumbron, who had been to the Ming Dynasty, where he had lived for several years. Perhaps, he could give us some advice..."

Standing on the beach, Charles II paced silently, and he walked slowly forward. Occasionally, he would turn his eyes to the distance and to England across the sea.

"If we can win their support, we will definitely be able to return to England..."

Charles II said affirmatively, with a smile on his face.
Chapter completed!