Chapter 114: During the dinner

This is what diplomatic negotiations look like. At the moment before, everyone was arrogant and intimidating. After the end of the game, we must ensure a basic manner.
Therefore, after negotiating for a day, those who had just spit in the air began to talk and laugh in the banquet hall again.
Earl John is an excellent negotiator who turns his face faster than he turns a book. He threatened loudly in the first second, and then he could throw another idea in the second. However, he is so changeable but does not disrupt Xiao Chen's rhythm. They still adhere to the principle of not opening the black wood gate in a way that does not change.
After repeated rejections, Earl John threw out a new proposal. He reduced the number of people crossing the Blackwood Pass to the two units of the Black Guard and their entourage, allowing them to cross the Blackwood Pass and head east. Go away, undermine the enemy, and coordinate the fighting on the Eastern Front.
A squad of black guards has about a hundred people, and the attendants and the like will have a size of nearly 500 people.
According to his words, even if the Chinese did not agree, the black guards could easily penetrate the kingdom through the mountains. However, if the Chinese allow them to cross the border from Heimuguan, there will be a lot of equipment support and logistics personnel that can be shipped directly, and they can continue to supply the troops in the future. This is not a bad thing for the kingdom people, because the black guard gate does not need to be looted and destroyed locally.
"This one is a very fair proposal." Earl John leaned on the back of the chair, watching the guests coming and going at the cold dinner, and raised a glass of sip and said, "Whether it is His Majesty the Emperor or me, I hope we will The first step is to be friendly and cooperative. "
Now there is only one Xiao Chen sitting on the other side of this small square table. Earlier Xiao Chen said: "I have emphasized this afternoon that we do not accept threats. Our regime is not like the management of the kingdom. Protecting the people is our bounden duty. If there is a large force to rob the people, we will definitely siege and crack down on them. "
Earl John chuckled and said, "What are you worrying about? Since you have confidence in encircling them, why should you worry about their entry? If it is a matter of quantity, we can also discuss ..."
At the meeting, Count John's entourage was also talking with other Chinese people in twos and threes.
These people who came with Count John were mostly nobles, some were responsible for helping him record the content of the negotiations, some provided him with various materials to support him, and others were his think tank, who often communicated with the Count privately. The two sides said something irrelevant, but in their hearts they held each other a little bit to spy on each other's intelligence to find each other's bottom line.
Greeting with these people made the Chinese from Shi Hao very uncomfortable. Most of them were soldiers and they were not used to doing long-sleeved dances. They had nothing in common with the nobles here. It was the black left by those kingdoms. Officer Muguan is better able to cope with this situation. Although the empire and the kingdom belong to two camps, the exchanges and intermarriage between the nobles are not uncommon. There are also many people whose ancestors are from the same line, and they are still distant relatives. The customs and habits of many aristocrats in the northern kingdom and southern empire are also very similar. Whether they are horse riding, archery, or prom, hunting, they often talk together.
Zhang Hong tried to chat with a clerk from a small aristocrat. The other party has been trying to find common ground with him in the belief in the of nature. Zhang Hong felt that his words were not speculative and simply found a reason to retreat.
He sat on a table in the corner, eating a plate of pastries a little boringly. Now the overall life of Heimuguan here seems to him to be miserable. If he is not involved in foreign affairs, he usually has little chance to eat decent food other than military food. Today, Shi Hao selected masters from various cooking classes for banquets. It was a rare opportunity, so he couldn't help eating more.
Zhang Hong was eating, but he didn't expect that at this time an entourage of Earl John came to this corner with a plate and sat beside him.
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Zhang Hong looked up and found that this person was familiar, but he didn't remember where he had seen him.
The suite looked around and no one noticed the corner, pulled the chair towards him a little, and whispered, "His Excellency Zhang Hong, I have something to show you in private, but there are too many people in this room, Some are inconvenient, you can arrange it and find a quiet place. "
Zhang Hong put a piece of pastry into his mouth, rubbed his fingers on the tablecloth, and looked at the person in front of him with doubt, "I don't know you, what are you going to tell me in private?"
The person smiled and approached Zhang Hong. The small area they were in was a little dark. He was carrying light, and the facial features did not look very clear. He pressed it with a hand on an amulet on his neck. The amulet shone slightly, and the man ’s face actually twisted. It changed appearance in a few seconds. Although the position of the facial features was close to the original, the image changed greatly.
Zhang Hong recognized him at a glance. This man turned out to be the half-elf demon archer Cole. He was once a subordinate of Kalanda, and also a cooperative middleman between Baron Goya and Chu Ying. Of course, more importantly, Cole was once hired by him to hunt down the horse thieves in the Temple of War.
"Ke, Cole!" Zhang Hong exclaimed, but he covered his mouth in time and did not attract the attention of others in the room. He is not stupid, knowing that Cole will appear here, there must be something to rely on.
Cole's hand was loosened from his neck, and his face returned to its original appearance. It seemed that the amulet was a very rare camouflage prop.
"Do you know that the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Public Security are arresting you? Dare you even appear on our site?" Zhang Hong said nervously.
"Why don't I dare? As long as no one tells me, who knows I am Cole?" The plain face in front of him showed a smile, "Will Mr. Zhang Hong betray me?"
"What do I have to do with you? What can't be sold!" Zhang Hong threw the dish on the table, trying to get up and leave the position, but he didn't expect Cole to reach out and squeeze his arm.
"You'd better find a reason to take me out of this room now, and then find a secret place, let us talk about it, otherwise, you will regret it." Cole said softly.
Zhang Hong stood up and broke free a few times, but found that the other party held it firmly. He couldn't get rid of it at all. However, he didn't dare to use magic to fight back, which would surely attract Xiao Chen's attention.
Seeing that he was unwilling to cooperate, Cole reported a name in his ear.
Zhang Hong was still struggling, but at this time, he was standing there, his hands and feet trembling uncontrollably.
Because he heard a long-lost name: Hong Lifeng.