Chapter 1714:

"The lower prince of the Southern Empire" and "Prince Zheng of the Southern Empire" have met his Majesty the Emperor of the Northern Empire", the two uncles and nephews in the Northern Empire can say that the emperor in front of them is the emperor in front of them. Basically, it is not equal to their status. In the past, the envoys of the two countries also studied the issue of kneeling or not kneeling for a long time, but in the end they decided not to kneel. This person is the monarch of a neighboring country, not his own boss. There is no need to use the highest courtesy. This proposal was proposed by the Northern Empire and has lasted for thousands of years, but it is limited to the other prince, prince, and prince. Other people don’t have this treatment. Some of the princes behind the crown prince still have to kneel for the Northern Emperor. At this moment, the huhula knelt down more than twenty, Li Cong and them. The people here also salute the people over there. Of course, they just bow slightly because of the presence of the emperor. Li Conggui is the prince, and the princes of the Northern Empire just nod their heads and salute them. It's just those senior officials.
"Hehe, please get up, nephew, and the prince also get up. You are guests from afar, so you don't need to pay this big gift." His Majesty said with a smile, this sentence is a bit hypocritical, and everyone has done it with your salute. I just said this. Obviously, it didn’t give people much face. The two nephews and uncles also felt how unpopular they were this time. If it had been in the past, the emperor should give them to them before they salute. Stopped, now people haven't taken that step, so there are a lot of arguments. Everyone is not a fool, so naturally they can understand.
"The emperor's status is noble. Even if this national ritual can be a little concise, it must be observed. The last time your country's crown prince went to our southern empire was hundreds of years ago, and it was the same at that time." After all, the crown prince was still young, and he didn't know how to resolve the disarming power given by the Northern Emperor. The prince Zheng of the Southern Empire knew how to do it. Although he was not quite right with the prince’s nephew, he still belonged to the family when he was outside. The people around here are still closer to his nephew. , The others are still far away.
Li Cong and some princes both glanced at this Prince Zheng, this guy is indeed an old world, and a few words resolved the embarrassment of the Southern Empire. That means don’t look at your embarrassment now, your crown prince hundreds of years ago. That is to say, when the emperor’s old grandfather passed by, our side did not give you face. Although this matter was not very clear at the time, the identity of Prince Zheng would definitely not be easy to talk about. There should be such things. This old guy's trick is not poisonous, and the emperor who made it is embarrassing.
"Hehe, what the Prince said is right. Sometimes this issue of etiquette should be observed. Both of us are equal. So it is normal for you to come and go." Li Cong stood up and said, Li Cong It’s not for nothing. It’s useless for you to take advantage of it hundreds of years ago. Didn’t you also bow to our Emperor today? Everyone is the same. Li never waited for the old guy to speak and immediately turned to the emperor. His Majesty said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Shouldn't it be time to start?" This old guy is not easy to deal with by the young prince. Li has tasted it from now on, so he can't give the old guy a chance. Otherwise, I don't know what this old guy can say, and maybe I don't know how to deal with it by then. It's better to start quickly. Then the other party will have no chance.
"Well, too, it's late, everyone, please." Hualong hasn't been an emperor too long. Although he has studied for a long time, he still doesn't get into this role so much. After all, this emperor is not something everyone can be. The real can't be fake, and the fake can't be real. This fake emperor has been around for a few months, but nothing excessive has happened in the past few months. Yes, so I am still very competent. Usually I am no longer with this guy. This guy has to carry everything on his own. Now I am here. Naturally, I have to bear a little more. The emperor of the Southern Empire glanced at Li Cong, and it seemed that the regent was a bit too frustrated. He thought it was a martial artist, but everything from the city gate to here, this kid is not as simple as a martial artist. Maybe the brain itself is not an opponent.
Your Majesty has spoken. The following ministers naturally came in small groups to pull these people into the venue. The ministers are very willing to attend such banquets. Generally, the number of court ladies who serve at such banquets is ten. Between the ages of nine and twenty, the maids of this age group are known as well-done. The emperor will naturally not give them a chance to sleep. Therefore, at this time, the ministers and princes and nobles You can take the palace lady you like back. It’s nothing, after all, it’s just a woman. What they think is that this woman was originally owned by the emperor, but now the emperor doesn’t want it anymore. The emperor’s women are all first-class in the empire. In order to get a good luck, I have to pull a few back, and release hundreds of them every time. These ministers with a lot of beards like this kind of thing the most. Anyway, it’s good to pull it back without looking at it. The people who served the emperor were all trained to have a good "kung fu". The nanny in the palace can teach them everything. It can be said that they are all-round talents. They don't need to give their sons and grandchildren. Yes, everyone is happy, isn't it?
Many people have a dispensable attitude towards women, especially some old foxes. Now that they are their age, power is their favorite thing. Women and money can no longer arouse their interest. If you insist on comparison, it is estimated that money is better than women. Some have a political continuity in their own families. Naturally, there is no shortage of money. If your sons and grandchildren are useless guys, This has to consider leaving them a sum of money, and it is okay to be a rich man if he will not be in the officialdom in the future.
The interior of the venue is all set up. The emperor has not only found some court ladies, but also some girls among the royal relatives and relatives, but they are all not on the draft roster, that is to say. It’s still impossible to send the best girls in each family here. The most beloved girls naturally have to stay in their own country, although in history this was the daughter of the enemy when the two countries fought. They weren't killed either, but they didn't live well either. Fighting with your old man, can you expect your mother-in-law to treat your daughter well? That’s impossible, one by one is somewhat emotional. Tonight’s banquet is plainly meant to provide a platform for marriage between the two parties. These are the things that the noble children below should do. Yes, as for Li Cong who are relatively high-end people, it is estimated that their negotiations will begin tonight. This is the most important thing. The schedule is to start negotiations the day after tomorrow. But they all know that that is just a pretense. After the talks are completed today, the people below will perfect the entire contract according to some details. There is no major policy of today, and no show for the day after tomorrow.
Sure enough, after a while after the dance, the crown prince and the uncle just went up and danced a symbolic song and returned to the lounge. They were discussing some final details. His Majesty the Emperor would not interfere in such matters. At this moment, he is dancing with the girls from various families. Those girls also hope that the emperor will appreciate them, so they don’t have to go to the Southern Empire right away. Although they used to be a noble family, they are tens of thousands of miles away from their homeland. Basically, they cannot come back once in a lifetime. Yes, the most is when I give birth to the children when I have children, but that must be when the two countries have good relations. If there is a conflict between the two countries, it is estimated that the child will not be able to return. Looking at history, in the past tens of thousands of years, the days of good relations between the two countries can be said to be less than 10%, and most of the time is in war. of. It's just a matter of scale.
Li Cong and several princes and generals are already waiting in the largest lounge. They have already made up their minds. Let Li Cong do the work. See how Li Cong can do it without negotiating. The enemy’s city is about to come over. Su Minghai and Hua Mingxiong, the main combat factions, are now trying to understand. Their vision just now is a bit narrow. They just saw the benefits of the empire at this stage, but the empire’s current They have not seen some drawbacks. This savage tribe is just like what Li Cong said. Maybe he will come back and bite them any time. This bite will hurt his nerves and bones. Otherwise, how can the savage tribe be the greatest enemy in the history of the empire? Although I defeated the Queen of Snake this time, the defeat and the killing are still two different things. Otherwise, the nearly 20 million troops on the front line will not fail to be transferred back. They are a deterrent on the front line, a kind of watching the savages. Mission, apart from them, the empire’s army now has only a few million people, and they are all new troops. If these troops actually attacked the southern empire in the past, they would not have achieved any good results. , Maybe you have to lose the battle.
Su Minghai’s original plan was to dispatch Li Cong’s Tiger Camp to the south. The 300,000 Tiger Camp’s soldiers could definitely be worth millions of troops. In addition, the tens of millions of troops on the southern border rushed past. The problem is, his idea is good, but if the savage tribe attacked when the Tiger Camp went south, Su Minghai might be the sinner of the entire mankind. Once the savage tribe rushed into the area of ​​Guangming City It's not a joke. The hundreds of millions of people in these northern provinces cannot escape, and the economic loss must be very huge.
When Su Minghai was thinking that his thoughts were too naive, the crown prince and the uncle came in together. Both of them had smiles on their faces. It seemed that their discussions were good, but when the two of them were seated The prince accidentally touched the emperor's uncle. Although it was only a small gesture that normal people could not see, Li Cong saw it. Li Cong's observation ability was much better than others. The appearance of these two people is Li Cong. I understand. On the surface, they are a family. In fact, these two people may be intolerable. Li Cong's spies in the Southern Empire handed these reports to Li Cong just 15 minutes ago. The eldest son of the emperor supported by the emperor is in the emperor. During the prince’s visit, the prince was not idle in the southern empire. The spreading of the prince would surely fail this time, and it would bring war and life to the southern empire. It is estimated that the prince wants to complete the negotiations and return soon. Otherwise, when he is not at home, the eldest may have copied the prince’s lair. If this is done, he will be left with an empty title of the prince when he returns. No, he was born late, and he has lost for a long time at the starting line. Now his own strength can only be said to be roughly equivalent to a few older brothers, none of these brothers For fuel-efficient lamps. It’s too late for my own development now. If they are consumed by them, the gap with them will be even greater in the future. What is most important these years? Naturally, strength is the most important thing. Everything else is illusory. He has the title of a prince and doesn't have that strength. In the way those older brothers handled things, sooner or later he would be pulled down by them. At that time, one's own destiny will be even more uncomfortable, and such a thing must never happen.
"Prince, uncle, are you satisfied with our hospitality? We are the most outstanding girl among our nobles." Seeing a few of them come in, Li Cong and they also ended their discussions. Said to them with a smile, several princes also welcomed each other with smiles.
"Hehe, thank your Majesty for your great love with several princes. I think your majesty’s dragon body is very healthy. This is also the blessing of our two peoples. Although these things are also what we should do, now I think Let’s talk about business. I don’t know what the princes mean?
The prince was already impatient. The old emperor who just finished talking about this guy was dissatisfied. This kid is still too young to sink. Stay angry. How can this negotiation be possible? It is only possible for the other party to say it. When I say this, my own value is reduced a lot from the beginning. In many cases, such negotiation is not fair. Look at Li Cong. With the smiles on the corners of these old cunning guys, the old emperor knew that this kid had committed a taboo of negotiation. However, I can't act as a reminder. I am a deputy after all. Some things only have the right to advise. The empire is good for the royal family, but whose royal family belongs to this guy's Laozi, and it may still belong to this guy in the future. So even if you are a generation older than him, you can’t reprimand your nephew like ordinary family members. This is a frustration in the royal family. Obviously you are younger than yourself, but you still have to listen to him, a question of identity. what.
"Of course, we naturally have important things to say. Your Royal Highness, I heard that you came here this time because of a military problem. What's wrong? Is something wrong with the Southern Empire? It's your Murloc clan. Something happened on the border? If this is the case, your army in Guangming City can go back. Anyway, we also control the situation in the northern border. We don’t need so many troops there anymore. To be honest, for you We are still very satisfied with the help of the prince. In fact, now that something happened to you, we should also have expressed it. Our tens of millions of troops in Guangming City are all of the soldiers of hundreds of wars. If your Royal Highness needs it, don’t be polite Yes, the territory of our empire is different from yours. Our cement road is proceeding in an orderly manner, and now it goes straight to the border between our two sides. If our cavalry advances fast, I think it will take no more than a month. It can be reached." Li Cong pretended to be stupid, but his words made the prince and the emperor on the opposite side dumbfounded. This is the first time I have heard of such a thing. Several princes here are also heartfelt to Li Since they have extended their thumbs, they don’t have the ability to threaten people. It’s the first time to say this. Such guys are really superb and rare. They found that Li Cong rarely talks nonsense, especially On such occasions, even those diplomatic rhetoric that Li Cong said had its own effect. At this moment, these princes suddenly thought of a word to describe Li Cong, that is, "Kaleidoscope", exquisitely all-sided. There is no such thing as this kid who can't get involved. In the past, he felt like a military strategist. Now it seems that being a diplomat is absolutely competent and more competent than them.
"Hehe, what the prince said is right. You probably don’t know about this matter. I know about this. Your Majesty and the prince have handed over the cement matter to me. But I am very concerned about this. Now we and the Southern Empire The cement road at the junction of the city is definitely a priority. Except for the road in Guangming City, this is the one. It will be open to traffic in a few days. The 20-meter wide road. It will take at least three months, but now it will take one and a half months.
Prince Gong immediately stood up and said, Li Cong is also considered to be very important to Prince Gong, and such things are left to this guy, and the other princes are also the first. I knew about this once, but the most shocking thing about this incident was these people from the Southern Empire. They just saw some cement. They didn't expect this thing to be so powerful. This time they walked for a while from the border to here. On such a road, the carriage on it is really much faster. And it’s very stable. What I just said was a horse-drawn carriage. If it were a galloping horse, wouldn’t it be... the prince and the emperor were really shocked when they thought of this. According to Li Cong,
Seeing the two people sing and play together, the crown prince and uncle on the opposite side felt uncomfortable. I can't wait to fight with the two directly in the past. Are you entertaining guests like this? It’s been only four or five hours now. You said what you guys are doing. Either give us offense or not guarantee our safety, and also threaten us. What’s wrong with your cement road? I don’t believe that you dare to send out your army in Guangming City. Jin Wushu doesn’t just do nothing every day. Collecting your military information is also their necessary work, although the secret weapons for you are still No clue, but you can't be too arrogant. The threat from this savage race still exists. If you ignore the threat of the savage race directly to us, you will lose your own in the end. At that time, let the savage race rush in, we certainly have to do something. Loss, but whose loss will be more serious? Your north will become a barren land. The lives of hundreds of millions of people don't believe that you don't care about asking anything, but the thought of the crown prince here is calm.
"The prince, I am really pleased with the development of your empire." The prince said these words too reluctantly, these few people can see that the expression of the prince betrayed him, "the prince. Actually we are. There is only one reason for coming to you, that is, we want to keep our peace on the mainland. A few days ago, we heard that your country is going to reduce its standing army by 3 million. I really feel your sincerity. It’s only recently. How did I hear that the prince has newly compiled and trained a new army of three million?" The crown prince's words also seemed uncertain. After all, this is considered to be a military secret of the Northern Empire. It is not a good thing to say that it is very certain. . Looking back, the spies in the Northern Empire must be cleared out. Otherwise, the Northern Empire’s face will not survive, isn’t it? What do you say from the other party’s prince, and what else is there to keep it secret?
"His Royal Highness's news is really good. In fact, the three million army is just the beginning. I am a person who advocates force. This is just my starting plan. I plan to expand to 1,500 in five years. Ten thousand troops, these troops will all be equipped with the latest serial crossbows. This will help me carry out a large-scale raid on the savages. Please rest assured, your Royal Highness, our troops are all used to deal with the savages. The cooperation between our two countries is very good this time. The General Jinwushu must have given it back to you, right? I also sent a lot of serial crossbows to the army of the Southern Empire. We can send us The most sophisticated weapons here are given to you, which shows that we have nothing to hide." Li Cong said with a smile. On the surface, what he said is not threatening to the other party, but after a careful review, every sentence is rejected. For them, disarmament is impossible, and 15 million troops will be trained in five years? From the perspective of Li’s current financial resources, it is entirely possible. In this way, the Northern Empire’s army will reach a staggering 50 million troops. The Northern Empire has a population of nearly 4 billion, 50 million troops, and 80 people to support one. The proportion of soldiers is not very high. The southern empire has a population of about 5 billion and a military strength of 50 million. However, the combat effectiveness of the southern empire is not comparable to that of the northern empire, although there are two on the border. Ten million troops, but both the prince and the emperor knew that if Li Cong dispatched five million troops with serial crossbows, they would definitely be unable to stop him. Although he knew what the result was, his face That is absolutely impossible to show, otherwise it will definitely be difficult for you to negotiate in the future.
"The prince's ambition is really admired by Long. It’s just that the prince has ever thought about it. In fact, the savages have been driven to the north by the prince. The prince’s reputation can already shock those savages. They simply I didn’t dare to come to the prince. I heard that the prince still enslaved a large race with a population of more than 20 million people. I really admire this kind of thing. If the prince expands so many troops, the country’s finances are also affected. No matter, if this goes on for a long time, the entire empire will enter a very dangerous period.
The crown prince thought for a while and he could only start from the weakest money of the Northern Empire. The annual revenue of the Northern Empire was only that of the Southern Empire. About half, this year may be better. But there are only about 40 billion gold coins. The Southern Empire can easily get 80 billion gold coins, and after years of accumulation, the Southern Empire is much richer than the Northern Empire.
"The question of money doesn’t need to worry about your Royal Highness. It’s from this attack by the savages that we don’t have some very powerful military forces. This will make us very nervous when facing conflicts. If our tens of millions of troops can be quickly put on the battlefield. I think we won’t have more than a million casualties at the beginning. I have already confirmed this matter. If His Royal Highness is interested tomorrow, I can ask the Prince. Your Royal Highness went to visit our military camp outside the city. Those lads all hope that His Royal Highness can give them some pointers." Li Cong said with a smile, this is a naked show, and every time the two countries visit When such a situation arises, both sides want to show their strongest army. This time His Royal Highness also brought the most powerful army of the Southern Empire. It is a must.
"This is natural. We came naturally to look at the prince's army. It's just that the prince has thought about it. Most of the troops will be stationed in the border area. If there are more troops in the border area, It’s not easy to manage. Those who are still in the army have to look for trouble. If there is a lot of friction in the border area, it is easy to change some of the policies of our two big countries. At that time, you may want to sit down with the prince and enjoy tea. It is also a kind of extravagant hope." The prince said vaguely. This is the threat of war in disguise. This guy believes that Li Cong is also afraid to start a war, so he said this. If it is facing other people, this sentence may have some effect, but if the opposite person is Li Cong If this is the case, this can be counterproductive. It was as if the uncle of the emperor was trying desperately to wink at the prince and threaten Li Cong's body with no effect at all. As expected, Li Cong's face was a little unsightly after hearing this. Although the prince did not speak, the eyes of the prince and the uncle were not so friendly anymore. Several people looked at them as if they were enemies.
"Friction? The idea of ​​your Royal Highness is very important. In fact, I have also thought about this issue many times. I have also investigated a lot of information from the Ministry of War. Actually, there are also a lot of border frictions between our two countries every year. There is a way to eliminate the friction once and for all. I wonder if His Royal Highness wants to think about it?" Li Cong said with a smile, and the slightest dissatisfaction just now disappeared. This made the prince and the uncle a little lamented Li Cong's expressions. It's really changing too fast, just like their unique animal chameleon, fast and very beautiful.
"The prince still has such a solution? If we can solve the problem that has not been resolved for tens of thousands of years, we would be happy to cooperate. I don't know what the prince's method is. Can you tell us what we can do to discuss it? "This guy said in astonishment. He didn't even know how there would be such a way. The two empires have been fighting for so many years. Is there a way to calm the two empires? I have never heard of such a thing. Is it to make a peace treaty? Thinking of this, he didn’t think so highly of Li Cong. He didn’t set up such a similar jump before. Generally speaking, he set up on the premise that the strength of both sides is roughly equal, but this is simply a piece of paper. , Without any binding force, when the other party becomes stronger, this piece of paper can be torn openly without any care.
"Okay, Lord, wait a minute and get the map." Li Cong said, because there is no waiter in this room, Su Minghai and another general quickly opened the map, don't see that they are both generals. , A terrific figure, but in front of a group of princes and princes, they only have the ability to do things like this. The map they opened is where the southern empire and the northern empire meet. See the north and south on the map. The crown prince and the uncle of the counties in the border areas of the two empires understood that Li Cong wanted them to cede the land.
"His Royal Highness, look here. This is the border between our two sides. There are a total of 35 counties and cities, twenty-five of yours, and ten of ours. There are too many places to handover. Just like what the Prince said, if the army is gone, there will be countless various frictions every day. There are many deaths in this life. My idea is to set our border to this Local, so that our borders are only in contact with two counties and cities, which is good for us, our army will also have very few contacts, and these two vassals. I heard that their monarchs recently Your Southern Empire has some disrespect, and it happened to be handed over to me. I will give His Royal Highness a good discipline. When the Crown Prince succeeds, I will definitely return it with both hands." Li Cong pointed to the two at the junction. A small country said that in addition to their two empires, there are still many small countries on this planet. These countries are definitely very compact, just like the two mentioned by Li Cong, don’t look at them as two countries. But each of them is at most about the same size as the three counties of the empire, and cannot be regarded as a country.
Li Cong's words not only stunned the people of the Southern Empire. Even these people on his side are dumbfounded, and they say that, because they are afraid of rubbing, they will take other people’s land into his own hands. Li Cong is just such an empty glove white wolf who wants people twenty-five. A county? This is too trivial. As long as this kid is not a prodigal son, he will definitely not do such a thing. This is 25 counties, at least more than 100 million people. Some defense systems of the Southern Empire are on these counties and cities, and hundreds of millions of gold coins are thrown on them every year. Li Cong is about to take over. This is really impossible. Look at the Southern Empire. The eyes of the prince and the uncle knew it, and they felt that Li Cong hadn't woken up. They don't know what to say, this Li Cong is really a little taken for granted.
Actually this time they came here to let the Northern Empire reduce the army. They knew that it was not a simple matter. Li Cong, these people would definitely put forward some requests of this kind. They also had this number in their hearts, but for now, this number is. It's really a bit big. Twenty-five counties are not a small number, even if it's a war. Then you won’t lose so many counties. Li Cong is really a lion’s mouth. In fact, this is what Li Cong is used to. I'm asking the price, and you just pay it back on the spot. Of course, Li Cong is not right now I hope they will give these counties to themselves so easily. After all, these people have not yet seen their own abilities. When they see their own abilities, I believe they will understand. Hearing that one thing is true It’s totally different to see with their own eyes. Just like those new weapons of Li Cong, the high-levels of the Southern Empire all read the memorials and take it for granted. They naturally don’t have the blessing to see the real things. When they arrive, when they lose in Li Cong’s new army, they will understand. Moreover, Li Cong has arranged many programs for them. This program is not only praised by the imperial capital, but it will be available everywhere in the empire. These twenty-five counties may be few. After all, Li Cong said in front of the ministers that it would take dozens of counties. In Li Cong’s impression, only thirty counties could be called several counties. The minimum of ten counties and cities, it took so long for him to plan for such a long time to take down 25 counties and cities.
"The kindness of the prince is in my heart. It is true that these two vassal countries are really not so easy to train. I don’t have the ability to do so. Let my father continue to manage them. After so many years, the monarchs of these two countries are still He is very obedient to his father. As for what Mr. Li said about this county, don’t joke about it.
The expression on the crown of the prince was a little unnatural, and Li Cong was no different from robbing Hao Duo, opening his mouth to ask others. Two vassal states, 25 counties and cities, this adds up to more than 30 counties and cities, with a population of more than 150 million, and the Southern Empire controls only a few billion people in total.
Even if what the crown prince said is rather tough, Li Cong's two requirements can be said to have not been met, but Li Cong is still not angry. After all, a person will not make it when he does not see danger. Some promises, especially those promises that involve their own huge interests, are different if their huge interests are violated, just like the relationship between the two empires, Li Cong meant to give them all. In exchange for peace, but if you don’t give it, then I’m sorry. Maybe we won’t be able to withdraw our troops easily in the forty counties by then. You will pay more by then, but these Southern Empire people don’t see it. Now they know that the Northern Empire’s military power is very strong, but they don’t think that the Northern Empire’s military power is too strong to compete. They may be defeated, but they think that the victorious Northern Empire is not. How much cheaper will it be.
"The prince~EbookFREE.me~ If we still consider this matter for a long time, our royal prince is still young after all, and we still don’t talk much about these important national events. Let us go back and discuss it and give the prince a satisfactory answer, but Okay?
The scene is so terrible. At this time, the old emperor can’t just sit there like a okay person. This is something that involves two countries. If they can’t dissuade things from here, they might soon There will be war between the two countries. This prince is still too tender. I don't know how to be euphemistic. Is Li Cong so easy to refuse?
Fortunately, the prince is not a stubborn person. At this moment, when he saw the emperor stand up and speak for himself, he nodded and said, "Yes, the princes, after all, are just a young junior. Everyone here It’s my predecessor. I’m still a novice in matters between our two empires, and I’m going to give you some advice in the future.
The crown prince said to the donkey. In fact, he felt the same after he finished speaking. I was a little scared. Li Cong heard that he was a violent temper. This guy can take charge of anything in the Northern Empire. If he really says that there is a war, it is estimated that the war will begin. He came here to stop the war. Yes, if the war came earlier than the original, it is estimated that I would be abolished when I went back. No one would pity myself, and I might become a shame to the Southern Empire. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation.)