One night, Brooke stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window of the reception and looked at the lights of Qingzhou City, feeling quite uncomfortable.

Behind him, Henry was sitting in a chair eating steak, the smell of which filled the room.

Rhodes sat across from Henry and was eating the same food, and when he returned to Europe, he missed the Qingzhou dish because it seemed more authentic than European steaks.

The Spanish and Portuguese envoys were also there, who had just woken up from their drunkenness and had gathered to discuss tomorrow's negotiations.

Because on some things they need to agree.

"What a beautiful night view, but it's a pity it's not London." Brooke finally let out a sigh, and they lived on the sixth floor of the reception.

From here, you can see far away, the wide road, the street lights on both sides, and the bustling shopping street and the bicycles shuttling up there.

"That's why we lost the war, it's already a world that we can't understand, we have to put aside our arrogance and admit that this Eastern Empire is stronger than any country in Europe, and at the same time build good relations to get help from here." Henry said lightly.

Rod naturally agreed with Henry's words, and he strongly opposed the war from the beginning, but he was too small to have any say in the Netherlands.

"I've lived here for a long time, and believe me, there's definitely more to this empire than you've seen."

Brooke frowned, "So tomorrow we should show our will to unite and make them give up the idea of continuing westward, for this we can give up some interests, and if you give in in private negotiations, it will be a disaster for our trip." ”

"Can you promise that you won't betray us?" Henry's eyes flashed with a strange light.

Unlike being forcibly sent here several times, this time Henry took the initiative to ask to go here.

France's defeat in Europe was a big shock at home, where opposition to André grew stronger.

Since André assumed the position of consul, France has hardly won major wars.

India's defeat also meant that they also lost their Asian colony of East Indochina.

There are now more and more voices calling for a stronger leader to lead France back to its glory, especially as Prussia grows stronger.

Brooke was quiet on the surface, but he was also hairy in his heart, this negotiation was crucial, they were both fighting for the interests of their own country, and it was impossible to be completely consistent.

All he wanted to say was to maintain the semblance of unity so they could have bigger leverage.

"Henry, you know what I mean, now is not the time to tear each other down, it's just as important to you in France."

Rod's eyes roamed back and forth between Brooke and Henry.

There is no doubt that Britain and France will remain the most powerful powers in Europe even after defeat, but once Prussia has unified German Europe, the problem will be complicated.

With a yawn, Rhodes used being sleepy as an excuse to escape the cold war between the two.

This time the Netherlands was beaten in disgrace, the Dutch prime minister stepped down, and the new prime minister tried to restore good relations with the Chinese Empire, which was good news for him.

The Spanish and Portuguese envoys also had their own agendas, and now it turned out that it would be no good for them to continue their confrontation with the Eastern Empire, which had been cleaned up for their arrogance, and now did not dare to snub the Empire.

Like Rod, they left one after another.

Brooke and Henry argued for a while, feeling bored, and continued to observe the night scene of Qingzhou.

At the same time, he took out a small notebook and recorded all the things he saw and heard along the way, he was a messenger, and he was also a well-known poet in England.

Although they had come to stop the war, he was still curious about the mysterious Eastern Empire.

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The next day, the envoys got up very early, and today is the date for the negotiations, and whether or not a breakthrough can be achieved is at this time.

On the top floor of the room of the Wei Family Restaurant in Qingzhou City, a large room has been prepared by the Foreign Affairs Office, and this negotiation will be held here.

"Your Majesty!"

When the time reached nine o'clock, Xiao Ming took a special car and stopped in front of the Wei family restaurant.

Unlike before, the current Weijia Restaurant is no longer the wooden structure it once was, and has been demolished and rebuilt over the years, and now it has become a 36-storey building.

Tang Wenjie led a group of diplomats who were already waiting at the door, and when they saw Xiao Ming arrive, everyone greeted them.

Xiao Yi sat in the second car, and at this time he came to Xiao Ming's side and tried to make an image of a prince as he should be, his expression was a little serious, and he wanted to participate in the whole process of this negotiation to see the world.

"Have the foreign envoys arrived?" Xiao Ming asked.

"Not yet, the car has already gone to pick them up, and it is estimated that it will arrive in a while." Tang Wenjie bowed to Xiao Yi and turned back.

Xiao Ming nodded and took the lead in walking, this time in addition to Pang Yukun, he also brought Li Kaiyuan and other big businessmen with official status.

Not long after Xiao Ming entered, another convoy arrived, and Brooke and the European envoys arrived.

The moment they got out of the car, reporters waiting at the door of the hotel swarmed up and took pictures of them with their cameras.

Brooke and the others were so frightened that they almost hid, because the things they were holding glowed brightly, and they thought it was some kind of weapon.

Tang Wenjie couldn't help laughing, he stepped forward to explain to Brooke and the others, and Brooke entered the hotel with the frightened envoys.

Journalists, on the other hand, are discussing how funny the photos that will appear in the newspapers tomorrow.

Under the leadership of Tang Wenjie, everyone came to the conference room of the hotel.

The conference room was large and had a long table in the middle, but it wasn't here for negotiations, it was for everyone to wait.

There is a door to the west of the conference room, which is the Empire of Negotiations, and the envoys of various countries will enter it one after another in order.

After arranging the envoys, Tang Wenjie said to Brooke at this time: "Which of you will go in first?"

Brooke stood up at once, as if there was no doubt about it.

Tang Wenjie smiled helplessly, this is probably the innate arrogance of the British, I don't know if this Brooke can be so calm after the negotiation.

Guiding Brooke into the conference room, Tang Wenjie sat beside Pang Yukun, while Brooke and the three British envoys sat opposite.

Clearing his throat, Xiao Ming said: "I really want to talk about your five countries today, in that case, it will be straight to the point, don't beat around the bush, how many pounds are you going to ransom the defeated prisoners this time?" ”