"What a great country."

Rod exclaimed in heartfelt admiration, and Brooke and Henry had a mixed expression, they already had a premonition of what was to come.

The car continued to splo, and fifteen minutes later, the convoy stopped at the gate of the Imperial City.

The envoys got out of the car with some unfulfilled intentions, and they were extremely impressed by the comfort and speed of the car.

If possible, they are willing to continue to take the car around Qingzhou.

"Everyone, please!" Tang Wenjie made a gesture of please, and everyone followed him into the palace, walking along the winding path for about ten minutes, and they arrived at a beautiful garden.

Flowers bloom here, bees and butterflies trample around, like a paradise.

A long table had been set up in the square in the garden, the palace maids and eunuchs were setting up the tableware, and the cabinet ministers and Xiao Ming were already waiting here.

Undoubtedly, this negotiation is also very important for the Empire, because it means how much oil and water the Empire can squeeze out of Europe.

"Your Majesty!"

Under the guidance of Tang Wenjie to Xiao Ming, Rhodes made a bow to express his respect, and the other envoys followed Rhodes to make the same moves.

"Hahaha...... Please be seated. ”

Xiao Ming laughed heartily and motioned for everyone to come to the table, although he was the winner, he still had to be polite on the surface.

As for the comings and goings at the negotiating table, it's a different matter.

Everyone sat down, the wine and food were served one by one, and Pang Yukun and other cabinet ministers immediately used the imperial wine table culture to routinely pour wine on Rhodes and others.

Noon is just a simple luncheon, not a time for negotiation, after all, when you want to talk, you need to talk from house to house.

But it would be nice if the messengers could get drunk and swallow the mantra.

Brooke and Henry were somewhat flattered by the enthusiasm of the cabinet ministers of the Eastern Empire, after all, the loser in a war is always aggrieved.

It's just that what they don't understand is that they are being trapped.

After three rounds of drinking, under the destruction of high-concentration liquor, Rhodes and the others were all drunk, and their tongues were bent when they spoke.

Seeing that everyone was staggering, Xiao Ming glanced at Pang Yukun, and the ministers understood and immediately left with the envoys, of course, they did not forget to take the hole cards of this negotiation.

Everyone left, leaving a mess at the table, when a sixteen-year-old boy rose from his seat.

It's Xiao Yat.

"Father, why bother with these vanquished, can't you just put forward the conditions of the empire?"

Xiao Ming glanced at Xiao Yi, unconsciously, Xiao Yi had grown up slowly, and now Xiao Yi, who is sixteen years old, is already studying at Qingzhou University, and in two years he will be able to graduate and officially deal with some prince-related affairs.

"I remember telling you that the affairs between countries must not be chaotic according to temperament, a Japanese country can make a lot of trouble, not to mention Europe, which has half a foot in the civilized society, it is very simple to make these envoys ugly, but the consequence may be that the empire will have to sacrifice thousands of soldiers to achieve it, and this only needs to be talked about to achieve different results."

Xiao Ming's words were a little serious.

Now Xiao Yi is the crown prince, and the reason why he made the prince was because of the instability within the empire, and he was also worried about his safety.

Because at that time, once there was any accident in his own right, the empire would be in chaos, and having a prince would be able to stabilize people's hearts.

But now the meaning of this prince represents a different one.

After all, with the development of imperial education, the people of the empire are now more and more knowledgeable, and the thinking of the people is becoming more and more active.

The Renaissance is no longer a rhetoric, but is flourishing, and as a result, the culture of the empire has also moved away from the feudal ignorance of the past and towards modernization.

The deified imperial power gradually faded from its mystical overtones and became the supreme power accepted by the entire empire.

In this way, it is one thing for the whole empire to accept his rule, and it is another thing whether they can accept Xiao Yat's rule.

After all, it was he who shaped the empire, and his prestige was unmatched, and no one could take his place, and Xiao Yi had no merit, so it was difficult to convince the public.

Therefore, if he has not yet broken through genetic technology when his deadline is approaching, even if he passes on the throne to Xiao Yi, it is unknown whether these imperial elders who follow him can support him.

But no matter what it is, he hopes that Xiao Yat is good enough, after all, Xiao Yat is his eldest son, and he has always had high hopes for Xiao Yat.

What he really expects is whether Xiao Yi can inherit the throne by virtue of his own ability, rather than relying on his father's influence.

Xiao Yi shrunk his neck when he heard this, and didn't dare to say more.

Xiao Ming frowned when he saw this, and he said, "Also, you have to say your true thoughts in front of me, don't pretend to be very tough." “

When Xiao Yat spoke, he saw that this was not Xiao Yat's original intention, but Xiao Yat said it in order to follow his temper, because he often criticized Xiao Yat for being a woman.

"Yes, Father." Xiao Yi suddenly regained his gentle and elegant appearance, and he said: "Erchen thinks that the empire has been fighting for many years, and should no longer go to Europe to fight at the expense of the people, the population of the empire has only recovered to 10,000, and it is already very difficult to control the entire South Seas, East Asia, and Siberia, not to mention that it takes more than 30,000 kilometers from the empire to Europe, even if it is quite difficult to supply the ships of the empire, in Erchen's opinion, if he can get enough benefits in this negotiation, it is enough, and it is not too late to think about it when he has the strength of the expedition in the future." ”

Xiao Ming nodded, and he said: "This is what it looks like, what you said is good, it seems that you have studied government affairs well over the years." ”

Xiao Yi was happy in his heart, in his eyes, Fei Yue'er and his father can be described as an authentic strict father and mother.

Because of this, he was a little afraid of his father.

"Erchen has never dared to relax." Xiao Yi said honestly.

"Well, but you still need to learn too much, my father will grow old one day, and one day you will have to fight alone in the whirlpool of political struggle." Xiao Ming said, "You go back, I will let you sit in on the negotiation tomorrow, and when you graduate from the academy, I will arrange a position for you to start from a young age, and it is not easy to manage a country." ”

"Yes, Father." Xiao Yi answered, turned and left.

Seeing Xiao Yi's figure disappear, Xiao Ming looked at the rockery on the side and shouted, "It's not out yet!" ”

His voice fell, and two teenagers of similar age walked out.

"Father." Two teenagers who looked a little similar to him said with some fear.

"What a daredevil, who let you eavesdrop here." In front of him was no one else, but the second prince Xiao Tong and the fourth prince Xiao Yu.

"It was the second brother Fei who brought me here, and he said that he also wanted to learn from his father's way of governing the country." Xiao Yan looked so frightened that she was about to cry.

Xiao Tong gave Xiao Tong a roll of his eyes when he heard this, "Coward, I won't take you to play next time." “