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Although the banquet is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m., as early as 6 o'clock, the people attending the banquet have already begun to enter the venue one after another. Members of the Chinese cabinet and high-ranking military generals will attend the banquet, and together with the diplomatic missions of various countries participating in the peace talks and the envoys of neutral countries in China, the total number of people attending the banquet this time is in the hundreds.

The banquet was held in a Western-style style, and a variety of Chinese and Western dishes were served in the banquet hall. Uniformed waiters and maids shuttle the ballroom to deliver what the guests need!

Everyone was smiling, with smiles on their faces, even though some of the smiles seemed so hypocritical! However, this banquet is a good opportunity for everyone to exchange ideas. Even countries that were defeated in a world war tried to build good relations with other countries as much as possible. In this way, you may be able to pay a little less in the negotiation!

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany and Archduke Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, undoubtedly became the two centres of the banquet. Crown Prince William is young, personable, and at the same time the heir to the second most powerful country in the world, which makes him very popular among those noble women! Of course, most of these aristocratic women were Westerners, and the women of the East were far less open than those of the West. Although China's economy and national strength are developing rapidly, Wang Yuze has also done a good job of protecting traditional culture, and he doesn't want China to become like later generations, in some respects more open than abroad! The Archduke Ferdinand, the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was surrounded by dignitaries and envoys from various countries in China. Everybody knows. Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz. Joseph I may not have a few days to live. Archduke Ferdinand would soon become Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Austria-Hungary was the third most powerful country in the world. It is in the interests of all countries to build good relations with the future rulers of such a powerful country!

Of course, the important ministers of the Chinese cabinet and the generals of the military are also the targets of political leaders and envoys from various countries! China is the biggest victor in this world war, and it has leapt from a rising country to the world's top power in one fell swoop! Moreover, whether in terms of land area, population, industrial strength or military strength, China is well-deserved to be the first in the world! In particular, military strength is in this journey from the South China Sea to Tianjin. The 'Imperial-class' battleships and 'Wuyue-class' aircraft carriers escorting these missions gave these countries a huge shock, and in the minds of some small countries, China has even become a veritable world hegemon!

In addition, China and Germany demanded the holding of this peace negotiation conference almost at the same time, but in the end, China won the victory, and the peace negotiation conference was held in Beijing, which undoubtedly told the world that China had the upper hand in this competition between China and Germany!

"Lord Tang. Congratulations to your country, you have succeeded in getting the Germans to compromise! "Austro-Khalinarian Foreign Minister Leopold. Feng. Count Belched Dott holds a glass of red wine. came to the side of Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi and said with a smile!

"Thank you, Your Excellency, Austria-Hungary for your support, if it weren't for your support, I don't think the Germans would have backed down so quickly!" Tang Shaoyi said. If Austria-Hungary had not stood up and announced its support for the peace talks to be held in Beijing, Germany would certainly continue to compete with China! It was precisely because Germany saw how much of a threat China and Austria-Hungary would pose to Germany if they united, which made them compromise so quickly! Of course, this is also what the Chinese side wants to see!

"Lord Tang, what your country said is very right, we have the same interests in many aspects! I think we might be able to strengthen our cooperation in this area! "Leopold. Feng. Said Count Belchdald.

Tang Shaoyi's eyes suddenly lit up, and it was undoubtedly in China's interests to strengthen cooperation with Austria-Hungary, and then let Austria-Hungary drag Germany down and consume Germany's strength. In this way, China will be able to seize the time to develop itself and put Austria-Hungary at the forefront. When they are both defeated, China will take the opportunity to make a move, and then it will undoubtedly be able to defeat Germany in the shortest possible time, so as to completely establish China's position as the world hegemon!

Tang Shaoyi and Leopold. Feng. The two of them immediately chatted enthusiastically. Many dignitaries from various countries who were originally going to chat with Tang Shaoyi had to stop and let go of this plan after seeing this situation! They thought that Tang Shaoyi was talking to Leopold. Feng. The Count of Belchdald consulted on certain matters.

"Are the Chinese going to unite with Austria-Hungary? In that case, wouldn't Germany be miserable? That's what is in the minds of almost all the country's dignitaries and envoys in China. It is no wonder that they have such thoughts, in the choice of the place of the peace meeting this time, didn't Austria-Hungary stand up at a critical moment, counterattack, and deal a fatal blow to the Germans?

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany and members of the German mission have also been observing this qiē. When they saw Tang Shaoyi and Leopold. Feng. When the Count of Belchdot talked happily, all of them looked a little unpleasant. Especially Crown Prince Wilhelm, his face was even more gloomy as if he was about to drip water, if he hadn't thought that it was not Germany here, but China, maybe he would have turned his face a long time ago!

"Your Royal Highness, is Austria-Hungary really ready to turn its back on Germany and make peace with the Chinese? You know, the Chinese are a great threat to the entire Western world! The union of Austria-Hungary and the Chinese will definitely pay a huge price in the end! Crown Prince William walked a few steps to Archduke Ferdinand's side and asked with a dark face!

"Your Royal Highness, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is an independent country, not a vassal state of Germany! The foreign policy of Austria-Hungary is premised on the interests of Austria-Hungary, and what we want to do has nothing to do with Germany! Archduke Ferdinand said with some atmosphere. You know, although he is only the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but in terms of generation, he is indeed a person of the same generation as Wilhelm II, and Crown Prince Wilhelm is just a nephew, but now he dares to accuse him, how can he be embarrassed? Although Austria-Hungary is much weaker than Germany, the internal affairs of Austria-Hungary will never allow Germany to dictate!

"Your Royal Highness, Germany has no intention of interfering in the internal affairs of Austria-Hungary, but only to remind you that if you cooperate with the Chinese, you will be conspiring with the tiger, and that will mean that Austria-Hungary will become an enemy of Germany, you should think carefully!" Crown Prince William threatened!

"Humph! Austria-Hungary has the strength to dictate its own foreign policy! Austria-Hungary was not afraid of any threat! Archduke Ferdinand said coldly! He was extremely disgusted by Crown Prince William's move. Although he personally preferred to unite with China in order to protect the interests of Austria-Hungary from being violated! However, he also did not want to fall out with the powerful neighbor of Germany. But now, he was deeply irritated by the impudence of Crown Prince Wilhelm, who believed that Germany did not take Austria-Hungary seriously at all. This means that the interests of Austria-Hungary are likely to be invaded by Germany, especially if Crown Prince Wilhelm succeeds to the throne in the future, Austria-Hungary will definitely be annexed! Therefore, Archduke Ferdinand had already made up his mind in his heart that at this peace conference, Austria-Hungary must secretly reach an agreement with China and protect itself with the help of China!

Crown Prince Wilhelm was completely unaware that his recklessness had led to an irreparable rift in the relations between Germany and Austria-Hungary, which had caused Austria-Hungary to begin to fall toward China! This made it necessary for Germany to spend a lot of energy to deal with Austria-Hungary for a long time to come, so that Germany could not concentrate on dealing with China! Of course, Crown Prince Wilhelm did not think it was his fault at all, he just wanted to express Germany's dissatisfaction, but the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Ferdinand did not give him the slightest face. In the eyes of Crown Prince Wilhelm, this simply means that Austria-Hungary has made up its mind and is ready to betray Germany and throw itself into the arms of the Chinese!

It was at this time that the Chinese crown prince Wang Zirui appeared in the banquet hall, and his arrival attracted everyone's attention. The successor to the world's number one power, this title is enough to make anyone admire. Accompanying Wang Zirui was his crown princess, the daughter of an ordinary official of the empire. In order to avoid his relatives from interfering in politics, Wang Yuze did not choose a candidate for the crown princess for Wang Zirui among the important ministers of the empire, of course, the current crown princess was also agreed by Wang Zirui himself.

Crown Prince William was about to say something, but Archduke Ferdinand turned around and walked towards Zirui, the crown prince of China. Leaving Crown Prince William standing in place, his face pale!

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, good evening! Oh, your crown princess is so beautiful, like an angel! Archduke Ferdinand exclaimed. However, when he reached out to shake the princess's hand, and then kissed the hand, he was dodged by the princess!

"I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness, Chinese women are more conservative in this regard, and Western etiquette is not suitable for the East!" Wang Zirui explained!

Archduke Ferdinand shrugged his shoulders and said that he didn't care: "I'm sorry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, I forgot that this is the cultural surprise of the East and the West!" ”

After that, the crown princess returned to the side of the female dependent, and Wang Zirui chatted with Archduke Ferdinand, although the age difference between the two was nearly thirty years, but the two talked very happily, as if they had known each other for many years, and this made Crown Prince William, who was watching this qiē from a distance, even more annoyed! (To be continued......)