In the state of time travel, Gundam Shang did not dare to mess around. The previous flirtation is enough, too much. It's just to show off your muscles, and it's not good to really mess with each other. After all, they are here to negotiate, not to find faults.

In fact, even so, Le Yangcheng and Ouyang Ci were also angry, and their faces turned purple.

The fleet advanced for another two days, and finally arrived at the Third Prince.

This is not a fief, and the three princes do not have fiefs, but it is also close to a fief, which is governed by the three princes, and it is not very close to the imperial capital, but it is not very far away. The specific location is roughly the 'Five Rings' location, which is in a semi-supervised environment.

When the fleet arrived here, the third prince had already brought people over to greet him.

In fact, the third prince is not stupid, and he has not naively thought that he can completely dominate this negotiation. So in the past few days, the three princes have also asked the emperor of the Xiyue Empire for the hat of a 'great official'.

The diplomats of the Western Vietnamese Empire, often referred to as the 'Great Pedestrian Person', held the 'Gift of Great Guests and the Gift of Great Guests', and the 'Little Pedestrian Person', who held the 'Gift of the Princes of the State'.

To put it simply, the 'big pedestrians' are responsible for the international ones, and the 'small pedestrians' are responsible for the domestic aristocrats.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Western Vietnamese Empire called it the "Great Rite Division", and the highest person in charge was the "Great Governor".

In fact, the setting of the 'Great Rite Division' is very common here in the Suzaku astrological area.

In fact, in the current sphere of influence of the Blue Star Group, there were also a few countries that used this name in the past. However, with the rapid development and communication within the Blue Star Group, everyone now generally sets up a more functional 'Ministry of Foreign Affairs'.

This time, the three princes greeted Gao Shang as the 'Great Official of the West Yue Empire', and finally he was able to say 'Lone represents the West Yue Empire, and I hope the two countries will live together amicably'.

However, it was said that the Emperor of the Xiyue Empire was also very concerned about this Tianyuan Star civilization that suddenly appeared.

This Tianyuan Star civilization that suddenly appeared was too strong, and it was able to buy the entire Tianshe Constellation from the Red River Empire, collect all the generals of the Tianshe Constellation, and almost completely annihilate the 800 million fleet of the Tianji Empire and capture its Golden Immortal Cultivation Commander Yao Tong, no matter what point, the Great Emperor had to be vigilant.

Therefore, the emperor was also very concerned about Gao Shang's visit. But because this matter was snatched into the hands of the three princes in advance, there was a 'raw rice cooked rice', and the three princes could only be appointed as the chief officials.

It's just that such an important matter was handed over to the three princes, but it also led to a lot of opposition in the court. Don't talk about others, just the crown prince and the five princes, they are making a fuss.

The prince's people are making a fuss because of power. And the people of the Five Princes are making trouble because of the heavy losses in the previous war, and everyone thinks that the Tianyuan Star Civilization is afraid that it is not good to come this time - you look at their ostentatious-looking and sharp-looking spaceships.

Even the ministers in the court who are dedicated to the country are opposed: it is better for His Majesty to be directly responsible for such important matters.

The court was still noisy, but Gao Shang had already sat down with the third prince for a preliminary exchange.

Formal negotiations cannot be started just after meeting, and they are generally contacted first to test the other party's attitude, bottom line, and understand the cultural atmosphere and political environment of both parties.

Gundam Shang even secretly contacted some local intelligence agencies.

These intelligence agencies are not necessarily 'wild', and some of the information is sent by the opponents of the three princes - such as other princes and even the crown prince. It could even be hostile countries around the West Vietnamese Empire, etc.

Not even needing Gao Shang to take the initiative to look for it, as long as he sent someone to walk around the street, someone would stuff the information over. As long as you identify yourself, you can see something on the ground while walking, and ninety percent of you pick it up is intelligence!

Of course, these 'picked up' information is a mixture of good and bad, and it is not excluded that there are those who slander the royal family, and even those who slander a certain official.

However, this information was still valid, and it was very helpful for Gouda Shang to understand the Western Vietnamese Empire. For the smart, sometimes the wrong intelligence can provide more than that. These things often go straight to the core.

For example, those who slander high-ranking officials go back on their word, but Dugu Junjie is keenly aware of it: I'm afraid that it's not this high-ranking official who goes back on his word, but His Majesty the Emperor of the Xiyue Empire likes to go back on his word.

In the interstellar era, the real high-ranking officials have more power and are subject to more constraints. In a more stable country, high-ranking officials may have a lot of power, but they are not so 'free'.

This may be the so-called "Hades is easy to see little ghosts", and "county officials are not as good as being in charge". Although the rights are large, there is no right that is superfluous.

Just like Gao Shang himself, although he has great power to preside over this negotiation, the framework and direction of the negotiations have already been determined by the United Nations. Gundam is still free to play, but it must not go beyond this framework. Otherwise, the iron ones will be labeled as traitors or something.

Under this premise, if a high-ranking official can go back on his word and be untrustworthy, then the biggest possibility is that it is out of the instructions of the higher-ups, that is, the emperor, or the whole country has rotted from the roots, that is, the so-called upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked!

Of course, Gao Shang will not speculate because of one or two pieces of news, but there are many kinds of news, which also gives Gao Shang a deeper understanding of the West Yue Empire and some ideas for the upcoming negotiations.

For example, now, Gao Shang also has a sufficient understanding of the surrounding political ecology of the Western Yue Empire.

Previously, everyone had always believed that the Xiyue Empire dominated the entire Tianji constellation, and there were no other constellations within more than 3,000 light years around, so it can be said that the Xiyue Empire had the qualifications to dominate one side. Even if it's not a monopoly, it's okay to be a 'partial hegemon'.

In short, it is a monopoly.

But the reality is not, there are too many small countries around, and many of them have broken the 'normal' relationship between big and small countries.

The location of the constellation is very special, probably in the transition zone of the spiral arm of the major constellation, and the surrounding starry sky is somewhat sparse.

The closest constellation to the constellation of Tianji is the 'Tianmiao Constellation' in the northeast, about 2,600 light years;

The second is the constellation of the Celestial Society, from the westernmost constellation of the Celestial Constellation to the easternmost constellation of the Celestial Constellation, almost 3,000 light years.

Beyond that is the 'Celestial Constellation' due north, which is the southernmost point of the Celestial Empire and the 'Land of Longxing' of the Celestial Empire.

In short, the environment around the constellation is so empty – at least from the star charts.

But the reality is that although there are no constellations around, there are still many star systems. It's just that the stellar density is only about half, one-third, or even one-quarter of the constellation of Tianji.

In this starry sky, because the density of stars is so low, it is impossible to form large states. Generally, a country is a few galaxies, a dozen galaxies. The strength of these 'nations' is not even as strong as the strength of a pirate group in the constellation of the stars.

But there are too many of these small countries!

Folklore: If you can count the stars around the constellation Tianji one by one and divide them by 20, you will be the number of countries.

This may be an exaggeration, but the truth is much the same. The number of small countries is really dense like a carp crossing a river.

The stars here are sparse, and the power of the great empire cannot penetrate effectively. It may be easy to conquer, but as soon as the troops are withdrawn, they will immediately rebel on the spot.

The country is small, there is no oil and water, and it is purely thankless for the West Vietnamese Empire to conquer these small countries. The Western Vietnamese Empire was not without ruthless efforts to clean up a number of countries and even destroy the planets of life, but it attracted even more crazy retaliation.

Maybe one or two small countries are not a threat. But what if all the small countries within a radius of 3,000 light years together? Not too much, even if one in 10,000 came over, constantly harassing from the top and bottom, left and right, front and back, the Western Yue Empire would not be able to bear it.

These small countries are like a thick cocoon, wrapping the West Yue Empire layer after layer, and everyone is lying on the West Yue Empire to suck blood, while preventing the West Yue Empire from communicating with the outside world.

Because these countries are too small, they cannot shake the foundation of the Western Yue Empire, but because there are too many, the perennial blood sucking has also caused some 'lesions' in the Western Yue Empire.

Under such circumstances, the Western Vietnamese Empire seemed to live in an alternative fishbowl. In such a situation for a long time, internal ** problems are inevitable.

In the same environment, the Western Vietnamese Empire naturally developed the 'habit' of not believing in its words – to be fair, forced out by the surrounding environment. But not believing in words is not believing in words!

After a few days of understanding, Gao Shang had a relatively comprehensive understanding of the situation in the Western Vietnamese Empire.

After going through all the information, Gao Shang said to his assistants on the left and right: "It seems that this Western Yue Empire is quite pitiful. There were too many small countries around, which made the Western Yue Empire closed.

The Xiyue Empire crossed more than 8,000 light years to contact the Celestial Empire and send strategic materials to the Celestial Empire, perhaps to get out of the predicament?

Maybe we can really bring the Western Yue Empire over!"

The surrounding people also began to discuss, and made a comprehensive analysis of various possibilities.

Two days later, negotiations officially began. The representative of the negotiation on the side of the West Vietnamese Empire was the third prince himself, but it was the 'Xiangbang Dongmen Leopard' who really came to negotiate.

Xiangbang is the official in charge of the 'Junzhili' around the Xiyue Empire and the Emperor, which is responsible for the etiquette of the emperor, but it is not only etiquette, but also the construction of spiritual civilization~

According to the saying handed down by the Holy Emperor back then, it is: All the major events of the country are in worship and Rong. And Xiangbang is responsible for the issue of 'worship'.

However, after a long evolution, many countries have eliminated the 'Xiangbang' setting. It's just that here in the Xiyue Empire, Xiangbang still exists.

However, now, the 'Xiangbang' is probably more similar to the 'Zhongshu Province' of the general country, which is regarded as the emperor's private secretary.

Whether it is a Xiangbang or a Zhongshu provincial official, those who can sit in this position are by no means mediocre.

This time, because the three princes took over the negotiation matter privately, and there were various voices in the court, the emperor could only send his personal secretary after thinking about it.

Dongmen Leopard, listening to the name is a bit rough. In fact, it is a middle-aged man who looks thin, and this middle-aged man is still white-headed. In short, the real age is definitely at the level of an old antique.

Dongmen Leopard's eyes were half-squinted, and he didn't seem to have woken up, but his sitting posture was as steady as a rock, quite solemn. Even when the three princes announced that 'friendly consultations will be held to promote the friendship and future of the two countries', Dongmen Leopard's eyes were still half-narrowed.

Maybe because of the closure, the etiquette of the Western Yue Empire is quite 'ancient'.

The negotiation scene is not a negotiation table, but a low 'table' where everyone sits on their knees. At this time, the Dongmen Leopard was like a stone sculpture, and before he could speak, a faint majesty spread. And the aura of its heavenly immortals is also faintly spreading, pressing towards Gao Shang.

Gao Shang silently gave an evaluation in his heart: He is worthy of being the emperor's personal secretary, and this gesture is a full score!

But unfortunately, no matter how good the posture is, it is only a gesture.

Gao Shang seemed to be completely unaffected by the other party's immortal coercion, and after the three princes announced the 'friendly consultation', Gao Gao Shang pondered for a while and took the initiative to speak:

"Because of the continuous development of the Tianyuan Star civilization, especially after the recent purchase of the Celestial Society Constellation, we are fortunate to be neighbors. In line with the principle of good-neighborliness and friendship, the Tian Yuan Star Civilization hopes to establish friendly and cooperative relations with your country.

It's just that there was a little misunderstanding between the two of us at the beginning. When we first purchased the Celestial Constellation, we encountered an active attack by a fleet at the position of the First Star Cluster to the east of the Celestial Constellation.

We rushed to the battle, and although we suffered heavy losses, we also won by luck. Later, a few prisoners were captured, and it turned out that the fleet was from the Western Vietnamese Empire.

In this regard, the United Nations hopes that your country will give a reasonable explanation. ”

The words are very peaceful, and the posture is majestic and domineering. After that, Gao Gao Shang also turned his head to look at the 'translator' next to him—in fact, he was a prisoner, a prisoner of the Western Yue Empire who had surrendered.

In such negotiations, Lao Gao not only took the prisoner with him, but also placed it in a conspicuous position!