Iron Dynasty

What a great country.

Rhodes exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, Brook and Henry looked complicated, and they had a premonition of what would happen next.

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

At this time, the envoys got off the car a little unsatisfied, and they were extremely impressed by the comfort and speed of the car.

If possible, they are willing to continue to travel around Qingzhou Rao by car.

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

Here, hundreds of flowers bloom, bees and butterflies flutter, like a paradise.

A long table has been set up in the square in the garden, the maids and eunuchs are setting tableware, and the cabinet minister and Xiao Ming are 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.

His Majesty!

Under the guidance of Tang Wenjie to Xiao Ming, Rhodes bowed to show his respect, and the other envoys followed Rhodes to do the same.

Hahaha... Please take your seats.

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

As for your comings and goings at the negotiating table, it's another matter.

Everyone was seated, and the wine and dishes were served one by one. Pang Yukun and other cabinet ministers immediately used the empire's wine table culture to routinely pour wine on Rhodes and others.

Noon is just a simple luncheon, not a time for negotiation.

But it would be great if these messengers could be drunk and swallow the truth.

Brooke and Henry were a little flattered that the cabinet ministers of the Eastern Empire were so enthusiastic, after all, losers in wars always suffer.

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

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

Seeing everyone stumbling around, Xiao Ming winked at Pang Yukun. The ministers understood and immediately left with the envoys, of course, he did not forget to take the trump card of this negotiation.

Everyone left, leaving the table in a mess. At this time, a sixteen-year-old boy stood up from his seat.

It was Xiao Yi.

Father, why do you have to be in vain with these losers, and just lay out the conditions of the empire?

Xiao Ming glanced at Xiao Yi, and unknowingly Xiao Yi has grown up slowly. Now Xiao Yi, who is sixteen years old, is already studying at Qingzhou University. In two years, he will be able to graduate and formally handle some affairs related to the prince.

I remember telling you that affairs between countries must not be based on temperament. A Japanese country can make a lot of trouble, not to mention Europe, which has half its feet in a civilized society, it is very simple to make these envoys ugly. But the consequence could be that the Empire would have to sacrifice thousands of soldiers to get there, and it just takes a little talk to get a different effect.

Xiao Ming's words were a little serious.

The current Xiao Yi is the crown prince. At the beginning, he established the crown prince because the empire was unstable, and he was also worried about his own safety.

Because at that time if something happened to him, the empire would be in chaos, and a prince would be able to stabilize people's hearts.

But now the meaning of this prince is different.

After all, with the development of imperial education, the knowledge of the people of the empire is getting wider and wider, and the people's thinking is becoming more and more active.

The Renaissance is no longer a word of mouth, but is developing vigorously, and the result is that the culture of the empire has also shaken off the feudal ignorance and moved towards modernization.

The deified imperial power gradually faded from its mysterious color and became the supreme authority accepted by the empire.

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

After all, it was he who shaped the empire, 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 the genetic technology has not yet broken through when his deadline is approaching, even if he passes on to Xiao Yi, it is still unknown whether these imperial elders who follow him to fight the country can support him.

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

What he was really looking forward to was whether Xiao Yi could inherit the throne with his own abilities, rather than relying on his father's influence.

Xiao Yi shrank his neck when he heard the words, and did not dare to say any more.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming frowned, and he said, Also, you must express your true thoughts in front of me, and don't pretend to be tough...

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

Yes, the emperor. Xiao Yi suddenly recovered his gentle and refined appearance, he said: My son thinks that the empire has been fighting for years and should not go to Europe to fight, the empire's population has only recovered to tens of thousands, and it controls the entire Southeast Asia and East Asia. , Siberia is already very difficult, not to mention that it takes more than 30,000 kilometers to start from the empire to Europe, even if the empire's ships are used to provide supplies, it is quite difficult, in Erchen's opinion, if you can get enough benefits from this negotiation is enough. Now, it's not too late to think about it when you have the strength of an expedition in the future.

Xiao Ming nodded and said, That's what it looks like. You're right. It seems that you've studied government affairs well these years.

Xiao Yi was overjoyed. In his eyes, Fei Yue'er and his father Huang could be described as authentic strict fathers and loving mothers.

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. The father will grow old one day, and one day you will fight in the whirlpool of political struggles alone. Xiao Ming said, Go back and let me know when you negotiate tomorrow. You listen, when you graduate from the academy, I will arrange a position for you to start from a young age, it is not easy to manage a country.

Yes, Royal Father. Xiao Yi responded and turned to leave.

Watching Xiao Yi disappear, Xiao Ming looked at the rockery on the side, and shouted, I haven't come out yet!

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

Father, said the two teenagers with similar faces.

It's so daring, who asked you to eavesdrop here. In front of him was no one else, but the second prince Xiao Tong and the fourth prince Xiao Xuan.

The second brother didn't pull me here. He said that he also wanted to learn the way of governing the country from his father. Xiao Xuan looked like he was about to cry.

Xiao Tong gave Xiao Xun a roll of eyes when he heard the words, Coward, I won't take you to play again next time.

PS: There is one more chapter, which will be later.