Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Yin Chunge, a high-end restaurant in the Imperial Capital, has a history of hundreds of years.

As Daxia gradually integrated with Western countries, some service industries within the empire began to provide Western-style services while retaining their original names.

This is the case with Yinchung Pavilion.

When Andrew and Alex came to Yinchunge, the waiter of the restaurant, while speaking fluent John's Mandarin, took them to a private room on the third floor of the restaurant.

Li Fu was already waiting for them. When he saw them entering the room, Li Fu also stood up enthusiastically.

"Welcome you two, take your seats quickly." Li Fu smiled and pointed to the seat next to him.

"Li, you are really too polite." Andrew said with a smile on his face and sat down in his seat.

"Li, I've wanted to try this roasted whole lamb for a long time. Let me tell you, I really like your Daxia delicacies. Every delicacy is a gift from God." Alex followed suit. said.

"Both of you, I'm glad that you like my Daxia food. I hope you can have a pleasant night." Li Fu said with the same smile.

Then Li Fu and the waiters who followed him said: "The guests are here, serve the food, and then you can go down. We all like to be quiet."

"Okay, sir." When the waiter heard what Li Fu said, he quickly responded, then turned around and went to prepare.

Soon a roasted whole lamb, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, was brought to the table by the waiter.

At the same time, the offal of the sheep was also made into hot pot.

Immediately, the special aroma of roasted lamb filled the entire room.

"Come on, come on, try it. This roasted whole lamb has to be eaten while it's hot." Li Fu picked up the knife and first cut a piece of hind leg meat for Andrew, and then also cut a piece for Alex.

"This lamb hind leg meat is for the most distinguished guests on the grassland. It is also the most delicious. You must try it." Li Fu said with a smile.

Andrew and Alex were not polite either. After thanking them, they began to taste the barbecue.

"Praise God, this taste is simply memorable. Believe me, I can guarantee this." Andrew said in surprise.

"Dear Andrew, when it comes to eating, I, Daxia, am definitely the best in the world." Li Fu said with a smile.

"I agree with this." Alex added.

A large piece of barbecue was eaten by Andrew and Alex in a few bites.

After Andrew wiped his mouth with a napkin, he glanced at Alex aside.

Seeing Alex nod towards him, Andrew coughed slightly.

Li Fu, who was opposite, naturally noticed the little action between Andrew and Alex, but he didn't pay attention. In other words, this was the purpose of his banquet with them today.

"Dear Li, are we friends?" Andrew asked.

Hearing Andrew's words, Li Fu looked at Andrew with some surprise.

"Of course, dear Andrew, we have been friends for more than ten years." Li Fu replied.

"Okay, dear Li, since we are friends, today, let's talk about something between friends. Can you tell me, what is Daxia's attitude towards the war in Europe?" Andrew looked at Li Fu and asked road.

Hearing Andrew's question, Li Fu laughed secretly in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be embarrassed and kept rubbing the wine glass in his hand.

Andrew and Alex on the side did not rush, and just looked at Li Fu quietly.

After a while, Li Fu sighed softly.

"Forget it, let's just treat it as a drunken conversation today, so there's no harm in talking about it."

"To be honest, the empire has no interest in the war that breaks out in Europe. Your Majesty and the prince just want to take care of everything in and around the empire."

"Actually, we all know that the current empire looks very powerful on the surface, but in fact? The empire's power is limited to East Asia."

"To be honest, the industrial foundation of the empire is still too weak. There is still a long way to go compared to the powerful countries in Europe. Moreover, Europe is too far away from the empire." Li Fu said half-truthfully.

As the saying goes, sincerity is the strongest nirvana, and the same is true at the negotiation table.

Telling half-true and half-false information will definitely affect the other party's judgment.

Just like now, when Andrew and Alex heard Li Fu's words, they believed most of them.

"So, dear Li, what you just said is that Daxia just wants to take care of everything around Daxia. Do we know what this surrounding refers to?" Alex looked at Li Fu and asked.

"This surrounding refers to maintaining the status quo." Li Fu took a sip of wine and continued.

"Actually, the empire wants to restore the cultural circle and tributary relationship it had during its heyday."

"Now, in addition to Goryeo being incorporated into the mainland by the empire, supporting a pro-Bactrian regime in Sakura Country is all for this purpose."

"In fact, the empire didn't even want to annex Goryeo, but it couldn't withstand the pleas of the former Goryeo leader Li Xi, so it annexed the empire."

"You can see this by looking at Ryukyu. The empire has no idea about the territory. The empire just wants to restore the old tribute tribute from other countries." Li Fu said slowly.

Hearing Li Fu's words, Alex nodded. This point was basically consistent with his own analysis.

At that time, not long after the war outside the pass ended, civil war broke out within Goryeo, forcing Li Xi to flee Goryeo.

Under such circumstances, it is very possible that Li Xi cannot bear the pressure and transfers the pressure to Daxia.

As for Daxia, does Daxia really have no territorial needs? Alex said he didn't believe this.

But he felt that Daxia’s territorial needs were, at most, limited to Southeast Asia. The Gallic Empire only had one Annan and Khmer in Southeast Asia.

These two places were newly occupied by Gaul and were not core areas. Within Gaul, these places could be abandoned.

Gaul's real overseas core colonies are still in South America and Africa.

Even as Daxia becomes stronger and stronger, and the Hans Empire becomes stronger and stronger, a voice has emerged in Gaul, saying that it hopes to bring Daxia to its side on the condition of Annan and Khmer.

And asked Daxia to further open the market.

Just one Daxia market is worth a dozen Annam and Khmer.

The Gauls only want to make money, not kill anyone.

Therefore, as soon as this kind of statement appeared, it was very popular, and many people supported this view.

However, Gaul can give up Annan and the Khmer, but its ally, the John Empire, seems reluctant to give up.

Alex is very aware of the character of the John country next to his own country. He always looks aloof and feels like the whole world owes them money. It is extremely difficult to get them to spit out what they have put into their mouths.

Gaul did not have many core interests in Southeast Asia, but John was different.

The John Empire has only two core overseas interests, one in America and one in South Asia.

The core of America ceased to exist after the independence of America, so now the only overseas core of John's empire is Tianzhu in South Asia.

And Tianzhu is close to Southeast Asia.