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"I, the Crown Prince of the Southern Empire," and "Prince Zheng of the Southern Empire, have met His Majesty the Emperor of the Northern Empire." The two uncles and nephews in the Northern Empire can say that the only person who can bow to them is His Majesty the Emperor in front of them. Other people treat them

Generally speaking, it is basically not equivalent to their status. In the past, the special envoys of the two countries also studied for a long time because of this issue of whether to kneel or not to kneel, but in the end they decided not to kneel. After all, the situation in front of them was

This person is the monarch of a neighboring country, not his boss, so there is no need to use the highest etiquette. This proposal was proposed by the Northern Empire and has lasted for thousands of years, but it is only limited to the prince, crown prince and prince of the other party.

Others did not receive this treatment. Some of the princes and princes who were following the Crown Prince still had to kneel before the Emperor of the Northern Empire. At this moment, more than 20 people knelt down and screamed. Li Cong and the others

The people here also saluted the people over there. Of course, because His Majesty the Emperor was here, they just bowed slightly. Li Conggui was the prince, and the princes from the Northern Empire just nodded to them and saluted.

Just those senior officials.

"Haha, please get up, my dear nephew, please get up too, Prince. You have come all the way to be guests, so you don't need to pay such a courtesy." His Majesty the Emperor said with a smile. This sentence is a bit hypocritical. Everyone has already done the salute, you old boy.

Just saying this, it is obvious that he does not give people much face. The uncle and nephew also felt how unwelcome they were this time. If it had been before, according to the usual practice, the emperor should have given them to them before they saluted.

Those who stopped him have not taken that step now, so there are many more explanations. Everyone is not a fool, so they can naturally understand.

"His Majesty the Emperor has a distinguished status. Even if this national ceremony can be simplified, it must be observed. The last time the crown prince of your country came to our Southern Empire was hundreds of years ago. It was the same at that time."

After all, the crown prince is still young, and he doesn't know how to deal with the intimidation given by the emperor of the northern empire. Prince Zheng of the southern empire knows how to do it. Although he is not on the same page as the nephew of the prince, he can be seen outside.

After all, we are all members of the same family. The people around here are relatively close to my nephew, but others are far away.

Li Cong and some of the princes glanced at Prince Zheng. This guy was indeed an old man. In just a few words, the embarrassment in the Southern Empire was resolved. What they meant was, don't look at it, you have caused us an embarrassment now.

, your crown prince hundreds of years ago, that is, the old grandfather of the current emperor, we did not give you face when he passed there. Although this matter was not very clear at the time, but with an identity like Prince Zheng, he would definitely not talk nonsense.

Yes, such a thing should have happened. This old guy's move was very poisonous, and it embarrassed the emperor.

"Haha, what His Royal Highness the Prince said is right. There are times when etiquette issues should be observed. We are both equal. So it is normal for you to come and go." Li Cong stood up and said,

It's not for nothing. You took advantage hundreds of years ago and it's of no use. Didn't you salute our Emperor today? Everyone is the same. Li never waited for this old guy to speak and immediately turned to the Emperor.

His Majesty said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Should we start?" This old guy is not easy for the young prince to deal with. Li Cong has tasted it now, so he can't give this old guy a chance to speak.

Otherwise, I don’t know what this old guy can say. I might not even know how to deal with it by then, so it’s better to start quickly. Then the other party will have no chance.

"Well, yes, it's getting late, everyone, please." Hualong has not been emperor for a long time. Although he has been studying for a long time, he is still not so comfortable with this role. After all, not everyone is the emperor.

What can be fake cannot be true, and what is fake cannot be real. This fake emperor has been here for several months, and nothing too extreme has happened in these few months, so it is still very important to be a fake emperor.

He is competent. Normally, I am no longer with this guy, and this guy has to shoulder everything by himself. Now that I am here, I naturally have to take more care of him. The emperor's uncle of the Southern Empire saw this.

Li Cong took a quick look and saw that the regent was indeed a bit uneasy. He originally thought he was just a warrior, but everything from the city gate to here showed that this boy was not just a warrior. He might not be his opponent by playing with his brains.

His Majesty the Emperor had spoken. Naturally, the ministers below came in groups and led these people into the venue. The ministers were very willing to attend such a banquet. Usually, the number of maids serving at such a banquet was ten.

The palace maids between the ages of nine and twenty are considered to be mature, and the emperor will naturally not give them a chance to sleep with them. So at this time, at the banquet, the ministers and princes and nobles

They can take the palace maid they like and go back. It doesn't matter. After all, it's just a woman. What they think is that this woman originally belonged to the emperor, but now the emperor doesn't want it. The emperor's women are all first-rate in the empire.

In order to win a good fortune, I have to pull a few back, and let out hundreds of them every time. These bearded ministers like this kind of thing the most. Anyway, it’s good to pull them back without having to watch.

The people who serve the emperor are all well-trained in "kung fu". The nuns in the palace train them to be good at everything. It can be said that they are all-round talents. They don't have to give it to their children and grandchildren.

Yes, everyone is happy, right?

Many people have a dispensable attitude towards women, especially some old foxes. Now that they have reached their age, power is their favorite thing. Women and money can no longer arouse their interest.

If you have to compare, I guess money is still better than women. Some of their families have political continuation, so there is no shortage of money. If their sons and grandsons are useless,

Then we have to consider leaving a sum of money to them. In the future, if we don't hang out in officialdom, we can become a rich man.

The interior of the venue has been fully decorated. The emperor not only invited some maids, but also some girls from the royal family. However, the ones he found were all not on the draft roster, that is to say.

It is still impossible for the best girls from each family to be sent here. The most favored girls naturally have to stay in their own country. Although in history, when the two countries were at war, these daughters were on the enemy's side.

None of them were killed, but it was not a good life. If I were to fight with you, how could you expect your mother-in-law to be kind to your daughter? That is impossible, and each one of them would have to take care of her to some extent.

With some emotions, tonight's banquet is simply to provide a platform for the marriage between the two parties. These are what the noble children below should do. As for the more high-end people like Li Cong and others, it is estimated that today

Their negotiations are about to start in the evening. This is the most important thing. The schedule is to start negotiations the day after tomorrow. But they all know that it is just a cover. After the talks are completed today, the person below will be the person tomorrow.

Perfecting the entire contract based on some details, without the big policy today, will not work the day after tomorrow.

Sure enough, a while after the dance started, the crown prince and his uncle just danced a symbolic song and then returned to the lounge. They were discussing some final details. His Majesty the Emperor would not interfere in such a thing.

At this moment, he was dancing with the girls from various noble families. Those girls also hoped that the emperor would take a fancy to them, so that he would not have to go to the Southern Empire immediately. Although he was also a noble family in the past, he was far away from his homeland after all.

It’s tens of thousands of miles away, and it’s basically impossible to come back once in a lifetime. The most you can do is hand the children back when you give birth to a child, but that has to be when the two countries are on good terms. If there is a conflict between the two countries, it is estimated that the child will

It is also impossible to come back. Looking at history, in the past tens of thousands of years, it can be said that the two countries have been on good terms for less than 10% of the time. Most of the time they have been at war. It is just a matter of scale.

Li Cong, several princes and generals were already waiting in the largest lounge. They had already made up their minds to leave the matter to Li Cong to see how Li Cong could do it without negotiation.

The enemy's city is about to come over. The main war factions Su Minghai and Hua Mingxiong have now figured it out. Their vision just now was a bit narrow. They only saw the benefits of the empire at this stage, but the empire's current

There are some disadvantages that they have not seen. This barbarian tribe is just like what Li Cong said. Maybe it will come back to bite them. This bite will break their muscles and bones. Otherwise, how can we say that the barbarian tribe is the best?

As for the biggest enemy in the history of the empire, although the Snake Queen was defeated this time, defeating and killing are two different things. Otherwise, the nearly 20 million troops on the front line would not have been transferred back. They are a kind of people on the front line.

Deterrence is a mission to watch over the savages. Apart from them, the empire can now only have a few million troops, and they are all new armies. If these armies really go to attack the Southern Empire, they will not be seen.

If you can achieve any good results, you may even be defeated.

Su Minghai's original plan was to dispatch Li Cong's Tiger Battalion to the south. The 300,000 Tiger Battalion soldiers could definitely be worth millions of troops. Plus the tens of millions of troops on the southern border, it would be impossible to rush over.

The problem is, his idea is good, but if the Tiger Camp goes south at the same time as the barbarians attack, Su Minghai may be the sinner of the entire human race. Once those barbarians rush into the Guangming City, it will be very difficult.

It’s no joke. It’s impossible for the hundreds of millions of people in the northern provinces to escape, and the economic losses will definitely be huge.

When Su Minghai was thinking that his idea was too naive, the Crown Prince and the Emperor's uncle walked in together. Both of them had smiles on their faces. It seemed that their discussion was good, but when the two of them sat down, the Emperor

The prince accidentally touched the emperor's uncle. Although it was just a small gesture that normal people could not see, Li Cong saw it. Li Cong's observation ability was much better than others. The appearance of these two people Li Cong

I finally understand. On the surface, they are a family. In fact, the two people may be incompatible. Li Cong's spies in the Southern Empire just handed these reports to Li Cong fifteen minutes ago.

The Crown Prince was not idle in the Southern Empire during his visit. He spread the news everywhere that the Crown Prince would definitely fail this time and would bring war and devastation to the Southern Empire. It is estimated that the Crown Prince wanted to complete the negotiations here quickly and return.

Otherwise, the boss might raid the crown prince's lair while he is not at home. If this is done, when he returns, he will be left with the empty title of prince, and nothing else.

No more. Originally, he was born late and has been losing at the starting line for a long time. His own strength can only be said to be roughly equivalent to that of several older brothers. None of these brothers are.

It’s a fuel-efficient lamp. It’s too late for me to develop now. If I am wasted by them, the gap with them will be even greater in the future. What is the most important thing these days? Naturally, strength is the most important. Everything else is illusory.

, I only have the title of Prince, but I don’t have the strength. With the way those brothers do things, I will be pulled down by them sooner or later. At that time, my fate will be even more uncomfortable, and I must not let it go.

This kind of thing happens.

"Prince, uncle, are you satisfied with our reception? We are the most outstanding girls among our nobles." Seeing them coming in, Li Cong and the others also ended their discussions.

He said to them with a smile, and several princes also greeted him with smiles.

"Haha, thank you for your kindness to your Majesty and the princes. I see that your Majesty's dragon body is very healthy. This is also a blessing for the people of our two countries. Although these things are also things we should do, but now I think

Let's talk about business. I wonder what the princes mean?" The crown prince was indeed impatient. As soon as this guy finished speaking, the old uncle beside him became dissatisfied. This guy was still too young to sink.

Stop being angry. How can such a negotiation be allowed? You have to let the other party say it. If you say this, your own worth will be reduced a lot from the beginning. In many cases, such negotiations will not be fair.

Looking at the smiles on the lips of these cunning guys like Li Cong, the old uncle knew that this kid had committed a taboo in negotiations. But he couldn't act as a reminder. After all, he was a deputy, and there were some things that only served as a consultant.

Rights, the empire belongs to the royal family, but who does the royal family belong to? It is this guy’s father, and it is possible that he will still belong to this guy in the future. So even if I am a generation higher than him, I cannot reprimand my nephew like ordinary family members.

, this is the helplessness of being in the royal family. He is obviously younger than himself, but he still has to listen to him. It is a matter of identity.

"Of course, we naturally have important things to say. Your Highness, I heard that you came here this time because of military issues. What's wrong? Did something happen to the Southern Empire? It's your fish-men tribe.

Is there a situation on the border? If this is the case, your troops in Guangming City can go back. Anyway, we have now controlled the situation on the northern border. We don’t need so many troops there. To be honest, for you

We are still very satisfied with your help. In fact, now that something has happened to you, we should also express it. Our tens of millions of troops in Guangming City are all warriors. If His Highness the Crown Prince needs it, don't be polite.

Yes, the territory of our empire is different from yours. Our cement road is being constructed in an orderly manner. Now it reaches the border between us directly. If our cavalry advances quickly, I think it will take no more than a month at most.

It can be reached." Li Cong said pretending to be stupid, but his words made the prince and uncle opposite him dumbfounded. This was the first time they heard of such a thing, and several princes here also felt sorry for Li Cong in their hearts.

Cong raised his thumb. They are not without the ability to threaten people. This is the first time that he said this. Such a guy is really the best, rare. They found that Li Cong rarely talks nonsense, especially

In such an occasion, even the diplomatic words spoken by Li Cong have their own effect. At this moment, these princes suddenly thought of a word to describe Li Cong, that is "kaleidoscope", with eight sides and exquisite shapes.

There is no matter what kind of thing this kid can't participate in. In the past, I felt that he was just a military strategist, but now it seems that he is absolutely qualified as a diplomat, more qualified than them.

"Haha, the prince is right. You must not know this matter. I am aware of this matter. Your Majesty and the prince entrusted me with the cement matter. I am very concerned about this. Now we are with the Southern Empire.

The cement road at the connection is definitely a priority. Apart from the road over to Guangming City, this is it. It will be open to traffic in a few days. The 20-meter-wide road would have been difficult to drive there by horse-drawn carriage from the Imperial Capital.

It will take at least three months, but now it can be done in one and a half months." Prince Gong immediately stood up and said, Li Cong thought highly of Prince Gong, and all such matters were left to this guy, and other princes were also the first to do so.

I learned about this once, but the people from the Southern Empire were the most shocked by it. They just saw some cement and didn't expect this thing to be so powerful. This time they walked a while from the border to here.

It is indeed much faster for a carriage to travel on such a road. It is also very stable. What I just mentioned is a carriage. If this is a galloping horse, wouldn't it be... The prince and the emperor's uncle thought of this.

It was really shocking. According to Li Cong,

Seeing the two people singing and singing, the prince and the emperor's uncle opposite felt so uncomfortable. They wished they could go over and fight with the two of them. Are there any people who entertain guests like you? It's only been four or five hours since I came here.

Time, what did you say you guys did? Either you gave us power or you couldn't guarantee our safety, and you started to threaten us. What's wrong with you having a cement road? With a cement road, I don't believe you dare to go out. You are in the light.

The army in the city and Jin Wushu are not idle every day. It is also their necessary job to collect your military information. Although they still have no clue about your secret weapons, you can't be too arrogant.

The threat from the savages to you still exists. If you ignore the threat of the savages and come directly to us, the ultimate loss will be yours. At that time, let the savages rush in. Of course we will

There have been losses, but whose losses will be more serious? The north of you will become a barren land. The lives of hundreds of millions of people are unbelievable. You don't care about anything. Thinking of this, the crown prince and others calmed down.
To be continued...