Volume of Changning Kingdom: Section 53 Peace Talks
Van Basten's prayers apparently went unanswered. After González brought him the Australian "offer", he gave in: a willingness to "negotiate peace".
The location of the peace talks was in Silia. After Basten arrived in Siya, he was immediately "warmly welcomed" by Huang Shidong and was knocked to the ground with a punch. The elders present were caught off guard. Everyone quickly grabbed Huang Shidong.
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"Tell me! How many people have you killed!" Huang Shidong yelled at Basten and asked.
Basten couldn't understand what he said. After being beaten hard by him, blood foamed from his mouth and he could only make a vague whine.
Seeing this, Anna rushed out of the crowd, came to Basten and hugged him: "Brother Shidong, please stop beating him. Please spare my father!"
"Sister, don't protect him, he just took your mother away!" Huang Shidong was so angry that his nose was crooked.
Anna was stunned, thinking that this logic was wrong. If he hadn't snatched my mother away, he wouldn't have given birth to me. But after all, it was my father who made an unforgivable mistake.
"Father, did you really steal mother from here?"
"Anna, that was a mistake I made, but you have to believe that my love for you is real." Basten stood up with Huang Lu's support, wiped the blood under his nose, and tried his best to face
The daughter forced out a bloody smile.
"But you made another serious mistake. Why did you hurt the Huang family?"
"This is business." Basten has completely regained his composure. "I don't have any hatred or opinion against the Huang family. This is purely business."
"Er Huang, we are here to envoy if the two countries are at odds with each other. Since Mr. Basten is here to negotiate, we have guaranteed his safety," Cui Yunhong warned.
"Yes, I understand...I'm too excited." Huang Shidong tried to calm down his anger and asked: "Are my father and grandmother, as well as the people trapped in the General Military Mansion, safe?!"
Basten learned about his question from the interpreter, and he sneered: "Do you think I am your prisoner? If it were not for the distinguished Australian senator who proposed this peace negotiation, I would not be here at all. I have no obligation.
answer your question!"
"You!" Huang Shidong couldn't help but want to hit someone again.
"Senior senators, you can let him go, and we can have a duel in front of you, whether it's a pistol, a sword, or a fist!" Basten looked very arrogant and showed his confidence.
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Cui Yunhong secretly shook his head. The Huang family's second master's level of scheming was really low. Is it appropriate to let him participate in the negotiation? It felt like it would be better to let his aunt come. Basten was pretending to be arrogant, which to put it bluntly showed a guilty conscience.
Fortunately, this so-called "peace talks" are actually guided by the Senate.
There was no more nonsense at the moment, and both parties were brought into the camp tent.
Because of Huang Shidong's strong request, Basten provided a list of important members of the Huang family who were currently captured in Shanba Port. Huang Shidong took a quick look and found that his father and grandmother were fine, and most of the other captured members were also on the list.
Only then did I feel relieved a little bit.
Subsequently, the two sides entered the substantive stage of peace talks.
After some quarreling, the two sides reached a basic agreement with the coordination of several elders.
Van Basten and his team all evacuated Shanba Port and returned the original facilities and ships in the port and town to the Huang family intact; all prisoners will no longer ask for any ransom and will be returned free of charge; the evacuated personnel can keep them
side-arms and "carry-on" property; they cannot take away any documents, contracts, tokens and other related items in the Shanba Port area. Such items must be returned unconditionally and make the following oath: Anything that cannot be returned must be
, will be deemed to have been destroyed by the war and will have no legal effect in the future. At the same time, Basten promises that he and his related stakeholders will never launch any hostile actions against Shanba Port and its affiliated communities.
The Huang family promises not to attack Van Basten's retreating ships and personnel, and after the peace negotiation, not to launch hostile actions against the persons, property and territory of Van Basten and related personnel in the entire Nanyang Islands. At the same time, as
In return for peace, Shanba Port and its affiliated communities will remain open to VOC's merchant vessels.
After the peace agreement was reached, all relevant conditions were supervised by the Nanyang Company of the Senate.
Such conditions are barely acceptable to the exhausted two sides. Basten is unable to continue to occupy Shanba, and the Huang family's financial situation is also in jeopardy. Rather than starting a war with an unpredictable outcome, it is better to stop in time.
, each returned to his original place.
The peace talks lasted only one day before the agreement was signed. After Basten signed, he chatted with Anna for a long time. Later, he walked out and found Cui Yunhong.
"I don't understand. Will my occupation of Shanba Port harm your interests?" Basten asked, "In the Nanyang Islands, our interests are the same..."
"No, no, Mr. Basten, you are wrong." Cui Yunhong shook his head slightly, "In the Nanyang Islands, only the interests of the Senate are our greatest concern. You must understand that only the interests of the Senate and the interests of the Senate are in the same group.
Only when we are in the right direction can we have the same interests."
"My original plan in Shanba Port was to develop the rubber and palm plantations that you urgently need on a large scale..." Basten was furious.
"What the Huang family has not been able to do for hundreds of years of colonization here, can it be done by you?" Cui Yunhong sneered, "You overestimate yourself! But this is not the key. The Senate Council
In addition to caring about profits, we also care about order here... What we need is a peaceful, prosperous and orderly Nanyang Islands, not a hell of fighting each other anytime and anywhere."
"I understand!" Basten gritted his teeth, "I underestimated the ambition of the Senate."
"It's not too late for you to understand now." Cui Yunhong poured him a glass of kvass and added some gin, "You are a very smart person, and your daughter is the granddaughter of the Huang family. If you start
If you are willing to talk to us more before taking the risk, we can promote a mutually beneficial solution instead of causing the current tragedy."
Basten took the kvass and drank it in a big gulp. He was full of regret at this moment. In the final analysis: he still didn't understand the Australians - or the different Chinese people.
"Let's stop here. I hope this tragedy can be over soon." Cui Yunhong said, "Here, a new chapter will soon be opened."
The next day, the Senate's Sea Blue carried Basten, Huang Shidong and others back to Shanba Port to fulfill the agreement.
The mercenary team boarded the ship and left. Gonzalez lost no time in recommending himself to the senators, saying that his mercenary team was "willing to serve the Senate at any time." All the prisoners were released, and those who had been specially packed by Basten were packed and prepared.
The Huang family's seals, imperial edicts, king's orders, chess and cards, books, etc., which were part of his future personal collection, were also returned.
With the conclusion of the peace agreement, Huang Shibei, who was originally under house arrest in Dacheng, was also released. Once released, he immediately boarded a ship and returned to Shanba Port. As the current head of the Huang family, after hearing the whole incident,
He is keenly aware that the family's future is about to undergo a big change. He must be present to discuss it.
The sun rises as usual every day and is the first to shine on Changning Mountain. The rolling white clouds float from the sea and are blocked by Zu Lao Peak. The sunlight reflects and forms a golden sea of clouds covering Zu Lao Peak. The clouds and mist on the top of the mountain The huge stone pillars vaguely visible in the middle seem to be immortals standing in the fairy palace and watching the mortal world below the mountain. Changning Mountain stands upright in the sea and blue sky and has witnessed countless history. The appearance of human beings here only lasts for thousands of years, and the General Military Mansion is Tens of days of changes happened in just a breath. The rise and fall of Borneo were buried in the sound of undulating waves and the passing clouds and mists on the top of Changning Mountain. The people and things above were just like the Zhu family hidden in the mountains. Like a secret cave at the foot of Changning Mountain, it will be buried under the erosion of time in one day soon, and Changning Mountain will continue to grow towards the sky...
The people of Shanba Port, who had survived the disaster, were more concerned about their current life. The Huang family recaptured the General Military Mansion and drove away the pirates. Everyone walked out of their homes to celebrate. Huang Qiyan respectfully asked his grandma to get behind him and walk along the streets to each family. Blessings of peace are sent to each household. Those who suffered disaster during the invasion of red-haired pirates will also stay and chant sutras to save the unfortunate dead.
Anna has been identified as the next grandma, so she also participated in the street patrol. People rushed to worship the reincarnation of the new grandma with an exotic face.
Anna sat uneasily on the palanquin and looked at the men and women kneeling down to her. Her mood was complicated and indescribable. Based on her religious education, she could not accept this kind of worship. But she saw those believers who had suffered. After arriving, she showed a happy smile and regained her hope in life, but she couldn't bear to destroy the faith in their hearts.
"Anna, from now on, you will be the reincarnation of the grandma of this generation. From now on, the responsibility of patrolling the streets, delivering blessings, and driving away disasters and evil spirits will be left to you!"
There were many things in Auntie's words that Anna couldn't understand. She frowned and looked at Huang Qiyan, "Auntie, what does grandma do?"
"Grandma is the great god who protects our homeland. In order to protect the people from miasma, our ancestor Huang Yuanli went to Changning Mountain to search for medicinal herbs. He also set sail on the sea to protect the Hai family and saved countless people. Only then could he achieve Zhengguo and ascend to the sacred mountain. Anna, you must also keep in mind Grandma Changning’s mission to save the living..."
"It sounds like Ultraman is protecting the earth..."
"What is Ao Tei Kuan?"
"It's nothing, aunt, are those natives also from our homeland? Does grandma also want to protect them?"
Huang Qiyan replied without thinking: "Of course, since our ancestors came here and lived on the same land as them, we share weal and woe with them. You must teach them with your grandma's mind and kindness..."