The current core of power in the Ryukyu Kingdom is these four people in the circle, King Shangtai needless to say, the righteous name belongs to the family, Jin Changsen and Lin Yuanmiao are the heads of civil officials, as long as they have a unified opinion, there will be no more objections in the court.

And Cai Mao belongs to the head of the local military attaches in the Ryukyus, and the brothers left behind by the Royal Forest Army in the past and the new Ryukyu indigenous army recruited in large numbers now, his loyalty to him is still quite high.

And Liang Kun belongs to an external force, and he is a descendant of Xiao Letian who is second only to Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun and others, and what he wants to protect now is only Xiao Letian's interests.

Originally, this kind of high-level meeting that decided the fate of the Ryukyu Kingdom, people should not forget the old shopkeeper, after all, the super financial trust of Lotte and Foreign Bank has firmly controlled the economic lifeline of the Ryukyu Kingdom, but it is a pity that the old shopkeeper has no official status after all, and he has no right to participate in this kind of meeting.

There are now three of the four people who have a tendency to negotiate in their hearts, which makes Liang Kun very annoyed, and he can't get angry after all, they didn't say surrender, just listen to it first, no one can say anything if this request is reasonable.

But Liang Kun knew very well in his heart that once the negotiations were opened, the hearts of the army and the people would be pried open, and under the threat of life and death, the army and the people could unite to fight against a strong enemy, after all, if there was no war at that time, it would be a mortal situation. And now, people see a little glimmer of hope, and when people suddenly feel that peace can be found without the need for death, how can people's hearts not fluctuate.

"Your Majesty, I just have one condition, if I see this messenger, then I must not let the people see it..."Liang Kun could only add such a sentence at the end.

"Okay, just do as the general says..."After King Shang Tai made a decision, the soldiers immediately got busy, and in a short time, in a clearing beyond the valley, more than three hundred soldiers raised torches and formed a long queue around two layers of cordon, which was a temporary meeting place.

Half an hour later, more than a dozen recruits marched up the mountain road with a lewd man holding a white flag in his hand, and under the light of the beating torches, the man did not have the slightest fear on his face, but looked cynical.

"Shhh...... Is it a water dog? How did this bastard become an envoy to the French?" one of the vigilant soldiers subconsciously shouted.

Cai Mao's ears were very pointed, "Who? Who is talking...... Suzuki-ta, do you know this person......? "The soldier named Suzuki Tai trotted up to the general and snapped a new military salute.

"Report to the general, I know this person, he is a Chinese pirate...... When I was begging for a living at sea, I once cooperated with him in a transaction, and this man was so ruthless that he never left a living in any business he handled......"

Suzuki Tai was born as a pirate, and at the time of the Naha rebellion led by Xiao Letian, it was because of Noheita's matchmaking that these pirates successfully cleared themselves and became a member of the new army, and their positions in the future will not be low, and there is no problem with getting on a battleship.

"There has been no news of water dogs at sea for the past few years, and we thought this guy was dead, but we didn't expect to be here today......"

The water dog walked over with a smile, and he had a really good memory, and he recognized Suzuki at a glance, "Huh, old acquaintance, aren't you from Shikoku Suzuki?" Haha, it turns out that you have also been whitewashed, congratulations..."

The water dog bowed his hand to the old acquaintance, but at this time, Suzuki's heart was already filled with the pride of the new army by Xiao Letian, he raised his chin, and casually returned a new-style military salute, and the water dog's triangular eyes twitched.

"Tsk...... Mighty and domineering, really mighty and domineering, you kid let Prime Minister Xiao Cheng be like this, it's not worse than a foreign devil soldier? Look at this military uniform, and it will also give a Western-style military salute, tsk......tsk"

The water dog was teasing in his mouth, but the hidden light in his eyes couldn't deceive people, he was really a little envious of Suzuki Tai, he never thought that the pirates who drank and robbed together back then would actually change their temperament from the inside out and become more proud than foreign soldiers.

"You're the messenger? I'm Cai Mao, what can you say to me?" Cai Mao said coldly when she saw the water dog walk in.

"Oops...... Is it General Cai? The little one has given you a salute...... "A standard Manchu etiquette was bowed down during the conversation, and the posture should be as respectful as it was, and the flattering smile on the face should be as bright as it was.

The big change in the face of the water dog caught Cai Mao a little off guard, although Ryukyu was deeply influenced by Confucianism, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty's set of slave ideas did not learn much, and the etiquette between monarchs and ministers on weekdays was not so cheap.

"Uh...... Your envoy, please get up, time is precious, you still have a living to say......"

"Huh...... Obey the general's order, my lord said that the conditions of the negotiation must be said in front of His Majesty, and the general must forgive me......"

Cai Mao looked at that flattering face and was not angry, nor was he angry, so in the end he could only take him inside to see King Shangtai. When the face of King Shangtai appeared in front of the water dog under the torch, he did not say a word, threw away the white flag, and respectfully knelt and bowed.

"Long live, long live, long live... The foreign minister knocks to see His Majesty..."

The soldiers did not know where to find a chair for King Chantai to sit on, the young king had already been through two great wars, and belonged to the great world, and knew that the more respectful the messenger was, the harsher the conditions of the negotiation.

"Calm down, if there are any conditions, I will go to comfort my subjects. ”

"Your Majesty is really a wise king through the ages, blessed are all the people of Ryukyu...... Your Majesty, the foreign minister ordered Mr. Gong Chenggong, this time with the sincerity of peace, in this minion first congratulated His Majesty, this battle has come to an end now..."

"Huh?" the four of them whispered at the same time, "what do you mean? What do you want to say?"

"Your Majesty, my lords...... This is really great news, the French have fought for four days, and they are almost running out of ammunition and food, although the British sold the French a shipload of munitions, but it is not enough, and today's round of shelling is the end of the crossbow......"

"Really?" King Shang Tai stood up at once, "What the hell are you from?"

The water dog smiled and said, "Of course, my lord is on the side of our two Ryukyu, and the world says that my lord is a traitor, but in fact, my lord is patriotic...... Think about it, if my lord hadn't forced the Manchus to sign an agreement, God knows how many years the city of Beijing would have to be occupied? God knows how many people would have died?"

"Hey...... My lord is trying to recite his name, but there are countless living people... Today, he couldn't bear to see the people of Ryukyu fall into the fire and water and sacrifice senselessly, so he had to take a British merchant ship to Ryukyu to adjust the situation, and now my lord lives on a merchant ship outside the port......"

"Damn, nonsense..."Liang Kun was originally lying on the stretcher, but now he sat up angrily, "The lackeys of foreign devils will have such good intentions? You get out of Lao Tzu, if you don't roll again, Lao Tzu will kill you..."

The water dog's frightened knees weakened and quickly knelt down, "This is General Liang, right? You are angry, don't be angry, you are angry with me as a dog minion, and you are angry with you, what a loss? It's not worth it? I'm just a small character who communicates, aren't you still the ones who make the decision......?"

The hippie smiling water dog raised his head and said to King Shangtai again, "Your Majesty, my lord said, the conditions of foreigners are actually not high, first of all, there must be an apology statement, after all, Prime Minister Xiao Cheng insulted the French emperor in Europe, and people are angry today......"

"Another is to sign a garrison treaty with foreigners, this Ryukyu port is a very good haven, if the French warship comes in the future, if it encounters a typhoon, add some fresh water and food or something, it will be much more convenient to have an agreement......"

"In the end, it's a matter of reparations, after so many days of fighting, the French warships have also been injured, the ammunition has been exhausted, and a lot of foreign soldiers have died, and the Ryukyu Kingdom has to pay some money... However, my lord said that this is all discussed, and the French also know that the Ryukyu treasury is not full, and it is estimated that the top sky will only mean hundreds of thousands of taels of silver......"

"Slave, I'm stupid, I can't say a lot of things, this is a rough retelling, the specific details still have to be talked about by my lord on the island, as long as His Majesty has this meaning, I will immediately go back to the sea to spread the word, and let my lord go to the island tomorrow, what do you think?"

"Hahaha......" King Shangtai didn't speak, Liang Kun laughed first, "What kind of nonsense is this? Is there such a shameless person in the world? Slaughtering the people of Ryukyu for no reason, and finally we have to apologize?"

"Their lives in France are their lives, and our lives in the Ryukyus are grass, why should we lose money...... Do you still want to garrison troops in the Ryukyus? Dream, you give Lao Tzu a ......"

The water dog didn't pay attention to Liang Kun this time, he just knelt and waited for King Shangtai's response, "Your Majesty, do you say I'm going to go?"

"Dog's day, you dare to ignore Lao Tzu..."Liang Kun dragged his injured leg and actually stood up, he took out the pistol on his waist with his hand, and the muzzle of the gun was aimed at the water dog and was about to fire.

"The general can't ......" Jin Changsen rushed up to block Liang Kun's face, "The two countries are at war, and besides, this is not the final agreement, isn't negotiation just bargaining?"

"Hey... This is the person who understands...... "The water dog snapped and slapped his thigh, "The deal is not benevolent, and the bargaining does not say that there is murder, if the news of the killing of the envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom comes out, do you say that there will be people to help this country speak in the future?"

Liang Kun is a fierce general in the end, and his temper is on fire, and it is not his forte to be clever and clever, "Listen, the fucking business is not benevolence? Do you know what benevolence and righteousness are? And you, I advise you to think carefully and understand, what did the prime minister shed blood and sacrifice in Europa? It is to let us be upright people, not kneel in front of foreigners as slaves......

"Don't forget, which of the Westerners that the Prime Minister came into contact with didn't get along with us on an equal footing? Those Americans, as well as countless foreign businessmen, how polite were they when they came to our Ryukyus? Who earned this face? It's the Prime Minister, do you want to forget your roots?"

At the mention of Xiao Letian, the faces of the high-ranking Ryukyu officials present were a little unbearable, but at this time, the angry water dog opened his mouth again.

"Hehe, of course Prime Minister Xiao is a big hero, but this big hero is also a human being, and he has to die if he is stabbed, he has already ascended to heaven, and you are still holding on to it?"

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