In the history of mankind, the aristocracy reigned for the longest time, from the time when humans left the barbarian tribes, the aristocracy began to accompany the growth of human society until modern times, and even those who held the title of nobility in the 21st century are still respected.

When modern people hear the word aristocracy, they may have some negative impressions in their hearts, as if the nobles are a group of gentlemen, a group of villains who don't understand the suffering of the world and even eat the people themselves.

This view is certainly one-sided, in fact, the aristocracy has played a very positive role in human history.

The reason for the formation of the aristocracy in human history is, on the one hand, due to the high monopoly of material resources, and on the other hand, the monopoly of human beings on knowledge.

It is precisely because of the double monopoly of wealth and knowledge that ordinary people cannot enter the elite class at all, and in ancient human times, the opportunities for education for the untouchables and the common people were very low, and the way to change their class was almost zero. Even as mankind entered the 19th century, even when the first industrial revolution had come to an end, illiteracy still existed in the most developed Europe.

In this social context, although there were attempts by new forces such as the French Revolution and the Glorious Revolution in England, the aristocratic elite still ruled the upper classes of the countries in various countries, and the reverence of the common people for the aristocracy was still strong.

Today, Xiao Lotian actually dared to insult the nobles, and the viscount recognized by the Habsburg Dynasty was actually stripped naked and hung on a high cross like a white pig, and everyone up and down the thorn flower master was angry.

"Bandits, these are bandits...... No, no, no, they're not even as good as bandits, they're just a bunch of Eastern barbarians... Damn the British, why don't the French kill them all..."

"The whole army is assaulted, the hostages are rescued, and the dignity of Austria cannot be trampled on...... Commander, please give the order......"

The Thorn Flower Division is a very special force, among these 10,000 people, as long as they are officers above the company commander, all of them have noble titles, and those officers who were kidnapped by Xiao Lotian on the high ground, among them are two viscounts, three barons, and the rest also have the title of court knights.

As for the officers who gathered around the old earl, it was even more terrible. There are counts, viscounts, barons, lords, and countless honorary knights, and any one of them is very big.

The teacher rubbed his temples painfully, he looked at the officers who were pressuring him in front of him, he knew very well that there were at least three people who could walk to the position of the marquis in the future, and even the Viscount Alain, who wore pants and swaggered on the high ground, would not be inferior to an earl in the future.

"Enough... If the lives of more than ten colleagues are lost, how can we explain to His Majesty the Emperor, and how can we explain to the Council of Nobles? At that time, even if we take the credit of the ten highlands together, we will not be able to escape the wrath of His Majesty......"

"What then? Shall we just watch our colleagues being humiliated?" The people around him saw that they could not hold it down, and this war was too unsmooth, which made the old earl's prestige suffer a severe blow.

Brigadier Pengka still thought about the teacher in his heart, and at the critical moment, he stood up and supported the teacher, "Shut up... The only commander here is Count Tarbris, are you going to rebel?"

"You, you...... Lao Tzu is too lazy to call your name, don't think I don't know what the hell you are thinking about, Viscount Alan will be your strongest competitor in the future, and one less of him will be able to get one more seat in the future...... Damn bastard, when has it been since you've been thinking about this shady little trick..."

"Pengka... You're a bloody spurt...... For God's sake, I'm going to duel with you......"

"A duel is a duel... When I'm afraid you won't make it, I'll let the three of you go up together...... "Pengka can be this brigade commander as a baron, which shows that he still has real skills.

"Enough," exclaimed Count Tarbis in the midst of the commotion, "are you all dead to me?" I tell you, as long as I am panting, and as long as the army has not removed me, then I will always be your commander...... Shut up now..."

The veteran Tiger Wei is still useful, everyone saw that the old earl was really angry, and one by one they turned their horses back half a step. The old earl straightened his military hat and said coldly, "Let me go, I'll negotiate with this Xiao Letian, I want to see what kind of Chinese...... he is."

"Divisional commander... No......" the officers rushed up at once, "on the other side is a group of bandits, these barbarians are not moral, what if they detain you?

"Fuck off... Do you think Bismarck is blind? Since he can reach some kind of alliance with this Chinese, and is even willing to let Chinese lead the Prussian soldiers, then it can already prove that Xiao Lotian is a politician, and with the endorsement of the Prussians, what am I afraid of......?"

Don't look at Bismarck as an enemy of the Austrians, but as soon as the name of the iron-blooded prime minister came out, everyone really didn't have any objections, and everyone shut up.

Immediately afterwards, Count Tarbis and Penca rushed to the trench with three guards on their horses.

"Don't shoot...... We're going to see Xiao Lotian, and we want to negotiate..."Pengka was already pulling his neck a hundred meters from the trench and shouting.

After a while, a tall and thin young man jumped out of the trench, and a dozen gun-wielding soldiers behind him protected him.

"I am Xiao Letian, the first prime minister of the Kingdom of the Ryukyus, the grandmaster of Western studies in the Qing Empire, an honorary citizen of the United States of America, a staunch ally of the Kingdom of Prussia, and a loyal partner of Protestantism in Asia...... May I ask the old gentleman opposite, what do you call him?" Xiao Lotian smiled evilly, while Jonas, who was translating next to him, looked bitter.

"Ahem, cough, cough...... "The old earl has really never seen such a person, and it is a whole set of cynical rhetoric, and this dazzling title makes him dizzy.

"You...... Although I have seen your photo in the newspaper, I did not expect you to ...... How young is you?" said the old earl and Pengka, looking at each other in disbelief.

"Cut...... Put away your vain aristocratic etiquette, and say whatever you want... Do you suspect that I am a fake? I can sue you, as long as I give an order, the brothers behind me will dare to jump even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of them...... Would you like to try it?"

The unruly old earl rolled his eyes, he had faced countless negotiations and countless verbal confrontations in his life. But I really haven't seen such a cynical negotiation opponent, who was still smiling hippie in the last second, but started to talk cruelly in the next second, turning his face faster than turning a book.

"Don't get me wrong, I just had a feeling...... Well, let me introduce myself formally, I am the commander of the Thorn Flower Master, Count Tabris, and I have come to negotiate with you in good faith this time......"

"Mr. Xiao, you better withdraw your troops, I can promise you that on the way to withdraw your troops, you will not be attacked in any way, let's end this senseless war, and don't let more people die in vain......"

Xiao Letian smiled: "Truce? Let's give up the high ground? We have already paid more than 300 lives, but you want to take it with a rhetoric? Are you kidding me?"

The old earl shook his head and replied very sternly, "Sir, I will not joke with the lives of soldiers, although you have killed more than three hundred people in battle, but we have more dead, ten times as many as you...... You have won a brilliant victory, and it is definitely not an insult to you to withdraw now......"

"You should think about the rest of the soldiers, most of them are wounded, and all of them are exhausted, do you really want them all to die here?" Also, I am very curious, you Chinese have no grudges with us Austria, why do you kill so hard?"

"Let's go... Leave here with your proud achievements, and why don't you keep the fruits of your victory than your futile annihilation......"

I have to admit that the old earl's eloquence is still very good, and everyone present is a little moved, if there is a change of commander, I am afraid that no one will refuse such kindness.

Xiao Letian listened to the old earl's reasoning quietly, and in the end, he even turned his head to look at the cross on the high ground, and looked at Viscount Alain's white underwear waving in the wind, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"If I'm not mistaken, this Viscount Alain must have been very noble in Vienna, right?

The old earl's face was slightly reddened by these words, and he did not say anything, but he did not deny it. Although Alain is only a viscount, this kid's family has a close relationship with the Dutch royal family, and he is one of the few nobles in Austria who can earn the benefits of maritime trade.

Moreover, Alain has an affair with many high-ranking ladies in the aristocratic circle, and if Alain has some accidents, his family and his mistresses will definitely be angry with him.

The old earl's heart was full of helplessness, and he had just ordered the artillery to bomb without distinction between the enemy and me, which had already made him lose his military morale, and it was foreseeable that when the battle was over, his career would probably come to an end.

But the death of some ordinary soldiers and the death of a group of nobles, these are two completely unequal things, bombing soldiers by mistake is at most losing officials, if you bomb nobles by mistake, I am afraid that what you will lose is the title of nobility and even your life.

"Mr. Xiao, please don't hesitate any longer, the conditions I have offered are very reasonable, and you can still keep the fruits of your victory if you leave now, if you insist on going your own way, you really hurt several Habsburg nobles......"

"Oh God... I don't dare to think of such a picture, and even if the king of Bismarck and Prussia wanted to reward you, they would not dare to resist the wrath of the whole European aristocracy... I'm afraid you won't be able to take any of the benefits you deserve at that time......"

"Hahaha, don't say that you joined this war out of morality, if Prussia didn't give you enough benefits, would you be so desperate?"

The old earl's eyes flashed with a sly glint: "Let me guess, what do you want? The latest technology or the most advanced factory? Maybe you still want to get more talents or a batch of warships? Hehehe, backward China needs too many things, many of which are clearly laid out in front of us, it is not difficult to guess..."

"But, remember... Don't challenge the entire European aristocratic circle, don't let the monarchs of all kingdoms hate you, if you really kill Viscount Alain, then you are a mortal enemy in the eyes of all European nobles...... If that is the case, I am afraid that you will not be able to take away a cent of all the benefits that Prussia promised you..."

With a hiss, Xiao Letian gasped, he looked at the old earl coldly and sighed in his heart, it was really an old treacherous and cunning, this knife hit Lao Tzu's weakness.

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