Eager to know the details of the peace talks, Lyons and Szecholi did not care about face, so they stood directly outside the Capitol building, staring at the door without blinking, anxiously waiting for news.

In addition, reporters from newspapers in the United States of America and the Confederate States, such as The Sun, The New York Times, Le Monde, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Herald, The Boston Evening News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Times, and The Richmond Times, were also depressedly waiting for the door to open. They had already thought about it, and as soon as the reporter from the New York Daily Tribune, who was on the thigh of the Chinese empire for some reason, came out, they immediately rushed forward and paid a high price to buy the news they had learned, and rushed back to the newspaper as soon as possible.

At the same time, peace talks officially began!

The peace talks lasted more than four hours.

Just as Lyons and Scottley and a bunch of reporters were dizzy from hunger, the doors of Congress opened!

The group walked out with a smile on their faces, and when they saw this, the reporters immediately swarmed around like flies, and Lyons, Scottish, and others also hurriedly squeezed up, and everyone asked about the content of the peace talks.

The Confederate soldiers of the United States of America stopped the crowd, and the four led by them stepped forward.

Fan Ruzeng, the Emperor's plenipotentiary envoy to the Chinese Empire, and Lu Ziyue, the Chinese Imperial Ambassador to the United States, were in the center, flanked by Sewards, Acting President of the Commonwealth of America, and Davis, President of the Confederate States of America.

Lu Ziyue said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, this peace talks have been very successful. I declare that from now on, the American continent will cease to be at war and enter an era of peace among the three countries. As for the specifics, you can buy a copy of the New York Daily Tribune to understand them all. ”

After speaking, Lu Ziyue refused to be questioned by reporters on the grounds that the peace talks were too intense and physically and mentally exhausted, and left in a hurry with Fan Ruzeng and the representatives of the United Kingdom of Hexi, accompanied by ordinary guards.

And Davis and Seward also pushed away the reporters and officials and dignitaries who wanted to know the situation in front of them, hurriedly left a look and hurriedly left.

Lyons and Scottley were still waiting for the French Minister to the United States, Mercier, and waited for him to come out to inquire about the situation, but they didn't see him when it got dark, and they immediately understood that this guy must have managed to slip away, and the two had to leave Capitol Hill with a scolding and scolding, preparing to visit President Davis and others, how could they not understand the eyes they left when they left.

And those reporters also waited and waited, and they couldn't wait for the reporters of the "New York Daily Tribune", so they understood that the news was blocked, and they hurriedly began to get busy, and each used their own means to spy on the news, so they couldn't really wait for the understanding to buy a copy of the "New York Daily Tribune" to read, and then report this outdated news the day after tomorrow.

The New York Daily Tribune had already made preparations, and at about 10 o'clock that evening, a sample of the report on the Washington Peace Conference came out, and it began printing overnight in the Washington branch distribution department, working overtime, and renting several printing presses from other newspapers at high prices for reprinting, and finally printing a large number of the next day's newspapers before the early hours of the morning. And New York, the headquarters of the New York Daily Tribune, as well as other major cities, is also printed on a large scale. This is a great opportunity to make a name for yourself and expand the newspaper's circulation, and the New York Daily Tribune certainly won't miss it.

That night, many people stayed up all night in Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Richmond, Baltimore, Atlanta and other major cities.

Inside a hotel in Washington, D.C.

Lyons, the British Minister to the Commonwealth of America, looked eagerly at Robert Tooms, Secretary of State of the Confederate States of America, and said, "Dear Mr. Tooms, President Davis is too rigid to ask you for help!" For the sake of the Kingdom of Great Britain's support for your country, and for the sake of our consistent friendship, tell me what the details of today's peace talks are! ”

Tooms had already received an explanation from President Davis and revealed the content to British Minister Lyons, after all, even if he didn't say it now, Lyons would know a little later, so why not sell some face.

"Then Fan Ruzeng, the plenipotentiary envoy of the Chinese Emperor, bluntly recognized that the United Kingdom of Hexi was a vassal state of the Chinese Empire, and announced the abolition of the United Kingdom of Hexi and its direct annexation to the Chinese Empire!" Toombs opened his mouth and said: "And, in addition to declaring a truce from all three parties in the entire American continent, Fan Ruzeng also announced that all the west of the Mississippi River will be annexed to the territory of the Chinese Empire!" ”

"What!? So much territory, such a vast territory west of the Mississippi River, was ceded to the Chinese Empire like this? Davis, and Seward, are both of them fools, just at the mercy of that young Chinese man? "Leons is anxious for the American Commonwealth and the Union.

"Of course not. Both President Davis and Westward of the Northern Union immediately refused. However, now that the area west of the Mississippi River has been conquered by the troops of the Chinese Empire, they have also occupied some places east of the Mississippi River: most of Mississippi and part of Tennessee, and their fleet is still robbing merchant ships and harassing coastal port cities in Florida along the southeast coast, and in desperation, we President Davis have no choice but to give in. Tumus said: "Moreover, the conditions offered by the other party are actually not bad. ”

"Our Confederate States and the Chinese Empire were bounded by the Mississippi River, and the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, which were originally part of the Confederate States of America, were sold to the Chinese Empire for $22.5 million. All areas east of the Mississippi River occupied by the Chinese Empire were returned to the Confederate States of America and the Confederate States of America. And between the Confederate States of America and the Confederate States of the North, the boundaries are also determined, and the western part is bounded by the Ohio River; The eastern region is bounded by the line from Pittsburgh to the Patapsco River.

Each of the three countries released all prisoners of war without demanding any war reparations. At the same time, within six months, people with civil rights will be allowed to move freely and live in any of the three countries of their own choosing, and the governments and militaries of the three countries will not interfere.

In addition, the three countries have signed a permanent treaty of friendship and peace, which will not infringe on each other. Rivers and railways are still connected to each other to ensure normal trade flows. Maintain mutual trade exchanges, and each other is the most favored tariff trade area. ”

Lyons listened to Tumbs' main terms, and his heart sank to the bottom. He also fantasized about being able to pick out the problem of the treaty and incite the dissatisfaction of the Southern Union States, but he did not expect that the content of this treaty would be like this!

He also thought that the Chinese Empire would open his mouth, but he didn't expect that the other party was willing to buy the area west of the Mississippi River at a price of 22.5 million US dollars, which reduced the resentment of these slave owners in the Southern Confederate States and won over the Southern Confederate States. At this moment, Lyons finally understood why the Confederate army suddenly betrayed the Union army in the north during the Battle of Fort Dyers. The conditions must have been negotiated in advance, and they have been waiting for the Northern Federation to drill into it for a long time!