The bearded man interrupted the white fat man who was about to open his mouth, and said indignantly:

"Father, the peace talks are just a delaying tactic of the Germans, and when they come to their senses, they will still clean us up, and we will take advantage of their current embattled predicament to fight for the greatest interests of Poland."

"What do you mean...... then," the old man asked quietly.

"Let's unite the Byzantines and their allies the Hungarians to form an alliance to crusade against Germany, force the Germans to abandon their aggressive eastward expansion plan, and push the Polish border to the Elbe River in one fell swoop.

The old man brushed up his carefully trimmed nonsense and said, "You must know that we don't have many troops on hand, and there is no way to send troops to confront Germany." ”

"But the Byzantines have this strength! They can help us send troops. ”

The bearded man thought that his father agreed, and immediately explained his thoughts to Pan.

"The army of the Byzantine emperor is stationed in a valley not far from us, and as long as my father nods, it will be done."

The old man laughed when he heard this, he suddenly squinted at me and said: "This is a trap, I won't pay attention to it anymore, just after the front door of the wolf came to the back door, will the Byzantines who helped us finish the battle go back empty-handed?" Even if we win, the Byzantines are separated by thousands of rivers and mountains, and it is impossible for them to take the enclaves they have beaten down as their own territory, and they will pat their butts and leave after the war, and in the end Poland will be left alone to bear the wrath of Germany, which is a loss-making deal, and I will not do it. ”

The bearded man was about to argue, but the old man stretched out his hand to stop him, and Mishenov saw the right time to say: "The German emperor has long seen through the tricks of the Byzantines, and those city dwellers who regard themselves as the rulers of the Western world are like the most lame clowns in the country taverns, and they are ridiculous in their self-righteousness. ”

"In front of outsiders, let's not argue about this issue for now, since you have returned safely, and you have brought the envoy of the German Emperor, then let's listen to the child emperor, if there is any suggestion that we can accept."

The old man looked at me and said, his eyes shining brightly, reminding me of Jensen, the leader of the Forest Knights, who possessed the power to penetrate the hearts of others.

I stood there and looked around for a long time, and when I found that everyone was looking at me, I realized that they were waiting for me to say Emperor Otto's suggestion, because they all thought that I was the envoy sent to negotiate, and Mishenov looked at me sympathetically, and that gloating expression was really like a young man.

Say something?

I pretended to be calm with my hands behind my back, and this bridge was not written in the script at all, do I want to improvise again? Last time, I scribbled a rogue rabbit on the answer sheet by feeling, and then I created the lowest score in the history of the academy's high math, and I have no confidence in myself compared to the Chinese men's football team.

"This ...... Before he came, His Majesty the Emperor said to me that if there is anyone in this world who is afraid, it is you, the noble Grand Duke of Poland, because he grew up listening to your heroic deeds, and the memories of those swords and swords accompanied him throughout his childhood, and you are his idol. ”

I first took a junior host, and I often used to ridicule the old host's rhetoric, and I put on a high hat to fool a little bit.

"Your Majesty has always hoped that Germany would become good friends with Poland, as God destined to become, brothers in the Church united under the banner of Christ."

"Keep talking......"

Grand Duke Mieszko drank a large glass of wine, and his clean beard was wet and sticky together, looking sloppy.

"Germany is not really in crisis, those are outrageous rumors. On the western border of the empire, the French are busy unifying their countries with endless wars, and they simply have no energy to launch an attack on the empire, although there are nobles in Italy in the south who have rebelled and driven out the pope, but you must know that they are just some grasshoppers in late autumn, and they will soon freeze to death in the harsh winter, and it is as easy as crushing an ant to death if His Majesty the Emperor crushes them, as long as His Majesty is willing, he can always call up at least 100,000 troops from all of Germany to conquer Poland, and plough this land with a sword inside and out, But His Majesty the Emperor did not do this, why, do you know? ”

"Why?"

The Grand Duke was intrigued by me, and leaned over to ask. To be honest, I can't take it anymore, and there is only so much I can think of, except that the exaggeration is sycophancy, but there is no reality at all, because I know that if I casually make a diplomatic commitment on such an occasion, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Because of His Majesty the Pope."

Just when I was running out of words, the madman who wanted to use my power several times appeared in my mind, anyway, you almost cheated me, and it should be a matter of course for me to be pulled on my back at this time.

"His Holiness the Pope thinks that you are the sharpest sword of Christ, and His Majesty the Emperor is the strongest shield of Christ, and what Germany and Poland need is cooperation, not war, and attacking their own shield with their own spear will only make those who are close to their relatives and enemies happy."

"The Sword of Christ? It's kind of interesting, did His Majesty really say that? ”

The old guy seemed to be a little moved, and he didn't expect that little white face to be quite appealing at a critical time, and it was too easy to pull up his tiger skin to make a big flag.

"Without further ado, His Majesty the Pope and His Majesty the Emperor are waiting for your reply, as long as you nod, the people of the two countries will not have to suffer from the sword." I decided to strike while the iron was hot and finish my mission first.

Grand Duke Mieshko lowered his eyes and thought, his hands kept tapping on the tabletop, and in the camp where no one else dared to gasp, it seemed very clear, like an alarm clock that was urging life, cutting fragile nerves at once.

"All I get are empty checks, so why should I trust your emperor? He didn't even convey to me a little bit of the bottom line of the negotiation through you, I don't know if it was his cunning, or if he was convinced that I would not cooperate with the Byzantines. ”

The Grand Duke looked at me and said: "The Slavic army led by my youngest son Misenov is said to have been attacked by you with a thousand men, and it can be seen from this that you are strong in Germany, I don't know how many resourceful warriors like you are, but I know that Poland and Germany are neighbors, and Byzantium is far away, and it is absolutely not a good life to offend the neighbors." ”

"Although I am old, but not so old as to be easily swayed by others, today you have succeeded, not by your own eloquence to convince me, but by your German sword to remind me of your own weakness, go back and tell your emperor that as long as he renounces the expansion of the land to the east, Poland will be a good neighbor, and if he agrees with my proposal, in three days we will sign a treaty on the Elbe."