Chapter 3: Meeting with the Traitor

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister will need some time to prepare, so I will ask the two ambassadors to rest here for a while. ”

Accompanied by the guard's words, Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain also walked into the waiting place provided by the other party. Immediately, they listened to the sound of the door closing behind them, and they surveyed the room.

It is a vast and richly decorated place. A large, intricately decorated carpet is laid out in the center. On the carpet, three large sofa chairs and a large square table are arranged in a staggered manner. Sumptuous fruit bowls and refreshments are displayed on the table, and black tea is also prepared.

Judging from this scene, the other party seems to have put in a lot of effort. But that couldn't offset the dissatisfaction in Hinata's heart.

"Hmph!" she snorted very unhappily, and then complained as she walked towards the nearest sofa, "I've been waiting outside the city gate for more than three hours, and when we get here, you still have to wait? And it's the prime minister who came to meet you? Please! We want to see the emperor, okay? Is there any sincerity in the end!"

"In fact, we are going to meet the Prime Minister, Rosbiel von Klemsy. So they're not wrong about that alone. Behind Hinata Nayin, who was seated, Li Mengxi leaned over and chose another sofa to sit down, forming a corner with Hinata in the position.

"Prime Minister?" While watching Li Mengxi sit down, Hinata Nain also asked puzzledly, "The emperor is the supreme leader of the empire, right? Didn't you also say that you wanted to see the emperor before?"

"That's just giving the other side. Li Mengxi explained, "In theory, the emperor is indeed the supreme leader of an empire. But what we are now encountering is a non-theoretical situation. Haven't you heard the phrase "blackmailing the princes of heaven"? In Japan's long history, was it the shogun who held the real power, or the emperor who held the real power?"

"Oh, that's how it is!" Hinata immediately showed a look of sudden realization, but then became gloomy again, "I always feel that I don't want to see that prime minister anymore!"

"I'm the same in terms of not liking him. But in the current situation, it is more beneficial for us to have him in real power. ”

"Why?"

"For he would never be as obsessed with the survival of the empire as the emperor himself did. In other words, as long as we can make a price that satisfies him, he may be able to sell the empire to us. The so-called traitors in the world are exactly the people we need now. ”

"Hmm......" Naine Hinata became depressed, "Why do we seem to be villains?"

"We're villains to the Empire, okay. Let's not talk about that. Take advantage of this opportunity to act quickly!"

"Hmm. Hinata nodded, then raised the index finger of her right hand and wrote a magical spell with an emerald green glow in the void in front of her.

After a while, with the completion of the final stroke, the incantation began to change. At first, it quickly shrunk into a ball, and then exploded and spewed out a large area of photons. The photons did not disappear quickly, but formed a circle of light waves that swept out towards the outside world. After a fraction of a second, it retracted again, gathered on Hinata's open palm, and turned into lines from the center to the top and bottom, depicting a diorama of the castle very quickly, and it was still in a state of perspective.

"Eh!" Hinata marveled at what she had gotten, "This is the whole picture of this imperial city! Huh?"

Suddenly noticing something, she took a closer look at the model and came to a conclusion that surprised her: "Dream Creek, this road is a secret passage!"

"Hmm. Li Mengxi immediately nodded, "How can there be a regular passage to go underground!"

"Well, if there's a case, we can take advantage of this secret passage!" Hinata's smug suggestion.

But Li Mengxi had a conservative attitude towards this, he shook his head slightly and said, "It's not certain. ”

"Why?"

"This is someone's secret way, do you think people won't know about it?"

"Uh!

"So, if there is a case, this will also become a place that needs to be guarded only for the official entrance and exit. How can it be so easy for us to take advantage of it?"

"Alas!" After listening to Li Mengxi's remarks, Hinata Naine received a little blow, "I thought it would be a good idea!"

"Hehe, hey, in front of me, how can a good idea be shared by someone else!"

"Yes, yes, yes, even if you're the smartest person in the world!"

"What do you mean, it's true!"

"Knock knock!

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Hinata Nain subconsciously flipped her hand and scattered the model of the imperial city. In the next second, accompanied by a "disturbed", an attendant officer also pushed open the door of the room with his own thoughts.

"Your Excellency, the two ambassadors, are polite! Your Excellency the Prime Minister, please. As he said this, the attendant made a "please" gesture.

Seeing this, Li Mengxi also got up from the sofa and said, "I know." On the other side, Naine Hinata also stood up. With that, the two of them left the waiting room and wandered through the luxurious palace corridors again under the guidance of the chamberlain.

While walking, Hinata Nain deliberately approached Li Mengxi, and then said in a low and somewhat apologetic voice: "I haven't saved the map just now." ”

But Li Mengxi was not in a hurry at all. He in turn put it into Hinata Nain's ear and smiled, "It's okay. When do I need to look at something twice?"

Hearing this, Hinata Nain was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of her mouth were also curled. She settled down.

In this way, the two men walked a distance that was not very close, and finally stopped in front of a separate standard room with the attendant.

"Is this the formal meeting room?" Hinata asked, a little incredulous.

"Nope. The attendant replied, "This is the Prime Minister's private study. As for the formal venue and etiquette, it will depend on the outcome of this meeting. ”

"In other words, it is possible to drive us away directly or something?" Li Mengxi asked with a smile.

"This ......"

"Forget it, you don't have to answer that, you can introduce us to us. ”

"Yes. After answering, the attendant turned and knocked on the door and loudly conveyed to the inside, "Two ambassadors from the kingdom have been invited!"

"Come in!" the thick male voice immediately responded from within.

"Yes. ”

In this way, the attendant slowly opened the door and invited Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain in, and then closed the door again.

And Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain, who entered the room, also met the person whose name they had only heard of before - the actual ruler of the empire, Prime Minister Rossbiel von Kramsey. A middle-aged man, who was still quite handsome, sat calmly on the chair behind the desk with a haughty attitude.

After looking at it like this for a while, Li Mengxi also took Hinata Nayin to take a few steps forward, and then bowed in greetings.

"We are honored to meet you. Below is the diplomatic ambassador of the United Kingdom at the beginning of the year, Li Mengxi. This is Miss Nayin Hinata, who is the deputy.

"Very nice to meet you. "Now that I've been named, Naine Hinata has a meaning. Her voice naturally attracted Rossbill's attention, and she surprised him with her beauty.

"This is really a beautiful young lady!"

"Thanks for the compliment!" said Hinata, who took the opportunity to bow her face abnormally. She was beautiful, but hated to be praised by people like Rossbill.

And Rossbill also woke up because Nayin Hinata hid her face, and quickly looked back at the main character Li Mengxi on the premise of being rude.

"Ahem, I'm the Imperial Chancellor, Rothberg von Klemsy, who received the two Imperial Chancellors on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. I wonder what the two ambassadors came here for?"

"Before I explain, I would like to confirm one thing with Your Excellency the Prime Minister. Li Mengxi said.

"What's the matter?"

"Is there really no fourth person here?"

"Hmm!" Rosebill was stunned for a moment, then nodded a little puzzled, "Not really." ”

Of course, this is a lie, how could he be stupid enough to meet two southern nobles who may have monster-like attribute values alone, but from the perspective of the wall and ears, it is true that only he, Li Mengxi and Hinata Naine are present.

Li Mengxi also thought of this, so he continued to speak: "Then we won't talk darkly." We are here to ask His Excellency the Prime Minister to sell the empire to us. ”

"What......" Rossbill was frightened by Li Mengxi's bold speech, and after being stunned for a few seconds, he burst out laughing, "Hahahahaha! Your Excellency the Ambassador is really joking!"

"No! we mean it. And this proposal is also the best choice for His Excellency the Prime Minister. I can elaborate on it if needed. ”

"Choice? or the best option? I'd like to hear what His Excellency the Ambassador has to say. ”

"It's not rhetoric, it's heartfelt words. I'll just ask you two questions. What will you do if our army advances, and what will you do if you leave the capital? The empire is no longer the empire you used to handle. Its value as a property in your hands has shrunk dramatically and will undoubtedly continue to shrink. If you don't want to lose everything, you can only go out quickly. And who in the world could offer more than our early United Kingdom?"

"Hmmm......"

Li Mengxi's words can be described as heart-wrenching, and Rossbill couldn't help but lower his head and think carefully.

He is indeed in a kind of predicament now. If the kingdom army attacked, he would most likely die without leaving the city. But where can he go if he leaves? The territories of other princes? In that case, he will surely be deprived of power and become a political loser, and the consequences will inevitably be a dead end. At least there would have been some security if there was some support from the Church, but the archbishop had recently become obsessed with something and had entered a state of seclusion, as if he had lost interest in everything.

Since the situation has reached such a field, it is really better to ......

As soon as he thought of this, Rossbill raised his eyes to look back at Li Mengxi, and then lowered his voice and asked, "What kind of ...... can you prescribe?"

"Bang!"

At this very moment, a soldier rudely broke into the study. This scared the hell out of Rossbill.

He is now plotting to betray the country, and his cronies are just enough to let others know? So he subconsciously roared: "Bastard!"

"I'm so sorry!" the soldier hurriedly apologized in a shudder, "However, my subordinates have something extraordinary to report!"

"What's the matter?" Seeing that the soldier's expression was very abnormal, Rossbill was puzzled.

At his question, the soldier also hurried to his side and spoke by "biting his ears".

Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain didn't know what Rosbill had heard at this moment, but they immediately came to the conclusion that it was indeed extraordinary. Because at this moment, the imperial prime minister in front of them already showed a dead expression.

What's going on?