Chapter 475 Invitation

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This was impossible, and the so-called lavish feast of the Second Highness, the envoy of the Commercial Alliance, Marquis Crilos, was served with no more than large pieces of roasted meat, honey white bread, a large pot of potatoes and beef offal, grilled fish, and a small pot of boiled apples, plus a vegetable salad and a fruit platter such as blueberries and grapes. In terms of food culture, the food enjoyed by the nobles of the Gelinthia continent is not comparable to that of the civilized country with thousands of years of traditional cuisine in Lorlist's previous life.

In fact, no one paid attention to the banquet, and even His Royal Highness raised his glass twice, the first time expressing his wish for a permanent peace between the Kingdom of Antinac and the commercial alliance, and the second time he wished the Marquis of Crelos, who was an envoy, and his family was happy and healthy. Then it was gone, and His Royal Highness then looked at the Marquis of Crelos with a blank eye, hoping that he would stand up and inform the nobles present of the good news that the business alliance was willing to reach a peace agreement.

On the contrary, the Marquis of Crilos, as an envoy, did not seem to be in a hurry at all, and had been enjoying the wine and food in front of him slowly and in a good manner, and did not dislike the simplicity of the wine and food, but thought that the large piece of barbecue in front of him was very local and flavorful, and even had the mood to let the Second Highness invite a chef for him to discuss with each other the seasonings and spices for making this dish. As for his gray-haired old servant, he stood honestly behind him, holding the little red wooden box, and said nothing.

Time passed slowly in anxious waiting, and finally waited until the Marquis of Crilos was full of wine and food, and the nobles present stopped chatting and whispering with each other, and sat upright, concentrating on waiting for the main drama to begin. His Royal Highness was no exception, although his face remained calm, his eyes revealed a look of longing, staring at the Marquis of Crilos.

With a very elegant movement, the Marquis of Crilos took the white napkin presented by the maid, gently wiped his mouth, and wiped the greasy on his hands, and then stood up gracefully to express his gratitude to His Royal Highness for providing him with a sumptuous and delicious banquet, hoping that His Royal Highness would have the opportunity to go to Morent City to play, so that he could do his landlord's friendship for His Second Highness.

The Second Highness also used very polite words to express that because he was not well taken care of on the front line, it was already a very rude act to entertain the honorable Marquis of Crylos with crude food, and hoped that the Marquis of Crilos would forgive him for his slow hospitality, and at the same time thanked the Marquis of Crilos for his invitation to go to the city of Moriente, and also hoped that after the peace agreement was reached, the Marquis of Crilos could bring his relatives to the imperial capital to play, and the Second Highness would definitely fulfill his responsibility as a hospitable host.

The two sides went back and forth, pulling for a long time, talking a basket of nonsense, and Lorist listened to it next to him and wanted to doze off. At this time, His Royal Highness finally couldn't hold back anymore and asked straight to the point: "Secretary Crilos, have you asked you as an envoy to respond to our peace proposal, and are you willing to sign a peace agreement with our side so that we can reach a permanent peace?"

"Uh......" Marquis Crilos was stunned for a moment, glanced at the gray-haired old servant beside him, and saw that the old servant bowed slightly, so an elegant smile appeared on his face again: "Of course, I have come this time to reply to your proposed peace proposal on behalf of the Business Alliance, and to invite His Majesty to the city of Morent on behalf of the Business Alliance, so as to deepen our understanding and friendship......"

The Second Highness was open-minded, waved his hand and said, "Crilos, you invited me to go to Moriente City just now, I have already refused, the empire has just been restored, and everything is waiting for a new one. After years of war, the people did not survive. After reaching a peace agreement with you, I will also govern the country, turn my energy to domestic administrative affairs, and rest with the people. So I can only thank you for the invitation, and when I have free time in the future, I will naturally go to your city of Moriente to see the style of the famous first city in the continent of Guelintea. ”

Marquis Crelos nodded noncommittally, and did not react to His Royal Highness's refusal of the invitation of the Business Alliance: "Your Majesty, then let's talk about your peace proposal first. ”

The gray-haired old servant took two steps forward, opened the lid of the red box he was touching, took out a roll of gray-white vellum, and handed it to the Marquis of Crelos.

"Your Majesty, our business alliance has different views and opinions on your peace proposal, so we have also put forward our own proposal, hoping to negotiate with you in order to reach a real peace agreement, I wonder if you are willing to accept our terms. Marquis Crilos opened the vellum paper and said to His Royal Highness.

"Of course," Second Highness smiled and nodded, it was normal to have controversy, if the business alliance agreed to his request, it would make Second Highness suspicious, wondering if there was another conspiracy involved. Comfortably leaning back in the chair, he took a sip of the golden cup in his hand, and the Second Highness smiled easily: "Please put forward your different opinions, we will listen to you." ”

"First of all, the Union of Merchants strongly condemns and protests against the unwarranted encroachment of the Kingdom of Antinac on our territory," the Marquis of Crelos read aloud as he looked at the vellum paper in his hand. The Second Highness sitting on the throne was still smiling, this was all superficial, and it was a matter of course, and it would be strange if the business alliance did not protest. Even the nobles sitting below let out a nonchalant sneer.

"As the number one nation on the continent of Gelinthia, the Business Alliance will not let go of invaders who invade their territory. Although the Kingdom of Antinac has put forward a peace proposal, the Supreme Council of the League unanimously believes that it is an insult to all the nobles and people of the entire Union of Merchants to force the merchant alliance to sign the peace agreement proposed by the Kingdom of Andinac with the strength of a million-strong army, and we will never agree to this humiliating peace agreement!

The most powerful Crisson Empire back then couldn't let the weak business alliance bow down, not to mention that we are now the number one power in the Gelinthia continent. We advise the rulers and kings of the Kingdom of Antinac, that you are not the Cresian Empire, that you have brazenly expanded your armaments, bullied and destroyed several kingdoms and principalities that had been openly recognized by agreement, and for your own ambitions you have caused wars to spread throughout the northern land, cutting off trade routes, wailing the people, and shedding blood in the barren fields.

Please remember that the Business Alliance is not the Kingdom of Redlis, nor the Duchy of Madras, nor is it the object of your wanton bullying! We love peace, but we are also not afraid of war. Regardless of whether you have an army of millions or not, our business alliance has the determination and belief to fight to the end and persist in achieving the final victory.

The unjust war is bound to fail, and Sigwa, the god of war, will protect the brave nobles and good people of the merchant alliance. Whatever your reply, we at the Business Alliance are still willing to give peace a last chance. At this moment when the battle cry is about to sound, we make a request to the Kingdom of Andinac for the justice of the Commercial Alliance, which is willing to grant permanent peace to the Kingdom of Andinac only if the following points are done.

First, the Kingdom of Antinac must return the occupied provinces of Portoorg, Cambona, Andlvov and the North-West.

Second, the Kingdom of Antinac must immediately withdraw its large forces deployed on the borders of the Commercial Alliance, reduce its standing forces, and inform the Commercial Alliance of the size, equipment, and garrison of its local garrisons.

Thirdly, the Kingdom of Antinac must immediately release all captured Merchant Alliance nobles and their families, and compensate and apologize to all the Merchant Alliance Nobles who have been harmed by it in the areas it has encroached upon.

Fourth, the Kingdom of Antinac must punish all the nobles of the kingdom who have harmed the noble realms of the Merchant Alliance in this war. In particular, the Archduke of the Northlands, Norton Lorlist, and his family of Norton, who killed all the captured high-ranking members of the Vician Chamber of Commerce and their families, were so heinous that the Kingdom of Antinac must escort all its family members to the Business Alliance for a public trial and punishment......"

His Second Highness's face turned red, the golden cup in his hand had been crumpled into a ball by him, and the wine in the cup splashed on the placket of his dress, wetting a large area, but His Second Highness didn't notice it, and his eyes were red staring at the Marquis of Crelos......

The nobles present were already in an uproar, and the Marquis of Crylos was reading not a proposal for peace, but a declaration of war by the merchant alliance to the kingdom of Andinac. Many nobles stared at the Marquis of Crelos with puzzled eyes, what was going on? You must know that it is now the border of the million-strong army of the Kingdom of Antinac, not the Kingdom of Antinac that was defeated by the Alliance of Merchants and was forced to sign an alliance under the city.......

The Marquis of Crilos ignored the change in the atmosphere in the hall, and still read aloud to himself the request for peace put forward by the Business Alliance:

"Fifthly, the Kingdom of Antinac must cede to the Merchant Union the two southwestern provinces and the province of Majik as compensation for the invasion of the Merchant League's territory in this unjust war.

Sixth, King Ogseiro I, the king of the Kingdom of Antinac, as the mastermind of this unjust war, must personally go to the city of Morente, the city of the merchant alliance, to confess his guilt and make a sincere apology to the council and the people of the merchant alliance, and to sign a peace agreement approved by the merchant alliance.

Seventh, the Kingdom of the Antinac must open all trade routes to the commercial unions and assist the chambers of commerce of the commercial unions in their commercial activities, while ...... in terms of taxation"

"That's enough!" the Second Highness was furious, and kicked over the table full of wine and food in front of him, and the cups, plates, wine and meat splashed in all directions.

"It turns out that you are going to declare war on us, don't you forget, our kingdom's million-strong army is stationed at the border of the commercial alliance, as long as I give an order, the million-strong division will pounce on the commercial alliance and tear you, the first country of the bullshit continent, to pieces!"

His Royal Highness felt that his face was swollen and swollen, and he had spent so much effort and set up a path to peace, perfectly expressing his sincerity in hoping to reach a peace agreement. However, the business alliance did not care about all this, and was it a request to negotiate a peace agreement? It was clearly a naked humiliation......

There was a commotion in the whole big tent, many nobles were already scolding, and some nobles stood up and proposed that His Royal Highness immediately send troops to attack the commercial alliance, and some people demanded that the Marquis of Crelos be arrested and hanged, and first pay a small interest price for the peace proposal of the commercial alliance to insult the kingdom......

Lorist didn't speak, he just wondered why the business alliance was so strong, it was very unreasonable......

Marquis Crelos still had an elegant smile on his face, as if the angry shouts in the hall had no effect on him, and only after the voice in the hall was a little quieter, he smiled indifferently and said: "I think that your Majesty will not order the troops to attack, and at the same time, Your Majesty will not only accept the peace proposal of the Business Alliance, but also accept our invitation to go to the city of Morent to make amends and apologize in person." ”

"Hahaha......" The Second Highness laughed wildly, staring at the Marquis of Crylos: "Why? I will agree to your humiliating request? Since you want war, then I will give you war!" I will go to the city of Morente, but I will enter the ...... of the city of Morent with a million troops walking on the bones and blood everywhere"

"Impossible, Your Majesty, you can't take a million troops with you, you will only go to the city of Moriente according to our request......" Marquis Crilos said with a helpless smile, looking at His Second Highness with a look in his eyes like seeing an ignorant and naughty child who was about to be scolded by adults.

"Hehe, haha......" His Royal Highness's laughter became a little shrill and hoarse, just like his anger. After painstaking planning and a promise to all the nobles of the kingdom, he swore to everyone that as long as a million troops were on the border of the commercial alliance, the commercial alliance would definitely agree to his request to sign a peace agreement, and he would also become the Zhongxing Emperor of the new Krisson Empire.

All good wishes were dashed at this moment by the new peace demands put forward by the commercial alliance, which was not only humiliating, but also like a big slap in the face of the second highness, remembering that he had paved the ten-mile peace road with white sand in order to show his sincerity for peace, but was so shameless and ruined by the commercial alliance, this matter will definitely be recorded in the history of the kingdom, spread everywhere in the aristocratic circle and the people, and become the biggest joke of him, the king!

"Crilos Qing," His Second Highness's tone suddenly became very calm, but it was full of deep malice: "You are an envoy, although you are an enemy country, but you can rest assured, I will not harm your life." But the hundred guards and the four great swordsmen who came with you, they will not be your dependents, because I will chop them into meat sauce and feed them to the dogs, and then I will have you stripped naked, put honey on your body and glue feathers, and then tie you to your horse and let you go back. I'm sure we'll meet again soon, and hopefully you won't have your feathers off your body by the time I lead my troops to the city of Morent......"

"Hehe, your honorable majesty, you can't do everything you say, and you won't hurt my guards, because they will escort your majesty and your noble ministers to the city of Morente. As he spoke, the Marquis of Crelos drew the richly decorated but unsharpened sword he was wearing.

"Haha, Crilos Qing, do you still want to use your sword to threaten me to go to Moriente City with you?" "The Second Highness was amused, you drew your sword in front of me, a great swordsman, a gold-level one, did you want to find death?

"Ah, no, your Majesty, please don't get me wrong, of course I, a small golden swordsman who cultivates Douqi, is not qualified to coerce Your Majesty, nor does I have the ability to coerce Your Majesty. Marquis Crilos handed the sword in his hand to the gray-haired old servant beside him.

"Your Majesty, I think I should introduce you to this master beside me, who is not my personal servant. He is a master of Magroot. This name may seem unfamiliar to you, but that's because everyone who knows him respectfully calls him the Tempest Sword Saint......"

Crilos smiled and turned to the Second Highness: "Your Majesty, a Sword Saint Lord has personally come to invite you to Morente City, I believe you will not give this face......"

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