Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Jianfeng's uncle and nephew met with representatives of feudal states and imperial estates from all over the world in the Wenhua Hall of the Western Cape Palace.

The delegates came out one by one to introduce and greet each other, and this process took a long time.

Zhu Jingyuan simply responded with a few words, arranged and instructed a few words, and the time was almost noon, so he directly started the banquet.

The official banquet of the Ming court, as in the era before the Tang and Song dynasties, was a small table per person and a piece of food per person.

The host's position is located in the middle above the lobby, and the guests are located on either side of the lobby, with the cabaret in the middle.

If someone wants to speak to everyone and wants to congratulate someone else or the host, they will go to the middle of the venue and let the dancers go away first.

Today's banquet was no exception, the personnel of the feudal kingdom and the imperial village ate and drank, and from time to time someone came out to toast Zhu Jingyuan.

Zhu Jingyuan doesn't drink alcohol, but replaces wine with tea and responds with a little sip, otherwise he will be poured a stomach full of water.

The feast lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon, after which the guests and hosts returned to their lodgings.

Zhu Jingyuan, who was still jet lag, yawned and returned to his study, and found that Shaoqing Shen Fu of Honglu Temple also followed:

"Mr. Shen, is there something wrong?"

Shen Fu arched his hand slightly and said:

"British Prime Minister William Pitt would like to meet you individually and they have questions about the venue we have arranged."

Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously asked:

"How is the venue arranged?"

Shen Fu naturally introduced:

"Normal negotiations are in the Wenhua Hall or Wuying Palace, and the official contract is in the Fengtian Palace.

"At that time, the two highnesses will be on the upper position, and the ministers of the Ming Dynasty and the representatives of the vassal kingdom and the imperial village will be on the left.

"The representatives of the Tessie kingdoms and their vassal states are on the right side."

Zhu Jingyuan thought about that scene:

"Isn't this similar to the previous dynasty, except that I sat under my grandfather's place with Uncle Jiu.

"Then put Xiyi in the position of the courtier, and it was on the right side of the field, and the representative of the Ming Dynasty was on their left......

Shen Fu smiled and nodded:

"Honglu Temple is indeed arranged in this way, and it was originally intended to form the most comfortable environment for us.

"But apparently Xiyi understands the etiquette of our Ming Dynasty, knows that this is the pattern of our dynasty, and also knows that our Ming Dynasty respects the left.

"Therefore, the other party first insisted that the Taixi kingdoms could not be placed in the status of vassals of the Ming Dynasty.

"Then the other side demanded that the upper position should be vacant, that the long negotiating table should be horizontally in an east-west direction, and that representatives of both sides should sit on either side of the long table.

"But this kind of request is absolutely impossible, and it is impossible for His Highness to talk to them face to face.

"Your Highness, as the representative of the Ming court, once you sit opposite the representative of the Taixi Kingdom, the other party may use this to promote that the identities of the two sides are equal.

"Chen thinks that the other party may know that you are not yet weak, so he tries to find a breakthrough from you.

"Our bottom line should be that although the upper table can be hung empty, the long table should still be placed in the north-south direction, and the representative of the Ming Dynasty should still be on the left side of the long table.

"And Your Highness should sit in the center on the left side, and the opposite side of you should also be vacant, and no Tessie should be qualified to sit opposite you.

"But the bottom line can't be easily revealed, and Your Highness shouldn't compromise easily, we can talk about this matter slowly."

Judging from the era of Zhu Jingyuan's previous life, this kind of demand of the British was completely normal.

But the Ming Dynasty ministers of this era can't get used to their problem.

You, the representative of the Taixi States, want to be on an equal footing with the representatives of the Ming court?

It's absolutely impossible!

If the Taixi countries must insist on equality, then the Ming may even really stop the peace talks for this reason.

However, the Tessians should not insist.

They knew in their hearts that they couldn't be on an equal footing with Daming, they just wanted to fight.

They wanted the process of the dispute, otherwise they would not be able to account to the king and the public.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Jingyuan soon had another idea:

"Then I will meet them tomorrow morning, but not only the British, but also the official representatives of the Tessie countries.

"Let the main representatives of our imperial court also participate, and the representatives of the feudal kingdom and the imperial village will also elect some representatives to participate.

"Just run an informal, small-scale meeting and discuss how people should sit.

"The scene will use the kind of arrangement we prepared, but we will replace the upper chairs with four."

After listening to Shen Fu, he was a little puzzled:

"Four chairs on top? Who are these other two for?"

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and said:

"To Rome."

Shen Fu immediately remembered the Roman Mandate Plan that Zhu Jingyuan had mentioned at the beginning, which started directly before the negotiations.

His Royal Highness the Great Food King is really thinking ...... Very interesting......

Shen Fu could already imagine what would happen tomorrow, so he couldn't help but smile and nod and said:

"The minister understands, so let's arrange it."

Shen Fu left Zhu Jingyuan's residence, went out and ordered his men to prepare the venue and notify the relevant personnel to participate.

At the same time, he personally went to inform Zhu Jianfeng, who was the highest in Shenfu.

Zhu Jianfeng listened to Zhu Jingyuan's plan conveyed by Shen Fu, and immediately couldn't help but say with some emotion:

"This kid ...... It's really different, this is to humbly respect the dead, really degrade the living, and the other party has nothing to say......

Zhu Jianfeng walked around his room twice, thought about it seriously for a while, turned to Shen Fu and said:

"The upper position still prepares two chairs, but I don't go to the upper position to sit down, because when the formal negotiation is made, I am not the representative of the Ming Dynasty.

"I'll sit first on the left, and I'll put a chair across from me, and I'll see who will sit there......

Of course, Shen Fu understands that only two chairs are placed in the upper position, and only one is left for Rome, which is obviously better than putting two.

However, Shen Fu also realized at the same time that this Ninth Highness also had his own ideas.

Shen Fu asked Zhu Jianfeng what he wanted to do, but Zhu Jianfeng just pretended to be mysterious and didn't say anything, but promised not to cause trouble to Honglu Temple.

Shen Fu thought in his heart, even if you got into trouble, it shouldn't be a big problem.

So he agreed bitterly and went to inform Zhu Jingyuan again.

Zhu Jingyuan was a little puzzled after listening:

"What am I going to do with Uncle Nine? How is he going to take the man sitting across from him?"

Shen Fu smiled bitterly and said:

"The minister doesn't know, His Royal Highness the Ninth has always pretended to be mysterious, and he will see tomorrow."

Zhu Jingyuan was speechless, you Zhu Jianfeng is not a military advisor, how can you play the routine of heaven and cannot be revealed.

Zhu Jingyuan turned his head to look at his two staff:

"Two gentlemen, what do you think, my ninth uncle, is he thinking?"

The two staff members thought about it for a while, and Niu Jian spoke his thoughts first:

"Of course, the students don't know what His Highness Nine is thinking, but they can analyze it according to the situation.

"At the time of the formal peace talks, His Royal Highness the Great Food King was representing the Ming Dynasty.

"His Royal Highness Nine does not represent the Ming court, but represents the Ming royal family.

"The person who sits across from His Royal Highness Nine can be regarded as the representative of the family corresponding to the Ming Imperial Family.

"There are people who want this honor, but others don't.

"Once there is a dispute, this mess will come."

Lin Zexu, who was next to him, added with a smile:

"Actually, this is similar to the Roman position set up by His Highness.

"The princes of the Tessie kingdoms will not allow their own kind of people to sit.

"But if it's a representative of the court of the Tessie countries, such as British Prime Minister Pitt.

"If he sat there as prime minister, it seemed that this kind of problem could be avoided.

"I just don't know if His Highness the Ninth has a plan to deal with this situation."

Zhu Jingyuan listened to the analysis of the two and nodded slowly:

"Then wait for tomorrow to see the situation, this kind of subplot is originally an add-on, and it doesn't matter if it is resolved......

Nine o'clock in the morning the next day.

Zhu Jingyuan took his two staff, under the escort of Guan Tianpei, and entered the palace again and came to the rearranged Wenhua Palace.

In the middle of the main hall, which is usually used for discussions, it has been replaced by a large conference table with a height suitable for sitting.

On the main seat at the top of the front of the conference table, according to the requirements of Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Jianfeng, two exquisite circle chairs are now placed.

On either side of the table, twenty chairs were placed for the main representatives of both sides.

Behind each of these two rows of chairs, there is a row of bars and a large number of chairs with backrests for the accompanying sub-representatives, as well as for the clerical staff.

The representatives of the Ming court, as well as the representatives elected by the vassal states and the imperial village, arrived twenty minutes early.

Zhu Jingyuan, the highest-ranking chief representative, had not yet arrived, and they were all standing and chatting in the left area of the scene, and actually occupied the land on the left in advance.

The representatives of the ten imperial courts of the Anti-Ming Alliance, the representatives of the ten royal families, a total of twenty people, have all arrived now.

They also didn't sit down, they were first questioning the layout of the scene, and at the same time waiting for Zhu Jingyuan to arrive.

Instead of standing on the right side of the large conference table, they stood at the back of the table, apparently not wanting to enter the right area.

Only Zhu Jianfeng was alone, and he was already sitting in the first position on the left side, looking at the people around him happily.

Zhu Jianfeng's identity is incomparable, in terms of background alone, as a prince, he is higher than Zhu Jingyuan as the emperor's grandson.

After Zhu Jingyuan entered the venue, the representatives of the Ming Dynasty bowed down one after another, and Zhu Jianfeng, as his uncle, sat with a slight bow and bowed his head in greeting.

When the court and royal representatives of the Taixi countries saw Zhu Jingyuan officially enter the venue, there was a slight commotion.

Although they had repeatedly confirmed before they came, the plenipotentiary representative for peace talks sent by the Ming Empire was not the former Ming Honglu Siqing, the second son of the current Ming Emperor, Zhu Jianyan.

It is the son of the second prince, a grandson of the Ming Emperor, an eldest child who is only fifteen years old.

It was always difficult for them to fully believe it, and they were worried that Zhu Jianyan would also follow his son to the scene, but he would not be in the name of the envoy of the peace talks.

That's a common operation for the Ming people, and they have done a lot of pre-planning for it.

After all, dealing with a mature diplomat requires a completely different approach to negotiation than dealing with a young royal child.

Now when I really saw Zhu Jingyuan appearing alone and not being with Zhu Jianyan, I was very surprised when I really confirmed the news.

At the same time, the image of this oriental young emperor and grandson also made them express sincere admiration.

The Tessians of this world generally believe that the image of the Orientals is very beautiful, and they are generally more beautiful than the Tessies.

This was not only the strong cultural shock of the Ming Dynasty, but also led to their gradual orientalization of aesthetic tendencies.

It is also the result of the limitations of the group they observe.

The images of Orientals often seen by the Taixi people are, first of all, the emperors and the sons and grandsons of the Zhu family.

This was followed by the children of the nobles of the East, and then the servants and prostitutes of the East.

They rarely see the ordinary people of the East, especially the hardest workers at the bottom, who are basically unnoticed by them.

The image of the emperor's grandson and the nobleman and the advocate is originally the best among the Ming people.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Zhu Ming royal family, as a man who eats soft rice and hard food, has an outstanding image.

The successive generations of Ming emperors chose concubines, and they only chose beauties from small families, which continued to optimize the genes for more than 400 years.

Therefore, the current princes and grandsons of the Ming Dynasty are all quite handsome, and only a few will be disabled.

But the more important reason is that they are the ruling class, and they do not participate in manual labor for a long time.

Have the best diet, living environment, and the most reasonable basic exercise, as well as a special person to prepare and take care of the image.

The appearance they show every day is carefully cared for and maintained, and it is the most beautiful side of the Ming people.

The Tessie people looked at the images of these Ming royalty and nobles in the newspapers and pictorials, and compared the ordinary people of Tessie around them.

The result was naturally a complete victory for the Eastern aristocracy.

Even compared to the royal family and aristocracy of Taixi, and the ruling class that was pampered by Taixi, the Ming side was still generally superior.

After all, the genes that have been optimized for hundreds of years, and the genes that have been inbred with Tessie for hundreds of years, are not based on one level.

The Zhu Jingyuan that these deputies see now is the best result formed under such various conditions.

The basic image itself is good enough, plus the best dress and temperament of the royal family, as well as the more important identity filter, as well as the child's own filter.

The Tessie delegates now feel like they have seen the legendary fairy child.

If there really are angels, it should be this image too!

He will surely bring peace to the world!

The group of representatives were stunned for a few seconds before they reacted, and hurriedly saluted Zhu Jingyuan like the representatives of the Ming Dynasty.

Use the bow salute of the Ming Dynasty up and down, and bow slightly to the noble person.

Zhu Jingyuan first bowed to his uncle, then stood up straight and bowed to the others, while smiling and greeting everyone:

"Okay, let's all come from afar, don't stand, sit down and talk."

A group of Tessie deputies suddenly felt like a spring breeze, and the goodwill of the first impression was directly raised to the limit.

Prince Fernando of Spain subconsciously wanted to sit down on the right, but was immediately stopped by Prime Minister Manuel next to him.

Then the twenty-one-year-old Prince Fernando suddenly reacted, and according to the plan, he could not sit down yet.

Now we have to discuss the arrangement of the meeting venue, and now I will just accept it when I sit down.

British Prime Minister Pitt coughed lightly, and was about to speak after getting rid of the influence, but was preempted by Zhu Jianfeng, who was sitting.

Zhu Jianfeng raised his hand and pointed at the representatives of Taixi, and seemed to remind very generously:

"You don't need to accommodate the etiquette of our Ming Dynasty, how do you usually salute your king in your court, and now you can salute my Prince Ming."

Everyone at the scene would speak Daming Yayan, but everyone was obviously stunned when they heard this.

It took a few seconds to realize what he meant.

The etiquette of the king at the court of Tessie is to kneel on one knee.

It means that don't learn from Da Ming now, and continue to use your Tessie's one-knee salute.

Originally, it should have been said that you Xiyi were not qualified to use our Ming etiquette, but he said it in a very generous and kind tone.

After Zhu Jingyuan understood, he subconsciously wanted to praise Zhu Jianfeng: Uncle Jiu, you are really a master of yin and yang.

Tessie's representative was also embarrassed at this moment.

Prince Fernando immediately felt that although the image of the Nine Emperor Princes was also very outstanding, he was a very mature and tasteful middle-aged man.

But definitely a wicked person.

The difficulty in the negotiation may lie here.

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