In the city of Martin Sun, in the King's Chamber.

King Sun Martin sat weakly in his place in a black white shirt, a pair of crumpled breeches, and a messy short hair.

Under the gaze of a group of subordinates with equally miserable images, Martin Sun took a few deep breaths, looked up and asked them:

"How's it going today? Did Daming continue the shelling? ”

One of the generals immediately said:

"Not at the moment, the other side has not fired artillery today, maybe the supply of shells is not available."

Martin Sun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief:

"We are also running out of shells, have the Yin troops of the Ming Dynasty attacked?"

The general immediately replied:

"No, today Daming did not send troops to test, but built their defense line."

Martin Sun was a little surprised:

"Building a defensive line? Could it be that the Ming people are ready to besiege us for a long time?

"We have a lot of developed farmland behind us, and it's useless to besiege us......

"By the way, has the number of vehicles on the battlefield increased?"

Another general said:

"No, Daming is building a defensive line now, and there is no sign of mobilizing troops to attack.

"I can't observe it from a distance, I don't know if Daming has made other preparations in the rear."

When Martin Sun was guessing what Daming was going to do, a guard ran in quickly:

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty sent a messenger to meet you, saying that it was the words of His Royal Highness Prince Dashi, the governor of Yinzhou in the Ming Dynasty."

The surrounding officials and generals were stunned, and then many people showed joy on their faces.

"Da Ming, is this finally willing to negotiate with us again?"

"Da Ming should be willing to appease us again!"

"Your Majesty, we finally see hope for victory."

"Da Ming also realized that this kind of place was difficult to attack."

"Although they have tanks and planes, it is difficult to concentrate here for use, and the fuel supply is not ...... at all."

Sun Martin also took it for granted that this was the Ming Dynasty who was willing to negotiate peace.

As long as he can retain a relatively independent country, even if there is only the remaining bit of land, Sun Martin can accept it.

Sun Martin's whole person was also obviously relieved:

"Invite the messenger in......"

An officer in his forties, Zhu Jianxuan, the overseer of the Southern Bandit Suppression Headquarters of Xintianfu, walked into Sun Martin's meeting hall under the escort of four Ming soldiers and under the guidance of Sun Martin's guards.

The five Ming people entered the door and took a step, then stopped directly, and then took two steps back.

State of war, tropics, a group of Tessie men, I don't know how many days without bathing.

Now this hall is almost like a gas chamber to Daming.

Zhu Jianxuan stood at the door of the hall and said to the guard:

"Let your majesty come to the door and talk, this place is a little more spacious and the air is a little better......"

The guards soon realized why this Ming officer didn't go in.

I felt that this Ming officer was really too polite, and he didn't directly scold this for being like a pig's nest or something like that.

The guards immediately ran over and told Martin Sun.

Martin Sun also immediately realized that his current image is really sloppy.

But now I can't care so much, I can't let the other party wait for him to take a shower and change clothes.

So he accepted Zhu Jianxuan's suggestion and went to the door with a few officials and generals.

Just under the porch of the hall, the two sides stood more than two meters away and greeted each other.

Zhu Jianxuan took two pieces of paper from the file bag and asked the guards to hand them to Martin Sun.

When Martin Sun saw the first one, his eyes widened immediately, and he muttered in a sad tone:

O'Higgins' letter...... He also surrendered...... He gave up our ideals......"

The generals and officials around Sun Martin were silent.

There is nothing to say about this, under the continuous siege of the Ming army, there are too many companions who surrendered.

Not to mention independent warlords like O'Higgins, many of the subordinates brought up by Martin Sun himself surrendered and ran away.

The key is what kind of conditions he surrendered to, which can be his own reference.

So these officials and generals are subconsciously probes to see the details on the paper in Sun Martin's hand.

Martin Sun froze in place for a moment, then suddenly sighed leisurely and picked up the second piece of paper.

Martin Sun saw the above content together with the officers and generals around him.

Then a suppressed exclamation of pain rang out one after another.

"I can only ...... Take the assets of 10,000 silver bills to Dongyi ......"

"It's just the most ordinary national, and there is no good treatment for any knighthood.

"Your Majesty is just an ordinary person if you go......"

"We ...... Everybody has to be a laborer. ”

"That's controlled re-education through labor, it's equivalent to a criminal!"

"It's unacceptable! Otherwise, what have we done all these years! ”

Martin Sun quickly sorted out his spirit and looked at Zhu Jianxuan opposite:

"I can pledge allegiance to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and I can pledge allegiance to the king of any vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

"I only wish that my subordinates and my people could live in our homeland as free people."

Zhu Jianxuan looked at Martin Sun with a calm expression, and stopped talking several times, but finally just arched his hand:

"My message has been delivered, and I already know what you mean, so I'll take my leave."

Zhu Jianxuan turned around as he said and walked out with the soldiers.

When he came, the off-road vehicle he was riding was not far away, and he could drive back directly when he got in the car.

Martin Sun was a little puzzled and a little dazed, what does this Ming officer mean?

Do you want to take your words back and ask His Royal Highness Prince Daishoku what he means?

It sounds, when you think about it, it all seems like that.

But it's a bit abrupt, as a negotiator, shouldn't you bargain with yourself?

I should talk about a key node, and then go back and ask the high-level for advice.

Seeing that the other party's military rank is a major general of the Ming Dynasty, this status is already very high, and there should not be a little room for negotiation.

Moreover, the scene in front of him, especially this feeling, Sun Martin was vaguely impressed.

A deep inner uneasiness and panic unconsciously spread.

Martin Sun almost instinctively chased forward:

"General walk slowly, General wait a minute, what the hell do you mean?

"Do you want to bring my request back to His Royal Highness Prince Daishi?"

Zhu Jianxuan was a little helpless, and asked with some struggle:

"What do you want? Why should I bring back your meaningless nonsense to His Royal Highness Prince Daishi?

"My mission is complete, now it's just a matter of going back to life......"

Martin Sun basically understood what was going on, and his expression and tone were full of despair:

"Aren't you here to negotiate? You're done talking? So ...... you What was Ming's decision? ”

Zhu Jianxuan naturally asked rhetorically:

"When did I negotiate? What is Negotiation?

"The purpose of my coming here is just to tell you what His Royal Highness Prince Daishi means.

And then relay your response, that's all.

"I don't have any other tasks on my ......"

Martin Sun felt that the way this Ming officer spoke was very uncomfortable.

There is an implicit meaning in his words, but he just doesn't say it.

Martin Sun vaguely guessed, but felt very incredible.

If he hadn't experienced it once three years ago, Martin Sun wouldn't have felt any problems.

Then he fell into a huge trap.

Martin Sun finally couldn't bear it now, and asked directly about his guess:

"So, how do you convey my response? Have I rejected the conditions of His Royal Highness Prince Daishi? ”

Zhu Jianxuan naturally asked rhetorically:

"Isn't it? You didn't accept His Highness's conditions, isn't that just a refusal? ”

Martin Sun confirmed his guess, and suddenly had a tendency to go berserk.

It was the Ming negotiators with this logic who pushed themselves into the abyss of despair now.

At the beginning, Da Ming came to ask himself whether he would accept the title of earl of the Ming Shang Kingdom and the conditions for moving to the southeast coastal area.

As a matter of course, he bargained with Daming, saying that he hoped to stay where he was and become an independent duke-level vassal state.

The negotiators of Daming at that time also took it for granted that he knew, and they went back to convey it.

I am still looking forward to the other party coming to discuss with me again, and I can actually lower the price.

My bottom line at that time was actually not far from the conditions given by Daming......

But next...... The Ming troops began to attack.

If you take the initiative to ask about anything, the other party will not respond, and you will no longer listen to yourself at all.

Then came the war, which lasted for three years.

His kingdom of millions of square kilometers was quickly compressed to only 10,000 square kilometers today.

I have been guessing and analyzing for three years how the diplomat conveyed his message.

Now it's finally completely decided.

They conveyed two words – rejection.

Any other expression of one's own meaning other than acceptance is a rejection for them.

Martin Sun was a little broken now, and wanted to ask rhetorically in an almost roaring tone.

But considering the identity of the other party, he had to try to control his momentum.

In the end, it became a particularly aggrieved and emphasized complaint:

"You ...... It's people like you, why are you so stiff and old-fashioned?

"We just want to discuss with you, we want to discuss the details of the conditions with you.

"That's how you convey such a gross misleading ......

And then it led to these three years of senseless war!

"Didn't Da Ming consider whether a so-called negotiator like you is competent!"

Zhu Jianxuan looked at the indignant Sun Martin slightly,

It doesn't seem to be very understandable why Martin Sun is in this state:

"I'm asking you a question now, what is negotiation?

"When did you come up with the misunderstanding that we were negotiating with you?

"Why do you expect the Ming to respond to your conditions?

"We've never been negotiators, we've just been people who have come to get the message across.

"We're just informing you of one thing and making sure you're not going to accept it.

"It's so simple, why is it so complicated in your mind?

"The current situation is also like this, I have already informed you of the intention of His Royal Highness Prince Daishi.

"Then, it is now about to convey to His Highness the response that you did not accept His Highness's request."

When the Ming soldiers want to continue fighting, they will subconsciously adopt Zhu Jianxuan's logic.

I'm just informing you of one thing, I'll receive and record the response message only two, accept and don't.

At the same time, all expressions of meaning that are not accepted will be directly recorded as non-acceptance.

All other information is irrelevant and will not be recorded.

So it doesn't make any sense for you to say any nonsense.

They had already taken out the titles of Boliwa and Sun Martin, as well as the main rebel princes of Southern Yinzhou.

Originally, they had the opportunity to keep a few small-scale vassal territories under the Ming vassal state.

Now there is nothing left, only one chance to live.

If Sun Martin, Boliwa and others have not come to their senses this time, then they may even lose their lives in the future.

But Martin Sun himself was already aware of the problem.

After all, Martin Sun has been the king of a country for several years, and in this kind of despair, collapse, and grievance, he quickly sorted out his thoughts:

"I haven't refused, I should say, I haven't made an official response yet.

"I need to counsel with our subordinates, and I need time to convince them.

"Please wait a while, General, and I'll have someone arrange a place for you to stay......"

Zhu Jianxuan was a little unhappy:

"I'll just wait here and give you ten minutes."

Martin Sun subconsciously thought that it was normal to discuss the decision of this level of matter for a few days.

As a result, Zhu Jianxuan was given ten minutes, which is simply difficult for a strong man.

Martin Sun subconsciously said:

"Ten minutes is too short to fully discuss, I need at least a day......"

Zhu Jianxuan took out his pocket watch:

"From now on, the countdown is ten minutes, and no matter what you're doing, it's going to work as normal.

"If I leave in 10 minutes, and if I don't get an accepted answer before leaving, it will be considered a rejection......"

Martin Sun fully understood, and the other party's words were both a notice and an informant.

There was no discussion at all, no consultation at all.

Martin Sun almost ran back in front of his officers and generals, and said in a very fast and strong tone:

"Now it is the scene of three years ago that the Ming officers gave an ultimatum, not an invitation to peace talks.

"Remember three years ago? Instead of accepting the conditions directly, we are delusional about bargaining for the environment.

"Then we were faced with war.

"It's the same now, if you don't accept it, you reject it.

"If we refuse, the war will definitely continue.

"Da Ming will definitely attack after that until he completely destroys us.

Or think that it is time to give a condition again.

"I don't know when the next time it will be.

"I hope that by now, I'm tired, and I'm sure everyone is tired.

"I decided to accept Daming's conditions.

"If someone can't accept it, take your people to take the initiative to attack and break through."

The officials and generals on the scene understood what Sun Martin meant, but most of them had difficulty accepting this reality.

Several officials and generals subconsciously wanted to open their mouths to question and rhetorical.

As a result, St. Martin immediately mentioned the voice, and said in a somewhat hysterical voice:

"Don't ask me what I'm asking for, don't think about anything else.

"Da Ming didn't give us the qualifications to negotiate, it was just an ultimatum!

"The representative of Daming gave us ten minutes to discuss.

"When the time of ten minutes is up, and you don't say the word accept, it's a refusal!"

There was silence.

After the silence, a man's voice trembled and asked:

"How long do we need to work after surrendering? If it was for life, then I would choose to continue fighting. ”

Martin Sun was stunned for a moment, then immediately ran back to the representative of Daming, asked this question, and then added a detail:

"At the moment I don't have full control over all the troops and officers, and then there may be people who ignore orders to break out.

"There may also be people who lead the team to surrender directly to the front of the battle, and those who surrender before the battle are dealt with according to relative conditions?"

Zhu Jianxuan thought for a while and said:

"Five years for ordinary residents, ten years for soldiers.

"However, the vast majority of the current captives will be sent to the Yinzhou Canal in Panama.

"As long as you are a laborer who repairs the canal, you will be free again after the canal is built, and all laborers will be the same.

"The estimated duration of the canal is five years.

"As for surrendering before the battle...... The effect is the same at present, basically sent to repair the canal. ”

The question of the breakout was not answered, it must have been eliminated directly.

After hearing this, Martin Sun immediately went back and told his subordinates:

"Five to ten years, most likely five years, most likely sent to Panama to dig a canal.

"Don't ask any more questions, make a decision for me right now.

"If most of them accept it, then those who don't accept it will break through on their own.

"If most of them don't accept it, then those who accept it go to the front and surrender."

Five years is not a long time, and being a laborer for five years may not be harder than the current war.

Therefore, the vast majority of officials and generals accepted this condition.

A few diehards who wanted to fight to the death were also controlled by their companions around them.

Martin Sun returned to Zhu Jianxuan again in the last two minutes:

"We accept the conditions of His Royal Highness Prince Daishi, and we are willing to surrender."

Zhu Jianxuan sighed softly after listening:

"It's a shame that you accepted it......"