10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom.

British Foreign Secretary Grenville, with a telegram to Prime Minister William Pitt:

"The French don't want to continue fighting, they want to pull us together to negotiate peace with Napoleon, and at the same time ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Dashi of the Ming Dynasty to intercede."

Pete was visibly taken aback when he heard the news, but quickly regained his composure:

"They don't want to fight, we don't want to fight, this war really forced us to the last of our strength, what are the terms of peace talks proposed by the French?"

Grenville handed the telegram to Pete:

"Give up most of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

"France retains the former Canadian territories of Maryland and to the north, New York and to the east, and the St. Lawrence River to the south and east.

"We, the United Kingdom, retain five territories: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.

"Napoleon gets Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana west of Appalachia, plus half of Pennsylvania."

Pete took the telegram, and before he had time to check the details, he subconsciously asked rhetorically:

"Isn't this what the Ming Dynasty proposed, the Ming army directly participated in the war, as the main force to help us quell the rebellion, and asked for the reward?"

Grenville nodded with a complicated expression and said:

"That's true, it's almost the condition that Prince Dashi wanted at the beginning.

"Now it's just that the land that should be given to the Ming Dynasty has been turned into an independent state for Napoleon.

"And the Chesapeake Peninsula and Long Island were also sent out!"

"You have already said at the beginning that it is impossible to pass that condition in Parliament, and we can only choose to fight ourselves.

"So we fought like this for almost three years, and after spending a lot of men and money, we finally created Napoleon's kingdom!

"The land we left to Napoleon still has almost half a million square kilometers, which is almost twice the size of Britain itself.

"This is the hallmark result of the efficient decision-making of our British civil service!"

Pete listened to Grenville's complaints, looked at the details of the telegram, shook his head with a dry smile, and said:

"You don't have to be in such a hurry, what is written in this telegram is just a suggestion from the French, and the final result may not be like this, the Ming may not allow Napoleon to ...... independently"

Grenville seemed to react suddenly:

"You mean to say that we are giving up the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Ming Dynasty.

"Let the Ming go and destroy Napoleon's kingdom and seize the areas now controlled by Napoleon.

"However, if we want to negotiate peace with Napoleon, we and the Ming will definitely give a guarantee of security.

"Napoleon would not have accepted the terms of an armistice if he had not been allowed to retain the independence of those lands."

Pete Pi said with a smile:

"Napoleon can not accept the terms of the armistice, but the Ming can also directly enter the war.

"We can even go to peace talks with Napoleon, we can go to Daming alone and negotiate directly.

"Transfer ownership of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Ming and let the Ming clean up the rebels himself.

"Just like the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in South Yinzhou.

"Do you think that after Daming gets the ownership of these lands, will he deal with Napoleon in the same way as he did with Boliva and Sun Martin?

"Napoleon can fight more than Boliwa and Sun Martin, and he can consume some of the strength of the Ming Dynasty."

Grenville understood what Pete meant, and then still asked rhetorically, still with some puzzlement:

"If we do that...... Are there any practical benefits to the United Kingdom?

"The point is, including Princess Charlotte, the three members of the royal family are still in Napoleon's hands.

"We don't give Napoleon security guarantees, that's not way for them to release the three royals."

Pete thought of the three royals, and the smile on his face disappeared directly:

"Hey, let His Royal Highness Prince Charles of France contact Prince Dashi and prepare for peace talks......"

…………

North Yinzhou, on the shores of Lake Ontario, Buffalo Buffalo, the temporary capital of the Kingdom of Canada.

In the castle, which served as the headquarters of the kingdom's army and the headquarters of the imperial court, Napoleon was wrapped in a fur coat and drank soju.

Edams sat across from Napoleon and said his thoughts as if to himself:

"The latest news received, there was a heavy snowfall in Quebec, coupled with a cold spell, and the St. Lawrence River froze."

Napoleon took a sip of wine and grinned bitterly, and the cold shook in the surrounding control:

"Shhh...... The roads on land have been destroyed by us, and now the rivers are frozen in advance.

"The inland transportation will be completely blocked, and the supplies of the British and French forces will not be able to come in, and there will be no way to attack.

"This year's battle can be considered over, and we can relax a little bit for a few months."

Adams, however, was not pleased, and said in a rather melancholy tone:

"When will this life end, the coastline has been completely abandoned, and the east of the Appalachian Mountains has been gradually abandoned.

"What exactly is your plan? Where do we go from here? Can we still win? ”

Napoleon, as far as possible to keep himself from looking decadent, replied with a smile:

"It depends on what kind of victory you want.

"If you don't care about the size and nature of the victory, maybe it will be soon.

"Maybe even this winter."

Adams was visibly stunned:

"What do you mean? The war can't be fought in winter, how can it still be won? ”

Napoleon continued with a smile and said:

"Because this winter is very difficult, France and Britain should also reach the limit, and if they continue to fight, I am afraid that the crown will not fall to the ground."

Adams reacted immediately:

"They were originally worried that they would not be able to control the domestic situation, so they negotiated a truce with Daming.

"As a result, it was stopped for less than a year, and they immediately continued to fight with us in Yinzhou.

"The endurance of the French and British should have reached the limit.

"The royal families of Britain and France, if they don't want to cause a civil strife, they should make peace with us?

"The consequences that we were expecting could be here this winter."

Adams spoke of these things at the very end, and his spirits became extraordinarily invigorated.

As a result, Adams soon discovered that Napoleon was clearly not very happy:

"What's the matter, isn't that the consequence you're expecting?"

Napoleon took another sip and, in a tone that did not fluctuate, painted a rather uplifting picture:

"I expect them to hold out for two or three years, until the citizens of Paris are angry and overthrow their king.

"Then we took the opportunity to counterattack, take over the remaining main French forces, and occupy the whole of America and Canada.

"He was even invited to return to Paris and become King of France."

Adams was struck by this possibility that Napoleon said:

"This ...... Is this really possible? ”

Napoleon said in a calm tone:

"If there is no Ming Dynasty, of course it is possible, even if the French convene our peace talks, we can refuse.

"But Da Ming...... That won't be allowed to happen......

"Even, even if Britain and France are willing to negotiate peace, the Ming Dynasty may not allow us to exist.

Adams was also not brainless, and quickly understood what Napoleon meant:

"Will the Ming deal with us like Bolivar and San Martín in Nan Yin Chau?

"Because in the eyes of the Ming royal family, we and Bosun are just rebels?

"Allowing us to be independent is tantamount to encouraging rebellion in disguise?"

Napoleon did not answer the obvious question, and after taking a sip of wine, he exclaimed:

"If it weren't for Daming, I would have had a chance to become the king of France.

"Then I can use the power of France to try to unify the entire continent of Tessie.

"Build a new era of Roman Empire and become a true Roman Emperor.

"But Da Ming is watching here, and I have no place at all."

After three years of rebellion, Napoleon pondered a lot about the logic of rebellion.

As a result, the more I think about it, the more desperate I feel.

It is impossible to succeed in creating the Ming Dynasty's rebellion, and even if it is necessary to create the opposition of other royal families, the Ming Dynasty has a high probability of helping to suppress it.

Daming encouraged himself to rebel, but did not allow himself to succeed.

I fell on the big dang of the prince of the big food.

The best outcome now is probably the king of a small kingdom, and the worst outcome is to go to Dongyi to be a commoner.

After considering several possibilities, Adams suddenly asked Napoleon:

"Is it possible that we took the initiative to contact Daming and expressed our willingness to become a vassal state of Daming.

"Then with the help of the Ming Dynasty's counteroffensive, subduing the land occupied by the British and French troops......"

Napoleon immediately nodded, and then immediately shook his head:

"You can try to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, which is a relatively feasible plan to ensure our security.

"But if you want to use the power of the Ming Dynasty to deal with Britain and France, this is unlikely.

"If I were the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I would find a way to weaken Britain and France, but I would not let the royal families of the two countries collapse.

"Now Britain and France are almost at their limit, and it's time for them to catch their breath.

"The Ming royal family is also a traditional monarch, and they are all guardians of the existing order."

Adams was silent for a few seconds:

"Do you really want to contact Daming and take the initiative to become a vassal state?

"We've been fighting hard for three years, is that what we can do?

"It's better to directly request to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty when he became independent.

"What is the purpose of fighting this for three years?"

Napoleon glanced at Adams:

"While we declared independence, we directly asked to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, which was equivalent to allowing the Ming Dynasty to directly go to war with Britain and France.

"The Ming Dynasty and Britain and France have just signed an armistice agreement for the world war, and it is impossible to tear up the contract for our sake.

"Only we ourselves can hold off the British and French attacks, making the British and French attacks unsustainable.

"When Britain and France are willing to let us become independent, it is possible that the Ming Dynasty will accept us peacefully.

"The three years of fighting can be said to be for this qualification to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty."

Adams was utterly silent when he heard this.

(End of chapter)