"You're kidding me!"

"No! You're the one who teased me first......"

One side glared angrily, and the other side was light. After looking at each other like this, Philip sat back in his seat and waved his hand in annoyance: "No kidding, I've come all the way to this place, not for your pastime, show some sincerity." ”

"I prefer to speak with facts rather than sincerity. Don pointed to his feet, "Can you believe it, the place we are standing now, the Northern Holy City, will be included in the territory of the Gray Army in less than a week." Well, do you know how many towns there are under the control of the Gray Army now? I haven't counted them, but there should be more than a hundred. With such a record, you can exchange only five towns for ...... And you said you weren't kidding me?"

"I said I could talk about it, but you don't have to think about it in the north. Philip shook his head firmly: "You really dare to ask for it! The Bran Empire as a whole is divided into two places, the south and the north. The South is a small country, less than half of the wilderness of the North. If this is all given to you, then who is who's subordinate fief?"

"Moreover, don't look at the prosperity of the south now, it is because it is backed by the north as a source of materials and a huge warehouse for the export of finished products. In fact, in addition to the fact that the climate in the south is better than that in the north, which is more habitable and the land is more fertile, there are many other things such as minerals and human resources. If the north is really lost, there will be no commodities without raw material resources, and even if there are commodities, there will be no market...... In time, without you or the barbarians attacking, the empire in a remote corner can be played to death by itself!"

Taking a deep breath, Philip's gaze was as sharp as an eagle. looked at Don fixedly, "You say, under this premise, will we give up the north?"

Tang En suddenly didn't feel the pressure exerted on the other side, and shrugged his shoulders easily: "It's very thoughtful." Well, is it because you have considered such an outcome?"

Philip froze when he heard this, and then looked away: "It's not important, just say what you want." As you know, it is impossible for the Grey Army alone to defeat the Bran Empire, so it is better to take advantage of the opportunity to take the initiative right now. Ask for as many benefits as possible at the negotiating table. That's what you should be thinking about right now. If you miss it, don't blame me for not warning you. Once the Bran royal court was driven crazy, he would mobilize the three main army corps on the front line to fight back...... Even if this allows the barbarian army to drive straight into and occupy most of the north. Your Grey Army is also finished. ”

or good words and admonitions, or putting yourself in their shoes, or implicitly threatening...... Philip, who stood on a different standpoint, also fought. Say a little bit down. It's a bitter mouth. But

"Hah!" chuckled, and Donn looked at Philip with a sincere expression. Shaking his head and laughing, "I really came prepared, bullying me for not understanding the military, right?"

"Huh?" Philip raised his eyebrows in amazement, looking innocent.

"Pretend!, pretend!" Tang En's eyes were disdainful, "I don't know how to command a battle, but I can still understand the map, and my brain is not confused." Not to mention whether Bran dares to transfer back to the main army on the front line now...... I guess you don't dare, or you're struggling with it. After all, the barbarians are much more ferocious than the Gray Army, hehe...... Looking at the current momentum of the Grey Cloth Army, after fighting out of the 100,000 mountains in the west, the vertical expansion is extremely rapid, although it will not be able to reach the eastern coastline for a while and a half, as long as the main official road to the front line is completely cut off......

After a pause, Tang En took a sip of the teacup and said with a bright smile, "At that time, it is not a question of whether your three main armies will fight back, but whether they will become the turtles in the urn if the back road is cut off." Right?"

"Ahem...... coughed lightly, and under the strange gaze of Allen on the side, Philip said calmly, "I have already conveyed the negotiation conditions, and then you can discuss it yourself, I have nothing to do." Well, let's go out for a drink, there's a tavern next door with a nice atmosphere. ”

"Get out!"

up, a big middle finger!

......

The first negotiation ended without a hitch.

Or rather, it wasn't a formal negotiation at all. As Donn said, this was just a preliminary intention from Bran. The general meaning is that you are ruthless, we are convinced, you see that we will divide some territory for you to play by yourself, and there will be nothing to do?

I can't talk about much sincerity, I'm afraid that even if the gray-clothed army really agrees to this condition, the Bran royal court itself will regret it, and even if it is given, it will be unwilling and unwilling...... There's nothing to figure out, the ass decides the brain. The butt of the Bran royal court has been sitting on the throne of the king of the continent for thousands of years, and he has long been accustomed to the superiority of the high. Even if the situation is precarious now, it is impossible to make them think of giving in for a while.

Originally, the Bran Empire had stood on the continent for thousands of years, and it had never shown signs of collapse after being exposed to wind and rain. Is it just a coincidence that this time I suddenly can't hold on? Isn't it reasonable......

Thinking about it, only when the soldiers came to the city, with the knife on their necks, and pressed the old king out of the royal castle when they heard that he was about to choke his breath, they would suddenly realize, oh, it turns out that the way of the world has really changed......

From this point of view, it can even be said that the initial intention of conveying this time is also unreliable. The main purpose is to test how much appetite the Grey Coats have! If it is small enough to accept, then really talk about it. But if you want the Bran Empire or the entire northern territory like Don to open your mouth, it is estimated that if Philip sends the word back, the noble councilors of the capital will laugh at the greed and discontentment here, and they won't know what their surname is after winning a few battles......

It's not interesting, and it doesn't make sense.

Of course, it would be an exaggeration to say that it has no effect at all. After all, whether it was Philip or the seven or eight members of Congress, their status was honorable, and it was impossible for them to run around in this dangerous north without anything.

Combined with what Philip said before, these are all characters from the second prince's faction, Tang En can roughly guess the other party's intention to come over this time, it should be to pave the way and leave a good foreshadowing. Once the situation in Bran really turns around after that, through this contact, they can also get ahead of the Great Prince's faction and contact the Gray Army for negotiations......

Ha - to put it bluntly, it's still the same as the struggle for imperial power!

Maybe. From this, we can see the mainstream attitude of the Bran royal court at this time, they still don't realize the danger coming, and they still stay in their habitual thinking, running the grass egg business of the fly camp and dogs.

It's hopeless!

......

Of course, this is not the case for everyone.

For example, Philip, the flower name is outside, giving people the feeling that he has always been bohemian and indulgent in flowers, and no one will be surprised that he may die on a woman's belly one day. This time, he was extremely sensitive to smell the mortal danger from the current crisis, and his attitude was enthusiastic, and he changed his previous style. In the next full day when he exchanged glasses with Donn. From time to time, he has been talking about his thoughts either plainly or implicitly, and he seems to have great expectations for this negotiation.

But I have to say that Philip was in a hurry to go to the doctor. I've found the wrong person.

It's true that Don is Josia's husband. A certain kind of Cheng dù can also influence Lansha's will. But the point is that he never took care of things. is a huge gray army, except for a few close friends such as Frey, other affairs are completely unrelated to him. He didn't want to be implicated either. At present, the limit of what he can do in this negotiation is to look at Philip's face and pass a word to the matchmaker, and forget about the rest......

However, Philip seemed to be in a real hurry this time, and changed three drinking places in a row, and still kept nagging and nagging endlessly, until Don finally gave Alan a look, and the two joined forces to fill the party, and the world finally quieted down......

The next day, outside the city, at the time of parting.

In fact, there is no need to leave in such a hurry, after all, after staying here for so long, it is not bad for these three days or two days. It's just that those congressmen feel that they are not safe in Shanxi City, for fear that when they open their eyes one day, they will find that they have been kidnapped by a group of ragged mobs, and their lives are not guaranteed. So after seeing Don and estimating that Philip also spread the meaning here, he packed up and left in a hurry early in the morning.

As for Philip, it was only after the convoy left Mountain Creek City that he woke up from his hangover a little. Then he lifted the curtain and looked at the tall city wall in the distance, but he didn't come back to his senses......

"Who ordered to leave—"

Listening to the roar of anger coming from the convoy not far away, Don shook his head, retracted his gaze, and continued to explain to Alan in front of him, "Where did you just go...... Oh, engagement. That's Annika good, whether it's your own conditions or your background, you kid can be considered to have earned it. You can put the business group things aside, spend more time with others, and don't run around in the future, just get engaged, be careful of chickens and eggs. Ha...... Don't worry about Philip, I'll tell him not to bother you in the future. Of course, if you have the ability to take Annika to live in the north, that would be great...... It's up to you to discuss this yourself, don't be embarrassed......"

From beginning to end, whether it was the poor newspaper seller in the slum back then, or the emerging merchant leader of this rich country. Allen's respect for Don has never changed. In this way, Don is also concerned about Allen's affairs. If it were possible, Don really didn't want to implicate the latter. But just like the latter's respect for him, Allen's attitude has always been stubborn when it comes to helping Donne......

Then you can only keep telling and explaining, and then prepare a few more back roads for the other party.

The convoy seemed to be arguing over there, and Allen's identity should not be revealed, so Don didn't say anything more, and finally hugged Allen, got out of the carriage, and walked towards the luxury convoy over there.

Before he could get closer, Philip's screaming and scolding was already clear in his ears, "Shit! Who let you leave without permission - do you have the right to do this? Can you take responsibility - still glaring at me! Unconvinced? A bunch of fools-"

Philip waving and roaring is not like an imperial wolf, but like an angry lion. The aura is full of energy, foaming at the mouth, as if it is a terrible appearance that wants to eat people. In fact, Philip did have the intention of eating the old men in front of him alive......

Why did he almost drink so much that he vomited blood yesterday, so what did he do? Didn't he just want to entangle with Tang Enduo, so that the other party could blow the pillow breeze after he went back, so as to facilitate this negotiation? As a result, he had just started talking, and when he woke up, he was about to leave, and he was still carried away in his sleep......

Pig teammates, pig teammates!

Turning his head angrily, he suddenly saw Don who was hugging his shoulders and chuckling not far away, Philip couldn't help but stagnate, and then spat out a turbid breath and walked with a wry smile: "You can't do this properly!"

Shrugging his shoulders and spreading his hands, "Hehe, my legs are long on someone else, if I want to leave or stay, what can I do?" patted Philip, who was a little frustrated, on the shoulder, Don En smiled and said, "Okay, don't pretend to be pitiful." I will convey your meaning to Josia and the senior leaders of the Gray Army, as for what they think and do, don't pester me, it's useless to pester me, I have a very low sense of storage in the Gray Army, and I can't help you. ”

After a pause, he handed over a small note, "This is the address of a secret agency contact point in the south, if you have any questions, you can contact me through Guòna." This is the last time, and I don't want to see Alan involved again, or don't blame me for turning my face. ”

When the words fell, he opened his arms and hugged the stunned Philip, turned around, raised his hand, and simply left.

Behind him, Philip stood in place for a while, watching Donn's figure disappear. came back to his senses, pinched the note in his hand, and looked up to the sky and sighed...... There has never been a clear feeling at this moment that the empire is really coming to an end......

Turning around, he walked over the group of iron-faced old men and walked straight towards the carriage. When one foot stepped into the carriage, he paused, turned his head to look at the still angry congressmen, and gritted his teeth angrily, "A bunch of fools who are old and uninformed! Remember—the empire will be destroyed in your hands!"

The old men in Chinese costumes looked at each other, and they were even more angry.

"Damn, what is this, even his father would not dare talk to us like this!"

"I don't know how to be polite! A noble one, but there is such a puppy who doesn't know what to do......"

"Hmph, let's see how long he can be arrogant......"

"The guy who only spins around a woman's belly deserves to talk to us about state affairs?

............ (To be continued......)