"Shopkeeper, everything is here, you take inventory to see if there is any loss. ”

"No, no. Oh, it's a deposit, and it's back to you. Well, how's it going, are you feeling okay?"

"Yes, there are a number of guests. ”

"That's good, that's good, hehe......"

At noon, the chubby shopkeeper regained possession of his tavern, and after a few small talks, he respectfully sent the two out of the door.

It's hard to guess what the aristocracy thinks...... Watching the two disappear on the street corner, the fat shopkeeper sighed, and there was a hint of envy in his words.

In fact, halfway through, he once came back, didn't get close, and looked at it from a distance. He saw more than a dozen luxurious carriages parked in front of his humble tavern, guarded by many brightly armored knights. In this way, the identities of these two people are naturally classified as nobles by him.

......

Down the street, Don and Josia walked side by side in the crowd.

"Whew......" With a long sigh of relief, Josia raised her hands high, made a gesture of exhausting the pressure, and pursed her mouth, "It's true, after arguing all morning, I didn't reach a condition." ”

"The one that can determine success or failure once is kidnapping for ransom. Don didn't care, "At least, you made that pesky old man mess up, didn't you?"

Josia squinted his eyes and smiled when he heard this: "Hehe...... With that said, I've gained a bit. Well, my heart suddenly became a lot more balanced. Hah!"

They were talking about the situation after the negotiations in the morning, and when Simpson left, he actually slammed his foot on the threshold and rolled over in a very embarrassed way. At such an age, it is inevitable that the qi and blood will not be smooth after sitting for such a long time. Of course. Josia's contribution to this will not be small. It is precisely because of her heart-piercing remarks. It made Simpson feel up and down, angry and angry, and that old face was always in a state of congestion. The combination of the two eventually led to this "tragedy".

It is conceivable that such a humiliating thing will inevitably spread in the aristocratic circle. At that time, it is likely that Simpson will be refuted in the negotiations, and he will be speechless, discouraged, and finally stomped into the air...... Perhaps it was with this in mind that Simpson rolled his eyes after the fall. fainted directly, but it caused chaos again, almost letting the two sides move.

"By the way, then Simpson won't just die, will he?" asked Josia after gloating.

"A little sympathetic?"

"It's an old man after all...... Well, and if he really dies because of this, I'm afraid we won't be able to continue this negotiation. ”

"Ha, it's really the most poisonous woman's heart...... Don't worry, you shouldn't die. ”

"Well, how do you know?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Donn said, "I was in the back." There is a personal ...... Well, that Alex is right next to me. I heard him muttering and pretending to be stunned or something, look, experienced ones, they won't hang up so easily. ”

"That's right......," he waved his fist, "Well, then I'll continue to work hard next time to try to make him faint again." ”

Expressionless, "Come on, come on......"

......

......

In the afternoon, the senior hotel in the center of Mountain Creek City.

This is where the aristocratic negotiation team lives in Shanxi City, and the reason why they do not live in Dongcheng District, which is warmly invited by the nobles, is of course for the convenience and confidentiality of negotiations. But even so, with their status, the hotel itself was fully chartered, surrounded by guards.

At this time, in front of the inn, a middle-aged nobleman was sending a white-bearded doctor out. Then he shook his head with a smile, walked back to the empty tavern hall, as if he remembered something, paused, turned to the counter and said, "Cook a bowl of nourishing soup and send it to room No. 1." ”

"Yes!"

Walk through the elegantly decorated courtyard and into the attic. Then he walked directly through room one, stopped in front of room nine at the end of the corridor, looked around, and pushed the door in.

"Sir Simpson is fine, hehe, I'm starting to believe Alex a little bit now...... This old moth isn't pretending, is it?"

Old moth is a contemptuous name given by the new aristocracy to the traditional aristocracy. On the contrary, in the mouth of the traditional aristocracy, the new aristocracy is the nouveau riche. (mentioned earlier)

"I'd prefer him to be bedridden, but ...... It doesn't have much to do with us, does it. ”

The one who spoke was Ronald, and this was his room. But now there are a lot of people gathered here, except for Philip, basically all the new noble members of the negotiation team have arrived.

Ronald looked around and said, "Okay, while those people go to visit Simpson, let's discuss what to do?"

After a moment of silence, the middle-aged nobleman from before spoke: "In the past few days, I have received some news from the Northern Armament Department, the strength of the Gray Cloth Army is not low now, and what is even more terrifying is the speed at which it expands, I think they have fully met the conditions of the new noble allies." ”

It's pretty much nonsense, but meetings, you always have to use some nonsense to get to the next topic.

Sure enough, a younger nobleman stood up and said, "But the key is how can we reach a cooperation agreement with the Gray Army? Although it has always been the old moths who have retorted, we ...... Well, I must not agree. ”

Silently, the nobles present all nodded silently.

The butt determines the brain, and this is a truth that can be used anywhere.

The new aristocracy is also an aristocracy and a vested interest. To put it bluntly, they just want to grab more power and a greater voice from the traditional aristocracy. But some of the conditions that Josia put forward today have fundamentally moved the lifeblood of the aristocracy. As for what Josia said was also good for the Empire, they didn't know it, but the position they were in had already determined that they couldn't do it. If it did, then what Simpson said today is really not a threat"...... If you dare to agree to this condition, I guarantee that you will die an ugly death!"

After a while, Ronald spoke: "It's impossible for them not to know this...... It should just be a negotiation tactic. The land cannot be moved, but it is still possible to let the children of the common people go to the academy and other conditions. ”

"Well, I think so. ”

"That's right, but it's also very difficult. Take, for example, the admission of a commoner's child to the academy...... Kindness. I'll be blunt. We are on two levels with the common people, and if we let our children mix with the common people, will they no longer respect us or fear us when they grow up?"

What the nobleman said was indeed straightforward, but that was the truth. In addition to the beauty that distance will produce, it will also produce a mysterious sense of prestige! Usually the aristocracy is high, but the commoners cannot reach it. Guesswork is natural, and the unknown is always scary. But if they live together, these commoner children will find that the original nobles are like that, similar to us, and even in some fields, they are not as good as us, and so on. In this way, that layer of mystery will naturally disappear.

"It's a problem, but it can be solved!" Ronald seemed to have thought a lot about it during the negotiations, and said directly, "We can build another academy for the children of civilians." In this way, the problem does not exist. ”

"Good idea. I'm for it!"

"I'm in favor of it too...... Sir Ronald is the backbone of my new aristocracy!"

"That's right, that's exactly what ......"

......

Waving his hand, Ronald looked very calm, but the feeling of being praised was naturally good, the corners of his mouth rose, and then said: "For some other insensitive conditions, we can do the same." You can always come up with a way to deal with it, and now the key is ......"

After a pause, as if organizing the language, he said, "Don't forget, Your Second Highness is still waiting for our news." We must now get the other side to accept those three parliamentary decisions...... I don't think the other side will refuse this, because they also have the conditions for civilians to participate in the regime. But how do you get the other party to accept the conditions that come with it...... What about disbanding the army?"

Three-vote parliamentary decision, that's what the new nobles want to get. If there is a dispute over a matter of empire, it needs to be voted on by the parliament. But the traditional aristocracy had a natural advantage, they made up the vast majority of the seats in the council, and the result of this vote would naturally not favor the new aristocracy. After all these years of hard work, the new nobles have made little progress, and now that they see Liliang of the Gray Army, coupled with this great opportunity, they will naturally not let it go.

And once the two sides can cooperate successfully, the number of votes of the gray army will naturally be equivalent to that of the new aristocracy, which will undoubtedly increase their right to speak. Of course, there is a premise for these beautiful prospects, that is, the Gray Army agrees to disband the army.

"That's their roots, it's too difficult...... I can't think of any way to do it. ”

"yes, and to put it bluntly, they don't necessarily trust us completely...... Don't even dare to disband the army. ”

"Did His Royal Highness say that this idea can be compromised?"

"Difficult, this is the bargaining chip for His Royal Highness to manipulate the power of the three parliamentary resolutions. If you compromise, I'm afraid it will be difficult for His Royal Highness to do it. ”

"Everyone!" Ronald pinched the bridge of his nose as he looked at the nobles who kept shaking their heads, "Anyway, we always have to test first, at least we need to know where their bottom line is?"

"That's right. The middle-aged nobleman nodded before, "It's impossible to ask the other party to agree once, at least we have to negotiate some results and report them to His Second Highness, so that the people over there can discuss countermeasures." ”

"Well, that's it...... But these old moths are keeping an eye on each other, how should we communicate with each other?"

"There's always a way, they're not going to leave an inch. ”

"It's really hard to say......

This is indeed a problem, and it is naturally impossible for the traditional nobles to let the new nobles reach such a cooperation with the Gray Army, so they will definitely take strict precautions next.

After a moment of discussion, the young nobleman's eyes lit up, and he looked up and said, "I have an idea, well, how about letting Philip come forward? ”

"Uh...... yes, Philip is also our man......"

"It's a good idea. But, then again, is he reliable?"

"Well...... Well, that's a problem. ”

"Alas......"

Everyone was entangled, and letting Philip convey it was undoubtedly the most haode method. But honestly, they really can't trust Philip......

In the end, Ronald stood up and said, "No matter, let's try it! Let him convey some news first, and if it is feasible, we will pin our hopes on him." ”

"That's all it can ......"

"God of Light Bless ......"

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