The core of power in Ryukyu Kingdom is the current four people in the circle. Needless to say, King Shangtai belongs to others. Jin Changsen and Lin Yuanmiao are the heads of civil officials. As long as they have unified their opinions, the court will not have any objections.

Cai Mao is the leader of the local military officers of Ryukyu. The brothers left by the Imperial Guards in the past and the new Ryukyu native army that are now recruiting large numbers, so his loyalty to him is still quite high.

Liang Kun belongs to an external force and is the direct member of Xiao Letian, second only to Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun and others. What he wants to protect from his joint efforts with the shopkeeper Fan Jian.

Originally, people should not forget the senior meeting that determines the fate of the Ryukyu Kingdom. After all, the super financial trust of Lotte Foreign Company has firmly controlled the economic lifeline of the Ryukyu Kingdom. But unfortunately, the old shopkeeper, has no official status after all, so he has no right to participate in such meetings.

Three of the four people now have a tendency to negotiate, which made Liang Kun very upset. He couldn't get angry. After all, they didn't say that they surrender, but they just listened first. No one who had reasonable requirements could say anything.

But Liang Kun knew very well that once the negotiations were opened, the hearts of the military and the people would be pried open. Under the threat of life and death, the military and the civilians could unite to fight against powerful enemies. After all, it would be a situation of death without fighting at that time. Now, people have seen a little bit of hope. When people suddenly feel that peace can be exchanged for without death, how can people's hearts not float?

"Your Majesty, I only have one condition. If you see this sender, you must not let the people see it." Liang Kun could only add this sentence in the end.

"Okay, just do what the general said." After King Shangtai made the decision, the soldiers immediately became busy. After a while, in a clearing field outside the valley, more than 300 soldiers raised their torches and surrounded two layers of cordons in a long queue, which was a temporary place to meet.

Half an hour later, more than a dozen new soldiers escorted a vulgar man holding a white flag in his hand and walked up the mountain road. Under the light of the torch, the man had no fear on his face, but instead looked cynical.

"Hiss... It's a water dog, how did this bastard become a French messenger?" Someone of the alert soldiers subconsciously shouted.

Cai Mao's ears were very sharp, "Who is talking... Suzuki Tai, you know this person, come out..." The soldier named Suzuki Tai ran to the general and slapped a new military salute.

"Report to General, I know this person. He is a Chinese pirate... When I was making a living at sea, I worked with him once. This person is so cruel and evil. No matter what he has done, he will never leave any living..."

Suzuki Tai was born as a pirate. During the rebellion led by Xiao Letian, it was precisely because of the matchmaking of Noheita that these pirates successfully whitewashed themselves and became a member of the new army. Moreover, their positions in the future will not be low, so there is no problem with getting on the warship.

"There has been no news of water dogs on the sea in recent years. We thought this guy was dead, but we didn't expect that he would appear here today..."

Mizugou walked over with a smile. He had a good memory and recognized Suzuki at first glance. "Hey, an old acquaintance, aren't you Suzuki Tai from Shikoku? Haha, it turns out that you have been washed away, it's a joyful congratulations."

Mizugou bowed his hand to salute the old acquaintance, but at this time, Suzuki Tai's heart was filled with the pride of the new army by Xiao Letian. He raised his chin and returned a new military salute casually. Mizugou's triangular eyes twitched.

"Tsk tsk... majestic and domineering, it's really majestic and domineering. What's the difference between you, the best of Prime Minister Xiao, is that you're not worse than a foreign devil soldier? Look at this military uniform, you can even be good at foreign military salutes. Tsk tsk tsk..."

Mizudog was making jokes, but the light hidden in his eyes could not deceive people. He really envied Suzuki Tai. He never expected that the pirates who drank and robbed together would change their temperament from the inside out and become even more prouder than foreign soldiers.

"You are the messenger, I am Cai Mao. If you have anything to say, you can tell me." Cai Mao said coldly when he saw the water dog walking in.

"Oh... it's General Cai, I'm going to salute you..." As he spoke, he was praying with a standard Manchu etiquette. The more respectful the posture should be, the more flattering the smile on his face should be, the more brilliant the brighter it should be.

Shuigou's big change in face made Cai Mao a little caught off guard. Although Ryukyu was deeply influenced by Confucianism, he did not learn much about the servitude thoughts of the Qing Dynasty, and the etiquette between the monarch and the ministers on weekdays was not so cheap.

"Uh... Please come up with the envoy, time is precious, you should have a clear life..."

"Well... I respect the general's order. My master said that the conditions for negotiation must be said in front of His Majesty. Please forgive me if the matter is of great importance..."

Cai Mao looked at the flattering face and was angry, nor was he not angry. In the end, he could only take him in to meet King Shangtai. When King Shangtai's face appeared in front of the water goug, he threw away the white flag without saying a word and respectfully knelt three times and nine times.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live, foreign ministers bow to Your Majesty."

The soldiers didn't know where to find a chair for King Shangtai to sit on it. The young king had already gone through two large-scale wars and was a person who had seen the world. He knew that the more respect the messenger was, the more harsh the conditions for this negotiation would be.

"Please calm down. If you have any conditions, just say it quickly. I still have to comfort my subjects."

"Your Majesty is such a wise monarch for all ages. Blessed by all the people of Ryukyu... Your Majesty, the foreign minister gave the order to Mr. Gong Cheng. This time he came with peace sincerity. Here I congratulate Your Majesty first. This war has ended now."

"Yes." King Shangtai and the other four shouted in a low voice at the same time, "What do you mean, what do you want to say?"

"Your Majesty, sirs... This is really great news. The French have fought for these four days and are almost out of ammunition and food. Although the British sold a ship of arms to the French, it was not enough. Today's round of artillery is at the end of the force..."

"Really, fake." King Shangtai stood up suddenly. "Then you are from, what exactly do Gong Cheng want to do."

Shuigou smiled and said, "Of course my master is standing on the side of our Ryukyu. People in the world say that my master is treasonous, but it is not. My master is patriotic... Think about it, if my master had not forced the Qing Dynasty to sign an agreement, God knows how many years Beijing would have been occupied, and God knows how many more people would have died."

"Hey... my master is trying to be accused of his own reputation, but there are countless living people. Today, he couldn't bear to see the people of Ryukyu fall into unnecessary sacrifices in the fire and he had to take a British merchant ship to Ryukyu to adjust the situation. Now my master is living on a merchant ship outside the port..."

"Damn it, nonsense." Liang Kun was originally lying on the stretcher, but now he was angrily sitting up. "The foreign devil's lackey has such kindness. You get out of here, and if you don't get out, I will kill you."

Shuigou was so scared that his knees were weak and he quickly knelt down. "This is General Liang, please calm down, don't get angry. You and me are angry. You are so angry that you suffer a lot. It's not worth it. I am just a small character who passes the message. Are you the ones who make the decision? Dispel your anger, and you dispel your anger..."

The smiling Shuigou raised her head and said to King Shangtai, "Your Majesty, my master said that the conditions for foreigners are not high. First of all, there must be an apology statement. After all, Prime Minister Xiao insulted the French emperor in Europe. They came here today to vent their anger..."

"The other one is to sign a military garrison agreement with foreigners. This Ryukyu Port is a pretty good haven. If a French warship comes in the future, if it encounters a typhoon, it will be much more convenient to add some fresh water food or something. If there is an agreement, it will be much more convenient..."

"In the end, it's a compensation matter. After fighting for so many days, the French warships were injured, the ammunition was exhausted, and many foreign soldiers were killed. The Ryukyu Kingdom had to pay some money, but my master said that this was discussed. The French also knew that the Ryukyu treasury was not full, and it was estimated that the sky was only hundreds of thousands of taels of silver..."

"I am stupid and I don't talk about many things in detail. This is a rough retelling. The specific details of which my master must come to the island to talk about. As long as your Majesty has this meaning, I will go back to the sea to pass the message immediately and let my master go to the island tomorrow. What do you think?"

"Hahaha..." King Shangtai laughed without saying anything Liang Kun first said, "What a lie? Are there such shameless people in the world? We have to apologize in the end."

"Their French lives are life, and our Ryukyu people are life, so why do we lose money... and I want to station troops in Ryukyu, dream, you get out of here..."

Shuigou ignored Liang Kun this time. He just knelt down and waited for King Shangtai's response, "Your Majesty, do you think I'm leaving, or staying to wait for your news."

"Damn it, you dare to ignore me." Liang Kun actually stood up while dragging his injured leg. He took out the pistol from his waist as soon as he pointed the gun at the water dog and was about to open fire.

"General, no..." Jin Changsen rushed up to block Liang Kun's face. "The two countries will fight and be killed. Besides, this is not the final agreement. Isn't negotiation just bargaining?"

"Hey, this is the one who understands..." Shui Gou slapped his thigh with a snap. "There is no business and righteousness. He didn't even say that he was killing people. If the news of the Ryukyu Kingdom killing the envoy came out, would you say that there would be someone to speak for this country in the future?"

Liang Kun is a powerful general after all, and he is so angry that he is just a little clever. He is not good at quarrels and cleverness. "Listen, he is still a fucking business and business is not a good thing. Do you know what kind of benevolence and righteousness are? And you, I advise you to think carefully about what the Prime Minister was sacrificing to make us be honest and not kneel in front of foreigners as slaves..."

"Don't forget that the Westerners that the Prime Minister has come into contact with are not just as they are with us. Those Americans and countless foreign merchants are so polite to come to our Ryukyu. Who earned this face? It's Prime Minister. Do you have to forget your roots?"

When it comes to Xiao Letian, the senior Ryukyu official present was a little embarrassed, but at this moment, the Shui Dog, who was so angry that he was not worthy of his life, opened his mouth again.

"Haha, Prime Minister Xiao is of course a great hero, but this great hero is also a human being. He will die even if he is stabbed. He has already ascended to heaven, and you are still holding on to him."
Chapter completed!