Zhengda Guangming Hall of the sun I do not know when the sky was covered by a dark cloud, which makes the hall slightly dark.

Brooke's face is not very clear in this light, but everyone can feel his tension.

In fact, Brooke's nervous heart is trembling now, and the emperor's conditions almost all exceed the bottom line he set before he came here.

However, Queen Victoria and the house did not make clear a problem. This negotiation is not with any European countries. They are facing a distant Eastern Empire.

In his view, this empire is even better than Britain. In this negotiation, they have no cards to play.

"Your Majesty, I can't agree to any of these requests, because it is beyond all the bottom lines we have provided. I hope your majesty can make reasonable suggestions." Brooke looked more and more dignified.

"Reasonable advice?" Xiao Ming said with a playful smile, "it's my greatest kindness to allow you British people to establish diplomatic relations with the Chinese Empire and exchange needed goods. As far as Nanyang is not something you Europeans can touch, I advise you to accept the present conditions, otherwise I can only drive you out of the Nanyang countries myself."

"Your Majesty..."

Brooke was desperate. He arrived here after wandering for more than half a year, but now he is afraid that he will come back in vain. "Your Majesty, please allow me to go back and report these conditions to the house of England and the queen. I think we can establish a stable relationship."

Xiao Ming was a little disappointed. It seemed impossible for him to win the Nanyang colony by means of negotiation. So he said coldly, "of course, but remember that before the negotiation came to fruition, the Chinese Empire and Britain were at war."

Brooke's face turned completely black. The threat of the emperor's words was obvious, because it was natural for a country in a state of war to take any offensive action.

Perhaps this time, the British colonies are all in the hands of the Chinese Empire.

"In that case, goodbye!" Brooke was helpless. He didn't sell the colony's rights.

Seeing Brooke and his party out of the hall, Zhan Xingchang said: "I'm afraid that this negotiation with Britain and France will come to an end. The most effective way for these foreign countries to recognize the reality is war."

Yang Chengye said: "the purpose of their coming here this time is just to have a truce with us, so as to gain more time for preparation. They can exchange what they need with each other, and they can get our technology. These Europeans are really good at calculating."

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. He said: "what Yang Ge said is very true. That's why I put forward these conditions. However, since we can't get what we want through negotiation, we can only solve it by war. "

" the military reform has been completed, and now is a good time to use troops. "Fijian stroked his beard and began to smile.

Pang Yukun said: "if the British talks collapse, it is estimated that France will not be much better. As the emperor said, it is almost impossible for Britain and France to completely soften in Asia."

Xiao Ming is noncommittal. He then asks Qian Dafu to call Henry to the palace and put forward a similar request. Like Brooke, Henry chooses to refuse, and he is more straightforward than Brooke.

Within an hour, the envoys of Britain and France left one after another, and the negotiation ended in failure.

"Prepare for war!"

In the hall of justice, Xiao Ming made a decision.

....

Outside the palace, Brooke was waiting for Henry. When he saw Henry come out with a dispirited face, he said, "it seems that the result of your negotiation is not much better. "

" so it seems that you must have had a bad talk. " Henry judged Brooke's situation from Brooke's tone.

Nodded, Brooke said directly: "failed, the greedy king asked too much, which is unacceptable to Britain."

"It's the same with mine, but that's exactly what I need." Henry gave a mysterious smile.

Now France seems to be strong, but in fact there are many internal contradictions. The army has already complained about Andre's rule. If the war in Asia fails, public opinion will make Andre step down as soon as possible. They need a stronger leader.

Brooke obviously couldn't understand what Henry meant. He said, "this is a strange sentence. Maybe we should talk about cooperation now. Are you so ready to lose your colony?"

"A fragmented Europe can't fight against the Chinese Empire. Only when the whole Europe is bathed in the glory of France can we win." Henry said coldly.

Brooke was stunned for a moment. He suddenly felt a little uneasy. Combined with the news he got, it seems that all terrible changes are happening in France now.

This kind of change violated the purpose of French Revolution and floated the ghost of Empire restoration.

He was just about to ask, when Tang Wenjie came out of the Palace door to the two men.

"My emperor ordered that the envoys of Britain and France should not stay in Qingzhou and leave the territory of the Chinese Empire as soon as possible." Tang Wenjie looks like a business man.Brooke sighed. He was going to stay in Qingzhou for a while to observe it. Now this possibility has been completely eliminated. Obviously, the emperor did not give them any face.

With a sigh, Henry and Brooke take the mission personnel to the station with Tang Wenjie. They will return under Tang Wenjie's supervision.

At the same time that Brooke and Henry are deported, Xiao Ming returns to the imperial study, and then he summons the chief of staff, Cui Shangan.

Niu Zhen and Luo Quan formally asked him to retire during the military reform, and he also agreed to their request. After that, the military aircraft department was canceled, but the General Staff Department was left.

Cui Shangan, who used to be deputy to Luo Quan in the general staff, was promoted by him. Through this military reform, the functions of the General Staff Department have been refined. First, his orders will reach all military regions directly through the General Staff Department. Second, the General Staff Department will set up the logistics department and the equipment department. Third, the General Staff Department is responsible for formulating the combat plan.

Generally speaking, after the military reform, his leadership over the army will be more direct.

"The emperor."

Cui Shangan stands in front of Xiao Ming, looking a little excited.

Just a year ago, he was still depressed. He didn't expect that he first entered the staff headquarters from the then Qingzhou army, and now he has become the chief of the general staff.

Many officials regard Cui Shang'an's success as the emperor's check and balance on the Fei family. After all, Cui Shang'an is the elder brother of the imperial concubines. There are also rumors that the emperor's gratitude is in return for the emperor's initiative to cut his vassal.

But no matter what the reason is, now Cui Shangan is quite complacent.

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