Chapter 970 I Have My Persistence
Open air, red carpet, colorful flower petals, green turf, arch flower railings...
A well-dressed man with elegant silver curly hair and a rustic white-haired old man with ordinary clothes were standing on both sides of the red carpet, holding wine glasses, drinking and laughing while chatting with each other. The handsome waiter in standard uniform became the only person in the venue who could freely communicate with the left and right areas, shuttled back and forth with the wine tray. A large musical band was found from nowhere and played various instruments in their hands, producing beautiful music that suited the current atmosphere...
Don't get me wrong, this is not a wedding scene, let alone a large-scale aristocratic reception, but a major negotiation venue related to the future pattern of the mainland.
That's right, it was the negotiation venue where the Gray Army and Bran's negotiation team officially came into contact.
Unexpected? many words
In fact, not to mention that Josiah and others who had just arrived were dumbfounded when they saw this. Even Tang En, who had known this for a long time, felt helpless when he saw this scene again.
Can you please be more reserved and have some moral integrity? When people who don’t know the inside story of {}.s. saw this, they thought it was an alliance between the Gray Army and Bran. Who would have thought that this was a cruel place where the victors exploited the defeated... There was no sense of pleasure at all. do not have?
Well, this is not a question that Tang En can decide, or rather, it is not a question that can be decided by the Gray Army. The formal negotiation session has ended and the terms of compensation have been finalized. Needless to say, the Gray Clothes Army has great benefits. To a certain extent, this result was not achieved through hard negotiation by Josiah and others, but because Bran never thought about bargaining. As long as he made a request, most of them readily agreed.
This way. Bran's negotiating team made demands. I want to make this negotiation more formal, more orderly, and more imperial. Naturally, it was hard for the Gray Army to say anything. What else could it be? The other party has already made huge concessions in terms of actual interests, so you can’t afford to give this little bit of face to others, right? many words
Since the venue was so high-end and luxurious, other details, such as the formal signing of the negotiation agreement at noon, etc., naturally followed the rules. So looking at the sun now slanting in the east, for a few hours before noon, the negotiation venue looked like this...
Well, it's like a cocktail party. It really has the characteristics of an imperial aristocrat!
Therefore, the senior generals of the Gray Army who were caught off guard felt as if they were standing in a volcanic crater. They all looked uncomfortable no matter how they stood.
Have they ever seen such a scene? You must know that before joining the Gray Army, they were ordinary farmers, horsemen, handymen, and even rural gangsters. They went to the most exclusive and lively places, probably the harvest bonfire party on the farm. If you occasionally go to a prosperous town commercial street, you will be able to brag about it for a few days when you come back...
With such a background, do you want them to stay calmly in this place that looks like a large aristocratic banquet and take it calmly?
Stop it. They don't even know how to hold a crystal goblet...
In fact, let alone them, it was Josiah who was born into a noble family. Suddenly, I stood in the field, feeling this familiar feeling that seemed like déjà vu, and I was a little confused.
"They are not well-intentioned..." He sipped the blood-red wine in his glass, and a vague and expensive wine name subconsciously appeared in his mind. He shook his head lightly and pursed his lips, "They want to see our jokes."
In fact, this was exactly the case. Across the two sides of the red carpet, which seemed to be separated from each other for the longest time, a group of nobles from Bran's negotiation team glanced at the clumsy scene opposite, and from time to time bursts of self-evident smiles appeared at the corners of their mouths.
It was truly aristocratic and elegant, with no impolite pointing, no whispering, sarcastic laughter, just the slight curvature of the corner of the mouth that never disappeared...it was annoying to watch.
"Okay, no need to worry about it." Tang En stayed beside Josiah. Hearing this, he raised his head and drank a sip of red wine. Like those high-ranking generals of the Gray Army, he grabbed another crystal bottle from the tray in the hands of the waiter passing by. Foot Cup, behaved vulgarly and recklessly, "The actual benefits are all there, haha, let them find some sense of superiority on this..."
Rough behavior does not mean that Tang En is incapable of elegance, nor does it mean that he does not understand aristocratic etiquette. In fact, as long as he wants to, he is a noble, and he can do more elegant and standardized things than the group of people opposite. Even if he crosses the red carpet now and enters the group of nobles on the opposite side, there will not be any disharmony... However, it is not necessary, right?
"Perhaps, you should think this way... The reason why we were able to defeat the Bran Empire is because they spent all their energy on this."
Hearing this, Josiah was slightly startled, then smiled brightly, picked up the wine glass and touched it with Tang En's wine glass, and it made a crisp sound: "Cheers to the Bran Empire for spending their energy on this."
"cheers!"
"It makes sense. Today's Bran is no longer the powerful empire that swept all directions, unified the north and south, and conquered this thousands of miles of territory a thousand years ago." Just as Josiah was toasting, a gentle and magnetic voice with a touch of emotion came from. Hearing from the side, he turned around and saw a young man in luxurious robes and a handsome face crossing the red carpet and approaching with a smile, "Bran now seems to be rich everywhere, but poor everywhere. He seems to be strong, but has lost his ambition." , just an empty shell..."
After a pause, looking at Joshua's slightly stunned expression, perhaps aware of his abrupt behavior, he picked up the glass and said, "Well, actually what I want to say is that I agree with your evaluation. So, can we have a drink together?" ".
"Of course." There was a sharp clang, and Tang En reached out to touch the crystal wine glass with it, shrugging and saying, "As long as you don't blame us for slandering you in private... Your Highness, the Second Prince."
Tang En's eyesight was so good. With just one glance, he recognized the complex patterns embroidered on the gentle young man's luxurious robes, which were the unique symbols of Bran's royal family, and then revealed the true identity of this young man, who was the one who clothed him this time. The leader of the Lan negotiation team, His Royal Highness the Second Prince of the Empire!
Sipping the wine slightly, the second prince smiled and shook his head: "How could it be? This is a fact, otherwise we would not have fallen into this embarrassing situation."
Tang En raised his eyebrows but did not answer. But I have to say that his first impression of His Highness the Second Prince, whom Philip had talked about, was not too bad.
At this time, the second prince simply performed a royal courtesy and said with a smile: "If I guessed correctly, you must be Mr. Tang En, right? There are many words."
Tang En couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this. He returned the greeting and touched his nose: "Am I so famous? Can you recognize me at first sight?"
"Haha, Sir Tang En's reputation is certainly not small. Whether it was the fight with the Sword God not long ago and his ability to escape unharmed. Or the several grievances with the temple, I often hear about them in the capital. However, this is my first time. I heard your name because of my good friend Philip."
Tang En suddenly realized: "Oh... that's definitely not a good thing to say."
"Haha, it's true. He said you stole the one he fell in love with at first sight..." After a pause, the second prince turned his head with a smile, looked at Josiah, who was still slightly shocked, and saluted briefly again, "That's the soldier in gray. Chief, Miss Josiah.”
"Well……"
Hurriedly returning the gift, when Josiah was still a noble girl, she was far away from the noble Second Prince. When Josiah joined the Gray Army, the distance... well, it became even further. In this way, I was a little shocked when I suddenly saw the real second prince who represented the supreme royal power.
But Josiah was Josiah after all, and he quickly calmed down and stabilized his mood in just a few moments. It's just that it's really hard to say something right now, so I can only cover my mouth and chuckle, which is a bit embarrassing.
Upon seeing this, the second prince apologized and replied: "Sorry, it was just a joke, I hope you don't mind."
"It's okay, I won't mind..." Tang En narrowed his eyes slightly, "When I see that guy next time, I will beat him directly!"
"Uh...haha..." He was stunned for a moment, and then the second prince couldn't help but laugh, "It's time to beat him up. I heard that Sir Tang En once visited the capital and had a drink with Philip at home. When he gets the chance, he will You have never recommended me to meet you, so you should definitely be punished."
"It seems it's not too late to see you again."
"Haha, it's indeed not too late. But when we meet now, my identity is a bit embarrassing..." The second prince shook his head and smiled bitterly, paused, and looked at Joshua, "I heard that Miss Joshua also came from a noble family. , my ancestor was a frontline officer of the empire. Because of his bravery in battle and meritorious service in guarding the border, he was rewarded and became a hereditary baron."
"Well, I don't mean anything else. I just think that Miss Josiah, as a descendant of a noble who has contributed to the empire, has now become the leader of a force that resists the empire. This is a huge change... It is really ironic for our empire. Maybe, This is the real reason for the decline of our empire, it is unpopular."
Seeing the sudden arrival of the second prince who sighed with emotion, Tang En and Joshua looked at each other, both feeling a little ridiculous and a little unclear.
However, whether it is from this frank confession or from the other party's detailed review of the family history of Joshua's little-known southern baron, it is enough to show that the second prince is indeed prepared and pays enough attention to this side. Moreover, his gentle gestures and words, even though he is hostile, are really not annoying.
"Okay, haha, I am being rude when I say this now." Seeing that the atmosphere was slightly cold, the second prince quickly calmed down his expression, waved his hands and said with a smile, "Actually, I came here to explain the general process to Miss Joshua. Well, the name of this negotiation is canonization. So according to the rules, after the agreement is signed later, I will grant Miss Joshua the title of Northern Prince, which is a royal crown. Miss Joshua has to kneel on one knee to receive it... Of course, this is just a scene ceremony. If Miss Joshua doesn't want to, she can use other actions instead."
After a pause, he shook his head mockingly, "This job should have been the responsibility of the red archbishop, but now I have to be the villain..."
"It doesn't matter." Josiah suddenly interrupted, with a casual and strong expression, "It's just a ritual. Anyway, no matter who does this work, I will not follow the rules."
"Well……"
Looking at the stunned second prince, Joshua calmly saluted, "I'm sorry, if I do anything inappropriate during the ceremony, it's not directed at His Highness. It's just that - I have my own insistence!"
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