Swiss Cabinet Minister Fang Du looked at the aggressive Song Prime Minister Jin Kuohai.
He really wanted to overturn the table he had lived in and walk away.
But as a cabinet minister of Rui State, and representing King Rui as an envoy to Song State, he could not act so rudely.
The current situation in Switzerland does not allow Fang Du to do this.
Fang Du could only hold back his anger and return to the negotiating table.
He looked at Song Prime Minister Jin Kuohai with sincere eyes.
"Prime Minister Jin, by doing this in Song Dynasty, are you going too far to deceive others?
We in Sweden also have the dignity of a great power and would rather fight on two fronts than do this."
Fang Du just thought about it, but he couldn't accept the conditions proposed by Song Guo.
If Switzerland does this, it will be a big injustice.
Rui Guo's efforts during this period were all used to make wedding clothes for Song Guo.
Even if the Song State becomes an ally of the Rui State, the Rui State cannot do this.
This is not an act of an ally, but a vassal state showing its loyalty to the suzerain state.
Rui has only one suzerainty and cannot accept a second suzerainty.
Jin Kuohai, Prime Minister of Song Dynasty, looked at Fang Du, the envoy of Rui Kingdom, looking a little angry.
He just looked at Fang Du calmly and did not answer his question.
Of course Jin Kuohai knew that Rui Guo would never agree to these conditions.
He is proposing these conditions now to exert maximum pressure and find a bottom line that Switzerland can accept.
Only by doing this can the Song Dynasty obtain the greatest benefits.
The Rui State would not be grateful to the Song State, but instead would be somewhat resentful.
But the Song State did not want to form an alliance with the Rui State, and the Song State did not care what the Rui State thought.
Fang Du saw that Song Prime Minister Jin Kuohai did not respond to his words.
He snorted coldly and said: "Song State is so insincere, we, Rui State, have to find a way to solve the matter ourselves.
Even if the Chu State is the dominant family, the Song State will still be prepared to bear the consequences."
Fang Du no longer wanted to use diplomatic rhetoric. He expressed the idea that if the talks could not continue, then they would not talk.
But he still leaves a lot of room for cooperation between the two countries.
The relationship between Chu and Song has always been bad.
Fang Du didn't believe that Song could really remain indifferent to Chu's rapidly growing strength.
If the Song Dynasty could tolerate Chu's rapid expansion.
The Song Dynasty will definitely not participate in disputes on the European continent.
No matter how good his eloquence was, Fang Du could not convince the kings and ministers of Song Dynasty.
The main job of diplomacy is to arouse the interests of all parties and achieve one's own goals.
If the Song Dynasty did not pay attention to its core interests, diplomatic methods would have no effect on the Song Dynasty.
Jin Kuohai, Prime Minister of Song Dynasty, saw that Fang Du, the envoy of Rui Kingdom, was really reaching his limit.
It was impossible for him to really let Fang Du leave the table.
Song State's annexation of Shu State also required the cooperation of Rui State.
They need to know more about Switzerland in detail before they can hope to annex the country.
Jin Kuohai smiled and said: "Everything can be discussed, don't be too eager.
As the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, of course I have to fight for the interests of the Song Dynasty.
Negotiations must be drawn out to reach a consensus recognized by both parties.
I know that the situation in Switzerland is not good, and I am a little anxious now.
Then we, the Song State, will make some concessions, and we hope that the Rui State will also make concessions.
Both parties need to take a step back so that the next matter can be easily discussed."
When Fang Du heard Jin Kuohai say this, his expression turned even worse.
The Song Dynasty was also willing to negotiate, but the Song Dynasty obviously wanted to gain more benefits.
What Song State did was obviously adding insult to injury.
The current situation in the Rui State is not good. Both the Song State and the Chu State want to cut a piece of flesh from the Rui State.
Before Fang Du came to the Song Dynasty, he had already anticipated that this situation might occur in the Song Dynasty.
But the difficulty of the current situation still frightened him.
Fang Du began to go back and forth with Jin Kuohai, and the two kept pulling each other.
Fang Du strictly adheres to Rui's bottom line and will never agree to conditions he cannot agree to.
Jin Kuohai tested the bottom line of Rui State back and forth, striving to get more benefits from Song State.
After many confrontations, the two finally reached a basic consensus.
The Rui State does not need to bear the cost of the Song State sending troops, but it must share the information about the Shu State that the Rui State has learned.
The Rui Kingdom is not allowed to cross the Hongshan Ridge area and enter the hinterland of the Shu Kingdom.
When the Song army attacked Chu, the Rui army needed to launch an attack to contain the returning reinforcements from Shu.
These three main clauses, as well as some subsidiary clauses.
When Fang Du received the telegram to return from China, he signed the contract with a bitter look on his face.
After this contract is signed, Fang Du's reputation will be completely ruined.
But at least half of the Swiss frontline troops can be withdrawn.
Rui has enough strength to deal with the crisis brought by Chu.
After Fang Du signed the contract, Song agreed to send troops to Shu.
He left the Song Dynasty, a place that made him sad.
After Song Prime Minister Jin Kuohai signed the contract, he took the contract to see Song Wang Zhantie.
"Your Majesty, the Rui Kingdom has agreed to cooperate with our country in taking over the Shu Kingdom.
Now both Rui and Shu are very tired, and Shu is even more tired.
This is a good opportunity for us to intervene in the situation on the European continent."
Grand Governor Lu Tingfang always felt that things were a little too smooth, and he reminded: "Many of the terms in the contract we signed with Switzerland are extremely harsh.
This is equivalent to the fact that the war in Switzerland was fought in vain, and all the benefits were gained by our country.
Switzerland chose to sign this kind of contract with a certain degree of humiliation happily.
I always feel like there’s something fishy about this.”
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai immediately retorted: "I was discussing this contract with Fang Du, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, and both of us were exhausted physically and mentally.
Fang Du almost collapsed several times, but he couldn't act with realistic details.
The Rui Kingdom was really in crisis, and they were eager to escape from the Hongshan Ridge battlefield.
The Chu State has mobilized its troops extremely frequently in the past few days, and our old rivals are also assisting us at this time."
King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty made the final decision: "The current situation is such that it will be difficult for Rui to reverse the situation with its own strength.
This is an excellent opportunity for us in the Song Dynasty.
Our country has a way out, and even if this plan fails, the impact on our country will not be too serious."
Song King Zhan Tie's attitude was very clear, and the Song State began to implement the plan to annex the Shu State.
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Fang Du returned to Shenglong in a low-key manner. He always thought that he had not done this well.
The loss suffered by Switzerland was really too great.
Even if Switzerland can recover, it will still lose the most important development time.
As soon as Fang Du returned to Shenglong, he was immediately summoned to the palace by King Rui.
When he saw the yellow-haired little eunuch's eyes conveying his orders, he felt that something was wrong.
He was a little worried that he should become a sinner of the country.
Will King Sule of Rui kill himself to calm the turbulent public opinion in Rui?
Fang Du entered the palace, but he did not see anything too serious.
He followed the yellow-haired little eunuch to the large study room of King Rui Sulei.
However, he found that the atmosphere here was not as bad as he thought.
The atmosphere in the study was a bit strange. Many people were smiling, and it was completely impossible to tell that they had just signed a humiliating contract with the Song Dynasty.
Rui Guo Sulei saw cabinet minister Fang Du walking in with a complicated expression.
He laughed and said: "Our great hero is back."
When Fang Du heard King Rui Sulei say this, he immediately said in panic: "Your Majesty, my performance this time was extremely poor.
Such praise makes me feel ashamed."
When Fang Du saw this situation, he was very surprised.
I don’t know if King Rui Sulei is really complimenting or making sarcastic remarks.
It's not enough to praise him. This time, Ruiguo lost everything in terms of dignity and face.
How could King Rui Sulei praise him after getting this achievement back? It was contrary to common sense.
As King Rui Sulei is, there is no need to speak sarcastically on this occasion.
I can't understand it at all. What's the problem now?
King Rui Su Lei was a little confused when he saw Fang Du.
He briefly explained Switzerland's previous plan.
"Song State completely fell into the trap we designed.
The Song Dynasty will bear the price we need to bear.
I was a little embarrassed before.
Now that we see the Song Dynasty's behavior of adding insult to injury, we are doing the right thing."
After Fang Du understood the cause and effect, his legs were trembling.
"Why didn't the king tell me in advance? The talks almost broke down several times and put our country into real difficulties."
Rui Wang Su Lei waved his hand and said: "The kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty are definitely not idiots. They pretend deliberately, but they can't be pretended.
Only natural reactions can fool those shrewd old foxes."
Fang Du thought about it and realized that was indeed the case.
He is also a master at observing words and emotions. Even if some people want to deceive him, it is impossible.
It would be extremely difficult for him to deceive others.
He understood the true situation, and all the worries in his heart were instantly swept away.
"The Song Kingdom was fooled, and they will soon attack the Shu Kingdom.
Our country wants to withdraw from the battlefield at the right opportunity.
There must be some communication with Shu now.
Only after the two countries have reached initial mutual trust will things develop as expected.
I request to go to the Kingdom of Shu to prepare for the next action."
King Su Lei of Rui saw Fang Du's energetic appearance, and he was ready to avenge his previous humiliation.
He had just been humiliated in the Song Dynasty, and now he was digging holes for the Song Dynasty. This was a very satisfying thing.
King Sule of Rui agreed to the request of cabinet minister Fang Du.
After letting him rest for a day or two, he went to Shu to prepare for the future armistice.
With a smile on his face, Fang Du was listening to King Rui Su Lei discussing the future plans with his ministers.
"Song State has not resisted its greed. As long as Song State goes to war with Shu State, this game of chess will survive."
"The Song Army's navy is indeed very powerful.
The army of the Song Army was extremely powerful.
He may not be able to defeat the Shu army before the war, let alone the Shu army that has completed its transformation after the war."
"The strength of the Song Army is not important, the key is that the Song Army attacks Shu.
Our country cannot bear a two-front war, and the Shu Kingdom cannot bear a two-front war."
"That's right, we just want the Hongshanling area.
Even in the Hongshanling area, we can still discuss it.
The Song Dynasty wanted to annex the Shu Kingdom.
Which one is more harmful, our country or the Song Dynasty, can be easily judged as long as the Shu country is not stupid."
"The final development of the situation is the same as what we have deduced many times.
The Kingdom of Shu will definitely choose to reconcile with our old rival and concentrate on dealing with the threat from the Kingdom of Song.
Especially for our old rival, the current situation is not good either.
Of course, the Shu Kingdom can see our country's situation clearly, and they also believe that if we are given a step up, our country will definitely give in.
Only by working in both directions can we achieve better results."
The rulers and ministers of Rui were optimistic about reaching an armistice agreement with Shu.
After all, they still understand the principle of choosing the lesser of two evils as long as the monarchs and ministers of Shu do not kill.
Don't look at the war between Shu and Rui, which has caused tens of thousands of casualties.
However, Rui State has no thoughts of annexing Shu State for the time being, but Song State has thoughts of annexing Shu State.
The Shu Kingdom is not strong enough to conduct a two-front battle. As long as the monarchs and ministers of the Shu Kingdom do not go crazy, they will make predictable choices.
What's more, at this stage, Rui will also make some moves to show goodwill to Shu.
Fang Du listened to what his colleagues discussed, and he knew how to do the work when he went to Shu.
Swedish Prime Minister Yu Tianfang said with some concern: "Our people have learned that the Song Dynasty is transferring personnel and troops to the Nordic region.
They will wait for the right time to cross the sea and attack Shu.
Song and Shu did not declare war, but Song really dared to attack Shu."
Chief of General Staff Tian Zhenbing chuckled and said: "The rules set by the empire are to guard against gentlemen and not against villains.
There are too many ways to force a country to declare war.
I don't know what method the Song Dynasty will adopt to make Shu declare war.
But I know that Song State must have a method, otherwise Song State would not actively prepare for war.
Preparing for war also requires huge funds, and the Song Dynasty will not do this without complete preparations."
King Rui Su Lei said seriously: "We must keep a close eye on Song's method and cannot let this method be used on our country.
We have not yet ceased war with Shu. Once Chu uses this method to force us to declare war, the situation will be dangerous."
As soon as Rui Wang Sulei said these words, many people became nervous.
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March 25, 4364 (1667 AD).
The Song Dynasty has made preparations for war.
Dozens of 10,000-ton cargo ships have been loaded with war supplies and are ready to set off at any time.
The 50,000-strong Song Army's landing troops in the main city had already chosen a landing site and were waiting for an order to land in Shu.
Song Wang Zhantie looked at the Governor Lu Tingfang and asked: "Is the Governor's Mansion ready?"
Lu Tingfang replied confidently: "Your Majesty, the army is ready. We are just waiting for an order to launch an attack on Shu immediately."
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai said confidently: "During this period, we deliberately caused a lot of frictions in Shu.
The fishermen of the Shu Kingdom were killed by our side, and we seized the cargo ship of the Shu Kingdom.
Even if Shu suddenly declares war on our country, this matter will not be too sudden."
King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty slapped the table and ordered: "There are also loopholes in the rules set by the empire. We must use the backup force we have prepared to let Shu declare war on our country."
The Grand Governor Lu Tingfang nodded in agreement, and the Grand Governor's Mansion began to get busy.
The electromagnetic waves in Xinghai City immediately became active.
In the palace of the King of Chu in Warsaw, Kingdom of Shu, a telegraph operator serving the King of Shu was wearing headphones to listen to complex telegraph signals.
He needs to write down most of his telegrams on paper.
He detected a special telegraph signal.
This telegraph operator has made all preparations.
He finally waited until the palace needed to send a telegram to the outside world.
With extremely fast hand speed, he sent a clear message to the outside world through the telegraph machine of the Shu Palace that Shu declared war on Song.
The Song Dynasty responded extremely quickly, the moment it received the telegram.
The world was immediately electrified, and the Song Dynasty declared war on the Shu Kingdom.