In the state of time travel, Gundam didn't dare to mess around. The previous teasing was enough, but it was not enough. It was just a show of muscles, and it would not be good to really make the other party angry. After all, we are here to negotiate, not here.
Looking for trouble.
In fact, even so, Le Yangcheng and Ouyang Ci were so angry that their faces turned purple.
The fleet advanced for another two days and finally arrived at the Third Prince.
This is not a fiefdom, and the third prince does not have a fiefdom; but it is similar to a fiefdom. It is governed by the third prince. It is not very close to the imperial capital, but it is not very far either. The specific location is probably the 'Fifth Ring Road', and it is in a semi-supervised environment.
Down.
When the fleet arrived here, the third prince had already brought people over to greet them.
In fact, the third prince is not stupid, and he is not naive enough to think that he can completely dominate this negotiation. Therefore, in the past few days, the third prince also asked the emperor of the West Vietnam Empire to be called a 'grand official'.
The diplomats of the West Vietnam Empire are usually called "big travelers", who are in charge of "the etiquette of important guests and the etiquette of important guests"; there are also "little travelers", who are in charge of "the etiquette of the princes of the country".
To put it simply, the "big pedestrians" are responsible for the international affairs; the "little pedestrians" are responsible for the domestic nobility, large and small, etc.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the West Vietnamese Empire was called the "Da Li Department", and the highest person in charge was the "Da Xing Guan".
In fact, the setting of the ‘Grand Priest Secretary’ is very common here in the Suzaku astrology area.
In fact, within the current sphere of influence of the Blue Star Group, a few countries used this name in the past. However, with the rapid internal development and frequent exchanges within the Blue Star Group, now everyone has generally set up a 'Ministry of Foreign Affairs' with more complete functions.
This time, the third prince welcomed Gaut Shang as the "Grand Official of the West Vietnam Empire" and was finally able to say, "On behalf of the West Vietnam Empire, I hope that the two countries will live in harmony."
But it was said that the Emperor of the West Vietnam Empire was also very concerned about the sudden appearance of the Tianyuan Star civilization.
This Tianyuan star civilization that suddenly appeared is so powerful that it was able to purchase the entire Tianshe constellation from the Red River Empire, recruit all the generals of the separate factions in the Tianshe constellation, and nearly annihilate the Tianji Empire's 800 million fleet.
, capturing the commander-in-chief Yao Tong, whose Golden Immortal cultivation level was alive, had to make the emperor vigilant no matter what.
Therefore, the emperor was also very concerned about Gautama's visit. However, because this matter was taken over by the third prince in advance, he could only let the third prince serve as a senior official.
Just because such an important matter was handed over to the third prince, it also caused a lot of opposition voices in the court. Not to mention others, it was just the prince and the fifth prince who were making trouble.
The prince's people are rioting because of their power. The fifth prince's people are rioting because they suffered heavy losses in the previous war. Everyone thinks that the Tianyuan Star civilization may have bad intentions this time - look at their ostentatious and sharp-looking spaceship.
Bar.
Even the ministers in the court who were devoted to the country objected: it is best for His Majesty to take direct responsibility for such important matters.
There was still noisy in the court, but Gautama had already sat down with the third prince to have a preliminary exchange.
Formal negotiations cannot start as soon as they meet. Generally, they are contacted first to test the other party's attitude and bottom line, and to understand the cultural atmosphere and political environment of both parties.
Godard even secretly contacted some local intelligence agencies.
These intelligence agencies are not necessarily 'wild', and some of the information is sent by the third prince's opponents - such as other princes, or even the prince. It may even be hostile countries around the West Vietnam Empire, etc.
What's more, you don't even need to actively search for it. You only need to send someone to walk around the street, and someone will push the information over. As long as you identify yourself and see something on the ground while walking, 90% of the time you pick it up and it will be information!
Of course, these 'picked-up' intelligences are mixed whether they are true or false, good or bad. They do not rule out slandering the royal family, or even slandering a certain official, etc.
But this information is still valid, and it is very helpful for Gundam to understand the West Vietnamese Empire. For smart people, sometimes wrong information can provide more things. These things often go straight to the core.
For example, those who slandered high-ranking officials for going back on their word, but Dugu Junjie was keenly aware that it was not the high-ranking official who went back on his word, but the Emperor of the West Vietnam Empire who liked to go back on his word.
In the interstellar era, real high-ranking officials have greater rights but also face more constraints. In a relatively stable country, high-ranking officials may have great rights, but they are not so 'free'.
This may be the so-called principle of "the king of hell likes to see little devils but is hard to deal with" and "the county magistrate is not as good as the current manager". Although the power is great, no power is superfluous.
Just like Gundam himself, although he has great power and can preside over this negotiation, the framework and direction of the negotiations have been determined by the United Nations. Gundam can act freely, but he must not go beyond this framework. Otherwise, he will be stuck.
Labeled as a traitor.
Under this premise, if a high-ranking official can go back on his word and break his promise, then the most likely reason is that it is because of the instructions from a higher level, that is, the emperor, or the entire country is rotten from the root, which is the so-called upper level.
If the beam is not straight, the beam will be crooked!
Of course, Godard Shang would not make random guesses just because of one or two pieces of news, but there were more and more various kinds of news, which also gave Godard Shang a deeper understanding of the West Vietnam Empire, and he also had some ideas for the upcoming negotiations.
For example, now, Gautama also has a sufficient understanding of the surrounding political ecology of the West Vietnam Empire.
Previously, everyone had always thought that the West Vietnam Empire dominated the entire Tianji constellation, but there is no other constellation within more than 3,000 light years. It can be said that the West Vietnam Empire has the qualifications to dominate. Even if it is not a dominance, it is a partial one.
It's okay to be a tyrant.
All in all, it's a one-of-a-kind family.
But the actual situation is not that there are too many small countries around, and many of them have broken the 'normal' relationship between big and small countries.
The position of the Tianji constellation is very special. It is probably in the transition zone of the spiral arms of the large constellations, and the surrounding starry sky is somewhat sparse.
The closest constellation to the Tianji constellation is the Tianmiao constellation in the northeast, about 2,600 light years away;
The second is the Tianshe constellation. From the westernmost constellation of Tianji to the easternmost Tianshe constellation, it is almost 3,000 light years.
Beyond that is the ‘Tianji Constellation’ due north, which is the southernmost point of the Tianji Empire and the ‘Longxing Land’ of the Tianji Empire.
In short, the environment around the Tianji constellation is so empty - at least that's what it looks like from the star map.
But the actual situation is that although there are no constellations around, there are still many star systems. However, the density of stars is only about half, one-third, or even one-quarter of the Tianji constellation.
In this starry sky, due to the low density of stars, it is impossible to form a large country. Generally, a country consists of several galaxies or more than a dozen galaxies. The power of these 'countries' is not even as strong as a pirate group in the Pingxing constellation.
Powerful.
But there are so many of these small countries!
How many are there? Folklore: If you can count the stars around the Tianji constellation one by one and divide by 20, you will get the number of countries.
This statement may be an exaggeration, but the real situation is similar. The number of small countries is really as dense as a carp crossing a river.
The stars here are sparse, and the power of the great empire cannot effectively penetrate. It may be easy to conquer, but as long as the troops withdraw, they will immediately rebel.
The country is small and has no oil and water. It is purely thankless for the West Vietnam Empire to conquer these small countries. It is not that the West Vietnam Empire has not ruthlessly cleaned up a number of countries and even destroyed living planets, but it has attracted even more crazy revenge.
Maybe one or two small countries are not a threat. But what if all the small countries within three thousand light-years are together? It doesn’t need to be too many, even if one ten thousandth comes, they will harass the West Vietnam Empire from top to bottom, left, right, front and back.
I can't bear it either.
These small countries are like a thick cocoon, covering the West Vietnam Empire layer by layer. While everyone is lying on the West Vietnam Empire to suck blood, they also prevent the West Vietnam Empire from communicating with the outside world.
Because these countries were too small, they could not shake the foundation of the West Vietnam Empire; but because they were too many, they sucked blood all the year round and caused some "pathological changes" in the West Vietnam Empire.
Under such circumstances, the West Vietnamese Empire seemed to be living in a different kind of fish tank. If it stayed in this situation for a long time, internal rebellion problems would be inevitable.
Under such an environment, the West Vietnamese Empire also naturally developed the 'habit' of not keeping its word - to be fair, it was forced out by the surrounding environment. But not keeping one's word means not keeping one's word.
letter!
After a few days of understanding, Gautama Shang had a relatively comprehensive understanding of the situation in the West Vietnam Empire.
After browsing all the information, Gautama said to his assistants: "It seems that the West Vietnam Empire is quite pitiful. There are too many small countries around it, which has closed the West Vietnam Empire.
The West Vietnam Empire contacted the Tianji Empire across more than 8,000 light years, and sent strategic materials to the Tianji Empire. Maybe it wanted to get out of trouble?
Maybe we can really win over the West Vietnam Empire!"
People around him also began to discuss and made a comprehensive analysis of various possibilities.
Two days later, the negotiations officially began. The negotiating representative of the West Vietnam Empire was the third prince himself, but the person who actually concluded the negotiations was 'Xiangbang Dongmen Bao'.
Xiangbang is the Western Vietnamese Empire. The official who is responsible for the 'Etiquette of the Emperor' around the emperor is responsible for the emperor's etiquette, but it is not only etiquette, but also includes the construction of spiritual civilization~
According to the saying passed down by the Holy Emperor at that time, the major affairs of any country lie in sacrifice and military affairs. The prime minister is responsible for the issue of 'sacrifice'.
However, after a long period of evolution, many countries have eliminated the setting of the 'prime minister'. However, in the West Vietnam Empire, the prime minister still existed.
But now, 'Xiangbang' is probably more similar to the 'Zhongshu Sheng' in general countries, and is regarded as the emperor's personal secretary.
Regardless of whether he is a prime minister or an official of Zhongshu Province, anyone who can sit in this position is definitely not a mediocre person.
This time, because the third prince secretly took over the negotiation, and there were all kinds of noise in the court, the Emperor thought about it and had no choice but to send his personal secretary.
Dongmen Leopard, the name sounds a bit rough. In fact, he is a middle-aged man who looks skinny, and this middle-aged man is still gray-headed. In short, his true age is definitely that of an antique.
Dongmen Leopard's eyes were half-squinted, as if he had never woken up; but his posture when sitting and standing was as steady as a rock, quite solemn. Even though the third prince announced that "friendly consultations to promote the friendship and future of the two countries" had officially begun, Dongmen Bao
The leopard's eyes are still half-closed.
Perhaps because of its isolation, the etiquette of the West Vietnamese Empire was quite 'archaic'.
The negotiation site was not a negotiation table, but a low 'table', with everyone kneeling behind the table. At this time, the Dongmen Leopard was like a stone sculpture, and a faint majesty filled the air even before he spoke.
Moreover, his heavenly aura was also faintly spreading, pressing towards Gao Shang.
Gautama silently commented in his heart: He is worthy of being the emperor's personal secretary, and this gesture is perfect!
But unfortunately, no matter how good the posture is, it is just a posture.
Godard Shang seemed to be completely unaffected by the coercion of the other party's immortal. After the third prince announced the 'friendly consultation', Godard Shang pondered for a while and then took the initiative to speak:
"Because of the continued development of Tianyuanxing Civilization, especially after the recent purchase of the Tianshe Constellation, we are fortunate to be neighbors. Based on the principle of good neighborliness and friendship, Tianyuanxing Civilization hopes to establish friendly cooperative relations with your country.
It's just that there was a little misunderstanding between us at the beginning. When we just purchased the Tianshe constellation, we encountered an active attack by a fleet at the first star cluster to the east of the Tianshe constellation.
We hurriedly fought, and although we suffered heavy losses, we were lucky enough to win. Later, when we captured a few prisoners, we found out that the fleet came from the West Vietnamese Empire.
Regarding this point, Tianyuanxing United Nations hopes that your country will give a reasonable explanation."
His words were calm and his posture was powerful and domineering. After saying that, Gautama turned to look at the 'translator' next to him - in fact, he was a prisoner, a prisoner of the West Vietnamese Empire who had surrendered.
During these negotiations, Lao Gao not only took the prisoner with him, but also placed him in a conspicuous position!