Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

There was no need to mention that the righteous reputation of the Ryukyu belonged to them, while Jin Changsen and Lin Yuanmiao were the first among the civil officials. As long as the two of them had a unified opinion, there would no longer be any objections from the imperial court.

Cai Mao was the head of the Ryukyu's local military officials. In the past, he had left behind many brothers of the imperial guards and recruited a large number of new army members of the Glazed sphere aboriginals.

Liang Kun belonged to a faction outside the sect, and was only second to Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun and the rest who were direct descendants under his command. Right now, he was allied with Shopkeeper Fan Lian in order to protect Xiao Letian's interests.

Originally, people should not have forgotten old shopkeeper. After all, Letian Firm, the super financial trust, had already tightly controlled the economic lifeline of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Unfortunately, old shopkeeper did not have the status of an official, so he did not have the authority to participate in such a meeting.

There were already three out of the four who wanted to negotiate. This made Liang Kun very upset, he couldn't get angry even if he wanted. After all, the other party didn't say that they would surrender, but just to hear it first, this request was so reasonable that no one could say anything.

However, Liang Kun knew clearly in his heart that once the negotiations started, the hearts of the people would be cracked. Under the threat of death, the people would be able to fight against the strong enemies with all their hearts, after all, if they did not fight at that time, they would definitely die. But now, people saw a glimmer of hope. When people suddenly felt that they could trade the dead for peace, how could their hearts not be moved?

"Your Majesty, I only have one condition. If you see this messenger, you must not let the commoners see it!" Liang Kun forced her to the point where she could only add this sentence.

"Fine, we'll do as the general says!" After Shang Tai decided, the soldiers immediately got busy. Not long later, on an empty land outside the valley, more than three hundred soldiers raised their torches and formed a long line, forming two layers of security cordons. Inside, it was the temporary place to receive guests.

Half an hour later, more than ten new recruits were carrying a vulgar man holding a white flag as they walked up the mountain. Under the flickering light of the torch, the man didn't have the slightest hint of fear on his face.

"Hiss …" A water dog? How did this bastard become the envoy of the French? " Someone among the vigilant soldiers subconsciously shouted in a low voice.

Cai Mao had sharp ears. "Who? Who's talking... Ling Mutai? You know this man? Out of Columns... " The soldier called Ling Mutai ran over to the general and gave him a new military salute.

"Reporting, General. I know this person. He is a sea cuttlefish of China …" "Back then when I was on the sea seeking for a living, I had once cooperated with him in a business transaction. This person is vicious to the point of being evil. He will absolutely not leave any business that he has ever done alive …"

Ling Mutai was born in sea cuttlefish, and during the hegemony rebellion that Xiao Letian led, it was precisely because of Yepingtai's connection to them that these sea cuttlefish successfully cleansed themselves and became members of the new army. Furthermore, their positions in the future would not be low, so boarding the warships would not be a problem.

"There hasn't been any news of a water dog on the sea for the past few years. We thought that he had died, but who would've thought that he would appear here today …"

The water dog walked over with a smile. It seemed like he could recognize Ling Mutai with a glance at his memory. Old acquaintance, aren't you Ling Mutai from the four nations? "Haha, so you have also washed your face clean. This is truly a cause for celebration!"

However, Ling Mutai's heart was currently filled with the pride of a new army. He raised his chin, and casually gave a new military salute, causing the water dog's triangular eyes to twitch.

"Tsk tsk …" Mighty and domineering, just as expected, mighty and domineering. Kid, to be lectured by the Prime Minister Xiao, you actually aren't much worse than a foreign devil soldier? "Look at this military uniform, it even knows how to use the foreign military salute. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk …"

He was really envious of Ling Mutai. He never thought that the sea cuttlefish, whom he drank and robbed together with would actually change from the inside to outside, becoming even more proud than a soldier.

"You are the messenger? I am Cai Mao, if you have anything to say, you can say it to me! " Cai Mao said coldly when he saw Shui Gou walk in.

"Ouch …" Is it the General Cai? "This little one pays his respects to you …" As he spoke, he performed the standard Manchu etiquette and kowtowed. His posture was as respectful as it could be, and the fawning smile on his face was as brilliant as it could be.

Although the Ryukyu was deeply affected by the Confucianism, he did not learn much about it. The etiquette between officials and officials was not so cheap.

"En..." "Please get up, your time is precious. You should have some work to do first …"

"Ah …" "We shall abide by the general's orders. My master has said that the conditions for the negotiations must be stated in front of His Majesty. General, please understand the gravity of the matter …"

Cai Mao looked at that flattering face and was angry, but was neither angry nor angry. In the end, he could only bring him to see Shang Tai. When Shang Tai appeared in front of the water dog under the torch, he threw down the white flag and knelt down respectfully and kowtowed nine times.

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Foreign ministers pays his respects to His Majesty! "

The soldiers had somehow found a chair for to sit on. The young king had already gone through two large scale wars, and was someone who had seen much in the world. He knew that the more respectful the messenger was, the more harsh the conditions for the negotiations would be.

"You may rise. If you have any conditions, just say them quickly. I still have to go comfort my subjects."

"Your majesty is truly a wise king throughout the ages. Blessed are the people of the Ryukyu … Your Majesty, the Foreign ministers had given the order to Mr. Gong from Gong Cheng, and this time they have come with peaceful intentions.

"Hmm?" Shang Tai, Wang Yan and the rest of the four all exclaimed at the same time, "What do you mean? What are you trying to say? "

"Your Majesty, everyone …" "This is great news, the French have been at war for four days and are running out of ammunition. Although the British have sold them a boat full of ammunition, it is not enough. Today's round of shelling is the end of the line …"

"Are you for real?" Shang Tai immediately stood up, "Are you really from that side? What exactly is Gong Cheng trying to do? "

The water dog laughed and said, "Of course my master stands on the side of the two Ryukyu. Everyone says my master is a traitor, but in reality, that is not the case. You guys think about it, if my master did not force the Qing Dynasty to sign an agreement, who knows how many more years the Beijing would have been taken over? God knows how many more will die? "

"Ai …" My master is risking his own reputation, but there are countless people living! Today, he can't bear to see the people of Ryukyu fall into the abyss of despair, and have no choice but to take the British merchant ship to Ryukyu to adjust the situation. My master is currently living on the merchant ship outside the port … "

"F * ck, what nonsense!" Liang Kun who was originally lying on the stretcher was so angry that he sat up, "How can a foreign devil's lackey have such good intentions? "Scram! If you don't scram, I will kill you!"

The water dog was so scared that its knees went weak and it quickly knelt down. "This must be General Liang, right?" Don't be angry, don't be angry. You're a dog slave and you're angry with me. It's not worth it, is it? I am just a small part of the transmission. Isn't it you who decide? "Calm down, calm down …"

The mischievous dog raised its head and said to Shang Tai, "Your Majesty, my master said that the conditions for the foreigners are not high, there has to be an apology. After all, the Prime Minister Xiao had insulted the Emperor of France in Europe, and he came here today to vent his anger …"

"One more thing is to sign a garrison contract with the foreigners. Ryukyu Port is a pretty good safe haven, if there is a typhoon when the French warships come and replenish some fresh water food, it would be much more convenient to have an agreement with them …"

"Finally, it's about the compensation. After fighting for so many days, the French warships are also injured, their ammunition has been emptied, and many of the foreign soldiers have died. The Ryukyu Kingdom will at least lose some money! However, my master said that there was discussion here, and the French knew that the Ryukyu was not filled with funds, it would probably only be a few hundred thousand silver taels … "

"Your servant's mouth is stupid, and many things are said in detail. This is just a restatement, the details will be discussed personally by my master when he comes to the island. As long as Your Majesty has the intention, I will immediately go back to the sea to send a message, and tomorrow my master will go to the island. What do you think?"

"Hahaha …" Shang Tai first laughed before saying anything: "What nonsense is this? Was there such a shameless person in the world? To slaughter the citizens of Ryukyu for no reason at all, and we still have to apologize in the end? "

"The fate of the French is their life, and the lives of us Ryukyu are their grass? Why should we lose money... You still want to garrison troops in the Ryukyu? "In your dreams, scram for laozi …"

This time, the water dog ignored Liang Kun. It just knelt down and waited for Shang Tai's reply, "Your majesty, what do you think I'm doing? Or do you want to stay and wait for your news? "

"F * ck, you dare to ignore your father!" Liang Kun stood up while dragging his injured leg, he had already pulled out the gun on his waist, and was about to open fire at the water dog.

"General, you can't …" Jin Changsen rushed forward and blocked Liang Kun's path: "If the two nations do not fight, then this is not the final agreement. Isn't negotiation just about bargaining?"

"Sigh!" "This is what you call understanding people …" The water dog slapped its thigh and said, "Since the deal was a failure and there was no kindness in bargaining, there was no mention of killing people. If the news of the death of an envoy from the Ryukyu spread, do you think that there would be anyone else who would speak up for this country in the future?"

In the end, Liang Kun was still a fierce general. If he was angry, he would just bite the bullet. Do you know what righteousness is? And you, I advise you to think carefully about it. Why did the Prime Minister sacrifice his blood in Europa? "It's about being fair and square, not kneeling down in front of foreigners and being a slave …"

"Don't you forget, among all the Westerners s that come into contact with us, which one of them isn't someone that we can interact with on equal footing? Those Americans, and countless of foreign merchants have come to our Ryukyu, how courteous are they? Who was the one who earned this face? It's the Prime Minister, do you want to forget your roots? "

When Xiao Letian was mentioned, the high ranking officials of Ryukyu who were present felt extremely embarrassed. However, at this time, the water dog, who was so infuriated that he could kill people with his words, opened his mouth again.

"Haha, of course Prime Minister Xiao is a great hero, but this great hero is also a human. He should die even if he gets cut." "Hehe, of course Prime Minister Xiao is a great hero, but this great hero is also a human.