The emperor proved to Celia with practical actions: Alpha who lost his temper is hard to coax.
That night the emperor left cleanly and resolutely, without the slightest intention of trying to catch Celia to catch up. He summoned Bi An and fled away at the speed of light in the first second when he went out. , I only saw the majestic tail smoke when the airship took off.
The next day the emperor appeared in the delegation, and facing the peace treaty that the alliance mission had painstakingly revised repeatedly, he only said one sentence: "I don't accept it."
— do not accept? You just beat up the alliance mission yesterday, and you dare not accept that it's still unreasonable? !
Kaleyan rolled up his sleeves, and was about to show his wounds from the beating yesterday, when the emperor rolled his eyes and scoffed, "What's the big deal?"
Kaleyan just wanted to retort that Lieutenant General Mowen's ears are still open, and the Dark Star Legion is still advancing on the territory of your empire. Is this a trivial matter? But immediately afterwards, he saw the emperor's cold, indifferent gaze, like a wounded snow wolf, and seemed to hide a thousand words but indescribable eyes, and gave him a meaningful glance.
Kalejan was shocked immediately.
Is this an accusation? This is definitely an accusation, right? What have I done to you that you want to look at me like this
At this time, Celia coughed—because he slept in the waiting room of the arena yesterday, he didn’t go back to change his military uniform, and he was still wearing the casual clothes of last night, a black jacket and a white shirt, with two buttons under his neck undone. A long neck and a deep collarbone. Although this semi-casual style looks quite handsome and clear, it is quite rare on Celia who is in military uniform all the year round. It seems that she was not serious about today's negotiations.
Sure enough, after he finished coughing, and seeing everyone's attention focused on him, he said softly, "Let's call it a day."
… what? !
The empire and the alliance were shocked at the same time, and then the emperor stood up expressionlessly and strode out.
The first negotiation in the history of the alliance and the empire ended after only ten minutes on the first day.
When the meeting was over, Admiral Aaron bowed to Celia, and Celia nodded in return. Aaron turned around and went out to catch up with the emperor. It seemed that the two brothers were very friendly, but he hooked his neck very fiercely: "What happened? ?”
Heinrich tilted his body, and then strode forward without even glancing at him.
Aaron couldn't understand the situation even more, and asked in a low voice: "You should know that the longer the negotiation drags on, the worse it will be for us, right? The Dark Star Army was originally brought in by the Alliance, and they might be expecting Younes to fight." Go to the gate of Egret Star, so we can take the opportunity to talk to our lions—Marshal Celia must be taking advantage of the situation today, and he may continue to procrastinate tomorrow, when the time comes... "
"Give up the star path, cede land and give money, you can talk about such conditions as you like." Heinrich said coldly.
"Negotiations are originally about paying back the money on the spot, so why call it a negotiation?" Aaron waved his hands disapprovingly, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind: "—Besides, you can open a private treasury and use the name of dowry to pay This money! There are rumors in the alliance that you have marked the marshal, and you should be able to conceive soon after the marking. Even if you don’t win the bid the first time, the second estrus will not exceed a year at the farthest. If you can The alliance will be settled within a year, and by this time next year, the little prince will... "
In the end, Aaron was actually a little pantothenic, but he didn't know that these words actually hit the emperor's heart like a sharp arrow, and Heinrich's face changed instantly: "No!"
"… what?"
Heinrich shook his hand away, rubbed his neck resentfully, and then shook his head and said: "Let's not talk about this—there is a reason why I didn't talk to them today. The advantage of the alliance lies in the dark star army's strong influence on the empire. Continue to advance, but as long as we contain the enemy's momentum on the battlefield, the alliance is irrelevant to us, and even Celia, Kaleyan and others will become meat tickets in the hands of the empire... Now not only does the alliance need time , we also need, after all, the battlefield tens of millions of light-years away is the key to leading the negotiating table.”
Aaron stared at the emperor suspiciously, and asked for a while, "... did you quarrel?"
emperor:"… "
How did you draw this conclusion from what I said, Admiral Aaron? !
The corridor outside the negotiation venue is made of huge white moiré stones. Each stone is several meters long and wide, and the diameter of the entire corridor is so wide that it can run like a horse. The stone pillars on both sides are carved with exquisite honeysuckle and wisteria, all the way to the high and wide zenith, the breeze blowing over the lawn in the distance, bringing a slight rustling sound.
The scenery was picturesque, and the emperor and the general looked at each other for a long time. Just as the admiral kept guessing about the content of all kinds of bloody quarrels, he suddenly heard the emperor ask solemnly: "How much deposit do you have?"
Aaron: "…"
What does this have to do with your quarrel? Why did the boss suddenly ask this question? Could it be that the small treasury secretly saved by the military was discovered? Could it be that at the end of the year, he went out to barbecue with public funds and was discovered? Could it be that we sneaked home the leftover energy boxes from the military to save electricity bills—? !
At that moment, countless terrifying guesses flashed through Aaron's mind, but he calmed down in just an instant, and said calmly: "Not much. When will I get the injury subsidy for going to the Dark Star Hall this time?"
The emperor looked at him silently.
This glance is very rich, including "Don't dream, you are as strong as a cow and you still need injury subsidies?" and "Hehe, just talk about it, think I didn't ask the Disciplinary Inspection Commission!" There is deep resentment, subtle envy, and a little bit of calculation...
Aaron took a half step back tremblingly, shook his hand and said, "I, I haven't got married yet, and there will be plenty of places to spend money in the future. What do you want to do?!"
"Selia..." Heinrich said slowly, "has more savings than both of us."
The corner of Aaron's mouth twitched suddenly, and he said in disbelief: "How is it possible?!"
"He is in the army for food and lodging. The marshal's salary has been saved for five hundred years. The alliance also has a full social security system with an annual pension increase of 9.25%. You can figure out how much pension he can get. And People like Kaleyan and Mowen from the alliance usually live in the officer base, and they can be reimbursed for buying a popsicle, so there is nowhere to spend the salary of hundreds of years."
The emperor smiled coldly, and at that moment his eyes were gloomy and sharp like blades: "On the other hand, you and I have put all our wealth into it during the war. It has only been fifty years since we started receiving wages, and we are always going to be killed by the elders." The hospital cuts the budget; they also talk about finding someone to start a family, maybe they won’t even be able to raise the money to nurse the child... "
"Those who have been generals in the alliance for hundreds of years are local tyrants." The emperor finally concluded: "This group of people asks us for money, and they are determined not to give it to you. I have to give it to you."
The emperor turned around and left resolutely, leaving Admiral Aaron standing alone in the wind, not feeling well.
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Just as Aaron guessed, Celia did not participate in the peace talks the next day.
The alliance mission now has no shortage of reasons. Celia’s body is always unwell: one day she is not acclimatized and cannot eat, the next day she can’t sleep, and the next day she is simply dizzy and unable to get out of bed. The Imperial Army was a little nervous at the beginning, but later found that these excuses were so open and aboveboard that everyone thought they were a little fake—but even so, no one complained about it, everyone knew it well, and they were waiting secretly. News from the front.
The wait didn't last long. A week later, the local garrison in Ursa Major sent an urgent military report: The Dark Star Fleet is elusive and unstoppable. It has forcibly passed through Star Gate No. 65346 and is heading towards Gemini.
This news came back late that night as a first-level secret report. When the negotiations started the next morning, as soon as Heinrich walked into the gate of the auditorium, he saw Celia in military uniform sitting at the end of the long table, wrapped in white military trousers. Li's slender legs were crossed, his elbows rested on the edge of the table, and his fingers were loosely crossed in front of him.
There was a trace of leisure in his calmness. When the emperor walked in, he even casually looked at his thumb without even raising his head: "Morning, Heinrich."
Everyone in the military department behind the emperor bowed cautiously in return. Only Heinrich himself seemed to find it interesting and laughed: "Are you feeling better, Celia?"
"TOEFL."
Celia raised his head. His cheeks were indeed thinner and his complexion was a little pale, but he looked more energetic. The emperor looked at him condescendingly, nodded in satisfaction after a while, pulled out his chair and sat down: "You came here today to accept the amendment I proposed yesterday, right? There is no need to trouble yourself. If you want to sign, just ask Just a word, and I will send it over in person.”
"Pfft—" Kaleyan sat flipping through the documents without raising his head, and said with a sneer, "Transfer the command of the army to the imperial side on the condition that you pay your own military expenses. If you kneel down and deliver it to your door, we are still worthy of consideration." consider… "
Admiral Aaron was about to retort, but was interrupted by Heinrich with a smile: "Why? I think it is very reasonable. The number of the Shining Legion is incomparable with the Nine Fleets of the Empire. Once a war starts, the Alliance will inevitably It is not unreasonable to obey the command and deployment of the Imperial Army. As for military expenses, attacking the Dark Star Hall is also very beneficial to the alliance, so isn't it normal for the alliance to pay for its own military expenses?"
Kaleyan mocked: "It is the empire that lost its land, what does it have to do with the alliance?"
"The Dark Star Hall can't wreak havoc on the land of the empire for too long," Admiral Aaron said sternly, "In fact, the Dark Star Hall has been successfully intercepted outside the Star Gate No. 65346, and the local garrison in the Great Bear Galaxy is organizing a counterattack. Soon we'll be—"
"Soon you will be beaten to your door by Yunes." Kaleyan lazily said, the light brain projected a thumbnail image of the starry sky of the battlefield in the air, and the red light spot representing the enemy had successfully passed through the Great Bear Galaxy and was flashing Headed towards the golden yellow constellation of Gemini in a flash, it was the Imperial Army newspaper that was just passed back last night as a top-level top secret: "I think this is the correct situation, Admiral Aaron. If you call this a successful interception, then You're either fooling my IQ or yours is fucked up with shit."
- Leaked military newspaper!
Aaron froze in place immediately, and a few seconds later hurriedly wanted to make amends, but was interrupted coldly by Kaleyan: "Facts have proved that the Empire cannot independently resist the Dark Star Hall, and the Alliance has already seen this very clearly. Since you need us, I request to obtain more and more practical benefits for the alliance on the basis of realizing the major premise of cooperation."
He slammed a contract and said coldly: "The specific clauses have been written here, please look over the emperor's majesty—if you want to sign it, just ask, I don't mind sending someone to send it to you."
Everyone in the military department had different expressions, and Aaron was even more furious. At that moment, everyone greeted the eighteen generations of the ancestors of the Kaleyan family in their hearts.
However, Heinrich's face remained unchanged, he only smiled and picked up the revision book, flipped through two pages, and threw it into the wastebasket under his feet.
"No wonder you came here today. It turns out that you have found support."
Celia didn't raise her eyes, and even her voice remained calm and unchanged: "TOEFL."
After entering the venue, he only said three sentences, two of which were simple - TOEFL. But the emperor had no doubt that he was the mastermind behind this incident, especially the leak of the military newspaper. No one else could do it without anyone noticing it except him.
However, the emperor didn't show the slightest anxiety on his face. He even raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly: "Then do you think that I will watch you come over without any preparation?"
Celia's pupils shrank slightly. At this moment, the door of the venue was opened. General Mo Wenzhong walked over with a hurried look, and whispered a few words in his ear—
"The Conceitlin family launched a coup, united with the gendarmerie and a large number of media, and exposed the true face of Marshal Silia's military dictatorship to the public. At present, a letter to the people has been issued to the entire alliance." Heinrich spoke loudly to help Lieutenant General Mo Wen , and then smirked amidst the uproar in the court: "—do you think you're the only one who will play the bottom line, Celia? Even if you're not afraid of opponents who are like gods in the Empire, you still have a lot of teammates who are like pigs in the alliance..."