C166 The Tree Wants Peace but the Wind Keeps Blowing

When Lee Xiang issued the final five days of the military order to the empire, the peace talks with the neighboring countries were finally carried out once again.

This time, the negotiations were more or less held with some expectations because this matter had been delayed for too long. For both sides who were at war, Such an atmosphere would not do any good to both sides. Therefore, even the people of Silo Province couldn't help but look forward to peace after the initial period of hatred. This was a very normal psychological change.

Lee Xiang made such a decision in a timely manner. He knew very well that after the tough fight against Moose Empire, it was time for a change. As for the people of Silo Province, especially the Lower Race, as long as they saw this tough decision of his, they would support him in whatever he did in the future.

The one in charge of the negotiation in Moose Empire was a prince called Jeff. According to the intel, he was the younger brother of the mother of the ruler of Moose Empire. His rank was quite high, and compared to his previous representative, he had a lot more authority.

And the location of the peace talks was unexpectedly chosen to be in the Bael City's Holy Church. Because in the eyes of the people in Moose Empire, the Vatican was a public place. Although they might not be trustworthy, at least they were worth looking forward to it. Furthermore, in Bael City, there was no place more suitable than the Church.

Lee Xiang was surprisingly easy to talk to. He even gave Lyman the full responsibility of hosting the peace representatives of Moose Empire. This made Dewey, who was the leader of the Vatican, overjoyed. He knew that Lee Xiang was confident in winning this negotiation. This was equivalent to indirectly giving their faction an excellent opportunity. Once the negotiation was successful, the faction led by Dewey would be. . . It would cause a huge sensation in the Church. It would even cause their believers to increase overnight. Just imagine, how could a peace-loving religious faction not gain the good impression of everyone? At the same time, it also meant that the strength of their faction would increase by a lot. One thing that needed to be explained was that. . . The ones who strongly advocated for the tough negotiations between Count Lee Xiang and Lyman were Dewey and Lyman. Of course, a few people knew it very well. The so-called facilitation was merely Lee Xiang's act of breaking a donkey.

Because in this matter, he had already given face to the Church. At the same time, the series of forceful actions from before also bought over a large number of people. At this time, It was time to stop. A person with tactical vision, especially someone with high politics. When should he be accepted? When should he be released? Otherwise, he had no right to play these tricks.

On the first day that Prince Jeff reached Bale, Lee Xiang did not prepare to negotiate at all. Instead, he directly handed them over to Lyman.

The next day, he still had no intention of negotiating. He just wanted them to look around the Bael City and walk around. A thousand years old ancient city was enough for him to admire.

On the third day, Lee Xiang was even more amazing. He actually hinted to Lyman to bring them to admire some of the beautiful historical sites in the Silo Province.

This made all the people of Duke's Mansion secretly anxious. What a joke! Touring the entire Silo Province was not something that could be done in a few days. The most terrible thing was that it seemed like there were only two days left until the deadline. No matter how powerful Lee Xiang's negotiation was, No matter how amazing Lee Xiang's means were, two days was still far from enough. To put it bluntly, He didn't even have enough time to finalize the basic topic, and he didn't even have enough time to scold him.

On the fourth day, with Lyman's personal accompaniment, they toured the Silo Province with a purpose. However, after returning to Bael City, Prince Jeff finally couldn't help but protest the most strongly. Under Lyman's coordination, Lee Xiang finally nodded and agreed to meet him.

Just as Lee Xiang was about to head to the Church, Bill, the highest military commander at the border, suddenly returned.

This surprised Lee Xiang.

"What is going on? Why didn't you come back without my permission?" In the study room, Lee Xiang frowned. Because there were a lot of outsiders just now, he had given Bill enough face. However, he would never allow such a thing to happen in private.

"Master, please calm down!" Bill appeared to be in deep thought. "The reason why this humble servant came back was because I recently discovered some unusual things. If I don't report it to you, it would be really difficult for me to feel at ease. . . "

"Don't worry. I have told you many times that no matter what happens, you must be patient. Only then can I trust you to hand over the two hundred thousand soldiers to you. " Lee Xiang first taught Bill a few words, and then said faintly, "Tell me, what is it?"

"It is like this. . . The night before yesterday, I found that the garrison troops of the empire seemed to be acting strangely. " Bill did not hesitate at all.

"Continue!" Lee Xiang sat up straight and was slightly moved.

"According to your previous arrangement, I have been paying attention to the movement of the garrison troops of the empire. Under normal circumstances, without your order, the garrison troops of the empire cannot cross the western border of their territory. However, I found that their garrison troops showed signs of retreating last night, and they seem to be moving a little towards our eastern region. "

Retreat? Move? Lee Xiang frowned. He really did not know this question. And according to the agreement between him and Prime Minister Kohl, without his permission, the army of the empire could not be moved.

"Have you verified this matter?"

Bill nodded and continued, "After I found out about this matter, I immediately rushed to the west line, but. . . The one who received me was not General Ronnie, but another general of the empire!"

"What? Why did Kohl not inform me about this?" Lee Xiang suddenly stood up. At the crucial moment, it was very unusual for the garrison of the empire to change their commander. Therefore, it was normal for him to be shocked.

"This humble servant asked the same thing back then, but their answer was very reasonable. Because according to the rules of the Empire's military, the leaders of the troops outside of the army will be transferred internally or in rotation after a certain period of time. This was a custom. Thus, this humble official has no reason to blame them. " Bill frowned slightly. This was a very good move by the empire to prevent the troops outside from occupying the mountain as their king, so strictly speaking, it was very normal.

"At the very least, after the rotation, you should pay a visit to me, the highest commander, right? Don't tell me you don't even understand this kind of basic etiquette?" Lee Xiang grunted. A fierce light flashed in his eyes. He was not a fool. Even if there were no problems with changing shifts at this sensitive time, there would still be problems.

"This humble official said the same thing at the beginning, but their supreme commander told this humble official that once the handover was completed, he would definitely personally come to pay a visit to the Lord. This humble servant guessed that it should be within these two days. . . "

Lee Xiang coldly snorted again. He came to pay a visit these few days? He really knew how to choose the time. These few days are the busiest days of my life, and I have no time to spare to split my body. It's a wonderful time to choose the time. However, he still couldn't figure out what exactly the Empire wanted to do with this chess move.

"That's fine. Since he wants to choose these few days to come over, then it's up to you. Go back now and ignore everything. But you must closely monitor the signs of the Empire's garrison. Also, I will lend Brother Ao Bing to you. If there's anything, report it immediately. . . "

"Wait. . . " Bill bowed and replied. Just as he was about to leave, Lee Xiang suddenly called out. "You still haven't told me who the new leader of the garrison is? Where did you send him from? "

"My lord, as far as I know, You mean he's the highest commander of the troops that fell from the west to support us?" Lee Xiang was moved. He seemed to have guessed something. However, he was not sure at the moment. This was because the main purpose of this group of soldiers was to come to Silo Province. This had caused him to be highly vigilant.

"Yes, my lord!"

"Alright, I got it. In addition, after you return, temporarily release the garrison of Moose Empire and pay close attention to their current actions. If there are any unusual movements, I will grant you full authority. You do not need to report to me and can act on the spot. When necessary, you can. Do you understand what I mean?" At the end of his words, Lee Xiang's eyes were filled with killing intent.

Bill's body trembled. He knew what this sentence meant. At the same time, it also meant a huge responsibility.

"I understand, my lord. Please rest assured!" Bill nodded firmly.

Lee Xiang waved his hand. He could not help but feel exhausted. If he did not guess wrong, he was afraid that today's negotiations with Moose Empire would slightly change their strategy. To be honest, he felt a little lucky all of a sudden. If it wasn't for the news brought back by Bill, he was afraid that he would have been utterly defeated.

At the same time, he clenched his fists tightly. Apart from anger, there was also a faint feeling in his heart. There was also a trace of anticipation.

That's right, it was anticipation. Perhaps the time for the showdown had finally come.

After making sure that Bill had left, Lee Xiang closed his eyes and muttered to himself, " Leiluo, my teacher, why haven't you shown yourself yet? Are you testing my ability? Or testing my patience? I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of surprise you can give me. "

After a long silence, there was a knock on the door.

"Sir, Cardinal Lyman has sent someone to invite you!"

Lee Xiang waved his hand. Perhaps Moose Empire could give him a chance now? To be honest, he did feel a great sense of danger just now. A huge sense of danger.

It was this feeling that made him suddenly make up his mind. Perhaps this time, it would completely change the structure of the entire continent.

Of course, if the Empire could maintain restraint, he actually did not wish for this kind of change to occur. However, it was a pity that even if the tree wanted peace, the wind would not stop!