C2173 End of banquet (1/2)
The lunch continued until half past one. The royal family's large ice sculptures had been replaced five times, and the dishes had also been replaced five times like flowing water.
Ever since the envoy of the Sand Country was' invited 'out of the banquet by the Queen, the atmosphere immediately became more harmonious. Even the Ambassador of France Montopia, who was always causing trouble, quietened down.
Everyone knew the Queen's bottom line, and that was to probe with their mouths, but not to allow any serious conflicts in public, and even more so not to use their fists against diplomatic etiquette.
Everything Yi Wan had done completely disregarded diplomatic etiquette, and he had even forgotten whose territory this was.
Of course, the Queen would not make things too difficult for the envoy, letting him go out for a day to calm down, and allowing him to participate in the diplomatic service afterwards. After all, he could not offend Sha Russia for the sake of a group of Chinese people.
Xiao Letian, accompanied by Fang Guan, began to meet with the envoys from the other nations to exchange a few words with them.
Amongst them, there were a few reporters who wanted to interview Xiao Letian but rejected them with the excuse that they did not have enough time.
This battlefield without smoke was actually far more brutal than a real war. For soldiers and military officers, a momentary mistake could be considered a failure on a high ground, a collapse of a defensive line.
A short period of time where defeat could definitely be made up for by hard work in the later stages of the game, but for a politician like Xiao Letian, if he made a mistake, then the benefits he would receive would be innumerable.
How much is every 0.5 percentage point tariff cut in diplomatic negotiations? A slip of the tongue in post-war ceasefire negotiations might be enough to make a huge difference in the border.
Don't think that the Führer doesn't need to go to the front lines and his henchmen will be the ones to complete all his work. On the contrary, he will have to take responsibility for the entire Chinese people every step of the way.
As the toasts intertwined, Xiao Letian met many of his new friends, who also saw many of his old friends. Some were fawning over pleasantries, and some were even enthusiastically greeting them, but no one dared to drink too much.
The queen was obviously tired. She was sitting in the most respectable seat in the north, with her grandson and grandson accompanying her. No one dared to pick on the queen for her rudeness. In this situation, the queen's rank was the highest, and she had this privilege.
Prince Edward toasted a round of wine and took the time to walk to his mother's side and pass her a piece of fruit with his fork. The queen was tasteless as she ate, but she asked softly, ”What's your impression of it? Do you feel anything? ”
”Yes!” It was a great surprise to me. I could smell a very familiar scent coming from this man! If my judgement is not wrong, Xiao Letian is not a scholar, nor is he a politician. He does not have the ambition to become a general either … ”
”He gives me the feeling of a businessman,” he said, ”but he won't let the business go bad!”
”Hehe …” I didn't expect you to give such an evaluation! A merchant... ”It would be great if he was a businessman!”
Speaking up to here, the Queen looked at his grandson Young William with a smile and said, ”My Young William, grandmother will depend on you. If this Eastern politician is a businessman, how about this?”
William tilted his head and thought for a while. ”Grandmother...” ”If the leader of the East is a merchant, then he should respect the contract and have the spirit of the contract. This is the nature of a merchant …”
”But are the Eastern merchants the same as us European merchants? I've heard a lot of people who've been to the East talking about it. That country is about power dominating everything, and credit must give way to power! ”