"Say it again, it was done by the Orleans and it has nothing to do with us." When the royal envoy heard him say this, he immediately began to refute.

In fact, France today is not only suffering from external difficulties, but also with obvious internal troubles. The Duke of Orleans and the Duke of Burgundy were originally the two most powerful nobles in France. When the King of France was young, they had constant conflicts in order to fight for the regent. In a few years, during a negotiation meeting held by King Charles VII of France, the Orleans sent people to assassinate John of Burgundy. Although Charles VII had no idea that this would happen at first, as the host, he said that he was completely unaware of it and that the Burgundy could not convince him. Obviously, the entertainment mentioned by the Duke’s envoy just now refers to the assassination.

Originally, in Bai Zhou's memory, the "Fearless John" should have died in this assassination, but for some reason, this guy was not dead in the disaster and fled back to his fiefdom. Of course, the subsequent ending was the same as historical development. The Burgundians believed that the King of France cooperated with the Orleans to carry out the assassination, and then formed an alliance with the English, captured the territory of the French royal family, and completely spread the previous conflicts in front of various countries.

Of course, all military operations and political activities were going smoothly, but Joan of Arc, who seemed to have emerged from the sky, broke their beautiful wishes. For their army, Joan of Arc seemed to be the messenger of God, omnipotent and invincible.

"I don't know if you did it. However," the Duke's envoy changed his mind and looked at Bai Zhou and said, "I'm here this time, not arguing with you about this matter. Don't forget that we have a common mission. Lord Earl, do you say it."

Bai Zhou took a glass of wine handed over by the waiter and looked at the envoy: "I hope to hear it clearly."

"Mr. Alberto, the Swiss Marquis, is seeking refuge from us now. We also hope that the Earl can return the territory that originally belonged to him and that we will live in peace from now on." The envoy shook his goblet glass and smiled, as if the explanation just now was something he did not care about.

"Haha, if Lord Barbarossa agrees, then I can still consider it." Bai Zhou said lightly. To Bai Zhou, is this special envoy who has a problem with his mind and returns the land? What a joke.

"It seems that you really need to consider it, because Lord Barbarossa has agreed."

The Duke's envoy said not only that it changed Fiora's expression, but even Miller, who was beside him, felt something was wrong, because he thought he knew his father well and it was impossible for him to agree to such a condition. However, the envoy had no reason and no condition to lie. There was only one possibility, the French and Burgundians paid what the French had and the Burgundians had to pay for Barbarossa. However, what kind of price could make Barbarossa give up Switzerland.

After hearing this, Bai Zhou felt a sudden feeling in his heart, but his face remained calm as if this was within his expectations.

In fact, to be honest, Bai Zhou also had some considerations about Barbarossa's agreement to give up Switzerland. However, that was the worst plan. After all, if Bai Zhou thought about it from the perspective of others, he would not have believed that the Western Qin people could conquer the entire Switzerland from the very beginning, and at most they would have conquered one or two pieces of land. He had never imagined that the entire Switzerland could be destroyed.

In other words, this piece of Switzerland is completely unexpected gain from Barbarossa, so even if it is used as a bargaining chip, Barbarossa doesn't feel distressed. What's more, if Barbarossa personally occupied it and really belonged to him, he might not agree to withdraw from Switzerland. But the reality is that this land is only nominally owned by him, and in fact half is ruled by the Western Qin people, and the other half is ruled by the German nobles left in Switzerland. Therefore, in this case, as long as the price given by the French is enough to satisfy Barbarossa, it is not impossible to withdraw from Switzerland.

Think deeper, Barbarossa would not not understand the principle of "If one is not my race, his heart will be different". If a foreigner ruled a region, he may still obey his management in a short period of time, but after a long time, no one can say it. Instead of doing this, it is better to use that land as a bargaining chip now in exchange for a sufficient price. Of course, in order to appease these foreigners, Barbarossa would also give them certain rewards, for example, the title of duke will still be enthroned.

In fact, strictly speaking, the Holy Roman Empire had no troops in Switzerland, and there was no problem of withdrawing or not. However, what the French and Burgundians wanted was a promise, that is, their use of troops against Switzerland in the future was not against the Holy Roman Empire.

This is the same as the reason why Bai Zhou invaded Switzerland under the banner of Barbarossa, but never received even a reinforcement from the Holy Roman Empire. If the Burgundians sent troops to attack Switzerland now, it would mean that he was declaring war on the Holy Roman Empire. After Barbarossa made the decision to withdraw from Switzerland, it would be different in nature. The Burgundians still held Alberto in their hands, which could be said to fight to help him restore his country.

The Burgundy envoy, seeing Bo Zhou's expression, couldn't help but feel a little appreciative. Although the boy in front of him may not be older than his son, his calmness is much better than many nobles he has seen. Thinking of this, he said to Bo Zhou again: "Of course, we will not be so rudely asking you to return the entire Switzerland. As long as you can return the land north of Bern, of course, including Bern to His Excellency Alberto, I believe that both of us can maintain a long-term friendship."

It seems that Barbarossa did not use all the land captured by the Western Qin people as bargaining chips, but only part of it, but even if it was just a fortress, Bai Zhou would not give in.

"Is this considered a formal negotiation?" Bai Zhou looked at him, with no shocking reaction on his expression.

The envoy spread his hands and replied with a smile: "Is there any difference? If you agree now, I believe that in the near future, Lord Alberto will be able to settle in Bern."

Bai Zhou also smiled and said in the same way: "It's different. If this is not a formal negotiation, then I would think you are joking, just an entertainment before the banquet begins. If this is a formal negotiation, I would think you are a lunatic. Of course, if you are not a lunatic, I would think you are declaring war on me."

Bai Zhou heard that they could enter Bern soon. What did this mean that the Burgundians were ready to invade Switzerland. Although Bai Zhou once believed that the Burgundians were fighting with the French in full swing and should have no troops to invest in Switzerland, seeing the French royal envoy's default attitude, Bai Zhou understood that it should be that they had reached a tacit understanding-the main force of the French turned to England, while the main force of the Burgundians turned to Switzerland.

"No, no, the matter is not serious enough, my dear Count. You must know that if you agree, not only will you lose another soldier, but our grand duke is willing to marry his young daughter to you, so that you will gain eternal friendship between us Burgundians." After that, the envoy looked at Fiora intentionally or unintentionally.

"As you can see, I already have a wife. I'm afraid, I can only appreciate the kindness of the grand duke." Bai Zhou felt that Fiora was holding his hand and increased his strength a little.

"Haha, sir, you should know that we French, especially French women, know the most romantic things. What's more, your wife, as far as I know, is only nominal, and no priest presides over you." The envoy seemed very confident: "Romantic French women, why, Lord Earl, aren't you moved?"

"Sorry, we Western Qin people don't know much about what romance is. But I seem to understand one thing, how can you Burgundians call themselves French?" Bai Zhou replied lightly. For women to trade land? These Burgundians have a good plan.

In other words, the Burgundians did not intend to give any benefits to the Western Qin people. The marriage was just to connect with "feelings", which was just a big deal. After all, in their opinion, even if the Western Qin people disagreed, they were fully capable of conquering Bern on their own.

"I think you are unreasonable. Bern should have been the fief of His Excellency Alberto. Now, we are just going to return to the land that originally belonged to him. This will make it difficult for us to do this." The Duke Envoy naturally showed a embarrassed look, but if he matched his height, it would only make people feel a sense of funny.

"When did you Burgundians learn to reason? Then, I would like to ask the Special Envoy, did you explain to the Dharma King when you attacked the city of Paris?" The principle that Bai Zhou believed in was that others respect me one foot, and I respect others one foot. Now someone came with a sword, and Bai Zhou thought he didn't need to be polite to him.

After this speech, not only did the Burgundians change their expressions, but also the French royal envoy on the side did not look very good.

"Since that's the case, can I report your choice to my Lord Duke?"

"Of course. However, I hope you will give John a sentence. He is not the first nobleman to doubt the combat effectiveness of the Western Qin people." Bai Zhou smiled indifferently and gave the person in front of him the final answer.

Hearing Bai Zhou's words, the Burgundian's face became a little serious for the first time, as if he was looking at a ungrateful child, but he still squeezed out a smile, greeted the others, turned around and left. Seeing this, the royal envoy on the side did not say anything more and followed him away.

"It seems that this is why Lord Barbarossa asked us to attend the banquet." Bai Zhou looked at Miller beside him: "It was because he was embarrassed to say it, so he asked these two envoys to convey it to us. If this is true, I think my wife and I can leave too."

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Chapter completed!