Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1759-1760 Interview with the Duke

In China, there is a saying that when two countries are at war, they will not kill envoys. When wars were going on between European countries, nobles of the hostile countries would often interact with each other privately.

Even during World War II, Britain and Germany, and France and Germany, which seemed to be at loggerheads on the surface, actually had diplomatic exchanges.

The little mustache once believed that Britain was about to surrender, which was the result of many pro-German factions in Britain secretly fooling around. Of course, judging from the results, these pro-German factions did play a certain positive role.

In fact, after the declaration of war, many ambassadors of the Tang Empire stationed in various countries were still active in countries such as Lion, Susas and others.

Originally, they were all going to leave after "withdrawing the embassy", but the local diplomatic departments tried to retain them, so these ambassadors of the Tang Empire changed their titles to special envoys or liaisons, and still stayed in the local area to continue doing various work.

Some local nobles who were pro-Tang Empire were not actually suppressed. At most, they were just given more people to monitor them so that they would not threaten the basic security of their country.

Among them, there is a very famous person, he is the elf noble Duke Leibert. The son of this duke is an important official in the Tang Empire, and he also tried his best to facilitate the marriage of the elf princess to the Tang Empire.

In short, if Duke Qin and Duke Bailu of the Tang Empire were of noble status, then if Grand Duke Robert also went to the Tang Empire, his status would not necessarily be much worse than that of Duke Qin and others.

At this moment, this Duke, who has a noble status in the Yangmu Empire and extensive connections in the Tang Empire, is being interviewed by a local elf media.

He sat in his luxurious office, his manners were elegant and noble, and the traces of time left on his face made him look more like a successful man, which made the beautiful reporter sitting opposite him feel amorous. She kept sending him flirtatious glances from time to time, and she was just about to undress and pledge herself to him.

"I think elves and humans should live in peace. The war between the Yangmu Empire and the Tang Empire is a complete tragedy." He spoke eloquently, at a moderate pace, with a mature tone.

It was he who supported John to join Tang Mo as a bargaining chip for both sides. As an old-fashioned noble, he can be said to be very representative.

The female reporter did not forget the purpose of her visit. She stared at the custom-made suit tailored by a famous designer and the priceless flagship watch of the Tang Empire luxury brand on the earl's wrist and asked softly, "You mean, this war is wrong?"

She knew that no matter how she flirted, the Duke would not likely keep her to spend the night with him. For these old nobles who had already experienced many battles, seduction was actually the least challenging part of their daily lives.

The idiots who are ready to take off their pants when seeing a beautiful woman have long been buried in the cruel competition. Those who can stand at the top of the nobility naturally cannot perform too poorly.

As long as they have a little bit of wealth, men will consider more the trouble of cleaning up afterward rather than the excitement of a night of lovemaking. It is very easy for men in high positions to ask a woman to take off her clothes, but it is another level of difficulty to ask them to put on clothes.

Yes, that's right, it's not hard to get a woman to take off her clothes and go to bed, but what's hard is to get them to put their clothes on and leave without any desire.

A rich man can spend tens or hundreds of millions to make a woman as obedient as a cat, but when this woman comes back with screenshots and videos of the child... a few million dollars will not be enough to solve the problem.

Looking at Comrade Qiangdong's careless move, you will know the price you have to pay for indulging yourself a little. The background of the old aristocracy is reflected at this time. They are more sensitive, restrained and vigilant in this regard.

So Robert could flirt with the female reporter and tell dirty jokes to the marquis's widow at a cocktail party, but he would never reveal any flaws until he was sure that there was no danger at all.

Facing the female reporter's question, he nodded and expressed his opinion: "Yes, it is completely wrong. We elves should not break up with the Tang Empire, with which we have a good relationship, for the sake of the Ice Empire, nor should we send our young men to the battlefield to fight to the death with the wrong enemy."

It was no secret that he held this view. When the decision was made, he was the representative of the opposition. Many officials in the diplomatic department stood on his side, but their opinions were selectively ignored.

The female reporter followed the instructions and dug a hole for the Duke, which was a necessary part of the interview: "This is questioning the decision of His Majesty the Emperor. Your Excellency the Duke, do you think His Majesty is wrong?"

Asking such a question is actually creating a topic, and at the same time, it allows the interviewee to directly state his or her position, so as to avoid being attacked by others because of the loopholes in the language. At that time, as long as there is the previous interview as evidence, there will not be too serious problems.

Duke Leibert was certainly not stupid, and he could not have given a wrong answer: "No, I think the great emperor is not wrong. His Majesty was just bewitched by some hot-headed guys. The war should end soon, and our country should return to peace."

As expected, the Duke put all the blame on those so-called hot-headed ministers. As for who those ministers were, you can only rely on your own experience.

Anyway, he didn't mention any specific names, and no one would identify them at this time. Of course, the emperor, the real driving force, would not admit it, so it was equivalent to saying that no one was blamed and everyone was happy.

"Won't the Tang people retaliate against us? After all, we terminated the cooperation and took back the Hot Wind Port that belonged to us." The reporter continued to ask.

The Duke did not evade the question, but directly admitted some mistakes: "In fact, we made some mistakes when we recovered Hot Wind Port, but through diplomatic efforts, we made up for our mistakes and restored the good relationship with the Tang Empire."

He was very skilled in answering reporters' questions and was very careful about his choice of words. When talking about Hot Wind Port, he used the word "recycling", which clearly showed that he was standing on the side of the elves.

The Duke, who had long been accustomed to this kind of interview, was flawless and tried to take a more neutral stance when answering questions, which always won him the favor of many people.

"This is actually not easy, but some speculators have made the efforts of the diplomatic department meaningless. The relationship between us and the Tang Empire has fallen to the bottom, and countless young elves are bleeding. This is something I don't want to see." He brought the topic back to the fact that the Yangmu Empire declared war on the Tang Empire.

After all, the two countries are still at war. Yesterday, the Tang Empire bombed several elves' cities and destroyed factories, causing thousands of casualties on the elves' side. Factories cannot start work, cities have large-scale power outages, people's lives have been seriously affected, and dissatisfaction is spreading.

Originally, there were not many civilians who supported declaring war on the Tang Empire. Many elves did not understand why they would declare war on the Tang people for the dwarves, and even fewer people could see that the lips and teeth are in danger.

For most people, they believed that as long as they maintained good relations with the Tang Empire, at most they would return the previously seized Hot Wind Port and cede some land, and there would be permanent peace between the two countries.

Now the country has inexplicably declared war on the Tang Empire, and the war has already come to its doorstep. Tens of thousands of elven soldiers have died in a foreign land... Naturally, these things will not make people very happy.

Duke Leibert is the representative of these people and their mouthpiece. So he can speak these words with confidence, and even Emperor Yang Mu I cannot do anything to him.

Because even Yang Mu I needs such a character to be alive, he needs him to help the people vent their repressed emotions, let them see the emperor's broad mind, and let them expect their opinions to be accepted so that they will not make extreme choices.

So Yangmu I did not deal with Duke Leibert, and even allowed him to be interviewed and express his voice in the media.

However, Yang Mu I could only bear with the minor issues such as the possibility that such voices might affect the national will and shake the determination to go to war.

"So, Your Excellency the Duke, do you have a way to stop this war and get everything back to normal?" The reporter asked this question hopefully.

In her opinion, if the war could end and the two countries could restore their previous relationship, it would seem to be a good outcome.

Leibert smiled bitterly and replied with some regret: "I can only say that we took the initiative to declare war on the Tang Empire... Now the other side has closed all channels for peace talks. The emperor of the Tang Empire is obviously furious. Before his anger subsides, we can only pray that the officers and soldiers on the front line can be safe."

He was not a fool. In fact, a noble like him had naturally seen the ending long ago: anyone with a little political acumen could feel how sweet the temptation placed before the Emperor of the Tang Empire was.

  That is the ultimate dream that no one can refuse. As long as there is a possibility, no one will give up the goal! The meaning of life for so many kings is now within reach for the emperor far away in Chang'an!

Now the wheel has started to turn, no one can stop the unification of the world! Even the Emperor of the Tang Empire himself would find it difficult to stop it.

That's the unification of the world! That's the future with only one flag and one voice in the world! How many people are fighting for this now? How can it be stopped just like that?

Lei Bote knew everything. He knew everything! He knew that even if he went to the Tang Empire to make peace now, he would be ruthlessly rejected.

Even if the elves did not declare war on the Tang Empire, the final result would not have changed. The only difference was that after the Tang Empire destroyed the Ice Empire, it would immediately declare war on the Yangmu Empire, and the justice of the war would be affected to some extent.

There will be no difference other than this: the Tang Empire will annex the Yangmu Empire, Tang Mo will make such a decision no matter what. Next will be the Susas Empire, then the Lions Empire, then Dorne, and the Nanla Empire... No one will be spared.

Resistance is just a delay, and struggle is just a reluctance. As for success or failure, that is not important.

For the common people of various countries, the coming of the Tang Empire might be a happier thing. But for the kings of various countries, it is impossible for them to be willing to be the kings of a fallen country.

So they must fight to the death, even if they know the result may not be ideal, but they will still make such a choice. After all, even if the drowning person knows that he will definitely drown, he will inevitably splash out of the water - this is an instinct, an instinct to survive.

Anyone who says he can quell the war at this time is a lunatic, so it is impossible for Robert to say that he can make peace with the Tang Empire.

Although he had accomplished this several times, he knew very well that he did not have the ability to do it this time.

So, he could only tell reporters: "The soldiers on the front line are very brave. They have done everything they can for this country. Watching these outstanding guys die in a meaningless war is very painful for me personally. But my ability is limited and I can't help them."

Just when the reporter wanted to ask something, she suddenly felt the chair under her buttocks vibrate. Before she realized what happened, Leibert just frowned.

Soon, a distant, dull explosion was heard. This was the first time that the capital of the Yangmu Empire was directly attacked in this war.

"Sorry, Miss Reporter, the interview may be interrupted. My lord... there was a violent explosion in the distance." The door was pushed open, and the butler walked to the Duke's side nervously, bent down and lowered his voice and said, "Do you want to take shelter in the air-raid shelter?"

Before Leibert could answer, the city's air raid sirens began to wail. Now even the female reporter knew that something big seemed to have happened.

"Boom!" This time the explosion was closer, and the glass shook. The second long-range ballistic missile hit the capital of the elves, helping Leibert end this interview.

Under the guidance of his butler, the Duke took refuge in the air-raid shelter he had built at home, which was probably safer than the bunkers in the palace. As for the beautiful reporter, she had to leave alone.

There is no way. There is no such thing as sympathy for women. Reporters are not qualified to enter the Duke's private security facilities.

  The alarm continued to sound throughout the day as five ballistic missiles landed in the urban area of ​​the elven capital, causing heavy casualties. It also made all the elves realize that the war was no longer a foreign matter.
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The two updates are put together.