Chapter 1414: Not Firing a Single Arrow, the Southern Kingdom Is Destroyed (Part 2)

“Why did Barr’s uprising fail two years ago?”

"One of the main reasons is that I don't have the support of you as nobles."

"With your support, Barr's uprising might be successful."

Speaking of this, Vivian paused and silently observed Matilda's reaction.

Matilda's face was solemn, full of hesitation and confusion.

In order to help Matilda make up her mind, that faint smile appeared on Vivian's face again:

"Your Excellency, I forgot to tell you - I am not the only envoy who came to your country."

"His Majesty sent all the foreign ministers in the General Administration of Foreign Affairs to your country to negotiate secretly with the major nobles in your country."

"I am just one of the many envoys responsible for negotiating with you."

"When I first came to your house, I already received good news from other colleagues - some big nobles are already willing to do this business with our country."

"What?!" Matilda exclaimed.

"I know that you won't believe it, but what I said is true."

"We actually don't need all the nobles in your country to agree to help us."

"As long as the nobles who agree to help our country have enough power to control the center of the Luolin Empire."

"By the way - I would like to advise you: If you want to help our country, please hurry up. If it is too late and you want to help us, we may not let you help us."

"Your Excellency, let me finally remind you - please think carefully."

"You should also know the gap in national power between your country and ours."

"How many troops does your country have left now?"

"Is it enough for 100,000?"

Matilda pursed her lips.

"Then do you know how many troops our country has left?"

Vivian then asked.

"Although our army suffered a defeat before, the loss is insignificant at all."

"Our country still has an army of one million people."

"How long do you think your country can last in the face of our millions of troops? Two years? Three years?"

Matilda pursed her lips tighter.

"Just by consuming supplies, our country can use a huge amount of supplies to consume your country to death."

"If you are unwilling to do this business with us, we will not be able to guarantee your safety after your country is destroyed."

Vivian was too lazy to tell Matilda any more subtle hints, and threatened Matilda directly.

Matilda maintained her livid face and was silent for a long time...

After an unknown amount of time, Matilda finally asked Vivian:

"If I help you, what benefits can I get?"

"If you are willing to assist us, after the Luolin Empire successfully surrenders to our country, our army will not touch your fiefdom at all."

"At the same time, I will not take away your fiefdom."

"To put it simply - let your Excellency continue to maintain your rule over your fiefdom."

"It's just a matter of changing the state of Your Excellency from respecting Queen Bella as the monarch to the state of respecting His Majesty our country as the monarch."

"Other than the fact that there can no longer be private events, everything else remains the same."

"You can continue to rule your fiefdom with a high degree of autonomy."

"The amount of tribute you paid to the central government of Luolin Empire in the past will be the same amount of tribute you paid to the central government of our country in the future."

As soon as Vivian finished speaking, Matilda sneered:

"What you just said has no credibility at all."

"You think I don't know how your emperor treated your country's vassals two years ago."

"Your emperor treats your country's vassals so badly, how do you expect me to believe that your emperor will be friendly to us who come from a foreign country?"

After listening to Matilda's words quietly, Vivian shrugged.

“Your Majesty, if you don’t want to believe in the gift our Majesty is going to bestow upon you – then you must not believe it.

"

"As long as you don't regret it later."

"Anyway, with or without your help as nobles, the Luo Lin Empire will surely perish."

"It's just a difference between earlier and later."

"If you are willing to assist us, we will fulfill our promise to you."

"If you are not willing to help us..."

Vivian didn't finish her sentence.

Although she didn't finish her words, the threat in her words had been clearly conveyed to Matilda.

Matilda's already livid face became even greener, as if water might drip out at any time.

In this negotiation, Matilda was in a position where she had no power to counteroffer...

The weakness of the country and the strength of the Britannia Empire left Matilda with no bargaining power at all.

Matilda now feels that she is in a dilemma...

Vivian just said that the center of the Britannia Empire sent a large number of envoys to contact the ambassadors of the Luolin Empire.

This made Matilda panic.

Indeed, as Vivian said just now - if you want to control the real power of the central government, you do not need all the nobles to unite.

It only requires a certain number of great nobles.

Let's not put aside for the moment whether the Central Committee of the Britannia Empire will honor the benefits promised to them if they cooperate with the Britannia Empire.

If the other nobles all agreed to cooperate with the Britannia Empire, but she disagreed - then when the Rolin Empire was destroyed, wouldn't she be the only one left to face a miserable fate?

Other nobles were able to have a good ending by helping the Britannia Empire, but she herself was destroyed - no matter what, Matilda could not accept such an ending...

Although it is also possible that no one agreed to cooperate with the Britannia Empire.

However, this raises a new problem - how to ensure that other nobles do not agree to cooperate with the Britannia Empire?

In addition - relying solely on military power, the Britannia Empire is indeed fully capable of destroying the Rolin Empire.

In fact, Matilda herself does not believe that her country's army is capable of stopping the Britannia Empire's million-strong army...

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"...I know."

Matilda said in a deep voice.

"I am willing to assist your country."

"But your country must guarantee that after the fall of the Rolin Empire, I can continue to have a high degree of autonomy over my fiefdom."

"Of course." Vivian smiled, "I promise you - after the fall of the Rolin Empire, all the benefits we promised you will be fulfilled one by one."

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...

Vivian actually lied just now.

When she came to the Dukedom of Burgundy, she learned that other nobles had agreed to assist their Britannia Empire - this was actually a complete lie.

Vivian didn't know whether other nobles agreed to assist the Britannia Empire.

It wasn't just Vivian who said this.

All the other envoys who went to negotiate with other nobles said this.

Because before they set off, Vivian and the others agreed - if the other party hesitated, they would say this.

As long as they said this, the chances of the other party agreeing to assist the Britannia Empire would greatly increase.

Now it seems - as expected.

After the envoys, including Vivian, said this, one noble after another agreed to cooperate with their Britannia Empire.