294 – Divide and Rule (4)
A small banquet room in the Reich Imperial Palace.
Diplomats who are masters of soulless compliments are so lively and personable that when they get together, if someone says they look younger than their age and asks for the secret, they can have a conversation for two days and one night about the topic and give generous praise. These are people who pretend to have good relationships.
5 People have gathered such lines, so before I enter and the full-fledged conversation begins, the well-wishing remarks towards each other continue continuously, and when Almond dies, you can hear people laughing and laughing, thinking that there are such funny gags in the world, even those as poor as Diamond. To do.
The shock of Sendler, the ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, breaking their alliance and stabbing them in the back was so great that they could not hear any sound even while walking and when they arrived and put their ears to the door of the banquet room.
This is very auspicious for the Reich Empire, as it means that trust in each other has been broken to the point where even such pretense cannot be made.
I asked my brother-in-law, Lieutenant Vincent, who was guarding the door, just in case.
“Brother-in-law, have the guys who went in there been in that state this entire time?”
“Yes, sir. “The ambassador, who arrived an hour ago, went inside in order, but he didn’t say anything.”
“This is truly a good thing for the empire. “Anyway, how is working in the Knights of the Guard?”
“I am working hard under the good guidance of Colonel Max. “There are no seniors who make fun of me because I am a commoner, and last week, His Majesty secretly gave me this gift to congratulate me on my 100 days of service in the Knights of the Guard.”
Vincent lifted the sword on his waist and showed it to me as if showing off.
The decoration is not flashy, but looking at the ‘K’ engraved on the end of the sword handle, it appears to be of fairly good quality made in a workshop that supplies the sword to the imperial family.
“Now all I have to do is get married before I get promoted to captain next year or the year after. If there is a woman you like, come find me regardless of status. Whether you are a commoner or a noble with a title, I will do my best to resolve the family issue. “Charlotte was worried.”
The brother-in-law lowered her head as her face blushed.
“Then, can I come to you next week to ask for help? “The lady I’m dating has a bit of a family background…”
“By then, I would have also taken a long vacation, so if necessary, I will go to your future in-laws and talk to them. Let’s go together. If your work schedule is disrupted, just say I gave you permission and submit your annual leave. “Then I guess I’ll go play with fire a little.”
So I talked to Vincent and entered the banquet room.
When I, Peter Yeager, went inside, the ambassadors from each country looked at me with completely rotten expressions, without the typical pretentious smile of a diplomat.
If you look at the 5-year peace treaty, it was a treaty that was particularly advantageous to the empire, so they decided to join forces and destroy it.
You can’t be in a good mood because the ambassador from Warsaw overturned the table that was all set.
No, the person who can laugh in this situation is either 100% crazy or an outstanding politician who will leave his mark in history.
“It’s been 3 days since I saw you. How have you been? Thanks to your special consideration, I was able to sleep very comfortably and eat well. “Louise, the 4th princess of the Areich Empire and my wife, Louise, asked me to tell you that the cheese from the Burgundy region that Ambassador François sent was delicious.”
Usually, when we meet to establish official diplomatic relations, it is a tradition to exchange gifts upon our return.
So, the next time we met, the first thing I said was to praise the gift I received last time, so I did that because it was polite.
Sir Henri, Ambassador François, answered with the corners of his mouth quivering as he forced a smile.
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“I never thought Her Majesty Princess Louise would enjoy it so much. This is a very happy event for the Francois Republic. “If I ever have the opportunity to serve Her Highness, I will treat her to a full course of dishes made with cheese from the Burgundy region.”
“Wow, I’m really looking forward to it. By the way, did you like the coat I gave you that was made from the skin of a bear living in the northern part of the empire?”
“…… I haven’t tried it on because it’s not winter yet.”
“It’s a bit cold in the winter in the Empire, so you’ll definitely need it.”
As I said, the Empire is so warm that there are days when the water does not freeze even in winter.
A man of the rank of an ambassador would naturally know such information, so what I said was, ‘You tried to screw the empire, so your country’s future will be very difficult in the future.’
After making a few more polite remarks, I told the assembled ambassadors that if they did not go against the empire’s proposal, peace would be guaranteed for five years.
It was a story that didn’t even make sense three days ago, but now that Ambassador Sendler of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw has hit him hard on the back of the head, they can no longer trust each other.
The scariest thing on the battlefield is not a capable enemy, but an unreliable ally.
The wise people here would never join hands with an untrustworthy foreign country.
So now my suggestion will work.
As soon as we finished the peaceful conversation, I placed the treaty that promised five years of peace that I had brought with me three days ago on the table in the center of the banquet room.
“Let me make a suggestion again. “Is there anyone who supports five years of peace?”
Hearing those words, the ambassadors sighed and said.
“…. I will accept the five-year peace treaty proposed by Lord Yeager.”
“I will sign. Please bring me a candle.”
“…… I raised both hands and feet.”
Since trust has been broken, it is best to join the peace treaty I am proposing, so I have no choice but to do so.
While I was lost in my thoughts, the ambassadors signed a five-year peace agreement with the signet rings on their hands.
“Then, I hereby declare that a peace treaty has been concluded between the Empire and the five countries of Switzerland, Stockholm, François, Czechoslovakia, and Austria. Now, the Reich Empire and the five countries named here prohibit any hostile acts against each other, and if the treaty is violated, the remaining countries will establish order by conquering the country that violated the treaty first.”
Then, as I was quietly walking out, I ‘accidentally’ dropped some documents and left.
For your information, that document contains the Empire’s level 2 military secrets, and the contents are filled with a crazy amount of ‘fake information’ that contains the basis that I will expand the military in the future.
Since real information is mixed in, the ambassadors will be really excited as they question the authenticity of that.
No, I can already hear them shouting as if they are already crazy.
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As soon as Peter Jaeger left, criticism towards Ambassador Henry continued in the small banquet room of the Empire.
“Ambassador Henri, how did you obtain the information? Can you tell me this rare nonsense that the Imperial Army is downsizing its army? See, they punished Lieutenant General Manstein and his forces who supported military expansion. According to the information written here, it looks like they have no intention of reducing the military!”
“How is stopping the war and increasing the army any different from that damned Peter Yeager coming down with an army of 200,000?”
“If you have a mouth, speak! “Thanks to you, Ambassador, didn’t you end up playing a trick of that damn Jaeger?”
Henry, the ambassador of the Francois Republic, felt extremely unfair.
When I saw Lieutenant General Manstein and his group, who advocated expansion of the army, being purged as an entire family, I thought there was no such thing as an expansion of the imperial army in the empire.
Who on earth could have predicted that Peter Yeager was trying to stop the war and increase the size of the army?
‘It may be my fault, but you guys also accepted my suggestion!’
I wanted to shout like this, but if I said that now, the trust in the republic would have already fallen to the ground.
We had to bow our heads to prevent national trust from sinking to the bottom and falling into hell.
“…… As an ambassador of the Francois Republic, I apologize for my misjudgment.”
Instead of feeling relieved, the ambassadors who received the apology actually felt even more hurt.
Hearing his apology, they remembered that they, as diplomats, had been played by Peter Yeager, who had no diplomatic experience at all.
In order to respond to the empire, we need trust where we can completely trust each other and have our backs on us.
This is because those things were completely broken, making it impossible to even respond to the empire for the next few years.
Now, the strategy of joining forces to respond to the empire has been sealed for the time being.
Instead of Ambassador Francois, who was completely deprived of the right to speak due to the atmosphere, Ambassador Elenski of Czechia spoke.
“Even the Austrian ambassador who criticized Ambassador Henry did not take out his signet ring as if he had been waiting for Peter Jaeger to sign a peace treaty, like a puppy tailing its owner!”
“You are being harsh! Ambassador Ellensky!”
“Everyone, please stop. “There’s nothing good to be gained from fighting like this, right?”
“Lord Zikovsky, the Ambassador to Stockholm, is very at ease. With this, the Reich Empire moved toward hegemony without hesitation, armed with the weapon of a damned peace treaty. In the process, our country will be torn apart.”
The bleak future has been confirmed, but what can we do?
Ever since Warsaw left due to Peter Jaeger’s trick, everyone here has been unable to completely trust the other team.
And since the one who betrayed him once appears, he will gladly step forward if he is asked to hit the back of another nation here by giving him a marquis spirit.