Chapter 233 The negotiation begins (Part 2)

Judging from the content of the news, Xu Changqing was almost certain that the item that caused disputes in the European underground world was the spiritual objects he needed. The British nobleman who finally obtained such items must be the British Sean Wilner, the registered disciple he received back then. For this reason, Xu Changqing secretly calculated Sean's fate, which made Xu Changqing frown. Although he could figure out that Sean was at ease at this moment, he could not calculate his exact position. He felt that his fate was covered by a layer of gauze, which made people unable to see through and touch.

With Xu Changqing's current skills, he calculated with his fingers that a person who had just entered the gate of cultivation should have a matter of fate and other things, such as Shaun, who is here. However, he cannot calculate his position at this moment. There are only two possibilities, one is that Shaun's cultivation has surpassed Xu Changqing, which can almost be completely denied. The remaining one may have a very strong magic weapon or power to cover Shaun up.

The spiritual objects of heaven and earth were related to whether Xu Changqing could achieve the Golden Pill Avenue, which naturally made him feel heart-wrenching. Although he was a little anxious at this moment, he decided to wait until the political situation in China was calm before seeing whether he would go to Europe to find spiritual objects of heaven and earth in person. Despite this, during this period, he did not want to wait just now. After leaving the courtyard of the Heretic League, Xu Changqing immediately found Chen Deshang and told him the news he had just obtained, asking him to order people to send telegrams to Europe overnight, so that Chen Jingguo could find Sean's whereabouts in Europe.

After returning to Taohua Mountain from the Chen family, Xu Changqing had lost interest in negotiations and other matters, and handed over all the matter to the Huang brothers and sisters. Zheng Xuan and Chang brothers also stayed in the mountain city to prevent those masters of the esoteric Buddhism from coming out to make trouble. As for him, he returned to the mountain, supplemented by the Dao map, and used the Tianluo Doushu with all his might, hoping to calculate Sean's whereabouts.

Perhaps it was Xu Changqing's killing aura when he left the pass, and no one came out to make trouble all night, which seemed particularly calm. The next day, the secret peace talks between the two major forces in the north and the south officially started negotiations in a small building in Chen's house. Due to Chen Deshang's coordination the night before, the negotiations went very smoothly. Both sides reached a consensus on many things, and wrote them one by one on paper, stamped them with seals, and signed them, making them formal terms.

The success of the first day of the negotiation made everyone happy. At the dinner held by the Chen family, everyone had a happy conversation, as if they were friends who had not seen each other for many years. They didn’t look like a life-and-death enemy who had just started a bloody battle. On the first day of the negotiation, Cai E, Tang Jiyao, Li Yuanhong and others were all on the sidelines. They all knew where they were and how much they should make from the negotiation, so they didn’t talk much in the negotiation.

The negotiations were on the second day. At the beginning, the atmosphere was still harmonious, and the terms of peace talks between the two sides were passed. When the negotiations were established to establish a new regime, and the system should be used as the foundation of the country, differences began to arise between the two sides. According to Yuan Shikai's instruction, the Beiyang faction believed that the constitutional monarchy should be implemented like Britain, while the Revolutionary Army believed that it should completely abandon those feudal bad habits and adopt a democratic republic. For this reason, the two sides had an extremely fierce dispute, and the smell of gunpowder immediately spread throughout the building and courtyard. It was not until the evening that the Beiyang faction let go and agreed to adopt a democratic republic.

Although the Revolutionary Army appeared to have won the negotiations on the surface, it actually lost a lot of bargaining chips. For the Beiyang faction, it doesn't matter whether it is the constitutional monarchy or the democratic republic. They knew very well that as long as they held the army in their hands, no matter which system, they would just change the soup and not change the medicine. The reason for fighting in this way at the negotiating table was mainly to make the Revolutionary Army lose a part of the negotiation capital, and gradually guided Song Jiaoren and others to the edge of the cliff that obstructed peace in the north and the south, so that they would lose their initiative in important negotiations soon.

Song Jiaoren and others were obviously not as cunning as Yang Shiqi, and did not notice the problem at all. Some other discerning people, including Chen Deshang, did not remind them. As a result, the negotiations on the third day about the establishment of the capital began a more intense quarrel than the previous day. Originally, according to Yuan Shikai's intention, it was to build a capital in Beijing, but he also knew that this was a bit unrealistic, so he did not force Yang Shiqi and others to make it happen. Xu Shuzheng and Yang Shiqi used this as a condition to guide Song Jiaoren and others again, so that the chips in their hands were reduced.

The negotiations continued until late at night, and it was not until the last moment that the Beiyang faction finally let go. It seemed like it had made a major sacrifice, which made Song Jiaoren and others feel that they had gained a huge advantage. When they returned to their respective courtyards, Yang Shiqi deliberately fell behind and started talking to Li Yuanhong. Then he went to Li Yuanhong's courtyard to drink and have a meal. As for what they were talking to, only they knew.

On the fourth day, the negotiations were not carried out according to the established procedures, but were directly proposed by Xu Shuzheng, who would take the lead in the first vice president. The Beiyang faction pushed out the highly prestigious Xu Shichang, and because the Revolutionary Army had already agreed to the Heretic Alliance, naturally could not give up the position of the Vice President, and could only fight with all their strength. During the fierce negotiations between the two sides, the careful Song Jiaoren noticed something was wrong. Li Yuanhong, who should have been most concerned about this position, looked relaxed as if he knew in advance that this position was his. Song Jiaoren couldn't help but recall the negotiation process over the past few days, and when he thought about the secret meeting between Li Yuanhong last night, he felt that he might have fallen into a trap. Although he had some doubts about this, he could not help but fight for this position for Li Yuanhong. After all, the Revolutionary Army still needs to rely on the support of the Heretic Alliance, otherwise half of the country would definitely not be able to stand firm.

The negotiations on this day were like a bad drama, with flaws from beginning to end. However, the characters in the play had to perform according to the established script, with boring lines and stiff expressions all disgusted. Finally, when the sky was getting darker, all the Beiyang faction agreed to the revolutionary army with a sad face, and Li Yuanhong was the deputy to the new regime. When all forces returned to their respective courtyards, they all understood that tomorrow would be the key to the final decision of which one would win or lose in this negotiation.
Chapter completed!