"My good friend!"
Xinier's eyes lit up, and his attitude immediately became enthusiastic. He exclaimed excitedly, "So it's Minister Cao! I've heard so much about you. My Xinma Empire loves making friends, and we especially love friends like Minister Cao..."
He was just wondering how to break the deadlock when someone unexpectedly came knocking on his door – this was truly a pleasant surprise.
Having a minister as a friend means that I can get closer to the Emperor of Great Liang, making it easier to complete this mission.
If it weren't for the other civilians around, he probably would have pulled Cao Cao aside to become sworn brothers. Having one more brother like that would make his mission much easier.
"Oh?"
Cao Cao's eyes lit up. This man was actually taking such a proactive approach to befriend him; it was truly unexpected.
He said with a beaming smile, "Good brother, we in Great Liang have always valued peaceful coexistence with our neighbors. Although the Xinma Empire is a bit far away, I've made it a friend!"
Hahaha!
The two exchanged a glance and immediately smiled knowingly. It's truly good when everyone is doing well.
You understand my feigned modesty, and I know your ulterior motives, but this is fine too, at least both of us have achieved our goals.
Cough cough!
Seeing the two of them practically exchanging knowing glances, Lin Yi was speechless. This was the legendary collusion of scoundrels. Not only had they hooked up, but they'd even ended up together at the Court of Diplomatic Reception. It was practically a match made in heaven!
Xuan Niao frowned slightly and whispered, "Young Master, should we follow them and see what they're up to?"
"Never mind!"
Shaking his head, Lin Yi directly rejected her suggestion and instead led her away from the entrance of the Court of Diplomatic Reception.
The other party took the initiative to contact Great Liang, so they must have something to discuss with Great Liang. In comparison, the initiative is on our side, and we don't need to rush at all.
After taking only two steps, the Xuan Niao on one side stopped, staring grimly in one direction.
" Alusi!"
" Alusi? The Great West Envoy?"
Following her gaze, Lin Yi indeed saw this guy, who was currently hiding in the crowd watching the people from the Xinma Empire.
This guy used to be an envoy of the Great West Empire and is now stationed in Great Liang. However, he seems to have recently shown signs of wanting to leave, obviously aware of the changes in the West, so he doesn't dare to stay here anymore.
The emergence of the Xinma Empire made him uneasy.
A murderous glint flashed in Xuan Niao's eyes as he whispered, "Your Majesty, this man is already preparing to leave. Should we have the Net execute him to prevent him from bringing back too much news from Great Liang?"
This person has been in Great Liang for about half a year and has a deep understanding of many things about Great Liang. If he helps the Great West Empire, there will inevitably be some problems.
Lin Yi was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Go do it!"
He was just a nobody; if he hadn't fled Great Liang, I could have let him go. Unfortunately, he made the wrong choice, so I had no choice but to eliminate him.
"Yes!" The Xuan Niao nodded and waved to something not far away.
From a corner, several members of the Net emerged. After Xuan Niao gave a few instructions, the group crept towards Alusi.
Seeing this, Lin Yi's eyes were filled with indifference.
Alusi may not have done anything terribly wrong, but he knew too much, and that was his sin!
Now that the Great Liang has already made a move against the Great West Empire, there's no need to leave such a spy around. Let's just send him away first.
His gaze turned westward, a flash of bloodlust crossing his eyes, and he murmured, " Abaddon, I believe you'll soon receive the gift I gave you!"
Going against Great Liang will come at a price.
Compared to this, the suddenly emerging Xinma Empire seems less important.
After all, for the Great Liang now, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; conquering the Central Continent is the only way to succeed.
As for allies, that's completely unnecessary!
"His Majesty has decreed that the Great West Empire, having broken the alliance, will be considered an enemy of the Great Liang..."
In the Frostwest Empire!
After Lin Yi issued this order, the situation instantly spiraled out of control, and the war machine of Great Liang was finally fully activated.
Lin Rusong's several legions went from rotating attacks to a frenzied, all-out offensive, forcing Ashina Tiandu to shut down and stop making any threats.
Huo Qubing and Xue Rengui, who had been idle, started moving again, heading straight for the border of the Great West Empire, causing the entire Frostwest Empire to become restless.
With a constant stream of troop movements and countless supplies being gathered from all over the country, the Frostwest Empire has now become Great Liang military stronghold for the Liang Dynasty's westward expansion.
On the Great West border.
Huo Qubing has already arrived here, with 300,000 troops following closely behind, ready to step into the territory of the Great West Empire at any moment.
Looking towards the border of the Great West Empire, a chilling killing intent flashed in his eyes as he coldly said, "Ignorant Abaddon, how dare you provoke and provoke my Great Liang! He will pay a heavy price!"
He had originally intended to hand over the reins to the retired emperor, so he took the initiative to clean up the remaining problems in the northwest region. Unexpectedly, he received an order from the emperor, which instantly reignited the fighting spirit that had just been extinguished in his heart.
This Abaddon is so ungrateful; if we don't eliminate him, wouldn't we be letting down our lord's kindness in recognizing our talent?
Since he dares to show his face, then crush him!
Therefore, he once again sent troops, with 300,000 men heading straight for the Great West Empire, while he gave the 100,000 men of the Moses Empire to Xue Rengui.
The essence of his Feathered Forest Army lies in one word—speed!
The target of the Moses Empire's 100,000-strong army was far too small; there was no need to waste this opportunity to launch a blitzkrieg. His goal was to repeat the glory of his raid on Frostwest Tiele City.
Grunt!
Mo Yi member of the Black Skull Army, felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "This general is even younger than me, how can he be so bloodthirsty? He just killed hundreds of thousands of people in Frostwest, and now he's going to attack the Great West Empire. This is too domineering."
Everyone says my Black Skull Army are barbarians, but compared to them, we seem like docile sheep.
He thought things would finally calm down, but he never expected that after only a short while, they would strike again. This is simply too ruthless.
Compared to them, I'm hardly a savage; they're the real savages.
His fellow sufferer Mo Er, rolled his eyes at him and said irritably, "Nonsense, people say we're a warrior nation. Why don't you go fight the general if you dare?"
Holy crap!
Mo Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he nearly fell off his horse in fright. His dark face turned deathly pale. He dared not do that; it could kill someone.