"Alas, these are turbulent times!"
Abucha sighed, his eyes filled with worry. The current situation was very bad. He could only hope that Great Liang would not set its sights on the Frostwest Empire, otherwise his family would be in big trouble.
As a member of the Frostwest Empire, he was well aware of the empire's defensive layout. If the Great Liang were in the west, it wouldn't be a big problem, but if it were in the east, it would be a major issue.
The original barrier to the East was the Western Regions, but now the Western Regions have been completely destroyed by the Great Liang, leaving no buffer zone.
If the Great Liang were to launch an attack, the East would inevitably advance unimpeded, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
Cha'er glanced at the envoy from the Great West Empire beside him and whispered, "My lord, what do we do now? It seems the Great West Empire has already made contact with the Great Liang Empire, and some supplies were transported back earlier. I'm afraid the situation is not good!"
"Wait!"
Abucha took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "There's not much we can do right now, and we don't have the initiative. But I must do everything I can to keep the Emperor of Great Liang in check."
We must not allow them to ally with the Great West Empire; we must at least insist that they come back to our own country.
"What to do?"
"Send someone to deliver our gifts. Great Liang has just won a great victory, so we should naturally congratulate them!" Abucha said bitterly.
His heart was bleeding. Strictly speaking, the Western Regions belonged to the Frostwest Empire. Now that the Great Liang had destroyed his territory, he actually had to celebrate and send gifts to them. This was truly humiliating.
But now he has no other choice; if he were to completely antagonize Great Liang, he couldn't bear the consequences.
If things go wrong, he might become the scapegoat!
"Good!"
Cha'er looked bitter, but did not refute it. He sent someone to deliver the gift.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head!
Looking at the scene of singing and dancing on the city wall, his eyes were filled with bitterness. One was like the rising sun, and the other was like the setting sun. This was simply the cruelest thing.
Other foreign envoys, watching the capital city in a frenzy of celebration, couldn't help but look on with envy, while also offering their sincerest blessings.
The Chengtian Gate city tower was filled with laughter and joy at this moment.
Although Lin Yi himself attended today's banquet, there weren't many rules set up; everyone could simply enjoy themselves and drink to their heart's content.
Since it's a celebration, there aren't many rules.
However, shortly after the banquet began, people kept presenting congratulatory gifts, bringing the scene to a climax.
"The envoy from the Great West Empire congratulates the Great Liang in the Western Regions. To express our congratulations, we present a top-quality jade lion, a piece of ancient coral, and a bottle of imperial secret pills."
"The envoy from the Frostwest Empire congratulates the Great Liang in the Western Regions. To express our congratulations, we present a piece of blood jade, 100,000 taels of gold, and a copy of ' General History of the West '!"
"The envoy from the Little South Kingdom congratulates Great Liang in Xiliang..."
"..."
More than thirty countries sent gifts, mostly from the southwest region and some small coastal countries, in addition to Western countries.
In their eyes, the Great Liang was an unapproachable force, so powerful that they could not contend with it. Naturally, they wanted to curry favor with the Great Liang Great Liang gain its support and assistance.
Money is important, but if Great Liang sets its sights on you, money becomes unimportant, as it might become worthless. It's better to just give it away first.
"Haha, how magnificent!"
Seeing this scene, which resembled a grand tribute from all nations, the retired Emperor Lin Rusong slammed his fist on the table and stood up. His son was indeed so powerful that even the enemies of Great Liang.
Compared to the old Great Ning, it's like heaven and earth.
He couldn't help but exclaim excitedly, "This is what a truly powerful nation is! It makes the enemy surrender without a fight, willingly handing over their wealth. If Li Anlan saw this, he'd probably kneel before my son!"
The god he once couldn't afford to offend has now been subdued by his own son; that's the difference.
Li Anlan should have been more sensible and joined the Great Liang forces back then, and he wouldn't have gone through so many detours. This guy is still a bit oblivious.
Forehead!
Li Mingzhu's lips twitched; her father-in-law's words were somewhat hurtful.
However, she didn't think too much about it, after all, he was not only her father-in-law's son, but also her husband.
"We're rich! We're rich!"
As the Minister of Ministry of Revenue, Mi Zhu fiddled with the account books, looking at the names of rare treasures, and couldn't help but feel gratified.
These people are really generous; they all have impressive spending skills.
These are all valuable items; converted into Great Liang currency, they would be priceless. If this happened a few more times, why bother with war? We'd be rolling in money!
He couldn't help but sigh, "Your Majesty, they've sent so many gifts for this one celebration. If they did this a few more times, our annual tax revenue would be more than enough!"
Forehead!
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but twitch his lips, and said irritably, " Zizhong, don't just focus on one person when you're trying to fleece them. They didn't bring much to begin with, so if you keep fleecing them like this, they'll run out of things to take!"
Most of these are small countries; it would be strange if they could withstand such exploitation. They clearly need to be careful.
Especially for large countries like the Frostwest Empire and the Great West Empire, they are the true controllers of wealth, and they are the big players. Even a small amount of wealth they extract is comparable to the contributions of several small countries.
But this time, the Frostwest Empire actually sent a gift; this guy must be about to cry.
They'd already been taught a lesson, their underlings had been snatched away by Great Liang, and now they were being asked to send congratulatory gifts—it was utterly disheartening. And yet, they had no choice but to comply; this was truly awkward.
"Haha, Your Majesty is right." Mi Zhu was slightly taken aback, then couldn't help but burst into laughter, realizing he had been too hasty.
If you take all the benefits at once, you won't get them anymore. Looks like I need to be more careful next time.
Lin Yi nodded slightly and smiled, " Yide, bring them something as a return gift later. We are, after all, a land of etiquette; don't act like a bandit."
"Hehe, Your Majesty, rest assured, I guarantee they'll be completely convinced!" Zhang Fei chuckled, his expression meaningful.
He knew perfectly well what these countries were thinking; to put it bluntly, they were just trying to curry favor with him.
If they want something, they must give something in return; there's no such thing as All Under Heaven free lunch. If they anger us, they can forget about having a good life in the future.
Although Great Liang loves peace, it does not affect the peacekeeping efforts of the people of Great Liang.
"Yes, I trust you to handle things."
Lin Yi laughed. When it comes to getting things done, Zhang Yide is still the best choice. He looks like a bandit, which is an advantage.
His gaze swept across the endless stream of people, landing on the foreign envoys, and he couldn't help but sigh, "The landscape is like a painting, this All Under Heaven is truly beautiful, but alas, there are some flaws!"
flaw?
Everyone looked at the envoys and instantly understood.
Amidst the predominantly oriental style, there are a few unusual colors that are truly jarring to the eye; these seem to be flaws.
"Since it's a flaw, let's just fix it!"
The crowd's eyes flickered, already harboring murderous intent; these were all achievements.
After the killings, the list of merits will have a few more people on it.