"Oh no, Zhennan's in trouble!"
Jiumosong took the stack of documents and began to examine them one by one. However, the more he looked, the uglier his expression became, until finally his brows furrowed tightly.
The Zhennan gateway has been opened!
The Frostwest Empire refused to form an alliance and instead chose to befriend the Great Liang.
The million-strong army of the Great Liang!
This situation is extremely unfavorable for Zhennan. A million-strong army is pressing in, and former allies have turned against them. It's a complete dead end.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "There is no point in leaving now. Once Zhennan is captured by Great Liang, no one will be spared when the nest is overturned. In the end, we will all die."
We have to do something, or there's only a glimmer of hope!
What are you going to do?
Upon hearing this, Nan Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he stared at Jiumosong in horror. Having come this far, what else did this guy want to do?
Now that the two countries are at war, peace talks are clearly unrealistic. Does he intend to do something big?
Holy crap, I have a bad feeling about this.
"Assassination!"
"Are you crazy?"
The two words that came out of Jiumosong's mouth immediately silenced the room; you could hear a pin drop, and only Nan Yi's breathing could be heard.
After spending some time in Great Liang, his unruly nature was worn away; the only truth for survival was to keep a low profile.
But now this guy actually wants to assassinate the emperor? He's gone mad!
This is the territory of Great Liang, and it's home to Lin Yi's three major violent organizations: the Hundred Riders, the Net, and the Divine Machine Battalion. To assassinate Lin Yi here is practically suicide.
Without hundreds of thousands of troops, it's all for nothing.
Ha ha!
Jiumosong glanced at him, a resolute glint in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Assassinating Lin Yi is naturally impossible, but assassinating people from the Frostwest Empire and the Great West Empire is a possibility!"
That's right, he didn't want to kill Lin Yi.
His target was the delegation from the Frostwest Empire, and even Princess Anne.
Because the Frostwest Empire was so ungrateful. They had agreed to a joint alliance and even discussed the number of troops to be sent and the division of territory, but the Shuangxi Empire just walked away and chose to befriend the Great Liang instead.
This left the Zhennan Dynasty completely isolated and helpless, facing the million-strong army of the Great Liang alone—a disaster indeed.
Even with Zhennan's increased strength, it's probably going to be tough. Da Liang wiped out several countries in Great Liang, and such a menacing aura isn't easy to withstand.
Since this bastard Frostwest Empire has no sense of martial ethics, I must strike him down, disrupt the peace between the two countries, and make them fight each other.
The envoy from the Frostwest Empire to Great Liang this time was Ashley, who is the third-in-command of the Frostwest Empire. Killing him would inevitably strain relations between the two countries.
This greatly eased the pressure on Zhennan's side.
As for the people from the Great West Empire, they were just incidental; it wouldn't hurt to cause a little trouble for the Great Liang.
"Are you crazy? The people of Great Liang are watching us closely, and you still want to kill someone?" Nan Yi was speechless. In this situation, to still want to assassinate someone from the Frostwest Empire was too difficult.
This is the capital of the Great Liang Dynasty. Trying to assassinate someone here just doesn't seem very reliable.
"He must be killed!"
Jiumosong glanced at him and said with certainty.
Only by disrupting the friendship between the two countries and putting the Frostwest Empire and Great Liang into a state of war can the pressure on Zhennan be greatly reduced.
"This is as difficult as climbing to the sky!" Nan Yi said bitterly.
"Snort!"
Jiumosong interrupted him, sneering, "Even at this point, you still harbor illusions? Do you think that the destruction of so many countries by the Great Liang was all a joke?"
Even if you go back to Zhennan now, there's a million-strong army waiting for us there.
Besides, whether Great Liang will let us leave is still unknown. What makes you think Lin Yi will let us go?
"What do you mean by 'in war, one should not kill envoys'? Do you really believe in Lin Yi's integrity?"
Lin Yi of Great Liang was no saint; he couldn't possibly watch his enemies leave—that was definitely not Great Liang's style.
Forehead!
Upon hearing this, Nan Yi felt a chill run down his spine. Although the emperor of Great Liang spoke of benevolence and morality, he was shameless in many ways.
The saying "in war, one should not kill envoys" might not apply to him.
He slumped into his chair, muttering to himself, "This is fucking unreliable. It might be doomed. Relying on anything else is fine, but relying on Emperor Zhenwu's integrity is like throwing a meat bun to a dog—a complete waste!"
He couldn't help but curse Lin Yi's family in his heart. That bastard was too much of a bully. He had beaten up all the neighbors in the country, and yet he still claimed to love peace.
That scoundrel is utterly shameless; he'll be struck by lightning.
Forget it, I'm a member of the Zhennan royal family, there's no reason for me to be such a coward. I should at least fight and leave some chance for Zhennan to survive.
Let's do it!
The two exchanged a glance and immediately reached an agreement: to assassinate the Frostwest Empire's delegation.
In the Imperial Garden, Lin Yi was enjoying the company of beautiful women, with two empresses attending to him on either side.
Holding the imperial brush, he wielded it with great skill, his brushstrokes flowing like dragons and snakes, writing a large character on the white paper.
quiet!
A smile flickered in Cai Yan's beautiful eyes as she said, "The tree desires stillness, but the wind will not cease. Your Majesty is in an invincible position, yet you have written the character 'stillness.' Could this be the 'quiet beauty' Your Majesty spoke of?"
"Jingjing?" Li Mingzhu couldn't help but chuckle; this Jingjing was quite interesting.
Lin Yi couldn't help but smile. This woman, despite being an empress, still possessed a touch of girlish playfulness, which was truly irresistible.
Who is the quiet beauty?
Princess Anne was completely bewildered. She already had two rivals, and now there was Jingjing too. The competition in the East was fierce.
That wretched Jingjing, where does she put me, Anne?
"Pfft!"
Li Mingzhu couldn't help but laugh. This was a joke the Emperor had made before, and Princess Anne naturally didn't know the true meaning behind it.
Seeing Anne's somewhat indignant expression, she couldn't help but tease her, " Anne, the Emperor of Great Liang has three thousand concubines. There will be countless Jingjings in the future. You'll have quite a few rivals."
"A harem of three thousand?"
Princess Anne's face stiffened; the pressure of having three thousand sisters was immense.
She looked at Lin Yi pitifully, wondering if she would have so many competitors in the future. It was simply unimaginable.
My father only had one wife, and even if he had a few lovers, he couldn't possibly have three thousand.
Depend on!
Seeing Anne's disdainful look towards him, Lin Yi became furious and said seriously, "What do you mean? Although the emperors of the East are said to have three thousand concubines, each of them has a title and is responsible for their own affairs."
Western emperors may have one wife, but countless lovers, none of whom are given any official status; they are the real scumbags.
That's why we're different!
Our Eastern emperors aren't scumbags, they're just more benevolent. Western emperors, on the other hand, are absolute scumbags, never even granting a proper title.