Feng Yan was a little disappointed at first.

Qin Beiwang didn't understand what she meant at first. This doesn't mean that the patriarch of the Canglong clan is stupid. After all, many smart people can't break through their own fixed thinking patterns, but the Canglong clan obviously has no intention of standing idly by.

The Dragon Clan and the Feather Clan formed an alliance to form a third camp in the southeast to protect themselves. This sounds beautiful, but Feng Yan, who is as sharp as political wisdom, almost immediately saw through the fatal flaw:

The foundation of their alliance is very shaky - far less so than that of the other two camps.

Needless to say, the alliance between the Xuanwu camp and Prince Qilin Qi Weihong is almost mutually binding.

If Qi Weihong loses the support of the Xuanwu clan, he will not have the strength to fight for the throne; if the Xuanwu clan loses Qi Weihong, they will no longer have any legal basis to interfere with the Zhongzhou royal court. Therefore, the internal stability and fighting will of the Xuanwu camp are very strong.

The Qilin and White Tiger camps are stronger than the Xuanwu clan in strength, but their internal stability is weaker.

First of all, there is no trust at all between Queen Lu Ya and Qilin Patriarch, and both sides even have a strong dislike for each other.

The only person who pushed the two tribes to unite was the illegitimate emperor Qi Qiaosong. His legality and political prestige were too fragile, and he needed the endorsement of both Empress Lü Ya and Kirin Patriarch to force the two to stand together despite their disgust.

Secondly, the diplomatic relations between the Horn Tribe and the Hair Tribe were not very good to begin with, as can be seen from Lu Ya's undisguised hatred for Qi Weihuan.

In addition to the internal factor of consolidating the emperor's rule, another major external factor that prompted the two to cooperate with each other was that neither side had any way to fight against the Xuanwu clan independently and was forced to unite.

The two camps have common interests and common enemies, so they can be firmly united... but if the Dragon Clan and the Feather Clan form an alliance, they do not have such conditions.

First, the common interests of the two are rather vague. Who says that standing by and watching is the best option? There must be cultivators in the tribe who think that it is better to support Xuanwu/Qilin and take the initiative to gain political benefits. From this point of view, the Feather Tribe and the Dragon Tribe have not actually reached a unified consensus internally.

Second, there is no common enemy between the two. Xuanwu wants to oppose Qi Qiaosong, and Qilin-White Tiger wants to oppose Qi Weihong. The existence of such an enemy can unite the consciousness within the tribe, but the Feather Tribe and the Dragon Tribe do not have this.

To sum up, it can be seen that even if the Feather Clan and the Dragon Clan form an alliance, it is a very loose alliance - even considering the worst, both sides have the possibility of withdrawing from the alliance at any time (if the other two camps offer a higher price), and both sides need to be on guard against the other side withdrawing from the alliance.

Of course, this flaw is not impossible to make up for.

As long as the leaders of both sides can reach a consensus and then take an extremely tough attitude towards the tribe, the tribesmen will spontaneously obey the command in the early stage like sheep following a leader.

After the two camps have fought to the death and suffered heavy losses on each side, the Feather Clan and the Dragon Clan will slowly reach a consensus: Oh, it's a good thing that our clan did not get involved in this mess.

It turned out that Qin Beiwang hadn't thought of this at all, which made Feng Yan speechless, as if "I had considered the fifth floor, but you were actually in the basement."

Fortunately, Long Long took over and reminded Qin Beiwang, and he immediately understood what the other party meant, which made Feng Yan's expression slightly better.

Of course, his admiration for Long Long became stronger and stronger, and he could hardly contain himself.

"Your Highness is right." To save face, Qin Beiwang could only pretend to "I already understood it" and said slowly, "We don't have any Qilin people who claim the throne, so why should we fight for the ownership of the Zhongzhou royal court? To put it bluntly, we dragons only want to protect the Dongzhou family business left by our ancestors, and we are not interested in anything outside of Dongzhou."

This is nonsense: If the dragon clan really just wants to maintain the status quo, they should keep the identity of the dragon fox strictly confidential and not allow it to be spread even within the clan... What are you trying to do by secretly building momentum for the princess of the previous dynasty?

"That's right." Feng Yan said calmly, "We of the Feather Clan have always loved peace and are unwilling to easily step into the political vortex of Zhongzhou. This is similar to your Dragon Clan."

This is also a lie: One of the reasons why Nanzhou and Zhongzhou have a bad relationship is that the Feather Clan to the north of Nanzhou often invades the southern border of Zhongzhou and carries out plundering... If the Feather Clan claims to be peace-loving, then there will be no demon clan with strong martial virtues in the Donghuang Realm.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and they felt relieved: Very good, at least the other party has made his attitude clear.

As for being thick-skinned, black-hearted and shameless, those are all harmless little things.

"I wonder if I can meet the ancestor Canglong?" Feng Yan asked further tentatively.

The subtext is that although you, the clan leader, agree, what about the ancestors?

"The ancestor has been in seclusion practicing recently, and there are many mundane matters, so it is inconvenient to disturb him." Qin Beiwang said vaguely.

What I mean is that the ancestor doesn't care about the mundane affairs of the clan, and as the clan leader, my power is unlimited.

Feng Yan immediately understood and said admiringly:

"That's good."

After saying that, she turned to look at Long Long, sighing uncontrollably.

"Your Highness, why is this happening?" Long Long felt a little frightened by her gaze, and Qin Beiwang also asked.

"It's just a pity." Feng Yan smiled meaningfully, "Such a talented person, but my Feather Clan can't make use of him. I really envy you Dragon Clan."

Qin Beiwang keenly heard that the other party seemed to want to marry, and immediately secretly wrote a verbal check:

"If you and I can really become close friends, then Long Long can also find a few good friends among the Feather Clan cultivators, or even a close female friend. Your Highness is really biased when he says that Long Long cannot be used."

Long Long also understood the meaning of the music, and immediately stood up to make way and said:

"I am grateful for your kindness, Your Highness. Long Long feels ashamed to accept it."

"Hahahaha." Feng Yan covered her mouth and laughed.

Qin Beiwang seemed to be saying, "As long as our two tribes form an alliance, Long Long can also find a wife within your Yu tribe." But a metaphor is just a metaphor after all. If the time comes and he turns his back on it and refuses to acknowledge it, the Yu tribe will of course have no choice.

Feng Yan was such a scheming person that she was naturally not fooled by Qin Beiwang. She just gave a fake smile that said "I'm very happy".

"Long Long, you go first." Seeing that the matter was basically settled and all that was left was to find the ancestor Canglong to make the final decision, Qin Beiwang said with a smile.

Long Long said goodbye and left. As soon as he walked out of the hall, he saw a figure hurriedly disappearing behind the porch.

Long Long:?

Who is that?

On the beach near the seashore, Longhu was building a castle with sand out of boredom, when suddenly Qin Ye came running over in a hurry.

"Sister Fox!" she shouted in panic, "It's over! Brother Longlong is going to marry someone else!"

Dragon Fox:?

She collapsed the castle with one blow of her tail, stood up and asked in a hushed voice:

"What?"

"My father said so himself!" Qin Ye almost shed tears. How could the promised fiancé not count? "He should go to the Yu Clan to find a confidante!"