Yan Lie was the first to raise a question: "Where do you think the former empress, who was forced to dethrone by the aristocratic families of the Canglan Empire, got the money and weapons to build her own army?"
Gan Luo, the Rashomon of Qin, responded, "Could it be that these forces loyal to the former empress raised this money?"
Yan Lie didn't explain much, just shook his head and said, "It's true that our forces are loyal to the former queen, but we are only following her orders. How could we have so much money and weapons to give her? Besides, after the former queen was forced to dethrone by the aristocratic families of the Canglan Empire, those aristocratic families have been on guard against her retaking power. How could they give her such an opportunity?"
Cheng Yao from Julu Academy was the first to defect to Wei State, and he had seen through the tricks between Wei State and Canglan Empire before. At this time, he also looked at Yan Lie and the people from other forces with a smile.
Shang Lu from the Northern Snow Region Chamber of Commerce said, "Are you still trying to say that His Majesty the Wei Emperor secretly supports the former empress of the Canglan Empire? If that's really the case, then the current His Majesty the Wei Emperor is incredibly courageous."
As soon as Shang Lu finished speaking, Yan Lie smiled slightly and said, "That's right. In fact, the previous empress's money and weapons all came from the Wei Kingdom. You may not believe it, but it is true. When Princess Liu Ruyan brought the current Empress Liu Mengli of the Canglan Empire to the Wei Kingdom, they reached an agreement with the Wei Kingdom."
At this time, Gan Luo spoke up, "Wait a minute, if I remember correctly, Liu Ruyan and the current Canglan Empress Liu Mengli came to the Wei Kingdom a few months ago, and the two sides clearly parted on bad terms. I still remember that after returning to the Canglan Empire, the Empress pointed out that His Majesty the Wei Emperor was a lecher. She wanted to force her and Liu Ruyan to stay in the Wei Imperial Palace. In the end, Liu Ruyan sacrificed herself to allow Liu Mengli to return to the Canglan Empire.
At that time, the Wei Kingdom did not refute Liu Mengli's words, and during this period, it can be seen that Liu Ruyan was indeed dressed as a palace maid and followed His Majesty the Emperor of Wei.
Moreover, the complete rupture between Wei State and Canglan Empire occurred after that incident. The superficial contradictions between the two countries continued to escalate, and finally the former queen of Canglan Empire stood up and formally declared war on Wei State.
I think everyone has heard this news, but now you say that the Canglan Empire and the Wei Kingdom are allies? This is completely fooling everyone on the Shengwu Continent."
Yan Lie smiled and said, "Why is this impossible? Princess Liu Ruyan chose to sacrifice herself and stay in the Wei Emperor's harem in order to better connect the Canglan Empire and the Wei Kingdom. Furthermore, Princess Liu Ruyan's prestige in the Canglan Empire is too high. If she continues to stay in the Canglan Empire, the aristocratic families will be on high alert at all times, and then the current Empress will find it difficult to exert her power.
As long as Princess Liu Ruyan stays in Wei, the aristocratic families in the Canglan Empire will relax their vigilance, giving the two queens of the Canglan Empire the opportunity to build their own forces.
You all only knew that Empress Liu Mengli hurriedly returned to the Canglan Empire from the Wei Kingdom, but you didn't know that Empress Liu Mengli secretly brought refined salt, weapons, and other items back to the Canglan Empire from the Wei Kingdom. Afterwards, the Wei Kingdom secretly sold weapons, refined salt, and other Wei-specific items to Empress Liu Mengli to provide support.
In the previous two months, His Majesty the Emperor of Wei had given the former Empress a substantial sum of money, allowing her to raise her own army. By the time the aristocratic families within the Canglan Empire tried to stop her, the situation had already been resolved. The former Empress had already arrived in the border cities to gather her troops and confront the Wei army.
"Have you not noticed that there hasn't been any large-scale fighting between the two armies? The casualties reported on both sides are very small. I don't know how many casualties have fallen on the Wei side, but those killed in the army led by the previous empress were basically spies planted into her army by the aristocratic families she had uncovered."
Mu Xuan, the head of the Southern Xinjiang Yunyin Sect, spoke up, "We know some of what you've said, Yan Lie, but as far as I know, warriors from Wei and the Canglan Empire would kill each other if they met on the islands of Japan. There's absolutely no friendship between the two factions in Japan. Whenever they see each other, they fight to the death. That's why we're hesitant to believe that Wei and the Canglan Empire are secretly allying."
Xue Tianci of the Maya Empire's Iron Blood Chamber of Commerce also spoke up, "Our Chamber's merchants who collect treasures in Japan have also reported that they often encounter warriors from the Canglan Empire and the Wei Kingdom fighting to the death in Japan. Whenever the two sides meet, fighting ensues. This is also the second reason why we are reluctant to believe that the Wei Kingdom will form an alliance with the Canglan Empire."
Yan Lie laughed heartily upon hearing this and said, "You only know one side of the story. We, the forces loyal to Her Majesty the Empress, have basically been secretly told not to go to Japan. Those warriors who went to Japan are actually members of certain aristocratic families in the Canglan Empire.
The warriors of Wei State fought to the death with the warriors of these forces in Japan, on the one hand to eliminate potential hostile forces, and on the other hand to make other countries on the Shengwu Continent believe that Wei State and Canglan Empire had completely broken up.
After all, the warriors of both sides were at loggerheads in Japan, and their armies were facing off at the border. If anyone could guess that Wei and Empress Liu Mengli were secretly colluding, then that person would be a true god.
For a moment, the room fell silent. These people had been living in Kaifeng, Wei State, for a long time. They thought they knew the Emperor of Wei well enough, but they had underestimated the young Emperor's strategies and tactics.
Gan Luo of Rashomon broke the silence and said, "It seems that our decision to bring our forces to the Kingdom of Wei was indeed a wise choice. With such a far-sighted emperor, the Kingdom of Wei is destined to become the overlord of the Shengwu Continent in the future."
Shang Lu of the Snow Region Chamber of Commerce said, "We all have great faith in the power of His Majesty the Emperor of Wei and the Wei court. However, asking us to contribute half our wealth and 100,000 silver coins is still a bit painful."
Xue Tianci of the Tiexue Chamber of Commerce said with a smile: "The Chamber of Commerce President would still care about such a small amount of money? If you were in our Mayan Empire, this would just be a wife filing for divorce to share her husband's basic wealth. In our Mayan Empire, after the divorce, these wives will not have any connection with their ex-husbands in the future.
Now, although we have paid the same amount of wealth to join the State of Wei, the State of Wei can bring us a broader market and more opportunities. This investment is absolutely worth it."
People from other forces looked at Xue Tianci and thought about it, and it seemed to be true.
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