northernbook Chapter 787: Four-Nation Alliance, Besieging Apocalypse?
Chapter 787: Four-Nation Alliance, Besieging Apocalypse?
"Master!" Nan Qi said anxiously, his eyes filled with disbelief. "What are you talking about? Are you really going to let the Eleventh Princess marry?"
Baili Moqing looked at him sideways, raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Is it not possible?"
"She's so old, always looking down on others, stubborn, and unwilling to marry. Who in the whole of Tianqi dares to marry her? Who is she interested in and willing to marry?"
"Since she's so picky, let her go and marry blindly! Who can say that the Fifth Prince Yunlai isn't her destined one?"
After hearing this, Nanqi's originally handsome and sunny face turned pale. He lowered his eyes slightly, and a look of inferiority was hidden in his eyes.
Baili Rushu looked at Nanqi with tearful eyes. Seeing that he remained silent, she felt more disappointed and desperate.
She clenched her fists and looked at Baili Moqing angrily, venting all her anger on him.
"Seventh Brother! What are you talking about? I'm your biological sister! Do you think I'm so unbearable and unmarriageable?!"
Baili Moqing snorted coldly, the coldness from his body could almost freeze a person to death.
"Okay! I'll marry! I'll go and marry into the royal family! I should have left Kyoto long ago. That way, I'll be all you want and won't be a bother to you anymore!"
Baili Rushu ran out crying. When she passed by Nanqi, she saw that he was still motionless. She was angry and hateful, and pushed him in the chest with all her strength.
"Princess Eleven!!"
Shu He glared at Baili Moqing and Nanqi unhappily.
These two are really straight men!
They are all obviously worried about the National Day, but they all act so heartless. No wonder they are still single!
Shu He chased after her, fearing that Baili Rushu would do something irrational.
Nanqi on this side clenched his fists, lowered his head, and felt a strong sense of frustration and powerlessness in his heart.
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That night, Shu He and Baili Moqing had a simple meal, and then talked about the many things that happened that day.
Shu He suddenly felt that Kyoto was about to be in chaos.
"Marquis Dongbo arranged a marriage with the Ninth Prince. The Emperor abandoned the Eighth Prince to protect the Ninth Prince, and then agreed to Yunlai's request to allow the Eleventh Princess to marry... All of these events, as you said, are just beginning. The real game of chess has just begun."
Baili Moqing drank his tea with a gloomy expression, but his tone was filled with cold sarcasm, "Isn't this good? Chaos means everything is coming to an end."
Is it the end? Shu He felt that the darkness before dawn was the coldest.
This also means that they are about to enter the coldest night.
Shu He asked him, "What exactly does the emperor mean? Why would he agree to Yunlai's request for marriage?"
This matter is too abnormal. Could it be that the emperor has other considerations?
Baili Moqing recalled some of the things Zhu Heng had said to him in the afternoon, and his heart felt heavy.
"I went to the Grand Tutor's Mansion this afternoon, and Zhu Heng told me that Beidi had reached a deal with the other three countries and was preparing to unite with them to launch a siege against Tianqi."
"So, the Emperor agreed to Yunlai's marriage probably in order to dismantle the alliance between the four countries."
Shu He was shocked, and the teacup in his hand fell on the table. "A four-nation alliance, encircling and suppressing Tianqi? How is this possible?"
The relationship between the four countries has always been one of mutual restraint and mutual protection. Once a five-nation melee occurs, the weaker countries will definitely suffer the most serious losses!
The two countries of Natu and Qingzhu will undoubtedly become precarious in this war, and may even be directly annexed by Beidi and Yunlai!
How could they possibly agree to something so crisis-ridden?
Baili Moqing also thought it was impossible before, until Zhu Heng said something.
"Because the Northern Di brought something to the other nations that they couldn't refuse: gunpowder!"
Baili Moqing stood up and walked to the window, looking worried. "The biggest trump card that allowed Lao Ba to cooperate with Shen Chuan is that arsenal."
"I think Lao Ba must have taken Shen Chuan to see the power of muskets and explosives. Bei Di might even have a sample in his hands."
"As long as Shen Chuan shows the gunpowder and muskets to the other countries, and then uses threats and inducements, a four-nation alliance will not be impossible."
Shu He hadn't thought of this before, but now it seems that if this is true, a four-nation alliance is indeed very likely. After all, the power and threat of thermal weapons are too strong.
If Tianqi really had such weapons, Emperor Qiwen would definitely use them to invade other countries in order to achieve the goal of unifying the world!
Therefore, in order to protect themselves, those countries will definitely unite in advance and strike first!
"But now that the arsenal has been destroyed, Apocalypse doesn't have such weapons. If we spread this news, will it disintegrate their alliance?"
Baili Moqing shook his head, his face etched with worry. "Now that the alliance has been formed, releasing news of the arsenal's destruction at this point is no longer credible."
Shu He looked anxious. "What should we do then? We can't really watch the Eleventh Princess marry into the alliance, right? Besides, even if she does, will Yunlai really not join the alliance and help us, Tianqi, fight against foreign enemies?"
The emperor of Yunlai Kingdom is not a fool. No one would do such a losing business.
Baili Moqing held an empty teacup in his hand, a sneer flashing across his face, "The Emperor of Yunlai does have some wisdom."
"Amidst the world's chaos, he used a princess to keep his country safe and secure, conserving its strength. No matter how the other four nations fought, he stood by and watched with aloof eyes. Perhaps when the other nations were mutually devastated, he could seize the opportunity, expand his own power, and become the second 'Apocalypse'."
Shu He finally understood what Baili Moqing said. Yunlai asked for a marriage alliance because he wanted to make himself independent from the Four-Nation Alliance in a natural way.
He wants to be the "yellow bird behind the scenes"!
"So it seems that the emperor really has no choice." Shu He felt a little cold in his heart.
Even if the emperor knew Yunlai's true intentions, he seemed unable to make the right decision.
He was in a dilemma.
Refusing the marriage alliance would promote the Four-Nation Alliance, while agreeing to the marriage alliance would give Yunlai the opportunity to dominate and replace Tianqi...