Chapter 309

The private room was dead silent.

Li Er's face was gloomy to the extreme.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were also covered in cold sweat, their gazes somewhat dull.

These people were all top-tier political veterans.

They understood the meaning behind Qin Mu's words better than anyone else.

Trading land for troops!

This was the condition Qin Mu set!

In other words.

Empress Zhangsun's determination!

Trading land for troops!

"I don't know which land Your Majesty wants? Could you tell us a little, so that we can be mentally prepared?"

Li Er took a long breath, desperately suppressing the fear in his heart.

With Qin Mu's personality, the Great Tang was definitely going to suffer a massive loss!

Pain!

Heart-wrenching pain!

For any emperor, even the most incompetent one, when facing the prospect of ceding land...

Let alone a monarch with great talents and bold vision like Li Er?

That was simply cutting his flesh!

It's no wonder Li Er's face looked so terrible.

That was even more painful than gouging out his own heart.

"Old Li, be a man, don't look so mournful. You have always understood me best; I am the least likely to take small advantages."

"I don't want much, Yizhou is enough!"

Qin Mu slowly extended a finger, the expression on his face being pure and kind.

Those who didn't know would think he was an innocent and carefree youth.

But as soon as he finished this sentence, Li Er completely exploded.

"What did you say!? Yizhou!? That's not enough? Why don't you just take the entire Great Tang!"

Li Er gasped for air, his face red and his neck thick as he shouted.

What kind of dangerous and important place is Yizhou?

When Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, fought for the world, his foundation was Yizhou.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the base camp where Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang entrenched themselves was also Yizhou.

Yizhou is located in the southwest of the Great Tang, adjacent to Jiannan Circuit, and is known as the "Land of Abundance" in Bashu!

If Qin Mu obtained Yizhou, it would be equivalent to him owning one-third of the Great Tang!

Splitting the land and dividing the territory!

The power of the Great Qin would be greatly enhanced!

Coupled with the fact that the Tibetan Plateau, Tuyuhun, the Hexi Corridor, and other regions were all under Qin Mu's control, it can be said without courtesy:

Once Yizhou is obtained, the Great Qin will completely surpass the Great Tang and become a superpower dominating the entire world, reaching Persia in the west, the Great Tang in the east, Siam in the south, and the Turks in the north.

The Great Qin would become the center of the world!

By that time, what strength would the Great Tang have to contend with the Great Qin?

"Your Majesty, this request is truly too difficult to accept."

"Indeed! Yizhou, that is almost equivalent to one-third of the Great Tang's territory!"

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were also so excited that their old faces turned red.

No one could accept such conditions!

Qin Mu is simply asking for the moon!

They had long expected that he wouldn't help the Tang so easily, but they didn't expect his ambition to be so great.

With one opening, he wants half of the Great Tang!

Good fellow!

This brat truly has no martial virtue.

Fortunately, the Emperor has deep composure and didn't start a fight with him on the spot.

"This is the bottom line and condition of the Great Qin; apart from this, everything else is non-negotiable!"

Qin Mu slowly closed his eyes, unwilling to negotiate with Li Er and the others anymore.

"Special envoys, please leave!"

Wei Zhongxian, being very perceptive, made a gesture of invitation.

Li Er opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but seeing the murderous intent in Wei Zhongxian's eyes, he swallowed his words.

Qin Mu is a madman, and the eunuch beside him is not a normal person either!

After Li Er and the others left, Empress Zhangsun still had no intention of leaving.

"Empress, you should go back and rest too! Regarding the blood test, I hope you can see it clearly; I am not your flesh and blood, and I never will be."

Qin Mu slowly opened his eyes, looking at Empress Zhangsun with an indifferent gaze.

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"Child, I understand. I will not force you to acknowledge your identity, but you don't have to force me to give up my thoughts."

"Also, the reason I stayed is to tell you that from today on, I will help you seize the Great Tang. As for the matter of Yizhou, I will talk to them myself."

Empress Zhangsun smiled indifferently; not only was she not dissatisfied, but she was also very happy in her heart.

Great!

I can finally help my son.

Isn't it just Yizhou?