Chapter 530

The envoys of the four nations withdrew and exited the imperial palace.

Several people gathered around Kronos.

"Prince, the Great Qin only agreed to sell high-quality ironware to Byzantium.

You cannot monopolize the benefits; you must bring them out for us four nations to share!"

Everyone knew the importance of high-quality ironware and naturally refused to let it go.

Kronos also knew this; how could he let go?

"This is the charm of our Byzantium!

Do not force me!

It can easily destroy a country!

If you force me again, I will immediately withdraw from the four-nation alliance and turn to form an alliance with the Great Qin!"

Kronos had tasted the sweetness and did not take this four-nation alliance seriously at all.

Instead, he felt that forming an alliance with the Great Qin would bring more benefits.

Hearing Kronos say this, the other three nations were silenced.

If Byzantium formed an alliance with the Great Qin, the first to suffer would be the Arab Empire!

This would also be of no benefit to the Great Tang.

Everyone dared not force Kronos any further.

Although they couldn't get the high-quality ironware, at least they could keep Byzantium in the four-nation alliance.

The group parted on bad terms.

The Arab Prophet Moke Mo had come to the Great Qin in person this time, originally harboring great ambitions.

But at the moment, he hadn't gained much benefit.

Instead, the Arab Empire's arch-rival, Byzantium, had gained more benefits.

This made Moke Mo feel extremely tormented.

He followed Li Er and Fang Fang Xuanling, wanting to use the brains of these two Central Plains men to help him think of a way.

"Old Li, Old Fang, this kid Kronos is too fond of eating alone!

What should we do?"

Li Er also had a sorrowful look on his face.

"Sigh, Old Mo, this is precisely the insidious nature of the Great Qin Emperor!

He wants to use this imbalance to split and dismantle our alliance.

Even if we clearly know his purpose, it is very difficult for us to counter it."

Moke Mo was somewhat depressed.

"You Central Plains people have too many devious thoughts; a single sentence might hide a hundred purposes behind it. I truly cannot understand your brains.

This matter still depends on you to help think of a way!"

One must know that Moke Mo was revered as a prophet in the Arab Empire and was the smartest person there.

To drive a national prophet to this point was truly something.

Li Er was also very worried.

When it came to brains, both he and Fang Fang Xuanling were stronger than this so-called prophet.

But the moment he thought of Qin Mu, it made one's heart turn cold.

He really didn't know how his brain was grown.

It was completely impossible to compete!

"Old Mo, your Arab Empire is also a regional hegemon, yet you are suffering setbacks here.

How about we join forces and secretly play a trick on Byzantium's most profitable business?

Let Byzantium suffer a hidden loss as well, how about that?"

Moke Mo was currently hating Kronos's selfishness.

Upon hearing this suggestion, he immediately agreed with pleasure.

He took the initiative to offer a strategy.

"Byzantium was also a powerful empire in the past, and their most profitable trade is the slave trade.

They often send out fleets to go to sea and capture prisoners of war indiscriminately!"

Prisoners of war!

When Li Er heard this, wasn't this just perfect?

The Great Tang was also in short supply of prisoners of war; if they could snatch some from Byzantium, it would be killing two birds with one stone!

"Old Mo, I think we should form a fleet specifically to rob Byzantium's fleet on the sea, what do you think?"

Moke Mo looked at Li Er with some embarrassment.

"If it were possible to rob them, I would have done it long ago!

Byzantium's ground forces are not as good as my Arab Empire's, but their naval fleet is still very strong!"

Li Er paused.

If even the Arab Empire's navy couldn't beat Byzantium, then the Great Tang had even less of a chance.

At this moment, Fang Fang Xuanling offered a plan.

"Old Li, Old Mo, in my opinion, why don't we send a force, disguised as the Great Qin army, to raid Byzantium's territory?"

Li Er and Moke Mo's eyes both lit up.

"Good strategy!"

Great Tang people and Great Qin people looked exactly the same.

Although there were some differences in accents, the Byzantines couldn't possibly tell them apart.

Disguising as the Great Qin army to raid Byzantium was a brilliant strategy to kill two birds with one stone!

It would both rob Byzantium and drive a wedge between the relationship of the two countries.

This kind of thing, the Great Tang couldn't have done before.

But now, they had a powerful ally Wu Li Ke the Arab Empire.

The disguised army could be stationed entirely within the Arab Empire's territory and strike across the border at any time. The more Li Er thought about it, the better he felt.

After forming an alliance with the Arab Empire, the Great Tang had suddenly broken through its predicament.

"Old Mo, this matter can be done!

As long as our two countries work together, we will definitely be able to make both of us stronger!"

Moke Mo also nodded excitedly.

The two countries thus secretly set the strategy to sow discord between Byzantium and the Great Qin.

At this moment.

Great Ming Palace.

Qin Mu returned to the inner palace to visit Wu Gong, who was about to give birth.

His second child would be born in these few days.

"Gong, how is your belly? Is the little one making a fuss to come out?"

Wu Gong smiled faintly.

"Why is my husband in such a hurry? When the melon is ripe, it will fall naturally; it's not time yet."

Wu Gong had heard from the palace maids about the celebration outside and was very envious.

She also knew that the glory didn't belong to Princess Princess Ali alone.

But she was still envious.

How she wished her own child could have such treatment.

But it was impossible!

Her husband couldn't possibly hold another 'Ten Thousand Nations Coming to Court' event.

Wu Gong had also heard that there was a four-nation alliance currently negotiating trade with the Great Qin.

If the negotiations were successful, it would be possible for the four nations to come and offer congratulations when her child reached the one-month mark.

Intentionally or unintentionally, she brought up the topic of the four nations.

"Husband, I heard that this time, even the Byzantine Empire, ten thousand miles away, sent a prince to deliver gifts?"

Speaking of Byzantium, Qin Mu chuckled.

"Byzantium's national strength is not bad; they are quite wealthy. It's a pity the prince is missing a screw in his head."

Wu Gong blinked her large eyes.

"Husband, did you trick them again?"

Qin Mu reached out and flicked Wu Gong's little nose.

"I didn't trick him. He dug a pit himself and then jumped into it!"

Wu Gong couldn't hold back her laughter, grabbing Qin Mu's arm and shaking it incessantly.

"Husband, tell me about it? I just love hearing your stories about tricking people."

Qin Mu did not refuse.

He discovered that since Wu Gong became pregnant, she had become more and more open.

This was actually quite good.

"This Byzantium wanted to buy high-quality ironware from the Great Qin.

In front of the envoys of the other nations, I agreed to it, making him the target of public criticism!" Wu Gong exclaimed.

"Ah! Husband, if you sell high-quality ironware to them, isn't that being too generous to them?" Qin Mu smiled and rubbed Wu Gong's little head.

"How could it be generous to them? I only said I would sell, but I didn't say how much, did I?"

"Tell me, should I sell them ten pieces, or a hundred?"