Chapter 618

By comparison, Great Tang, which was tucked away in the south of the Yangtze River, appeared even weaker.

In the long run, it would inevitably be annexed by Great Qin.

Li Er felt somewhat sorrowful.

Why had he only thought of appeasement through marriage in the past, and never thought of annexing those small foreign countries one by one?

Once this thought arose, it only existed for a moment.

Then he let out a long sigh.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought of it; it was truly impossible to do!

Before the Persian Empire was occupied by the Arabian Empire, it was not a vassal state of Great Tang, but on equal footing with Great Tang.

Its national strength was strong, and Li Er simply had no confidence that he could conquer it.

It was the time, and it was fate!

The next day.

Qin Mu prepared for an imperial expedition.

Li Er and Fang Xuanling also planned to leave Chang'an first and return to Jin Ling.

While Qin Mu was not in Chang'an, perhaps Great Tang could find an opportunity to counterattack north of the Yangtze River?

The two held such thoughts as they went to bid farewell to Qin Mu.

"Your Majesty of Great Qin, our mission is complete, and we are now returning to Jin Ling to report. We have come specifically to bid farewell to Your Majesty." Qin Mu looked at the two of them with a face full of smiles.

"You wouldn't be thinking of taking advantage of my absence from the capital to raise an army and attack Great Qin, would you?"

Having their thoughts exposed, Li Er and Fang Xuanling were both quite embarrassed.

How could they admit to such a thing?

The two waved their hands together...

"No, no, Your Majesty is overthinking it. Great Qin is strong and its horses are sturdy, and it has trebuchets; how would Great Tang dare to rashly raise an army?"

Qin Mu flicked his large sleeves and said very freely.

"Mm, I also think that your Great Tang wouldn't dare!"

These words left Li Er and Fang Xuanling not knowing what to say.

If they said they dared, that would be purely looking for trouble for themselves.

If they said they didn't dare, it would be too cowardly and somewhat shameful.

Just when they didn't know how to reply, Qin Mu spoke again.

"I have enjoyed spending time with the two of you very much. Why not follow me and go see the boundless scenery on the sea, how about that?" Li Er and Fang Xuanling were shocked upon hearing this.

On the sea, how dangerous it was!

Since ancient times, no emperor had ever dared to personally take a ship out to sea!

Except for Qin Mu.

He was an exception, someone who dared to block a million troops alone with one man and one horse!

"We two have important matters to attend to back in Jin Ling and cannot be delayed outside for long."

Qin Mu acted as if he hadn't heard this at all.

"Great Qin has established its first maritime legion, and in the future, this legion will travel across the five continents and four oceans."

"Conquering the barbarians on the sea, and by the way, opening up a Maritime Silk Road."

This was a grand national strategy.

It aroused Li Er's curiosity.

He felt that Great Tang's greatest disadvantage so far was that its grand national strategy was not as good as Great Qin's.

One step slow, every step slow!

Although this grand strategy Qin Mu spoke of sounded so unbelievable to him, like sleep-talking.

But he still wanted to understand whether Qin Mu really thought this way.

He lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

Li Er gritted his teeth.

"Your Majesty of Great Qin, we are willing to accompany the Great Qin maritime legion, go out to sea together, and see that boundless scenery!"

Fang Xuanling looked at Li Er in surprise.

Others might not know his identity, but he knew it clearly.

He was actually willing to take such a strange risk and take a ship out to sea together!

"Old Li, are you serious?"

Li Er looked at Fang Xuanling with a firm gaze.

"If the Great Qin Emperor dares to go, what is there that we dare not go to?"

The reason Qin Mu insisted on them going was nothing more than wanting to take the opportunity to knock them down a peg.

Did they think Qin Mu didn't know about them secretly contacting the Japanese mission?

Not only did he know, but he could also guess their next plan.

Most likely, it was to form a joint maritime patrol with Japan. To put it bluntly, it was state-run piracy. He wanted them to see the Great Qin maritime legion and extinguish those little thoughts early!