Three Kingdoms Bandits

Chapter 1106 East-West Alliance
Watching Charles exit the hall, the civil and military officials immediately "whispered", and the hall suddenly buzzed like tens of thousands of mosquitoes flying in.

Among the ministers present, only a few remained silent, with calm expressions on their faces.

"Guo Qing, what are you laughing at?"

Wu Shun was on the throne and saw Guo Jia smiling.

"Reporting to the emperor, I didn't laugh, but just lamented the shrewdness of the Romans." Guo Jia came out and said.

"Oh? The Romans are smart, how do you say that?" Wu Shun asked.

To be honest, he didn't think the Romans were smart.

"Your Majesty, our Kingdom of Shu has opened up commercial routes on land, and also opened up commercial routes on the sea. Both commercial routes can lead directly to Rome. If the Romans wanted to form an alliance, why didn't they come at this time?" Guo Jia He expressed his doubts in public, and at the same time, his doubts also proved the sincerity of the Romans, which was not as strong as what Charles said.

The Romans suddenly traveled thousands of miles to form an alliance, and there must be a reason for this.

"Master Guo is right. We must find out the true intentions of the Romans, otherwise we cannot form an alliance." Fazheng came out and said.

Such a large empire cannot be used casually as a weapon.

Most of the ministers were not in favor of forming an alliance. Originally, Wu Shun had no interest in forming an alliance, but what Charles said changed his mind.

Charles said that Rome can help other countries attacked by the Central Plains. This is a rare opportunity to enhance national strength and cultural output, and it should not be missed easily.

"My lords, please tell me why the Romans formed an alliance. If it is within the acceptable range, the alliance will also benefit our country of Shu." Wu Shun said.

The two huge countries of the East and the West joined hands, and that event shocked the world!Because these two countries are the strongest in their respective regions, the combination of strong and strong is enough to sweep away all dissatisfied voices.

As soon as Wu Shun finished speaking, Jia Xu came out and said, "Your Majesty, according to the information sent back by the secret guards, in Rome, the forces of the principalities are fighting each other and are in chaos. , because of the turmoil in the country, successive defeats on the western battlefield. In the east, the seasonal looting of the Persians also made Rome miserable."

"Your Majesty, if Master Jia Xu's words are true, then the reason why the Romans sent people here is probably to find a powerful ally to help them tide over the difficulties." Zhuge Liang came out and said.

"Is Rome facing internal and external troubles?"

Wu Shun analyzed: "The Romans came to form an alliance because they saw that the Persians and our Central Plains were hostile, and wanted to win an ally to attack Persia together. In my opinion, Rome's internal and external troubles are under the iron fist of their monarch Diocletian. It’s getting better, but they are not strong enough to fight on the east and west fronts at the same time. Therefore, they want us to increase the pressure on the Persians. They can concentrate their forces and cut off the Germans in the west.”

"The emperor's analysis is reasonable. It is good for the Central Plains to make an ally of Rome! I believe that the Romans' request for an alliance should be agreed."

Pang Tong came out and said.

"Shiyuan, tell me your reason."

Wu Shun said.

Non-alignment, there are reasons for non-alignment, of course, the alliance must have visible benefits.Between countries, there are only two words that matter-interests!
"Your Majesty, Rome is the end point of the land and sea commercial routes. Their nobles are very fond of tea, pottery, silk, paper and other items from the Central Plains. If they form an alliance with Rome, the Central Plains can communicate with them through these two commercial routes. No, great benefits are obtained. In terms of military affairs, Rome is also a powerful country, and an alliance with it will help expand its territory!" Pang Tong said.

After hearing Pang Tong's explanation from two aspects, the ministers all nodded slightly, and there are indeed so many benefits to forming an alliance with Rome.

Speaking of expanding the territory, that is what every emperor and general is keen on.Wu Shun has already seen the piercing eyes of the military officers!

"Shiyuan, you are right. An alliance with Rome is beneficial and can promote ourselves. Then tomorrow, we will send Charles to the palace to discuss the details of the alliance with him," Wu Shun said.

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Shu came out and waited a moment, which attracted everyone's attention.

The emperor has already made a decision, what is Master Xu Shu trying to persuade?
"Yuanzhi, do you have a different opinion?"

Seeing Xu Shu standing up, Wu asked by the way.

"Returning to the emperor, it's not that I have different opinions. It's just that Mr. Pang Tong just talked about the benefits of forming an alliance, and didn't talk about the disadvantages."

Xu Shu said.

One thing always has its two sides. When making a decision, don't be too one-sided.In particular, as the lord of the Central Plains, Wu Shun should be more cautious in his decisions.

"Disadvantages? I didn't mention it just now. Tell me, what are the possible disadvantages of forming an alliance with Rome?" Wu Shun said.

Just now, I made a decision as soon as my head got hot, without considering the details. Fortunately, Xu Shu reminded me.

"Your Majesty, the West, where the Roman Empire dominates the world, can be regarded as the two poles of the world with the Central Plains. The alliance between the two poles is most likely to cause the unity or mutual alliance of other countries to resist the pressure brought by the two poles! In the East, the Central Plains Countries or forces outside the Central Plains may contact each other to resist possible annexation wars launched by the Central Plains. When this situation forms, people around the Central Plains will panic, which is not conducive to the spread of our Central Plains civilization.”

Pause.

Xu Shu immediately added:
"Also, our Central Plains has always only accepted vassal countries. When did we form alliances with other countries?"

"Yes, most of the surrounding countries are our affiliates, and they pay regular tribute every year."

"As a big country in the Central Plains, why do we need allies?"

"Even if they are not allied, the Romans still need our goods. Their nobles are used to drinking our tea and wearing our silk..."

"The Romans formed an alliance just to use our strength to oppress his enemies. This is using our Central Plains as a sharp weapon in their hands."

After listening to Xu Shu's analysis, the ministers began to discuss. Xu Shu said that the important thing is to only accept the vassal states and never form an alliance, which undoubtedly aroused everyone's arrogance.

The Central Plains is so powerful, and to destroy Persia, it only needs to reinforce one more legion, and it doesn't take much effort at all.

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"My lords, Rome wants to form an alliance with us, should we agree or not?" Wu Shun asked after the discussions in the audience gradually became quieter.

"Returning to the emperor, I think that there is no need to form an alliance! If the Roman Empire is willing to become a vassal of the Central Plains and bow down, we can send troops to help."

Xu Shu came out and said.

"The Romans have the arrogance of the Romans. They once dominated the West and were extremely powerful! It is absolutely impossible for them to be subordinates."

Wu Shun said.

The glorious country loves the so-called face the most!

(End of this chapter)