flstandardbreds Chapter 160 Three years!
Chapter 160 Three years!
"What if a country really becomes powerful?" Chen Nan asked again.
Liu Bangua laughed cruelly: "You mean the Great Qian Dynasty?"
"The Great Qian?" Chen Nan was taken aback.
He still remembered that under the leadership of the late emperor, the Great Qian Dynasty had a period of great prosperity.
They single-handedly defeated the four-nation coalition with the army of one country, causing them to flee in disarray.
Unfortunately, the late emperor was assassinated during the final war, and the Great Qian Dynasty fell into decline, never to regain its former glory.
Liu Banggua continued, "Wasn't the Great Qian Dynasty like that before?"
"When the Great Qian Dynasty was very powerful, the Western Empire sent a messenger to say that it would take the Western Shu as the leader and unite the strength of the other three countries to completely shatter the illusions of the late Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty."
"It was also that time..." Suddenly, a hint of fear appeared in Liu Banga's eyes, "That time, the Western Empire sent someone. That person was dressed in black, and I couldn't see through his power at all."
"On the battlefield, the late Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty charged forward without hesitation, but after that person made his move, the late Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty fell on the way of his charge in just a few breaths."
"Then the man left, but strangely enough, the war went exceptionally smoothly."
"The allied forces, who were no match for the Great Qian at the beginning, completely stunned the Great Qian army that time."
"If it weren't for someone named Chen Nan, the Great Qian Dynasty would probably have been history long ago."
As Liu Banggua recounted the story, Chen Nan's thoughts were drawn back to that great battle.
On that occasion, the Great Qian Dynasty mobilized the entire nation, gathering an army of 500,000 to fight against the allied forces.
It was on that occasion that the late emperor tragically died on the way to the front.
However, no problems were detected afterward.
To prevent any unforeseen events and to preserve the last vestiges of the Great Qian Dynasty, Chen Nan publicly claimed that the late emperor had been assassinated.
This also gave Wu Fengluan the opportunity to ascend the throne, preventing the Great Qian Dynasty from falling into chaos.
"Is it possible that the major empires are not only trying to prevent the five great nations from becoming too powerful? Are there other things involved?"
Liu Banggua swallowed and continued, "I'm not too sure about that either, but I've had the opportunity to hear people in the Empire mention it."
"The five major countries were created entirely to satisfy their perverse tastes."
"If any one of these countries becomes too powerful, it will disrupt the balance of the five great empires, which is why they have tried to stop it time and time again."
Chen Nan went straight to the point: "You mean, the five great empires have long been in a state of equilibrium, so they can't just start a war at will, which is why there are five countries."
"So, these five countries are representatives of the five great empires?"
"This isn't right, is it?" Chen Nan sneered.
If what Liu Bangua said is true, the five great empires have already reached a balance, then the five countries that have emerged from them will fully represent them and thus distribute some of the benefits.
He didn't believe that the five major countries would create five countries just because of that little bit of morbid fun.
That's a bit of an exaggeration.
Liu Banggua scoffed, "What five great nations? To put it bluntly, they're just five rats."
"I also can't understand how Chen Nan was able to break through to the Grandmaster level without the Empire's help."
“If I weren’t still imprisoned by him, I would have reported this news to the Empire long ago. If that were the case, I’m afraid the grass on Chen Nan’s grave would be incredibly tall by now.”
"You mean there are people in the empire who are even more powerful than grandmasters?" Wu Xu was shocked.
In his eyes, Chen Nan was the most powerful person in the world, capable of breaking through to that legendary realm through his own abilities.
But after listening to Liu Banggua's words, he realized that Chen Nan's strength seemed to be like that of a frog at the bottom of a well.
Liu Banggua sneered again: "What grandmaster? To put it bluntly, he's just a clown."
"The empire not only has Grandmasters above the Grandmaster level, but also several other realms."
"The Northern Wei Dynasty was fortunate. It was hit hard by the Daqian Dynasty a few years ago and never recovered."
"Who knew that damned Chen Nan would run off to Northern Wei to become some kind of Prince Zhennan!"
"It's strange, Chen Nan is like a variable. Wherever he goes, the place becomes incredibly powerful."
"But this is for the best. Now that he's left Daqian, Jianghe will have a chance to make a move."
"Jiang He?" Upon hearing Liu Banga mention someone, Chen Nan frowned. "What happened to Jiang He?"
"Jiang He is one of the few spies I know of sent by the Empire. His goal is to replace Wu Fengluan and become the new Emperor of Daqian."
"If it weren't for Chen Nan's intervention, I'm afraid Daqian would have fallen into Jiang He's hands long ago."
"I don't know what's going on, but the balance between the empires seems to have been broken in recent years, and conflicts have started again."
"And the five major countries have actually become the representatives of the major empires. If it weren't for my bad luck, I would probably have already sat on the throne of Western Shu and completely represented the Western Empire!"
"And that Qin Qingmin, he was actually able to be restrained by Chen Nan, it's really pitiful. You know, he was a character carefully selected by the Northern Empire, and he actually suffered a setback. It really opened my eyes."
"Qin Qingmin!" Chen Nan clenched his fists.
Qin Qingmin was actually involved in all of this.
After leaving the prison, the four returned to the government office.
The shock on Mo Bai and Wu Xu's faces did not dissipate.
Both of them were still processing what Liu had just said.
Chen Nan kept tapping the table with his index finger.
Only Gao Shun stood to Chen Nan's right, seemingly unaffected.
"Your Highness, shouldn't we make a decision?" Mo Bai suddenly suggested.
After all, judging from Liu Bangua's words just now, it seems that the Great Qian Dynasty is no longer an era in which Wu Fengluan can be in charge.
Qin Qingmin had already been killed by Hongming, so there were no problems in Western Shu for the time being.
Chen Nan said in a deep voice, "No rush, let's wait for Chen Sheng and Zhao Yun to return before making a decision."
Just then, the system popped up.
[Beep, host has been detected triggering the core of this continent. Mission issued!]
[Task 1: The host is to completely eliminate the barbarian tribes within the territory of Northern Wei within one month.]
[The reward for completing the mission is 5,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the famous general Zhang Liao.]
[Task Two: Please find the Manchu Crystal when you annihilate the barbarian tribe!]
[Reward for completing the mission: The renowned statesman Bao Zheng!]
"Judge Bao?" Chen Nan was surprised.
At this point, it would be one thing not to give him a talent in internal affairs, but what's the point of giving him a Minister of Justice?
Could it be that the subsequent development of the Northern Wei Dynasty was related to punishments?
He knew that the system would not randomly distribute rewards.
This Bao Qingtian must have played an important role for him at crucial moments.
However, before he could dispel his doubts, the system spoke again.
[Ding, mission issued: Please decide whether to replace the Northern Wei Dynasty!]
[This mission is valid for three years. Please consider it carefully.]
[Ding! Due to issues with the actual control of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the host has decided that after replacing the Northern Wei Dynasty, only one Wei capital will be designated as a city; the remaining cities will need to be conquered independently!]
"What the hell? You only gave me one city?"
Chen Nan's eyes widened immediately!