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Chapter 97 It's time for the world to remember the fear of being dominated by the Qin Dynasty! (Seeking monthly votes and to continue reading)
Weiyang Palace.

Qin Changfeng was clearly taken aback. He looked at Emperor Qian Yuan, thought for a moment, and said, "Then 450 million spirit stones?"

Emperor Qian Yuan shook his head. "How about 400 million spirit stones per year?"

"Impossible." Qin Changfeng was like a cat with its fur standing on end.

Emperor Qian Yuan smiled and said, "Never speak too absolutely. Four hundred million spirit stones is just the annual tax of one province in the Great Qin. What's impossible about that?"

"King Ning of Great Qin, think about it. If our Great Chu hadn't sent troops, the land of Qingzhou would have been basically occupied by the Great Han. In just one year, we would have lost 400 million spirit stones and tens of millions of people."

"More importantly, the Qin Dynasty lost face."

Emperor Qianyuan earnestly advised, "Now that our Great Chu has sent its divine troops, the face of Great Qin will be preserved. It will only cost more money, but what does that matter?"

Qin Changfeng's expression softened somewhat.

"Paying every year is impossible, but paying for three years is acceptable."

Upon seeing this, Emperor Qianyuan smiled and said, "Three years is too short; it should be at least ten years."

"Ten years is impossible, eight years is possible," Qin Changfeng said.

"Alright, then eight years it will be." Emperor Qian Yuan nodded.

Qin Changfeng's face was extremely grim. In these eight years, he had accumulated 320 million spirit stones, a huge difference compared to the initial 400 million spirit stones!
“No, not even eight years,” Qin Changfeng said hastily.

Emperor Qian Yuan's face showed displeasure. "Prince Ning of Great Qin, this is not good. You have already agreed, how can you go back on your word?"

"320 million spirit stones is too much." Qin Changfeng shook his head. "To be honest with you, if it's within 150 million spirit stones, everything is negotiable."

Emperor Qian Yuan's expression changed; he hadn't expected the Great Qin to be so willing to part with it.
In other words, the situation in Qin is much worse than imagined, so Chu is likely to take advantage of the situation.

"King Ning of Great Qin, 1.5 billion spirit stones is acceptable, but 700 million spirit stones must be paid in the first year, and 400 million spirit stones each year thereafter, to be paid in three installments," Emperor Qian Yuan said.

"Furthermore, Qin must grant our Chu more preferential treatment in business, and also allow our Chu to lease land in Qin's important capital cities."

Qin Changfeng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but these terms can only be gradually fulfilled when Great Chu uses force against Great Han."

"Of course," Emperor Qian Yuan smiled, "but shouldn't our Great Chu first see the sincerity of Great Qin?"

"Of this year's seven hundred million spirit stones, we can give three hundred million spirit stones first, and then give the remaining four hundred million spirit stones after Great Chu launches its military campaign against Great Han," Qin Changfeng said after thinking for a moment.

"Alright." Emperor Qian Yuan smiled.

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The Imperial Study of the Great Chu Dynasty.

Emperor Qianyuan summoned the core members of the Great Chu Dynasty for a discussion.

Emperor Qianyuan then recounted the matter he had discussed with Qin Changfeng.

"This..." Minister of Personnel Qiu Fentian was somewhat incredulous, "Is the situation in Great Qin really that bad?"

"Could there be a trap here?" Minister of War Yue Xuanjing was also somewhat incredulous. "This is simply a loss of national sovereignty and humiliation!"

Emperor Qian Yuan smiled and said, "Emperor Da Xing is now called the emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty, but in reality, only six of the nine provinces of Great Qin remain. The situation is already extremely urgent. Moreover, it is normal for him to go to such lengths to persuade our Great Chu to send troops as soon as possible."

Qiu Fentian said, "It seems that the Great Qin cannot hold out for much longer."

Yuexuanjing said, "If we want to form an alliance with Qin, we really need to act as soon as possible."

"Hmm." Emperor Qianyuan looked at the Moon Mirror and said, "Minister Yue, the rest is up to you. Start by attacking Juzhou of the Han Dynasty from Chongzhou."

"Yes." Yue Xuanjing accepted the order. Emperor Qianyuan said to Qiu Fentian, "Now begin planning the matter of leasing land in various famous capitals of the Great Qin."

Qiu Fentian said, "This is the biggest benefit this time. As long as we lease the land, we can develop our own power, and when needed, we can command a large following."

"Hmm." Emperor Qian Yuan nodded. "The Great Qin is not unaware of such dangers, but their current situation is already very bad, so they can only deal with the current crisis first."

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The Qin Dynasty, the Imperial Palace.

In the imperial study, Emperor Daxing Qin Changqing, Prince Ning Qin Changfeng, Prince Zhou Qin Changjian, and others were all gathered together.

Qin Changfeng said, "Second Brother, the Great Chu has already attacked the Great Han's Juzhou from Chongzhou as agreed. Now the Great Han is in a situation where it can only worry about one thing and not the other."

Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing nodded. "This is a crucial step. Fifth brother, you have made a great contribution."

Qin Changfeng said, "Emperor Qianyuan is already demanding that we pay the remaining 400 million spirit stones as soon as possible."

"Ignore him." Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing waved his hand. "He's dreaming. He wants to rent land in my Great Qin. That's just wishful thinking."

The other brothers all nodded.

The Great Chu completely underestimated the Great Qin. By leasing land, they meant that the people of the Great Chu could openly and legitimately establish their influence in the Great Qin.

Then, the people of Great Chu will merge with the local forces of Great Qin.

By then, the local forces of Great Chu and Great Qin will have largely merged, and the imperial court will become superfluous.

When the Chu state launched its military campaign, the Qin court discovered that the entire empire had been hollowed out.

This is a completely open conspiracy; who would agree to it unless forced to?
"This Emperor Qian Yuan is ugly, but he has high hopes," King Qin Changxiao of Wu sneered.

Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing smiled.

Emperor Qian Yuan coveted the interest from their Great Qin, while Great Qin coveted Emperor Qian Yuan's principal.

Now, the Great Chu is waging war against the Great Han, and all three major dynasties of the Tianqian Continent have joined the battle. The war has begun, and how it ends is no longer up to Emperor Qianyuan or the Great Han.

Emperor Daxing, Qin Changqing, looked at Prince Ning, Qin Changfeng, and said, "Fifth brother, it's time for you to return to Qingzhou. You have ten days to take back all the half of the territory you lost. Do you have the confidence?"

"Yes!" Qin Changfeng clasped his hands in acceptance of the order.

Qin Changqing looked at Prince Lu, Qin Changle, and said, "Brother, the Yuzhou you are enfeoffed in is a border region between our Great Qin and Great Chu. If Great Chu finds out that we have tricked them, they will definitely retaliate. Can you defend Yuzhou?"

Qin Changle smiled and said, "What do you mean by 'hold out'? I'm going to conquer the capital of Great Chu in three months!"

Qin Changqing nodded, then looked at King Wu, Qin Changxiao, and said, "Third brother, Zhuangzhou, where you are enfeoffed, also borders the Great Chu. It is not easy to attack, but we still have to be on guard. We need to ask you to go and oversee it."

"No problem." Qin Changxiao nodded. "My elder brother and I will lead two armies and strive to conquer the capital of Great Chu as soon as possible!"

Emperor Qin Changqing of Daxing nodded heavily, looked at his brothers, and smiled.

"During this period, the world regarded the Qin Dynasty as a cowardly crab and a paper tiger."

"Now--"

"It is time to remind the world of the fear they once felt when they were dominated by the Qin Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)