"Initiation of the Majesty! A few days ago, Germany and Austria once again made a request to our country, hoping that our Chinese Empire could join the alliance treaty and form a more powerful five-nation alliance to jointly confront the side of the Entente. Liang Yan said respectfully.

Although the Chinese Empire had declared war on Britain and France, it had not joined the Allied bloc. Before the outbreak of World War I, the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, and the Kingdom of Italy established the Triple Alliance, but in 1915, Italy was in its own interests, and signed a secret agreement with the Entente to join the side of the Entente, leading to the collapse of the Triple Alliance. However, as the war took shape, the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers one after another, thus forming the new Four-Power Alliance. And now that the Chinese Empire suddenly declared war on Britain and France, the Central Powers took this opportunity to actively draw the Chinese Empire into the Central Powers to form a new five-nation alliance.

"The Five Nation Alliance?" A smile appeared on the corner of Ren Chao's mouth, "Now is also the time to join the Allied bloc, but if we really join the Allied side, then I'm afraid it won't be a simple five-nation alliance!" ”

"What does 陛xià mean?" Liang Yan asked suspiciously.

"Don't forget that our Chinese Empire still has ten subject countries, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, the Principality of the Urals, the Republic of Lan Fang, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Afghanistan. Ren Chao said with a smile.

"What does His Majesty mean to draw these vassal states into the Allied bloc together?" Liang Yan asked suspiciously.

"Of course, these vassal states are originally integrated with our Chinese Empire, and if we join the Allied Group, these subject countries will naturally join the Allied Group together." Ren Chao said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, in this way, we occupy the majority of seats in the Allied bloc, and naturally we can have more say in it, and after the war is over, we will naturally obtain more benefits." Liang Yan said respectfully.

"Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been in contact with these subject countries, basically on a voluntary basis. Let them join the Allies. Although they are our vassals, we can't force them too much, especially Afghanistan, which is known as the graveyard of empires! I don't want to have something unpleasant with them because of some small things. Ren Chao said with a smile.

"Graveyard of Empires?" At the same time, the faces of the ministers couldn't help but show a trace of confusion.

Ren Chao was speechless, but he didn't hide anything, and said with a smile, "Recently, I looked through the history books and found that dozens of countries have tried to conquer this land since ancient times, including the once powerful Persian Empire. Alexander's Empire, the Tang Empire in China, the Mongol Empire, and even the British Empire in modern times have tried to annex Afghanistan, but the result is that these powerful empires have ruled here, but not for long. No empire can dominate this region, at most for a while. The most powerful Tang Dynasty in history only lived here for 50 years, and Afghanistan was very important to the Tang Dynasty. Before the Age of Discovery, Afghanistan was the first foothold out of China's Western Regions, with the Xiongnu, Rouran, Turkic and other nomadic nations lacking iron tools to the north, and the Mauryan Empire or the Mughal Empire of the Mongols to the south. To the west is the road to Persia and the Great Eclipse. The rich Roman Empire will be unveiled after crossing the Afghan plateau. However, the Tang Dynasty then suffered a defeat at the Battle of Talas, although the battle did not cause any losses to the Tang Dynasty. The cause of defeat was mostly due to the rebellion of foreign mercenaries, but then the Anshi Rebellion, and the powerful Tang Empire collapsed from then on. Alexander the Great, known as the first emperor of the ages in Western history, was also beaten by the guerrillas here, and finally had to marry to stabilize the local area. And there is an argument that it was injured here. Later deteriorated to guide the death of Alexander the Great. It can be said that these powerful empires in history have gradually declined after the defeat of Afghanistan, although the reason cannot be entirely attributed to Afghanistan itself. But Afghanistan is like a dead star, whoever slams on is unlucky. Do you think this place can be a well-deserved graveyard of empires? ”

"Haha~!" The ministers couldn't help laughing when they heard this, although what Ren Chao said was the truth, but everyone just listened to it as a joke.

"Your Majesty, now my Chinese Empire is a hundred times stronger than the Tang Dynasty in the past, not to mention that with a holy monarch like Your Majesty, you will definitely be able to maintain your rule in Afghanistan and break this curse." Prime Minister Tang Xinghan said respectfully.

"Tang Aiqing, your sycophants are very comfortable to listen to, but there are two mistakes in your words." Ren Chao said with a smile.

Ren Chao's words caused everyone to laugh, but Tang Xinghan didn't care, and said with a smile, "I don't know where Weichen said something wrong, I hope Your Majesty will make it clear." ”

Ren Chao said with a stern face, "Your first mistake is that you say that my Huaxia Empire is a hundred times stronger than the Tang Dynasty in the past, and this sentence is very wrong. In the past, when the Tang Dynasty was the strongest, it was the world's first power, and no country or force in the world could threaten the hegemony of the Tang Dynasty at that time. And today's Chinese Empire, although its national strength is becoming stronger and stronger, is only one of the world's powers, and it is not even a world hegemon, how can it be said that it is a hundred times stronger than the Tang Dynasty in the past? Dominating the world, the coming of all nations is our goal in the future, I believe that as long as we are the unity of the monarch and the minister, we will be able to achieve this prosperous era of the Celestial Dynasty! ”

"The ministers are willing to follow His Majesty and create a prosperous era of the Heavenly Dynasty in the coming dynasty of all nations!" The ministers arched their hands and said in unison.

Ren Chao nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Your second mistake is that I don't mean to rule Afghanistan directly, and I'm not worried about whether I can maintain my long-term rule in Afghanistan. This is true not only in Afghanistan, but also in North Korea, Japan, and other countries in Southeast Asia. These countries and regions are not of our race, and have different cultural traditions and religious beliefs, and if we want to bring these places under our direct rule, it will inevitably arouse the resentment of the local people and cause some unnecessary trouble. Therefore, in the long run, maintaining this kind of suzerain-vassal relationship is more conducive to long-term peace and stability. ”

"His Majesty the Emperor Xià Shengming!" The ministers responded in unison.

"That's it! Talking and digressing again, do you have anything else to play? Ren Chao smiled and waved his hand and said.

"Qi Xi Xià, Wei Chen has another small thing to play Ming Xi à here. Vasily, Grand Duke of the Urals, asked His Majesty to elevate the Grand Duchy of Ural to the Kingdom of the Urals. Liang Yan said respectfully. (To be continued......)