As soon as these words came out, Nanhua and Su Raj were shocked and angry, and reprimanded together, who would have thought that this kid would be so arrogant? This is simply the rhythm of cursing others to die.

Zhang Bai smiled and didn't care, and when the two of them were angry for a while, he waved his hand to signal the two to be calm. Then Shi Shiran said: "What I just said is the truth, if you don't want to listen, I'll just shut up." He feigned disappointment, sighed, and said, "Oh——! human nature! ”

He simply turned his butt to the two of them, shook his head and made a sad and sympathetic look, which was disgustingly hypocritical.

Nanhua saw that the kid was stubborn, and he wanted to get angry again. Su Raj calmed down a little, and persuaded on the side: "Although this kid is rude, he should be thinking about me, it's better to listen to him, and if you don't say it, you can reprimand it again." Nanhua then stopped his anger, and said with his finger open: "Then you should tell me, I will go to your majesty to make a statement, how can Master Su Raj go to the grave?

Zhang Bai smiled, stuck out his tongue and said, "I am definitely right, Master doesn't have to worry." ”

He continued: "Whether it's an alliance or a relationship, it's a game of thrones. The essence of Game of Thrones is trading, and there are many ways to trade, including alliances, affiliation, and of course, war, which are all transactions. So what's the core of trading? ”

Nanhua and Suraj were stunned for a while, they didn't expect a little doll to be able to tell these profound truths, and both of them were shocked, so they stopped squeaking and listened to him silently as he continued.

"Lord Suraj wants the kings of the two countries to form an alliance, but His Majesty Vesudeva refuses to agree, and it is not just for the sake of the princess's health. Fundamentally, there are not enough benefits to meet the terms of exchange. King Aldaban and you are too focused on empty moral friendships without putting yourself in the shoes of His Majesty Vesudeva What benefits does he need?"

Suraj was a little enlightened, and asked eagerly, "What are the benefits?" ”

"I think King Aldaban is very clever," Zhang Bai patted his horse lightly, "In general, the king may have expected that his interests and those of His Majesty Vesudeva are actually surprisingly identical. ”

He paused deliberately, looked around at Suraj and Nanhua, and saw that the two of them were looking at him stupidly, looking like they had been fooled and lame.

Very good!

He continued: "Their interests are to stabilize the royal power. Parthia and Kushan are the same. ”

Nanhua smiled: "You doll pretending to be a ghost, then according to what you say, Your Majesty should not have agreed to form an alliance a long time ago, and you still have to wait for today?"

"This is because the problems faced by those in power in both countries, although the essence is the same, are completely different. Zhang Bai calmly replied: "The Parthian king is facing an open rebellion, and it cannot be quelled. The great nobles who did not openly rebel also had a large army in their hands, and it was not inconceivable that they would turn from covert to overt. Kushan is different, His Majesty Vesudeva's royal power is stable, military power is concentrated in His Majesty's hands, as long as His Majesty is in power, there will be no major rebellion in Kushan. ”

"What Your Majesty needs is a strong friendly force capable of cutting off the eastward advance of Rome and Sassanid. Zhang Bai said almost word for word.

"So, if it's just a simple alliance, Your Majesty won't be interested, you have to give him what he wants! In the same way, the reason why the Kushan nobles still support Your Majesty, and most of the nobles of the two countries do not support the Parthian king, is also the reason. The nobles wanted the security of their property, and no matter how benevolent and virtuous King Ardaban was, as long as he could not provide the security of his property, the nobles would inevitably rebel. ”

Su Raj couldn't help but nod when he heard this, and Nanhua was thoughtful.

Zhang Bai continued: "Today's world is in a period of famine, and the harvest of crops in various places is not good! The reason may be related to the heavenly realm, which we can't control. The problem is that every country is in the midst of division or about to be divided, whether it is Rome in the west, the Han in the east, or the poison in the southeast. The world's powerhouses can no longer be defined solely by countries. The reason why the Han Dynasty was divided into three kingdoms, rather than four kingdoms, was that when three forces with different natures but similar strengths gathered, it was easy to form a situation of confrontation with each other and obtain temporary stability. ”

"Rome is also facing division, but invisibly. There was an ongoing struggle for power between the Senate and the powerful military, plunging it into civil strife, and the reigning emperor was constantly dying. At the same time, the barbarians on the border, feeling the weakness of Rome, began to exert constant pressure, and the Huns were about to reach the Black Sea. The Roman Empire was no longer able to expand, as evidenced by the construction of Hadrian's Wall on the island of England. This is a kind of balance of power formed by the three forces. ”

"This is the balance of power that His Majesty Vasudeva wants, and although he certainly does not understand that it is a stable geopolitical structure, he instinctively feels it. Zhang Bai said.

Suraj stood up and walked back and forth with some excitement. Suddenly asked: "Then do you mean that the alliance is not important, what do you want is what kind of structure you want?"

"Yes," Zhang Bai replied, "We might as well call it the national strength structure, which is probably easier to understand." In short, I can assert that His Majesty Vasudeva does not want a country in need of rescue, but a force, and if King Aldaban can achieve a solid victory at this time, the alliance will be successful at once. ”

"What you kid said makes a lot of sense, but how can King Ardaban win?" Nanhua still questioned, "Oh! Don't forget, I'm asking you a question, you said that if I go and persuade Your Majesty, Master Suraj will die, what is the matter?"

"Because you are a god!" Zhang Bai spread his hands almost helplessly, "Everyone believes that Your Majesty will listen to the opinion of God Sharama, and once you know that your opinion is to form an alliance immediately, all temporary equilibrium will be broken." The nobles will think that His Majesty will definitely join hands with King Aldaban to form an alliance between the two royal families. The nobility will be targeted, and the Parthian nobility will be in fear. Almost instantaneously decided, to fall to Ardashir of Sasanian, Parthia will face a stronger opponent, and this opponent is close by, and it would be good if King Ardaban could save his life, let alone victory. ”

"And in Kushan, the nobles who knew the inside would never believe that the royal family of Vesudeva could stand alone against the Parthian nobles and the Sassanid coalition. Their property is in danger, and they even have to fight to the death, but they don't need to. It's all because of you, Lord Suraj, that your immortality was not enough to thank the world. And when you die, they will be able to take your head and make peace with Sassanid, and their property will be saved, won't they?"

Suraj and Nanhua were completely stupid.

Zhang Bai smiled slightly, and shook another sentence: "I'm done!"

Sitting on a chair, he slowly admired the two powerhouses of the Indian subcontinent as a pair of silly artworks.