Another Imperial Meeting was taking place at the Weiyang Palace of the Xinyang Capital City, of the Qin Empire.
"What is the status of the Conquest?" asked Emperor Zhao Qin.
"We have completely defeated Han, Yan, Wei, Chu, Qi and Zhao. The remnants of the Tang and Ming have fled to the Goryeon Peninsula and the Indiana Archipelago. But their leaders have surrendered. With this we can say the 'Zhanguo Shidai' - the Warring States era has truly ended thus completing the unification of Shenzhou."
Emperor Zhao Qin smiled with satisfaction. From one of the Princes of the Qin to the Emperor of Shenzhou, he had come a long way. His journey had been full of challenges where he had to fight against his own brothers and mother. But finally, he had achieved something that none had achieved before in History – the unification of all states of Shenzhou! He was aptly called 'Qin Shi Huang' – the first Emperor Qin.
"Good, good. How is the progress of the Defence Wall?" asked Emperor Zhao Qin.
Prime Minister Li Si answered, "It is progressing smoothly. It will be complete within a month."
"That is good to know. What should we call it?" Emperor Zhao Qin pondered.
"We can call it the Zhao Wall or the Qin wall" Lieutenant General Wang Ben suggested.
"Your suggestions are good, but how about calling it the 'Great Wall of Shenzhou'?" asked Emperor Zhao Qin
"That is a great idea Qin Shi Huang", said Li Si.
"Yes, I agree. It indeed is a wonderful name. As expected of Qin Shi Huang" said Wang Ben.
"Enough with the flattery. Tell me what happened to the War with the Albion Imperial Navy?" he asked.
"I am afraid, I have bad news about it. Our army lost the war terribly" replied Prime Minister Li Si with his head lowered.
"What did you say? We lost? General Li Xin lost?" an enraged Emperor Zhao Qin asked.
"Yes, Qin Shi Huang. The Albion Imperial Navy's strength was unexpected." Prime Minister Li Si replied.
"So, we lost Xiang Gang. Damn those demonic Albions! Just because we did not allow the Albion East India Company to trade in Opium, their Empire attacked!" Emperor Zhao Qin was frustrated.
He turned to his most trusted adviser and asked, "Sun Tzu, what do you think we should do? Should we send Wang Jian?"
Sun Tzu replied, "Although General Wang Jian will be able to achieve the victory you seek, I think we have a better option."
"Why do you say so? Explain your thoughts clearly" asked Prime Minister Li Si.
"Right now, the United Albion Empire should be celebrating their Victory. We could use that to our advantage.
From my sources, I have come to know that Empress Victoria Alexandrina of the United Albion Empire has asked for an Alliance with Emperor Oda Nobunaga of the Dai Oda Empire. Most likely they plan to attack Jambudveepa or Pearl Harbour or both" explained Sun Tzu.
"This is interesting. It is also unexpected. For two of the 12 Great Empires to form an Alliance. But why did they do so?" asked Qin Shi Huang.
"It must be because of the defeat of the Primary Naval Unit of the Albion East India Company" Li Si replied.
"It is as Qin Shi Huang said" Sun Tzu immediately nodded in agreement.
He then continued, "The mysterious organization that defeated them has sent me a message and has asked for a meeting with an aim to form an alliance with Qin Shi Huang. I believe it is in our favour to ally with them and attack the Albion Empire by surprise."
Emperor Zhao Qin laughed and said, "Hahaha! Very well. I will grant you the permission to meet their representatives. Li Si will accompany you. You two have the full authority to decide the terms of the alliance if they are found to be reliable. But which Empire does that mysterious organization belong to?"
"As far as I know, they are not affiliated with any single Empire of Kingdom." Prime Minister Li Si replied.
"Not affiliated with any Empire or Kingdom?" Emperor Zhao Qin mumbled.
"Yes, Shi Huangdi! They are independent and their activity spans across multiple continents. However, they seem to originate from the Jambudveepa continent.", replied Wang Ben.
"So what do we know about them?"
Sun Tzu replied, "They are led by a Supreme Elementalist Karna and they call themselves the…."
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Chapter End.