Sons of Mars (Redux)

The League of Peace and Power would suggest the governments of the Choctaw and Aztecs take part in the peace deals, to ensure peace is at its fullest. We suggest that the leaders of both the Choctaw and Aztecs meet up with represenatives of the League of Peace and Power, allowing the Choctaw and Aztec leaders to declare their statement on the matter, with the possibility of a confederal settlement always on the table.
 
The League of Peace and Power would suggest the governments of the Choctaw and Aztecs take part in the peace deals, to ensure peace is at its fullest. We suggest that the leaders of both the Choctaw and Aztecs meet up with represenatives of the League of Peace and Power, allowing the Choctaw and Aztec leaders to declare their statement on the matter, with the possibility of a confederal settlement always on the table.

The governments of Choctaw and the Aztecs are illegal and illegitimate. That is why we are removing them from their position.
 
The governments of Choctaw and the Aztecs are illegal and illegitimate. That is why we are removing them from their position.

So how do we know the peoples of the Choctaw and Aztecs are best suited under your rule? Or that the goverments are "illegitimate?" As for legallity there is no law dictating them as against the doctrine of our nations.

As such we will invite represenatives of the Choctaw and Aztecs to the meeting. If union is to be destiny then it must be set so that the Aztecs and Choctaw join your federation willingly for the sake of peace.

We strive that you do not partake in a war.
 
So how do we know the peoples of the Choctaw and Aztecs are best suited under your rule? Or that the goverments are "illegitimate?" As for legallity there is no law dictating them as against the doctrine of our nations.

As such we will invite represenatives of the Choctaw and Aztecs to the meeting. If union is to be destiny then it must be set so that the Aztecs and Choctaw join your federation willingly for the sake of peace.

We strive that you do not partake in a war.

They belong under Arawak rule as they are fellow Kalingos. They're coming underneath our rule whether or not these "talks" say they will.
 
Imperial Envoy sent to the Wu Family:

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- Wu Xiang, the woman wanted by Prince Wang

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- Prince Wang

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- Cao Song, Prime Minster of Song

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- Song Imperial Soldier accompanying the Imperial Envoy

Cao Song was quick in writing the Imperial Decree demanding that the beautiful and just 18 years old Wu Xiang, daughter of Wu Li, head of the Wu family, a rich merchant family in Western China, would become an Imperial Concubine. Cao Song knows that Prince Wang is madly in love with Wu Xiang. He had heard rumors that Prince Wang was looking day and night a vase sent by Wu Li, as a gift for Prince Wang's ascension to power. That vase had a woman painted on it, a very beautiful woman. When Prince Wang asked if the woman depicted on the vase is a real person, his officials told him that that woman really exists and that her name in Wu Xiang, daughter of Wu Li. Since then, Prince Wang had wanted to make Wu Xiang his, but he had not dared to order that she becomes an Imperial Concubine, until he had a meeting with Prime Minister Cao Song a few hours ago. During that meeting, he gave Cao Song the order to send an Imperial Envoy to demand that Wu Xiang becomes an Imperial Concubine.

Cao Song, having finished writing the Imperial Decree, calls an Imperial Envoy to his office. The man quickly runs into the Prime Minister's office and bows before Cao Song.

"Your Excellency, I am here!" the man says.

"Rise!" Cao replies. "I want you to take this Imperial Decree and announce it to the Wu family. Take 100 Imperial Guards with you and if the Wu family refuses to accept the Decree, His Highness, Prince Wang, has ordered that you can massacre the entire Wu family, except for Wu Xiang. If anything happens to her, you and your entire family and the families of your relatives and the families of the relatives of your relatives shall be massacred. Same goes for all your close friends and their families and relatives. Understood?"

"Yes, Sir!"


So, the Imperial Envoy, accompanied by 100 Imperial Guards, begins his journey to Western China. Two weeks after beginning the journey, they arrive to the Wu Mansion. There, Wu Li and many of his family members, including his daughter, Wu Xiang, await the Imperial Envoy.

"Welcome, Imperial Envoy!" Wu Li shouts. "I am honored to have you here."

"His Imperial Highness, Prince Wang, has ordered me to announce His Imperial Decree to you." the Imperial Envoy says.

Upon saying this, all of the Wu family and all 100 Imperial Guards bow before the Imperial Envoy and shouts "Long live, Prince Wang, long live! Long live, Prince Wang, long live! Long live, Prince Wang, long live! Long live, long live, long live!"

Here is the Imperial Decree!"
the Imperial Envoy shouts. "Imperial Prince Wang, in the name of the Son of Heaven, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Jingzong, thus decrees: Knowing of the great beauty of Miss Wu Xiang, daughter of Wu Li, head of the Wu family, We order that Miss Wu Xiang becomes Our Imperial Concubine. The Wu family will have to accept Our will. If they do accept, Our Imperial Highness shall send a General along with 10,000 soldiers to escort Miss Wu Xiang to the Imperial Palace."

Wu Li is surprised and shocked, but he and his family bow before the Imperial Envoy and say "Long live, Prince Wang, long live! Long live, Prince Wang, long live! Long live, Prince Wang, long live! Long live, long live, long live! We shall accept the Imperial Decree!"

A few hours later, Wu Xiang's office

When Wu Xiang heard of the Imperial Decree, she locked herself in her room. A few hours later, Wu Li, her father, enters her room.

"My daughter!" Wu Li says. "This is an Imperial Decree! We cannot disobey it!"

"I do not care! I do not love Prince Wang! Not to say that he is in his mid-thirties!"

"Well, I know that, but if we refuse, Prince Wang will use armed force to take you."

"Then, it is better to commit suicide than be with that tyrant!"

"But, then, he will kill all of us! Now, listen to me, you will not put the lives of so many people in danger just because you love an other man!"

"I love Yuan Chang, son of the Grand Commander Yuan Chonghuan, and I will love no other man!"

"Do you think that because Yuan Chonghuan is the Grand Commander of all Song Forces, Prince Wang shall give you up? Do not think so. From what I've heard from my talks with some Imperial Guards and the Imperial Envoy, Prince Wang is madly in love with you and is willing to even send 100,000 soldiers to bring you to the Palace."

"This means....."

"You will not be able to escape from him!"

Song Imperial Palace, Office of Prince Wang


Meanwhile, Prince Wang drinks some tea. An Imperial Envoy rushes into the office and bows before the young Prince.

"Your Imperial Highness!" the man says. "I have news!"

"What news?!"
Prince Wang shouts.

"Firstly, Wu Li has agreed to your request. Secondly, your father, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Jingzong is coming to meet you."

Indeed, the elderly Emperor, coughing, enters inside the office of Prince Wang. Prince Wang bows before the Emperor and says "Greetings, your Imperial Majesty."

"Get up!"
the Emperor shouts.

"Why have you come here, father?"

"To tell you some things. You have been doing very well in the few months you have become ruler of the Empire. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are being trained and readied for war. The economy is growing to new heights. Good and loyal officers are awarded. Your poets have also impressed me."

"Thanks, father. I have been able to do all those deeds only because you had set stable foundations."

"Indeed. However, my son, I've heard that you have fallen in love with a girl named Wu Xiang, right?"

"Yes."

"Do you know that she is a woman that is in love with General Yuan Chang, son of the Grand Commander Yuan Chonghuan?"

"What?!"

"So, I hope that you will not anger this old, loyal and very able Commander and offend his able, loyal and heroic son because of some feelings you have."

"I will not disappoint you, father."


Emperor Jingzong, having heard what he wanted to hear, leaves the office. The Imperial Envoy then asks Prince Wang "Should we annul the decree?"

"No! Just make sure that His Imperial Majesty is not informed at all about this matter. If His Imperial Majesty knows anything about this matter, I will execute you and all your family members, including parents, grandparents, wive, children, brothers, cousins, uncles and whatever other relatives you have and their families, by slow slicing!"

"Yes.....yes...yes...Your...Your...Your Imperial Highness!"
 
Granada has declared itself to be a vassal of Songhai and offers the immediate cessation of hostilities to the Catholic League, with all of its European possessions to be ceded to their occupiers. The lone remaining Granadan province shall be ceded to the Papacy.

Selknam and Paraguay have announced their intention to convert to Islam in light of large offers from their ally, Songhai.

The Apache and Cherokee have announced that they will be sending financial assistance to the Arawak Empire, as their gold is more valuable than their manpower.

The Aztecs and Choctaw have converted to the Sun Worship of the Inca Empire. Kalingo churches have been granted tolerance due to their cultural history in the countries, but have reportedly begun to declare the branch of Kalingo practiced by the Arawak as heretical.

The Aztecs and Choctaw cannot attend any summit as there is no room for compromise on the matter. Our states must remain independent, period, and we encourage all allies of Arawak to desert them. Any alliance with the Arawak clearly isn’t worth the parchment it is inked upon.
 
To Granada
CC: Songhai, Aragon, Venice, Castille and Sicily
From: The Papacy


The Holy See accepts peace on those terms and urges its clients and allies to likewise accept peace, noting that the intention of the Reconquista has been achieved successfully. The conclusion of peace shall likewise result in the formal annexation of the five territories subsequently under occupation to the sovereign authority of the Papal States.
 
Oz announces its intent to convert to Roman Catholicism.

Guarani has decided to stay its conversion to Islam until tensions between Songhai and the Inca over the Caribbean conflicts are resolved.
 
Prussia hereby declares war on Poland.
We also demand of Brandenburg that they accept annexation. It's an inevitability at this point and no more people need die.
 
Brandenburg declares that its government are mooning the Prussian King. You can't see it due to the distance between us, but they're doing it. In short: no.

Poland declares this to be among the poorest of strategic moves by the Prussians, dividing Catholics among themselves when it's clear the real threat are the heretics and heathens.

Russia declares that it shall interpret third party intervention in the Prusso-Polish War as an act of aggression against itself.
 
Claims:
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Orders sent via PM.
 
Almost forgot diplomacy (OOC: If anyone can give me a brief rundown of what has happened since I've been busy as of late, it'd be much appreciated)

Scotland offers a non-aggression pact to the Haudenosaunee Confederation and states that Scotland will remain in the regions in northern Canada, establishing trade posts from Greenland.
 
To: Poland and Prussia
From: The Papal States


The Holy See is very displeased at this state of affairs, particularly considering that this internecine conflict between Catholic powers harms the war effort against the Palatinate. We also note that the papacy intervened in war against the Palatinate precisely to defend Prussian interests in Brandenburg, and that this diversion is harmful to its direct interests to this end, with this being most consternating.

We offer to mediate this conflict, and urge non-aggression between your two powers, that the peace of God might be restored between your two nations.

~ Julius III.
 
Poland offers its American province for 25 gold so as to raise funds for the war. To the right power, the province will easily pay itself off in only 2 or 3 years. Perks of the territory are easy access to the interior of the Amazon, where countless pagan souls await conversion.

Castile announces its intentions to purchase the Polish colony barring interest from Sicily, the Papacy, Alexandria, Scotland, or Ireland.

Almost forgot diplomacy (OOC: If anyone can give me a brief rundown of what has happened since I've been busy as of late, it'd be much appreciated)

Scotland offers a non-aggression pact to the Haudenosaunee Confederation and states that Scotland will remain in the regions in northern Canada, establishing trade posts from Greenland.

-North China has allied with Tibet and Burma in a rival alliance against South China, Thailand, Korea and Laos

-A war between Calvinists and Catholics rages in Germany and France

-The Papacy has expanded its sphere of influence to Africa, prompting a hostile response from Islamic Songhai

-Arawak has declared war on its own allies when they refused annexation, prompting the Inca to side with the allies and Songhai with Arawak

-Prussia has invaded Poland
 
To: Poland
From: The Holy See


The Holy See, noting its desire to convert the pagans of South America, the desire that Catholic land might not fall under a heathen power, and noting the relative spheres of influence of other powers in Africa shall purchase this province for the stated price.

Pope Julius III.
 
For the protection of the local faiths the will of the League of Peace and Power offers Poland our own currency for the provinces to be set as indepedent, cliented for protection by the League, while the Great Law of Peace protects the faiths of the local from the likely aggression we saw set out against Granada. We do not want a Granada scenario in our lands.

We of the League respect the faiths of others; hence why we must ensure the protection of the Amazon peoples.

We are willing though to ask other powers of these lands to back the indepedence of the Amazons. We will pay double the prize to see the creation of a league in the Amazons.


Almost forgot diplomacy (OOC: If anyone can give me a brief rundown of what has happened since I've been busy as of late, it'd be much appreciated)

Scotland offers a non-aggression pact to the Haudenosaunee Confederation and states that Scotland will remain in the regions in northern Canada, establishing trade posts from Greenland.

The League of Peace and Power will take the pace. However We will plan to ensure all the coast of what you call Canada is under League protection eventually; we plan to enshrine.
 
-North China has allied with Tibet and Burma in a rival alliance against South China, Thailand, Korea and Laos

I would like to note that I am just allying with Thailand. I am not interfering in the war between Laos and Burma. Just to make it clear.
 
To: Prussia
From: Ireland

Ireland is unhappy with your act of aggression against a fellow Catholic power and wishes it to be known that no aid - military or otherwise - will be given by us in that war. We suggest you work with the Papacy to come to an immediate solution so the focus of your military efforts can be realigned to the heretic Palatinate.

OOC: You're accruing a lot of AE, here :p.
 
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