If Xiliang knows that the Rong intends to attack Xiliang within three years and that the Yan Kingdom has already signed an alliance not to intervene within three years, and now that the Zhou Kingdom stands out on its own, it's inevitable that Xiliang will lean towards Zhou in hopes of preserving its state.
Murong Yan shook his head: "The Zhou... Empress, once made a three-year agreement with Yun Poxing, and now there are only nine months left of that agreement. The Empress of Zhou... is a person who is true to her word. She gave Yun Poxing three years, and after three years, she would surely attack Xiliang! So even if Xiliang intends to ally with Zhou, the Empress of Zhou would not likely accept. Even if she could, she would probably require Xiliang to hand over Yun Poxing, and the Empress of Xiliang doesn't seem like someone who would compromise her court ministers for the sake of preserving the state."
