To Vanhiem,
Regarding the Ermorian "empire," It would probably be best for you to simply take by force those provinces that you want since I currently have his capital besieged and I'm sure most of his forces are/will be occupied trying to deal with that situation. This is especially true if you already have NAPs with all of your other neighbors since you may want a good, convenient direction to expand in.
@ Machacka
By the time you "see" monkeys, the war will be over
- Bater, Markata Activist, Prophet of Wu Kong