When the Queen Mother heard about the royal families of the countries in the Western Regions, she did smile bitterly. She had previously asked her subordinates to inquire about the news to see what had happened to the royal members of the territories occupied by the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the Queen Mother thought those people were stupid. How could they go from being royal members with heavy fists to being prisoners?
Now I finally understand. The Tang Dynasty's Crown Prince was no ordinary man. From the moment he first arrived in Nanzhao, he had already devised a long-term plan. And this long-term plan is invisible to the average person. Before the Tang Dynasty's Crown Prince arrived, weren't the people and royal family of Nanzhao living quite well? There weren't so many problems at all.
Ever since that guy came, the whole society has been different. First, Buddhism collapsed, then the two brothers turned against each other, and then all kinds of things happened one after another, but all of these things are leading to one result, which is today. Someone is holding a knife to your neck and you have to do whatever you are told.
"I thank the General first. My son will naturally do whatever he is asked to do, but I also hope that the Tang court will be more lenient with us."
What puzzled the King of Nanzhao was that the Queen Mother had never bowed her head in her life, but why was she now so quick to do so? He had always believed that people like him were spineless and could bow their heads whenever they wanted, but his mother had always been proud, so why was she so quick to submit now?
"Please rest assured, Queen Mother. We in the Tang Dynasty value credibility. I will take my leave now. Queen Mother, you have more than one son. Please give more advice to the Prince of Zhennan."
After Qin Huaiyu finished speaking, he did not give anyone present any room to speak, and left with his guards. At this moment, there were still Tang Dynasty troops outside. They were originally helping to defend the royal city, but now these people were facing each other with their backs, on the one hand guarding against the army of the King of Zhennan outside, and on the other hand guarding against the king's guards.
"Mother and son are wrong..."
The king knelt down in front of his mother and slapped himself hard several times. He was extremely regretful now. If he had known the outcome today, he would rather give the throne to his younger brother than hand over everything to the Tang Dynasty.
"It's too late to say this. The result today isn't your fault. Your uncles and I are also wrong, as is your brother. We all contributed to today's mistake. You may wonder why I surrendered so quickly, but now we must consider our fate."
The Queen Mother pounded her chest hard. If she could die in the turmoil, she would never live any longer. The Queen Mother had indeed been arrogant all her life, and now she became a prisoner. She really didn't know how to face all this.
But the Queen Mother knew better than anyone that there was still hatred between her two sons, and there was a powerful enemy like the Tang Dynasty outside. If all this was not resolved, the fight between the two sons would continue, and by then they would probably kill themselves without the Tang Dynasty having to do anything.
There is also what Qin Huaiyu said just now. The king has already surrendered, but the Prince of Zhennan may not surrender. The Queen Mother understands her youngest son. Although he is still in pain of losing his son, if she has to hand over the country to the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid her youngest son will not be willing to do so.
In fact, Queen Mother Wang's concerns were correct. Qian Ping was almost captured this time. When Prince Zhennan learned of Qian Ping's purpose, he immediately ordered his men to detain Qian Ping. Fortunately, Qian Ping also brought 60 guards this time. These people were exchanged by Li Xiang from the system, and they all carried crossbows.
So when Prince Zhennan had an idea, these people quickly shot and killed some of the guards around him and detained Prince Zhennan. Prince Zhennan trusted the thirty guards around him too much and always felt that they were capable, but compared with the guards around Qian Ping, these people were not on the same level at all.
The two sides had been fighting for less than half an incense stick of time when the winner was already decided. Qian Ping knew that it was impossible to rush out, so he simply ordered his men to detain the Prince of Zhennan. The troops outside also surrounded them. Although the Prince of Zhennan wanted his troops to resist to the end, someone stopped him from doing so...
The Queen Mother knew what her youngest son was thinking, so she immediately walked out of the palace. The men under the Prince of Zhennan also knew that the person in front of them was the Queen Mother, who was also the mother of their master. Under the command of the Queen Mother, these people silently put down their weapons.
In fact, they were just like the soldiers in other military camps across Nanzhao. In the current situation, it was obvious that they could not defeat the Tang army. There was a step to be taken, so they simply threw away their weapons. The Queen Mother was the most important step.
If they fight to the death now, the Prince of Zhennan is still a prisoner in the hands of others, and the Queen Mother comes out and asks them to lay down their weapons. If they still fight to the death in this situation, how stupid must they be?
What's more, according to what some soldiers said just now, Qian Ping came in wearing several military flags, which represented the generals under the King of Zhennan. Some of them were killed directly, and some were outside the military camp. Even if we win, can they run away to other places?
The general in charge of logistics knew it even better, because these people were summoned urgently, and most of the troops only carried half a month's worth of rations, and now these foods were almost gone. If they could evacuate the royal city, they could still raise food elsewhere, but now the entire royal city was blocked. Can you get out just because you want to?
Under the coercion of various situations, all the soldiers finally laid down their weapons. A few people still wanted to resist to the end, but they were all shot and killed by the Tang army. When the other Nanzhao troops saw the bodies of these people, they also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, we did not resist. If we had resisted, we might have gone to Fengdu City with these people.
Li Xiang, who was in the military camp outside the city, hadn't expected the situation to progress so quickly. Fortunately, the Prince of Zhennan had shown his resistance, otherwise there would have been no way to deal with this brat. Li Xiang had originally thought that the two brothers could rule the country together, so they could divide and rule. Now it seemed that he had no choice but to kill one of them...
