General Tiance's Mansion
Several pigeons landed exhaustedly, and they also brought the latest news from the Annan Protectorate. When Li Xiang saw the news, he was completely confused. If they said that other countries would surrender, Li Xiang would really believe it, but if they said that Vietnam would surrender, Li Xiang would definitely not believe it.
This country is purely rebellious. Even if they surrender now, it should be a delaying tactic. There is no possibility of real surrender. Li Xiang of later generations knew this country very well and had fought with almost all the superpowers in the world.
When Li Xiang left from the south, he specifically told his men not to attack him, or if they did, they had to defeat him with one strike. They also had to be on guard against a counterattack. Now these people have come to surrender. Do you really think our IQ is that low?
"Your Highness, why are you frowning? Isn't this a good thing? Although Vietnam's land is not large, they are all located in the coastal area. If they surrender to us, we can build several military ports along their coastline. This will be a very good thing for us to control this area and strengthen our connection with our inland areas."
Niu Jinda didn't know the situation over there, but as an important official of the Tiance General's Mansion, after receiving such news, Li Xiang had to call them all over. Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang, and now everyone had to discuss together to see what to do about the Vietnam issue.
"I don't think it's that simple. The last time we returned from Fusang, the local Jing people had already shown their unwillingness to cooperate. No one was even willing to join the Tang Dynasty. How could the entire country agree now? You have to know that there are still many separatist forces in their country. These people all have a hostile attitude towards the Tang Dynasty. If they can change their mind now, it would be a miracle."
Su Dingfang thought of the Kinh and Yue people who were killed by us last time. These people were not easy to deal with. They were very brutal when facing the Han people. So it was a joke for us to think that these people could surrender voluntarily.
"Is there a possibility? During this period, they learned about the strength of our Tang army and the internal situation. They were no match for us. So they chose the option that was most advantageous to them, which was to surrender to us and become our territory in southern Datang."
Niu Jinda had never been to the south and didn't know much about the situation there, but the situation he described was very likely to happen.
"Your Highness, the report from the Imperial City Office has arrived."
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Li Xiang hurriedly had the memorials brought in. During this period, hundreds of memorials had been received and all were stored in the private office in the imperial city. These were all spies planted by the government in Vietnam.
At the same time, Li Xiang also asked his business organization to ask for information from the people below, especially during this period. He had to have a little understanding of the reactions of their top management and the situation among the people. If he wanted to avoid making a wrong decision, then these military intelligence were the most important.
"This is all important intelligence that the Imperial City Office has flagged down. Let's see if we can find anything useful. From my impression, I don't believe Vietnam would voluntarily surrender. Even if the Tang Dynasty were extremely powerful, they wouldn't surrender voluntarily. So, before we find any clues, we should immediately send a letter to the Annan Protectorate, asking them to maintain their previous posture. No one should let their guard down."
Although the people in the Annan Protectorate also work in this way now, most of them are their personal decisions, and many people still express dissatisfaction. However, after receiving Li Xiang's letter, the people over there have become honest. The people under Li Xiang are not of the same mind, but they are all loyal to Li Xiang. With Li Xiang's words, there are not so many internal conflicts.
A few people started to work as soon as they said they would. They had worked in this way before. They simply asked everyone to divide all the memorials into three parts, and each person was responsible for one part. They were not responsible for such work before, and asked Zhang Jiuli to be responsible for it. But now Zhang Jiuli has gone to the Western Regions, so they have to do it themselves.
After working for several hours, everyone was exhausted and their backs ached, and they didn't find anything from these memorials. Although some of the information on them was very important, it had nothing to do with this surrender, and no rumors were spread among the common people.
"It seems that there is nothing we can do but delegate power to them."
Finally, Su Dingfang pounded his thigh and said that we are thousands of miles away after all. Even if we have extensive information here, intelligence must be timely.
"Come here, pass on my order. Have Huo Qubing select 100 soldiers to protect the Prince of Jin."
Li Xiang suddenly said this, causing the two generals to look at each other in confusion. His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin was accompanied by imperial guards and also had his own private army. How could there be any danger?
"Your Highness, do you think he will do something bad?"
Although Su Dingfang is just a military man, he has followed Li Xiang for quite some time, so he can easily know what Li Xiang is thinking. If only Changsun Ze is in the south, then there is no need to worry about many things. Although this guy is not very old, there is one thing he understands: the path Li Xiang has taken, and he will continue along this path and will not take other forks. Doing so may lose many opportunities, but it will never bring bad luck to himself.
Prince of Jin Li Zhi is a different guy. After leaving the palace, he was like a fish returning to the sea, but he didn't have the ability. Now that something like this has happened, he must be clamoring to make peace with the other party.
If he succeeds, he can publicly announce his achievements and make a country belong to the Tang Dynasty without war. This will be a huge amount of political resources for him.
But it is difficult to gain even a penny of benefit in this world, let alone such a big country. If you are not careful, you will lose everything.
