Li Xiang had been a little dizzy from drinking at the banquet, but when he returned to his residence, his eyes were extremely clear. Everyone, including some of his men, was a little excited at the moment.
Although it has been known for a long time that the two major forces in Nanzhao were at odds, no one expected that they had reached this extent and started fighting in front of Li Xiang, especially Zhennan King Luo Xionghai. This guy almost did not give his brother any face. To keep such a person as king, it really shows that he is very generous, or it can be said that he has a deep brotherly love.
"I don't think it has anything to do with brotherly love. The Grand General who just spoke to me is Luo Xionghai's man. Even the palace guards are under his control. This basically means that this man's power is unparalleled in the entire Nanzhao. It's not just because of his mother's care, but he himself is also a very ambitious person."
As the General with the Imperial Seal beside Li Xiang, Su Dingfang naturally had many people trying to curry favor with him. So after drinking some wine, everyone started talking without any obstacles. In just a few words, they got the other party's true colors out. After all, it was a small border country with few talents and didn't even have this kind of thought.
"It can't be that serious, right? All the generals in the palace are his men?"
Li Xiang already had an idea in his mind, but he didn't think it would be so serious. He was drinking tea, but after hearing Su Dingfang's words, he hurriedly put the teacup on the table. If what Su Dingfang said was true, then it could explain the panic of the King of Nanzhao just now. In fact, it was not only because of the matter of the four chieftains in the north, but also because his voice in the country might be gradually declining.
"I do have some observation skills. When we came out just now, the Palace General escorted us out, and there was eye contact between him and the Prince of Zhennan. If they were really the king's men, how could there be such eye contact? You have been in the palace for quite some time. Did you communicate with Li Junxian?"
Su Dingfang had been with Li Xiang for a long time, so he spoke more casually. Li Junxian was the last guard beside Li Shimin, of course, only the last guard in public.
Even if Li Xiang was the most powerful person in the entire Tang Dynasty, if he had any eye contact with Li Junxian, Li Xiang might be fine, but Li Junxian would definitely be replaced.
Li Xiang thought about it and it made sense. If he was not absolutely sure, how could he have any eye contact with the prince above the nobles? This showed that they had already grasped most of the power in Nanzhao. Even if this overstepping of authority was discovered by others, it would not bring them any real harm. Otherwise, no one would dare to joke with their own family members.
"I also noticed a detail. After the King of Zhennan took his seat, many of the ministers below began to sit down. Their king had already given the order, but these people still did not go over. Although this is a small detail, it can be seen from this that many people's loyalty is not to the King of Nanzhao, but to the King of Zhennan of Nanzhao."
Zhang Jiuli was the one who was best at observing details. As a servant beside Li Xiang, he was naturally not qualified to sit down. Although this guy looked humble, his eyes were not idle. He had been observing the ministers of Nanzhao. Of course, his efforts were not in vain, as he saw the news he wanted.
"Old Zhang is right. I saw what happened just now, but I was so focused on the general in front of the palace that I forgot about it."
Su Dingfang slapped his head, this must be true. It seems that the court of Nanzhao has reached a fatal level of chaos. The King of Nanzhao is now in a weak position. We originally thought that the Prince of Zhennan was in a weak position, but now it seems that we were wrong in our estimation.
"Stop guessing! Release all our spies. Also, have those from the Lifanyuan do some real work. We haven't gathered any information along the way. Go over and tell them immediately that if they can't come up with anything useful, they'll just die here in the future. The Central Plains will have nothing to do with them."
There is a severe punishment for those who are outside, which is to let them stay here for the rest of their lives and not return to Chang'an City. If they are killed, it will just be a scar as big as a bowl on their head. People in this era believe in returning to their roots. This place is far away from their hometown. If they are allowed to die in a foreign land, I guess no one would be willing to do so.
The most important thing is their hometown and their relatives. When Changsun Wuji chose these people, he chose those with all their relatives. Only in this way would they not betray the Tang Dynasty and only in this way would they think about returning to their homeland. We just need to make good use of this point and we can enable them to do things well in foreign countries.
It is obvious that Li Xiang is not satisfied with what these people have done. Just look at the information they sent one by one. They are nothing but some low-end social news. If we are really here for marriage, then we can just take a look at these news. We are here for other special tasks, so your information is not of much use.
"Your Highness is right. It's time to wake these guys up. They've been here for so long, but the information they've received is not as good as that of Old Zhang. If we didn't have other sources of intelligence, we would have wiped out all of them long ago."
Su Dingfang's words made Zhang Jiuli feel a little embarrassed. He was just paying attention to some news here. Of course, he didn't pay attention to it intentionally. This guy also wanted to live a good life in Chengdu, so he collected all the news around him. Who knew that the people in the Lifanyuan were so incompetent that they couldn't even get the news that he could get.
After receiving Li Xiang's order, a group of people quickly began to disperse around the royal capital. Of course, the information these people received was limited. They could only contact ordinary people. If they wanted to really get access to information from the upper class, they had to rely on people like Li Xiang.
"Your Highness, the Prince of Zhennan, Luo Xionghai, requests an audience."
Li Xiang was just about to take a break when Zhennan King Luo Xionghai arrived. It seemed that this guy didn't want Li Xiang to rest. It's only been a short time since he had just finished his meal, and you are so accurate in timing. Your brother is very anxious, but why are you so anxious too?
