Nanzhao Zhennan Palace
It is no exaggeration to say that the Prince of Zhennan is in a very urgent situation now. His brother has established a good relationship with Li Xiang. If he follows the steps of the King of Nanzhao, the eldest prince will soon follow Li Xiang to Chang'an. Once the imperial edict comes down, he will have no choice but to rebel.
He had also weighed the matter in his mind. There was still a chance of the rebellion being successful, but if he did nothing, when the imperial edict from Chang'an City came down, then probably no one, including some of his subordinates, would continue to follow him. By then, he would have nothing, so he had to give it a try.
"Your Highness, I have already explained everything to Steward Qian. He also told me that it's not that Your Highness won't see us, but rather that this matter is of such importance that Your Highness doesn't dare to make the decision himself. He must establish some contact with Chang'an City. Furthermore, this matter requires some consideration."
The person who reported was the steward of the palace, who was also the military advisor of the Prince of Zhennan. He was not at ease to send anyone else to handle such matters. If any news leaked out, the entire Nanzhao people would regard him as a traitor.
After hearing what his subordinates said, the Prince of Zhennan actually felt relieved. If Li Xiang had sent someone to bring back the message, or had directly agreed to it, the Prince of Zhennan would have felt that he was just being perfunctory. It was very likely that Li Xiang had other ideas. This was the most correct answer. After all, this matter was not trivial. Even though Li Xiang was extremely powerful in the Tang Dynasty, he had to inform Chang'an City about the stationing of troops in other countries. Otherwise, Li Xiang would be like himself and would most likely usurp the throne.
"You've worked hard on this matter. Go down and have a good rest. Put aside all other matters for the next few days and focus on keeping an eye on Manager Qian. Report to me immediately if you have any news."
Although there has not been a breakthrough yet, it is at least better than before. The Prince of Zhennan believes that he has the bargaining chips in his hands. According to his brother's pedantic character, he will never cede land to the Tang Dynasty. I have done what he dared not do. As long as Li Xiang has no problem with his mind, he will definitely support me.
"Oh, Your Highness, I have one more thing to ask. Steward Qian said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is more interested in things happening in the south. If we have any news about some of the southern countries, could we give them some information?"
Just as the steward of the palace was about to leave, he suddenly thought of another thing. Qian Ping accidentally revealed to him that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very interested in the situation in other countries. He heard that there were several countries to the south of Nanzhao, so he wanted to find out about them. However, Chang'an City did not collect much information about the situation there, so there was no news.
"Then hurry up and sort it out and send over all the information we've received. Speaking of which, the people of Chang'an are just weird. What's so good about those wild places? Why are they so interested in them?"
When Prince Zhennan said this, he suddenly thought of another thing. Was he also a barbarian in the eyes of Chang'an City?
No, definitely not.
This guy immediately began to comfort himself. If Chang'an City regarded us as barbarians, how could they agree to the marriage between Li Xiang and Princess Yongning?
Thinking of Princess Yongning, the King of Zhennan had another idea in his mind. If he also had a daughter of the right age, he should send her to Li Xiang. It would just be to increase the bargaining chips. Unfortunately, he had many sons, but he didn't have a daughter like Ling. He lost this round completely.
This is all my fault, that damned brother. He stole the woman I loved back then. If I had been able to marry the current queen, I might have had several daughters by now. Brother, if I didn't have daughters, wouldn't I have to choose from my Zhennan Palace? At that time, Li Xiang would not be your brother's son-in-law, but the Zhennan Palace's Chenglong son-in-law.
"Your Majesty?"
The old butler didn't know what had happened. The prince seemed to be thinking about something just now, but suddenly he punched the door frame. This scared the old butler. There should be no mistakes in this, but why did the prince get so angry?
"Go down and rest. I've remembered something else. You must keep a close eye on me these few days. No mistakes can be made. Our Zhennan Palace is facing a life-or-death situation. If anyone still doesn't pay attention, don't blame me for being rude to them. You should also give orders to everyone below. Everyone should be alert."
In order to cover up his embarrassment, Prince Zhennan immediately gave an order to the old butler, asking him to get busy quickly, otherwise he would definitely guess what he was thinking just now. Except for some old people in Nanzhao, no one else knew about this, including the old butler in front of him.
After all, this matter is a shame for the Prince of Zhennan. He was the first to know the queen, but she was snatched away by his brother. Although he was also powerful in Nanzhao, he could not openly go against his brother, especially when it came to women.
From that time on, he knew that it would be impossible to reconcile with his brother, and that one of them would always fall in this life. So the Prince of Zhennan tried every means to curry favor with his mother in order to gain the support of her family, and then he placed his own people across the country. By the time the King of Nanzhao found out, the Prince of Zhennan had become too powerful to be defeated. The King of Nanzhao believed that he did not have the strength to deal with the Prince of Zhennan at this time.
But the King of Nanzhao was no fool. Although he looked harmless in normal times, how could he be a fool if he could reach this position? He immediately thought of another solution, which was to promote Buddhism and form an alliance with these masters. As long as he was in power, Buddhism would be the state religion.
The Prince of Zhennan did not dare to take action at that time, so he gave the King of Nanzhao a certain amount of time. Now that the strength of both sides is similar, they cannot take action easily. The arrival of Li Xiang has disturbed the originally calm waters. Whoever can get support from the Tang Dynasty will win the battle.
"Your Highness, the people we sent to Chang'an have reported back."
A man in black came in with a few notes. After Li Xiang went to Tianlong Temple that day, the Prince of Zhennan sent people to Chang'an to learn about the news. We also know how to know ourselves and the enemy...
