Zhennan Palace
People in high positions generally know not to put all their eggs in one basket, and the same is true for Prince Zhennan. Although Li Xiang would give him some benefits sometimes, Prince Zhennan always felt that he was unreliable and still needed to have his own backer.
Therefore, the Prince of Zhennan sent his own people to Chang'an, hoping to win over some people who would support him.
But Nanzhao was originally a small country, and the Prince of Zhennan had not yet taken control of the country. Even though the gifts they brought were very generous, no matter whether they were royal family members or ministers of state, they did not take Nanzhao seriously, let alone the Prince of Zhennan.
So his men kept running into obstacles in Chang'an City, and in the end there was not even one person willing to support them. But suddenly a month ago, someone contacted them, and this person was from the family of the most powerful minister, Changsun Wuji.
At that time, Prince Zhennan immediately felt that God was taking care of him. After constant correspondence, he also knew that Prince Wei Li Tai also wanted to support him. Of course, those people didn't know him at all. The reason why Prince Wei Li Tai supported him was because he wanted to go against Li Xiang.
The people of Prince Zhennan knew all about the situation in Chang'an City. Of course, they couldn't figure out the more confidential matters, but Prince Wei Li Tai and Li Xiang were at odds with each other, and even the children in Chang'an City knew about it. It can be said that the two sides were like water and fire. Now that Li Xiang had married the daughter of the king of Nanzhao, Prince Wei Li Tai would definitely choose to support Zhennan.
The most important thing is that some people sold some confidential information to the Prince of Zhennan. For example, Changsun Wuji is now somewhat dissatisfied with Li Xiang, because Li Xiang is now becoming more powerful, so he doesn't listen to Changsun Wuji's words. Although he seems very respectful on the surface, he actually doesn't take the other side seriously. So now Changsun Wuji and Prince of Wei Li Tai are closer.
Prince Zhennan saw such things very clearly. Similar things were common among high-level officials of various countries. When a person was of humble status, he would of course want to pull everyone into his own camp. But if he became a powerful person, some people in the trenches before might not remember him.
Take Li Xiang now for example. At that time, Crown Prince Li Chengqian was besieged by all parties, so Li Xiang could only rely on the power of Changsun Wuji to slowly cultivate his own people. But now Li Xiang has risen. Whether in the military or in the court, there are many people helping Li Xiang to do things, and these people will not rush to seek seniority like Changsun Wuji.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Prince of Zhennan, it was normal for Li Xiang not to respect Changsun Wuji, and it was also normal for Changsun Wuji to turn to form an alliance with Li Tai. He was really lucky to have arrived at this time.
Today, it was Changsun Wuji's son who personally delivered the letter from Chang'an City. How could the Prince of Zhennan not be excited? The journey was so long. If he didn't truly value him, he would definitely find someone else to deliver the letter. Why would he send his own son? In his eyes, the sons of these important figures in Chang'an City were more noble than the son of the King of Nanzhao.
"Has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arranged for someone to watch over it? Don't let his people see this. If they do, today's good thing might turn into a bad one."
Prince Zhennan said with some concern that Li Xiang's men were all at the guesthouse, so he chose another route for Chang Sun Ze to try his best to avoid running into Li Xiang's men.
"Your Highness, don't worry. We've already got people keeping an eye on him. Your Highness hasn't had time to pay attention to these things these past few days. He's been traveling around with Princess Yongning. The Land of Gentlemen is truly beautiful."
Hearing this, the Prince of Zhennan should be happy, but his face was filled with gloom. If this gentle place was really beautiful, Princess Yongning might get pregnant soon. If she really gave birth to the little prince, then we might not even get any benefit from Li Xiang.
After all, it is a blood relationship. The child born by Princess Yongning is the grandson of the King of Nanzhao. The relationship between the two sides will definitely be closer, and it will be embarrassing for the King of Zhennan. Fortunately, he is now related to Changsun Wuji, otherwise he would not know where he would suffer.
Just as Prince Zhennan was thinking about these things, the sound of horse hooves came from the distance. These were the people he sent out to greet the guests. These people had not received anyone and had been waiting at the original place for a long time. Now they hurriedly sent people back to report.
"Aren't you in the wrong place?"
Prince Zhennan said with some concern that this was a distinguished guest from Chang'an City. Even his men had changed into casual clothes and all the signs of the palace had been removed in order to ensure the safety of these people.
"Your Highness, that's simply impossible. We grew up here, so how could we not find the place? We arrived there last night, but we still haven't found the person."
The men under him were sweating profusely. The King of Zhennan also knew that this man was not lying. He had followed him since he was a child. He was a native of the place. Not to mention going there specifically to pick him up, he could find the place even with his eyes closed.
"Go and look carefully. Look around carefully. Maybe they just took the wrong road."
The Prince of Zhennan said this with some worry, having a bad feeling in his heart. Could it be that his brother had intercepted him? Could it be that his brother was so bold that he dared to arrest the son of a powerful official of the Tang Dynasty?
Prince Zhennan returned to his study suspiciously and was about to write a letter to inquire about it, but who knew that the butler ran in from outside again.
"Your Highness, Young Master Changsun and his ten followers have arrived at our gate."
After hearing the butler's words, the Prince of Zhennan was surprised and happy. He was naturally happy that the people had arrived intact, but he was shocked by where these people came from. His people were guarding the important road, but they didn't find anything.
"Are you sure it's Young Master Chang Sun?"
As the Prince of Zhennan walked outside, he said worriedly that some things were scary because of someone impersonating someone else. If this Young Master Changsun was impersonated by someone else, and if they found out about our secrets, then no matter if it was his brother's men or Li Xiang's men, he, the Prince of Zhennan, would probably have a hard time.
"Someone here has been to Chang'an City, and someone has even seen this Young Master Changsun. I've already had someone identify him, and it's absolutely true."
After hearing what the butler said, Prince Zhennan straightened his clothes and prepared to solemnly receive Master Changsun.
