His Majesty the King's advantages are all around the capital, and his eight generals are also nearby, so his advantage is speed. He must take the initiative while the King of Zhennan has not yet assembled his army, and he cannot let the King of Zhennan escape. If he lets the King of Zhennan escape, it means that his throne will run away. Only when the King of Zhennan is beheaded by a thunderous force, then the entire country will be his.
Now Master Jingren and Master Jinghong are about to be killed. After killing Prince Zhennan, the king will feel that he is the real king. In fact, he does not like the so-called sects. Now he is walking towards his throne while dreaming such a dream. As long as he acts quickly enough tonight, the second one will not be able to escape.
Somewhere in the Nanzhao Royal City
"Hurry up and report to the steward outside the city. Tell him that there are frequent troop movements in the city. Something might be about to happen. More than a dozen generals have gone to the Zhennan Palace, and several generals have been summoned to the palace. Tell the steward and his men to be careful."
The shopkeeper of a silk shop carefully instructed his men to close the doors before nightfall. They were frightened by all kinds of things that had happened in the past few days. They had been lurking here for such a long time and had never seen anything so big. Many people around were in a state of confusion, especially the believers. Their faith had collapsed and many even committed suicide.
When Qian Ping retreated, he had instructed them to pay close attention to the situation in the city, and to report immediately outside the city if there was any troop movement. Of course, they had to report while ensuring their own safety.
"Come back, take this money with you. If anyone questions you, just keep stuffing money into their mouths until they let you pass."
The two young men were about to go out when the shopkeeper quickly stopped them and took out two strings of copper coins from the counter. The two children wanted to go out and should not be stopped by anyone. With these two strings of copper coins, the army of Nanzhao might not be able to resist them.
The intelligence organization also walked on two fronts. They had just sent out carrier pigeons, but Nanzhao Kingdom was a newly developed territory after all, and these carrier pigeons might not all be able to fly to the destination. So people had to go out to deliver the messages, although it was a little dangerous, but in order to ensure the security of the intelligence, they had to take the risk.
The two young men agreed and left the gate one on the left and the other on the right. It was just getting dark. If it were in the past, the streets would still be very lively, all kinds of shops would not close, and many people from outside the city would come to sell things. But now the streets were quiet, and the shutters of each household were closed. There was no light on the whole street except the moonlight.
The young man heard the sound of horse hooves on the road ahead and quickly hid behind a chicken coop. When he just lay down, a dozen cavalrymen rushed past. In the Nanzhao Royal City, this kind of behavior is prohibited. Something big must have happened today, otherwise these people would not dare to gallop in the royal city.
The young man became more and more aware of the importance of this information, so after waiting for these people to pass, the young man immediately stood up and ran forward, stopping and walking along the way. By the time the young man left the royal city, it was already two hours later.
There was no other way around it. There were soldiers and officers everywhere along the way, and the young man had to go around them. Although the soldiers and officers had not searched yet, the young man felt guilty and was afraid to stand next to the soldiers. If he was caught, as the shopkeeper said, he would definitely be beheaded.
After leaving the royal city, the young man sped up, but at this time Qian Ping and the others had already retreated to the mountains, and the young man had no way to find Qian Ping. Fortunately, there were still a few people on duty at the original location. Seeing that the young man had received the secret signal, they hurriedly rode their horses and took him to the mountains.
Two hours later, the guy finally met Qian Ping and reported the news to him tremblingly.
"Rest here for one night and eat what you need. We'll go back tomorrow. It's too dangerous to go back tonight. Thankfully you guys are here. The carrier pigeon hasn't come yet. It must have lost its way."
If it were within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, carrier pigeons would have the fastest delivery speed and an accuracy rate of over 90%. However, the carrier pigeons had just arrived in Nanzhao and were not very familiar with the place, so it was normal for the delivery to fail. This was also one of the reasons why the shopkeeper sent people out of the city.
After receiving this news, Qian Ping also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not take any unnecessary actions in the past two days. If he did, it would probably affect the normal development. Now the two giants in the city have already taken action. As for the sect, they have no leader after such a big thing happened, and they should be in a state of confusion now.
The most important thing is that these monks are not of much use. If it were before when the Prince of Zhennan rebelled, a few monks standing on the street could have repelled thousands of elite soldiers at any time. But now, if these monks were to stand on the street, they would probably be chopped to pieces by the soldiers under the Prince of Zhennan.
Even the Imperial Master Jinghong had his share of misdeeds, and his fellow disciples also had various vices. How can you monks be called enlightened masters without any investigation? When Xinyang collapsed, did you think you could still stop the rebellious troops? You'd be lucky to have saved your lives.
His Majesty the King also understood this principle, so after the incident, he did not call Master Jinghong's disciples over. Normally, if there was anything, he would also do it through these disciples and rarely disturb Master Jinghong.
But now His Majesty the King understands that although these disciples are still alive, their prestige among the people is gone. If he asks them to do something, it is estimated that what they could do before cannot be done now.
"Notify His Highness to get ready. Judging from the actions of both sides, this might just happen in the next two days."
Long Jiu also took a careful look at the intelligence. The king was about to summon all the troops. Although the King of Zhennan would not summon all the troops, he would definitely send out an army similar to that of the king. At that time, the two sides would definitely fight outside the royal city. No matter who wins or loses, it would be a great opportunity for our Tang Dynasty, an opportunity to annex Nanzhao.
