The situation was basically as the two had expected. Without support from the Queen Mother, His Majesty the King had fallen into madness. In this situation, if he continued to endure, the final result would be that he would be killed by the Prince of Zhennan. So while he still had the strength, His Majesty the King did several things.
The first thing he did was naturally to gather his own troops. He had absolute strength near the royal city. No matter how powerful the King of Zhennan was, he had to retreat around the royal city.
The second thing is to write a letter to Li Xiang immediately. As for what is written in it, I am afraid only he himself knows.
Of course, he also understood Li Xiang's character. If you said that it was the affection between father-in-law and son-in-law, and asked Li Xiang to send troops to help you quell the rebellion, then it is estimated that this letter would have no effect after it was written and would fall into the sea. People like Li Xiang only care about profits and will not care about affection, not to mention that there is no affection between you.
So the core idea is to highlight one thing, that is, if Li Xiang can help him quell the rebellion, then no matter what requirements Li Xiang puts forward, the Nanzhao Kingdom will comply with them all, and even the Tang Dynasty will be willing to station troops. In the eyes of His Majesty the King, this is already a very sincere thing.
What comes next is nothing more than some gold, silver and treasures, such as paying tribute every year. Although such actions are still taken now, after the rebellion is quelled, the amount of gold and silver paid to the Tang court every year will have to double. For a small border country, this is not an easy financial burden.
The King of Nanzhao thought he had done a good job, but unfortunately, all that he had done would probably be difficult for Li Xiang to accept. After all, the two had different starting points.
The King of Nanzhao wanted to help him quell the rebellion, but Li Xiang wanted to occupy this place. The two people's ideas were almost parallel, so there was doomed to be no good result.
Nanzhao Royal City
The common people were hiding in their homes. Outside, the sounds of soldiers shouting could be heard everywhere. No one knew where these soldiers came from. According to their original plan, they were planning to go to the palace gate to watch the beheading tomorrow.
But it’s not even daybreak yet, and the whole city is already in a state of tension. No one knows what’s going on, but everyone’s faces are filled with fear. This kind of thing hasn’t happened in Nanzhao for a long time. If a war really breaks out, how can ordinary people like us save our lives?
Ordinary people worry about their lives, but the rich worry about their money. After all, many people in this era keep their money in the cellars of their homes. Although there are dozens of strong servants at home, compared with the soldiers outside, these people are really not enough.
Once the royal city falls into chaos, the soldiers will probably continue their previous tradition and knock on the doors of wealthy families in groups of three or five. No matter what you have at home, these people will take whatever they see. If anyone dares to stop them, then you may lose your life. If your luck is even worse, your whole family may die here.
At this time, many people felt a little regretful. Zhidaobao was a money shop established in the Nanzhao Royal City. If the money was placed there, it might be safe. Unfortunately, the local rich man did not have such an idea.
Although the shopkeeper who got the treasure has visited them several times, unfortunately they don’t believe in such so-called money houses. When they put their money there, all they get is a piece of paper. If they don’t acknowledge the debt, can this piece of paper still be turned into money?
Now these people want to exchange that piece of paper. According to their thinking, if there is chaos outside, all their property may be lost. However, there are indeed several houses with treasures. Even if our place is burned down, the property in the Tang Dynasty will definitely be intact. After we take this piece of paper to the Tang Dynasty, we can exchange it for money there, which will not affect our lives at all.
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine. When you rejected others, you put yourself in danger. However, this turmoil was also a good thing for the money houses. After the turmoil ended, many people drove carriages and took their money to the money houses, which also made the money houses that got the treasure well-off.
The King of Nanzhao had no military talent and handed over a large number of troops to his generals. Duan Hai was one of his generals. The task assigned to this guy was the heaviest. He led more than 2,000 soldiers under his command and rushed towards the Zhennan Palace.
His mission was the simplest but also the most powerful, which was to capture Prince Zhennan. He had thought about such a thing in his dream before, but he didn't expect it to become a reality now. Since he became the son-in-law of the emperor, Prince Zhennan looked down on him and wanted to find trouble with him at every turn. At that time, under the pressure of Prince Zhennan's power, he could only endure it all.
But now His Majesty the King has issued an order. From this moment on, the Prince of Zhennan is a traitor. Does such a person still have the qualifications to criticize us?
"You guys, go around from the back and immediately surround the Zhennan Palace. No one can be let out. If anyone tries to get out, behead them on the spot. Anyone who disobeys my orders will have their entire family executed."
Duan Hai and his men walked majestically across the street and arrived at the Zhennan Palace.
The soldiers under his command were also used to being spoiled, and some of them were palace guards. These people usually dared to offend anyone. Relying on the favor of His Majesty the King, they certainly would not take the Prince of Zhennan seriously.
They also did not think that there were still people in the royal city who felt that they could disobey the king's orders. If it were in other places, the King of Zhennan might still have the strength to raise his arms and call for action, but if it was in the royal city, the King of Zhennan simply did not have this ability. When the king came, he had already told them that all places in the royal city were under control, and the King of Zhennan had no other people except the hundreds of guards in the palace.
Duan Hai was still thinking about what would happen after he had made a contribution, but suddenly he heard a whooshing sound. He was considered an old man in the army, and this was obviously the sound of a bow and arrow cutting through the air. He suddenly fell off his horse. Fortunately, he moved quickly, otherwise he would have been the first general to die in this military revolution.
This guy did survive, but the people around him were miserable. They were shot through the throat before they could even figure out what was going on...
