"Thank you, Great Tang Court, thank you, His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, and Chief Steward Qian, you're finally here..."
His Majesty the King's tears were real. He was very clear about the situation outside. If Qian Ping had not brought people with him, they would probably have to wait to be captured.
Everyone else in the palace could be taken prisoner, except him, the king. In addition, he had killed many people in his brother's family, which meant that both sides had become enemies. There was no way for him to survive. If the gate was breached, his entire family would die together.
"Your Highness, please get up. I am just a servant, and I only follow your orders. Everyone has worked hard on this journey. Your Highness, please prepare some food for them first. We have not wasted a single moment since we left Sichuan and have traveled all the way to the Nanzhao Royal City..."
The play has to be performed in full. After hearing this, the soldiers below also looked tired. In the eyes of all Nanzhao people, the guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are the most elite. Now they are so tired, you can imagine how much effort they have put in on the road.
Of course, if these people hadn't tried hard, they probably wouldn't know whether they were alive or dead. The people outside were all ferocious and were just waiting to break down the walls of the palace. If they rushed in at that time, there would probably be no living people in the entire palace.
"Hurry, hurry, inform the imperial kitchen to prepare food and entertain the Tang soldiers immediately. Bring out everything."
The brothers had indeed not eaten for a long time, and they deliberately created such a situation. The King of Nanzhao was not a stingy person, and our lives were saved by him. If we don't treat him well now, it would be our fault. Most of the people in the palace were busy, and these people had hope in their hearts, which was completely different from what happened just now. They had already stepped halfway into the underworld, but now they were pulled back by the people of the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Highness, there's no need to make special preparations. These people are all in the army. As long as they have enough to eat, that's all they need. I think the Nanzhao Royal City has suffered a lot these past few days. Does Your Highness have any plans for disaster relief?"
When we arrived at a relatively intact palace, Qian Ping got some real information. Our prince didn't intend to help you with disaster relief. Now nine out of ten houses in the Nanzhao Royal City are empty. If you expect us to transport food, I'm afraid it won't work. You can only save yourselves.
"Please rest assured, Manager Qian. Although the Nanzhao capital was destroyed, there are still some large warehouses across the country. However, they are now in the hands of my second brother. If I ask him to take out the things, it would be more painful than killing him. Therefore, we must ask the Tang Dynasty to uphold justice."
Hearing His Majesty the King's words, Qian Ping felt relieved. As long as you have something, it doesn't matter who holds it. First, feed our army, and then your people.
In times of crisis, cooking speed increased a lot. The soldiers just waited for a while, and soon someone brought the food up. The chefs in the Nanzhao Palace were quite good. Although the food was a little simpler, it was slightly better than that in the military camp. However, this was only because there were not many people. If there were thousands of people, they probably would not have received such treatment.
The former palace guards looked on with some envy. They had also paid a huge price to defend the palace, but what did they eat? Compared with the Tang soldiers before them, the difference was like the difference between delicious food and dog food.
According to the request of the King of Nanzhao, because the entire palace was surrounded, supplies from outside could not be transported in at all, and everyone inside had to live frugally. Therefore, some dry food was given to them a few days ago. Now, due to many reasons such as the hot weather, the dry food has become moldy.
According to the requirements of the Tang Dynasty army, these dry rations should have been discarded, but the King of Nanzhao did not give them food and let them continue to eat these things in order to last longer. Therefore, when the Tang Dynasty soldiers ate the delicious food, many palace guards were dissatisfied.
"Let the guards eat with us too. We can't have them watching us eat."
Qian Ping's words immediately won the hearts of these people. The King of Nanzhao couldn't just say that these people had dry food on them and let them eat his own dry food, so he could only let the kitchen downstairs cook.
There is no need to save food now. As long as the Tang army is by his side, even if the second brother is possessed by a ghost, he will not continue to attack. It is obvious that the King of Nanzhao provides manpower and food for meals, but Qian Ping takes all the benefits.
Many palace guards did not thank the King of Nanzhao. In their opinion, this guy didn't think about us at all. He only had eyes for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. The reason why we could have a hot meal was because of the eunuch chief of the Tang Dynasty. If he hadn't said that, we would still have to eat those moldy dry food.
Because of the presence of the Tang Dynasty, the attacks from outside also stopped. Originally, late at night was the most dangerous time, and all the guards dared not sleep for fear that the outsiders would break in under the cover of darkness. But tonight the Tang Dynasty soldiers were on duty, so the guards in the palace could have a good rest. They had hardly had a full night's sleep since they retreated to the palace until now, and faced fighting every night.
If it was only a day or two, they could have held on by gritting their teeth, but now the riot has lasted for nearly half a month, and everyone's mental state has reached its limit. Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty army came, otherwise these people would not have been able to hold on.
In fact, there were not many Tang Dynasty troops on the city wall, only a few dozen people. But even with these few dozen people, the tens of thousands of troops of King Zhennan outside did not dare to attack. They could only vent their hatred below and think about killing the people above, but unfortunately they did not have the courage.
Many people are also extremely disappointed with the Prince of Zhennan. Now it’s just the final push away, but you were stopped by an army of less than a thousand people. We gave up our lives and followed you in the rebellion, and this is what you give back to us?
Looking at the Tang soldiers on the city wall, many people began to plan their retreat. Now the most important person in the entire country is not the king, nor the King of Zhennan to whom they are loyal, but the Tang army coming from the north. The most important thing is to hold on to them.
