Qian Ping did not insist on this matter, and the Prince of Zhennan did not achieve his goal. However, when he learned that the Tang army was on the way, the Prince of Zhennan felt that all his confidence was gone. After this battle, his army also suffered heavy losses.
When he was a strong commander, he had no way to compete with the Tang Dynasty. Now that he had lost so many of his men, he had no other choice. So in this situation, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and sulk in the tent.
The Tang army arrived quite quickly. At dawn the next day, Qin Huaiyu had already arrived with his men. He had never been to Nanzhao Kingdom, so he had nothing to say about the situation here, but some people in the team had come here with Li Xiang. Some time ago, this place was extremely prosperous, but now it is just a dilapidated city.
The most terrible thing is the smell in the air. If it is not dealt with quickly, the whole city will fall into a huge disaster. They all came from the battlefield and of course understand what these corpses can bring, so even if they are all allowed to enter the city, Qin Huaiyu will never let his brothers fall into danger.
The armies of the four great chieftains had just been reorganized, and now they had finally experienced the glory of the Tang army. Those people along the way did not even dare to stop them, and they almost ran over.
Moreover, the people of Nanzhao Kingdom also admired the Tang army very much. They looked at them with fear on the road. When they followed the four chieftains, they did not receive such treatment. It seems that surrendering to the Tang Dynasty is not a bad thing. According to what their general said, if they follow the Tang army to fight in all directions in the future, it will also benefit us. At least it will be much better than our previous life.
Even if the Prince of Zhennan didn't want to see these people, he had to greet them outside the city. Everything that needed to be discussed had to be discussed. If the discussion failed, then the Tang army would be scattered everywhere. Who would own the country? Although his words no longer had much authority, he believed that he was still the most important person in Nanzhao.
"Let me introduce you two..."
As a person who is familiar with both sides, Qian Ping naturally has to act as the introducer. The two sides met in the temporary military camp of the Tang Dynasty. The King of Zhennan was a little dissatisfied when he heard Qian Ping's address. After all, he is the future king of Nanzhao. Of course, this is a title he conferred himself, and his rank is similar to that of a prince of your Tang Dynasty. The general in front of him should salute him first, but at this moment Qin Huaiyu was arrogant and did not take the King of Zhennan in front of him seriously at all.
"Enough of the small talk. We are here to see the King on orders from His Highness."
Qin Huaiyu's words immediately brought the atmosphere here to freezing point. The Prince of Zhennan thought that he had defeated his brother, so he was the king now. Who knew that Qin Huaiyu brought up this matter? Doesn't that mean that the Tang Dynasty court did not recognize him?
Qian Ping also looked embarrassed. He had already told the Prince of Zhennan before that he was just a eunuch in the Eastern Palace. If it was a small matter, everyone would give him face and he would be able to get it done. But if it was a military or national affair, he would have no face and would have to follow the rules of the court.
"I wonder which king General Qin is going to build?"
Having endured his anger in silence for several days, Prince Zhennan was feeling a little uncomfortable, so he spoke with anger.
"Your Highness should be able to read. It's clearly written here. If I understand correctly, your brother is the current King of Nanzhao. This is officially registered in the Tang Dynasty court. Before the Emperor approves, even after his death, he is still the current King."
Qin Huaiyu held his head high and said, while Qian Ping beside him secretly gave a thumbs up. "You must have such courage. You are just a vassal state. Do you still think you can make your own decisions? Even if you want to change the dynasty, you have to wait for the consent of the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty does not agree, then your kingship is not legitimate. Even if you have already sat on that throne, we can drag you down."
"you……"
Prince Zhennan was so angry that he was almost out of breath. He found that his breathing had become more and more rapid since the people from the Tang Dynasty came. These people either kept silent and did nothing, but if they spoke, it made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"The general may not be aware of the situation here. The king is now trapped in the palace..."
Qian Ping couldn't let the situation here remain deadlocked, so he explained briefly to Qin Huaiyu that the one who was in control of the situation now was the King of Zhennan. Although the king still had people under his command, they were surrounded in the palace. Our people could only guarantee his safety. If we let him come here, it might be difficult.
"Your Majesty, are you trying to prevent this general from meeting the king?"
Qin Huaiyu said with a bad look on his face. Li Xiang had told him before he came that no matter who you are facing, as long as he is strong, you can't treat him well. We must support the weaker side. If the Prince of Zhennan is weak, then we will support him, but now he thinks he is already the king, so who else should we suppress if not him?
If the person in front of me is not Qin Huaiyu, if Qin Huaiyu does not represent the Tang Dynasty court, then the Prince of Zhennan would slap him right now. In what tone are you talking to me? Even if the coup is not successful, you are still the Prince of Zhennan of this country, and you cannot speak in this tone.
But he happens to represent the Tang Dynasty court. Now he is not threatening you with an empty name. There are more than 20,000 soldiers outside the tent. These people are all very elite. If you say a few wrong words, or if Qin Huaiyu feels that you have insulted the Tang Dynasty court, then it is possible to go to war again. He just said that Li Xiang has appointed Qin Huaiyu as a full-power ambassador special envoy with the right to declare war.
Although the Prince of Zhennan was unhappy, he couldn't vent his anger, let alone admit defeat under such circumstances, so the Prince of Zhennan turned around and asked his men to discuss the matter with Qin Huaiyu. He didn't say a word anyway, as he had already given all the instructions he needed to give.
