After half an hour of fighting, most of the people in the tent came out with bruised faces and noses. Both sides cursed each other's ancestors and no one would continue to negotiate with the other. Even if they had to fight to the last breath, they had to kill the other side.
Under the Tang army's escort, His Majesty returned to his palace. Despite his earlier outbursts, he was now a bit worried. These negotiations were being led by the Tang army. Would the commotion between him and Prince Zhengnan anger them? If he abandoned his duties, how would he survive?
The Prince of Zhennan had a different idea. After ruining the negotiation, the Tang Dynasty might not be willing to intervene. If the Tang Dynasty retreated, he had to seize every opportunity, even at the cost of giving up his two sons, and rush into the palace and kill all those who should be killed.
At that time, the worst that could happen is that I will apologize to the Tang Dynasty. No matter how the Tang people deal with me, I am the king of Nanzhao after all. The most I will have to do is cede land and pay compensation. I can afford this price.
Unfortunately, the Prince of Zhennan's plan was not realized. Tang cavalrymen followed the King closely, and even patrolled outside the palace. Although their numbers were small, they represented the Tang court. If you dared to take action against them, you would be in danger of doubting your life at any moment. Wouldn't you have taken action earlier? The border was the best battlefield, so why drag it out to the royal city?
Qin Huaiyu and Qian Ping also began to work separately. Qin Huaiyu went to talk to the king, and Qian Ping went to talk to the King of Zhennan. They had only one goal: the Tang army would fully enter the Nanzhao Kingdom and help the Nanzhao court maintain public order in various places.
Before coming here, Li Xiang said that no matter what these two people promised you in private, it was all empty talk. We can do without these empty names, but we must grasp the real rights and interests, that is, our army must control the entire Nanzhao Kingdom.
According to the current situation, the army in Qin Huaiyu's hands can be completely controlled, but if we do it forcefully, we will inevitably clash with the army of Nanzhao. No matter how many people we lose at that time, it is unnecessary for us. As long as we can control these two leaders, we will not suffer any losses and can take down Nanzhao with minimal losses. This is Li Xiang's ultimate goal.
When pacifying Sichuan, Li Xiang did not want to kill too many people because he did not want to have any grudges in the future. Nanzhao was also one of Li Xiang's core maps, so not too much blood could be shed there.
Li Xiang is a person from modern society, and the idea of compatriots is deeply rooted in his mind. These people will be our compatriots in the future, and we cannot resort to violence against them. However, it is different for those outside the country. If you disobey me, I will chop you down.
Anyway, we have plenty of people in the Tang Dynasty, and the population is booming now. The worst that can happen is that we can kill you all and move our own people over.
Of course, people like Qin Huaiyu and Qian Ping still couldn't understand. According to their thinking, apart from the Central Plains, these people around us have little to do with us. After all, they are not from the 21st century. They still regard these people as enemies. According to their thinking, they should be killed if they should be killed. How can we make them obey our Tang Dynasty without killing them?
Look at Goguryeo now. Do those people still dare to resist? And look further north at the former Xueyantuo. If they dared to resist, our broadswords would have been wielded immediately. The local officials are so comfortable now. These people want to be obedient, so no matter what we ask, they will find a way to comply.
As for the idea of raising swords to resist, we no longer have that capability. The Xueyantuo tribes can gather tens of thousands of cavalry, but where are these cavalry now? They are all distributed in the countries of the Western Regions, helping us to stabilize them.
As for the Goguryeo army, they have now been sent to the territory of Tuyuhun. The Tuyuhun army is managing the people of Goguryeo. Li Xiang's large-scale mobilization policy is to prevent their army from being in their own territory. Even if someone wants to resist, they are in an unfamiliar place. All logistical supplies are provided by the Tang Dynasty. Even if you want to rebel, you have to think about where to eat your next meal?
At the beginning, the imperial court still had some ideas about Li Xiang's policies. After all, if Li Xiang decided on such a major military and national mobilization matter with just a few words, wouldn't that make the imperial court seem incompetent?
But after such a long time, no one in the court said anything. Li Xiang's mobilization policy has been proven in practice. It is absolutely useful, at least much more useful than their strategy, so these people kept silent.
The same situation is happening in Nanzhao Kingdom now. Even though they are disobedient now, they will not think so in a few years. Li Xiang already has a practical policy on how to deal with them. It all depends on how well this first step is taken.
Nanzhao Palace
After returning from the negotiations outside, the King of Nanzhao realized that there would be no possibility of any form of reconciliation between him and the King of Zhennan. In this world, it would be either him or him. Even if his mother came forward in person, she would not be able to forgive him.
In fact, the King of Nanzhao should have known that when he threw the man off the city wall, there was no possibility of reconciliation between the two brothers. But now the King of Nanzhao was at a disadvantage, and he always wanted to give himself a glimmer of hope. Unfortunately, the negotiations just now shattered all his hopes.
Can't you see it now? Without the Tang army, your head would have been torn off long ago. Thinking of his own brother's beast-like eyes, the King of Nanzhao shuddered unnaturally.
"Your Majesty, General Qin of the Tang Dynasty requests an audience."
Just when he was feeling uncertain, he suddenly heard the voice of the eunuch next to him. This guy felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw. If General Qin was in the palace, then his life could be saved, but if General Qin left, he might not be able to survive even for a cup of tea.
"Please come in, please come in."
When he came back just now, he saw clearly that many guards in the palace had climbed over the wall and left. These people were unwilling to continue living with the king. Even if he ordered his men to keep a close eye on these men, there was no guarantee that some of their generals would surrender. Now the palace is really about to collapse...
