Chapter 879 The Prince and the King’s Brother

Many people looked down upon such secrets of the princes, but Li Xiang was different. He knew that such things were likely to subvert a kingdom.

"If it's your opinion, which side should we support? I've also heard about what happened on the mountain. What you did between the two sons-in-law is very good."

Zhang Jiuli can be said to be very proficient in handling affairs between the royal family. Of course, things here are a little different from what happened on the mountain. What happened on the mountain was his two sons-in-law, and now they were the unfamiliar Nanzhao royal family. For Zhang Jiuli, that was There is no more scruples.

"From the perspective of His Highness, he should be your brother-in-law. Normally, King Nanzhao should take care of his son, but because his son is too young and is only a teenager now, no matter how he strengthens In the end, my son's strength did not develop as fast as his younger brother's, not to mention the Queen Mother's interference..."

Zhang Jiuli's head instantly analyzed a way out. Although she had never been to Nanzhao, she had heard about such things there many times. What was missing now was the actual situation, but based on some of the things she had seen in the past According to the news, he felt that he should help the prince of Nanzhao, rather than the King of Zhennan of Nanzhao.

After listening to Zhang Jiuli's words, Li Xiang only now remembered that we are about to become the prince-in-law of Nanzhao. In terms of close relationship, it should be to help his brother-in-law. The most important thing is that his brother-in-law is only ten years old. If we can help him ascend the throne and become emperor, then he will definitely be grateful to us.

"You haven't established a prince yet?"

Li Xiang immediately heard another thing. Normally, when the eldest son was born, Nanzhao would definitely leave the prince. However, due to the Queen Mother's obstruction, whether to establish the crown prince or the king's younger brother now, the whole Nanzhao formed. Two factions.

"There must be no crown prince yet. On the surface, Nanzhao is calm and the people are living a very peaceful life. However, the political struggle has not stopped at all. The Queen Mother's family is also very powerful, and the Queen Mother's brother is still in power. Prime Minister, many things cannot be settled, and from the rumors I have heard, Luo Sheng is also in trouble internally and externally."

Zhang Jiuli is certain of this. After all, Luo Sheng is the king of Nanzhao, and there is never a shortage of news about him.

When Zhang Jiuli said this, he and Li Xiang raised their heads instantly. They both read one meaning in each other's eyes, that is, could this marriage with Datang be also a conspiracy? Is it to find a brother-in-law from the Tang Dynasty for his son?

"I never thought that when I was plotting against others, I might be plotted against by others."

When Li Xiang thought of this, swear words flowed out of his mouth inadvertently. Zhang Jiuli was a sensible person and quickly pretended that he had not heard anything, but this matter was very possible.

"What His Highness said is absolutely true. It is not impossible. If King Nanzhao forcefully puts his son on the throne, he must have strong support. Our Tang Dynasty's canonization edict is the most powerful support. If so, If I find a brother-in-law like you for my son, then the canonization edict must belong to his son. No matter how much his mother and brother jump up and down, they will never get the canonization edict."

Zhang Jiuli became more and more certain that this marriage between Nanzhao and Datang was not just as simple as deepening the relationship between the two countries. Li Xiang wanted to take this place as his own, and Prince Nanzhao wanted to use the power of the court to make it his own. His son took over successfully, which can be said to be a conspiracy within a conspiracy, it all depends on who has the better brains.

After this short conversation, Li Xiang knew that the other party wanted something from him, so there was nothing to worry about. What he was most afraid of was that this was a simple marriage. Li Xiang was least afraid of things being complicated, and the more complicated things were. , the more opportunities there are.

The convoy continued to move forward. Li Xiang declined the visits from local officials along the way and asked Su Dingfang to head towards the capital Dali. If they stopped along the way, they would not know how long it would take to walk along the way. This marriage itself It has already wasted a lot of time, so we can only find it on the road.

The people under his command are also people who are good at fighting. As long as Li Xiang is willing, they can increase their daily speed to the limit. Of course, considering that Li Xiang comes by carriage, they can only advance eighty miles a day, even if it is In this case, this has reached the limit of this era.

It can be seen that Nanzhao has made great efforts for Li Xiang's visit this time. They have also repaired the roads, but they are still dirt roads, with only some places paved with stones. Even so, for Nanzhao, The effort is not small. You have to remember that the country only has a population of a million, and it is a major national project to be able to find so many workers to build roads.

After hurrying and slowing down, Li Xiang finally arrived at the capital city of Nanzhao. From a distance, it was still not very big. Of course, it looked slightly better than the capital city of Gaochang State. If compared with some cities in the Tang Dynasty, Get up, this is also a county government land.

Nanzhao's top officials had already received the news. Today was the day when Li Xiang came to Nanzhao, so they waited at the city gate early. Although Nanzhao was a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, the king could not wait here. , headed by Luo Xionghai, the Nanwang of Nanzhao Town.

"Your Highness, this person is the younger brother of King Nanzhao, the Queen Mother's favorite youngest son, and the King of Zhennan who is in this fight."

Zhang Jiuli also changed into Chinese clothes at this moment. It was not because he was qualified to wear this clothes, but because it represented the face of the Tang Dynasty at this moment. Including the guards around Li Xiang, they could wear as good-looking as they could. This was the time to win glory for the country, and since they were all relatively tall, they had already attracted most of the attention before Li Xiang got out of the carriage.

Many officials and people in Nanzhao are also talking about it. They always feel that their palace guards are already good. It seems that they are really a frog in the well. If compared with the people around His Highness the Emperor Taisun of the Tang Dynasty, they are simply one on the ground. Heaven.

"The subordinate minister Luo Xionghai led the Nanzhao officials to meet with His Highness the Emperor Taisun of the Tang Dynasty..."

When he saw Li Xiang coming out of the carriage, Luo Xionghai had already learned some etiquette, and immediately led dozens of his officials to kneel to the ground. This is the majesty of the Tang Dynasty...