Chapter 995 Is he still the king?

Qian Ping finally saw that the King of Zhennan and His Highness Taisun in front of him were the same type of people. They did not ask for these vain things, but wanted real benefits.

The King of Zhennan also saw clearly that although the Tang army had come, it might not be enough to occupy the entire Nanzhao, especially since the situation in the royal city was unstable and more troops were needed to control it. situation.

No matter how things develop, as long as there are not many troops from the Tang Dynasty, King Zhennan can still control the situation. But if there are more troops from the Tang Dynasty, King Zhennan will not be able to control many things. .

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood us. We don't want to increase the army at all. We have just settled the judgment of the four chieftains. We still have a lot of things in Sichuan. Our store is not willing to interfere with this matter, but Nannan The imperial edict is our vassal state, your Highness the King is still recognized, and the letter was written by him..."

Qian Ping was chattering a lot next to him, which means it has nothing to do with us. The king of the vassal country asked for help from the suzerain country. Are we just standing aside and watching? If we stand aside and watch, then who will be willing to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty in the future?

The root of the matter lies with you. We are doing this to show other vassal kings that you usually treat us, the Tang Dynasty, as your suzerain country. When something really happens, we must step in and we must not just sit back and watch. Watch the excitement.

"Your Majesty, you have to understand our Emperor's embarrassment. If we don't send troops, of course we can get along. But aren't your king's words useless to our Emperor? What will be lost will be the face of your entire Nanzhao Kingdom."

Qian Ping lied for a while, which made the King of Zhennan a little confused. One moment it was for the sake of the whole country of Nanzhao, and the other moment it was whether you sent troops as normal. Finally, the King of Nanzhao shook his head and said for a long time, still nothing. No matter what changes, after this letter reaches the capital, it is very likely that Datang will increase its troops.

"I hope the steward can deal with it. Can he still be called a king now? He can't be regarded as a king at all. Except for the thousands of people under his command, he can't command anyone. As long as the steward can help, With some mediation, after I become the king of Nanzhao, my tribute will be doubled."

King Zhennan gritted his teeth and said that in the past, the tribute to Datang accounted for about one-tenth of their fiscal revenue. If it were doubled now, it would account for one-fifth of their fiscal revenue. This amount It is already very big and will affect the lives of ordinary people.

"Oh, the prince really thinks too highly of this old slave. If it is some ordinary little things, this old slave can really do it, but this is a major military matter. Let alone me, General Qin can handle these things here. No, your king wants to write a letter to our emperor. Who can stop this? If we stop it, it will be the crime of bullying the emperor. It is not just my head, but dozens of people in my whole family. They all have to lose their heads.”

The conditions are indeed good, but compared with the conditions of our great grandson, there is still a gap. What's more, we are not here for benefits this time. We are here to benefit your entire country.

King Zhennan looked at Qian Ping's face. If he didn't still have a trace of reason now, King Zhennan would really want to kill Qian Ping. Don't you think you guys can live a good life in the north? You have to come to our place to interfere. This is the result of your interference.

The coup was about to be successful, and King Zhennan was about to ascend the throne. However, due to the Tang army, King Zhennan had to shrink his troops. He pretended that his victory had not happened, and his subordinates were also resentful. Chongtian, your Datang did all this.

Qian Ping looked at the uncertain expression on this guy's face and could guess what he was thinking with his toes. But then again, didn't our Datang help you? If it weren't for the help of Datang, you would be in great danger. To put it bluntly, you are taking advantage of the contradiction between you two brothers. You can't blame anyone else for this. If you have to blame it, it's yourselves.

"Do these words of the General Manager represent the final attitude of the Tang Dynasty? Do you have to continue to increase your army?"

King Zhennan is also bloody, and he no longer has the time to hide it. If the Tang army continues to increase, it will definitely be fatal to him. Even if he takes risks, shouldn't he give it a try? ?

"What I say can only represent myself. I am just an old slave of the East Palace. Can I represent the entire Tang Dynasty? If I can represent the entire Tang Dynasty, then I can do a lot more things."

King Zhennan was already ready to fall out. Who knew Qian Ping would say this? King Zhennan was like a deflated ball. He really didn’t know what to say. Thinking about what Qian Ping said, Yes, this guy is the eunuch chief of the East Palace. He can't even represent the entire East Palace. How can he represent the entire Tang Dynasty?

If you fall out because of one word from him, that's really nonsense.

King Zhennan wants to say harsh words, but he doesn't know how to say it. Qian Ping has made it very clear just now that he is just an old slave. If you say harsh words to him, it will also lower your status. What's more, if you say something harsh, you have to do it, otherwise there will be no explanation to the people below.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be so anxious. Although this letter has arrived in Chang'an, our army may come over, but we have to go back sooner or later. As long as everything is safe, why should we look for trouble here? Your Majesty, why not stay together as before? own power for the future..."

Qian Ping saw that King Zhennan was in a bit of a dilemma, so he had to show him a way at this time. Before our army came, we had to appease the two major local forces. Wait until we are stronger than you. When everyone is strong, there is no need to say more about some things. Now at this time, we must be allowed to come in peacefully, and we will not come in with bullets.

after?

King Zhennan looked outside in confusion. The Tang army had once again increased its troops. Could there be a future?

With all the strength of the country, we might still be able to capture the existing Tang army, but if we continue to increase our troops, I'm afraid there will be no hope at all.

But after the fight, all the strength of Nanzhao was exhausted, but the Tang army still had...