Li Xiaogong was stunned for a moment when he heard what the other party said. He really didn't expect such an answer.
"Are you sure?" Li Xiaogong asked in surprise.
"Yes. This is also approved by King Varman I of our country, but because it is not convenient for the king's special envoy to come forward, I was sent here." The special envoy said seriously.
"Why don't you just send envoys to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty instead of coming to find me." Li Xiaogong asked with some doubts. He was now leading the troops to fight. No one would come to Li Xiaogong if they had any ideas.
Unless there are some special circumstances, this kind of thing is a good thing, and envoys should be sent directly to Chang'an.
"Because if this news comes out, it may make some people in the Zhenwa Kingdom dissatisfied, but this is a decision made by the Zhenwa royal family and has nothing to do with them. In order to avoid other abnormal situations, the general is leading the army here. So it is better for the general to directly send the army to Zhenwa and receive it by the way." This envoy was straightforward, or he had been given instructions when he came, so he could just say some things directly, there was no need to hide them.
Li Xiaogong understood. In other words, King Zhenwa had lost control of the country? This seems unlikely. The exchanges between Zhenwa and Datang are now very intensive and frequent. The amount of trade between the two countries is very huge. In other words, if there is any problem, the Ministry of Intelligence will There must be news out there.
Moreover, neither the Intelligence Department nor the Nanyang Theater and the Navy have received relevant information, which means that Zhenwa's country is still very peaceful, but the other party said so, that is to say.
Li Xiaogong quickly thought clearly. I am afraid that the royal family of Zhenwa had this idea, but they did not communicate with the ministers in the country at all. In other words, this was purely the idea of the royal family, not the thoughts of everyone in Zhenwa.
But no matter what the real wax people think, for Datang, they don’t need to know what the real wax nobles think at all. They only need to know what the real wax royal family thinks. Even those who have real wax Credentials are enough.
Although Li Xiaogong's main targets this time were the Queen's Kingdom and the Piao Kingdom, since His Highness gave him the right to act cheaply, Li Xiaogong felt that he should take advantage of this opportunity to completely capture the entire Zhenwa.
This means that all the land in the entire Nanyang region has belonged to Datang, and the subsequent division of administrative divisions in Datang will be more convenient.
The most important thing is that this means that all the land in the rear will belong to Datang, and Datang's material transportation will also save a lot of time. Along the Lancang River, this place will be connected with Yunnan Prefecture.
Although ships cannot directly access Yunnan Prefecture, navigation in sections is also a huge convenience.
Therefore, real wax is also very important. Considering this, Li Xiaogong understood that he must pay attention to this matter. Compared with the importance of a country, the war in Piao country is nothing even if it happens later. Anyway, Piao country It is impossible for the country to defeat the Tang Dynasty.
What's more, an army of 50,000 went straight to Piao State, which had no ability to resist at all. In this case, Zhenwa's matter must be brought to the forefront.
Moreover, Li Xiaogong also understood the thoughts of the Zhenwa royal family. The forces in Zhenwa's country might dare to attack the royal family, or dare to oppose the royal family, but they definitely did not dare to oppose the Tang Dynasty.
In other words, as long as the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty arrive, no soldiers are even needed, as long as the envoys of the Tang Dynasty arrive, the king of the other side can announce the matter openly and openly.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaogong immediately made up his mind.
"Since your king has the idea of affiliating to the Tang Dynasty, then the Tang Dynasty will naturally welcome it. Of course, please rest assured that your king will be treated equally just like other countries who have submitted to the Tang Dynasty. The policies for your country will be treated equally."
"Of course I have no objection to your request. However, it is possible for our army to go to the Tang Dynasty, but it will certainly not be able to directly enter your territory. It must be invited by you."
"In this case, you go back and tell your king that you can send me an invitation, and I will personally send Zhenwa as an envoy to resolve this matter on behalf of the Tang Dynasty." Li Xiaogong said simply.
"In addition, I will bring five thousand guards with me into the real wax."
"yes!"
After discussing with the other party, Li Xiaogong sent these people away. After they left, Li Xiaogong thought for a while and directly wrote several orders and passed them to Yuchigong and Hou Junji respectively, temporarily giving all the command rights for the frontline operations. Give them all to Hou Junji.
Li Xiaogong himself returned to the port, and he also sent personnel to contact Datang's naval forces as soon as possible.
Although the 30,000 soldiers currently marching in the Queen's Kingdom, temporarily led by Yuchi Gong, are mobilized from Guangzhou Prefecture and other places, they are not affiliated with the Tang Dynasty Navy.
It still belongs to the army near Guangzhou Prefecture, but this time Li Xiaogong currently only has two thousand soldiers stationed in the Queen's City. These two thousand soldiers must not be moved.
Therefore, he needs to temporarily transfer 5,000 soldiers from the navy. There is no problem with this. In fact, the naval fleet in Nanyang now always has 10,000 soldiers in reserve, ready to support Li Xiaogong and others who are fighting on land.
If they win, there will be no problem. The navy will be regarded as an ocean training. If the navy is needed, these 10,000 soldiers can go into battle at any time.
Of course, this kind of naval force in a state of combat readiness cannot fill a ship like it used to transport soldiers.
These soldiers also need to have their own bed on the ship, so that they can live on the ship for a long time, at least for a month without any problems, and then the ship needs to dock to add supplies.
Or supplies are delivered by supply ships.
After receiving Li Xiaogong's order, the navy's fleet immediately began to dock outside the port, and Li Xiaogong once again boarded the navy's ship.
After Li Xiaogong made preparations, the envoys invited by King Varman I to Li Xiaogong set off again. Unlike before, this time the envoys had passed the court meeting in Zhenwa.
Although most of the ministers did not know why the king invited Li Xiaogong, they could not object, because if the news of the objection reached the ears of the Tang Dynasty, would they die?
However, they believed that the king just felt that the Tang clan should be invited when they arrived in Nanyang. As for whether the other party accepted the invitation, that was the other party's problem, but Zhen Wa's etiquette was already in place.
With such a mentality, they naturally had no objection.
