After successfully contacting Li Xiaogong's fleet, King Zhenwa's envoy formally handed over his credentials inviting Li Xiaogong to Zhenwa.
Li Xiaogong naturally agreed to the invitation of King Varman I of Zhenwa. Just three days later, Li Xiaogong's team appeared in front of the Royal City of Zhenwa. The port was docked directly at the outlet of the Lancang River, and the Royal City of Zhenwa was far away from here. It's not that far either.
When Li Xiaogong led 5,000 guards to arrive at Zhenzhou City, Zhenzhou held a grand welcome ceremony. Not only the king of Zhenzhou, but also the royal family and all the ministers of Zhenzhou came out to welcome them, and even all the people in Zhenzhou City came out to welcome them. They were all summoned to gather in the square of the royal city to greet Li Xiaogong.
The people of Zhenwa were also very curious about Li Xiaogong, a royal family member, general and county king of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, they were just curious about Li Xiaogong and had no good impressions of him.
After all, the Tang Dynasty brought them heavier labor. Although the income of many people increased a little, the increased income was not directly proportional to the increased work.
If it weren't for the king's request, they would never be here.
"King Zhenwa Varman I welcomes the king of Jiangxia." King Varman I smiled and made a welcome ceremony.
"Your Majesty the King, you are welcome." Li Xiaogong said with a smile.
"His Excellency, the General of the State, arrived in Zhenwa today. Taking this opportunity, I would like to announce something." Varman I said with a smile.
Following Varman I's words, there were naturally soldiers around who conveyed his words to all directions in the city.
The ministers standing around Varman I did not have any special reaction, because on this occasion, it seemed normal for the king to say anything, and it was impossible for them to interrupt the king at this time, mainly because they did not communicate at all. Pass.
"Today I invited General Li to come to Zhenwa to ask General Li to give a testimony. Secondly, it is also related to what will be announced next. As the king of Zhenwa, I have always hoped that the people of Zhenwa can live a better life. Well, the trade with Datang over the years has improved the lives of Zhenwa people to a certain extent."
"But for a long time, I have found that I still have some problems with the management of Zhenwa. Moreover, I am old now and cannot keep up with the times. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, the people of Zhenwa can keep up with the lives of the people of China. The level is completely different.”
"So in order for the people of Zhenwa to live a better life, I am grateful for the choices made by the Khans such as Xue Yantuo and Shi Wei of the vassal states of the Tang Dynasty..." When Varman I said this, the ministers around him finally reacted. , why does this sound wrong?
But before they could speak, King Varman I said the next words: "So, I decided to follow the example of the Khans of Xue Yantuo, Shi Wei and other countries, give up the status of the king of Zhenwa, and lead the entire Zhenwa to integrate into the world. Tang, become a part of the Tang Dynasty, let the people of Zhenwa become the people of the Tang Dynasty, and be able to live the same life as the people of the Tang Dynasty!"
"I also ask the general of the state to accept my request. This is my real credential." King Varman I directly took an official credential from Su Yeli next to him with both hands, and then he directly handed it over with both hands. He knelt on his knees and held up the credentials in his hands with both hands.
The soldiers arranged around quickly spread Varman I's words to all directions. Following Varman I, Su Yeli and Bhava Kshatriya behind him also knelt down.
But the ministers around him were all dumbfounded. What on earth was going on? This... why is it just an invitation to the generals of the Tang Dynasty to come to Zhenwa to visit or entertain them? Why did he suddenly become Zhenwa and join the Tang Dynasty?
Why have we never heard of anything like this?
Why has the King never communicated with us about such a big thing?
The expressions of all the ministers changed. At this moment, they thought of countless things, and everyone was confused.
There is no other way. When something like this happens, who do you want to leave alone and who is not confused?
Your Majesty, why are you betraying your country? !
We loyal ministers haven't said anything more, why did you sell our country?
Of course, the ministers who were in a state of panic, fear, shock, etc. couldn't react. They all froze on the spot.
At this time, Li Xiaogong said with a smile: "I accept the surrender of your country on behalf of His Majesty the King of Qin, but I don't think the ministers seem to be informed? You don't agree, right? You don't have any objections, do you? ?”
As soon as Li Xiaogong's words came out, all the ministers shuddered. In Zhenwa, they could even risk offending the king, but here, they would never dare to offend Li Xiaogong.
This is not only because of the five thousand guards Li Xiaogong brought, but also because of the five thousand guards, only one thousand guards followed Li Xiaogong into the city.
The point is... so what if they capture Li Xiaogong? Do they dare to kill? This is Li Xiaogong and not Li Shimin.
The consequences of killing Li Xiaogong will be their whole family. No, all nine of their clans will disappear together, just like the more than 20 noble families in the Queen Kingdom next door. The affairs of the Queen Kingdom are not covered up, so they trade with real wax. The very frequent news about the Queen Kingdom naturally reached Zhenwa immediately.
At this moment, these ministers have everything on their minds and are scolding them. Of course, most of them are scolding Varman I and their own past. You simply don’t treat us as human beings. This country is Is this yours? You said that if you submit to the Tang Dynasty, you should submit to the Tang Dynasty?
And they didn’t even discuss it with us, they didn’t even want to disclose it to us, they just announced it like this.
But no matter what they said in their hearts, their reaction at this time was the same, and that was to directly bend their legs, and then kneel down with the king.
"Of course not, so that General Li can know that we were just so happy that Zhen Wa could join the Tang Dynasty that we were a little carried away for a while. We also asked the general to agree to Zhen Wa's surrender on behalf of His Highness."
"General, please agree." The ministers behind were all sensible, and almost all answered loudly in unison.
And at this time, the people who were not far away finally recovered from the shock and understood what happened. Are we really going to become the Tang Dynasty?
Are we going to become the people of the Tang Dynasty?
Different from the people of the Queen Kingdom, the people of Zhenwa communicate more closely with the people of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, they understand what kind of life the people of the Tang Dynasty live, and now they suddenly heard that they can also live like this. day.
Especially since the generals of the Tang Dynasty are here, this matter cannot be false. Didn't you see that the king and all the ministers have knelt down?
