I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

In the South Vietnamese court, amidst the radical voices calling for troops to be sent to Jinling, some people finally maintained a clear mind and correct understanding.

Strictly speaking, Tang Bo, the current prime minister of South Vietnam, was an out-and-out opportunist and speculator.

No matter it was, when the second emperor Zhao Qian passed away during the civil strife in the northwest of the Great New Dynasty, he urged the original King of Guangxin, Li Zongmin, to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor;

Still, now facing the inducement of Qin Ruhui, the Prime Minister of the Great New Dynasty, he strongly invited the South Vietnam Kingdom to send troops to Jinling.

The judgments made by counselor Tang Bo are most in line with the current national conditions and strength of South Vietnam.

It is true that by sending troops to Jinling at this time, the South Vietnam Kingdom will have a great chance to incorporate the Lianghu area of ​​the Great New Dynasty into its territory without any bloodshed.

Then what?

With the current strength of South Vietnam, it is impossible to defend such a vast territory.

Not to mention, Jin Wang Chen Huaian, who has millions of troops in the north, is eyeing him.

Sure enough, Tang Bo's words immediately gave the South Vietnamese Tiande Emperor Li Zongmin, who was originally complacent and prepared to take advantage of the coup of the Great New Dynasty, to fish in troubled waters, as well as a group of radical militant factions in the court. Pour a basin of cold water.

Emperor Tiande Li Zongmin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, frowned and asked himself:

Yes, even those as powerful as the Turks, Tubo, the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, and the great New Dynasty could not withstand the might of the Dragon City army under the command of Jin King Chen Huaian;

This time, if the wolf soldiers of South Vietnam rashly send troops to Jinling, they cannot say that they have no chance of winning against the Dragon City army fighting up and south. It can only be said that the hope of victory is too slim.

For a promise that we know is a "mirage", it is indeed not cost-effective to partner with tens of millions of people in the South Vietnam Kingdom and the country of South Vietnam with the surname Li.

At this time, Li Zongmin, the Tiande emperor who was sitting on the dragon throne, humbly asked for advice: "In this case, according to the meaning of the Tang Dynasty Prime Minister, I rejected Qin Ruhui, the Prime Minister of the New Dynasty, who tried to conclude an alliance with the South Vietnam Kingdom. invite?"

"No!"

In the court hall, Prime Minister Tang Bo immediately smiled and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is a God-given opportunity for our country, South Vietnam, to show our goodwill to King Chen Huaian of Jin;"

"Now, Jin King Chen Huaian's Dragon City soldiers and horses have completely taken over the northern territory of the New Dynasty. It is a certainty that the army will continue to march south."

"Since the founding of the South Vietnam State, we have always adopted a closed-door national policy towards the outside world. Whether it is the Great New Dynasty or the King of Jin, we have never taken the initiative to make friends."

"But as the general trend of the world becomes more and more clear, our country, South Vietnam, will have to consider how to deal with the relationship with the New Dynasty in the future, especially with the powerful Jin King Chen Huaian;"

After a pause, Tang Bo continued his analysis: "Therefore, I think that the new Prime Minister Qin Ruhui's initiative to submit an alliance to our South Vietnam Kingdom can be an opportunity for our South Vietnam Kingdom to make good relations with the King of Jin."

As he spoke, Tang Bo bowed his hands to Li Zongmin who was sitting on the dragon throne, and said what he had already prepared:

"I am reporting to the Emperor. I have the courage to remonstrate with the Emperor. I immediately write a letter and send a special envoy to Longcheng, the fiefdom of King Jin at night, to express my goodwill to King Chen Huaian of Jin."

"When necessary, the invitation of the Prime Minister of the New Dynasty, Qin Ruhui, to the Nanyue Kingdom to send troops to Jinling City can be used as a pledge of surrender and presented to the King of Jin, Chen Huaian, waiting for his decision!"

snort!

As soon as Prime Minister Tang Bo finished speaking, the current Crown Prince Li Shiyu, a representative of the main war faction, was not happy.

Li Shiyu snorted coldly and said with an expression of dissatisfaction and displeasure: "Tang Xiangguo, the war is about to begin. If you are timid before fighting, you will destroy your own morale if you gain the prestige of others;"

"If you were in the wolf formation, you would be shaking the morale of the army!"

With that said, Li Shiyu also stood up and said to Emperor Tiande on the dragon throne: "Father, I think that this move by Tang Xiangguo is inappropriate and loses the majesty of our great South Vietnam Kingdom."

"Even if we adopt an open diplomatic national policy, it should be Chen Huaian who takes the initiative to send envoys to our South Vietnam country to become a vassal!"

"Father, my son's opinion is that sending troops to Jinling City in exchange for the two lakes area can be discussed later, but taking the initiative to send envoys to Chen Huaian to express good will must not be done!"

After speaking, Li Shiyu glared at Tang Bo with a somewhat provocative look.

Of course, these words were just angry words deliberately spoken by Prince Li Shiyu in order to gain some breath.

How could he not know the strength of Chen Huaian's million-strong Dragon City army?

However, as the former Crown Prince of the New Dynasty with a different surname, and now the dignified Crown Prince of Nanyue, Li Shiyu's arrogant character destined that he would not be convinced by Chen Huaian.

Therefore, upon hearing Tang Bo's words, he asked his father to write a letter and send an envoy to Dragon City;

Even when necessary, the South Vietnamese country needed to be ordered to obey Chen Huaian. Such remarks and actions immediately stimulated Li Shiyu's sensitive and fragile heart, and he was the first to stand up and object.

"alright!"

At this time, Li Zongmin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, finally spoke and said: "This matter is of great importance. What Mr. Tang said is true. Let's do what Mr. Tang said in this matter!"

"Father——"

Seeing this, Prince Li Shiyu wanted to say something else.

In the end, he was rudely interrupted by Emperor Tiande who was sitting on the dragon throne, saying: "That's it, all my beloved lords, please withdraw from the court!"

"Retreat from the court——"

As the elderly eunuch beside Emperor Tiande shouted in a sharp voice the words of "retirement", the Nanyue Kingdom took the initiative to send envoys to Longcheng to make good friends with Jin Wang Chen Huaian, and the matter was settled.

at the same time.

Thousands of miles away in Nanzhao Kingdom, in the Dali Palace of the capital.

Murongfu, the king of Pingxi who proclaimed himself emperor in September of the first year of Daxingan'an, naturally received an invitation from Qin Ruhui, the prime minister of the Daxin Dynasty, to conclude an alliance.

Moreover, Murong Fu was offered three-thirds of the world's rich bargaining chips.

He promised Murong Fu that as long as he could send 50,000 troops to Jinling City to assist Qin Ruhui in successfully proclaiming Zhao Lingzhan, the son of Prince Fu, as emperor in this palace coup, he would soon evacuate the Daxin garrison in Yunnan and Guizhou.

The two regions of Yunnan and Guizhou were handed over to Nanzhao.

Faced with such temptation and lack of advisers like Nanyue Prime Minister Tang Bo, Emperor Jingwu of Nanzhao Murongfu and a group of chieftains under him suddenly became interested.

He agreed to Daxin Prime Minister Qin Ruhui's request for an alliance and sent 50,000 troops to Jinling City.

On the fifth day of the sixth month of the second year of Daxin Lingwu, 50,000 rattan-armed soldiers of the Nanzhao Kingdom set out from Dali, the capital, via Yizhou and headed north to Jinling.

On the same day, after a month-long march, Wu Sanjia, the chief military officer of the Great New Dynasty who had overall power over the world's military forces, finally led his army of 180,000 tigers and soldiers to arrive outside Jinling City.

Across the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, they faced off against the new armies of Liangjiang and Lianghu supported by Prime Minister Qin Ruhui.