The nobles and royalty within Tang Kingdom, are they truly willing to see the downfall of Tang?
Which Tang emperor does not wish to cease hostilities, reconcile, and dispatch troops to assist Xu State?
Yet, others on the Tang court are willing to help that Tang emperor to be willing.
"I have already sent ssengers, following the Xu State ssengers to Tang, and they will visit several princes and the Pri Minister of Tang. I believe they will provide a satisfactory response."
Upon hearing this, the emperors of Zheng Kingdom and Jin Country looked at each other, spotting surprise in their opponent’s eyes.
They hadn’t expected that their Alliance Leader had already taken action and seed to have been prepared for this situation in advance.
This ability to achieve great things quietly and unnoticed made both feel a bit startled.
At the sa ti, they felt joy.
"If it could really be so, and Tang could be persuaded to aid Xu, then there would be no problem with the matter of sending reinforcents."
"Indeed, as long as Tang sends troops, when the ti cos, with the combined forces of our five provinces and Five Kingdoms, even facing Chu State, we can contend.
On the battlefield, victory or defeat, it is yet to be seen."
Both emperors spoke in an excited manner.
"Since that is the case, our Three Nations should now start making preparations in advance, arranging for food and fodder, the deploynt of troops from all sections, and the defense lines in the south of your two countries. All can now begin preparations.
We just wait for news from Tang Kingdom, and we’ll imdiately dispatch troops, rushing to the aid of Xu State."
Seeing that both Allies had no issues, the Emperor of Xu Country nodded in satisfaction and imdiately made arrangents.
"No problem."
"I’ll go make the arrangents right away."
Hearing the orders of the Alliance Leader, both emperors responded thunderously in agreent.
Thus, the United Army of the Three Nations began to busily make preparations for the cause of defending Xu and opposing Chu.
...
At the sa ti.
The ssenger from Xu State, accompanied by the ssenger from Xu Country, rushed to Tang’s main camp a hundred miles away, then left the ssenger from Xu Country to visit other high-ranking officials of Tang within the camp.
After being announced, the Xu State ssenger went to et the Emperor of Tang Kingdom.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Near the emperor’s tent of the Xu State ssenger, the roar of the Tang Emperor echoed: "You want to make peace with those three vile thieves, absolutely impossible, I would rather die than cease hostilities with them.
And you, Xu State, in alliance with those people from Liang last year, ambushed my Tang soldiers, resulting in the loss of hundreds of thousands of troops in the land of Qingzhou.
You shaless traitors who killed my Tang soldiers, you still have the audacity to ask for reinforcents.
Have you ever heard of the principle of helping an enemy?
You’ve co at just the right ti. As soon as I seize the Three Nations of Yuzhou, I plan to lead an army to conquer Xu State and eliminate you traitors.
But for now, Yuzhou’s three thieves have not been eliminated, so for the mont I can’t deal with Xu State. I’ll just take your head to begin with, it can serve as a tribute to those who died in Qingzhou at the hands of Tang soldiers.
Guards, seize this villain below and drag him out for execution."
The Tang Emperor shouted, ready to have the Xu State ssenger killed.
The Xu State ssenger, though aware before he ca that this Emperor of Tang was notoriously capricious and a tyrant throughout the Nine Provinces, didn’t expect him to be so brutal.
As a ssenger of a state, he ca here with a great deal of goodwill towards Tang, seeking to diate the war.
Instead, the other side was not only unappreciative but actually decided to kill him.
Such brutal and lawless behavior, one would only expect to see in the deposed monarchs from the Historical Records.
And now, he seed about to beco an example confirming the tyranny of the Emperor before him.
"Your Majesty, I am a ssenger from Xu State, I co with no malice, states interact and do not kill envoys..."
Seeing his life was in peril, the Xu State ssenger couldn’t help but cry out in hope.
At that mont, a series of footsteps were heard from outside the tent, along with the clinking tal sound of soldiers’ armor colliding.
It sounded like a death knell, turning the Xu State ssenger’s face even paler.
Swish.
The curtain at the entrance to the tent was lifted and a procession of soldiers filed in behind, the Xu State ssenger staggered and nearly collapsed, fearing for his life.
Against his expectations, though.
The soldiers who rushed in simply ignored him and continued walking towards the inner part of the tent.
Quickly, these soldiers reached the Emperor of Tang Kingdom and took control of a few palace maids and Eunuchs who were attending to him at the scene.
"What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?"
Seeing this scene, the Emperor of Tang was both shocked and furious.
Watching the soldiers before him coldly, not responding to his queries, he felt uneasy, which only fueled his imnse rage.
The Xu State ssenger below also felt that sothing was amiss.
Forcing down his panic, he observed the clearly wrong atmosphere in the tent and began to feel a glimr of new hope.
Just then.
A group of people entered the tent, all dressed in crimson and purple, so in royal robes and others plainly in imposing armor.
Without asking, just by their attire, it was clear that these people were the high-level officials of Tang Kingdom.
"Song Yingan, Li Qingxian, King An, King Jing, and Chen Yu, are you plotting a rebellion?"
At this point, the Tang Emperor, seeing the surge of high officials, generals, and royal kin, understood even if he was slow to react.
"Your Majesty!"
The leading Pri Minister of Tang Kingdom, Song Yingan, perford a ritual towards the emperor above: "The state is declining, the world is in turmoil, dramatic changes unfold across the Nine Provinces, and Tang’s Imperial fate hangs in the balance.
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