Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

The guard beside him bowed and agreed.

As she spoke, Lin Nan subconsciously glanced at the two people who had died; their deaths were truly gruesome.

Perhaps Lin Nan felt guilty, because he always felt that the two people were looking at him with resentment.

They then had the two bodies covered up.

At this moment, Lin Nan's retainers began to persuade him to leave.

Lin Nan glanced over and saw Kan Shanyue and Cai Yong's two generals approaching. He immediately adopted a look of grim determination: "I'll stay right here, I'm not going anywhere... I will not bow down to the Turks! Listen up, I'll be a sitting duck right here! If I'm attacked, don't worry about me, immediately go and chase after them in the direction they attacked me!"

"They killed my two good brothers. If I don't bring them to justice, I will have failed my two brothers!"

Yue Yong and Cai Cheng, two of the most trusted generals, had just come up when they heard Lin Nan's impassioned speech, and they couldn't help but feel moved.

He stepped forward and bowed slightly: "Patriarch Lin."

Hearing the commotion, Lin Nan pretended to turn around and looked at the two men with a sorrowful expression: "Generals, you've arrived! Your patriarch has been ambushed by the remnants of the Turks! I called you here to discuss with you what to do next. After all, you are the people that Brother Kan and Brother Cai trust the most."

Yue Yong nodded: "Patriarch Lin! We heard what you just said! Now that our patriarch is gone, we will temporarily obey your orders!"

Seeing this, Cai Cheng asked, "That's right, Patriarch Lin! We are just warriors, all we know is how to lead troops into battle! We will listen to you!"

Cai Cheng paused, as if suddenly remembering something: "Right! Where is Patriarch Liu? I saw Patriarch Liu leading his men and starting to retreat!"

Lin Nan frowned slightly: "Don't blame him. Anyone would be scared in this situation! I'll let him go back first. But don't worry. I won't leave. My two brothers have helped me a lot, and I won't let those assassins who tried to kill them get away."

Yue Yong spat: "That damn coward!"

As she spoke, she looked at Lin Nan with a touch of emotion: "True friendship is revealed in times of trouble! Patriarch Lin, what do you say we should do? We'll listen to you!"

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Lin Nan said with a serious expression, "Alright, since you two generals trust me, then I won't stand on ceremony!"

"Although we have won a great victory over the Turks, as you have seen, there are undercurrents beneath the surface! First and foremost, keep a close watch on the Turkic prisoners. Secondly, do not spread the news of the deaths of the two family heads, lest it destabilize the army!"

Yue Yong and Cai Cheng nodded solemnly, "We will follow Patriarch Lin's orders."

Lin Nan continued, "Then send half of your troops to escort them to the nearest city! The rest of you stay here, and we'll conduct a thorough search to find any who escaped! We'll have to dig three feet into the ground to catch them!"

Yue Yong and Cai Cheng bowed in agreement and went to give the orders.

For the next half day, they pretended to search the area.

Lin Nan originally just wanted to put on a show before returning, so that he would have something to show for it.

As it turned out, they actually caught several Turks who were hiding.

Moreover, this happened right during their search.

They also encountered a propaganda team of hundreds of people who came out of Lingxiao City in a grand and imposing manner.

This propaganda team was organized by Xiao Ce.

More than a hundred of them were the most eloquent civil officials in the entire Beiwang County.

There are also some elites who protect their safety.

The purpose of this team was to promote his policies and regulations that benefited the people.

After all, Xiao Ce came from the modern world and knew all too well that even the best wine needs advertising.

If it were just a regular notice, most people wouldn't be able to read it.

If he were to encounter obstruction from those with ulterior motives, his decrees might not reach the ears of ordinary people.

No matter how good his policies are for the benefit of the people, they are all in vain if the people don't know about them.

Therefore, their propaganda team did more than just post notices.

Xiao Ce knew very well that most people here were illiterate.

They are also responsible for answering questions from the public and explaining the advantages and disadvantages of these policies.

Therefore, the purpose of this messenger team was to ensure that every place in the four counties of the northern desert knew about this news.

When their propaganda team arrived, they happened to encounter Yue Yong leading a group of people in a search.

Yue Yong saw this group dressed in Xiao Kingdom attire and observed their dignified demeanor.

His attitude wasn't too forceful; he simply stopped them and asked them what their purpose was.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in an official robe stepped out from the group, bowing with a smile: "General, I am Xin Xiaoci, the propaganda ambassador personally appointed by the King of Mobei! The King of Mobei has learned that you prefectural officials have led your soldiers in a bloody battle on the front lines and won a great victory."

"The King of the Northern Desert was deeply moved and specially sent me to commend the three armies! General, which prefecture's guard are you from?"

Xin Xiaoci has a smiling face and speaks very sincerely.

As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face.

Furthermore, Xiao Ce had an excellent reputation in the four prefectures of Mobei. Even the retainers of powerful families like Yue Yong longed for the Mobei Army, having heard of its benefits and prestige.

Therefore, upon hearing Xin Xiaoci say this, Yue Yong's wariness vanished completely.

Yue Yong and his group dismounted, though they didn't know what kind of official the propaganda ambassador Xin Xiaoci had mentioned was.

However, as the saying goes, there are no commoners under the emperor's feet, let alone an ambassador personally appointed by the King of the Northern Desert.

Although he was a general, he was essentially an unofficial guard general.

This is similar to a security captain who commands 10,000 people versus an army leader who commands 10,000 people; their identities are naturally different.

Therefore, Yue Yong was quite polite: "Reporting to Lord Xin, I would never dare to call myself a general. I am Yue Yong, the commander of the Qingshan County Guard!"

Upon seeing this, Xin Xiaoci also dismounted and excitedly helped Yue Yong up, saying, "So you are Patriarch Kan's subordinates! General Yue, you are too modest. Although you are not officially appointed, leading troops to resist foreign aggression makes you generals, and this is recognized by the King of Mobei!"

These words warmed the hearts of Yue Yong and his team.

"It's even better that we've met you here! I wonder where Patriarch Kan is? We can read out the Prince's commendation for you."

Upon hearing Xin Xiaoci's question, Yue Yong, with a sorrowful expression, recounted the news of Kan Shanyue and Cai Yong being assassinated by the Turks.

After hearing this, Xin Xiaoci looked shocked and saddened.

"What? The two patriarchs were assassinated by the Turks? Weren't you supposed to have won a great victory?"

Yue Yong then explained how the two of them had been ambushed.

"Where are the bodies of the two patriarchs? May I go and pay my respects?" Xin Xiaoci asked with a sorrowful expression.

Yue Yong was somewhat moved when he saw Xin Xiaoci's expression, which looked as if her own father had died.

"Lord Xin, this way please."

Xin Xiaoci then told the propaganda team to rest on the spot.

He went with Yue Yong.

A short while later, they arrived at the bodies of Cai Yong and Kan Shanyue.

Xin Xiaoci looked at the horrific state of the two corpses and let out a miserable howl, then beat her chest and stamped her feet in despair.

"Alas, how tragic... alas, how painful! Heaven is jealous of talent!"

"Who did this...who killed the two most capable assistants of the Northern Desert King! Alas, what a pity!"

"My two county magistrates, how could you be dead? My two county magistrates, open your eyes and look... The King of Mobei specially sent me to commend you! He also wants to entrust you with important tasks."

Xin Xiaoci's commotion soon attracted Cai Cheng, one of Cai Yong's retainers.

When Cai Cheng arrived, he saw Xin Xiaoci looking so sad that she seemed on the verge of fainting.

Completely bewildered, he asked Yue Yong, "Who is this?"

Yue Yong then introduced Xin Xiaoci's identity.

Upon hearing Yue Yong's words, Cai Cheng immediately became respectful: "Are they people from the Northern Desert King? What brings them here?"

Yue Yong nodded: "That's right. When the King of Mobei learned that we had come to relieve the siege of Lingxiao City, he specially came to issue a commendation and reward."

"A commendation?" Cai Cheng asked, somewhat surprised.

Yue Yong then roughly repeated what Xin Xiaoci had said.

Cai Cheng nodded: "The King of Mobei is truly a wise ruler! I was worried before that he might be furious if we mobilized the guards without authorization. Now it seems that our worries were unnecessary!"

Although the four major clans were opposed to Xiao Ce, this information was limited to the upper echelons of the clans.

Few people outside the area know about it.

Therefore, these soldiers were unaware of the true attitude of their superiors.

For example, they believed that their surprise attack on the Turks was to help relieve the siege of Lingxiao City.

Just then, Lin Nan appeared at the opportune moment.

Cai Cheng and Yue Yong looked at Xin Xiaoci, who was still pounding his chest in frustration, and said to Lin Nan, "Patriarch Lin, this is a propaganda ambassador sent by the King of Mobei. We are just warriors and don't know how to comfort people. Why don't you go and offer him some words of comfort?"

Lin Nan glanced at Xin Xiaoci's actions and found it somewhat amusing, because Xin Xiaoci's crying was just too realistic.

He had just received Xiao Ce's letter and learned of Xin Xiaoci's purpose in coming.

Seeing Xin Xiaoci crying so bitterly, as if the two dead were his closest relatives.

If he hadn't known the inside story, he really would have been influenced by him.

I felt a mixture of admiration and surprise for Xiao Ce. Where did he find this drama queen?