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

Lou Yao paused, then continued, "Our Uzbek Kingdom has been operating in the Western Regions for many years. Although we are at a temporary disadvantage, I have a way to get them to surrender to me!"

"Your Highness, you now have Xiao Ce by the throat. The two of us joining forces is absolutely the best opportunity, bar none, to kill Xiao Ce!"

Hearing Lou Yao's plan, Xiao Yang was truly tempted.

He hadn't considered this before, because he had never even considered rebelling.

However, upon hearing Lou Yao's words, he realized that he had grasped Xiao Ce's vital point, or even his Achilles' heel.

Xiao Ce ordered the northern deserts to continuously supply weapons to them in the western regions.

The number of these firearms is actually less than 30% of what Xiao Ce proposed.

This means that another 70% of the weapons will continue to be transported over.

Xiao Yang doesn't need to do anything now, he just needs to intercept these firearms...

So, since Xiao Ce didn't have those weapons, their army was just like the unarmed people of the Kingdom of Uzbekistan.

At the mercy of others.

Xiao Yang had witnessed the power of these firearms; if they were to lose their firearms...

Even with his extraordinary abilities, Xiao Ce's efforts were useless.

Watching Xiao Yang's expression change one after another.

Lou Yao knew that he had already fallen for her...

"Your Highness, once you've captured him, you can shift the blame to those people in the Western Regions. You can also tell the people of the Northern Desert that he was killed by the people of the Western Regions... At that point, you'll have military power and the emperor's support."

“Those people from the northern deserts want to avenge Xiao Ce, so they will naturally come to support you. Then, I will cooperate with you to kill some people from the Western Regions to take the blame. At that time, the people from the northern deserts will see you as their hero and savior. You can then take advantage of this and make everything that Xiao Ce has built up in the northern deserts yours.”

"At that time, you will have the support of the people of the Northern Desert, as well as the support of our Western Regions... and you will also have a large army! Who else but you can be the crown prince..."

"Even if the emperor doesn't want to be yours, will he have the right to speak then?"

Lou Yao's words were extremely inflammatory and seductive.

Xiao Yang thought this was a very feasible idea and stared at Lou Yao for a few moments.

"What you say makes sense, but I don't need to involve you in these things at all... I can take you out and do it alone!"

Lou Yao listened to Xiao Yang's words and shook her head with a smile, saying, "Your Highness, this is where you fall short of Xiao Ce."

Xiao Yang's expression immediately stiffened when he heard Lou Yao say that.

“Xiao Ce knew he couldn’t control too many places; he only needed to control a few people. So, he chose Nanxi of Shanshan Kingdom as his proxy. Besides, you don’t know much about our Western Regions… If we, the people of the Western Regions, were to be led by a foreigner…”

“You’ll never stay quiet forever. That’s why I’ve always stayed behind the scenes and never stepped into the limelight.”

"Only when people from the Western Regions govern the Western Regions will the people here truly submit... And right now, besides me, you simply can't find a more suitable representative..."

Xiao Yang looked at Lou Yao with a cold gaze: "How can I trust you?"

Lou Yao said to Xiao Yang, "I can tell you my biggest secret..."

Seeing this, Xiao Yang said to Lou Yao, "Oh? Your biggest secret?"

Lou Yao nodded and then said, "That's right, haven't you always been curious about my identity?"

Xiao Yang nodded.

Lou Yao then began to speak: "You must have heard a story in the palace, right? That the King of Zhen and Xiao Ce's mother had an affair."

Xiao Yang nodded: "That's right... It's not just me who knows this, everyone in the entire Xiao Kingdom knows it!"

Lou Yao said, "What you know is not the truth."

Xiao Yang said jokingly, "Could it be that you already knew?"

Lou Yao nodded and said, "Of course! I'll tell you, and you'll know!"

"The rumors have been that the King of Zhen fell in love with the Emperor's woman. Little did people know, before the Emperor, the King of Zhen knew that woman. That woman's name was Lou Yao!"

Xiao Yang's eyes widened: "It's you?"

Lou Yao was not interrupted by Xiao Yang: "Lou Yao and the King of Zhen knew each other very early on. However, the King of Zhen later took Lou Yao back to the capital. After that, the King of Zhen went out to fight, while Lou Yao was favored by the Emperor."

"After the emperor took a liking to Lou Yao, he wanted to take her as a concubine without saying a word. At that time, Lou Yao did not agree. She also told the emperor about her relationship with the Prince of Zhen."

"The emperor naturally wouldn't care; he wouldn't let go of a woman he'd set his sights on. So, after the emperor learned of her relationship with the Prince of Zhen, he threatened Lou Yao with the Prince's life. If Lou Yao refused... then he had plenty of ways to make the Prince of Zhen die on the battlefield."

Lou Yao didn't suspect anything at the time! After all, the King of Zhen had accumulated numerous military achievements!

"After being threatened by the emperor, Lou Yao didn't dare to refuse directly. So she went back and told her sister, Lou Rui."

"That's right. The Emperor didn't know that Lou Yao had a twin sister. After hearing this, her sister Lou Rui thought it over and over again. Because the King of Zhen had been kind to their family, Lou Rui decided to switch the prince with a cat."

"After that, Lou Rui went to agree to the emperor's request in place of Lou Yao. Meanwhile, Lou Yao secretly went to the battlefield to find the King of Zhen."

"After that, Lou Yao's older sister gained the emperor's favor in the palace and became pregnant with Xiao Ce. However, she had a difficult childbirth and died after giving birth to Xiao Ce."

"After Lou Rui died, the King of Zhen and Lou Yao were very careful, but they were still seen by someone, and the news reached the emperor's ears."

"The emperor believed that Lou Rui had faked her death... so he sent people to search for her. Since it was a crime of deceiving the emperor, it was a dead end. After much deliberation, the Prince of Zhen decided to send Lou Yao away."

"The plan was to wait until things calmed down before bringing her back. Although the emperor did not find Lou Yao at the Prince of Zhen's place, he was still unwilling to give up and sent people everywhere to search for her."

"Therefore, Lou Yao had a very difficult time on the run."

Lou Yao paused here and didn't continue.

Xiao Yang found this very awkward, because Lou Yao was clearly talking about her own affairs.

However, she didn't say "I" but directly said Lou Yao, which made Xiao Yang very awkward.

"Just talk about me, that won't do! Why keep bringing up Lou Yao... Lou Yao..."

Lou Yao looked at Xiao Yang and said, "You'll find out soon enough! Because the real Lou Yao died on the run!"

"Dead?" Xiao Yang asked, his eyes wide. "Then who are you?"