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

Xiao Ce knew that the people of Xiao Kingdom here could not understand the language of these Slavs.

However, these Slavs were able to understand the language of the Kingdom of Sho.

So he said that on purpose.

Xiao Guo was undoubtedly a good country. These people had no guard against the guards who came to their side and began to talk on their own.

"Andrei! What should we do? How could this happen?"

"Where are they taking us? Why aren't they treating us...?"

"Are they going to interrogate us...? Should we commit suicide...?"

"Andrei, is there a traitor among us? How did those Xiao people know our plan and appear behind us?"

The Slavs who had been thrown into the same vehicle as Andrei began to ask him questions.

Andrei's face was deathly pale; he seemed to have lost too much blood and was quite weak.

"It's impossible that there's a traitor on our side... Everyone, please bear with it. Even if they catch us, it won't matter; they'll just interrogate us..."

“I’ve heard all that. After they arrested us, they said they wouldn’t be in any danger because they couldn’t understand our language! They’re just trying to scare us! How can they interrogate us if they can’t even understand our language?”

Hearing Andrei's words of comfort, the group's expressions turned grim: "Andrei, I feel that if this continues, and he doesn't give us treatment... we might not be able to hold on until the end!"

"Yes, Andrei... could you find a way to get them to treat us? We're not afraid of dying... but if we just die like this... without any results, people will laugh their heads off!"

Andrei's face was grim: "I have no other choice now... We can only pray that God will take care of us... As long as everyone holds on... Our people have already achieved something... As long as we survive, our people will definitely find out that we were captured. They will definitely find a way to rescue us!"

"Andrei, don't you speak their language, Xiao? Go and talk to them, and ask them to treat us first!"

Upon hearing what his men had said, Andrei's face immediately turned extremely grim.

"Are you all crazy? If I speak, and they see that I can speak and understand the Xiao language, then they will definitely capture me and try to break through from my side! That will be my nightmare. I've heard that they have a Yama's Palace here... with some extremely powerful interrogation methods!"

After saying that, Andrei closed his eyes and said, "Are you all starting to get scared? Didn't you say you weren't scared?"

Those standing nearby listened with indignation on their faces, their expressions strained by the pain.

"We are not afraid of death, but as we said! We are afraid of dying a meaningless death! We shouldn't die like that!"

...

Xiao Ce listened from the side, raising an eyebrow.

The harvest was quite substantial!

I used to think they should just die, but now it seems I need them to die later.

He heard everything he needed to hear, and all of them were bleeding profusely.

So everyone decided to conserve their energy and kept quiet.

Xiao Ce then slowly and quietly left without anyone noticing.

After Xiao Ce left, he found Han Da.

Han Da was somewhat surprised to see Xiao Ce looking for him.

Upon learning this, Xiao Ce was even more surprised when he asked him to find someone to treat them.

Especially after hearing Xiao Ce say that he should take extra care of Andrei.

Although he found it strange, he didn't ask.

He knew Xiao Ce's personality well; if Xiao Ce didn't say anything, there was no need to ask.

Because it's very likely that asking will be pointless.

...

As Xiao Ce said.

Han Da immediately took care of it; they first went to have Andrei taken away.

They thought they were going to arrest Andrei for interrogation, and even Andrei himself thought so.

However, after waiting for a while, Andrei was sent back.

The arrows had been removed from his body, and his body had been bandaged.

Then they stopped caring about it altogether.

The Slavs standing nearby immediately began to press Andrei for answers.

"Andrei, what you said earlier was good. How come you've already accepted treatment... Tell me, did you promise them something?"

Once one person raises a question, a second, a third...

Soon everyone fell into doubt.

Andrei quickly said, "Don't fall for their tricks! They're scheming against us... They're doing this on purpose! It's to sow discord between us. They didn't ask anything, and I didn't say anything!"

After Andrei explained a few things, the people around him, though not particularly upset, still didn't believe him.

...

Xiao Ce, disguised as a shadow guard, overheard this scene from the side and left without saying a word.

After changing back into their own clothes, they let Han Da treat them.

From their conversation, Xiao Ce was certain that the seed of doubt had been planted.

As for no longer pretending, Xiao Ce could tell from their conversation.

They were lucky; they managed to wipe them all out.

Just a few hours after they had been traveling.

Da Lei and his men, who had originally gone into the mountains to search, also received the news. They found their hideout without much effort.

They reaped a great harvest, seizing a considerable number of weapons from their side.

They have already arranged for people to transport it over later.

Da Lei kicked a few grenades over with him and saw the grenades in their hands.

This grenade was very similar to those of later generations; it had a pull ring.

Xiao Ce tested it, and the explosive power was no less than his.

It is now certain that in that Slavic country, they had already developed firearms.

Moreover, their firearms technology is far superior to theirs.

As Da Lei spoke, he learned that they had some long guns over there, but he didn't know if those long guns were rifles.

If they had actually developed a rifle, the firearms he was so proud of would now be completely inferior to theirs.

Seeing that Xiao Ce's expression was not good, Da Lei asked curiously.

"Your Highness, are these things very powerful? To me, they seem to be about the same power as our wooden-handled grenades... just a bit smaller."

Gulimiza said to Xiao Ce from the side, "Your Highness, I feel that your wooden-handled grenade is more powerful... as long as it can kill the enemy, that's fine."

Listening to the two people's comforting words, I realized that what they said made sense.

However, Xiao Ce didn't see the difference between the two grenades; rather, he saw the gap in industry and technology behind them through these grenades.

Xiao Ce didn't explain to them, because even if he did, they might not understand.

Upon seeing these things, Xiao Ce immediately felt exhausted.

He even felt that fate was playing tricks on him.

He had thought that after his men secretly developed some firearms, he would succeed.

He could then stand proudly in the world and unify the land.

Then build an invincible army and sweep across the globe!

To become the first person to unify the world—if I can accomplish this, then my life will not have been in vain.

However, it turned out that he had oversimplified things.

If you count the time, he's been here for almost three years now, and he still hasn't managed to unify the world.

Now that these Slavic people have emerged, it has undoubtedly added a lot of trouble to his unification efforts.

It seems I was too happy too soon.

However, Xiao Ce was not the kind of person who would back down when faced with danger.

He enjoys challenges, especially the more difficult ones, the more excited he gets.

Now, he sees this as an opportunity to hone his skills.

...

At this time, in the Jiangnan region.

After Xiao Xiangqing established his kingdom in Jiangnan, the first thing he did was to receive the people from the Slavic countries.

They also invited Xiao Zhan over.

They gathered together in a magnificently decorated hall.

Xiao Xiangqing was very clever; instead of placing them in a superior or inferior position, she placed them in equal positions.

He wanted to put Xiao Zhan on an equal footing with him.

After all, they are both emperors now.

Moreover, they need each other as allies at this time!

"Brother, can I still call you that now?" Xiao Zhan said to Xiao Xiangqing with great joy.

Seeing Xiao Zhan's response, Xiao Xiangqing smiled and said, "Ninth Brother, of course... May I call you that?"

Xiao Zhan smiled and nodded: "Haha, of course. I didn't expect you to be so trustworthy, Your Majesty. I can hardly believe it."

Xiao Xiangqing flicked her sleeve: "What, what kind of person was I in your heart before? Was I a treacherous person who broke his word?"

Xiao Zhan quickly shook his head.

"Of course not, Your Majesty. I just thought you were a very ambitious person. I never imagined that you were not only ambitious, but also had a very broad vision!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Bi Han bowed and said, "I don't know, who did you invite this time...?"

After Xiao Zhan established his kingdom, he appointed Bi Han as his national advisor.

Xiao Xiangqing also regarded Qianlong as the national advisor.

In fact, Xiao Xiangqing didn't know either, and before he could ask Mr. Qianlong, he did.

Mr. Qianlong then said to Bihan, "Bihan's Grand Preceptor, this time it is their eldest prince who has come!"

Bi Han nodded at first, then asked, "King Qianlong, we don't even know which country they're from..."

Mr. Qianlong subconsciously looked at Xiao Xiangqing.

Xiao Xiangqing gave an awkward smile: "I'm sorry, Imperial Preceptor Qianlong... I was busy with the coronation a few days ago and forgot about the things you asked me to do."

Mr. Qianlong waved his hand casually: "It's alright. Then, I will speak with you, Grand Preceptor Bihan."

Bi Han nodded.

Mr. Qianlong then said, "Actually, the people who provided us with weapons were from the Slavic country. This Slavic country is located in the northwest of the Turkic region."

"They are an extremely powerful country, no less powerful than ours. They have always wanted to unite with our Xiao Kingdom, after all, they are a great power, and so is our Xiao Kingdom. Cooperation between two great powers would naturally be a win-win situation."

"As a result, when they tried to pass through the Turkic region, they encountered numerous obstacles. So the cooperation was put on hold. Eventually, their ships and ships from Fusang came and discovered a sea route. After trying to pass through, they found that this route was more suitable than the land route."

"Not only can it increase speed, but it can also bypass the desolate and backward northern desert and directly reach the richest city in Xiao Kingdom. The merchants who contacted us before were some Slavic countries. After negotiating with me, they realized how difficult our situation was and expressed their deep sympathy for us."

"So, after they spoke with their royal family, they clearly expressed their willingness to cooperate with us! The Tsar of the Slavic country sent his eldest son to come and discuss cooperation with us in person."

Bi Han nodded repeatedly as he listened, then said, "Mr. Qianlong, do you believe what they're saying? We haven't had any prior relationship with them... As the saying goes, there's no such thing as a free lunch!"

Bi Han's frank words made Mr. Qianlong burst out laughing.

"Haha, you have a keen eye, Grand Preceptor Han. Actually, calling it cooperation... is more like a mutually beneficial arrangement! They sell us weapons and make money from us. There's also a political consideration involved. Remember the Fusang Kingdom I mentioned earlier?"

Bi Han nodded: "That's right, you said the sea route was discovered by the people of Fusang! Are those Fusang people you mentioned the same ones our coastal people used to call the Japanese?"

Qianlong smiled and nodded: "Not bad...not bad, just Japanese."

As he spoke, Qianlong continued, "However, it is said that these Japanese pirates are not the same as the ones we know. Their national strength has increased by leaps and bounds. It seems that they have carried out some kind of reform. Their Fusang country can now produce those firearms."

"In the past, the two countries had fought many battles! They were evenly matched! And Fusang got the news from somewhere that Xiao was weak, so they prepared to extend their reach to Xiao. After all, Fusang is a small country, and they originally wanted to conquer Slavic countries and make them their land country."

Bi Han listened with increasing confusion and asked, "According to you, wouldn't it be easier to attack our Xiao Kingdom? Why abandon our side and go directly to attack those more powerful Slavic countries?"

Mr. Qianlong gave a wry smile: "Actually, the reason the Fusang people haven't attacked us is that they don't want others to know we exist... After all, in their eyes, our Xiao Kingdom is already in their pocket. It will be theirs sooner or later! In this region, the Fusang people feel that the Slavs are the most threatening. They think that as long as they eliminate them, taking over our Xiao Kingdom will be a piece of cake!"