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

Yin Weiyong's question did indeed hit a crucial point.

No wonder he kept restraining himself.

Xiao Ce had indeed considered many things, but he hadn't considered what Yin Weiyong was talking about.

Previously, Xiao Ce had considered killing them all to achieve a deterrent effect.

Now it seems that their Slavic country was able to infiltrate because they were fully prepared.

"Father-in-law, it seems you have some ideas?" Xiao Ce didn't answer, but asked Yin Weiyong.

Yin Weiyong did not hide anything and said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness! That's right, my idea is that we should first negotiate with the Slavs, and then stabilize the internal situation."

"As long as the Slavs don't interfere, with your elite troops, Your Highness, dealing with them will be as easy as cutting melons and vegetables!"

After hearing Yin Weiyong's words, Xiao Ce couldn't help but interrupt, "Father-in-law, you're thinking too simply. Didn't you say that the Slavic people supported Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Zhan? In other words, Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Zhan have become their dogs. If we beat their dogs, do you think they won't fight back? Of course not..."

Yin Weiyong nodded: "So, it depends on how we negotiate with them? They support Xiao Zhan and Xiao Xiangqing simply because they want to have a proxy in Xiao Kingdom... Let's make them believe that we can become their proxy!"

Xiao Ce nodded in agreement: "You mean, we should lie to them first... agree to some of their demands, sort things out internally first... and then turn our attention to dealing with them?"

Yin Weiyong smiled and said, "That's right, just like that!"

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Ce said to Yin Weiyong, "That is indeed a solution! However, they're not stupid. To gain their trust, we'll have to give something in return."

Yin Weiyong nodded: "So what I mean is to talk about it first... If it's feasible, then we'll take action... If it's not feasible, then we'll use other methods."

Xiao Ce knew that Yin Weiyong must have other methods, so he said to Yin Weiyong, "Tell me about other methods."

Yin Weiyong glanced at Xiao Ce, clearly having been correctly guessed by Xiao Ce.

Yin Weiyong asked Xiao Ce with some surprise, "Your Highness, how did you know?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "You were once the prime minister of a country, so you must have had a backup plan when it came to devising solutions and taking action!"

Yin Weiyong smiled and said, "That's right. Another way is to talk to Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Zhan. No matter what, we are all of the same race, all on our own... All those Slavs have done is try to invade our land... However, given the personalities of our princes, it might be more worthwhile for us to talk to those Slavs."

Xiao Ce nodded. To be honest, he didn't quite agree with Yin Weiyong's suggestion.

These two methods seem feasible, but in reality, they both place their hopes on others.

This is something Xiao Ce doesn't want to see, and it's not how he does things.

Yin Weiyong had served as prime minister for decades and was very adept at understanding people's hearts.

From Xiao Ce's expression, Yin Weiyong knew that Xiao Ce was not satisfied with his suggestion.

"Your Highness, what are your thoughts on this?"

Xiao Ce waved his hand: "I haven't decided yet, but there's no rush... I'm the kind of person who always seeks revenge. They bullied my woman like this... and even tried to assassinate her. If I could pretend I knew nothing right now, I wouldn't be worthy of being a human being..."

Yin Weiyong's eyes lit up slightly when he heard Xiao Ce say that.

Then, with a displeased expression, he said, "I knew Han Da couldn't fool you? Your Highness, you knew all along?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "As you all know, unless I don't want to know, there's nothing I can't know if I want to!"

Yin Weiyong looked at Xiao Ce and said, "So you also know that Pan'er went to Dragon Tiger Stronghold?"

Xiao Ce smiled helplessly and nodded: "Pan'er, isn't what she's doing unnecessary?"

Yin Weiyong waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, Pan'er's trip to Longhu Village wasn't entirely to avoid you. As you know, the weapons of the Slavic people are clearly superior to ours. You gave us some even more powerful weapons before, but our current technology is limited, so we can't manufacture them."

"So, Pan'er went there mainly to discuss with Lin Zhong how to improve our weapons..."

Xiao Ce nodded in agreement: "Actually, I've seen their weapons... There is a gap between our firearms, but it's not at the level of overwhelming superiority. Their weapons are better than ours, but not by much... So, we don't need to worry! Warfare mainly relies on strategy! Our development here is already very rapid!"

"Even with my guidance, the tech tree needs to be developed gradually... we can't force it to grow too fast!"

Although Yin Weiyong nodded, he genuinely didn't understand a single word Xiao Ce said.

"Your Highness, it's good that you're back! We finally have someone to rely on!"

Xiao Ce looked at Yin Weiyong and said with a smile, "Father-in-law, I still need your help! Everything here was managed by Pan'er... so I need to leave things here to you."

"Your Highness, this is inappropriate... I only did this at Pan'er's request... Now that Your Highness has returned, I should naturally return it to you!"

Xiao Ce waved his hand: "Father-in-law, when have you ever seen me enjoy doing these tedious things... Besides, father-in-law, I know that deep down you still dream of being an emperor..."

When Xiao Ce got to this point, Yin Weiyong's face turned deathly pale with fright.

"Your Highness...I didn't...I dared not..."

Seeing that Yin Weiyong was about to kneel before him, Xiao Ce quickly helped him up: "Father-in-law, don't be nervous... It's normal for men to have some ambition. Besides, you're just thinking about it... It's not complicated. Furthermore, that damned emperor is dead... It's even less of a problem to think about it now..."

"Besides, I didn't make you emperor! I just helped us manage this area. You're the person I trust most, so there shouldn't be any problem with that, right?"

Yin Weiyong listened to Xiao Ce's words and saw that Xiao Ce did not seem to be pursuing the matter.

"no problem!"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Father-in-law, that's right! We're family, and our goal is for us all to become better. You only have one daughter, so helping me is helping her."

After being persuaded by Xiao Ce, Yin Weiyong agreed.

"Then let Pan'er take charge after she comes back! After all, I'm an old man."

After listening, Xiao Ce didn't waste any words: "Okay, no problem!"

At this point, Yin Weiyong suddenly remembered what Xiao Ce had just said: "Your Highness, you just said that you were ambushed by people from the Slavic country?"

Xiao Ce nodded to Yin Weiyong and then recounted the ambush that had occurred on the way.

"Father-in-law, so what you meant by 'we should have a good talk' is that these damn Slavs don't want to talk to us properly... they just want us dead!"

Yin Weiyong listened, his face turning extremely grim, and nodded.

"Indeed, we've captured quite a few of those Slavic assassins. However, due to the language barrier, we haven't been able to understand their language, which has caused some significant problems during interrogation... I heard that Lord Xie Zhi has even started teaching the prisoners the Xiao language in order to interrogate them?"

Xiao Ce was genuinely surprised after hearing Yin Weiyong's words.

With an incredulous look on his face, he said, "What? Let those Slavs come and learn our Xiao language?"

Yin Weiyong nodded: "That's right. We originally wanted our people to learn the Slavic language, but we were afraid they would try to fool us... so we had them learn the language of Xiao."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce caught a glimpse of a familiar figure approaching from the doorway out of the corner of his eye.

The person who came over was none other than the Xie Zhi.

When Xiao Ce saw Xie Zhi, he said to him, "Xie Zhi, what are you doing outside... come in, come in."

As Xiao Ce spoke, he beckoned to the Xie Zhi.

After the Xie Zhi entered, it bowed to Xiao Ce and then to Yin Weiyong.

"Your Highness, Prime Minister Yin, I hope I haven't disturbed your conversation. I heard that Your Highness had arrived... so I came straight here in excitement."

Yin Weiyong waved his hand and said, "No, Mr. Xie Zhi, we were just talking about you. You just happened to come by. Don't you think this is a coincidence? What is it?"

The Xie Zhi looked puzzled: "Speaking of me?"

Xiao Ce nodded, gesturing for Xie Zhi to sit down: "Good. So you're teaching those Slavs to speak the Xiao language? How's the progress?"

The Xie Zhi looked embarrassed: "Hey, those people are so stupid. After teaching them for so long, they've only learned the basics..."

Xiao Ce said to the Xie Zhi, "Are they unwilling to learn, or unable to learn? Have you tamed them?"

The Xie Zhi nodded emphatically: "Your Highness, you can rest assured... I have absolutely tamed them! If I hadn't tamed them, they wouldn't have followed my teachings... I've realized that the main reason they can't learn is because they're too stupid!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Ce stood up and said, "Then, take me there to have a look."

The Xie Zhi nodded first, then said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, although we have tamed them... we can't understand their language. They can't understand our language either, so we have no way to communicate with them!"

Xiao Ce revealed a sly smile.

The Xie Zhi suddenly realized that Xiao Ce even knew the things some of the foreign women had said before...

"Your Highness, do you perhaps know those Slavic languages?"

Xiao Ce smiled without saying a word and nodded.

The Xie Zhi's eyes lit up noticeably: "Your Highness, that's wonderful. I've tamed them like dogs now... All you need is someone who understands their language, and you'll know whatever you want to know!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ce nodded: "Then, shall we go straight there?"

The Xie Zhi nodded: "Alright, Your Highness, please follow me."

After the two got up, they watched as Yin Weiyong followed.

"Your Highness, may I come along?"

Xiao Ce said to Yin Weiyong, "Father-in-law, of course there's no problem, let's go together."

Then, Xiao Ce said to the two of them, "However, don't have too high hopes for them!"

The Xie Zhi looked at Xiao Ce with some confusion and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. They have definitely tamed me..."

Xiao Ce interrupted him, not letting him continue: "I'm not doubting your abilities, but these assassins, even if they know, they won't know much! So, it's unlikely that we can get any information from them."

Seeing that Xiao Ce meant it, the Xie Zhi nodded.

The three of them went to the Yama King's Palace again, which had obviously been renovated once more.

Just a short while after entering, a suffocating feeling hit me, making me feel hopeless.

Yin Weiyong was also visiting this place for the first time and originally intended to go in with them.

But after walking for a short while, he felt his heart couldn't take it anymore, so he waved his hand and said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness... this old man can't take it anymore, I feel like I can't breathe..."

Xiao Ce did not insist and let Yin Weiyong go back first.

He will tell him as soon as he has any news.

Yin Weiyong then left.

After walking for a while, Xiao Ce actually regretted it a little.

He should have let the Xie Zhi (a mythical beast) capture the person.

The Xie Zhi noticed Xiao Ce's unpleasant expression and cautiously inquired, "Your Highness, are you alright? Why don't you leave too? I'll bring the man out for you?"

Although Xiao Ce was upset, he still shook his head and said, "No need... I want to see it too. This kind of design is good to learn from. We can develop it vigorously in the future and have every government office have one... This will make interrogations much easier."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, the Xie Zhi's eyes brightened noticeably, as if it had found a kindred spirit.

"Your Highness, you think so too, don't you? I've actually made suggestions a few times, but the Princess Consort rejected them all."

Xiao Ce was somewhat surprised and asked Yin Pan'er why she refused.

The Xie Zhi said, "What the princess means is that if this thing becomes widespread, others will inevitably learn it. Including our opponents... This Yama Palace is located within the Northern Desert Royal Palace, which ensures its secrecy to the greatest extent. Others won't be able to learn it!"

"If someone copies the construction and design of this interrogation room and uses it against us, it will definitely do more harm than good! If there are wanted criminals in various places, we can just bring them here for interrogation! There is absolutely no need to set up interrogation rooms in different places!"

Xiao Ce nodded in agreement: "What the princess says makes sense! I really hadn't thought of that many things."

The Xie Zhi was somewhat dismissive: "Your Highness, the architecture of this Yama's Palace is just the most basic element of our interrogation; the main thing is the interrogation techniques!"