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

What Xiao Ce said was indeed the truth.

If he had known the situation outside beforehand, he would have done it in a completely different way.

He never expected that the world would still go astray.

It's unclear whether this discrepancy is related to his time travel.

However, considering the speed and timeline of development in countries like Britain, it should have nothing to do with him.

Fortunately, they did manage to develop some firearms.

This also means that even in their circumstances, they still have the opportunity to sit at the poker table.

However, after this experience, he suddenly discovered another shortcut.

That means we're definitely behind them in researching weapons, but researching hot air balloons would be a breakthrough.

With this in mind, he still felt it necessary to have them begin researching aircraft directly.

Only by controlling the air can one be truly invincible.

Xiao Ce grew increasingly excited as he thought about it, and a smug smile crept onto his face.

Gulimiza, who was sitting on one side, suddenly started giggling as she watched Xiao Ce.

She quickly asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness... are you alright? What's on your mind that makes you so happy?"

Xiao Ce said to Gulimiza, "I've thought of a great way to overtake on a curve."

"Overtaking on a curve? What does that mean?"

Xiao Ce smiled at Gulimiza: "Figure it out for yourself! Did you bring writing materials with you?"

Gulimiza shook her head awkwardly: "No! Your Highness, we came here to negotiate, why would we need this?"

Xiao Ce urged the white lion again as he spoke.

Upon arriving at the border, Yan Jia had already sent people to wait for them.

Upon seeing Xiao Ce, Yan Jia excitedly asked, "Your Highness, is everything going smoothly?"

Xiao Ce gave Yan Jia a thumbs up and said, "It was a close call, but you did a great job!"

Yan Jia waved his hand and said, "It was all arranged by the Prince. I just carried it out."

Xiao Ce was thinking about flying machines, cars, and tanks all the way here.

He figured that these things didn't exist abroad, so if he was going to do something, he should do something that no one else had.

Although he didn't have the very fine details, he could find them from abroad...

Now that he has Boudica and his count uncle, he can save himself a lot of trouble.

He has already secretly asked his uncle to find some 'scientists' for him.

The arrival of these scientists will surely help the local scientists in the 'Tianji Pavilion' of Longhu Village make great progress.

The name 'Tianji Pavilion' was chosen by them.

It was Lin Zhong who told him this in a letter.

So, along the way, he put those imagined things into drawings.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ce asked Yan Jia impatiently, "Yan Jia, do you have pen and ink here?"

Yan Jia nodded, then told someone to bring it over.

Xiao Ce continued, "You all continue on your journey. Let's return to the capital of the Turkic Kingdom first. I have some things to explain."

"And you can clear all the landmines here now. But don't cancel the artillery fire from the hidden areas on both sides."

Yan Jia nodded.

With that, Xiao Ce climbed into the carriage and began to get busy.

...

In the following days, Xiao Ce once again hid in the carriage and went into seclusion!

Xiao Ce left the rest of the work to Gulimiza.

Gulimiza followed Xiao Ce to the Slavic country and participated in the entire process. She also understood all of Xiao Ce's intentions.

Therefore, Xiao Ce felt at ease leaving the rest of the matter to her.

Things went very smoothly after that, because the Slavs had searched for a long time but had not found a way for Xiao Ce to descend from the sky.

They had no choice but to cooperate obediently, first transporting the grain and livestock intended as compensation.

Xiao Ce gave it directly to the people there.

The local people were naturally delighted to see such a large windfall, and some even felt a pang of regret that the Slavs hadn't blown up their farmland and pastures back then.

You see, the seriousness Xiao Ce described, and those places certainly looked serious.

However, Xiao Ce has already given them some methods to improve the land. Planting will be possible next year...

Xiao Ce immediately sent someone to tell Xiao Zhan the good news.

...

When Xiao Ce returned, Xiao Zhan and Bi Han had just arrived in Xiao Xiangqing's Jiangnan Prefecture.

Previously, Xiao Ce had given Bi Han some information on road construction and other books.

Bi Han flipped through it and felt that the book was comparable to a divine book.

So they first sent them a letter indicating that Xiao Ce was willing to let them pass.

They also had things to do, so they went back first.

Bi Han was usually low-key and looked like a staff member, but he had a high reputation in Sichuan.

Xiao Zhan was willing to believe in him, giving him unique confidence and power.

Bi Han was also very capable, so everyone liked to listen to him.

So when he returned, he implemented sweeping reforms.

After giving his instructions, he rushed to Jiangnan County as soon as possible.

The Japanese have launched a very fierce attack here, and they know why.

Because Jiangnan Prefecture has many ports, while Fusang Kingdom currently only has one port for entering the sea, it also wants to control a longer coastline.

Therefore, capturing Jiangnan County was of paramount importance to them.

Although Xiao Zhan and the others had submitted to Xiao Ce.

However, that's all done behind the scenes; we still have to maintain a facade.

Therefore, Xiao Xiangqing, this shield, cannot die.

After all, when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact; everyone understands this principle...

Xiao Xiangqing was very happy to see Xiao Zhan and Bi Han return.

After all, they felt that the Fusang Kingdom had attacked them so fiercely that they were afraid and had retreated to the Sichuan region, too afraid to come out.

If they really do that, he'll be completely helpless.

After all, Sichuan is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It's really kind of them to come over now.

What frustrated Xiao Xiangqing even more was that during this time, his strategist, Mr. Qianlong, suddenly disappeared.

This caused him immense suffering.

Therefore, Xiao Zhan's arrival this time was truly a timely help.

After all, Xiao Zhan was clearly superior in military campaigns.

"Ninth Brother, I thought you weren't planning on coming... If you don't come soon, I really won't be able to hold on."

Xiao Zhan was somewhat surprised to see Xiao Xiangqing come to greet him personally: "Brother, why did you come to greet me personally? Didn't I say in my letter that there were some minor problems in our Sichuan army, but they have all been resolved now?"

How are things on your end?

Xiao Xiangqing shook his head and said, "During this time, Xiao Tao's soldiers have been attacking like mad dogs... We have suffered heavy losses. We have already lost six cities!"

"What? How could we lose so quickly!" Xiao Zhan was somewhat surprised.

Because he also left a lot of Sichuan troops here, and they were mainly for defense.

Given this situation, it's unlikely they'll lose so quickly.

Xiao Xiangqing wanted to say something, but then he saw that there were quite a few people watching.

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's go back and talk about it!"

Xiao Zhan nodded.

He followed Xiao Xiangqing back to his residence.

Having not seen Qianlong along the way, including here, Bi Han asked, "Your Majesty, where is Mr. Qianlong?"

As soon as Bi Han spoke, Xiao Zhan chimed in, "Yes, Your Majesty, where is Mr. Qianlong? I haven't seen him. Could he have run away?"

Xiao Xiangqing waved his hand with a smile and said, "Of course not. Didn't you keep not coming before? We suspected that you knew about the fierce attack from Fusang and were no longer planning to form an alliance, but instead going to guard your own little piece of land... So, he came to us to find a way to protect himself."

Xiao Zhan listened to Xiao Xiangqing say, "Find a way to protect yourself? What do you mean? You're not going to follow Fusang and admit defeat, are you?"

Xiao Xiangqing quickly waved his hand: "No...we are sworn enemies with the people of Fusang, how could that be...Mr. Qianlong has connections everywhere, you can rest assured. Besides, those Slavs are still here..."

Xiao Zhan nodded in agreement: "That's good. By the way... why did Xiao Tao's army suddenly become so aggressive, like they'd been poisoned by mad dogs? Weren't those guys all rather uninterested in fighting before?"

Xiao Xiangqing said, "It's all because those beasts in Fusang are inhuman. That dog Xiao Tao has completely become a lackey of Fusang. The people of Fusang have all been imprisoned by the families of their soldiers. They've set a time limit for them; if they don't capture our city within that time, they'll kill the soldiers' families."

"Tell me, in this situation, how can they not fight desperately?"

Xiao Ce frowned as he listened and said, "Damn it, those bastards... So, won't those soldiers resist? There aren't many people from Fusang, are there?"

Xiao Xiangqing shook his head: "Ninth Brother, you've been away for quite some time now, and a lot has happened here..."

"While you were away, the people of Fusang brought a large number of soldiers from the sea. Now, there are at least 50,000 Fusang soldiers in Xiao Tao's territory!"

Xiao Zhan frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Only fifty thousand?"

Xiao Xiangqing said, "Fifty thousand is enough... They've subdued those people... Anyway, those people are truly suffering... The cruelty those bastards committed is actually beneficial to us!"

Xiao Zhan frowned slightly: "Even in this state, what benefit is there for us?"

Before Xiao Xiangqing could speak, Bi Han said, "Because the people of Fusang are cruel, our soldiers will be even more motivated... to prevent those Fusang people from coming! Otherwise, what happened to those soldiers today will be their tomorrow!"

After listening, Xiao Xiangqing gave a thumbs up: "As expected of Lord Bi, not bad..."

"By the way, how was your trip to the Northern Desert? Did Xiao Ce give you any trouble?"

Bi Han shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, fortunately we have no dealings with Xiao Ce, so Xiao Ce didn't make things difficult for us... He is also a smart man. He knew that if we lost, it wouldn't benefit them at all, so he agreed."

Xiao Xiangqing listened with some surprise: "Hmph... I guess he agreed quickly too."

Xiao Zhan chimed in, quickly adding, "That's right... He doesn't have to do anything! He just opens up a road and sits there collecting money... Who wouldn't do that?"

Upon hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Xiao Xiangqing's eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "What? What did you say? You're taking money?"

Xiao Zhan said, "That's right, Xiao Ce is really cunning. He agreed to my request and went to negotiate with the Slavic people. Because they had defeated the Slavic people once using trickery, the Slavic people didn't want to get bogged down with them and wanted to support us, so they agreed to their demands and provided some money..."

Xiao Xiangqing listened with a face full of resentment: "This Xiao Ce is truly wicked to the extreme. We are helping him protect the people of Fusang, and he is still making a fortune off our national crisis... He really deserves to die!"

Xiao Zhan nodded in agreement: "However, let's not worry about that for now. As long as we defeat Fusang first, we'll have plenty of time to settle accounts with them... When the time comes, whatever they've swallowed, they'll make us pay back double!"

Xiao Xiangqing nodded repeatedly as she listened.

Xiao Zhan said, "Alright, Your Majesty, come with me and explain the battle situation... let me see what's going on!"

Seeing this, Xiao Xiangqing did not delay. She walked to a map and began to talk to Xiao Zhan.

...

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Palace in Kyoto.

Qianlong appeared beside Xiao Tao, but at this moment, Mr. Qianlong had changed into a eunuch's robe.

Xiao Tao's expression was not good at this moment. He had initially thought that he could control the situation.

However, as more and more people from Fusang came in, he, the emperor, became nothing more than a mascot.

Cai Hui used various methods to sideline him, making all the generals under his command listen to him.

He is now a complete puppet emperor.

Although he was a puppet emperor, he still had some control over the palace.

Just a few days ago, Mr. Qianlong sent a letter through the palace's agent.

He revealed his identity as Xiao Xiangqing's strategist and requested an audience with Xiao Tao.

After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Tao finally agreed.

Now, taking advantage of the opportunity of the compradors entering the palace, Mr. Qianlong, under Xiao Tao's arrangement, has also entered.

In fact, after Cai Hui gained power, she became far less vigilant in monitoring the palace than she had been at the beginning.

At this point, Cai Hui completely believed that no matter what Xiao Tao did, he couldn't change anything...

Xiao Tao's only use now is there, especially after the Fusang Kingdom repeatedly reinforced its troops in this area, which made his confidence soar...

They didn't even take Xiao Tao seriously.

Upon seeing Xiao Tao, Qianlong bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Xiao Tao snorted coldly: "Xiao Xiangqing is your emperor, not me. You've seen my situation, so just say what you want to say..."