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

Qianlong also agreed with Tojo Shōki's assessment.

In his eyes, those people from Xiao Kingdom were nothing more than pigs and dogs, not worth mentioning at all.

"Lord Tojo Shōki, you're right, that's what I think too. As long as we cooperate with Fusang, sweeping across this Xiao Kingdom continent won't be a problem. The biggest problem is those Slavic people. However, I believe that those Slavic brutes are nothing compared to Fusang," Qianlong said.

Listening to Qianlong's flattery, Tojo Shōki smiled and nodded: "Qianlong, not bad, no wonder they say you're a smart man... You said that the eldest prince of the Slavic country is still over there, right!"

Qianlong narrowed his eyes, guessing Tojo Shōki's purpose, and nodded: "Lord Tojo Shōki, don't worry. He's still with us. He's waiting for reinforcements... Lord Tojo Shōki, as long as your Fusang Kingdom needs us, just give the order. Whether it's capturing him alive or taking his head... we can do it!"

Seeing how sensible Qianlong was, Tojo Shōki's smile blossomed like a flower: "Not bad...not bad, Mr. Qianlong, I prefer talking to smart people...Once we eliminate this troublesome Xiao Tao, we can proceed with our next move..."

The reason why Tojo Shōki and Tsai Hui kept Xiao Tao was initially just to use him as a mascot.

Later, they wanted to put their own people into the army, because only by controlling the army could they truly have a voice.

However, the positions they arranged for their trusted confidants to replace were never held for long, and all of them encountered unexpected situations.

From then on, they learned that there were many of Xiao Tao's confidants in these armies, and it seemed that he had handed over control of the army.

In reality, he still holds control of the army.

He could easily incite the army to defect whenever he wanted, with a single command. This was something they didn't want to see.

They tried many methods, but there was simply no way to find out.

They couldn't find out anything from Xiao Tao until a few days ago when this hidden dragon found them.

He bluntly stated that he could eliminate their sore spot, and then they could openly and legitimately eliminate Xiao Tao.

And let Tsai Hui take charge.

This is something that the Fusang Kingdom has always wanted to do. With the entry of the Fusang army, they no longer need any proxies.

He needs someone who will listen to the language of Japan wholeheartedly!

It was obvious that this person was none other than Cai Hui.

Qianlong wanted a powerful ally and thought that finding a Slavic person would be very helpful. However, they were stopped at sea by the Japanese navy.

On land, he was blocked by Xiao Ce, which shattered Qianlong's longing for the Slavic country, so he thought of turning to the Japanese for refuge!

The two sides were like flies meeting rotten meat, hitting it off immediately.

Upon seeing this, Qianlong handed over the letters that Xiao Tao had personally written to Cai Hui.

"Then you can go ahead and get busy. I told Xiao Tao the time is three days from now, so you have plenty of time to arrest everyone and then sentence him to death..."

Cai Hui nodded: "Alright, I know what to do next... Mr. Qianlong, why don't you rest here for a few days? Await our good news..."

Qianlong smiled slightly: "Then we'll wait for your good news."

With that, Qianlong left, his gaze turning cold as he muttered to himself, "Xiao Tao, don't blame me when you die!"

...

After Qianlong left, Cai Hui respectfully said to Tojo Xiaoji, "Lord Xiaoji, it's up to me now. I'll arrest them first... and then arrest Xiao Tao. Once we've arrested them, all these troops will belong to the Great Fusang Empire."

Tojo Shōki nodded, and his hands began to roam freely over Cai Hui's body.

“Cai Hui, I’ve always trusted you completely. As long as I’m here, you’ll always be the queen…”

After hearing what Tojo Shōki said, Cai Hui's expression became even more shy.

If she didn't still have work to do, Cai Hui would definitely have treated Tojo Hideki to a proper reward...

Cai Hui has a strong learning ability; in such a short time, she has already become very fluent in the language of Fusang.

After a while of tenderness, Cai Hui, seeing that she had aroused Tojo Shōki's lust, pushed aside several of her palace maids and began to serve Tojo Shōki.

Only then did she leave, listening to the decadent music coming from inside the house.

Cai Hui's voice turned cold as she said to the young eunuch Xiao Cong who had followed her, "Xiao Cong, after this is over, go and deal with that little slut inside."

The young eunuch named Xiao Cong nodded; he was already used to such things.

After Cai Hui arrived at the room on the side, a group of burly men with fierce faces were already waiting for her.

These burly men saw that Cai Hui had learned the etiquette of the Japanese and bowed to her at a ninety-degree angle.

Cai Hui glanced around the room and said, "Everyone's here, right?"

Everyone nodded, and Cai Hui excitedly tossed the stack of papers in her hand onto a table.

"Everyone here is one of my own. Enough with the small talk. I asked you to search for those traitors who have infiltrated the military for a long time, but you haven't found them."

When Cai Hui got to this point, the burly men present involuntarily lowered their heads.

Without saying a word, Cai Hui pointed to the stack of envelopes in front of her and said, "These are all the names of those traitors. This time, I want you to arrest them all without a trace, without anyone noticing. Can you do that?"

The burly men nodded hastily: "Mother, with the list, if we still can't catch anyone... you can stew my head like a pig's head!"

"Yes, Mother! Don't worry, just watch this time, we will definitely capture them all."

Seeing their expressions, Cai Hui nodded: "Also, from now on, don't call me Empress! Soon, I will be the first female emperor of Xiao Kingdom!"

The burly men were taken aback at first, but then, being very adept at handling things, they all knelt down and shouted, "Greetings, Empress! Long live the Empress! Long live the Empress! Long live the Empress!"

Cai Hui listened to the shouts of these burly men with a look of enjoyment on her face.

Then he said, "Alright, you've all done this well! From now on, I am the Empress, and you are all founding generals!"

The group of burly men excitedly kowtowed and pledged their loyalty. After exchanging pleasantries, they left.

A hint of pride appeared on Cai Hui's face as she gazed in the direction where Xiao Yang was.

"My son, if you hadn't foolishly followed that good-for-nothing Xiao Ce, you would be the one enjoying this supreme glory with me now!"

...

At this moment, within the territory of Xiao Kingdom, Xiao Yang sat in a carriage and sneezed several times in a row.

He then muttered curses, "Damn it! Which bastard is cursing me..."

A servant beside Xiao Yang said with a smile, "Your Highness, is it possible that someone is thinking of you...?"

Xiao Yang glanced out of the carriage and then said, "Judging by the time, they should be here soon!"

As they spoke, the attendant looked in the direction Xiao Yang was pointing.

"Your Highness, it seems a large group of horses is approaching... It must be them."

Xiao Yang looked over and saw a large cloud of dust rising up on the road in the distance.

Only then did he truly understand the wisdom of Xiao Ce's decision; he was also building roads at Yumen Pass.

Only after he took charge of a region did he truly understand the value of building roads first if you want to get rich.

After they built the road, their efficiency in doing anything improved significantly.

A short while later, a caravan of several hundred men galloped along, and the leader looked very familiar...

Once they got closer, Xiao Yang was able to see who they were.

The person who arrived was none other than Xiao Tao.

Upon seeing Xiao Yang, Xiao Tao couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I didn't expect it to really be you!"

Xiao Yang said, "To be honest, I really didn't want to come and save you... If it weren't for what my royal brother said... we're brothers after all!"

Xiao Tao said to Xiao Yang, "How did you know that person would try to harm me?"

Xiao Yang said, "I have quite a few informants over there. If I want to know, I will know everything that happens there immediately! Including things within Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Zhan's territory!"

"So, as soon as Qianlong contacted Cai Hui, I knew..."

Xiao Tao said, "Could it be that you also have a spy by Cai Hui's side?"

Xiao Yang smiled without saying a word: "Of course... Otherwise, how do you think I knew those things..."

Xiao Tao said to Xiao Yang, "Consider it a debt I owe you..."

Xiao Yang said, "Alright, I've already said... If you want to thank someone for this, go thank my imperial brother. I really didn't intend to save you..."

"Xiao Ce!?" Xiao Tao asked.

Xiao Yang nodded: "That's right, my royal brother said you are a talented person, it would be a waste if you died!"

Before Xiao Tao could respond, Xiao Yang continued, "What do you want now?"

Xiao Tao said to Xiao Yang, "First of all, we should take as many troops as possible with us. I won't go with you yet... Before I leave, I told my trusted men to go and tell their respective confidants to go with me if they wanted to."

Xiao Yang said, "Many of your soldiers' families are within the territory controlled by the Fusang Kingdom, right? How easy is it to get them to leave?"

Xiao Tao stared at Xiao Yang with longing eyes.

Because he knew Xiao Yang had this ability. Before all this, Xiao Yang had secretly and quietly taken Xiao Tao's trusted family members to Yumen Pass...

Xiao Yang waved his hand and said, "Don't look at me like that... Do you know how much effort it took me to get your trusted family members out? How many troops are you taking away? Including those family members, do you think those Japanese are stupid, or do you think Cai Hui is stupid?"

As Xiao Tao spoke, he realized he had gone too far.

"By the way, have you and Cai Hui really broken up? After all, she's your biological mother..."

After Xiao Tao said that, Xiao Yang was disgusted. He quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't disgust me... My birth mother died a long time ago... Don't you know whether he and I are broken up or not?"

As he spoke, Xiao Yang looked at Xiao Tao with a teasing expression: "Godson!"

Xiao Tao looked at Xiao Yang with an awkward expression and said, "That was because of the circumstances..."

Xiao Yang said to Xiao Tao, "There's only one thing I can do: tell those who want to leave that I will find a way to save their families' lives! But there's a condition."

Looking at Xiao Yang's serious expression, Xiao Tao felt that the person in front of him was somewhat unfamiliar.

After all, in their eyes, Xiao Yang had always been an arrogant figure, and even later, he was always a puppet.

However, this time Xiao Yang was alone, without anyone by his side.

Based on his skills, it's unlikely that someone else taught him them...

That's something he figured out on his own.

Xiao Yang has also made great progress.

Seeing Xiao Tao staring at him, Xiao Yang raised an eyebrow and then said to Xiao Tao, "Hey... why are you looking at me like that?"

Xiao Tao said to Xiao Yang, "You seem like a stranger to me!"

Xiao Yang naturally knew what Xiao Tao was referring to. He smiled and then said, "Unfamiliar? You'll get used to it..."

As he spoke, Xiao Yang realized he had gone off-topic, so he said to Xiao Tao, "Do you want to know a premise I mentioned..."

Xiao Tao nodded and said, "I need to know!"

Xiao Yang then said, "That's on the premise that you take away enough people..."

Xiao Tao said to Xiao Yang, "You mean the law doesn't punish everyone?"

Xiao Yang nodded: "That's right. If you can take 50,000 troops with you, then you'll have at least 200,000 family members. Do you think they can kill all of them?"

As he spoke, Xiao Yang seemed to remember something else: "Of course, this is just my estimate... You know those Japanese aren't human... They're capable of any beastly thing. If you really want to do it, I'll try to use my connections to whisper in Cai Hui's ear... Of course, I can only try..."

Before Xiao Tao could speak, one of his confidants said, "Your Majesty, there's no need to think too much... In fact, our families weren't even human under the Japanese... Death is a relief, and didn't Prince Anyang say that they might not even die?"

“Let’s give it a try! Otherwise, we’ll just be treated like livestock by the people of Fusang and die sooner or later… If we die, our families will be tortured to death by them too… It’s better to die sooner! The sooner we die, the sooner we can get away.”

One of the trusted generals spoke up, and once someone said it, the others echoed his sentiments.

"If people feel that our family members are not trustworthy after being released, we can simply send them back..."

Xiao Yang rolled his eyes at them: "Are you guys playing around?"