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

The group of generals chuckled awkwardly, and Xiao Tao explained from the side, "Brother, please don't mind them... they are just..."

Hearing Xiao Tao's words, Xiao Yang waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop explaining! I know what you mean..."

As Xiao Yang spoke, he handed Xiao Tao a copper coin with some ingot patterns on it.

Xiao Tao looked at Xiao Yang in confusion: "This..."

Xiao Yang explained, "This is called a Tongbao, and it's a token. If you see this pattern in any shop in any city of Xiao Kingdom, you can go inside and ask for any kind of help."

Xiao Tao was somewhat surprised.

Any help?

Xiao Yang nodded: "That's right, any help you can give! Of course, all of this is based on one premise: that is, what they are capable of doing."

Xiao Tao accepted the coin with a grateful expression: "Thank you!"

Xiao Yang waved his hand and said, "There's nothing to thank me for. If you want to thank someone, don't thank me. Go thank my royal brother."

Xiao Tao nodded and said to Xiao Yang, "No problem, as long as I live, I will definitely thank him properly!"

Xiao Yang nodded: "Okay, I've rescued you. What are your plans now?"

Xiao Tao was silent for a moment: "First, take as many of my troops as you can... Second, capture a few more cities and hold them at all costs!"

"Let's get these things done first, then we can think about other things."

As he spoke, Xiao Tao looked at Xiao Yang and then said, "By the way, did my brother give me any instructions?"

Xiao Yang shook his head: "Brother, he didn't say anything at first! He just sent me to rescue you... As for what you want to do, that's your prerogative. Of course, if you want to come with me, that's not out of the question..."

"My royal brother said that this is a very difficult time for our Xiao Kingdom. We should put aside our prejudices, unite all forces that can be united, and resist foreign aggression together."

Hearing Xiao Yang's words, Xiao Tao looked ashamed: "We were all short-sighted! Your Majesty is right, we should all unite."

Xiao Yang said to Xiao Tao, "Xiao Tao, I hope you won't let your brother down."

Xiao Tao nodded with a look of certainty.

At that moment, Xiao Yang left without lingering.

Xiao Tao addressed his generals, saying, "Try to contact people you know, and try to leave with as many people as possible..."

The generals nodded in agreement.

Xiao Tao quickly said, "We must do this as soon as possible, preferably tonight. I'll take care of the subsequent food supplies."

"We'll meet in Panlong City then, and we'll seize it! We'll make it our base."

The generals said, "Your Majesty, Panlong City is an isolated city that relies on mountains... Once it is besieged, we will have no chance of breaking out."

Xiao Tao nodded: "I know that, of course, but there's a large mountain within this city. If we can't defend it, we can retreat..."

The generals nodded in agreement. Seeing Xiao Tao's suggestion, they all said to him, "Your Majesty, why don't we go all the way? Tonight, after we gather our men, let's kill some of the Japanese and the guards... so that the people imprisoned inside can leave."

Xiao Tao quickly denied it: "No, our priority should be escaping. If they only flee, they won't vent their anger on those civilians... But if they kill their own people from Fusang, they'll definitely kill our civilians in return... In that case, we'll suffer a greater loss..."

After Xiao Tao said this, everyone nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty, we were inconsiderate!"

Xiao Tao waved his hand and said, "From now on, you don't need to call me Your Majesty anymore. I'm truly ashamed of my ancestors as emperor. Just call me Prince..."

The generals nodded without saying anything.

Xiao Tao waved his hand dismissively, telling them to get on with their work!

...

As he left Xiao Yang's side, his attendant said to him, "Your Highness, shall we leave now?"

"We have achieved our goal, so there is no need to stay here! Your Majesty's goal is to use Xiao Tao to restrain these Japanese people and make this place less peaceful! With Xiao Tao here, it is safe to keep our Yumen Pass at bay."

"It's better to let them bear the brunt of the fighting than to fight it ourselves..."

"Moreover, if he is truly sincere, then he has gained an ally!"

The attendant said to Xiao Yang, "Wouldn't this be considered repaying evil with kindness?"

Xiao Yang said, "I suppose so! But if we're talking about repaying evil with kindness, it wasn't me who did it, it was my elder brother. My elder brother is no ordinary person... Even after how I treated him, he still used me, which is enough to prove his magnanimity."

"Or rather, there is no such thing as repaying evil with kindness; in his eyes, there are only two kinds of people."

The attendant looked at Xiao Yang curiously and asked, "Two kinds of people?"

Xiao Yang smiled and nodded: "That's right, one type is useful people... and the other is useless people! Useless people are naturally dead, while useful people are still alive..."

The attendant nodded: "Your Highness, isn't the King of Mobei afraid that Xiao Tao might betray us again?"

Xiao Yang shook his head: "You may think that our royal brother is helping him, but actually, our royal brother is helping himself..."

Seeing the puzzled look in his attendant's eyes, Xiao Yang said, "Don't understand? That's understandable... I only recently understood it myself..."

As Xiao Yang spoke, he led his group back.

...

Xiao Tao found the nearest city, which had been ordered to remain still by the Fusang Kingdom.

However, they still have some unique methods.

I found some brokers near the city and paid them some money.

The broker helped them find a way to get a group of people into a carriage.

After the carriage arrived at the city gate, they gave the guards another sum of money.

They just put them in without doing any checks.

This business is incredibly profitable.

After entering, Xiao Tao wandered around with a clear purpose, and sure enough, he saw the pattern on the copper coin in his hand at a money exchange.

After Xiao Tao went inside, a waiter came to serve him.

Xiao Tao immediately called out to the shopkeeper.

After the shopkeeper came out, he saw the well-dressed Xiao Tao and immediately said politely, "Esteemed guest, may I ask if you wish to cash in silver or exchange it for banknotes..."

Xiao Tao didn't respond, but simply handed a copper coin to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was clearly surprised when he saw the copper coin.

"Distinguished guest, please come to the inner room!"

As he spoke, the shopkeeper stood up and addressed Xiao Tao with great respect.

Although the shopkeeper did not recognize Xiao Tao, he recognized the copper coins in Xiao Tao's hand.

His copper coin looks ordinary, but it actually contains a hidden secret.

The copper coin in his hand represents the highest level.

After Xiao Tao followed the shopkeeper into the inner room, he said to the shopkeeper, "Esteemed guest, what can I do for you?"

Xiao Tao was quite surprised to see that the shopkeeper directly asked him what he needed without asking what he wanted to do.

Aren't you going to ask who I am?

The shopkeeper said to Xiao Tao, "Esteemed guest, this copper coin in your hand signifies your status."

"I need enough food to feed 50,000 people, enough for half a year, and some medicine for external injuries!" Xiao Tao asked tentatively.

The shopkeeper didn't seem too surprised.

He simply nodded respectfully, then asked, "Is that enough? Is there anything else you need?"

Xiao Tao asked with some surprise, "You can even do this?"

"If you ask, we will definitely grant your request..."

Xiao Tao said, "Other quilts and daily necessities are fine! Of course, if we could have more grain, that would be the best!"

The shopkeeper nodded: "No problem, esteemed guest! Where would you like it delivered to?"

Xiao Tao was somewhat surprised by the shopkeeper's straightforwardness: "Panlong City."

"We can deliver everything you need within three days. Then, go to a shop in town that displays this symbol, and they will take you there to collect it..."

Xiao Tao nodded first, then asked, "What if a mutiny breaks out over there...?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "No matter what happens, even if we're besieged, we'll deliver what you need to you in good condition..."

Xiao Tao was genuinely surprised after hearing this. He had expected these people to be very capable, but he hadn't realized they were this powerful.

You should know that this area is now heavily controlled by the people of Fusang.

Xiao Tao had a lot of questions, but he swallowed them all back down.

"Then I'll have to trouble you..."

The shopkeeper nodded politely as usual: "You're too kind, esteemed guest... It's just my duty. Is there anything else you need, esteemed guest?"

Xiao Tao shook his head.

The shopkeeper nodded and said to Xiao Tao, "Esteemed guest, did you come here specifically to find me? If you need, we can see you out."

Xiao Tao was somewhat surprised: "Is this okay?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Of course, if you have other things to take care of first... you can come back to me after you've finished..."

Xiao Tao quickly waved his hand: "No need, I don't need to do anything here... then please send me away."

The shopkeeper nodded and went to make the arrangements.

After Xiao Tao went outside, he discovered that the broker he had previously contacted was also looking for them.

Xiao Tao was somewhat surprised by the power of these people.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, the people Cai Hui sent were originally meant to lure the 'traitors' over.

As a result, they searched for a long time in their respective military camps but couldn't find it.

After a discussion, the group realized the problem was serious.

Because all the people on their list had disappeared.

They went back to Kyoto to look for the family members on the list, but all of them had already disappeared.

Only then did he realize the problem and hurriedly went to find Cai Hui.

Cai Hui had assumed that these people had come to get things done, and she happily welcomed them.

However, the group looked like they had just eaten shit.

Cai Hui immediately became alert and asked the group, "Why are you all looking so long-faced? How are things going with what I asked you to do?"

The group looked at each other.

Cai Hui's face grew even more sinister: "Why are you all making that face? I've already given you the list. You haven't even managed to find the people, have you?"

The burly man at the head of the group looked at Cai Hui's eyes, which were practically spitting fire, and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty...when we went to find those people, everyone on the list had already disappeared!"

Cai Hui said with a sinister expression, "Everything has disappeared?"

The burly men turned pale and hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, we assured you that not a single piece of information was leaked. Even when we went to capture them, it wasn't a large-scale operation; we were there to reward them. We wanted to call them back, but when we went to look for them, not a single one was left."

"After we realized something was wrong, we rushed back. We went to look for the family members of these people who were registered here... but we couldn't find a single one of them!"

Cai Hui realized the problem at this moment, looking at their tense expressions.

Cai Hui said to them, "Alright, you don't need to be nervous! I know this has nothing to do with you..."

The group of burly men stared at Cai Hui in utter bewilderment: "Your Majesty, is it a problem with the person who gave you this intelligence? Or... is the information Xiao Tao provided false...?"

Upon hearing the burly man speak, Cai Hui suddenly realized something and slapped her forehead, exclaiming, "Oh no... Quick, come with me to the palace!"

Although the group didn't know what Cai Hui was thinking, they nodded and followed her.

A large group of people arrived at the palace, and the imperial guards at the gate tried to stop them, but were killed on the spot.

After entering the palace, they searched for a long time, but no one there could find any trace of Xiao Tao.

They arrested many people and brought them here to ask questions. They told the emperor that he was attaining enlightenment and that no one was allowed to disturb him.

No one dared to disturb them.

Cai Hui went completely berserk: "How could this be! How could this be... Did he run away? Where did he run to...?"

After a moment of hysteria, the burly man beside her reminded her, "Your Majesty, is it possible that the person who gave you the information wasn't with you and was just playing you on purpose?"

This time, the burly man's reminder made Cai Hui suddenly realize her mistake. She slapped her forehead and said with a grim face, "Go...go quickly...go and bring that Qianlong here."

Fearing something might go wrong, Cai Hui waved her hand and said, "No! I'll go with you. And you too..."

Then Cai Hui pointed to another person: "You seal off the entire city, and then issue an arrest warrant... no, just a search warrant. Say that the emperor has been kidnapped by villains, and whoever can bring the emperor back will be rewarded with ten thousand gold pieces and be made a marquis of ten thousand households! Go!"

The burly man bowed and hurriedly left.

Cai Hui's face darkened. "The rest of you, follow me!"