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

The aide standing to the side looked puzzled.

Koichi Tojo said, "You don't need to have any doubts. Just watch what I do when the time comes."

The staff members nodded in agreement.

Koichi Tojo was silent for a moment: "From now on, you should put away your arrogance. Even if you look down on these Xiao people, you should keep your dissatisfaction to yourselves."

The staff nodded in agreement, then turned to Koichi Tojo and said, "Young Master Koichi, are you trying to back down?"

Koichi Tojo listened to his advisors' words and shook his head, saying, "It shouldn't be considered admitting defeat... Besides, given the current situation... it seems we don't have a choice."

The advisor asked疑惑地问道, "Young Master Gu Yi, what do you mean by this? Do you mean that Xiao Ce will make a move against us?"

Tojo Koichi nodded: "That's right. Think about it, if we were to take a stronger stance now, Xiao Ce would definitely kill us and hand us over to those Slavic people. After all, the Slavic people provided 100 million koku of grain this time, and they have nothing to give in return. Obviously, our heads are a good choice..."

The staff members' expressions turned grim upon hearing Tojo Koichi's words.

They thought Tojo Koichi's words made a lot of sense.

However, they still felt that Xiao Ce wouldn't dare to attack them.

However, now that Koichi Tojo has spoken, they will follow his lead.

Koichi Tojo could tell what everyone was thinking from their expressions.

"You can try it if you don't believe me... But if he wants you dead, I can't protect you!"

After hearing what Koichi Tojo said, everyone shook their heads.

"Young Master Gu Yi, we came here to assist you. Naturally, we'll do whatever you say!"

"Yes, Mr. Gu Yi, of course we will listen to you."

Koichi Tojo smiled and flicked his sleeve, saying, "Alright, everyone, get some rest. We'll set off on our own first thing tomorrow morning..."

A staff member standing nearby asked Koichi Tojo with a puzzled look, "Young Master Koichi, aren't we waiting for them to come and invite us?"

Koichi Tojo, somewhat speechless, addressed the aide who had spoken earlier: "So, everything I said was for nothing? They're being kind by not coming to kill us yet..."

The staff then fell silent.

The next day, Tojo Koichi got up early.

He then ordered his men from Fusang to load all the grain onto the ships.

Some people don't understand.

The aide said to Koichi Tojo, "Young Master Koichi, what are you asking them to do with the grain? Are you suggesting they take it to sponsor the Xiao Kingdom?"

"This amount of grain is indeed a lot for us... but compared to the Slavic country's 100 million shi of grain, it's nothing... ours is just a drop in the ocean."

“Yes, Young Master Gu Yi, if we take this grain with us, the people of Xiao Kingdom might think we are humiliating them…”

Koichi Tojo laughed and said, "Who said I was going to give this grain to Xiao Ce..."

Seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, Tojo Koichi couldn't be happier...

You guys don't know, do you?

The group nodded in agreement.

Tojo Koichi smiled at his aides and said, "These provisions will save our lives!"

The staff were even more puzzled.

Koichi Tojo didn't want to explain. He waved his hand, indicating that since they didn't understand, there was no need for them to understand.

Just as they were moving the grain, an army arrived, led by a general with a buzz cut.

There were quite a few of them, and they came with great force.

What's particularly outrageous is that they were followed by an artillery regiment, with at least fifty cannons.

Clearly, they came to invite 'him'.

The staff were terrified by this display of force and hurriedly asked, "Young Master Gu Yi, Young Master Gu Yi, why are they bringing cannons over here?"

Koichi Tojo said, "Obviously, if we don't leave, they will definitely bomb our ship and make sure we can never leave."

The staff members, their faces ashen, exclaimed, "Isn't this guy insane?"

Koichi Tojo sneered, "That's for sure... It seems the person who passed on the message to us yesterday was quite accurate..."

The staff nodded in agreement: "Indeed... If we continue with our previous approach, we're definitely going to get bombed today..."

Seeing this, Tojo Koichi said, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and go greet them... Don't they have a saying in Xiao Kingdom? 'One doesn't hit a smiling face'..."

The staff members were not as relaxed as Tojo Koichi, and said with embarrassed expressions, "Won't this damage the reputation of our Fusang Empire?"

Tojo Koichi glanced at them: "Do you want to get fired?"

The staff shook their heads: "No, no, no..."

Koichi Tojo said, "Then what are you waiting for..."

Koichi Tojo was truly adaptable; he immediately broke into a smile and said, "Sir, I was just joking with you yesterday. Look at the commotion you've caused..."

The general who came to lead the team has already received the orders.

If this Japanese doesn't know what's good for him and doesn't appreciate our kindness, then we'll bombard him.

He had assumed that these Japanese would take advantage of his kindness.

He had already prepared his idea of ​​delivering a direct, face-to-face attack from Tojo Koichi.

However, to everyone's surprise, Tojo Koichi greeted him with a smile.

Although he looked completely bewildered, he remained vigilant, maintaining a very good facade...

"Young Master Tojo, as you have already instructed, we have conveyed your request to His Highness the King of the Northern Desert. His Highness originally intended to come, but..."

The general had intended to relay Xiao Ce's words.

However, Tojo Koichi interrupted him: "I understand... I understand... Your country was ruined by our Fusang hawks... Now everything must be in ruins, and His Highness the Northern Desert King must be doing the work of two people all by himself..."

"Besides, I was just joking...you didn't need so many people to greet us..."

"I was joking with you all before, saying that His Highness the King of the Northern Desert would come to pick me up, it was all a joke. I was actually waiting for our grain to arrive..."

“We, the hawks of Japan, have caused some indelible pain to your country. Therefore, I personally want to make some compensation on my behalf.”

"I have always been against war, but this time, my purpose in coming here is actually to repair relations between our two countries..."

"Your Xiao Kingdom has a saying: 'A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative'... In the context of East Asia, our Fusang Kingdom and the Xiao Kingdom are indeed close neighbors..."

"Besides, we all look alike. Maybe we're even related by blood... We must be close to those Slavic people, right?"

Koichi Tojo was very talkative, and he spoke in very short breaths.

This left the arriving generals completely unable to get a word in edgewise.

However, the meaning that Tojo Koichi expressed was very simple: to extend goodwill.

After Tojo Koichi finished speaking, the general said with a grin, "No problem... Young Master Tojo, we'll escort you..."

Koichi Tojo said, "No need, we can go by ourselves... and along the way, we can also make amends for the mistakes made by our hawks."

"Please tell His Highness the King of the Northern Desert that we are willing to pay for our mistake..."

The general clearly didn't quite understand Tojo Koichi's words, but he nodded: "So, are you going there yourselves? Are you sure?"

Tojo Kou nodded and said, "Confirmed...confirmed..."

The general didn't waste any words; he simply waved his hand and left, showing remarkable decisiveness.

Seeing the Xiao general leave, Tojo Koichi's advisors breathed a sigh of relief.

"Young Master Gu Yi, you really know how to talk... You completely baffled them... So, what do you mean by 'hawks'?"

Koichi Tojo said with a smile, "The hawks are the pro-war faction..."

The aide, even more puzzled, said, "The pro-war faction? Aren't all the people of our entire Fusang Kingdom pro-war?"

Koichi Tojo looked at his aide, speechless. "Your brain..."

Before Tojo Koichi could explain, an aide spoke up: "That's where our young master Koichi's cleverness lies. He creates a hawk, and then he can pin the blame for the war between Xiao Kingdom and Fusang Kingdom on a completely fabricated person."

"And our Gu Yi, in a dramatic turn of events, is a peace-loving person who hopes for good relations between the two countries... Xiao Ce certainly doesn't want war right now... so naturally he'll talk to our Gu Yi... Once they talk, there will be an opportunity..."

"We could even sow discord between the Slavic nation and the Xiao nation... Once they start fighting, we'll have our chance..."

This was analyzed by one of Tojo Koichi's aides.

Koichi Tojo nodded approvingly: "Not bad, there are still smart people..."

"Alright, gather our men, let's all set off together..."

...

Two days later, Xiao Ce was leisurely playing mahjong with the seasonal girls in the harem.

Xiao Jiu walked slowly to Xiao Ce's side.

He then said, "Your Highness, Prime Minister Yin requests an audience..."

"Two barrels!"

“My father-in-law is here, just let him in... Is there anything else to report?” Xiao Ce said to Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu gave an awkward smile, then glanced at several girls dressed in light, seasonal clothing.

After all, the game they were playing, mahjong, involved taking off clothes as the wager.

Xiao Ce's mahjong skills were also extremely superb.

Therefore, the seasonal maidens suffered repeated defeats...

"Your Highness, what I'm thinking is... there's still no news of the Princess Consort. If Prime Minister Yin... were to see this, I'm afraid..."

Xiao Ce understood immediately and gave Xiao Jiu a thumbs up: "Not bad...not bad...Xiao Jiu, you did a good job...you thought it through thoroughly."

"So what did you say to my father-in-law?"

Xiao Jiu said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, I told you that you were in seclusion and didn't know what you were writing... After all, you do sometimes go into seclusion to create things. This excuse is the best."

Seeing Xiao Jiu's words, Xiao Ce smiled and gave her a thumbs up: "You're amazing, kid! I made the right choice in coming to you! You really hit the jackpot..."

Xiao Jiu gave an awkward smile: "Then, Your Highness, will you go after you finish this game? I already have Prime Minister Yin waiting for me in the reception hall on the side."

Xiao Ce nodded, played a One of Bamboo, and continued, "Yin Weiyong must have something urgent to do at this hour."

Xiao Jiu nodded: "It seems to be about the Fusang Kingdom..."

After watching a girl play a '60,000' tile, Xiao Ce laughed and said, "Hahaha, I won... a pure suit..."

After Xiao Ce pushed the cards over, he said to Xiao Shu, who was sitting opposite him, "Were you deliberately feeding me cards?"

Xiao Shu smiled brightly: "Your Highness, important matters come first..."

Xiao Ce pointed to the Lesser Heat solar term and said with a smile, "Alright, call someone over, let's continue playing..."

As Xiao Ce spoke, he waved his hand, signaling Xiao Jiu to follow him...

...

After walking to the reception hall on one side, I saw Yin Weiyong pacing back and forth in the room.

"Father-in-law, what terrible thing has happened that makes it impossible for you to even sit down..."

Yin Weiyong turned his head and then prepared to bow.

Xiao Ce waved him off, saying, "No need for such formalities..."

"Your Highness, I'm sorry to have disturbed your seclusion... I hope it didn't affect you."

Seeing Yin Weiyong's polite manner, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "It's no problem...it's no problem...Father-in-law, you never come here without a reason. Since you've come in person, there must be something you need."

Yin Weiyong nodded and, without beating around the bush, recounted the story of Tojo Koichi and what he had said at the port.

Then, Yin Weiyong continued, saying that Tojo Koichi was still distributing porridge and providing relief to disaster victims along the way...

While distributing porridge and providing relief to disaster victims, he also apologized to the victims along the way.

He said that the previous actions were decisions made by some hawkish organizations in their country, and they now regret them and want to make amends.

Yin Weiyong said, "Your Highness, I just can't figure it out. What is Tojo Koichi up to? Wasn't he all high and mighty when he first arrived? He even made you kneel to welcome him. How come his attitude has changed so drastically in just one night!"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "It's obvious that you've received guidance from an expert, or at least figured out our situation."

Yin Weiyong said, "You mean he found out about our Slavic cooperation? He knows we're no longer short of food? Is that why his attitude changed? But I've been trying my best to keep this news under control... Logically, it shouldn't have leaked, right? They shouldn't have any spies here, should they?"