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

Xiao Ce then made a formal announcement.

The general in this campaign against the Slavic countries was Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan was excited after hearing this, after all, this guy was a war maniac.

He was limited by weapons in the era of cold weapons.

Now, under Xiao Ce's guidance, he has unlocked far too many new fighting styles.

Moreover, hot wars are actually much more technologically advanced than cold wars.

It's no longer a clash between two armies...

These days, he's been working on military reforms while also researching new tactics and strategies.

He has already started training his men.

However, he has always struggled to find a place to showcase his talents.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Zhan, "This time, our Young Master Gu Yi will be overseeing the battle! You need to show them what we're made of..."

Xiao Zhan said to Xiao Ce, "Brother, you can rest assured. However, how many troops are you planning to send?"

Xiao Ce asked Xiao Zhan, "How many soldiers does our Xiao Kingdom still have?"

Xiao Zhan glanced at Tojo Koichi subconsciously.

"Brother, is this for real, or just a joke?"

Xiao Ce looked helpless: "Young Master Gu Yi is our Xiao Kingdom's most steadfast and powerful assistant... In the future, we don't need to hide anything... He will be our future support."

Xiao Ce's words still made Tojo Koichi feel very comfortable.

He just smiled and didn't respond.

Xiao Zhan then spoke up: "Reporting to Your Majesty, does this count as your Northern Desert Prince's Mansion?"

Xiao Ce shook his head and said, "Of course not. The Northern Desert Prince's Mansion is also considered independent... I will find Han Da and have him bring his men to join us."

Xiao Zhan waved his hand and said, "No need...no need, Your Majesty! What's the point of attacking together? Your Majesty, our Xiao Kingdom currently has an army of 800,000. Even after deducting the garrison troops in various places, we still have 600,000 available for our command!"

"Six hundred thousand is enough to take down that Slavic country!"

Looking at Xiao Zhan's expression, Xiao Ce was both amused and exasperated, then asked, "Do you know how big the Slavic country is? You're enough for that..."

Xiao Zhan nodded and said, "Brother, you underestimate me... Of course I know. But the methods of warfare now are no longer the same as before; we are fighting a hot war..."

Xiao Zhan, this war fanatic, started rambling on and on about war again.

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Zhan, "Alright, if you think it's okay, then it's okay! Make the arrangements for the garrison. Our premise for going out to fight is that our homeland must be secure..."

"And what about the 600,000-strong army you mentioned? List out how much food and weapons they need, and then the Fusang Kingdom will provide you with enough food and the most advanced weapons."

Xiao Zhan listened and looked at Tojo Koichi with anticipation.

"Young Master Gu Yi, really?"

"Excellent! Go ahead and fight! We'll provide all the food and weapons for our 600,000-strong army!" Tojo Koichi said magnanimously.

Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Ce with a somewhat unpleasant expression, his eyes seemingly filled with guilt.

Xiao Ce looked at Xiao Zhan's expression, somewhat puzzled.

However, this matter was not mentioned.

"From now on, we'll be leaving things to trouble you, Prime Minister Yin..."

Yin Weiyong bowed: "Your Highness, it is my duty."

The meeting was then adjourned.

After Xiao Ce returned, Xiao Jiu came over.

"Your Highness, the Ninth Prince requests an audience."

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Jiu, "Let him in."

Xiao Jiu went to deliver the message, and Xiao Zhan walked up to Xiao Ce.

Before Xiao Ce could speak, Xiao Zhan knelt down in front of him with a thud.

"Your Majesty...I was wrong...I was so wrong...Please punish me."

Xiao Ce was completely bewildered by Xiao Zhan's sudden action.

"What did you do wrong? How could you be wrong... Isn't this fine?"

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Ce with a scrutinizing expression...

"Brother, are you really not angry?"

Xiao Ce was completely baffled by Xiao Zhan.

"Why am I angry for no reason..."

"You just asked me to blackmail Tojo Koichi... I didn't take the bait... You're not angry, are you?"

Xiao Zhan's inexplicable remark left Xiao Ce completely bewildered once again.

Xiao Ce asked, "When did I tell you to blackmail Tojo Koichi?"

Xiao Zhan was also dumbfounded: "You asked me how many troops I had just so you could ask me for more information so you could extort more supplies and weapons from Tojo Koichi..."

"I was so stupid, I didn't understand what you meant, and I really told them the truth. If I had said two million, they would have given us two million units of grain and weapons. Even if we didn't use them, we could have kept them. After all, those Japanese devils have plundered quite a bit from our side..."

Seeing that Xiao Zhan was referring to this, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "I thought it was something serious... Just this... No..."

Xiao Zhan asked, puzzled, "No?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "No, I meant for you to tell the truth... Besides, if I really wanted to work with you on these things, I would definitely tell you beforehand... Since I didn't tell you, it didn't happen..."

Listening to Xiao Ce's words, Xiao Zhan sized him up: "Brother, are you really going to cooperate with these people..."

Xiao Ce said to Xiao Zhan, "You don't need to worry about that. Didn't you say you'd support me unconditionally?"

Xiao Zhan nodded: "Of course... I understand. Royal brother, if you tell me to go west, I will never go east!"

Looking at Xiao Zhan's confident expression.

Xiao Ce laughed out loud: "Alright, then go do what you need to do..."

Then Xiao Ce said to Xiao Zhan, "This time, I'll make sure you have a good time killing... so get ready!"

Xiao Zhan nodded, a hint of excitement in his eyes: "Royal brother, as long as you let me kill... it doesn't matter who I kill... let's kill to our hearts' content!"

Xiao Ce gave a wry smile and didn't respond.

I told him to go ahead and prepare as he saw fit.

Xiao Zhan didn't press the issue further.

Xiao Zhan had just left when Xiao Jiu came over again.

"Your Highness, Prime Minister Yin is outside..."

Xiao Ce gave a wry smile: "I forgot to explain to my father-in-law."

He didn't want to tell anyone about his plans.

Including Yin Weiyong, was there anyone else who knew about this plan besides him?

After Yin Weiyong arrived, he glanced at Xiao Ce.

He looked around again.

"Your Highness, is it convenient to talk now?"

Looking at Yin Weiyong's expression, Xiao Ce knew he had guessed something...

He smiled and said, "Father-in-law, of course it's convenient to talk. Are you curious whether I'm really going to fight the Slavic countries?"

Yin Weiyong shook his head and said, "I didn't come here to ask about that..."

Xiao Ce asked in confusion, "Then you are...?"

Yin Weiyong said with a smile, "I know you won't go to fight the Slavic countries... If you really wanted to, you wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to secretly send them back."

Xiao Ce smiled and nodded without saying a word.

Yin Weiyong said to Xiao Ce, "I came to find you to ask you whether we should defend against the Fusang Kingdom at sea?"

Xiao Ce asked Yin Weiyong, "Why should we guard against them?"

Yin Weiyong said, "Although I don't know your plan, and I don't know what you want to do, as the ancients said, there must be something fishy about things that are out of the ordinary... You used to hate those Japanese countries so much... This time, you're fawning over them in every way, just to get them to take back what we've plundered."

“Some have already returned this time, and according to them, even more will follow... You've achieved your goal! Besides, I know your personality well; you're not an exaggeration to say you're vengeful... I have a feeling you're going to deal with Japan…”

"However, I don't understand, your approach to dealing with Fusang is also wrong..."

Xiao Ce looked at Yin Weiyong's curious expression and guessed.

"Father-in-law, just keep an eye on things here for me. And I'll have Xiao Zhan leave a few more people here! No matter what happens, don't panic... I'll tell you what to do next at the right time!"

"Your only task now is to protect people's livelihoods and boost production..."

Seeing that Xiao Ce was still unwilling to speak, Yin Weiyong smiled and said, "Alright... then I understand..."

Just as the two were talking, Xiao Ce saw Xiao Jiu coming over again.

Xiao Ce thought to himself, "Today is really busy..."

Moreover, Xiao Ce had instructed Xiao Jiu not to disturb him under normal circumstances.

I was still talking about business when Xiao Jiu came over.

That can only mean that Koichi Tojo has come.

"Is it Koichi Tojo who's here?"

Xiao Jiu nodded: "Besides him, I wouldn't dare interrupt you if anyone else came... I didn't want to interrupt you in the first place, but Tojo Koichi said he had something urgent to discuss with you..."

Yin Weiyong then said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, I shall take my leave now?"

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "Father-in-law, don't worry, you're not an outsider... If you hadn't come to me, I would have come to you anyway..."

With a hint of doubt, Yin Weiyong asked Xiao Ce, "You were looking for me?"

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "That's right, I'd like to ask you about the Blood Nether Pavilion."

Since we've investigated the Blood Nether Pavilion matter quite thoroughly...

After investigating Nie Bing and sowing discord between Tojo Koichi and me, they didn't do anything further.

They wanted to keep an eye on things and see if they could follow the clues to find more.

Now that he's leaving, Da Lei and his group will inevitably have to go with him.

Moreover, Xiao Ce always felt that leaving them in the capital was a potential problem.

Since it concerned Nie Bing and Yin Pan'er, Xiao Ce thought it best to consult with Yin Weiyong...

After all, one more person means one more idea.

Yin Weiyong nodded: "Let Tojo Koichi come in first. Should I excuse myself...?"

Xiao Ce waved his hand: "No need to avoid us. If you report this, it will make it seem like we're doing something shady..."

As he spoke, he had Xiao Jiu bring Tojo Koichi in.

After Tojo Koichi was brought in, he saw Xiao Ce and Yin Weiyong both stand up to greet him.

Koichi Tojo chuckled and said, "No need for formalities, gentlemen. It seems I've come at an inopportune time..."

Seeing that Tojo Koichi didn't seem to be in a hurry, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Hey... Mr. Koichi, you're too kind... You can come to see me anytime! Please... please sit down..."

"I was just discussing the Blood Nether Pavilion with Prime Minister Yin..."

As soon as Tojo Koichi sat down, seeing Xiao Ce's words, he smiled and said, "That really is a coincidence..."

Xiao Ce asked, "What's this? You're here because of the Blood Nether Pavilion too?"

Tojo Kou nodded and said, "That's right... Your Highness, just now, I received another invitation from them, wanting me to come for a meeting again... Tell me, what could they possibly want from me at this time? I have a feeling it's not a good thing. That's why I came to ask you... if you want to go?"