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

Okamoto Jūroku and Tokugawa Heiyasu nodded meaningfully as they listened.

“That’s right, Tojo is absolutely right! I especially sympathize with him…” Tokugawa Heiyasu was one of the most seriously injured in Xiao Ce’s attack.

The Emperor gave a wry smile: "We can't blame our defeat on the Illuminati. Even without them, would the Xiao Kingdom have refrained from attacking us?"

They fell silent again.

Okamoto Juroku then changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Your Majesty, my elder brother is already on his way... If nothing unexpected happens at sea, they will arrive around the day after tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor immediately snapped out of his daze: "Thirteenth has arrived?"

Okamoto Juro nodded: "That's right. Actually, my older brother asked me to explain. He was forced to take control of Siam. It wasn't to seize your territory, but rather because he thought it would be easier to manage if Siam was under one person's control! He was also afraid of internal strife..."

The Emperor nodded: "I don't blame him. Thirteen did a good job. Besides, if he had any ill intentions, he wouldn't have come."

Tokugawa Heiji waved his hand and said, "Sixteen, everyone can speak clearly if they have any questions. I think that our current vital forces in Japan need to unite... rather than divide each other."

Tojo Seisuke nodded: "That's right. If you're willing to come, we can talk. After all, we're all on the same side... Like I said, we're all rootless people. Ever since we were driven out of Japan, the Illuminati has been trying to use us; their attitude is different now. So, we must become strong..."

"If we continue to divide ourselves, we will inevitably become a pawn to be discarded. And you should know very well what the consequences will be if we become a pawn..."

The group nodded in agreement: "You're right, we should be adding now, not subtracting..."

Okamoto Juroku said, "That's right, that's also our consensus. My older brother also said it's temporary management, not an attempt to seize it... We can talk about it."

The Emperor nodded: "That's right, I'm not worried either. I've always felt that our internal problems aren't really problems..."

Then, the Emperor changed the subject and looked at Tojo Seisuke: "Tojo, you still need to handle Xiao Ce's matter properly..."

Tojo Seisuke said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will investigate thoroughly when I return..."

As they were talking, a servant-like figure came over and walked to the doorway.

The Emperor could tell from the servant's expression that he had something to say.

"What's wrong? Is there some news?"

When the servants approached, he made a hesitant face.

The Emperor said to the servant, "Just say what you have to say. There are no outsiders here."

The servant bowed and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is a letter from the Illuminati."

The Emperor waved his hand, signaling him to bring the letter over.

After the servant respectfully brought the letter over, the Emperor began to read it.

The other family heads looked at the Emperor with curiosity.

Seeing that the Emperor's expression remained relaxed, they finally relaxed a little.

After reading it, the Emperor addressed the crowd and said, "This is good news."

Everyone turned to the Emperor and asked, "What good news? Has Xiao Ce been found?"

The Emperor nodded: "I suppose so. According to their plan, Xiao Ce should soon return to the Tojo family's sphere of influence... and then we can execute Xiao Ce."

The expressions on everyone's faces were quite surprised.

Then, excitedly, he said, "Can we kill that Xiao Ce?"

The Emperor nodded: "That's right!"

Tojo Seisuke said, "Does that mean that Xiao Ce was captured by the Illuminati?"

The Emperor nodded: "That's right. Although they didn't say it explicitly... they were quite clear about it. You can go back and see for yourself..."

Tojo Seisuke nodded: "Then... shall His Majesty the Emperor be left to us to handle?"

A cruel look appeared on the Emperor's face, then he said to Tojo Seisuke, "No...we need his death to achieve the greatest effect..."

The person standing nearby looked puzzled after hearing this.

Tojo Seisuke was the first to think: "Do you intend to kill them in Xiao Kingdom?"

The Emperor nodded.

Tokugawa Heiji said, "Didn't they say Xiao Guo has a lot of die-hard fans? Aren't we afraid of causing a large-scale riot if we take him there to kill? Besides, we have to wait for the Western weapons to arrive, which takes time... If we don't kill him now, what are we waiting for... This time, it was the Illuminati who took him away. We've been carrying him around all this time, he's just a bomb. And now the Illuminati wants us to kill him."

"If we don't kill him and keep dragging this out, things might change... I think if we return and all our forces arrive together, we can kill him once and for all. With the help of the Illuminati, we won't need all those fancy tricks to take over Xiao Kingdom..."

Okamoto Shiro nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, the Emperor said, "Alright, let Tojo go back first. Bring him here after you've captured him, and we'll deal with him directly. It probably won't be that quick..."

After saying this, Tojo Seisuke stopped talking and exchanged a few pleasantries.

They went into the Tojo family's sphere of influence...

On the way, Tojo Seisuke asked Tojo Senichi what he was thinking.

Tojo Senichi said to Tojo Seisuke, "Father, I think we shouldn't offer too many opinions on this matter. We should just listen to the Emperor... We'll do whatever the Emperor says... If it really comes to action, Tokugawa Heiyasu and his men will have even more hatred towards us, so it's fine to let them do it..."

Seeing Tojo Senichi's words, Tojo Seisuke guessed her concerns and said, "Senichi, you're afraid of some aftereffects after killing Xiao Ce, right?"

Tojo Sen nodded: "That's right, Father. Our ultimate goal is actually to go to the Xiao Kingdom. No matter what method we use to take over the Xiao Kingdom, Xiao Ce still has a very profound influence on the people of the Xiao Kingdom... It's impossible to slaughter all the people of the Xiao Kingdom in the future, so we can't bear this crime... Otherwise, when the time comes, there will definitely be people who support Xiao Ce who come to settle accounts with us, and that would be an undeserved disaster."

Tojo Seisuke listened and nodded: "What you said is indeed something we need to consider! In fact, after so many things, we should also know that the Xiao people have other characteristics... they are not so easy to conquer."

Tojo Senichi smiled and said, "Father, do you believe what I said now?"