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

Yan Jia did not understand.

However, knowing that Xiao Ce did this, there must be a reason behind it.

He nodded, cupped his hands, and asked, "Your Highness, should it be written as a decree?"

Xiao Ce shook his head and said, "No need for official documents! Those documents are so flowery and pedantic, I'm afraid those scoundrels won't understand them!"

Yan Jia asked with some doubt, "If we're not allowed to write documents, then who will write them?"

Xiao Ce looked at Yan Jia and smiled slightly: "You write it!"

Yan Jia said incredulously, "Your Highness, are you sure you're not mistaken? You want me to write this? I'm just a mere warrior."

"That's right, I'll tell you what to write."

Xiao Ce acted immediately, taking Yan Jia back to his study and instructing him to write as he went.

In fact, Xiao Ce could also write it himself.

However, after arriving here, he learned everything and had to adapt! But he really couldn't write with this broken calligraphy brush!

The handwriting he used was truly appalling.

After Yan Jia sat down, he looked at Xiao Ce and said, "Your Highness, may you begin?"

Xiao Ce nodded, remained silent for a moment, and then began to speak.

"Ashina, your son is in my hands! If you want your son to live, then obediently hand over a thousand taels of gold, ten thousand fine horses, and a million shi of grain!"

"I will give you five days to reply! If you do not reply, I will cut off one of his fingers for every day that passes!"

"To show my sincerity, I will send you one with this letter!"

As Xiao Ce spoke, he watched Yan Jia write something beside him.

Looking at Yan Jia's neat and tidy handwriting.

Xiao Ce asked with some surprise, "Yan Jia, didn't you say you were just a martial artist? How come your handwriting is so beautiful? Did you practice calligraphy before?"

Yan Jia gave an awkward smile and said, "Our Yan family was once very powerful, so I studied there when I was young. It's just that our family fortunes declined later, and that's when I joined the army!"

It turns out that Yan Jia has such a past.

"Great! It seems I really have found a treasure!"

Yan Jia waved his hand, about to be modest, but Xiao Ce interrupted him, saying, "Alright, no need for modesty! Let's go get a gift to accompany the letter!"

Yan Jia asked in surprise, "Your Highness, are you sure? Do you really want to cut off one of Mos Ashina's fingers?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "That's right. Do I look like I'm joking?"

Yan Jia cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please be careful! This Mos Ashina is the eldest prince of the Ashina tribe and the future successor to the Khan!"

Xiao Ce said, "That's right! He's not important, I won't touch him! My purpose is to provoke those Turks. I've said before that I'll get what I want myself."

Seeing this, Yan Jia made his stance clear to Xiao Ce and followed him out!

At this moment, the people inside the ceremonial hall all looked unwell!

At this point, they didn't care about etiquette at all! Some were lying down, some were sitting, and some were sprawled out!

The arrogance on their faces was gone; instead, their eyes were vacant, and the atmosphere was icy cold!

They caused quite a ruckus last night too!

And even though it took so long to figure it out.

But none of the people here paid them any attention! It was as if they had been forgotten!

At first, they were actively trying to come up with a solution, but after thinking for a while, they realized that there were only two options!

Firstly, their respective families sent troops to rescue them!

However, although they had a large number of private soldiers, there were still many internal conflicts within their clans!

Even if they know they're trapped, they'll likely be discussing it for several days. Even if they manage to coordinate and send troops, it will take at least half a month. By then, forget about rescuing them; it'll be too late!

The only other way is to have Xiao Ce release them!

However, Xiao Ce had gone to great lengths to capture them, so how could he easily let them go!

Some of them, following the people outside, tried their best to persuade Xiao Ce to come see him. However, the guards at the gate were completely unmoved!

No matter what they said, the guards ignored them!

It was clearly Xiao Ce's instruction; otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to do it even if they had a lot of guts!

Just then, a commotion broke out outside the hall!

The powerful figures inside the palace heard the commotion and went to the door.

As soon as I reached the entrance, I saw the group of people outside the hall, gathered around it.

They couldn't hear clearly because they were too far away.

A group of powerful family heads craned their necks to look.

At this moment, Bao An said arrogantly, "Gentlemen, I told you so. If we don't go looking for him, he will naturally come looking for us! He took this place through a surprise attack! He just wanted to give us a warning! But, to control these four prefectures and thirty-nine cities in the northern desert, without our support, it won't be that easy!"

Kan Zongye, with a slightly puzzled expression, said to Bao An, "General Bao, do you mean Xiao Ce has come to apologize to us?"

Bao An nodded and said, "That's right, none of you need to say anything later. Just watch how I deal with him... Hmph! It's necessary to let him know who the Lord of the Northern Desert is!"

...

As soon as Xiao Ce entered the entrance of the Hall of Ceremonies, he was surrounded by a group of people from the outer hall.

These people were locked up overnight and completely gave in.

"King of the Northern Desert, I support you! Whatever you do, we will support you!"

“Yes, King of the Northern Desert, I have absolutely no connection with the Turks! We came to congratulate Bao An only because we had no other choice! He is a traitor, but we have not betrayed our country.”

"Yes, King of the Northern Desert, we had no choice! Please, release us! We promise to serve you!"

……

Xiao Ce smiled slightly at them and then said, "Alright, those of you who wish to pledge your allegiance to me, I will give you some paper and pen later. Let you express your sincerity!"

The crowd looked puzzled: "Your Highness? Paper and pen?"

Xiao Ce smiled slightly and said, "That's right, I just want you to write something. If what you write shows me your sincerity, I will let you go!"

A group of people asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, what do you need us to write?"

Xiao Ce smiled without saying a word and said, "That's up to you!"

"Alright, I've already told you what to do. Move aside, everyone."

These people showed no intention of making way.

Da Lei and his men immediately drew their swords and cleared a path: "You think we're giving you a way out? Don't you listen to the Prince? Get out of the way!"

When they saw Da Lei draw his sword, they were so frightened that they stepped aside without saying a word!

Xiao Ce smiled and said to them, "Gentlemen, I have shown you the way. Whether you want to live or die with those traitors inside is up to you."

Everyone looked at Xiao Ce. Although he said these words with a smile, they all felt a chill run down their spines.

...

After Xiao Ce finished speaking, he walked towards the inner hall of the Hall of Rites and immediately saw Bao An leading a group of powerful clansmen, standing arrogantly at the entrance.

After Xiao Ce stepped forward, he didn't wait for him to speak.

Bao An said arrogantly, "Xiao Ce, now you want to talk to us? Let me tell you, it's too late!"

Xiao Ce glanced at Bao An with a dumbfounded expression; this kind of person had reached an extreme level of stupidity.

Xiao Ce didn't want to talk to him at all. He had no doubt that talking to someone with Bao An's intelligence would only tarnish his own.

The Twelve Fiends all brandished their weapons.

Bao An pointed at them and said, "You...you...what do you want to do?"

The axe-ox, wielding two giant axes, said, "I'm not here for you, but if you want to die, I'll grant your wish! Those who don't want to die, get out of my way!"

As soon as the axe-ox's deep voice fell, everyone immediately made way for him.

Axe Bull walked straight in alone, heading towards Mos Ashina.

Seeing this, Mos Ashina's expression darkened. He pointed at the axe-ox and said, "Wh...what...what do you want to do?"

Before long, he was cornered by the axe-wielding bull.

Axe Ox said coldly, "I want one of your things!"

She said this without waiting for him to speak.

Axe Bull grabbed Mos Ashina's hand and pinned it against the wall, then pulled a small axe from his waist.

Mos Ashina turned pale with fright: "You... what do you want to do... if you dare to hurt me, my father Khan will definitely exterminate all the people of your Great Xiao Kingdom."

Axe Ox completely ignored him and asked Xiao Ce, who was standing at the door, "Your Highness, which finger do you want?"

"Whatever you want, whichever finger you don't like, go for it."

"you dare!"

"what..."

The axe-ox moved swiftly, cutting off one of Mos Ashina's middle fingers.

Ignoring the fact that Mos Ashina was curled up in pain, he picked up the middle finger from the ground and said to Xiao Ce.

"Your Highness, how about this finger? There's a ring on it; his father should recognize it!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ce nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile, "Haha, Yan Jin! Alright, let's go!"

After speaking, Xiao Ce waved his hand dismissively, not even glancing at the group inside the hall, and led his entourage away in a grand procession...

Apart from Mos Ashina's screams, everyone at the scene was deathly pale and dared not utter a word!

Kan Zongye and his entourage of powerful family heads said with unfriendly expressions, "General Bao An! This is completely different from what you said!"