C141 No Choice

"Do you know why you're here?" Lee Xiang asked.

"It seems to be because of something at the border. " Shaun's expression was very ugly, and even Lee Xiang was too lazy to reply.

Lee Xiang nodded. He immediately understood why Shaun was in a bad mood. The reason was very simple. Since the Third Prince was already here, it was obvious that King Weyers didn't trust Shaun. Otherwise, he could totally help Ronton.

"Think about it, Your Highness!" Lee Xiang did not know how to comfort Shaun.

"I am trying to be open-minded, but I can't control myself. Why is it that Royal Father doesn't trust me when we are both princes?" Shaun's eyes turned red, but he could still control himself.

"Humans are different from humans. There are many times when there is no reason to talk about them. If you like them, you like them. If you don't like them, you don't like them. " Lee Xiang sighed slightly. "But this may not be a bad thing for you, Your Highness. If you do it well, it might even become a good thing. . . "

Shaun was slightly stunned, and then quickly asked: "What do you mean?"

"Does Your Highness know what the Empire means?" Lee Xiang did not answer directly, "What I mean is that the Empire wants to fight in this conflict with the neighboring countries? Or do they want to talk about it?"

"That's still to be said. Of course, they don't want to fight. You know the current situation in Silo Province. No matter who it is, they don't want to fight. But the key problem is that it involves a matter of face, so we have to show a strong attitude. . . " Shaun interrupted Lee Xiang's words.

"As long as we can be sure that the empire doesn't want to fight, that's all!" Lee Xiang thought for a while and smiled.

Shaun was slightly stunned. Lee Xiang continued, "Your brother came here mainly for the tension between the empire and the neighboring countries, but he cannot use war as the principle. But he must make the neighboring country show weakness. . . Is that so? "

Shaun nodded. Although Lee Xiang said it in a roundabout way, it was easy to understand.

"If your brother failed this trip to Bael City, would your father be able to assign this task to you?" Lee Xiang continued.

Shaun thought for a moment and said, "There is a possibility, but I am not sure myself. "

"If Your Highness can take this task to yourself, I can guarantee it. Your younger brother will suffer a setback this time. " Lee Xiang smiled faintly. No matter what, He and Shaun were standing on the same line now. Most importantly, if Fourth Prince knew about his relationship with Sophie, Could it be that he and Smith were plotting against him in secret? In that case, Ronton, who had been supporting him on the surface, would completely fall to that side. If that was the case, all of his previous efforts would be in vain. Therefore, no matter from which angle one looked at it, He wouldn't allow this Fourth Prince to ruin his entire plan.

"I can give it a try, but I'm not sure if it will work or not. " Shaun was slightly moved, but when he thought of his father, he couldn't help but feel helpless.

Lee Xiang nodded and said: "In that case, let's change our strategy a little. We can force His Majesty to let you handle this matter!"

"Can you be clearer?" Shaun was slightly stunned, but he still did not understand what Lee Xiang meant.

"It's very simple. Up until now, I have a way to make the people of Moose Empire willingly submit to me and come to negotiate with me. But of course, I hope that Your Highness can enjoy this great contribution. " Lee Xiang smiled faintly.

Shaun was finally moved, but he still couldn't believe what Lee Xiang said. Because the war between the empire and Moose Empire had lasted for more than a hundred years, it could be said that it was difficult to determine the victor. The only advantage was that the empire might have a slight upper hand in a period of time. However, as time passed, especially at the current stage. . . There was basically no advantage or disadvantage between the two countries, even if the Empire had a slight advantage. This advantage was extremely limited and could be ignored. This could be seen from the fact that Moose Empire's attitude towards Reiss Empire was getting stronger and stronger.

How could Shaun not be surprised when Lee Xiang suddenly said that he could make the Moose Empire surrender obediently during this conflict? He was afraid that if this news was spread to the empire, the entire empire would be excited.

"What method is it?" Shaun was very curious.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. What you are thinking now is how to get the task given to Fourth Prince by His Majesty. I will make arrangements for the rest of the matter. What is troubling you now is how to force His Majesty to take over the task given to Fourth Prince. " Lee Xiang did not answer directly.

Shaun also had a headache. After a slight hesitation, he said in a deep voice, "Actually, you also know that. The matter of negotiating with Moose Empire is a hot potato. As far as I know, although Big Brother and Second Brother are dissatisfied with Royal Father giving this task to Fourth Brother, In fact, they are all waiting to see Fourth Brother make a fool of himself. They are waiting for him to fail so that they can take the opportunity to add insult to injury. If I take over rashly, I'm afraid that it will cause unnecessary trouble! Don't misunderstand. It's not that I don't trust you, but I haven't even settled the matter of the Lower Race riot yet. Royal Father is already very angry. . . "

Lee Xiang sighed to himself. Although Shaun's words just now were mainly to seek stability, it had actually revealed a very fatal weakness of his. It was that everything required stability. There was no momentum, but at the same time, it also showed that he did not have confidence in himself. But thinking about it, if it was him, he would also be the same.

"Your Highness's words are also a bit reasonable, but don't forget. Wealth must be sought from danger, I don't object to you being cautious in everything. But being too cautious will cause you to lose many hard-won opportunities, not to mention. . . Even if you don't succeed, isn't there still Fourth Prince in front of you? After all, he failed before you. And you failed. His Majesty might not have a bad impression of you. After all, you are already bad enough now!"

Lee Xiang's merciless words made Shaun smile bitterly. It was indeed so. Since it was already like this, why not take a risk?

"What do you think we should do now?" After a long time, Shaun sighed to himself. This was the only thing he could do now.

"There are many ways. It depends on how you choose, Your Highness. " Lee Xiang smiled, but his eyes lit up.

Shaun paused for a moment and Lee Xiang continued, "So far, I have a few ways, but the prerequisite for these methods is that a key person is needed. This person cannot be missing. "

"Who is it?"

"General Ronnie! Lee Xiang said. The highest commander of the empire stationed at the border, General Ronnie. " Lee Xiang smiled faintly. "As long as General Ronnie nods his head and agrees, the rest of the matters will be smooth sailing. "

Shaun smiled bitterly. "I may not be able to help you with this problem. First of all, Ronnie is directly appointed by the military. He was only loyal to the empire. Secondly, he was also very arrogant. He wouldn't easily give anyone face. Most importantly, he was extremely conceited. Under normal circumstances, he won't listen to anyone's orders unless you have the military's orders!"

"It doesn't matter, I want him to be like this. If he is a flattering person, it would be more difficult to deal with him. Only in this way could he possibly not buy Fourth Prince's face as well. " Lee Xiang nodded. "Besides, we don't want him to listen to us. We just need to cooperate appropriately at the critical moment. "

Shaun shook his head. "I'm afraid that even coordinating with him would be very difficult. I know this person very well, and I have also paid special attention to him. Every year when he returns to the Imperial Capital to report his duties, he would almost always have a dispute with the military because of some tactical matters, as well as the material allocation of the army. He is an extremely difficult person to deal with. "

"Your Highness, you can rest assured about this. I also know a little about this person. It seems that he is not liked by those big shots in the Military Department, but there is nothing I can do about it. Because this person does have some ability. Furthermore, according to what I know, this person seems to have been personally sent here by Marshal Trey back then. Furthermore, there hasn't been any changes over the years. . . "

Lee Xiang's reminder made Shaun suddenly enlightened. "You mean to let Sophie convince her? This is indeed an idea worthy of a try. "

"What I am worried about now is that after such a long time, Ronnie will turn against us!" Lee Xiang shook his head worriedly.

"You can rest assured about that. " Shaun waved his hand slightly, his face full of excitement. "If you know how Marshal Trey used him back then. . . I think he will definitely sell Sophie's face, and it will definitely be more useful than anyone else. . . So with your current situation, You just need to tell me how to arrange the subsequent matters and how I should cooperate with you. "

Seeing Shaun so confident, Lee Xiang temporarily put down his worries and thought for a while before continuing," We only need to know when your brother will arrive in the future, and then try to create a small-scale war at the border. It would be best if both sides of the war think that they have a reason to. . . "

"Wonderful. . . " Shaun suddenly clapped his hands. "This way, the difficulty of Fourth Brother's negotiation will increase a lot. "

"Increasing the difficulty of the negotiation is only secondary. The key is that we need this war to fish in troubled waters. " A sinister smile appeared on Lee Xiang's face.

Shaun immediately understood Lee Xiang's intention. He smiled meaningfully. "I understand what you mean. What do we need to prepare now?"

"First of all, His Highness needs to inform Dewey. We need to discuss the specific countermeasures. Also, I think we need to go to Sophie's house. In the end, aren't you fully responsible for dealing with the low-level riots? I think it's time to take action now. As for the details of the operation, I have an even better idea. Of course, I have to pay special attention to the timing. Set it at the moment before the war breaks out. . . "

"But won't this make the Moose Empire think that there's an opportunity to take advantage of the situation?" Shaun's worries made sense.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. This should be your brother's idea. Our main task is to stop the rebellion. As long as you take over this task, we still have a trump card to use. "

Shaun nodded and said with a troubled expression. "However, I am not sure if I can get Royal Father to teach me this task of negotiating with Moose Empire. . . "

"Your Highness, you can rest assured about this, but once a war breaks out at that time, this negotiation will be even more difficult. At that time, many people won't even have time to hide, so who would volunteer to negotiate? At that time, Your Highness won't be able to push it away even if he wants to. " Lee Xiang chuckled.

Shaun felt a chill in his heart. He didn't expect Lee Xiang to be so meticulous. This series of arrangements was actually to ensure that the task of negotiating with Muslims would fall into his hands. This was what Lee Xiang meant by forcing Royal Father to hand over the task to him. To be honest, he still didn't know how Lee Xiang wanted the neighboring country to submit to him. But looking at his calm and confident face, it was obvious that he was very confident. And honestly speaking, this matter had a lot to do with his own interests. Strictly speaking, they were grasshoppers tied up by a rope.

"That's good too. We can take advantage of this rare opportunity to solve all of our problems. To be honest, I'm starting to get impatient. " Shaun's face turned cold, and his eyes were filled with killing intent.

Lee Xiang sighed slightly. If they had followed the plan that they had discussed with Dewey earlier, they would eliminate Smith this time, and eliminate the biggest obstacle for him to become Ronton's successor.

However, at this moment, he suddenly felt a little pity in his heart.

"If we really can't do it, we can let him live!" Lee Xiang said helplessly.

"Don't be soft-hearted. You should know that the assassination last time was most likely planned by Smith and the Church. It was just that the people of Moose Empire were made a scapegoat. " Shaun decisively reminded.

"I know, but I still want to give him one last chance. Of course, this chance depends on whether his luck is good or not. If it's not good, then don't blame me. . . " Lee Xiang's expression was complicated. No matter what, Ronton still brought him out of a prison like Count's Mansion, although there were some selfish motives behind it. However, he didn't want to give up the bad reputation of returning kindness with ingratitude. The most important thing was that he didn't want to leave a bad name for his future generations. To be honest, coming up with such a plan that would harm his morality, It was already his limit. One should know that war would kill people. The ones who died were the ignorant soldiers of the Warring States Period.

The key to this war was Lee Xiang himself. Although he didn't feel guilty, he still felt a little uneasy.

Because once he succeeded, this so-called success was built on fresh blood. This price seemed to be too great.

But he had no choice!