We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

The dinner at the palace consisted of stewed flying dragon mushrooms, braised wild boar elbow, stir-fried live rabbit, and a few light side dishes to relieve the greasiness.

Li Che's meals were usually very monotonous, just slightly better than those of the soldiers, with just meat and vegetables.

We had a great hunting haul today, so naturally we had to enjoy some meat.

Not only did the royal palace serve meat, Li Che also ordered the entire army to eat meat and be well fed.

The chef of the prince's mansion was once the imperial chef in the palace. He was implicated in the struggles in the palace and was almost beheaded.

Yuan was kindhearted and saved him, and later worked as a chef in the palace.

This guy's cooking skills are impeccable. Li Che only told him the ingredients and methods of several Northeastern dishes from his previous life, and he was able to reproduce them almost perfectly.

It’s a pity that the ancient seasonings were too bland, otherwise he would have been able to make the perfect flying dragon stewed with mushrooms.

On the dinner table, Feilong stewed mushrooms exuded a mellow meaty aroma, served with a large bowl of rice wine.

The white steamed buns were served in a bowl, still steaming hot from the pot.

Hu Qiang, who was standing behind Li Che, was drooling like a waterfall.

"Okay, come and eat together."

Hu Qiang's eyes lit up immediately, and then he lowered his watermelon-sized head in grievance and said, "Your Highness, I'm being punished by not being allowed to eat tonight."

"You idiot, I was just joking." Li Che scolded with a smile, "I said I would feed you for the rest of your life, so I will feed you for the rest of your life."

Although it was the original body's promise, Li Che had long regarded Hu Qiang as one of the most important people to him.

"Okay." Hu Qiang smiled and sat next to Li Che.

He ate two steamed buns and a bite of vegetable in one gulp.

"Eat slowly, no one is competing with you." Li Che said helplessly, "Eat more meat, if it's not enough, ask Lao Huang to cook more."

Lao Huang is the chef of the palace and has a good relationship with Hu Qiang. After all, no chef can refuse someone who eats as much as Hu Qiang.

"Your Highness is so kind." Hu Qianghu's eyes were filled with tears. "I will definitely work harder and catch you a hundred married women."

Li Che: ???

"Go, go, go out and eat!"

. . . . . .

While Li Che was eating, food was also being distributed in the military camp.

Each squad was given a large pot, which was emitting hot white smoke and the rich aroma of meat seemed to float out of the city.

The soldiers' food was not so particular, just a stew of various meats and wild vegetables.

But Li Che attached great importance to the army's food, so the Fire Camp was willing to add salt.

The condiments that soldiers ate for most of their lives were almost all vinegar and cloth, and meat stewed with salt was a rare delicacy.

When the command to eat was sounded, almost no one spoke. They all held their big bowls and put meat into their mouths in big mouthfuls.

The long bone shoveled a few mouthfuls of meat into his mouth, and a heat rose from his abdomen. This feeling gave his senses great satisfaction.

"It's delicious."

Dunzi swallowed the meat in his mouth and took another bite of dry food. He felt that it would be worth dying for if he could have a bite of it for the rest of his life.

The companion next to him bumped his shoulder:

"Captain, have you heard? His Highness is going to give us wives after dinner tonight."

Dunzi curled his lips and said, "Can my wife eat meat?"

His companion smirked and said, "He's still a rookie, you don't know much."

"If you're not full, then meat is naturally delicious. But if you're full, this woman tastes a thousand times better than meat."

Dunzi looked at him with disdain: "So weird? I'm not interested!"

His companions didn't care: "Captain, you have killed so many barbarians and are among the most meritorious. You will definitely be given a Mohe woman."

"I'm in a terrible situation. Even though it's called beheading three levels, there are many people in our army who have beheaded three levels. I probably won't have this blessing."

Then his companion said some words like "tender as water", "big butt is good for childbearing", "you should be moderate or your legs will be weak the next day", etc. Dunzi didn't understand a word.

He simply finished the stew in his bowl and silently took back his companion's bowl.

When his companion said he had had enough, he looked down and found that the bowl was empty, and he was stunned.

Just then, the assembly call sounded.

The captain stood up and shouted to the soldiers, "Assemble! Put down your bowls and chopsticks!"

My companion immediately forgot about the meat, his eyes glowing green: "Here, here, give me one, I'll eat less meat for a month!"

Dunzi looked at him with contempt, thinking that his fellow villager would die in a woman's belly sooner or later.

After a long period of training, the Ninggu Army’s discipline has reached the level of college students undergoing military training, and emergency assemblies can be carried out very quickly.

Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered in the training ground, lined up in neat rows and waited for orders.

Li Che took Hu Qiang and Qiu Bai to the platform, looked at the neat queue below, and nodded with satisfaction.

It feels better now. At least it doesn't look like a crooked bunch of soldiers anymore.

"Ninggu Army!" He Conglong shouted.

All the soldiers responded in unison: "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Li Che smiled and asked, "Is the meat fragrant?"

"Fragrant!" the soldier replied.

"I have told you that if you join my Ninggu Army, your life or death cannot be guaranteed, but you will be guaranteed to have enough food."

"As long as you are not afraid of death and are willing to work hard, you can have whatever you want. House, land, wife, children, whatever you want, I can give it to you!"

"Of course." Li Che paused, "Children, you have to rely on your own efforts. This king can't do this for you."

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and the usually serious captains all started laughing, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot.

Li Che knew very well that it was useless to talk about trivial matters with these soldiers. They could only understand swear words, so he just swore at them.

You have to make people understand what you say before you can make them work for you.

"I'm sure everyone has heard what I'm doing here tonight."

Li Che's expression was serious: "In the battle the day before yesterday, we lost some brothers. This king has already distributed the compensation to their families and properly placed the bodies."

"In the future, this king will also erect a tall monument in Chaoyang City to record the heroic spirits of the Ninggu Army who died in battle."

"Let the soldiers and civilians of Ninggu County remember them forever, and let the spirits of our heroes be honored by the people for generations to come."

When these words were spoken, even the captains were surprised, and the ordinary soldiers cried out in surprise.

Enjoying incense and sacrifices is a treatment only given to gods.

In ancient times, there were very strict hierarchical restrictions on sacrifices. The emperor, princes and scholars could build temples to worship their ancestors, but common people were not allowed.

Not to mention enjoying the incense as an ordinary soldier.

That was the treatment reserved for loyal ministers throughout history, and it was something that soldiers like them, who were born criminals, could never even dream of.

When an ordinary soldier died on the battlefield, all he would get in return was a letter announcing his death and a number on the emperor's desk. No one would remember the sacrifice of an ordinary soldier.

And now, their prince told them personally that he would erect a monument for these soldiers and let them enjoy sacrifices from all the people?

"Of course, this is what we have to do later." Li Che grinned, "Things have to be done one by one. You will definitely not be able to enjoy the incense tonight."

"I will first give you a wife, so that you can have many children to carry on your family's legacy!"