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

Although he was secretly dissatisfied, Li Che still acted according to the plan.

Yang Zhongsi called seven or eight people from the army and prepared to send them to various tribes to ask for food.

"See the Marshal."

They were all soldiers with ferocious faces and burly builds, but in front of Yang Zhongsi they lowered their heads and behaved submissively, like little lambs.

Yang Zhongsi snorted coldly and stared at them closely.

Several people shuddered all over, and Li Che also bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Young Marshal."

Li Che didn't want to put on airs with them, so he nodded with a smile.

Yang Zhongsi then spoke, "This time I've asked you to go to the various tribes to collect food. Do you know what to do?"

A man couldn't wait to join in, saying, "I know. The commander-in-chief taught me. His tone is harsh and his attitude is arrogant, just like a landlord collecting rent in the countryside. He will never let down the might of our Huanguo Army."

Li Che's eyes widened when he saw the man's fluent answer.

He is so skilled at it. It seems that Old Yang has done this kind of extortion many times.

Yang Zhongsi glanced at him coldly: "What Huan Guo Army?!"

"Um...National Protection Army, please don't blame me, Marshal, I couldn't change my words at the moment." The man hurriedly bowed his head and apologized.

Since it has been incorporated by Li Che, the name of the Huan Guo Army must not be used. It is better to change it to the Hu Guo Army, which is less taboo.

Yang Zhongsi nodded and said, "Go away and come back soon."

Several people hurriedly bowed: "Yes."

Looking at the figures of several people walking away, Yang Zhongsi frowned and said to Li Che:

"My men are used to hanging around outside the Great Wall, so they have a bit of a bad temper. You have to be tough to keep them in check."

"You are good in every way, but you are too soft-tempered and too kind to the soldiers. After a while, they will lose respect for you."

Li Che smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Yang, I'm good at this, and the soldiers under my command are not pushovers either."

Yang Zhongsi looked at Li Che suspiciously.

Li Che smiled and didn't explain: "Uncle Yang, please sit for a while. I'm going to relieve myself."

After Li Che left, Yang Zhongsi looked at the officers who were busy in the tent and couldn't help but become curious.

He first waved to Qiu Bai, who was guarding the door, and asked, "What did you do before you joined the army?"

Qiu Bai knew that this old man was His Highness's elder, so he naturally didn't dare to neglect him. "I was born in the Criminal Camp, and it was only thanks to His Highness's rescue that I am here today."

"Camp of criminals? What crime did they commit?" Yang Zhongsi frowned.

Qiu Bai had a deadpan expression on his face: "He wiped out my brother's entire family."

Yang Zhongsi's pupils dilated.

Taking advantage of his daze, Qiu Bai bowed and stepped aside.

After a moment, Yang Zhongsi came back to his senses and looked at Yan San beside him: "What do you do?"

Yan San was scratching his head over a copybook of enlightenment calligraphy when he heard Yang Zhongsi calling him. He muttered, "I'm from the Convict Camp, too."

"What have you done wrong?"

"I make a living by my craft. On weekdays, I do some climbing walls and robbing the rich to help the poor."

Yang Zhongsi's eyes widened even further.

He looked at Wang Laosi on the other side again.

Wang Laosi waved his hands repeatedly: "Marshal Yang, I am not from the Criminal Camp."

Yang Zhongsi breathed a sigh of relief and asked softly, "Which army are you from?"

"I'm from Mangdang Mountain. I used to gather in the mountains and become a bandit. Later, I took the initiative to surrender to Your Highness." Wang Laosi said with a smile.

Yang Zhongsi had just let out a breath when he almost choked to death.

good good!

It's not a capital crime, so I'm not qualified to join your Ninggu Army, right?

Before, I was worried that Li Che was too kind and could not control the veteran soldiers of the Huan Guo Army.

Now it seems that we should be more worried about whether our soldiers will be turned into criminals by Li Che!

After all, being able to control such a group of serious criminals, Li Che himself is definitely not a good person.

When Li Che came back from the toilet, he saw Yang Zhongsi with a dark face walking out without looking back.

Li Che looked at Yang Zhongsi's back and asked doubtfully, "Which of you has offended the old man again?"

Yan San raised his head and said in a silly voice, "I don't know. We were just chatting happily."

Li Che just felt baffled and muttered, "The old man has a really weird temper."

. . . . . .

Soldiers could go to various barbarian tribes to ask for food, but those who went to Goryeo could not be so careless.

Although Goryeo was small, it was still a country, and communication between the two countries should involve sending envoys in accordance with state etiquette.

The counselors under Yang Zhongsi were obviously unqualified, and among Li Che's subordinates, only Zhuge Zhe was capable of standing on his own.

The next day, Zhuge Zhe came out of the city with a banner in his hand, escorted by a team of cavalry.

Li Che personally escorted him out of the city, with a hint of worry in his eyes: "Sir, please be careful and safe. Just pass on the message."

Zhuge Zhe smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Didn't you say that the small country of Goryeo is arrogant and self-deprecating, paranoid and sensitive, and only obeys the powerful?"

"My Ninggu army has already severely damaged their army of 100,000. Given the nature of the Koreans, they will not dare to do anything to me."

Li Che nodded: "Having said that, you still have to pay attention to safety."

After saying that, he turned to look at Yue Yun who was guarding Zhuge Zhe.

Yue Yun noticed Li Che's gaze and said solemnly, "Your Highness, don't worry. Yun will protect Mr. Zhuge well."

Zhuge Zhe was the chief envoy, Yue Yun was the deputy envoy, and they set out for Goryeo.

After Kim Si-kyung was defeated and fled, he led the remaining troops to retreat to the defense line from Sinuiju to the Yalu River estuary.

While gathering soldiers and organizing defense, he reported the battle situation to the King of Goryeo.

After Zhuge Zhe and others crossed the Yalu River, they were soon discovered by Goryeo soldiers patrolling the border.

Since he had a flag in his hand, the soldiers did not dare to delay and quickly escorted him to Jin Shiqing.

Along the way, Zhuge Zhe saw countless bunkers, passes hidden deep in the mountains, and small cities.

The Koreans built the border into an iron line of defense and guarded it with all their might.

This shows how much they feared the Central Plains dynasty.

Upon learning that Daqing had sent an envoy, Jin Shiqing was annoyed, but he still went out to greet him obediently.

Zhuge Zhe dismounted and saw Jin Shiqing with a bad look in his eyes. He smiled slightly and said, "Are you Jin Shiqing?"

Jin Shiqing said angrily, "Why is the Qing envoy so unreasonable?"

"Goryeo, you are a small country. You have committed treason and repeatedly violated the dignity of Daqing. It was you who were rude first!" Zhuge Zhe retorted.

"We were ordered to expel the invading remnants of the Huan State army. When did we have any conflict with your Daqing?" Jin Shiqing retorted.

Zhuge Zhe said solemnly, "Beyond Shanhaiguan, all is my king's territory. To resort to war within my territory is to disrespect my majesty. I will punish you!"

Jin Shiqing was almost angry to the point of having a cerebral hemorrhage.

Everything outside Shanhaiguan is your territory. So where do the Mohe people live? Where do the Northern Hu people live? Where should our Kingdom of Goryeo go?

But he also noticed something wrong with Zhuge Zhe's words and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you soldiers from Daqing? Who is your king?"

Zhuge Zhe bowed to the west and said, "The Sixth Prince of Daqing, Prince of Ninggu County."

After these words were spoken, Jin Shiqing and the Goryeo generals around him were all speechless.

Ninggu County...when did it have a king?

It was not the Daqing regular army that defeated them, but the army of a vassal king?

Are all the Daqing troops monsters?!