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

Li Che left the camp with a dark face. The assassination attempt he had just encountered made him feel extremely bad.

The soldiers gathered together to protect Li Che, exuding an aura of "keep away from strangers".

The crowd was deathly silent, and the fear caused by the assassination hung over the hearts of these slaves.

As the soldiers advanced, the crowd subconsciously retreated, making the already crowded camp even more cramped.

In the crowd, someone accidentally fell to the ground, and there was immediately a commotion behind.

But suddenly a half-grown little boy was squeezed out of the crowd and ran straight towards Li Che.

"Ah Hu!" A middle-aged man exclaimed and tried to reach out to grab the little boy, but his hand was empty.

The little boy ran a few staggering steps and bumped into someone. The wooden doll in his hand fell to the ground and broke into two pieces.

"Wow——" The little boy was frightened and burst into tears.

The person he bumped into was Hu Qiang.

With Hu Qiang's appearance, he doesn't even need to threaten anyone to stop the child from crying at night.

Li Che had just been attacked, and the soldiers were a little nervous and drew their weapons.

The middle-aged man looked at the sharp blades and knelt on the ground tremblingly: "Sir, my child is so rude...you..."

At this moment, a pair of big hands reached out to the crying little boy and picked him up.

The middle-aged man opened his eyes wide and watched his child being picked up by the young man in the royal robe, his mind going blank.

"Okay, stop crying." The coldness on Li Che's face disappeared, replaced by tenderness. "Aqiang broke your toy, I'll compensate you with one."

The little boy stopped crying and stared at Li Che with watery eyes.

Li Che smiled and walked towards the crowd holding the little boy.

"Your Highness." He Conglong wanted to stop him, but was interrupted by Li Che.

He held the little boy in his arms, walked to the front of the crowd, and slowly said, "This king knows that you have fear in your hearts."

"Fear mostly comes from the unknown. You don't understand Ninggu County, you don't understand the king, this is not your problem."

Li Che's eyes swept across the confused faces, took a deep breath, and continued:

"The assassination has nothing to do with you. I hereby promise that I will never treat you differently because of this matter."

"There may be hidden assassins among you. What I am going to say next is for these assassins to hear."

Li Che's eyes turned cold: "You have two choices. Either continue to hide and wait for an opportunity to assassinate me again. However, you will never miss it. What awaits you is only death and no place to bury your body."

"or......"

Li Che's tone slowed down slightly:

"You must continue to hide and stop pretending to be ordinary people. Instead, truly become a citizen of Ninggu County."

"This king is giving you a chance to break with the past. I will not investigate your identities or past. You can start anew, marry, have children, farm, weave, and live in peace and contentment under this king's rule."

"In Ninggu County, even assassins have a chance to start a new life."

Li Che looked around, then rubbed the head of the little boy in his arms: "Ah Hu, right? This king remembers that I still owe you a toy."

Then he sent the little boy to the middle-aged man and turned and left.

The middle-aged man kowtowed repeatedly and expressed his gratitude profusely.

Ah Hu watched Li Che's receding back with sparkling eyes.

. . . . . .

A quarter of an hour later, at the government office.

All the servants were driven away, leaving only Qiu Bai standing guard with a sword in hand.

Li Che struck the Silence sword in his hand, and the sound of metal echoed in the empty hall.

Huang Jin walked in anxiously from the doorway, and seeing Li Che sitting steadily in the main seat with an expressionless face, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked over quickly.

"Is your Highness all right?"

The knocking sound stopped abruptly.

Li Che raised his head, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Huang Daban wants to kill me?"

Huang Jin was immediately confused by this sentence.

He instantly fell to the ground, knocking his head against the ground, and said in panic, "Your Highness, why do you say that?"

"Among the people you brought, there are fifty-one assassins hiding, trying to kill me in broad daylight!"

"This..." Huang Jin's face changed drastically. He only knew that Li Che had just been assassinated, but he never expected that the assassin was brought by himself.

This is a serious problem. He brought assassins into Ninggu County and launched an assassination attack on His Highness.

There is yellow mud in the crotch - it’s not shit, but it is shit nonetheless.

Li Che responded coldly. Although Huang Jin was a villain, he was extremely important. He was like a pair of eyes for Emperor Qing.

In order to prevent his cheap father from becoming suspicious of him, he must have a complete grasp of this person!

Everything has its pros and cons. Although the assassination attempt made Li Che extremely unhappy, it was a handle that was delivered to his doorstep.

"Your Highness, I really don't know." Huang Jin suddenly raised his head. "Those 20,000 slaves brought their families with them, and they had to undergo multiple repairs. It's inevitable that someone with ulterior motives would sneak in."

"As your Majesty's close attendant, I have no motive to assassinate you! Besides..."

Li Che suddenly interrupted him: "Even if you don't have this intention, this is a fact. Being involved in the assassination of the prince, will my father tolerate you?"

Huang Jin felt like she was falling into an ice cave and shuddered!

Yes, as an eunuch of the emperor, if he was involved in an assassination, it would be equivalent to being stained.

He will definitely not be able to be a big companion anymore, and there may even be a risk of losing his head.

Even if Your Majesty feels sorry for me and transfers me somewhere else, it will be a dead end.

The struggles in the palace are so vicious. If you lose your power, your former enemies will definitely try their best to eliminate you.

"Old slave... Old slave..." Huang Jin collapsed on the ground, as if he had lost his parents.

Li Che looked at Huang Jin calmly until despair began to appear on his face, then he said, "I can give you a way out."

Huang Jin looked at Li Che, his heartbeat suddenly stopped, and he showed no surprise at all.

He knew very well that everything had a price.

The Sixth Prince and I have no friendship, and we even had a grudge against each other. As a victim, why should he stand up for me?

"The only people who knew about this were the slaves, and they all wanted to stay in Ninggu County."

"I have already blocked the news. The imperial guards and accompanying officials will never know. As long as I don't say it and you don't say it, Your Majesty won't know."

Huang Jin smiled bitterly and looked at Li Che: "Then... Your Highness, what do you want me to do?"

Li Che leaned back and sheathed the sword in his hand.

After a moment, he spoke, "My dear, go to the city and get to know Chaoyang City. Then we can talk again."

Huang Jin took a deep breath and gradually calmed down. He stood up silently and bowed to Li Che.

Then, under the leadership of Qiu Bai, he walked out of the government office.

Li Che smiled, took out a blank piece of paper from behind him, and began to write and draw.

After a full half hour, Huang Jin walked in with a pale face.

Li Che put down the book and looked at him: "Can you see it clearly?"

Huang Jin frowned, and his old face, which always had a flattering smile on it, now looked a little majestic.

He cupped his hands and said gloomily, "Your Highness, are you planning a rebellion?"