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

Seeing several of his men trying to come over to help him, the gatekeeper quickly reached out to stop them: "Don't come over."

The men stood there awkwardly, and the gatekeeper yelled even more awkwardly, "Who has some cloth? Bring it to me."

He grabbed the rag and tied it roughly around his crotch, then staggered up to the city wall.

On the city wall, a solitary figure stood facing the wind, watching Li Che's convoy go away.

The gatekeeper ran over, but his legs gave way and he fell to his knees.

"Your Highness, I deserve to die! I failed to stop the Sixth Prince."

The prince turned around and gently helped the gatekeeper to his feet. "I don't blame you. It was my sixth brother who was too impulsive and caused you to suffer."

The gatekeeper was so moved that his eyes were hot: "Your Highness, I..."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so approachable and considerate even to a small city gate guard like me!

Even if I die, I will repay the prince's kindness.

"Go down." The prince patted the gatekeeper's shoulder and turned to the eunuch beside him, "To ward off evil spirits, have someone bring some money to buy some wine and meat for everyone."

"Yes."

With the prince's reward in his pocket, the gatekeeper left the city wall with red eyes.

As he walked away, the prince's gentle face suddenly became gloomy.

He took out a handkerchief and carefully rubbed his palms that had touched the city gate guard until they were red.

Upon seeing this, Bixie hurried forward to take the handkerchief and carefully wiped the prince's palms.

"Have the people sent to Mangdang Mountain set off?" asked the prince.

"I sent someone there right after the Sixth Prince left. They should be able to make it in time."

The prince's face showed disgust. "This gatekeeper is such a loser! I wanted him to delay the time and buy Fan Chong some time to prepare, but he ended up frightened to death!"

"Find an opportunity to send him to the border. Such trash doesn't deserve to stay in the imperial capital!"

"Yes."

The prince withdrew his hand and pinched Pixie's chin: "Tell Fan Chong that I spent so much money to let him recruit troops in Mangdang Mountain, waiting for this moment."

"If Li Che doesn't die, he must die! I don't keep useless trash under my command!"

Bixie opened her eyes wide, looking pitiful and saying, "I understand."

A trace of tenderness flashed across the prince's face, and he whispered, "Don't be afraid. You are different from them. You are unique."

Bixie snuggled up to the prince's arms, and from a distance, the two of them actually looked like a perfect match, a man of talent and a man of appearance.

. . . . . .

On the other side, after leaving the city gate, Li Che rode his horse to a carriage frame.

"Master Qian."

Qian Bin lifted the door curtain and saluted Li Che: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

"We have already left the city and came to inform Master Qian."

"I just saw it." Qian Bin said with a smile, "Your Highness is majestic, with the demeanor of His Majesty in his youth."

Li Che smiled and said nothing.

It’s not that he is too fierce, but that his original body is too cowardly.

The former Sixth Prince was a good man, kind and gentle to the eunuchs and palace maids, and that's how he earned the reputation of a "virtuous king" in the palace.

As a prince, he had no temper at all, and he was not favored by the emperor, so his status naturally became lower and lower.

However, no matter how unpopular a prince is, he is still a prince. How could he be bullied by a minor official at the city gate?

"Master Qian, what do you think we should do to get out of here next?" Li Che asked humbly.

Qian Bin is not an old scholar who studies in isolation. He traveled around to study when he was young and is very familiar with the situation in Daqing.

"There are two roads from the imperial capital to Shanhaiguan." Qian Bin stroked his beard and began to analyze.

"The coastal road to the east is blocked due to flooding, so we can only take the official road to the north. We have to pass through the territory of the Yan Clan and cross the Yanshan Mountains to reach Shanhaiguan."

Listening to Qian Bin's words and combining them with the memories of his original body, Li Che gradually formed a clear roadmap in his mind.

The road Qian Bin mentioned was also the route taken by the Central Plains dynasty in the previous life to leave the country. Cao Cao took this road to attack the Wuhuan.

This road is not easy to travel, and it has to pass through Yanfan, which is the territory of the fourth brother.

The original body did not have much impression of the fourth brother. Li Che only knew that he was the best at fighting among all the princes, and he did not know whether he was willing to let him pass through.

Qian Bin looked around and found that there were only a few guards. He immediately looked worried:

"If we take this route, we will inevitably pass through Mangdang Mountain, where banditry is rampant and the government has failed in several attempts to suppress them."

"With just our manpower, I'm afraid..."

Li Che came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Master Qian, don't worry. I have a strong army that can ensure our safe passage through Mangdang Mountain."

"A strong team?" Qian Bin looked at Li Che in confusion.

Li Che looked into the distance, his eyes flashing with a strange light: "Look, they are coming."

Qian Bin followed his gaze and saw a dark mass at the end of the road. A group of people appeared out of nowhere.

Looking closely, they saw a group of soldiers wearing leather armor and holding sharp blades.

Although the formation was disorganized and their postures were casual, Qian Bin felt from the bottom of his heart that this group of people were not easy to mess with.

It was a murderous aura that emerged from a sea of ​​corpses and blood. Its eyes were empty, yet revealed a bloodthirsty madness!

The ruthlessness in them and the murderous look in their eyes made it look like they had crawled out of a pile of corpses!

The soldiers came to the front of the convoy in a mighty procession and suddenly stopped.

The scarred burly man in the lead stared at Li Che, then suddenly knelt on one knee and said in a loud voice: "Greetings, Your Highness!"

The numerous soldiers behind him shouted, not in unison, but with a voice that shook the earth:

"See Your Highness!"

Li Che reined in the reins and looked at the scarred man in the lead: "Your name is He Conglong, right? I remember you."

He Conglong was trembling with excitement: "Your Highness..."

Li Che smiled slightly. People in ancient times were really simple.

As a superior, sometimes just saying their names is enough to make them loyal to you.

Unfortunately, most of those in power are not willing to lower themselves and get among the lower-level soldiers and the masses.

"Everyone, get up."

The crowd then stood up sparsely.

After two days of rest, these people no longer looked like the evil ghosts they looked when they were first seen, and finally looked like some tough soldiers.

"I'm asking you, have you eaten enough these past two days?"

"We couldn't be more full!" Everyone's faces flushed and they shouted excitedly.

"Have you drunk the wine I gave you?" Li Che asked again.

"I got it!"

"Did you sleep well?"

"I haven't slept so soundly in years." Someone shouted back.

"Alright!" Li Che's eyes gleamed. "I have done what I promised you. Now it's your turn to fulfill your promise!"

Everyone was so excited that they knelt down again, their voices shaking the sky:

"I am willing to die for your Highness! I am willing to die for your Highness!"

The criminals' demands are simple: just to have enough food to eat and live like a human being.

Whoever can do this will be their master!

Qian Bin in the carriage was so shocked by the scene that he almost broke off two of his beards.

The soldiers who had seemed unruly just now now knelt before His Highness with sincerity, and the fanaticism in their eyes was unmistakable.

"The army's morale can be used!" Qian Bin thought to himself, "Your Highness actually knows how to train soldiers?"