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

The Khitan envoy was severely strangled by Yelu He, but Li Che did not make things difficult for him and generously allowed someone to treat him.

It doesn’t matter whether you live or die, just don’t die in Liaoyang City.

The person in charge of treating him was Hua Chang'an, who took out a few three-inch-long silver needles without hesitation and pricked him with them, causing him to scream in pain.

Hua Changan is an expert doctor and can absolutely guarantee that he will not only feel pain but also suffer from various sequelae.

After venting his anger, Yelu He could no longer bear the blow and fainted again.

Having someone carry him away to recuperate, Li Che looked at the surrendered Khitan generals standing beside him, all of whom were silent.

"You all saw it, this is the Khan you serve." Li Che's eyes were full of disdain.

One general said indignantly: "Yelü Dahe is unkind, so please don't blame us for being unjust. I, Guwulu, am willing to be loyal to His Majesty the Prince of Feng."

"Stop!" Li Che raised his hand to stop him. "I am not that Yelu Dahe. Don't just pay homage to someone with your mouth."

"You guys go down and take a closer look and think about it. I'll give you enough time."

After they left, **zhi looked at Li Che and asked, "Young Marshal, do you want to use vassal generals?"

"Learn the skills of the barbarians to defeat them. Although these barbarians are crude, they also have their strengths. Using Khitan generals to manage Khitan soldiers, and using barbarians to defeat barbarians, may have miraculous effects."

** said worriedly, "I am only concerned that these vassal generals don't understand the young commander's earnest wishes. The commander once said that barbarians are uneducated, ignorant of propriety, righteousness, and shame, and therefore cannot be guaranteed to be loyal."

Li Che shook his head: "Uncle Yang is right. Controlling the barbarians is like controlling jackals. One hand must hold the meat, while the other hand cannot let go of the whip."

"Although I intend to show them mercy and justice, I will not let my guard down. I will certainly put them in chains."

This principle was taught to me by my ex-girlfriend who is a zoo manager.

Alas, I miss my ex-girlfriend... Bah, bah, bah, I miss Uncle Yang.

"The young commander has his own plans. I am the one who said too much." Seeing that Li Che was confident, **zhi said hurriedly.

Li Che waved his hand nonchalantly: "What are you talking about? This king is open to all opinions and upholds freedom of speech in the country. Besides, you are also thinking about me."

Li Che was very clear-headed. He knew that outstanding Daqing generals such as ** Zhi and He Conglong were the core. The vassal generals had to be used, but their status must not be higher than that of the Qing generals.

The balance of power between the two sides is the art of emperorship. Li Che is not very proficient in it and needs to slowly explore it.

After six months of training, he has lost the immaturity and impulsiveness he had at the beginning, and has become more steady and sophisticated.

"This battle has come to an end. I plan to stay in Liaoyang City for a few more days before returning to Chaoyang City."

Li Che looked at Li Zhi and said, "I will leave you a total of 10,000 soldiers from the Feng and Man armies. We will also relocate civilians here in the future. Liaoyang City will be handed over to you."

"Among the generals of the National Protection Army, you can choose one to stay as your deputy. I will take the others away. After all, Fengguo is short of people." A hint of apology flashed in Li Che's eyes.

** was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then immediately lowered his head and said, "I understand."

The two of them had a tacit understanding about this arrangement.

The National Protection Army is too powerful, and since it originated from the army of the previous dynasty, the National Protection Army is naturally a faction.

No lord would allow such an army to exist alone, not even Li Che.

The difference is that Li Che will not deliberately suppress them, but will gradually separate these people, entrust them with important tasks, and gradually remove the label of the National Protection Army.

**Zhi also understood Li Che's painstaking efforts. While feeling grateful, he also felt a little melancholy.

"Jie Quan has been following the young lady all the time and has no experience in commanding troops. Should we let him stay here with me and learn how to command troops?" asked **zhi.

Li Che nodded; "Yes."

Seeing that the two had finished talking, Huo Duanxiao looked at Li Che and whispered, "Your Highness, after this battle, should we write a battle report to His Majesty?"

Li Che slapped his thigh: "Exactly, how could I forget about this!"

The crying child gets the milk. Li Che understood this principle very clearly, which the Sixth Prince did not understand before.

After finally winning a great victory, how can I not ask for credit and reward from my friend and father, and make some money at the same time?

"Zhengze, this battle report is now in your hands. You must play the victim and ask for more favors from the emperor."

"Your Highness," Huo Duanxiao reminded, "It's perfectly fine for me to write a battle report, but is it truthful?"

"Of course..." Li Che suddenly paused.

Yes, how should this battle report be written, especially the part about grenades, land mines, and artillery.

It sounds quite legendary that the Fengtian Army defeated 140,000 troops with only 40,000 troops.

But Li Che understood that the victory in this battle was due to the Fengtian Army's adherence to the policy of elite troops and the soldiers' dedication, 70% of it was due to the power of firearms.

Grenades defeated Yelu He, artillery shattered the gates of Guangning, and landmines buried the Pishi Army...

It is true that: Two shots awakened the Khitan soul, sir, I am from Daqing.

Without firearms, it would be a question whether we could win so quickly, not to mention whether we could win at all.

If the battle report is written truthfully, should the role of firearms in this battle be included?

Li Che waved his hand and dismissed his attendants, leaving only his confidants such as Wang Sanchun and Huo Duanxiao.

After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and said, "It's better to write truthfully. There's no point in lying. Firearms are a serious matter, so I'll write it myself."

Huo Duanxiao bowed and said, "But if His Majesty asks you for the formula for gunpowder..."

"Then give it to me. In fact, whether my father asks me or not, I am ready to offer the gunpowder formula to you."

When they heard this, they immediately looked conflicted and hesitated to speak.

Everyone is knowledgeable about military affairs and knows that gunpowder is the magic weapon that makes the Fengtian Army invincible.

If we present it to the imperial court, with Daqing's resources, it won't take long before it can be distributed to the entire army.

"You guys." Li Che pointed at everyone and smiled, "You're still too naive."

"It's true that the formula for black powder was offered to me, but there's no need to mention its granulation. Without granulation, grenades and landmines would be equally powerful and unlikely to attract the attention of the court."

"Also, in the battle reports, although the firearms performance cannot be falsified, you can choose not to include it."

"Deceiving the emperor is a grave crime. I told my father the truth, but I only told half the truth. How can that be considered deceiving the emperor? This is called exploiting information asymmetry to gain greater benefits for my country!"

Everyone looked at each other, thinking in their hearts:

If we have to talk about bad people, it has to be His Highness. He has become very good at deceiving the king.

If Your Highness had not been born into an imperial family and become an official like everyone else, he would definitely be a corrupt official!

"Your Highness is the wisest one." Everyone said in unison.

Li Che smiled and said, "Besides, promoting firearms to the entire Daqing army is not a bad thing. It is our responsibility to make the Daqing soldiers stronger."

Just be sure to keep it confidential and don't be like previous dynasties, teaching the country's advanced technology to vassal states for free.

Especially the Tang envoys who lived a simple life, they were beasts with wolfish ambitions. They learned the knowledge of their motherland, but turned around and beat their parents.

When the Fengguo Navy is formed, we must first kill half of Japan's population, and send the rest to Siberia to grow potatoes.

Hearing Li Che say this, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Now it seems that His Highness really has no intention of that position, at least no intention of rebelling to seize the throne.

"Alright, disperse now." Li Che waved them away, "I have to write a battle report, you guys go do whatever you need to do."

Everyone bowed and left, and Li Che went to the backyard.

A tiger with drooping eyes was stretching its body in the sun. When it saw Li Che coming, it just wagged its tail.

"Go, go, move over there." Li Che kicked Dasong on the butt and leaned skillfully on the soft part of the tiger's belly.

Zhaoqinwei brought paper and pen, and Li Che thought about it comfortably, then wrote:

"Your Majesty, the Emperor, is here to offer your sincere wishes for good health and a long and prosperous reign.

"I, your son, have led my army to battle, armed to the teeth, for half a month, and now we have achieved a great victory. I hereby report this..."

Halfway through writing, Li Che was dissatisfied no matter how he looked at it.

It was too official, too formal. It didn't seem like a letter from a son to his father, but more like a report from a subordinate to the emperor.

He reached out and crumpled the paper into a ball, then took out another one.

This time I almost didn’t use any ideas and started writing immediately:

"Your Majesty, Father, is your holy body well?

Your son kowtows and is very happy today. I have good news to tell you.

Since the son-in-law was crowned king

......

That old Khitan dog took advantage of my youth and repeatedly provoked me. I remained unfazed and fought back in self-defense. Thanks to my father's constant guidance, I beat the old dog to a pulp.

......

I, your son, have inherited your father's intelligence and have invented a powerful substance called black gunpowder. With it, I defeated the enemy and decisively defeated the Khitan Lao Gou army.

......

I dare not keep this thing to myself, so I have written down the recipe and sent it along with the letter.

......"

Well, this is much more down-to-earth, like a son who has achieved something and is begging for reward from his father.

Li Che finally understood Emperor Qing's character. He seemed strict, but in fact he was just a tsundere.

He would not feel pleased if his son was well-behaved.

Instead, I did what I did, intentionally or unintentionally making trouble, throwing tantrums on non-principle issues, and refutating him a few times.

Although Emperor Qing did not look happy, he could still squeeze out a little fatherly love in his heart.

Li Che wrote several thousand words in a very eloquent manner and revised them carefully.

It mainly describes what happened and reminds Emperor Qing to keep the black gunpowder confidential.

He also lamented the hardships of the people in Fengdi, the rampant barbarians outside the Great Wall, and the need for financial assistance from the court.

This is a letter from a son to his father, mostly written in vernacular.

It is definitely not a good war report. When the ministers see it, they will all laugh at my ignorance.

So Li Che wrote a more formal report and put it together with the letter, which also made it convenient for Emperor Qing to show off to his ministers.

Li Che checked it from beginning to end and found no mistakes or omissions. He then called over a few scouts with good riding skills and asked them to deliver the letter to the imperial capital.

At the same time, Yelu Dahe's letter of peace had been sent out early and was now on the way.

Although Yelu Dahe was faster than Li Che, the Khitan messenger did not dare to walk openly in Fengdi and could only take a detour.

This trip back and forth took a lot of time, and the two letters happened to arrive at Shanhaiguan at the same time.

Xue Zhen did not dare to delay and immediately dispatched troops and sent two messengers to the imperial capital.