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

Legend has it that Emperor Wu of Wei had two swords: one was the Yitian Sword and the other was the Qinggang Sword.

Emperor Wu of Wei wore the Yitian Sword himself, and let his confidant Xiahou En wear the Qinggang Sword, which was always by his side.

The Qinggang sword was so sharp that it could cut through iron like mud. Xiahou En was particularly favored and was known as the "General Carrying the Sword."

When Li Che read this passage in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he was very much looking forward to the "Sword-Carrying General" Xiahou En, and thought that another peerless general had appeared.

Unexpectedly, before more than a hundred words had passed, this guy was shot down by Zilong, and even the sword was snatched away...

Now, giving this 'Silent' long sword to Ying Bu is not only to completely subdue this top fighter, but also to make up for the regret he had towards the 'Sword-Carrying General' when he was young.

He is the lord's confidant, carrying a sword and following him everywhere. How can such a brave general be a waste like Xiahou En?

As for giving this sword away, Li Che really didn't feel any regret about it.

It's just a sword. As long as the iron smelting and steel making technology is improved, countless swords can be made in the future.

All of his martial arts skills are concentrated in spearmanship and archery, so he doesn't have that much need for a sword.

Ying Bu held the Silence sword, carefully stroking the texture of the blade, and could feel the oily and smooth touch.

It has been well maintained, and it is obvious that His Royal Highness Prince Feng also cherishes this sword very much.

Even so, when His Highness bestowed this sword upon him, he did not hesitate at all.

"Your Highness's grace in gifting me the sword will never be forgotten!"

Ying Bu was moved and fell to the ground.

Li Che's act of giving Yingbu the sword is like giving gifts in a role-playing game, which suits the NPC's preferences, and his intimacy level is rising rapidly.

Ying Bu was a sword lover, but he came from a humble background and never had a sword with him.

Holding the silent sword given by Li Che, Ying Bu regarded it as a treasure.

Li Che nodded slightly to show encouragement, then turned to look at the other rangers: "Everyone, I want to return to Chaoyang City first. Are you willing to go with me?"

The Rangers certainly had no objection:

"I will obey."

The rangers joined the personal guard camp and protected Li Che all the way north to return to Chaoyang City.

When they first entered the Fengtian Army, the rangers were curious about everything they saw, and some outgoing ones had already begun to greet the guards enthusiastically.

On the other hand, the guards just nodded faintly in response.

But the rangers didn't care, as this was the first contact between the two sides.

Li Che glanced at everyone's reaction and secretly made up his mind: to incorporate some of the rangers into the personal guard camp.

Rangers with great martial arts skills like Cao Mo and Liu Dafeng lack command ability to be generals, and are a waste of their talents to be soldiers.

It would be better to gather them together and mix them with the most powerful guards to create an ancient version of the special forces.

In ancient times, special operations were not so magical, but they could still produce miraculous results.

As for those ordinary rangers, they were sent to various armies and started as grassroots military officers.

After the battle with the Khitan, Li Che felt that the army he had was still not enough, and it was very difficult to deal with the Khitan alone.

As Feng State continued to grow, Khitan, Goryeo, Heishui Mohe, and even the northernmost Shiwei and the northern Hu to the west would all be on pins and needles.

By that time, Feng State might face a two-front or even three-front war!

In this situation, military expansion is imperative.

Because the three northeastern provinces are always connected together, people may have the illusion that they do not occupy a large area.

In fact, the Northeast region is quite large.

The straight-line distance from Dalian in the south to Mohe in the north is almost the same as the straight-line distance from Dalian to Guangdong.

To control such a large territory, tens of thousands of troops are not enough, even if they are all elite soldiers.

Let’s expand the army to 100,000 first.

Together with the naturalized barbarian troops, it should be enough for a period of time.

Without the refugees holding them back, the group rode at full speed and returned to Chaoyang City that same day.

At this moment, Chaoyang City was bustling with people, and there was a constant stream of people at the city gate.

Cao Mo, Liu Dafeng and others stretched their necks and looked at the majestic city in front of them. Needless to say, the shock in their eyes was beyond words.

The knights traveled around and saw many cities, including many ancient capitals and central cities of several dynasties.

But no other city can have the strong sense of fireworks like the Chaoyang City in front of us.

They had never seen a place where people could set up stalls at the city gate without anyone driving them away or charging them.

I have also never seen civilians passing by and enthusiastically greeting patrolling soldiers, and the latter would respond.

I have never seen that when a prince walked down the street, countless uncles and aunts would rush out to stop him, just to invite him home for a drink of water.

It was not until Li Che shouted for help that everyone woke up from their dream.

"Oh no, His Highness has been taken away!"

Fortunately, the Royal Guards were already used to this, and they saw Li Che being enthusiastically pulled by the hand by an old man and dragged towards their home.

They rushed forward, snatched Li Che away as gently as possible, and then persuaded the people.

While tidying up his clothes, Li Che said to the people with a wry smile:

"My fellow villagers, I have official business to attend to. I will visit you again someday."

Fortunately, the people of Chaoyang City are sensible, and Li Che often appears in public.

After everyone expressed their gratitude, they gradually dispersed.

Li Che returned to the team, touched the horse that was also frightened, and complained to Huo Duanxiao beside him:

"It's a good thing that this king has won the hearts of the people, but this is a bit too popular."

Huo Duanxiao said seriously, "It is indeed inappropriate. Your Highness should explain this to the people and tell them not to do this again in the future."

Li Che waved his hand: "Alas, the people don't have any bad intentions, they are just too simple."

"That's not the case. Your Highness is the ruler, and the people are the subjects. The subjects should love the ruler, but they should also not lose their fear."

"Your Highness, have you ever thought about what would happen if an assassin were to sneak into a group of good people in a situation like that?"

Li Che also became serious after hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he nodded: "Zhengze is right. This matter is indeed inappropriate."

I am still too deeply influenced by my past life. Under the ancient system, doing this does indeed involve great risks and safety hazards.

Especially since the laws of Feng State were not yet sound, the royal power was supreme, and a certain solemnity and dignity should be maintained.

"This matter needs to be discussed carefully."

Li Che still listened to the advice and was not too stubborn to insist on implementing democracy in ancient times.

Technology and culture have not yet developed to that level. Forcing it is tantamount to seeking death.

It was not until the 14th century that Europe began to settle accounts with theocracy and royal power and usher in the Renaissance.

From then on, people no longer just sang praises to gods, but shifted their focus from gods to humans, giving rise to paintings such as "Mona Lisa".

And what about China at this moment?

In fact, there were signs of breaking away from the imperial system.

Huang Zongxi proposed: The order or chaos of the world does not depend on the rise and fall of a family, but on the happiness and sorrow of the people.

Gu Yanwu advocated that knowledge should be devoted to practical application and opposed empty talk about human nature.

He also said a very famous saying: Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country!

There is also Wang Fuzhi, Fang Yizhi.

Unfortunately, this period is the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty.

At the turning point when the signs of democracy appeared, a nomadic tribe whose civilization was far behind that of the Central Plains occupied China.

The negative impact of the Qing army's entry into the pass was not only population decline but also a decline in national strength.

Culture and thought were once again imprisoned, and a country that was thousands of years ahead of the world was left far behind by the times.

Thinking of this, Li Che suddenly understood.

At this moment, he seemed to have found the meaning of his coming to this world.

Every time traveler seems to be doing the same thing.

After traveling through time, I gathered all the talented people in the world into my grasp, took countless beauties into my harem, and then challenged the supreme position.

Li Che didn't want to do this, or rather, he didn't want to set that position as his ultimate goal.

At this turning point of the times, why couldn't he do more?

The Chinese nation deserves greater greatness!

The Chinese nation should be even greater!