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

Until the end, Wen Zaiyin still failed to wait for his majesty.

When the Fengtian Army occupied most of the city walls, Li Che ordered his most elite guards to attack.

Under Hu Qiang's protection, he personally led his troops through the collapsed city gate and entered the city.

When the Goryeo defenders saw King Feng's banner enter the city, their psychological defenses collapsed immediately, like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

But this straw... is a little too heavy.

As the Fengtian Army shouted the slogan "Surrender and no death", the desperate Korean soldiers completely lost their will to resist and knelt on the ground begging for surrender.

There were also people who wanted to resist stubbornly, but there was no need for the Goryeo soldiers to step forward and kill them. The Shenji Camp would line up and shoot them to death.

Li Che, surrounded by his personal guards, came to the city wall.

As soon as he reached the city wall, he heard a wailing voice: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I am Jin Shiqing!"

Li Che stopped and saw several Fengtian Army soldiers escorting a tied-up Goryeo general towards him.

Seeing Li Che coming, Jin Shiqing showed a flattering look on his face.

"It was me. We fought each other at the gates of Andong City at the beginning of the year. Later, I was the one who received your envoys."

Only then did Li Che remember this person. It was said that he was a close confidant of the King of Goryeo and held military power because he was deeply trusted by Li Yiyou.

In fact, he was a complete fool. When he rescued Yang Zhongsi's Huan Guo army, he was the commander of the Goryeo army.

"It's you. What do you want to talk to me about?" Li Che asked.

"Your Highness, I surrender!" Jin Shiqing said quickly. "Half of the Goryeo army is under my command. I am willing to help you restrain them and make them all join the Fengtian Army and serve you."

Li Che almost laughed out loud when he heard this. He looked at the generals around him and pointed at Jin Shiqing:

"Jin Shiqing, Jin Shiqing. Open your eyes and look. I have so many talented generals under my command. Even a random captain would be better than you."

"Only that idiot Li Weiyou would use an idiot like you. If two idiots get together, how can Goryeo not perish?"

"Why, after you've harmed Li Weiyou, you're planning to harm me now?"

When the generals heard this, they all laughed out loud.

Jin Shiqing looked embarrassed and felt ashamed and angry.

"Your Highness, even if you don't need me, please spare my life considering I surrendered voluntarily." Jin Shiqing arched his body and begged for mercy, "This rope is too tight, please loosen it a little."

Li Che came over and smiled: "It's okay, take a deep breath, it will be less tight in a while."

After saying this, his expression changed: "Come here, drag this disloyal, unjust, cowardly and unwise man down and chop him off!"

"Your Highness! Why! Why is this happening?" Jin Shiqing was horrified and struggled repeatedly, but was held down by several soldiers.

Qiu Bai, who was standing behind Li Che, stepped forward and whispered, "Your Highness, this fellow must die. But he is Jin Yihuan's brother. Haven't you always wanted to win Jin Yihuan over?"

"If we kill him, it will be even more difficult to subdue Jin Yihuan."

Li Che frowned and stretched out his hand to stop him: "Wait!"

Several soldiers stopped and looked at him.

Jin Shiqing was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed for mercy.

Li Che gave him a disgusted look and said, "Forget it, just take him away first."

"Here!"

Li Che and his men continued to patrol the city wall when two armored soldiers came over, escorting a scholar who looked very embarrassed.

Li Che slowly stopped and waved his hand.

The two soldiers let go.

Li Che smiled gently and said, "Mr. Wen, how are you?"

Wen Zaiyin's face was ashen. He just looked up at Li Che without saying a word.

Li Che didn't care. He just looked at the smoke-filled battlefield and slowly exhaled.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Weapons are ominous tools, not the tools of a gentleman. I have no choice but to use them."

"There is no life-or-death feud between Goryeo and Feng. This is truly a conflict between nations. I cannot guarantee anything else, but after the Fengtian army marches eastward, they will absolutely not harm the people of Goryeo."

"Mr. Wen is also a gentleman, why are you so rude to me?"

Wen Zaiyin said hoarsely, "Prince Feng tricked me into attacking the city tomorrow, and then he led his army straight to the city. Is this what a gentleman does?"

"Hahaha." Li Che laughed. "The Taoist view is that the unknown is the war. The military strategists also have a saying. Mr. Wen, haven't you heard of it?"

Wen Zaiyin looked puzzled. He was good at domestic affairs but had no knowledge of military affairs.

Li Che said slowly: "Warfare is the art of deception, so when you are capable, pretend you are incapable; when you are going to use something, pretend you are not going to use it!"

"How to win is just a means to victory, it's not important. What matters is the goal. Now that I stand on the walls of Liujing, my goal has been achieved."

"As for coaxing or something, Mr. Wen, is that kind of thing really important?"

Wen Zaiyin gave a wry smile and said, "Thank you for your advice."

"With the country destroyed, I am heartbroken. Please, Your Highness, give me a quick death!"

Li Che looked at him and shook his head: "Why is Mr. Wen so determined to commit suicide?"

Wen Zai Yin looked at him and said woodenly, "Does Your Highness think that I would betray my master and serve you just to save my life?"

"In the eyes of His Highness, am I, Wen, such a cowardly person who loves life and fears death?"

Although he had never left Goryeo, Wen Zaiyin studied Confucianism and believed in the Confucian sages of China.

Not only that, Wen Zaiyin read the real original books of sages, without the misinterpretation of the meaning by those so-called great Confucian scholars. Instead, he was more like a real Confucian scholar.

To say that a true Confucian scholar is a traitor and a coward is the greatest insult to him.

Li Che smiled faintly at Wen Zaiyin and shook his head: "That's wrong. If Mr. Wen was really a coward, I wouldn't have tried to persuade him to stay."

Wen Zaiyin's expression eased slightly when he heard this.

Then he heard Li Che continue: "What's so difficult about death? With three feet of white silk and a one-inch dagger, he can leave easily."

"In comparison, living is the hard part. Goryeo has just been conquered, and I am not familiar with this land, let alone how to pacify the people and improve their livelihood."

"Mr. Wen is the Prime Minister. Are you going to abandon the people of this country?"

Wen Zaiyin showed a sad look on his face, but then he shook his head and said, "Prince Feng is kind-hearted and will treat his people well."

"The country is lost, and the foundation of our ancestors has been destroyed. I am no longer the Prime Minister of Goryeo, and I am too embarrassed to face the people. I am afraid I can't help you."

Li Che showed disdain on his face: "I thought Mr. Wen was a wise man, but I didn't expect him to be so short-sighted."

"The Lee Dynasty of Goryeo is gone, and this cannot be changed, but every blade of grass and every tree on this land remains, and the millions of Goryeo people still exist."

"In Mr. Wen's eyes, is the rise and fall of this family and dynasty more important than the people of the entire nation?"

Seeing Wen Zaiyin's conflicted expression, Li Che gently advised:

"I value your talents, respect your character, and wish to entrust you with the important task of protecting our country and our people. Why would you refuse?"

"The fall of Goryeo was due to Li Yiyou's shortsightedness and incompetent appointment of men. It was not your fault, sir."

Li Che cupped his hands and said seriously:

“A sage once said: It is not the fault of a gentleman to be born in a small country.”