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

Li Che's heart trembled with fear, and the memories of the original owner that had been buried deep in his heart also emerged.

Emperor Qing treats the princes well, but he does not spoil them.

He rarely scolded his son. After all, the emperor's majesty was there, and even if he didn't say anything, it was enough to scare people.

But Emperor Qing would beat the princes, usually when they made serious mistakes, he would do it himself.

He used that black and red ruler, and he really beat the child to death!

Li Che looked at the King of Shu and saw that blood was flowing from his nostrils and the corners of his mouth, and there was a blood mark on his already swollen face.

Li Che felt a chill in his heart. This ruler hurt more than all the slaps he had given himself combined.

"I hit you, not because you fought with the Fourth and Sixth Brothers!"

Emperor Qing said coldly, "I beat you because you have no sense of shame. After losing a fight, you made up lies to fool me and frame your brother!"

The King of Shu was in so much pain that he couldn't even cry. He lay on the ground, gritting his teeth.

Emperor Qing ignored them and turned his gaze towards the Kings of Qin and Chu: "You two, come here!"

The two knew they couldn't avoid it, so they both moved forward.

Emperor Qing raised the ruler in his hand and snapped it twice.

The force was equally strong. Even though one person only hit once, it caused blood to splatter and skin to be torn.

That was the strength of the founding emperor. Even though he was old, he was still strong enough to give two people a hard time.

"Do you know where you two went wrong?"

The King of Qin turned pale with pain and said in a mournful voice, "I should never have lied to you on behalf of my seventh brother."

"Wrong!" Emperor Qing glared, "You lied because the Seventh Brother lied, and you were covering it up for him. Although I'm angry that you lied to me, in order to protect my younger brother, you still acted like a brother."

"I beat you two because you two have no morals and speak without restraint!"

"How dare you insult the Sixth Brother's mother? She is your elder! Your brother's biological mother! And she is my woman!"

"Who gave you the guts to insult your elders? You've been studying for so many years, and have you learned nothing?"

The two of them nodded in agreement and apologized repeatedly.

Emperor Qing glanced at the two of them, then set his gaze on Prince Qi, who was sitting at the back of the hall.

The King of Qi was pale and wept softly.

Emperor Qing nodded at him from a distance: "You are not a good guy either. You lie with your eyes open and flatter others. How can you act like a prince?!"

"Considering that you are still young and your body hasn't grown yet, I will keep this foot in mind for now."

The King of Qi escaped the disaster and immediately collapsed to the ground.

Finally, Emperor Qing slowly looked at Li Che.

Li Che was suddenly startled. No way, he would be beaten too?

"Father, you can't hit me. I'm the victim, right?"

Emperor Qing glared at him, "When did I ever say you were wrong?"

Li Che breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Emperor Qing threw the ruler aside and walked over to Li Che:

"You're not a good person either. You won't tolerate any loss and you're full of bad intentions!"

"How could you be so harsh with your brothers? Did you treat them as Khitans or Mohe people?"

Li Che smiled apologetically and said, "I know my limits and will never hurt them."

"Humph! You deserve a beating, kid!"

Emperor Qing kicked Li Che lightly, his expression changed slightly, and he felt a little pain in his toes.

This kid is quite strong. It seems that he has practiced martial arts a lot this year.

"As for you leading troops into the capital, I won't tell you about it for now. I'll settle the score with you later!"

Li Che smiled and lowered his head without saying anything else.

"Fourth!"

"Ah!" Li Lin was frightened and stood at attention.

Emperor Qing suddenly found it amusing and said, "You are a good boy. I have known for a long time that you are a man of loyalty and righteousness."

Li Lin bowed his head respectfully: "I dare not."

He didn't dare to act like Li Che, flirting and joking with Emperor Qing, and talking back and forth with him.

In other words, apart from Li Che, no other prince present dared to do so.

Emperor Qing suddenly felt somewhat bored and turned back to the dragon throne: "Let's end today's matter here. None of you are allowed to cause any more disputes."

"A country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules. We are all vassal kings now, so use your brain before doing anything!"

The princes said in unison: "Yes!"

"In three days it will be New Year's Day. I will host a banquet for all my ministers, and you must all attend."

"If you have a facial injury, go find the imperial physician to treat it yourself. Don't let anyone see it. I can't afford to lose this person!"

"Those who were beaten with a ruler will be confined to their homes from today onwards and are not allowed to leave the house before New Year's Day!"

"Everyone else should behave themselves..."

Emperor Qing stopped talking halfway.

He saw that all the princes lowered their heads to listen to his lecture, except Li Che who raised his head nonchalantly, blinking his eyes and looking at him.

"Especially you, Old Six!"

Li Che was confused: "What's wrong with my son?"

"What's wrong?" Emperor Qing glared at him. "Before you came back, the Ten Princes' Residence was safe and sound. How come this happened as soon as you returned?"

Li Che sneered and said, "I don't know, but I'm afraid that my brothers and sisters don't welcome me, a person from outside the Great Wall."

This was said bluntly, and even Li Lin broke into a cold sweat for him.

Emperor Qing choked.

He thought of the grievances Li Che had suffered before, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

The hall fell into an eerie silence that made people uncomfortable.

Finally, Emperor Qing waved his hand irritably: "I say one thing to you, and you have ten more to say! Go away, go away, and don't fight with your brothers again."

Li Che cupped his hands and said, "I'll try my best."

"Ok?"

"I understand."

Emperor Qing waved his hand and looked at the others: "Everyone, go down!"

All the princes bowed and took their leave.

After this incident and the beating, everyone became more obedient.

The King of Jin stepped forward to support the King of Qin, the King of Qi supported the King of Chu, and the King of Zhou supported the King of Shu, pretending to be brothers and walking out.

Li Che and Li Lin no longer pretended to be injured. They walked at the back, their arms around each other's shoulders.

"Look, I was right, Father definitely can't beat us."

Li Lin smiled and replied, "It has to be you, Sixth Brother. Why aren't you afraid of our father?"

"I'm scared too, but being scared won't stop me from beating up those bastards." Li Che replied.

Li Lin smiled at him and said, "Okay, I had a great time playing today!"

"Come on, I'll take you to the sixteenth floor. You won't leave until you're drunk."

Li Che's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Sixteenth floor, what kind of place is that? Is it serious?"

"It's a place for listening to music in a brothel. There's no such thing as that. It must be serious!"

"Tsk, who's going to a serious place? No! No!"

"???"

Emperor Qing looked at the two men's backs and raised his eyebrows.

When did the fourth and sixth brothers become so close?