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

The mortar was returned to its position, the musket was retracted, and the grenade in the palm of the hand was carefully placed back into the box.

A group of Fengtian Army soldiers lined up and looked at Li Che who was approaching with joy.

Li Che was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. It seemed that his soldiers must have heard some news, which was why they were so nervous.

Not long after, Gao Gong, wearing a black general's armor and a red robe, ran out of the military camp.

After seeing Li Che, he was immediately delighted and bowed: "Subordinate, I pay my respects to Your Highness!"

"Gao Gong, what the hell are you doing?" Li Che scolded. "You're not sleeping in the middle of the night? Are you planning to take them on a 20-mile training run?"

Gao Gong looked embarrassed: "This... It's good that His Highness is back. I will let them go now."

Li Che knew at a glance that there must be something wrong, and his face became serious: "I asked you to speak! This is an order!"

Gao Gong glanced at Li Lin beside Li Che with embarrassment.

"The Prince of Yan is one of us. There is nothing to hide. Just follow the orders!" Li Che said again.

"Yes!" Gao Gong stood at attention. "Your Highness, we are gathered here to prepare for the expedition!"

"What are we sending troops for?" Li Che asked in confusion.

"Your Highness! We will search for Your Highness and attack the palace!"

Li Lin, who was standing by, felt a blackout and almost fainted.

Did he just say it so eloquently? Was he really someone who could listen to what he said?

Damn it! I've had too many shocks this evening. Will Lao Liu kill me to silence me?

"No?" Li Che was dumbfounded. "Who told you to do this? Did you eat Xiaosong's courage?"

"Your Highness, the situation is this..."

Gao Gong told Li Che everything about the Fengtian Army sentries' discovery of the sudden encirclement by the Imperial Guards.

Li Che's expression was slightly tense.

After he was assassinated and disappeared, Emperor Qing actually let the Imperial Guards take control of his army immediately?

The emperor is such a creature, he really has no emotions...

Even though Emperor Qing had just shown a lot of kindness, like a lonely old man left behind, at the critical moment he was still thinking about his own safety and the stability of the imperial capital.

But then again, it was indeed a wise move for Emperor Qing to let the imperial guards keep an eye on the Fengtian Army.

Fortunately, nothing happened to Li Che tonight. If something happened to him, the Fengtian Army would definitely not let it go.

Once the mortar is pushed out, he can turn around and perform a Daqing version of the "Xuanwu Gate Incident" for Emperor Qing!

"Confused and reckless!" Li Che pointed at Gao Gong, "Where's your political commissar? Why didn't you stop him?"

Gao Gong scratched his head and said, "Your Highness, this idea was proposed by the political commissar..."

"I was inconsiderate. Please punish me, Your Highness." The political commissar in light armor looked at him calmly, his face full of "I know I was wrong, I will do it again next time!"

Li Che: . . .

However, they forgot that the political commissar of the Fengtian Army was not an ordinary person. The leading generals had always been radical in their thinking, and the political commissar disliked the generals for not being radical enough.

Li Che didn't want to scold them. After all, they were thinking about him. How many armies in the world could be so loyal?

Is it possible that being loyal is wrong?

"Put away all the cannons and spears. Never do that again. If someone with ulterior motives sees this, wouldn't it be used as evidence of my rebellious intentions?"

"Yes."

Li Che paused and continued, "After a whole night of hard work, the brothers are all tired. Send the order down and ask the Fire Head Camp to take some seafood for tomorrow's meal!"

Gao Gong and the political commissar looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.

They all bowed and saluted: "Yes, thank you for the reward, Your Highness!"

"Go away!" Li Che waved his hand. "I'm going to sleep in the palace tonight. You don't have to worry. I'll send someone to notify you if there's any problem."

"Yes."

After saying that, Li Che hummed a little tune, turned around and walked out of the barracks.

Li Lin followed numbly, feeling that all his three perspectives had been overturned.

What kind of army is this?

The commander-in-chief is not here, but he dares to attack the palace directly just because he is worried that something might happen to his own prince?

For the first time, he had a feeling...that he seemed to be on a pirate ship!

. . . . . .

Imperial capital, crown prince's palace.

The thick night covered the world outside the window like ink, and not a single ray of light could penetrate.

Inside the house, the air was stagnant and filled with suffocating depression.

The dim candlelight flickered, illuminating everyone's faces, flickering like ghosts.

In the center of the carved mahogany table, the bloodstains under the candlestick were shocking. They were left when Chu Dunxu accidentally knocked over the teacup when the news of Prince Feng's assassination came.

Chu Dunxu's face turned ashen, and his brows showed unconcealable anxiety and anger.

He is the Prince's Grand Tutor, a man of high rank. He once served as a study companion to Emperor Qing and is one of the most senior officials in the Prince's party.

Chu Dunxu looked around at everyone and said in a voice as deep as if it came from hell: "Prince Feng was assassinated. Who did it?! Are you stupid?"

The room was dead silent, with only the crackling of the candlelight as the sound came.

All those present were important officials in the court, holding high positions and great powers, but at this moment they were all silent as if an invisible hand was strangling their throats.

"Speak!" Dunxu slammed the table, and the mahogany tabletop made a muffled sound, which made the flame on the candlestick flicker, and everyone's faces changed unpredictably.

One person was the first to break the silence: "This is too reckless. It shouldn't be done by our people."

"Yes." Another person followed up, "This happened too suddenly. We just received the news..."

Chu Dunxu stared at everyone, his eyes as sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to dissect the secrets deep in their hearts.

It wasn't done by one of our own people? Then who was it?

The King of Qin, or the King of Jin... How could they have such great power in the imperial capital?

"Could it be that Prince Feng did it himself?" Chu Dunxu suddenly murmured.

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

"It's very likely that Prince Feng, though seemingly reckless, is actually extremely cunning. He likely staged this act to gain Your Majesty's sympathy."

"Hiss... If that's true, this kid is quite thoughtful!"

"Will Your Majesty believe it? In the end, it will all be our fault!"

At this moment, a voice sounded: "This is definitely not the plan of the King."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Qin Huizhi who had just arrived from the palace.

Someone immediately retorted: "How did you know?"

Qin Huizhi said calmly:

"I just tested it in front of Prince Feng and Prince Yan. Prince Yan's rage didn't seem fake!"

Qin Huizhi looked calm, but he was still angry inside.

This is the news he got after sacrificing his mother countless times!

I don't know what's wrong with the King of Yan's mouth, his insults are so vicious...