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

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Your Majesty, isn't your bird a bit too picky about food? Why doesn't it even want to eat rice?"

Zhu Chun picked up a grain of rice and stuffed it into Long'er's beak, regardless of the other party's desperate attempts to dodge.

"Be gentle, kid!" Emperor Qing's eyes widened. "Long'er is a bird from outside the Great Wall. How could he have seen rice?"

Zhu Chun curled his lips and said, "You don't even want to eat rice? I think you don't know how to raise birds. You've made a good bird into a spoiled one."

"When we were little, we encountered famine. When we opened the stomachs of birds we shot down with slingshots, we found weeds, bark, and even grains of sand."

"This bird is just like a human. When it's extremely hungry, it'll eat anything. How could it be so picky about food?"

Zhu Chun put down the rice grains, looking nonchalant.

"Your Majesty, why don't you give this bird to me to raise for two days? I'll train it and make sure it eats everything."

In the whole world, Zhu Chun is the only one who dares to speak to Emperor Qing like this, which shows that their relationship is really good.

Emperor Qing was not angry, but just laughed and scolded: "Get lost! This is a gift from my son. If you want it, let your son-in-law catch one too!"

Seeing that his thoughts were seen through, Zhu Chun smiled foolishly in embarrassment.

Long'er squatted on the bird stand, helplessly watching the two old men in their sixties in front of him stuffing all kinds of food into their mouths.

Long Er: Who in my family understands? Today I ran into two old men from downstairs...

"Your Majesty." Huang Jin's voice came from outside the door.

Emperor Qing's smile faded, and he asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

"The envoys from various countries have all left the Sifang Pavilion and are heading towards the Imperial Palace, led by people from the Ministry of Rites."

Emperor Qing turned to look at Zhu Chun and chuckled, "Barbarians are barbarians. They don't have any energy training at all, so they can't sit still."

Zhu Chun also smiled and echoed, "The Sixth Prince has come to our door, and since they didn't get any advantage, they're not going to give up."

Emperor Qing sighed softly, "This is really hard for Sixth Brother. This matter was originally the fault of the Ministry of Rites, and Sixth Brother has to clean up their mess. What a bunch of useless people!"

Zhu Chun smiled and said nothing more.

Emperor Qing could scold the Ministry of Rites as trash, but Zhu Chun could not say anything, not even agree with him.

The two of them do have a very good relationship and are comrades who have fought side by side since their humble beginnings.

But Emperor Qing has too many comrades-in-arms, and the only one who still holds a high position beside Emperor Qing is Zhu Chun.

It is because Zhu Chun knows the limits and knows not to say things that should not be said.

"Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with these people?" Zhu Chun asked in a low voice.

Emperor Qing snorted coldly: "Humph, they ask me for an explanation, why should I give them an explanation?"

"All gone, let them go back to where they came from!"

Huang Jin bowed and responded outside the door: "Yes, I will pass the message on."

Zhu Chun frowned and said:

"Your Majesty, other countries are fine, but we have been trying to win over several small nations that have come to pay their respects this time, and their attitudes have always been ambiguous."

"If we don't care about the envoy's reputation, I'm afraid it will make other countries feel disheartened and turn to big countries like Tubo and Northern Hu. The gain will not outweigh the loss."

When Huang Jin heard Zhu Chun speak, he stopped outside the door.

Emperor Qing nodded slightly, frowned and said, "Well, you are right."

He had no intention of making enemies with other countries. Daqing was still recuperating and the country was still unstable.

In addition, natural disasters continue and food harvests are poor. This is definitely not the time to make enemies on a large scale.

At this moment, Zhu Chun gave him an excuse, so Emperor Qing simply took advantage of the situation and asked Huang Jin: "Well, what do they want?"

Huang Jin outside the door said respectfully, "They demand... severe punishment for His Royal Highness the Prince."

"They thought of asking me to severely punish my son." Emperor Qing sneered, "Tell them that I am aware of the matter concerning the Prince Feng and will handle it myself."

"Prince Feng is not doing his job well, so he is punished by being confined to the Prince Feng's palace to reflect on his mistakes. He is not allowed to leave before the grand ceremony tomorrow."

"I have already punished my own son. If they are still not satisfied, I can do nothing more."

Huang Jin bowed and replied, "Yes, I will go right away."

. . . . . .

News spread quickly in the capital, and as soon as Li Che left Sifang Pavilion, the news had already spread like wildfire.

Not to mention that envoys from various countries gathered in the palace to ask His Majesty for an explanation. This was the most serious diplomatic incident since the founding of Daqing.

Even if Prince Feng is favored, this matter cannot be left unresolved, right?

Countless eyes were staring at the palace, waiting to see how the emperor would deal with the situation.

At the same time, the Ministry of Rites and other court officials of the prince's party were extremely excited, and memorials impeaching Li Che floated towards the imperial desk like snowflakes.

However, when the news came out of the palace, everyone was dumbfounded.

If you fail to perform your duties properly, you will be fined half a year's salary and confined to your home for three days!

After committing such a terrible disaster, he only received such a light punishment?

Also, what kind of crime is failure to do one's job? Is King Feng's crime as simple as failure to do his job?

As soon as the news came out, all parties were shocked.

The prince's curses were heard again in the East Palace, followed by a miserable cry of pain.

The prince was so angry that he became ill...

When the King of Qin and the King of Chu, who were also under house arrest in the Ten Kings' Mansion, learned about this, they were furious and smashed the already dilapidated Ten Kings' Mansion again.

Why? Li Che assaulted a foreign envoy and caused such a great disaster, but the emperor only gave him a symbolic punishment?

On the other hand, I was just fighting with Li Che, and I was the one who got beaten, but I was beaten with a ruler and confined to this shabby Tenth King's house.

Thinking that Li Che could rest comfortably in his big mansion, while he could only sleep in this shabby Ten Kings' house without even a bed.

The two kings of Qin and Chu had their teeth broken!

On the other hand, the situation in Prince Feng’s Mansion was completely different.

As soon as the news of Li Che breaking into the Sifang Pavilion and beating up the envoys spread, most of the people who had gathered at the Prince Feng's mansion to request an audience immediately dispersed.

But when Emperor Qing's decree came out, this group of people gathered again, and there were even more people than before!

Li Che, the instigator, had just returned and could see the situation in his own courtyard from half a street away. He immediately frowned and said, "These idiots still refuse to leave?"

Qiu Bai, standing by, replied, "It's been like this for the past few days. They are determined to join Your Highness."

"Submission?" Li Che sneered, "What's the use of such a person who changes his mind according to the situation?"

At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "The Highness is coming!"

Everyone looked towards Li Che, and then immediately rushed forward with arrogance and respect.

"I, the Minister of Works, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Prince of Feng."

"Happy New Year, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness is truly heroic! I am truly in awe of you."

Li Che looked at a group of court officials walking towards him with hypocritical smiles on their faces, and felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart.

"Qiu Bai, tell them not to get close!"

Qiu Bai received the order and was about to speak.

Suddenly, a group of eunuchs came up from behind, holding high the imperial edict from Emperor Qing:

"The imperial edict has arrived!"