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

Hearing this, Li Che was shocked.

As expected of a veteran minister who had served three dynasties, he was very shrewd and could tell at a glance that he was deliberately causing trouble.

The military achievements he had made this year were too impressive. Not only were his military achievements outstanding, but his political achievements in Fengguo were also outstanding.

You can't be so dazzling unless you are the one on the throne.

No one is perfect, and the emperor cannot be called a human being.

Even the crown prince cannot be perfect, otherwise how can you expect the emperor to train him? Only when the old emperor dies will the crown prince automatically become perfect and become the new emperor.

Therefore, he had to reveal some of his shortcomings, leaving some handles for Emperor Qing, and also let the ministers know that Prince Feng also had shortcomings.

"I will keep the Right Prime Minister's teachings in mind." Li Che replied seriously.

"Yes." Huo Tao nodded with a smile, "Your Highness the Sixth Prince has always been intelligent. This old minister has no worries."

"I just don't know if my son is doing his job conscientiously as an official in Fengguo?"

Li Che replied, "Zhengze is my king's right-hand man and the backbone of Feng State. I cannot do without him."

Huo Tao was a very capable person. He immediately realized that what Li Che said was not polite at all, but that he really relied on Huo Duanxiao.

But he was not proud of it, instead he looked worried:

"I am honored to hold the position of Prime Minister in Daqing, and my son is deeply trusted by His Highness. Even that incompetent third son is in charge of such an important department as the Gunpowder Bureau."

"Your Highness, you and His Majesty have shown too much favor to the Huo family."

Li Che keenly realized that Huo Tao was not expressing his gratitude, he was really scared.

It is said that people become less courageous as they get older, and there is some truth to this.

As people experience more things and see some of the laws of the world, they will naturally feel awe.

Everything rises and falls. The Huo family has been glorious for too long. Huo Tao no longer hopes that his family will produce a prime minister to bring honor to the family.

He just wanted the Huo family to be passed down safely, which was why he had not taken sides before.

But Emperor Qing could not let Huo Tao stay out of the matter and let his son assist Prince Feng.

Huo Tao was originally quite happy. After all, no matter how you looked at it at that time, Prince Feng was the prince least likely to inherit the throne, which was just the right opportunity for him to mess around.

I never expected that after all the choices, His Majesty would choose the most capable fighter for himself...

"Right Prime Minister, don't worry. I promise you. As long as the Huo family doesn't let me down, I will never let them down." Li Che said seriously.

Huo Tao was stunned for a moment, then smiled softly: "This old minister would like to thank Your Highness."

At this moment, three whip sounds were heard at the entrance of Xuanzheng Hall.

The court meeting is about to begin.

Li Che bowed to Huo Tao again and said, "Right Prime Minister, I'll be leaving first."

"Your Highness, go ahead and don't worry about me."

Li Che nodded to Huo Duanli beside him, then found Li Lin to meet up, and the two walked to the front of the queue together.

A group of second and third rank officials passed by along the way, all watching the two of them move forward.

"Hmph." A cold snort suddenly came from the crowd.

Li Che looked in the direction of the sound and frowned: "What's the name of this bastard?"

Li Lin glanced at the man and replied, "Qin Huizhi."

Seeing Qin Huizhi's cold and disdainful look, Li Che felt inexplicably annoyed.

He grabbed Li Lin, who was about to start cursing, and said, "Alright, let the dog bite you, and you can bite the dog back? Don't argue with this kind of person."

Li Lin then forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart and followed Li Che forward.

Passing by Qin Huizhi, Li Che in front suddenly stumbled.

Then, with extremely poor acting skills, he accidentally stepped hard on Qin Huizhi's instep!

"hiss......"

Qin Huizhi's face turned pale instantly, and then began to turn red.

"Sorry, sorry." Li Che apologized with a smile, but his feet remained motionless, and he even twisted them on the ground. "I got up too early, I'm not used to it."

"you......"

Qin Huizhi wanted to get angry, but when he looked around, he saw that his fellow party members turned their heads away and didn't dare to look at him.

Thinking of Li Che and Li Lin's bad personalities, Qin Huizhi finally forced himself to hold back.

Li Che smiled even more brightly upon seeing this. He imitated Yang Kun and stepped hard on the cigarette butt for a long time before reluctantly withdrawing his foot.

Li Lin, who was standing by, looked down and almost laughed out loud.

Qin Huizhi's boots were deformed by the step. The step was really heavy.

The two continued to walk forward, and Li Lin asked in a low voice: "Didn't you say that you can't bite dogs?"

"Nonsense." Li Che glanced at him, "You can't bite a dog, but you can kill it and cook its meat!"

Li Lin suddenly understood and looked like he had learned something.

Li Che smiled slightly, and the two of them had already walked to the front.

The King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Chu and other princes had already taken their places here, as well as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who had not been seen for a long time.

The wounds on the faces of the King of Qin and the King of Chu were no longer visible. It was not known whether they had been healed or covered up with something.

Both of them had frosty expressions and completely ignored Li Che.

Li Che didn't feel embarrassed at all. He smiled and nodded to his brothers.

Almost none of the princes responded, only the Prince of Jin nodded slightly.

Li Che smiled. Prince Jin was a very particular person.

Such a particular person...could he be the mastermind behind the assassination?

At this moment, the door of the hall opened wide and Huang Jin walked out.

"Your Majesty has ordered all ministers and officials to enter the palace to pay their respects."

The prince took the lead and walked slowly up the white jade stairs. The morning light shone on his body, making his figure look even taller.

Li Che sneered, staring at the prince's right leg without any scruples, and making a "tsk tsk tsk" sound from his mouth.

The prince suddenly felt a surge of malice, his body froze slightly, and he looked back, suppressing his anger.

Li Che quickly withdrew his gaze and looked at the King of Qin on the other side in disbelief, as if he had witnessed something inappropriate.

Upon seeing this, the prince subconsciously turned his gaze towards the King of Qin and glared at him fiercely.

King Qin: ???

Why are you looking at me? It's that Lao Liu who's staring at you!

However, the prince could not hear the King of Qin's inner voice. He just gritted his teeth and silently remembered the King of Qin in his heart.

When the prince withdrew his gaze, the King of Qin immediately looked at Li Che, who grinned heartlessly.

The King of Qin felt his face getting hot and he wanted to rush up and eat this guy alive.

Who the hell is this person?

You little kid! Are you still playing such a childish game of shifting the blame?

Before the King of Qin could come to his senses, a group of princes had already walked into the hall.

Emperor Qing sat upright on the dragon throne, looking at His Highness with a dignified gaze.

Civil and military officials have begun to line up on both sides according to their ranks, and there is complete silence.

The princes had to continue walking forward and stand on the jade steps.

This is the class difference. Regardless of age or status, the royal family of the Li family can look down on the ministers from the steps.

The ministers can only look up at you from below. No matter if you are the prime minister or the duke, who told you not to have the surname Li?

The ministers lined up and saluted the emperor in unison: "Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you."

"No need to formalize, my lords." Emperor Qing's voice was steady and powerful.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"My Lords," Emperor Qing said, looking around. "Tomorrow is the grand ceremony. Today's morning court session will mainly discuss the final arrangements for the ceremony."