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

"Reward or something, my son..."

Li Che was halfway through his words when Emperor Qing interrupted him with a smile:

"Don't tell me this nonsense about exchanging fiefs. Do you think I don't know that you are deliberately trying to scare those barbarians?"

"I know you are a filial son and do not wish to burden me. But merit is merit. If I do not clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments, what will the officials think?"

"So, if you need anything, just ask. Don't be shy."

Li Che smiled sheepishly and scratched his head: "I don't need anything else... I just need money..."

As soon as money was mentioned, Emperor Qing's expression changed immediately.

"Don't mention money. Didn't I tell you that the gifts brought by the envoys from various countries are in your hands?"

Li Che secretly called out "stingy".

Look, look, you're anxious, but you won't be happy if I really mention it!

However, compared to money, the specialties offered by various countries are indeed more valuable, and there may be some good things among them that the ancients had no use for.

Seeing Li Che remained silent, Emperor Qing pressed on, "Besides money? Don't you want anything else? Are you obsessed with money?"

Li Che thought about it and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

"In fact...I have something to ask for your help, Father."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing felt very pleased.

It's good to have what you want, I'm just afraid that Li Che has no desires.

Li Che conquered Goryeo. While he was happy, he also felt a little amusement in his heart.

The cowardly and incompetent Old Six suddenly became a world-famous vassal king. His military strategy was so outstanding that even his younger self was far inferior to him.

A prince who has made great contributions now doesn't know how to reward him, and Li Che is still so young, he will definitely make more contributions in the future.

By then, there will be no more titles to be given and no more rewards to be given. What should I do?

But now that Li Che asked him for help, Emperor Qing suddenly regained some of his sense of superiority as an emperor and a father.

No matter how talented you are, you are still my son. Don’t you still need my help when you need help?

"Speak now, I want to listen first." Emperor Qing had no expression on his face, but he was a little arrogant in his heart.

Li Che asked carefully, "Father said before that there would be a general amnesty this year?"

Emperor Qing frowned and looked at him: "Yeah, what's wrong?"

"Could you please ask the Emperor for a favor and allow me to go to the Imperial Prison and the Heavenly Prison before the general amnesty and bring a few people out?"

Emperor Qing was even more puzzled after hearing this: "Most of the people there are serious criminals sentenced to death or exile. They are not even eligible for amnesty. What do you want them to do?"

Li Che smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you know that I am short of people. Instead of letting them get beheaded, it is better to go to Fengguo and make use of my remaining energy."

"Lack of talent? You can go to the Ministry of Personnel and pick some Juren and Jinshi candidates waiting for official appointments. What kind of talent do you have in the Imperial Prison?"

Li Che smiled but said nothing.

What kind of talents are those reserve officials in the Ministry of Personnel?

They are a group of green hands who have studied for more than ten years but have not yet been tempered at the grassroots level and speak a lot of nonsense all the time.

You recruit these green hands from somewhere and then you have to figure out how to train them yourself.

Not only is it time-consuming and laborious, but most of them come from wealthy families, so it is not safe to use them.

On the contrary, the Imperial Prison is full of talented people, who speak well and have unique skills...

To others, it is a filthy place that they avoid, but to Li Che, it is a treasure trove!

In the end, Emperor Qing gave Li Che the right to select people from the Imperial Prison and the Heavenly Prison.

There are many prisons in Daqing, such as the Imperial Prison, the Heavenly Prison, the Prefecture Prison...

Among them, serious criminals are generally imprisoned in imperial prisons and heavenly prisons.

The imperial prison was used to detain important political prisoners or prisoners personally designated by Emperor Qing, and its management was very strict.

Essentially, it was often used to punish those who were considered a threat to imperial power.

In contrast, the Tianlao was used to detain ordinary criminals and did not have a specific political color like the imperial prison.

Although he had received the order from Emperor Qing, Li Che certainly could not go too far and bring a group of rebels to Fengguo.

Before going to select people, Li Che went to the Ministry of Justice and met with the Minister of Justice.

The Minister of Justice is nearly forty years old and the youngest among the six ministers.

But he had an icy face, looked gloomy, and had an aura that said "keep away from strangers."

The Minister of Justice was non-partisan, and because of his tough methods, he did not have a good reputation in the court.

Seeing Li Che coming, he just stood up and bowed politely, without any attempt to please him: "Greetings, His Royal Highness, Prince Feng."

"Yes." Li Che nodded slightly, "Do you know why I came here?"

"Your Majesty has spoken to me, and I have prepared everything Your Highness requires."

The Minister of Justice picked up a thick booklet from the table and handed it to Li Che: "This contains all the prisoners in the Heavenly Prison and the Imperial Prison, as well as their basic information and crimes. It is all recorded in it."

Li Che raised his eyebrows slightly. This booklet is not thin. It seems that there are quite a lot of people imprisoned.

Now that there is a general amnesty, I wonder how many people will be released, and how many demons and monsters will be among them.

In China's more than 2,000 years of history, emperors have granted amnesty to the country more than 1200 times.

As a modern man, Li Che has never really understood why the emperor would express his benevolence in this way.

If you really want to do something good for the world, you should reduce the burden on the people, cut taxes, and increase some welfare policies.

Instead of releasing a group of people who have committed crimes and letting them do evil again.

Li Che shook his head, asked the Minister of Justice for a quiet room, and then flipped through the book in his hand.

The more he read, the more surprised Li Che was.

Wow...there are so many talented people here!