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

"My own troops?" Emperor Qing was surprised for a moment, then chuckled. "I forgot. I was worried you might disturb the people on your way, so I told you not to bring more troops into the capital."

"You've come so far! Using the excuse of escorting prisoners as an excuse, you've brought back over two thousand elite soldiers! I haven't even settled this score with you yet, and you still dare to come out and speak up for the Fourth Brother?"

Li Che smiled ingratiatingly: "Father, I am also following the rules and regulations, so it cannot be considered as disobeying your will. Besides... aren't you also quite satisfied with the prisoner I brought back?"

"Hmph...slippery tongue!" Emperor Qing retracted his gaze and asked in a deep voice, "Even if you have two thousand elite soldiers, that's an army of one hundred thousand. How are you going to put down the rebellion?"

Li Che was much calmer than Li Lin at this time. He thought for a moment and replied with a folded hand:

"Your Majesty, I believe the unrest in Yan cannot be called a rebellion. The Yan army is loyal and brave, and has repeatedly attacked the Hu people in the north and protected our Daqing border. They have made great contributions."

"It's just that the soldiers were ignorant and only followed military orders, which allowed the rebels to take advantage of the opportunity."

"Although I don't know how the rebels controlled the Yan army, I am certain that the ordinary soldiers are unaware that they are rebelling and may even believe that they are the righteous and loyal side!"

Emperor Qing nodded slightly, motioning Li Che to continue.

Li Che paced slowly and continued, "I think we should avoid fighting in this battle, or even not at all. We should focus on conquering the heart!"

"The soldiers of the Yan army still have loyalty to my fourth brother. As long as I can make all the soldiers of the Yan army know that their actions are rebellious and that they have been bewitched by treacherous people."

"And let all the soldiers see Fourth Brother and hear from him personally, 'Surrender now, and bygones be bygones,' and the rebellion will be easily resolved."

Emperor Qing shook his head: "You are taking it for granted. Since the other party dares to do this, they are definitely not afraid of your trick."

"What's more, you only have two thousand men. They won't even need to wait for you to speak. They'll just rush over and devour you."

Li Che said solemnly, "Don't worry, Father. It is my responsibility to bring Fourth Brother to Yan safely. How to convince the Yan army is Fourth Brother's responsibility."

"My two brothers are united, and we can overcome any obstacle, even a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Qing was a little dazed. He stared at Li Che blankly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Li Lin was touched.

Lao Liu is a good brother! My support for him is not in vain, he really helps when there is trouble!

Emperor Qing recovered and asked, "Do you really have to go?"

"We must go!" the two brothers said in unison.

"Forget it." Emperor Qing sighed, "Then go."

"Thank you, father!" Li Lin said excitedly.

Emperor Qing continued, "However... two thousand men are still too few. I will give you another three thousand Black Armored Soldiers, bringing the total to five thousand."

Li Che's expression immediately perked up when he heard this, and he was a little bit incredulous: "Really three thousand Xuanjia soldiers?"

The Xuanjia Army, the foundation of the Daqing Kingdom, was the main force that accompanied Emperor Qing in his campaigns.

This army only obeys Emperor Qing. The exact number of its members is probably known only by Emperor Qing, but it is definitely no more than 10,000.

This is a truly elite force, the kind that is invincible in every battle!

Even though there has been no war for many years, the number of veterans among them is very small, and it is still the ceiling-level army in Daqing.

"What? You think it's too little?" Emperor Qing frowned. "Don't think it's too little. It's the end of the year now, and the court doesn't have enough food and fodder to support a large army. Three thousand Xuanjia soldiers are already the limit."

"It's not too little, it's not too little. I thank you, father." Li Che said hurriedly.

Emperor Qing continued, "I permit you two to recruit local militiamen along the way. All necessary military supplies and materials can be transferred from the prefectures and counties along the way. I will issue an order for their cooperation."

"This battle is of grave importance, and I need no further explanation. If you two insist on going, you will have to bear the consequences of failure. Do you understand?"

"Yes!" Li Che and the other two bowed.

Emperor Qing waved his hand impatiently: "Go away, go back and prepare, we will set off in three days!"

"My son, take your orders!"

Li Che and Li Lin left the palace.

Li Lin said seriously, "Sixth Brother, thank you very much today."

"Thanks for nothing!" Li Che said angrily, "Don't you understand yet? This group of people are coming for you and me, you're just unlucky."

"What do you mean?" Li Lin looked puzzled.

"Some people saw Yan Fan and Feng Guo standing together and couldn't sit still." Li Che's face was grim. "This group of people is so vicious. Just to attack you and me, they even let the people of Yan suffer!"

Feng State was too powerful. If it had not been blocked outside Shanhaiguan, Feng State would have been enough to make all of Li Che's enemies despair.

Such a powerful Feng State actually allied with the Yan State. With these two powerful forces joining forces, who can be their opponent?

The rebellion in Yan was more of an attack on the Feng-Yan Alliance than on Li Lin.

So, it wasn't that Li Che was impulsive just now and had to stand up for Li Lin.

But the arrow is on the string and must be shot. After all, I am the ultimate target of those people.

"You and I will go back and prepare, and set off immediately in three days." Li Che instructed, "Make arrangements for your families and leave a way out. Do you understand?"

"You mean..." Li Lin looked silly and scratched his head.

Li Che rolled his eyes at him: "Forget it, go back and ask your sister-in-law!"

Li Lin: . . .

What does this mean?

I am the King of Yan. I am not only a genius, but also a wise and resourceful person.

I still need to listen to the princess's opinion. What? Am I not as good as a woman?

This is simply ridiculous! I will never humiliate myself in such a way!

Half an hour later.

"Princess, please help me think about what Old Six means by this."

After Li Lin recounted the story, he immediately asked the Princess of Yan opposite him with great anxiety.

Princess Yan frowned slightly, her beautiful willow-shaped eyebrows twisted together, and after a moment, a sad look appeared on her face: "Your Highness, I'm afraid Xian'er will have to stay in the imperial capital."

"Ah?" Li Lin was shocked. "Why is that?"

The Princess of Yan, full of wisdom, spoke eloquently, "Your Highness, think about it. Your alliance with Prince Feng has caused such fear among the people that they even resorted to the risky tactic of instigating the Yan army to rebel."

"They are so fearful, what about Your Majesty..."

Li Lin seemed to have figured something out, and his face showed shock.

"Yan and Feng are both in the north. If you and King Feng develop any inappropriate intentions, you can immediately split off nearly half of Daqing's northern territory!"

"How can His Majesty be reassured in this situation? The only way to reassure His Majesty is to leave Xian'er in the imperial capital as a token of loyalty."

"How can the emperor be so suspicious? The sixth brother and I are his biological sons!" Li Lin slammed the table.

Princess Yan was startled and quickly covered Li Lin's mouth with her hand:

"Your Highness, be careful what you say!"