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

The prince looked closely and the object suddenly came into his sight. His pupils suddenly shrank and murderous intent appeared on his gloomy face.

"Your Highness, this is... this is!"

Seeing Bixie's rude words, the prince was furious and slapped him fiercely with his backhand:

"shut up!!!"

The slap caused blood to ooze from the corner of Bixie's mouth, and he had to swallow back the words he had not finished.

How could the prince not recognize this thing?

Except for the bath scrubbers of later generations, there is probably no man in the world today who has seen more of these things than him.

The key is why Li Che sent this thing to himself.

Unless, he knew something...

If so, this thing is most likely from Fan Chong...

Thinking of this, the anger in the prince's heart gradually turned into boundless fear.

If Li Che told his father about his infidelity, his situation would become even more precarious.

The prince shuddered all over and dared not think any further.

He suppressed the emotions surging in his heart, looked down at the man still lying on the ground, and said coldly:

"come here."

The man crawled forward a few steps and came to the prince's feet.

A cold light flashed in the prince's eyes, and a dagger suddenly slipped out of his sleeve and stabbed into the man's neck.

"Your Highness...you..."

The man's eyes widened in disbelief.

The prince's face flushed, and he stabbed the man repeatedly with the dagger in his hand, each move aimed directly at the man's vitals.

In a flash, the man fell in a pool of blood and died.

Looking at the cold corpse on the ground, the cruelty in the prince's heart subsided a little.

Bixie hurried forward and gently wiped the blood off the prince's hands with a handkerchief.

At this moment, the maid's voice came from the door again: "Your Highness, Eunuch Huang is here."

The prince suddenly raised his head, hatred flashing in his eyes.

"What's this old dog doing here?"

As Huang Jin was the personal eunuch of Emperor Qing, he had tried his best to win him over.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he lost his power, this old dog avoided him like a snake or scorpion.

Bixie quickly said, "Your Highness, I think His Majesty has a message to convey."

"Let him go to the main hall." The prince pondered for a moment and slowly stood up. "Someone, clean this place up."

As soon as he finished speaking, several young eunuchs walked out from the darkness and silently carried the corpse out.

As soon as Huang Jin stepped into the East Palace, he smelled a faint smell of blood in the air.

However, he did not make a sound, but just stood quietly in the center of the hall with his eyes closed.

He didn't open his eyes until the prince walked out from behind the screen.

The prince's eyes were now devoid of hostility, and he politely greeted, "Eunuch Huang, how have you been lately?"

"Thanks to your Highness, this old servant is doing well."

Huang Jin smiled, but there was a hint of alienation in her smile.

When the prince saw him acting like this, a cold look flashed across his eyes.

"Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered me to come and deliver his decree."

The prince quickly straightened his clothes and bowed respectfully.

Huang Jin took out the imperial edict from his sleeve and read it respectfully:

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: I have heard that virtue and behavior are the foundation of a state, and diligence is the duty of a ruler. The Crown Prince is the heir apparent and a role model for the world. He should set an example, adhere to the right path, and diligently work for state affairs to meet the hopes of the people of the world."

"However, I have recently heard that the Crown Prince has been failing in his conduct and has been incompetent in his work, which has caused me great concern. Therefore, I hereby order the Crown Prince to remain confined to the Eastern Palace from this very day onwards, to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, and not to have any private contact with outsiders, as a form of punishment."

"Appreciate this."

After the imperial edict was read, the prince remained bent over, as if he had not heard it.

Huang Jin smiled faintly, handed the imperial edict in his hand to the evil-repelling beast beside him, leaned over to the prince, and whispered, "Your Majesty has a few more oral instructions, let me give them to Your Highness."

The prince still had no reaction, Huang Jin did not care, and said to himself:

"I'm not punishing you for murdering Lao Liu."

"But you are the crown prince, yet you ended up like this even though you took the initiative. You are truly incompetent!"

"Daqing doesn't need such an incompetent crown prince!"

After saying this, Huang Jin left without waiting for the prince to reply.

Bixie hurried over, supported the prince, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, you..."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

The prince suddenly let out a wild beast-like roar, and his muscles trembled violently, as if he was crazy.

A moment later, he collapsed to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, his face as pale as paper.

"Your Highness, Your Highness." Bixie's voice was filled with tears. "Please don't scare me. I'll go and call the imperial physician."

The prince grabbed the evil spirit and said through gritted teeth: "Li Che, Li Che! I'm going to eat him alive!!!"

Seeing that the prince still had some sense, Bixie felt relieved. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, if we calculate the date, Li Che should be arriving at the Yan Clan soon."

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan is your brother. If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have been able to become a vassal in Yan. Why don't you write a letter and ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan to find an opportunity..."

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said anxiously, "Quickly bring me pen and ink. I want to write a letter myself and send it to Yandi!"

. . . . . .

The Yanyun Mountains stand majestically, and the twilight dyes the mountain into a dark green color.

Li Che reined in his horse and watched indifferently as the soldiers escorted the bandits past him.

The soldiers pinned the bandits to the ground. With a flash of swords, heads fell to the ground one by one, and the blood dyed the yellow earth red.

Li Che frowned and turned his head away.

He is kind-hearted and cannot stand seeing these bloody scenes.

He stretched out his hand and waved, and Qiu Bai from a distance hurried over.

"What did these bandits do wrong? Why were they all beheaded?" Li Che asked.

Qiu Bai replied respectfully, "They looted a village and murdered many women. According to your rules, such evil thieves should be executed immediately."

Li Che snorted coldly: "You bunch of bastards, bring a knife, I will go and chop a few of them myself."

"Your Highness, please calm down. Leave this dirty matter to me." Qiu Bai advised hurriedly.

After leaving Mangdang Mountain, Li Che was not idle along the way.

Whenever they passed a mountain where bandits were entrenched, the Ninggu Army would be sent to wipe them out with thundering means.

The purpose of doing this is, firstly, to collect supplies and manpower, and secondly, to train troops.

Unfortunately, the bandits on Mangdang Mountain were already considered the most elite bandits of that era, but later they encountered only bandits and robbers, and could not recruit many useful people.

However, the battles over the past few days have made this army more calm and experienced, and it has even acquired the aura of an elite force.

The group of bandits who surrendered in Mangdang Mountain gradually began to be assimilated into the Ninggu Army.

Swah——

Another row of heads fell to the ground. Li Che looked up at the Yanyun Mountain before him and asked, "After passing Yanyun Mountain, we will be in the territory of Zhangwu County, right?"

Qiu Bai thought for a moment and replied:

"Your Highness, that's right."

"Zhangwu County..." Li Che smiled, "Finally, we're going to enter Yan territory. Fourth brother, how are you?"