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

Li Lin did not dare to delay and immediately released the carrier pigeons he carried with the army and headed for the pigeon nest closest to Li Che.

Since each pigeon can only recognize one nest, there is only one carrier pigeon available, so the information transmitted is very limited.

When Li Che received the letter, he only saw a line of small words on it: "Shangjing has been captured. Come quickly. I have something important to discuss."

Li Che was not at all surprised that Li Lin was able to take Shangjing.

Yelu Yuan is not even as good as his father. Defending Shangjing to death is a dead end. It would be easy for the Fengtian Army to take it over.

Li Che originally planned to go back to Chaoyang City directly. He was not very interested in Shangjing, the capital of Liao. After all, the Khitan architecture was not so good.

After seeing the message, he knew that something must have happened that even Li Lin couldn't make a decision about, so he had to rush there first.

But before leaving, we must definitely deal with things in the north.

Enough troops must be left in the north, firstly to maintain public order and secondly to guard against the Shiwei.

Fortunately, after the Khitan land was taken, the pressure on Wang Hu was reduced by half. He only needed to guard against the Park family, and some troops were left over.

Li Che temporarily decided to leave behind 30,000 Fengtian troops to cooperate with the 100,000 Shiwei troops surrendered by Yang Zhongsi, which was enough.

In addition, Li Che also asked Yang Zhongsi to select a deputy general to help him share some of the military chores.

Yang Zhongsi's eyes swept across the faces of the generals. What surprised Li Che was that he did not choose Yang Xuan, nor did he choose Chen Pingzhi, Jie Ming and others who were closer to him.

Instead, it fell on the confused face of Wang Sanchun.

"No...what are you looking at me for?"

"Boy, it's you!" Yang Zhongsi smiled slightly.

"Ah?" Boss Wang Sanchun was unhappy. "Would you mind reconsidering this? I'm too crude to handle this..."

"What I want is crudeness." Yang Zhongsi smiled and looked at Li Che, "I have observed that the generals in your Highness's tent are all brave and courageous. However, your military deployment and strategy all rely on natural talent."

Yang Zhongsi glanced at Wang Sanchun and said calmly, "General Wang is the worst among them!"

Wang Sanchun opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he couldn't refute.

"General Wang is a veteran in the army. He and I can use our skills here. When there is no fighting, I can also teach you some tactics for changing military formations. What do you think?"

Li Che understood that Yang Zhongsi was interested in talent and wanted to give Wang Sanchun some advice, which was what Li Che wanted to see most.

Although Wang Sanchun was a veteran of the Fengtian Army, he did not have the ability to lead troops. As a result, Li Che always used him as a vanguard general and did not dare to let him lead too many troops.

The same was true of Jie Quan before, but after a year of teaching by Chen Pingzhi, he looked like a qualified commander when they met this time.

If Wang Sanchun can also learn something from Yang Zhongsi, his future path will definitely be wider, which is what Li Che is happy to see.

"Why don't you thank General Yang?" Li Che asked hurriedly.

Although Wang Sanchun was a reckless man, he also knew the difference between right and wrong. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Yang Shuai. I will definitely study hard!"

Yang Zhongsi didn't answer, but just looked at Wang Sanchun with a smile, which made Wang Sanchun feel a little scared.

Li Che watched from the side, with a bit more pity in his eyes.

Old Yang has a hot temper and has little patience when teaching others. I'm afraid that Wang Sanchun, this reckless guy, is going to suffer.

After deciding on the main and deputy generals for the garrison, Li Che also selected a few generals to stay behind to assist Yang Zhongsi.

Most of the chariots, weapons, gunpowder, firearms and other items were also left behind. After everything was dealt with, Li Che led a large army westward.

After reaching the Liao River, the troops were divided into two groups. Li Che led one group to march westward, while the other group escorted the prisoners back to Chaoyang City.

A few days later, Li Che led his troops to the foot of Shangjing City.

Shangjing is surrounded by mountains and is divided into two cities, the north is the imperial city and the south is Hancheng.

The city is 2.8 kilometers long from north to south and 1.8 kilometers wide from east to west. Among the cities built by minority regimes, it is one of the largest cities.

Li Lin received the news early and waited ten miles outside the city. When he saw Li Che's banner coming from a distance, he immediately rode his horse to meet him.

"Hahaha! Lao Liu!"

Li Che couldn't help but curl his lips: "Fourth brother, congratulations on taking Shangjing and making a great contribution to destroying the country."

"What are you talking about?" Li Lin curled his lips immediately. "The main forces are all on your side. This Upper Kyoto is almost a deserted city."

Li Che pursed his lips and smiled. The two of them had similar personalities and neither of them was the type to compete for credit, so their relationship was so harmonious.

If it were any other prince, he would have beaten his brains out in order to win the honor of destroying the country.

The two men dismounted and walked side by side, with a group of soldiers following far behind.

Li Che asked, "What happened? Why are you calling me here so urgently?"

Li Lin explained the situation.

"This matter is of great importance, and I dare not agree lightly. I want to discuss it with you."

Li Che's face darkened. "Have you reported this to the court?"

Li Lin whispered:

"Of course not. If you don't want Father to know, let's just take Yelu Yuan..."

Li Lin made a throat-slitting gesture.

Li Che shook his head: "Although this man is not as brave as his father, he is also quite scheming. What he said is very accurate. I really need the Khitan people to maintain stability."

"If we destroy the Yelu family, it will inevitably leave the Khitan people with an impression of tyranny. Once the army withdraws, these Khitans will most likely rebel again."

"Oh... trouble." Li Lin kicked a small stone away. "But why would my father come here?"

"Why not?"

Li Lin glared and said, "What do you think? The military and political power of this land outside the Great Wall is in your hands. Father is the emperor after all, so he will naturally be on guard."

Li Che asked in return, "Be on guard? Could it be that Father is afraid that I will do something rebellious to him?"

"Of course I know you wouldn't do that, but Father might not think so. Even if he knows you won't kill him, he might still worry that you'll detain him in Fengdi and hold him hostage..."

"Holding the emperor to order the princes?"

"That's right!"

Li Che smiled and said, "Then let me ask you, even if I really did something treasonous against my father, who would benefit?"

"Uh..." Li Lin thought for a moment, "Crown Prince?"

"Yes, the Crown Prince is already a dead body in a grave. Anyone with a discerning eye knows he can never inherit the throne. But if I harm my father, he, as the crown prince, will immediately succeed to the throne in the imperial capital. You and I will become rebels, and we will actually help him to revive."

Li Lin suddenly realized: "That's true."

"You can figure out such a simple thing, how could Father not figure it out?"

"Then what do you mean?"

"Submit a letter to the court, explaining the situation, and let the emperor make the decision personally."