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

When Emperor Qing walked quickly into the hall, Du Fuchen, Huo Tao and other important officials had already arrived.

Du Fuchen stepped forward and handed over the letter in his hand: "Your Majesty, the military report is here."

Emperor Qing waved his hand and did not take it. Instead, he strode to the dragon throne and sat down:

"Don't waste your time. Have you read the contents of the letter?"

"seen it already."

"Let me ask you, in the decisive battle between the Prince of Dongping, the Prince of Feng, and Yelu Dahe, who won and lost?"

Du Fuchen hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, our army has won a great victory!"

Emperor Qing's grip on the chair handle loosened slightly, his heart beating faster, but his face remained calm: "Go on."

Du Fuchen opened the military newspaper, glanced at it, and then said:

"His Royal Highness Prince Feng and the Khitan army engaged in a battle on the battlefield. His Royal Highness the Prince of Dongping personally led the charge, slaying the enemy generals. Then, General Wang Sanchun, the General Feng, provoked the enemy with insults, causing three enemy generals to charge forward in anger. They were subsequently slain by Generals Yueyun and Jitaihan."

Emperor Qing frowned: "The fourth son, this rebellious son, is showing off his bravery again!"

"Old Six has so many brave men under his command, it's remarkable that he even goes into battle personally."

Upon hearing this, the ministers just lowered their heads and said nothing. Even a fool could tell that although the emperor seemed to be complaining, he was actually showing off his son.

Du Fuchen continued, "Yelü Dahe has lost four generals in a row, and his army is unstable. He has no choice but to order the entire army to attack. Prince Feng will first attack with firearms, and then have the infantry engage the main enemy force. When the enemy lines are in disarray, the cavalry will suddenly attack from both sides!"

"The Khitan army was completely defeated. After holding out for several days, His Highness sent a surprise attack on their food supply route, ultimately forcing them to retreat in disarray."

Emperor Qing tapped the armrest lightly without making any comment.

Although the battle report was brief, it seemed that victory came easily.

But Emperor Qing had been through hundreds of battles and knew that although this battle report seemed understated, it was actually very difficult to achieve this level.

It was the first time for him to command a large-scale military operation, and it was already difficult to maintain the formation, not to mention being able to complete tactics such as luring the enemy, counterattack, and flank attack.

My sixth son is indeed a genius, with the spirit of a famous general!

"During their retreat, the Khitan army engaged in internal strife. One group retreated westwards towards Shangjing, while another headed north to join the Shiwei reinforcements. After consultation, the Prince of Dongping and the Prince of Feng also split into two groups. The Prince of Dongping led his army to attack Shangjing, while the Prince of Feng pursued Yelu Dahe northwards."

Emperor Qing said, "Let's talk about Prince Feng's route first."

"Yes." Du Fuchen flipped through the battle report. "Prince Feng pursued Yelu Dahe all the way north until Yelu Dahe joined forces with the Shiwei army. Only a little over ten thousand men remained with him."

"His Royal Highness Prince Feng encountered Yelu Dahe and the Shiwei army in a ravine. He defeated the enemy's 100,000-man army with tens of thousands of elite soldiers, beheaded the Shiwei leader, personally killed Yelu Dahe in battle, and collected the surrender of 100,000 Shiwei soldiers."

Emperor Qing finally showed surprise on his face: "Yelü Dahe is dead?"

Du Fuchen replied: "If it can be written in the battle report, it must have been officially passed. He must be dead."

Upon hearing the news of Yelu Dahe's death, Emperor Qing felt a little sad for a moment.

Yelu Dahe was also a powerful ruler outside the Great Wall and he definitely had some strength. When he went out of the Great Wall to quell the barbarian riots when the country was founded, no one dared to touch Yelu Dahe.

I didn't expect that he would die so hastily at the hands of Lao Liu.

After a moment, Emperor Qing asked again, "What about the fourth brother?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Dongping attacked and captured cities and strongholds all the way to Shangjing City, where he broke through the city gates in just half a day. Only a few tens of thousands of Khitan remnants fled into the grasslands, and there were no more Khitan troops outside the Great Wall."

Du Fuchen put down the battle report and bowed to Emperor Qing again: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, on pacifying the Khitan and achieving another great feat of expanding the territory!"

All the ministers said in unison: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, on expanding your territory!"

Emperor Qing smiled slightly, feeling very pleased.

Although the credit belongs to Li Che and Li Lin, they also contributed to the pacification of the Khitan court, so they finally had some sense of participation. At that time, the historians will also record their contributions in the history books.

Expanding territory has always been the ultimate military achievement for an emperor, second only to pacifying a chaotic world.

"Show me the battle report."

Huang Jin immediately stepped forward, took the battle report from Du Fuchen, and presented it respectfully.

Emperor Qing took the battle report, his hands trembling slightly.

He took a deep breath and slowly unfolded it. Lines of text came into view, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

There are only a few words in the victory report, but every word is of great significance.

The Khitan, a barbarian tribe that had frequently invaded the border, burned, killed, and looted, causing unbearable suffering to the people living on the border, was now annihilated by the Daqing army.

After reading the battle report, Emperor Qing was very pleased.

He laughed loudly, his laughter echoing throughout the hall.

"Good! Good! Good!"

After saying three good words in a row, Emperor Qing seemed to see a prosperous scene in which Daqing's territory was further expanded, the national strength was even stronger, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

"Propagate my decree and announce it to the world. Prince Li Che is unparalleled in his loyalty and bravery. He has pacified the Khitan and has made great contributions to the country. I am deeply pleased!"

Emperor Qing paused and continued:

"Immediately confer upon King Feng the title of General of Heavenly Strategy, a rank above the Three Dukes and the other kings. He is permitted to appoint officials below the third rank to reward meritorious officials!"

"Dongping County Prince Li Lin assisted in the capture of Shangjing, and his title of King of Yan was restored."

The ministers bowed their heads in haste, but were deeply shocked.

General Tiance?

This is an unprecedented position, ranking above the three dukes and kings, and the person can also appoint and reward subordinates on his own.

In other words, Prince Feng's current status is second only to His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the nominal head of civil officials - the Three Masters.

This also shows your Majesty's helplessness.

His contributions to the king have reached the point where there is no more title or reward left to be bestowed.

At this moment, Du Fuchen stepped forward with a letter in his hand: "Your Majesty, there is a letter attached to the battle report. Please review it personally."

Du Fuchen did not dare to read the private letters sent by the princes to the emperor without permission.

"Oh?" Emperor Qing took a curious look and waved his hand to signal Huang Jin to take it.

After opening the letter and reading only a few paragraphs, Emperor Qing felt a familiar smell.

This rebellious son has just accomplished a great deed, but now he starts to act like a spoiled child to me again.

After reading Li Che's words of complaining about poverty and boasting at a glance, Emperor Qing's eyes suddenly changed when he saw the last few lines of the letter.

Putting down the letter, Emperor Qing smiled and looked at his ministers: "Yelü Yuan, son of Yelü Dahe, is willing to lead the Khitan people to submit to the court and offer their land and people."

Du Fuchen's eyes lit up: "This is good news, Your Majesty."

"The barbarians outside the Great Wall cannot be eradicated. Although our Central Plains Dynasty has defeated them time and time again, we are always unable to effectively control them. In fact, it is because of the lack of this title that the people outside the Great Wall have no sense of belonging to the imperial court."

"We can take this opportunity to allow the barbarians outside the Great Wall to completely integrate into our dynasty and identify themselves as Qing people. Then the crisis in the north will no longer exist."

"That's right." Emperor Qing nodded slightly, "But Yelu Yuan has another condition."

"What are the conditions? If they are not too excessive, Your Majesty can agree to them."

"He wants me to go to the capital in person to accept the Khitan's surrender!"