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

The second battle that Emperor Qing fought in the north was at Shanhaiguan.

Shanhaiguan was built under the personal order of Emperor Qing, who mobilized food and labor for several years to carry out large-scale construction.

But after Shanhaiguan was built, it was the first time that Emperor Qing saw its appearance.

I saw the majestic pass in front of me stretching across the mountains and extending straight into the sea. It did not look like the work of human beings, but rather like the magic power of nature, which had already merged with the vast mountains.

Emperor Qing, a wise and knowledgeable emperor, couldn't help but sigh.

The purpose of spending a huge amount of manpower and financial resources to build this pass was very clear, which was to prevent the barbarians outside the pass from moving south.

But now it seems that it is not worth it.

Li Che defeated all the barbarians and made them surrender. The entire area outside the Great Wall became the territory of Feng State. Shanhaiguan seemed like a fortress to prevent the Feng Army from entering the Great Wall.

Emperor Qing has already begun to plan whether to lay off some of the garrison troops in Shanhaiguan.

When they arrived at Shanhaiguan, Xue Zhen naturally came out to greet them early.

Emperor Qing personally got off the car to encourage Xue Zhen and the soldiers guarding Shanhaiguan, affirmed their contributions, and rewarded them.

The soldiers were so grateful that they shouted "Long live the emperor"!

Although Shanhaiguan is majestic, it is just a pass after all.

Emperor Qing took a look inside, discussed music with Xue Zhen for a while, and then prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Emperor Qing specifically asked Xue Zhen, "I heard that there's been a rift between you and Prince Feng, and that you've had several disagreements."

Xue Zhen didn't know how to answer, so he just nodded and said nothing.

"You can't do this. You are my right-hand man, and you are also a pillar of the court. We should benefit each other and help each other."

Xue Zhen thought about the saddest thing in his life, and then revealed a reluctant expression: "I will obey your command."

"Good, keep it up." Emperor Qing patted Xue Zhen on the shoulder, turned around and got on the carriage.

Xue Zhen bowed and prepared to watch the carriage leave when he accidentally caught sight of Li Lin staring at him from the side of the carriage.

The moment their eyes met, they both couldn't hold it back.

It was like a student who made a mistake and was called to the podium to stand as punishment. He met the eyes of his bad friend and wanted to laugh but didn't dare.

"Pfft-"

As soon as Li Lin spoke, he immediately covered his mouth with his hand.

Emperor Qing turned around in confusion: "What's that sound?"

"Ahem... Um, Father, please forgive me. I had an upset stomach this morning and am feeling a bit gassy."

Emperor Qing immediately blocked his nose: "How old are you? You can't even handle such a small matter. Get behind the car..."

Before he finished speaking, Xue Zhen heard another sound: "Puff..."

Emperor Qing looked over in disbelief.

Xue Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly knelt on one knee to apologize: "I have been disrespectful in front of you, and I deserve death!"

Emperor Qing shook his head helplessly: "General Xue should also take care of his health."

Then he immediately lowered the curtain and left the place quickly.

After leaving Shanhaiguan, you have officially entered Fengdi.

Without Li Lin and Huang Jin's reminder, Emperor Qing immediately noticed the flat and wide concrete road in front of him.

Emperor Qing became curious and asked the coachman to stop the carriage. He then got out and stepped on the wheel hard.

Feeling the hard touch coming from the soles of his feet, he looked at Li Lin beside him and said: "This cement road is really hard and smooth. It will save a lot of energy for the army to walk on it, right?"

Li Lin quickly replied, "Father, I've compared and found that marching along this route can save at least half the time. However, some of the horseshoes are worn out and need to be wrapped with cloth to prevent wear."

Emperor Qing nodded slightly and stared at the cement road thoughtfully.

"How much does this road cost?"

This really stumped Li Lin. He touched his head and hesitated, "This..."

"Besides building roads, could it be used to build cities?"

"Son...I don't know either. Your Majesty, please ask your sixth brother." Li Lin had no choice but to reply.

"You're clueless, you're truly not making any progress." Emperor Qing glared at him. "This thing is very useful. If it were cheap, it should be distributed throughout Daqing. Your Yan State and Feng State are so close, how could you not have thought of this?"

Li Lin stopped talking immediately.

Huh? This is considered a good thing?

I thought your Majesty was knowledgeable and experienced, but it turns out you haven't eaten any good pork... There are so many new things in Fengguo, and this cement floor can only be considered an appetizer.

Before he could reply, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from a distance.

The commander of the imperial guards' face suddenly changed, and he shouted repeatedly: "There are cavalry ahead, protect Your Majesty!"

The imperial guards immediately drew their weapons, and the guards surrounding the carriage formed a battle formation, protecting Emperor Qing and Li Lin in the center.

Emperor Qing's expression remained unchanged, and he waved his hand calmly, "Why panic? This is the heartland of Feng State. Those who come must be Lao Liu's soldiers. How could they be barbarians?"

If Lao Liu could allow the barbarians to come here, he would not be worthy of being the King of Feng, not to mention having achieved so many great military exploits.

Just as Emperor Qing said, the imperial guards soon saw a cloud of smoke sweeping from north to south.

Above the smoke and dust, a flag was flying with the word "Feng" written in red.

Soon, the two sides gradually approached each other, but they saw that there were only 800 Fengtian cavalry in front of them, but they were all wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, and they were all energetic and strong elite soldiers.

Emperor Qing looked around and saw the familiar figure at the front of the team. He couldn't help but smile slightly.

Li Che dismounted from his horse, completely ignoring the nervous guards, and walked quickly towards the imperial carriage.

He originally planned to let Yue Yun come to pick him up. After all, riding a horse for hundreds of miles in armor in such hot weather was a very torturous thing.

But then he thought again, the person coming this time was not an imperial envoy, but his own stepfather.

If I don't greet him in person, it would be a bit unreasonable, and my cheap father might remember it in his heart.

So, although I was reluctant, I still came here obediently.

After seeing Emperor Qing, Li Che immediately changed his expression of "being forced to go to work" to one of surprise.

His eyes were slightly red, his voice was trembling, his hands and feet were stiff with excitement, everything was done to perfection, enough to be included in the Beijing Film Academy textbooks.

When Emperor Qing saw what Li Che did, his temples started throbbing, knowing that this kid was going to do something again.

If the military report had not been verified by the Ministry of War, he really would not have believed that this careless and rebellious son in front of him had just accomplished the feat of destroying the Khitan.

How can he look like a vassal king at all?

But Li Che came running towards him, stumbling and saying in a mournful voice:

"Father, I miss you so much!"

Li Lin on the side couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

Lao Liu, you've overacted a bit...

This movement doesn't sound like he wants his father to die, it's more like he wants his father to die...