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

"Be good, eat more."

The Saker Falcon squatted on Li Che's wrist and held a piece of fresh meat in Li Che's hand with its sharp mouth.

Li Che took this opportunity to quietly touch Haidongqing's back.

Hmm...it's silky and smooth, and it feels very relaxing to stroke it.

At this moment, Qiu Bai's anxious voice suddenly came from the door: "Your Highness, it's not good!"

The half-eaten Saker Falcon was frightened and flapped its wings to escape back into the cage.

Li Che looked at the reckless Qiu Bai and said helplessly: "What are you doing, dancing mysteriously?"

Qiu Bai has always been prudent in his actions. He must have encountered something that he couldn't solve if he lost his composure like this.

"Your Highness, our people clashed with merchants in the market, and blood was seen!"

Li Che's expression suddenly became serious when he heard this: "Our people are dead?"

Qiu Bai was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "That's not the case, but the other party's head was broken, and several others were slightly injured."

Li Che's expression relaxed for a moment, then he frowned and asked, "What's going on? Are you having your old problem again?"

He knew too well what kind of people his subordinates were like.

The vast majority of them are criminals and bandits. When they have some quarrels, their tempers flare up and violence is inevitable.

"It's said that it's because those merchants won't sell us grain," Qiu Bai said with a look of indignation. "They clearly still have plenty in stock, but they'd rather sell it to the people than to us."

"It's not just the food; merchants across the market won't sell us anything, no matter how much money we offer."

Li Che nodded, and after a little thought, he knew what was going on.

After arriving in Yan, he did not affect anyone's interests.

The only person he had an enemy with was Wang Lun.

The Wang family alone should not be able to control the entire market. If they can achieve this, it means that other families have also taken action.

After all, there is no antitrust law in this world, and it is not uncommon for wealthy families to manipulate food prices.

"Go, pass the order!" Li Che narrowed his eyes, his expression calm, "Guard Battalion, Cavalry Battalion, and Crossbow Battalion, assemble!"

"Yes!" Qiu Bai stood up and left excitedly.

In a moment, Li Che was dressed in full armor, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and walked out of the tent under the protection of Hu Qiang.

Outside the tent, the soldiers of the three battalions had already donned their armor and weapons and had been waiting for a long time.

Li Che's face was solemn. Without saying a word, he jumped on his horse and headed straight out of the camp.

The soldiers followed Li Che closely.

At this moment, Qian Bin led a group of civil servants and hurried over, blocking Li Che's way and loudly dissuading him:

"Your Highness, please don't act impulsively!"

Qian Bin wiped the sweat from his head and said, "This is the territory of the King of Yan. I'm afraid that your mobilization of troops in such a high-profile manner will cause misunderstandings!"

Upon hearing this, Li Che reined in his horse and stopped, pondering for a moment: "Master Qian's words make sense."

Qian Bin was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Li Che's clear voice:

"Qiubai, send someone to Prince Yan's mansion to inform Prince Yan of what happened."

"Tell him I'm going after the noble families, and tell his men not to go to the market to avoid misunderstandings!"

Qiu Bai accepted the order, and Qian Bin's face changed drastically: "Your Highness, this is not allowed. Although the aristocratic family has gone too far, they have not broken the law."

"It was our people who stole food and assaulted people, violating Daqing law. You're just coming here to kill us without any legitimate reason!"

"Is beating people illegal?" Li Che sneered, "If you don't let me have enough food, I'll kill people!"

After saying that, he gave a look to the soldiers around him.

Someone came up immediately, dragged Qian Bin and others away, and cleared a path.

Li Che squeezed his legs against his horse's belly and led his army straight to the market.

The soldier beside him didn't let Qian Bin go until everyone had left the camp.

Qian Bin sat on the ground with a pale face, hammering his hands on the ground in regret: "It's over. You allowed the soldiers to seize the food. Your Highness's bad reputation will spread far and wide."

"Wang family, Wang family, why did you provoke His Highness, this killer?!"

. . . . . .

At this moment, outside the Wang family grain shop in the market.

Ten Ninggu soldiers, holding swords, stood in a circle with their backs to each other.

The surrounding area was full of ferocious-looking guys and servants holding sticks, about dozens of them, who surrounded the soldiers tightly.

"What are you doing? We are from the Ninggu Army. Attacking soldiers is a serious crime!"

A squad leader spoke in a stern voice with his eyes wide open and angry.

"So what about the Ninggu Army?" a waiter said sarcastically, "The Ninggu Army can just rob food and attack people? A bunch of stinky soldiers, don't they even know whose territory this is!"

Hearing his harsh words, some soldiers were immediately furious and argued:

"We've been ordered to collect military rations. You clearly still have some, so why aren't you selling it to us?"

"We give you money, but we don't eat it for free. Brothers, after eating this food, we will go outside the pass and fight the barbarians!"

"So what if I don't sell it to you? Who cares who you're fighting with?" The man sneered, "We can sell our Wang family's grain to anyone we want!"

"To tell you the truth, the master has already said that this batch of grain will be sold to the Donghu, Mohe, or Jurchen people, but not to your Ninggu Army!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers' faces suddenly changed. They were so angry that their teeth were itching and they wanted to chop them down with their swords.

But along the way, the basic military discipline that Li Che had been instilling in them restrained them from waving their arms.

"Do you understand? If you do, put down the food and get out!" The clerk's face was filled with even more sarcasm. "You're a step too late. Don't blame me for being merciless and beating you half to death with sticks!"

The squad leader's face was gloomy and uncertain. He looked at the soldiers beside him and said in a deep voice: "Give me the food."

The soldier held the grain bag tightly in his hands, his face showing a stubborn look: "Sergeant, but His Highness ordered us to purchase..."

"I will take full responsibility for violating military orders!" the sergeant said firmly. "We cannot embarrass His Highness. We have come all the way here, and we must not let our efforts go to waste!"

"His Highness is going to take you outside the Great Wall!"

When the soldier heard this, his eyes suddenly dimmed and he handed over the grain bag in his hand.

The sergeant held the knife in one hand and took the grain bag with the other.

"Can we let them go?" the sergeant asked coldly.

The man sneered and waved his hand, and the evil servant behind him reluctantly made way.

The soldiers were filled with grief and indignation, but they could do nothing but clench their fists and leave angrily.

The waiter held out his hand to the squad leader and said, "Give me the food, and you can get out of here too."

The sergeant sneered and held the grain in his arms tighter: "My emperor ordered me to sell grain. This is a military order."

"How can I be worthy of His Highness if I can't even bring back a single grain of food?"

The guy's eyes widened immediately: "Okay...you dare to play tricks on me?"

A tyrannical look flashed in the sergeant's eyes. Ever since he followed His Highness, no one dared to show off to him like that.

He made up his mind and kicked him: "What if I'm playing tricks on you? I'm going to kick you again!"

The kick hit the guy right in the abdomen, causing him to go black and collapse to the ground instantly.

The evil servants of the Wang family who were around were stunned when they saw this, and then they became angry and started waving the sticks in their hands and smashing down viciously!