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

Regardless of the era, in a relatively friendly social relationship, both parties should show equality as much as possible.

For example, when Deerbu says a series of titles, Li Che should also say his own title to show respect.

Without doing this, there will be no equal attitude and friendship will naturally disappear.

In today's situation where Er Bu is the fish and Li Che is the knife, this represents humiliation.

On the other hand, after a brief moment of confusion, De Erbu did not become more angry because of the humiliation.

On the contrary, his attitude suddenly changed, and his tone was filled with an inexplicable respect and intimacy:

"It's actually Prince Daqing in person. I apologize for the inconsiderateness. I greet His Majesty."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding Mohe warriors looked at their leader in surprise.

It was also the first time they knew that De'erbu could actually speak Xia language.

Li Che just looked coldly at De'erbu as he imitated the Xia people to bow and salute, and felt that he looked like a crow pretending to be a peacock - neither fish nor fowl.

De Erbu didn't even know that Daqing not only had princes, but also dukes.

De Erbu stood up and asked doubtfully, "My Lord, I wonder what grudge we have that requires us to fight?"

"There's still some grudge." Li Che said calmly, "Your son came to me and acted arrogantly, so I killed him."

son?

De Erbu was stunned.

He has many sons.

As the leader of a large tribe, he could get the largest number of women.

The days in Northeast China are short and the nights are long. Anyway, I have nothing to do at night and there is no entertainment, so I can only make little people for fun.

Because he had too many sons, most of them were mediocre and did not receive any preferential treatment in the tribe.

Among them, there are also several outstanding sons who can be given the title of prince.

"Which son of mine is this?" De Erbu asked.

This really stumped Li Che. The kid was very arrogant, and he was too lazy to talk to him and just killed him with a knife.

All I remember is that he said he was the prince of the Kuriume tribe, but who can remember which prince he was?

Seeing that Li Che remained silent, De Erbu thought he had angered him, and quickly spoke:

"Your Highness, no matter which of my sons offends the Prince of Daqing, if he loses his life, it is his own fault."

De'erbu looked like a servile slave, which gave Li Che a great sense of contrast.

However, the yearning and fear for Daqing in his words did not seem false.

Li Che couldn't understand why such a person, who was full of fear of Daqing, dared to plunder Ninggu County City?

"Your grudges may be set aside, but my grudges cannot be."

Li Che's tone gradually turned cold:

"Your tribe plundered my Ninggu County, resulting in the tragic deaths of countless civilians."

"Colluded with the aristocratic families of the previous dynasty and stole a large amount of money and resources."

"Expose the bodies of Daqing's people on the roadside to intimidate the Daqing army and civilians."

"How should we settle these blood debts?"

Li Che asked word by word, and thought that De Erbu would be scared to death and immediately kneel down to apologize.

But what Li Che didn't expect was that when Li Che mentioned that Ninggu County was his city, De'erbu's face changed instantly.

"You...you!" De'erbu even stopped using honorifics. "So you are the king of Ninggu County, the king of those criminals!"

Criminals.

Li Che suddenly understood.

He finally understood where De Erbu's conflicted attitude came from.

De'erbu has complicated feelings towards Daqing. He is the leader of the Limo tribe appointed by Emperor Qing himself, and he is both in awe and afraid of Daqing.

As a leader appointed by the emperor of the Central Plains, he was discriminated against among the real barbarian tribes.

In psychology, there is an effect called convert fanaticism, which means that people who join a camp later are often more loyal and fanatical to the camp than those who are born in that camp.

This is the case with De Erbu. He has a perverted yearning and loyalty for Daqing.

In his heart, the people of Ninggu County were all sinners of Daqing and hostile elements standing on the opposite side of Daqing.

It was the only existence he, as a Daqing convert, could oppress.

Therefore, he and other nearby tribes desperately exploited the people of Ninggu County and lowered the status of the Zhongqing people in Ninggu County in order to please both other tribes and Daqing.

After thinking clearly about the key points, Li Che couldn't help but sneered: "Criminal?"

"That's right, they are criminals!" Deerbu said confidently, "Criminals are Daqing's enemies. How can Your Highness, as a prince, be in cahoots with the enemy?"

"Shut up!"

Li Che couldn't bear to listen any longer and interrupted him loudly.

"Listen carefully." Li Che held the sword and stood upright on the horse.

"The criminals exiled to Ninggu County are also citizens of Daqing. Even if they are criminals, they are still a thousand times more noble than a barbarian like you!"

"How dare you, a barbarian from outside the civilized world, who refuses to be civilized, speak so rudely and criticize the people of Daqing?"

Li Che's scolding instantly shattered De Erbu's fantasy.

"My Mohe people are also descendants of Emperor Yan. We are also descendants of Yan and Huang, and members of the Chinese nation..."

De'erbu's face was pale, his lips were trembling, and his voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible.

"Bloodline is useless! We Xia people are talking about culture!" Li Che interrupted rudely, "Is this how the descendants of Yan and Huang treat their compatriots?"

Li Che drew out the 'Silent' long sword from his waist and pointed it at De'erbu.

"There's no point in talking too much. Now I'll show you a clear path."

"Tell your people to lay down their weapons and surrender immediately. This is the only way to survive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, De Erbu heard footsteps coming from all around.

Hundreds of figures quietly emerged behind the soldiers around them.

They were dressed in dark leather armor and had helmets on their heads, revealing only their sharp eyes.

In his hand he held a crossbow with a fine string, and the arrow gleamed coldly in the moonlight.

The tip of the crossbow arrow was aimed at De'erbu and the Mohe warrior beside him, forming an invisible encirclement.

Li Che's mouth corners rose slightly.

Do you really think I'm willing to waste my time on this nonsense with you?

If it weren't for the hard bows in the hands of the Mohe warriors, he would have ordered all of them to be hacked to death long ago.

During the confrontation with De'erbu, Li Che secretly ordered his personal guards to call in the crossbow battalion and surround De'erbu and others.

Yesterday, three hundred crossbows of various types were found in the family's mansion.

In addition to the previous 200 light crossbows, and by recruiting some soldiers from the army who knew archery, the crossbow battalion had expanded to 800 people.

Eight hundred people shot eight hundred arrows in an instant, which was enough to turn De Erbu and the others into hedgehogs.

"Wait, I don't accept it!" A hint of madness flashed in De'erbu's eyes. "You sent your troops to attack at night. This was an unfair victory. How can I accept it?"

"What do you think?" Li Che asked with a smile.

"According to ancient Chinese etiquette, you and I will each send out a general to fight in front of the battlefield."

"If you can defeat my warriors, my entire tribe will sincerely surrender!"