20demayo Chapter 568: Small Group's Dramatic Change
Chapter 568: Small Group's Dramatic Change
"What else can I do? I'll just smear myself!" Li Che rolled his eyes. "Just like those people in history books whose achievements surpassed their masters, you'll always throw dirty water on yourself, right?"
"You've been burning, killing, and looting along the way, forcibly seizing women, extorting money, and oppressing the people, spreading your bad reputation to the imperial capital. Even if your father wanted you to be crown prince, the officials would not agree."
Li Lin was so angry that he almost burst into a curse and said anxiously: "How could I possibly do such a thing?!"
Li Che shrugged: "Then try another method, the way you are best at."
"Once you're in the imperial capital, you don't have to worry about anything. When you're in court, if you see someone you dislike, just attack them! Killing a minister, injuring a prime minister, or knocking out one of the three highest officials will be enough to prevent you from becoming the crown prince."
Hearing Li Che's words, Li Lin's eyes lit up again.
Lao Liu knows himself, he can do this!
Isn’t it just beating someone up? The first target is Qin Huizhi!
Beating him to death might be a bit too much, but beating the shit out of him in front of all the ministers is enough to prevent the emperor from choosing him.
Otherwise, how would history books record that the crown prince beat a court official to death in public before he ascended the throne?
Even historians were embarrassed to write about such filthy things.
When he got down there, he would probably feel embarrassed to go to the gatherings of emperors from all dynasties!
Don’t I, Daqing, have any face?
Li Che added: "If you ask me, this position will most likely fall on the prince. He is also a brainless person, and he will probably take it without hesitation."
Li Lin's face darkened. What did the word "也" mean? Who was he scolding?
However, after talking with Li Che, Li Lin's anxiety was swept away and he finally had a direction.
Before, he once thought that Emperor Qing had given up on Li Che and was really going to establish other princes.
If the princess had not stopped him, he would have gone directly to the imperial capital to question the emperor and reorganize the military. If the questioning failed, he would have launched a "Jingnan" campaign.
Even if Li Lin was stupid, he knew that if Li Che could not inherit the throne, no matter who succeeded him, he would be unable to sleep or eat.
The strength of Feng State is there. No one can tolerate such a powerful vassal king. A civil war is inevitable.
"Alright, I'll leave now." Li Che was about to leave in a hurry. "Father has urged me several times."
Li Che grabbed him and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Father has been waiting for so long, one or two days won't make a difference."
Li Lin looked at him puzzledly: "Is there anything else?"
"First, accompany me back to Chaoyang City. I have a few things. Please take them to my father. I don't feel comfortable letting anyone else go."
"Also, this journey is unsafe. There are so many people watching us. It's inevitable that some bold people will do something unwise. I have to send some people to go with you."
Li Lin gave him a puzzled look.
"Don't worry, these things are also your amulets. Although father is wise, there are always unexpected things. We must not only guard against others who might do something desperate, but also guard against father who might... cough cough cough."
Li Lin looked at Li Che in astonishment. If he guessed correctly, this guy wanted to prevent his father from becoming desperate, right?
It’s you who’s the Tiangang!
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After resting for a night in Dalian, Li Che originally planned to leave later, but Li Lin kept urging him.
There was no other way, he could only give a brief instruction to Zhang Shengxiang, Qi Fang and others, and then rushed to Chaoyang City with his personal guards.
The road was difficult to travel in early winter. Li Che rested in the wild for one night and arrived at Chaoyang City the next day.
Compared to when I left, Chaoyang City has changed a lot.
The fields have been harvested, revealing bare ground. More factories have been built on the vacant land outside the city, and the expansion of Fengguo University is in full swing.
It seems that Zhuge Zhe, Huo Duanxiao and others have done a good job during the time I was away.
Everyone went through the side door. The officer guarding the gate was a veteran of the Ninggu Army. He recognized Li Che at a glance and entered the city without disturbing too many people.
After entering the city, Li Lin kept looking at Li Che.
Li Che directly said the three-word mantra of his hometown: "What are you looking at?"
"Where's the stuff?"
Li Che said helplessly: "Don't be anxious, you have to let me go see your sister-in-law first, right?"
Li Lin also remembered that his eldest nephew would be born in a few months, and his curiosity immediately shifted from those things to his unborn nephew.
He was also very curious about what kind of devil Li Che would cultivate.
The two men went to Prince Feng's mansion. After entering the mansion, the first person to greet them was not a servant, but a huge white monster.
A two-meter-tall polar bear lunged forward with its tongue hanging out, casting a shadow that instantly enveloped the two of them. It was so alarming that it looked like it was just short of shouting "Bears rule the world!"
Li Che turned pale with fear and quickly pulled Li Lin away from the fatal intimate hug.
A one-year-old polar bear changes a lot. Newborn polar bear cubs weigh only 600 to 700 grams, and their weight increases about 80 to 160 times within a year. The little fur ball grows into a top predator!
"Xiao Tuan, don't pounce on me!" Li Che walked forward with lingering fear and patted the polar bear's head. "If I hadn't dodged your pounce, I would have been smashed into pieces in an instant."
Xiaotuan didn't think so much, he just circled around Li Che's legs and rubbed against them.
Hearing the noise outside, the servants and guards in the palace ran out. When they saw Li Che, they shouted in surprise:
"His Royal Highness is back!"
Li Che tugged at his clothes that were rubbed askew by Xiaotuan: "Excuse me, excuse me, where is the princess?"
A guard immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness, the princess is sunbathing in the backyard. I will go and inform her..."
"No need, I can go by myself." Li Che stopped him and hurried to the backyard.
When he arrived at the backyard, Li Che saw Chang Ningxue sitting in a rocking chair, wrapped in a thick coat, gently stroking her visibly bulging belly.
Yan was peeling an orange beside her and stood up subconsciously when she saw Li Che.
"Your Highness?"
Chang Ningxue trembled all over and slowly turned her head.
After seeing Li Che's face clearly, the teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.
Then she immediately stood up and rushed forward like a cannonball, her movements so agile that she didn't look like a pregnant woman at all.
It has to be said that Chang Ningxue is worthy of being the daughter of a general who has practiced martial arts since childhood. Even though she has difficulty moving, the force she threw into Li Che's arms was still strong.
The fullness of her chest even made Li Che feel a noticeable sense of squeezing and a hint of suffocation.
Li Che wanted to ask her to take care of herself, but he felt the delicate body in his arms trembling slightly, and the blame was stuck in his throat and he couldn't spit it out.
He simply lowered his head, rested his chin on Chang Ningxue's hair, and said softly, "The king is back."
Li Lin, who was following behind, had just caught up with Li Che when he saw this scene.
He was still muttering "Don't look at what is indecent, don't look at what is indecent" and he went out the same way he came.