"Why don't you be crowned a king?"

The Prime Minister spoke up.

"No!" The crown prince immediately retorted, "If he can restore his identity as the third prince, it is already his father's special kindness to him, and if it is not enough to restore his identity, he will be crowned king?" ”

The criminal department is still listed, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is true. After all, the attack on Guawa this time was spontaneous by the third prince, and it was not sent to him by the imperial court, and the soldiers he brought were also his own soldiers. The situation is different, and this merit cannot be used as a requirement for the title of king. ”

"Your Majesty, Li Xingchen's current identity is a chaotic minister and thief, give him the title of king, I am afraid that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will not accept it except for the prime minister."

The prime minister smiled coldly, "Don't spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, if you don't accept it, you will say that it is the disobedience of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military?" ”

"What do you say? Isn't it because he accepted a little bribe from Li Xingchen? As for you speaking for him in everything? ”

"What? You didn't receive a bribe, and you're upset? If you are unhappy, you have to hold back! The prime minister blew his beard angrily and glared.

Shangshu of the Criminal Department was suddenly stunned, and was immediately choked by him.

Such feats are more than enough to be crowned kings.

But once Li Xingchen is crowned king, does the identity of the emperor still matter? The merit is too great, and it is very threatening to the status of the crown prince.

"Okay, don't argue, it's rare to have a happy and proud thing, what are you arguing about. I'll think about it. ”

During this period, the affairs of the eldest princess made him exhausted, and he listened to the ministers buzzing in his ears like a mosquito, could he not be annoyed?

"Stand down, Prime Minister stay." Li Zhen waved his hand and said coldly.

After everyone left, Li Zhen sighed.

"Prime Minister, what do you think of it?" Li Zhen rarely showed a confused look.

I have to admit that in the days when Li Xingchen was away, he was very worried as a father, afraid that he would encounter danger in Guawa, whether he would have been killed, and whether he would be controlled by Guawa.

Although he doesn't like Li Xingchen's character very much, he is disobedient and embarrassed, but breaking bones and connecting tendons is a bloodline.

"Your Majesty, you should know very well the attitude of the old minister, 100% on the side of the third prince!"

What else is there to ask?

"I just want to hear your pertinent opinion, and put aside the love that the rebel has for you." Li Zhen shook his head and sighed.

As the prime minister of a country, he should have a pertinent view on the future of the country, the arrangement of talents, or everything else, and cannot decide on the basis of preference.

"The minister thinks that the third prince is the most suitable candidate for the prince. But the third prince may not yearn for the position of the crown prince, so it is very difficult to make this matter. ”

"If Your Majesty could deign to admit his mistakes, then the situation would be different."

"What happened on the day the father-son relationship was severed, it was indeed Your Majesty's fault, it is better to apologize in private, and no one will know."

To be honest, aside from Li Xingchen's importance to him, from the perspective of the prime minister, he still feels that Li Xingchen is the most suitable candidate for the prince.

In addition, this time he can still return with a big victory in Guawa, for the sake of national righteousness and for the sake of the Great Wei Guoyan, this kind of talent is rare.

Li Zhen frowned and sighed again.

"Go down, go down."

The prime minister knew that it was too difficult for Li Zhen to bow his head and admit his mistakes.

With Gong, he is the king of a country and the true son of the dragon.

With selfishness, he is the father.

No matter what, there is no reason to bow your head to Li Xingchen first.

But one thing is the same thing, and it can't be done by temperament.

A few days later.

On the edge of the harbor.

There were tens of thousands of people standing.

Chu Li stood on the edge of the port with a nervous expression, looking ahead.

Behind him are Dugu Ling, Zhang Si and others.

Today is the day of Li Xingchen's return.

The people of the entire Lingzhou spontaneously ran to meet their city lord.

They all had pride and adoration on their faces, and their words were full of pride.

"The city lord is a god who descends to earth, not only so that all of us ordinary people can eat and wear warm clothes. It also protects the dignity of our Han people. ”

"That is, being able to live in the same country with the city lord is my ancestor to accumulate virtue."

"If you want me to say, there is no one in the whole world who can compare to the city lord."

"Haha, do you think this time the city lord can come back to lift his Laozi's throne and become the new emperor himself?"

"I'm the first to support!"

"I support it too!"

"I support it too!"

One spread ten, ten spread hundreds, and all the people shouted: "City lord new emperor, long live the new emperor!" Only the lord of the city is worthy of being our emperor. ”

Chu Li's heart was moved.

If such a big rebellious thing is heard by Li Zhen, I am afraid that everyone will have to be arrested and beheaded.

"Look, look, warship, such a big warship, it's the city lord who has returned."

Fifty warships slowly approached the harbor.

Almost everyone knew about the spoils of war.

One look at this kind of large warship, you know that it is him who has returned.

Chu Li, who was standing at the front, breathed a sigh of relief and showed a smile that captivated the country and the city.

It's back, it's back.

Dugu Ling also had a soft expression.

Since he was injured in a fight with the Guawa people, he was raised in Dawei for two days, and when he saw that the newspaper was under management, he returned to Lingzhou without her.

Soon, fifty warships docked front and rear.

On the middle one, Li Xingchen raised his hand to greet everyone.

The originally lively and boiling scene suddenly quieted down, and everyone looked at him with solemn expressions, not feeling like they were looking at people, but at the god of war in the sky and below.

The eyes are like stars, the momentum is awe-inspiring, domineering with gentleness, and mildness with slaughter.

In short, it is extremely complex, that is, domineering and delicate.

"Long live the city lord, the city lord, the city lord!"

I don't know who shouted, and then everyone shouted: "Long live the city lord, long live the city lord." ”

Li Xingchen was startled, smiled gently, and wondered at the same time, how could there be so many people to greet him?

This amount is dense, so many that it is terrifying.

Yuan Wanshan and more than 800 Lingzhou soldiers saw this passionate scene, and they all held their heads high and were extremely proud.

They are glorious returns.

Li Xingchen stepped off the boat, his eyes were all Chu Li.

Chu Li threw herself into his arms.

"Xianggong, you're back." The tone was crying.

God knows how many nights she has been awakened by dreams since Li Xingchen set out to fight Guawa.

"Yes, lady, I'm back."

Li Xingchen smiled, his eyes left Dugu Ling's side, and found that she looked lonely.

There was a faint pain in his heart, and after gently pushing Chu Li away, he opened his arms and hugged Dugu Ling into his arms again.

"General Dugu, are you healed?"

This hug made Dugu's face crimson.

Chu Li was shocked and thought about it.

Thinking of Li Xingchen saying that he wanted to tell her one thing before leaving, did he want to tell me that he was going to take General Dugu as a concubine?