Yang Lin laughed bitterly and shook his head, feeling sad in his heart. Leading such a group of broken soldiers to the battlefield was practically a country bumpkin disciple, which greatly hurt Youzhou Army's image and even made him laugh.
oriental person looked at the elite Chinese army, his eyes staring straight. From the Great Eastern King to the ordinary soldiers, all of them were shocked by the excellent equipment of the Han Army, especially the Great Eastern King and the tribal leaders. Their eyes almost burst with fire.
At night, the Great Eastern King Yin Guang entertained Yang Lin and the main generals of the Han army in his palace. Although the east was very poor, and the Imperial City could not be considered to be prosperous, Yin Guang's palace was actually very large, and actually could accommodate more than a hundred people to attend the so-called grand banquet.
oriental person's main dish was very simple, all the wild game was cooked in a pot, the only ingredient was salt. The pretty maids put the cooked game on a plate and carried it to each guest, who cut it with a knife.
The one who held the plate for Yang Lin was a young lady who looked very nervous. There seemed to be a trace of fear in her big eyes, and when she knelt down to place the plate down, her hands were still trembling slightly. Yang Lin's heart couldn't help but move as he stared at the little girl and smiled at her.
This little girl might be a newbie, or perhaps she had never seen such a big official before, nor had she ever seen a customer smile at her before. Yang Lin's smile scared her so much that she suddenly stood up, and accidentally touched Yang Lin's wine bowl with one hand. With a bang, the ceramic wine bowl broke into eight pieces.
"Damned slave!" Great Eastern King Yin Guang immediately scolded loudly with a stern face. Perhaps he felt that the girl who had embarrassed him in front of her guests was still resentful, but he waved his hand in anger and angrily ordered, "Take her away."
The little girl was so frightened that she knelt on the ground with a thump, and immediately kowtowed. Her entire body was trembling like sieve chaff, and she spoke some words that Yang Lin and the others could not understand, but Yang Lin could tell from her expression that she was begging Great Eastern King Yin Guang for mercy.
"His Majesty the King, spare her. A wine bowl is no big deal, there's no need to get angry at a little girl! " Yang Lin waved his hand and said indifferently. He hated people who were rude to their servants the most. What was it to be angry with so many people?
Great Eastern King Yin Guang was originally very angry, but when he saw Yang Lin's serious look, he did not dare not give Yang Lin face, and could only restrain the rage in his heart. He waved his hand at the little girl and scolded her impatiently, "Get out of here."
The little girl immediately kowtowed to Great Eastern King Yin Guang a few times, turned around and kowtowed to Yang Lin again. There were even words of gratitude from her mouth. He then got up from the ground, bowed, and left the hall.
The banquet continued. Everyone raised their cups and drank together. To the Chinese Army Generals, it was naturally difficult to swallow the earth wine made by himself. Yang Lin drank a few mouthfuls and felt like vomiting. Originally, the Han army had also brought fine wine with them, but thinking back to the scene just now, Yang Lin felt a little annoyed by these guys and did not want them to taste it.
Halfway through the alcohol, Great Eastern King Yin Guang clapped his hands and a few women immediately came up. Under the intense drumbeats, they started to dance happily. Yang Lin was curious, after looking at them for a long time, he gradually realised that these dances were just similar to the dances in Central Plains.
Just when everyone was enjoying themselves. Suddenly, Yang Lin heard a vague miserable scream coming from afar, it seemed to be from a woman. Yang Lin frowned, why would there be a scream in Yin Guang's palace? Moreover, this place would be his territory from now on. The peace and quiet of the people would be his responsibility.
"Why are you screaming like that?" Yang Lin put down his cup and turned to look at Great Eastern King Yin Guang. In truth, everyone present had heard the miserable wails, the leaders of the east side had already gotten used to it, so it was inconvenient for the Chinese Army Generals to talk anymore, only Yang Lin opened his mouth to ask.
Great Eastern King Yin Guang didn't know what was going on either. If it wasn't for Yang Lin personally asking this question, he would have pretended not to hear it. He turned around and glared at the servant beside him. The servant quickly turned around and ran towards the scream.
Not long after, the servant ran back, followed by a few tall and sturdy palace guards. One of the guards carried a maid in his hand, while the other soldiers carried a whip in their hands. Obviously, these guards were beating up this maid.
The maid turtle was curled up into a ball. It seemed like it was dying. Its screams became smaller and smaller like the cries of a chicken. The guard threw her to the ground. The maid struggled for a while before raising her head. Her large eyes were filled with fear as she said in a mosquito-like voice, "Your Majesty, please spare me."
Yang Lin immediately recognized that this maid was the one who had served him the dishes. The anger in her heart had been ignited. Didn't you already forgive her? Why did he still have to be beaten up? If he couldn't hear it, wouldn't he be beaten to death by them?
"His Majesty the King, what's going on?" Yang Lin was indeed a little angry, he stared at Great Eastern King Yin Guang, and spoke impolitely. I have already pleaded for his, and you beat her up like this. Who do you think I am? You all want face, and I don't want it?
"Calm down Lord General, don't get angry because of a servant!" The Great Eastern King Yin Guang was anxious and repeated what Yang Lin had just said. He quickly explained as if he felt that something was amiss: "Lord General, this is our oriental person's rule, if we servants make a mistake, master will beat them to death!"
Yang Lin was shocked, he almost wanted to spew out fire from his eyes, he wanted to flare up immediately, but he remembered that the soldiers had not been handed over yet, so it might cause some trouble, so he endured it and said indifferently: "His Majesty the King, give me this servant girl."
"Lord General, I have prepared two beauties for you. I will send them over to you in a bit. Hearing that Yang Lin wanted to curry favor with his, Yin Guang could not help but be happy. He was just trying to curry favor with Yang Lin.
"No need, I want this maid!" No matter how many beauties there are in the East, they will all be mine in the future. Yang Lin waved his hand, and without even waiting for Yin Guang's consent, he ordered the guards behind him: "Bring this maid back to the camp and let the doctor treat her injuries."
Although the injuries sustained by the servant were not light, she suddenly saw a glimmer of hope and struggled to get up. With tears in her eyes, she persisted to walk in front of Yang Lin and knelt down, kowtowing three times.
With this episode from the maid, everyone's interest in drinking decreased significantly. Especially Yin Guang, who had an extremely awkward smile on his face as he tried to find words to deal with Yang Lin. Seeing that it was time, Yang Lin also stood up and took his leave, ending the unnatural feast.
Early in the morning on the second day, Yang Lin ordered the herald to inform the leaders of the Chinese Army Generals, Great Eastern King Yin Guang and various tribes to gather at his Big Account s for a discussion. He was not on a trip to East China Sea. He needed to deal with the situation there as soon as possible. Not long later, all the generals, Great Eastern King Yin Guang and tribe leaders arrived at Yang Lin's Big Account.
Yang Lin looked at the leaders of the tribes in the east and said enthusiastically: "Welcome to the Darky Court. From today onwards, you are all my subjects, the East will become my Eastern County, and the young men you gather will become my soldiers. And you will all become Surveillance History s of the Eastern County. "
"Lord General, these fifty thousand strong and young warriors are the bravest warriors in our Eastern Tribe. They are willing to fight in the army for Lord General." Great Eastern King Yin Guang swallowed his saliva and laughed craftily: "Now they are also the Chinese army, but their weapons are too bad, when will Lord General equip them with weapons?"
All of the tribe leaders looked at Yang Lin, waiting for his reply. Of course, Yang Lin knew what they were thinking. Yang Lin laughed and said indifferently: "Since they have joined the Han Army, we will continue to help them change their equipment. Qin Hong, Qin Wei, bring your cavalry brigade and take over all the eastern soldiers. "
"Yes sir!" Qin Hong and Qin Wei agreed as they took their mounts and left.
For a moment, the Great Eastern King and his tribesmen stood there, stunned. Although they had already submitted to the Darky Court, they did not expect Yang Lin to take their soldiers away with him. Just like how they were prepared to personally lead their troops to attack the Gaoguanli.
"Lord General, you brought all the soldiers from the east, who will protect our oriental person?" Great Eastern King Yin Guang could not help but panic, he rushed up and bowed towards Yang Lin, then pleaded: "Lord General, you should leave us a portion of your troops."
"Alright." Yang Lin laughed, then ordered loudly: "Zhao Hong, Han Zhong, your cavalry brigade will remain in the Eastern County, and Zhao Hong will take charge of the security of the Eastern County. You two, bring the cavalry brigade to take over the control of the various counties and cities. "We will maintain stability in the east and gather food for the army."
"Yes sir!" Zhao Hong and Han Zhong cupped their hands and turned to leave.
This time, the Great Eastern King Yin Guang and the tribal leaders were really dumbfounded. They thought that by submitting to the Darky Court and using the Darky Court's power to get rid of them, they would be able to become their leaders. They never thought that with a single word from Yang Lin, they would be able to take over the whole of their territory.
"Lord General, what about us?" At this point, Great Eastern King Yin Guang still held onto his fantasies, but his tone became more humble.
"Leaders, I think our policy is very clear, for those who submit to us, you will become the Surveillance History, and each leader will be able to keep 8000 mu of land." Yang Lin looked at the confused expressions of the leaders, and said solemnly: "Surveillance History is an important official of the Darky Court, he is responsible for overseeing the administration of the palace, and has the authority to remove incompetent officials."
"It's better for us to just submit to them like this. We might as well resist the Gaoguanli ourselves." Suddenly, one of the leaders stood up and said angrily, "Darky Court has always let us manage ourselves. We'll take over like this and do it ourselves."
"Who else wants to quit?" Yang Lin did not care about him, he just frowned, looked at everyone, and said indifferently. The leaders looked at each other. No one spoke, and no one stood up.