1568: C1568

C1568

After Tang Yin sent out his Sanshui Army to continue the expedition, he sent Liu Zhang, Bai An, Yan Yan, Xu You, Xu You and Xiong Gu out with the army once again.

But this time, he had already made clear the order to appoint Liu Zhang as the main general, Bai An and Yan Yan as the Deputy General, Xiong Gu and Xu You as the vanguards, leading the fifty thousand new soldiers.

An army of 50,000 soldiers was already equivalent to half of a legion. When they entered the battlefield, they also had the rudiments of a legion, and they were divided into the front, center, and rear armies.

Giving Liu Zhang so many troops to lead, Tang Yin's intention was obvious, it was obviously to nurture Liu Zhang to become the Regiment Chief.

Liu Zhang could also feel the King's intentions in grooming him. On this trip to the battlefield, he expended even more energy and was determined to create new achievements in the Biar.

Last time they went out to battle, Liu Zhang's performance was convincing. Regarding this time, when the King appointed him as the main general, Bai An and the others were all happy to accept him and did not complain.

After a baptism on the battlefield, this group of outstanding people who came from the Spiritual Martial Academy had matured quite a bit. They no longer had the gaps that they once disliked each other, but instead had a brotherly feeling of fighting together, of life and death together, and of sharing the same robes with each other.

The war for Biar was still ongoing as the looted spoils of war and slaves were being sent back to the continent, and the new calendar in Zhenjiang was also held as scheduled.

Other than the Division Minister of Hall of Heavenly Mystery, there were also County Head s from the 56 counties, County Commandant s, and the County Chiefs and Commanders from the 155 counties. Adding in the deputy heads, the total number of officials numbered more than a thousand, and even when Tang Yin was getting married, there were not that many officials present.

During the imperial court, the imperial court was filled with ministers and generals. Looking at the square outside, the dark mass of officials could not be counted as they filled the entire square.

To Tang Yin, most of the counties under his jurisdiction only had numbers on paper, but now that all the officials were present, even he was shocked. So there were actually so many officials at and above the county level of Feng Country.

No wonder Zhang Zhe kept on shouting about how poor he was, just these officials alone would spend an astronomical amount of Salary every year. What was most hateful was that the imperial government had already given them so many Salary, and they were still not satisfied.

When Tang Yin spoke in the hall, the people outside could not hear him clearly. Only when Tang Yin specifically called out a person's name would they be called out by the guards outside the hall, and then, the person would be summoned to the hall to speak.

The first person Tang Yin called out to was County Head Shen Zhichen. He was one of the old generals who had followed Tang Yin before, and had rendered meritorious service in numerous battles. After that, he had guarded over the Tong Gate for a long period of time, so he was considered to be the elder among all the County Head in the Feng Country.

Entering the hall, Shen Zhichen raised his head and saw Tang Yin. Without waiting for a reply, his eyes turned red, he kneeled on the ground and said in a sobbing tone: "This humble subject pays his respect to the King!"

Seeing his old brother who fought alongside him in the past, Tang Yin also felt a lot more touched. He bowed and waved his hands, saying, "Zhichen, quickly get up! We... It's been a year or two, right? "

"Your Majesty, it's been three years ?" As he spoke, Shen Zhichen's face was filled with tears.

"It's been so long. Back then, if you were not tired of fighting and transferred to a different place, with your ability, you would at least be in Middle General now! " Tang Yin said regretfully.

"This humble subject has today, all thanks to the King's nurturing and grace!"

Tang Yin gave a bland smile, and then asked with concern: "Zhichen, how were you doing in the Hedong? Is everything alright? "

Shen Zhichen immediately said: "With the King's blessing, this humble subject's Hedong is fine, just that there are many complicated matters to take care of, which is very different from being in the army."

"That's right. For those of us who come from a martial arts background, dealing with government affairs will always be a headache for us."

Tang Yin nodded emotionally, then said: "Hedong is our country's great grain producing county, and seeing the grains that are handed in from Hedong getting more and more every year, I am also very pleased, this is all your credit!"

"Your Majesty's words are too serious. Everything is because of your majesty's blessing, your majesty controls the Feng Country, the heavens' will is in your hands, your heart is in your hands, my Feng Country naturally has good weather, and every year, my Hedong County is abundant with income." Shen Zhichen said in all seriousness.

Hearing that, Tang Yin laughed out loud, and said: "Zhichen, after you became the County Head, your eloquence is better and better, haha ~ ~"

Shen Zhichen immediately cupped his hands and bowed.

"Tonight, I will host a banquet to entertain my brothers who have travelled here from afar. You must come as well!" Tang Yin said.

"Yes!" "Great King!"

"En, let's go down first!"

Shen Zhichen knelt down and kowtowed once again, and then left the hall. When he walked down the long stairs and reached the square below, the officials around him all cupped their hands and greeted him, "Master Shen is indeed worthy of being the 'old official' who follows the King. He was the first to be received by the King."

Hearing the flattery from the crowd and seeing the admiration on everyone's faces, Shen Zhichen's face revealed a happy look. He raised his head high and smirked as he said haughtily: "I may not be as old as all of you, but in terms of how long I have been following the King, it would not be wrong for me to call you 'old official'."

"That's right, that's right. In the future, I'll have to trouble you to take care of me ?"

Following that, Tang Yin also received Xu Bai and Hou Yuan. These two, were both leaders of Pingyuan Army s. Back then, they were also high-ranking officers with illustrious achievements in battle, but now, they were County Head s and County Commandant s of Ning Country's Yanchuan County.

Tang Yin was the same as before, after seeing the two, he only talked about family matters, not about government affairs. He heard that the two of them had already married and had children, and that there were three to four concubines, and their children were already running around. Tang Yin was happy for the both of them.

He sighed: "When the two of you got married and had children, it was unjustifiable for me to not be able to go. After the assembly is over, the two of you will go and find Zong Yuan and receive a red packet each."

Xu Bai and Hou Yuan were shocked. They both knelt on the ground and said in unison, "This humble subject doesn't dare!"

"What's there to be afraid of? The two of you were generals with outstanding achievements, and were brothers who fought alongside me on the battlefield. Wouldn't it be strange for us brothers to talk about this?"

Hearing this, both Xu and Hou were moved to tears as they said in unison, "This humble official thanks the King for her grace!" While they were talking, the two of them kowtowed three times in the hall.

After the two of them left the hall, Tang Yin received another ten people.

These people were all generals in the military that he had deeply remembered. After that, because of various reasons, they left the army and moved to another place to serve. Now, they were either County Head or County Commandant.

Finally, Tang Yin asked Ah San to go out and read out his decree. The local officials who wanted to participate in the imperial court were rewarded with eight hundred silver taels, the heads of the county and the field officers were rewarded with five hundred silver taels. There was even a banquet at night in the palace.

After the assembly was over, Tang Yin went to Wu Mei's Hua Ying Palace and sent all the guards and palace maids away. Then, he fell onto the bed with no trace of a smile on his face.

Tonight, he was going to do something big. It was just that he didn't know how many people he would implicate. Who knew how many brothers that year forced him to kill them.

Thinking of this, Tang Yin's heart became more and more troubled, he continued to lie on his bed, tossing and turning.

At this time, when Wu Mei returned to the palace, he saw that Tang Yin was still worrying about the bed. She blinked her eyes, curiously walked over, and asked: "What happened to the King?"

Tang Yin sat up, looked at Wu Mei, and said indifferently: "In today's assembly, almost all of the local officials have arrived."

"This is a good thing. Many of the adults here are the King's old subordinates. It's a good opportunity for us to reminisce about old times." Wu Mei laughed.

Reclaiming the past? They still had to give him a chance! Tang Yin laughed bitterly in his heart. He shifted his gaze down and landed on a wooden ball in Wu Mei's hands.

"This is my concubine's request to Master Zong Yuan."

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, not really understanding what she meant.

Wu Mei smiled, and explained: "Last time, my Pingyuan Army brought back many spoils of war, many of which were placed in the palace's treasury. Chenqie saw that this treasure was quite novel, so she asked Master Zong for it."

It was only after she finished speaking that she realized it was against the rules to directly ask Zong Yuan for the treasures in the palace. She then nervously asked, "Your Majesty wouldn't blame chenqie, right?"

"Let me see what it is." Tang Yin received the wooden ball from Wu Mei. The wooden ball was hollow and had exquisite patterns and diagrams carved on it, and there were three objects in the empty heart inside the ball, one was a round ball, one was a crescent moon and the other was a star. Obviously, those objects represented the sun, moon and stars.

Tang Yin muttered: "How did you put this in?"

"Chenqie is also very curious. I heard from Master Zong that this is a wood core that was being grinded into the shape of a sun, a moon, or a star through the lines on it. That's why it took decades to make such a thing."

"He sure is patient!" Tang Yin muttered to himself, then handed the wooden ball back to Wu Mei and said: "Things from the dead are too unlucky, it's fine if you don't want it."

"The thing of the dead?" Wu Mei opened her eyes wide.

Tang Yin said with disdain: "A large portion of the spoils of war I brought back from the Biar were dug out by digging the grave, maybe this is one of them."

After hearing this, Wu Mei felt as if she had been bitten by a snake. She immediately dropped the wooden ball that Tang Yin passed him to the ground, shook her head and said, "Then I don't want it anymore."

Tang Yin was so amused by her reaction that he started laughing. He bent down and picked up the wooden ball, then stuffed it back into Wu Mei's hands. At the same time, he whispered in her ear, "I was just teasing you.

Wu Mei's little face immediately flushed red, she could not help but pinch Tang Yin hard under the ribs, and said angrily: "You're so bad!"1

Tang Yin felt pain, but he still laughed. His troubled heart had somehow calmed down a lot.

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