Outside the city of Zhengzhou, it’s a peaceful and beautiful day.
Groups of military men stood loosely on the spot. These were already strong men selected from the Western Army, and they were all relatively honest.
Even so, from a distance they looked like a group of arrogant and capable soldiers with a lack of military discipline.
The Western Army is notorious for its strong combat power and poor military discipline.
At the beginning, the war in the northwest was so stalemate that few soldiers survived beyond thirty-five, and no one could maintain discipline in a group of dying people.
As long as you join the Western Army, you will be a death squad, which is why they can fight.
Gao Bing looked at this group of soldiers and shook his head secretly. Can these thieves be taught well?
Several senior generals of the Western Army have already entered Bianliang in advance, leaving only this group of people, all of whom are outstanding middle- and lower-level officers of the Western Army.
It can be said that these people represent the entire Western Army, and as their influence spreads, they will become the cornerstone of the huge and complex military town in the northwest.
Gao Bing sighed and said to the Forbidden Army generals beside him: "Now that it's here, let's make peace with it. The Victory Presentation Ceremony is something that the officials care deeply about, so we must not let it fall into our hands."
Suddenly, a group of elite knights appeared in the distance, and everyone turned their heads to watch.
Wearing a bright red shirt and a tall horse, a high-ranking official in a purple and gold official uniform emerged from the crowd.
Gao Bing took a closer look and saw that it was Yang Lin, the young prime minister and inspector of the school at that time, who hurriedly came down to greet him.
Yang Lin reined up his horse and said with a smile: "Yamen, you have been working hard these past few days. When the victory ceremony is over, I will treat Yameni to a drink."
"Don't dare, don't dare. If Shaozai wants to reward you, Kaifeng Prefecture and Tokyo City can choose whatever you want."
Yang Lin laughed, stepped on the stage and looked down, good guys, no one stood up straight.
This group of birdmen were no less generous than the Sherat City Foxes in Tokyo City, but this was a high-profile matter, and Yang Lin had no intention of intervening.
The father and son of the Gao family were able to rise from humble beginnings and reach the rank of commander-in-chief of the Western Prefecture, which shows their own abilities.
After Yang Lin came to the stage, he loudly said: "Everyone, the achievements in fighting the rebellion in the northwest for hundreds of years are due to the sacrifice and bravery of the Western Army for hundreds of years. The vast territory of the northwest was conquered by you and your fathers and brothers.
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Unfortunately, there are traitors in the court who have owed you three years of food and salary. I do not deny that this is the court's dereliction of duty. It is the court that has failed you, the Western Army, and your dead fathers and brothers.
At that time, I was still a scholar in Huaiyang, so I had no choice but to do anything about it. Now that I am the Inspector of the School, I will definitely not allow such scandalous things to happen again.
From now on, within seven days, I will raise three years of military pay and transport it to the northwest one by one. Those who died in the battle will be claimed by their families, and those who died in the family will be gathered together to support the orphans of the army and in nursing homes.
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After Yang Lin finished speaking, he left with his head held high amidst cheers like a tsunami from the audience.
These middle and lower-level generals in the Western Army were moved to tears. Three years, three years of grievance, three years of depression, three years of hungry and bloody fighting.
Finally, someone stood up and stood up for the soldier who was as humble as an ant. This person was also a powerful official.
Yang Lin cheered as the ground shook and he led his soldiers through the crowd. All the Western troops along the way waved their fists and shouted and roared loudly.
Yang Lin was overjoyed. I rode all the way from Kaifeng Mansion to Zhengzhou just for this scene.
At this time, the blood in my heart is boiling, and the support and shouting of thousands of soldiers is actually more satisfying than the soft and graceful cry of a beautiful woman, making me feel like I am in the clouds.
At this time, the more he maintained his grace, smiled and strode forward, passed through the crazy soldiers, mounted his horse and left.
Lu Qian's heart was also shaken, his ears were buzzing, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Young Master, I only know today that a man is most happy. It is moments like this."
Yang Lin chuckled lightly and rode towards Kaifeng Mansion. Halfway through, he saw a group of strange ceremonial guards.
Yang Lin raised his riding whip and asked, "Who is that?"
Lu Qian cradled the horse's belly and stepped forward, saying, "Go down and ask."
After a while, Lu Qian returned to his horse and said loudly: "Young Master, this is the envoy of Dali, and the one he is escorting is the princess of Dali."
Fanbang arrived one by one, and among these people, the one who caused the greatest embarrassment to the Song Dynasty was undoubtedly the Khitan envoy.
Yang Lin used some tricks to keep the Khitans in the dark and regained Xixia in one fell swoop.
Now that they come to the door, they will definitely not be polite, and there will probably be another verbal quarrel.
Yang Lin was a little irritable and sighed. Another person from Dali's envoy from far away rushed over, stopped the group and said in a pure Tokyo accent: "Yang Shaozai, our princess would like to invite Shaozai to meet."
Yang Lin frowned and said, "Princess Dali? This move is against etiquette and law. When we get to Bianjing, if there is a chance, we will meet in the ban."
The Dali envoy was extremely disappointed, but Yang Lin actually saw a trace of prayer, and his heart suddenly moved.
"The Dali royal family is the king of the eight Yunnan kingdoms conferred by Taizu, and his title is not low. Since it is the princess who invites you, I will go and see you now."
Lu Wang said: "Young Master, there is a restaurant not far ahead. Why don't we go and book it now and wait for the princess."
Yang Lin nodded and said, "Then see you in front."
After urging the horse to go only ten miles, there was indeed a restaurant. The Long Live Battalion dismounted and cleared the place, drove out all the guests inside, and refunded the fees they paid, saying it was requisitioned by the imperial court.
This place is not far from Bianliang. Most of them have heard of the reputation of the three major justice alliances. They have come out of the restaurant and looked outside. They don't know what these people are doing in the suburbs.
The shopkeeper came over and poured tea with a smile and said: "I don't have good tea in the building. Please forgive me."
"It's okay. I have important matters to discuss later. There is no need to serve tea or food."
"The villain understands the way of the villain."
After the shopkeeper exited, Lu Wang tried the tea, then poured a new cup, and asked: "Young Zai, the Dali royal family doesn't understand the rules. Why does the Young Zai want to talk to them?"
The territory of Dali was inherited from Nanzhao. Duan Siping, the Tonghai Jiedushi of the Later Jin Dynasty, united with the thirty-seven tribes from eastern Yunnan to march into Dali, overthrew the Ning Kingdom of Dayi, and established the Dali Kingdom.
This area is the Yunnan-Guizhou region, Yang Lin thought to himself, let me see if there is a chance and take the opportunity to regain Dali.
Of course, these things cannot be said blatantly. Yang Lin chuckled and said: "Princess Dali Xu saw my magnanimity and demeanor from the car curtain and fell under my grace. I can't ignore her."
Everyone laughed wildly, and after a while, Dali's carriage arrived, and a group of people came in surrounded by a woman whose face was covered with white gauze.
The woman's attire is very characteristic of the southwest alien race. She has a slim figure and graceful curves. Her slender fingers are resting on the arm of a chamberlain, and a red plum blossom is shining on her forehead.
The delicate fragrance is astounding, and the slender waist is too thin to be held, and it seems as if it will be broken when walking.
Yang Lin stood up, straightened his clothes, and went out to greet him.