Supreme Golden Palace

Chapter 50: Night Banquet (Part )

"Du Mao will always remember the great kindness and generosity shown by Jiang Zemin, and will definitely repay him generously."

Zuo Dumao thought about the exclusion and suppression he had experienced when he was the general of Wuhu, and replied.

Yang Lin said: "Don't worry, I will always keep this opportunity for you."

As Yang Lin was talking to Lü Shang and Zuo Dumao, the song and dance ended. The dancers, with graceful steps and gentle smiles on their faces, left one by one.

The steward next to Yang Lin also made a gesture to the actors kneeling on the side. The actors bowed their heads and walked out of the palace hall in small steps.

In the heat of the wine, Yang Lin said drunkenly, "Lü Shang, I admire you very much. You are young, respectful, and most importantly, you are a relative of the royal family, the emperor's cousin. So, you are somewhat related to me."

"What a shame, what a shame! If you weren't the emperor's cousin, I would really like to adopt you as my adopted son. I've been obsessed with martial arts all my life, and I don't even have any descendants. I can only think of taking in a few adopted sons when I'm old and frail, so that they can protect the Yang family's kingdom after I'm a hundred years old."

Yang Lin really values ​​talent and really likes Lu Shang.

Lu Shang said, "A thousand years of prosperity have passed, and we can at least support the Sui Dynasty for a few more decades. Why should we think about what will happen after we die?"

Yang Lin said quietly, "After a lifetime of military service, the thing I can't let go of the most is the Yang family's kingdom and people. Perhaps it's just that I'm sentimental with age. Although I still have some energy, I'm starting to think about my afterlife."

"Forget it, let's not talk about these disappointing things. Du Mao, you two can leave first."

Yang Lin said to Zuo Dumao and other generals, "Fei Xiong and I have something to say. It's curfew time now. You are military officers. With my token, you can leave the palace."

"Yes," Zuo Dumao and the accompanying generals stood up and bowed.

When Lu Shang saw Yang Lin dismiss his generals, he was moved and asked, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

Yang Lin said calmly, "It's late at night, and curfew has arrived. You don't hold a military post. If you take my token and leave the palace, if you are detained, I will have to go to the Left and Right Wuhou Mansions to ask for your release, which is too troublesome."

"Fei Xiong, why don't you stay at my house for one night? I really want to have a candlelit chat with you."

Lu Shang declined, saying, "My father is waiting for me at home. If I don't come home tonight, he will probably be worried."

Yang Lin said directly, "That's easy. I'll have the housekeeper take my token out of the palace and explain the whole story to Duke Qi. I think Duke Qi is a reasonable person and should agree to let you stay at the palace for one night."

The housekeeper of Prince Kaoshan's mansion, and also the general in front of Prince Kaoshan's tent.

Yang Lin governed his family with military law. His palace was like a military camp, with military law enforced from top to bottom.

"Fei Xiong, I'm going to take you somewhere, follow me."

After saying that, Yang Lin walked out of the hall without caring about Lu Shang's reaction.

Lu Shang looked at Yang Lin's back and said softly, "This is Yang Lin, the King of Supporters."

Lu Shang still had some awe for King Yang Lin, the King of Backers. This uncle of the Sui Dynasty who was the reincarnation of Jidu was just like Wen Zhong in "Investiture of the Gods". His life fully demonstrated why Yang Lin would not die and the Sui Dynasty would not perish.

Lu Shang followed Yang Lin, and the two of them walked through the corridor, passed the garden, passed the ear room, and finally stopped in front of an attic deep in the palace.

"Your Highness, where is this place?" Looking at the bronze door of the attic, Lu Shang seemed to sense something.

Yang Lin said calmly, "This is the small building where I keep my collection. Of course, rather than a nameless building, I would rather call it a hero's tomb."

Lu Shang whispered to himself, "Hero's Tomb!"

"Yes, it is the Hero's Tomb, the Hero's Tomb built by me."

Yang Lin pushed open the bronze door and walked into the small building. Lu Shang followed closely behind him and also entered the small building.

In the small building, weapons were everywhere, and the cold air was biting. Long spears, broadswords, painted halberds, double maces, and all kinds of weapons were quietly displayed on the weapon racks.

"Since I joined the army at the age of fifteen, I have fought in over a thousand battles, both large and small. After every fierce battle, I would collect the weapons of the defeated generals. All the weapons in this small building are my trophies."

"The original owners of these weapons were either valiant generals or unparalleled heroes. Although they were defeated by my hands, I admire their courage."

"Among them, there are two who can be my formidable rivals. One is Qin Yi, a great general of Northern Qi, and the other is Yuchi Qin, a great general of the previous dynasty."

Lu Shang looked around at the weapons in the building and said, "These two must be extremely powerful people, right?"

Yang Lin affirmed, "Of course, both of them are extraordinary heroes. Qin Yi's throat-locking spear and his ultimate mace are both unparalleled in the world. It's a pity that when I killed Qin Yi, I only got his tiger-head gold-engraved spear, but lost his tile-surface gold-encrusted mace."

"It's a pity indeed,"

Lu Shang nodded in understanding. In fact, this tile-covered gold-decorated mace was not lost. It should be in the hands of Qin Qiong, the owner.

Thinking of Qin Qiong, Lu Shang looked at Yang Lin again, his expression was a little strange.

It can be said that Yang Lin never misjudged anyone in his life. The only time he fell flat on his face was when he fell on Qin Qiong.

They say it's better to have the Three Brothers of Peach Garden than a stick of incense at Wagang. Qin Qiong is a man you can't tame. Yang Lin didn't believe in evil, so he fell. Shan Xiongxin also didn't believe in evil, so he became the victim of Li Erfeng's knife.

Yang Lin, unaware of Lu Shang's thoughts, continued, "Compared to Qin Yi, Yuchi Qin was slightly inferior, but he was also a remarkable hero. His water-milled bamboo whip swept across the frontier, and his military exploits were remarkable. It's a pity that he and I later served different masters, and we could only meet on the battlefield."

"A hero's life, but he was defeated by me,"

Yang Lin still felt a little emotional about Yuchi Qin, a great general of the previous dynasty. When Yang Jian usurped the power of Northern Zhou, many important officials of Northern Zhou were dissatisfied and rose up to rebel against Yang. Yuchi Qin's uncle Yuchi Jiong was the most powerful among them.

At that time, Yuchi Jiong raised an army and occupied Henan, Shandong, Shanxi and other places. He had an army of 500,000 and formed alliances with the Turks, Southern Chen, Later Liang and others. Some members of the Yuwen clan also supported Yuchi Jiong's uprising, and he almost had the momentum to overthrow Yang Jian.

However, fate had destined Yang Jian to be an emperor. With the support of his old brothers, Yuchi Jiong committed suicide after his defeat, and Yuchi Qin also died under Yang Lin's Dragon Prison Stick. Their weapons, the water-ground bamboo steel whip, became Yang Lin's trophies.

"Fei Xiong, do you know why I brought you to this Hero's Tomb?"

Yang Lin pulled out a water-ground bamboo whip from the rack and said, "When I was in the training ground, I once inspected the weapons you brought. Your sword is quite good, a fine sword, probably forged by a master craftsman from the Ministry of War. But I think you are not suitable for sword training. Practicing with the sword is a waste of your divine power."

"People like you should wield weapons like halberds, hammers, maces, and whips on the battlefield. If you do that, who in the world can be your opponent?"

(End of this chapter)