We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

The generals shrank their necks because of Li Lin's shouting. They wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and their faces turned red from holding it in.

It’s not that the generals are disloyal, but everyone is clear about the relationship between their own prince and His Royal Highness Prince Feng.

Feng and Yan seemed to be two independent vassal states, but in fact they shared common prosperity and were about to merge into one country.

Especially the armies of the two countries, who have fought side by side many times, it can almost be said that there is no distinction between you and me.

Besides, the two countries are not far apart, and there is no difference between serving as a soldier in Feng State and serving as a soldier in Yan State. Just treat it as a business trip.

The only difference is that there are more opportunities to serve in the army in Fengguo!

King Feng is good at fighting and loves war. He destroyed the Three Kingdoms within two years of being crowned king, and there is a high probability that he will inherit the throne. There are more opportunities to serve as a soldier under him.

Why did everyone join the army?

Isn't it just that you want to use the swords and guns in your hands to fight for a future, and get a title of duke or marquis to bring honor to your family?

"Your Highness, please calm down. Your Highness, please calm down. That's not what I meant." Zhang Neng quickly said with a smile, "It's just...it's just that His Highness Feng Wang has fought many battles and has many opportunities."

"You're the only one with so many ideas," Li Lin scolded with a smile, "Get out of here, you heartless bastards!"

"Understood!" The generals responded in an unusually uniform and loud manner.

"Wait." Li Lin stopped them. "In a few days, the king will come out of the pass. Then you will select 30,000 soldiers and accompany him."

The generals knew that these 30,000 soldiers would be sent to the Fengguo army, and they felt a little conflicted.

"This..." Zhang Nengfa asked, "I wonder how to select these 30,000 soldiers. Your Highness, please give me some criteria."

If we select elite soldiers, there will be few good soldiers left in Yan State, and my prince will probably not be happy about it.

But if they deliberately picked some inferior soldiers, after arriving in Feng State, these soldiers would most likely still be led by the generals from Yan State. Wouldn't that be digging a hole for themselves?

However, several Yan generals were loyal and useful people. They would not follow the new master and forget their old master, so they asked this question.

Li Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Prioritize brothers who have no parents or children at home and no ties. If that's not enough, then select elite soldiers with long experience in battle, and bring along brothers who are familiar with water."

Seeing the surprised looks on their faces, Li Lin cursed, "What are you looking at? Do you think I'll send some old, weak, sick, or disabled people over to Old Six?"

"Now that Yan State is only concerned with daily defense, why would I keep so many elite soldiers? Those skilled warriors will naturally go to a bigger stage to display their skills. How could I stand in their way?"

"Besides...those brothers will all be soldiers for you fools in the future. I have to think about you guys."

The generals were moved and knelt on one knee: "Your Highness..."

"Alright, stop being such a little girl!" Li Lin waved his hand impatiently. "Go away. Go select your soldiers, prepare your carriages, and set off within seven days."

"Please take care of yourself, Your Highness!" Zhang Nenghu said with tears in his eyes, "If Your Highness needs any instructions in the future, just..."

Li Che glared at him and interrupted, "Stop nagging me. Once we get to Feng State, you'll be Feng Generals. If you keep saying this, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Fuck off!"

The generals looked at each other, quickly got up, and ran towards the barracks, rolling and crawling.

Princess Yan walked out from behind the curtain behind Li Lin, and looking at his appearance, she finally couldn't help but burst out laughing, like a child whose favorite toy was taken away.

She walked over to Li Lin, patted his back gently to calm him down, with a mischievous smile in her eyes:

"Your Highness, if you had known this would happen, why would you have cut the army? Wouldn't it have been easier to just send them all to Feng State?"

Li Lin glanced at her and sighed, "Princess, please don't make fun of me. Although I am a reckless person, I also know what you are thinking."

"After this trip to the imperial capital, I saw one truth even more clearly: there's no family affection in the royal family, especially when it comes to power struggles. The Sixth Brother is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty, but once he sits in that position, he's no longer a human being. No one can control their own destiny."

Li Lin looked at the training ground, which had suddenly become mostly empty, with only the cold wind blowing through it, and he sighed deeply.

People always grow up, and this trip to the imperial capital has indeed made Li Lin a lot more sober.

The reason for this behavior is not because he does not value the brotherhood between him and Li Che.

On the contrary, it is precisely because Li Lin values ​​brotherhood that he does these things.

Princess Yan looked at her prince with satisfaction, feeling that her husband had grown up.

So he said softly, "Don't think too much, Your Majesty. I will go back to the mansion to pack up. In a few days, we will go to Fengguo to celebrate the New Year."

. . . . . .

Seven days later.

Li Lin lifted the car curtain, and the towering city walls of Chaoyang City were already in sight.

He turned around and looked at the 30,000 Yan Clan elite soldiers who stretched for miles and were silent and solemn, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He couldn't wait to see Lao Liu's shocked and moved expression when he saw this group of elite soldiers.

When the convoy arrived at the gate of Chaoyang City, the gate was wide open and Zhuge Zhe had already come out to greet them.

Li Lin was about to dismount and greet people when he saw a commotion at the city gate.

A team of elite cavalrymen rushed out of the city like a black whirlwind, and the one leading the way was none other than his own Sixth Brother.

At this time, Li Che's face was full of excitement. He didn't even notice the huge Yan clan convoy outside the city gate. His eyes were fixed on the north and he shook the reins suddenly!

"drive--"

The horse under Li Che neighed loudly, and its four hooves rose into the air, leaping out like an arrow.

Hundreds of royal guards followed closely behind him, stirring up clouds of dust as they rushed towards the northern official road.

It happened so fast that Li Lin was left with nothing but a mouthful of dust.

The smile on Li Lin's face froze instantly. He pointed at the smoke and dust and said "Pooh" for a long time. It took him a long time to spit out all the dust.

"What's Lao Liu doing? Is he in trouble?!"

He was the King of Yan, and he came to spend the New Year with his wife, children and 30,000 troops, but his master didn't even show up and just ran away?

Zhuge Zhe hurried forward and bowed deeply to the disheveled Li Lin still on horseback. "Your Highness, Prince of Yan, please forgive me! My Highness... the situation was so sudden, and I had no choice."

Li Lin suddenly looked solemn and asked, "But something happened in the north?"

"Your Highness, your foresight is truly remarkable!" Zhuge Zhe's eyes blazed with a fiery light. "Just half an hour ago, a report arrived in the city on an 800-mile express horse."

"General Yue led our Fengguo cavalry deep into the northern desert, crushed Wolf Mountain, slew the Northern Hu King Tingkun Tuwang in battle, captured the leaders of the various Northern Hu tribes alive, and burned their royal flags atop the Northern Hu Sacred Mountain!"

Li Lin was completely stunned, his mind blank: "Which General Yue?"

"It's General Yueyun!" Zhuge Zhe replied.

Not... Yueyun?

How could the young general, who only commanded a few dozen riders and was hunted down by the northern noble families until he could no longer stay there, achieve such an earth-shaking achievement?

Li Lin felt a surge of blood rushing to his head, and his heart was filled with surprise and joy, as well as a hint of indescribable bitterness.

Damn, I never saw that little guy fighting so well when he was under my command!

Little do people know that even beautiful jade needs a skilled craftsman to unearth it. Since ancient times, there have been many good horses, but there have been few good horse trainers.

For example, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, and Emperor Taizu of Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, the generals under their command were almost all from the same hometown, and their ancestral home was almost the same village.

Could it be that Pei County is really a place of outstanding people and talented generals and commanders?

In fact, this is not the case. In fact, everyone has unlimited potential. A good leader will take the initiative to discover the potential of people around him and turn mediocre people into capable ministers.

As for Li Lin... he might be a good general and a good commander, but when it comes to identifying and employing people, he is far less capable than Li Che.

"The prince was overjoyed upon hearing the news and couldn't sit still for a moment," Zhuge Zhe continued. "He said that such achievements in expanding territory were unprecedented in history. General Yueyun and the triumphant soldiers should be personally welcomed by him, so..."

Zhuge Zhe pointed helplessly at the long-dissipated smoke in the north. "The prince has personally led his personal guards to rush north to greet them. Before leaving, he strictly ordered me to ensure that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, the Princess, the Crown Prince, and the brothers of the Yan vassal state are properly accommodated."

This was a lie, Li Che didn't say this before he left.

Just say that when the fourth child comes, let him play by himself.

Before he finished speaking, two figures behind Li Lin rushed out like lightning.

It was Qiu Bai and Qu Jinshan.

The two of them didn't even have time to salute Li Lin. Qiu Bai only said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I will go after my prince!"

Qu Jinshan roared, "Me too!"

The two men immediately spurred their horses and rushed in the direction where Li Che disappeared.

Li Lin looked at the two figures disappearing into the distance, opened his mouth, and finally let out a sigh.

He also wanted to witness the triumphal return of the great hero with his own eyes, but he looked at the huge convoy behind him and his son who was nestled in the arms of Princess Yan and looking around curiously.

Thirty thousand soldiers from the Yan vassal state were eagerly waiting for their resettlement, but they were unable to escape.

Li Lin slapped his thigh heavily, his face full of frustration:

"Forget it! Lao Liu is such an ungrateful guy. After he found a great hero, he forgot about me, his dear brother who sent people and horses as a gift."

"Mr. Zhuge," he said, turning to Zhuge Zhe, "These 30,000 mouths, as well as my family of three, are now in your hands. If Fengguo goes bankrupt, don't blame me!"

Zhuge Zhe couldn't help laughing: "Your Highness is joking. The whole country should prepare the bed to welcome you."

Li Lin chuckled, completely unaware that his princess was already walking over with the child in her arms.

"Lao Liu treated me to something last time. What was it called? Raw... oysters, I think that's what it was called. Are there any left?"

Zhuge Zhe nodded and said, "It just so happens that the navy has sent a batch of fresh ones. If Your Highness wants to eat some, I will arrange it for you."

"Don't worry, don't worry." Li Lin grabbed Zhuge Zhe and said, "And that Korean dancer, don't mention it... The last time I saw her, I was so fascinated by her that I couldn't leave. The exotic customs are indeed unique..."

Zhuge Zhe looked at the expressionless Princess Yan behind Li Lin and quickly winked at Li Lin.

Li Lin was a fool, confused and asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Zhuge? Is there sand in your eyes?"

"Cough cough." Zhuge Zhe coughed quickly.

"I understand, I understand." Li Lin laughed heartily. "But sir, do you also want to see the Korean dancer?"

"That's fine, sir. Feel free to come with me. If your Highness asks, just say that I forced you to come with me!"

Li Lin put his arm around Zhuge Zhe's shoulders and touched the back of his neck with his hand.

It's strange. I clearly wrapped myself in the fox fur coat that Lao Liu gave me when I went out, but why is my neck still cold?