C176 (2/2)

”Honored ministers, this time, we have pacified the Yellow Mask rebellion, and quite a few soldiers have rendered meritorious service in the name of our meritorious general.” ”Today, we are here to reward those who have rendered meritorious service, in order to recognize the power of the imperial government.”

The ministers already knew that the matter of the reward had been decided. It was just a formality. Hanling Emperor Liu Hong waved his hand, and Chinese traditional medicine Zhang Fu pulled the duckling voice and read aloud.

”The Ping Bei Lang brought Yang Lin out of the chaos with his extraordinary battle achievements. He bestowed him with the title of General on the carriage and led him with the history of the Youzhou.”

Although Yang Lin already knew the result, he was still a little excited at the moment of the announcement. He seemed to understand how important a ceremony was. Yang Lin walked up and respectfully greeted Liu Hong as he accepted the imperial edict with both hands and retreated to the side.

Since Huangfu Song had defeated the Guangzong, Hanling Emperor Liu Hong did not reward him and his subordinates. But he still chose Huangfu Song as the Youzhou's history, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu was still the West Garden's field officer. Gongsun Zan was appointed as the county magistrate of the Northeast China, while Liu Bei was appointed as the county magistrate of the Liaoxi County, Yang Le County.

Due to Yang Lin's arrival, history had slightly changed, but it wasn't too far off from its original trajectory.

After hearing Zhang Yun read through all the orders, Yang Lin was at a loss. Although he had interfered and messed things up for a bit, history was still the same. He had merely replaced Liu Yu. And it was precisely this Liu Yu that had suffered such a miserable fate. How could it not cause him to tremble in fear!

Yang Lin couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Everyone said that Hanling Emperor's Liu Hong is an unconscious king, could it be that everyone saw wrongly? He is no worse at calculating others. No wonder before he died, not a single one of the true tyrants had jumped out. Only those reckless shrimps had jumped out, but most of them had been trampled to death.

Hanling Emperor's morning assembly quickly ended, and the ministers respectfully left the Righteous Hall.

Yang Lin walked out of the palace and took a deep breath. It was finally over. He couldn't wait to leave Luoyang. Just then, Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei walked over. If they were to become officials in Youzhou, they would definitely meet Yang Lin in the future. With a smile, they walked over, cupped their fists and said:

”Congratulations Lord General. I hope you can take care of me in the future.”

”Same here.”

Yang Lin replied with a smile, but he felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart. Since the start of the xanthopanax's uprising, these two fellows had been like ghosts walking around Yang Lin's body. Yang Lin couldn't shake them off even if he wanted to. Thinking about Liu Yu's fate, Yang Lin felt a little scared. Unknowingly, Yang Lin had already put these two people as targets that he needed to get rid of.

The Assassins of the Han Dynasty were actually the members of the imperial court. They only had the authority to supervise the county officials, and did not have the authority to direct orders or direct jurisdiction. The officials of the various counties did not put Ci Shi in their eyes either. They were all appointed directly by the imperial government and were responsible to the imperial government. With the continuous armed uprisings in various places, Stinger of the States gained a certain amount of power to suppress the armed uprisings, thus increasing the authority of the Stinger of the Stinger. As for the prefecture overseer system, that was four years after Zhongping.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the two brothers also walked over and smiled at Yang Lin. The two of them had a pretty big front. After all, they were the fourth and third generation brothers, so it was understandable for them to be proud. In their hearts, they had always thought that it was them who should go to the Jizhou to perform meritorious deeds, yet they let Yang Lin pick up on a mistake. Yuan Shao gently raised his hand and said:

”Congratulations, General.”

”Same.”

Yang Lin did not bother with it. Smiling, he cupped his fists and seriously returned the greeting. Even though you are very arrogant, I will not lower myself to your level. Perhaps in the future, you might even have a chance to spar with me. The victor on the battlefield was truly worthy of being proud of.

Yuan Shu was even simpler, his eyelids jumped slightly, he did not even raise his hand, and directly said:

”Congratulations, General!”

”Thank you.”

Yang Lin continued to smile, and replied with even more politeness. The more rude you are, the more polite I am. There is no need to be angry with you. In this kind of situation, everyone would display their outstanding side. No one would dare to look down on themselves.

Just as Yang Lin was being polite with everyone, there was a person who stood aside to quietly watch and lightly nodded his head. After everyone had left, he walked over, cupped his fist and greeted Yang Lin politely.

”Sanglang Cai Yong congratulates Master Yang Lin.”