For several days in a row, Lin Yi spent his time being visited by others, until on New Year's Eve, Han Song hurriedly came over.
"Your Highness, the Prince is waiting for you in the back mountain!"
"Wait for me at the back mountain?"
A strange light flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. The back mountain was known as the forbidden area of Northern Liang, where all those who died in the war against the Northern Barbarians were buried. The key point was that his mother was also buried there.
After hesitating for a moment, he still took Cai Yan with him, and finally headed towards the back mountain.
" Yi'er, it seems you've made your decision!"
Seeing Cai Yan behind Lin Yi, Lin Rusong's eyes lit up. It seemed that his son had finally chosen his wife.
"Even an ugly daughter-in-law needs to meet her in-laws. Let Wenji come over and show her to my mother, so she can have some fun," Lin Yi nodded and said with a smile.
Cai Yan blushed and stole a glance at Lin Yi. After seeing him nod, she walked up to Lin Rusong.
Wenji greeted her father-in-law and mother-in-law.
She first bowed to Lin Rusong, and then obediently kowtowed in front of Lin's mother's grave.
kindness!
Seeing this, Lin Rusong nodded in satisfaction. This daughter-in-law was more reliable than Princess Shenle.
Lin Yi also took an incense stick and kowtowed before his mother's grave. If his mother hadn't risked her life to protect him, he probably wouldn't be here today.
Every sip and every bite has its own destiny.
Lin Rusong sighed, "Back then, during the war against the Northern Barbarians Northern Barbarians, your mother died at their hands. So many years have passed since then. Now that you are going to destroy the Northern Barbarians, your mother will be very happy."
For the sake of the greater good, he never chose to fight the Northern Barbarians to the death, which has always been his regret.
Now, this regret can finally be made up for by his own son.
Lin Yi placed the incense sticks before his mother's grave and said in a deep voice, "Father, rest assured, this time I will make the Northern Barbarians' blood flow like a river, and use their blood to commemorate Mother."
"Father believes in you!"
Lin Rusong took a deep breath, took out a roster from his robes, and handed it to Lin Yi, instructing him, "This roster records all the civil and military officials of Northern Liang. With this roster, you can completely control Northern Liang."
" The Northern Liang roster?"
Lin Yi took the roster, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.
He casually flipped through a few pages, and found that not only were there records of officials of various levels in Northern Liang, but also some of Northern Liang's secret agents. It was as if the entire Northern Liang had been given to him.
With this information, taking over the Northern Liang would be a piece of cake. It seems my father is really preparing to abdicate and hand over the reins.
"Father, isn't that unnecessary?"
"Haha, of course it's necessary. You are the sole heir of my Northern Liang. If I don't give Northern Liang to you, who else would I give it to?"
Lin Rusong couldn't help but burst into laughter, then waved to the side and said with a smile, "I've also found you an assistant. With him, it will be even easier for you to command the Northern Liang army!"
The next moment, a familiar figure appeared in front of Lin Yi.
" Yi Yun, Commander of the Northern Liang Guard, pays his respects to the Lord!"
Yi Yun was the best assistant the Prince of Northern Liang could give to Lin Yi, because he had access to intelligence about the entire Northern Liang, making him the perfect candidate.
Lin Yi glanced at Yi Yun and couldn't help but laugh, "So it's Commander Yi. You actually call me 'Lord'? Aren't you afraid my father will kill you?"
"That's what I told him to call me. You're the only son of my Northern Liang. If he doesn't call you 'Lord,' who else would he dare to call him?" Lin Rusong laughed heartily.
Only one!
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but twitch his lips; it was indeed strangely adorable.
Lin Rusong ignored him and continued to urge, "Go back and get some rest. The day after tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve, and you'll probably have to attend social events again."
And what about you?
"I'll stay here a little longer; many of my old buddies are lying here!"
The old man, feeling listless, walked toward other graves on the mountain.
Watching his retreating figure, Lin Yi sighed. The old man was getting old; he was starting to reminisce.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard, he saw a smug-looking Xu Chu, while opposite Xu Chu was a dejected Northern Liang general.
These military officers were clearly devastated, their grief and indignation bordering on despair.
Even Xu Zhong looked embarrassed, as if he had been humiliated, which made Lin Yi very curious about what had happened.
"What happened, Zhongkang? You hit them?"
"It wasn't me who hit him, it was your tigress, my lord, who did it!" Xu Chu glanced towards the backyard and whispered.
" Qiling?"
Lin Yi's lips twitched. How did someone like this provoke this female fiend? No wonder he was beaten so badly he was questioning his existence.
Being beaten by Xu Chu and his group was somewhat better, at least they were all men, but being beaten by Lü Qiling was something these men with overflowing pride really couldn't accept.
But it's good that they were taught a lesson; they'll be more obedient from now on.
The New Year passed in the blink of an eye. After spending more than ten days with the old man, Lin Yi finally set off back to Xiliang, spending the last fifteen days of the lunar year with the people.
As the days passed, the snow in the north began to melt, Ma Chao immediately relayed the news.
"It seems the opportunity has arrived. We'll probably be able to take action against the Northern Barbarians in less than twenty days!" Jia Xu's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim excitedly.
Even the usually composed Xun Yu couldn't help but stand up, saying in a deep voice, "The snow in the north is melting ahead of schedule, which is an opportunity for us. We can catch the Northern Barbarians off guard!"
"Haha, the opportunity has finally arrived! This time, my White Horse Volunteers truly shine!" Gongsun Zan couldn't help but exclaim excitedly.
"In that case, let's prepare for war."
Looking at the sand table in front of him, Lin Yi couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. This time, he could finally get rid of the old man's inner demons and avenge his mother.
Everyone instantly became excited; this day had finally arrived, and they had been eagerly anticipating it.
"This time, I will personally oversee the battle. With Jia Xu as our strategist, we will lead 500,000 troops northward to annihilate the Northern Region Barbarians in one fell swoop!"
"In addition to the three major cavalry legions— the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the White Horse Volunteers, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry—a total of 500,000 troops were also drawn from the Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors, the Formation-Breaking Camp, and the Modao Battalion!"
"In this battle, the Net needs your full cooperation. I want to make the Northern Region Barbarians disappear from my sight completely!"
Lin Yi took a deep breath and immediately issued the battle order!
Upon hearing this, everyone became excited, realizing they were all basically involved in this battle.
Jia Xu thought of a problem and suggested, "My lord, don't these Western Regions Legion want to join the war? We can use them as cannon fodder!"
"No need. They can't keep up with the enemy. I've left them with Great Ning. When we head north to attack the Northern Barbarians, Great Ning will definitely not stand idly by and watch us annihilate Northern Barbarians," Lin Yi said with a smile, glancing at him.