Five days later.
Lin Che emerged from the Mountain, River, State and Society Map.
After the actual combat in the past few days, he has improved a lot. Dealing with Wu Zhiyao is no longer a problem.
He chose to come out now because he gave other states time to do so.
As soon as he opened his eyes, a group of people were standing in front of him, including General Wen Hong.
Wen Hong was the first to speak: "General Lin, they all surrendered! The sixteen states have all surrendered! Hahahaha."
Wen Hong laughed loudly, and his voice echoed in the Golden Palace.
This has been his long-cherished wish, and he never expected that it would come true in such a short time.
Lin Che had mixed feelings. Their surrender was certainly a good thing.
But this also shows one thing, he can no longer continue to kill enemies and collect murderous points.
"This is good! A very good thing!"
Wen Hong laughed and said, "That's right. I've already reported this great event to His Majesty in your name. Let the whole world celebrate together! Haha!"
The others were also extremely excited under his influence.
The names of these heroes will surely be recorded in history.
"Although we haven't completely taken over the power of the states, once the Yanyun royal family dies, the sixteen states no longer have any resistance. This is cause for celebration!"
Lin Che didn't want to spoil the fun and said, "That's right, it's a good thing. We do need to celebrate—By the way, how would you like to celebrate?"
The subordinates looked at each other and said tactfully, "It's all up to the General!"
"Hey. You must tell me what you want. I can then ask His Majesty Jiang Li for credit. Even if His Majesty cannot satisfy your request, I will definitely find a way to satisfy it. Speak!"
After hearing Lin Che's words, they all started to speak.
Yao Wenkui said: "I, I want to redress the Yao family."
Gong Qiu thought for a moment and whispered, "General, I want to... bring all my former subordinates, including their families, to Youdu. Let them enjoy a good life here."
Wu Heiyu clenched his fists. He, who was usually taciturn, spoke this time:
"I want to take a break for a while and go home."
Lin Che didn’t think much of the first two wishes, but when he heard Wu Heiyu’s wish, his expression suddenly became stern.
"Okay!! Actually, even if you don't say it, I've already thought about it. After this busy period, the Shenjiying should also go home... But you won't go back alone. We will all go back together!"
When these words were spoken, Wen Hong's face was filled with surprise.
"General Lin, are you going to lead the Shenji Battalion to evacuate the Sixteen States?"
"Hey, what's the point of evacuating or not? I'm just taking them home to have a look. Now we have your Black Armor Army here, that's enough!"
Lin Che seemed to have made up his mind long ago. He stopped General Wen Hong from continuing, "General, I'm most confident in leaving this to you."
"You... okay!" Wen Hong seemed to understand Lin Che's intention and said no more.
Lin Che simply ordered: "Pass the order down, the Shenji Battalion will return home in three days!"
Within a moment of the military order being passed down, the entire Shenji Camp erupted in deafening cheers.
It seems that returning home is more worthy of their cheers than taking over the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
Lin Che was not stingy either. He had plenty of money now, so he asked Yan Musk to start distributing military pay. Since they were going home, they would definitely bring back a lot of bags.
The three days were spent shopping for Shenjiying everywhere.
Just before departure, something happened that surprised Lin Che greatly: Jiang Yanshu's soul came to him on its own initiative.
"Lin Che, I also want to follow your Divine Machine Camp. Take me with you. I can be of some use."
Lin Che smiled and said, "There should be plenty of opportunities these days. How come you didn't run away?"
"Escape? Where can I escape to? If you really want to hunt me down, you'll definitely find me. What's more, I need to absorb demon essence to keep my spirit alive. I have nowhere else to go."
The second prince, who was once so high and mighty, unexpectedly became so humble just to survive.
Lin Che casually threw a demon essence to him, almost making the weak soul unable to catch it.
"If you want to follow me, then follow me! But my Divine Machine Camp doesn't keep idle people. If I really need you, you must give your all."
"I must do everything I can to survive."
Jiang Yanshu responded while madly absorbing the demon energy.
His soul was able to float around, so no one needed to bother him. After taking two puffs, his soul seemed to have regained some strength.
"Lin Che, you're gambling..."
"What's the bet?"
"You know what I mean! You occupied the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, so you should have kept them, whether you declared yourself king or took the opportunity to claim credit. In short, as long as your Shenji Camp remains stationed in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, this place is yours. But you chose to retreat."
Jiang Yanshu seemed to see through everything and raised his voice:
"You're gambling with the conscience of the Dagan royal family! If they truly remember your great achievements, you might back down. But if they seize the opportunity to occupy the Sixteen States and refuse to return them to you, you won't have any concerns. What's your next step? Will you attack Dagan?"
Lin Che rode on the back of the Wind, Fire and Thunder Lion and waved his hand, and the army began to march.
He turned his head and glanced at the floating Jiang Yanshu, his voice calm:
"You royals... you always judge others by your own standards. I just want to retire early! Haha!"
Jiang Yanshu snorted softly. He would never believe Lin Che's nonsense.
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Work hard.
The imperial study in the palace.
Jiang Li gently put down the information brought back by Wen Hong and looked at several members of the royal family with his bright eyes.
"You should all know that the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun have been recovered. My territory is finally complete. Even if I die one day, I will have the face to see my ancestors!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!! God bless me with great achievements, and may my life be long and prosperous for generations to come!"
All the members of the royal family spoke up and congratulated loudly.
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, conquering an empire is easy, but maintaining it is difficult. While we have recovered the lost territory, managing it in the future will be particularly difficult. Therefore, I suggest that we immediately dispatch troops to garrison there and send ministers from various states to oversee the situation..."
"That's right. The sixteen states should have sixteen second-rank officials, and a first-rank official to lead them. These key positions must be filled by members of our royal family..."
Jiang Li saw that they had already taken out the roster, and it was obvious that all the official positions had been arranged.
"My Lords... I called you here today not to arrange for officials from various prefectures, but to arrange for the Champion Marquis Lin Che."
Her eyes revealed an imperial edge:
"I have already made a decision on Lin Che's reward..."
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