Chapter 721

Himiko exclaimed.

The Sun Goddess Amaterasu is the deity most worshipped by the ancient people of Dongying.

It is said that she is the one who created Dongying.

Emmm, of course, this claim should just be taken as a bit of fun.

The person who truly laid the foundation for Dongying civilization is, in all likelihood, Xu Fu from the Qin Dynasty.

Of course, this theory has never been proven by definitive historical materials; one can only say that opinions vary.

But now.

The sudden appearance of countless warships filled Himiko and her attendants with more awe than shock.

Very soon.

Himiko and her entourage arrived at the place where the ships had landed.

The Han army generals leading the way were none other than Gan Ning, Tai Shi Ci, Huang Zhong, Zhou Tai, and others.

Upon seeing Himiko and her group, Gan Ning frowned slightly, and then a flash of pleasant surprise quickly crossed his eyes.

Before setting off, Gan Ning had heard Gu Yi say that the queen here in Dongying was called something like Himiko.

And although this little lady standing before him lacked any queenly demeanor.

But looking at the small scale of this place called Dongying, and then looking at the group of attendants surrounding this little lady.

Viewed in this light, it was highly probable that this little lady was indeed that so-called Himiko.

Actually.

Himiko was not quite the same as ordinary Dongying people.

Her height, if placed in later generations, would be a full 1.6 meters.

Perhaps 1.6 meters is not considered particularly tall.

But in this tiny patch of land that was ancient Dongying, 1.6 meters was practically a giant!

There was no helping it; the Dongying people were naturally malnourished, with an average height of less than 1.4 meters.

Of course, perhaps this was also because they had done all sorts of evil.

Who could say for sure?

Although they did not share a language.

From Himiko's eyes and gestures, Gan Ning and the others roughly understood a few things.

After entering the so-called city.

Himiko wrote some small seal script characters on a piece of linen.

This was precisely the civilization that Xu Fu had brought to Dongying when he crossed the sea to the east.

But now.

Compared to Han civilization, these things still seemed unworthy of mention.

After all.

Since papermaking had been improved, bamboo slips had been basically phased out within the Han realm.

Yet here in Dongying, they were still stuck in the era of writing on linen.

Through the characters Himiko wrote, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, Tai Shi Ci, Zhou Tai, and the others understood the general situation in Dongying at present.

The so-called Takeda Kage-nobu and Nagao Yoshimoto, the two controllers of Dongying, seemed extremely terrifying in Himiko's eyes.

But in the eyes of the 100,000 elite Han soldiers, they were as insignificant as clay chickens and pottery dogs.

Next.

In a mere ten days.

Takeda Harunobu was the first to be attacked by the Han soldiers, and he committed seppuku.

Nagao Yoshimoto followed closely behind.

In a total of only about twenty days, these two so-called controllers of Dongying both perished at the hands of the Han army.

Dongying at this time was not quite the same as in later generations.

Of the so-called four major islands of Dongying, only the main island had a relatively high level of development during this period, while the remaining three islands were almost in a state of being uninhabited.

After dealing with Takeda Harunobu and Nagao Yoshimoto, the Han soldiers did not immediately return to Qingzhou.

Instead... they pressed hundreds of thousands of Dongying people into forced labor.

Under Himiko's dumbfounded gaze, Gan Ning announced that from this day forward, Dongying would become one of the colonies of the Han realm.

And these Dongying laborers would be engaged in the most arduous labor.

Just like consumables, once one was used up, the next one would be brought in to replace it.

As for Himiko, as the so-called Queen of Yamatai, she naturally would not become a coolie in the same way.

The Han soldiers took her back, intending to hand her over to Gu Yi after returning to Qingzhou.

Just like that.

With almost no effort, all of Dongying was brought into the Han realm.

Of course.

This was only a beginning.

There was still much that Gu Yi needed to do.

The most pressing point was the need to resolve the remnants left behind by the aristocratic families.

Although the aristocratic families existed in name only, they had controlled the Han realm for far, far too long across the two Han dynasties.

So long that the common people had long since forgotten the Hundred Schools of Thought and the hundred-fold striving of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

At the same time.

While resolving the hidden dangers left by the aristocratic families, Gu Yi also needed to further promote the introduction and development of talent.

And among them, Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, Lu Su, and others played no small role.

Yes, just recently, Lu Su had also joined Gu Yi's camp.

Gu Yi had a relatively good impression of Lu Su.

In original history, Lu Su's support for Sun Shiwan was plain for all to see.

If not for Lu Su, the Sun-Liu Alliance would have been truly difficult to build.

Perhaps Zhou Yu would not even have had the chance to lead troops.

At that time.

Relying on Sun Shiwan to go out in person, what use would that have been?

And now.

Lu Su had demonstrated his own considerable talent and had become one of the top capable officials under Gu Yi.

After arranging these trivial matters.

Gu Yi personally welcomed the returning Han soldiers at the Donglai wharf in Qingzhou.

Himiko also became Gu Yi's servant.

What? Why not a concubine?

Because the status of concubine now had its own requirements.

It would surely not be long before Gu Yi ascended the throne as emperor and changed the dynasty.

At that time.

Could his concubines still be called concubines?

They should be called imperial consorts.

And a war trophy like Himiko, at most, would only be worthy of being the lowest-ranking palace attendant.

Any higher, and there was no chance.

Time passed.

Another four months went by.

In these four months, the entire Han realm had ushered in an unprecedented renewal.

Although there were still some residual concepts of the aristocratic families influencing the common people.

Compared to before, it had been reduced to a great extent.

At the same time.