Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1555 Reunion with Ye Yun, Arrangements for Sun Youzhen
"A spiritual vein?" Si Teng glanced at Jiang Chen in surprise.

“Yes.” Jiang Chen nodded.

For Jiang Chen, the spiritual veins he could obtain from signing in were limited, so he previously placed them in Daming Palace, Mulan Hunting Ground, Bianjing Imperial Palace in the Sky Dome Continent of the Third World, and Jiangzhou City in the Fourth World.

However, in the Second World, one cannot function without spiritual veins.

Even if one cultivates using spirit stones, the abundant spiritual energy is still useful to martial artists.

Baiyu Island is 10,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to a quarter of the size of Hainan Island in his previous life. Jiang Chen has a limited number of spiritual veins, so it is impossible for him to spread them all over Baiyu Island. Therefore, even if he were to place spiritual veins, he would do so within the Jiang family mansion.

Including the Jiang Mansion on Baiyu Island, which is still under construction, it consists of five Prince Chun Mansions, with a total area of ​​200,000 square meters.

Of course, the Jiang family mansion on Baiyu Island is not only composed of the five Prince Chun mansions, but also includes places such as a horse farm and a martial arts training ground.

The horse farm and training ground together cover an area of ​​800,000 square meters.

Therefore, once completed, the entire Jiang Mansion would cover one million square meters, which is 1.25 times the size of the Forbidden City.

According to Jiang Chen's plan, the entire Jiang Mansion will be set up with a spirit-gathering array, and then a spirit vein will be arranged.

“Sito, the reason I brought you to the Second World is to help you recover your strength as soon as possible. After all, the Fourth World is the most dangerous,” Jiang Chen said.

"The Fourth World?" Si Teng's beautiful eyes flickered.

"Yes. I'm currently at the Martial God Realm, but I'm not strong in the Fourth World; in fact, you could say I'm weak." Actually, Jiang Chen also wanted to try his luck with Si Teng. He wondered what the differences were between humans and demons.

"I understand." Si Teng nodded.

A moment later, Jiang Chen set up a training tower in the training ground of the Jiang residence.

……

Central Continent, Song Kingdom, Yangzhou Prefecture.

"Song Xiyuan?"

Jiang Chen never expected that he would encounter Song Xiyuan as soon as he arrived in Yangzhou Prefecture of the Song Kingdom.

Song Xiyuan in "The Story of Choosing a Ruler".

In the drama, he plays a wealthy young man. Song Xiyuan lost his mother at a young age, and his aunts all coveted the family fortune. On the surface, he is charming and carefree, but in reality, he is shrewd, capable, and quite cunning. At the same time, he yearns for the warmth of a family. He initially proposes to Shen Miao because he is attracted to her naive and innocent personality, and he is also naturally interested in the Shen family's wealth. However, unknowingly, he only wants to grow old with the person in front of him.

After Shen Miao divorced Pei Yanzhen, he married her. After their marriage, Shen Miao was found to be pregnant. Song Xiyuan knew the child wasn't his, but he still tried every means to treat it as his own. This was because Song Xiyuan married Shen Miao to use her family's wealth to become the new richest man. However, during this process, he genuinely fell in love with Shen Miao. For her sake, he eventually became emperor, but ultimately failed to win her heart, and for her sake, he was not made empress for many years.

"A man who becomes emperor."

"Even in a world where film and television are intertwined, we must be wary of people like this."

"However, Song Xiyuan is nothing more than a keyboard warrior."

Jiang Chen glanced at Song Xiyuan.

According to the storyline in the drama, Song Xiyuan is the sixth son of the late emperor, and his mother has a special relationship with the Empress Dowager. He gradually gains control of the situation by forging his identity, utilizing the Empress Dowager's power, and employing the political maneuvering principle that "a boss who doesn't want to be emperor is not a good boss."

The most important reason Song Xiyuan was able to succeed was that he successfully persuaded Master Shen (Shen Miao's father) to provide financial and resource support. Master Shen not only provided him with money, but also helped him establish relations with Tibet, providing military support for his rebellion.

In addition, Song Xiyuan used Shen Miao to steal Pei Yanzhen's private seal and military documents, obtaining crucial intelligence through carrier pigeons. He leveraged the trust between Shen Miao and Pei Yanzhen to acquire core information such as military deployments, providing a strategic advantage for his rebellion.

Meanwhile, the emperor, coveting the Shen family's wealth, frequently suppressed Shen Miao and her family. Song Xiyuan supported the Shen family to oppose the emperor, forming an alliance of interests. To maintain the stability of imperial power, the emperor had no choice but to support Song Xiyuan to balance the various forces.

Now, in the world of film and television fusion, Song Xiyuan is definitely related to Emperor Chengzhao.

The fact that the imperial army and the Holy Sect army are now clashing presents an opportunity for Song Xiyuan.

"Looks like we need to make some plans."

Jiang Chen murmured.

Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Chen entered the Jiang residence.

"Husband."

Upon seeing Jiang Chen's appearance, Du Bingyan and Liu Yuru came forward to greet him.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen, pulling Du Bingyan and Liu Yuru to his left and right, led them into the living room: "How is Yangzhou Prefecture now?"

“Right now, all sectors of Yangzhou Prefecture are still declining. However, in my judgment, it won’t be long before we can buy up the properties in Yangzhou Prefecture,” Liu Yuru said.

“Okay, you can handle this yourself.” Jiang Chen nodded.

Although the Holy Sect has a formidable presence, the armies dispatched by Emperor Chengzhao, including those sent south and north by Xu Lingyi, have already held off the Holy Sect's forces outside Yangzhou Prefecture. Without external assistance, the imperial army and the Holy Sect's army will inevitably be locked in a protracted war of attrition.

Jiang Chen didn't believe that the imperial army would refrain from committing any offenses.

However, with Liu Yuru and others around, they showed no fear even when facing the imperial court and the Holy Sect's army. They were fully capable of single-handedly suppressing an entire nation.

"Mm." Liu Yuru nodded.

In the State of Song, Jiang Chen was the Duke of Yong, a title that could deter troublemakers. Unless absolutely necessary, the use of force was unnecessary.

“As long as the imperial army defeats the Holy Cult army, the situation in Yangzhou Prefecture can be resolved within a month. However, this Holy Cult uprising has also affected many places around Yangzhou Prefecture, and I am also planning to purchase properties around Yangzhou Prefecture,” Liu Yuru said.

"can."

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "The Universal Bank can open branches in every prefecture, and Star Coins must become the mainstream currency of the Song Kingdom."

Leaving aside other worlds, the Jiang family alone controls a massive amount of gold and silver in the Second World, which is more than enough to handle the exchange of Star Coins.

However, Jiang Chen's visit to Yangzhou Prefecture in the Song Kingdom was naturally not because of the Holy Sect.

After arriving in the living room, Jiang Chen continued his in-depth discussion with Liu Yuru and Du Bingyan about the future development of Yangzhou Prefecture.

"Yu Ru, Bing Yan, you can train your own subordinates in Yangzhou Prefecture. You can let them handle some things. Cultivation is the most important thing," Jiang Chen said finally.

"Ah."

Liu Yuru and Du Bingyan nodded.

"By the way, isn't there a Shen family in Yangzhou Prefecture?" Jiang Chen asked.

The Shen family that Jiang Chen mentioned is the Shen family of Shen Miao in "The Choice of a Ruler".

“Yes, the Shen family is also a wealthy merchant family in Yangzhou Prefecture.” Liu Yuru said, “In Yangzhou Prefecture, the Shen family is second only to the Gu family (the Gu family that Gu Jiusi belongs to in ‘Changfeng Ferry’).

"What has the Shen family done about this Holy Rebellion?" Jiang Chen asked.

“The Shen family has always kept a low profile. However, according to intelligence from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Shen family secretly provided a considerable amount of supplies for the imperial army’s southward march,” Liu Yuru said.

"Is it possible to take over the Shen family?" In Jiang Chen's view, the Shen family's wealth was insignificant to the Jiang family, but in the Song Kingdom of the Central Continent, the Shen family could be described as extremely wealthy.

If that were all, it would be fine.

The key is that the Shen family controls the sales channels.

This kind of sales channel cannot be established in a short period of time.

"I think I can give it a try."

Du Bingyan said from the side, "The Du family and the Shen family have cooperated many times before. I can inquire about some information."

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded.

Soon, it was evening.

Liu Yuru instructed the kitchen to prepare food and drinks.

During the meal, Jiang Chen saw Ye Yun again.

"Greetings, Young Master Jiang." Ye Yun blushed slightly upon seeing Jiang Chen.

"Miss Ye." Jiang Chen nodded slightly, then asked her to sit down and eat with him.

Liu Yuru and Ye Yun are best friends. Now that Ye Yun is living in the Jiang family mansion in Yangzhou Prefecture, she naturally has to take care of her.

That evening, Jiang Chen went to Du Bingyan's room.

"Husband."

Upon seeing Jiang Chen enter the house, Du Bingyan came to greet him.

Du Bingyan was accompanied by her personal maid.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen held Du Bingyan's hand and chatted with her as they walked.

Soon, Jiang Chen and the others arrived at the inner room.

“My lord, perhaps I can give you a surprise in a few days,” Du Bingyan said.

"A surprise?" Jiang Chen looked at Du Bingyan and asked, "What surprise?"

"My husband will find out later; it's a secret for now," Du Bingyan said.

"Okay, I'll be waiting." Jiang Chen smiled, somewhat looking forward to Du Bingyan's surprise.

"Husband, let's take a bath first," Du Bingyan said.

"Mmm." Jiang Chen opened his arms. Du Bingyan and his personal maid stepped forward to serve him.

An hour later, Jiang Chen left Du Bingyan's room and headed towards Liu Yuru's room.

To his surprise, as soon as Jiang Chen entered the courtyard where Liu Yuru was, he saw Ye Yun.

"Miss Ye, what are you doing here?" Jiang Chen's eyes flashed with surprise when he saw Ye Yun.

It's getting late now.

Shouldn't Ye Yun have been resting long ago?

"Greetings, Young Master Jiang." Ye Yun bowed to Jiang Chen and then said, "I'm here to see Yu Ru."

"They're looking for Yu Ru, aren't they?" Jiang Chen understood.

"Hmm." Ye Yun glanced at Jiang Chen and prepared to leave.

"Miss Ye, is there any news about the Ye family?" Jiang Chen asked.

"There is no news of the Ye family in Yangzhou Prefecture right now." A hint of sadness flashed in Ye Yun's eyes.

She never imagined that the Ye family would suffer such a misfortune. If she hadn't been saved by Jiang Chen, she didn't know what she would have faced.

Thinking of this, Ye Yun looked at Jiang Chen with gratitude.

"Miss Ye, don't worry. Your Ye family is large; we'll definitely get news." Jiang Chen remembered that in the drama, the Ye family, a renowned scholar and Confucian family in Jiangnan, was massacred by the military governor Wang Shanquan during the Yangzhou turmoil triggered by the Liang Prince's rebellion. To intimidate other aristocratic families, Wang Shanquan slaughtered the entire Ye family, with only Ye Shi'an surviving because he was away and Ye Yun was forcibly taken as a concubine. Ye Yun was once threatened and humiliated by Wang Shanquan with her brother's life, but later plotted to assassinate Wang Shanquan for revenge, becoming the sole avenger of her family's blood feud.

After experiencing a major upheaval in his family, Ye Shi'an briefly plotted a rebellion. However, Gu Jiusi persuaded him to return to the righteous path, and he eventually rose to the position of Right Chancellor. He remained unmarried throughout his life, and the side story mentions that he always harbored regret for Liu Yuru. He also transformed from a spoiled young master into a composed and powerful minister, with key events including preparing the betrothal gifts and protecting Youzhou.

After being humiliated, Ye Yun fell in love with military doctor Shen Ming. They married and had children. The drama's ending shows that she was reborn as a doctor.

Despite Ye Shi'an's high position and Ye Yun's happy family life, only two members of the Ye family bloodline remain, and there is no possibility of rebuilding the family line. The drama merely depicts the continuation of the Ye family name through the marriage of Ye Yun and Shen Ming.

Jiang Chen is only saying this to comfort Ye Yun.

"Mm." Ye Yun nodded.

"It's getting late, you should go and get some rest too," Jiang Chen said.

"Is Young Master Jiang going to Yu Ru's place?" Ye Yun asked.

Jiang Chen nodded.

This is already obvious.

Therefore, Jiang Chen didn't understand why Ye Yun asked.

"Young Master Jiang, I must take my leave now." Ye Yun realized at this moment that she had asked a question she shouldn't have, which made her feel extremely ashamed.

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded gently.

Ye Yun bowed to Jiang Chen and then left.

Jiang Chen glanced at Ye Yun's back before walking towards Liu Yuru's room.

"Husband."

At this moment, Liu Yuru was leaning against the bed reading a book. When she saw Jiang Chen come in, she quickly put down her book and stood up.

"Don't get up."

Jiang Chen strode up to Liu Yuru, took her hand, and sat her down.

“I thought you wouldn’t be coming for a while, my husband,” Liu Yuru said.

"What, don't you want me to come so early?" Jiang Chen asked.

"No," Liu Yuru shook her head and said, "I'm just worried that it's just me and Bingyan in Yangzhou Prefecture, and I'm afraid we won't be able to satisfy my husband."

"Haha, what's the big deal?" Jiang Chen laughed loudly.

How big is the Second World?
Even without using the family teleportation talisman, one can reach any desired destination in a short time using the ability to fly on a sword.

"Oh, right, I just ran into Ye Yun." Jiang Chen thought of Ye Yun and asked, "Has Ye Yun not come out yet?"

"That incident has been affecting Ye Yun for a long time, and it's hard for her to forget it completely," Ye Yun said.

"I heard that before the Gu family left, Gu Jiusi wanted to marry Ye Yun?" In "Changfeng Ferry," the one who was originally supposed to marry Gu Jiusi was not Liu Yuru, but Ye Yun, the daughter of another very prestigious Ye family in Yangzhou. Later, because of Liu Yuru and Gu Jiusi's antics, their parents confusedly arranged this match made in heaven for them.

In the Second World, Jiang Chen immediately took Liu Yuru as his concubine. Therefore, the Gu family intended to arrange a marriage with Ye Yun of the Ye family. However, Ye Yun looked down on Gu Jiusi. At the same time, due to the rapid rise of the Holy Sect, the Gu family, sensing the danger, sold off their assets in Yangzhou Prefecture to protect the family and left Yangzhou Prefecture without being able to continue the marriage alliance with the Ye family.

Just like in the drama, the Ye family was wiped out, and the Gu family did not help.

“I had heard of him before, but Gu Jiusi is a spoiled brat, and Ye Yun didn’t fancy him before,” Liu Yuru replied.

"The Gu family is extraordinary. To sell off such a large business so easily, their decisiveness is beyond the reach of ordinary people." Jiang Chen knew that the Gu family's decisiveness did not come from the head of the family, but from the matriarch, Jiang Rou.

"Yes." Liu Yuru also admired the Gu family's decisiveness.

Being able to make drastic cuts in the face of a lack of strength is something few can do.

"I wonder how the Gu family is doing now." In the drama, the Gu family's revival was inseparable from Liu Yuru. Now that Liu Yuru is a member of the Jiang family, it's uncertain whether the Gu family can recover as they did in the drama.

"There are wars going on in many parts of the Song Kingdom right now. The Gu family doesn't have enough strength, I'm afraid..." Liu Yuru didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear.

“That’s true.” Jiang Chen nodded and said, “Let’s not talk about it anymore, let’s rest.”

"Okay." Liu Yuru responded and began to undress Jiang Chen.

……

The capital city of the Liang Dynasty, the imperial palace.

"I have met His Majesty."

Zheng Shujun and Sun Youzhen bowed when they saw Jiang Chen appear.

Behind Zheng Shujun and Sun Youzhen were Zheng Shujun's personal maid, Ye Ningzhi, and Sun Youzhen's sisters, Sun Youde, Sun Yourong, and Sun Xiaoxian.

"Get up."

Jiang Chen smiled and stepped forward to help Zheng Shujun and Sun Youzhen up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zheng Shujun and Sun Youzhen stood up.

"sit down."

Jiang Chen pulled Zheng Shujun and Sun Youzhen to sit down.

In the Great Liang Dynasty, Jiang Chen was Emperor Pang Tong.

A moment later, Pang Zhen also arrived.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Pang Zhen bowed.

"Have a seat," Jiang Chen said.

Pang Zhen nodded slightly and sat down beside him.

“Last time in the Second World, we formulated a plan to reorganize the Great Liang Dynasty. This time, we have come to the Second World again, not only to continue the previous plan, but also to further reorganize the Great Liang Dynasty and take control of it.” Jiang Chen’s meaning was clear: to accelerate the takeover of the Great Liang Dynasty.

"Does Your Majesty mean to use special means?" Pang Zhen asked.

"Correct."

Jiang Chen said, "Now that we have the means to use special methods, we don't need to hide them. Of course, we are strong enough, but the most important thing is military power. We have 20,000 military guards in the capital. We need to use these military guards as a foundation to control the entire army in the capital and make sure they can be used effectively."

In the capital of the Liang Dynasty, there were 30,000 Imperial Guards and 150,000 Imperial Garrison troops, totaling 180,000 soldiers.

These 180,000 troops were said to be the strongest army in the Great Liang Dynasty.

Unfortunately, this was merely a facade for the Liang Dynasty.

The Imperial Guards numbered less than 20,000 out of 30,000, and the Beijing Garrison numbered less than 100,000 out of 150,000.

Previously, under the pretext of dealing with the situation in the north, Jiang Chen and Pang Zhen transferred 5,000 men from the Imperial Guard and 15,000 men from the Beijing Garrison to train them into the Jiang Family Army, namely the 20,000-strong Wuwei Battalion.

Jiang Chen planned to organize 100,000 troops, including 20,000 guards.

“Then we still need…” Zheng Shujun glanced at Pang Zhen.

"More."

Jiang Chen nodded: "Of the 100,000 troops, you and Zheng Shujun will each command 50,000."

As long as Pang Zhen and Zheng Shujun are outwardly opposed, those with ulterior motives will take advantage of this to jump out.

As for whether Pang Zhen and Zheng Shujun will really become adversaries, Jiang Chen is not worried at all.

If they were to haggle over even the smallest gains of the Great Liang Dynasty, they would lack any sense of the bigger picture. Moreover, having experienced so many worlds, Pang Zhen and Zheng Shujun are definitely not that kind of people.

"it is good."

Zheng Shujun and Pang Zhen nodded.

"That's settled on the military aspects."

Jiang Chen's gaze fell on Sun Youzhen, and he said, "Youzhen, I want to organize all the royal family's assets and hand them over to you for management."