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Chapter 985: The Yang Family's Past

The past history of the Yang family is a black box to ordinary people.

Of course, this is normal. Ordinary people have almost no knowledge of wealthy families. For example, the main villains in past dramas and novels were not from wealthy families. There are no records of them in history books, and there are no channels to learn about relevant information.

Even in the future, the most you can do is listen to marketing accounts, copy and paste a few articles, or read online novels, that's all.

The dark history of the Yang family could not be contained in ten thousand words. If we only summarize it based on the information Wang Yunxiao collected from various aspects, it can be summarized as follows:

The origin of the Yang family can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty. Since then, many members of the family have served as officials in the court. Regardless of the changes of dynasties and generations, the family heritage has never been broken.

During the Tianle period of the previous dynasty, that is, sixty years ago, thanks to the rise of modern maritime trade, the power of the Yang family expanded rapidly. They occupied the entire Guangdong Province and became a corner of their own. At the same time, the family fleet crisscrossed Southeast Asia. To say that they made a fortune every day was an understatement; to say that they had mountains of gold and silver was no exaggeration.

During this period, the three main commodities in international trade were corn, opium and sorghum.

The Yang family did not miss any of these three businesses, but compared with the foreigners, they made some localized improvements.

The main thing is opium, opium, and opium.

The famous "Three Rams Bring Good Luck" trademark at that time was well-known in East Asia.

The so-called three sheep refer to Yangcheng, Yang family, and foreign dollars.

The profits from this business were so terrifying that it triggered the subsequent "Battle of Malacca" incident.

The Xuanwu Fleet stationed in the Strait of Malacca at that time was ordered by the imperial court to close the border and ban opium.

The Yang family colluded with foreigners and secretly destroyed the fleet's defense hub, destroying the entire ocean-going fleet under the artillery fire of foreign warships. As a result, the country's gates were wide open, and foreign warships went all the way north and approached Tianmen.

These old stories have now been compiled into storytelling scripts called the "Three Major Cases" and are widely circulated in neighborhood markets.

That is, the "Painted Skin Case", the "Mercury Case" and the "Dragon Talisman Case".

To put it simply, the so-called Painted Skin Case was that there was a person from the Yang family who served as the captain of the Xuanwu fleet and was in possession of core secrets.

But the Yang family has a characteristic, which can also be said to be the advantage that has supported their family for thousands of years, and that is loyally serving their master.

This is also the characteristic of aristocratic families. The family is large and has many people, so they don’t put all their eggs in one basket.

For example, in the Zhuge family during the Three Kingdoms period, there were three brothers, each serving his own master and fulfilling his duties loyally.

There is nothing wrong with this rule itself, but the Yang family broke it.

Captain Yang firmly disagreed with his clansmen's request to smuggle opium through the back door. Then his family tricked him back home, poisoned him, peeled off his face, and had a cousin pretend to be him and get on board, acting as a mole at the critical moment.

As for the mercury case, after the battle, in order to cover up their crimes, the Yang family threw all the dirty water on the fleet commander, falsely accusing him of embezzling military funds and causing the military to be neglected. Then they colluded with each other, tortured him into confessing, and beheaded thousands of military dependents and related personnel in the Nanyang Fleet's home port.

The last one was the Dragon Talisman case. At that time, Emperor Tianle appointed Jinyiwei Zhenfu Envoy Yang Zhenshan—yes, he was also a member of the Yang family—to go to the south to investigate the truth. The problem was that the truth was found out, but the Yang family still couldn't handle it. After several rounds of bargaining, Yang Zhenshan was eventually executed for his incompetence, which caused a great uproar in the world. The Jinyiwei Yamen has been in decline since then and has lost its former prestige.

The wasteland soil from the graves of the previous dynasty was raised from here.

The reason why these old stories from the previous dynasties have been dug up now and become topics of conversation after dinner.

One of the main reasons is that the Yang family has been exposed.

The main family had more than 100 direct descendants, and they were all killed to the last drop of bones. The Yang Family Compound has now become a famous ghost place in Yuezhou, where the souls of the dead have been refined into magical instruments and will never be reincarnated.

The second most important reason is that although Yang Zhenshan was executed along with his entire family, a trace of his bloodline remained. This descendant is the current Northern Navy Marshal Yang Qiming.

Yang Qiming's attitude towards the Yang family can be summed up in one word - kill!

Kill without asking for reasons. The navy is not allowed to recruit people with the surname Yang. Once discovered, they will be taken out and shot.

He even set an example by never marrying and having no children.

Based on the above historical reasons, everyone felt that there was nothing wrong with the rule he established.

Of course, as the old saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

The Yang family has been passed down for thousands of years, with deep roots and luxuriant branches. Even if the main family bloodline is cut off, each branch still maintains vigorous vitality.

For example, in Tianmen, there are three branches that Wang Yunxiao knows of.

Yang Tianyu’s family in the school, Yang Youxuan from the Red Lantern Society, and the Yang family behind the Bogutongjin Society.

In addition, there is another person, Yang Yuqi, who commands the Willow Leaf Camp.

This person is elusive. Wang Yunxiao has dealt with Liuyeying several times, but in the end, everything ended in nothing, and he has never seen this person in person.

Now I heard from Song Wushang that he is a descendant of Yang Zhenshan?

Wang Yunxiao’s first reaction was, impossible.

The second reaction was, could this be a historical problem caused by the fucking tidal shock of space and time?
The third reaction was that Song Wushang was lying.

This old guy never speaks a word of truth.

Since the Willow Leaf Camp is responsible for internal investigations, why don't they investigate others but only you?

Up to now, Song Wushang seemed to be careless, but in fact, he didn't mention a word about the most crucial issue, which is what exactly did this group of people do.

Don't talk about whether the Japanese should die or not.

That is just nonsense to fool the passionate young people.

All the naturalized Fuso people are dead, are you going to guard the outer island chain?
If you really want this, why don't you apply for a transfer to the Fuso Autonomous Prefecture?
"Although I hate this person, since he is doing this job..."

Although he was thinking this in his heart, Wang Yunxiao remained calm on the surface and continued the conversation following Song Wushang's words.

If we talk about himself, he will definitely be alert, but if we talk about others, such as Yang Yuqi, a guy that everyone dislikes, he will easily open up.

"As the saying goes, a fly won't bite an egg without cracks. Are you really having second thoughts?"

"Fuck your motherfucker!"

Song Wushang was furious when he heard this: "I have served my country all my life and I am loyal to it!"

"I know I know!"

Wang Yunxiao tried to appease him: "But there must be a reason, right? He came to investigate you for no reason at all. I would not tolerate this and would have shot him dead a long time ago!"

Song Wushang snorted coldly, "That grandson is a bastard, do you think I don't want to shoot him? Do you know what he said? He actually thinks we support the president too much. Damn, loyalty is wrong these days?"

oh……

Wang Yunxiao keenly grasped the key point from this sentence.

You are too loyal.

(End of this chapter)