Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 460: Having an old man in the family is like having a treasure

"My Lord, this is a letter from Kyoto!"

As soon as I entered the mansion, Wu Hai came to greet me with a letter.

"From Kyoto!"

Yang Zhengshan took the letter and started reading.

The letter was sent by Wu Zheng, and its content was about some important events that had happened in the court during this period.

After glancing at the content, Yang Zhengshan's face immediately became solemn. He quickly walked into the study, sat at the desk and began to read it carefully.

Many major events happened in Kyoto during this period. First, Admiral Nansheng of the Imperial Guard launched a large-scale hunt for those who spread rumors to mislead the people in Kyoto.

Anyone in Kyoto who dares to say "the new emperor has no morals and is causing chaos in the world" will be arrested by the Imperial Guard.

In less than ten days, the Imperial Guard arrested thousands of people, including many students of the Imperial College and officials in the court.

Because of this, there were many disturbances in the court, and many ministers submitted memorials to impeach Nan Sheng.

But these were just minor matters. The trouble was that when the Imperial Guards were arresting the students of the Imperial College, Yi Lishen, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, was arrested and imprisoned by the Secret Guards and Pacification Division for obstructing the Imperial Guards.

If it were just this, it wouldn't be a big deal. As long as the Imperial Guards and the Secret Guards released the person, all the dignitaries in the court would at most curse him a few words.

But the problem is that Yi Li died in the imperial prison of the Secret Guards and Pacification Division.

Counting the time, it was about seven days ago. When Yi Lishen's body was carried out from the Zhenfusi prison, the students of the Imperial College completely exploded. Hundreds of students knelt in front of the Meridian Gate of the Imperial City, shouting for His Majesty to seek justice, and their cries and shouts shook the sky.

This was just the beginning. Before the students were dispersed by the imperial guards, a group of officials from the Imperial College arrived after hearing the news.

Afterwards, many court officials and Confucian scholars in the opposition came one after another and joined in crying and admonishing in front of the gate.

Who is Yi Lishen?
He was not only a fourth-rank official at the Imperial College, he was also a renowned scholar among the literati. Most importantly, he was in charge of the Imperial College for thirty years.

From the sixth year of Chengping until now, Yi Lishen has been the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. Emperor Chengping wanted to promote him many times, but he refused every time on the grounds that he was not familiar with practical affairs.

He was in charge of the Imperial College for thirty years, and his students were spread all over the world.

However, he died inexplicably in the imperial prison of the Zhenfu Division.

One can imagine the sensation this incident caused.

In order to quell the anger of these students and Confucian scholars, Emperor Yanping had no choice but to push out Ma Rong, who had just taken office as the commander of the Secret Guard, and the commander of the Pacification Division.

Seeing this, Yang Zhengshan's expression became more solemn.

Ma Rong died just like that?
Although Ma Rong is just a eunuch, don't forget that Ma Rong is still Chen Zhongshu's man.

And how did Yi Lishen die?

Although Yi Lishen is old and the environment in the imperial prison is extremely bad, he won't die within a few days in there, right?
Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes, he seemed to sense some conspiracy.

How did Yi Lishen die?

How did Ma Rong become a scapegoat?

And this matter was clearly caused by the Imperial Guards, no, it should be caused by Nansheng!
Also, why was Wang Zhongzhi dismissed from his post?

Why was the Imperial Guard separated from the Secret Guard?
Yang Zhengshan's face became increasingly ugly.

I’m afraid there’s a big problem with the Secret Guard!
The loss of the Imperial Guard meant that the Secret Guard lost its surveillance over the Imperial City.

The dismissal of Wang Zhongzhi did not have a big impact at first, but Ma Rong became a scapegoat. It is estimated that the people within the Secret Guard were already in panic at this time.

If no one can stabilize the situation next, the Secret Guard will be in great trouble!
"Why does Your Majesty want to target the Secret Guards?" Yang Zhengshan was a little confused.

The Secret Guards are both the emperor's eyes and ears and the sharp knife in his hand.

When Emperor Chengping was in power, the Secret Guard monitored the entire world and did countless things in secret!
Emperor Yanping's targeting of the Secret Guard was tantamount to cutting off his own arm.

Yang Zhengshan was a little confused.

After putting the letter away, Yang Zhengshan pondered for a long time in the study.

But in the end he gave up because he really couldn't guess what Emperor Yanping was thinking.

Moreover, he was far away in Chongshan Pass, and had no involvement in what happened in the court or in the imperial city.

If you can't figure it out, just give up.

However, he still wrote a letter to Wu Zheng, asking him to pay more attention to the Secret Guard.

However, the development of things was far from as simple as Yang Zhengshan had imagined.

On a dark and windy night, on the south bank of the Ru River in Shanhe Province, two groups of people were fighting on the river bank.

Both sides in the fight were extremely agile, and every move was intended to take someone's life. Amid the flashes of swords and shadows of sabers, pools of hot blood gushed out. In just a few moments, the river bank was covered with corpses.

In the dark night, Wei Cen held a short blade in his hand and stood in front of Lu Hua, while Lu Hua was carrying a person on his back.

At this moment, Lu Hua looked very embarrassed. He looked at the dark river surface. He didn't know when a scar appeared on his handsome face. The scar started from his left forehead, crossed the root of his nose and spread to the lower eyelid of his right eye.

His face was torn and covered in blood. If one didn't look closely, one wouldn't recognize that this was the calm and handsome admiral of the Zhenbei Division.

Suddenly, a light flashed in Lu Hua's eyes, "The ship is coming!"

"Admiral, you go first!" Wei Cen said solemnly.

"Don't talk nonsense, just leave as many as you can!"

Lu Hua shouted coldly, then jumped up and flew across the river like a roc.

But at this moment, Wei Cen suddenly shouted: "Admiral, be careful!"

With a whoosh sound, Wei Cen suddenly rose from the ground and soared more than three feet into the sky. With a puff, an arrow pierced his shoulder.

Lu Hua landed on the boat and looked back, only to see Wei Cen falling from the air.

"Wei Cen!"

"Boss!"

The secret guards who were fighting nearby couldn't help but exclaim when they saw this.

"You guys help the boss get on board!"

Ding San glanced at Ding Si and shouted.

Ding Si no longer hesitated, and quickly grabbed Wei Cen who had fallen to the ground and threw him towards the boat, "Admiral, catch him!"

Lu Hua, who was standing on the boat, put the person down from his back and caught Wei Cen who was thrown over.

"Made!"

Wei Cen recovered and couldn't help but swear.

The arrow hit his shoulder, but he didn't feel anything yet. However, Ding Si grabbed his shoulder and almost made him faint from the pain.

"Get on board!" Lu Hua shouted.

Ding San killed the enemy in front of him with one sword and took the opportunity to look at the river behind him.

The boat was very small, just a ferry, and could carry at most a dozen people.

"Admiral, please go!"

Lu Hua looked at the battle on the shore with an extremely ugly expression.

"go!"

He didn't procrastinate any longer. If he continued to hesitate, no one would be able to leave.

On the contrary, if they left, the brothers could jump into the river and escape.

With the oars rowing, the boat slowly moved into the river and disappeared into the dark night in the blink of an eye.

The battle on the shore ended quickly. The next moment after the boat disappeared, Ding San, Ding Si and others on the shore jumped directly into the river.

For a moment, there were only a pile of corpses and a dozen figures in black clothes on the river bank.

At this time, a figure wearing a pure blue double-sleeved round-collared robe, a scarlet silk cloak, and holding a longbow in hand came to the river bank.

He stared at the dark river with his narrow eyes, and said with an ugly expression, "A bunch of useless trash!"

The martial artists in tight clothes around did not dare to refute even a little upon hearing this.

The cloaked man glanced at the river and then lifted the corpse beside him.

"Throw them all into the river to feed the fish. We'll cross the river tomorrow morning!"...

In the imperial study of the imperial city.

Emperor Yanping was working on state affairs at his desk when Nan Sheng tiptoed to his presence.

"His Majesty!"

"What's the matter?" Emperor Yanping asked without raising his head.

"Last night, Admiral Lu Hua of the Secret Guard Zhenbei Division broke into the Zhenfu Division Prison and rescued Wang Zhongzhi!" Nan Sheng said while carefully observing the expression of Emperor Yanping.

Emperor Yanping raised his head suddenly, "What did you say?"

"Lu Hua rescued Wang Zhongzhi!" Nan Sheng quickly lowered his head and said.

Ma Rong became a scapegoat, and Wang Zhongzhi was rescued, and it was by Admiral Lu Hua of the Zhenbei Division!

Emperor Yanping's expression became increasingly ugly, and the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed, like a volcanic eruption.

"Okay, great!!"

Emperor Yanping felt very depressed during this period.

Rumors were everywhere among the people that the new emperor was immoral and brought disaster to the people. Many officials in the court made reports and almost pointed at him and scolded him.

The death of Yi Lishen dealt him a heavy blow, leaving him unable to vent his anger. Instead, he had to calmly appease those students and Confucian scholars. For this reason, he had to push Ma Rong out.

All these things, one after another, made his mentality unbalanced.

"Where are the people?" he asked in a cold tone.

"He has escaped from the capital. I have already sent people to capture him." Nan Sheng said with his head down.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yanping suppressed his anger and forced himself to calm down.

Too many things happened during this period of time, and he was a little overwhelmed.

But the development of things always goes beyond his expectations. He originally thought that he could control the court, but the facts told him that he thought too simply.

Not only did he fail to completely control the court, but the court was gradually slipping away from his control.

After suppressing the anger, a heavy feeling of fatigue came over me.

As the saying goes, those who are obsessed with the authorities are clear to those who watch!

Even though Yang Zhengshan was far away in Liaodong, he could tell that there was something strange about this.

Emperor Yanping was in the middle of the situation but was confused by the many changes. At this time, he had no idea where the problem lay.

Nan Sheng stood before him respectfully, lowered his head and brows, not daring to speak.

In the imperial study, other eunuchs also held their breath, fearing that they would attract the attention of Emperor Yanping at this time.

For a moment, the entire imperial study was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

After a long while, Emperor Yanping spoke again and said, "Nan Sheng, you will be the governor of the Secret Guard for the time being."

"I obey your command!" Nan Sheng knelt down and kowtowed.

Emperor Yanping waved his hands somewhat irritably, indicating that he could leave.

After Nan Sheng left, Emperor Yanping had no intention of dealing with state affairs anymore. He stood up and walked out of the Taiji Hall and went to the Fengxian Hall on the east side of the inner court.

Fengxian Hall is a ritual palace where the royal family worships their ancestors.

After Emperor Yanping arrived at Fengxian Hall, he sat in front of the ancestral tablet and stared at the tablet of Emperor Chengping in a daze.

He always felt that he could be a good emperor, but now he has some doubts.

He doubted his own abilities, his own character, and whether he could be a wise ruler and bring prosperity to the country.

Looking at the spirit tablet of Emperor Chengping, I recalled the calmness with which he handled state affairs.

He suddenly realized that he was far inferior to his father.

But he doesn't know what the difference is?
He sat in the back hall of Fengxian Hall for an hour until an old voice was heard in the hall.

"Your Majesty, are there no affairs of state to attend to today?"

At some point, an old man in a green robe appeared next to Emperor Yanping.

Emperor Yanping looked up at the old man and smiled helplessly, "Uncle, am I incompetent?"

"Well, a little bit!" the old man stroked his beard and said lightly.

Emperor Yanping was speechless for a while.

Great uncle!
Can't you say something nice to make me feel better?

"Is there anything that my uncle can teach me?"

The old man still said indifferently, "I have never been an emperor, so what can I teach you? Besides, your father has taught you everything you should have!"

"Have you taught me?" Emperor Yanping asked doubtfully.

He couldn't remember what his father had taught him.

"I've taught you!" The old man took out three incense sticks and handed them to Emperor Yanping, "Since you're here, light some incense!"

Emperor Yanping stood up and burned incense obediently.

After he finished burning incense, the old man said again: "Okay, hurry up and leave. You won't find the answer here!"

"Where can we find the answer?" asked Emperor Yanping.

The old man glanced at him and said, "You are indeed not as good as your father!"

"..."

Emperor Yanping looked at him with eyes full of resentment.

I am the emperor!

Even if you are of a higher generation, you should still be considerate!

Unfortunately, the old man didn't care about his resentment at all, and said, "Do you know what the first thing your father did when he ascended the throne was?"

"What is it?" asked Emperor Yanping.

"He invited me to this Fengxian Temple and let me stay here for the rest of my life!"

Emperor Yanping looked at the old man in astonishment. He really didn't know about this.

"Why?"

“An old man in the family is like a treasure!”

Emperor Yanping was even more confused, "But isn't the emperor's great uncle in the Fengxian Palace now?"

"I haven't been involved in government affairs for thirty years!"

When Emperor Yanping heard this, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and then a smile spread across his lips.

"Thank you, uncle, for your guidance!"

An old house where a treasure!
Although the old man in front of him is still a treasure, he is no longer the same as he was more than 30 years ago. He has not been involved in state affairs for more than 30 years and has no understanding of the current state affairs, so he cannot help Emperor Yanping.

Now Emperor Yanping needs an old man who is familiar with state affairs to give him guidance.

Then who is the most suitable?
The old man waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, it's better not to come here. I like quietness now!"

Upon hearing this, the smile that had just appeared on Emperor Yanping's face froze immediately.

The only person who dared to drive him away from the imperial city was probably the person in front of him.

"Then I won't disturb your uncle's peace!"

Emperor Yanping still smiled, then put his hands into his sleeves and left Fengxian Hall with a bright smile.

With something in mind, Emperor Yanping was in a good mood at the moment.

Although the current situation is still a headache, Emperor Yanping has found a way to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)