Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 466 I knew that Eunuch Zhang was a good man!

After they left, Yang Zhengshan said to Lin Anguo: "Go and see the injured brothers on my behalf. I will talk to Eunuch Zhang!"

"As you command!" Lin Anguo clasped his fists with excitement on his face and accepted the order.

"Haha, Eunuch Zhang, how come you have the time to go out today?" Yang Zhengshan walked up to Zhang Mingzhong and put his arm around his shoulders with a smile.

"My Lord, please stop teasing us!" Zhang Mingzhong smiled helplessly.

It’s not that he never goes out on weekdays, he just rarely meddles in other people’s business.

Since Yang Zhengshan and Pang Tang didn't invite him, he was too lazy to go up to them and make things uncomfortable.

Since he came to Chongshan Pass, he has been living a happy, free and leisurely life.

In the past, in the imperial city, he had to serve the Emperor carefully, but now in Chongshan Town, he has a group of people serving him.

The feeling is completely different, so he is very satisfied with his current life.

Even if he were asked to return to Kyoto now, he would not be willing to go back.

How can serving others be as comfortable as being served by others?

Yang Zhengshan teased him for having the leisure time to go out, but he was actually asking him why he was meddling in other people's business.

He didn't want to care, but his identity was different. He was more like a eunuch in the palace. Yang Zhengshan didn't care about Nan Sheng, but he had to be more cautious.

If Nan Sheng wanted to cause trouble for Yang Zhengshan, he could only trip him up secretly, but if Nan Sheng wanted to cause trouble for him, it would only take a word.

So he had to show up for this matter today.

Yang Zhengshan also knew his difficulties and said with a smile: "Since we have met, let's go have a drink together, Eunuch Zhang!"

"My Lord, are you not busy?"

"Haha, there's still time to drink with Eunuch Zhang!"

Having said that, Yang Zhengshan didn't care whether Zhang Mingzhong was willing or not, and directly dragged him to the Marquis' Mansion.

After the wine and food were served, Yang Zhengshan and Zhang Mingzhong clinked glasses.

"Haha, Eunuch Zhang, have you heard any news about Eunuch Chen recently?" Yang Zhengshan asked with a smile at the dinner table.

"Eunuch Chen! No!" Zhang Mingzhong shook his head.

"Really?" Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows.

Zhang Mingzhong sighed, "Since the death of the late emperor, our family has been unable to contact Eunuch Chen!"

He is also Chen Zhongshu's man, and it is Chen Zhongshu's credit that he can come to Chongshan Town.

Originally, he wanted to rely more on Chen Zhongshu, but after Emperor Chengping passed away, Chen Zhongshu went to guard the imperial mausoleum. He wrote several letters but all of them fell on deaf ears.

Yang Zhengshan pulled off a leg of lamb and ate it in big mouthfuls, "Nan Sheng seems to be getting more and more outrageous!"

Zhang Mingzhong remained silent.

"You old men don't even know how to remind His Majesty!" Yang Zhengshan continued.

Zhang Mingzhong couldn't help himself, "Your Majesty, be careful with your words. We are just your Majesty's servants."

"It is the servants of the house who should be more proactive. Why does His Majesty keep you around?" Yang Zhengshan didn't care about Zhang Mingzhong's caution at all.

"If my servant dares to know the truth but not report it, I will send him to the countryside to farm!"

"..."

Zhang Mingzhong looked at Yang Zhengshan speechlessly, "My Lord, just say what you want us to say. What do you want us to do?"

Yang Zhengshan grinned and laughed, "Eunuch Zhang really understands me!"

"Ahem, I don't have anything else to do. I just want Eunuch Zhang to contact Eunuch Chen and talk about Nansheng!"

"Nan Sheng actually dared to let the Imperial Guard leave the Imperial City, and the Imperial Guard even dared to come to Chongshan Town to act wildly. If Nan Sheng is not warned about this, he will probably become even more unscrupulous in the future!"

If possible, he naturally did not want to offend Nan Sheng, but unfortunately there was no if.

As long as he was unwilling to hand over Wang Zhongzhi and Lu Hua to the Imperial Guard, offending Nan Sheng would be the inevitable result.

As for what the consequences of offending Nan Sheng are!
It’s hard to say. Nansheng can’t control him, but Emperor Yanping can.

If Nan Sheng said a few slanderous words to Emperor Yanping, causing Emperor Yanping to be dissatisfied with him, his future life would definitely be very difficult.

Zhang Mingzhong thought about it and said, "If Eunuch Chen doesn't want to, we won't be able to see him even if we go to the imperial mausoleum!"

"I believe that Eunuch Zhang will definitely have a way!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Zhang Mingzhong used to be the eunuch in the imperial court of Emperor Chengping. Although his position was not high, his status in the imperial city was not low.

Yang Zhengshan would definitely not believe that he had no power in the imperial city.

As for the imperial mausoleum, that depends on Zhang Mingzhong's ability.

"We can try it at home!"

Zhang Mingzhong hesitated for a moment, but ultimately gave in to Yang Zhengshan's persuasion.

It was a rare occasion when Yang Zhengshan asked him for help, so he couldn't just refuse without any dignity.

"Haha, I knew that Eunuch Zhang was a good man! Come and have a drink!"

"This is top-quality herbal wine!"

"Wu Hai, prepare ten jars of Hundred Herbs Wine and send them to Eunuch Zhang's place!"

Yang Zhengshan instructed Wu Hai behind him.

Upon hearing this, the hesitation and indecision on Zhang Mingzhong's face immediately disappeared. Instead, he picked up the wine with a smile and drank it.

Top-quality herbal wine!
Tsk tsk~~
It is indeed a fine wine!
Although Yang Zhengshan would send him some herbal wine on weekdays, they were just ordinary stuff.

Yang Zhengshan is still very stingy with this top-quality herbal wine and usually doesn't give it away.

Because this superior herbal wine contains precious medicines, or at least ginseng that has grown into precious medicine has been added.

There are a lot of ginseng in the Lingquan space, but the ginseng that grows into a precious medicine is still relatively rare. In addition, Yang Zhengshan wants to keep some for further growth, so he uses it very economically.

……

A few days later.

In the imperial city, Jiang Cheng stood outside the Taiji Palace, waiting anxiously.

He rushed back from Chongshan Town. Although he was beaten half to death by Yang Zhengshan, he still ran all the way back to Kyoto despite his injuries.

Not only was things not done well, but Yang Zhengshan was offended, which made people both angry and uneasy.

The one who was angry was naturally Yang Zhengshan, and the one who was worried was afraid that Nan Sheng would punish him.

After waiting for a while, Nan Sheng walked out of the Tai Chi Hall.

"What's the matter?" Nan Sheng looked at him and asked unhappily.

"I have done my job poorly, please punish me, sir!" Jiang Cheng knelt down and apologized.

Nan Sheng frowned, "Didn't they catch Wang Zhongzhi and Lu Hua?"

Jiang Cheng leaned his head against the cold bluestone ground and said anxiously, "They disappeared in Chongshan Town. I originally wanted Jing'an Hou to help search, but I didn't expect..."

He recounted what had happened at Chongshan Pass with some embellishments.

After hearing this, Nan Sheng's expression turned extremely gloomy.

A pair of eyes that seemed to be filled with poison, making people feel cold and chilly.

"Marquis Jing'an! Humph~~" He snorted coldly, "You should withdraw first!"

Jiang Cheng was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately kowtowed and took his leave.

After he left, Nan Sheng frowned and thought for a while, then turned around and went back to the Tai Chi Hall.

A moment later, he came to the imperial study holding several memorials.

"Your Majesty, this is a memorial sent from Liaoyuan!" He placed the memorial on the desk.

Emperor Yanping looked at the memorial in his hand and asked, "Is there anything important?"

"Well, there is nothing important, but Hu Dongchun, the censor of Liaoyuan, impeached Marquis Jing'an for seeking fame and reputation in the name of resettling refugees. As a result, the reputation of Marquis Jing'an's benevolence is now widely spread in Chongshan Town and Liaodong, and the people only know Marquis Jing'an, but not the court." Nan Sheng lowered his head and said softly.

Emperor Yanping raised his head, a hint of hidden dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.

He picked up the memorial, opened it and looked at its contents, his expression becoming increasingly ugly.

Because of the drought in Liaodong, he was troubled by rumors that "the new emperor has no morals and is bringing disaster to the people."

However, Yang Zhengshan gained a reputation for benevolence because of the drought in Liaodong!
Comparing the two, Emperor Yanping couldn't help feeling a little unbalanced.

What's more, the people only knew Marquis Jing'an and not the court, which made him even more nervous.

A general of a border town not only commands a large number of troops, but is also known for his benevolence!
The first thought that came to Emperor Yanping's mind was that Marquis Jing'an could no longer stay in Chongshan Town.

Now is just the beginning. If Marquis Jing'an continues to stay in Chongshan Town, then Chongshan Town will probably become Marquis Jing'an's territory in the future.

Support your troops and respect yourself!

But then Emperor Yanping thought of the glass workshop again. He could still feel Marquis Jing'an's loyalty.

In particular, the memorial that Yang Zhengshan submitted to him, the one concerning the Imperial Merchants Bureau, was very much to his liking.

Unfortunately, due to the severe drought in Liaodong during this period, he had not proposed the establishment of the Imperial Commercial Bureau in the court.

Beside him, Nan Sheng carefully watched the expression of Emperor Yanping. Seeing that Emperor Yanping's expression was sometimes gloomy and sometimes indifferent, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

So what if you are Marquis of Jing'an? We can make you pay for it with just a little bit of trickery.

"I understand, please step back first!"

Emperor Yanping said.

"Yes!" Nan Sheng respectfully left the study.

Emperor Yanping glanced at his back and waited until he left before closing the memorial in his hand.

"Send this memorial over!"

He said calmly.

As the voice fell, a figure in the corner behind him walked forward, put away the memorial, and then retreated back to the corner.

No, it didn’t go back, it disappeared!
Emperor Yanping did not care about these and continued to handle state affairs.

……

Daiei's imperial mausoleum is located at the foot of Mount Mansui, a hundred miles west of Kyoto. The entire mausoleum area has twenty-two magnificent imperial tombs, in which eighteen emperors, twenty-three empresses, six imperial concubines, and dozens of concubines are buried.

In addition to the imperial mausoleum, there are also more than a dozen concubines' tombs and more than a dozen eunuchs' tombs in the mausoleum area.

The entire mausoleum is surrounded by mountains on three sides and covers a vast area. The tombs of these emperors are scattered in an orderly manner on the hillsides in the basin. The mausoleum complex is centered on the imperial tomb of Dayong Taizu, and is surrounded by green trees and jungles.

The imperial mausoleum is equipped with a mausoleum supervisory office, a shrine and sacrifice office, a stable for sacred horses, an orchard, a hazelnut farm, etc., and is guarded by 30,000 mausoleum guards.

Among them, Chongling is the imperial tomb of Emperor Chengping. An imperial tomb is like a small city, consisting of three areas: the sacred way, the first courtyard, and the second courtyard.

The main buildings in the Shinto area include the Monument Pavilion of Divine Merit and Sacred Virtue.

The main buildings in the first courtyard include the Zun'en Gate, the Zun'en Hall, and the left and right side halls.

The second courtyard mainly includes Lingxing Gate, Fangcheng Minglou, Baocheng, etc.

There are also ancillary buildings such as the god's kitchen, god's storehouse, and animal slaughtering pavilion.

At this time, Chen Zhongshu was sitting at a desk in the left side hall, holding a brush and writing something.

"Godfather, there is a letter from Chongshan Town!"

A eunuch in his thirties came up to Chen Zhongshu and spoke softly.

"Chongshan Town! Zhang Mingzhong's?" Chen Zhongshu raised his head, revealing a face full of wrinkles.

The sagging skin, slightly sunken eye sockets, and deep wrinkles all reveal his old age.

However, his eyes were exceptionally deep, as if they contained an unfathomable tranquility.

"It's his letter!"

"Never mind, just show it to me!"

Chen Zhongshu took the letter and opened it. After reading the contents of the letter, a smile appeared on his face.

But he didn't say much, just put the letter aside and continued writing.

About half a quarter of an hour later, he put away his pen, picked up the paper on the table and blew it dry.

"Send this over!"

"As for Zhang Mingzhong, just let him stay in Chongshan Town with peace of mind!"

……

Chongshan Pass, in the study in the front yard of the Marquis’ Mansion.

Yang Zhengshan told Yang Mingcheng and Yang Chengmao, "Keep a low profile when you go to Kyoto this time. Apart from discussing the marriage with the Haichang Marquis's Mansion, don't worry about other things!"

"If you run into trouble, you can go to the Changping Marquis's Mansion for help!"

"As for the New Year gifts, except for the Ningguo Mansion, Changping Marquis Mansion, and Dongping Marquis Mansion, you don't have to go in person to the others, just let the servants deliver them!"

It was actually somewhat risky for Yang Mingcheng and Yang Chengmao to go to Kyoto at this critical juncture.

Yang Zhengshan has already offended Nansheng, and there is no guarantee that Nansheng will use some insidious means to deal with Yang Mingcheng.

But we can't throw the baby out with the bathwater. We can't not go to Kyoto just because we are afraid of Nan Sheng!

It was obviously impossible not to go to Kyoto. Even if the New Year gifts could be delivered by servants, Yang Chengmao's marriage could not be delayed any longer.

If I don't go before the New Year, will Nansheng not cause trouble after the New Year?
Therefore, Yang Zhengshan decided to let Yang Mingcheng go to Kyoto. He had to venture into the dangerous and dangerous places to find out whether it was true or not.

"Don't worry, Dad. I will be careful!" Yang Mingcheng said cautiously.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, then looked at Wu Zhan standing next to him, "You should come along too!"

"Okay! Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I will protect you well!" Wu Zhan said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "He doesn't need your protection, just don't let him get into trouble!"

Yang Mingcheng is too honest. Although he acts calmly, he sometimes doesn't think too much and is easily deceived.

In comparison, Wu Zhan was originally a disciple of the Tianqing Sword Sect. He had wandered around the martial arts world in his early years, and he has been able to stand on his own in the Yang family over the years, so Yang Zhengshan felt it was more appropriate for him to accompany Yang Mingcheng.

"Yes!" Wu Zhan said.

Yang Zhengshan stood up and looked out the window, "Okay, you can go now!"

Afterwards, Yang Mingcheng took Yang Chengmao out of the Marquis' Mansion. Dozens of guards and carriages that had been in use for more than ten years were already waiting outside the mansion.

(End of this chapter)