Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 472 Entering the Capital

February twenty-sixth.

The Yang family arrived at the dock of Jinhaiwei under the escort of more than a dozen warships.

After getting off the Fu ship, Yang Zhengshan saw a group of figures standing on the dock.

"Your humble servant Xue Chang'an greets Lord Yang!" When Xue Chang'an saw Yang Zhengshan getting off the boat, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

Yang Zhengshan said with a smile: "Master Xue, you don't have to be polite to family members!"

"Yes, yes, we are family, haha~" Xue Changan laughed.

The two men exchanged some pleasantries, and then Xue Changan brought Yang Zhengshan and others to the Weicheng of Jinhaiwei.

The Acropolis of Jinhaiwei was not very big, it was just a small city, not as big as the original Tenglongwei Acropolis.

The navy of Jinhaiwei is far inferior to that of Tenglong Vanguard.

To be honest, Xue Changan's ability is very average. He has been in charge of Jinhaiwei for more than 20 years, but has not made any significant achievements.

However, the family tradition of the Haichang Marquis' Mansion is quite good, and it has no bad reputation either in Kyoto or in Jinhaiwei.

Arriving at Xue's house, Yang Zhengshan started chatting with Xue Changan. The content of their conversation mainly revolved around Tenglongwei's maritime trade business.

In recent years, the Haichang Earl's Mansion has established connections with Tenglongwei through Xue Ping's relationship and has made a lot of money from Tenglongwei's maritime trade.

However, Xue Chang'an is as his name suggests, a person who is content with a small fortune. Obviously, their maritime trade business could be bigger, but Xue Chang'an just guards these warships and has no intention of expanding the business.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with being content with a small fortune. It is more stable and will not attract attention or be coveted by others.

If Xue Changan expanded his business, he might not be able to keep his position as the commander of the Jinhaiwei.

The two chatted casually about family matters. In the backyard, Yu Qingyi was talking to Haichangbo's wife Xue Wu, and Xue family's eldest granddaughter Xue Yun was also there.

This was done specifically to let Yu Qingyi see Xue Yun, his future granddaughter-in-law.

Xue Yun has a beautiful appearance with a hint of heroic spirit, her cheeks are rosy and fair, and her pair of sparkling eyes appear lively like water.

Although she was born into a noble family, she did not practice martial arts. Her fingertips were as sharp as bamboo shoots and her wrists were like white lotus roots. At first glance, she was obviously a lady from a noble family who had never been involved in worldly affairs.

But the little girl is not squeamish at all, and she is very graceful in front of Yu Qingyi.

Yu Qingyi was quite satisfied with this little girl. It didn't matter if she had never practiced martial arts. It wouldn't be too late for her to practice after marrying into the Yang family. She was not very old anyway.

Besides, the Yang family only let their family members practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies, and it is not necessary for everyone to become a martial arts master.

In the main room, Yu Qingyi looked at the pretty little girl and reached out to take the box that had been prepared long ago from Qingxia's hand.

"I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. This pair of bracelets is something I bought before. They are of nice style. I'm giving them to Miss Xue today!"

As she said this, she handed the box to Xue Yun.

Xue Yun looked at her grandmother Xue Wu, who smiled and said, "Why don't you thank Madam Hou!"

Xue Yun took the box and bowed, "Yun'er thanks Madam Hou!"

Yu Qingyi looked at the graceful little girl and felt a little more fond of her, but she did not speak to her anymore.

It is not advisable to say too much at this time, as saying too much may make the girl think too much.

Then she started chatting with Xue Wu about family matters until the evening, when the Xue family hosted a banquet for the Yang family in the mansion. The Yang family would rest in Jinhaiwei City tonight and set out for Kyoto early tomorrow morning.

Jinhaiwei is only a hundred miles away from Kyoto, and it can be reached in less than a day by carriage.

Since the Yang family came by boat this time, the carriage was not transported along with them, only a dozen horses were transported.

But there is no need to worry. The next morning, Xue Changan had already prepared a carriage for the Yang family and loaded all the belongings of the Yang family onto the carriage.

Yang Zhengshan said goodbye to Xue Changan, and headed towards Kyoto with more than twenty horse-drawn carriages and the Yang family.

They set out early in the morning, took a short break on the road at noon, and saw Kyoto's Hirotsumon Gate in the afternoon.

Guangtong Gate is the only city gate on the east side of Kyoto's Outer City. It consists of three parts: a city tower, an arrow tower and a barbican. It is symmetrical with Guang'an Gate on the west side of Kyoto's Outer City.

When he arrived at the city gate, Yang Zhengshan handed his marquis seal to the imperial guards on duty for inspection, and then entered the city gate smoothly.

The barbican of Guangtong Gate is very unique. Generally, the barbican of a city serves as a strategic location for war preparations and has no buildings or residents inside. However, there are several shops inside the barbican of Guangtong Gate.

There are four or five shops on each side of the city wall, forming a small commercial street, which looks like a miniature city.

Only after passing through the city wall can one enter the capital, but the marquis's mansion is in the west city of the capital, and the Yang family's team has to pass through most of the capital to reach the marquis's mansion.

The prosperity of Kyoto is naturally incomparable to Chongshanguan. The children of the Yang family sat in the carriage, listening to the noisy sounds on the street, and couldn't help but sticking their heads out to look.

From time to time he would let out an exclamation, looking as if he had never seen the world before.

Well, they really had never seen the world. They had been living in Liaodong and Chongshan Town all their lives and had never been to any prosperous places.

The long line of people walking along the street was somewhat eye-catching, but most passers-by just glanced at it and then paid no more attention.

Because such convoys often appear in Kyoto, either leaving or entering the capital.

The capital is like a huge stage, where you perform and I perform. The vast crowds of people entering the capital are extremely glorious, while those who leave the capital in disgrace are already considered lucky.

Be they dignitaries or officials, during the more than 300 years of the Dai Rong Dynasty, there was countless coming and going in the city of Kyoto.

As soon as Yang Zhengshan entered Kyoto, many powerful people in Kyoto received the news.

Duke Ning's Mansion.

In the ancient warm room, Zhou Mao was playing chess with a white-haired old man.

The two old men were fighting each other, each holding their own opinion on black and white.

A strong man came in from outside the door. Seeing that they were playing chess quietly, he did not go forward to disturb them. He just stood quietly by and waited.

After about a cup of tea, Zhou Mao threw the chess piece in his hand onto the chessboard and said helplessly, "In all these years, I have never beaten you!"

The old man on the opposite side stroked his gray beard and laughed, "I told you a long time ago that with your chess skills, you are still no match for me even if you practice for another hundred years!"

Hearing his sarcastic words, Zhou Mao was not angry. He took the tea and took a sip, then looked at the strong man next to him.

The sturdy man immediately stepped forward and whispered, "Marquis Jing'an has entered the city!"

Zhou Mao nodded calmly, then waved his hand to signal the sturdy man to leave.

"Marquis Jing'an, is he the general of Chongshan Town?" the old man opposite asked with seeming interest.

"Well, it was Jing'an Hou Yang Zhengshan, who burned the 70,000-strong army of the Wulianghu tribe!" Zhou Mao said.

The old man was very surprised, "Why is he back? Shouldn't he be in Chongshan Town?"

Zhou Mao glanced at him unhappily, "Don't you pay attention to what's happening in the court?"

"The court, haha~" the old man said with disdain, "I don't want to deal with those messy things! If I have the time, I might as well sleep in!"

Zhou Mao also understood the character of this old friend and knew that he was not interested in the political affairs in the court, so he was too lazy to talk to him anymore and explained: "Jing'an Hou was promoted to the right commander of the Left Army Commander's Office a few years ago! Lan'er took over as the general of Chongshan Town!"

"Promotion!" The old man raised his eyebrows, his snow-white eyebrows full of sarcasm, "Who did he offend?"

"I don't know, maybe His Majesty is dissatisfied with him!" Zhou Mao said.

"Your Majesty!" The old man lowered his eyes, "It seems that he can only live out his retirement in Kyoto in the future!" "Haha, Chongshan Town is really a good place!" He laughed at himself.

Zhou Mao poured him some tea and said, "You are wrong. Marquis Changping was also a general in Chongshan Town!"

"So he can't lead the troops now!" said the old man.

"..."

Zhou Mao was speechless.

This Chongshan Town really doesn't seem to be a good place.

Since more than 30 years ago, all the generals of Chongshan Town have had a bad ending. It cannot be said that they had no good ending, but only that they had no good future.

Marquis Dingyuan Zhang Shouwang was dismissed from office due to his defeat in Fushan City, and the entire Marquis Dingyuan Mansion fell into decline.

Liang Chu, Marquis of Changping, did destroy the Hu tribe in Donghai, but he is no longer leading troops. He serves as the Left Commander-in-Chief of the Central Military Commandery.

Ji Feiyu, haha, let’s not talk about this.

Now it is Yang Zhengshan's turn. Yang Zhengshan, who has made great military achievements, has now returned to Beijing to retire.

According to this calculation, starting from General Jiang Zhen who conquered the north more than 30 years ago, the five generals of Chongshan Town have not been reused.

Only Liang Chu, Marquis of Changping, was slightly better, and served as the commander of the imperial guards for several years.

"Forget it, forget it. You and I are both free people now. These things are not our business!" Zhou Mao said with some disappointment.

The old man put down his tea and smiled, "Another round?"

"Come!"

Zhou Mao was defeated again and again, but he kept fighting and was never discouraged.

Picking up the chess pieces, the two men started fighting again.

……

Dai Wang Palace.

A burly young man was waving a spear in the martial arts training ground. The dark iron spear was like nothing in his hand. As the spear danced, the spear tips crisscrossed within three feet around his body, making it impenetrable.

“Your Highness, Your Highness!!”

Just then, a little eunuch came running over happily.

The young man in the martial arts training ground put away his spear and glared at the young eunuch in dissatisfaction, "Didn't I tell you not to disturb me when I'm practicing with my spear?"

The young man in front of you is the fourth prince, Prince Dai.

The current Emperor Yanping has five sons and six daughters. When he ascended the throne, he bestowed titles on all his children.

The eldest prince, Prince An, is twenty-one years old this year and is the son of Queen Yu.

The second prince, Prince Ning, is nineteen years old this year and is the son of Imperial Noble Consort Zhang.

The third prince died young.

The fourth prince, King Dai, is sixteen years old and is also the son of Queen Yu. He is the young man in front of you.

The fifth prince, Prince Hui, was thirteen years old and was the son of Imperial Concubine Lan.

The sixth prince, Prince De, was ten years old and was born to Consort Wang.

Among them, King Hui and King De are still young and now live in the palace, while King An, King Ning and King Dai have already built their palaces outside the palace.

The Prince of Dai just built his palace this year, and he has lived in the palace for less than a month.

The young eunuch smiled innocently, "Your Highness, Marquis Jing'an has entered the capital!"

When the King of Dai heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Really!"

"Really? Liu Bin saw with his own eyes the convoy of the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion entering the city from Guangtong Gate. They haven't reached the mansion yet!" Xiao Anzi said.

"Where is Liu Bin?" King Dai put away his gun and asked.

"He still needs to keep an eye on the convoy of Marquis Jing'an's Mansion, so he sent someone back to report first!" Xiao Anzi said.

The King of Dai's eyes sparkled, "Go and get the things I prepared! We're going to visit Marquis Jing'an now!"

"Ah, Your Highness, it's getting late now!" Xiao Anzi reminded.

King Dai looked up at the sky. It was already late in the evening, and the sunset glow covered the sky like flames.

He scratched his head, "Then let's visit again tomorrow?"

"Hehe, Your Highness, it's not too late to go tomorrow. Since Marquis Jing'an is back, Your Highness doesn't need to rush!" Xiao Anzi said.

"Well, you're right!"

The King of Dai calmed down, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go and take a look at the gift for Marquis Jing'an!"

As he said this, he threw his spear on the weapon rack and strode towards the warehouse in the distance.

……

Imperial City Imperial Guard.

Nan Sheng listened to Jiang Cheng's report, his eyes becoming increasingly cold.

"Lord Governor, should we~~" Jiang Cheng waved his hand and made a chopping gesture.

Nan Sheng looked at him with a gaze like a venomous snake, which made Jiang Cheng shudder.

"Don't use your little tricks on me, or I will make you live a life worse than death!"

Jiang Cheng's face turned pale when he heard this, and he knelt on the ground, "I dare not!"

"You'd better not dare!"

Nan Sheng looked at him coldly, and then said, "Since Jing'an Hou has entered the capital, he can no longer cause any trouble! What we need to do is not to deal with Jing'an Hou, understand?"

"Yes, I understand!" Jiang Cheng knelt on the ground and said in a low voice.

"Send a message to the south and ask them that Marquis Jing'an has returned to the capital. What should we do next!" Nan Sheng said coldly.

"Yes!" Jiang Cheng said.

Nan Sheng stood up and glanced at Jiang Cheng who was still kneeling on the ground, "Don't do anything that will make our family angry, otherwise you should know the consequences."

After saying that, he walked out of the lobby of the Imperial Guard.

Jiang Cheng crawled towards the lobby door, "I respectfully send you off, Lord Governor!"

After Nan Sheng's figure completely disappeared outside the door, Jiang Cheng raised his head and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

After Nan Sheng left the Imperial Guard, he immediately came to the imperial study in the Taiji Hall.

(End of this chapter)