Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 511 The fifth year of Yanping, April in late spring.

"But why can Sister Xueer go?" Yang Wanqing asked.

Yang Zhengshan reached out and ruffled her hair, and said with a smile: "Although you call her sister, you can't really treat her as a sister. She may be older than your mother!"

Yang Wanqing stared at Yang Zhengshan in a daze, somewhat doubting whether Yang Zhengshan was talking nonsense.

"She is the Palace Master of the Xueling Palace! The martial arts she practices are quite special. Although she looks very young, she should be much older than you." Yang Zhengshan explained.

When he first met Xue Qiaoer, he really thought that Xue Qiaoer was just a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, but when he saw Xue Qiaoer this time, he realized that Xue Qiaoer was not a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old at all.

Yang Zhengshan estimated that Xue Qiaoer should be in her twenties or thirties. As for whether she might be older, the possibility was not very high.

No matter how special the skills of the Snow Spirit Palace are, it is impossible to keep people young forever.

"And her strength, she should be as strong as your grandmother!" Yang Zhengshan said again.

"So amazing?" Yang Wanqing opened her mouth in disbelief.

Her grandmother is Yu Qingyi, who has reached the level of half-step innate cultivation.

Xue Qiao'er looked like a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, but she possessed the strength of half a step to innateness, which made it hard for her to believe.

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "You, you underestimated your sister Xue'er."

"Did you notice the four maids around her?"

Yang Wanqing shook her head.

"The four maids all look like they are in their twenties, but each of them has a cultivation level of above the sixth level!" Yang Zhengshan said.

These were discovered by Yang Zhengshan during this period.

That Grandma Xue is unfathomable, Xue Qiaoer is a hidden talent, and the maids around her are all powerful warriors.

The only normal one was Xue Zhongjin, who probably had the eighth level of acquired cultivation.

Yang Wanqing was still in shock, Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "So she can go to the Jinlong Dynasty, but you can't!"

"Although grandpa can ask them to take care of you, you will only become a burden to them if you follow them. It will not do you any good!"

"Oh!" Yang Wanqing responded with some disappointment.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "How about this, your Aunt Yunqiao will come to Beijing in a while, and then you can go out and play with your Aunt Yunqiao!"

Wang Yunqiao came to Beijing for Wang Mingzhe's marriage. Although Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi could make the decision on this matter, Yang Zhengshan felt that it would be better to let Wang Yunqiao come to Beijing to make the decision together.

"Going out with Aunt Yunqiao?" Yang Wanqing was delighted at first, but then she realized, "After Aunt Yunqiao finishes her business, won't she go back to Chongshan Town?"

"Yes, you can follow her to Chongshan Town!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Yang Wanqing suddenly became depressed. "Forget it, I'd better stay in Kyoto!"

"Hahaha~~" Yang Zhengshan was amused by her little expression.

Dispelling Yang Wanqing's idea of ​​going out to play, Yang Zhengshan continued to study the recipe of the Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill.

This Jade Bone Ice Heart Pill is much more difficult to refine than the Bone Strengthening Pill.

Moreover, he only had one Ice Heart Fruit available, so he had to be cautious.

……

The water flows eastward, and the leaves fall.

Although Yang Zhengshan was in Kyoto, he was actually far away from the center of power in the court.

In fact, he had no say in either the six ministries of the cabinet or the Five Military Commissioners' Headquarters.

Even if Emperor Yanping trusted him, he could not change this fact.

Yang Zhengshan did not feel disappointed or lost about this because this was the result of his deliberate maintenance.

Now that he has let go of Chongshan Town, there is no need to find another burden for himself.

He was already an innate warrior, so there was no need for him to get involved in the power struggle in the court.

So Yang Zhengshan was at ease enjoying this leisurely life without any burden.

Practicing, refining medicine, meeting friends, and enjoying his grandchildren, his life is leisurely but not boring.

The home is bustling, the court is noisy, and in the world of martial arts, one person sings and another takes the stage. Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs, everything is heard, but also casually.

Time flies and another three years have passed.

In the fifth year of Yanping, in late spring, April.

A pair of sparrows are writing on the desk, and dots of poplar catkins fall into the inkstone pool. Sitting by the small window, reading the Book of Changes, I don't know how long spring has gone.

In the main hall of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

Yang Zhengshan sat under the eaves, holding a letter and reading it slowly.

In the main room, Yu Qingyi was sitting on a Luohan bed, embroidering a long gown, while Qingxia and Hongyun, two big maids, were helping her beside her.

After reading the letter in his hand, Yang Zhengshan let out a sigh of relief.

"The debt owed by Chongshan Town has finally been paid off!"

After four years, a full four years, Zhou Lan finally paid off the debt he left in Chongshan Town.

Whether it was the bonds issued by the General's Office or the deposits borrowed from Chongshan Money House, they have now finally been repaid.

"It's good that it's paid off, so you don't have to worry about it all day long!" Yu Qingyi said while embroidering a long gown.

In the past three years, Yang Zhengshan seldom asked about the affairs of the court. Apart from the Martial Arts Pavilion, he only paid attention to the situation in Chongshan Town at most.

Yang Zhengshan stood up, put away the letter in his hand, and said with a smile: "Zhou Lan plans to let Luo Feiyu serve as the lieutenant general of the Western Dinghu Guard. What do you think?"

Now Chongshan Town no longer has six routes, but eight routes.

The Lieutenant General of the Black Cloud Guard in the North and the Lieutenant General of the Dinghu Guard in the West were added.

The garrison of the Western Dinghu Guard was located in the western part of the north of Chongshan Town, which was close to the Wulianghu tribe.

The plan that Yang Zhengshan formulated back then was to gradually erode the living space of the Wulianghu tribe, and now Zhou Lan is implementing this plan.

She wanted to treat Dinghu Wei as a nail, first nailing it on the vast grassland, and then slowly build a garrison, and then encroach on the grassland of the Wulianghu tribe.

"What opinion can I have?" Zhou Lan looked up in confusion.

Although Luo Feiyu is her junior fellow apprentice, he has been serving as a general in the army for many years and is no longer the reckless boy he used to be.

Yang Zhengshan sat on the Arhat bed and said, "This Dinghuwei is not a good place. Once Dinghuwei is built, it will become a thorn in the eyes of the Wulianghu tribe."

"I estimate that it won't be long before the Wulianghu tribe will launch a large-scale attack on Dinghu Guard!" Although the Wulianghu tribe has reduced its intrusions on Beiyuan Town in the past three years, it does not mean that they have become weak.

The Wulianghu tribe reduced its intrusions into Beiyuan Town because a power transition was taking place within the tribe.

Prince Uto successfully took the throne of King Wuliang, and he had already straightened out the power within the Wulianghu tribe.

In addition, the Wulianghu tribe has enjoyed good weather and no disasters in the past three years. Now the Wulianghu tribe has recovered its vitality and may be even stronger than when it invaded Liaoxi.

Therefore, Dinghu Wei’s situation will be extremely dangerous in the future, and if they are not careful, they may even be in danger of being wiped out.

It would be very dangerous for Luo Feiyu to serve as the Lieutenant General of the Western Dinghu Guard at this time.

Yu Qingyi thought for a moment and said, "I have no objection to this matter. Feiyu is under the command of General Zhou. He is General Zhou's soldier. General Zhou can use him however he wants. As for me and the Tianqing Sword Sect, we have no right to interfere in military affairs!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Then I will write back to Zhou Lan and let her make her own decision!"

The Tianqing Sword Sect has developed well in the past few years. With Luo Feiyu's support in the army and Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi's endorsement in the Shangwu Division, it is very easy for disciples of the Tianqing Sword Sect to find a job or an official position.

"Yes!" Yu Qingyi nodded, then lowered her head and continued embroidering the clothes in her hands.

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Yang Zhengshan came to the study, thought for a while, and then wrote a letter back to Zhou Lan.

He mainly wanted to remind Zhou Lan to be careful of sudden attacks from the Wulianghu tribe.

As for the rest, he has been away from Chongshan Town for four years, so he should not give blind orders.

"Master Hou!"

Just when Yang Zhengshan finished writing the letter, Hongyun walked into the study.

"Well! What's the matter?" Yang Zhengshan put the letter in an envelope and asked casually.

Hong Yun said, "Butler Lu said that Master Lin Zhan is here and is waiting for the Marquis in the front yard. He seems to have something urgent to do."

Wu Hai retired at the end of last year, and now Lu Shou is the chief steward of Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

"Lin Zhan, what urgent matter could he have?"

Yang Zhengshan was a little surprised, but he still stood up and walked towards the front yard.

Lin Zhan has been serving as the director of the Ministry of War for the past three years. Although he has never been promoted, he is doing well in the Ministry.

When he came to the back hall of the front yard, Yang Zhengshan saw Lin Zhan sitting in the tea room.

"Disciple pays homage to Master!"

Yang Zhengshan walked into the tea room and waved his hand, saying, "Sit down. What happened?"

Lin Zhan quickly poured tea for Yang Zhengshan, and then said, "Half a month ago, Yuzhou in Jiangnan was attacked by pirates. The city of Yuzhou was destroyed, and more than 10,000 people in the city were killed or injured. Even the prefectural government office was burned down by the pirates!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but frown.

The southeastern coast of Dayong is often harassed by pirates, but generally there will not be large-scale attacks because these pirates are all from the southeastern waters of Dayong.

Dayong still has some deterrent power, and those forces in the southeastern waters dare not easily provoke Dayong.

Therefore, most of the pirates that invade coastal areas are desperate criminals. There are not many of them, and their strength is not very strong. All they can do is attack the coastal villages.

An attack on a state capital like this had not happened to Dayong for a long time.

"What does this have to do with you?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Lin Zhan said: "My disciple has just received a transfer order from the Ministry of Personnel, and has been promoted to the governor of Yuzhou!"

Yang Zhengshan frowned and asked, "Why did you go to Yuzhou?"

"He is the disciple recommended by Lord Chen Tonghui. At the morning court today, the Ministry of Personnel said that they wanted to select an official who is good at military affairs to go to Yuzhou, so Lord Chen took the opportunity to recommend the disciple!" Lin Zhan said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. Yuzhou had just suffered an attack by pirates, and at this time it really needed a governor who was good at military affairs to take charge.

Lin Zhan is indeed a suitable candidate. He learned from the famous military master Jing'an Hou and has worked in the Ministry of War for several years. Although he has no experience in governing a region, he has a lot of experience in military and political affairs.

However, Yang Zhengshan still had some doubts in his heart.

Now the struggle in the court has become more and more obvious, and it has almost become a situation of confrontation between two factions.

Party strife!

Yes, this is the current situation of Darong’s court.

Emperor Yanping's balancing act has created the current situation of factional strife.

Yang Zhengshan was unwilling to get involved in such matters, but there was no guarantee that someone would plot against him.

Although Yang Zhengshan has paid little attention to state affairs in recent years, this does not mean that the civil and military officials in the court will ignore him.

For many people, he, the Marquis of Jing'an, is still very useful.

Of course, no one would try to win him over, because he was a nobleman, and noblemen were naturally incompatible with those civil servants.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment before saying, "Since this matter was discussed at the morning court session, you have no choice but to go!"

"It's not that I don't want to go, it's just that I'm not sure!" Lin Zhan sighed slightly.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? Just do whatever you want. If anything goes wrong, your master will support you!"

"As long as you are worthy of His Majesty and the people, Master will ensure that you have nothing to worry about!"

He still has this confidence.

Hearing this, Lin Zhan felt a lot more relaxed.

"Disciple thanks my master!" Lin Zhan bowed.

Yang Zhengshan helped him up, "Okay, there's no need for these empty formalities between you and me as master and disciple."

"When are you leaving?"

"Let's set off tomorrow! Yuzhou is in urgent need, and the Ministry of Personnel is urging us to leave. I must set off as soon as possible!"

"Let Ding Qiu pick a team of guards for you later!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Lin Zhan hesitated for a moment, "Isn't this too bad?"

"What's wrong with that? Just take them with you. With them, you will have a few helpers in Yuzhou!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Lin Zhan also felt that he needed some help, so he didn't refuse anymore.

Yang Zhengshan took out a wooden box from the cabinet behind him, opened it, and found many small green porcelain bottles inside.

(End of this chapter)