Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 521 Do you know my background?
After discussing the matter with Yang Yunyan and Jiang He, Yang Zhengshan called Jiang Miao over the next day to ask for her opinion.

In the study, Jiang Miaofeng, who was wearing a red dress, rushed in hurriedly, "Grandpa, you are looking for Miaoer!"

The little girl was wearing a red dress, looking pretty and beautiful like a flower, and her eyes reflected the image of Yang Yunyan.

Looking at the little girl, Yang Zhengshan smiled lovingly and said, "You walk like someone is chasing you!"

"Grandpa is looking for me, so of course I have to hurry!" Jiang Miaoqiao smiled sweetly and came close to Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan reached out and rubbed the little girl's head, "Miao'er has grown up!"

Jiang Miao giggled, but her eyes fell on the fruit plate on the table, "Grandpa, is this for Miaoer?"

There were red and purple grapes in the fruit plate, which looked very delicious. Jiang Miao's favorite thing to eat was grapes, probably because Yang Zhengshan often stuffed grapes into her mouth when she was a child.

"Well, eat!" Yang Zhengshan pushed the fruit plate in front of Jiang Miao.

Jiang Miao sat down, picked up the grapes and started eating.

"Miaoer, what do you think of your Uncle An?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

According to seniority, Jiang Miao has to call An Chenhui "uncle master". If the two of them get married, there will be some difference in seniority, but this is not a big problem.

"Uncle An?" Jiang Miao tilted her head and thought for a while, "Uncle An is very good."

This girl probably doesn't understand the relationship between men and women. In her heart, everyone in her family is probably very nice.

"Then are you willing to marry your Uncle An?" Yang Zhengshan asked directly without beating around the bush.

"Marry Uncle An!" Jiang Miao looked confused. "Why would Miao'er marry Uncle An?"

"Men get married and women get married. Miao'er has grown up and is about to get married!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Jiang Miao put down the grapes in her hand and looked at Yang Zhengshan aggrievedly, "Grandpa, I want to stay with you forever."

Yang Zhengshan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Your grandpa doesn't want you to stay with him all the time. Besides, even if you get married, you can still stay with grandpa!"

He rubbed the little girl's head and said, "Your uncle An is in Kyoto. Whenever you miss grandpa, you can come to see him."

Jiang Miao tilted her head and thought about it. She was not a child who knew nothing. After all, she was already fourteen years old and knew that she would get married in two years. After all, the Yang family had held many marriages over the years.

She just couldn't bear to leave her grandfather, perhaps because she grew up in the Yang family, or perhaps because Yang Zhengshan was such a good grandfather, which made her closest to Yang Zhengshan, closer to him than to Yang Yunyan and Jiang He.

"Uncle An is a very good man. As long as grandpa thinks Miao'er can marry Uncle An, then Miao'er will marry him." Jiang Miao said.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and looked at the little girl. This girl was a smart child, because she knew that she would not choose, and she also knew that Yang Zhengshan would not harm her.

Like Yang Wanqing, it only adds a lot of troubles to oneself.

"Well, let grandpa take charge of this matter. If your uncle An dares to betray you in the future, grandpa will never forgive him!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Although he said so, he knew in his heart that it was all something for the future.

If one day An Chenhui betrayed Jiang Miao, even if An Chenhui was punished, Jiang Miao would have suffered the grievances she deserved and would have been hurt.

But who can guarantee that everything will go well in the future?
All he could do was try his best to find a good match for the children.

At least for now, An Chenhui is a good choice.

After talking to Jiang Miao, Yang Zhengshan called An Chenhui and told him about this matter.

Before Yang Zhengshan could finish his story, An Chenhui's face turned red and sweat covered his forehead.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him with a smile, "What do you think about this?"

"Master has the final say over my disciple!" said An Chenhui.

"So do you like Miao'er?" Yang Zhengshan stared at him.

He lowered his head, even his neck turned red, "I like it!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan stared at him, "You kid, you haven't been harboring bad intentions towards Miao'er for a long time, have you?"

"No, no, no~~" An Chenhui waved his hands repeatedly to deny.

When Yang Zhengshan saw his expression, he knew in his heart that this boy might have been interested in Miao'er for a long time.

Well, that's good, it saves me a lot of trouble.

After the matter was settled, Yang Zhengshan told An Yuxing about it. As for the rest of the matters, he didn't need to worry about them. By then, An Chenhui's parents would be free to come to Beijing to discuss the marriage with the Yang family, and the Yang family would definitely focus on Jiang He and Yang Yunyan.

In comparison, it is Yang Qingwan and Qu Shaogong who are more worrying.

Although the two of them are in love with each other, they seem to have never expressed their feelings, and no one knows when they will be able to get married.

As for other people, Yang Zhengshan was too lazy to worry about them and let Yang Mingcheng and Wang worry about them.

The Yang family has two more children who are ready to get married. Yang Chengxian is fifteen years old and Yang Wanting is fourteen years old. It’s time to put their marriages on the agenda.

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Yuzhou City.

Lin Zhan has been in office in Yuzhou for more than a month. With his help from many parties, all the pirates in Yuzhou have been wiped out, and Yuzhou has gradually returned to peace. However, due to the chaos caused by the pirates, countless people were killed and injured in Yuzhou, and all industries are in need of revival.

In Yuzhou city, Lin Zhan was busy rebuilding the prefectural yamen. Although many people suffered, the prefectural yamen still had to be rebuilt.

Lin Zhan stood in front of the burned-down government office, watching a group of laborers load the ashes onto carts and take them away.

At this time, Tongzhi Zhang Yu came hurriedly and said, "Sir, it's bad. The bandits from Haizhouwei are here to demand food and money!"

"Are you making trouble for food and wages?" Lin Zhan frowned slightly. "Where's Wang De'an?"

Wang De'an was the commander of Haizhou Guard. After receiving the official document requesting help, Wang De'an entered Yuzhou with two thousand soldiers. However, after arriving in Yuzhou, this guy did not go to wipe out the pirates. Instead, he stayed outside Yuzhou City and said that he was protecting the city.

Most of the remaining small-scale pirates in Yuzhou were wiped out by the Haizhou Shangwu Division.

"Wang De'an is not here!" Zhang Yu said.

"Where are they asking for food and money?" Lin Zhan asked.

"It's at the government warehouse." Zhang Yu said.

Lin Zhan looked a little ugly. These bastards didn't help at all after they came, and now they even had the nerve to ask him for food and wages.

With a cold face, he walked quickly towards the official warehouse.

When he arrived at the government warehouse, he found that three or four hundred soldiers were surrounding the door of the warehouse.

This official warehouse is the last supply of grain for the prefectural government. Lin Zhan hopes to use this grain to build the structure of the prefectural government.

"Are you going to starve us to death? You let us fight the pirates but you don't even give us food or money!"

"That's right. They don't even provide us with food and wages. Where is the prefect? ​​Let him come out and give us an explanation!"

"We want an explanation!"

"Let him out!"

A group of soldiers were making a lot of noise and shouting, so the yamen runners could only close the door of the government warehouse and dared not open it.

Lin Zhan looked at this scene, a cold light flashed in his eyes. "Master Zhang, go and ask Master Yu to come over!" he ordered.

The Lord Yu he mentioned is Yu Shengze, a captain of the Shangwu Division of Haizhou. Yu Shengze made the greatest contribution to the suppression of the pirates in Yuzhou this time.

"Yes, yes, I'll go and invite you right away!" Zhang Yu responded in a panic.

Lin Zhan instructed Ding Lu again: "Go find Captain Li and ask him to lead the troops over. Also, look for Wang Dean. If you find him, ask him to come over. If he doesn't come, then don't bother with him!"

If Wang Dean didn't support the soldiers asking for food, Lin Zhan would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.

Although it is reasonable that the local government should provide food and fodder for the garrisons when they send troops, Yuzhou has no food to provide in its current condition, and both the Jiangnan Provincial Administration and the Dusi Yamen have stated that Yuzhou does not need to provide food.

As for why Wang De'an let the soldiers riot for food and wages, it was very simple. He didn't need any other reason except that he wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune.

Seeing that the group of soldiers were getting more and more violent, and seemed to be rushing to the gate of the government warehouse, Lin Zhan's eyes flashed coldly and he shouted loudly: "Shut up!"

The sound was like thunder, instantly suppressing the shouts of the soldiers. The scene became quiet, but then the soldiers saw that it was him and shouted again: "The prefect is here!"

"Sir, you have to give us justice!"

"We came here to suppress the bandits, but we can't even get a bite to eat!"

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A group of people surrounded Lin Zhan, and the guards around Lin Zhan hurried forward to warn them.

"Shut up!" Lin Zhan shouted again, "Let your leader speak out!"

The soldiers looked at each other. Although they were clamoring for food and wages, they really didn't dare to do anything reckless.

They can make some noise, but if it gets out of hand, no one will collect their bodies.

Soon a thin man walked out of the crowd and looked at Lin Zhan with a flattering smile on his face, "I greet the governor!"

"Who are you?" Lin Zhan asked.

"I am Zhang Bei, the flag officer of Haizhou Guard."

"You brought these people here!" Lin Zhan looked at him with cold eyes.

Zhang Bei shuddered all over. "No, no, I was just with them. I didn't bring this upon myself!"

"Who asked you to come here to ask for food and wages?" Lin Zhan continued to ask.

"No one!" Zhang Bei quickly denied, "Your Excellency the prefect should also understand us. After we came to Yuzhou, we have already distributed food and wages. We have no choice but to come to you for help!"

"Please! Is this how you beg?" Lin Zhan said coldly.

Pretending, haha, do you really think I'm so easy to fool?

These guys have only been in Yuzhou for more than ten days. They have done nothing and just stayed outside the city. How could they be hungry?

As for the claim that they didn't bring any food or fodder, that's even more impossible. Haizhou Wei is not far from Yuzhou. Even if they didn't bring any when they came, they can transport them here now.

Moreover, he had already shown Wang De'an the official documents from the Provincial Administration and the Military Commissioner's Office. Unless Wang De'an was mentally retarded, it was impossible for him not to transport food and fodder over.

At this time, a tall man came quickly with more than 20 people in the distance.

"Lord Lin!" Yu Shengze came closer and saluted with his fists.

"Lord Yu, I'm sorry to trouble you again!" Lin Zhan's expression relaxed a little and he returned the greeting.

Yu Shengze laughed, "Lord Lin, you are too polite. We are all serving the court, so why would it be a big deal?"

The chief officer of the City's Martial Arts Department is a Qianhu, but in reality Yu Shengze has only a hundred people under his command, most of whom are elite soldiers in the army, and half are warriors recruited from the public.

Even though there are only twenty or so people around Yu Shengze, these twenty people are all warriors, and several of them are acquired warriors.

As soon as the two finished speaking, Li Boran came over with hundreds of soldiers.

"Greetings, Master Lin!"

Lin Zhan nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Captain Li!"

Although Li Boran is also a captain of Haizhou Guard, he is not the same kind of person as Wang De'an.

Wang De'an said that he was guarding the state capital, but in fact, the one who really guarded the state capital was Li Boran.

Seeing so many people coming, the soldiers who were clamoring for food and wages became a little scared. They stood still and dared not shout anymore.

Lin Zhan no longer paid any attention to them and just stood there waiting.

The key to this matter is not this group of soldiers, but that Wang De'an.

He wanted to see if Wang De'an dared to show up.

Wang De'an still had some confidence. After about a quarter of an hour, Wang De'an hurried over.

Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.

"What the hell are you doing, you damned dogs? Didn't I say I would give you food and wages? How dare you come here and cause trouble!"

"Oh, Lord Lin, I'm sorry. I bowed my head. It's my fault for not being able to control them properly. I let these bastards come and cause trouble for Lord Lin!"

Wang Dean ran over with an apologetic smile on his face and bowed to Lin Zhan repeatedly.

Lin Zhan looked at him, "Sir Wang, do you think I have a good temper?"

Wang Dean was stunned, "Master Lin, what are you talking about!"

"I know everything about you. Your sister is the concubine of Duke Anguo, right?" Lin Zhan looked at him expressionlessly.

Dare to cause trouble?
Without some confidence, you definitely wouldn’t have the courage to do that.

The Jiangnan Dusi Yamen was under the jurisdiction of the Zuo Jun Dudu's Office, and the Left Dudu of the Zuo Jun Dudu's Office was An Guogong Huairen, and Yang Zhengshan also held the honorary position of Right Dudu.

Wang De'an's face turned ugly when he heard this.

After all, giving your own sister away as a concubine is not a glorious thing.

Although being the concubine of Duke Anguo is considered a blessing, this matter cannot be discussed openly.

"What do you mean, Lord Lin?" Wang De'an's voice turned cold.

Yu Shengze next to him held the long sword in his arms, looking like he was enjoying the show.

"Then do you know my background?" Lin Zhan smiled, a very bright smile.

Wang Dean was stunned at first, then he said uncertainly: "Didn't Lord Lin work in the Ministry of War before?"

It's not that he didn't know about Lin Zhan. He knew that Lin Zhan used to be the head of the Ministry of War. As for other things, he didn't ask in detail. After all, this was Yuzhou, not Kyoto. If he wanted to find out about Lin Zhan's background, he had to go to Kyoto.

Besides, what does it matter if Lin Zhan has a high status? He has the Duke of Anguo's Mansion behind him. Even in Kyoto, there are only a few families that can compare with the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.

"That's right, I did work in the Ministry of War before, but I am a disciple of Marquis Jing'an!" Lin Zhan said softly.

He also has a backer, so he wouldn't be shy about borrowing Yang Zhengshan's power.

Like master, like disciple.

Back then, Yang Zhengshan loved to take advantage of others' power. He took advantage of Zhou Lan's power, the Ningguo Mansion's power, and finally the emperor's power.

In comparison, it is more natural for an apprentice to borrow the power of his master.

(End of this chapter)