Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 547 I’m afraid that you will be unable to control yourself by then!
Seeing this, Ruan Hongyan's face changed drastically, "Retreat!"

Damn it, Li Xiangju, this idiot, didn’t he investigate the other party’s strength before?
It would be fine if there was a half-step innate warrior, but there is actually an innate warrior.

If you want to die, don't drag me with you!
At this moment, Ruan Hongqi wished he could kill Li Xiangchu, but unfortunately he had no chance. Li Xiangchu had rushed to the front and had already been slashed in the neck by Yu Qingyi's sword.

At this time, Li Xiangju was lying on the ground, his consciousness blurred, his eyes staring blankly at the bright sky.

"Madam, leave him alive!" Yang Zhengshan shouted.

Yu Qingyi was in high spirits with the killing. He killed every small minion with one sword. Even Yang Zhengshan could hardly bear to watch him.

Ai Benhou finally reacted at this time, and hurriedly called to his followers: "Quick, capture these bandits."

The group of followers didn't care about any formation and rushed forward to capture and kill the bandits.

The battle ended quickly. From the time Yang Zhengshan asked the convoy to stop to the time Yu Qingyi put away his sword, it took less than a quarter of an hour.

"Hu~~" Yu Qingyi exhaled heavily and blinked at Yang Zhengshan, "I have been reckless, please punish me, my Lord!"

Yang Zhengshan rolled his eyes and said, "What a punishment!"

"Madam, you are so majestic. I am sweating. Madam, please go to rest quickly!"

He said seriously.

Behind him, Yang Wanqing was sitting in the carriage, covering her mouth and laughing, while Hongyun and Qingxia were also smiling.

Yu Qingyi returned to the carriage holding up her skirt and handed the sword to Qingxia. Qingxia quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off the sword.

Yang Wanqing helped her into the carriage. Well, it seemed a bit redundant to help her into the carriage, but Yu Qingyi seemed to be used to having someone to support her.

Sitting in the car, Yu Qingyi straightened his clothes and looked relaxed when he saw that there was no blood on them.

"Grandma is so awesome!" Yang Wanqing looked at Yu Qingyi with stars in her eyes, and she looked like Yu Qingyi's little fan girl.

Yu Qingyi said with a smile: "You will be as powerful as your grandmother in the future!"

Killing is a sin, but for Yu Qingyi, killing today is a kind of relaxation, or a vent, a release of emotions.

After years of hard training, I finally get to put it into practice today and I can't help but feel a lot happier.

After breaking through to the innate realm, she could no longer suppress the turmoil in her heart. After venting it out today, the turmoil in her heart dissipated, and was replaced by unprecedented peace.

Yang Mingcheng also felt very refreshed, but he still felt a little unsatisfied.

Yu Qingyi acted too quickly, and he only killed a few bandits. Most of the bandits were killed by Yu Qingyi.

It was just a minor incident. Soon, Ai Benhou's followers cleaned up the battlefield. They dumped the corpses in an open space on the side of the road and burned them, then set off again with a few survivors.

As the convoy moved forward, Ai Benhou hesitated several times to speak, but finally couldn't help asking, "Madam Hou is also a congenital warrior?"

"Well, she just broke through to the innate realm not long ago!" Yang Zhengshan did not hide it and said frankly.

In fact, there is nothing to hide. It is not shameful for Yu Qingyi to break through to the innate realm.

Ai Benhou sighed: "I didn't expect that the Marquis' wife is actually such a heroine!"

Yang Zhengshan said complacently: "That's right, my wife used to be the head of a sect."

"Master?" Ai Benhou was a little confused.

"Madam is the head of the Tianqing Sword Sect!" Yang Zhengshan explained simply.

Ai Benhou suddenly realized, "No wonder Madam Hou has such a high level of cultivation!"

The convoy moved forward slowly, out of the misty mountains and into the flat plains.

The official road was flat, so they traveled much faster, but they would definitely not be able to reach Nanhua City today.

They stayed another night in a garrison beside the official road.

It is called a tunbu, but in fact it is a market town.

This was originally a centurion's station of the southern Xinjiang vanguard, but because it was close to the official road and on the southern foot of the Yunwu Mountains, many passing caravans would choose to rest nearby. Where caravans stopped, there were business opportunities. Initially, only military households set up stalls nearby to sell some mountain products, but over time, a market town was formed here.

There are dozens of shops in the market town, as well as teahouses, taverns and inns.

The group rested in the market town for one night and arrived at Nanhua City before noon the next day.

Duke Xingguo Qu Changkong and a group of officials from Nanjiang Town went out of the city ten miles to welcome him. Although Yang Zhengshan no longer worked in Nanjiang Town, he was now a first-class marquis of Darong. Except for Duke Xingguo, the officials in the entire Nanjiang Town were not as high-ranking as Yang Zhengshan.

Qu Changkong came to greet them in order to welcome his relatives, while the other officials came to greet them in order to curry favor with Yang Zhengshan.

Even though Yang Zhengshan does not hold an important official position now, anyone who is well-informed knows that he is a close and trusted minister of Emperor Yanping.

Especially not long ago, Yang Zhengshan had just led the Four Seas Navy to annihilate the Four Seas Navy.

Seeing the convoy approaching, Qu Changkong laughed and said without waiting for Yang Zhengshan to dismount, "Brother Yang, I have heard of your great name for a long time!"

"My Lord, I have long heard of your great name. After meeting you today, I can see that your demeanor is indeed extraordinary!" Yang Zhengshan flattered.

"What the hell, Duke? We are a family from now on. I am honored to call you brother. Why are you being so polite to me?" Qu Changkong was a little too enthusiastic.

An old face smiling like a chrysanthemum.

"Haha, then I won't be polite, Brother Qu!"

"That's right! Haha~~" Qu Changkong laughed.

"Greetings, Lord Marquis!" The other officials finally found an opportunity to interrupt and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Yang Zhengshan also hurriedly returned the greeting, "Hello, gentlemen. I'll trouble you to go out of the city to welcome me."

Qu Changkong smiled and said, "Let me introduce you, my brother. This is our Nanjiang Town Governor Zhuang Yanzhuang, and this is our Nanjiang Town Military Supervisor Wang Fuan, Eunuch..."

Yang Zhengshan greeted the officials again.

In fact, he was not interested in the officials of Nanjiang Town, but since he was here, he had to get to know them. He couldn't just ignore them.

After some polite exchanges, Qu Changkong led the Yang family into Nanhua City.

Naturally, the Yang family could not live in the Mansion of the Duke of Xingguo before the wedding, so Qu Changkong prepared a house for the Yang family in the city, which served as a temporary residence for the Yang family and also as a home for Yang Wanqing when she got married.

Yang Zhengshan rested for a day, and the next day Qu Changkong held a banquet in the Duke's Mansion to entertain everyone in the Yang family.

The Duke of Xingguo's Mansion had no female head of household, so they had to let the little girl Qu Shaoshang be the head of the household and host a banquet in the back house for Yu Qingyi, Wang, and the wives of officials from Nanhua City.

Yang Wanqing has to wait to get married, and she definitely cannot go to the Duke's Mansion before getting married.

The marriage between the two families was a happy event, and Yang Zhengshan also gave face to the officials of Nanjiang Town and responded to their toasts with a smile.

The banquet lasted for more than two hours before it ended. After all the guests left, Qu Changkong finally had time to chat with Yang Zhengshan alone.

The two sat in the pavilion in the Duke's Mansion garden, drinking tea and chatting.

The Mansion of Duke Xingguo is very large, larger than Yang Zhengshan’s mansion, and the scenery in the mansion is also very beautiful. However, the Qu family is small, with only five people in total and only a hundred servants. Many places in this huge mansion have not been repaired for a long time and look a bit desolate.

In fact, this also represents the decline of the Xingguo Mansion. Although Qu Changkong is now a congenital warrior and is feared by the southwestern countries, the rise and fall of the Xingguo Mansion does not depend on him alone. The small population is the key to the rise and fall of the Xingguo Mansion.

Qu Changkong had two sons. The eldest son died young, the second son was weak, and the eldest daughter-in-law also died young. The second daughter-in-law has been bedridden for many years. In addition, Qu Shaogong is young now, so the Xingguo Mansion has been discontinued.

If Qu Changkong dies in battle again, it would be another matter whether Qu Shaogong could keep the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion.

The court might not take away the title, but it would certainly take back the military power of the Duke of Xingguo to guard the southern border.

That's why Qu Changkong was eager to see his grandson get married.

"The origins of those bandits a few days ago have been found out. As expected, they are from the Jinlong Dynasty!" Qu Changkong poured a bowl of tea for Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan took a sip of tea and said, "Well, it seems that the Jinlong Dynasty has a deep hatred for me!"

Qu Changkong shook his head slightly, "I have a deep hatred for them. Shao Gong's parents died in their assassination!"

Not only did the Jinlong Dynasty hate Qu Changkong to the core, Qu Changkong also hated the Jinlong Dynasty to the core.

Yang Zhengshan frowned, "Doesn't that mean Shao Gong and Wan Qing are not safe in Nanjiang Town?"

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"No, don't worry, brother, I will definitely protect them!" Qu Changkong repeatedly rejected.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him and finally nodded slightly.

Even Qu Changkong's son and daughter-in-law were killed by the Jinlong Dynasty, so Qu Shaogong and Yang Wanqing might not be safe either.

Nanjiang Town is different from Chongshan Town. Although Chongshan Town has been abandoned for a long time, it is difficult for the Hu people to sneak into Chongshan Town because the customs and habits between the two ethnic groups are very different and can be easily distinguished.

The customs and habits of the Jinlong Dynasty and Dayong were not very different. With just a little disguise, the spies of the Jinlong Dynasty could blend into Nanjiang Town.

Yang Zhengshan was somewhat worried about Yang Wanqing's future safety in Nanjiang Town, but he certainly couldn't mention this matter.

The fact that he mentioned it meant that he didn't believe in Qu Changkong's ability, which created a rift between the two of them.

"Can't we send troops to destroy them?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Qu Changkong shook his head. "Nanjiang Town alone cannot destroy the Jinlong Dynasty unless the court can dispatch a large army to help. But will the court dispatch a large army?"

He looked at Yang Zhengshan, as if expecting Yang Zhengshan to give an answer different from the one he had in mind.

However, he was disappointed, as Yang Zhengshan's answer was exactly what he had in mind.

"cannot!"

Dispatch a large army to attack the Jinlong Dynasty?

This is obviously impossible.

Today, Darong does have a lot of elite soldiers, the nine border towns, the twelve battalions of the imperial guards, and the sixteen guards of the royal army. They are all elite troops, but each of them cannot be easily mobilized.

Moreover, the official road leading to Nanjiang Town was too rugged and rough, making the mobilization of soldiers and the transportation of money and food a big problem.

Unless Emperor Yanping is willing to use all his national strength to attack the Jinlong Dynasty, will Emperor Yanping do that?
Obviously not. Don't forget that there is a Wulianghu tribe in the north of Darong who is eyeing them covetously.

Compared with the Jinlong Dynasty, the Wulianghu tribe is Darong's biggest concern.

After all, the Jinlong Dynasty only targeted the Qu family of the Xingguo Mansion, which was not a big threat to Dayong.

Qu Changkong was only slightly disappointed for a moment, then changed the subject and asked, "What changes have occurred in the court recently?"

Yang Zhengshan said: "There are no major changes, um, just the establishment of the Navy Commandery and the establishment of three new naval divisions!"

Qu Changkong asked, "Are the Song and Zhou factions still fighting?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at him in surprise, "Even you know about this?"

Qu Changkong smiled and said, "How could I not know? The governor Zhuang Yan is a member of the Song Party, and the governor You Yanzhi and Zhou Yunsong are from the same hometown!"

Yang Zhengshan frowned, "Has their fight affected Nanjiang Town?"

"Yeah." Qu Changkong looked at Yang Zhengshan strangely.

Yang Zhengshan was a little confused by his gaze, "What's wrong?"

Qu Changkong smiled and said, "I heard that there are several factions in the army, including the Beiyuan Party led by the Duke of Rong, the Xizhen Party led by the Duke of Shou, and the Chongshan Party led by the Marquis of Jing'an!"

Yang Zhengshan was confused.

What the hell?

He could still understand the Beiyuan Party headed by Duke Rong. After all, the Duke Rong's Mansion was now the leader of the noble group.

As for the West Town Party of the Shouguo Mansion, this is not difficult to understand. Although the Shouguo Mansion is usually very low-key, the old guy Shouguo has lived for a hundred years, and many generals in the three western border towns of Dayong were trained by him.

But what the hell is the Chongshan Party?

Yang Zhengshan thought about it carefully and felt that this statement was not without reason.

There is no need to talk about Chongshan Town. The Yang family is now deeply rooted in Chongshan Town. Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao are in charge of the two routes, while Yang Mingwu, Yang Mingzhen, Yang Chengze, Yang Chengxu and others are in charge of the town's flag camp. There are also a large number of Yang family members serving as middle and low-level military officers in Chongshan Town.

In addition, there are the Four Tenglong Guards and a group of Yang family’s relatives.

Liang Chu, Marquis of Changping, Xue Chang'an, Earl of Haichang, and now Qu Changkong, Duke of Xingguo.

"Then what party are you from?" Yang Zhengshan looked at him and said with some amusement.

Qu Changkong laughed and said, "I'll just join the Yang Party!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard, speechless.

He had never really thought that he could become a member of the party struggle, and he really did not intend to form a party, but he was a nostalgic person, so he would naturally take care of his old subordinates.

"Party disputes are the business of civil officials. What does it have to do with us nobles?"

"I'm afraid that you won't be able to control yourself by then!" Qu Changkong said meaningfully.

Although he lived in southern Xinjiang, it did not mean that he was unaware of the changes in the court.

Especially recently his Qu family was going to marry the Yang family, so he paid special attention to the situation of the Yang family.

In other words, Yang Zhengshan is not in an important position now, otherwise he would definitely be caught up in the factional movement.

Yang Zhengshan was silent. Some things cannot be avoided just because one does not want to get involved.

Now party struggles are still limited to civil servants, but what about in the future?
Given Emperor Yanping's penchant for striking a balance, he will probably have to support some forces in the army to suppress those veteran nobles in the future.

Yang Zhengshan picked up the tea and took a sip, temporarily putting his worries aside.

We’ll talk about the future later, there’s no need to worry about it now.

(End of this chapter)