Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 560 Emperor Yanping’s Control over the Court
Emperor Yanping stroked his beard and shook his head, "There is nothing new about this!"

He closed the memorial and picked up the memorial impeaching Zhou Yunsong. Compared with the memorial impeaching Yang Zhengshan, the memorial impeaching Zhou Yunsong was more diverse.

There were impeachments and all kinds of accusations, and all kinds of hats were put on Zhou Yunsong's head. Some people even put bigger accusations on him than the one Yang Zhengshan had put on him before.

The biggest accusation among them was treason.

Someone actually impeached Zhou Yunsong for treason, and the evidence was so solid that Emperor Yanping almost believed it.

But it is obvious that this is all nonsense. If it is said that Zhou Yunsong formed a clique, then Emperor Yanping believed it. After all, Zhou Yunsong's forming of a clique was the result of his deliberate act.

But if you say that Zhou Yunsong was plotting a rebellion, even a fool wouldn't believe it.

What did Zhou Yunsong rely on to rebel?
Should he rely on the hundreds of servants in his house, or on the civil servants under him?
Emperor Yanping walked and flipped through the books, stroking his beard and lost in thought.

He likes to play a balancing act, and now there is indeed a balanced situation in the court. Song Yuange and Zhou Yunsong are evenly matched and neither can do anything to the other.

However, at this time Emperor Yanping discovered that the situation before him seemed to be developing in an uncontrollable direction.

Dozens of memorials came in suddenly. What does this mean?
This shows that there were too many officials in collusion with Song Yuange in the court.

"It's time to change!" Emperor Yanping murmured in a low voice.

He could tolerate conflicts in the court, but he would never allow the conflicts to get out of his control.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Send these memorials to Marquis Jing'an and Lord Zhou!"

"Yes!" Zhang Mingzhong replied.

……

Soon, Yang Zhengshan received the memorials sent by the eunuchs in front of the emperor. After reading the four copies, Yang Zhengshan curled his lips indifferently, "Only four copies! Haha, Zhou Yunsong, this old fox, is really cunning enough."

Couldn’t Zhou Yunsong have officials impeach Yang Zhengshan?

Of course not. As long as Zhou Yunsong wanted, he could contact dozens of officials to impeach Yang Zhengshan in one day. But why didn't he do that? Because he understood that he could not make Yang Zhengshan an enemy.

Although Yang Zhengshan impeached him and caused him a lot of trouble, he did not regard Yang Zhengshan as an enemy, but only as a rude troublemaker.

There would be no benefit for him to continue to provoke Yang Zhengshan. Instead, it might lead to a more fierce counterattack from Yang Zhengshan. Therefore, he did not collude with officials to impeach Yang Zhengshan. The four memorials were just privately submitted by a few officials who wanted to curry favor with Zhou Yunsong.

"Eunuch Li, how many memorials are there impeaching Lord Zhou?" Yang Zhengshan asked the eunuch Li Shangxi who was sitting next to him.

Li Shangxi was in his twenties and looked very young. He was Zhang Mingzhong's godson and a young eunuch favored by Emperor Yanping.

Although he has little experience in the imperial city, he has a bright future and may become the second Chen Zhongshu in the future.

Why not the second Zhang Mingzhong?

Because Zhang Mingzhong's cultivation level is not high, it will be difficult for him to become a congenital warrior in this life.

However, Li Shangxi's aptitude for cultivation is very good. He is only in his early twenties, but he has already reached the second level of acquired cultivation. He is also valued by Emperor Yanping and has no shortage of resources. He has a great chance of becoming a congenital warrior in the future.

Li Shangxi smiled calmly and said, "We don't know either, but godfather couldn't carry it all by himself, so he specially found two attendants to carry the memorial to the imperial study!"

"Oh, how does Your Majesty deal with these memorials?" Yang Zhengshan became interested.

"Send them all to Lord Zhou!" Li Shangxi said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and thought about it. He felt that Emperor Yanping wanted to take action against Zhou Yunsong.

Previously at the morning court session, Emperor Yanping had no intention of touching Zhou Yunsong, but these memorials made Emperor Yanping change his mind. It seemed that Zhou Yunsong's background was also very dirty.

However, these things have nothing to do with Yang Zhengshan anymore, and he has now become an outsider.

Zhou Yunsong had no intention of dealing with him, and Song Yuange was chasing Zhou Yunsong relentlessly, so the two of them would inevitably have a big fight, and maybe even a life-and-death fight.

Thinking this through, Yang Zhengshan smiled, reached out and took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, and said, "I heard that Eunuch Li's cultivation has reached the acquired realm. I have recently refined some Nine Treasures Refining Pills, which are just right for Eunuch Li to use!"

"There are three in there. Eunuch Li, take them. If they are not enough, you can always come to me."

Yang Zhengshan handed the porcelain bottle to Li Shangxi with a smile.

The Nine Treasures Refining Energy Pill has the effect of condensing energy and is most suitable for warriors at the energy refining level and in the early stages of the acquired martial arts.

Li Shangxi took the porcelain bottle and said, "Thank you for the reward, Lord Marquis!"

"Hahaha, Eunuch Li is very busy, so I won't keep him here any longer!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Li Shangxi immediately stood up and bowed to say goodbye.

……

In the following days, just as Yang Zhengshan had expected, the two parties in the court almost fought each other to the point of impeachment. You impeached me, and I impeached you.

You try to win over the censors of the Censorate to make your memorials, and I will also try to win over the censors of the Censorate.

You asked the Ministry of Revenue to withhold my money and grain, and I asked the Ministry of Personnel to check your performance evaluation.

The two sides were going back and forth, and the fight was lively.

As the fight between the two sides became more intense, more and more officials were involved.

Until the day of the morning court session, Zhou Yunsong and Song Yuange actually resigned at the morning court session, and Emperor Yanping allowed their resignation.

This result surprised everyone in the court. Even Yang Zhengshan was extremely surprised when he heard about it.

The leaders of both parties resigned at the same time, which was a result that no one expected.

Inside the Marquis's Mansion, Yang Zhengshan sat in the study, holding a hand warmer.

Wu Zheng sat by the stove and warmed his hands.

"Do you know why they resigned?" Yang Zhengshan asked softly.

Wu Zheng shook his head, "I don't know the specific situation, but I think it's His Majesty's intention!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. There was only one person who could make Zhou Yunsong and Song Yuange resign at the same time, and that was Emperor Yanping.

"It seems that your majesty still has a strong control over the court!"

Although the officials in the court were having a great time, the one who actually controlled the court was Emperor Yanping.

It will soon be the seventh year of Yanping. In these six years, Emperor Yanping has completely taken control of the court.

Although this result is somewhat surprising, it is also reasonable.

Wu Zheng said: "Although Lord Song and Lord Zhou have resigned, their cronies are still in the court. Even without them, the court will still not be stable in the future."

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "You are right."

He took a sip of tea and said, "In fact, Your Majesty should not have driven them out of the court. With them around, the fighting in the court can be controlled within a certain range. Without them, the fighting in the court will be even more difficult to control!"

Wu Zheng hesitated for a moment and asked, "My Lord, should we win over some court officials?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at him in surprise, "You kid actually want to win over the court officials?"

Wu Zheng smiled awkwardly, "I know some court officials. If the Marquis needs it, I can build up some power in the court!" Lord Wu is a well-known figure in Kyoto. He can contact all kinds of people and even make friends among the court officials.

Of course, the court officials he came into contact with were not big shots, but low-level officials in various ministries.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly. "It is better for us to not interfere in this muddy water of the court. Once we get too involved, it will be difficult to get out."

"I did that before just to warn some people. After this incident, I believe no one in the court will come to make things difficult for us again."

"Let them fight, we'll just live our lives!"

He has never wanted to get involved in the struggles in the court. This time he stepped out to muddy the waters just to warn those officials.

He is very satisfied with his current life.

I am free and at ease, without so many worries. I just want to live a peaceful and stable life in the Martial Arts Pavilion.

Moreover, he needs to use his energy on cultivation, and does not have too much energy to spend on those messy things.

He stood up and said, "It's still early, let's go to the guard camp outside the city and visit the Martial Arts Pavilion!"

"The Suning Marquisate is very wealthy, and actually sent 200,000 taels of silver to the Martial Arts Pavilion!"

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Sun Dechang was smart enough. When he learned that Yang Zhengshan had impeached Zhou Yunsong at the morning court, he immediately sent someone to deliver 200,000 taels of silver to the Yanwu Pavilion and also submitted a letter of apology.

Bao Lang was also transferred back to the Yanwu Pavilion, and continued to serve as the supervisor of the Yanwu Pavilion.

……

In the market town at Ruhe Wharf.

Wang Sheng looked at the heavy snow with helplessness. He was unlucky. The day after he left Tieyuanwei, heavy snow fell throughout Beiyuan Town.

In order to get to Kyoto as soon as possible, he had to travel in the wind and snow.

However, it seemed as if God was deliberately against him, and wherever he went, heavy snow fell.

From Beiyuan Town to Longyuan, and then from Longyuan eastward along the Ru River, it snowed heavily every day for more than ten days along the way.

God was definitely not against him, it was just that the direction he was traveling happened to be the same as the air flow in the sky.

The cold current from the snowfield brings wind and snow from Beiyuan Town to the south to Longyuan, and then turns eastward after being blocked by Wanshanling.

"I don't know how father is doing?" Wang Sheng murmured with some concern.

He didn't know that Duan Qifeng and the Wulianghu tribe were now preparing for war and had no intention of paying attention to the Iron Won Guard, nor did he care that he would report the matter of smuggling arms to the court.

Just when Wang Sheng was worried about his father, an attendant walked over quickly.

"Master, I have already found out that there is a narrower river 20 miles to the east. We can cross the river directly from there!" the attendant reported.

Due to the freezing cold weather, the Ru River had long been frozen, making it impossible to cross the river by boat.

As for crossing the river on ice, you have to find a place where the river is narrower.

"Come on, let's leave now!"

Without any hesitation, Wang Sheng immediately took his followers and rode towards the east.

The snowy ground was slippery, and even on horseback they couldn't run too fast, so they could only move forward slowly.

It took them a day to cross the Ru River, and then they found a village to stay for the night. The next day they continued their journey towards Kyoto.

It was not until the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month that they arrived in Kyoto.

Standing in front of the Marquis Jing'an's Mansion, Wang Sheng almost cried.

Everything had gone wrong along the way, and coupled with his worries about Tieyuanwei, his mentality was about to collapse.

He was asked to open the door and give his name, and soon he was led to the tea room in the front yard of the mansion.

As the New Year is approaching, Yang Zhengshan is just sitting at home with nothing to do these days.

In the back hall of the main courtyard, Yang Zhengshan was holding a little baby. The baby's name was Jiang Anru, and she was Jiang Ning's daughter.

In the hall, Yu Qingyi was chatting with Yang Yunyan, and Jiang Ning's wife, Han, was also sitting beside them listening to them.

Jiang Ning stood beside Yang Zhengshan with a nervous look on his face, as if he was afraid that Yang Zhengshan would hurt his precious daughter.

"Why are you so nervous, kid? I, your grandpa, have held many children in my arms!" Yang Zhengshan said unhappily.

Jiang Ning smiled awkwardly, but he still said stubbornly: "I'm not afraid that Grandpa will hurt An An, I'm afraid that An An will dirty Grandpa's clothes!"

"Tsk~" Yang Zhengshan pouted in dissatisfaction and stretched out his hand to tease the little girl, "An An, come on, call me great-grandfather!"

The little girl is only nine months old. She can’t speak at all and can only squeak.

She raised both hands, seemed to be very interested in Yang Zhengshan's beard, and kept scratching Yang Zhengshan's beard.

Yang Zhengshan was also teasing her on purpose and put his beautiful black beard in her hands.

The little girl scratched her beard and giggled.

"How come you are the same as your aunt, both of you like to grab your great-grandfather's beard!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Jiang Miao liked to scratch Yang Zhengshan's beard when she was a child. Every time Yang Zhengshan hugged her, she would scratch Yang Zhengshan's beard and refuse to let go.

At this time, Yang Yunyan suddenly said to Yang Zhengshan: "Dad, do you know Anshun Bo?"

Yang Zhengshan said casually without even looking up: "I know, I met Anshun Earl Zhu Rong a few days ago!"

Although the Anshun Marquis' Mansion had no reputation in the circle of nobles, a disciple of the Anshun Marquis' Mansion joined the Martial Arts Pavilion last year. This person had outstanding qualifications and was considered a leader even in the Martial Arts Pavilion, so Yang Zhengshan remembered the Anshun Marquis' Mansion.

"How is their family?" Yang Yunyan asked.

Yang Zhengshan looked at her in surprise, "Why are you asking about their family?"

Yang Yunyan smiled and said, "Some time ago, someone asked me about Chengxian's marriage. I asked and found out that it was the wife of the Marquis of Anshun who asked someone to inquire about it. I didn't expect that they would find out about me!"

"Chengxian!" Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, "It's time for this kid to get married!"

Yang Chengxian will be seventeen years old next year. Logically, he should have settled his marriage a long time ago. However, because Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi went out to play for most of the year, the matter was delayed.

Yang Mingzhi and his wife were not in Kyoto, and Yang Mingcheng and his wife could not interfere, so Yang Chengxian's marriage had been delayed until now.

In fact, Yu Qingyi had been arranging a marriage for Yang Chengxian two years ago, but she had never found a suitable one.

"After the New Year, I'll let Wu Zheng check the situation in Anshun Marquis' Mansion!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Yang Yunyan added: "Dad, Madam Xue is the youngest daughter of Earl Anshun!"

The Madam Xue she was talking about was Xue Changan's daughter-in-law, and Yang Chengmao's mother-in-law.

Yang Zhengshan really didn't know this. He had seen Zhu before, but he didn't know that she was the youngest daughter of the Earl of Anshun.

(End of this chapter)