Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 561 Wang Bin Resigns
"Then let's go ask Lord Haichang!" Yang Zhengshan said.

This is how the circle of nobles is, everyone can be connected in any way.

"And Wan Ting's marriage should be settled as well!" Yu Qingyi interrupted.

Yang Zhengshan pulled the little girl and grabbed her beard. The girl had fallen asleep, but she was still holding on to his beard.

While carefully pulling the little girl's hand away, he said, "Didn't you say that the youngest son of the Marquis of Nanyang is very good?"

"I already have an engagement!" Yu Qingyi said helplessly.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment, "Where is Zhou Xu's grandson?"

"There's an engagement too!"

Yang Zhengshan racked his brains and thought for a long time, and suddenly thought of a candidate, "How old is Liu Zhe's grandson?"

Yu Qingyi thought for a moment, "She seems to be about sixteen or seventeen years old! I just don't know if she has any engagement!"

When marrying off a daughter, one naturally has to find a familiar family. Qu Shaogong was chosen by Yang Wanqing herself, but Yang Wanting and Yang Zhengshan still wanted to find a familiar family.

Zhou Xu and Liu Zhe are both his old friends, and Yang Zhengshan would be very willing to marry them.

Yu Qingyi said with some concern: "Liu Zhe is a playboy, his grandson won't be the same as him!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan forgot about this.

Liu Zhe has always prided himself on being a romantic man. He once took Lin Zhan to visit a brothel. I wonder if his grandson is the same as him.

If she were the same as him, she would definitely not be able to marry Wanting to him.

"Not necessarily. Let's check it out after the New Year!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Yu Qingyi nodded, "The Liu family is not bad, the rules are not too big, and it's not far from Kyoto."

At this time, Lu Shou came to the door and said, "My Lord, Wang Sheng is here!"

Yang Zhengshan was a little surprised. "Why is he here at this time?"

Today is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year will be in two days. At this time, Wang Sheng should be accompanying Wang Bin to celebrate the New Year. Why is he running to Kyoto?

"I'll go take a look, so you don't have to wait for me for lunch!"

Yang Zhengshan stood up and handed the little girl Jiang Anru to Jiang Ning, then quickly walked towards the front yard.

There was a heavy snowfall in Kyoto two days ago. There was still a thick layer of snow on the ground, and the entire mansion was covered in silver.

Yang Zhengshan, wearing a cloak, walked slowly to the tea room. As soon as he entered the door, Wang Sheng fell to his knees and said, "Please, Lord, save my father!"

Yang Zhengshan was stunned, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull him up, "What are you doing, kid? Get up and talk!"

Wang Sheng could be considered half his disciple. When they were in Anyuan City, Wang Sheng followed him for more than two years. Although Wang Sheng later followed Wang Bin to Beiyuan Town, Wang Sheng often visited the Yang family during festivals over the years.

Wang Sheng was helped up by Yang Zhengshan. His eyes were slightly red and he looked haggard. Seeing this, Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly and asked, "What happened?"

"These are the letters my father wrote to the Marquis!" Wang Sheng hurriedly took out the letters and memorials written by Wang Bin.

Yang Zhengshan opened the letter and read it quickly.

His brows furrowed even deeper, then he read the memorial again and fell into deep thought.

Is Duan Qifeng colluding with the Wulianghu tribe?

This made him feel a little incomprehensible.

Who is Duan Qifeng?
He is the eldest son of Duke Rong. When Duan Rui passes away, he will be the first-class Duke Rong of Darong.

Given his identity and status, why would he risk being beheaded to have an affair with the Wulianghu tribe?
"Go and call Ding Qiu!" Yang Zhengshan ordered Lu Shou.

Lu Shou bowed and left the tea room to look for Ding Qiu.

"Sit down and talk!" Yang Zhengshan asked Wang Sheng to sit down again, and then asked about the details.

Although Wang Sheng was extremely tired, he still concentrated on telling the whole story.

After listening to this, Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.

"It stands to reason that Duan Qifeng has no reason to collude with the Wulianghu tribe, but this matter is indeed suspicious. The standard weapons in the army generally do not appear in large quantities in the hands of the Wulianghu tribe!"

The standard weapons in the military are all standardized and are very different from the weapons used by civilian warriors.

Although the weapons forged in each weapon workshop are different, they are actually similar and can be easily distinguished, so the possibility that Wang Bin and Wang Sheng made a mistake can be ruled out.

As for whether the Wulianghu tribe can seize standard weapons from the soldiers of Beiyuan Town, this possibility does exist, and the number of weapons seized should be quite large.

But there are also big differences between old weapons and new weapons.

On the battlefield, the service life of a weapon is actually not very long. Generally speaking, it needs to be replaced after two or three battles.

The reason is that during fighting, weapons are easily collided and worn.

If a long sword is used to chop armor dozens of times, a gap will appear on the blade or even break.

After all, the standard weapons in the army are not magical weapons, but just ordinary weapons forged in batches.

Therefore, the standard long swords left in Cheorwon Guard should not have been captured by the Wulianghu tribe in the battle.

Would Duan Qifeng sell weapons to the Wulianghu tribe, and then let the Wulianghu tribe use the weapons to fight him?

Yang Zhengshan always felt that this matter was unreliable!

"I have been thinking about this matter all the way. Maybe this was not done by Duan Qifeng, but it must be related to the officials and generals of Beiyuan Town!" Wang Sheng said.

Yang Zhengshan asked: "Do you have any other discoveries?"

Wang Sheng shook his head. "No, my father has always been suppressed by Duan Qifeng. He can only control a poor garrison in Tieyuanwei and cannot interfere with the core power of Beiyuan Town at all."

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. He knew Wang Bin’s situation, so he had persuaded Wang Bin to leave Beiyuan Town.

He looked at the memorial written by Wang Bin and said, "This memorial cannot be submitted yet!"

"Why?"

Yang Zhengshan said: "Without any evidence, I'm afraid that dozens of long swords can't prove anything at all!"

Impeaching Duan Qifeng is different from impeaching Zhou Yunsong. Zhou Yunsong is a cabinet minister. Yang Zhengshan does not need to provide any evidence to impeach him. He can just make unreasonable demands.

But Duan Qifeng is not only the eldest son of Duke Rong, but also in charge of Beiyuan Town. How can he impeach the commander of the border town without real evidence?

And even if there is real evidence, we must consider the consequences of impeaching Duan Qifeng.

Even if Emperor Yanping wanted to deal with Duan Qifeng, he would have to think carefully before doing so.

As the two were talking, Ding Qiu came to the tea room, "My Lord!"

"You should immediately go to the Iron Wing Guard in Beiyuan Town to check on their situation. If everything is fine, then you should go and see General Wang. If something goes wrong with Iron Wing Guard, you should come back immediately!"

"You can go alone, be careful not to be spotted on the way!"

Yang Zhengshan said.

If this matter is really related to Duan Qifeng, then Duan Qifeng is likely to kill to silence the witness.

Once Duan Qifeng knows that Wang Sheng has arrived in Beijing, he will probably do something desperate and without any bottom line.

"Yes! I will leave right away!" Ding Qiu did not say anything else and took the order and left. Yang Zhengshan pondered for a while before comforting Wang Sheng: "You don't have to worry too much. After all, your father is the deputy general of Beiyuan Town. Even if Duan Qifeng wants to kill people to silence them, he will have to take a big risk!"

"He can't do it himself, he can only rely on the power of the Wulianghu tribe. If the Wulianghu tribe attacks Tieyuanwei, your father will still have a chance to escape!"

Wang Sheng nodded somewhat dejectedly.

Tieyuanwei not only has his father, but also his wife and children. It is impossible for him not to worry.

But now that things have come to this, he can only wait.

"Let's stay at the Marquis' Mansion for the New Year this year. Lu Shou, arrange a guest room for Wang Sheng and let them stay there first!"

"As for this memorial, leave it with me for now!"

Yang Zhengshan threw the letter into the fire and then collected the memorial written by Wang Bin.

If Wang Bin was really silenced, then this memorial would be his last writing. As for the letter, some of its contents should not be spread out.

Wang Bin's letter not only explained what happened in Cheorwonwei, but also meant to entrust Wang Sheng to him, as well as some other things about the Wang family.

Wang Sheng stayed in the marquis's mansion temporarily, and time soon came to the seventh year of Yanping. During the New Year, the Yang family was still bustling.

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Although Yang Zhengshan was also worried about Wang Bin's situation, he couldn't let Wang Bin affect the Yang family's New Year atmosphere.

It’s just that Wang Sheng felt uncomfortable. He couldn’t eat or sleep well. He was worried and confused every day. Even Yang Zhengshan’s repeated attempts to persuade him were useless.

He remained in this state until after the Lantern Festival, when Ding Qiu rushed back from Beiyuan Town.

"How about it?"

In the study, Yang Zhengshan asked.

Ding Qiu said: "Everything is fine in Tieyuanwei. General Wang has already sent his family away to Ludong!"

Ludong belongs to Shanhe Province, and Wang Bin is from the Wang family of Ludong. His ancestors produced several military generals, especially Wang Bin’s father, who served as a first-rank governor.

"This is General Wang's handwritten letter!" Ding Qiu handed the letter to Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan opened it and took a quick look, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Cheorwon Guard did not encounter any attack, and Bukwon Town did not make things difficult for Wang Bin, as if they wanted to let Wang Bin fend for himself in Cheorwon Guard.

"You deliver this letter to Wang Sheng!"

"Yes!" Ding Qiu replied.

After he left, Yang Zhengshan sat in the study and began to ponder.

Those standard long swords cannot be fake, which means that there must be someone in Beiyuan Town who is secretly communicating with the Wulianghu tribe.

Was Duan Qifeng involved in this?
It seemed that he had no reason to be involved, but with his control over Beiyuan Town, if someone was secretly colluding with the Wulianghu tribe, how could he not know about it?

You should know that Duan Qifeng's control over Beiyuan Town is no less than Yang Zhengshan's control over Chongshan Town. In fact, it is even higher than Yang Zhengshan's control over Chongshan Town. After all, Yang Zhengshan hasn't been to Chongshan Town for many years.

There are many doubts and many things that don’t make sense here, and Yang Zhengshan couldn’t figure it out for a while.

Naturally, he couldn't figure it out, because he didn't know that the Shen Yang Sect was involved.

Duan Qifeng provided all kinds of supplies to the Wulianghu tribe. He did not do it for money, but for hunting and killing for food.

He sent some disobedient people to the Wulianghu tribe, and the Wulianghu tribe also sent some disobedient people to him.

The so-called small-scale battles were actually Duan Qifeng’s hunting grounds for hunting blood prey.

It is precisely for this reason that Duan Qifeng was able to become an innate warrior by relying on the Xu Ling and Refining Blood Technique.

In terms of status and position, Duan Qifeng really has no reason to collude with the Wulianghu tribe, but in order to become a congenital warrior and to have a more powerful cultivation, he has reason to cooperate with the Wulianghu tribe.

Of course, his cooperation with the Wulianghu tribe is also very fragile. There is no trust between the two sides at all, and no common interests. On the contrary, they have irreconcilable contradictions. Therefore, both sides are now actively preparing for a big battle.

Yang Zhengshan didn't know the inside story, so naturally he couldn't figure it out.

At this moment, he felt that there should be no problem with Duan Qifeng. It might be that the generals under Duan Qifeng were blinded by greed and did these stupid things.

A moment later, Wang Sheng also came to the study.

"My lord, I want to go back to Ludong!" Wang Sheng said impatiently.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Go ahead, I will write a letter to your father and ask him to resign from his post and return to Kyoto as soon as possible!"

After receiving Wang Bin's letter, Wang Sheng felt relieved and his spirits improved a lot.

"I'm sorry to have caused you so much trouble! Your nephew thanks you!"

Yang Zhengshan held him and said, "Okay, there's no need to say these polite words. Pack up and go to Ludong to see your family first!"

After Wang Sheng left, Yang Zhengshan wrote another letter and sent several guards to Cheorwonwei.

Since Wang Bin is not in danger for the time being, Yang Zhengshan is not in a hurry.

As for the fact that someone in Beiyuan Town was colluding with the Wulianghu tribe, Yang Zhengshan wrote another letter to Lu Hua after careful consideration.

He was unable to find out the truth about these things. After all, he had no foundation in Beiyuan Town and it was difficult for him to interfere in the affairs of Beiyuan Town. If he wanted to find out the truth about this matter, he needed the Secret Guard to do it.

In fact, Wang Bin had already submitted his resignation to the court without Yang Zhengshan's letter of persuasion.

The Ministry of War quickly approved his resignation. It was not Duan Qifeng who instructed the Ministry to do so, but Wang Bin was already quite old. Even Yang Zhengshan was 58 years old now, and Wang Bin was several years older than Yang Zhengshan. In addition, Wang Bin resigned on the grounds of a recurrence of a hidden injury, so the Ministry of War naturally would not reject his resignation.

When border officers get older, they either retire to the second line and serve as garrison officers in the Dusi Yamen, or simply resign and return home to retire after taking up an idle position.

Yang Zhengshan received the news of Wang Bin's resignation in early February. He personally went to the Ministry of War and negotiated for Wang Bin to get an idle position as the deputy governor of the Right Army Governor's Office.

Around the end of February, Wang Bin arrived in Kyoto.

In the marquis's mansion, looking at the gray-haired Wang Bin, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but sigh at the impermanence of life.

Thinking back to the time when he and Wang Bin fought together in the north, Wang Bin at that time was full of vigor and ambition, but now Wang Bin looks old and no longer has any of his former vigor and ambition.

In the tea room of the Marquis's Mansion, the two sat opposite each other.

"Brother looks much older!" Yang Zhengshan said with a faint smile.

Wang Bin smiled helplessly, "I can't refuse to accept my old age, ah~~"

He is really old, not only physically but also mentally.

After this incident, he no longer had any ambition to make progress.

Fame, wealth and status are all gone in the blink of an eye.

Even the practice of martial arts will vanish into thin air.

"If only I had stayed in Chongshan Town instead of going to Beiyuan Town!" Wang Bin said gloomily.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "If you stay in Chongshan Town, you will probably die at the hands of Ji Feiyu!"

If Wang Bin had stayed in Chongshan Town, he would definitely be the deputy general of Chongshan Town, and when Ji Feiyu started the rebellion, the first person to be eliminated might have been him.

Wang Bin smiled and said, "That's right."

The two drank tea and talked about the past. With Yang Zhengshan's comfort, Wang Bin's mentality improved a lot. He was no longer so decadent, but more relaxed and free.

He had spent enough time in Beiyuan Town, and now returning to Beijing was free from his official duties.

(End of this chapter)