Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 584: Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings!
The dinner was over and everyone went back to their rooms.

In Wutong Garden, Yang Mingcheng kept frowning, unable to understand why Yang Zhengshan wanted him to inherit the title now.

Wang was delighted, and kept repeating, "Will I be the Marquis' wife in the future?"

"Haha, I will be the Marquis's wife in the future!"

"Hey hey Madam Hou!"

Her round face was full of silly smile, like a fool.

"Okay, stop nagging!" Yang Mingcheng was a little annoyed by her noise.

"Master, aren't you happy? You will be the Marquis in the future, and I will be the Marquis's wife!" Wang laughed.

As a village woman, her status and position rose with the rise of the Yang family, but Yang Mingcheng never held a position in the army, so she didn't even have an imperial edict.

People like Li and Liang both had imperial decrees, but she, as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yang family, was just an ordinary lady.

Although she never mentioned it, she still felt a little uncomfortable.

Now that Yang Zhengshan wants to pass the title to Yang Mingcheng, she also wants to become the marquis's wife.

First class lady!

This is a super product.

Her status is higher than that of a first-rank lady.

Yang Mingcheng looked at this stupid woman with eyes full of depression.

I'm stupid enough, why are you still so stupid!
"I'm not as good as our father, and you're not as good as our mother! Dad wants to pass the title to me, so we have to uphold the reputation of the Yang family in the future! Think about it carefully!"

Wang was stunned. "Dad and mother are here, what are we afraid of?"

"You! Stupid!" Yang Mingcheng was very disappointed.

"You are stupid!" Wang said dissatisfiedly.

"Since my father has passed the title to me, he must leave Kyoto. This is different from the past. In the past, even if my father was not in Kyoto, the affairs of the court would not come to me. But if my stepfather is not in Kyoto, I will have to represent the Yang family to deal with the affairs of the court!"

Yang Mingcheng is simple-minded but he is not stupid.

Moreover, he had lived in Kyoto for so many years with Yang Zhengshan, and had witnessed the right and wrong in the court.

Although he didn't quite understand some things, he could still see some clues.

Wang also came to her senses, "What should we do then?"

"How would I know what to do?" Yang Mingcheng said unhappily.

Wang thought about it, and suddenly an idea came to her mind, "This is not difficult, when Dad is no longer in Kyoto, we will also leave Kyoto!"

Yang Mingcheng was a little confused, "What are we doing leaving Kyoto?"

Wang smiled and said, "We can go back to Anning County or go to the farm in the countryside. Anyway, everyone knows that the eldest branch of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion doesn't care about anything. As long as we are not in Kyoto, even if something happens in the court, it won't come to us."

"Is this appropriate?" Yang Mingcheng's mind was a little confused.

Wang is a little stupid sometimes, but she is smarter than Yang Mingcheng.

"Whether it's suitable or not, just ask Dad and you'll know!"

Yang Mingcheng nodded in agreement, "That's right, I'll ask tomorrow!"

Faced with the chaos in the court, these two people still have self-knowledge. They know that they can no longer make trouble in the court, and they might even fall into someone else's trap if they are not careful.

So the two of them decided to stay away from the court.

We won’t get involved, let them do whatever they want.

……

The next day, the imperial city.

Yang Zhengshan brought Yang Mingcheng to the imperial study.

Emperor Yanping was still the same as before, spending the whole day either reviewing memorials in his study or convening meetings with ministers.

I am busy and seem to have done a lot of things, but also seem to have done nothing.

When Yang Zhengshan came, Emperor Yanping didn't even look up, but just asked him to sit and wait for a while.

Li Shangxi invited Yang Zhengshan to sit down and asked the eunuch to serve him tea.

Chen Zhongshu seemed to have retired, and Zhang Mingzhong took his place as the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, while Li Shangxi also became the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Stables.

Yang Zhengshan sat at the tea table, drinking tea casually.

Yang Mingcheng stood behind him, looking a little nervous.

Although this was not his first time meeting Emperor Yanping, it was his first time in the Imperial Study.

About a quarter of an hour later, Emperor Yanping finished dealing with the memorials in his hand, stood up and walked to the tea table, and Yang Zhengshan stood up.

"Please sit down! I also have something I want to talk to you about!" Emperor Yanping said casually.

Yang Zhengshan sat down again, "Your Majesty, please speak!"

Emperor Yanping looked at him and said, "I want to bring the Yanwu Pavilion under the jurisdiction of the Shangwu Temple. What do you think?"

Yang Zhengshan's mind was slightly moved, but his expression remained calm, "I was just thinking of resigning from the position of Wuzheng of the Martial Arts Pavilion! Your Majesty's arrangement is just right. Before, I was worried that after I left the Martial Arts Pavilion, the Martial Arts Pavilion would no longer be able to operate normally!"

"It is most appropriate to let Shangwu Temple govern Yanwu Pavilion. The situation inside Shangwu Temple is relatively simple, and it can prevent Yanwu Pavilion from being involved in court affairs."

Although he established the Martial Arts Pavilion, it actually has no great significance to him anymore.

In the past two years, he rarely managed the affairs of the Martial Arts Pavilion. First, he went to conquer the Xingyue Sect, then he went out to play for half a year, and then he went to Chongshan Town to lead the troops. In the past two years, he showed up in the Martial Arts Pavilion only a few times.

As for why Emperor Yanping wanted to bring Yanwu Pavilion under the jurisdiction of Shangwu Temple, Yang Zhengshan had actually guessed it.

In order to restrict the expansion of him and the Yang family, since Emperor Yanping started to attack Chongshan Town, Yang Zhengshan knew that Emperor Yanping had become wary of the Yang family.

First, he solved the problem of the Yang family's dominance in Chongshan Town, and then he took back the Yanwu Pavilion from Yang Zhengshan.

This already means that Emperor Yanping is on guard against the Yang family becoming too powerful.

"It's good that you resigned from the post of military governor. The court is very dissatisfied with your failure to support Beiyuan Town this time. Sigh~~ I know that there is nothing wrong with your actions. In fact, if you hadn't attacked the Wuliang King's court, the war in Beiyuan Town would not have ended so quickly."

"But many ministers in the court don't understand this. They put part of the responsibility for the Hu cavalry's rampage in Beiyuan Town and Longyuan on you!"

Emperor Yanping looked at Yang Zhengshan with some apology.

Yang Zhengshan muttered in his heart: "Sure enough, the emperor is not a good thing, hypocritical and cunning!"

This does not mean that Emperor Yanping wanted Yang Zhengshan to take the blame. This was just an excuse made by Emperor Yanping.

"I understand that the fall of Beiyuan Town is the fault of this old minister. If I had not attacked the Wuliang King's Court but instead went to support Beiyuan Town, Beiyuan Town would not have been so easily breached by the Wuliang army!"

Yang Zhengshan said in accordance with Emperor Yanping's meaning.

Emperor Yanping looked at Yang Zhengshan with approval. He still trusted Yang Zhengshan in his heart.

He has always felt that Yang Zhengshan is a sensible man.

Do not be greedy for credit or power.

However, the Yang family developed too fast, which forced him to become wary of them.

In fact, as an emperor, there is nothing wrong with suppressing the Yang family.

The Yang family's trend of becoming more powerful was too obvious. To put it bluntly, the former Yang family was almost turning into a warlord.

From Chongshan Town to Tenglongwei, Yang Zhengshan could easily gather hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. If Yang Zhengshan wanted to rebel, the destructive power would definitely be far greater than that of the previous Qingwang and Wuliangwang courts.

If Yang Zhengshan were in the position of Emperor Yanping, he would definitely do something even more excessive than Emperor Yanping.

Emperor Yanping was very smart, but he had one big flaw: he was too arrogant.

He is so arrogant that he thinks he can control everything, which can be seen from his love of playing the balancing act.

When it came to dealing with Yang Zhengshan, he felt that he could both suppress and control the Yang family.

Perhaps it was an illusion given to him by Yang Zhengshan's obedience. In any case, instead of hating Yang Zhengshan, he was becoming more and more satisfied with him.

"During this expedition to the Wulianghu tribe, my cultivation has improved. I may need a long period of time to practice in seclusion and will no longer be able to serve Your Majesty. Therefore, I recommend that my eldest son Mingcheng inherit the title and continue to serve Your Majesty and the court. Please allow me, Your Majesty!"

Yang Zhengshan said softly.

When Emperor Yanping heard this, he was not surprised but happy.

There are powerful innate warriors and innate warriors who can lead troops among the nobles of Dayong, but why did they all retire?
It was because he wanted to avoid the emperor's suspicion that he left the court early.

And right now, doesn’t Yang Zhengshan want to withdraw from the court?

This is definitely a good thing for Emperor Yanping.

As long as Yang Zhengshan is no longer in office, his influence on the court will be reduced or even disappear in ten or twenty years.

By then, no matter how high Yang Zhengshan's prestige is now, it will have no influence on the court.

Just like the two ancestors of the Ningguo Duke and the Changping Marquis, how many people in the court know of their existence, and how many people still remember them.

"Haha, a good father will have a good son. I have long heard that Mingcheng has great accomplishments. Haha, it is a blessing for the court to have Mingcheng inherit your title!"

"I agree to this!"

Emperor Yanping laughed.

Yang Zhengshan said: "I thank your majesty for your grace!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" Yang Mingcheng also bowed.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan chatted with Emperor Yanping for a few more words before saying goodbye and leaving the imperial city.

After they walked out of the imperial city and got on the carriage, Yang Zhengshan lifted the curtain and looked at the Meridian Gate of the imperial city.

Are you loyal to the emperor?
Are you obedient?
We have all of these!

Yang Zhengshan is still loyal to Darong. After all, he has lived as a minister of Darong for twenty years.

During these twenty years, he made many military achievements for Darong, and Darong also brought him wealth and glory.

Especially towards Emperor Chengping, Yang Zhengshan has always been grateful.

Emperor Chengping trusted him very much and broke his bottom line of not conferring a title on him. Although the title was arranged by the former crown prince, if Emperor Chengping did not agree at that time, he would not have received the title.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan was still very grateful to Emperor Chengping, and even felt that a scholar would die for his confidant.

Until now, he still thinks that Emperor Chengping is a good emperor!

But that’s all.

Yang Zhengshan did not have such deep feelings for Emperor Yanping.

Although he had more contact with Emperor Yanping, Emperor Yanping could never truly touch his heart.

Relinquishing his title today meant that his karma with Darong had come to an end.

He did not think that he owed Darong anything. He trained many warriors for Darong, including more than 100,000 elite soldiers and generals, and made great military achievements for Darong.

These should be enough to repay the wealth and glory that Darong has given him.

He looked at the Meridian Gate, somewhat absent-minded.

Emperor Yanping was not wrong about Yang Zhengshan. Yang Zhengshan indeed had no ambitions for Darong, but he made a big mistake.

He only saw Emperor Yanping but ignored the descendants of the Yang family.

Yang Zhengshan knew very well that the strength of the Yang family would inevitably give rise to some ambitions that had never existed before.

Yang Zhengshan does not have these complicated ambitions, but will the descendants of the Yang family also have them?

Maybe not now, but who can tell about the future.

"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings!"

Yang Zhengshan slowly closed the car curtain and sighed softly.

The ambitions of the Yang family's descendants were already budding. The first one to show it was Yang Mingzhi. Unfortunately, Yang Mingzhi's ambitions were not big enough. He only wanted to make achievements, and his experience and thinking were still limited to the Darong court.

As for the second one?
Yang Zhengshan doesn’t know who it could be?
The third generation of the Yang family has seven boys. How many children will the fourth generation of the Yang family have?
Twenty or thirty?

With so many young talents backed by an extremely powerful family, will they develop ambitions to become king?

The answer is yes!

Who knows, his grandchildren might drag him, the old ancestor, into the water someday.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhengshan chuckled and shook his head.

"Dad, is His Majesty dissatisfied with our family?"

Suddenly, Yang Mingcheng asked.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him in surprise, "Why do you have such an idea?"

Yang Mingcheng looked a little gloomy, "Dad wanted to pass the title to his son, but His Majesty didn't even try to stop him!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at him and the smile on his face deepened.

"maybe!"

It may seem like a normal thing for a father to pass the title to his son, but it actually has a great impact on the Yang family.

Because from then on Yang Zhengshan had neither official position nor title.

He is now just the old man of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, no longer the famous Jing'an Marquis.

Even Yang Mingcheng felt somewhat dissatisfied with this, not to mention the other members of the Yang family.

"After Wanting gets married, your mother and I will move to Xingyue Island, and you will just be a good marquis. If you don't like staying in Kyoto, you can go anywhere you want!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Wanting's wedding date is set for September 12, which is only about half a month away.

"Then dad won't come back?" Yang Mingcheng asked.

Yang Zhengshan said: "It's not that I won't come back. You can go to Xingyue Island in the future. When your cultivation reaches the Xiantian realm, I will pass the title to Chengye and then move to Xingyue Island!"

Yang Mingcheng nodded and said, "That's good. My son's breakthrough will only take one or two years!"

He still likes to stay with Yang Zhengshan. If Yang Zhengshan is not in Kyoto, he will feel a lot of pressure, fearing that he will do something wrong.

Now it was Yang Zhengshan's turn to be surprised, "So confident?"

Yang Mingcheng smiled innocently, "My son seems to have found the trick to a breakthrough, but he's always just a little bit short."

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and laughed, "It seems that you have broken through to the Xiantian realm earlier than Dad expected!"

Yang Mingcheng's cultivation speed is definitely the fastest among the three brothers of the Yang family. Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao have just broken through to the half-step innate realm, but Yang Mingcheng has already touched the threshold of the innate realm.

Even Luo Jinsong, Ding Qiu and others were surpassed by Yang Mingcheng.

(End of this chapter)