Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 642: The Yang Family’s Children and Grandchildren Must Not Indulge in Beauty
"It works. Zhang Juhai's method of taming the slave eagle is actually similar to the bird-taming technique, except that he mainly targets the slave eagle, while the bird-taming technique records the taming and application of more than 30 kinds of birds!"

"Well, each has its own advantages, and it would be very rewarding if they could confirm each other!"

Yu Qingyi explained.

Yang Zhengshan was not interested in falconry. He just glanced over the bird-taming techniques and gave up.

"You can tame it slowly."

After saying that, he went into the house to study the recipe of the Fuling Pill.

……

In the second courtyard to the west of Yang Zhengshan's courtyard, a tall woman was lying in front of Liang and crying.

"Mother, you have to make the decision for your daughter-in-law! Woo woo woo~~"

The woman was probably around thirty years old. Her eyelashes were filled with tears, like pear blossoms in the evening rain, wetting the sleeves of a spring shirt, or like peach blossoms with rouge soaked through in the rain. The more she cried, the sadder she became. In the end, she actually lay on Liang's legs and sobbed.

Liang had a gloomy look on her face, but she comforted the woman with some reluctance.

"Okay, stop crying, mother will take care of it for you!"

"Oh, don't worry, Chengyou won't do anything rash!"

Liang is now dressed like an old lady. After all, she is over fifty years old and her grandchildren are old enough to run around.

She wore a brocade forehead band with kingfisher feathers on her head, and a simple agarwood-colored gauze dress with off-shoulder detail. She had a ruddy face, plump cheeks, clear eyes, and an old person's kindness. However, she didn't look old at all. Apart from a bunch of crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, she didn't look old at all.

Maybe because she is getting older and her children are grown up, her clothes and jewelry are gradually becoming more elderly-oriented.

And now Liang is no longer the daughter of a small merchant. The petty air in her body has long disappeared without a trace. Her every move and gesture shows that of a lady of noble character, calm and graceful.

After marrying into the Yang family for thirty years, Liang had always been law-abiding, bearing children for the Yang family, and taking care of her husband and children. She was originally a smart person, and as she grew older, she became more and more flawless in her interpersonal relationships.

Among the four daughters-in-law of the Yang family, the eldest daughter-in-law, Wang, has always been outspoken, the second daughter-in-law, Li, does not fight or compete, and has a low sense of presence, and the fourth daughter-in-law, Zhu, was born in the Zhu family of Huodao. She has many rules and always follows those old-fashioned dogmas, which makes her look like a lady from a wealthy family.

In contrast, Liang was born into a small merchant family. Her mother was a shrewd person, and she herself was smart since she was a child. She was a little petty at first, but now she has the demeanor of a mistress of the house.

Liang's housekeeping ability is definitely the best among the four daughters-in-law.

However, Liang was also very depressed when faced with her daughter-in-law's crying.

The woman in front of him was Yang Chengyou’s wife, Yu, who was also Yu Tonghai’s granddaughter. She had been married to Yang Chengyou for thirteen years and had given birth to two sons and two daughters for him.

The reason why Yu was crying here was because of what kind of king Yang Seung-woo was going to be.

What she was worried about was whether Yang Seung-woo would still have to abide by the Yang family rule that men with sons could not take concubines after they became king.

Every emperor has three palaces and six courtyards, and every emperor has many concubines.

Moreover, the emperor's taking a concubine is not only a family matter, but also a state affair. Yu was well aware of this, so she couldn't help but worry.

What if Yang Chengyou gave her a few younger sisters? Wouldn't she feel uncomfortable and anxious when seeing them all day long?
They have been married for more than ten years and were living a stable life. Suddenly, Yang Chengyou wanted to be a king. If he gave her three thousand beauties, it would be strange if she would be willing.

She had already mentioned this matter to Yang Chengyou, and Yang Chengyou had promised not to take a concubine, but she still felt uneasy.

A man's words are lies, and she knows best what kind of person her husband is.

He has a lot of fickle minds. If it weren't for the strict family rules of the Yang family, my husband would definitely be a playboy!
"Mother~~"

Thinking of Yang Chengyou's usual mischievous nature, Yu cried even more sadly.

"Oh, okay, okay, mother will take care of it for you. Mother will take you to see your grandmother, okay?" Liang was really helpless because of her crying and could only say this.

No one can make the decision on this matter except Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi.

After all, the affairs of the dynasty are not simple family affairs. Whether family rules are more important or state affairs are more important, only the two of them can decide.

What Yu wanted was the confirmation from Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi. It wasn't that she really didn't believe Yang Chengyou, but she wouldn't feel at ease without their guarantee.

When Yu heard that Liang was going to take her to find her grandmother, she immediately raised her head, revealing a pretty face with tears in her eyes.

"The daughter-in-law listens to her mother!"

Liang was so angry that she laughed, "You silly girl, you said you would listen to your mother. If you really listen to your mother, then don't cry!"

"Okay, don't cry anymore!" Yu readily followed suit, wiped the tears from her cheeks, and immediately showed a bright smile.

But her slightly red eyes and smile through her tears made her even more adorable.

Liang shook her head helplessly and could only get up and take her to Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi's courtyard.

When they came over, Yu Qingyi was still training the sea eagle.

Xiao Qi'er squatted beside her, touching and poking them from time to time, making the young eagles very angry.

Let this naughty kid go away!

Woohoo, that’s so annoying!
The young eagles were a little afraid of Xiao Qi'er, and they all tried their best to hide under Yu Qingyi's feet.

The process of taming sea eagles can be summed up in one word: "grinding". These young eagles are ground into obedience and they know who is their master.

Although Xiao Qi'er was a little naughty, she became the best whetstone for these young eagles.

There is a gap only when there is a comparison. It is because of Xiao Qi'er's chaos that these young eagles become closer to Yu Qingyi, so Yu Qingyi lets Xiao Qi'er play with these young eagles and even teaches Xiao Qi'er how to tame them.

"The daughter-in-law pays respects to her mother!"

"Granddaughter-in-law greets grandmother!"

Liang and Yu came together. Yu Qingyi looked at them and saw that Yu's eyes were red. She asked in surprise, "What happened? You're crying!"

Yu was a little shy and lowered her head, too embarrassed to speak.

Liang smiled and sat down next to Yu Qingyi. "It's all because of Chengyou!"

"What's wrong with Chengyou?" Yu Qingyi just finished speaking, then she reacted and couldn't help laughing.

"Your grandfather is in the study, Qingxia, go and call the master out!"

What do the daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law of the Yang family like most about the Yang family?
That was naturally the Yang family's rule that 'a man can take a concubine only if he is childless by the age of 30'.

This family rule has reduced a lot of trouble in the Yang family's backyard, and also allowed the Yang family's daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law to live a stable life.

Soon Yang Zhengshan walked out of the study. Listening to Yu Qingyi's explanation, Yang Zhengshan didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Although establishing a dynasty was not a big deal for the Yang family, they did not care about the power and wealth of the dynasty at all, but only cared about some strange things.

"That's it?"

"Hmm!" Yu lowered her head, not daring to look at Yang Zhengshan.

Perhaps she also felt that it was a little ignorant to disturb Yang Zhengshan for this matter.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and thought about it. This matter was actually not an important one.

He set the family rule that men in the Yang family could not take concubines because he did not like those vicious fights in the family.

House fighting was a very common thing in Darong. Few of the wealthy families in Darong had peaceful backyards, and even deaths were common.

And over the years, the Yang family has not encountered such terrible things, and the family rule of not taking concubines is definitely a great contribution to this.

Of course, there are other reasons as well.

The main reason is that the Yang family has good medical conditions and a high fertility rate.

Things like difficult labor for pregnant women and stillbirth for children had never happened in the Yang family.

This is mainly due to the spiritual spring water.

Pregnant women have good physiques and can persevere even if they encounter some troubles during delivery.

And young children are nourished by the spiritual spring water, so they will not die even if they have a headache or fever.

With the spiritual spring water to strengthen the physical fitness, the risk of women giving birth is reduced to the lowest. In addition, the children can grow up, so the daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law of the Yang family can take care of their husbands and children with peace of mind.

As for whether to take more concubines and have more children after establishing a dynasty?

This matter?

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment and said, "Just tell Chengyou that unless he changes his surname, he must abide by the rules of our Yang family!"

"Not only him, but also his children and grandchildren in the future!"

There is a knife above your head when it comes to lust, and beauty is a knife that scrapes your bones.

Moreover, indulging in beauty will not only affect state affairs, but also affect cultivation.

As long as the succession to the throne is guaranteed, there is no need to have so many sons.

Besides, even if there are any accidents, the Yang family has so many descendants, whether it is passing the child from brother to brother or adopting a child, it will not be a problem at all in the Yang family.

The foundation of the Yang family is the Yang family, not some dynasty.

Yang Zhengshan is now the ancestor of the Yang family. To put it bluntly, he has a lot of great-grandchildren. If one or two of them died in an accident, he probably wouldn't be too sad.

The Yang family is small in number, and he has deep feelings for everyone in the family.

But now, he has more than a dozen great-grandchildren and more than a dozen great-granddaughters, and we can still expect him to have deep feelings for each of them.

He does have love for his children, but it is really difficult for Yang Zhengshan to say how deep his feelings are.

In Yang Zhengshan's view, the newly established dynasty was just an industry of the Yang family, not much different from the shops owned by the Yang family outside.

It’s just because this industry is a little bit bigger, so it needs some stable means to manage it.

The inheritance of the throne naturally has its rules and advantages.

Arranging a descendant to inherit the throne is just to avoid more troubles and disputes in the future.

Family rules are the basis for stability within the Yang family, and Yang Zhengshan will not easily modify the established family rules.

After hearing what Yang Zhengshan said, Yu was overjoyed, "Thank you, Grandfather, for your kindness!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded, and Liang smiled and said, "Isn't that reassuring now?"

"Hmm!" Yu was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Yu Qingyi was amused by her appearance.

……

The attack on the Seven Islands of Shenmu went as smoothly as expected. The 25,000 Tenglong Guards and the 2,000 Xingyue Navy were divided into seven groups and captured the Seven Islands of Shenmu with great ease. The resistance they encountered was almost negligible.

In fact, attacking an island is much easier than conquering a city on land. Especially when all the elite troops of the Shenmu Sect have been killed, attacking an island is simply a piece of cake.

The outcome of each island was decided by a battle, and it couldn't even be called a battle. As soon as the army arrived, the Shenmu sect followers on the island either surrendered on the spot or fled.

The terrain on the island is simple, the range is limited, and there is no strategic depth, so the battle will not last too long.

Therefore, it only took six or seven days for Yang Zhengshan to receive a report that all seven Shenmu islands had been taken.

On the tenth day of February, Yang Zhengshan arrived at Shenmu Island.

There is only a small pier on the coast of the northeastern residential area of ​​Shenmu Island. In the past, the Shenmu Sect did not allow outsiders to go to the island, and they themselves would only go to the island by small boats, so there are no large piers or ports on Shenmu Island.

However, there is a large port on the neighboring Shenlin Island and the Guiyun Island to the east, especially Guiyun Island, which is the end of the Shenmu Island chain and is also a must-pass place on the northern route of the Wanli Sea. For example, if the forces around Dayong want to go to the central and eastern parts of the Wanli Sea for trade, they almost all have to go through the northern route, pass Guiyun Island, and resupply on Guiyun Island.

Therefore, Guiyun Island is an extremely prosperous island and was also the most important source of income for Shenmu Island in the past.

Shenmu Island survives by collecting fees from Guiyun Island, port berthing fees, and merchant ship supply fees.

Now the Yang family occupies Xingyue Island and Shenmu Seven Islands. The two are connected together, and the island chain is thousands of miles long. Although there is not much land territory, it occupies a very advantageous position on the shipping routes.

In the future, the Yang family only needs to ensure the normal operation of the ports on the Beihuan Island and Guiyun Island, and then collect a small amount of tolls. Then the Yang family will be equivalent to occupying a golden shipping route.

I wouldn’t dare to say how much more, but it’s still very easy to earn two or three million taels of silver a year.

Yang Zhengshan first arrived at the sea area near Shenmu Island on a large ship, and then changed to a small boat to land on Shenmu Island.

Yang Mingzhi, Yang Minghao and Xue Ping had already been waiting for him at the dock.

When he got off the boat, the three of them immediately came forward to greet him.

"father!"

"Shibo!"

Yang Zhengshan jumped off the boat and looked up at the island.

With his eyesight, the scene more than ten miles away was almost clearly visible, and what came into his sight was the lush forest.

It is not an exaggeration to say that one tree can form a forest. The key point is that this tree is like a mountain. From a distance, it looks like a lush green hill.

"How is it? How many casualties?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Xue Ping replied: "Don't worry, uncle. The casualties are minimal. The other six islands have almost no resistance. Only Shenmu Island has some resistance. However, we sent a truly elite force when we landed on the island, so we took it with almost no casualties!"

"Yes!" Yang Zhengshan nodded and walked towards the island. "What about the followers of Shenmu Sect?"

"According to my uncle's opinion, all those who should be killed should be killed, leaving no one on Shenmu Island. There are probably still tens of thousands of people on the other islands, with the largest number on Guiyun Island. Among the seven Shenmu islands, Guiyun Island is the most open, and the belief in Shenmu religion is also the weakest!" Xue Ping said.

The more open a country is, the weaker its faith becomes. This sounds reasonable!

As for the believers who were killed, Yang Zhengshan was too lazy to even ask.

There are only tens of thousands of people left on the six islands. It sounds like a lot, but don’t forget that the Shenmu Sect has five or six hundred thousand followers, which means that about four hundred thousand people were massacred by the Tenglong Guards!
Well, it sounds cruel, but this is the reality.

Across the vast ocean, various forces are fighting endlessly, the rise and fall of forces is one after another, and the people at the bottom are the easiest to be slaughtered.

Even if the news of the massacre were to spread, all parties would only think that the Yang family's methods were a bit brutal, and at most they would complain about it, but no one would come forward to uphold justice.

(End of this chapter)