Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 671 Lu Wenyuan Lin Zhan
Anning County, Qinghe Town.

The Lu family mansion.

Lu Wenyuan sat in his study, reading the letters sent from Chongshan Town.

Lu Miaoshu stood beside him, waiting quietly.

There are three big families in Anning County, the Yang family, the Lu family, and the Lu family.

There is no need to say much about the Yang family, now they are the Liaodong Yang family.

The Lu family inevitably declined. Although the Lu family and the Yang family had a close relationship and maintained a relatively close relationship for many years, the Lu family had not produced any talented people for two consecutive generations. Even though the Yang family had supported the Lu family a lot over the years, the Lu family was still not as good as before.

Now the Lu family doesn’t even have a Jinshi, only a few Juren to fill the void.

However, the several successful candidates from the Lu family were all officials, serving in Liaodong.

Although they were only minor officials such as county magistrate, county magistrate, and chief clerk, they were still considered an official family.

The Lu family is different. They have Lu Wenyuan. Now Lu Wenyuan has resigned from his official position and is at home, but his connections in the Liaodong officialdom are unmatched by ordinary people.

Besides, Lu Wenyuan was a third place winner in the imperial examination and served as a provincial governor. If he had not resigned, he would at least be a minister now.

Today, Lu Wenyuan has prestige, fame, ability, and experience. He can be said to be the number one civil servant in Liaodong.

When Yang Chengye wanted to start an army, he naturally would not ignore his cousin.

As soon as Yang Chengye gave the order to prepare for the expedition, he wrote a letter to Anning County, asking Lu Wenyuan to go to Chongshan Pass to take charge of the situation.

That’s right, it’s about taking charge of the overall situation.

Although Jiang Nanguo has already surrendered to Yang Chengye and Yang Chengye is ready to use him, Chongshan Pass is too important and there must be someone who can be absolutely trusted to help Yang Chengye manage the overall situation.

After reading the letter, Lu Wenyuan stroked his gray beard and thought for a while.
"Go to Yangjia Village and tell Yang Minghui that I will set off for Chongshan Pass in three days and ask my students to go with me to Chongshan Pass!"

In the past few years since he returned home, Lu Wenyuan has not been idle. He often goes to the clan school in Yangjia Village to teach. He has more than 30 students in the Yang Clan School.

If Yang Chengye wanted to dominate the world, he needed not only generals and soldiers, but also a large number of civil servants, and his students were just the right people.

The students who caught his eye were naturally not mediocre. If they took the normal imperial examination, perhaps few of them could pass the examination and gain fame, but if they became officials, they would definitely be able to handle things perfectly.

"Okay, I'll go to Yangjia Village now!"

Lu Miaoshu responded immediately, then left the study, arranged for the housekeeper to pack his luggage, and prepared to go to Chongshan Pass three days later. He then took a few followers and rode to Yangjia Village.

In fact, Lu Miaoshu is also very capable. He is Lu Wenyuan's eldest son. He has always been with Lu Wenyuan, helping Lu Wenyuan handle some official affairs and is very experienced.

With his ability, he is qualified to be the chief official of a place, and it would be no problem for him to be the prefect or the governor.

If he could continue to govern for a few more years, he would be able to take charge of the situation on his own.

In addition to Lu Miaoshu, Lu Wenyuan's second son Lu Miaowen has already obtained the title of Juren. If the world had not been so chaotic, he should have gone to Beijing to take the exam this year.

Yangjia Village is very close to Qinghe Town. If you walk, it will only take half an hour to get there. Riding a horse is even faster. By trotting all the way, Lu Miaoshu arrived at Yangjia Village in less than fifteen minutes.

Today, Yangjia Village has changed a lot and is no longer the small village it once was.

Although it is called Yangjia Village, it is actually more like a town. It is larger than Qinghe Town. In addition, many pavilions and towers have been built in Yangjia Village. However, the architectural style is a bit rough and not as refined as those in big cities.

The landmark building of Yangjia Village is the Wenwu Library. The two pavilions are six feet high and have seven floors. They stand side by side, standing out from the crowd in Yangjia Village.

The Wenwu Library, as the name suggests, is a place where books and martial arts techniques are stored.

There are many Confucian classics, historical collections, and martial arts techniques in it, which is different from the Yang family's library. The Yang family's library mainly stores martial arts techniques. Although it also contains Confucian classics, historical collections, there are not many.

The Yangjiacun Library houses a very comprehensive collection of Confucian classics, including many rare copies.

Of course, the martial arts techniques collected by Yangjia Village are far inferior to those of the Yang family. There are only four innate techniques and no experience in cultivation.

However, these are enough for the Yang family’s children to use, and it is also the result of Yang Minghui’s deliberate act.

Yang Minghui's idea is very simple. As the Yang family moved overseas, the Yang clan and the Yang family became much more distant. Now everyone still remembers their friendship, but over time, it is inevitable that they will become estranged.

In order to allow the Yang clan to have more connections with the Yang family, Yang Minghui did not collect too many innate skills. He thought that if someone in the Yang clan had the potential to become an innate warrior in the future, he would send him to the Yang family.

In this way, the Yang family and the Yang clan can always maintain contact and generate more affection.

The Wenwu Library is located in the Yang Clan School. Today, the Yang Clan is no longer just a martial arts family, but has both civil and martial arts. However, their achievements in literature are far less than those in martial arts.

So far, the Yang family has only produced a few juren and a dozen xiucai, but not a single jinshi.

There is no way around it. After all, the foundation of the Yang family is martial arts. Even if one wants to learn literature, one cannot give up martial arts.

Therefore, any of the Yang family members who can achieve success in literature must be both civil and military.

Lu Miaoshu entered Yangjia Village and quickly found Yang Minghui.

Now Yang Minghui is nearly 80 years old, and he is only two years younger than Yang Zhengshan.

However, Yang Minghui is still very strong and walks with a breeze.

Yang Minghui is also a warrior, and an acquired warrior at that. Although his strength is mediocre, don't forget that he has been drinking spiritual spring water for many years. If Yang Zhengshan lacks someone's spiritual spring water, he will never forget the Yang family.

With the nourishment of the spiritual spring water, although Yang Minghui did not achieve much in martial arts, he would definitely be a long-lived person.

"It's Miaoshu, haha, come in quickly!"

Seeing Lu Miaoshu coming, Yang Minghui, who was sitting in the main room, greeted him warmly.

His grandson Yang Jiye led Lu Miaoshu into the main hall and asked the servants to make tea.

Yang Chengze had three sons, Yang Jizu, Yang Jizon, and Yang Jiye.

The person in front of you is Yang Chengze’s third son, Yang Jiye.

Now Yang Jizu is with Yang Chengze, Yang Jizon is working in Chongshan Town, and Yang Jiye is in the clan.

This Yang Jiye was the successor to the Yang clan leader chosen by Yang Minghui.

In fact, Yang Jizu should have inherited it, but Yang Chengze felt that his eldest son and second son were both very talented in martial arts, so he didn't want them to stay in Yangjia Village. In fact, he didn't even want to send Yang Jiye back to Yangjia Village. The head of the Yang family looked very glorious, but in fact, it was just that.

Nowadays, Yang Mingwu, Yang Chengze, Yang Chengxu and so on, none of these people is less successful than Yang Minghui.

It was only because the ancestral land could not be abandoned that Yang Chengze had to let Yang Jiye come back to inherit the position of patriarch.

Lu Miaoshu sat down and first asked about Yang Minghui's health before getting down to business.

"The Marquis is going to lead his troops south and has specially written to ask my father to go to Chongshan Pass to take charge. My father has decided to set off in three days, but he wants to take the students from the clan school with him!" said Lu Miaoshu.

Yang Minghui nodded slightly, "I have also received a letter from Chengye, and he is also asking the clan to send some nephews and nieces over. It's just right, I can go with you then!"

Although there are no outstanding young people in the Yang family today, there are many mediocre people with solid foundation and good abilities.

These mediocre people are nothing in Yangjia Village, but if they are sent to Chongshan Town, they can at least become military officers of the rank of thousand or hundred households. Some who are more familiar with paperwork can also be assistant officials.

As he spoke, Yang Minghui suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Does Chengye want to~~?"

He didn't say what came after that, but the meaning was very clear.

Lu Miaowen smiled and said, "It should be!"

Yang Minghui grinned, "That's good, that's good! Alas, I'm old now, and some things don't make sense to me, but for this matter, my Yang family will definitely give their full support!"

If Yang Chengye conquers the world, then their Yang family will be considered a branch of the royal family. Although they cannot obtain a title, with the title of a branch of the royal family, the Yang family can also gain many benefits.

By then, they will no longer be the Liaodong Yang family, but the Dayong Yang family.

The descendants of the Yang family will no longer be confined to Liaodong and Chongshan Town, but will be spread throughout Dayong and even go beyond Dayong.

Yang Minghui inherited Yang Zhengxiang's ambition and only wanted the Yang clan to follow in the footsteps of the Yang family and continue to grow and develop.

In fact, the father and son were the biggest contributors to the rise of the Yang family, while Yang Zhengshanding could be considered the leader and sponsor of the development of the Yang family.

The two chatted for a while before Lu Miaowen left Yangjia Village and returned to Qinghe Town.

Just when Lu Wenyuan was packing his bags and heading for Chongshan Pass, Lin Zhan, who was in Dongyang Prefecture, Pingyuan, also received a letter from Yang Chengye.

In the study, Lin Zhan finished reading the letter in his hand and couldn't help but smile, "I'll be busy next!"

Ding Lu asked, "Master, what instructions does the Marquis have?"

"Well, Chengye is preparing to go south to attack King Daliang. We need to prepare some food and fodder for him!" Lin Zhan said.

"Attack the King of Daliang!" Ding Lu's eyes lit up, "What do you want, Lord?"

Lin Zhan looked at him and laughed, "No matter what Chengye thinks, we have to push him to that position! It's time to change the master of this world!"

Although Lin Zhan is nearly fifty years old now, he is not as introverted as Lu Wenyuan. On the contrary, as he grows older, Lin Zhan's temperament becomes more and more outspoken.

This is the confidence that comes from strength and power, and also from the confidence given to him by his master Yang Zhengshan.

In fact, in Liaodong, Lu Wenyuan was not the first person to resist the court, but Lin Zhan.

The court promoted Lu Wenyuan, but Lu Wenyuan wrote a letter to resign.

But when the court offered Lin Zhan a promotion, he simply ignored it.

At the beginning, Emperor Jianxing did not transfer Lu Wenyuan back to Kyoto, so he wanted to transfer Lin Zhan back.

The results of it!
Lin Zhan simply ignored the transfer order from the court.

Strictly speaking, Lin Xian is now only a councilor of the Pingyuan Provincial Administration, but in fact he is almost the same as the governor of Pingyuan.

The Provincial Administration Office, the Military Command Office, the Censorate, and the Ministry of Martial Arts were all firmly in his hands.

Lin Zhan's way of doing things is much more brutal than Lu Wenyuan's.

Perhaps influenced by Yang Zhengshan, Lin Zhan doesn't like to play any conspiracies or tricks. He will always take action against anyone who opposes him instead of arguing.

So Lin Xian now acted like a local tyrant, making many officials in Pingyuan obey him.

If Yang Chengye wanted to rebel, Lin Zhan would definitely support him wholeheartedly.

This is not just his own attitude, but the attitude of many officials in Liaodong.

The world is in chaos, and who wouldn't want to make a name for themselves by following the emperor?

The Yang family occupies Liaodong and Chongshan Town, and already has the confidence to fight for the world. Naturally, there will be many people hoping that the Yang family can stand up and raise their arms.

It's just that Yang Chengye didn't show any action, and Lu Wenyuan and Lin Zhan kept suppressing it, so no one took the initiative to look for Yang Chengye.

Lin Zhan took the initiative to suppress the voices of his officials, not because he did not support Yang Chengye, but because he knew that this matter required Yang Zhengshan's consent.

Yang Zhengshan didn't nod, so as a disciple he naturally couldn't interfere in the matter.

Lin Zhan thought about it for a while and ordered: "Send someone to Jizhou to ask them to prepare the granary. We will transport a large amount of grain and grass to Jizhou next!"

Jizhou does not belong to Pingyuan, but to Shanhe. However, this is not important. What is important is that Jizhou is also controlled by Lin Zhan.

The prefect and the garrison commander of Jizhou were all Lin Zhan's confidants.

Lin Zhan naturally knew the importance of Jizhou, so he had already made arrangements in Jizhou. With the help of the power of Hengdaomen in Jizhou, he firmly grasped Jizhou in his own hands.

After instructing Ding Lu, Lin Zhan immediately arranged for someone to notify the heads of various government offices to come to the meeting.

At this moment, he had a smile on his face, walked with the wind, and was full of passion.

Finally, I don’t have to live my life in a muddle anymore.

Finally, I don’t have to wait anxiously anymore.

Finally, I can have fun!

(End of this chapter)