Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Yang Zhengshan took Xu Wanfu, Xu Lu and others back to the garrison hall, and ordered Song Dashan to take a dozen Yang's children to the garrison camp.

This time he captured more than a dozen team officers in the garrison camp, and the Yang's children who came with him could fill these vacancies.

With these Yang's children, Yang Zhengshan can firmly grasp the garrison camp. Even if Han Cheng has other intentions in the future, he can't do anything with the garrison camp.

There are also cells in the garrison hall, but they are only temporary cells for prisoners. The garrison hall has no right to deal with prisoners. If you want to deal with prisoners, you must go through the Zhenfu Division of the Weisi Yamen.

Yang Zhengshan will detain people first, and as for evidence, he will slowly collect it.

Although he can't hold Zhou Lan's thigh now, don't forget that there is a secret military guard behind it. He believes that the secret military guard will arrange everything properly.

And even if the secret military guard does not take action, isn't there Wang Bin?

He believes that Wang Bin will support him.

Just when Yang Zhengshan locked Xu Wanfu and others in the cell, Wu Hai came over.

"Master, a centurion wants to see you!"

"Century!" Yang Zhengshan was slightly surprised, "What's his name?"

"He said his surname is Wei, and he met you two days ago!" Wu Hai said.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of Wei Cen, "Where is he?"

"I have invited him to the back hall in the front yard!" Wu Hai said.

Such a guest who came to visit naturally could not be blocked outside the door, but he could not be invited directly to the main hall, so he was arranged in the small hall in the back room first.

"Please invite him to the main hall!" Yang Zhengshan ordered, and then went to a wing room in the front yard to change into a loose Chengzi clothing.

When Yang Zhengshan came to the main hall, Wei Cen was sitting upright beside the coffee table.

Today, Wei Cen was no longer dressed in black, but changed into a green suit, which was less mysterious and more capable and arrogant.

"This subordinate greets Lord Yang!" Wei Cen put on a very upright attitude and took the initiative to greet Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, glanced at Wu Hai who was serving beside him and said, "You go down first!"

"Yes!" Wu Hai bowed and left the main hall.

Yang Zhengshan sat beside the coffee table, gestured, and said, "Sit down and talk!"

Wei Cen sat down.

"Does Eunuch Lu have any instructions?"

"The admiral asked this subordinate to cooperate with the lord to investigate the smuggling case in Anyuan Prefecture." Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his long beard and looked at him steadily, "Cooperate, how to cooperate?"

"Do my best, cooperate with all my strength!" Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan smiled.

This surprised him. He thought Lu Hua would use him as a gun, but he didn't expect Lu Hua to really use him.

If Lu Hua just wanted to use him as a gun, he would only give him orders and would not send anyone to cooperate with him.

And facing Lu Hua's order, Yang Zhengshan really didn't have the confidence to refuse.

The commander of the Secret Guard Zhenbei Division, even Zhou Lan had to compromise, let alone a small garrison like him.

"Then tell me the details of this smuggling case first!" Yang Zhengshan said tentatively.

Since the other party said that he would cooperate with him, he naturally had to tell him the truth.

Wei Cen nodded slightly and said: "The story starts from the first month of the 23rd year of Chengping..."

He talked about the course of events in detail. Generally speaking, when the Hu tribe invaded the border for the first time, the Secret Guard found something abnormal in the Hu tribe, and then launched an investigation.

With the gradual investigation, they finally confirmed that the force that smuggled materials to the Hu tribe was in Anyuan Prefecture.

However, they encountered obstacles in the investigation in Anyuan Prefecture.

It's not that someone is stopping their investigation. They have been investigating secretly and have not been exposed until now. It's just that the clues they found are all clues without a head.

"According to our investigation, Cao Han, the garrison commander of Anyuan Prefecture, Xu Wanfu, the commander of the garrison camp, Lin Xuan, the governor, and Hao Zhaoxian, the deputy military commander, were all involved in the smuggling case!"

"In addition, there is the Jing'an Liang family. The Jing'an Liang family is responsible for transporting and selling goods. They transport salt, iron, grain, cloth and other goods to the outside of the pass, and then transport some furs, medicinal materials and other goods back from the outside of the pass for sale. The Jing'an Liang family is responsible for coordinating all of this."

"But according to our investigation, there is also the Black Cliff Village behind the Jing'an Liang family."

Hearing this, Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows.

"Black Cliff Village?"

"Well, Black Cliff Village is a gangster force, entrenched in the eastern part of Chongshan Town, and has a great reputation among the people and the gangsters." Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly. It was actually involved in the gangster forces?

"Then what?"

"No, our clues only lead to Black Cliff Village. The people who are involved are the ones mentioned before. As for whether there are other people in Anyuanzhou City involved, it is still unknown." Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan fell into deep thought. He felt that something was wrong.

"No, it seems that Black Cliff Village is the mastermind behind the scenes, but how can a martial arts sect let a group of court officials work for them?"

It's not that he looks down on martial arts sects, but officials have their own arrogance, especially civil officials. Civil officials like Lin Xuan and Hao Zhaoxian are absolutely ashamed to associate with martial arts warriors.

Let alone civil officials, even military officials look down on martial arts warriors.

There is also a contempt chain among warriors. At the top of the contempt chain are those with official positions, followed by famous people living in seclusion in the mountains, and then the disciples of the sects and the children of the martial arts families who are mixed in the world. At the bottom are those warriors such as guards and escorts.

Why do many disciples of the sects like to join the army and become officials? It is because the official position can bring them higher status and more resources.

Of course, the level of cultivation can break this contempt chain, but between the same realm, this contempt chain is real.

It is normal for a martial arts sect to collude with officials, but it is absolutely impossible for a martial arts sect to let a group of officials work for them.

"That's right, the real mastermind behind this is definitely not the Black Cliff Village. We suspect that the mastermind behind the scenes may be the Qing Palace!" Wei Cen said in a deep voice.

As soon as this was said, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but take a breath.

"Qing Palace?"

"Yes. But we haven't found any evidence yet!"

Yang Zhengshan felt his scalp tingling.

It actually involved the Qing Palace.

This is a big deal.

Although the prince of Darong is not in power and does not deal with things, he is a member of the royal family.

Anything that involves the royal family is definitely not a small matter.

Not to mention this kind of treason.

At this time, Yang Zhengshan suddenly felt a little regretful. If he had known this, he should not have gotten involved. No, he should not have come to Anyuanzhou City.

But now that things have come to this, it is useless for him to regret it now.

"So what are you going to do next?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Wei Cen with a serious expression.

Wei Cen's expression was still calm, as if what he said was just a small matter.

"Next, we need to find all the people involved in this matter in the city and find evidence related to the Qing Palace."

"Wouldn't it be a witness if we arrested these officials?"

"No, they may not know that this matter is related to the Qing Palace, because they have no direct connection with the Qing Palace."

"Then how did you suspect the Qing Palace?"

"This is not suspicion, but the admiral's speculation!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was speechless, "So you don't have any evidence at all, all relying on speculation."

Damn, this secret guard is really not afraid of trouble. It is obviously a matter without any basis, but they want to rely on the Qing Palace.

Speculation, there is no basis, what speculation?

Wei Cen stopped talking. He was just a man who did things. Whether Lu Hua speculated or guessed, it had nothing to do with him.

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment before saying, "You want me to be the bait to lure the snake out of the hole!"

"Kill Xu Wanfu, and then refuse the Liang family's solicitation. They will definitely regard me as their mortal enemy and get rid of me as soon as possible!"

"And once they make a move, they will inevitably be exposed."

"Not only do I have to be the bait, but I also have to be your knife. I will fight them to the death, and in the end you will reap the benefits and clean up the mess."

"That's right!"

Wei Cen nodded. This was their original plan.

After thinking about all this, Yang Zhengshan felt a little toothache. Damn, these damn bastards are actually calculating him.

Not only calculating him, but also pushing him into the fire pit.

Will he act according to their plan?

The answer is yes.

First of all, no matter who sits in his position, the first thing to do is to take down Xu Wanfu. As long as Xu Wanfu is still there, no one who is guarding will be safe.

In order to protect himself and to control power, this guard must first get rid of Xu Wanfu.

Secondly, they should refuse the Liang family's solicitation. Some people may not refuse it, because the Liang family's solicitation must be very tempting, but since they are the people chosen by Lu Hua, they will definitely not accept the Liang family's inducement.

There is no need to say more about the rest. If the solicitation fails, they will definitely be eliminated as soon as possible.

Then both parties can only proceed according to Lu Hua's plan. Lu Hua only needs to support the new garrison behind the scenes, and the fight between the two sides will become a result of life and death.

Fortunately, Yang Zhengshan has guessed some clues and caught Wei Cen, otherwise he can only act according to Lu Hua's plan.

"Then what should we do next?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Wei Cen shook his head and said, "My task is to cooperate with you, and you decide what to do!"

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up. If I decide, then the initiative is in my hands.

"Then~" He paused for a while before asking, "How many people do you have under your command?"

Wei Cen is at least a centurion, and he should have dozens of people under his command!

"Nine people!"

"What? Aren't you a centurion?" Yang Zhengshan was surprised.

Wei Cen was silent for a while, "The centurions of the Secret Weapon Guard are different from those of other guards. The number of subordinates is allocated according to their duties."

"For me, the quality of subordinates is more important than the number!"

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized and said, "So your nine subordinates are all warriors?"

"No, to be precise, they are all acquired warriors!" Wei Cen's calm face contained a hint of pride.

But he did have the confidence to be proud.

Acquired warriors, it is easy for acquired warriors to get a centurion position in the army, which means that any one of Wei Cen's nine subordinates can get a centurion position in Chongshan Town.

Yang Zhengshan was also surprised, but he soon calmed down. The Secret Guards were not too strong. After all, they were the sharp knife in the hands of the old emperor. If they were too weak, that would be strange.

"Since I am the leader, you can stay in the front yard now. Well, do you want to arrange accommodation for your nine subordinates?"

"No, they all have their own accommodation here!" Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Let's do this first. Let me think about how to do it!"