Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

When Yang Zhengshan arrived at the front yamen, Han Fei was already waiting outside the study.

"Sir, there is someone from Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion who wants to see you!"

Han Fei reported before entering the study.

"Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion!"

Yang Zhengshan stopped and looked a little puzzled, "They came to our door so soon!"

He was naturally familiar with Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion.

Not long ago, he had sent the son of Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion to repair the road outside the city.

I heard that the son had beaten someone two days ago, but he only beat a prisoner, and the guards did not punish him.

"Please come over!"

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and asked Han Fei to invite someone.

After all, he was a noble marquis, so he had to give him face.

A moment later, Han Fei brought a middle-aged man of about 40 years old to the study.

"I am Su Bai, and I pay my respects to Lord Yang!"

Yang Zhengshan looked Su Bai up and down. He was wearing a cotton gown. Although his clothes were not gorgeous and exquisite, they were not shabby either.

"Who are you to the Marquis' Mansion?"

"I am just a steward of the Marquis' Mansion!" Su Bai said.

A sneer flashed in Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

Steward!

That is, a servant!

It is worthy of being a Marquis' Mansion. Even the servants wear such good cotton clothes.

It is not that he looks down on slaves, but that this is the world. The difference in status is reflected in all aspects. Different identities have different requirements in food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Slaves are slaves and can only wear linen clothes. Ordinary people can use cotton cloth, such as silk and gauze, which can only be used by officials.

Of course, these requirements are not very strict. Some merchants will also use silk and satin. After all, merchants have money and can afford silk and satin.

And some scholars and ordinary people will also wear linen clothes because they are poor.

As long as no one is pursuing it, even if there are some things that exceed one's status, it is not a big deal.

"So why did you come to me?"

"I want to ask you to release my son!" Su Bai said calmly.

He looked neither humble nor arrogant, neither asking for help nor being high and mighty, as if he was talking about a very simple matter.

But the problem is, he is a servant, and Yang Zhengshan is an official appointed by the court.

Why should he be neither humble nor arrogant?

It's nothing more than relying on the power of the Jingyuan Marquis' Mansion.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him with interest, "What if I say no?"

"Do you want to make a grudge with my Jingyuan Marquis' Mansion?" Su Bai said calmly.

"Make a grudge?" Yang Zhengshan sat behind the desk, leaning back in his chair, tapping his fingers on the table, "Don't we have a grudge now?"

He sent the son of the Jingyuan Marquis' Mansion to the construction site to build a road, which is already a grudge.

After all, the Jingyuan Marquis' Mansion also wants to save face.

"It's just a little grudge, it can still be resolved. As long as Lord Yang is willing to apologize to my son, I can take charge of resolving this little grudge!" Su Bai said.

Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows, "It seems that your status in Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion is not low!"

"My status is humble, I have only followed the Marquis for many years!" Su Bai said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded suddenly. This is the confidant of Jingyuan Marquis, and he should not be an ordinary confidant. He is likely to be the right-hand man of Jingyuan Marquis.

Because this person's cultivation is not low, at least he is a martial artist of the fifth level of the acquired realm.

Apology!

Let him, a third-rank commander, apologize to a young man without any official position, and let a servant take charge of resolving the grudge.

Why does this sound so infuriating?

The Marquis' Mansion is noble, but the son of the Marquis' Mansion is just a commoner unless he is the eldest son or grandson.

Without the qualification to inherit the title, when the old marquis dies and the marquisate is divided, these young masters will only be rich but not noble.

If the other party just asked him to release the person, he would have released him, but he also asked him to apologize. This guy really thinks I am made of mud!

"By the way, who is your young master?"

Yang Zhengshan suddenly asked.

"My young master is called Su Shansi!" Su Bai frowned slightly, feeling something was wrong.

"Su Shansi?" Yang Zhengshan was full of doubts, "Did you find the wrong person? I don't know any Su Shansi!"

Su Bai's face changed slightly, "What does Lord Yang mean?"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand with a bright smile on his face, and said, "It doesn't mean anything. I really don't know Su Shansi!"

He didn't lie, he really didn't know any Su Shansi. Although he sent the person to the construction site to repair the road, he didn't know the name of the young man at all.

Su Bai took a deep breath, "Lord Yang, my son is building a road outside the city, and it was you who sent my son there."

"How is that possible? Those who are building roads outside the city are prisoners from the prefectural government. Is your son also a prisoner?" Yang Zhengshan pretended to be dumb.

"Lord Yang!" Su Bai's expression became angry.

Saying that his son is a prisoner, it is obvious that he does not want to end things peacefully.

How could the son of the Jingyuan Marquis's mansion become a prisoner?

However, Yang Zhengshan ignored his anger. A prisoner is a prisoner. Su Shansi smashed Jinxiufang in the city. Although this was not a serious crime, it also violated the laws of Darong. The prefectural government had already charged him with the crime of provoking trouble.

"Speaking of which, I am a little curious. Who gave you the face to come to see me, and who gave you the arrogance of the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, making you feel that I would be afraid of your Jingyuan Marquis Mansion."

"Don't mention the Jingyuan Marquis, even the Changping Marquis would not send a servant to convey orders to me!"

Yang Zhengshan said in a calm tone, looking at Su Bai indifferently.

Su Bai trembled all over, and his face turned pale.

Servant!

He almost forgot that he was a servant!

Yes, he was the most trusted servant around Jingyuan Marquis, but this time he came to Yang Zhengshan not on the order of Jingyuan Marquis, but he ran here on his own.

In his opinion, this was just a trivial matter. He came to meet Yang Zhengshan and report his family, and Yang Zhengshan should release the person, and then the matter could be over.

As for whether Su Shansi would have complaints in his heart and whether he would have resentment towards Yang Zhengshan, that was not his business.

"Send him out!"

Yang Zhengshan had lost interest in continuing to tangle with him.

Han Fei stepped forward and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation.

Su Bai's face changed again and again, from anger to embarrassment, from annoyance to resentment, "Okay, I will report to the Marquis now, and Lord Yang will explain to the Marquis at that time!"

After that, he turned and left.

Yang Zhengshan curled his lips, explaining to Marquis Jingyuan?

What can he explain to Marquis Jingyuan?

I still said that this is Chongshan Town, not Kyoto. No matter how powerful the Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion is, it cannot reach Chongshan Town.

Yang Zhengshan really hates these nobles. The former Shouguo Mansion and the current Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion are all arrogant and want to use their power to suppress others at any time.

But you have to be able to suppress others with your power.

Power is limited to a region. The power of a county magistrate is limited to a county, the power of a prefectural magistrate is limited to a prefectural magistrate, and the power of nobles is limited to their own authority.

Perhaps they can use various relationships to make their power exceed their authority, but in that case, their power will be reduced countless times and become restricted.

Not to mention them, isn't even the emperor's power limited by the region?

In Kyoto, the imperial power is supreme, but in the local area, the power of the imperial power will be greatly reduced.

Su Bai's arrival did not affect Yang Zhengshan's good mood. After sending Su Bai away, Yang Zhengshan handled official business for a while and went back to the backyard to accompany his wife.

A few days later.

Wu Zheng returned from Kyoto.

Yang Zhengshan sat in the study, looking at Liu Yuanfu's reply.

Liu Yuanfu's understanding of Kyoto and the situation in the court was much more detailed than Zhou Lan's.

However, Zhou Lan's guess was not wrong. The reason why Liang Chu wanted to marry the Yang family was because of the dispute over the throne in the court.

The prince wanted to win over Liang Chu, so he intended to let the Qing'an Marquis' Mansion marry the Changping Marquis' Mansion.

The Qing'an Marquis' Mansion was the prince's maternal family, and naturally belonged to the prince's party.

And Changping Marquis was in charge of Chongshan Town and had tens of thousands of troops, so it was reasonable for the prince to win him over.

However, the secret of Changping Marquis's inheritance for three hundred years was not to participate in the dispute between princes, so after Liang Chu discovered this sign, he immediately wanted to choose a wife for the third son of Liang in Chongshan Town.

As for why he chose the Yang family, this can only be asked to Liang Chu, and Liu Yuanfu didn't know why Liang Chu chose the Yang family.

However, Liu Yuanfu thought that Changping Marquis' Mansion was good, and said that if Yang Zhengshan thought it was appropriate, marrying with Changping Marquis' Mansion would also be a good choice.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but sigh.

This stubborn old man is actually very cute.

When he was in Yinghebao before, this old man was stubborn and stubborn, but after returning to Kyoto, he took good care of the Yang family.

This short letter is full of concern for the Yang family and kind reminders to Yang Zhengshan.

What does this show?

It shows that this old man is a face-loving person.

When he was down and out, he didn't want to be pitied or taken care of.

It also shows that this old man is a man of affection.

After he was reinstated, he still remembered the favors he had received before and was willing to help those who had helped him before.

No wonder this old man could do so many ups and downs. Even if he was demoted to a border town, there would still be people in the court who cared about him.

The old man really knows how to be grateful.

If this old man is demoted again in the future, Yang Zhengshan should be a little bit worried just based on this letter.

After putting the letter away, Yang Zhengshan looked up and asked Wu Zheng, "What news did you get in Kyoto?"

Wu Zheng was originally a disciple of the Tianqing Sword Sect. In fact, he was a generation older than Yu Qingyi, and was a junior brother of Su Kun and Hua Jinqiu. He had joined the Tianqing Sword Sect for more than 20 years.

However, his qualifications were limited. After practicing in the Tianqing Sword Sect for more than 20 years, he only reached the third level of the acquired realm.

If nothing unexpected happened, he would probably never reach the fifth level of the acquired realm in his lifetime, so it was impossible for him to become an elder in the Tianqing Sword Sect.

So when the Tianqing Sword Sect chose to send people to the Yang family, it chose him as the leader.

Wu Zheng said, "We haven't found out too much news yet, we just asked about the situation of the Changping Marquis' Mansion in Kyoto!"

"The Changping Marquis' Mansion has always been low-key in Kyoto. Except for the noble circle, the Changping Marquis' Mansion does not have much communication outside!"

"The Changping Marquis' Mansion's style of doing things is quite decent, and there is not much bad review among the people in Kyoto."

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. It had only been a dozen days, and Wu Zheng had already run back and forth. He certainly didn't have much time to find out the news.

However, the reply from Liu Yuanfu was enough. Liu Yuanfu said that he could marry the Marquis of Changping, so there shouldn't be much of a problem.

After a moment of contemplation, Yang Zhengshan said, "I want you to stay in Kyoto. Are you willing?"

Wu Zheng clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "I am willing to serve you, sir. I only ask you to take good care of my family!"

He was not a servant of the Yang family. The disciples of the Tianqing Sword Sect were more like the guests of the Yang family.

However, he was willing to serve Yang Zhengshan for many reasons. One was because of the Tianqing Sword Sect, the second was because of his family, and the third was because of himself.

Working for Yang Zhengshan, he had the opportunity to display his strength, and following Yang Zhengshan, he could break through to a higher level in martial arts.

In the two years he was in the Yang family, his cultivation level broke through from the third level of the acquired realm to the fourth level of the acquired realm.

Although he only broke through one level, he could clearly feel his progress.

He hadn't felt this way for a long time.

Although he didn't know why, he knew that all this must be related to Yang Zhengshan.

So in order to reach a higher level, he was willing to work for Yang Zhengshan.

"Yes!" Yang Zhengshan nodded, then took out a wooden box from the bookcase behind him and handed it to Wu Zheng.

Of course, he took it out of the bookcase just to cover up his tracks. He took it out from the Lingquan space.

"There are 1,000 taels of silver notes and 100 taels of silver ingots in it. You should buy a small courtyard in Kyoto as a place to stay and prepare to stay in Kyoto for a long time!"

"Collect more information, from the court, the various ministries, the five military governors, and the news of those official families and noble families. In short, write down all the information you can get."

He whispered.

As his official position gets higher and higher, his involvement with the court will definitely become deeper and deeper.

Some things may have nothing to do with him, but it is not a bad thing to know more. It is better than not knowing the situation when the time comes.

"By the way, be careful of the Secret Guards, and try not to attract their attention!" Yang Zhengshan said seriously.

Kyoto is the base camp of the Secret Guards, and you must avoid the Secret Guards when you do things in Kyoto.

"I understand!" Wu Zheng took the wooden box and said.

Then, Yang Zhengshan let Wu Zheng go down.

After Wu Zheng left, Yang Zhengshan fell into deep thought.

Should I agree to the marriage with the Changping Marquis's Mansion?

Liu Yuanfu suggested that it could be considered, and the Changping Marquis's Mansion has a good reputation, and the third son of Liang is also a good match.

At present, this seems to be a good choice.

But Yang Zhengshan is still a little worried.

Marquis's Mansion!

Once Yang Yunxue marries, Yang Zhengshan will not be able to help her too much in a short time.

Whether she can live a good life in the future depends entirely on Yang Yunxue herself.

As an old father, Yang Zhengshan does not want Yang Yunxue to be wronged.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Zhengshan decided to ask Yang Yunxue's opinion first. After all, this was her own marriage and her own future.