Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

In the following days, Yang Zhengshan began to deal with the official business of the garrison office. Although there was still half a year before the expedition, it was time to prepare for the things that needed to be prepared.

The training of the soldiers in the garrison camp should be strengthened, and the soldiers in the garrison outside the city should enter the city to familiarize themselves with the environment.

At that time, Yang Zhengshan would definitely lead the garrison camp to the expedition, but the defense of Anyuan City could not be relaxed, so it was necessary to mobilize the soldiers in the garrison outside the city to enter the city to take over the defense.

In order to prevent the soldiers from being unfamiliar with the defense in the city, Yang Zhengshan asked the soldiers to follow the soldiers of the garrison camp to familiarize themselves for a while.

At the same time, Xie Yuan also had to familiarize himself with the affairs of the garrison office.

When Yang Zhengshan went to the expedition, Xie Yuan needed to temporarily take over the garrison office.

For more than ten days, Yang Zhengshan was busy with this.

At this time, a group of powerful cavalrymen came outside the Panshan Post Station.

The leader was a burly man wearing black leather armor. This man was named Yuan Qing, and he was a confidant of Jingyuan Hou Su Kun.

Su Bai is also Su Kun's close follower, but Yuan Qing is different from Su Bai. Su Bai is a family son of Jingyuan Marquis Mansion and a servant raised by Jingyuan Marquis Mansion since childhood.

Yuan Qing is not a servant. He was originally a martial artist, and was later conquered by Su Kun. He followed Su Kun for more than ten years and was the person with the highest cultivation level around Su Kun.

The postmen in the post station couldn't help but feel a little scared when they saw the aggressive cavalry.

But before they could react, dozens of cavalry had already rushed into the post station.

"Master Yuan!"

The followers who followed Su Shanyu before hurriedly stepped forward and saluted after seeing Yuan Qing.

Yuan Qing also has an official position. He serves as the chief of the Fenwu Camp, which is actually the commander of Su Kun's personal guards.

Yuan Qing glanced at the attendant, then looked at the house in front of him, "Was the Second Master murdered here?"

It had been half a month since Su Shanyu was killed, and Su Shanyu's body had been transported back to Kyoto, but everything here was still intact. Even though officials from Chongshan Town's Censorate came to investigate the case, they did not destroy the house in the slightest.

Yuan Qing asked, then pushed the door and entered the room.

He first looked at the broken carved wooden window, and then at the body still lying on the ground.

He reached out and pulled out the dagger from the body's throat, and looked at it carefully.

The attendant next to him described in detail what happened that night. In fact, he did not say too much. The whole process only took a few breaths, and even if he described it in detail, it would not take many words.

But Yuan Qing listened very seriously, "Wait, you just said that the murderer broke the second master's neck in an instant! Didn't the second master resist?"

The follower smiled bitterly and said, "It happened suddenly, and the second master just woke up from his sleep, and he didn't have time to react at all."

Yuan Qing frowned and looked at him.

"The second master has the fifth level of acquired cultivation. Even if it happened suddenly, he shouldn't have no reaction at all!"

"The murderer's speed is too fast, even we didn't react!" The follower looked even more depressed.

Yuan Qing nodded and looked up at the broken carved wooden window.

Too fast!

The second master has the fifth level of acquired cultivation, and the two followers around the second master have the sixth level of acquired cultivation.

In just a moment, the murderer killed two people and escaped unscathed.

His cultivation is far above them.

"Are there any suspects?"

"Yang Zhengshan, the garrison commander of Anyuan City!"

Yuan Qing seemed to be thinking about something, then stood up and said, "Let's go to Anyuan City!"

There is nothing to be found here. The other party only appeared for a few breaths and did not leave any traces at all.

So it is basically impossible to solve the case.

At present, all he can do is to meet Yang Zhengshan and confirm whether the murderer is Yang Zhengshan.

...

One day later, in the garrison officer's office of Anyuan City.

"Sir, there is a lord named Yuan outside the door asking to see you!"

In the study, Han Fei reported to Yang Zhengshan.

"Surname Yuan! Did you report your identity?"

Yang Zhengshan, who was handling official business, raised his head and asked in confusion.

"No, he brought more than 40 cavalrymen, and it seems that he is not friendly!" Han Fei recalled the scene of meeting Yuan Qing just now, frowned slightly, and said.

He is not friendly!

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

That can only be from Kyoto.

Except for the people from Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion, no one should come to him with malicious intent now.

"Please let him in!"

He did not choose to avoid him.

Soon, Han Fei brought Yuan Qing to the study. Yuan Qing was still wearing black leather armor, and his whole body was filled with a fierce and murderous aura.

If a timid person saw him, he would probably be scared to death.

But this naturally had no effect on Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan sat behind the desk and looked up at Yuan Qing, "Who is it?"

"Yuan Qing, the captain of Fenwu Camp, greets Lord Yang!" Yuan Qing clasped his fists and saluted.

In terms of official position, Yang Zhengshan was far higher than him.

Fenwu Camp!

Sure enough, it was someone from Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion!

Yang Zhengshan looked at him calmly, "People from Fenwu Camp came to Chongshan Town, haha, Jingyuan Marquis's hand is really long!"

"My second master is dead?" Yuan Qing raised his head and looked at Yang Zhengshan sharply.

"Dead! That's great, it's not a pity to kill one person!" Yang Zhengshan said casually.

"Lord Yang, do you know my second master?" Yuan Qing asked.

"I don't know him, but does it matter? Aren't the people in Jingyuan Marquis Mansion a disaster?" Yang Zhengshan did not hold back at all.

Yuan Qing looked at him straightly, as if she wanted to see something in his expression.

It's a pity that Yang Zhengshan's expression has always remained indifferent, and his eyes are as calm as a deep pool, making it difficult for people to see through.

After a long time, Yuan Qingcai spoke again: "Is Mr. Yang too arrogant? The Hou Mansion is not someone that Mr. Yang can humiliate at will!"

"Haha, Marquis Jingyuan is too arrogant. He actually mobilized the soldiers of Fenwu Camp to leave the capital without permission."

"I will report this matter to the censor!"

Yang Zhengshan said in a neutral tone.

The Forbidden Army is no better than the border army. The border army is far away from the court, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so they will be more lax on many things. In addition, the officers and soldiers of the border army are responsible for border defense, and the generals sometimes inspect the border defense, so mobilizing three to five hundred soldiers to go out does not count. What a big deal.

The Forbidden Army is different. The Forbidden Army is responsible for defending Kyoto. How can it be mobilized at will?

Of course, just mobilizing dozens of cavalry could not bring down Marquis Jingyuan. At most, Marquis Jingyuan would be reprimanded or fined several months of salary.

Yuan Qing didn't care about this. What he cared about was Yang Zhengshan's reaction and attitude.

Obviously, Yang Zhengshan's reaction was very tough, without any hint of guilt. In terms of attitude, Yang Zhengshan also treated the Jingyuan Hou Mansion without pretense and did not care whether the Hou Mansion would doubt him.

This made Yuan Qing feel a little troubled.

The purpose of his coming here was to test Yang Zhengshan, but the result of the test now made him feel that he had gained nothing.

"It is said that Mr. Yang is a battlefield killer. He has entered and exited the battlefield three times. I just don't know what his cultivation level is like?"

As he spoke, he suddenly pulled out the long knife in his hand and slashed hard at Yang Zhengshan's head.

However, Yang Zhengshan remained motionless, just sitting there quietly, looking at him calmly with deep eyes.

The blade fell, but stopped three inches above Yang Zhengshan's head.

A flash of surprise flashed in Yuan Qing's eyes. Why didn't he fight back?

Isn't he afraid that I really want to kill him?

"You also know that I have been in and out of the battlefield three times!" Yang Zhengshan stretched out his hand to push away his long knife, stood up slowly, and looked at him with indifferent eyes, "I have killed hundreds of enemies on the battlefield, and have done great things for me. Honor the border and fight for His Majesty the Emperor!"

"And you actually dare to draw a sword on me!"

"Why do you?"

"You are Marquis Jingyuan's dog?"

"It's still up to you to rely on Marquis Jingyuan's lawless power!"

His voice was strong and his words were righteous.

But what he said was not nonsense, it was what he meant.

To be honest, he didn't have much identification with the Dairong Dynasty. After all, he was not a real Dairong citizen.

He went to the battlefield to kill the enemy and sacrificed his life for Da Rong, but it was just for himself.

But what he did was really to help Darong defend the territory and help the emperor charge into battle.

No matter what he thinks in his heart, what he does is to help Da Rong.

No one can erase his contribution.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a great contributor to Da Rong.

But!

A group of distinguished nobles from Kyoto have been causing trouble for him all day long, and now someone actually holds a knife to his head.

This made him very angry.

"If you dare to draw a sword against me, where will you place the 100,000 soldiers in Chongshan Town who are guarding the country's border? Have you ever cared about the millions of soldiers on the border?"

"You still think that our group of Qiu Ba, who are living in a bitter cold land, are not as good as your superior imperial guards!"

After hearing this, Yuan Qing's expression changed drastically.

In the officialdom, Beijing officials were superior to others, and in the army, the Imperial Guards were also superior.

This is an unspoken rule, something everyone agrees to.

But this matter cannot be said openly, let alone be publicized.

"I didn't!" Yuan Qing denied it without thinking.

But how could Yang Zhengshan care about his denial? He jumped up suddenly, lifted him directly from behind the desk, and kicked Yuan Qing on the chest.

With a bang, Yuan Qing flew out like a cannonball.

With a crash, the carved wooden window was shattered by him, and then the whole person fell hard to the bluestone ground outside the house.

"Take it!"

"Anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death!"

Yang Zhengshan walked out of the house and looked at Yuan Qing with cold eyes, the imperial troops who were already protecting Yuan Qing!

Yuan Qing looked at Yang Zhengshan with disbelief.

What surprised him was not that Yang Zhengshan dared to attack him, but that he was actually kicked over by Yang Zhengshan.

Although he is only a general manager in Fenwu Camp, he has acquired seventh-level cultivation.

Although Yang Zhengshan's attack just now was sudden, he shouldn't be unable to resist.

Unless Yang Zhengshan's cultivation level is far above him.

Crash, a burst of rapid footsteps came, and the Imperial Guard soldiers who were brought in by Yuan Qing were surrounded by the people in the official hall. More than a hundred soldiers also poured out from outside the official hall, surrounding the other Imperial Army soldiers!

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yuan Qing coldly. There is a saying that strikes first is the strongest.

Regardless of whether Marquis Jingyuan suspected him or believed that he was the murderer of Su Shanyu, it was absolutely right to find something for Marquis Jingyuan to do first.