Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Emperor Chengping's control over the court can be described as absolute. He has been in power for 30 years, and no one dares to despise or neglect the imperial power. Even though Emperor Chengping is old now, and even though several princes are fighting openly and secretly, no one dares to disobey him.

After Emperor Chengping was furious, the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, and the Dali Temple sent officials to Liao'an Prefecture that day.

At the same time, an imperial edict was sent to Liao'an Prefecture at a speed of 800 miles.

Just when the imperial edict was sent out of Kyoto, Prince Xin's Mansion also received a pigeon message from Liao'an Prefecture.

Prince Xin, who had just turned 30, stood in the gorgeous hall and looked at the note sent over. His face turned pale.

"Your Highness, what happened?"

A middle-aged man in a Confucian robe sat next to him. Seeing that he looked ugly, he couldn't help but ask.

"Mr. Ji, Luo Fu is in trouble!" Prince Xin handed the note in his hand to Mr. Ji.

Mr. Ji, Ji Zhonghuai, was a Jinshi in the 21st year of Chengping. He is currently the chancellor of Shuntian Prefecture and a close minister of Prince Xin. He is an important adviser to Prince Xin.

Ji Zhonghuai, who is in his forties, is as white as jade, without any signs of aging. He is full of mature and elegant temperament, giving people a sense of elegance.

Ji Zhonghuai took the note and took a look at it, then his brows were tightly knitted together.

Luo Fu is an important helper of Prince Xin, almost equivalent to Prince Xin's money bag. In recent years, Luo Fu has provided a lot of money to Prince Xin, and Prince Xin has won over many people in the court with this money.

If Luo Fu is finished, then Prince Xin will almost lose an arm.

Losing an arm is still light. Once His Majesty knows that Prince Xin is behind Luo Fu, it may make Prince Xin lose everything.

"Your Highness, Luo Fu can't stay!" Ji Zhonghuai said in a deep voice.

The best way now is to die without evidence. As long as Luo Fu doesn't speak, no one can implicate Prince Xin.

Although many people in Liaoan Prefecture speculated that it was Prince Xin who was behind Luo Fu, only Luo Fu and Prince Xin were truly connected.

Prince Xin's expression moved slightly, and he was somewhat unwilling.

Without Luo Fu's help, he would be restricted in what he wanted to do in the future.

Silver is not omnipotent, but nothing can be done without silver.

The expenses of the palace need silver, entertaining guests needs silver, and winning people's hearts needs silver.

"Your Highness, this is not the time to be indecisive!" Ji Zhonghuai reminded.

Prince Xin sighed slightly, "I understand!"

"Ada, take people to Liaoan Prefecture to send Lord Luo off!"

In the corner of the hall, a man in black tights stepped forward, revealing an extremely ordinary face, and responded: "Yes!"

"Go!" Prince Xin waved his hand and said somewhat uninterested.

The man named Ada bowed and left the main hall. Seeing this, Ji Zhonghuai breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt that as long as Luo Fu died, the situation would not be irreversible.

But he was obviously too relaxed too early.

There was a commotion in the front yard of the palace, and soon a eunuch wearing a three-peaked hat and a black round-necked robe led a group of guards wearing mountain armor to the main hall.

"This old servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Xin. His Majesty summons His Royal Highness Prince Xin to the palace for an audience!" The eunuch came to the main hall and bowed to Prince Xin with a smile.

"Eunuch Zhang!"

When Prince Xin saw the person coming, his face changed again and again. He knew that he could not hide it from Emperor Chengping, but he did not expect it to come so soon.

"Your Highness Prince Xin, please come in!" Eunuch Zhang said with a smile.

This eunuch Zhang was the one who conveyed the imperial edict to Yang Zhengshan at the beginning, and was the eunuch in front of Emperor Chengping.

Prince Xin nodded slightly and could only follow the guards to leave obediently.

Eunuch Zhang still followed Prince Xin with a smile, but when he left, he glanced at Ji Zhonghuai who was standing in the hall.

Ji Zhonghuai looked extremely ugly, but he could only watch Prince Xin being taken away.

Prince Xin was inevitably scolded when he entered the palace. As for whether there were other consequences, it depended on the thoughts of Emperor Chengping.

In fact, Emperor Chengping was still soft-hearted. He did not severely punish Prince Xin, but only fined Prince Xin a year's salary and confined him for half a year.

June 23.

Yang Zhengshan received the order of Emperor Chengping in Liao'an Prefecture.

Emperor Chengping's request to him was very simple, that is, to seal up the Salt Transport Department, imprison Luo Fu, and wait for the three offices to come to hear the case.

Yang Zhengshan finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the order of Emperor Chengping.

Although Emperor Chengping did not say that he would forgive him for leading troops out of the country without permission, the fact that he was able to give him an order showed that Emperor Chengping was not too angry about his behavior.

In the Zheng family mansion, Zheng Xiao also exhaled fiercely, "With the order of His Majesty, the rest of the things will be easy to handle!"

They have been under great pressure these days. After all, there are so many government offices and so many officials in the city. If there is a little chaos, it will be difficult for them to deal with the aftermath.

Especially without the order of Emperor Chengping, everything they did was private.

Now with the order of Emperor Chengping, they at least have a reputation.

"But it may not be too peaceful next!" Yang Zhengshan picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Hmm!"

Zheng Xiao nodded slightly, "Will there be danger?"

The news has spread to Kyoto, and Kyoto will definitely react. The reaction is not only to the court, but also to the people and forces behind Luo Fu.

Yang Zhengshan put down the teacup and smiled faintly: "I don't know!"

"To be honest, I don't know much about the masters in Kyoto!"

With his strength, he is considered a master in today's Darong. Although his eighth-level cultivation is not the best, he has the ninth-level strength. Under the innate, he is already the strongest one.

But he has no idea how many masters there are in Darong and how many masters are hidden in Kyoto.

Kyoto is a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. No one knows how many powerful warriors are hidden in Kyoto.

Zheng Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "There shouldn't be too strong!"

"Why?" Yang Zhengshan was a little curious.

Zheng Xiao smiled and said, "Innate warriors are the most important weapons of the dynasty. Except for your majesty, almost no one can invite them."

Yang Zhengshan was even more curious, "How many innate warriors are there in our dynasty?"

"This, probably only your majesty knows!" Zheng Xiao spread his hands and said helplessly.

Innate warriors are the most powerful existence in Darong. It cannot be said that innate warriors have transcended the secular world and the dynasty, but innate warriors are like nuclear weapons to the dynasty. Even the emperor has to treat them with courtesy.

When the realm reaches the Xiantian realm, status and position become secondary, and one's own cultivation is the most important.

Xiantian warriors no longer pursue wealth and glory, but a higher level.

Therefore, most Xiantian warriors like to find a place to practice in seclusion, rather than serving in the court.

Therefore, Xiantian warriors are relatively mysterious in the eyes of the world.

How many Xiantian warriors are loyal to the dynasty and the imperial power in Darong has become a secret.

There are many speculations in the world, but the real situation is probably only known to Emperor Chengping.

Although Yang Zhengshan is very curious about Xiantian warriors, he also understands that Zheng Xiao probably doesn't know these secrets, so he didn't continue to ask.

Of course, there is another reason, Xiantian realm, Xiantian warriors, he will come into contact with it sooner or later.

Now his cultivation has reached the peak of the eighth level of the acquired realm, and he is only one step away from entering the threshold of the ninth level of the acquired realm.

Calculating the time, he broke through to the eighth level of the acquired realm at about this time last year, which means that he spent more than a year to find the opportunity to break through again.

Of course, this is not the key point. If it is calculated according to normal circumstances, after he breaks through to the ninth level of the acquired realm, it may take three to five years to reach the innate realm.

This is still the case with sufficient spiritual spring water to assist, otherwise it will take longer.

It can be seen how difficult it is to break through the innate realm.

The key point is that Yang Zhengshan has now mastered the Yimu Changchun Gong.

The difference between the innate and acquired techniques is that the innate techniques can condense the innate true qi.

The difference between the innate realm and the acquired realm is that the innate true qi can return to its roots in the body, and it will last forever, so that it will not be cold or hot, and it will naturally circulate.

To put it simply, the true qi in the body of the innate warrior can circulate on its own and reach the point of being endless. This means that the warrior's control over the true qi has reached an instinctive state.

Yang Zhengshan can now condense the innate true qi, which is considered to be half a foot into the innate realm. The remaining half foot is to continuously accumulate the innate true qi and continuously practice controlling the innate true qi.

At present, his realm is considered to be half-step innate, even though his cultivation is still at the eighth level of the acquired realm.

The eighth level of the acquired realm and the half-step innate realm are not contradictory. The standard of the half-step innate realm is whether one can condense the innate true qi, while the difference between the eighth level and the ninth level of the acquired realm lies in the accumulation of one's own energy.

Of course, this situation will not happen to most warriors. Most warriors accumulate a lot of energy and condense the true qi in one fell swoop when the energy accumulation reaches its peak.

The weakest point of Yang Zhengshan is accumulation. Although he is not young, he has practiced for twenty years less than warriors of the same realm.

He cannot accumulate a lot of energy, but the spiritual spring water raises his physique to a very terrifying level, which makes it easier for him to condense the true qi.

Under normal circumstances, after the acquired warrior enters the innate realm, the innate true qi will nourish the body, transform the body, and give it new vitality.

And Yang Zhengshan's body has always had new vitality and has been transforming.

Now Yang Zhengshan's body is not much worse than that of a congenital warrior, even if he is not.

The strength of the physique is not only reflected in strength, but also in cultivation.

For a warrior, the body is the foundation. If the physique is strong enough, cultivation will be twice as effective with half the effort.

Yang Zhengshan was able to cultivate Yimu Changchun Gong because his physique was strong enough.

However, Yimu Changchun Gong is extremely profound. Yang Zhengshan is only at the beginning. If he wants to go one step further, he still needs a long time to polish it.