Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

An Yuxing picked up the wine, sniffed it first, then took a sip, his eyes lit up, and then he drank it all in one gulp.

As the wine went down his throat, An Yuxing narrowed his eyes and savored it carefully.

"Is this Baicao Niang?"

After tasting it, An Yuxing showed a surprised look.

In recent years, Yang Zhengshan's winemaking skills have improved a lot. Although he is still not as good as those famous winemakers, he is not much worse.

However, what surprised An Yuxing was not whether Baicao Niang tasted good or bad, but the feeling that Baicao Niang brought him.

After the wine went into his stomach, a warm breath spread throughout his body, making him feel relaxed all over, and at the same time his spirit became vigorous.

Yang Zhengshan said with a smile: "Baicao Niang, as the name suggests, is brewed with hundreds of herbs. It tastes sweet and has a long aroma. Long-term drinking can enhance physical fitness and repair injuries."

Of course, Baicao Niang has other effects, but the other effects are not obvious, so there is no need to explain.

An Yuxing nodded, "Not bad, not bad, it is indeed a rare good wine!"

"Haha, as long as the senior likes it!" Yang Zhengshan poured another glass for the two.

Then the three of them began to clink glasses and drink happily.

Yang Zhengshan not only took out the Baicao Niang, but also took out other wines.

An Yuxing tasted them one by one and made a very pertinent evaluation.

His favorite is the Baicao Niang and Taohua Wine. As for other wines, they are not bad, but they are not to his taste.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of dishes, Yang Zhengshan opened the topic and said, "Senior, can you tell me about our Dayong's innate warriors!"

"Oh, you want to hear about those innate warriors?" The slightly drunk An Yuxing asked casually.

"This, the junior does not know much about Dayong's innate warriors, and I don't know where to start!" Yang Zhengshan said helplessly.

Although Ji Zhen had talked to him about these things before, Ji Zhen also had a vague understanding of these things, and many of the things he said were guesses, and he could not be sure at all.

An Yuxing thought for a moment and said, "Then let's talk about the innate warriors in our Darong. Now that you have entered the innate realm, he~~"

He glanced at Lu Baishu next to him, "He will soon, so it's not against the rules to let you know!"

"Rules?" Yang Zhengshan was surprised.

"I guess you will know in two days. All the innate warriors in Darong must be registered. I will tell you when they are registered!" An Yuxing didn't want to talk nonsense.

Someone will come to Yang Zhengshan to handle these things, so there is no need for him to talk about them.

"There are a total of 38 innate warriors in Darong! This does not include the three old eunuchs in the palace and the two from the royal family!"

"Royal family?" Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but speak again.

"Well, one is the Prince Yu in the imperial city. He is the great uncle of your majesty. The other is the one who sits in the imperial mausoleum! As for that one, I don't know much. I only know that he has been in the imperial mausoleum for eighty years!"

Yang Zhengshan's expression moved slightly. Eighty years, that's really an antique.

An Yuxing continued, "Except for them, there are 38 innate warriors in our Darong, and if you count them, there are 39!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. This is slightly more than what Ji Zhen said, and the total number is more than 40.

"Including eight nobles, seven from Sanshan Valley, three monks from Dacheng Temple, and 20 in the opposition!"

"I live in Sanshan Valley, where there are old ministers who have retired from the court. As for the monks from Dacheng Temple, you don't have to pay attention to them. They only know how to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha all day long, and don't care about worldly affairs at all!"

Yang Zhengshan was surprised. He really didn't expect that there were innate warriors in Dacheng Temple, and there were three of them.

Three monks, tut tut, this strength should not be underestimated.

At the same time, Yang Zhengshan didn't expect that there were eight innate warriors among the nobles.

Eight, more than he expected, he only knew that there was one in Changping Houfu.

"Who are among the nobles?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

An Yuxing laughed and said, "Duke Ningguo, Duke Shouguo, Duke Xingguo, Marquis Changping, Marquis Suning, Marquis Haining, Marquis Wuding, Marquis Jianchang, these families all have innate warriors!"

"Duke Shouguo?" Yang Zhengshan showed a look of astonishment again.

He was not surprised that the other families had innate warriors, even if the Ningguo Mansion had a innate warrior, he would not be surprised, after all, the Ningguo Mansion still had a very deep foundation, and it was normal to have a innate warrior.

But the fact that Duke Shouguo was actually a innate warrior surprised him.

"Why else do you think he was named a Duke?" An Yuxing laughed.

"Isn't it because the late emperor was grateful for the Queen Mother's kindness~~" Yang Zhengshan stopped talking halfway.

Before, Duke Shouguo was the Marquis Shouning. As a relative, it was normal to be named a marquis, but if it came to being a Duke, then the current Duke Shouguo was really the first one in the family.

And now Duke Shouguo is over a hundred years old, which is indeed a bit old.

Yang Zhengshan showed a look of realization. So that's how it was. He used to wonder how the Duke of Shou could survive so long. If the Duke of Shou was a congenital warrior, then everything would make sense.

"As for the congenital warriors in the wild~~" An Yuxing thought for a while and said, "You'll learn about this slowly in the future."

Yang Zhengshan nodded. He knew that An Yuxing was too lazy to say more.

The situation of the innate warriors in the wild is more complicated. They all have their own origins. They may come from the underworld forces, or they may be retired military officers from the court. If we talk about them one by one, it will definitely take a lot of time.

"What about Darong?" Yang Zhengshan said.

"There are even more. The Wulianghu tribe, Lingen Holy Church, Beiji Temple, Lisheng Dynasty, and Desheng Dynasty in the north all have innate warriors!"

"The Jinlong Dynasty, Annan Dynasty, Wushen Temple, and Chonggu in the south also have innate warriors."

"The Lusheng Dynasty, Xingyue Island, Shenmu Island, Dihuo Island, etc. in the southeast sea area also have innate warriors!"

"And the West~~"

An Yuxing said while drinking.

Yang Zhengshan and Lu Baishu listened attentively. These were all levels they had not been exposed to before.

Although they would also have guesses, such as the Wulianghu tribe had innate warriors, Yang Zhengshan had guessed, but he could not guess how many specific Wulianghu tribes there were.

If you limit your vision to one place, it is almost difficult to find traces of the existence of innate warriors, but if you zoom in on the entire Darong, you will find that there seem to be many innate warriors. If the forces around Darong are included, the number of innate warriors will be calculated in three digits.

The three chatted for more than three hours, until the drunk An Yuxing and Lu Baishu said goodbye at 3 pm in the afternoon.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan did not let the two return empty-handed. He specially prepared two carts of wine and drinks to send them home.

An Yuxing lives in Sanshan Valley. Although it is outside the city, it is not far from Kyoto. Wanfu Mountain is more than ten miles away from Guang'an Gate. You can enter Sanshan Valley by bypassing Wanfu Mountain.

However, Wanfu Mountain, Wanshou Mountain and Wansui Mountain are all surrounded by the garrisons of the twelve guards of the imperial army, and outsiders are not allowed to enter.

So Ding Qiu could only leave the carriage and come back.

This time, Yang Zhengshan gained a lot from chatting with An Yuxing and Lu Baishu, which gave him a general understanding of the innate warriors inside and outside Darong.

Although he still didn't know a lot of things, it was at least better than knowing nothing and having to guess blindly.

As for understanding more, it couldn't be explained in a few words. Yang Zhengshan would need to understand it slowly in the future.

As An Yuxing said, someone came to ask Yang Zhengshan to register the next day.

"Lei Qiang of the Imperial Guards greets Marquis Jing'an!"

In the main hall of the Marquis's mansion, a tall and thin man bowed to Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan looked him up and down, "Imperial Guards, should it be Blood Blade?"

Lei Qiang looked cold and handsome, unsmiling, with a face as sharp as a knife without any emotion, and a pair of clear eyes without any fluctuation.

He gave Yang Zhengshan a very unique feeling, no, it can't be said to be unique, because when Yang Zhengshan met Emperor Yanping in the imperial study, he also felt this special temperament in the two.

How to say it?

It's as if the person standing in front of you is not a person, but a dead object. If you don't stare at him, you will even ignore his existence.

This unique temperament is obviously not the temperament of Lei Qiang himself. It may be caused by the skills or some other reasons.

Lei Qiang, white sword, black knife, all make Yang Zhengshan feel this way.

Lei Qiang did not answer Yang Zhengshan's question, but said: "I am here by the order of His Majesty to take Jing'an Hou to Fengxian Hall to make a list!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and said nothing more.

"Please!"

Then, he followed Lei Qiang out of the Hou Mansion and entered the Imperial City.

Fengxian Hall is divided into the front hall and the back hall, but the place where Lei Qiang took Yang Zhengshan was neither the front hall nor the back hall, but a cross-courtyard next to the back hall.

Yang Zhengshan didn't even know that there was a cross-courtyard here. Well, he didn't know much about the palaces in the imperial city. He only knew that there was a Fengxian Hall, but he had never been to Fengxian Hall.

Entering the cross-courtyard, Yang Zhengshan looked at an old man sitting under a lush green pine and taking a nap in surprise.

This old man should be Prince Yu!

Yang Zhengshan bowed slightly to the old man, but did not say anything.

The old man did not respond, and let him follow Lei Qiang into the depths of the yard.

The yard was large, with lush vegetation and a quiet environment, but there were not many pavilions and towers, only ordinary-looking houses.

Soon, they came to a house.

"Marquis Jing'an, this is your Xiantian Order!"

"Xiantian Order?" Yang Zhengshan took the golden token handed over by Lei Qiang and looked at it curiously.

"Xiantian Order is the identity certificate of Xiantian warriors. With it, you can freely enter and exit the Three Valleys and the Royal Pavilion. The Three Valleys are a place for Xiantian warriors to discuss the Dao. If Marquis Jing'an needs it, he can go there to ask some old seniors!"

"The Royal Pavilion has countless martial arts treasures. Xiantian warriors with Xiantian Orders can freely enter and exit the Pavilion, and can view and copy all the martial arts below the third floor of the Pavilion at will."

Lei Qiang explained rarely.

Yang Zhengshan was surprised and asked, "Can I copy it at will? Including Xiantian Gongfa?"

"Yes, Xiantian Gongfa below the third level can be copied!"

"Can I pass it on to others?"

"Yes, as long as you are willing, you can pass it on to anyone!"

Yang Zhengshan was a little surprised.

Xiantian Gongfa is very precious, but the royal family does not restrict its dissemination?

But he soon figured it out.

In the martial arts world, Xiantian Gongfa is very precious, but in the eyes of the court, these Gongfa are actually not very useful.

Because it is not the skills that limit a warrior from becoming an innate warrior, but talent, resources, and background, etc.

Of course, skills are also a kind of resource, but it is only one kind.

Even in the eyes of most warriors, innate skills are not as important as a spiritual fruit.

In fact, there are many innate skills in the martial arts world, and many martial arts forces with a long history have their own innate skills.

However, the innate skills they have are definitely not as many as the court. Darong has been passed down for more than 300 years, and I don’t know how many skills have been accumulated.

"I wonder if Marquis Jing'an is willing to enter the Three Valleys?" Lei Qiang asked.

"Enter the Three Valleys? What does it mean?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Entering the Three Valleys means staying in Kyoto and obeying His Majesty's orders at any time. You cannot leave Beijing at will without His Majesty's order!"

"And the innate warriors in the Three Valleys can get the salary of the court, three three yellow plums every year, eighteen precious medicines every month, and can protect their relatives into the twelve guards of the imperial army."

Lei Qiang explained.

Yang Zhengshan blinked his eyes. Three Sanhuang plums a year, eighteen precious herbs a month, my god, this salary is really high.

"I am the Marquis of Jing'an in Darong, do I also have a salary?"

Lei Qiang said: "If a congenital warrior of noble origin does not enter the Three Valleys, he will only have one Sanhuang plum a year and nine precious herbs a month!"

"..."

The gap is really huge.

But this is normal. If you join the Three Valleys, you must wait for the emperor's orders at any time. Although the nobles also have to wait for the emperor's orders, they are relatively freer, at least they can leave the capital freely.

To put it simply, the congenital warriors in the Three Valleys are the workers under the emperor.

"What about the congenital warriors in the wild?" Yang Zhengshan asked again.

"They have no salary!" Lei Qiang said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded in understanding and said, "I will not go to the Three Valleys. I am still young and can serve the court for a few more years!"

Going to the Three Valleys would really be a retirement. He felt that it was not time for retirement yet.

I am only in my early fifties, in my prime!

Besides, he has the Spirit Spring Space, and the salary is not very attractive to him.

Lei Qiang took a book and wrote and drew something, and after a moment, he said: "It's done, Marquis Jing'an can leave on his own?"

"It's done now?"

Yang Zhengshan was stunned, isn't this too hasty?

Not to test his cultivation and strength?

Not to show loyalty to His Majesty?

Just like that?

"Marquis Jing'an is an important official in the court, and everything about you is recorded in detail by the Secret Guard. If you are a warrior in the martial arts world, you may need to investigate." Lei Qiang explained.

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized that it was right, the Secret Guard must know his background, and there was no need to investigate his identity, origin, and background.