Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

After entering the private room, Yang Zhengshan first looked at the young man, then laughed and said, "Haha, I was wondering who was so anxious to invite Luo Shang here, it turned out to be His Royal Highness Prince Ning!"

"Old minister Yang Zhengshan pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Ning!"

He clasped his fists and bowed.

Prince Ning Chen Zhaoting, the second prince, was born to Imperial Noble Consort Zhang.

Luo Shang could not recognize Prince Ning, but Yang Zhengshan could.

Even though he had never seen Prince Ning, he still recognized him at a glance.

After all, there are only three princes in Kyoto who have set up yamen and mansions outside the imperial city.

"Marquis Jing'an, are you too rude?" Prince Ning looked at Yang Zhengshan with a dark face.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and laughed, "I was reckless!"

"It's rare that Your Highness has such a refined mood. I just want to have fun with Your Highness!"

As he said that, he waved his hand, and Ding Qiu immediately understood. He stepped forward to lift the gauze curtain, and then moved a chair to place it in front of the jade bed.

"Luo Shang, there is nothing for you here, go back!"

Yang Zhengshan sat on the chair and said to Luo Shang.

"Then I'll take my leave first!"

Luo Shang was more than happy to do so. He saluted Yang Zhengshan and King Ning and prepared to leave.

"Wait, I didn't say he could leave now!" King Ning said coldly.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him in surprise, "King Ning wants Luo Shang to accompany him? Well, Luo Shang, don't leave!"

"Ding Qiu, throw these troublesome people out!"

He looked at the four warriors beside King Ning and grinned, "If anyone dares to resist, I will chop him off!"

Such a sentence was said in a brilliant smile.

The strong murderous aura filled the room like a substance, frightening those beautiful girls.

"Yes!" Ding Qiu didn't care about anything else. Since Yang Zhengshan had given the order, he had to execute it.

Without saying a word, he went forward, grabbed the collars of the four warriors and threw them out.

These four warriors were still strong, but under Yang Zhengshan's watchful eyes, and Ding Qiu's personal actions, they could only be thrown out like sandbags.

"Marquis Jing'an, how dare you disrespect this king!" King Ning was furious.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him coldly, and then a smile appeared on his face again.

"Girls, don't stop, come on, keep playing music and dancing!"

"This is my first time in a brothel, ladies, don't hide your skills, let me learn more!"

"Hey, Luo Shang, don't just stand there, please sit down, Prince Ning!"

"Go ask the madam to serve wine and food!"

Yang Zhengshan was very impolite and ordered.

"Your Highness, please sit down!" Luo Shang was a little scared, but she still went forward to bring a chair to Prince Ning, and Ding Qiu brought the table next to him.

Prince Ning's face turned pale.

The prince's status is noble, but as long as he is not the crown prince, he is just noble.

Yang Zhengshan naturally couldn't do anything to Prince Ning, but it was okay for the guards and followers around Prince Ning to vent their anger.

"Girls, play the piano!" Yang Zhengshan reminded those girls when he saw that they didn't play the piano or dance.

The girl who played the piano actually played it after hearing the words.

The sound of the piano is melodious, with an ethereal charm.

Yang Zhengshan was stunned when he heard it.

He thought that Chunmanlou was full of decadent music, but he didn't expect that there would be such an ethereal piano sound.

Although he didn't understand music, he also had an appreciation level. After all, he also liked to listen to various kinds of music in his previous life.

At this time, the madam brought a few waiters to serve the wine and food. She glanced at the blushing King Ning, and said to Yang Zhengshan carefully: "My lord, this is wine and food!"

"Well, you go down!"

"Girls, don't stand there, dance!"

Yang Zhengshan didn't care about the madam at all, and looked at the three girls with exquisite figures with interest.

The three girls were frightened and didn't know whether they should dance or not, but under the eyes of the madam, the three girls still danced.

Yang Zhengshan took a sip of the wine and nodded with eyes full of eyes.

Not bad, not bad.

No wonder everyone likes to come to the brothel, the fun in it is really elegant.

"Old Luo, why haven't you taken me to a brothel in all these years?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Luo Shang with some dissatisfaction.

Look at other wealthy businessmen, they use all kinds of tricks to bribe officials, but you, Old Luo, just don't get it, and you haven't even sent a beautiful woman.

It's okay if you don't send a beautiful woman, but you have to take me out to broaden my horizons!

"Ahem~~" Luo Shang was choked by Yang Zhengshan's words, "My Lord, this joke is not funny at all!"

"Boring!"

Yang Zhengshan leaned back in his chair and looked at the still angry King Ning.

"Your Highness, I am a rough man, and I don't like to play some roundabout tricks. When I go back, I will report and ask King Ning to become a vassal!"

"What!" King Ning suspected that he had heard it wrong.

Ask me to become a vassal!!

Fuck, this old man is really bad!

"Did Prince Ning forget that His Majesty asked me to accept Prince An and Prince Dai as my disciples!"

"No, Prince Ning should come to Luo Shang for this reason?"

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and felt that it was probably because of this.

A prince!

What else can he do besides fighting for the throne?

If it was purely for money, he would not risk offending a congenital warrior.

"Hey~~"

"It seems that I have to report it!"

Yang Zhengshan originally wanted to scare King Ning, but now it seems that he has to report it.

"No, Marquis Jing'an! If you dare to report it, I will not forgive you!" King Ning shouted in a panic.

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, his face returned to calm, and he listened to the melodious piano music.

He was not very interested in the three enchanting dancers in front of him, but he was somewhat interested in the girl playing the piano.

"I am old. If I were 20 years younger, I would definitely take the girl home!"

Yang Zhengshan said with emotion.

Back then, I was also a little prince in the nightclub, drunken in the lights and wine.

However, now I have a beautiful wife and children and grandchildren at home, and the little prince has become an old man.

The girl looked up at Yang Zhengshan after hearing this.

There was a bit of curiosity and humility in the eyes of Youlan, without the flattery and caution of a fireworks girl.

"Wu Hai, reward!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand heroically.

"Uh, Lord, how much is the reward!" Wu Hai couldn't help asking.

Yang Zhengshan was speechless. This old man didn't have the potential to be a lackey.

Does the Lord have to tell me how much the reward is?

Don't you have any idea in your mind?

"One hundred taels of silver!" Yang Zhengshan said unhappily.

"Lord, if my wife knows, she will be angry!" Wu Hai took out the banknotes and reminded Yang Zhengshan.

"..."

Yang Zhengshan really didn't know what to say.

It's a bummer, it's a bummer!

It's really a bummer.

"Okay! Let's go back!"

What else can Yang Zhengshan say? In order to make my wife not angry, let's go back early!

Although the song is good, it's a pity that I'm old, otherwise I can also dance to it!

"King Ning, I advise you to go to the vassal state. Your method is still too naive!"

He patted King Ning on the shoulder, left a word, and left.     Isn't it?

Compared with the brothers of Emperor Yanping, the tricks of Prince Ning are really not up to par.

To embarrass a businessman, haha, he has to show up in person, I don't know what this person is thinking.

Luo Shang lowered her head and followed Yang Zhengshan.

"Hey, Lord, why don't you play for a while?" The old procuress saw Yang Zhengshan coming out and hurriedly greeted him with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "My wife is still waiting for me at home, I will go back first!"

"By the way, the expenses in the box will be paid by His Royal Highness Prince Ning, don't charge me when the time comes!"

I only listened to a short part of the song, watched the dance a few times, and didn't touch the girl, so I can't pay for it.

We should be generous where we should spend, but we can't be a sucker for what we shouldn't spend.

"Haha, Lord, you are joking!" The old procuress smiled embarrassedly.

Yang Zhengshan ignored her and turned to walk downstairs.

Seeing that many guests were watching the fun, he bowed and smiled again: "Haha, I'm sorry to bother you. If you don't mind, you can come to my mansion to drink someday!"

"Lord Yang, are you serious?"

A middle-aged man in a blue gown on the third floor waved his folding fan and asked loudly.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him and couldn't help laughing, "Of course, if Brother Zhou comes to visit, I will definitely welcome him!"

The person who spoke was none other than Zhou Xu.

Look at him, even though he is over fifty, he is still a frequent visitor to the brothel!

Tsk tsk, Yang Zhengshan was a little envious.

Zhou Xu smiled and nodded.

"Goodbye everyone!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand and walked out of Chunmanlou, leaving a group of people talking about him.

To say that Yang Zhengshan was a legendary figure in Kyoto, especially since Yang Zhengshan had demonstrated his strength in the Xiantian realm in public, making him a hot topic in Kyoto during this period of time.

Many people are curious about this Marquis Jing'an, who has made great military achievements and is very powerful.

Now that they have seen Yang Zhengshan's true face, naturally many people are discussing it.

As for King Ning!

Haha, do you think there are any who care?

Zhou Xu glanced at King Ning's box, flicked his folding fan, and said with a smile: "Come on, it's rare that Marquis Jing'an invites you to drink today, you all have to drink to your heart's content!"

"Sir, can you bring me along when you visit Marquis Jing'an another day?"

"Yes, yes, and me too!"

"I've heard that Marquis Jing'an's Baicao Niang is a rare fine wine, Sir, please let us taste it too!"

Several of Zhou Xu's friends shouted.

"You guys!" Zhou Xu pointed at them and said with a smile: "Marquis Jing'an's Baicao Niang is not so easy to drink! If you want to drink it, you have to bring a heavy gift!"

"Okay, okay!"

A group of people walked back to the box with laughter and continued to drink and have fun.

Yang Zhengshan walked out of Chunmanlou with Luo Shang and a group of personal guards.

"Go back, stay at home honestly these few days and wait patiently!"

Yang Zhengshan said to Luo Shang.

Luo Shang smiled bitterly, "Thank you very much for coming to rescue me!"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and got on the carriage, and Luo Shang bowed and got on her own carriage.

Just as they left, a carriage drove over not far away.

The carriage bumped into Yang Zhengshan's carriage, and the two carriages crossed each other.

The curtain was lifted, revealing a square face.

Yang Zhengshan saw this face and nodded slightly, which was considered a greeting.

The other party bowed.

"Shouguogong Mansion! Haha, interesting!" Yang Zhengshan sat in the carriage and chuckled.

That's right, this Chunmanlou belongs to Duke Shou's palace, and the person he met just now is Wang Zheng, the eldest son of Duke Shou's palace.

In the carriage, Wang Zheng thought for a while and said, "Go back!"

"Sir, are you going to visit Chunmanlou?" asked the entourage who was driving the carriage.

"The Marquis of Jingan is gone, what else are we going to do?" Wang Zheng said with a calm expression.

"Where is Prince Ning?" the attendant asked.

Wang Zheng shook his head, "He won't act wild in Chunmanlou!"

Chunman Tower is the property of Duke Shou, which is a well-known fact among the powerful people in Kyoto.

No matter how noble Prince Ning is, he cannot but give face to Duke Shou.

So Wang Zheng didn't care what happened to Prince Ning.

As for the rest, there is no need for him to come forward in person.

After Yang Zhengshan returned to the Hou Mansion, he wrote another memorial and asked King Ning to join the feudal clan.

He really wanted this Prince Ning to become a vassal. Although this Prince Ning's methods were a little immature, he was obviously an ambitious person.

If he were allowed to stay in Kyoto, he didn't know how much trouble would happen.

If it were in the past, Yang Zhengshan would naturally not fall into such a trap.

But Emperor Yanping had previously said that he wanted to establish King An as the crown prince, so it was logical for him to submit a petition to King Ning to join the vassal.

Of course, he briefly told what happened in Chunmanlou today.

After writing the memorial, he sent the memorial he had written before to the imperial city.

It is easy to submit it in Kyoto. After writing it, you can send it directly to the memorial office in the imperial city. If nothing happens, it can be submitted to the emperor within an hour.

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At night, Emperor Yanping was still dealing with political affairs in the imperial study.

Soon he saw Yang Zhengshan's memorial.

He just glanced at the first memorial and wrote the correct words on it.

He knew the situation in Chongshan Town very well and also knew about the debt Yang Zhengshan owed in Chongshan Town, so he approved Yang Zhengshan's request without too much hesitation.

However, after he saw Yang Zhengshan's second memorial, he frowned.

He actually didn't have much idea about Prince Ning.

There is no family affection in the Tian family. This is not entirely true. People have feelings, and the emperor is no exception. However, royal family affairs are state affairs. In the face of state affairs, royal family affairs must also give way.

Therefore, when the emperor faced a conflict between state affairs and family affairs, the first thing he had to consider was state affairs.

Emperor Yanping didn't let King Ning go to join the feudal clan because as a father, he couldn't bear to let his children leave his side.

But now it seems that if King Ning doesn't go, the vassal state will not be able to survive.

Continuing to say that King Ning's stay in Kyoto would make him have some different thoughts. It would be better to let him go and join the feudal clan as early as possible, which would be the best way to get rid of his thoughts.

After pondering for a while, Emperor Yanping looked at Chen Zhongshu next to him.

"What do you think?"

Chen Zhongshu shook his head, "This is His Majesty's family matter, I can't say much!"

"If you are asked to say it, just say it." Emperor Yanping said dissatisfied.

Chen Zhongshu is good at everything, but one thing is bad, that is, he is too cautious.

But it was also because of his caution that he was able to gain the trust of Emperor Taiping, and that Emperor Yanping could now safely keep him by his side.

Chen Zhongshu thought for a while and said: "If your Majesty has no intention of causing a dispute between the princes, then let King Ning leave the capital and become a vassal!"

Emperor Yanping sighed, "Then let him go and become a vassal!"

"The decree is sent that King Ning has misbehaved. He will be banned for three months. He will sit behind closed doors to think about his mistakes. After three months, he will leave the capital and become a vassal!"

"Here!" Chen Zhongshu responded.