Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

After the third-day bathing ceremony, Yang Zhengshan sent away the guests who came to congratulate him and came to Yang Chengye's yard.

After all the hard work today, the little guy was too tired to leave and was sleeping soundly on the Luohan bed.

Yang Zhengshan took a look and sat next to Yu Qingyi.

"Grandpa, give the child a name!" Yang Chengye came over and looked at Yang Zhengshan expectantly.

All the children of the Yang family were named by Yang Zhengshan, and his child also wanted to be named by his grandfather.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the sleeping little guy, thought about it, and said, "Let's call him Qinyuan!"

The generation names of the Yang family are not so particular. They were all thought up by the patriarch Yang Zhengxiang. Yang Zhengshan never thought of letting the Yang family have a separate generation name, so the little guy's name should still follow the generation name of the Yang family.

"Qinyuan, Yuan'er." Yang Chengye grinned, "Thank you, Grandpa!"

The birth of Yang Qinyuan brought a lot of joy to the Yang family, and just when the Yang family was immersed in joy, the court also officially issued the Shangwu Order.

The Shangwu Order was quickly spread to the thirteen provinces and nine border towns of Darong through the delivery of the postmen at the post station.

There are also sects in border towns, but compared with other provinces, there are much fewer sects in border towns.

The Shangwu Temple will not set up a Shangwu Division in the border town, and the sect forces in the border town will be supervised by the nearest Shangwu Division.

For example, the sect forces in Chongshan Town will be divided into two parts, with the Liaoyuan Province Shangwu Division supervising the east and the Liaoxi Shangwu Division supervising the west.

The Shangwu Order was issued, and the world was shaken.

As the Shangwu Order was posted in front of the gates of many cities, everything about the Shangwu Order soon spread throughout the world.

Jizhou City, Hengdao Gate.

Ji Hai clutched a Shangwu Order and hurried to Ji Zhen's courtyard.

"Master!"

In the quiet courtyard, Ji Zhen was dozing on a recliner under the eaves.

Hearing Ji Hai's voice, Ji Zhen slowly opened his eyes, "What's wrong?"

"Master, look at this!"

Ji Hai handed the Shangwu Order in his hand to Ji Zhen, who took it and quickly browsed through it.

This Shangwu Order contains a lot of content, including the establishment of Shangwu Temple and all the contents of various policies.

After a while, Ji Zhen put down the Shangwu Order, stood up and stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.

The Shangwu Order has both advantages and disadvantages for the Jianghu sects.

The advantage is that it gives the Jianghu sects an official identity, and the head of a sect can get an official position. Although it is just a nominal position without real power, it can make the Jianghu sects more confident when facing officials.

In addition, the sect level assessment can also bring many benefits to the sect. Just by relaxing the restrictions on recruiting disciples, the sect forces can benefit a lot.

The number of recruited disciples has always been the main reason for restricting the development of the sect.

If the number of disciples to be recruited is relaxed, it will definitely be beneficial to the development of the sect.

As for the disadvantages, it is also obvious that if you have an official position, you must obey the orders of the court. If you do not obey the orders, the court can punish you at any time.

In this way, the sect becomes a semi-official institution of the court, which must obey the orders of the court, be supervised by the Shangwu Temple, and serve the court.

After weighing the pros and cons, Ji Zhen pondered for a moment before saying: "You should go to Kyoto immediately and ask Jing'an Hou for advice on how our Hengdao Sect should act next!"

He himself could not see clearly why the court issued such a Shangwu order.

Although he was a registered innate warrior, he did not know much about the court.

At this time, he needed a wise man to give him some pointers so that the Hengdao Sect would not go to a dead end.

"Okay!" Ji Hai nodded seriously in response.

...

Bahu Sect is the most powerful sect force in Longnan Province, without a doubt.

Bahu Sect is located on Bahu Mountain to the west of Shunnan Prefecture City in the south of Longnan Province.

This Bahu Mountain is a relatively low mountain in Wanshanling. It is only a hundred feet high, with gentle terrain and ridges that rise and fall like a huge tiger lying on the ground hunting, hence the name "Bahu Mountain".

The Bahu Gate was established a hundred years ago by a post-natal warrior named Zhao Pingshan.

Zhao Pingshan's cultivation was not very good. He had only reached the fifth level of post-natal cultivation after a lifetime of cultivation, but he accepted a good disciple.

Li Zhen, a person with countless legends.

Li Zhen was just a beggar in his childhood, and it was Zhao Pingshan who picked him up and brought him back to Bahu Mountain.

Li Zhen, who had wandered before, knew that Zhao Pingshan's adoption was a great opportunity for him, so since joining the Bahu Gate, he has been practicing hard day and night, becoming a warrior at the age of seventeen and entering the post-natal cultivation at the age of twenty-five.

His qualifications were not extraordinary, but he was also a leader in the Bahu Gate at that time, so he was valued by Zhao Pingshan.

But at that time, the Bahu Gate was very poor and could not provide Li Zhen with too many cultivation resources.

With no other options, Zhao Pingshan used his connections to send Li Zhen to the Anxi Town Biaoying Camp.

Joining the Anxi Town Biaoying Camp was the beginning of Li Zhen's legend.

Almost fifty years ago, a war broke out between Darong and the Dayue Dynasty in the west. That war lasted for three years, and it was in that war that Li Zhen made great achievements and was promoted from a team officer to a thousand commander.

It was at that time that he met Zhang Luan, the Marquis of Jianchang, and the two served under the same guerrilla general.

More than ten years later, although the war between Darong and the Dayue Dynasty had ended, some small-scale battles still broke out frequently.

Li Zhen and Zhang Luan fought side by side, killed countless enemies, and forged a deep friendship.

Later, Zhang Luan was able to inherit the title and was successively promoted to staff general and chief soldier. Li Zhen was also promoted to guerrilla general under his promotion.

But later Zhao Pingshan passed away, and Li Zhen resigned and returned to Bahumen to take over as the leader.

At that time, Li Zhen actually only had the seventh level of acquired cultivation. He had the seventh level of acquired cultivation when he was about forty years old. It stands to reason that he would not be able to reach the innate state in this life.

But the magic is here. After returning to Bahumen, Li Zhen's cultivation has improved rapidly. It only took ten years to reach the half-step innate state.

It took another ten years to become an innate warrior in his sixtieth year.

And under his leadership, Bahu Sect is also flourishing, from a third-rate sect with no foundation to the strongest sect in Longnan Province today.

Li Zhen is one of those late-blooming martial arts experts.

When he was young, the aptitude he showed could only be regarded as outstanding, but it was definitely not a genius.

After more than ten years in the army, although his cultivation level improved rapidly, it was the potential that was stimulated in the life-and-death struggle.

It wasn't until he returned to Bahumen, or to be precise, after he came into contact with the innate skills, that his cultivation speed far surpassed that of others.

Bahumen is not as exquisite as Hengdaomen. Located on the top of Bahu Mountain, Bahumen looks like a mountain village.

The ordinary brick and tile houses do not have the aura that a powerful sect should have.

That is to say, the lobby in the middle of the sect looks a little more grand, with blue bricks and red tiles, something like that.

At this time, Li Zhen was sitting in the lobby and looking at Shang Wuling, but there was no surprise on his face.

It was at his Bahu Gate that Zhang Luan, the Marquis of Jianchang, received the imperial edict. Before Zhang Luan left, he had talked with him about the establishment of Shangwu Temple in the imperial court.

Although Zhang Luan didn't say it clearly at the time, he had some expectations in his heart.

"What do you think?" Li Zhen looked at the four people in the hall.

One of these four people is his son Li Zhongzhen, and the three are his disciples, Ye Defu, Zhang Qingyu, and Lu Zhihua.

As early as ten years ago, he passed the position of the leader of Bahu Clan to his son Li Zhongzhen.

On weekdays, he rarely appeared in front of people, and always lived in seclusion in the courtyard behind Bahu Mountain.

Today, it was only because of Shang Wuling that Li Zhongzhen and others invited him out of the other courtyard.

"Dad, this military order looks good, but once we accept the official status given by the imperial court, we will have to be at the mercy of the imperial court in the future!" Li Zhongzhen said with some worry.

He didn't know that Zhang Luan had stayed in Li Zhen's courtyard for a while before, nor did he know that Zhang Luan had talked with Li Zhen about Shangwu Temple before leaving. Li Zhen is tall and burly. Although he is now in his seventies, his body is still upright.

"Are you at the mercy of the imperial court?"

"You think so too?"

He looked at his three disciples.

The three of them looked at each other. Lu Zhihua frowned and said, "Master, I think this is an opportunity!"

"Giving an official status is just one of them. In fact, this official status is of no great use. It just gives us a status!"

"Disciple thinks that Shangwu Temple has great achievements. As mentioned above, all disciples of the sect can join Shangwu Temple. In this case, why don't we seek a higher status in Shangwu Temple?"

"If we can gain a higher status in Shangwu Temple, then our Bahu Sect will definitely become a first-class sect in the future and become the strongest sect in Longnan!"

"When the time comes, there will be sect leaders holding third-grade official positions inside, and disciples outside the Shangwu Temple serving as officials. In the entire Longyuan region, who will dare to say that our Bahumen is a nouveau riche with no background!"

Lu Zhihua said with a serious expression.

Today's Bahu Sect is also the strongest sect in Longnan, but it is Li Zhen who supports this strongest sect.

Without Li Zhen, Bahu Sect could only be regarded as a second-rate sect in Longnan.

Due to Bahu Sect's shallow background, many sects in Longyuan, Longnan, and Longxi provinces have a contemptuous attitude towards Bahu Sect.

There is nothing that can be done about this. It is a fact that Bahumen’s background is shallow.

Even if Li Zhen is now an innate warrior, he cannot change this fact.

The heritage of a sect is mainly reflected in many aspects. One is resources. Some resources cannot be bought even with money, such as precious medicines. Some sects with long inheritance have their own medicine fields. They may have started it a hundred years ago. Cultivate treasures.

The second is personal connections. The longer the sect has been inherited, the more complex the personal connections will be, and the various origins and relationships will be complicated.

The third is the inheritance of skills and practice experience. Although everyone may practice the same skills, a sect that has been passed down for a long time will have many experiences and insights left by its ancestors.

These experiences and insights can help students avoid many detours.

The biggest flaw of Bahumen is that the inheritance time is too short, and it has only been a hundred years now.

Li Zhen looked at Lu Zhihua and nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, we are at the mercy of the imperial court. Haha, do you think we are not at the mercy of the imperial court now?"

He looked at Li Zhongzhen and asked, "Do you think if the court has an order now, can we disobey it?"

The so-called sect actually means surviving under the imperial power.

You can hate the imperial court or resist the imperial court, but you must not resist the imperial court's decrees.

If only a prefect comes to Bahumen, then Bahumen can completely turn him away.

If a chief envoy or an envoy comes to Bahumen, the middle gate of Bahumen should be opened wide to welcome him.

And if there is an order from Kyoto, Li Zhen will come out to greet it respectfully.

Saying that you don't want to be manipulated by the court is a joke.

Li Zhongzhen obviously doesn't see this as clearly as Lu Zhihua or Ji Zhen.

Ji Zhen dared to let Hengdaomen show off in Jizhou, but when he arrived in Kyoto, he could only accept the arrangement of the court and register.

"Then we obey the order of the court?" Li Zhongzhen asked a little nervously.

Although he is over fifty years old, he is still a little afraid of Li Zhen, his biological father, because Li Zhen has never been very satisfied with his son.

In terms of cultivation, he is not as good as Ye Defu, in terms of virtue and talent, he is not as good as Zhang Qingyu, and in terms of wisdom, he is not as good as Lu Zhihua.

In front of these three junior brothers, his only advantage is that he is Li Zhen's biological son, so he can become the leader of Bahumen.

Li Zhen was too lazy to pay attention to him and turned to look at Zhang Qingyu and Lu Zhihua.

"Qingyu, Zhihua, pack up your luggage today and go to Kyoto to seek refuge with Marquis Jianchang tomorrow!"

"The chief minister of Shangwu Temple is Marquis Jianchang!"

Zhang Qingyu and Lu Zhihua were stunned at first, then overjoyed.

They all knew the relationship between Li Zhen and Zhang Luan. If Zhang Luan was the chief minister of Shangwu Temple, it would be very beneficial to Bahumen and them.

"Disciple obeys!" The two hurriedly stood up and responded.

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "In fact, Marquis Jianchang was in my other courtyard when he received the imperial order. Before he left, he specially asked me for help and asked me to send more disciples to him."

"Tomorrow you will take 30 disciples with you. After arriving in Kyoto, you must obey Marquis Jianchang's orders in everything and don't embarrass me!"

Needless to say, his relationship with Zhang Luan was a true friend of life and death.

Since Zhang Luan had spoken, he would naturally do his best to support him.

Li Zhongzhen was responsible for the affairs of the sect and he definitely couldn't go.

Ye Defu has the highest cultivation level. He hopes that Ye Defu can go further and reach the half-step innate realm. He must not be distracted to do other things.

Zhang Qingyu is both virtuous and talented, Lu Zhihua is resourceful, and they all have the eighth level of acquired cultivation, which will definitely help Zhang Luan.

...

Yungui, Nanshan Sect.

Sect Master Fu Ting looked at the Shangwu Order in his hand, his eyes full of anger.

"You actually want us to be dogs for the government, don't even think about it!"

He growled with gritted teeth.

In the hall, several elders of Nanshan Sect frowned when they saw this.

"Sect Master, this is the decree of the court. We, Nanshan Sect, don't have the power to compete with the court!" said a white-haired elder.

"So what?"

Fu Ting looked at the elder who was speaking like a bloodthirsty beast.

"Are you still going to serve those officials? If they ask you to die, will you die?"

Several elders sighed when they heard this.

Serve the court?

Nanshan Sect really can't do it.

The reason is very simple. In recent years, Nanshan Sect has suffered a lot of suppression from the court.

The fundamental reason is the battle of Ruhe Wharf.

That's right, it was the battle of besieging Yang Zhengshan at Ruhe Wharf a few years ago.

In that battle, Nanshan Sect leader Fu Shanhong also participated.

Although Fu Shanhong was killed by Yang Zhengshan at that time, it does not mean that the court will let it go.

In broad daylight, the court killed important officials of the court. It was considered tolerant that the court did not destroy Nanshan Sect.

And now the leader of Nanshan Sect, Fu Ting, is the son of Fu Shanhong.

"Since the leader is determined to oppose the court, then be prepared to exterminate Nanshan Sect!" An elder couldn't help but persuade.

"Exterminate the family!"

Fu Ting's eyes were red, "If we don't resist, will our Nanshan Sect be better?"

After this, several elders fell into silence.

If they don't resist, they will just keep their tails between their legs. The key is that even if they are willing to keep their tails between their legs, those officials may not let them go.

There is no shortage of people who take advantage of others' misfortunes in this world.

And now their Nanshan Sect is in the well, and there are many people standing on the well platform who are eyeing Nanshan Sect covetously.