Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

"What is this?" Yu Qingyi took the jade box.

"Jade Dew Spiritual Peach!"

Yu Qingyi looked at the pink peach in the jade box and said in surprise and joy: "Where did it come from?"

"Of course it was from Xingyue Sect! Eat it, your husband will protect you!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Hmm!"

Yu Qingyi nodded, and then took out the Jade Dew Spiritual Peach and started to eat it.

The fist-sized peach was fresh and juicy, and the sweet fruit fragrance could be smelled from a long distance. As for how it tasted, Yang Zhengshan didn't know, but judging from Yu Qingyi's appearance, it should be delicious.

Soon, Yu Qingyi ate the peach until only a core was left. Yang Zhengshan took the peach core, and Yu Qingyi closed her eyes and entered the state of cultivation.

"You guys go down and rest, you don't have to keep watch tonight!" Yang Zhengshan said to Qingxia.

Qingxia bowed and then left the hall.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Yang Zhengshan sat beside Yu Qingyi and closed his eyes to take a nap.

About an hour later, Yu Qingyi suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes full of surprise.

"Breakthrough?" Yang Zhengshan also opened his eyes and asked.

Yu Qingyi nodded repeatedly, happy and excited.

She threw herself into Yang Zhengshan's arms, "I am also a congenital warrior!"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "It's only a matter of time, so why are you so excited?"

"How can I not be excited? I look forward to reaching the congenital realm every day!" Yu Qingyi said with some coquettishness.

She was very happy, a little too happy, and actually showed her little girl's behavior in front of Yang Zhengshan.

She was over 40 years old, but she still acted like a little girl, which made Yang Zhengshan a little distracted.

While Yang Zhengshan was touching her up and down, he asked, "How does it feel?"

Yu Qingyi obviously didn't notice Yang Zhengshan's bad intentions, and she closed her eyes and carefully felt the changes in her body.

"Feeling~ um~"

Yang Zhengshan touched her vitals, making her unable to help but let out a delicate hum.

"What are you doing?" Yu Qingyi grabbed Yang Zhengshan's mischievous hand and said.

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "A short separation is better than a new marriage, haha~~"

Then something indescribable happened to the two of them.

...

As Yang Zhengshan expected, in the following days, the various departments and offices in the court quarreled over the distribution of spoils.

At first, it was only the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War who were arguing. The Ministry of Revenue felt that all the spoils should be returned to the national treasury, while the Ministry of War believed that this victory should take this opportunity to expand the navy, and these properties could be used to expand the navy.

Then the Ministry of Works also joined in the quarrel, because the Ministry of Works needed to build warships. Before, they had renovated 18 large Fu ships, which were requisitioned from sea merchants. Now that the war is over, the renovated warships must not be returned to the sea merchants, but the Ministry of Works needs money and food to build new Fu ships and return them to the sea merchants.

The participation of the Ministry of Works also made other departments join in the fun, and finally even the Five Military Governor's Office participated in it.

The reasons of the Five Military Commandery were more sufficient. The four sea naval guards were all under their jurisdiction, and they naturally contributed to this great victory.

With so much property seized, they naturally had to take some to rebuild the guards or reward the soldiers.

Everyone's reasons were very sufficient, and it seemed that everyone had a legitimate place to spend money, but no one knew what they were thinking.

In fact, the corruption in the court of Darong was getting worse and worse, and the administration had reached a point where it could not be ignored.

However, Emperor Yanping liked to watch the ministers fight. He liked to play the way of balance. In the cabinet, he supported Zhou Yunsong and Song Yuange to compete for power. In each department, he also arranged left and right assistant ministers to check and balance the Shangshu. Even in the Five Military Commandery, Emperor Yanping liked to play the balance.

Liang Chu was the left commander of the Central Military Commandery, and under him were two commanders who were Zhengyang Bo and Qing'an Bo. These two people could not pee in the same pot with Liang Chu.

However, these had nothing to do with Yang Zhengshan. He only cared about how Emperor Yanping would arrange Deng Yuehe and others, and whether he would set up three major naval divisions.

Emperor Yanping was still very receptive to advice, and finally agreed to Yang Zhengshan's proposal to establish three major naval forces, namely Beihai, Donghai and Nanhai.

A naval commander's office was set up to oversee the three major naval forces, with left and right commanders, two commanders-in-chief, and four commanders-in-chief assistants.

The four guards of Tenglong were assigned to the Beihai Navy, Yu Tonghai was appointed as the commander-in-chief and admiral of the Beihai Navy, Xue Ping was promoted to the commander of the Tenglong Vanguard, and a military supervisor eunuch was added.

Haizhou Left Guard, Haizhou Guard, Songhe Vanguard and Jiujiang Rear Guard were assigned to the Donghai Navy, Bai Yuanxi was appointed as the commander-in-chief and admiral of the Donghai Navy, Wang Mingjian was appointed as the commander-in-chief assistant, and assisted Bai Yuanxi in admiring the Donghai Navy, that is, the deputy commander.

Leizhou Guard, Quanhai Guard, Zhaowu Guard, and Xinhe Guard were changed to the Nanhai Navy, Zhang Man was appointed as the commander-in-chief assistant and admiral of the Nanhai Navy, and Li Chengzhang was also appointed as the commander-in-chief assistant and deputy admiral of the Nanhai Navy.

Deng Yuehe was also appointed as the Right Commander of the Navy Commander Office, and thousands of people from the three clans of Lu, Li, and Wang were all dispersed and assigned to the East China Sea Navy and the South China Sea Navy.

As for why they were not assigned to the North China Sea Navy, it was because the Tenglong Guards were not short of people, and the Tenglong Four Guards were already overstaffed, and no other personnel could be inserted, unless the court wanted to split the Tenglong Four Guards.

However, the court departments did not want to offend Yang Zhengshan at this time, so they gave up intervening in the affairs of the Tenglong Four Guards.

In the end, the Five Army Commander Office became the Six Army Commander Office, and the Navy Commander Office only lacked a Left Commander to preside over the overall situation.

Emperor Yanping intended to let Yang Zhengshan be the Left Commander, but Yang Zhengshan refused.

"Your Majesty, my granddaughter will get married soon, and I want to send my granddaughter to marry."

The reason for Yang Zhengshan's refusal was perfunctory.

Emperor Yanping said with some dissatisfaction: "You are not very old, why are you becoming more and more lazy?"

"I'm old!" Yang Zhengshan blinked and looked at Emperor Yanping.

Isn't he old?

It is now the sixth year of Yanping. Counting the time, it has been nineteen years since he came to this world, and he is now fifty-seven years old.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is an old man in his sixties.

"You~~" Emperor Yanping was angry and funny.

But he was also relieved.

In fact, he felt somewhat conflicted about letting Yang Zhengshan serve as the left governor of the Navy Commander's Mansion. He felt that Yang Zhengshan was the most suitable candidate to take charge of the Navy Commander's Mansion, but he did not really want Yang Zhengshan to take charge of the Navy Commander's Mansion.

The reason lies in the Tenglong Four Guards. He is not unaware of the Tenglong Four Guards' loyalty to Yang Zhengshan. To put it bluntly, the Tenglong Four Guards can almost be regarded as Yang Zhengshan's private soldiers.

In Tenglong Siwei, Yang Zhengshan's orders are probably more effective than those from the court.

In addition to the Tenglong Four Guards, Chongshan Town is also Yang Zhengshan’s home court.

Emperor Yanping liked to play the art of balancing, but he couldn't balance Yang Zhengshan because Yang Zhengshan was a little wantless now.

It was precisely because of Yang Zhengshan's lack of desire that he felt that he had treated Yang Zhengshan a little wrong and wanted to compensate Yang Zhengshan.

In short, Emperor Yanping was very conflicted now. He wanted to reuse Yang Zhengshan, but he also wanted Yang Zhengshan to continue to have no desires or desires.

"That's all, who do you think is suitable to be in charge of the Navy Commander's Mansion?" Emperor Yanping no longer hesitated and asked.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a while and said: "There are still many suitable people for this, such as the Marquis of Haining, the Marquis of Suning, and these two old marquises!"

"Why are they suitable?" Emperor Yanping asked with a frown.

Yang Zhengshan said: "It is actually not troublesome to take charge of the Navy Commander's Mansion. Next, the Navy Commander's Mansion will mainly focus on training and expansion. Any general with experience in leading the army can be used. However, the situation in the southeastern sea area is complicated and may require an innate talent." The warrior is in charge of the Navy Commander's Mansion, so I think these two princes are the most suitable!"

Emperor Yanping nodded, "I understand!"

The Marquis of Haining and the Marquis of Suning were also veterans of Darong. Although their performance was not as outstanding as that of the Marquis of Jianchang Zhang Luan, they also had experience in leading and training troops. It was enough for them to be in charge of the Navy Commander's Mansion.

With Yang Zhengshan's suggestion, Emperor Yanping no longer hesitated and quickly appointed Haining Marquis Li Chao as the Navy Commander-in-Chief and Left Commander-in-Chief.

As time entered mid-March, the Navy Commander's Office was officially established, but Yang Zhengshan was already preparing to go to Nanjiang Town.

Yang Wanqing's wedding is scheduled for April 18th, and it will take about a month to get to Nanjiang Town from Kyoto.

However, Yang Zhengshan took a trick and planned to take a warship from Jinhaiwei to go south, then go west along the Songhe River in Songhe Prefecture in Jiangnan, then dock in Jiujiang Prefecture in Yungui, and take the land route to Nanjiang Town.

In this way, the one-month journey can be shortened to twenty days.

Just as the Yang family was preparing for Yang Wanqing's marriage, Deng Yuehe, Li Chengzhang and Wang Mingjian came to the Hou Mansion to visit.

In the tea room in the front hall of the Hou Mansion, Yang Zhengshan warmly invited them to sit down and asked with a smile: "How is it? Are you still used to living in Darong?"

Deng Yuehe smiled and said: "I'm still used to it, but it feels a bit strange!"

"It doesn't matter if it's unfamiliar, you'll get familiar with it after living there for a while!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

The three of them sat in front of Yang Zhengshan with relaxed expressions, chatting with Yang Zhengshan.

Now this result has made them very satisfied.

Although they were not as happy in Darong as they were on Xingyue Island, at least Yang Zhengshan did not break his promise, helped them win official positions, and also gave them the opportunity to integrate into Darong.

Compared to other families in the Xingyue Sect, they are already lucky.

All other families were exterminated, and tens of thousands of their clan members were thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

They came to visit Yang Zhengshan this time with the intention of taking refuge. They are surrendered generals and now they are eager to integrate into Da Rong. However, it is difficult for them to integrate into Da Rong by themselves, so they need Yang Zhengshan to help. They were recognized by the great officers and generals.

In response, Yang Zhengshan neither expressed acceptance nor rejection, but simply said: "You are all adjutants. After taking office, you only need to cooperate with the chief officer to do your duties!"

"Restrain the clan members, it doesn't matter if you suffer a little grievance, and try not to cause trouble. In this way, it will only take three to five years before you can completely integrate into Da Rong."

Whether it is Deng Yuehe, the right governor, or the deputy admirals of Li Chengzhang and Wang Mingjian, they are actually deputy positions. It is impossible for the court to reuse them as soon as they come up, let alone let them take charge of the military, so this arrangement is the most appropriate.

As for integrating into Da Rong, you will definitely be aggrieved.

When the Yang family came to Beijing, they also encountered a lot of contempt. That was still when Yang Zhengshan was on good terms with Ningguo Gongfu and Changping Houfu. But now who dares to despise Jing'an Houfu?

Whether the three of them can integrate into Da Rong's officialdom in the future depends on themselves. Yang Zhengshan is more optimistic about Deng Yuehe. After all, Deng Yuehe's life in Xingyue Sect was not very satisfactory before. After joining Da Rong, her life will be better than that in Xingyue Sect. The door is better.

As for Li Chengzhang and Wang Mingjian, it is estimated that it will take a long time to adapt to life in Da Rong.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your support!" the three of them thanked them.

After chatting for more than half an hour, the three of them said goodbye. However, Deng Yuehe let Li Chengzhang and Wang Mingjian go out first, and said to Yang Zhengshan alone: ​​"Master Hou, I have entered the realm of innateness. Please give me some advice." One or two!”

She successfully broke through to the Xiantian realm with the Sanhuangli given to her by Yang Zhengshan, but she had some concerns about whether to show her cultivation.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "There is nothing to teach. Just go to the Gongfengyuan to register. You don't have to worry too much. There are more than 40 Xiantian warriors in Darong, and there are more than 10 Xiantian warriors in Jingdu alone. One more or one less is not a big deal!"

In Darong, the status of Xiantian warriors is respected, but that's it.

If Deng Yuehe became a Xiantian warrior in Xingyuemen, there would inevitably be a redistribution of power within Xingyuemen, but in Darong, a Xiantian warrior could not affect the pattern of the court at all.

"I understand, thank you for your advice, Lord!"

Deng Yuehe left the Marquis' Mansion in a happy mood. For her, it would be best if she could show her cultivation, which would help her improve her status in Darong.

March 20th

Yang Zhengshan, Yu Qingyi, Yang Mingcheng, Wang, Yang Mingzhao, Yang Chengye, and hundreds of servants and guards left Kyoto with Yang Wanqing's dowry and went to Nanjiang Town to see Yang Wanqing off to marry.

Yang Chengmao and Wang Mingzhe were in charge of the huge mansion of the Yang family.

There was no way, Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao were still in Chongshan Town, and now there were only a group of young people left in the Yang family in Kyoto.

Yang Zhengshan was not worried about these little guys. The young people of the Yang family always abided by the rules, and Yang Chengmao and Wang Mingzhe were both adults, so it was time to exercise their ability to manage household affairs.

The group boarded the warship in Jinhaiwei in a mighty manner. When they arrived at Jiujiang Prefecture, it was already the first day of April.

After sitting on the ship for ten days, Yang Zhengshan felt a little bored. Now that he was traveling by land, Yang Zhengshan felt a lot more comfortable.

He rode on Hongyun, who kicked his feet happily and cried.

There was another Hongyun sitting in the carriage with Yu Qingyi.

Yungui Province has high mountains and steep ridges, and the mountain roads are extremely difficult to travel. Even the official roads are very bumpy. Yu Qingyi couldn't sit still in the carriage for half an hour, so she turned to ride a horse to hurry on. Riding a horse is more comfortable than riding a carriage.

Time is not urgent, and Yang Zhengshan is not in a hurry. He walked and stopped all the way from Jiujiang Prefecture to Lizhou Prefecture, and then crossed the mountains and ridges to Jianxia Prefecture.

After Jianxia Prefecture is the territory of Nanjiang Town.

However, the official road of Jianxia Prefecture is even more difficult to travel, especially Jianxia Pass, which is a real natural barrier.

Jianxia Pass is located in the north of Jianxia Prefecture. It is the final pass city in the southwest of Darong. It is the gateway to the southwest of Darong.

If Nanjiang Town is lost, Jianxia Pass will be the most important barrier in Yungui Province.

It is said that this pass city was built by the previous Dasheng Dynasty, and it has a history of a thousand years. At that time, the territory of Dasheng Imperial City ended at Jianxia Pass.