Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Emperor Yanping stroked his beard and shook his head, "Nothing new!"

He closed the memorial and picked up the memorial impeaching Zhou Yunsong. Compared with the memorial impeaching Yang Zhengshan, the memorial impeaching Zhou Yunsong was more varied.

There were all kinds of impeachments, and all kinds of hats were put on Zhou Yunsong's head. Some people even put bigger hats on him than Yang Zhengshan before.

The biggest hat was treason.

Some people actually impeached Zhou Yunsong for treason, and they had evidence. Emperor Yanping almost believed it.

But it was obvious that this was all bullshit. If you say that Zhou Yunsong formed a party, then Emperor Yanping believed it, after all, Zhou Yunsong formed a party deliberately.

But if you say that Zhou Yunsong rebelled, even a fool would not believe it.

What did Zhou Yunsong rely on to rebel?

Relying on the hundreds of slaves in his family, or relying on the civil servants under his command?

Emperor Yanping walked and flipped through the books, stroking his beard and lost in thought.

He liked to play with balance, and now there was indeed a balanced situation in the court. Song Yuange and Zhou Yunsong were evenly matched, and neither could do anything to the other.

However, at this time, Emperor Yanping found that the situation seemed to be developing in an uncontrollable direction.

Dozens of memorials came at once, what does this mean?

It means that Song Yuange has too many officials in the court.

"It's time to change it!" Emperor Yanping murmured in a low voice.

He could tolerate the fight in the court, but he would never allow the fight in the court to be beyond his control.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Send these memorials to Jing'an Hou and Zhou Ge Lao!"

"Yes!" Zhang Mingzhong responded.

...

Soon Yang Zhengshan received the memorials sent by the eunuchs in front of the emperor. After reading four memorials, Yang Zhengshan curled his lips indifferently, "Only four! Haha, Zhou Yunsong, this old fox, is really cunning."

Can't Zhou Yunsong let the officials impeach Yang Zhengshan?

Of course not. As long as Zhou Yunsong wants, he can link up dozens of officials to impeach Yang Zhengshan in one day, but why doesn't he do this? Because he knows that he can't make Yang Zhengshan an enemy.

Although Yang Zhengshan impeached him and added a lot of trouble to him, he did not regard Yang Zhengshan as an enemy, but only regarded Yang Zhengshan as a tyrannical troublemaker.

Continuing to provoke Yang Zhengshan would not benefit him at all, but might even lead to a more fierce counterattack from Yang Zhengshan, so he did not link up officials to impeach Yang Zhengshan. The four memorials were just privately submitted by several officials who wanted to cling to Zhou Yunsong.

"Eunuch Li, how many memorials are there to impeach Zhou Ge Lao?" Yang Zhengshan looked at Li Shangxi, the eunuch sitting next to him, and asked.

Li Shangxi is in his twenties and looks very young. He is Zhang Mingzhong's godson and a young eunuch favored by Emperor Yanping.

Although he has little experience in the imperial city, he has a promising future and may become the second Chen Zhongshu in the future.

Why not the second Zhang Mingzhong?

Because Zhang Mingzhong's cultivation is not high, it is difficult for him to become a congenital warrior in this life.

However, Li Shangxi's cultivation aptitude is very good. He is only in his early twenties, but he has the second level of acquired cultivation. He is also valued by Emperor Yanping and has no shortage of various resources. He has a great chance to become a congenital warrior in the future.

Li Shangxi smiled calmly and said, "I don't know, but my godfather can't carry it alone, so he specially found two attendants to carry the memorials to the imperial study!"

"Oh, how did your majesty deal with these memorials?" Yang Zhengshan became interested.

"All of them were sent to Lord Zhou!" Li Shangxi smiled.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and thought about it. He felt that Emperor Yanping wanted to attack Zhou Yunsong.

In the morning court, Emperor Yanping had no intention of touching Zhou Yunsong, but these memorials changed his mind. It seems that Zhou Yunsong's background is also very dirty.

However, these things have nothing to do with Yang Zhengshan. He has become an outsider now.

Zhou Yunsong has no intention of dealing with him, and Song Yuange is staring at Zhou Yunsong and pursuing him relentlessly. Then the two will definitely have a big fight next, and maybe they will fight to the death.

After thinking about this clearly, Yang Zhengshan smiled, stretched out his hand and took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, and said: "I heard that Eunuch Li's cultivation has reached the post-natal realm. I have recently refined some Nine Treasures Refining Pills, which are just suitable for Eunuch Li!"

"There are three pills in it. Eunuch Li can use them. If it is not enough, you can come to me at any time."

Yang Zhengshan handed the porcelain bottle to Li Shangxi with a smile.

Nine Treasures Refining Pills have the effect of condensing energy, and are most suitable for martial artists at the level of refining energy and the early stage of post-natal.

Li Shangxi took the porcelain bottle, "Thank you for the reward, Lord!"

"Hahaha, Eunuch Li is busy with affairs, I won't keep Eunuch Li any longer!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Li Shangxi immediately stood up and bowed to say goodbye.

...

In the following days, as Yang Zhengshan expected, the two parties in the court almost fought to the point of a dog's brain. You impeached me, and I impeached you.

You tried to win over the censors of the Censorate, and I also tried to win over the censors of the Censorate.

You let the Ministry of Revenue hold up my money and grain, and I let the Ministry of Personnel check your performance.

The two sides went back and forth, and the fight was very lively.

As the fight between the two sides became more and more intense, more and more officials were involved.

Until the morning court day again, Zhou Yunsong and Song Yuange actually resigned in the morning court, and Emperor Yanping allowed their resignations.

This result surprised everyone in the court, and even Yang Zhengshan was extremely surprised when he heard about it.

The leaders of both parties resigned at the same time, which was a result that no one expected.

In the Hou Mansion, Yang Zhengshan was sitting in the study, holding a hand stove.

Wu Zheng sat next to the stove and warmed his hands.

"Do you know why they resigned?" Yang Zhengshan asked softly.

Wu Zheng shook his head, "I don't know the specific situation, but I think it's His Majesty's wish!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. There was only one person who could make Zhou Yunsong and Song Yuange resign at the same time, and that was Emperor Yanping.

"It seems that His Majesty still has strong control over the court!"

Although the officials in the court were having a lot of fun, it was Emperor Yanping who actually controlled the court.

It will be the seventh year of Yanping soon. In six years, Emperor Yanping has completely taken control of the court.

Although this result is somewhat surprising, it is also reasonable.

Wu Zheng said: "Although Mr. Song Ge and Mr. Zhou Ge have resigned, their cronies are still in the court. Even without them, the court will still not be stable in the future."

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "You are right."

He picked up the tea and took a sip, and then said: "Actually, Your Majesty should not have driven them out of the court. With them here, the fighting in the court can be controlled within a certain range. Without them, the fighting in the court will be worse." More difficult to control!"

Wu Zheng hesitated for a moment and asked: "Master Marquis, should we win over some courtiers?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at him in surprise, "You kid actually wants to win over the court officials?"

Wu Zheng smiled coquettishly, "I know some courtiers. If the Marquis needs it, I can cultivate some power in the court!"

Master Wu is a well-known figure in Kyoto. He can contact all kinds of people, and he can even make friends among the courtiers.

Of course, the courtiers he came into contact with were not big shots, they were all middle and low-level officials from various ministries and yamen.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "It's better for us to get less involved in the muddy waters of the court. Once we get too deep, it will be difficult to get out."

"I did that just to warn some people. After this incident, I believe no one in the court will feel uncomfortable coming to us again."

"Let them fight, we can still live our little life!"

He had never wanted to get involved in the battles in the court. This time he stood up to muddy the waters, just to warn the officials.

He is very satisfied with his current life.

It's good to be free and contented, without so many worries. Just guard the three-acre area of ​​​​Yanwu Pavilion and be safe and sound.

Moreover, he has to use his energy on cultivation and not much energy on those messy things.

He stood up and said: "It's still early, let's go to the guard camp outside the city and take a look at the Martial Arts Pavilion by the way!"

"The Suning Marquis Mansion has deep financial resources, and they actually sent 200,000 taels of silver to Yanwu Pavilion!"

Sun Dechang was quite smart. After learning that Yang Zhengshan had impeached Zhou Yunsong in the morning, he immediately sent someone to send 200,000 taels of silver to the Yanwu Pavilion, and also gave him a note to plead guilty.

Bao Lang was also transferred back to the Yanwu Pavilion and still served as the supervisor of the Yanwu Pavilion.

…

In the market town of Ruhe Wharf.

Wang Sheng looked helplessly at the heavy snowfall. Speaking of which, he was also unlucky. On the second day after leaving Tieyuanwei, heavy snow fell all over Beiyuan Town.

In order to get to Kyoto as soon as possible, he had to brave the wind and snow.

However, God seemed to be deliberately against him, as if wherever he went, it would snow heavily.

From Beiyuan Town to Longyuan, and then from Longyuan to the east along the Ruhe River, it snowed heavily every day for more than ten days.

God was definitely not against him, it was just that the direction he was going in was exactly the same as the airflow in the sky.

The cold current from the Snowy Land carries wind and snow from Beiyuan Town southward to Longyuan Land, and then turns eastward when it is blocked by Wanshan Mountains.

"I don't know how my father is doing?" Wang Sheng murmured worriedly.

He didn't know that Duan Qifeng and the Ulliang Hu tribe were preparing for war now, and had no intention of paying attention to Tieyuan Wei, nor did he care that he would bring the matter of smuggling arms to the court.

Just when Wang Sheng was worried about his father, a follower walked over quickly.

"Uncle, I have inquired clearly. There is a narrow river twenty miles east. We can cross the river directly from there!" the attendant reported.

Due to the freezing weather, the Ruhe River has long been frozen, making it impossible to cross the river by boat.

As for crossing the river on the ice, you have to find a place where the river is relatively narrow.

"Come on, let's leave now!"

Without any hesitation, Wang Sheng immediately took his entourage and rode towards the east.

The snow was so slippery that they couldn't run too fast even on horseback, so they could only move forward slowly.

It took them a day to cross the Ruhe River, then they found a village to stay for the night, and continued on their way to Kyoto the next day.

It wasn't until the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month that they arrived in Kyoto.

Standing in front of the Marquis of Jingan's Mansion, Wang Sheng almost cried.

Everything went wrong along the way, and coupled with his worries about Chee Yuan Wei, his mentality was about to collapse.

Opening the door and announcing his name, he was soon led to the tea room in the front yard of the Marquis Mansion.

As the New Year is approaching, Yang Zhengshan happens to be idle at home these days.

In the back hall of the main courtyard, Yang Zhengshan was holding a little baby. This little baby was called Jiang Anru, Jiang Ning's daughter.

In the hall, Yu Qingyi was chatting with Yang Yunyan, and Jiang Ning's wife, Han, was also sitting next to them, listening to their chat.

Jiang Ning stood beside Yang Zhengshan with a nervous look on his face, as if he was afraid that Yang Zhengshan would hurt his baby daughter.

"Why are you so nervous, kid? I, your grandpa, have held many children before!" Yang Zhengshan said unhappily.

Jiang Ning smiled awkwardly, but he still said stubbornly: "I'm not afraid that grandpa will hurt An'an, I'm afraid that An'an will dirty grandpa's clothes!"

"Tsk~" Yang Zhengshan pouted in dissatisfaction and stretched out his hand to tease the little girl, "An'an, come on, call your great-grandfather!"

The little girl was only nine months old and could not speak at all. She could only squeak and shout.

She raised her two hands and seemed to be very interested in Yang Zhengshan's beard, and kept scratching Yang Zhengshan's beard.

Yang Zhengshan also teased her deliberately and put the black beautiful beard in her hands.

The little girl giggled while scratching the beard.

"How come you are the same as your aunt, both of you like to grab your great-grandfather's beard!" Yang Zhengshan laughed.

Jiang Miao liked to grab beards when she was a child. Every time Yang Zhengshan hugged her, she would grab Yang Zhengshan's beard and not let go.

At this time, Yang Yunyan suddenly said to Yang Zhengshan: "Dad, do you know Anshun Bo?"

Yang Zhengshan said casually without raising his head: "I know, I met Anshun Bo Zhu Rong a few days ago!"

Although Anshun Bo's Mansion is not famous in the circle of nobles, a child of Anshun Bo's Mansion joined the Martial Arts Pavilion last year. This person has excellent qualifications and is considered a leader even in the Martial Arts Pavilion, so Yang Zhengshan remembered Anshun Bo's Mansion.

"How is their family?" Yang Yunyan asked.

Yang Zhengshan looked at her in surprise, "Why are you asking about their family?"

Yang Yunyan smiled and said, "Some time ago, someone asked me about Chengxian's marriage. I asked and it was the wife of Anshun who asked someone to ask. I didn't expect that they would find out about me!"

"Chengxian!" Yang Zhengshan thought for a while, "It's time for this kid to get married!"

Yang Chengxian will be seventeen next year. Logically, the marriage should have been settled a long time ago. As a result, because Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi went out to play for half a year this year, the matter was delayed.

Yang Mingzhi and his wife are not in Kyoto, and Yang Mingcheng and his wife can't take over, so Yang Chengxian's marriage has been delayed until now.

In fact, Yu Qingyi was arranging a marriage for Yang Chengxian the year before last, but she just couldn't find a suitable one.

"After the New Year, I'll let Wu Zheng check the situation of Anshunbo Mansion!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Yang Yunyan said again: "Dad, Madam Xue is the youngest daughter of the Earl of Anshun!"

The Madam Xue she was talking about was Xue Changan's daughter-in-law, and Yang Chengmao's mother-in-law.

Yang Zhengshan really didn't know this. He had seen Zhu, but he didn't know that Zhu was the youngest daughter of the Earl of Anshun.