Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Since Wei Cen said that Yang Zhengshan should take the lead, Yang Zhengshan handled the next matter according to his own ideas.

Compared with the investigation of the smuggling case, Yang Zhengshan's top priority is naturally to seize the garrison office and the garrison camp first.

So after meeting Wei Cen, Yang Zhengshan first dealt with the affairs in the garrison office.

While he was heading to Chengguanbao, Yang Minghao also checked the clerks and runners in the official office. Compared with the problems of the garrison camp, the clerks and runners in the official office were naturally not a big problem.

Don't look at these clerks and runners showing off their power in front of ordinary people, but in front of real power, they have no right to resist at all.

Yang Minghao's method of checking is also very simple. Combined with the investigation they did before, they called everyone over one by one and asked them one by one. They reported meritorious deeds, and those clerks and runners began to expose their colleagues' past.

Who has done something immoral, who is close to whom, who takes money to abuse power for personal gain, who neglects his duties, etc., all report each other.

If it is really necessary to deal with it seriously, everyone in the government office should be dragged out and beaten. Not all of them should be beheaded, but no one should be beaten with twenty boards, including Zhou Ren, the clerk.

Of course, it is impossible for Yang Zhengshan to deal with all the clerks and runners. The operation of the government office cannot be separated from these clerks and runners, so Yang Zhengshan dealt with more than ten people in accordance with the principle of catching the big and letting go of the small. The remaining ones have some minor problems, but they are still within the tolerable range.

Of course, after a stick, you should give a sweet date.

Yang Zhengshan also increased the salaries of clerks and runners and preached the rules.

There is no need to say more about the specific rules. Anyway, it is to constrain clerks and runners to work seriously and not to do anything wrong.

After all this was dealt with, the sky had completely darkened.

Snowflakes began to float in the gloomy sky, falling on the eaves and ridges of the house.

Yang Zhengshan came out of the study wearing a gray cloak, looking at the falling snow, and said softly: "It's almost the New Year again!"

Time has unknowingly entered the twelfth lunar month again. If you count the time, he has been in this world for more than three years.

Three years!

Yang Zhengshan stroked his long beard, looking a little helpless.

He felt like he had been in this world for a long time.

Probably because his beard grew too fast.

Just when Yang Zhengshan was thinking about whether he should trim his beard, Zhou Ren came closer.

"Sir, Xu Wanfu wants to see you!"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "I thought he would fight to the end, it seems that I overestimated him!"

Zhou Ren remained silent. He was now full of awe for Yang Zhengshan, and he was trembling in front of Yang Zhengshan.

"Let's go, then go see him again!"

Soon, Yang Zhengshan came to the cell and met Xu Wanfu.

Seeing him coming, Xu Wanfu showed a complex emotion on his face.

"Yang Zhengshan!"

The cell was very simple, with nothing but straw on the ground.

At this time, Xu Wanfu looked very miserable. His arms had been taken off, and even eating and drinking were problems. As for other things, forget it.

Zhou Ren was very perceptive. As soon as Yang Zhengshan entered the cell, he moved a chair and placed it behind Yang Zhengshan.

"You go out first!"

Yang Zhengshan drove Zhou Ren out.

After Zhou Ren left, Yang Zhengshan sat on the chair and looked at Xu Wanfu lying on the ground, and asked: "What do you want to say to me?"

Xu Wanfu was silent for a long time, "I don't want to die!"

"You have no way to live, you are collaborating with the enemy and selling out your country, I can't save you!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Hearing this, Xu Wanfu raised his head suddenly, "You~"

He wanted to ask Yang Zhengshan how he knew and what he knew.

But Yang Zhengshan interrupted him and said, "You don't really think that I'm going to attack you just because he occupied the garrison camp!"

"If you just occupied the garrison camp, I would target you, but I wouldn't kill you."

Xu Wanfu's face was pale, and he finally knew where he was wrong.

He had always thought that Yang Zhengshan just wanted to compete with him for power, and never thought that Yang Zhengshan was actually because of smuggling.

"Don't be lucky, no one can save you now, not even the people behind you!"

Yang Zhengshan said calmly, "But I guess they will not only not save you, but they are probably discussing how to kill you now!"

Xu Wanfu's face turned even paler.

"Do you want to tell me something? For example, who is the person behind you? Is it Heiyazhai?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Heiyazhai?" Xu Wanfu looked up blankly.

"It's not Heiyazhai!" Yang Zhengshan was also surprised.

Wei Cen said that these people were connected to the Black Cliff Village, but Xu Wanfu seemed to be unaware of the existence of the Black Cliff Village.

Xu Wanfu lowered his head, his face solemn and uncertain, and said after a long time: "I don't know if it is the Black Cliff Village. There is only one person who contacted me, and he called himself a sir."

"Oh? Then what are you responsible for?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Cao Han is responsible for covering up the traces of the goods by requisitioning food and grass, and I am responsible for the goods entering and leaving the city." Xu Wanfu did not hesitate this time and said it very straightforwardly.

"Who is transporting the goods?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

"The sir does not allow us to ask more, but I know it is the Jing'an Liang family." Xu Wanfu said.

Yang Zhengshan was a little curious, "Why do you want to work for this gentleman?"

"For money!" Xu Wanfu raised his head, his expression becoming numb.

"Just for money?" Yang Zhengshan was even more surprised.

"In the beginning it was for money." Xu Wanfu said.

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized that at first it was for money, but later he found that he had boarded a pirate ship and could only be coerced into complying with the arrangement.

"You don't know the identity of that gentleman?"

"I don't know!" Xu Wanfu said.

At this moment, Wei Cen appeared outside the cell and said softly: "That gentleman is Yi Shan, the master of Heiyazhai."

Xu Wanfu turned his head and looked at him, "Who are you?"

"Wei Cen, a hundred households in the Northern Division of Miwuwei Town."

Xu Wanfu gave up completely and collapsed.

The secret martial guards are here, and he really has no hope.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Xu Wanfu with some disappointment. He originally thought that Xu Wanfu knew something, but he didn't expect that this guy didn't even know about Heiyazhai.

Looking at the collapsed Xu Wanfu, Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, got up and walked out of the cell.

When they were far away from the cell, Wei Cen couldn't help but said: "They may kill someone and silence them tonight!"

Although Xu Wanfu didn't know much, he knew the existence of Yi Shan after all. In order to avoid exposing himself, Yi Shan would definitely not keep him.

Yang Zhengshan stopped, looked back at the cell, and said, "You must be very good at tracking!"

"Of course!" Wei Cen said.

"Then let's follow the clues and see if you can make any new discoveries!"

Xu Wanfu is no longer useful, and there is no point in keeping it. It is better to use the waste and let him use his residual heat, and maybe he can attract a big fish.

And only when Xu Wanfu is dead can the other party relax their vigilance, which may be more conducive for them to catch the other party's painful feet.

Naturally, Wei Cen would not object to this. He also wanted to see who Xu Wanfu could attract.

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The snow was falling heavier and heavier, the clouds covered the bright moon, and the sky and the earth were pitch black.

Anyuan Prefecture City in the middle of the night seemed to be in an abyss, with almost no light visible.

There was silence in the garrison hall, with only the two lanterns in front of the door emitting a faint light.

An extremely subtle sound sounded, and a shadow sneaked into the official hall.

The officers and soldiers in charge of the guard had long been hiding in the room and fell asleep, and did not notice anyone sneaking in at all.

The shadow flashed, and he was outside the cell in a moment.

Seeing no movement from him, he entered the cell.

Xu Wanfu, who was lying in the straw and shivering, seemed to notice some movement and suddenly opened his eyes.

But before he could make any move, a pungent smell blocked his mouth and nose.

He wanted to shout, but no sound came out.

He wanted to struggle, but he could only kick his legs in vain.

Soon, his body became stiff, his eyes turned white, and he lost all breath.

Shadow kicked the weeds on the ground, quietly exited the cell, locked the cell, and left.

Just after he left, several dark figures quietly followed him outside the official hall.

At the same time, Yang Zhengshan and Wei Cen walked out from the other side of the cell.

"Totally dead?"

"Totally dead." Wei Cen nodded.

"Can you tell who that person is?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Judging from the actions of the shadow just now, his cultivation level should be around the acquired fifth level, or even higher.

And he is extremely good at the art of lightening his body, even better than Wei Cen.

Yang Zhengshan has also practiced the art of lightening one's body, but he is not good at it. He still practices moves and techniques mainly focused on fighting on the battlefield.

For him, the light body technique is of little use.

"Hou Jun, the leader of the third Black Cliff Village," Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him in surprise, "You can even see this!"

He just asked casually and never thought that Wei Cen really knew who the visitor was.

There was an undetectable smile on Wei Cen's cold face, "There are only four people in Heiya Village who have cultivation levels above the fifth level of Houtian. The leader of the big village is Rong Qianjun, who is on the seventh level of Houtian. The leader of the second village is Zheng Qidao. The sixth floor, Hou Jun, the leader of the third village, is the fifth floor, and Master Yi Shan is also the fifth floor."

"Among them, Hou Jun is the only one who has such a light body technique."

Yang Zhengshan's expression paused. Well, if it can be determined that the other party is from Heiyazhai, it will be easy to deduce who it is.

This is the gap caused by the information gap. Yang Zhengshan does not know the situation of Heiya Village, so naturally he cannot tell who it is, but Wei Cen has already figured out Heiya Village clearly.

While the two were talking, a clanking sound suddenly came from the silent night.

The two looked at each other and their expressions changed.

"Something happened?"

Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly.

This was obviously the sound of a fight, and it sounded like it wasn't far from the official hall.

Wei Cen's face was a little gloomy. He jumped up and flew away from the roof following the sound.

Yang Zhengshan looked at his back with some envy. He really couldn't compare to this light body technique.

He can also jump on it and fly across the roof, but he can't step on the snow without leaving a trace.

It is estimated that his foot will break several tiles.

There was no other way, so Yang Zhengshan had no choice but to jump out of the wall and chase him along the street.