Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

The first to arrive at the West Gate were Xu Huazhen and Luo Fu. Xu Huazhen was in charge of the city defense and had more than a thousand soldiers under his command.

Soon, they arrived at the West Gate with hundreds of soldiers.

The streets were full of soldiers holding weapons. The originally bustling streets became extremely quiet. The people hid back at home one after another, and the atmosphere on the streets became solemn.

Yang Zhengshan still stood at the gate, quietly watching the large number of officers and soldiers rushing in. The followers behind him were motionless like sculptures, with no fluctuations in their eyes.

Soon, Xu Huazhen and Luo Fu came to Yang Zhengshan.

Perhaps because of the soldiers behind him, or perhaps because of Luo Fu beside him, Xu Huazhen no longer looked so panicked, and his heart was more confident.

"Lord Yang, do you want to rebel? You dare to bring troops to Liao'an Prefecture!"

Xu Huazhen took the lead and asked directly.

Yang Zhengshan drooped his eyelids and asked, "Who are you!"

"Xu Huazhen, the commander of the Liaoan front guard!"

Yang Zhengshan sneered when he heard this, "How can you speak in front of this general? Get out of the way!"

In terms of official positions, Yang Zhengshan and Xu Huazhen are the same, both are the commanders of the first guard, but don't forget that Yang Zhengshan is still a second-rank Dingguo general. Although the Dingguo general is just a nominal position, his rank is one level higher than the commander of the guard.

Moreover, Yang Zhengshan was born in Chongshan Town and is a general who has made great achievements on the battlefield.

Compared with the military officers of these guards, the generals of the border town are superior.

"You!" Xu Huazhen was immediately furious when he heard this. He pointed at Yang Zhengshan, but he didn't have the confidence to say anything harsh.

"If you dare to say another word, this general will chop you off!" Yang Zhengshan said coldly with a frown.

Xu Huazhen trembled all over when he heard this, and couldn't help but take a step back.

What a fierce reputation!

This is the bad reputation, and people can be frightened just by reputation.

Luo Fu looked at the useless Xu Huazhen, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.

He stepped forward, "I am Luo Fu, the salt transport envoy, Lord Yang, can I have a word with you?"

"What?"

"Lord Yang, don't forget that Tenglongwei also has a salt field, and the Luo family has just become a salt merchant." Luo Fu said calmly.

This is his bargaining chip!

He was in charge of the Tenglongwei salt field and the Luo family's affairs, so he knew it very well.

In his eyes, Yang Zhengshan was just seeking money.

Since it was seeking money, he and Yang Zhengshan had room for discussion.

But he didn't know that Yang Zhengshan had actually reported these operations to the old emperor. Although he only mentioned it briefly, he really reported it to the old emperor.

He just wanted to build a salt field to sell salt. Since he was reporting, he naturally had to make it clear, which was also an endorsement.

He has been keeping the memorials returned from Kyoto, just in case someone will use the salt fields and salt merchants to deal with him one day in the future.

With the memorials, everything he did was instructed by the old emperor.

Well, there is a word "appropriation" written by the old emperor on the memorials.

The old emperor can't deny it.

"No need, Lord Luo, just say what you want to say!" Yang Zhengshan said calmly.

Luo Fu frowned slightly, what does this mean? Is there no room for negotiation?

"I hope Lord Yang will not do anything to ruin his future!"

"Well, you are threatening this general!" Yang Zhengshan looked down at him.

"Some things are not as simple as Lord Yang sees!" Luo Fu said in a deep voice.

"Really? What's not simple, Lord Luo, why don't you explain it clearly!" Yang Zhengshan looked at him with interest.

Luo Fu looked solemn, "I think Lord Zheng has already told Lord Yang about some things!"

"Yes, he has!"

"Then Lord Yang should understand that some things cannot be done by me alone!" Luo Fu said seriously.

Yang Zhengshan's mind moved slightly.

What does this mean?

Is there someone else behind Luo Fu?

Or is Luo Fu instructed by others?

Listening to the meaning of the words, the identity of the person behind this is probably not simple.

Yang Zhengshan had not thought of these before, but looking at the present Yang Zhengshan felt that there must be other people behind this matter.

If it was just Luo Fu, he would never dare to put up such a posture.

Using soldiers to imprison the salt inspector and gather soldiers to stop him, this is definitely not something a salt transporter can do.

The key is that Luo Fu did this, and no one in Liao'an City stood up to stop him, and no one wrote a letter to impeach him.

Thinking about it carefully, this is very wrong.

The salt transport commissioner was only a third-rank official. There were also left and right governors of the second rank, a second-rank commander-in-chief, a third-rank censor, and left and right councilors, deputy commanders, assistant censors, and prefects.

There were so many government offices and so many officials, but no one stood up to stop it. This was weird.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Luo Fu with a scrutinizing look, but in his mind he was thinking about who was behind Luo Fu.

The identity and status of the person behind the scenes could be imagined to have silenced so many officials.

There should not be such a powerful person in the court, so there is only one possibility.

The old emperor and his sons.

The old emperor would definitely not do this, as for his sons!

Yang Zhengshan thought about it for a while.

What his sons do is none of my business, they are not my sons!

It is not him who should be worried about this, but the old emperor.

A bunch of unfilial sons are doing little things in private all day long, and the old emperor must be very upset.

"You can't do it alone! Who else is helping you!" Yang Zhengshan looked at Luo Fu expressionlessly.

Luo Fu fell silent. Who is helping him? Can he say it?

No!

"If you want me to cooperate with you, you have to show some of your bottom line. If you say it, I might be afraid!" Yang Zhengshan continued.

"General Yang!" Luo Fu's face was completely gloomy.

Yang Zhengshan's words were obviously not to discuss cooperation with him, but to tempt him to reveal the person behind the scenes.

"Some things are not yours to interfere in!" Luo Fu's attitude was still very tough, and he had no intention of backing down.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "That's right, this general is only the commander of Tenglong Guard, and many things are not my business!"

"But now this general is standing here! Then this general will take care of this matter to the end!"

Yang Zhengshan raised his eyelids and looked at the officials who were walking in front of him. The officials were wearing crimson official robes. Haha, they finally showed up at this time.

Liaoyuan Governor Pang Tang, Liaoyuan Commander Dong Yanhe, Liaoyuan Censor Tang Bo, etc.

With the arrival of many officials, the atmosphere suddenly became more solemn.

"Yang Zhengshan! What do you want to do?"

The first to speak was Censor Tang Bo, who had a thin face and a kind of aura of majesty between his eyebrows.

"Who are you!" Yang Zhengshan naturally didn't know Tang Bo.

Well, he didn't know any of the officials present.

"Liaoyuan Censor Tang Bo!" Tang Bo said in a deep voice.

Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows slightly, "When did the Censorate manage military affairs? Do you need to question what this general does?"

Tang Bo's breathing stagnated, and his face became extremely ugly.

The other officials all looked at each other.

A question suddenly appeared in their minds, who can manage Yang Zhengshan?

In fact, there are still many people who can manage Yang Zhengshan, such as the Central Army Governor's Office, the Ministry of War, and if Liaoyuan has a governor or governor, they can also manage Yang Zhengshan, but unfortunately there is no.

Tenglong Guard is directly under the Central Army Governor's Office, which just bypasses the Liaoyuan Dusi Yamen, so the official in front of him can't manage Yang Zhengshan.

So what if the rank is high, you can't manage me, what do I do to you?

Of course, not being able to manage is one thing, and whether you can impeach is another. These officials can impeach Yang Zhengshan, but that is a matter for the future.

Just at this time, a sound of horse hooves sounded outside the city.

The rumbling of horse hooves resounded like thunder. Through the city gate, the officials and soldiers on the street saw a black mass of cavalry rushing on the official road outside the city gate.

The terrifying murderous aura spread over, making most officials and soldiers tremble.

Black iron armor, snow-white spear tips, there are only two hundred cavalry, but it gives people a feeling of thousands of troops.

Dong Yanhe stretched his neck and looked through the door at the cavalry getting closer and closer, with eager brilliance in his eyes.

Elite!

The real elite!

Just the momentum is enough to crush the elite of Liaoan's vanguard.

He took a deep breath, and a faint smile flashed in his eyes.

As a military officer, he paid more attention to the battle of the Hu people.

He had heard the name of Yang Zhengshan's killing god butcher countless times, and the Anyuan City garrison camp under Yang Zhengshan made him extremely envious.

Which military officer doesn't want to have a powerful elite cavalry under his command?

Seeing the Anyuan City Garrison Camp today, he felt very satisfied and excited.

No, it was not the Anyuan City Garrison Camp, but the Tenglong Guard.

It was a pity that the Tenglong Guard only had these two hundred cavalrymen to support the appearance.

The two hundred cavalrymen came to the city gate and stopped abruptly. The dust dispersed. The two hundred cavalrymen stood in neat formation on the official road in front of the city gate. Each soldier stood tall, with a sharp gaze, motionless, like a statue. Even the horses under them raised their heads high and blinked their big eyes.

The orders were strictly enforced, showing the elite of the elite to the fullest.

"Your Excellency, the cavalry battalion has arrived, and the infantry battalion will arrive in a quarter of an hour!"

Song Dashan drove his horse through the gate, came behind Yang Zhengshan, and reported with a fist.

Yang Zhengshan looked up at the blazing sun above his head and nodded slightly, "Stand by!"

"Yes!"

Song Dashan responded and turned back to the cavalry formation.

Yang Zhengshan cast his eyes on the officials in front of him again. His eyes swept across the faces of the officials and finally fell on Luo Fu, who had a gloomy face.

"Before I came here, I had sent Mr. Zheng's memorial and my apology to Kyoto! Colleagues, it's up to you to decide what to do next!"

As soon as these words came out, Luo Fu's face turned pale.

This was undoubtedly saying that I had already reported the matter to the emperor, and you can no longer cover it up. People who have nothing to do with it should not get involved. As for those who are involved in this matter, they should also make a choice, whether to resist to the end or surrender.