Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

"Uncle, what are you saying? We just want Marquis Jing'an not to do things too radically, not to be enemies with Marquis Jing'an!" Luo Changsheng obviously has not realized the seriousness of the problem.

They really don't want to be enemies with Yang Zhengshan, they just want to get a share of the grain trade in Liaodong.

And Yang Zhengshan's current practice is tantamount to eating alone.

Ships of grain were transported to Tenglongwei, and then pulled to Chongshan Pass, but they could only watch and could do nothing.

There is no way, Yang Zhengshan is really overbearing in grain procurement.

He asked the six major agents to tie the grain trade and glass trade together in Jiangnan. Jiangnan does not lack grain, so the profit of grain trade is not large. Even if the price in Liaodong rises to a sky-high price, the grain price in Jiangnan will only fluctuate slightly.

Compared with grain trade, the profit of glass trade is much greater.

As long as the merchants in Jiangnan are not stupid, they know how to choose.

So even if the Luo family of Jizhou raises the grain price in Jiangnan, they still cannot buy a large amount of grain.

The Liaodong Sea is the territory of the Tenglong Guard Navy. Even if they buy food, they have to look at the Tenglong Guard Navy's face if they want to transport it back.

"Too absolute! Do you know what you are talking about?"

Luo Shang was completely furious. He stood up and pointed at Luo Changsheng's nose and cursed: "Idiot, do you know how much the Marquis attaches importance to purchasing food!"

"You are still saying that you don't want to be an enemy of the Marquis! Fuck"

Yang Zhengshan did not explain to Luo Shang the purpose and reason for the large-scale purchase of food, but Luo Shang knew very well the importance of Yang Zhengshan to purchasing food.

What a joke, Yang Zhengshan almost used all the forces he could to purchase food.

The six major agents, the four Tenglong Guards, are all purchasing food for the General's Mansion.

Isn't this meaning obvious?

How could Luo Shang not understand!

Luo Changsheng was startled by Luo Shang's fury, but soon his face became gloomy.

"Uncle, do you know who you are talking to? I am the patriarch of the Luo family!" Luo Changsheng felt that his dignity was challenged.

"Bullshit patriarch! I give you face, so you are the patriarch. If I don't give you face, can you still expel me from the family tree?" Luo Shang was more than provocative, he was simply indifferent and humiliating.

His Luo family was originally a small family, and his ancestors had already opened a separate family tree. In short, their branch had long been separated from the Jizhou Luo family.

If it weren't for Luo Shang's rise, there would be no Luo Shang's name on the family tree of the Jizhou Luo family.

"You, you, you are crazy!" Luo Changsheng was furious.

"You are crazy!" Luo Shang said.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded outside the door, "Master, someone from the Marquis' Mansion said that the Marquis wants to summon you!"

As soon as these words came out, Luo Shang's angry expression froze, and then he took a deep breath and looked at Luo Changsheng with indifferent eyes.

"You are such an idiot!"

Luo Changsheng's face was extremely gloomy, but he also heard the sound outside the door, so he did not continue to argue with Luo Shang, but asked: "What do you mean?"

Luo Shang straightened his clothes and said coldly: "Wait, you'd better pray that the Marquis has not killed him yet, otherwise~~"

He did not say the rest of the words, because he did not know what the consequences of angering Yang Zhengshan would be.

It seems that many people will die!

Opening the door, Luo Shang walked out with a solemn face, and ignored Luo Changsheng who was standing there in a daze.

When Luo Shang's figure disappeared, Luo Changsheng came back to his senses.

The anger and annoyance in his heart disappeared, replaced by uneasiness and anxiety.

Luo Shang hurried to the Marquis's Mansion, and Yang Zhengshan was still waiting for him in the study.

"Greetings to the Marquis!"

"Sit down!" Yang Zhengshan said indifferently.

He was standing in front of the desk, holding a brush as thick as a finger and writing wantonly.

Luo Shang's heart suddenly jumped, and he secretly groaned.

On weekdays, Yang Zhengshan was very easy-going and close to him. Every time he came, Yang Zhengshan would treat him like an old friend, but now Yang Zhengshan's attitude was obviously not meeting an old friend.

Luo Shang came to the desk carefully, and when he saw the words written by Yang Zhengshan, his face turned pale.

‘The unfaithful people can be killed! The unfilial people can be killed! The unkind people can be killed! The unrighteous people can be killed! The unwise, untrustworthy people...’

When writing the last sentence, Yang Zhengshan paused for a moment before writing again, “I say all of them can be killed!”

These are a few sentences from Zhang Xianzhong's Seven Killings Poem, but Yang Zhengshan certainly couldn't write ‘The Great Western King said kill, kill, kill, kill’, so he changed it a little.

Let’s not talk about whether the change is good or not, just talk about this word.

Yang Zhengshan's study is not good, but it is definitely magnificent. Every stroke is magnificent and full of posture, just like his spear.

And the word "kill" is full of murderous intent. At a glance, I felt a chill rising from the bottom of my heart, which made me feel chilled.

"My Lord, the Jizhou Luo family has nothing to do with me!" Luo Shang said tremblingly.

He was really scared!

Yang Zhengshan's mouth curled up slightly, "I know, you are not that stupid!"

Hearing this, Luo Shang's heart, which was beating fast, suddenly calmed down a lot.

Yang Zhengshan put the brush on the pen holder, looked at the ink on it, and said: "For your sake, I will give Jizhou Luo a chance."

"No, no, the Marquis can do whatever he wants with them, don't waste my face!" Luo Shang waved his hand and said hurriedly.

He and Yang Zhengshan have a friendship, but he knows that this friendship cannot be wasted.

Yang Zhengshan gave Jizhou Luo a chance because of him, which is not a waste of his friendship with Yang Zhengshan.

He is unwilling to waste this friendship that he has accumulated with great difficulty on Jizhou Luo.

Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but smile when he saw his reaction.

"Jizhou Luo is still useful, let's warn them this time and send this calligraphy to them!"

Yang Zhengshan really wanted to kill just now, but now his mood has calmed down, and he began to consider the gains and losses.

Although Jizhou Luo made him disgusted, it was useful to him and Luo Shang.

Since it is useful, it doesn't matter if it is kept for the time being.

"This~~" Luo Shang hesitated for a moment, "Luo Changsheng is in my house!"

Yang Zhengshan was slightly surprised.

"He just came today, and I just found out what they did!" Luo Shang explained.

"Oh!" Yang Zhengshan sneered, "What does he want you to do?"

"What else can you do? Of course, let me persuade the Marquis to stop purchasing grain from Jiangnan!" Luo Shang said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Send it to him! This time, I will kill a lot of people in Pingyuan Province, so that they can hide away."

Although the murderous intention has calmed down, the murderous intent has not disappeared.

The severe drought in Liaodong involves the life and death of nearly 10 million people. Although Yang Zhengshan has no control over Pingyuan Province, since they have offended Yang Zhengshan, don't blame Yang Zhengshan for killing them for the people of Liaodong.

"Yes!" Luo Shang put away the papers on the desk with trembling hands.

"Go back, I still have some things to deal with here, so I won't keep you!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Yes!" Luo Shang was as if pardoned, holding the words, bowed and left the room.

Although Yang Zhengshan smiled and his attitude became much gentler, he still felt a trembling feeling in his heart.

After Luo Shang left, Yang Zhengshan thought for a long time in the study.

He wanted to kill the salt and grain merchants in Pingyuan, and he planned to kill them, but he had to think about how to kill them.

He couldn't just send troops to slaughter them one by one.

This was obviously inappropriate.

"The rich, the rich, what are the rich?"

"Isn't it just a matter of a word for the rich to kill people?"

Yang Zhengshan murmured in a low voice.

Ning Dongsheng had to be dealt with, and those salt and grain merchants had to be dealt with as well.

But he needed someone to do it, not him personally.

He was the Marquis of Jing'an, and he had to do it himself to deal with a group of wealthy businessmen. Wouldn't that be too cheap?

As for who to do it!

Yang Zhengshan sorted out the officials of Pingyuan Province in his mind, and finally thought of a very suitable candidate.

Pingyuan Supervisory Censor An Ruhui.

An Ruhui was a newly-appointed Jinshi in the 35th year of Chengping. He did not have much relationship with the Yang family, but he had a relationship with Lin Zhan.

An Ruhui's teacher was the great Confucian scholar Du Shanyue from Bashu Province. Du Shanyue and Liu Yuanfu were close friends. When Lin Zhan traveled with Liu Zhe, he had visited Du Shanyue.

Although Du Shanyue did not hold an official position, he was the dean of Shanyue Academy. For decades, he taught and taught countless students in Bashu.

Because of his outstanding achievements in Confucianism, he was called the Taishan Beidou of Bashu Confucianism.

An Ruhui was considered a direct disciple of Du Shanyue and studied with Du Shanyue for 20 years.

When Lin Zhan visited Du Shanyue with Liu Zhe, he stayed in Shanyue Academy for three months. He talked about scriptures and Taoism with An Ruhui every day, and they formed a deep friendship.

Both of them were newly-appointed Jinshi in the 35th year of Chengping. During the Spring Examination, they did not communicate in Kyoto.

Later, the two of them passed the imperial examinations. Lin Zhan entered the Ministry of War as a director, and An Ruhui entered the Censorate as a censor of Pingyuan.

For this reason, Lin Zhan also specially asked Yang Zhengshan to take care of An Ruhui.

But now Yang Zhengshan has not taken care of An Ruhui yet, so he has to ask An Ruhui for help.

According to Lin Zhan, An Ruhui is young and wise, and hates evil. Such a character is exactly the best choice for Yang Zhengshan at this time.

After the decision, Yang Zhengshan summoned Ding Qiu again and ordered: "Take someone to Pingyuan again to collect evidence of Ning Dongsheng and those salt merchants and grain merchants committing crimes."

Before he finished speaking, Yang Zhengshan thought for a while, and then said: "Let Luo Jinsong take a hundred soldiers from the personal guard camp with you!"

"Collect as much evidence as possible about them, preferably evidence that can make their entire family be executed!"

If it was in Chongshan Town, Yang Zhengshan would not have to deal with a group of wealthy businessmen so troublesome, but in Pingyuan Province, he would have to pay attention to some means.

It would be best to get rid of these people from the official level. If not, then use some more drastic measures.

"After all the evidence is collected, send it to Pingyuan Supervisor An Ruhui!" Yang Zhengshan said.

As for whether An Ruhui would cooperate, Yang Zhengshan had no doubt.

Let's not talk about An Ruhui's character. An Ruhui is a censor, and the censor's favorite thing is to investigate major cases and do major things.

Yang Zhengshan is using An Ruhui, but he is also giving credit to An Ruhui.

If An Ruhui had a little ambition, he would not refuse the gift from Yang Zhengshan.

As for why Luo Jinsong was asked to go with Ding Qiu, one reason was that Luo Jinsong had a high level of cultivation and had sufficient ability to deal with danger. The other reason was that Luo Jinsong was a martial artist. He could not expose his identity as a marquis and general when doing such things. He could avoid a lot of trouble with the power of the martial arts world.

After receiving Yang Zhengshan's order, Ding Qiu immediately went to find Luo Jinsong.

After Luo Jinsong received Yang Zhengshan's order, he was very happy.

After joining the Royal Guards for more than a year, he could finally help Yang Zhengshan do things. Although he was not going to the expedition with Yang Zhengshan this time, Yang Zhengshan's trust in him by entrusting him with such a task was also a sign of trust in him.

He was naturally happy to be trusted by Yang Zhengshan.

The next morning, Ding Qiu and Luo Jinsong led a hundred soldiers of the Royal Guards and dozens of guards of the Marquis' Mansion to leave Chongshan Pass.

Of course, they did not bring the armor of the Royal Guards, but dressed up as merchants or martial artists and left Chongshan Pass separately.

The purpose was to conceal their tracks.