Chapter 119 Anyuan Prefecture City Takes Office
October 28, the 25th year of Chengping.

Chongshan Town has entered winter. The cold north wind blows in from outside the pass, cutting people's faces like a knife.

Outside Yinghe Fort, people were crowded together, driving away the cold north.

Yang Zhengshan is leaving Yinghe Fort today, and almost everyone in the fort comes out to see him off.

A long convoy stopped on the road at the south gate of Tunbu. Yang Zhengshan stood behind the convoy and looked at the dark crowd.

Looking around at the familiar faces, he stroked his beard and smiled with satisfaction.

While we are alive, we must always do something.

When he came here, although he always felt a little uncomfortable, he felt the satisfaction brought by the sense of accomplishment.

Being able to do something for everyone, to allow these military households to live a better life, and to gain recognition from so many people, it feels like his life in this world is worth it.

I am leaving today and thousands of people are seeing me off.

If he could go back, he would be able to brag about today's scene for the rest of his life.

"ensure!"

Yang Zhengshan patted Yang Chengze on the shoulder, and the young man's eyes became red, haha~~
"Uncle!" Yang Chengze called.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and glanced at the other members of the Yang family.

"You all should take care!"

He had said everything that needed to be said before. He had communicated with each of the Yang family's children individually, guiding and instructing them patiently.

Yang Zhengshan felt uncomfortable when he said they were his juniors, but if he said they were his younger brothers, Yang Zhengshan was still willing to accept it.

Everyone's heart was filled with sadness of parting.

Yang Zhengshan didn't say much to them, his eyes swept over the soldiers and military households behind him.

Finally his eyes fell on Liu Yuanfu.

Since the invasion of the Hu tribe this year, the old man's attitude towards him was no longer indifferent. Although the old man was still stubborn, he at least smiled at him.

Seeing Yang Zhengshan looking at him, Liu Yuanfu stepped forward and handed the book in his hand to Yang Zhengshan.

“This book is for you!”

Yang Zhengshan took the book with some surprise.

This is a book called "The Doctrine of the Mean".

"Thank you for your guidance, senior. I have learned a lot!"

In just a moment, Yang Zhengshan understood the purpose of Liu Yuanfu giving him the Doctrine of the Mean.

There is no need to explain what the Doctrine of the Mean is about. Liu Yuanfu certainly would not give him a mediocre copy of the Doctrine of the Mean for no reason.

Looking back on what he had done in the past two years, Yang Zhengshan felt that he should restrain himself.

In fact, he had unknowingly done many things that went beyond the rules. If Zhou Lan hadn't backed him up, he wouldn't know how much trouble he would have faced.

Everyone should do their own job and take responsibility.

With Zhou Lan around, he had no problem breaking some rules.

But he won't be able to rely on Zhou Lan anymore, so he has to be more obedient.

"I didn't give you any advice!" Liu Yuanfu said with a stern face.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and bowed, "Goodbye, old sir!"

"Everyone, please come back!"

"There is a long way to go, see you again if we are lucky enough!"

Jumping onto Hongyun's horse, Yang Zhengshan pulled the reins and headed towards the east without looking back.

Afterwards, a long convoy followed behind him.

Everyone in the garrison followed the retreat step by step, until some people got tired, until Yang Zhengshan shouted: "Go back, after sending you a thousand miles, we must say goodbye."

Yang Zhengshan didn't stop, but just shouted loudly.

Yang Chengze and others then stopped.

They watched the convoy go farther and farther away, and only returned when it completely disappeared from their sight.

Unlike when they first came to Chongshan Town, the Yang family’s convoy was very large when they went to Anyuan Prefecture City.

There were six horse-drawn carriages alone for transporting people, one for the first wife, one for the third wife, one for Yang Yunyan and the child, one for Yang Yunxue and Wang Yunqiao, and the remaining two were given to the maids and old women.

There are also four horse-drawn carriages for carrying things. In fact, Yang Zhengshan put all the valuable things in the Lingquan space, and the things on the carriages were sorted by Wang.

As for the second house, Yang Mingzhi's family of four moved to Jianningwei.

In addition to the Yang family's servants, the entourage also included a dozen Yang family members, as well as Song Dashan and cavalry from two small flags.

Well, there are also Old Li and Lu Wenhua.

The distance from Yinghebao to Songzhouwei was about four hundred miles. It was freezing cold and difficult to travel. It took them five days to reach Songzhouwei.

Before Yang Zhengshan could take up his post in Anyuanzhou City, he had to report to Songzhouwei first, because he was first the commander of Songzhouwei and then the garrison commander of Anyuanzhou City.

The city where Songzhou Wei is located is Jiacheng. Like Chongshanguan City, Jiacheng is also a fortress city built based on the border.

However, Jiacheng is much smaller than Chongshanguancheng, and the number of troops and population stationed there is much smaller.

With the official document from the Dusi Yamen, Yang Zhengshan easily entered the Wei Si Yamen in Jiacheng and met Sha Pingchuan, the commander of Songzhou Wei.

Sha Pingchuan is 48 years old this year. His fat body is like a ball, and his round face always has a smile like that of Maitreya Buddha.

After Yang Zhengshan greeted him, Sha Pingchuan said with a smile: "Master Yang, I have been waiting for you to come!"

His attitude was a little too enthusiastic. Logically speaking, Yang Zhengshan was his subordinate, so there was no need for him to be so enthusiastic.

"Does the commander have any instructions?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"No, no, I just want you to go to Anyuanzhou City to take up your post as soon as possible!"

"Ah~" Sha Pingchuan sighed and continued, "The previous garrison commander of Anyuan Prefecture was Cao Han. Ever since Cao Han was convicted of corruption, the garrison commander of Anyuan Prefecture has been vacant for three months."

"Anyuanzhou City is a border city and may be attacked by Daling Country at any time. It has never been guarded, and I am always uneasy."

"If you don't come again, I will probably have to go to Anyuanzhou City to take charge!"

Although Sha Pingchuan was sighing, he always had a kind smile on his face.

He looked like a good guy, but Yang Zhengshan didn't think he was a good guy.

Being able to become the commander of Songzhou Guard, Sha Pingchuan is certainly not an incompetent person.

Don't be fooled by his fat body like a pig, this guy's cultivation is still higher than Yang Zhengshan, and he is at least a fifth-level acquired martial artist.

How could a martial artist at the fifth level of the acquired realm be a benevolent Maitreya Buddha?

"Is the situation in Anyuan city very bad?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"It's not bad, it's not bad, you'll know when you go there!" Sha Pingchuan said with a smile.

However, Yang Zhengshan felt a chill in his heart, thinking that this could not be believed.

It’s not certain whether it’s terrible or not, but it’s definitely not a good place.

Sha Pingchuan seemed unwilling to talk to him more about the situation in Anyuan Prefecture City, and directly changed the subject and said, "By the way, you haven't met General Wang Bin yet, right? Come on, I'll take you to meet General Wang Bin first!"

Wang Bin is the Lieutenant General of Songzhou Guard in Chongshan Town East Road, and also Yang Zhengshan’s immediate superior.

Yang Zhengshan was the deputy commander of Songzhou Guard, so his immediate superior in Songzhou Guard was the commander-in-chief Sha Pingchuan, but Yang Zhengshan was also the garrison commander of Anyuanzhou City, and the garrison office was directly under the command of the lieutenant general's office.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan was under dual leadership, Wang Bin and Sha Pingchuan were both his immediate superiors.

Without waiting for Yang Zhengshan to speak, Sha Pingchuan took Yang Zhengshan directly to the Lieutenant General's Mansion.

When he saw Yang Zhengshan, Wang Bin looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

In fact, he was very curious why Liang Chu transferred Yang Zhengshan to Anyuan Prefecture.

He knew that Yang Zhengshan was Zhou Lan's man, so transferring Yang Zhengshan from Zhou Lan's command to his command actually looked a bit like poaching.

Generally speaking, generals in border towns do not like such operations.

I worked so hard to cultivate a close confidant, but you transferred him away just by opening your mouth. Doesn't this make me feel uncomfortable?
After Yang Zhengshan greeted Wang Bin, he felt his scrutinizing gaze, but he did not care. Instead, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Wang Bin.

"General, this is the letter General Zhou asked me to bring!"

Wang Bin took the letter and started reading it.

After reading it, he fell into deep thought again.

There was actually nothing special in the content of the letter. Zhou Lan just asked him to take better care of Yang Zhengshan and didn't say anything else.

But Wang Bin felt there was something wrong.

It was obvious that Zhou Lan was unwilling to let Yang Zhengshan go, but why did she compromise?
Because of Liang Chu?

impossible!
Liang Chu is not stupid, so he would not offend Zhou Lan for this.

He thought about it but couldn't figure it out.

"The garrison of Anyuanzhou City has been vacant for a long time. Sir Yang should take up the post as soon as possible!"

Wang Bin did not say much to Yang Zhengshan. He just said a simple sentence and asked Yang Zhengshan to go to Anyuanzhou City to take up his post.

He felt that there was some trouble here and it would be better for him to stay out of it.

As for Zhou Lan's request, it was very simple. As long as he didn't make things difficult for Yang Zhengshan, he would be taking care of Yang Zhengshan.

He is not Zhou Lan, so he will definitely not use Yang Zhengshan as his confidant.

After staying in Jiacheng for a day, Yang Zhengshan went to Anyuan city with his family.

The whole process was smooth and without any hassles.

Anyuan Prefecture City is very close to Jiacheng, only less than fifty miles away. They set out from Jiacheng in the morning and arrived at Anyuan Prefecture City before noon.

When Yang Zhengshan arrived at the south gate of Anyuan City, a group of military officers under the garrison office were already waiting at the gate to greet him.

These officials can be divided into two parts. One part is the officials in charge of the garrison, headed by the garrison officer, including two defense officers and seven garrison officers. The other part is the military officers of the camp system, headed by the captain, including two captains.

In other words, Yang Zhengshan had both garrison troops and camp troops.

The soldiers in the camp are generally selected from various garrisons.

The ratio of camp soldiers to garrison soldiers was roughly maintained at three to seven.

Roughly speaking, Yang Zhengshan, the garrison commander, had about 3,000 soldiers under his command, and on normal days, 1,000 of them were responsible for the defense of Anyuan City, while the others were in the garrison responsible for farming.

When he arrived in front of a group of officials, Yang Zhengshan dismounted and looked at this group of unfamiliar subordinates.

"Greetings, Master Yang!"

The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a black embroidered uniform of a fifth-rank military officer, about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, with a rough look. Facing Yang Zhengshan, there was no smile on his face, and he saluted casually with his fists clasped.

Yang Zhengshan took a look at the middle-aged man, nodded slightly, and said, "No need to be polite!"

Then, all the military officers stood up, but no one spoke.

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly. What does this mean?
Just leave him alone without saying anything?

Show off your power?

(End of this chapter)