Chapter 206 Liu Yuanfu's Reply
When Yang Zhengshan arrived at the front yamen, Han Fei was already waiting outside the study door.

"Sir, there is someone from Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion who wants to see you!"

Before entering the study, Han Fei reported first.

"Marquis Jingyuan's Mansion!"

Yang Zhengshan stopped and looked puzzled, "You came to my house so soon!"

He was naturally familiar with the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion.

Not long ago, he sent the son of Marquis Jingyuan to build roads outside the city.

I heard that the young man beat someone up a few days ago, but the person he beat was just a prisoner, and the officers guarding them did not punish him.

"Please come over here!"

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and asked Han Fei to invite someone.

After all, he is a noble marquis, so we have to give him some face.

A moment later, Han Fei came to the study with a middle-aged man who was about forty years old.

"I, Su Bai, greet Lord Yang!"

Yang Zhengshan looked Su Bai up and down. The man was wearing a cotton gown. Although his clothes were not gorgeous and exquisite, they were not shabby either.

"Who are you to the Marquis' Mansion?"

"I'm just a manager in the Marquis' Mansion!" Su Bai said.

A sneer flashed across Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

Manager!

That means servants!

It is worthy of being a marquis's mansion, even the servants wear such good cotton-padded clothes.

It's not that he looks down on slaves, but that this is how the world is. Differences in status are reflected in all aspects, and people of different identities have different requirements in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Slaves were slaves and could only wear linen clothes. Ordinary people could use cotton cloth, such as silk and gauze, but only officials could use them.

Of course, these requirements are not very strict. Some merchants will also use silk. After all, merchants have money and can afford silk.

Some scholars and ordinary people also wore linen clothes because they were poor.

As long as no one pursues the matter, even if something goes beyond one's status, it is not a big deal.

"So why did you come to see me?"

"I would like to ask you to release my young master!" Su Bai said calmly.

He didn't look humble or arrogant. He didn't seem to be begging anyone, nor did he act superior. It was as if he was talking about a very simple matter.

But the problem is, he is a slave, and Yang Zhengshan is an official appointed by the court.

Why is he not humble?
It's nothing more than relying on the power of Jingyuan Marquis Mansion.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him with interest, "What if I say no?"

"Sir, do you want to make enemies with my Jingyuan Marquis Mansion?" Su Bai said calmly.

"Having a grudge?" Yang Zhengshan sat behind the desk, leaning back in his chair, tapping the table with his fingers, "Don't we have a grudge now?"

He even sent the son of the Marquis of Jingyuan's Mansion to the construction site to build a road, which was already considered a grudge.

After all, the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion also has to save face.

"It's just a small grudge. It can be resolved. As long as Lord Yang is willing to apologize to my young master, I can take charge of resolving this small grudge!" Su Bai said.

Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows, "It seems that your status in Jingyuan Marquis Mansion is not low!"

"I am of humble status and have only followed the Marquis for many years!" Su Baidao said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded suddenly. This was a close confidant of Marquis Jingyuan, and he should not be an ordinary confidant. He might be Marquis Jingyuan's right-hand man.

Because this person's cultivation is not low, he is at least a fifth-level acquired martial artist.

Apologize!

He was asked, a third-rank commander, to apologize to a young man who held no official position, and a servant was asked to resolve the grudge.

Why does this sound so infuriating?
The Marquis's Mansion is noble, but unless the son of the Marquis's Mansion is the eldest son or grandson, he is just a commoner.

They have no qualifications to inherit the title, and when the old marquis dies and the marquisate is divided, these young masters will only be rich but not noble.

If the other party just asked him to release the person, he would have done it, but he also asked him to apologize. Does he really think I'm made of clay?
"By the way, who is your son?"

Yang Zhengshan suddenly asked.

"My son's name is Su Shansi!" Su Bai frowned slightly, feeling something was wrong.

"Su Shansi?" Yang Zhengshan was puzzled. "Did you find the wrong person? I don't know any Su Shansi!"

Su Bai's expression changed slightly, "What does Lord Yang mean?"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, with a bright smile on his face, and said: "It doesn't mean anything, I really don't know Su Shansi!"

He didn't lie, he really didn't know any Su Shansi. Although he sent the man to the construction site to build a road, he didn't even know the young man's name.

Su Bai took a deep breath and said, "Master Yang, my young master is building a road outside the city. It was you who sent my young master there."

"How is it possible? Those who are building the road outside the city are prisoners from the prefectural government. Could it be that your son is also a prisoner?" Yang Zhengshan pretended to be dumb.

"Lord Yang!" Su Bai's expression turned angry.

Saying that his son is a criminal obviously shows that he does not want to end things peacefully.

How could the son of the Marquis of Jingyuan become a criminal?
However, Yang Zhengshan ignored his anger. A criminal is a criminal. Su Shansi smashed Jinxiufang in the city. Although this was not a serious crime, it violated the laws of Dayong. The prefectural government had already charged him with the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble.

"Speaking of which, I am a little curious. Who gave you the face to come to see me? And who gave you the arrogance of Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, making you feel that I would be afraid of your Jingyuan Marquis Mansion."

"Not to mention Lord Jingyuan, even Lord Changping would not send a servant to convey orders to me!"

Yang Zhengshan said in a calm tone, looking at Su Bai with indifferent eyes.

Su Bai's whole body trembled, and his face turned pale and blue.

servant!

He almost forgot that he was a slave!
That’s right, he was the most trusted servant of Marquis Jingyuan, but this time he came to see Yang Zhengshan not on the order of Marquis Jingyuan, but he came here on his own initiative.

In his opinion, this was just a small matter. He just needed to meet with Yang Zhengshan and introduce himself to him. Yang Zhengshan would then release the person and the matter would be over.

As for whether Su Shansi had any complaints or resentment towards Yang Zhengshan, that was none of his business.

"see a visitor out!"

Yang Zhengshan had lost interest in continuing to tangle with him.

Han Fei stepped forward and stretched out his hand, making a gesture of invitation.

Su Bai's expression changed again and again, from anger to embarrassment, from annoyance to resentment, "Okay, I will report to the Marquis now, and Lord Yang will explain to the Marquis then!"

After that, he turned and left.

Yang Zhengshan curled his lips. Explain to Marquis Jingyuan?
What does he have to explain to Marquis Jingyuan?

Again, this is Chongshan Town, not Kyoto. No matter how powerful the Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion is, it cannot reach Chongshan Town. Yang Zhengshan really hates these nobles. The former Shouguo Mansion and the current Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion are all so arrogant that they always want to use their power to suppress others.

But if you want to use your power to pressure someone, you have to be able to do it.

Power is limited to a certain region. The power of a county magistrate is limited to the area of ​​a county, the power of a prefectural magistrate is limited to the area of ​​a prefecture, and for people like nobles, their power is also limited to the scope of their own authority.

Perhaps they can use various relationships to extend their power beyond the scope of their authority, but in that case their power will be reduced countless times and they will become restricted.

Not to mention them, isn't even the emperor's imperial power restricted by geographical restrictions?

In Kyoto, the imperial power was supreme, but at the local level, the power of the imperial power would be greatly reduced.

Su Bai's arrival did not affect Yang Zhengshan's good mood. After seeing Su Bai off, Yang Zhengshan handled official business for a while and then went back to the backyard to accompany his wife.

A few days later.

Wu Zheng returned from Kyoto.

Yang Zhengshan sat in the study, reading Liu Yuanfu's reply.

Liu Yuanfu's understanding of Kyoto and the situation in the court was much more detailed than Zhou Lan's.

However, Zhou Lan's guess was correct. The reason why Liang Chu wanted to marry into the Yang family was because of the struggle for the throne in the court.

The Crown Prince wanted to win over Liang Chu, so he intended to arrange a marriage between the Qing'an Marquis's Mansion and the Changping Marquis's Mansion.

The Qing'an Earl's Mansion is the prince's maternal family and naturally belongs to the prince's party.

Marquis Changping was in charge of Chongshan Town and had an army of hundreds of thousands, so it was natural for the prince to want to win him over.

However, the secret of the Changping Marquis's inheritance for three hundred years is not to participate in the competition among princes. So after Liang Chu discovered this trend, he immediately wanted to choose a wife for the third son of Liang in Chongshan Town.

As for why he chose the Yang family, we can only ask Liang Chu. Liu Yuanfu also doesn't know why Liang Chu chose the Yang family.

However, Liu Yuanfu thought that the Changping Marquis Mansion was good, and said that if Yang Zhengshan felt it was appropriate, marrying into the Changping Marquis Mansion would be a good choice.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

This stubborn old man is actually very cute.

When he was in Yinghe Fort, this old man was stubborn and stubborn, but after returning to Kyoto, he took great care of the Yang family.

This short letter is full of concern for the Yang family and a kind reminder to Yang Zhengshan.

What does this mean?
This shows that this old man is a person who cares about his reputation.

When I am down and out, I don’t want to be pitied or taken care of.

It also shows that this old man is a kind-hearted person.

After he was reinstated, he still remembered the favors he had received in the past and was willing to help those who had helped him in the past.

No wonder this old man has experienced so many ups and downs. Even if he was demoted to a border town, there are still people in the court who care about him.

The old man really knows how to be grateful.

If this old man is demoted again in the future, Yang Zhengshan will be worried just based on this letter.

After putting the letter away, Yang Zhengshan looked up and asked Wu Zheng, "What news did you get in Kyoto?"

Wu Zheng was originally a disciple of the Tianqing Sword Sect. In fact, he was a generation older than Yu Qingyi. He was a junior brother of Su Kun and Hua Jinqiu, and had been a member of the Tianqing Sword Sect for more than 20 years.

However, his aptitude was limited. After practicing in the Tianqing Sword Sect for more than 20 years, he had only reached the third level of the acquired realm.

If nothing unexpected happens, he probably won't be able to reach the fifth level of the acquired realm in his lifetime, so it's impossible for him to become an elder in the Tianqing Sword Sect.

So when the Tianqing Sword Sect chose to send people to the Yang family, they chose him as the team leader.

Wu Zheng said: "We haven't found out much information yet, we just asked about the situation of Changping Houfu in Kyoto!"

"The Marquis of Changping's Mansion has always kept a low profile in Kyoto. Apart from the noble circle, the Marquis of Changping's Mansion does not have much social interaction outside of the world!"

"The Changping Marquis's style of doing things is quite decent, and there is not much bad reputation among the people of Kyoto."

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. It had only been a dozen days and Wu Zheng had already run back and forth. He definitely didn't have much time to gather information.

However, having Liu Yuanfu's reply is enough. Liu Yuanfu said that they can form a marriage with Marquis Changping, so there shouldn't be any big problems.

After thinking for a while, Yang Zhengshan said, "I want you to stay in Kyoto. Are you willing?"

Wu Zheng clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "I am willing to serve you, sir. I only ask that you take good care of my family!"

He is not a servant of the Yang family. These disciples of the Tianqing Sword Sect are more like retainers of the Yang family.

However, he was willing to serve Yang Zhengshan for many reasons. One was because of the Tianqing Sword Sect, the second was because of his family, and the third was because of himself.

Working for Yang Zhengshan, he has the opportunity to display his strength, and following Yang Zhengshan, he can break through to a higher level in martial arts.

During the two years he had been in the Yang family, his cultivation had broken through from the third level to the fourth level.

Although he had only broken through one level, he could clearly feel his progress.

He hasn't felt this way in a long time.

Although he didn't know why this happened, he understood that it must be related to Yang Zhengshan.

So in order to reach a higher level himself, he is willing to work for Yang Zhengshan.

"Yeah!" Yang Zhengshan nodded, then took out a wooden box from the bookcase behind him and handed it to Wu Zheng.

Of course, he took it out of the bookcase just to hide his tracks. He took it out from the Lingquan space.

"There are 1,000 taels of silver notes and 100 taels of silver ingots here. You should first buy a small courtyard in Kyoto as a place to stay and prepare to stay in Kyoto for a long time!"

"Collect more information, including those from the court, the various government offices, the five military governors, and those from the official families and noble families. In short, write down all the information you can get."

He warned softly.

As his official position became higher and higher, his involvement with the court must have become deeper and deeper.

Some things may have nothing to do with him, but it is not a bad thing to know more about them. It is always better than not knowing the situation when the time comes.

"By the way, be careful of the Secret Guards and try not to attract their attention!" Yang Zhengshan said seriously.

Kyoto is the base camp of the Secret Guards. When doing things in Kyoto, one must avoid the Secret Guards.

"I understand!" Wu Zheng said as he took the wooden box.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan let Wu Zheng go.

After Wu Zheng left, Yang Zhengshan fell into deep thought.

Do you want to agree to the marriage with the Marquis of Changping?
Liu Yuanfu suggested that it could be considered, and the reputation of Changpinghou Mansion was very good, and the third son of Liang could be a good match.

At this point, this seems to be a good option.

But Yang Zhengshan was still a little worried.

Hou Mansion!
Once Yang Yunxue gets married, Yang Zhengshan will not be able to help her much in the short term.

Whether she can live a good life in the future depends entirely on Yang Yunxue herself.

As an old father, Yang Zhengshan doesn't want Yang Yunxue to be wronged.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Zhengshan decided to ask Yang Yunxue's opinion first. After all, this was her own marriage and her own future.

(End of this chapter)