Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 572: National and Family Affairs

Yang Qian basically handed over the outside affairs as much as he could. Cui Mingsheng had done a good job in Shuangqing Mansion in the past one or two years. He was well organized and flexible, so Yang Qian didn't need to worry about it. At most, Yang Qian needed to make decisions on some major matters.

There have been many major events recently, but basically they have nothing to do with Shuangqing Prefecture. It was just news, and Yang Qian just listened for fun.

First, there was news from the Imperial City. There were many reports from government offices, the military, and the Imperial City Guards on Juan's side. This allowed Yang Qian to combine the facts and identify them.

It is said that the imperial city is already investigating the origins of Yang Qian's ancestors for five or six generations. The purpose of investigating the roots is not to cause trouble, but to dig up some bloodlines and roots in preparation for Yang Qian's promotion.

It is said that it has been dug out that the Yang family was a collateral relative of the founding general Yang Ling five generations ago. Later, Yang Ling was implicated in a false case and his entire family was executed. Later, he was rehabilitated and entered the Martyrs' Shrine.

Therefore, Yang Qian's ancestor should be Yang Ling, Duke of Xiaoguo. The promotion to a higher rank is reasonable. And it was a two-rank promotion at once.

A first-class marquis. And he was a first-class marquis with a fief and a title.

The title is the same as Yang Ling’s back then: Xiao.

And the fiefdom has been decided. It is Shuangqing Prefecture. If this is true, Yang Qian's position in Shuangqing Prefecture will be unshakable.

Of course, this kind of thing is not so easy to finalize, the temple is still preparing the rituals and documents. But it has been finalized.

He also said that this time all the civil and military officials in the court were unanimous in their opinions on this matter and there was no opposition.

In Cui Mingsheng's words, no one in the court dared to go against the Lord. All matters involving Shuangqing Prefecture were basically approved without anyone making things difficult.

"Sir, it seems that the Emperor wants to repair his relationship with you."

"Humph, repair? It doesn't matter in the first place, how can it be repaired?" Yang Qian smiled and didn't care about the so-called promotion. If he stamped his feet now, the cultivation world would be shaken three times. The title of Emperor Hongwu was no longer that important.

Cui Mingsheng was also laughing, and he was laughing even more happily. His whole family was now in Shuangqing Mansion, and the worries in his heart had long gone. The emperor? He might have been a little grateful in his heart. After all, if the emperor hadn't nodded, he would not have been able to live to Shuangqing Mansion to help Yang Qian.

But compared to the towering trees around him, Cui Mingsheng would certainly hold on tightly, and he could only take limited care of the emperor's kindness. If Yang Qian didn't like it, he wouldn't think about it.

"The war is getting tough for the Hongwu Dynasty now, and victory or defeat is still uncertain. If they fail, or even win a tragic victory, it will be a huge blow to the Hongwu Dynasty. They probably hope that you can help cover the bottom line."

How could Yang Qian not know what Emperor Hongwu was planning?

Promising a title of marquis and a fiefdom, and then asking a half-immortal in Tongxuan realm to help with something? Just hearing this thought seems absurd.

What's more, Shuangqing Prefecture was taken over by Yang Qian alone, so it has little to do with the Hongwu Dynasty.

Now, apart from the title, all the benefits are things that Yang Qian already has in his pocket.

Reward you with what is yours.

Yang Qian was extremely disdainful of the Hongwu Emperor's actions. Of course, this might have been considered very generous by the Emperor. After all, the title of Marquis was rare in the Hongwu Dynasty, and he was even given a large fiefdom in Shuangqing Prefecture. This was considered a unique favor in the country. He also helped Yang Qian find his ancestor, the Duke of Xiaoguo, which meant that Yang Qian would definitely be promoted in the future.

"Has Xue Tianbao shown signs of defeat now?" Although Yang Qian disdained the pettiness and presumption of the Hongwu Emperor, he was still very concerned about the national war between the Hongwu Dynasty and the Yi Dynasty. After all, if the Hongwu Dynasty fell, Shuangqing Prefecture would inevitably be affected, which was unavoidable.

This is fundamentally in conflict with Yang Qian's steady development of Shuangqing Prefecture.

Cui Mingsheng put away the smile on his face and nodded, "It's hard to say. Now 110,000 of Xue Tianbao's 200,000 troops are trapped in the Sanxie City line, and another 50,000 as the flank were captured by Yi Dynasty. They have been trapped for more than half a month."

War is an unexpected gathering of blood and killing. It is not a street fight, but a fight for life with deadly weapons. Even if the party falls to the ground first, it is still possible to give the other party a fatal attack unexpectedly at some opportunity.

The Hongwu Dynasty was a typical case of trying to steal a chicken but ending up losing the rice.

At first, the power change within Yoshitomo caused a civil war. The Hongwu Dynasty saw that there seemed to be an opportunity, so they gathered a large army and prepared to bite off a piece of good meat from Yoshitomo. If there was a chance, they even wanted to directly destroy Yoshitomo and nearly double the territory.

But who could have thought that the princes of Yi Dynasty could gather together so quickly and become a united front. They also deliberately exposed a flaw to Xue Tianbao, a general of Hongwu Dynasty, which resulted in the burning of two of Xue Tianbao's main grain storage areas, and the army was pinned down and unable to move.

With this as a turning point, the war entered a stalemate. And Yoshitomo was unwilling to let the people of the Hongwu Dynasty go back so easily. So the tug-of-war between the two sides began.

The Hongwu Dynasty wanted to leave, but they didn't dare to. If they retreated without creating an opening, they would easily collapse. If that happened, nearly half of the 200,000 men would be killed or injured.

That's why Cui Mingsheng said that Xue Tianbao was trapped in Sanxie City and couldn't get out.

Moreover, these 200,000 soldiers were all the main force of the Hongwu Dynasty. Once they were entangled or destroyed, it would be a disaster for the Hongwu Dynasty. The neighboring countries alone were enough to make the Hongwu Dynasty suffer. Just like when the Hongwu Dynasty looked at the internal strife of Yoshitomo before.

In this situation, it is natural to think that there is a powerful immortal in the Hongwu Dynasty. If he can cover the bottom line, then even if this battle is lost, the Hongwu Dynasty will not be in turmoil.

"Don't worry about this. Just keep a close eye on the situation in Donglin Prefecture. Yichao's own rice porridge hasn't even cooled down yet, and it's unlikely that they will launch a large-scale counterattack after driving away the Hongwu Dynasty's army. Just watch what other neighboring countries do."

"My subordinate understands."

As soon as Cui Mingsheng left, the housekeeper knocked on the door and said that Xu Ying wanted to see Yang Qian.

"Oh, mother must be very angry." Yang Qian smiled bitterly and shook his head when he heard that. Then he got up from the chair, walked out of the study, and went to the backyard to respond to his mother's call.

There have been some troubles at home in recent days, especially for Xu Ying, who was so angry that she couldn't sleep well for several days. If Fang Yuan hadn't been there to comfort her, Xu Ying would probably have gotten sick from anger.

When he saw Xu Ying, his face was indeed very unhappy. He was sitting in the yard cutting rattan with a righteous look on his face.

"mother."

"Qian'er, I've made up my mind. Didn't you say before that you would pick up your mother-in-law to come and see Yuanyuan? Take me with you, and I'll go back to Sandao City to see how that bastard Yang Xun has the guts to do something so disgraceful to our family!"

(End of this chapter)