In June of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, half a month after the summer harvest, Yang Shanlu suddenly received a writing from the Ministry of War.
That is to say, the military attaches of the Ming Dynasty have to conduct inspections every five years, which is called the military and political examination (specifically, the generals and deputy generals in various regions submit letters and report their merits, which is determined by the emperor. The rest have a certain level of military attaches, and the governor , The governor and the patrol according to the censor will conduct an assessment and issue an announcement. The announcement will be submitted to the Ministry of War before October, and the emperor will eventually decide to stay).
But this time, apart from not having the time for the military and political examination, and the official document also specifically stated that he himself must go to Beijing to report on his work.
However, along with this somewhat unusual official document, there was also a family letter written by Yang Sichang as the Shangshu of the Ministry of War... In this letter, he explained the reason in detail to Yang Shanlu.
It turns out that this is the order issued by Chongzhen to the Ministry of War... The military and political examination is secondary, mainly because of this opportunity to summon him face-to-face and reward him for his merits! Because of the success of Shanxi's governance, the emperor was very happy, but he didn't reward him for merits, so how could his style be
After receiving this letter, Yang Shanlu was still very happy... Haha, after the success in governing Shanxi, he is now ready to shift his focus to the ten guards on the East Road and prepare for the next battle of Songshan. ! But now, it is even more convenient to communicate with the emperor face to face.
Including the possible rewards, Yang Shanlu has so much anticipation... The success of Shanxi governance can be said to be an extraordinary achievement! So what will he reward him then? You should know that when Chongzhen made an agreement with him, he personally said that once he succeeded, he would re-appoint the reward, but now? So Yang Shanlu is full of expectations for his next trip to the capital...
Of course, since he is leaving Shanxi next, he still needs to make preparations. For example, if he has worked so hard to manage a successful place, if it is left to others to ruin, he will definitely not agree!
So after research, Yang Shanlu planned to leave Zuo Maodi with him, so that Zuo Maodi, as the deputy envoy of Shanxi, can continue to implement his will, and when he and Chongzhen agreed, it was two years. However, it has only been more than a year ago (this belongs to Chongzhen’s celebration party in advance), so it is reasonable to leave Zuo Maodi to continue to govern Shanxi in order to achieve greater results...
In addition, Yang Shanlu will not only leave him alone as a widow. On it, there will be Zhao Jianji, the chief ambassador of Shanxi (is an ally of Yang Sichang and a member of the Yang faction).
Below, all the 1,000 young officials brought by Yang Shanlu will remain, including other supervision departments, intelligence departments, etc., and they will also leave a part of their power to ensure that they can fully control Shanxi. Don’t be afraid. What kind of people take the tea to be cold.
Zuo Maodi also said that he will not disappoint Yang Shanlu's expectations and will take good care of this hard-won achievement.
After all the arrangements were made, Yang Shanlu officially entered Beijing three days later, and it could be considered a big move... Yang Shanlu ordered five hundred guards, plus five hundred Xuanjia troops, and formed a total of 1,000 people. The huge team began to rush towards the capital. As for the remaining 2500 Xuanjia army, they were also left to Zuo Maodi to suppress the entire Shanxi.
After arriving in the capital, the first thing Yang Shanlu did was of course to report to the Ministry of War, and when he arrived at the Ministry of War, there would be nothing to say about the treatment he received... Even when he first started, those responsible for the assessment The chief of Wu Xuan Qing's official secretary or something, when he saw that he was only a participating general, and wanted to be big (because they were civil officials, and then waited for such a time to receive some filial piety).
Only after being reminded by others, he immediately became very enthusiastic, even a little respectful... Because who is this? This is a great hero who has successfully governed Shanxi, Shanxi's special envoy! Not to mention that it is the son of their immediate boss, how can it be offended? (I’m only responsible for killing people once every five years, I don’t even know Yang Shanlu)
So naturally, it goes without saying that Yang Shanlu successfully completed the evaluation of the job report, and all the evaluations were first-class (the announcements of the previous examinations of the censorship have been sent to the Ministry of War).
Then, after doing this, according to the news from the palace, he would have to wait until three days after the formal summoning, that is, let him take a good rest and then meet again.
In this case, Yang Shanlu arranged the brigade outside the capital, and he took a hundred of his guards to the Yang Mansion... After all, that was one of his homes.
After arriving at the Yang Mansion, Yang Shanlu saw at a glance that the entire Yang Mansion was actually full of red lights and fluttering colored ribbons. It was more grand than his previous visits. Could there be any happy events in the mansion? Yang Shanlu was puzzled.
At this time, the gatekeeper of the Yang Mansion saw that Yang Shanlu had arrived, and he went in to report. After a while, he heard the sound of firecrackers, beating gongs and drums, and then the gate of Yang Mansion opened... Yang Sichang, the father of Yang Shanlu, had already It was greeted with a smile on his face.
You must know that in this era, the ruler is the minister and the father is the son. How can the son be the father to come out to welcome him? But now, Yang Shanlu's outstanding performance really comforted Yang Sichang... That's why he greeted him personally.
When Yang Shanlu saw that the old man came out to greet him, he was very touched. In addition, the father and son had not seen each other for nearly a year...
"My child has seen my father—" Yang Shanlu bowed down in front of Yang Sichang after he got off his horse.
"Good boy, get up—" Yang Sichang just helped him up with a smile on his face, and in the next moment, before Yang Shanlu went to ask the mansion, what good things had happened. At this time, Yang Sichang appeared again. One person, and Yang Shanlu was stunned when he saw it: "Mother, why are you here?"
That's right, it was Yang Shanlu's mother Sun who appeared next to Yang Sichang! You must know that the Sun family lived in Sanjiang's Mansion before, but how come here now
And today’s Sun family is still dressed up in full, thanks to Yang Shanlu’s blessing, Sun’s is now a second-grade Hao Ming wife, so this dress, such as the radiant color crown on her head, and her shoulders Cai Lian’s Xia, that kind of grace and luxury...
But at this time, the Sun family was a little excited... Because since Yang Shanlu started to govern Shanxi, she hasn’t seen her son for nearly a year... So Yang Sichang replied for her: "Hehe, the reason why Madam will Here, it is also related to you, and today you mother and child have a great thing, and I will tell you slowly after I enter the mansion."
Including this time, Zhou's mother and son, who had been at odds with Yang Shanlu before, also appeared together with Yang Sichang's eldest wife Zhou, and her eldest son Yang Shansong.
And what is abnormal is that the attitude of these two people is very different from before... I saw Yang Shanlu before, it was not the nose or the eyes, at least even if it was a smile, it was a fake smile! But this time, it was greeted with enthusiasm, and one called Lu'er and the other called the third brother, kind of affection...
Huh? Yang Shanlu was a little weird when he saw it... It was a bit abnormal, but with his current status, he no longer cares about such trivial things as the harem house fight, and has no intention of thinking about it. Anyway, you have a little bit of interest. Just don't stand in my way!
Then after this large group of people entered the Yang Mansion, the relevant people waited to sit in the main hall, and after the maidservant delivered the fragrant tea, Yang Sichang was already full of spring breeze and said: "Lu'er, you are governing this time. In Shanxi, even though I took the risk, the result was quite good... Nowadays, after many old friends have met with me, they all say that my Yang family has a unicorn!"
"Haha, this is all my father taught well." Yang Shanlu just said modestly.
And Yang Sichang is more satisfied with this. With such an achievement, he is not arrogant or impetuous, and he really has his Yang style...
Then Yang Sichang looked around everyone, especially after the cheap brother of Zhou and Yang Shanlu, he solemnly said: "Calling everyone here today is to announce a major event-that is, my Yang family is going to open. Ancestral Hall... I, Yang Shanlu, the third son of the Yang family's Sichang, officially returned to the entry level, and I am sure to become the next generation head of the Yang family!"
"What?" Yang Shanlu was taken aback when he heard that, opening the ancestral ancestral hall? This movement is really big! (Generally, the ancestors' ancestral halls will not be opened except for the holidays and festivals, unless there are major events)
And to be honest, Yang Shanlu’s identity in this Yang mansion is really embarrassing, because at this time, Daming’s recognized backyard sorting is arranged in accordance with the madam, concubine (such as the wife), and the general house girl. In other words, the so-called order of elders and children, and the difference between concubines and concubines.
But Yang Shanlu’s mother, Sun, was not even the girl in the connecting room (originally it was just an ordinary maid in the Yang Mansion, a product of Yang Sichang’s drunkenness), so Yang Shanlu’s identity is low, you can imagine Before Yang Shanlu was flourishing, he had already overshadowed his cheap elder brother, but according to the moral concepts of this era, his elder brother is still more noble than him, he is the orthodox heir of Yang Mansion).
But now, Yang Sichang not only announced to his face that he had returned to the school (that is, he also became a son), but also clearly announced his identity as the heir of the Yang family. This strength...
Then Yang Shanlu looked at Zhou and his cheap elder brother. Although their smiles were a bit reluctant, their previous jealousy was gone, instead they looked a little flattering...
Then Yang Shanlu understood. It seems that this is to follow the general trend... If the difference between the two people is not big, then his cheap brother can still be jealous and compete, but now the gap between the two people is already very different. , How can he catch up
It's like his cheap eldest brother, who does a good job in the Ministry of War, has already risen to a level and became a member of the fifth rank, but compared with Yang Shanlu, he is nothing.
Yang Shanlu was only twenty-seven years old, and he was already a commander of the second rank! And it's the youngest second product in Daming! Not to mention that after entering Beijing this time, you have to add officials to join the jue! So can you compete with such people? It's better to take refuge in obediently and seek some benefits.
Including Yang Shansong himself thought so, although this decision was painful, but Yang Shanlu's rocket-like promotion speed over the years has made him lose his temper! In addition, there are ready-made examples. It is like that Yang Shanlu’s second brother, Yang Shanzi, had already voted under his sect last year and became a military clerk, and now he has also been upgraded to a level. This is a ready-made one. Role model...
So at this moment, after Yang Sichang, the owner of the family, made the announcement, Yang Shansong congratulated Yang Shanlu very enthusiastically, and sincerely apologized for what he had done before (kneeling in public), hoping that he can Let alone the past, including Zhou's (she can only ask for perfection for the sake of her son).
In this case, to be honest, Yang Shanlu is not a grudge, and then he saw the pleading eyes of his father Yang Sichang, obviously also wishing their brothers to be in harmony (including the mother Sun), in this case, Yang Shanlu also A faint smile said: "In this case, you can't write two Yang characters in one stroke. As long as you can really make a new life, Brother, we are still brothers."
"Okay! Very good!" Yang Sichang was full of joy when he heard it... In fact, he also knew that there was a contradiction between the two brothers, but what about now? The prime minister can hold the boat in his belly, and he really has the tolerance of the next generation of the Patriarch of the Yang Mansion!
Now that the contradiction has been resolved, Yang Sichang chose an auspicious time to officially open the ancestral hall, and then told his ancestors about the incident... that is, to announce the return of Yang Shanlu's identity and officially become the patron of the next generation of Yang Mansion!
And this also includes the return of the status of the Sun family. In the past, the Sun family was just a lowly maid. Even if she had given birth to a son for Yang Sichang, she still belonged to an indeterminate existence and would not enter the Yang family’s ancestral grave after death. , The name does not fit into the genealogy of the Yang family... that is, it doesn't recognize you at all!
But now, after Yang Sichang announced his ancestors, he was also officially listed in the genealogy and officially became Yang Sichang's wife!
Then after finishing this matter, the whole Yang Mansion was full of lights and festoons, and it was like a festive holiday! As for the Sun family, let alone... She can walk to this day as a lowly maid, she didn't even dare to think about it before! After all, in her eyes, Yang Sichang is an ordinary existence under the stars above the sky, but now
And looking at Sun's happy smiling face, Yang Shanlu was also very happy... Mother, your wish of the year, my child has already fulfilled it for you...
After such a happy celebration, Yang Sichang said to Yang Shanlu: "Lu'er, you will rest early today, because tomorrow you will invite many old friends over for your father, and then you will have to meet those uncles and uncles. of."
"Yes, I understand." Yang Shanlu also understood what Yang Sichang meant... This was to build momentum for him, and in order to manage Shanxi smoothly, he did not use his father's hands to give out a lot of workshop shares. , Has won many allies, and now it's just time to take this opportunity to meet.
In this case, Yang Shanlu readily agreed.
ps Today is the first day of the new year, and it is also the first day of 2017. In this new year, White Horse wishes all book friends a happy New Year's Day. New Year’s wishes come true, and there is a bright new future! (End of this chapter)