Chapter 281 The Shadow of a Man's Name and Tree

"Haha, we are a family, why bother to thank me!"

Yang Zhengshan patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Go back and prepare, we will return to Anning County in a few days!"

It is almost December, and Yang Mingcheng should go back to see the world.

It happened that there were fewer things to do this year, so Yang Zhengshan planned to let Yang Mingcheng, Yang Mingzhi and Jiang He go back together.

As for himself, he decided not to go back.

He did not have much sense of belonging to Yangjia Village. Although he always cared about Yangjia Village, Yangjia Village was not his real hometown.

And if he went back, it would probably cause quite a stir, and he would definitely have to attend various social events.

What he disliked most was social events, so it was better not to go back.

"Well, I will ask my family to prepare in the next two days!" Lu Wenhua said.

If he goes back, he will not go back alone, he must bring his wife and children with him. Since he is going back to stay for a while, he must make all kinds of preparations.

In the following days, Yang Zhengshan was still busy with the affairs of the yamen, but now there was not much to do in the Weisi Yamen, so he had a rare period of free time.

On weekdays, he would coax his wife and play with the children at home, and his life was comfortable.

Of course, he did not forget to do the official business. Tenglongwei would do a big job next year, and there were still many things to prepare before the New Year.

But he just had to give orders, and he didn't need to do it himself.

And when Yang Zhengshan was taking a break, several people were talking about him on a towering mountain in the depths of Changqing Mountain.

In the Darong Dynasty, the court treated the forces of the rivers and lakes differently. For some sects that were willing to cooperate with the court and willing to let disciples join the army, the court had always been gentle.

As for some rivers and lakes forces that only cared about making money and practicing, the court was too lazy to pay attention. As long as these rivers and lakes forces did not do too much, the local government would not take the initiative to suppress them. Some officials would even take the initiative to collude with such rivers and lakes forces to make money together.

The most hated forces in the underworld by the court are those that do not do their job and place their headquarters outside the imperial court.

This includes the Xingyue Sect.

Of course, no matter what kind of underworld force, if it is strong enough to make the court feel threatened, it will be suppressed by the court.

The Xingyue Sect is a huge sect, and it is also a sect that often does evil things.

For such a sect, even if its headquarters is outside the imperial court, the court's attitude is to suppress it with restrictions.

The reason why it is limited is that the Xingyue Sect is powerful and has a large number of disciples. If it is suppressed too harshly, it will inevitably cause greater unrest.

Therefore, the court often turns a blind eye to the actions of the Xingyue Sect in many places.

For example, Huang Yifu, can the Jing'an Guards of Jing'an Prefecture really not break through Huang Yifu's stronghold?

No!

With the strength of the Jing'an Guards, they can still break through it at a price.

It's just that Huang Yifu has never done anything too excessive, so the government office and Jing'an Guard have not made up their minds to destroy him.

Xingyuemen is different from those sects that are mainly based on master-disciple inheritance. Xingyuemen absorbs warriors and forces outside the sect.

Under normal circumstances, as long as someone is willing to join Xingyuemen and has good strength, Xingyuemen is willing to grant the identity of a swordsman.

Huang Yifu was not originally a disciple of Xingyuemen. It was only more than 20 years ago that he committed a serious crime and was wanted by the government, so he had to go to the mountains to become a bandit.

Later, he spent several years from an ordinary bandit to a boss.

Speaking of Huang Yifu, he is also a smart man. He knows that being a bandit has no future and will be wiped out by the government sooner or later.

Without support behind him, he must act cautiously.

So he joined Yuhengxingtang and became a swordsman of Yuhengxingtang.

In recent years, he has followed the rules of Yuhengxingtang and stopped robbing and looting. Instead, he collected tolls.

However, the tolls he collected were mostly given to Yuhengxingtang.

For Yuhengxingtang, these swordsmen outside were tools for making money. If one swordsman was missing, a way to make money would be missing.

At this time, the hall master Luo Jinsong, the master Li Chengguo, the accountant Qian Zhonghe, and the patrolman Ji Zhengfei of Yuhengxingtang had just received the news that Huang Yifu had been killed.

In the Qixingtang, the hall master, the master, the accountant and the patrolman are called the four masters. As the name suggests, the hall master is the master of the hall, the master is the deputy of the hall master, helping the hall master to manage the hall affairs, and the accountant is responsible for money and grain.

The patrolman is responsible for patrolling, patrolling the swordsmen outside, supervising whether the swordsmen have handed in the money and grain truthfully and whether they have embezzled it.

Two days ago, Ji Zhengfei happened to patrol Huang Yifu's mountain stronghold, and found that the mountain stronghold was empty and all the property in the mountain stronghold had disappeared.

At first, he suspected that Huang Yifu had run away with the money, but after some investigation, he found out that Huang Yifu was wiped out.

"Yang Zhengshan, the second-rank general appointed by the emperor himself, was actually granted the position of commander of the Tenglong Guard. He was previously the garrison commander of Anyuan City in Chongshan Town. In March this year, Chongshan Town conquered the Hu tribe in Donghai. He led a thousand cavalrymen to defeat seven Hu tribes in eight days, and then killed Duobato, the leader of the Korcha Banner, and Meng Temu, who proclaimed himself king!"

"He led his troops to wipe out at least 80,000 Hu tribes, and countless Hu tribes died under his gun!"

"Dobato has the eighth level of post-natal cultivation, and he is in his prime. Meng Temu has the ninth level of post-natal cultivation. Although he is over sixty, his strength should not be underestimated!"

"Yang Zhengshan can kill these two people on the battlefield, proving that his cultivation is likely to be the ninth level of post-natal cultivation!"

Ji Zhengfei told Luo Jinsong and the other two the news he had heard these days. At the end, he couldn't help but sigh, "This is a killing god on the battlefield!"

Luo Jinsong, Li Chengguo and Qian Zhonghe were like acquaintances, and they couldn't help but show a tangled look.

They don't want to provoke an existence like Yang Zhengshan.

With strength, status, and military power in his hands, such an existence is most feared by the forces of the rivers and lakes.

And Yang Zhengshan not only has strength, status, and military power, but is also a killing god on the battlefield.

Who would be willing to provoke such an existence easily.

"Huang Yifu really caused us a big trouble!" Li Chengguo frowned and stroked his gray sheep horn beard.

They didn't care about Huang Yifu's life or death. He was just a peripheral swordsman. If he died, he died. They could recruit a new swordsman or appoint a new swordsman at any time.

What they cared about was the financial path of Qingfu Mountain.

Collecting tolls was a very profitable business. The key was that there was no risk and it would not cause suppression by the government.

Such a stable and profitable financial path was still very important to them.

Now Huang Yifu was dead, and he was killed by Yang Zhengshan.

Should they send a group of people to take over the financial path of Qingfu Mountain?

What if they sent people there and aroused Yang Zhengshan's dissatisfaction, and then suppressed them, wouldn't it be a waste of people to die?

As for dealing with Yang Zhengshan, they didn't even dare to think about it.

Use force?

They didn't have a ninth-level warrior in Yuhengxingtang!

Suppress Yang Zhengshan from the official perspective?

If they had this ability, they wouldn't have to hide in Changqing Mountain.

Luo Jinsong also frowned, "The headquarters asked us to hand over 100,000 taels of silver next year! According to our income in recent years, if there is no income from Qingfu Mountain next year, we are afraid that it will be difficult to come up with so much silver!"

Why did Xingyuemen set up the Seven Star Hall in Darong?

It is to make money from Darong!

The swordsman is the tool for the Seven Star Hall to make money, and the Seven Star Hall is also the tool for Xingyuemen to make money.

"Why did it suddenly increase so much?" Qian Zhonghe, the accountant, asked in surprise.

Luo Jinsong didn't tell me this news before.

In previous years, they only needed to pay 70,000 taels to the headquarters, but next year it actually increased by 30,000 at one time.

30,000 taels of silver is not a small amount. Although their Yuhengxingtang has several good ways to make money, their annual income is only about 100,000 taels.

After deducting daily needs and the amount that needs to be handed over, Yuhengxingtang has almost nothing left.

Luo Jinsong hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know the specific situation, but I think it should be related to the Lu Sheng Dynasty!"

The Lu Sheng Dynasty is located in the southeast of Dayong and is an island dynasty.

The Xingyue Island where the Xingyue Sect is located is not far from the Lu Sheng Dynasty, and the Xingyue Sect has invested a lot in the Lu Sheng Dynasty over the years.

This involves the secrets of the Xingyue Sect, even Luo Jinsong only knows a little bit, let alone Qian Zhonghe and others.

When the Lu Sheng Dynasty was mentioned, several people fell silent.

After a long time, Li Chengguo spoke again: "The most urgent thing is whether we can occupy Qingfu Mountain again!"

"I think we need to communicate with General Yang. Maybe we can pay a little price in exchange for his consent!"

Luo Jinsong nodded slightly and agreed with Li Chengguo's idea, but he asked again: "Who should be sent to pay a visit to General Yang?"

Several people looked at Luo Jinsong together. Luo Jinsong's face turned black and he couldn't help but complain in his heart: "This group of disloyal bastards!"

That is the battlefield killing god. What if General Yang is dissatisfied with them? Wouldn't it be a one-way trip?

Luo Jinsong is also a little afraid of Yang Zhengshan!

A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Anyone who has known Yang Zhengshan's record will probably feel afraid.

But now it seems that only Luo Jinsong is the most suitable person to go.

Because only Luo Jinsong can represent their Yuhengxingtang!

"Forget it, forget it, I'll go there myself. If I can't come back, don't forget to collect my body!" Luo Jinsong said helplessly.

"Well, it's a bit difficult to collect the body. Don't worry, we will build a tomb for you!" Li Chengguo said in an unkind way.

Luo Jinsong was so angry that he could only leave with his sleeves swung.

There was no other way. Although Li Chengguo was below him, Li Chengguo's seniority was higher than his and his strength was not weaker than his. He could only be polite to Li Chengguo.

Of course, Li Chengguo was not saying anything sarcastic. Although what he said was unkind, Li Chengguo and his friends were still very worried about Luo Jinsong.

But worrying alone was useless. Luo Jinsong had to go.

If they could not hand in enough silver next year, the punishment from the main hall would be more severe.