Chapter 663 Who are they?
In the fifth year of Jianxing, early February.
Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi traveled lightly and came to Dayong Kyoto again.
This was the first time they returned to Kyoto after leaving Dayong. Standing outside the city, looking at the tall and majestic city wall, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but sigh.
The city is still the same city, and the city wall is still the same city wall, but the feeling they give is completely different.
The city gate is still very lively, but the liveliness now is different from before.
The liveliness in the past came from prosperity, while the liveliness now comes from decline and depression.
In the past, there were gorgeous carriages entering and leaving the city gate, even forming a long caravan, and there were ordinary people, but they did not account for a large proportion.
Now, almost all the people entering and leaving the city gate are ordinary people, and they all look depressed and worried.
There are also a large number of refugees gathered outside the city wall, and they are even more sallow and thin.
The prosperity of Dayong is gone, leaving only depression and decay.
Arriving outside the city of Kyoto, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi did not enter the city immediately. After all, their identities should not be exposed, so it is better to be sneaky.
So at night, the two of them quietly sneaked into the city, and did not go anywhere else. They hid in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion for a night.
The Jing'an Marquis Mansion is still there, but there are only a few old servants watching in this huge mansion. The owner has not lived in the mansion for a long time, so it looks much more dilapidated.
It was late at night, and several old servants had already fallen asleep. Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi wandered around the Jing'an Marquis Mansion as if no one was around.
Yang Zhengshan stood under the ginkgo tree in the front yard, looking at the full moon through the mottled branches and leaves, and couldn't help sighing.
This ginkgo tree is the treasure of this mansion. In the past, children liked to practice martial arts under this tree the most.
"The backyard has not been cleaned for a long time, and moss has grown in the room!" Yu Qingyi walked over and said.
Yang Zhengshan smiled, "These few old servants can't take care of such a big mansion!"
"Well, do you want to take these old servants away?" Yu Qingyi asked.
The Yang family has many servants, but most of them have gone to Shenmu Island, and a few are with Yang Chengye or the married daughters of the Yang family.
These old servants in the mansion were actually hired in recent years, not the former slaves of the Yang family.
"Let's take a look, if it doesn't work, send them to Yunxue!" Yang Zhengshan said.
A few old servants are not important, but since they are from the Yang family, the Yang family naturally needs to take care of them.
At present, Kyoto is still stable, but it will probably not be long before the rebels are at the gates of the city.
Once the city is broken, Kyoto will inevitably be hit by a war.
While the two were talking, Yang Zhengshan's expression moved slightly, and he looked at Yu Qingyi, and Yu Qingyi also looked at him. The two looked at each other and stopped talking.
They all heard a slight sound, which came from the back mountain of the mansion. Although it was far away from them, it still could not escape their ears.
The two looked at each other, and then quietly flew towards the back mountain.
Under the bright moonlight, the figures of the two flew through the shadows like ghosts, and in the blink of an eye, they floated under the eaves of the back mountain.
Soon, they found the person who was talking.
Two figures covered in black robes were talking in the pavilion at the edge of the back mountain.
Yang Zhengshan was most familiar with the pavilion. He often took Wang Mingzhe to make pills in the pavilion.
The two figures could not be seen, but their words were transmitted to Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi without missing a word.
"My master has agreed. As long as you can march to the outskirts of Kyoto, he can help you open the gates of Kyoto!"
"But the conditions need to be changed. In addition to the previous conditions, my master also needs a fiefdom, a real fiefdom!"
"Okay, you can agree to your master now. We can accept this condition!"
"Well! Didn't you agree too quickly?"
"Hehe, the fiefdom can be given to your master, but the fiefdom must be chosen in the border. What do you think of Chongshan Town?"
"Chongshan Town! No, we want Nanjiang Town!"
The conversation between the two paused slightly, but soon said: "Also, it's okay, but you should also understand that if we can't take Chongshan Town, even if we take Nanjiang Town, it will be meaningless!"
"Don't worry, since my master has made a choice, he will naturally help you!"
"Okay, it's a deal!"
The two quickly reached an agreement, and Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi stood under the eaves and listened quietly.
In fact, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi did not hide their figures too much, but the two did not notice their presence at all.
First, it was because Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi were standing in the shadow under the eaves, and second, it was because both of them had practiced the art of holding their breath, which was taught to Yang Zhengshan by Ji Zhen.
After holding their breath, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi were like dead objects, and they were standing in the shadows, so unless they walked up to them and looked at them, they would not notice them at all.
Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi did not show up, and they looked at each other again after the two men in black robes disappeared.
"Are they treating our mansion as a secret meeting place?" Yu Qingyi said.
Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and looked at the pavilion over there, "This is normal. Everyone in Kyoto knows that the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion is just an empty shell! Not to mention martial arts masters, even petty thieves can come in and take a look."
"Who are they?" Yu Qingyi asked.
Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment, "It could be the people of the King of Daliang, or it could be the people of Chen Hengchang!"
Since the other party mentioned that the army was outside the capital, it means that one of them is a rebel.
There are actually only two rebels in Darong, namely the King of Daliang and Chen Hengchang.
Compared with them, the other rebels are small-scale, including the group of rebels in Bashu.
"What about the other one? They actually want a fiefdom!" Yu Qingyi asked again.
Yang Zhengshan's mouth curled up slightly, "It should be a noble, and not an ordinary noble!"
Only nobles would want a fiefdom.
There are not many people who can be so valued by the King of Daliang and Chen Hengchang, and there should be few in the current capital.
And it is definitely not a civil servant. Civil servants cannot ask for a fiefdom, and they have no ability to help the rebels take over the capital at this time.
In addition to civil servants, there are only nobles and royal family members.
The royal family cannot surrender to the King of Daliang, at most they can surrender to Chen Hengchang.
But the empty title of the royal family is a rule set by the Great Rong Taizu, and Chen Hengchang is also the descendant of the Great Rong Taizu. He certainly cannot violate the rules set by his ancestors.
Therefore, it can only be a noble.
And this noble must have strong strength, and it is not worth it for people to pay such a high price to win him over.
Figures flashed through Yang Zhengshan's mind.
There are not many noble families with innate warriors in Kyoto, just a few.
Ningguogong, Shouguogong, Xingguogong, Changpinghou, Suninghou, Haininghou, Wudinghou, Jianchanghou and Nanyanghou.
The first one that can be ruled out is Xingguogong Qu Changkong. The Qu family has been stationed in Nanjiang Town for generations, so naturally they will not want any fiefdom.
Wudinghou Guoying can also be ruled out. The Guo family has now occupied Yunling Town. If they want a fiefdom, Yunling Town is naturally the first choice.
The possibility of Suninghou Sun Yunbo is not great. The Sun family has its roots in Anxi Town. Perhaps they also have the same idea as the Guo family and want to have troops to rely on themselves.
As for the rest!
Yang Zhengshan also ruled out Nanyang Marquis Lu Baishu, because Lu Baishu had just broken through to the Xiantian realm not many years ago, and he could not influence the situation in Kyoto now.
As for the rest, all of them are possible.
Ningguo Duke Zhou Family and Changping Marquis Liang Family, these two families are most familiar to Yang Zhengshan, but Yang Zhengshan is not sure whether they will have other thoughts.
Although Yang Zhengshan thinks that these two families should not easily surrender to the rebels, he really can't be sure.
Because he is not very familiar with the ancestors of these two families.
Zhou Lan and Liang Chu have their own insistence, but this kind of matter involving the survival of the family is not something they can decide.
The ones who can really decide this matter are the Xiantian warriors of their two families.
Zhou Tianci of the Zhou family and Liang Shengze of the Liang family are now both top Xiantian warriors.
Zhou Tianci is Zhou Mao's grandfather, and he is now more than 130 years old.
Liang Shengze is Liang Chu's grandfather, and he is now more than 120 years old.
There is no mistake in the content of the first issue of the book. Take a look at the 6-9 book bar!
Under the Tao, their age is about the peak of the strength of the innate warriors.
If Zhou Tianci or Liang Shengze choose to join a force for the continuation of the family, it is not impossible.
However, Yang Zhengshan thinks that there is one person who is most likely.
Wang He, the Duke of Shouguo!
Wang He is the grandfather of Emperor Chengping and a real royal relative.
However, the Duke of Shouguo is not a hereditary title, but a third-class hereditary Duke. Once Wang He dies, the Duke of Shouguo will become the Marquis of Shouning.
For so many years, Wang He has not given up the title because he does not want the Duke's Mansion to become a Marquis' Mansion.
It can be seen that Wang He is a person who values the title!
Yang Zhengshan is 80% sure that the black-robed man just now is Wang He's man.
Of course, Yang Zhengshan will not expose the other party.
The other party's goal is to break through Kyoto.
And what Yang Zhengshan wanted was someone who could break through Kyoto.
"Let's go, let's go and rest first, and do it tomorrow!" Yang Zhengshan said softly.
Then, the couple entered the space to rest.
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The next morning.
In the warm room of Yingxueyuan in Changpinghou Mansion.
Yang Yunxue was wearing a round-necked dress with blue thread and gold embroidery, with only a gold thread and pearl hairpin on her head. There was a celadon tea tray at hand, and in the small teapot fired in the old kiln, she was brewing her most precious spiritual dew tea.
At this time, she was teaching a little girl to trace big characters. One old and one young, leaning over the desk, carefully writing stroke by stroke.
The little girl was about ten years old, with two buns on her head, round cheeks, shallow dimples, and a pair of bright eyes under her long eyelashes.
"Grandma, look~~" The little girl finished writing a big character and handed it to Yang Yunxue like a treasure.
Yang Yunxue looked at the neat characters with a loving face and smiled: "Very good, Mingzhu's characters are getting neater and neater!"
This little girl is Liang Mingzhu, the eldest daughter of Liang Qingping, and Yang Yunxue's granddaughter. She has been raised by Yang Yunxue since she was a child. It's not that others are unwilling to raise her, but because Yang Yunxue likes her, she is raised in her own yard.
Liang Mingzhu's characters are naturally not good, but can only be regarded as neat. Every stroke is very careful, and there is no intention of fooling around.
After receiving the praise, the little girl immediately smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were curved like crescents, and a pair of dimples made her more lovely.
At this time, Xia Feng came to Yang Yunxue's side slowly.
Yang Yunxue glanced at her, and Xia Feng immediately stepped forward and bent down and said in a low voice: "Madam, someone is coming from my hometown, I need my wife to greet her in person!"
Xia Feng was Yang Yunxue's dowry maid and the first batch of slaves bought by the Yang family.
When Yang Yunxue got married, Yang Zhengshan gave Yang Yunxue ten dowrys, including Madam Zhang, Xia Feng, four maids and four servants.
Madam Zhang has long passed away, and Xia Feng is now nearly fifty years old, and has changed from a maid to a maid.
Upon hearing this, Yang Yunxue looked up at her and said, "Welcome!"
My hometown is naturally the mother's home, that is, the Yang family.
But this word is a bit strange. She is now the aunt of the Yang family. Whoever comes from the Yang family needs her, the aunt, to greet her in person.
Xia Feng's face is relatively long. Her appearance was not pretty before, and she is even worse than looking at her age. Of course, it is not ugly. Although she is almost fifty years old, she is well maintained. , with a rosy face and few wrinkles.
But her face looks a little mean. In addition, she has been a nanny around Yang Yunxue over the years and has been in charge of many things, so the maids in the yard think she is a bit mean.
In fact, Xia Feng is a cold-faced person. She has been with Yang Yunxue for so many years and has never made any mistakes.
Otherwise, Yang Yunxue would not have kept her by her side forever.
At this time, Xia Feng's face was no longer cold, and his narrow eyes were still a little excited.
"It's the old man and the old lady here!"
"They came from the secret, and I have led them to the backyard room!"
Xia Feng said.
When Yang Yunxue heard this, she was surprised and happy, "Really!"
"Yeah!" Xia Feng said in a low voice: "The old man doesn't want others to notice, so let me not greet you with great fanfare!"
"Oh oh oh ~~" Yang Yunxue stood up excitedly and walked out without thinking.
"Grandma~~" Liang Mingzhu looked at her grandma in a daze.
Yang Yunxue slapped her forehead and said, "Be good at Mingzhu, practice calligraphy here first. Grandma has some things to deal with!"
Liang Mingzhu responded obediently, and then Yang Yunxue quickly walked out of the warm room.
Kyoto was still a little cold in February. After walking out of the warm room, Yang Yunxue recovered from her excitement when the cold wind blew.
"Dad and mother came quietly?"
"Yes." Xia Feng followed her and nodded gently.
Yang Yunxue said, "No one noticed it, right?"
"Don't worry, madam, I have sent everyone out!"
"That's good!" Yang Yunxue said.
Although she was not sure about Yang Zhengshan’s purpose, she also heard some rumors during this period.
Not to mention anything else, Chen Mingxi's incident of going to Shenmu Island to invite Yang Zhengshan cannot be concealed.
Although Yang Yunxue has never left the door in recent years, she has also known a lot about what is happening in Kyoto.
Chen Mingxi did not invite Yang Zhengshan back, and Yang Zhengshan suddenly ran over.
She could guess that there must be something wrong with this.
