Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 119: In Chapter 115, the men by the Sui River often meet bloody blades; the Jianzhang Palace halls turn to ashes.

After arranging everything for the younger members of the clan, Yang Zhenshan took the opportunity to visit the Assistant General Mansion.

Zhao Yuan had already gone to serve as a household head at the garrison office, and now the one responsible for receiving Yang Zhenshan was Yang Mingzhi.

”How about it? Are you getting used to it here?”

Entering the Assistant General Mansion, Yang Zhenshan asked casually.

Used to it?

Actually, that was a redundant question.

Originally, Yang Mingzhi had spent some time in the Assistant General Mansion and had also trained some soldiers of the Jianning Guard.

He didn’t need time to adapt after arriving at the Assistant General Mansion.

”Dad, I am doing well here, just missing the kids a bit!” Yang Mingzhi said in a low voice, following behind Yang Zhenshan.

Yang Zhenshan glanced at him, ”Missing the kids, or missing your wife?”

Would Yang Mingzhi miss the kids?

He might, but he was not the kind to indulge in deep affection for his offspring.

He loved his children too, but compared to Yang Mingcheng, he was lacking by a large margin.

This had to do with personality; Yang Mingcheng was sincere and wholehearted towards everyone, and he was especially loving towards his children, somewhat resembling a doting father.

Whereas Yang Mingzhi was more contemplative and enjoyed being an official, so naturally, he wouldn’t spend too much energy on his children.

”Heh, I miss them all!” Yang Mingzhi said with a wry smile.

Indeed, he did miss them, being alone outside without anyone by his side, he inevitably felt lonely and isolated.

”How is your living situation?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

”Not bad, General Zhou has arranged a small courtyard for me!” Yang Mingzhi replied.

”If you miss them, you could bring the Li family over to stay!” Yang Zhenshan said casually.

Long-term separation between husband and wife can affect the relationship, whether they could take good care of themselves was something that Yang Zhenshan did not need to worry about.

”Mhm, when I get a chance, I will bring them over to stay for a while!” said Yang Mingzhi.

As they were talking, they arrived at Zhou Lan’s study.

”Greetings, General!”

”There’s some newly arrived tea over there, help yourself!”

Inside the study, Zhou Lan, who was busy writing something, spoke without lifting her head.

Yang Zhenshan didn’t feel like an outsider, he directly took the tea leaves, prepared the tea for himself, and of course, he did not forget to pour a cup for Zhou Lan as well.

After about half a quarter of an hour, Zhou Lan finally stood up and took a seat opposite Yang Zhenshan.

”Is there something you need?”

Yang Zhenshan put down his teacup and said, ”Yes, there’s something.”

”What is it?” Zhou Lan asked, tidying the loose strand of hair on her forehead.

”How’s the situation with the East Sea Hu Clan this year?” Yang Zhenshan inquired.

Winter was almost upon them, so if the East Sea Hu Clan was going to raid the borders, they should be making preparations now.

Zhou Lan pondered for a moment and said, ”They shouldn’t take any action. After the battle at Chongshan Pass, they suffered heavy casualties. For the past few years, they have been incapable of confronting us. However, we still need to maintain our guard. Fushan City won’t act, but we can’t guarantee that some smaller tribes won’t raid the borders!”

Yang Zhenshan nodded; this was pretty much what he had expected.

However, since he didn’t have his own intelligence sources, he needed to verify with Zhou Lan first.

It looked like they could have a peaceful year this time.

”There’s also the matter of the salary,” Yang Zhenshan added.

”Just go to the treasury and collect it yourself!” Zhou Lan said promptly.

Yang Zhenshan smiled; he liked Zhou Lan’s straightforwardness.

Ever since she took office as the Jianning Guard General, the soldiers’ lives had been getting better and better.

Not to mention anything else, just the fact that the salary was distributed on time and in full meant the soldiers were not suffering too much.

But currently, it was only under Zhou Lan’s administration that the salary could be distributed on time and in full.

This was because Zhou Lan managed to get the full amount of salary from the Governor’s Office and also strictly prohibited officials from embezzling the salary.

”Anything else?”

Zhou Lan glanced at the wooden box by Yang Zhenshan’s side and inquired.