Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 352: Chapter 340: The Situation of the Li Sheng Dynasty

June 18th, Yu Tonghai and Sun Cheng returned to the Tenglong Guard Pier with their fleet.

Before they even docked, Yang Zhenshan had received the news and once again came to the pier.

”Sir!” Yu Tonghai and Sun Cheng saw Yang Zhenshan and hastily greeted him with a clasped fist.

”What happened?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

Yu Tonghai glanced behind at the ships and said, ”Sir, let’s go back to the camp and talk!”

Yang Zhenshan also noticed an unfamiliar ship among the fleet, it was a Hai Cang ship. Although similar to the Tenglong Guard’s Hai Cang ships, it differed in many details and Yang Zhenshan recognized it was not one of their ships.

”Alright,” Yang Zhenshan nodded and returned with Yu Tonghai and Sun Cheng to the Navy camp.

The camp here serves as both a training ground for the Navy and the headquarters for the Tenglong Advanced Guard, but as Yang Zhenshan had been staying in Guard City, the office of the Tenglong Advanced Guard seemed exceptionally simple.

In the main hall, Yang Zhenshan sat in the seat of honor, waiting for tea to be served before he asked, ”What exactly happened?”

Yu Tonghai and Sun Cheng exchanged a helpless look and said, ”The Li Sheng Dynasty has been overthrown!”

”What?” Yang Zhenshan was astonished.

The Li Sheng Dynasty has been overthrown!

This~~

”Were they overthrown by the rebel army?”

Yang Zhenshan remembered Sun Cheng mentioning that there were people within Li Sheng Dynasty fomenting a rebellion.

”Sir, yes, the original Royal Family of the Li family has been driven out of the Royal Capital, and now the rebel army occupies it. They say the Li family has fled to the snowy plains in the north,” Sun Cheng reported.

The snowy plains, that is to the north of Fuzhou, originally the territory north of the East Sea Hu Clan.

If the Li Sheng Dynasty were to travel by land to Da Rong, they would have to go around through the snowy plains.

The snowy plains are not an easy place to traverse—constantly cold aside, there are also many wild beasts and Hu Clans.

Hu Clan is the collective term Da Rong uses for the northern tribes; they are divided into many groups.

The Hu Clan in the snowy plains have no connection with either the East Sea Hu Clan or the Wuliang Hu Clan; they are a completely different group.

The Hu Clan in the snowy plains are even more barbaric, brutal, and substantially strong.

The harsh environment makes their survival more challenging, but it also hardens them, resulting in the emergence of numerous Martial Arts Strongmen.

Indeed, although they are savage and brutal, they are not uncivilized barbarians.

In fact, the snowy plains are vast and host many powerful forces.

Yang Zhenshan furrowed his brows, he didn’t care about the current situation of the Li Sheng Dynasty, what he did care about was whether the trade had been successful or not.

”And then? With the change in government, did they refuse our trade?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

”No, they not only didn’t refuse, they even want to expand trade with us!” Sun Cheng shook his head.

”Expand trade!” Yang Zhenshan narrowed his eyes, ”So the ship that came back with you guys wants to collaborate with us?”

”Yes, they want more goods!” Sun Cheng said.

Yang Zhenshan fell into deep thought. If it was just about expanding trade, that wouldn’t be a bad thing.

Whom to trade with is not the issue, as long as it brings profit.

As for the rest~

This involves the Royal Family of the Li family; all the Kings of the Li Sheng Dynasty were titled by the Emperor of Da Rong since the establishment of Da Rong, and hence Li Sheng Dynasty became a subordinate state of Da Rong.

’Rule the people, prosper the descendants.’

This was the title bestowed upon the Li family by the Great Rong Grand Ancestor.

For over three hundred years, the Li Sheng Dynasty always regarded Da Rong as the sovereign state, contributing tributes three times a year, almost without interruption.

Even beyond the regular three tributes, the Li Sheng Dynasty has also sent Gratitude Envoys, Plea Envoys, Incense and Condolence Envoys, Celebration Envoys, Offering Envoys, and Escort Envoys as reasons to enter Da Rong to pay tribute.

It could be said that the Li Sheng Dynasty had the closest relationship with Da Rong among its subordinate dynasties, and Da Rong had always regarded the Li Sheng Dynasty as a younger sibling, having helped them fend off foreign invasions several times.