Chapter 22 Yang Yuqing: Wenyuan, let me show you something good
The days passed by.

Yang Wenyuan still gets up early every day.

However, he was not as diligent in practicing martial arts as before. After running, he practiced shooting for half an hour, and then went to the study to practice calligraphy.

Yang Wenyuan practiced calligraphy so diligently, of course, in order to "avenge"!
You actually said that my handwriting is not good, not as good as that girl Minglan’s?
I will work hard quietly and then surprise everyone!

That day, Yang Wenyuan was practicing calligraphy in the study room when Changqing came to report.

"Sir, the second master is here."

Yang Wenyuan looked surprised, "My uncle is here?"

The second master that Changqing mentioned is naturally the only figurehead of the Yang family now, Yang Yuqing, who is temporarily serving as the commander-in-chief of the West Wing.

Although it was believed that guarding the border was a great opportunity to gain experience, the old Marquis of Pingyang was not crazy enough to send all the direct descendants of the Yang family to the border, so Yang Yuqing was not transferred there at that time, but served in the Five Cities Military Department of Bianjing.

There are many children of nobles working in the Wucheng Bingmasi, which is known as the cradle of children of nobles. It is the best place to protect the children of nobles in the Great Zhou Dynasty, except for the legitimate sons of each family.

There is little work to do, it is close to home and also related to my major.

Yang Yuqing also had extraordinary abilities. Relying on the Yang family's connections, he had already served as the commander-in-chief of the Dongcheng Bingmasi before the old Marquis of Pingyang set out to garrison the border, leading the Dongcheng Bingmasi.

Generally, when a general led the troops to war, the emperor would promote his family members appropriately to show his respect and reward in order to appease him.

The current emperor is a kind-hearted person. Seeing that the Yang family has few descendants, and thinking of himself, he felt sympathy for Yang Yuqing, so he promoted Yang Yuqing to the Privy Council and appointed him as the Privy Academician, a third-rank official, to serve by his side, ready to question and in charge of the military and political documents of the Privy Council.

Three years later, the old Marquis of Pingyang died for his country, and his wife died of grief. Only Yang Wenyuan, the only son, and his uncle Yang Yuqing were left in the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion.

Yang Wenyuan had not yet been crowned, so he could not even inherit the title, let alone be awarded an official position. The emperor could only bestow some material rewards, and all the protection in the officialdom naturally had to be accepted by Yang Yuqing with tears.

Taking into account the situation of the Yang family and the need for military power to appease the unstable people's hearts, the emperor took appropriate measures and issued another decree.

The three-year period was up and Yang Yuqing was promoted again.

He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the West Wing.

The Commander-in-Chief of the West Wing is of the second rank, and he has ten armies under him, with a total of 25,000 men.

But the Great Zhou Dynasty has always valued culture over military affairs, and there is no sufficient martial virtue at all. The actual number of people is only more than 5,000.

But the West Wing Army belonged to the imperial guards, and Yang Yuqing came from a noble family and was a descendant of the Pingyang Marquisate, so his actual status was very high and could not be compared with that of ordinary military officers.

Looking at Yang Yuqing's winning life without any effort, Yang Wenyuan sometimes couldn't help but wonder, are you the time traveler or am I the time traveler?
So European?
Just as Yang Wenyuan was about to go out to greet him, he saw Yang Yuqing walking in from outside. He had lived in Pingyang Marquis Mansion for decades and was more familiar with the place than Yang Wenyuan. At present, Yang Wenyuan had not yet married, so he had no taboos. When he heard the servants say that Yang Wenyuan was in the study, he came straight in.

Yang Yuqing is in his forties. He has been fighting in the martial arts arena since he was a child and has a strong body. He walks with great vigor and energy. Before the person arrives in front of him, the words have already come.

"Wenyuan, I heard that you have started to practice martial arts now? That's the way it should be. How can the men of our Yang family only know how to study? Those weak scholars can be knocked down by a single punch. How can they take on important responsibilities?"

Yang Yuqing's face was full of joy. His nephew had always been fond of literature and disliked martial arts since he was a child, and was not close to him, his only uncle.

But now I’m fine. After lying in bed for a while, I must have realized the importance of physical health and I have changed completely.

Not only did he start practicing martial arts, but he also became closer to himself.

There were some bad rumors about Yang Wenyuan in Bianjing before, but Yang Yuqing didn't care.

People who practice martial arts strengthen their bodies, so they naturally have more energy than others. What's wrong with being a little noisy?
When it comes to the ability to get into trouble, he was no less capable than others back then, and now it is Yang Wenyuan's turn.

In Yang Yuqing's opinion, being able to make trouble is a good thing!

Now, the only thing that worries Yang Yuqing is Yang Wenyuan’s life.

When he learned that Yang Wenyuan went to Fanlou to drink and Hualou to listen to music, he remained calm.

But when he found out that Yang Wenyuan had never stayed overnight, he was horrified and worried. He was not afraid that Yang Wenyuan would mess around outside, but he was afraid that Yang Wenyuan would mess around!

My nephew wouldn’t have any strange habits, right?
It must be changed!

So Yang Yuqing changed his usual peaceful attitude and became the most determined person in the Yang family who urged marriage.

When Yang Wenyuan was in Yangzhou, Yang Yuqing was the one who wrote to him most frequently.

He always sent personal guards to deliver the letters, which were often mixed with portraits of women from noble families. These were all painted secretly by Yang Yuqing's wife so that Yang Wenyuan could see if he liked any of them. It can be said that he took great pains to do so.

Finally, it was emphasized that the information should be burned after reading.

Yang Yuqing took such a big risk just to let Yang Wenyuan find a girl he liked, get married and have children as soon as possible, and continue the Yang family's bloodline.

In this way, he will be able to live up to his elder brother's spirit in heaven!
After a few simple greetings, Yang Yuqing got down to business. He nervously took out a stack of "criminal evidence" from his arms, which looked very strange considering his burly figure.

It’s definitely the strange uncle!

"Wenyuan, your aunt has recently invited some noble families to come home."

Yang Yuqing carefully spread the portraits flat on the table. "These are the last batch of portraits of women who have just come of age. I found them all for you. You didn't like the previous ones, so these are all new. Take a look and see if there is anything you like."

Yang Yuqing acted like an old father at this moment, earnestly persuading his older bachelor to go on a blind date.

"If you like him, tell your uncle. Don't be shy. Besides, you don't have to get married. It's good to go out and make more friends."

Yang Wenyuan knew that Yang Yuqing must have put in a lot of effort to make his aunt, who was very particular about rules, do such an extraordinary thing as privately painting a portrait of an unmarried girl.

From Yang Yuqing's sallow face and unsteady steps, it can be seen that Yang Yuqing must have taught him everything he knew.

I have decided that you are my uncle for life!

Yang Wenyuan thought about it and decided that it would be better to tell Yang Yuqing directly. He had no intention of hiding it from him, he just didn't inform him specifically.

It’s still the old ideas that are at work.

Yang Yuqing never thought that Yang Wenyuan would take the initiative to find someone and already have a candidate he likes.

If you ask Changqing, he will be able to get most of the truth.

Looking at his future master of ceremonies, Yang Wenyuan was about to speak when he was quickly stopped by Yang Yuqing.

"Don't be so quick to refuse, at least take a look first!"

"No, uncle..."

Yang Yuqing raised his hand to interrupt, and said earnestly: "Wenyuan, take a look first. If you don't like it, can we talk about it later?"

Yang Wenyuan wanted to say more, but under Yang Yuqing's urgent gaze, he had no choice but to give in. He boredly flipped through the portrait in his hand, flipping through it quickly.

This can be considered as an experience of what it feels like for the emperor to select concubines, right? This thought suddenly popped up in Yang Wenyuan's mind.

One piece, two pieces...

There is beautiful handwriting next to each portrait, which lists in detail each person's age, height, family background, etc. It can be called an ancient version of background adjustment, which is enough to show that Yang Yuqing and his wife put a lot of thought into it.

As pieces of white paper fell into the stove beside him, Yang Yuqing's expression became a little distorted. It was not until the last piece that Yang Wenyuan stopped.

"Sheng family, Sheng Hualan?"

However, there is no portrait, only various information is listed.

(End of this chapter)