When they realized it was Mrs. She, they quickly stood up and walked out. When they saw Mrs. She in the yard, Chen Zishan quickly bowed and bowed;
Yang Yunfan stepped forward and knelt down in front of the old man, kowtowed and said, "Unfilial grandson Yang Yunfan pays homage to grandma." After saying this, his eyes turned red and filled with tears.
Mrs. She helped the two of them up and looked at Yang Yunfan with a loving face. She was also in tears. Mrs. She had mixed feelings and kept nodding her head;
The old man said to himself: "It's so similar, Fan'er. You look so much like your father. No wonder the old housekeeper lost his temper when he saw you just now."
"It's God's blessing that Yanhui has a wife..." After saying that, the old lady, who had always been very strong and steady in front of everyone, couldn't help but burst into tears. After all, she was also an old man.
After wiping the tears from the corner of his eyes, the old man lowered his head and saw the Fengming Jade tied around Yang Yunfan's waist. The old man picked up the Fengming Jade and put it in his hand and stroked it gently. His thoughts seemed to go back many years ago.
This piece of Fengming Jade was a token of love between Yang Ye and She Saihua. When they first met, She Saihua gave this jade pendant to Yang Ye. In the following decades, Yang Ye kept this jade pendant close to his body and never left it.
Yang Yunfan watched his grandma looking at Fengming Jade in a daze, and said to Taijun She: "Grandma, I heard from Master that this thing was put on me by grandpa back then. It must have something to do with grandma. Now I will return this thing to grandma. As a relic from grandpa, I’ll leave it as a thought to grandma.”
Hearing this, Taijun She sighed and said: "Fan'er, this thing was the token of love between your grandfather and me. Your grandfather gave it to you, naturally it was his last wish. When you have a girl you like in the future, , just handing over this Fengming Jade to her can be regarded as the kindness of my grandparents."
"Fan'er, you and I come to the front yard, first go to the ancestral hall to pay homage to the following ancestors, and ask the old housekeeper to accompany your senior brother around the house," Taijun She said with a smile.
Tianbo Mansion is a courtyard with four entrances. The front courtyard is the ancestral hall for worship. Yang Yunfan and Mrs. She walked through the long corridor and came to the ancestral hall in the front yard. There were two stone lions at the door of the ancestral hall, with their eyes open and glaring, majestic. ;
As soon as you enter the ancestral hall, the first thing you see is the weapon racks in two rows in the lobby, including swords, guns, sticks, bows and shields. At first glance, it is a home of heavy martial arts.
When I walked into the lobby, I saw a bronze tripod incense altar with a tiger head and three legs in the middle. Over time, it was filled with incense ash, and there were three tribute incense sticks emitting green smoke.
Mrs. She and Yang Yunfan bowed three times to the tablets of their ancestors in the ancestral hall.
The large altar table was filled with dozens of memorial tablets of ancestors of the Yang family, including Yang Yunfan's great-grandfather Yang Xin, Yang Yunfan's grandfather Yang Ye, uncles and his father, etc. Yang Yunfan paid homage one by one under the introduction of the old lady.
From the old lady's narration, she learned about the history of the Yang family, the glorious achievements of the family members, and the official titles of the Zhao and Song Dynasties.
"My Yang family is originally from the Northern Han Dynasty. Your great-grandfather Yang Xin served as the governor of Linzhou in the Northern Han Dynasty and was also a local official. Although your grandfather did not read much, he was loyal, brave, and very resourceful. After the Later Han Dynasty was destroyed by the Later Zhou Dynasty, Liu Chong, the military governor of Hedong in the Later Han Dynasty, established the Northern Han Dynasty. Your grandfather followed Liu Chong in his weak years and served as the commander of Taiyuan, the capital of the Later Han Dynasty. He was famous for his bravery and made many military exploits, and was later promoted to the military governor of Jianxiong Army.
During the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty, officials often heard of your grandfather. After the Northern Han Dynasty surrendered to the Song Dynasty, the emperor sent an envoy to summon him and appointed him as the right-leading general Wei and the governor of Zhengzhou, and later the governor of Daizhou.
During the Chenjiagu battle eighteen years ago, your grandfather, your uncle, and your father all died for their country because of a villain's frame-up..." Taijun She murmured, her thoughts seeming to have returned to the past.
"Your grandfather has been fighting on the battlefield all his life, and his titles are earned through accumulated military exploits, but he is not a bloodthirsty person.
A great chivalrous person serves the country and the people, and those who can do it are trustworthy and benevolent; he has been fighting for many years and has seen too many families separated and destroyed due to war;
War is a disaster for the people on both sides, regardless of victory or defeat. The tragic situation of states and counties that have been devastated by war is unimaginable without experiencing it;
But if you want the world to be peaceful, you must take up arms and knock down those who destroy the world's peace. Only then can the world be peaceful;
Any flattery and co-optation will only increase the greed of the enemy, and the world will not be peaceful, and more and more tragedies will happen.
This is what your grandfather once said to me. When he said that he was a martial artist, he didn't have much reason. He just experienced too much and expressed his feelings. His lifelong pursuit was to help the imperial court regain the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Only by having the land of Yanyun in hand can we stop the northern barbarians from peeking into the hinterland of the Central Plains. "Taijun She said while sighing.
After listening to Taijun She's narration, Yang Yunfan solemnly said: "Grandma, Fan'er will definitely remember grandpa's teachings and will not bring shame to the ancestors. Fan'er will continue to follow grandpa's unfulfilled wish." Yang Yunfan replied firmly.
"Okay, okay, grandma knows that Fan'er is definitely not a mediocre person. I heard rumors a few days ago that you were ambushed by Liao killers in Longmen Town, and you beat them away. Is this possible?" Taijun She asked.
"Well, they are Xiao Tuo and Huo Ji, the younger brothers of Xiao Yi, the pioneer general of the Liao Kingdom..." Yang Yunfan told the whole story.
After hearing this, Taijun She frowned and said: "Grandma Huo Ji doesn't know, but I have heard of Xiao Tuo. Xiao Tuo is a martial arts master from Mobei. His martial arts is extremely high, and his mace can even break mountains. With his strength, Fan'er wasn't injured in the fight with him, was he?"
"Grandma, don't worry, Fan'er is fine. Although Xiao Tuo is powerful, I feel that my Kunlun martial arts is vaguely able to restrain him. This is all thanks to Master's years of dedicated training." Yang Yunfan said.
"Zhenzhen Zhou's great kindness to my Yang family cannot be repaid. If I have the opportunity, I will definitely thank you in person." Taijun She said with emotion.
"Grandma is really happy for Fan'er to be able to achieve such a level of cultivation today, for your father and grandfather.
Now there are only two men in your generation, you and your uncle's brother Zong Bao. Now Zong Bao is guarding Yanmen Pass. Grandma has a wish that can only be fulfilled by you," Taijun She said with dark eyes.
"Grandma, please give me your instructions. My grandson must do his best to complete it." Yang Yunfan said solemnly.
Taijun She touched Yang Yunfan's head lovingly and said, "Your master Zhou Zhenren mentioned this to me in a letter some time ago. In the battle of Chenjiagu eighteen years ago, your grandfather, father and uncles all died in Liao Dynasty. Grandpa and the elites from various sects who went north also suffered heavy losses, and only two out of ten could come back.
They all sacrificed their lives for the country and are heroes of our Song Dynasty. However, their bones have never been returned by the Liao people. Our Song Dynasty has also mentioned this matter to the Liao people several times and proposed to return the bones of the heroes so that the heroes Their souls have returned to their hometown, and their fallen leaves have returned to their roots, but the Liao people have always refused to return them on the excuse that most of the corpses were mixed with the corpses of the Liao soldiers and could not be identified."
"Everyone is already dead, so why are the Liao people still acting like this? Is it possible that they are deceiving me that there is no one in the Song Dynasty?" Yang Yunfan said bitterly.
