allonlinenovel Chapter 182 New Year 2 He Zhengnan's invitation
Chapter 182 New Year 2 He Zhengnan's invitation
On New Year's Eve, the entire Yang Mansion was extremely lively. Not only did the Yang and Su families get together, but even Duan Jinshu came to visit with his own family. There were three tables in total for the New Year's Eve dinner, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
The Yang family is not a large family with many people. The two brothers Yang Jiakai and Yang Jiaqing, who is five years younger than him, died at the hands of bandits twelve years ago and had not yet started a family at that time. Therefore, the Yang family does not have many miscellaneous relatives, which saves Su Zhengyang from having to deal with them.
After getting married, Su Zhengyang finally felt the warmth of home in this strange world. Yang Jiakai and Mrs. Yang completely treated him as their own son. Yang Jiakai also began to do his best to pave the way for Su Zhengyang to succeed the president three years later.
As for the original crown prince Yang Chengjun, he was convinced by his brother-in-law Su Zhengyang after his trip to Shanghai. In addition, he originally liked to lead troops in battle and kept his distance from these so-called government affairs. He was not at all qualified to succeed the presidency. He had no idea about this position. Instead, he hoped to build the six towns of northern Xinjiang into an iron army with the support of Su Zhengyang's armaments, so as to play a huge role on the battlefield in the future.
Even though the elite six-town troops under Yang Jiakai are stationed in Yuanzhou, the ancestral home of the Yang family, in fact, Longzhou, where Beilong City is located, is also heavily armed. Otherwise, it is adjacent to the three provinces of Zhili occupied by Zhang Chengxiang. If Zhang Chengxiang develops a rebellious mind, wouldn't they not even be able to protect themselves?
In the entire Beilong City, there are two powerful division-level combat units, the Central Guard Division and the Capital Defense Division, with a total of more than 20,000 people. Their equipment and firepower configuration are considered advanced, and their combat capabilities are also extremely outstanding.
On the southern border of Longzhou, bordering Jiaozhou, there are two army-level combat units, the Northern Xinjiang Central Fifth Army and the Northern Xinjiang Central Sixth Army, with a total of more than 70,000 people. In addition, the Six Towns Army from distant states with a number of 70,000 to 80,000 people can pass through the railway line at any time and rush to Longzhou's rescue within a day. The entire Longzhou can be said to be impregnable. Anyone who wants to use force to threaten Yang Jiakai's safety is wishful thinking.
Not to mention, the 120,000-strong armed force of the Duan faction, which is in close contact with Yang Jiakai, is located in Guanzhou, not far away.
As long as there is no major change in the relationship between Duan, Yang and Jiang, no one in the entire northern Xinjiang dares to challenge the current President Yang Jiakai, at least not openly.
The combined forces of these three companies exceed 600,000. After all, their combat effectiveness is among the best in the entire Northern Frontier, which is extremely amazing.
After spending New Year's Eve and the first day of the New Year at the Yang Mansion, Su Zhengyang prepared gifts in advance on the second day and went to pay New Year's greetings to Duan Jinshu, an elder who had taken good care of him. Just as Su Zhengyang was about to take Yang Qiyue out, the tall He Qinglan, wearing a purple mink coat and a hairpin on her head, came to the door.
"Zhengyang, Qiyue, my grandfather has specially prepared a family dinner and asked me to invite you to come over."
Su Zhengyang was slightly startled. Strictly speaking, He Zhengnan could be considered a close friend of his father regardless of age difference. He was also an admirable old man who had shown enough kindness to him before. When he was in Shanghai, he called him in the middle of the night, and the old man took the trouble to invite Fang Jingyao out overnight to help Su Zhengyang. Su Zhengyang also remembered this favor and was originally planning to visit the old man in two days, but he didn't expect the old man to let his granddaughter come to personally invite the two of them to his house.
After thinking for a moment, Su Zhengyang made a decision to go to Duan Mansion tomorrow and go to He Mansion with He Qinglan to see the old man first.
The group got on the vehicle prepared in advance by the He family and rushed to the He family's old house in Wangfu Hutong.
Compared with the three-courtyard house of the Yang family, the mansion of the He family is more majestic and magnificent. The mottled screen wall and the bluestone bricks covered with traces of time all demonstrate the historical heritage. This was originally the mansion of Prince Fu of the Shuiqing Empire. After the decline of the Shuiqing Empire, He Zhengnan bought this house and used it as the mansion of the He family. In He Zhengnan's words, this place is close to the Forbidden City, the water and soil nourish people, and living here makes people feel comfortable.
The group walked into the He Mansion, crossed the front yard, and came to the side hall in the middle yard. This was where the He family gathered to eat every day. Ordinary guests would be received in the main hall in the front yard. The fact that Su Zhengyang was allowed to come here directly showed that He Zhengnan also regarded him as one of his own.
"Happy New Year, Grandpa He. I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea, longevity as great as the Southern Mountains, and better and better health."
Su Zhengyang greeted He Zhengnan and the two brothers He Chaoshan and He Chaoshui, who looked a little dull, and said some auspicious words for the New Year.
Although He Zhengnan is old, he is still in good spirits. He stood up and smiled happily.
"Zhengyang, I've wanted you to come over for a while, but I couldn't find a suitable opportunity. I heard that you were going back to Linzhou on the sixth day of the New Year, so I, an old man, asked Qinglan to pick you up. Is that a bit abrupt?"
Su Zhengyang said hurriedly: "Grandpa He, what are you talking about? It is my honor to come to visit you. You are also my elder. I should have taken the initiative to visit you a long time ago. I neglected it."
He Zhengnan nodded and said, "Wait a little longer. There is still one guest who hasn't arrived yet. When he arrives, we will start eating."
After a while, a tall middle-aged man wearing a washed-out navy blue Zhongshan suit walked into the side hall with steady steps and said in a full voice, "President He, I am sorry to bother you by inviting me to your house today."
Behind him, there was a young man with a childish look, probably less than 20 years old, with delicate features.
There was a hint of surprise in Su Zhengyang's eyes. He didn't expect that the guest that He Zhengnan was waiting for was actually him.
The middle-aged man who appeared in front of him was none other than Yan Baoguo, the governor of Yunzhou, and following behind him was his only son, Yan Jiayin.
Before Su Zhengyang took the initiative to greet Yan Baoguo, Yan Baoguo came over and said meaningfully: "Member Su, I didn't expect to see you here. You promised our Yunzhou Governor's Office, but you haven't fulfilled any of it."
"Eat first, then talk about business after dinner."
With old man He Zhengnan's interruption, Yan Baoguo didn't want to bring up the matter anymore. Everyone present sat down at the table, started toasting and enjoying the food, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
After dinner, He Zhengnan called Su Zhengyang and Yan Baoguo to his study, while Yang Qiyue went to He Qinglian's room to talk about some private issues between women.
Yan Baoguo's son Yan Jiayin was very humble and polite, and also extremely talkative. He accompanied Mr. He's two sons and had a very pleasant conversation in the side hall.