The rise of a new force will inevitably bring turmoil to the old forces.

Hongnong Yang.

Spring is the season when all things grow, but some people may not be able to wait for the moment when spring flowers bloom.

Yang Biao slowly knelt down in front of an old man's bed, looking at the old man's breath on the bed that was already as gossamer as a gossamer.

Two pots of silver charcoal were lit in the house, but the old man on the bed still seemed to feel cold. Covered with a thick silk quilt, it seemed that his body had been contaminated by the coldness of hell.

This person who once made waves in the Yang family, who could change the situation by stamping his feet and moving his hands, is now a candle in the wind and may disappear into thin air at any time.

"What happened?" The old man closed his eyes, but he seemed to be aware of Yang Biao's approach. He closed his eyes and spat out two or three words from his dry mouth.

"Back to the Great Elder, Zhengxi's subordinates will come to take over Hangu Pass soon." Yang Biao said with his head lowered.

Taishi Ci had already sent people to arrive here first. The next step was to accept Hangu Pass, which meant that the Hongnong Yang family represented by Yang Biao was merged into the Zhengxi Tong.

"... Weihan is strong, the land of Yongzhou... stick to it to see... sweep... legislation, farming and weaving, repair and war... external connections..." The old man's breath was weak, and he spoke these few words,

They were all a little out of breath.

After Yang Biao listened quietly, he was silent for a long time and said: "Although Lord Shang is benefiting Qin, he is also harming Qin."

The old man's dry and wrinkled eyelids moved, revealing a trace of hazy and turbid eyes. He stared at Yang Biao, as if he was trying hard to identify Yang Biao's outline, and seemed to express some attitude. After a long time, he said: "Remember

...Shang Jun...if he succeeds, he will be...the hero of the world. If he fails..."

Yang Biao nodded silently and said: "Biao should remember what the great elder said."

Both of them are extremely smart people. In just a few sentences, they have already determined the future direction of the Yang family. However, such a change of direction may not be understood by everyone, or it may be due to various reasons.

There are always some people who will oppose the interests of others, or even oppose for the sake of opposition.

The great elder breathed heavily, and after a long time he said: "I... I am not going to die soon... There must be some... stupid people... right now..."

Yang Biao was silent.

The Great Elder breathed laboriously, as if a small bellows was installed between his chest and abdomen. He seemed to be accumulating strength and enduring pain. After a long time, the Great Elder suddenly said: "...that's alright.

...Help me get up! Go...go get the medicine!"

"Great Elder!" Yang Biao fell to the ground and knocked on the ground.

When Dong Zhuo came to Beijing that year, the great elder Yang Rang could still walk on crutches, and he could still show his strength and refuse to be supported by his attendants. However, in the past few years, the great elder Yang Rang was getting older day by day, and now he has become older most of the time.

I could only lie on the bed. This winter was even more serious. Only when the sun was at its strongest every day, with the help of my attendants, I went to bask in the sun. I managed to survive until the early spring of this year...

"..." The great elder sat up with difficulty with the help of his attendants. He looked at Yang Biao for a while and then said slowly, "Get up..." Although the great elder is old, his heart is not confused.

Is it difficult for Yang Biao to come to him at this time just to calm down and wake up?

A middle-aged attendant came with a lacquer tray, but he hesitated to enter.

"Get it!" The great elder glared at the personal attendant.

"Great Elder!" The middle-aged attendant suddenly burst into tears and said with a choked voice, "The Great Elder is weak. If he uses this medicine again... even for a while... I'm afraid..."

"Bastard!" The great elder got angry, patted the bed, and said, "Your good intention is to let me...I linger on the bed, and die in vain! Ahem, cough...take it, take it!"

The Hongnong Yang family has been a member of the Han Guan clan for more than a hundred years, and naturally has accumulated some knowledge in various aspects, not only in scriptures, but also in the elixirs of alchemists. The elixirs that the great elder Yang Rang asked his attendants to bring also

The golden elixir trained by alchemists is somewhat similar to some life-threatening items in later generations. It stimulates a large amount of human potential in a short period of time, but the side effects are also very obvious, and even...

The middle-aged attendant did not dare to disobey the great elder Yang Rang, so he had to deliver the jade bottle containing the golden elixir to the great elder in tears.

Yang Rang stretched out his bony hand, grabbed the jade bottle tremblingly, gasped for breath for a moment, and then said to Yang Biao who was still kneeling on the ground: "Go!"

Yang Biao did not dare to say anything, kowtowed again on the ground, and hurriedly retreated.

After a while, Yang Biao came back and whispered: "Great Elder, we have ordered the summons... we will be here in half an hour..."

Yang Rang struggled to support his body on the bed, while the attendants and maids on the side were busy dressing Yang Rang in a coat and robe, and someone was waiting with a fur suit.

Yang Biao glanced at it, beckoned his entourage to get a set of down jackets, and then presented them to Yang Rang, saying that the down jackets produced by Pingyang, the General of the Expedition to the West, were as warm as furs, but much lighter in weight, and

More comfortable.

Yang Rang glanced at it and motioned for the maid to help him put it on. Then he reached out and touched the down jacket. It seemed to feel pretty good. He nodded slightly and then said to Yang Biao: "... The people here have all served me for many years.

...When I pass away, you should make arrangements for me properly..."

Yang Biao bowed his hands and responded respectfully.

Yang Rang stared at Yang Biao for a few times, sighed slightly, then held the jade bottle and closed his eyes. It seemed that the words and actions just now had consumed most of his energy, so he stopped talking.

Sitting on the bed. If it weren't for the maid on the side holding Yang Rang's arms, legs and feet, activating his energy and blood, and the eyes that moved from time to time under the aging and drooping eyelids, almost most people would think that this person

It is an aging body that has lost any vitality...

Yang Biao waited quietly.

Maybe it was a long time, maybe it was just a moment, there were soft footsteps outside the house, and then a voice sounded outside the door: "Report to the great elder, report to the head of the family... The third elder and the fifth elder have arrived...

"

Yang Rang glanced at Yang Biao and said, "Third Elder?"

Yang Biao nodded.

The third elder is Yang Li's younger brother, and is called Yang Ping. When Yang Li was forced to run away due to internal disputes within the family, Yang Ping once made a big fuss, and now Yang Biao has once again chosen the direction to move forward.

As a result, Yang Ping stood up to oppose it again, as if there was some kind of divine will.

Yang Rang opened the jade bottle and poured out an elixir wrapped in gold foil. Then he opened the gold foil and revealed the body of the bright red blood-like substance. After a moment of silence, he closed his eyes and took the elixir into his mouth.

.

The middle-aged attendant on the side couldn't help crying and prostrated on the ground, and many other attendants in the room also prostrated on the ground.

Yang Rang took a few sips of water and let the elixir slide into his stomach. Then he closed his eyes and felt a heat that seemed to be radiating from his abdominal cavity, making his hands and feet feel the long-lost warmth.

But it was also accompanied by a faint pain...

"Get the stick!" Yang Rang stood up tremblingly and cursed, "Why are you crying! I'm not dead yet! It's not too late to cry when I die!"

Yang Rang was walking with a dove stick, and every step he took was extremely difficult. The waiters on the side carefully stretched out their hands to support him, but they didn't dare to step forward to help him.

Coming out of the back house, passing through the corridor hung with curtains to protect from the wind, we arrived at Sizhitang.

Perhaps because of the circulation of blood through walking, or perhaps because the power of the medicine gradually dissipated, Yang Rang's originally gray complexion became more colorful and seemed to have a hint of luster. His steps were not so difficult and dry when he walked. It seemed that everything was getting better.

But everyone on the side, including Yang Rang himself, knew clearly that this was just stimulating the human body's potential, and at Yang Rang's age, this stimulation might be his last...

…

Yang Rang stood in front of the Sizhi Hall, looking up at the plaque, his long white eyebrows trembling.

The sun shines down from the sky and falls on the ground through the branches and leaves of the locust tree in front of Sizhitang, forming mottled light and shadow. It also falls on Yang Rang's head and body, forming a combination of fine light and shadow.

"Xian Wen..."

Yang Rang called softly.

"exist."

Yang Biao stepped forward and lowered his head beside Yang Rang. The light and shadow of the locust tree could only illuminate the Jinxian crown on Yang Biao's head, but not Yang Biao's face.

In front of the Sizhi Hall, under the three locust trees, we have witnessed Yang Zhen's step-by-step approach to the court of the Han Dynasty, the growth and development of the Yang family in Hongnong, and the differences between Yang Feng, Yang Li and others, and even

Witnessed the step-by-step changes in the Yang family after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing...

The Sizhitang remains the same. The three locust trees remain the same.

It's just that people are different and things are different.

Yang Rang looked at it, remained silent for a long time, and said, "What are the Four Knowledges?"

Yang Biao's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt that this question and the current scene seemed a bit familiar, as if it had happened somewhere before...

"Under the four knowledges, there are only two words: "du" and "cautious"... "Du" refers to the long and short plan and the situation of things; "Prudent" refers to not getting involved in dangerous places and making the best use of the situation..." Yang Biao replied in a low voice.

Yang Rang still raised his head, his cloudy eyes were shining with brilliance, and the wrinkles on his face were moving, like worms swimming between light and darkness. "Back then...you also answered the same way..."

"It's... the Great Elder..." Yang Biao still bowed his head and said respectfully.

Yang Rang nodded and didn't say anything. When he lowered his head, an undetectable sigh seemed to pass by his mouth, or just like a snoring in his throat...

"Great Elder!"

"Great Elder..."

The third elder and the fifth elder who were already waiting in the Sizhi Hall came to the front of the hall to greet him.

"I heard that my eldest brother was ill, so I wanted to pay my respects, but I was afraid that it would disturb my cultivation..." The third elder said with his hands raised, "I saw you today, and my eldest brother seems... to be as charming as ever... I am very happy..."

The fifth elder also paid homage to Yang Rang.

Yang Rang glanced at the two of them lightly and said, "That's true, but I'm afraid there are also many people who are looking forward to my early success, right?"

"This..." The third elder choked.

"Brother really loves to joke..." The Fifth Elder calmed down the atmosphere.

Yang Rang didn't continue to talk nonsense and walked straight inside. He could already feel that the temperature in his chest and abdomen was gradually not as hot as before. Perhaps the potency of the medicine was dissipating. If he didn't get it done before he could hold on,
To be continued...