The Blessed (Book 5)

1451 - 1466

1451. Extra 19 The Officials Pressuring His Majesty; Marquis Wu Returned (1)
Translator: Guy Gone Bad

More than a year after the war ended, almost everyone in Jingyun Mountain Manor had their marriages arranged. The second legitimate son of the prime minister of the Xi Kingdom, Yuchi Lishang, married Yan Er through an alliance marriage. Not long after, Yan Shan, together with Wang Xinyu, sought favor from Yan Shengrui and Ling Jingxuan, but instead of holding a wedding, they took a leave to travel around the martial arts world. As for Qin Muyan and Li Ruhong, leaders of the Thunder Squad, both being loners with no family, decided not to have a wedding or take a leave. They simply went to the local yamen to get a marriage certificate and moved in together. During training, they would still bicker, but most of the time, Qin Muyan would give in.

Not long after Yuan Shaoqi and Ling Jinghan got married, Ling Yun gave birth to a healthy boy for Yan Si, making Yan Si so happy that he carried his son around, showing him off everywhere. Around the same time, Shuiling gave birth to a daughter. Instead of being disappointed, An Shaonong kept saying that a daughter was better than a son, proving the saying that a daughter is a father's lover in his previous life to be true in his case.

However, neither of them was as happy as Ling Jingpeng. It seemed that the Ling family had a gene for having twins, as Ye Ruyun gave birth to a pigeon pair. Ling Chenglong and his wife, each holding a child, grinned from ear to ear. As for Ling Jingpeng, since having children, he walked as if he was on cloud nine, almost flying.

At the end of the year, Chunxiang and Dongxiang also gave birth. Since they were a bit older, Ling Jingxuan suggested they have a cesarean section, which he performed in person. Zhao Shan was also urgently summoned back, and the shifu and disciple worked together to bring two healthy baby boys into the world. The surgeries went smoothly, and both mothers and babies were safe, which relieved everyone and allowed them to happily prepare for the New Year.

After helping Qiuxiang and Xiaxiang with their cesarean sections after the New Year, Ling Jingxuan and Yan Shengrui took the little ones and set sail to sea, accompanied by Zeng Shaoqing, Chu Yunhan, Liu'er, and Little Nine Yan Xiaowei, who specifically requested to go, as well as Sikong Cheng and Xue Wuyang, the Thunder Squad, and Yan Shengrui's shadow guards. The three large sailing ships were fully loaded with silk, tea, porcelain, and other goods specially prepared by Ling Jingxuan, and they sailed into the vast sea with the wind at their backs.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several years had passed. The younger generation had grown up. Ling Wen, the big bun now firmly held the position of Minister of Revenue, overseeing all land, household registration, taxation, currency, officials' salaries, and fiscal revenues and expenditures in the kingdom. Thanks to him, the national treasury was overflowing. In the past two years, Yan Xiaoming had to order the construction of additional treasury warehouses. There was simply too much money, and they needed somewhere to store it. However, Yan Xiaoming welcomed such troubles.

The small bun had passed the imperial martial arts examination and won the first place in the year Ling Jingxuan and others left. Due to his outstanding military achievements in the previous two years, Yan Xiaoming awarded him the title of major general and officially handed over the military power submitted by Yan Shengrui to him. Over the past four years, he had led his Eaglet Squad to conquer the northern barbarians, repeatedly beating back the reviving Northern Barbarians and, by the way, conquered the remaining vassal states of the Dong country with an unparalleled strong stance. His achievements were almost on par with his father. A new generation of God of War was gradually taking shape.

Of course, Yan Xiaoqing and Song Xiaohu, who had aspired to be great generals since childhood, were not far behind. The three of them were known as the Iron Triangle, and wherever their army went, people would surrender.