After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

In mid-September of the first year of Yongxing in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ceying, the minister in charge of salt tax, and his entourage were assassinated when they were traveling near Yangzhou.

Gu Tingye, the deputy commander of the Palace Front Division, was stabbed by gangsters while trying to save Zhao Ceying, and Shen Congxing, the chief officer of the Central Forbidden Army Cavalry Division, was seriously injured.

His left and right deputies, Sheng Changbai and Liang Han, were kidnapped by the thieves and their lives are in danger.

When the news reached Tokyo Prefecture, the court was in turmoil, and a heavy pressure of impending storm weighed on everyone's heads.

The people who were most concerned about the development of the incident were the Sheng family. After all, they included the eldest son Sheng Changbai, the fourth brother-in-law Liang Han, and the 'soon to be sixth brother-in-law' Gu Tingye who was in the stage of marriage negotiation.

As soon as the news of the assassination and disappearance reached the capital, the entire Sheng family was terrified. They kept begging for help from everyone, wanting to know more details.

Among them, the Anyang Marquis Mansion, which was the center of the Han Party, was visited by many people who kept asking for a meeting.

However, Han Ming responded to the thoughts and concerns of these visitors, saying, "The court is conducting a thorough investigation. Don't worry. Trust the court and the government."

For Sheng Hong and many other people who have been working in officialdom for many years, this kind of official language is pure nonsense and is of no use at all.

Madam Hai, Molan, Minglan and others were all worried and kept suppressing their inner anxiety.

During this period, medical officer He Jia ignored the opinions of outsiders and visited Old Lady Sheng several times, asking if he could help Sheng discuss marriage, and his target was Sheng Minglan, who was waiting to be married.

This situation also made Mrs. Sheng alert, and she started playing Tai Chi with her old friend Mrs. He, trying to figure out each other's movements.

As usual, Sheng Hong disregarded his dignity and started to curse the He family in the study, saying they were shameless.

"What kind of thing is this? Changbai, Fourth Uncle, and that kid Gu Erlang are still hanging in the balance, and the He family is actually coming to discuss marriage?!"

"Don't forget that Ming Er is already on the verge of succession with the Gu family. Even without Gu Erlang, this wouldn't be done this way?!"

"It's terrible, so terrible! It's simply ruined Mr. He's reputation for many years, as well as his friendship with the Sheng family!"

Sheng Hong angrily swung his face in the study, scaring all the servants so much that they hid outside the door and dared not say a word!

"Daddy!"

Sheng Changfeng walked into the room from outside, looking dusty and saluted with a solemn expression.

"How is it? Can I meet Marquis Han?"

When Sheng Hong saw his son, he immediately caught him bowing and asked anxiously.

"no!"

Sheng Changfeng answered breathlessly.

"Why? Could it be that Marquis Han is unwilling to help gather information?"

Sheng Hong's face turned visibly pale.

"No, many high-ranking officials of the imperial court are in the Marquis' Mansion right now, so I have no chance to see the Marquis."

Sheng Changfeng said in a calm voice.

"But one thing I realized is that things might not be as serious as I thought."

Hearing this, Sheng Hong looked at the other person with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Although Marquis Han didn't meet me, he specifically asked his personal attendant Yong Zeng to come out and leave me a message."

"What?" Sheng Hong asked with a hint of anticipation.

"The Marquis of Han said: 'I recently observed the celestial phenomena at night and noticed a strong royal aura in the south. Also, there is a conjunction of five planets, which is a very auspicious sign.'"

"Prince Pu and his entourage are safe and sound. There's no need to worry. It's best to wait and see what happens."

After Sheng Changfeng finished speaking, the corner of Sheng Hong's mouth twitched slightly.

"Did Yong Zeng really say that to you?"

"Yes, Yong Zeng said that these were Marquis Han's exact words, word for word!"

Sheng Changfeng noticed his father's unpredictable expression and spoke cautiously.

"What the hell is going on?! Why is Marquis Han imitating the people from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory and starting to talk nonsense?!"

Sheng Hong's face turned pale and he slammed the desk in anger.

"Father, I think the key point of Han Hou's words is the latter part. The words about a near miss, no need to worry, and waiting to see what happens, are probably not meant to comfort us."

Sheng Changfeng clasped his fists and bowed, then stated his analysis solemnly.

Sheng Hong frowned and paced around the study with his hands behind his back, muttering to himself and repeating Han Ming's original words.

After a long time, Sheng Hong seemed to figure it out. He clasped his hands together, tilted his head back, closed his eyes and thought, and finally looked at Sheng Changfeng.

"Go and tell them what I'm saying. From now on, the Sheng family will close its doors to visitors. No matter who comes to visit, we will not receive them!"

Sheng Changfeng was stunned by Sheng Hong's words at first, but then he immediately understood and left the study to pass on the message to the backyard.

Mrs. Sheng, who was originally practicing Tai Chi with the He family, couldn't help but sigh when she heard Chang Feng's message.

"Look, the situation is very tense right now, and the head of the family is also a nobody. Whenever something goes wrong, he just shuts himself up and refuses visitors, never thinking about resolving it."

Old Madam Sheng smiled wryly as she talked to the He family members.

This sounded nice, but the expressions of the He family members changed slightly, and they glanced at Chang Feng who was standing upright in the hall.

"I'm so sorry, everyone. My father is also worried about the matter of Big Brother and others. After the matter is over, Chang Feng and others will come to apologize in person."

Chang Feng clasped his fists and saluted, appearing polite, but the meaning of his words to drive the guest away was obvious.

Old Mrs. He's expression changed slightly, she gave a few dry laughs, and then was supported by He Hongwen to leave Sheng Mansion.

In the carriage, He Hongwen asked Old Madam He with a puzzled look on his face: "Grandma, the Sixth Miss is discussing marriage with Lord Gu. Logically, we are one step behind and cannot discuss this matter anymore. Why are you..."

He Hongwen didn't understand why his grandmother seemed to have lost her mind and rushed into interfering in the marriage between Gu and Sheng.

"What do little kids know? Although the Gusheng marriage is important, there are many things in Tokyo Prefecture that are more important than this."

"Who can guarantee that the beautiful jade of the Sixth Miss of the Sheng family will fall into the hands of the Second Son of the Gu family?"

He Hongwen trembled at Mrs. He's words. He looked at his grandmother with some worry and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Just when the Sheng family closed its doors and stopped entertaining guests, a series of bad things happened at Prince Pu's Mansion.

First, news came that Shen Congxing was seriously injured, causing Da Zou and others to panic.

Soon after, the Zou family was involved in lawsuits involving gambling debts and other crimes that disregarded human life, and they were repeatedly summoned by Kaifeng Prefecture.

Then, Lao Geng, Xiao Duan and others who served as the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards were embroiled in romantic affairs, and gossip spread that some of them intended to force married women.

Finally, General Xiao Zheng, who was transferred from the Imperial Guard to the Palace Front Department, was transferred for the second time and served as the deputy commander of the four wings of the Bongri Tianwu Army.

All these things have thrown the already complicated situation in Tokyo into a state of chaos.

Di Zi, the former deputy commander-in-chief of Di Liang, was demoted to the deputy commander-in-chief of the fourth wing of the Dragon God Guard.

Although Bongri, Tianwu, Longwei and Shenwei are all known as the four upper armies of the imperial guards, the first two belong to the Palace Front Division, while the latter two are affiliated with the Imperial Guards.

The Palace Front Office and the Imperial Guards were collectively referred to as the "Two Offices", and their subordinate agencies: the Palace Front Commandery, and the Imperial Guards' subordinate agencies: the Imperial Guards Cavalry Commandery and the Imperial Guards Infantry Commandery, were collectively known as the "Three Yamen".

The "two offices and three yamen" system was the highest command organization of the imperial guards in the Song Dynasty.

But compared with the Palace Front Office, the Imperial Guards are still a little further away. Usually, the Commander-in-Chief of the Palace Front Office is slightly higher than the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guards.

This led to differences in rank within the subordinate units. Di Zi's seemingly horizontal transfer process actually meant a demotion.

At the same time, it also split the Di brothers' comprehensive control over the Bongri Tianwu Army under the Dianqian Division.

As expected by someone, General Da Zheng, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, was transferred from the Imperial Guard and appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Palace Front Department.

At the same time, Emperor Zhao Zonghao placed some of the personnel in his private residence into the Imperial Guards and the three financial offices, which was considered a brief personnel rotation.

This seemingly ordinary transfer seems extremely conspicuous and strange in the now precarious Tokyo Prefecture.

In the Anyang Marquis Mansion, after Han Ming sent off the last group of guests, he sat upright in the study and brewed himself a pot of good tea.

"My Lord, the third son of the Sheng family came to visit today, but I didn't let him into the mansion because there were so many people around."

Yong Zeng stood aside and whispered.

"Did you bring the message?"

Han Ming squinted his eyes, looked at the letter spread out on the desk, and couldn't help but smile.

"I have brought it, but I heard from Sanlang of the Sheng family that the He family has been coming here very frequently recently, and most of the time they are trying to persuade the Sheng family to give up the marriage proposal with the Gu family and instead propose a marriage alliance with the He family."

Hearing this, Han Ming raised his eyebrows and looked at Yong Zeng with amusement.

"He's family? Medical officer He's family?"

"Yes, the child of the He family was born to the eldest lady when she was about to give birth." Yong Zeng nodded in response.

"What did the Imperial City Division say?"

Han Ming fiddled with the tea bowl, a strange look flashing across his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Gu Tingye took the initiative, and the He family still jumped out to insist on doing so.

He Hongwen is a good man, but he is definitely not a good man for Miss Sheng Liu.

"The news from the Imperial City Department said that the first thing the He family did after returning to the capital was to be summoned to the palace."

Yong Zeng walked closer to the desk and spoke cautiously.

"The He family has been a family of imperial physicians for generations, and the Empress Dowager is not in good health either. We should see her."

Han Ming said calmly.

"My Lord, it wasn't the Queen Mother who summoned you, it was the Empress!!!"

Hearing this, Han Ming finally smiled brightly and clapped his hands in admiration.

"Hahaha, this is a bit interesting. It doesn't seem so boring this way, right?!"

Han Ming sorted out the connections, picked up the brush on the table, and wrote a line of words with a splash of ink.

"It is as I have seen..."