When the Zhao Guan family publicly questioned Yang Xinzhong's statement about concealing his family background and joining the army, they were like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake.

All the soldiers and generals present could not figure out why the Zhao Guan family would have such suspicions?

However, all the soldiers and generals witnessed that after the great change in Zhao Guan's character, they were very knowledgeable about things, and they had to suspect that Yang Xinzhong had really concealed his family background when he joined the army, as Zhao Guan's family said.

Among these people, Zhang Jun was particularly shocked and worried.

After all, Yang Xinzhong enlisted in the army under his subordinate Zhang Jun.

At this time, the most shocked and confused person was none other than Yang Xinzhong himself.

When he heard Zhao Guan's question, a layer of fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.

A "plop" sound.

Yang Xinzhong knelt down in front of Zhao Guan's house and shouted:

"The officials knew everything. When the general was recruited into the army, he wanted to rely on the skills he had learned to establish military merit. In order not to be taken care of by the superiors because of my family background, he concealed his background!"

"Ah?!" Zhang Jun exclaimed when he heard this.

If Zhao Guan's family hadn't been there, he would have really wanted to step forward and grab Yang Xinzhong and punch him twice.

If the Zhao Guan family were to blame for this matter, wouldn't the good impression he had left on the Zhao Guan family be lost?

Zhang Jun was afraid of disturbing Zhao Guan's family, so he suppressed his anger and glared at Yang Xinzhong, who had concealed his family background when he surrendered to the army.

Master Zhong also felt scared and glared at Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun saw that the planting master looked at him with an unkind look.

He immediately understood why Mr. Souchong Jinglue was angry.

In this dynasty, when recruiting new soldiers, the origin and family background of the recruits must be checked and verified.

However, Zhang Jun made an exception three months ago and agreed to Yang Xinzhong's voluntary surrender. Not only did he test Yang Xinzhong's martial arts and riding and archery skills on the spot, but more importantly, Yang Xinzhong also gave him a weapon at that time.

A valuable sword...

Therefore, Zhang Jun completely simplified the strict background check for recruiting Yang Xinzhong into the army.

Now, Zhang Jun felt scared when he saw the planting master glaring at him.

What if the nineteen-year-old warrior Yang Xinzhong he recruited was an undercover agent of the enemy? Or what if he was a remnant of the peasant uprising army?

So, today Yang Xinzhong has many opportunities to come into contact with Zhao Guan's family. This is a big hidden danger!

When Zhang Jun thought of this, he was so frightened that a shiver ran down his spine.

He hoped that he and Souchong would be on the same page, but it was best that his worries were unfounded.

The other generals present were very curious as to what family background this outstanding junior high school student Yang Xinzhong had concealed?

And how come the Zhao Guan family can be seen at a glance?

…

"The official family report is that the father of the last general Yang Xinzhong, whose name is 'Yuchen', is currently patrolling the Anbian border in Linzhou."

"Ah?" Zhong Shizhong, a general of the Northwest Army, exclaimed when he heard Yang Xinzhong's words.

They exclaimed just because Yang Xinzhong admitted that his father was Yang Zhen, the patrol inspector of Anbian in Renlin Prefecture, so it can be deduced:

His grandfather is Yang Zongmin, the current governor of Linzhou;

His ancestor was the famous general Yang Ye who sacrificed his life for the country during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty!

…

Zhao Ji had already expected it, and was not as surprised as the generals. He said calmly:

"The elder of the Yang family calls your father 'Yuchen', then he is Yang Zhen!"

As the emperor of the Song Dynasty, with a noble status, he could of course call Yang Xinzhong's father and Yang's ancestors by their first names.

As a minister, being able to be called by the emperor's first name proves that the emperor can still remember the names of your parents or ancestors among hundreds of millions of people and call them by their names. That is also an honor.

ah!

Yang Xinzhong nodded honestly and said...

Zhao Ji knew that there were two types of taboos in ancient times.

One is national taboo, which mainly means that everyone in the country must avoid the names of emperors and sages (mainly Confucius and Mencius). This is also called "public taboo".

The other type is family taboo, which mainly refers to the fact that younger generations in the family avoid the names of their elders. Family taboo generally refers to the taboo of avoiding the names of parents and grandparents, which is also called "private taboo".

The trend of avoiding taboos began in the Zhou Dynasty, spread in the Qin and Han Dynasties, flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and became stricter in the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

For example: Sima Qian's father was named Sima Tan, so in "Historical Records", all the people with the same name as his father had their names changed. For example, Zhang Mengtan was changed to Zhang Mengtong; Zhao Tan was changed to Zhao Tong...

Lu You recorded in "Notes of Laoxue'an": A state official named Tian Deng did not allow his subordinates and the people in the state to call him by his name or write his name (even words with the same sound were not allowed). On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it was the same as usual.

The lanterns were to be set off for three days. The clerk who wrote the notice did not dare to write the word lanterns, so he changed it to "Lights will be set on fire for three days in accordance with the law in this state." This became a joke.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the requirements for taboo avoidance were not very strict. However, in the Tianqi and Chongzhen periods of the late Ming Dynasty, the trend of taboo avoidance gradually became stricter.

The Qing Dynasty had the most severe taboos. Countless people were beheaded for violating "taboos" and resulting in literary inquisition. (For example: Zhang Jinyan case, Zhuang Yanlong literary inquisition case, Cha Siting examination question case, Hu Zhongzao case, Peng Jiaping case, etc.)

It was not until the Republic of China changed to the Yuan Dynasty that the taboo-avoidance system that had been practiced for more than two thousand years was abolished.

The methods of avoiding taboos vary from dynasty to dynasty. Commonly used methods include: blank words, changing words, missing strokes and changing pronunciation, splitting words, etc.

Now, when Zhao Ji heard Yang Xinzhong's avoidance of his father Yang Zhen, he used the character splitting method - splitting the word "Zhen" into two characters.

This can also prove from the side that Yang Xinzhong's background is different from that of ordinary people. You must know that in this era, most children of ordinary people's families are illiterate, so how can they use the word splitting method to avoid taboos.

Zhao Ji asked: "Dalang of the Yang family, then your grandfather is Yang Zongmin, right?"

Yang Xinzhong immediately answered truthfully: "The official family is a sage, and my grandfather's name is taboo, just as the officials said. Thanks to the great favor of the emperor, he is currently the governor of Linzhou."

When the generals heard this, they let out another burst of exclamation.

They were all shocked that the Zhao Guan family's previous predictions about the family background of primary school Yang Xinzhong were correct.

Zhao Ji smiled and nodded, and said to Yang Xinzhong:

"I know that in the first year of Yuanfu, your grandfather Yang Zongmin followed Zhe Kexing and defeated the Xia army. He made many military achievements and was awarded the title of governor of Linzhou."

"I will never forget the numerous achievements made by the generals and martyrs of the Yang family, who defended the borders of the Song Dynasty and defended against enemies!"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Xinzhong was so moved that his eyes were red after hearing the holy words...

All the generals present expressed deep admiration for Zhao Guan's family.

Zhong Shizhong and Zhang Jun found out Yang Xinzhong's true family background and immediately felt relieved.

Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Zhang Xian and many other rising stars also cast admiring glances at the Zhao Guan family, and also looked highly upon Yang Xinzhong, who was a general of the Yang family...

"When I was in the capital, I was watching the report of the military exploits of the generals in front of me, and I learned that your grandfather Yang Zongmin's elder brother (that is, his cousin), Yang Jiada Lang, was highly appreciated by Fan Wenzhenggong and recommended to the imperial court.

Yang Wenguang.”

Yang Xinzhong deeply admired Zhao Guan's family for knowing so much about his Yang family background. He knelt down and said:

"What the official sage said is absolutely correct..."

Zhao Ji sighed: "Yang Wenguang is a famous general in the Song Dynasty!"

"I heard that in the previous dynasty, when Duke Fan Wenzheng declared control over Shaanxi, he talked to Yang Wenguang about it and made him his subordinate."

"Yang Wenguang was first sent by Duke Fan Wenzheng to station in the Yanzhou area to fight against Xixia. Later, he followed General Di Qing in the southern expedition to Guangxi. He had military exploits in the Pinnong Zhigao Rebellion and knew how to obey the army.",

"Afterwards, the imperial court learned that Yang Wenguang had the talent to be a commander, and ordered him to serve as the commander of Guangxi Ling, and also the judge of Yi and Yong prefectures. Later, he was promoted to the commander of the four compartments of the Dragon Guard, and became the imperial guard of the Song Dynasty.

general."

"In the first year of Xining in the Song Dynasty, in order to resist the invasion of Xixia, Emperor Shenzong recruited Yang Wenguang to the front line and served as the defense envoy of Xingzhou. After the fortifications of Juozhen City were completed, Yang Wenguang moved to Zhijingzhou Zhenrong Army for his meritorious service."

"In the seventh year of Xining, Yang Wenguang moved to the front line against the Liao Dynasty and was appointed deputy general manager of Dingzhou Road. In the same year, he died in Dingzhou and took office."

Yang Xinzhong was shocked that Zhao Guan's family knew so clearly about his family background.

Zhao Ji said leisurely: "When I was in the capital, I reviewed the battle plan against Liao that Yang Wenguang presented to the court during his lifetime, as well as the combat strategies he formulated to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. The strategies he presented are very useful for reference.

value."

Yang Xinzhong was convinced again...

Zhao Ji added: "I also know that Yang Wenguang's father was the deputy capital of Gaoyang Pass who deployed Yang Yanzhao. He defended the Song Dynasty against the Khitan invasion and guarded the border for more than 20 years. He was deeply loved by his subordinates. He also made the Khitan people fear him. According to the Khitan people, he

According to ethnic customs, it was called the 'Southern Six Dou Stars', so Yang Yanzhao was honored as Yang Liulang."

After Yang Xinzhong heard the holy words, he was both proud and a little ashamed.

He felt ashamed that Yang Wenguang and Yang Yanzhao, the two ancestors of the Yang family praised by the Zhao family, were not his direct ancestors.

Yang Xinzhong was impressed and said: "The officials are so aware of the achievements of my ancestors of the Yang family that the general Yang Xinzhong admires and admires him endlessly!"

"The final general must follow the example of his ancestors, be loyal to his officials, and swear to serve the country to the death."

Zhao Ji nodded and said: "Master of the Yang family, although you are not from the lineage of Yang Yanzhao and Yang Wenguang, Yang Laolinggong, Yang Yanzhao's father, Yang Wudi - Yang Ye, is your great ancestor, right?"

Yang Xinzhong said truthfully: "The final report to the officials is exactly..."

Zhao Ji sighed: "I know that your great ancestor Yang Ye, Dalang of the Yang family, followed Liu Chong, the leader of the Northern Han Dynasty, and surrendered to the Song Dynasty in the fourth year of Taiping's rejuvenation. He was the general of Wei who led the left army, the defense envoy of Zhengzhou, and later served as the magistrate.

The state and the three branches stationed troops and horses to deploy."

"In March of the fifth year of the Taiping Xingguo Period, Emperor Jingzong of the Liao Dynasty sent 100,000 troops to attack Yanmen Pass in the Song Dynasty."
To be continued...