Chapter 1: The Miserable Transmigration

  To go up or not to go up, that is a question. Going up makes one a beast, while not going up makes one worse than a beast.

  Jiang Xia never thought that one day he would have to face such a choice, two beautiful women as lovely as flowers had already become drunk and unconscious. Faced with this situation, if Jiang Xia wanted to do something like stealing a kiss or taking advantage of them, it would be as easy as turning his hand over.

  After putting the two on the same bed, Jiang Xia stood by the bedside and looked at them for a while. Finally, Jiang Xia shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself: "I'm really worse than a beast."

  As he spoke, he turned and left. However, after walking two steps, Jiang Xia suddenly stopped in his tracks, muttering to himself: "Can't do that beastly thing, but taking a small advantage should be okay, right?"

  Jiang Xia rubbed his scorching and aching cheeks, the slap from Cui Nianshu and Cui Ruxue was clearly made with all their might, damn it, it really hurts.

  "Hmph! Consider this your reward of one slap each." Jiang Xia turned around and left again.

  Sleeping on the outside of the bed was Cui Ruxue. Jiang Xia first touched Cui Ruxue's absolutely beautiful face, perhaps feeling that it felt too good so he pinched it again. Then he leaned over and lightly kissed her small mouth, instantly that excited feeling spread throughout his body.

  Jiang Xia quickly sat up, took a deep breath and said with a look of lingering fear: "No way, no way, this is too damn torturous. If it comes again two more times, I definitely won't be able to hold on."

  Jiang Xia thought for a moment and quickly closed his eyes, kissed Cui Nian Nu's cheek, then got up and fled as if he had stolen something.

  At this moment, the sunset outside the house has slowly fallen, and the last touch of sunset remains on the horizon. Jiang Xia sits in the rocking chair in the courtyard, watching the infinitely beautiful sunset scenery, and suddenly feels very comfortable in her heart.

  "These days of Da Ming... seem to be passing quite well. Fine clothes and food, beautiful women surrounding him. No disputes from the jianghu, no disturbances from the mundane world. If it continues like this, it seems not bad at all." Jiang Xia smiled to himself, clearly very satisfied with his current life.

  Unfortunately, he himself didn't know that since he arrived in this great Ming dynasty, he had already entered the sight of many people. Moreover, each one was a big boss, and there was even an ultimate BOSS among them.

  Most of the big shots in Beijing who are worthy of the name have already known about Jiang Xia, and now Yang Yiqing, one of the few provincial officials in the Ming Dynasty who can be counted on two hands, has also made up his mind to find Jiang Xia to ask for advice on how to break the current dilemma.

  He came out of Li's mansion and went home to write a letter of courtesy, then asked the butler to go and investigate the specific location of the Carefree Mountain Villa.

  The housekeeper who had followed Yang Yiqing for many years quickly found the location of Xiangyao Mountain Villa and returned to report. After that, Yang Yiqing took the visiting card and was about to go see Jiang Xia. Just as he walked to the entrance of the main hall, before entering the main hall, Yang Yiqing heard his daughter's personal bodyguard Ah Er rushing in and shouting: "Miss, miss, I found it, I found it."

  "Keep your voice down, or Father will know that we're at it again and can't finish our food." Yang Jingjing hastily rebuked, though her own voice didn't decrease in volume.

  "Have you found out who that bastard is?" Yang Jingjing asked.

  "Ah, that son of a bitch is the master of Xiangyang Mountain Villa, named Jiang Xia. The Xiangyang Mountain Villa was originally the residence of a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Works, but somehow it was taken over by him and turned into a casino and brothel."

  "Gambling dens and brothels?" Yang Jingjing snorted, "Hmph! I knew that guy was a despicable scoundrel with a rat-like face. It turns out he's running gambling dens and brothels. Ah Da, go gather a dozen or so brothers, we'll go together to demolish that Xiangyang Mountain Villa."

  When Yang Jing heard that, Yang Yiqing was almost frightened to death. When he talked with Li Dongyang, he had heard Li Dongyang's obscure hints that Jiang Xia seemed to have a very good relationship with the current emperor, and that Xiangyang Mountain Villa also had the emperor's shares in it.

  Dare to smash the emperor's scene? Even with a hundred heads, it would be barely enough to chop off.

  Yang Yiqing hastily walked out to the main hall and shouted: "Nonsense!"

  Upon hearing this angry shout, Yang Jing, Ah Da, and Ah Er were as if they had been cast with a petrifying spell, frozen in place. They didn't dare make the slightest movement, their postures fixed in mid-action. Yang Jing slightly shrunk her neck, turned her head around, and sweetly smiled like a well-behaved girl, calling out: "Dad, you're back?"

  "Didn't you come back? Did you see a ghost?" Yang Yiqing said in an ill-tempered tone.

  "Haha......haha......" Yang Jingjing laughed twice and didn't dare to speak, it was very clear that the old man's expression was "not looking good".

  Yang Yiqing glanced at the three of them and asked lightly, "Where are you all planning to go?"

  "Umm... I want to go out and take a stroll, Father, you know that your daughter rarely comes to the capital. I've long heard that the night markets here are bustling and lively, so..."

  "Ah Dai! You say!"

  "Brother, I..." Ah Da glanced at Yang Jingjing and didn't dare to tell the truth. However, he had followed Yang Yiqing for many years and didn't dare to deceive him like Yang Jingjing did.

  Yang Yiqing furrowed his brow and said in a deep voice: "What? Want to go raise horses now?"

  "Going back to what you said, I don't think so. The thing is..."

  "A'Da, you're not being loyal."

  Ah Da didn't dare to deceive Yang Yiqing, so he told him everything that happened in Feng Baozhuang, without exaggeration or omission. Yang Yiqing nodded after listening, and looked at Yang Jingjing: "Jingjing, you're also too reckless. This is the capital, under the emperor's feet, do you think it's still our Gansu Governor's Mansion? There are countless high-ranking officials in the capital, your father and I have to be careful here, you're okay, but you're always causing trouble."

  "Wherever you go, it's always that one thing, okay?" Yang Jingjing said with a pout.

  But Yang Yiqing didn't show her any mercy, immediately piercing through: "That one thing? What about when you first arrived in the capital and hit Liu Qingyun, the third son of Marquis Mu's family?"

  "Dad......" Yang Jingjing stomped her foot and said: "Fine, at worst we just won't go looking for trouble with that Jiang Xia or whatever."

  Upon hearing Yang Jing say that, Yang Yiqing shook his head and smiled faintly: "That won't do either. He dares to spank my precious daughter's butt, I'll naturally have to go find some trouble for him."

  "Ah Da, Ah Er. Bring all the guards who followed us to Beijing this time and take them directly to Xiangyang Mountain Villa to catch Jiang Xia for me."

  "Yes!" Ah Da and Ah Er were instantly excited, and they couldn't help but say that Master was too powerful, and in the capital city, he could still be so openly and flagrantly taking people away.

  "Dad, you're really great! Hahaha......" Yang Jingjing laughed loudly and excitedly jumped around the room.

  When he saw Ah Da and Ah Er leaving the hall, Yang Yiqing took out the visiting card in his hand. The two of them tore up the visiting card and smiled softly, saying: "Since you can force me to think of a way openly and fairly, why should I still ask you to think of a way? Am I stupid?"

  According to the Ming Code, the number of guards that a military general can bring with him when entering the capital is tied to his rank. For example, a Grand Coordinator like Yang Yiqing, who was a second-grade official, could not have more than 300 men in his retinue; so we would just bring 299 men then.

  More than 200 soldiers who had experienced many battles suddenly arrived at the gate of Xiangyao Mountain Villa, blocking it. The guards of Xiangyao Mountain Villa were frightened.

  Of course, Yang Yiqing was not a person who didn't distinguish between light and heavy, he didn't let people rush into the Xishan Mountain Villa immediately, but instead had Jiang Xia come out of the Xishan Mountain Villa to meet him.

  The guard hastily ran to the backyard to report this matter to Jiang Xia. As soon as Jiang Xia heard that a large number of soldiers were blocking the gate of his Xiangyang Mountain Villa, he was also startled. After thinking for a moment, he immediately got up and walked towards the front yard of the Xiangyang Mountain Villa.

  On the road, Jiang Xia met Han Yu and Zhong Bin. The two men, one with a knife and the other with a sword, followed behind Jiang Xia without saying a word.

  Jiang Xia walked to the front gate and took a peek through the gap. At first glance, he saw a middle-aged man with an extraordinary air, but his gaze went straight past the man and landed on the pretty little girl behind him, Yang Jingjing.

  "Hah, hit by his own daughter! Is her father's name Li Gang? Interesting, I'd like to meet him."

  Although Yang Yiqing brought a lot of people, Jiang Xia didn't seem to be afraid at all. He hadn't forgotten that his second brother was a famous door in the capital, and his elder uncle was a prominent official of the second rank in the current dynasty. Jiang Xia had no idea how big the second rank was, but he thought to himself that it should be roughly equivalent to a provincial party secretary from his past life.

  Jiang Xia nodded at the guards to open the door, then he took Han Yu and Zhong Bin out.

  As soon as she saw Jiang Xia, Yang Jingjing immediately jumped out and pointed at him, saying: "Dad, it's him, he's the one who hit me..."

  The two words "屁股" were directly blurred out by Yang Jing.

  Yang Yiqing took a look at Jiang Xia and thought to himself, "This kid is too young, isn't he? Is this the high-ranking official that Zhang Gonggong and Tai Fu have been talking about?"

  Yang Yiqing had misgivings in his heart, but thinking that one cannot judge by appearances, he waved his hand at the person beside him and said: "Take him down!"

  More than 200 guards rushed over and surrounded Jiang Xia, Han Yu, and Zhong Bin.

  Zhong Bin looked at Yang Yiqing, he guessed Yang Yiqing's identity, but instead of being afraid, he directly asked Yang Yiqing: "Are you looking to die?"

  Zhong Bin was a fifth-rank official, while Yang Yiqing was a second-rank official. If one were to consider their ranks, Zhong Bin would not have had the qualifications to say such a thing to Yang Yiqing. However, Zhong Bin knew that Jiang Xia's backer was the current emperor, so he spoke with great confidence.

  Yang Yiqing smiled slightly and said, "What? I am a second-grade official, the Governor of Gansu appointed by the Emperor, an official of the imperial court. My daughter was bullied by him and I still have to swallow my anger? I, Yang Yiqing, am not a turtle! Take him down!"

  "Clang!" Zhong Bin's long sword was immediately unsheathed from its scabbard, and Han Yu also swung his knife into position.

  But at this moment, Jiang Xia suddenly shouted: "Wait!"

  He looked at Yang Yiqing with a flattering smile and said, "What's the matter? Why make a fuss about it? Can't we just talk it over nicely? Or I'll set up a banquet in the village to invite everyone for a good meal. Then I'll apologize to your daughter with a cup of wine."

  Jiang Xia's attitude changed immediately, his own second brother's elder uncle was only a second-grade official, and the guy in front of him was also a second-grade official. A second-grade official against another second-grade official, there is no guarantee of winning, Jiang Xia did not want to provoke this troublemaker.