Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Just when Yang Zhenshan was gathering troops, the Qinghua Prefecture at Prince Qing Mansion was also preparing for the imminent battle.

Prince Qing did have troops at his disposal; the Prince Qing’s guards alone formed a complete unit of 5,600 soldiers. In addition to the Prince Qing’s guards, he also held command over Qinghua Guard, meaning he controlled the military strength of two guards.

However, this was only the official stance, or rather, it shouldn’t even be considered as the official stance, as he was not entitled to mobilize any forces openly.

Qinghua Guard was under the jurisdiction of Liao Yuan Prefecture, and Prince Qing’s guards were led jointly by Liao Yuan Prefecture and Prince Qing. Strictly speaking, Prince Qing was not supposed to mobilize troops, and the Guard Department’s duty was merely to ensure the safety of King City.

But having operated under Qinghua Prefecture for thirty years, both the Guard Department and Qinghua Guard had come under his control. However, his involvement in Qinghua Guard was an open secret that could not be kept from others.

Besides the military strength of these two guards, Prince Qing had also cultivated quite some power in secrecy.

For example, a fleet.

The existence of Prince Qing’s fleet was no secret; it was just that everyone assumed it to be merely a merchant fleet.

At that moment, within the mansion, Prince Qing sat in his study, looking at a letter.

Duan Heng came into the study, clasped his fists and said, "Prince, Tenglong Guard is gathering troops, should we also start preparing?"