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Chapter 456 No wonder everyone wants to be an official

Immediately, Liang Jin had a clear idea in his mind.

He no longer hesitated, quickly left the secret passage, and headed towards the military camp.

Judging from the intelligence, Xi Rong was cautious because he knew that Liang Jin was about to be promoted, and it was inconvenient for him to directly harm him.

As for this so-called promotion, Liang Jin already knew what was going on from the previous signs and intelligence analysis.

as predicted.

As soon as Liang Jin returned to the tent, before he could catch his breath, Wu Huan rushed over with hurried steps and an anxious look.

I saw beads of sweat on his forehead, and his face was anxious but also happy:

"Brother Liang, you're finally back. Our matter has been finalized. We can't delay any longer. Come with me to see Shangguan and report."

After saying this, he glanced at Wang Quan, the head of the tent, who was still sleeping soundly on the bed, and suddenly raised his voice and shouted:
"Wang Quan! Wang Quan, stop sleeping and get up quickly!"

As he spoke, he lifted Wang Quan up from the bed without mercy, his movements quick and decisive.

Wang Quan was still confused when he was taken away from the tent by two people.

On the way to Shangguan's office, Wu Huan explained the whole story in detail to Liang Jin and Wang Quan.

It turned out that Wu Huan's position as bank president had been officially confirmed by his superiors.

His proposal to recommend Liang Jin as the flag commander and Wang Quan as the flag deputy has been successfully approved by the higher-ups.

Today, the three of them must complete all the formalities before entering the palace and officially take office.

"So fast?"

After listening to Wu Huan's words, Wang Quan showed an expression of disbelief on his face, his eyes widened in surprise.

The speed of this promotion was completely out of line with the normal process, and he was unable to react for a while.

Wu Huan couldn't help but sigh softly, with a trace of emotion on his face:
"I've been in the Imperial Guard for so long, and this is the first time I've encountered such a quick appointment."

"However, I think the faster the better, that's why I'm urging you."

"Our appointment this time is likely to cause dissatisfaction among others. If we continue to take our time with the process, I'm afraid things will go wrong over time."

Liang Jin didn't care much about the position of the so-called flag general. In his mind, this was just to repay Wu Huan's favor.

Especially through the intelligence he had obtained before, he was certain that this promotion would be successfully achieved.

On the contrary, Wang Quan on the side had a nervous look on his face, with his brows tightly furrowed as if water could be squeezed out of them.

As a ninth-rank warrior, he was able to become the head of the account thanks to Wu Huan's strong promotion.

Now Wu Huan wants to promote him to the next level and make him a flag officer. For Wang Quan, this is almost the highest position he can achieve in the imperial guards in his life.

Therefore, he was worried and anxious. He was full of expectations for the new position, but he was also vaguely worried that all this would suddenly come to nothing.

The three of them rushed back and forth in the military camp, busily shuttling between various office locations, and completed most of the processes smoothly.

Next comes the most critical final procedure - to find the highest-ranking officer in the camp where the three of them are located for final approval.

The three of them belong to the same battalion, and their common highest superior is naturally the battalion commander Xi Rong.

And Xi Rong's hurdle is undoubtedly the most difficult one on their road to promotion.

There is no need to say much about Liang Jin. The conflict between him and Xi Rong has almost become public, and they can basically be said to be enemies.

Wu Huan was to replace Fang Qianfeng's position, but this appointment was not approved by Xi Rong, but was directly approved by the commander of the Southern Forbidden Army. This was undoubtedly an act of climbing up the social ladder, which would naturally undermine Xi Rong's authority as the battalion commander.

Although Wang Quan was just a small soldier in the camp under Xi Rong's jurisdiction, he was not Xi Rong's confidant or direct subordinate. His promotion was likely to be deliberately blocked by Xi Rong.

Therefore, Wu Huan and Wang Quan had no confidence at all as to whether they could successfully pass Xi Rong's test, and were filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

"Don't worry. Since the appointment was made by the Commander himself, Xi Rong has no reason to hold us back."

Liang Jin saw the worry on their faces and quickly spoke to comfort them, his eyes firm and confident:
"What's more, Wu Tou, you have a special relationship with the First Commander. Unless Xi Rong wants to stand against the Commander, no matter how stupid he is, he won't openly oppose the Commander."

After all, Wu Huan and Wang Quan have both been in the officialdom for a long time and are somewhat afraid of their superiors. They do not have the courage of Liang Jin.

Fortunately, Liang Jin's comfort made them feel a lot more at ease.

So the two of them followed Liang Jin and came to Xi Rong's tent together.

As the camp commander, Xi Rong naturally enjoyed the privilege of living in a separate tent.

This tent is exceptionally spacious and the interior layout is very sophisticated. In addition to the comfortable living area, there is also a dedicated office area.

Xi Rong had obviously received the news that the three of them were coming. He was sitting on a chair, looking at the three people who walked into the tent with a smile on his face, and there was an elusive meaning in his eyes.

"Since it's the Commander-in-Chief's appointment, I naturally have no objection."

Xi Rong's voice was neither hurried nor slow, with a hint of majesty:

"I can stamp your appointment documents, but let me be frank: I don't want any useless people in my camp."

"You still have to perform well in your respective positions and prove with practical actions that you are not useless."

As he spoke, Xi Rong picked up the copper seal on the table and began to slowly stamp his seal on the appointment documents of the three people.

With the fall of this final seal, the positions of the three people officially took effect.

Xi Rong stood up and handed the three documents to the three people respectively.

When he handed the document to Liang Jin, a forced smile appeared on his face:
"Liang Jin, not bad. You're usually quite jumpy, but I didn't expect you to rise so fast in rank, from a small soldier to a flag commander after jumping several levels."

He paused, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and continued:

"I have to remind you that being an officer is very different from being a soldier. There are many tricks involved. You must learn them well."

"When you're in the army, you don't need to learn anything. You just need to obey military orders. You don't have to worry about anything else, and it's not your place to worry about."

"Now that you're an official, you have to study hard. The first thing you need to learn is how to keep your position. Only when you keep your position can you do whatever you want and issue any orders you want."

"And if you want to keep your position, the most important thing is to learn to respect and obey your superiors, and become their trusted right-hand man."

"understand?"

As he said this, he slammed the appointment document heavily on Liang Jin's chest.

Liang Jin took the document, still with a faint smile on his face, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner:
"Thank you for your teachings, sir. I will keep them in mind."

After saying that, Liang Jin turned around with Wu Huan and Wang Quan and prepared to leave the tent.

When he reached the door of the tent, Liang Jin suddenly stopped.

He slowly turned his head, looked directly at Xi Rong, and said slowly:

"I almost forgot. I also want to remind you, sir."

"In fact, whether you are learning to be a soldier or an official, in essence, you are still learning how to be a human being."

"If you are a good person, you can be respected as a soldier and have no regrets."

"If you are a bad person, no matter how high your position, no one will respect you. Even your subordinates will look down on you. If you are unpopular, you will only bring disaster upon yourself in the end."

"Are you right, my lord?"

Liang Jin's smile was bright and confident, but his eyes revealed a hint of undisguised provocation.

The conflict between him and Xi Rong has reached an irreconcilable point. Tonight, they will decide life and death, so he will not be polite to Xi Rong at all.

Xi Rong's face instantly turned ashen, and a murderous aura was faintly visible all over his body.

He held the armrests tightly with both hands, his knuckles turning white from the force, and it was obvious that the anger in his chest was burning like a volcano.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Huan and Wang Quan hurried forward to pull Liang Jin away, not daring to stay any longer.

They were afraid that if they walked a step slower, Xi Rong would lose his mind due to anger and slap Liang Jin to death.

The three of them walked away from Xi Rong's tent. Wu Huan was slightly surprised and couldn't help but say:
"Strange, Xi Rong didn't make a move just now?"

According to common sense, there is no reason for Xi Rong to tolerate Liang Jin's blatant provocation.

If Liang Jin was still an ordinary soldier, Xi Rong could kill him without hesitation.

But now Liang Jin is already the flag chief, and he was appointed by the commander himself. Even if Xi Rong wanted to kill him again, it is unlikely that he would attack a newly appointed flag chief at this time.

But at least, he would teach Liang Jin a lesson and make him suffer a little.

He could have relied on his advantage in martial arts to deal with Liang Jin himself, or have his personal soldiers drag Liang Jin away and beat him with a military stick.

Everyone could see that Shi Rong was extremely furious, but he managed to hold it back.

This really makes people feel that something is abnormal.

Wu Huan and Wang Quan looked at Liang Jin doubtfully, their eyes full of questions, wondering whether Liang Jin could give a reasonable answer.

Liang Jin shrugged casually and replied calmly:
"The commander-in-chief doesn't want others to know that I have a grudge against him."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.

Of course he understood why Xi Rong was so patient today.

Xi Rong wanted to kill a flag chief appointed by the commander, but he didn't want anyone to know that he did it.

Then he would definitely not have any open conflict with Liang Jin in normal times, so as to avoid becoming the biggest suspect after Liang Jin's death.

So today, no matter how dissatisfied Xi Rong was with Liang Jin, he had to endure it in front of everyone. Although Wu Huan and Wang Quan didn't quite understand, they couldn't care less at this moment. After all, there were still some follow-up procedures to go through.

When Liang Jin and the other two received their brand new official uniforms and swords, and had just returned to their tent to change into them, it was almost time to enter the palace.

At this time.

The curtain of the tent was drawn open, and a figure walked in. It was Xue Yan.

Since Xue Yan would basically have no chance to find Liang Jin once he entered the palace, he could only seize the time in the military camp to find Liang Jin to do things for him.

Seeing Xue Rong, Wu Huan and Wang Quan looked at Liang Jin at the same time. They knew that Xue Rong was looking for Liang Jin.

Liang Jin said:
"You guys go out, I think Master Xue came to see me alone."

Xue Yan didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Liang Jin's statement.

So Wu Huan and Wang Quan got up and left, leaving the tent to Liang Jin and Xue Yan.

Xue Yan immediately smiled and bowed to Liang Jin, saying:

"Congratulations, Brother Liang, on your promotion!"

Liang Jinze raised his hand, interrupting Xue Yan's subsequent polite words, and said directly:
"You came to see me and want me to bring something to the prince?"

"If so, stop talking nonsense and bring it to me."

After saying that, Liang Jin opened his palm towards Xue Yan.

Xue Yan couldn't help but be slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Liang Jin not only guessed his intention at once, but also did it so straightforwardly.

Xue Yan immediately stopped hesitating and quickly took out a meat bun from his pocket, gently placed it in Liang Jin's hand, and said:
"Thank you, Brother Liang."

"If this is accomplished, I, Xue Yan, will owe Brother Liang another favor."

"Brother Liang, if you need me, Xue Yan, please just ask. I will go through fire and water for you."

After saying this, Xue Yan turned and left in a hurry, as if something urgent was waiting for him.

Liang Jin looked at the meat bun in his hand. On the surface, it looked ordinary and no different from ordinary meat buns.

But he had learned from the intelligence he had obtained before that there might be a kind of life-stopping Gu that could cause a person to fake their death hidden in here.

At this time.

A loud horn sounded throughout the entire military camp.

"Woo——!!!"

This is the assembly horn, indicating that the time to enter the palace has come.

So Liang Jin carefully placed the meat bun close to his body, then straightened his official uniform and strode out of the barracks.

In the military camp, the imperial guards quickly assembled, and their neat formations were as majestic and magnificent as the Great Wall of Steel.

Afterwards, the troops marched in orderly steps towards the palace.

When they arrived at the palace, the sun was slowly setting, and the sunset glow in the sky was as colorful as a burning flame.

Xi Rong convened a meeting of five bank presidents, including the new president Wu Huan.

Afterwards, Wu Huan came back from the meeting and began to assign tasks to Liang Jin and the other five flag chiefs. At the same time, he introduced Liang Jin and Wang Quan in detail to all the soldiers under his jurisdiction.

After the introduction, Liang Jinxian went to his original position to take over.

At the same time, he also brought some food and water to Huaiyang King Zhao Yu who was in the iron cage.

After a while, Wu Huan and Wang Quan came over.

Wu Huan smiled and said:

"Brother Liang, I'll take you and Wang Quan to familiarize yourself with the duties."

So Wu Huan took Liang Jin and Wang Quan to patrol the jurisdiction. As they walked, he introduced their respective work and tasks to the two in detail.

After all, they are officers now, so there is naturally no need for them to stand guard all day like they did when they were soldiers.

They even have a special lounge where people can take a nap while on night duty. The conditions are much better than before.

Soon, it was time for dinner.

Wu Huanze took the two of them to where the officers were eating and started eating.

Moreover, their food is a whole level higher than before. Although it cannot be called a feast of meat and fish, it contains meat and vegetables and is rich in nutrition.

Unlike soldiers in the past, who could only eat steamed buns, the cooks in the imperial guards would push carts full of buns to distribute them. They were not even allowed to leave their posts to eat, which was very hard.

It is no wonder that everyone in the imperial guards wants to be an official. Once you become an official, your living conditions will be much better than those of a soldier.

While eating, Wang Quan couldn't help but whisper to Wu Huan:

"Wu Tou, everyone seems to be ostracizing us."

Even if Wang Quan was slow-witted, he could vaguely feel that the other bank presidents, deputy bank officers, flag chiefs, flag deputy officers and other officers were deliberately sitting far away from the three of them and were unwilling to talk to them.

Obviously, everyone understood that the three of them were not their boss Xi Rong's men, so no one wanted to offend Xi Rong by getting close to them.

Wu Huan immediately shook his head slightly and said:
"We are not on the same side as them. We are clinging to the leader's thigh."

"Don't worry about them. We just need to do our job well and not let them catch us."

After finishing his meal, Wang Quan couldn't wait to exercise his authority as a flag officer. He immediately went to inspect the personnel and territories under his management, familiarized himself with his affairs, and wanted to adapt to his new position as soon as possible.

Liang Jin did not go with him.

Anyway, Liang Jin's position as the flag general is just a figurehead, and his mind is not on this at all.

Wang Quan serves as the flag officer and is Liang Jin's deputy, so all matters can be left to him to familiarize himself with and handle.

Liang Jin returned to his original position.

Although it is still the same position, the situation is completely different.

When Liang Jin was a soldier, he had to hold a long spear, stand upright, and remain highly vigilant until his shift was over.

But now, Liang Jin no longer needs to carry a spear, but has replaced it with a waist knife, which looks lighter.

And he can choose to walk around or sit down to rest, and no longer has to stand all day.

It's so much easier.

At this time, the sky had already completely darkened.

The moon was dim in the sky, and the bright moonlight sprinkled on the earth, casting a mysterious veil over the entire palace.

Liang Jin came in and sat down next to Zhao Yu.

After nightfall, there was no one around, and Prince Huaiyang Zhao Yu no longer pretended to be stupid.

He leaned against the iron cage and said to himself:
"Liang Jin, although you have been promoted to the rank of flag commander, you still have to be careful and cautious, because the Imperial Guard is different from other armies."

"In other armies, if you can get promoted, it means you have more opportunities. In ordinary armies, the commander-in-chief is the boss, and everything is subject to the commander's orders."

"But even the commander of the Imperial Guard cannot act arbitrarily, and his orders cannot be as firm as a mountain."

"Because the Emperor won't allow this. If the Imperial Guards are united, and only care about the commander but not the Emperor, then this won't be good."

"So the Emperor will divide the Imperial Guards, pitting the commander-in-chief and deputy commander against each other, and each of their commanders will also form their own factions."

"You must stand in line, so you can avoid a lot of trouble."

Zhao Yu talked nonstop once he started.

He had been holding it in for too long and had long wanted to find someone to have a good talk with.

But because he needed to play dumb, he had to endure it.

Now that he has taken off his disguise in front of Liang Jin, he can talk to Liang Jin properly.

So whenever he had the chance, Zhao Yu couldn't help but teach Liang Jin various principles of officialdom or some interesting stories in the court in the manner of an elder or a person with experience.

If it were an ordinary day, Liang Jin would have listened with great interest and could understand the general situation of the court through Zhao Yu.

But at the moment, Liang Jin obviously had no intention of listening to this.

So he interrupted Zhao Yu's chatter:

"Your Majesty, someone has asked me to bring you something again."

As he spoke, Liang Jin took out the bun from his arms.

This bun was the meat bun that Xue Yan asked Liang Jin to bring to Zhao Yu.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu's eyes flashed with gratitude, and he quickly said:
"Thank you very much."

As he said that, he reached out to grab the bun.

But Liang Jin quickly stretched out his hand to stop him:
"My lord, don't be impatient yet."

"I advise you to think carefully about whether to eat this bun or not."

(End of this chapter)