What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 29: Getting a Promotion Mission
The moment Su Mo left the side hall, she swiftly tapped the yellow exclamation mark!
The task details will pop up immediately.

Lin Moyin: Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard

[Mission]: Capture the followers of the Celestial Mother Cult
[Requirement]: Assist Lin Moyin in capturing members of the Tianmu sect.

[Hint]: The mummified corpse case at the Locust God Temple in Changping County confirmed Lin Moyin that this was a scheme by the Heavenly Mother Sect to summon a locust plague!

Next, the mummified corpse case is very likely to occur at the City God Temple or the Dragon King Temple!

Within seven days, go to Longmen Grottoes in Taihe County to explore; perhaps you will find something.

[Tip]: Don't overestimate your abilities!
[Reward]: Imperial Guard Captain/Red-Clad Captain/Small Flag Bearer; Favorability +10-30%
[Reward]: To be determined
……

There's definitely a follow-up to the case of the mummified corpse at the Locust God Temple!

It's like playing an online game and completing a series of hidden quests.

Look at the task prompts.

Su Mo involuntarily swallowed!
Two confirmed rewards and one pending reward!
The range is quite flexible, from captain to sergeant!
It's obviously based on the contribution to the task!

But that's amazing enough.

My third uncle longed to become an official, but he only dared to dream of becoming a low-ranking military officer!

If I complete this task, can I jump directly from the strongman to the flag?
The strongmen were not officials, but soldiers.

Xiao Qi, a proper official of the imperial court!

He rose to the rank of seventh grade official!
It can't even be described as a triple jump!

It's like a fish leaping over the dragon gate!

Most of the Jinyiwei soldiers could only become strongmen or captains in their entire lives. Those who were lucky might be able to become higher-ranking red-clad captains.

However, within the Embroidered Uniform Guard system, these were all sergeants, essentially no different from each other!
It's like the difference between the six clerks, the three shifts of yamen runners, and the clerks in the yamen system!
Su Mo stared intently at the reward!

Even an ordinary strongman like Gao Xin could instill great fear in Dong Yangrong and others.

That was a seventh-rank Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) officer?

With difficulty, I shifted my gaze from the reward to the two prompts.

The first hint.

Visit Longmen Grottoes in Taihe County within seven days.

The second tip.

Don't overestimate your abilities!
The implication is that you know your own capabilities and shouldn't try to take all the credit for yourself.

Just honestly help the female commander complete her tasks!

Su Mo had no idea what the Heavenly Mother Sect was all about.

Lin Moyin's sudden question about whether he was a member of the Heavenly Mother Sect indicates that she has been investigating this matter.

Someone who commands such attention from a centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard must be someone of considerable importance.

Su Mo pondered to himself.

Even though he's a homebody, he knows very well that there's no such thing as a free lunch.

High returns mean high risks.

The Heavenly Mother Sect, which even the Embroidered Uniform Guards find troublesome, might hold a grudge against him if he were to do so. Since he didn't have the same methods as the female commander, he would be dead.
Oh well, there's still time.

Go back and try to find out the origins of the Heavenly Mother Sect before making any further plans.

At worst, we won't go to Longmen Grottoes.

Secretly leaking the information to Lin Moyin should also be considered as helping her complete her mission.

Even if the reward is smaller, it's a safe bet.

Lin Moyin's pointing finger, though meant to frighten Su Mo, also made Su Mo understand a principle.

In this world, there are no laws or regulations to speak of.

He'll get promoted and become an immortal!
Only then can you live a fulfilling and carefree life!
They weren't afraid that the delicate young widow would be coveted by others!

To achieve her goal, the female centurion's long legs must be held tight!

Ideally, we could trick her into revealing the secrets of immortality!
Su Mo pondered for a moment before turning around behind the screen.

I couldn't help but glance at the tiger descending the mountain again.

He truly deserves to be called a career-oriented backbone and elite of the imperial court!
The patterns used on the screen are quite unique; they're practically saying outright that there's a tigress inside!

Su Mo had no doubt that if she hadn't answered correctly earlier...

A tigress really will kill herself!
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger!
The same applies to the hundred households!
She wondered which unlucky guy would marry her in the future, and she lived in constant fear.

Turning past the screen, I stepped out of the living room—no, out of the side hall.

Gao Xin was still waiting outside.

Upon seeing Su Mo emerge, he clearly showed a look of shock.

The female centurion was extremely busy and efficient, and rarely summoned her subordinates for more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Su Mo lingered inside for a full two cups of tea's time!

As expected of a confidant of Lord Hyakuju!

If it were any longer, Gao Xin might even consider going somewhere else!
His tone became much more polite: "Brother Su is out, I'll take you out right away!"

Su Mo smiled and said, "Thanks!"

"Um……"

He suddenly remembered something, took out the ivory token and showed it to Gao Xin: "Brother, Lin Baihu previously made me a Jinyiwei strongman."

"Can we come here directly in the future?"

Su Mo needed to clarify this point. It would be troublesome if he couldn't find the quest NPC in case something really happened.

Say.

My uncle also said that we need to get to know each other better to strengthen our connections.

If you can't even see the quest NPC, how are you supposed to build up goodwill?

Seeing Su Mo take out the ivory token.

Gao Xin's eyes widened in surprise!
"You became a strongman?!"

Su Mo was taken aback: "Yeah, what's wrong?"

He's just a member of the Imperial Guard.

Looking at the serial numbers on the tooth tags, they're all approaching one thousand.

Outsiders might be shocked.

But the other party was a member of the Imperial Guard, so why was he so surprised?
Gao Xinchang let out a long breath and lowered his voice, saying, "Brother, are you unaware that our Hundred-Household Office hasn't received any new recruits for a whole year?"

He couldn't hide his envy: "Lord Centurion, you really care for Brother Su... you really treat him with special regard!"

Su Mo immediately became curious: "Why haven't any new people come in a year?"

As Gao Xin walked, he said, "Lord Centurion has high standards!"

He continued with a bitter expression, "Not only did no new people come, but many brothers also left!"

"The current 100-household unit has over 800 men on the surface, but in reality, it has less than 600. The brothers are under a lot of pressure!"

Su Mo is already a brother of the garrison, and everyone knows this, so there's no need to hide it from him.

He is a trusted confidant of the centurion.

If you build good relationships, you might not have to worry about getting fired all the time!
Su Mo understood immediately.

A proactive leader is streamlining the organization!
It's similar to the bottom-ranking elimination system implemented by companies in later generations.

Working under such a leader is undoubtedly extremely stressful.

No wonder Lin Moyin specifically told him before that no matter if he was a peddler or a notorious thief, as long as he had the ability, that was fine!

Those who are incompetent should just get out of here!
We still need to find a way to upgrade the flag quickly.

A junior officer holds an official position in the imperial court; it's not something a centurion can simply appoint on a whim!
However, Su Mo had previously thought that a Hundred Household Office consisted of only one hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards, but now he realized that there were actually several hundred people!
Gao Xin introduced the situation of the garrison to Su Mo, and they unknowingly walked into the courtyard.

"Brother, from now on, if you come to the garrison, just show your yamen pass!"

"Once we get to know each other, even without a tooth tag, it's fine."

Then, Gao Xin laughed and said, "Brother, I still have official duties to fulfill, so I can only escort you this far!"

Su Mo smiled and said, "I wouldn't dare trouble you, brother. I can go back by myself!"

Gao Xin waved his hand: "Stop calling me 'brother' all the time!"

"If you don't mind, just call me Brother Gao!"

He patted Su Mo's shoulder forcefully: "We're all working in the same garrison, there's no need for formalities."

"Who knows, I might need my brother to look out for me someday!"

As he spoke, he slapped his forehead: "Sigh!"

"Look at me, I almost forgot!"

"I'll take you to get your uniform and weapons!"

……

The uniform of the Jinyiwei strongmen was not the flying fish uniform that Su Mo was familiar with.

It was just an ordinary blue cotton robe.

The sword was the same straight sword used by the other Imperial Guards!
According to Gao Xin, the flying fish robe does exist.

However, those were genuine Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) official uniforms, which could only be bestowed upon officials of the rank of centurion and above.

Representing glory and the favor of the Empress Saint!

It is usually worn only on formal occasions.

Lin Baihu had a set of silver-white flying fish robes bestowed by the Empress herself, which looked very impressive!

After receiving his robes, Su Mo asked, "Brother Gao, will I need to come to the garrison to sign in every day from now on?"

Gao Xin smiled and said, "It depends on the specific job."

"Those on duty need to sign in, of course. Brothers who are away on business can't come back every day!"

He paused, then couldn't help but ask, "Has the centurion assigned you any work?"

Su Mo thought for a moment, then shook her head: "It seems not."

"Let me go back and be a proper yamen runner!"

Gao Xin was envious again!

As expected of Lord Centurion's confidant!

Bodyguards are great!
Even if you become a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, you can still continue to mingle in the government offices!
The profits from this job far exceeded those of the strongmen on duty at the garrison!
Fearing that Su Mo might not understand the gravity of the situation, he kindly reminded her, "There are hidden characters on the ivory token."

"This means that my brother is a secret guard, and his identity should be kept secret as much as possible!"

"Although the garrison has no regulations for punishing secret guards who expose their identities, if it gets out, it will be inconvenient for many things in the future, and it will also be difficult to complete espionage missions!"

Su Mo quickly cupped his hands in thanks to Gao Xin: "Thank you for the reminder, Brother Gao!"

"It's getting late, and I have guests at home, so it's not appropriate for me to stay any longer. I must take my leave now!"

(End of this chapter)