Catching Monsters

Chapter 612 Promotion (Part 2)

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Everyone knows that Jiang Yun made great contributions to Xiao Jingzhi's ascension to the throne, and his promotion was only right.

At this time, isn't jumping out to oppose it just asking for trouble?
Jiang Yun was also curious and looked toward the voice to see who it was.

Unexpectedly, the one who spoke was none other than Yan Hua, the Minister of Personnel.

Yan Hua said in a serious voice, “Your Majesty, Jiang Yun is only twenty-two or twenty-three years old. Normally speaking, at his age, there are very few people in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty who would serve as a centurion in the military.”

"If I were to be promoted to Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, I'm afraid I would be criticized by the people of the world."

Seeing that it was Yan Hua who stepped forward, Jiang Yun was not surprised. They had a common goal and enemy before, and both wanted to do their best to help Xiao Jingzhi ascend the throne.

So the relationship between the two sides was originally acceptable, but the situation is different now.

The civil service group led by Yan Hua and others could not stand the growing power of institutions like the Embroidered Uniform Guard. This was especially true from Yan Hua's perspective.

Jiang Yun is too young!
Furthermore, he played such a significant role in His Majesty's ascension to the throne. If he were promoted to Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, wouldn't he wield immense power over the entire court?
At this moment, Jiang Yun was unable to speak, but Xiao Jingzhi understood Yan Hua's thoughts. Having been taught Confucianism since childhood, he knew that Confucianism in governing the world required a balance of power.

However, it is only right to reward those who have made contributions. Xiao Jingzhi slowly said, "Although Jiang Yun is young, he is capable enough. Besides, Lord Li Wangxin is in poor health, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard is so important and has so many affairs to attend to..."

"Promote Li Wangxin to the rank of Junior Guardian."

The position of Junior Guardian was a nominal post of the first rank, with no real power.

But Li Wangxin was satisfied and quickly stepped forward to bow, saying respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"As for Jiang Yun, since Lord Li Wangxin has recommended him, I must give it serious consideration. As for Minister Yan's reasons for opposing him, I will certainly take them into account."

"In that case, Jiang Yun, you will temporarily serve as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard for three months. If you can do well in these three months, it will prove that Minister Yan's concerns were unnecessary."

"If you do not handle this well, I will dismiss you from your post."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun took a deep breath, quickly stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "This humble servant obeys your command."

Although he was appointed acting commander, everyone knew that it was only because Yan Hua was giving him face that he made this appointment.

Jiang Yun was also somewhat moved, as he hadn't expected Li Wangxin to promote him directly to the position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

It should be noted that the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard was an exceptionally large and powerful organization.

In any dynasty, the person who commands the Embroidered Uniform Guard on behalf of the emperor is an absolute confidant.

Subsequently, many officials discussed many important matters, including Xu Xiaogang, who received Xiao Jingzhi's personal letter immediately.

Xiao Jingzhi also asked Tao Yuelan to write him a letter explaining the situation.

Xu Xiaogang then led his army back to the southwest.

After the court session ended, Jiang Yun was about to leave when Yan Hua quickly came to his side, grabbed his wrist, and led him out of the main hall to a quiet corner.

"Is there something you need, Minister Yan?" Jiang Yun asked respectfully.

With deep worry in his eyes, Yan Hua said in a deep voice, "Lord Jiang, my opposition to your becoming the commander today is not because of any personal grudge between us, but because you are too young."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun smiled and said, "Of course I understand this principle. Minister Yan, rest assured, I will not take it to heart."

Jiang Yun couldn't help but feel a little strange. Even if she held a grudge, Yan Hua didn't need to explain it to her separately, did he?

You should know that Yan Hua is the Minister of Personnel, a high-ranking official.

No matter how arrogant the Embroidered Uniform Guard was, they could not possibly act recklessly in front of him.

Yan Hua took a deep breath and slowly said, "Over the years, the Embroidered Uniform Guard has been acting arbitrarily in handling cases, and there have even been many wrongful convictions. I am worried that you are too young and cannot control the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which may turn it into a scourge."

Yan Hua spoke directly. Within the entire Jinyiwei system, there are three major garrison commands in the north, south, and east. The eastern garrison command only has a size of two to three thousand people.

However, the Northern Garrison Command was different. It monitored all officials and had an enormous intelligence network throughout the country, with a total number of personnel that was extremely alarming.

Jiang Yun took a deep breath and slowly said, "Lord Yan, rest assured, I know what I'm doing. Since His Majesty has entrusted the Embroidered Uniform Guard to my hands, I will certainly not disappoint him."

Yan Hua's lips moved slightly, then he sighed and turned to leave.

Jiang Yun's eyes flickered slightly as he walked towards the outside of the main hall.

As I left the palace, I saw a familiar figure: Feng Yu. At that moment, Feng Yu was sitting on a chair not far from the palace gate, basking in the sun.

Since Xiao Yuzheng's incident, Jiang Yun had not seen Feng Yu again, and was quite worried about the old eunuch.

"Eunuch Feng."

Jiang Yun strode forward and greeted him with a smile.

Feng Yu opened his eyes, chuckled, and said, "You got promoted?"

"How did Father-in-law know?" Jiang Yun was taken aback.

"This morning, His Majesty saw me and talked about promoting you, but he was worried about where to promote you." Feng Yu looked Jiang Yun up and down: "Where did His Majesty promote you?"

"Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard".

Upon hearing these six words, Feng Yu's pupils contracted slightly, showing some surprise.

He then stood up, and a young eunuch quickly helped him up. Feng Yu said, "Come with me to the city wall of the imperial city to get some fresh air."

Jiang Yun followed closely behind and soon arrived at the top of the city wall.

There were quite a few Imperial Guards patrolling back and forth here. Feng Yu slowly said, "I've also been promoted, let's just call it a promotion."

"Now, the Tongyou Guard is under my control."

Hearing Feng Yu's words, Jiang Yun's eyes lit up: "Congratulations, Father-in-law."

“There’s nothing to congratulate me on.” Feng Yu took a deep breath and said slowly, “This morning, Eunuch Qin handed over the Tongyou Guard to me, telling me the list of Tongyou Guard personnel, their contact information, and some secrets.”

"Including you and Princess Ningyi, the Tongyou Guard now has a total of forty people. Among them, eight are at the first-grade level, and the others are all top experts at the second-grade level."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun was slightly startled. He knew that Tongyou Guard had many experts, but he did not expect that there were eight experts at the first-grade level.

"Your Excellency is taking charge of the Tongyou Guard on behalf of His Majesty, which should be a great thing, so why do you look so worried?" Jiang Yun asked.

"Do you think it's easy for you to take charge of the Tongyou Guard?" Feng Yu's heart sank. "Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Are you interested in the meteorite? There's information about the meteorite in the Tongyou Guard's intelligence, but I don't know if it's true or not. If you're interested, have someone investigate it."

"That's perfect." Jiang Yun laughed, not bothering to be polite with Feng Yu.

Then, Feng Yu took out a file from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Yun: "When you have time, have your men take a look at it."

"kindness."

……

"The Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

"Sir, you're not joking with me, are you?"

Outside the palace gates, Qi Da, Dong Qiaofeng, and Zhu Zanyu were waiting to greet Jiang Yun.

The three of them were dumbfounded when they heard that Jiang Yun had been promoted to Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

They knew Jiang Yun was going to make it big, and they wanted to get a share of the profits too.

Unexpectedly, he rose directly to the position of commander.

This is a high-ranking official of the third rank!

"Alright, Qi Da, Zhu Zanyu, you two go back and pack your bags, get ready to come with me to take over the Northern Garrison."

"Qi Da was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Garrison."

"Zhu Zanyu was appointed as the Commander of the Southern Garrison."

At this point, Jiang Yun glanced at Dong Qiaofeng and smiled, "Old Dong doesn't need to move. He can stay in the Eastern Garrison and take over my position as the Garrison Commander of the Eastern Garrison."

The three were both surprised and delighted, but Zidane quickly said, "Sir, you've only just arrived and you've already given us the best seats..."

"Won't there be some..."

"I will recommend the worthy without regard to personal relationships. Besides, if anyone in the Embroidered Uniform Guard has any objections, let him come to me in person and tell me."

(End of this chapter)