Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 117 The Great Hundred Slayers

Although the chubby boy had told Chen Qing about his plans to be promoted to centurion, he hadn't mentioned that he would be reorganizing the centurion's office.

While Chen Qing was still in a daze, Commander Yan sighed again and said, "His Majesty personally ordered that Yan Cong be your deputy, serving as a captain under you."

The high-ranking official of the Garrison Command looked quietly at Chen Qing and asked, "Chen Qing, can you understand His Majesty's intentions?"

Chen Qing looked up at Commander Yan, but didn't answer immediately. Instead, he walked to the door, opened it, glanced outside, and then returned to Commander Yan. He lowered his voice and asked, "Lord Yan, has His Majesty... has something happened to him in the past few years?"

These few words stunned Yan Hu, and it took him a long time to come to his senses. He stared at Chen Qing, and after a while, his face turned gloomy: "How did you know?"

His voice turned serious: "Zhao Mengjing told you? No, that happened after Zhao Mengjing went to prison, so there's no way she could have known..."

Chen Qing sighed softly: "Lord Yan, it's not hard to guess."

Yan Hu took several deep breaths to calm down. He looked at Chen Qing and sighed after a while: "Indeed, His Majesty's actions have been somewhat unusual lately, and we can see some clues in them."

"I can't tell you about this, and you shouldn't ask."

Commander Yan patted Chen Qing on the shoulder and said slowly, "You're smart to see these things. My son wouldn't have thought of such a profound thing."

At this point, Yan Qianhu sighed: "Yan Cong is already involved, and I can't pull him out. From now on, I can only rely on you, Zizheng, to take care of him."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing suddenly smiled and said, "Lord Yan, since I'm not mistaken, then there's nothing to worry about regarding Young Master Yan's matter. Nothing will happen."

At this point, Chen Qing added, "I will handle the White Lotus Sect matter properly. If all goes well, we may see some results in a year or two. I will report back to Lord Yan at that time."

He paused, then lowered his head and said, "Lord Yan has been very kind to me lately. I have a few words to say, but I don't know if I should."

Yan Hu narrowed his eyes: "Go ahead and say it."

"Lord Yan, don't have any resistance. The imperial family members aren't tigers or wolves."

Chen Qing said in a low voice, "Looking through the historical records, the imperial family members are actually not that dangerous."

Chen Qing's words were still too euphemistic. To put it bluntly, throughout history, there have actually been far fewer examples of imperial family members usurping power than powerful ministers.

It's just that these things can't be said outright.

Commander Yan understood the meaning behind Chen Qing's words. He did not respond, but handed the emperor's appointment document to Chen Qing and took out a new waist token from his sleeve.

"This is the waist tag of a centurion of the Zhenfu Division."

He looked at Chen Qing and continued, "In a little while, I'll have Yan Cong take you to select people. Set up your centurion post as soon as possible. As for the quota for the Imperial Guards..."

Yan Qianhu pondered for a moment, then quietly said, "I'll give you ten."

The Yiluan Division, known colloquially as the Embroidered Uniform Guard, oversaw numerous guard posts and had a large number of personnel. However, only a very small number of them could be called Imperial Guards.

When Jiang Qi first established his elite cavalry, it numbered only three or four hundred men.

Even now, more than a hundred years later, despite the enormous increase in numbers, the proportion of the Imperial Guards within the Imperial Guard remains very low.

For example, the Zhenfu Division.

The North and South Garrison Commands comprised five guard posts, totaling over five thousand people. However, of these five thousand, only about three hundred could be considered Imperial Guards, or royal agents.

This is basically the number of imperial guards in the entire capital region.

The remaining imperial guards were scattered throughout the regions, tasked with monitoring the four directions for the emperor.

Yan Hu's elite cavalry numbered only about sixty people in total. The fact that he was able to give Chen Qing ten men at once was already a great honor for Chen Qing, the new centurion.

Of course, the main reason for his choice was mostly because of his son, Yan Cong.

Compared to the ordinary captains and guards in the garrison, the main privilege of these Imperial Guards was that they had the most important power over the imperial prison in the Zhenfu Division!
Simply put, the Imperial Guards have three privileges.

First, it has the power to secretly monitor officials; second, it has the power to arrest officials; and third, it has the power to torture officials.

These three powers are not held by ordinary captains and guards of the Zhenfu Division. Ordinary captains can only carry out orders, such as arresting people or providing protection.

The phrase "tiger's back, wasp's waist, mantis's legs" perfectly describes the requirements for these elite guards. Chen Qing had gained a considerable understanding of the Zhenfu Division during this time, and upon hearing this, he knew that Commander Yan had given him special treatment. So he stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Lord Yan."

"From now on, we're all family, so there's no need to be so polite."

He sighed and said, "Yan Cong is already waiting for you outside. You two can discuss the specifics."

Chen Qing asked him some more details before getting up to say goodbye and leave. He had just walked a short distance from the door when he saw Yan Cong waiting for him outside.

Seeing Chen Qing come out of the room, Yan Cong strode up to greet him, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and looked excited.

As he bowed, he said with a smile, "Congratulations, Great Centurion!"

Chen Qing glanced at him and said speechlessly, "What kind of nonsense is this?"

"This is the respectful title used outside for our commander of the Garrison."

Yan Cong smiled at Chen Qing and said, "It's about controlling life and death."

After saying this, Yan Cong looked at Chen Qing and said with emotion, "To be honest, Brother Zizheng, I never dreamed that I could rise to this position in one fell swoop based on a single case. It's like a dream."

Chen Qing looked at him and said with a smile, "With Lord Yan as your backer, it's reasonable for you to be promoted to any position. It's unreasonable for me to be promoted like this."

Yan Cong shook his head and said, "If we're talking about backing, Brother Zizheng has Prince Zhou as his backer, which is much stronger than my family's."

At this point, he smiled and said to Chen Qing, "My dad told me yesterday, and I didn't believe him at all. I was about to go find you, but my dad stopped me."

Yan Cong looked at Chen Qing and asked, "I only learned today that His Majesty wants us to reorganize a centurion's office. Brother Zizheng, you are a centurion and you are intelligent, so you should make the decision."

Chen Qing thought for a moment, then looked at the sky and shook his head, saying, "Let's call it a day. Once we've decided on the selection of the Imperial Guards, I'll treat everyone to a meal, and then we can start working on setting up the Hundred-Household Office."

"correct."

Chen Qing asked, "Is our Hundred-Household Office located within the Garrison Command?"

“The Hundred-Household Offices of the Garrison Command in the capital are usually located within the Garrison Command. Otherwise, the Hundred-Household Offices wouldn’t have the funds to set up a separate office in the capital.”

Yan Cong replied, "However, the centurions in other places are not always located together with the chiliarchies."

Chen Qing thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I understand. I might be able to find another government office for everyone later."

At this point, Commander Chen coughed and said seriously, "Lord Yan just said that the first task of our Commander's Office is to handle the aftermath of the White Lotus Sect."

He looked at Yan Cong and said, "Come on, Brother Yan, I'll take you to my place and tell you in detail about my next steps."

Yan Cong nodded quickly. He followed Chen Qing out of the Zhenfu Division and soon arrived at the residence where Chen Qingxin had moved in.

Before Yan Cong could even visit Chen Qing's "new home," Chen Qing led him to the room where Mu Xianniang was.

Yan Cong glanced at Mu Xianniang, then at Chen Qing, and asked, "Brother Zizheng..."

"This Miss Mu, you know her too, Brother Yan. She will be the key to our handling of the White Lotus Sect case."

Chen Qing looked at Yan Cong and told him about his future plans and some specific arrangements. After Chen Qing finished speaking, Yan Cong's eyes lit up.

He pulled Chen Qing outside and whispered, "Brother Zizheng, since we're going to send someone to follow this Miss Mu, we need to make sure they're capable. I'll ask the Zhenfu Division to find two competent officers later."

"Have them handle this matter."

Yan Cong said with a serious expression, "I will arrange for people to carry out the follow-up investigation on the remnants of the cult as soon as possible."

At this point, he looked at Chen Qing and said, "Also, Brother Zizheng, you need to get this Hundred Household Office up and running as soon as possible. My father said that if it can be done quickly..."

"His Majesty might... want to see us."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing nodded, patted Yan Cong on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'll get started tomorrow on setting up this new centurion office."

(End of this chapter)