The Military Governor in Dream of the Red Chamber

Besides the help from neighbors, the main people helping here now are sent by the Jia family, and the person in charge is Jia Zhen.

Because Jia Chen had made another great contribution, the Jia family obviously paid more attention to him.

Jia Chen was discovered as soon as he returned.

Actually, someone was already waiting at the intersection, ready to inform him as soon as he returned.

"Second Brother!" Jia Liuya ran and jumped into Jia Chen's arms.

Strange and familiar.

Jia Chen sighed inwardly.

He remembered Jia Liuya, but this was the first time he had actually met her.

A five-year-old girl, innocent and lively.

The appearances of Jia Liuya and Jia Chen in their memories have changed somewhat; children grow up quickly and change a lot.

In the past, Jia Chen spent most of his time at the farm outside the city and didn't spend much time with Jia Liuya.

Then he entered the Beijing Garrison, and he wasn't at home every day.

Later, Jia Chen went to Datong.

It's been about half a year since I last saw Jia Liuya, so it's normal for her to have changed a bit.

"Little Sprout!" Jia Chen said with a smile, picking up Jia Liuya and walking towards home.

While cleaning and tidying up inside the house, Jia Shenshi heard the noise outside and hurriedly came out.

"Mother, Second Brother is back!" Jia Liuya shouted loudly when she saw her mother.

When Jia Shenshi saw Jia Chen holding Jia Liuya, her face was full of surprise.

"Mother, I'm back."

"Good, good, it's good that you're back." Madam Jia composed herself.

My son came back safely and even did a good deed, what could be worse?

"Brother Chen, tell me about what happened in Datong Town?"

"A victory celebration banquet at the palace would be wonderful..."

The surrounding neighbors were extremely curious.

Jia Chen satisfied them by recounting some events in Datong Town, as well as his victory celebration banquet in the palace.

In fact, Jia Chen knew that his mother and sister were also curious.

People were clearly more interested in things happening in the palace, in particular.

"Alright, alright, everyone disperse. Brother Chen must be tired. Let him rest for a bit," an older neighbor said with a smile.

Everyone left with smiles and words of congratulations.

Jia Chen is getting married in a couple of days, and he has a lot to do, so he definitely needs to rest.

Jia Chen already knew that Liu Ya'er was no longer learning etiquette from the nannies in the Jia family; she had been arranged to study with several other young ladies from the Jia family.

The girls naturally became the three springs.

This was Grandmother Jia's decision, made after learning that Jia Chen had once again rendered meritorious service.

Liu Ya'er told Jia Chen that everything else was fine, and her sisters treated her very well, but she found it very difficult to learn and couldn't keep up, feeling that she was too stupid.

Jia Chen sighed inwardly, realizing that Liu Ya'er couldn't be blamed for this.

Unlike Sanchun, who started studying at a young age, even Xichun, who was a year younger than Liuyaer, had been studying for a year or two.

Jia Chen could only comfort her, telling her to take it slow and not to rush.

Naturally, Jia Chen's mother also stopped working in Li Wan's courtyard.

Madam Jia Shen told Jia Chen that the second master of the Jia family said that Jia Chen had made great contributions this time and would most likely be promoted to deputy commander.

Therefore, it would be inappropriate for her to continue working for the Jia family.

There was a reason why she stayed in the Jia family when Jia Chen was a centurion.

She worried that the income of centurions was unstable, that they would have to bear a lot of military supplies losses themselves, that it was common for centurions to be oppressed by their superiors, and that there were quite a few who were dirt poor.

But once you reach the level of deputy commander, the pressure in this regard is much less.

In addition, with a promotion and greater power, the likelihood of being bullied will be much lower.

Unless they are exiled to some remote and impoverished area, they basically don't have to worry about food and clothing at home.

The next morning, Jia Chen received his promotion order.

He was promoted two ranks, from one hundred households to one thousand households.

When the Jia family learned the news, Jia Zheng and his family were somewhat surprised, but they also felt that it was within their expectations.

Jia Zheng received information that Qianshan Fort had made significant contributions, but he had no idea how many heads Qianshan Fort had actually captured.

When the report was submitted, the number of heads distributed to Qianshanbao was far less than the 1,400 or so.

Therefore, Jia Zheng felt that Jia Chen's promotion to deputy commander was a sure thing, since he was able to attend the ceremony of presenting captives.

This shows that the Jia family's influence in the military is waning, and the truth behind such news is unknown.

Of course, there was also the reason why Jia Zheng did not deliberately inquire about it.

In short, going from a hundred households to a thousand households is a tremendous joyous occasion.

In addition, Jia Chen is getting married tomorrow, making it a double celebration.

Jia Chen also received news that Chen Tai had been granted the title of Earl of Pinglu.

Being granted a noble title is undoubtedly the highest honor among military generals.

The others were generally promoted one rank; for example, Liu Tianwang was promoted from Vice Commander to Deputy Commander.

However, everyone's specific positions haven't been changed yet; some adjustments will be made once we return to Datong Town.

In Jia Chen's view, people in high positions like Liu Tianwang are unlikely to be removed from their posts.

If he's to be promoted, he'll need to be promoted to deputy commander-in-chief.

Since Liu Tianwang had only recently been promoted from guerrilla general to brigade commander, such a thing would not normally happen.

Moreover, there was no vacancy for the deputy commander of Datong Town.

On the contrary, lower-ranking military officers like Jia Chen may have their specific positions adjusted as they are promoted.

Jia Chen has now decided that Qianshan Fort is his base, and he has no interest in any other position.

It's not impossible for a commander of a thousand households to serve as the garrison commander of Qianshan Fort.

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"Miss, Miss." Baozhu walked in quickly.

Seeing her hurried manner, Ruizhu couldn't help but say, "Why are you in such a rush? Don't knock over anything inside."

The day after tomorrow is Qin Keqing's wedding day, and the Qin family is extremely busy right now.

Qin Keqing, being attended to by Ruizhu, is trying on her wedding dress.

"Speak, what is it?" Qin Keqing asked.

She wasn't particularly happy about the marriage, but she also didn't have much resistance to it.

Even though Baozhu and Ruizhu had previously said that her husband might look a little abnormal.

But they were from the Jia family, so she had no choice.

Consider that Jia Chen even had someone send two sheep from afar to the border town; his character must be quite good, right?

In life, the most important thing is that one's character is acceptable. She has come to terms with other things, such as appearance, and no longer wants to care about them.

"They just said... that my son-in-law has been promoted to commander of a thousand households," Baozhu said breathlessly, having run all the way here.

"Oh? Really?" Ruizhu exclaimed in surprise.

Qin Keqing also showed surprise on her face.

Yesterday, my younger brother and Baozhu went to see the ceremony of presenting captives, and they said they didn't see Jia Chen.

If you're saying they missed it, it's a bit strange that so many people didn't see it either.

Afterwards, they were all a little worried that Jia Chen might not be able to participate in the ceremony of presenting prisoners of war.

If that's the case, then Jia Chen's contributions probably aren't significant enough.

Then it seems Jia Chen won't get a promotion.

I never expected to hear that Jia Chen has been promoted two ranks.

"How could this be fake? It was someone from the Jia family who came to inform Master. You can ask Master later if you don't believe me," Baozhu said, glaring at Ruizhu.

"That must be true," Ruizhu said with a smile. "Congratulations, young lady! You'll be the wife of a thousand-household commander in the future. Perhaps your son-in-law will really achieve further merit and earn you an official title!"

"Making a name for yourself isn't that easy. On the battlefield, swords have no eyes; you have to fight for your life. I just hope he can be safe and sound." Qin Keqing shook her head, a hint of worry on her face.