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Through the accounts of Chu Huaiyu and others, Ren Jingxing gained a preliminary understanding of Zhao Cheng.

Although most people now refer to Zhao Cheng as the heir apparent of the Marquis of Guangping.

But in reality, Zhao Cheng is already over thirty years old.

Moreover, he married the third princess of the Great Wei.

Zhao Cheng's current official position is the Commander of the Inner Palace Guard of the Palace Guard, the highest-ranking official in the entire Inner Palace Guard, and a fifth-rank official.

The entire inner palace was divided into two shifts on each side, for a total of four shifts.

There are a total of 54 students in each class.

Zhao Cheng commanded over two hundred armored soldiers within the inner city of the palace, which was a considerable number and demonstrated his standing in the emperor's eyes.

The Inner Palace Guards were essentially the emperor's personal cavalry guards, serving as the emperor's last line of defense.

As the emperor's shadow guard, they were responsible for the core security of the palace when the emperor was in the palace. When the emperor traveled, they accompanied him with swords to protect him.

If a major ceremony is held, the Inner Palace Attendants are also responsible for maintaining order and discipline of the ceremonial guard.

Moreover, if officials needed to be punished in the imperial court, it was they who would do it.

The soldiers who carried the fourth prince away earlier were from the inner palace guards.

This also shows just how high Zhao Cheng's status really was.

If he wanted to rebel, probably no one could stop him.

Besides Zhao Cheng's official position and power, Zhao Cheng's personal strength should not be underestimated.

When Zhao Cheng and Ren Jingxing were the same age, he was also one of the top playboys in the capital.

However, his way of being a playboy was not as dissolute as Ren Jingxing's.

Instead, they would punch and beat someone at the slightest provocation.

It is said that Zhao Cheng fought his way from the south of the capital to the east, and from the east to the west.

They didn't even spare the magistrates of the two counties in the capital!

Zhao Cheng thus earned the title of the capital's top playboy.

Later, when the Wei emperor punished him, the Marquis of Guangping directly beat him with sticks at home, even breaking two of the sticks, but Zhao Cheng still refused to accept it.

"The key point is that Zhao Cheng is really good at fighting!"

It is said that Zhao Cheng rose from a lowly soldier in the Imperial Guard to the position of Commander-in-Chief in just three years, all through fighting his way up!

Ren Jingxing frowned and couldn't help but ask:

"Was it struck? Won't His Majesty punish him?"

"Of course he will be punished, but he also used this opportunity to demonstrate his abilities!"

Moreover, he is the heir apparent of the Marquis of Guangping.

As a general, if you can't defeat your own soldiers and your backing isn't as strong as theirs, you'll inevitably have to relinquish your position!

Ren Jingxing then nodded.

It seems that the changes in the commanders of the Inner Palace were also related to their own military strength.

However, this requires a strong background and powerful connections as a prerequisite.

Otherwise, just for disobeying orders from superiors and engaging in unauthorized fighting, one would be kicked out of the Imperial Guard.

"Boss, the Marquis of Xuanwei and the Marquis of Guangping have been at odds with each other throughout history. You'd better be careful this time, or you'll fall into Zhao Cheng's hands."

Ren Jingxing sneered:

"Don't worry, if he dares to mess with me, I'll beat him so badly that even his great-grandmother won't recognize him!"

Chu Huaiyu and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

They didn't deny that Ren Jingxing could make money. They were even more impressed with his shrewdness in brothels.

But it's said that Ren Jingxing is good at fighting...

They've all been drained of their bodies in brothels, how could they possibly beat Zhao Cheng, who's in his prime?

Ren Jingxing's achievements in the manor were not fully disclosed in the capital.

According to rumors, all they knew was that Zhao Ping had beaten up the sixteenth prince and the sons of the Ding and Liu families.

As for the specific details, they knew nothing about them.

Everyone thought that Ren Jingxing had the advantage of location and popular support, and that he had used the people of the village to defeat the three groups.

"In any case, boss, you'd better be careful. After all, he's your superior and could do something underhanded to you."

"How about the boss scrape together some money to bribe Zhao Cheng?"

"That's even worse! We haven't even started our shifts yet, and we've already given them leverage over us!"

"Absolutely not, that would be too embarrassing!"

Ren Jingxing had no worries whatsoever, neither about the evidence he had nor his current physical condition.

There's absolutely no need to worry about Zhao Cheng.

"That's absolutely unacceptable. When has the Marquis of Xuanwei's mansion ever bowed down to the Marquis of Guangping's mansion?"

The crowd, who were initially happy about Ren Jingxing's promotion to the Imperial Guard, couldn't help but worry again.

After all, working under the enemy is bound to be a difficult experience.

"Don't worry, boss. If anything goes wrong, we'll ask our respective fathers for help!"

The next morning, Ren Jingxing carried the Green-Stained Spear and rode his horse towards the inner city.

According to Ren Bing, the family's focus shifted to Ren Jingxing's responsibilities.

Rather than letting the Green-Stained Spear rot in the mansion and eventually become scrap metal to be sold, it's better to let it serve its purpose in Ren Jingxing's hands for a while longer.

The entire capital city was divided into four layers, like a cabbage.

The innermost layer is the palace, where the emperor lived and worked, and it is divided into the front hall and the rear palace.

One layer outside is the imperial city, where the food and lodging supplies for the palace were provided, and where the offices of important government departments were located.

Outside the palace city lies the inner city, and outside the inner city lies the outer city.

The outer city was further divided into Yongning County and Yong'an County, which were governed separately.

The Inner Palace Attendants' residence was located near the Anding River in the East Inner City.

Ren Jingxing rode his horse there, and when he arrived at the camp, he found it still empty.

At that moment, a young officer carrying a rifle walked over.

"Young Master Ren, you've arrived so early?"

Ren Jingxing looked closely and realized that this person was none other than his future superior, Gao Shanjin.

Although I am of a higher status and stronger than him, the difference in official rank is still a factor.

Ren Jingxing did not put on airs, but immediately dismounted and cupped his hands in greeting:

"This humble servant, Ren Jingxing, has come to report for duty and greets Commander Gao."

Gao Shan smiled and quickly helped Ren Jingxing up.

Gao Shan held a great deal of goodwill toward Ren Jingxing.

They are highly capable, have strong backgrounds, and act methodically without being overly flamboyant.

Gao Shanjin always believed that the rumors circulating in the capital were slanders against Ren Jingxing.

"Your Highness, you don't need to call me Commander Gao. Just call me Gao Shanjin or Old Gao."

Ren Jingxing, naturally, wouldn't let such goodwill pass by, and replied with a smile:

"In that case, Brother Gao, please call me Jingxing."

"Then let's call him Brother Ren!"

After chatting and laughing for a while, Gao Shan led Ren Jingxing to report for duty and distributed armor.

"Since Brother Ren has brought his own spear, then the Inner Palace Guard will not provide Brother Ren with any other weapons."

But I still need to test whether Brother Ren's spear is up to standard.

Inspecting the soldiers' own weapons is a standard procedure for the entire Imperial Guard.

Firstly, to prevent the use of hidden weapons; secondly, to avoid using inferior weapons that might fail at crucial moments.

Ren Jingxing readily agreed, then took the Hunter God Spear off his back, gripped it with one hand, and slammed it into the ground.

Boom!

A muffled thud came from the bottom of the gun.

Gao Shan was stunned, and licked his lips:

"Brother Ren, what's with your gun?"

Ren Jingxing smiled and said:

"This is my ancestor's Green-Stained Spear. It was with this spear that my ancestor earned the title of Marquis of Xuanwei."

I haven't weighed it exactly, but I've heard it's 58 jin (24 catties).

Gao Shanjin stared blankly at Ren Jingxing, who was holding the Green Dragon Spear in one hand.

He knew Ren Jingxing was strong, but this was just too strong!

It can be held in one hand as easily as holding an ordinary wooden stick.

and……

He had received news that someone was going to make things difficult for Ren Jingxing.

It looks like there's going to be some interesting stuff to watch today...