Red Mansion: Incense and God Road, starting from the City God of Shenjing

Chapter 51: The Imperial Study
"The Emperor Shunde of Heaven proclaims:"

"I have received the mandate of heaven and rule over the four seas. I am concerned about the safety of the country and the importance of military and political affairs. Now there is the Purple Marquis Jia Cong, who is loyal and brave, and has both virtue and talent."

"I have specially appointed him as the commander of the Beijing Camp, commanding the twelve camps of the capital. I hope he can shoulder this important responsibility, enforce military discipline, train elite soldiers, protect the tranquility of the capital, and safeguard the peace of our dynasty. He should be loyal and diligent, and live up to my expectations."

"Appreciate this!"

……

Xia Shouzhong took out the imperial edict that had been prepared long ago.

It was like a bolt of lightning, both inside and outside the government.

The Twelve Regiments of the Capital.

It includes four military camps (fen, yao, lian, xian), four brave camps (gan, guo, xiao, gu), and four powerful camps (li, shen, yang, zhen).

Each camp is divided into three camps: Five Army, Three Thousand, and Shenji.

Among them, the Five Army Battalion was for coordinated combat between cavalry and infantry, the Three Thousand Battalion was for elite cavalry, and the Shenji Battalion was equipped with various mechanical weapons, including some firearms.

There are twelve regiments, each with 10,000 people, for a total of 120,000 people.

Every five years, elite troops are selected from the border troops for rotation.

It can be said to be the largest army near Shenjing.

A few days ago, various factions in the court almost fought each other for the position of commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp.

But now Jia Cong was directly appointed.

After the imperial decree was issued, many ministers subconsciously wanted to step forward to oppose it.

I even thought of a reason: I was too young.

But the final step has not been taken yet.

Suddenly something felt wrong.

The ruthless and ferocious power that Jia Cong had always deliberately established was once again demonstrated at this moment.

It would be fine if it was someone else...

Just less than half an hour ago, Prince Beijing Shui Rong was killed outside the Meridian Gate.

The royal family acted as if they didn't see such a big event.

If you think about it carefully, there are several ministers in the cabinet.

There were also several veteran generals from the Five Military Commanderies, all of whom looked calm and composed at this moment.

No one showed any intention to express their opinion.

The only person in the whole Daqian who has such great prestige...

hiss!
After sorting out the thoughts, the ministers suddenly didn't know what to do.

"Do you have any comments, ministers?"

Emperor Shunde asked calmly.

"Your Majesty, age is not the only factor in judging people's ability. Morality and ability are the key to judging people."

"Marquis Zi Yi is both virtuous and talented. I believe he is capable of serving as the commander of the Beijing Camp."

At this time, Zhang Yuan, the Duke of Dingguo, who was a member of the Kaiyuan lineage and had been granted the title by the retired emperor without being demoted, stepped out and spoke.

When the civil and military officials in the court saw this, their guess was immediately confirmed.

Everyone knows that Duke Dingguo Zhang Yuan is the confidant of the retired emperor.

You know, Duke Dingguo was fighting for this position for the Kaiyuan lineage just two days ago, but now he has changed his tone.

"Jia Cong, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to command the Beijing camp for Your Majesty and protect the peace of the capital!"

Jia Cong stepped out and spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Okay, then that's settled."

"Retreat!"

Emperor Shunde saw that the matter was settled and nodded with satisfaction.

……

After the morning
Before Jia Cong could even leave the palace, he was stopped by Xia Shouzhong who had returned.

"Marquis Ziyi, please stay. His Majesty wants to summon you alone in the Imperial Study."

"Please follow me, my Lord."

"You all go back first, and then send an invitation to come back to your house for a gathering in a few days." Jia Cong had anticipated this.

He said to the founding family members who were gathered around him.

"Since His Majesty has summoned you, please go quickly. We are old relatives, there is no need to be so distant."

"It's the same if we get together again sometime."

Niu Jizong hurriedly bowed with a smile.

Following Xia Shouzhong through a corridor, we arrived at the imperial study.

At this time, Emperor Shunde was the only one in the imperial study, but a mountain of memorials was piled up in front of the desk.

"Mr. Jia is here, no need to be polite!"

"Xia Shouzhong, please take a seat!" Just as Jia Cong was about to greet him, he was stopped by Emperor Shunde with a smile.

"I am sorry to make you laugh at me, dear Lord. The imperial study burns enough memorials to fill three carriages every day."

"But most of them have been handled by the Cabinet and the Imperial Palace. When it comes to me, I just used the seal and went through the motions."

"Your Majesty, I don't see the joke."

"No matter how small the state affairs are, they are related to the livelihoods of millions of people. Your Majesty shepherds the people on behalf of God."

"Being worried is a manifestation of diligence and love for the people."

"It is because of your Majesty that I can have a stable environment to practice in peace."

Jia Cong spoke calmly.

Just as Emperor Shunde wanted to see Jia Cong, he was intelligent and talented, and then he slightly revealed his dissatisfaction with Emperor Shunde for delaying his own cultivation.

"Hahahaha, after all, my dear Lord, you understand me."

"I know about the matter of the Beijing Camp. I am sorry that I have delayed your cultivation. The royal family has a lot of secret books. I will ask Xia Shouzhong to select some and send them to your residence."

Emperor Shunde, whose heart was touched by the nice words, naturally would not care about the dissatisfaction in Jia Cong's words.

Exchange a few pleasantries and then get down to business.

"The matter of the Beijing Camp is of great importance. What are your plans after taking office, my dear minister?"

"Quickly organize, slowly clean!"

Jia Cong already had a plan for this.

"The Beijing Camp is of great importance. With something like this happening, it goes without saying that people are in a state of panic."

"So it is urgent to rectify military discipline, and it is better to do it sooner rather than later."

"Wait until things stabilize, then clean up slowly, so as not to act too hastily and shake the morale of the troops again."

"It can also avoid alerting the enemy and then follow the clues to find the real cause..."

……

"Good, good, good!"

Emperor Shunde's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Your Excellency's idea is better than mine."

"You are right. There must be officers in the Beijing camp who are colluding with the White Lotus Rebellion, and their ranks will not be low."

"Follow this line..."

As he spoke, Emperor Shunde stood up and paced several times before he made up his mind.

"Well, Lord Jia, I grant you a gold medal and the power to act at your own discretion and secretly investigate the White Lotus Sect."

"Anyone involved can be arrested and interrogated on the spot. The situation is critical. Anyone below the third rank will be executed first and reported later!"

"My dear minister, go ahead and investigate. If anything goes wrong, I will take the responsibility."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I will definitely investigate the White Lotus Sect matter thoroughly."

Jia Cong did not expect that Emperor Shunde was so decisive.

The imperial gold medal is bestowed as if I were here in person.

Civil and military officials below the third rank have the power to execute first and report later, as they see fit.

This is almost the greatest power that Emperor Shunde can exert.

Having this right will undoubtedly make your plans go more smoothly.

"Let Xia Shouzhong take you to the Beijing camp and announce the imperial decree. I will not keep you here."

"I resign!"

Jia Cong stood up and bowed.

……

He entered the palace early in the morning to attend court and had a conversation with Emperor Shunde in the imperial study.

The sun had risen by then.

Jia Cong followed Xia Shouzhong, who led several eunuchs and a team of Dragon Guards out of the palace and headed straight out of the city.

"My Lord, this mount looks like it's only half a step away from becoming a great demon, right?"

"I am so jealous of you!"

"Only the Marquis can subdue such a ferocious monster."

On the way, Xia Shouzhong looked at the Dabai under Jia Cong's seat with envy.

Not to mention Jia Cong himself.

Even his mount gave him a frightening feeling.

It is said that the top-quality BMWs in the imperial palace also have a trace of demon beast bloodline.

But compared with this Dabai.

No, don't even talk about comparing.

It's impossible to even get close.

(End of this chapter)