Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The Middle Unit of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Sitting in charge was none other than Ren Hua, whose crotch had been critically struck, taking him over a month to recover.

He repeatedly confirmed everything was in order at the brothel before returning to duty.

However, at this moment, he was sitting in the hall, taking swigs of his drink while looking out the door.

Beside him were several others, all chiliarchs summoned from other units.

The others, waiting impatiently as he continued to drink, asked, "I say, brother, we're on duty. What's the meaning of calling us over? If you're drinking, get us some too!"

Ren Hua snorted, put down his cup, and said, "Don't you understand what I mean by calling you over?"

"No," several people shook their heads.

Ren Hua slowly stood up, looked up, and sighed, "Why did we beg our families, pull strings, and go to great lengths to be transferred to the Embroidered Uniform Guard? There are no battles to fight; isn't it all to find an opportunity to rise in the world?"

"But what are we doing now? Even a centurion under us is doing better than us, living a more glamorous life! Does anyone above or below still listen to us? We're all being sidelined! What's the point of being a chiliarch now, tell me!"

"But what can we do? We can't afford to offend Lord Fang. My dad told me not to clash with him."

"Then let's just stay put honestly. It's not like we have to train if there's nothing to do; it's pretty good," someone said.

"That's right! Brother Ren, if you walk down the street, people see us wearing the Embroidered Uniform Guard uniform, and the young ladies and young wives keep giving me the eye. They used to avoid me, but now life is great!" another echoed.

"When we eat out, people don't even charge me. Could we have imagined that before?"

Ren Hua's expression froze for a moment, then he sat back down in his chair powerlessly.

He originally wanted to find some comrades to discuss a solution, but he ended up finding a bunch of useless salted fish.

"You still have the nerve to be happy! That's all thanks to the centurion under you. Aren't you ashamed?" Ren Hua ridiculed.

The others looked at each other, saying in unison, "It's alright."

Ren Hua slammed the table and stood up angrily, "A true man should live freely between heaven and earth, how can he live under someone else for long! I regret recognizing you as friends."

"Brother Ren, are you jealous?" a discordant voice emerged.

"I'm jealous? What am I jealous of! The Embroidered Uniform Guard's one hundred and eight stars are all centurions, we are chiliarchs, chiliarchs!" Ren Hua said in exasperation, "Subordinates overcoming superiors is a major taboo in military affairs! They all have entourages before and after they go out. How will we manage people in the future, how will we gain their respect?"

"Those people are originally under Lord Fang's direct management, we can't interfere. Let's just quietly enjoy life, I think it's pretty good as it is now."

"Think positively, we used to have to use tricks to get the girls we liked, now we can just pick concubines!"

"Manage people? Manage my ass! Hahahahaha" The others exchanged glances, all beaming with joy.

Wasn't he comfortable lying down? Ren Hua was really overthinking things and looking for trouble himself.

Seeing them so gleeful, Ren Hua was so angry that he trembled, pointing at them and shaking, "You fools are not worth discussing anything with! The people working in the palace are laughing at us now. I came to you to help me think of a solution, but you useless bunch, get out!"

"Hiss... if you're really unwilling, brother, I really have a solution!"

"What solution?" Ren Hua asked quickly.

"The garrison farm and the cavalry unit have vacancies. It wouldn't be a big problem to transfer there with a word to the higher-ups."

Ren Hua's smile immediately collapsed: "You want me to raise horses and farm? What a joke!"

"The positions in the palace responsible for ceremonial guards and escorts are full, so you can only ask your family to pull some strings. I think it should be easy to talk to Lord Fang, anyway, we're usually idle... one more or one less doesn't matter."

"However... if you really enter the palace, you must keep a close watch on your mouth. The people responsible for the palace have no idea what kind of life we're living, let them laugh if they want. We'll make a fortune in silence!"

Immediately, someone chimed in with a smile: "That's right! Let's secretly enjoy ourselves, secretly enjoy!"

"Yes! Don't let anyone, come, near, us!"

The others laughed again, delighted.

Ren Hua's face turned pale and then white. He was clearly the one who wanted to improve, but he had become a clown in front of a group of lazy salted fish!

What's wrong with this world? These grandsons!

Listening to the laughter coming from his ears, Ren Hua became more and more angry, and finally couldn't help but burst out, "All of you shut up! If you have no solutions, then get the hell out!"

"I said, don't take your anger out on us, we're not under your control anyway. You, you still haven't figured it out. Lord Fang has just taken over the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and a new official always makes a show of force. Once this period passes, won't we still be living the high life?"

"Well said! I think you've been wanting to live the high life for a long time!" As the group was chatting, a familiar figure suddenly appeared at the door, accompanied by an incredibly burly figure.

Everyone turned their heads and couldn't help but be shocked, and they stood up one after another to salute.

"This humble servant greets Lord Fang!"

Fang Zheng waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop with the fake pleasantries."

Today, he originally wanted to personally go to the chiliarch units to arrange some tasks, but he didn't expect to encounter such a good show.

He had been hiding at the door and listening for a long time....

"This official came this time to notify you of some news, but it seems that this time it's a bit untimely. Am I disturbing your enjoyment?"

The chiliarchs were immediately trembling: "No! No! Lord Fang's arrival is perfectly timed."

Fang Zheng smiled, put his hands behind his back, walked to the main seat, sat down with a golden horse, and said: "You are not on duty in your units, but you actually ran here to drink. Could it be that you have resentment towards this official in your hearts? Ren Hua, what do you say?"

He heard it, he heard everything?

Ren Hua's throat tightened, he lowered his head and dared not raise it, barely saying: "No... this humble servant dares not, it was this humble servant who called the others to drink... to celebrate... to celebrate the Embroidered Uniform Guard being prosperous under your command."

"Heh heh, you're quite loyal. If you don't want to do it, you can tell me anytime, after all, you can be considered to have followed this official before, I will definitely find you a satisfactory job!" Fang Zheng stared at Ren Hua.

He heard Ren Hua say in a trembling voice: "This humble servant... no, being able to work under Lord Fang is this humble servant's honor!"

Seeing that he was still sensible, Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Alright, let's get down to business."

"The higher-ups are preparing to send the Eastern Depot to conduct a surprise drill on the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Naturally, there's no need to mention the palace guards, they are all Beijing soldiers selected by the Ministry of War from the Beijing Garrison. But besides the core guardhouses, many of the people under your jurisdiction are commoners, and their training time is still short. This test is on you."

"So during this period, please be spirited up and be vigilant at all times! The Eastern Depot doesn't know where they will choose, but no matter where they choose, the nearest guardhouse must rush to support them at the fastest speed! This is the first hard battle fought by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the time to test you has come!"

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