Chapter 78 New Position
"Get up, girl. Although you are capable, you are still young. You should know that these are the foundation of our Jia family."
After hearing this, Wang Xifeng helped Wang to stand up and squeezed Mrs. Wang's hand hard.
She naturally understood that this aunt must have seen Jia Cong's prestige and the change in his status, and felt the impact on Baoyu, so she spoke without thinking too much. However, in the current situation, how could the proper Lord be restrained by these means in the harem?
This aunt of mine does have some means, and she has Wang Ziteng's support behind her. But if she really gets into a big fight with Cong'er, I'm afraid she will have a hard time keeping safe. With Jia Cong's current power, I'm afraid Wang Ziteng will no longer dare to treat Cong'er as a junior.
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Jia Cong and his men sent their personal soldiers back home first, and then headed towards the palace!
Niu Jizong was in the lead, Jia Cong was half a step behind, and the rest followed behind the two.
"Hey, you, kid, have caught up with me in half my lifetime in just two years. What's more, maybe one day you will surpass me and be awarded the title of Marquis! It's a pity that if those kids in my family had your skills, I wouldn't have to worry about it all day long."
"General..."
"Now that I am no longer in the army, you should just call me uncle!"
Jia Cong agreed with a smile. The four kings, eight dukes and twelve marquises were one, and many of them were related.
"This time it was only because of my uncle's care, otherwise how could I have achieved so many great achievements!"
"Although I like to hear what you said, I have to save face! Which of these great achievements was not achieved by you through hard work? Which time was it not when you faced enemies that were several or even dozens of times your number?"
As he said this, he glared at the group of people behind him and said, "These useless bastards, even if I take care of them, they are still wimps!"
Ma Chuang and Hou Jing, who were closest to them, smiled and flattered themselves. They really didn't dare to show their displeasure to Niu Jizong, otherwise, Niu Jizong would beat them up directly, and their father would have to give Niu Jizong gifts and say that he did a good job of beating them.
Moreover, what Jia Cong did did not allow them to be dissatisfied! They were all young men, so why not fight with real swords and guns? But thinking about Jia Cong's record, they didn't even have this idea!
Among them, at most, they followed the army to charge and fight for a while, and they were not the vanguard. To put it bluntly, they were just there to make up the numbers. Look at that kid Jia Cong, who attacked 5,000 with 500 people, killed 20,000 with 6,000 people, ambushed 60,000 to 70,000 people with 4,000 to 5,000 people, and won the battle. Is this something a human can do?
As they were talking, they arrived outside the palace.
Xia Shouzhong had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw a group of people coming, he led them to the main hall.
Jia Cong, who entered the palace for the first time, looked around inconspicuously, but found that there was nothing surprising about this palace. It was just like the Forbidden City in his previous life, majestic and grand, but also seemed a bit dull.
Outside the hall, after the eunuch announced the news, everyone entered the hall!
Jia Cong did not look around, but just followed Niu Jizong forward.
"I will pay my respects to your majesty!"
"Well, Lord Niu, you have worked hard and I know your achievements! As long as you serve the court well, it will only be a matter of time before you become a marquis!"
"Your Majesty, I thank the Emperor for his grace!"
Emperor Longxing waved his hand at Xia Shouzhong who was standing by, and Xia Shouzhong shouted, "Promote Niu Jizong, the first-class baron and cavalry commander, as deputy commander of the southern camp!"
Niu Jizong thanked him again and stepped aside!
"Which one is Jia Cong who led thousands of ambushed troops and killed tens of thousands of enemies?"
Emperor Longxing's words were obviously more cheerful, not as majestic and rigid as when he spoke to Niu Jizong.
Jia Cong knelt on one knee and shouted loudly, "General Jia Cong pays respect to Your Majesty!"
"Good, good, good! You are indeed worthy of being the son of our dynasty! In the past, your Rongguo Mansion first promoted the country and followed Taizu and Taizong to create the world! Daishan also followed the retired emperor to conquer the south and the north several times, but I never thought that the Jia family would produce another good son!"
"I am willing to follow the example of my ancestors and help Your Majesty create a prosperous era for our Daqian!"
“Hahaha!” Emperor Longxing raised his head and laughed. “Originally, I wanted to let you take charge of a large camp, but you are still young after all, so you should gain some experience first. There are five military offices in Shenjing, and they will be merged into one, the Five Cities Military Office. You will be the commander and a third-rank military officer. Are you willing?”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Hahaha, well, now that you have returned from your journey, go back first! I will give you ten days to rest well before you take up your new post!"
It was obvious that the emperor didn't care about the disciples from other prefectures and was too lazy to assign positions to them.
Niu Jizong and Jia Cong led everyone out of the palace. Ma Chuang touched his head and said, "I thought His Majesty would give me a position, but I never thought there would be no position at all. I don't know if I will be beaten by my father when I go back!"
Jia Cong stopped and said to the group behind him, "We are all relatives for a hundred years. Our ancestors fought together in the past, so we should not be estranged. Before, our founding lineage was weak, and only Uncle Niu was able to support us. Naturally, each family had some difficulties."
"However, now that Uncle Niu and I have jobs, we will naturally not forget our friendship!"
"Uncle Niu's southern camp is in the hands of Yuan Ping's lineage, so there will inevitably be a fight. The elders will discuss this with Uncle Niu, and we can't interfere rashly, so as not to affect Uncle Niu's major events. If you brothers don't give up, you brothers will be allowed to take over the Five Cities Military Division first!"
At this point, Jia Cong sneered, "Although I don't know what the current situation of the five yamen is, no matter what, they are not as close as my own brothers!"
"Brothers, go in first and find a position to take up. If the deputy commanders are sensible, it will be fine. If not, you brothers will need help."
Niu Jizong was amazed in his heart. The Jia family really had a capable person. Although these people were far inferior to Jia Cong, and even had a bad record in the capital before, with this gilded trip, their status in the mansion would be improved! And Jia Cong used his power in the army to make these people bow their heads easily.
With the help of these people, the lineage of the Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises will probably have a backbone again.
"Since Brother Cong treats you bunch of losers as brothers, you must not lose face for him! If I hear that any of you has a reputation as a playboy in Shenjing again, don't blame me for helping your father deal with you."
Ma Chuang and the others were secretly delighted. Which family had it easy these years? The Shi family, for example, was almost so poor that they could not even afford to eat. The reason for this was that they had no power.
Although the Five Cities Army and Marshals were not high-ranking officials, they were responsible for a lot of complicated matters. Even if they did not need to make any moves, they would naturally receive some tributes and profits.
