Chapter 99: Military Division
In fact , in principle, those soldiers were right to stop him. After all, Jia Cong had not yet handed over his position to the generals, and it was normal for them not to recognize him. However, if Jia Cong, the big boss of the Wucheng Bingmasi, was stopped at the door on his first day in his own territory, then he would not be able to continue this job. It would be too embarrassing.
Time passed slowly, and at 12:30 am, soldiers finally appeared in groups of three or four on the parade ground. Not long after, an officer in armor came galloping over with several fast horses. When he arrived at the parade ground, he saw Jia Cong sitting high on the podium and immediately strode forward.
"I am Yun Mingliang, the commander of the Southern City Military Division. I am here to pay my respects to my superior!" As he said this, the man knelt down on one knee.
Jia Cong opened his eyes and looked towards Yun Mingliang, only to see that this man was stout and strong, with half of his body wrapped in black armor, revealing a murderous aura!
"Yun Mingliang, the commander of the Southern City Military Department, is the son of Yun Ze, the former commander of the Rong Kingdom's personal guards."
This is the information Jia Zheng gave him about Yun Mingliang. Jia Cong nodded slightly. It seems that Yun Mingliang is quite close to the Jia family. Among the five military divisions, Nancheng is the farthest from here, but he is the first officer to arrive here.
"Yan Jia, deputy commander of the Southern City Military Division, greets the superior officer!"
"Liang Cang, the governor of the Southern City Military Department, greets you, my superior!"
"Gu Kaiyun, the governor of the South City Military Department, greets you, my superior!"
"Everyone, get up and come up so we can take a look together. We are all colleagues from now on, so there is no need to be too polite!" Jia Cong said lightly.
Yun Mingliang felt relieved. He didn't know much about this new superior, only that he was a member of the Jia family. However, although he had some connection with the Jia family, he had not had any contact with them in recent years. His position as the commander-in-chief was arranged by the eye of this new superior by relying on the relationship between his father and the old duke, it would naturally be a good thing.
Besides, he had no one to back him up, and was even ostracized by several military commanders. Otherwise, he would not have been stationed in the South City.
Among the five military headquarters in Shenjing, the North City is the most expensive, because it is not only close to the imperial palace, but also surrounded by many noble mansions. The commander of the North City Military Headquarters, Diao Shan, also has close relations with the emperor.
Dongcheng is an area of red-light districts, restaurants and mansions, so it is naturally a good location for the Bingmasi.
Many of the big businessmen in Xicheng are also extremely wealthy.
As for the Bingmasi in the city, although it is not as big as the one in the north city, it is the headquarters of many government offices, so its importance is self-evident.
Only in South City, not only are there more civilians, but there are also some large and small gangs mixed in. Which of these gangs has no one to support them? So he, the commander of the military division, has been reduced to helping others clean up the mess. Those gangs fought each other, and he didn't get any benefits, but he was involved in a lot.
He had naturally wanted to suppress them. After all, he had more than 2,000 men under his command, so it was not impossible for him to deal with some gangs. However, on the first day he took action against a gang, he received a warning from the superior of the Censorate in the evening, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and let the gang go...
"General, it's half past midnight!" Teng Wu said in Jia Cong's ear.
Jia Cong opened his eyes, but saw about a thousand crooked soldiers standing on the parade ground, and none of the other generals from the military department were there.
Nearly another quarter of an hour later, a group of about a dozen people came in laughing.
"Old Zhao, how was the arrangement made by your brother yesterday?"
"Well, that prostitute is really interesting. Don't worry, I will arrange a show for you in the next two days. It will be good . When the time comes, call your brothers to go together."
"Sir, these are Yang Sheng, the commander of the military division in the east of the city, and Zhao Guanglu, the commander of the military division in the west of the city. The rest are generals from the two military divisions!" Yun Mingliang said.
Jia Cong nodded. Seeing this group of people coming to the stage, Yang Sheng first looked at Jia Cong in surprise, and then he clasped his hands and said with a smile, "I am Yang Sheng, the commander of the East City Military Department. Nice to meet you, Lord Jia. I had a few more drinks with my brothers yesterday, so I was a little late for the report."
"Hmm!" Jia Cong's face showed no joy or anger, he just responded softly.
Zhao Guanglu saw this, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes. He also bowed and said, "Zhao Guanglu, the commander of the West City Army, greets you, sir!"
At the end of the Mao hour, a group of fast horses came in a hurry. After arriving at the parade ground, they went straight to the stage for the generals to be called. " I am Qian Huai, the commander of the city's military department. I am here to see you. I met a few thieves when I went out and caught them directly. As a result, I was late for the generals to be called. Please punish me, sir!"
"Well, get up!"
The group waited like this for about half an hour before they saw Diao Shan leading a few people into the camp leisurely.
When Diao Shan saw Jia Cong coming, he laughed loudly and said, "I never thought that you would arrive first. I am the commander Diao Shan, and I am honored to meet you, Your Excellency!"
Jia Cong nodded, stood up and looked down at the people below, "The imperial court should have sent the document of my appointment ten days ago, and it should have also stated that I will be waiting for you to report at the North City Military Department today!"
"I have received the document!" Qian Huai said with a bow.
"I received it too!" Yun Mingliang replied.
The other three couldn't help but frown, but since this matter was out in the open and irrefutable, they agreed immediately.
"It's good that you have received them all. Originally, Lord Chang, the Left Censor-in-Chief, wanted to personally bring me here to take office, but with the imperial documents, and since we are all military personnel, there is no need to go to such trouble."
"Teng Wu, bring my official seal and the imperial edict for your inspection!"
Upon receiving the order, Teng Wu took Jia Cong's seal and documents and showed them to everyone. These things were basically the same as the documents issued by the court to various military departments, they could verify each other, and no one would be stupid enough to forge them.
"You have all seen it, so I am now in office?"
Yun Mingliang and Qian Huai immediately bowed down, "Greetings, Your Excellency!"
The rest of them also had to pay their respects, "Greetings, Your Excellency!"
"Okay, everyone get up!"
Afterwards, everyone stood up and handed over the rosters of their troops to Jia Cong for inspection!
Jia Cong flipped through it casually and then threw it to Shi Si behind him!
"Everyone, let's talk about roll call now! According to military rules, what is the punishment for not showing up for roll call?"
The expressions of Diao Shan, Yang Sheng, Zhao Guanglu and others all changed. Is this the first thing he did right after taking office? This superior seems to have bad intentions...
