Chapter 121: Changes in senior management (Subscribe please!)
"Hehe, the main reason I came here this time is that I haven't seen Uncle Fang for more than a year. I missed him very much, so I came to see him... However, there are indeed some things I want to ask Uncle Fang." Facing Fang Jing's gaze, Ye Mingsheng did not hide anything and continued:
"I heard that the Prime Minister is planning to establish the Zhenwu Army in Liaoyang..."

Hearing Ye Mingsheng talking about this, Fang Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, looked Ye Mingsheng up and down, and then slowly said:
"Do you have any thoughts on this matter? You finally came out of that bitter cold place of Liaoyang and suffered so much? Are you really willing to go back?"

In response to this, Ye Mingsheng smiled bitterly, cupped his hands and said: "There is no other way. There are more wolves than meat in the Imperial Army. I have no hope in the Imperial Army..."

"That was before. Did you know that your surprise attack on Liujing was known to the Prime Minister Shangguan Hongyuan? He praised you highly and gave you a comment that you were a good commander and extremely brave!"

"Boy, I'm afraid you're going to be very successful this time. So, do you still want to leave the Imperial Guards?"

Fang Jing looked at Ye Mingsheng with a smile. Although he didn't know how Ye Mingsheng managed to launch a surprise attack on Liu Jing, since Ye Mingsheng really did it, he was sincerely happy for the achievement of his fellow villager!
Hearing Fang Jing's words, Ye Mingsheng's eyes immediately burst into surprise. To him, a small seventh-rank commander, Shangguan Hongyuan, who was in a high position and had great power in the court, could be said to be a great man that he could only dream of but could never reach...
He never expected that this little thing of his would be appreciated by the most powerful official in the Great Zhou Dynasty. This was definitely a pleasant surprise!
Seeing Ye Mingsheng's surprised expression, Fang Jing continued to teach respectfully:

"Mingsheng, you are a military officer from Zhaowu Camp, and you have served as a personal soldier of the Prime Minister. This time in the palace, you have made such a great contribution to the court. The court will not treat you unfairly!"

"I estimate that you can at least be promoted to the sixth rank this time. If you work hard, you may be promoted to the sixth rank. You are still young, so work hard. Who knows, you may even surpass me in the future!"

"Uncle Fang, you are joking. I don't have your ability. I have already brought honor to my family if I can be promoted to the fifth rank in my lifetime..." Ye Mingsheng quickly said modestly:
Having said that, in Ye Mingsheng's heart, the surprise he felt at Shangguan Hongyuan's praise had slowly faded, and he gradually regained his rationality.

Admittedly, when Ye Mingsheng first heard Fang Jing talking about Shangguan Hongyuan's praise for him, he felt a little flattered, but now Ye Mingsheng has begun to realize that this might not be a good thing for him.

Other military officers of the Imperial Guards may not know how he managed to surprise attack Liujing, but Shangguan Hongyuan, who controls the Supervisory Department, definitely knows... In addition, Shangguan Hongyuan is in a high position and has so many things to do every day. How can he have the time to take care of a small commander like himself? In all likelihood, he would praise himself for a few words and forget it completely the next moment.

And most importantly, with Xu Zhaojie's heart, he would feel very angry when he heard that he had become so famous because of this matter, and he would not let him off even more! Thinking of this, although Ye Mingsheng's expression remained normal, there was still a trace of worry in his eyes. Noticing the change in Ye Mingsheng's eyes, Fang Jing said in confusion:
"Mingsheng, what happened to you?"

Facing Fang Jing's question, Ye Mingsheng did not answer his question, but cupped his hands and replied: "Uncle Fang, I still want to be transferred to the Zhenwu Army..."

Although Ye Mingsheng did not give an answer to the question, Fang Jing was able to do it. As the commander of the Hujie Imperial Guard, he was naturally not a stupid person. He immediately realized something from Ye Mingsheng's answer, pondered for a moment, looked at Ye Mingsheng and said slowly:
"Although I am not a high-ranking official in the court, as a fourth-rank military officer, I still have some face!"

Fang Jing spoke tactfully, but his intention to stand up for himself was clearly visible in his words, which touched Ye Mingsheng a little. However, Ye Mingsheng did not intend to say anything to Fang Jing.

First of all, what happened to him involved the secret of factional struggles in the court. The fewer people who knew about it, the better. If he told the story to others, he might bring disaster upon himself.

Secondly, although Xu Zhaojie is only a marquis among the nobles, he is already one of the leading figures in the noble faction because he is in charge of the 30,000-man Xuanwu Imperial Guard and holds real power. In terms of status, let alone Fang Jing, even the big backer behind Fang Jing, Duke of Wei Tang Di, is not much inferior...
Therefore, even if Fang Jing was told about the matter, Fang Jing would not have any good solution. So in this case, it would be better not to say anything. Firstly, it would avoid embarrassing everyone, and secondly, it would not destroy the image of Fang Jing in his mind.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng sighed helplessly in his heart, then stood up and bowed slowly to Fang Jingshen, and said respectfully:
"Congratulations to Uncle Fang on being promoted to the fourth rank!"

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng only congratulated him but did not say anything, Fang Jing understood what Ye Mingsheng meant, his eyes flickered a little, but he still did not show off. He pondered for a moment and said:
"The Ministry of War and the Cabinet have already decided that Chen Dechang, Marquis of Guangshun, will serve as the third-rank commander of the Zhenwu Army, Gongsun Heng of the Liaoyang Gongsun family will serve as the fourth-rank commander-in-chief, and Wang Muzhi will serve as the fourth-rank commander-in-chief. Most of the backbones of the Zhenwu Army will be drawn from the Shenwu Army, probably several hundred people."

Ye Mingsheng was somewhat puzzled when he heard this. Back then, Liu Shilin had told him in the palace that the position of the commander of the Zhenwu Army would be held by Wang Muzhi, Shangguan Hongyuan's confidant. How come in just over a month, Wang Muzhi was demoted from commander to deputy commander? Was there something wrong with Liu Shilin's information, or were there any new changes in the high-level positions of the Zhenwu Army in this month...
Commander-in-Chief and Assistant Commander-in-Chief, although both are high-ranking military officers and their names only seem to have changed from three characters to four characters, the difference is quite large.

In the current military officer system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the highest commander of an army is a third-rank commander. Wang Muzhi is now a fourth-rank deputy commander. Although there is only a difference of two ranks, these two ranks are stuck. I don't know how many military officers of the Great Zhou Dynasty died of depression!
(End of this chapter)