The imperial guards are not the same thing as the Ouchi guards in the minds of ordinary people, and they should not be confused.

The so-called Ouchi guards, which can also be referred to as guards, are under the jurisdiction of the guard department, with a quota of staff and a graded person, who really wants to stand guard and move knives and guns.

The imperial guards, also known as the inner court guards, are not fixed in rank and quota, and are personally designated by the emperor and led by the imperial ministers. Although it can also be used as a guard, it is more often given to subordinates as an identity and honor. Like the Kangxi Dynasty's Minister Sony, and the Minister of Gu Order, Su Shun, who has been questioned in this dynasty, have all been given the title of imperial guard.

In a word, the guards are the close attendants of the Son of Heaven, and the imperial guards are the close ministers of the Son of Heaven.

"Congratulations to Lord Guan!" The eunuch who passed the decree, after reading the decree, helped Guan Zhuofan up with a smile on his face, and lowered his hand to ask him for a peace, and a small eunuch next to him also wore the second-grade official uniform and coral in his hand, and carefully placed it on the case, and the waist card next to the top was shining silver and eye-catching. Guan Zhuofan knew that the two eunuchs served so well that they had the meaning of need, so he sent a silver ticket of fifty taels and watched them go happily.

Now that I am also an "adult", Guan Zhuofan has an incredible feeling. After a year of hard work, I finally got a rich return, and every reward was earned by myself, right?

He curled his fingers and counted. The first credit is to match the two palaces and King Gong; The second credit is to travel thousands of miles back and forth, and it is better to move than to protect the driver; The third credit is to instigate Alhatu and Lao Cai's group to kill the criminals before the battle; The fourth merit is to return to defeat the sticky guards and assist the alcohol king to capture Sushun.

These four great achievements, in exchange for a second-grade top, can be regarded as justifiable. However,

However, there is inevitably such a question in my heart: My biggest contribution should not be the spring breeze of Ruyizhou, right?

He picked up the waist card with some uneasiness, and the yang text with the words "Imperial Guard" cast in seal script on it shone in the sun.

A close minister of the Son of Heaven? He shook his head, smiled to himself, and said in his heart, I am most likely a close minister of the Queen Mother.

The officers and soldiers around him who had just knelt down together to listen to the order all looked over with their heads poked their heads out at this moment, and their faces were full of awe.

"Huh?" Guan Zhuofan swept his eyes. Daniel Zhang, who was targeted by him, somehow, knelt down again.

"Do what?" Guan Zhuofan frowned.

"Boss...... My lord...... ...... the military gate," Daniel Zhang muttered nonsense, not knowing what he was talking about.

"What does it look like!" Guan Zhuofan shouted in a low voice, "Get up, don't embarrass me!" ”

This is the Shilibao military camp in the north of the city, and the soldiers who came back from Rehe by the foot army yamen, because they were all Duanhua's subordinates, so they had to do five days of training here, and then enter the city to rebuild.

Only then did Daniel Zhang get up from the ground, blushing and saying, "Somehow, when I saw this coral top, I panicked in my heart." ”

It seems that the worship of the official position is really soaked in bone marrow, and even an outlaw like Daniel Zhang will be frightened like this when he sees his second product top. Guan Zhuofan sighed in his heart, no wonder the world's talented people and brave warriors have sharpened their heads and drilled into their hats, desperately trying to find an official position.

"Don't worry," Guan Zhuofan smiled and said, "Your top is about to change." ”

After being promoted, there are many things to do, but the first thing is to go to the Yamen of the infantry army to see his chief officer, the new commander of the infantry army, Rui Chang. When I arrived at the Yamen, I didn't see Rui Chang yet, but I first met my old acquaintance, the right-wing general soldier He Ning, who commanded the Yamen in the infantry army, and the two of them saw each other, and their faces were a little embarrassed.

A year ago, Guan Zhuofan, who had just advanced to the military yamen, reported to Hening and got a commissioned lieutenant from Liupin. And now, although the two of them are both second-class, the status of Guan Zhuofan's left-wing commander-in-chief is a little higher than that of He Ning's right-wing commander-in-chief, so it's no wonder that both of them will feel embarrassed.

Fortunately, He Ning is a bold personality and is not entangled, so he first took Guan Zhuofan to see the left-wing general army office on the east side, and then accompanied him to see Ruichang. Rui is often a Mongolian, and he doesn't talk around the corner, but after receiving their salutes, he got up and got down to business. Because of the downfall of the minister, the officials of the original Sushun Duanhua family in the infantry army yamen naturally had to follow suit, and there were many vacancies that needed to be shortaged, and they needed to be adjusted as soon as possible so as not to affect the daily public order.

"Yixuan, you are a person who has made great contributions, and your identity is different." Rui often said bluntly. The imperial guard, walking in the inner court, he can't treat Guan Zhuofan as an ordinary general soldier, "Your people, this time you have made meritorious contributions, of course you should adjust and adjust well." However, there are also a few names in my pocket, all of which are recommended from various sources, and I have to deal with it a little. ”

This is said very frankly, and it also expresses an attitude that is not outside. Guan Zhuofan is a vigilant person, of course, he didn't say anything: "It's all up to the adult's arrangement." ”

"You can't say that, the three of us will discuss it, and then report it to the top for instructions."

So the three of them spent half a day doing a detailed study of how to promote and fill in various positions. Fortunately, there are quite a lot of vacant positions, and under the balance, both sides are quite satisfied. Guan Zhuofan's cadres, such as Ding Shijie, Daniel Zhang, Mu Ning, Yixan, Tulin, etc., have all been promoted from one to three levels, which is very affordable.

"Yixuan, there is one more thing," Rui Chang's face turned solemn, "Su Shun has already made a big decision, early tomorrow morning, we will go on a red business trip and send him to the market." ”

In the end, he is going to kill someone, Guan Zhuofan thought to himself.

Murder is the business of the Criminal Department, and it has nothing to do with the infantry yamen, but the vigilance and ammunition pressure along the road is the responsibility of the infantry yamen. The grand occasion of Su Shun's execution on the ground is well recorded in history, not only the crowd is turbulent, but there will also be many people "fighting for rubble eggs" in the prisoner car on the side of the road. Guan Zhuofan knew that most of these people were down-and-out banner people, not for any loyalty and patriotism, but just because Su Shun had reduced the money and food of the Eight Banners, and now he came to vent his personal grievances, and his behavior was very despicable.

He didn't want to see such a scene in his heart, so he smiled apologetically and said: "The new junior brother, such a big event, I'm afraid that I won't be able to deal with it for a while, tomorrow's errand, I want to go with the eldest brother on this trip." ”

The words were reasonable, Rui Chang nodded, and He Ning was naturally unrelenting.

At noon the next day, An Dehai sent someone to contact Guan Zhuofan, saying that he was waiting for him at the door of Zhengyuan Building and wanted to invite him to dinner. This appointment is naturally going to go, and when Guan Zhuofan arrived at the restaurant, as soon as An Dehai saw him, he called "Brother Guan", and took his hand affectionately and let him in.

It is forbidden for foreign officials to befriend eunuchs, but Guan Zhuofan's acquaintance with An Dehai is the key to the success of this coup, so he is not only innocent, but also meritorious. But like An Dehai, he did not shy away from taboos, and openly dragged a second-class official through the hall in the restaurant, which inevitably attracted people's attention.

Guan Zhuofan said in his heart, I have to be careful, don't be harmed by this guy who doesn't know how to rise in the future. Seeing that he looked triumphant, with a new blue feather embedded in his cool hat, he knew that he had also been rewarded, so as soon as he entered the box, he hugged his fists and smiled: "Second Master An, I am very happy, this blue feather is really majestic!" ”

The chief eunuch in the palace is the fourth rank, and a blue feather eunuch is just the identity of the sixth rank. But An Dehai, who has made great contributions, is the chief eunuch of Changchun Palace where the Queen Mother of the West lives at this time, and in the entire palace, he is already a first-class celebrity, and even the chief eunuch wants to give him three points, and now he is praised by Guan Zhuofan, and he is even more proud, and said with a smile: "My wealth and nobility, although it is rewarded by the Queen Mother, but in the final analysis, it is still from Brother Guan." Today, I am a Su Shun and kill the head, the master is happy, I also have half a day off, I want to invite you to have a good drink. ”

When the food came up and the noodles were hot, the two of them couldn't help but talk about the past in Rehe. Speaking of the domineering of the minister, An Dehai naturally scolded.

"Brother Guan, there is a period of time that you probably don't know. At the beginning in the palace, the Queen Mother summoned the king of Yizheng, and Du Han dared to stop him, saying in front of so many people, "Young uncle and sister-in-law, you have to avoid suspicion", which is simply lawless. ”

"He farts!" Guan Zhuofan was furious and scolded: "Bastard bastard! Young uncle and sister-in-law, what suspicion are you going to avoid? Duhan, this person is so bad, he really deserves to be killed! ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi has a deep hatred for Du Han, and An Dehai knows it. Guan Zhuofan's statement was regarded by An Dehai as loyalty to the Queen Mother, so when Cixi walked after dinner the next day, he added oil and vinegar and told her.

When Cixi heard this, she was also deeply pleased. It's just that when talking about Du Han's original words, he said that between young uncles and sisters-in-law, it is not wrong to avoid suspicion, but what cannot be asked is his intentions. Therefore, she was puzzled as to why Guan Zhuofan had such a fierce reaction after hearing this.

Cixi naturally couldn't imagine that the reason why Guan Zhuofan was angry was because he was about to go home, and there were two sisters-in-law at home, who were in a hurry to hug him.

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(PS: Tomorrow is going to be on the history of the strong push, which is equivalent to three consecutive weeks of recommendations.) This kind of treatment is all dependent on everyone's face-saving and willing support, so the lion is really grateful in his heart, and decided to secretly go against the will of the editor, and add another chapter tonight, about eight or nine o'clock. This is a matter of duty, and it is not a tribute at all, even if it is a small expression of feelings. After getting through this period and returning to normal updates, work hard and strive for more outbreaks. ）