Chapter 553: Sacrificial Zhao Cheng

Not long after Huang Ziyuan left, the knock on the door sounded again. Fang Hong's brows furrowed www.biquge.info could it be that the relationship between the guards of the Ning Wang's Mansion was so harmonious?

He opened the door, and this time, another middle-aged man appeared, slightly shorter than Huang Ziyuan, but with a stronger body. According to the introduction, this person's name is Liu Changan, and after meeting Fang Hong, he was also very polite and warm.

Fang Hong used the same method, and after a few casual words with this person, he dealt with it and left. Judging from the meaning revealed in the other party's words, this person should also be a general flag officer.

Under one person, there are only two chief flag officers, and they come to the door one after another. If these two people are sympathetic to the officials, they don't believe it when they kill Fang Hong. However, no matter what the purpose of these two people was, Fang Hong ignored them. He still has serious things to do, how can he bother to pay attention to such a fly camp and dog matter.

Early the next morning, the people gathered in the middle of the whole courtyard, and stood in a phalanx according to each small flag. Every morning after eating, you have to practice routinely. Before the drill, it is necessary to integrate the team and count the number of people.

Fang Hong had already become the new Xiaoqi, but there was no one under his hands, so he didn't stand in the queue. He just stood at the door of his room, watching the group of soldiers gathered.

Huang Ziyuan and Liu Changan, the two chief flag officers, stood at the front of the queue, with a solemn expression and a straight body, looking very imposing. Seeing such a scene, Fang Hong couldn't help but sigh, this group of people was really elite, much stronger than any army he had seen before.

"I've seen a hundred households. Just as Fang Hong touched his chin and watched all this with interest, Huang Ziyuan and the others raised their heads and shouted loudly.

The hundred households in their mouths are the guards of honor. Because compared with the official position of Sheren, everyone is more familiar with the hundred households, and under normal circumstances, everyone calls them the hundred households.

With the voices of the two, a short and fat figure strode in and walked in. The moment he saw this person come in, Fang Hong's eyelids couldn't help but lift.

Zhao Cheng? How could it be Zhao Cheng? This surprised him very much.

When he was in Changning County, Fang Hong had two generals under him, one was the county leader Xu Jiang, and the other was the team leader Zhao Cheng. Because the two of them made many meritorious contributions with the help of Fang Hong, they were soon promoted by the imperial court. Xu Jiang is easier to arrange, after all, he is a literati, even if he goes to other places to serve as a county magistrate, it is not a problem. It's Zhao Cheng, it's more troublesome.

Zhao Cheng belonged to the lowly servants, and his status was too low, even if the imperial court wanted to promote him, there was no chance. A few years ago, he heard that Zhao Cheng was transferred, but he didn't know where he was transferred, and he didn't expect that he would be transferred to the palace.

Still, it's normal to think about it. With an identity like Zhao Cheng, being transferred to the palace is the best ending. Because the officials in the various palaces were particularly embarrassed in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Speaking of which, they are also officials of the Ming Dynasty, leading the court. However, unlike ordinary officials, their path to promotion is almost blocked, and even if you are promoted, you can only be promoted within the system within the palace.

This also caused outsiders to look disdainful when they talked about the officials of the palace. In today's officialdom, the officials of the capital look down on the local officials, the officials of the northern Zhili look down on the officials of the southern Zhili, and the officials of the whole world look down on the officials of the palace.

Fortunately, being a housekeeper inside the palace is a little difficult for outsiders to accept. But for Zhao Cheng, it couldn't be better. Zhao Cheng used to be just a lowly person, and he didn't even have the opportunity to take the imperial examination for generations, but now he has become an official, which is much better than before.

"I heard that there is a new flag officer, where is the person?" After Zhao Cheng came in, his eyes swept through the crowd, and then he said in a deep voice.

"Brother Xu, come and meet Lord Baihu. When Huang Ziyuan heard this, he hurriedly beckoned to Fang Hong, looking very enthusiastic. Liu Changan's eyes showed a trace of contempt and remorse, and he scolded secretly in his heart, why was he a step slower.

There is also a reason why they want to win over Fang Hong so much. These two people are well-informed, I heard that this kid named Xu Xufeng became a small flag as soon as he came, and he must have climbed the line of Lord Changshi. And recently, they heard that Zhao Cheng seemed to be going to be promoted, and the seats of the hundred households would be vacant, and the two of them were the general banners, and once the positions of the hundred households were vacant, they would have a great chance to go up.

However, there is only one seat, but there are two, and the competition between the two has now become white-hot, and they have tried every means to fight for their advantages. Therefore, they desperately wanted to win over Fang Hong, just so that they could show their faces to Lord Changshi.

"I've seen a hundred households. Fang Hong walked out of the door, came to Zhao Cheng, and bowed.

"You...... Your name is Xu Xufeng?" The moment he saw Fang Hong, Zhao Cheng's pupils shrank slightly. He had never seen Xu Xufeng, but at this moment, a familiar feeling inexplicably surged in his heart.

"These eyes are very similar to a person!" his heart trembled unconsciously, although he had been away from Changning for more than four years, he still often thought of the city god master in Changning County.

To be honest, he was able to be promoted to the rank of Honor Guard so quickly, and he had a lot to do with Lord Chenghuang. When he was in Changning County, he worshipped the city god and received the gift of the city god, and his strength slowly began to grow. Although it does not increase much every day, after more than two years, he can easily lift hundreds of catties of stones. With such terrifying strength, even if he is not very proficient in martial arts, he is particularly top-notch among a group of guards.

In just three or four years, he was promoted from an ordinary small flag to a hundred households. And recently, he heard that his position was going to move again.

"Lord Baihu knows about me?" Looking at Zhao Cheng's appearance, the corners of Fang Hong's mouth couldn't help but curl.

"I heard someone say yesterday that your strength is very powerful, and even Guard Feng is not your opponent. Okay, it's really a hero out of a teenager. Zhao Cheng also realized his situation, so he hurriedly said in a round to hide his embarrassment.

"Hahaha, it's not as good as a hundred households, back then, a hundred households eradicated bandits, and let Changning County achieve real long-term peace, that is a great credit. Fang Hong laughed and complimented casually.

When he said this, Zhao Cheng's eyelids jumped imperceptibly. These things that he has done are at most spread in Changning, and outsiders know very little, could it be that this person is from Changning?