Chapter 18: Three Things a New Official Does When He Takes Office

The prosperous capital.

This was the first time that Lin Chen had left the palace openly since he traveled through time.

This feeling of gaining freedom and being a fish in the sea was really good.

However.

Lin Chen also knew that he was being used as a pawn by Li Zhao.

Thinking of what Shangguan Wan'er said to him afterwards, Lin Chen roughly understood the current court calculations.

The new emperor was supreme in name, but in fact he had a shallow foundation and was controlled by the old ministers of the previous emperor.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in history.

It is precisely because of this that there is the saying that a new emperor has his own ministers.

"This Li Zhao is quite thoughtful and knows that the first step to seize power is to seize military power."

From the perspective of Lin Chen, a later generation, this is correct.

After all, great men have said that political power comes from the barrel of a gun.

"General Lin, the Five City Army is ahead!"

Just as Lin Chen was thinking, a general spoke.

These generals were all assigned by Shangguan Wan'er to Lin Chen as helpers.

They are the guards of the Prince's Mansion.

These guards have no resentment towards Lin Chen, the leader who came from nowhere.

As for what they think in their hearts, Lin Chen doesn't know.

But on the surface, these generals are respectful to Lin Chen.

Hearing this, Lin Chen looked up at the gate of the Wucheng Bingma Division, which even passers-by took a detour, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

The previous general drank the blood of the soldiers and his head was gone.

He left a mess for Lin Chen, the successor.

The quota of 5,000 soldiers may not even have 200 or 300 on the account at the moment.

That's good!

The old bottles and jars must be broken so that they can be replaced.

"Huh!!"

The listless soldier guarding the gate trembled with fear when he looked at the many generals who turned over and dismounted.

I saw that these generals were dressed in bright armor and had extraordinary spirits.

Especially the leader, wearing the tiger-biao official robe of a sixth-rank military general, with a bronze face of an evil ghost, and walking with dragon and tiger steps.

The soldier understood it all at once.

This is the newly appointed general!

"The general is here!!"

The soldier saluted with a hoarse voice, supported his spear, and tried to stop his legs from shaking.

Lin Chen did not even look at the soldier, and led the people directly into the yamen of the Wucheng Bingma Division.

This huge Wucheng Bingma Division looked a little deserted at this time!

Today was supposed to be the day for soldiers to train.

Seeing this, Lin Chen's eyes under the bronze face of the evil ghost flashed a cold light.

This is a good opportunity to establish authority.

As the saying goes, a new official takes three fires when he takes office!

At this time, several clerks in green robes hurriedly ran out of the hall.

"Meet General Lin!"

Apparently these clerks got the news that Lin Chen was coming.

Lin Chen looked at the people present. The leader was just a ninth-rank official wearing a dark blue official robe.

"Where are the remaining six commanders?"

His voice did not reveal any emotion.

The Wucheng Bingma Division had three lieutenants under its command, commanding nine commanders.

Each commander had five hundred soldiers under his command, and their daily duties were to open and close the city gates day and night and patrol the streets.

As for the remaining three commanders, their bodies should have rotted in the ground of Wuyou Cave.

"Sir, the six commanders are resting in the wing room."

The ninth-rank official said with a stiff face.

"Heh."

Lin Chen chuckled and waved.

"Lead the way. I just want to see what these commanders are like."

Led by this ninth-rank official, Lin Chen and his party came to the wing room behind the government office.

However.

Before Lin Chen arrived, there was a commotion in the wing room, and there was also the sound of a woman's teasing.

Hearing the sound, Lin Chen glanced at the clerk who dared not raise his head.

Lin Chen shook his head and waved slightly.

The general behind him understood and immediately stepped forward to push the door of the wing room open.

The cold wind poured in.

I saw a few drunken rough men hugging disheveled women, drinking and flirting.

There were dice and silver on the table.

"Damn, who disturbs my interest?"

One of the rough men stood up slowly and cursed.

Only the brothel woman saw the cold and aura of the general outside the door and was frightened.

Bang!

A guard from the prince's mansion stepped forward and slapped the rough man.

The latter was stunned and covered his face in a daze.

"Catch them all!"

Lin Chen was naturally not polite and shouted.

"Who are you trying to scare with a mask? Dare to show off in front of me?!"

One of the commanders stood up cursing and threw a drunken punch at the nearest attendant of the prince's mansion.

The strong internal force fluctuations made the expressions of the guards of the Prince's Mansion present change slightly.

This person turned out to be a second-rate warrior!

Caught off guard, the guard of the Prince's Mansion had to raise his hands to block in front of him.

The guard of the Prince's Mansion stepped back a few steps with a horrified expression.

He felt his arms were numb as he watched the commander go towards Lin Chen.

Especially the fist raised high and with great force, the target was directly towards Lin Chen's face.

Hiss!

This frightened many military officers present and made them gasp.

This Lord General did not look like a warrior.

On the other hand, a punch from a second-rate warrior could beat ordinary people into a pulp!

"Protect Lord General!"

The guard of the Prince's Mansion only had time to shout.

Lin Chen looked at the fist that seemed so powerful and heavy to others, but in his eyes it was as ridiculous as a baby gesticulating with its hands and feet.

Uh-huh!

No one has seen clearly what happened.

He saw that the commander's wrist had been grabbed by Lin Chen.

boom!

The rough man was thrown out of the house and hit the ground hard, screaming and wailing in pain.

Between the silence and the movement, these Prince's Palace guards didn't even see clearly what was happening!

Involuntarily, these people felt a chill in their hearts.

Some people who were dissatisfied with Lin Chen, the airborne commander, immediately calmed down.

To be able to bring down a second-rate warrior so cleanly and neatly, Lin Dutong in front of him was at least a first-rate warrior!

"Take them all!"

Lin Chen's voice was extremely calm.

"yes!"

In a moment, six commanders were tied up.

Wow!

A bucket of cold water was poured on these people's heads.

Suddenly, the sober commander looked blankly at Lin Chen in front of him.

"Are you sober?"

Hearing Lin Chen's half-smiling tone, these instructions made everyone tremble.

Not only was my body cold, but my heart was also chilling.

"Cang! Cang!"

Wang Wu heard the sound of orders that had not sounded since he joined the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.

Subconsciously, I was shocked.

"Hurry and gather at the training ground!"

Wang Wu shouted, immediately got dressed and left the room.

Lin Chen looked at the three hundred soldiers who had just gathered at the training ground in half an hour, expressionless.

The soldiers in the audience remained silent.

Because these people were shocked beyond measure after seeing the commander tied up on the stage.

How could these big shots who usually yelled at them be so embarrassed?

This couldn't help but make these soldiers feel an indescribable sense of joy.

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