Chapter 58: Changes in the Pacification Division
Chapter 58: Changes in the Pacification Office

"Morning, Lao Wei!"

Just after the clock struck, Ye Xuan was about to return to his office to rest for a while when he ran into his immediate superior, Wei Qingming.

Wei Qingming was followed by three unfamiliar faces. When they saw Ye Xuan, they hurriedly greeted him: "Hey, Ye Xuan, let's go have breakfast together."

Ye Xuan smiled and declined, "Why are you being so polite to me? No thanks."

After saying that, he looked at the three strangers behind him with some curiosity, wondering: "Who are these three brothers..."

It’s not that Ye Xuan was really curious, but the main reason was that these three people were wearing the same flying fish uniform as Ye Xuan, the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

But when did these three unprecedented centurions appear in the Jinyiwei?

You know, the number of Jinyiwei is fixed, so the number of centurions, who are already considered middle-level leaders, is also determined by each person.

It's impossible that three new people came for no reason. It's impossible that three old centurions were dismissed overnight, right?

That must be a big deal, but I haven’t heard of it.

Wei Qingming first turned around and looked at the three people behind him, then smiled and introduced them to Ye Xuan.

After they greeted each other one by one, Wei Qingming said, "These past few days, you either disappeared at 1 a.m. or did not know where you were. No wonder you didn't know."

"Recently, our Jinyiwei has been expanded according to the emperor's order. These three are our newly transferred centurions, and there will be new ones later."

Ye Xuan was shocked when he heard this. The number of Jinyiwei was fixed, and transferring three centurions at once would mean adding at least one thousand households.

The scale of a thousand households is already amazing, and Wei Qingming actually said that there will be new people coming later?
Doesn't that mean we need to add at least two thousand households?

One thousand households means more than 1,100 Jinyiwei, and the Zhenfu Division originally had only three thousand households.

Although he was surprised, Ye Xuan didn't say anything. He politely declined Wei Qingming's invitation again and returned to his office.

Wei Qingming watched Ye Xuan return to the room with a smile, and then left with a few new centurions.

After walking a little further away, a tall and thin man among the three couldn't help but ask curiously: "Captain Wei, who was that just now? I think he is just a captain. Why did you have to be so polite to him?"

Hearing this, the other two also showed very curious expressions.

Wei Qingming showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and then said seriously: "You are all new here, and you don't know Ye Xuan's background. Let me tell you..."

Then he said mysteriously: "In our Pacification Division, even if you offend the commander, Lord Mao Xiang, you must not offend Ye Xuan easily."

"Oh, what's the truth!"

"Master Mao is a third-rank official. Could it be that this Ye Xuan is higher than the commander?"

Seeing the shocked expressions of the few people, Wei Qingming felt strangely satisfied, and then explained: "Although Ye Xuan's official position is not high, he has someone above him!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his index finger and pointed toward the sky.

The three of them were slightly stunned, and still asked in confusion: "Who? Is his official position higher than our Lord Mao?"

"Master Wei said that he would rather offend Master Mao than Ye Xuan, so Ye Xuan's backer must be more powerful than Master Mao!"

"If I'm not mistaken, he is a high-ranking official of the current dynasty!"

"Sigh~"

Wei Qingming gave a look that said, "You guys are country bumpkins who have never seen the world." He looked around mysteriously and whispered, "I'll scare you to death if I tell you. It's the Emperor!"

"Hiss~" "Lord Wei, you can't make fun of us!"

Wei Qingming said smugly: "Who has time to make fun of you? Remember, don't offend Ye Xuan in the future, okay?"

The three of them nodded repeatedly, too shocked to speak.

In the office, Ye Xuan was leisurely making tea when Fatty Huang suddenly pushed the door open.

As soon as he entered the door, Fatty Huang shouted loudly: "Brother Chu, you are so comfortable!"

Ye Xuan smiled slightly and gestured to Fatty Huang to sit down and have some tea.

Fatty Huang didn't even sit down. He came up and pulled Ye Xuan's arm and said, "Why are you still drinking tea? Come on, let's go to Miaoyin Pavilion and relax!"

Ye Xuan has been staying at home planting potatoes these days and has not been to Miaoyin Pavilion for a long time.

I went there for a rare visit last night, but Nianwei, who was like a resentful woman in the boudoir, almost broke my kidneys.

If it weren't for the system's original reward support, most people wouldn't be able to get out of bed today.

I finally managed to get out of the devil's cave, why would I go back there again?

Hearing this, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Forget it, forget it. I'm not going."

Fatty Huang chuckled, thinking he had seen through Ye Xuan's thoughts. He waved his hand and said arrogantly, "Brother Chu, you look down on me, don't worry. Today, Old Huang will treat you and you will not spend a penny."

Ye Xuan was really surprised when he heard this. This fat yellow guy was addicted to eating, drinking, gambling, and smoking.

My salary is not enough to spend, so I just take advantage of it whenever I can.

What happened today? He actually offered to invite me to Miaoyin Pavilion. You know, the consumption there is not low!
Ye Xuan himself could only go to Miaoyin Pavilion often because Nianwei treated him, otherwise he would not be able to go there every day with his salary!
"Fatty Huang, you've made a fortune!" Ye Xuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Fatty Huang chuckled when he heard this and said, "I haven't gotten rich yet, but I'm almost there."

It turned out that the Jinyiwei was expanding during this period and there was a shortage of people above the rank of hundred households, so Fatty Huang was promoted to be the deputy thousand households.

Although he is only a deputy, he is actually a fifth-rank official, one level higher than Fatty Huang's previous sixth rank.

The most important thing is that most people will stop at the White Tiger position after working for their entire lives.

If Fatty Huang can take this step, then he will have a hope of becoming a thousand households for the rest of his life.

"Oh, so you got promoted. No wonder you, such a stingy person, started plucking my clothes!"

Ye Xuan made a joke, but secretly made up his mind that he would never play with Fatty Huang again.

I just want to be a centurion honestly and don't want to associate too closely with people in high positions.

It was really because when Zhu Yuanzhang killed people, he implicated too many people. Many officials were treated as accomplices and punished just because they were close to the people being questioned.

Therefore, holding a high official position during the Hongwu period was not necessarily a good thing.

Perhaps others would curry favor with Huang and be happy to make friends with him when they see him getting promoted, but Ye Xuan would avoid him.

So he immediately said, "I still have some important things to deal with, you go first."

Fatty Huang didn't take it seriously, but told Ye Xuan to remember to come when he was done with his work.

After saying that, he excitedly went to Ye Xuan's room to look for other people.

(End of this chapter)