When he got up early in the morning, the old woman sent by the Ministry of Rites combed Xu Xuan's hair in a bun, and Liu Yu did the most hairpin insertion. When the hairpin was inserted, it was officially announced that Xu Xuanzhu had changed from a girl in the boudoir to a woman who wanted to teach her husband and children.

However, Liu Yu also understands that Xu Xuanzhu's battle to kill the enemy cannot be regarded as "waiting for the word boudoir", this is just a ceremony, but he can't figure out how long the emperor's "marriage leave" for Xu Xuanzhu is. When she went to the border again, did she have to separate the husband and wife? At that time, he will become a long-awaited "military wife".

Waiting for Xu Xuanzhu to stand up with a smile on his face in a pomegranate red mattress dress, showing the solemn and gorgeous temperament of a woman, Liu Yu stood and waited for her to make up some legs, and at this time leaned on the table and put his hand on his chest and looked Xu Xuanzhu up and down with a smile. "Not bad." Liu Yu smiled and nodded to express satisfaction, and took Xu Xuanzhu's hand, they wanted to go to the Dingguo Marquis Mansion to meet their aunt.

In the wedding customs of the Dashun Dynasty, the groom is the first person to see the bride's face on the wedding day, otherwise it is unlucky. Of course, when we met, we were in the cave room, and it was impossible to come out to salute people again. So on the second day, I went to visit my in-laws and a group of relatives of the man's family and served tea in person.

Liu Yu was the first descendant of the Liu family to go out of his family to live alone, and when he returned to the Dingguo Marquis Mansion this time, even the faces of those subordinates were much more relaxed, not as unreasonable as before. First of all, they looked at General Xu's face, and secondly, the current twelve young men who were inactive were already the generals in front of the palace, the dignified right commander of the Imperial Forest Army.

However, Liu Yu's father and a few nominal ladies did not look very good, and they waited for a long time before they came to the tea, and this tea was obviously not much in their minds. It's just that when it was Liu Jue's turn, Liu Jue's face was full of joy and excitement, for these two sisters and brothers who have supported each other since childhood, the coming-of-age ceremony of the younger brother is what she wants to see the most. It's just that Xiao Cao Zhan raised his head and looked at it, and he didn't quite understand why his mother smiled and wiped her tears when her uncle gave tea to her mother.

It was another family eating together, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was a little depressing, only Liu He, the eldest brother who had always been good to Liu Yue, said a few polite words, Xu Xuanzhu also felt that Liu Yu seemed to be unwelcome at home, and the husband and wife went home after breakfast, and did not stay in the Dingguo Marquis Mansion for a long time.

Liu Yuji was worried about marrying the Han sisters into the door, and specially went to the Han Mansion to ask to see Han Sheng, but he couldn't see him several times. On the second day, he waited in Hanfu for an afternoon, but Han Sheng was stunned and didn't go home. Liu Yu didn't know what his old friend was busy with.

There is no one in the Xu family anymore, but the etiquette of "returning to the door of the three dynasties" still has to be followed. On the morning of the third day after marriage, facing the rising sun, the husband and wife wanted to go to Xufu for a temporary stay. However, this day also happened to be the day when Liu Yu went to report to the Imperial Forest Military Office, and sent Xu Xuanzhu to the Xu Mansion, and Liu Yu had to leave for the palace under the escort of Lu Chuer and several daughter army guards.

Liu Yu, who has been idle for a year, is a bit like being tied up in the execution ground. When he arrived at Yuhua Gate, Liu Yu was stopped by the guards of the Imperial Forest Army, and his attitude was quite horizontal, Liu Yu handed over the holy decree listlessly, and those guards were dumbfounded at a glance, and respectfully apologized.

The right guard of Yuhua Gate said respectfully: "Commander Liu You, if you want to take office, you should go to Dongye Gate, that is where the Imperial Forest Army is located." ”

The holy decree only said that he would take office three days later, but he didn't say in detail which door he entered the palace from, naturally which door was close to him and which one, I didn't expect that there would be so many exquisite, the right guard surnamed Lian was also very polite, but no matter what, he didn't let Liu Yu "cut corners". Liu Yu couldn't do it, so he had to go around in a big circle and report from the Yuhua Gate in the west to the Dongye Gate in the east.

Liu Yu was riding on the horse and was angry, but Lu Chu'er and the female guards behind him were "giggling" like an old hen laying eggs, which made him even more irritable.

went to Dongye Gate, and Liu Yu easily entered. The Imperial Guard's office in the palace was just a few bungalows, and it was inconspicuous against the walls of the palace. Liu Yu walked in and saw a man about thirty years old in a neat guard uniform repairing the window.

"You are Liu Yu and Liu Wenyan? Did you bring the decree and the delivery documents of the female military captain? The man had two mustaches on his face, and his voice was very thick, Liu Yu originally felt that he was not short at one meter and eight heads, and the person in front of him was half a head taller than him. is very burly and strong, and at first glance he is a practitioner.

Seeing that Liu was becoming more and more stunned, the man added: "Down is the president of the Imperial Forest Army, He Mao." ”

Liu Yu didn't expect that the president of the Imperial Forest Army would personally repair the windows, and he was a little surprised, so he saluted first, and then handed over the holy decree and the delivery documents together.

Liu Yu inquired before he came, He Mao was an orphan with outstanding military achievements, and he was recruited as the fifth princess concubine when he was nearly thirty years old. Originally, the husband and wife were in love, but unfortunately the fifth princess died of illness a few years ago. This He Mao is famous for being only loyal to the emperor, his net worth is innocent, and he didn't even have his own residence before marriage, and he has nothing to do with any power in the court. It is precisely because of this that the emperor is respected and entrusted with important tasks.

"Hmm." After He Mao checked it, he personally handed the official certificate and waist card to Liu Yudao, "Brother Liu, you are newly married Yan'er, how old is you, He Mao is here to congratulate you." From now on, you and I will be colleagues, so you can come to me if you have any questions. ”

"Commander He, the lower official wants to ask, what is the duty of the lower official......" Liu Yu asked with a difficult face.

"The duties of the Imperial Guards are to guard the safety of the Imperial Palace, but also to guard the royal residences and schools in the city, the yamen of the ministries, and the hunting grounds outside the city...... It's the training of the Royal Guards on weekdays. ”

These Liu Yu were generally clear, and asked tentatively: "Xiaguan wants to ask, what is Xiaguan, the right commander, responsible for?" ”

He Mao sat down at the table, asked Liu Yu to sit down, and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are asking this, originally the responsibility of the right commander is to assist the president to arrange and command what he just said, and in addition, he must record the records of the actions of the twelve guards and report them every three days." But...... The emperor said that Commander Liu You is an idler, and he only needs to come every three days to submit the following compiled records to the inner court. ”

"So good?" When Liu Yu heard it, he thought he had heard it wrong, but he just came over every three days to go through the motions, wouldn't it be no different from the previous happy life.

"Is the lower official ...... now?"

He Maoren was very serious, but he still smiled kindly: "Commander Liu You is not in a hurry to leave, first enter the inner court with this official, familiarize yourself with the process, and then come and go freely as the emperor explained." By the way, as the right commander of the Imperial Forest Army, you have the power to directly present the emperor without going through the Central Secretary and the Liutai Yamen of the Cabinet...... Or don't play it without authority. ”

For the first time, Liu Yu knew that he still had such power, and nodded to show that he understood.

Along the way, He Mao was explaining the rules of the palace and the Imperial Forest Army to Liu Yu, the right commander who was not promoted from the lower echelons of the Imperial Forest Army.

The imperial palace is divided into the outer court and the inner court, and the outer court is mainly the cabinet and the emperor's daily office, and there are also many leisure places. The inner court is the royal back garden, where the emperor and his concubines live. In order to avoid the palace of the Imperial Forest Army, only the commander of the Imperial Forest Army and above can enter the inner court alone, and can not stay for a long time, only the president leads one, the right commander two and the left commander four, a total of seven people have such privileges. The guards must be accompanied by patrols, and once they enter the inner court, even if they want to go out, they have to wait for two hours after the change of shifts. The requirements are very strict.

He Mao took Liu Yu to the inner court of the Imperial Forest Army, which was in a corner outside the Imperial Garden, a small conservatory like a flower room. There were two little eunuchs playing Go inside, and when they saw He Mao, they were a little nervous, He Mao didn't blame, and introduced them to Liu Yudao: "Brother Liu, in the future, the record of your performance will be handed over to these two eunuchs, and you need to sign here." Each copy has a date and only one copy, so you should read it clearly, and if the book is accidentally lost by the eunuchs of the inner court, they will not be able to rely on you as long as you have a signature. ”

"Then when does Xia Guan need to play the first issue?"

"Tomorrow, I need you to go to the government office before three o'clock, and I will ask the left commander on duty to sort out the action book and wait there, and then you will play the action record at noon at the latest. If there is an emergency, you must first find someone to inform the officer. Generally, the emperor will approve it that night, and you are not responsible for the content of the reply, you only need to remember to come once every three days. ”

Liu Yu listened to the fact that this work was not too complicated, just to send a transcript.

He Mao introduced the division of labor of each health center to Liu Yu, Liu Yue sounded a little complicated, and he didn't remember it all, but he remembered that in addition to him, the right commander who was responsible for sorting out the performance, there was also a right commander who was specifically responsible for training, and he didn't see each other on weekdays. When they came out, the four left commanders also sorted out the morning's work records and sent them over, and He Mao introduced them one by one.

Because the emperor specially allowed Liu Yue to come and go freely, Liu Yu left the palace before noon. Lu Chuer thought that he would not be able to work at sunset and dusk, so he also went back first and waited for the afternoon to come.

After drinking a cup of tea and reading a book review, Liu Yu finally regained his former ease. At this moment, a smiling old acquaintance, Han Sheng, walked in with brisk steps.

"Brother Han?" Liu Yu was a little surprised to see Han Sheng, "Aren't you so busy these days?" If you don't attend my wedding banquet, you can't even find you if you discuss the admission of your two granddaughters. ”

Han Sheng smiled: "I've heard about it too, we'll talk about these things later." I'll tell you one thing first. ”

Liu Yu was puzzled, such a hurried appearance was just for "one thing"?

"It's quite complicated to say, there's something to show you." Han Sheng opened a bag he was carrying, and it was all booklets like account books, and Liu Yu opened one of them, and it was densely packed with words.

"What is this?"

Han Sheng smiled: "You take a closer look." ”

Liu Yu flipped through it carefully, and it was actually the name, place of origin, and relatives of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and he even remembered clearly when he gave birth to a grandson and when he took a concubine from Qinglou.

"Why does it look like the roster?" The more Liu Yue looked at it, the more surprised he became, because he saw the Dingguo Marquis Mansion, and even remembered his Liu Yue's newlywed marriage clearly, "No...... Why do you remember the roster of 100 officials so clearly, Brother Han, you came to me and brought such a thing, what are you going to do? ”

Han Sheng restrained his smile and said, "Actually...... The emperor wants you to help me find out some moths from them, to put it bluntly, I want to have contact with foreign ministers, especially those vassal kings, and pick them out and pull them out. ”

"Huh?" Liu Yu's eyes widened, and he was terrified in his heart. Isn't this similar to the responsibilities of Dongchang Jinyiwei?

In the past, he always didn't understand what Han Sheng was doing to the emperor's counselor, but now he understands that feelings are agents, because what he does is too secretive, so few people in the court know about his existence. On that day, it was Han Sheng, the head of the intelligence department, who personally came to check on him, the husband of the future General Xu, and made friends with Mo Yi.

Han Sheng didn't seem surprised by Liu Yu's reaction, and said with a smile: "Now, I'll introduce you to someone." Come on in. ”

A man covered in black clothes and wearing a hooded cloak walked in and took off his hat, Liu Yu was no stranger to it, it was He Mao.

"Brother Liu, I didn't expect to meet again so soon." He Mao smiled and saluted.

"Commander He?" Liu Yu hurriedly got up, there were only two seats in this room, and if he didn't get up, He Mao would have no place to sit.

He Mao pressed his body and said, "You sit with Mr. Han, and I'll just stand." ”

This time, He Mao didn't call himself "the official", he seemed very kind, but Liu Yu was sitting there, and his boss was standing, which was very wrong.

Han Sheng smiled: "Little Brother Liu, you don't have to be surprised. Don't you suspect that the emperor has other intentions in promoting you to the right commander of the Imperial Forest Army? You can come and go freely at the palace so that you can do a few things conveniently. This time, the emperor ordered me to take the lead, but the responsibility for the overall plan lies with you, you and I have any decisions, who to arrest and who to follow, they are all directly ordered to be done by Commander He, and the fourth person is not involved. Although he is your boss, he is for you and me in this matter. ”

Liu Yu really couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, thinking that he would be able to live his leisurely life in the future, but he didn't expect to get on the thief ship just after leaving the wolf's den. What you say about removing moths, in fact, is to hoe and kill all the spies who have entered the court. How complex are the people and relationships involved!?