Since the founding of the country, Nanyue has an invisible elite guard in the hands of the emperor, the number is not much, there are no more than 1,000 people, the name is Taijiwei, and because of the different positions, it is divided into two units: white cavalry and black cavalry.

Among them, the white cavalry is classified as a special existence of the imperial guard but different from the forbidden army, the number is scarce but the ability is good, often after screening, find the right time to be incorporated into the forbidden army, but in order not to make the military heart turbulent, these people are to hide their identities after entering the formation, and before they get the death order, they are usually not allowed to show their strength, so they are no different from the general forbidden army in daily life.

But if there are experts who think carefully, they may still be able to find the nuances, after all, the Nanyue forbidden army is selected from the soldiers who go into battle to kill the enemy, in Nanyue, if anyone wants to join the army and add officials as military generals, then they must be polished with real swords and guns, and with military merits, the emperor does not have the intention of taking care of the family nobles at all, so the military generals inherit little, and most of them are still from poor families, because people only have no way to retreat, they will fight for a future.

And the soldiers who really came down from the battlefield full of corpses, often have a cold and solemn sense of slaughter in their expressions, and their gestures are all showing the righteousness of courage and loyalty, in contrast, Tai Chi Wei is more of a prominent ability and skill obtained from targeted training, but it is slightly missing a bit of the blood that is really trained in the battlefield.

However, this action of the forbidden army is just a drop in the bucket of the emperor's mental skills, and there is always a reason for him to prevent trouble before it happens, after all, the most important thing in the past and present is people who are too ambitious, so the emperor of Nanyue has the heart to balance the relationship between civil officials and military generals, and he still has to beware of someone reaching out to the last line of defense in the forbidden.

This is a tacit understanding between Emperor Taizu and the courtiers since the beginning, in order to avoid suspicion that everyone is smart and chooses not to talk about it, anyway, no one dares to put people in the forbidden army, so this kind of thing that everyone can't get cheap can naturally not be a bad thing, at most it has become an unspoken rule.

Speaking of the black rider of the Taijiwei, if the white rider is a counterweight exposed to the surface of the Taijiwei, then the black rider is a sword buried by the emperor in the shadows, and this unknown force occupies about seventy percent of the entire Taijiwei, and is usually dispatched to perform some very tricky tasks that can only be carried out secretly.

Candidates are gradually cultivated and selected by special people in the folk to find orphans with good roots, but the process of training is not cruel but also cruel, often there are more than 100 new people, after layers of assessment, the remaining can survive and sound but less than thirty percent, and when these children grow up, they will be required to participate in the final audit once every three years.

The audit is set after the autumn season, before the exam, the rules are not divided by age, all those who meet the requirements must participate, in addition to those who are not afraid of death can also participate, the results are taken according to the comprehensive results of the top 50, and the rest are rebuilt.

Among the first 50 people, those over fifteen years old in the middle section will be classified as white horsemen for special training according to the number of vacancies in the forbidden army that year, and then enter the forbidden army, and the rest will be classified as black horses.

What is "Xuanyue"? If Taijiwei is the elite, then "Xuanyue" is the essence of it, so the ultimate goal of all Taijiwei is to become a member of Xuanyue.

However, there are also some special circumstances, such as Twilight Summer and Xiqiu, originally the two of them were the youngest members of the Black Cavalry that year, and they were also the candidates for Xuanyue who were given high hopes by the commander Leng Dong to focus on training, especially Twilight Summer, because of the talented body structure that still makes Leng Dong regret from time to time, at that time he originally wanted to cultivate Twilight Summer in the direction of advanced fine work, in addition to targeted jiu-jitsu training, but also asked someone to teach her the long-lost bone technique, and because she was worried that martial arts boxing would affect her future bone development, she was forbidden to study in the depths, So Twilight Summer now only has light skills, and fist and foot kung fu is not a strong point, but who would have expected this situation to make her and Xiqiu by the Moon Emperor give Yue Tianyu and Yue Cao to be personal guards and companions by the Moon Emperor.

However, Twilight herself has always felt strange, how did she become Yue Tianyu's personal guard from a Xuanyue candidate in a daze, although this kind of reception is a great thing for her, but her martial arts are weak, sometimes she can't even reach the most basic ability to protect the master, which really makes many people feel incomprehensible.

So, she took advantage of today's conversation to ask a question that she shouldn't have asked as a subordinate...... Why did you choose to keep her?

It's just that Yue Tianyu didn't rush to answer, and waited for a long time, and when Twilight thought that Yue Tianyu wouldn't answer, she only heard him say, "What does Twilight think?" ”

"Huh?" Twilight was a little puzzled, and raised her head to meet a pair of serious eyes.

"Twilight, do you feel inconvenient to be by my side?" Yue Tianyu looked into her eyes and asked the same question.

"Huh? This ......" was asked back by him, and Twilight was at a loss for a moment but still replied sincerely: "Twilight has never had such thoughts, Your Highness is generous, it is Twilight's luck to be by His Highness's side, and His Highness is equivalent to Twilight's grace of rebirth." ”

"If it weren't for that, I'm afraid that Twilight might be a fine work somewhere in a neighboring country now, although it is not hesitating to serve the country as Xuanyue, but as a woman, after all, ...... after all." A beautiful and outstanding female work will most likely not have any good arrangements, and if she is discovered, the end will definitely be more cruel than that of a man.

She didn't finish her words, but both of them understood the meaning, looking at her self-deprecating appearance, Yue Tianyu had a faint trace of unbearability and wavering in his heart, but he was quickly pressed back, his emotions recovered very quickly, if it weren't for himself, others wouldn't have noticed the instantaneous change.

With a tone of unconcealed pity, he soothed Twilight, "Those are just imaginary ideas, but now there is no need to worry about them. Then he pursed his lips and smiled lightly, "But your previous question seems to have an answer." ”

Looking at Twilight's puzzled eyes, he explained in a softer and softer tone: "I may be lucky or reborn for Twilight, but how fortunate is Twilight's company for many years?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Twilight only felt that she heard the sound of a "boom" collapse somewhere in her heart, and the solidity that had just been rebuilt before this time was now lost, and the whole heart was gradually sinking.

"Before kindergarten, I could often play with Ah Cao and Ah Zheng, but in the three years since I was ten years old and before I met the twilight summer, because of the poor health of the queen mother, my father and the emperor were even exempted from the daily provincial work, so I could only sit alone in the huge palace in addition to the Taifu's schoolwork."

"But...... Fortunately, when I was about to give up hope, Twilight appeared, and I saw you at that time, as if you didn't talk much now, and looked like no one looked down on you, but I felt a familiar feeling, and I knew that it was not the real you, so the first time I took the initiative to ask my father for you, I thought that my father might also think that I was lonely and ruthless, so I reluctantly agreed, otherwise according to his character, it would never be possible to put a female guard beside me. ”

The man in front of him, who had been smiling faintly, the softness of his words infected with the memories of the past, and the scenes in his mind clearly fell on the softest and most shy place in Twilight's heart.

At this moment, it seems that everything is no longer important in Twilight's heart, whether it is faith or life, she is willing to give everything to protect the man in front of her as if she first met him, even if all this is just her illusion, but, so what, it has already fallen, why bother.

In fact, as early as when he suddenly appeared, she expected some things, and sometimes even felt that she knew him far more than he knew, but she still chose to be obedient and cooperative, although at this time her mouth was like eating Coptis chinensis, full of bitterness.

"Your Highness......" The two words that she finally squeezed out, with a little dry hoarseness, made her turn her eyes a little embarrassed.

"Okay, I know you can understand, it's getting late, you have a cold again, rest early, and we'll talk about the rest tomorrow." Yue Tianyu raised her hand and stroked her shoulder, but for some reason, she didn't let her continue, but unilaterally terminated the conversation.

At this time, Twilight's vision was separated by the overflowing mist, so her eyes lowered and she didn't dare to look at him, only let out a soft "Hmm" from her nose. ”

Thinking about it, starting with him and ending with him seems to be a kind of fulfillment.

When Yue Tianyu returned to his room not far from her, he stood outside the door but did not push the door open, but just looked back and waited for a while, until the candle in the twilight room went out, and then entered the house.

In the darkness, he walked to the table and sat down, raised his hand to pick up the teapot and prepared to pour himself a cup of tea.

"Master, the tea is cold, my subordinates will change a pot for you." A tall male figure suddenly appeared behind him, and it was accurate to tell from the voice that the person was large but young.

However, Yue Tianyu was not surprised at all by his appearance, and his movements did not pause for half a minute, but he replied lightly: "No need." ”

So the figure took a step towards him, and said with some hesitation: "Master, ...... over there in Twilight."

Yue Tianyu just stroked the hand of the tea cup, and when he heard the words, he stopped on the edge of the cup and stroked it twice, the slightly cool touch made his fingertips feel more and more lubricated, and then he still elegantly picked up the cup with a cup of cold tea, took a sip and said, "According to plan." ”

The figure replied respectfully: "The subordinates understand that it is getting late, please rest early, and Ah Ji will retire." ”

"Go ahead."

After the young man named Ah Ji stepped back, Yue Tianyu stared at the cup in his hand a little stunned, and he didn't know if it was because the sky was getting darker and darker, he only felt that his eyes were dry and tight, and his good night vision ability suddenly became blurred, and after closing his eyes for a moment, he raised his hand and drank the cup of cold tea.

There was a faint astringency in his mouth, but his heart seemed to be a little usual, he shook his head slightly, a little self-deprecating, sure enough, some bitterness can be transferred or replaced.