Sending Zhou Ren away and sitting alone on the imperial couch in the Xuanshu Palace, Liu Sheng only subconsciously raised his hand and involuntarily gnawed on the nail cover of his thumb.

And Zhou Ren's words were like echoes one after another, wave after wave, echoing in Liu Sheng's ears.

In the early days, Liu Sheng's understanding of Xiuyiwei was limited to: it was a product of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, and it was Emperor Taizong who authorized the establishment of the then Prince Qi, in order to protect the personal safety of Prince Qi, and Zhou Ren was the first commander.

In addition, Liu Sheng basically knew nothing about this mysterious secret guard.

And today, after Zhou Ren's brief narration, Liu Sheng finally understood: what a 'precious' legacy left by the late Emperor Xiaojing, Liu Sheng's father, Tianzi Qi.

According to Zhou Ren's account, the original body of the embroidered guard was the prince's guard during the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen.

For the Prince Guard, Liu Sheng, who has also been the prince, will certainly not feel unfamiliar - Liu Sheng also had a Prince Guard of 500 people, responsible for accompanying Liu Sheng when he travels and protecting the safety of the prince's car.

After the death of the Son of Heaven, Liu Sheng forgot most of the things in the Imperial Palace, intentionally or unintentionally, and only brought out Ling Xiaque, a subordinate of CRRC, and Zhou Yafu, who was teaching in the Imperial Palace, and Cheng Buzhi and Zhidu, who were listening to the lectures.

But now, an interesting plan has quietly sprung up in Liu Sheng's mind.

"Adapt and merge the Prince's Guard into the Embroidered Guard?"

"Or a new Secret Guard ······"

After thinking about it secretly, Liu Sheng dispelled this immature thought.

The reason is very simple: according to Zhou Ren, the embroidered clothes and guards left by Tianziqi to Liu Sheng are all composed of orphans of heroes without exception.

In other words, every member of this secret guard is an innocent orphan.

That is to say, all the activities of the embroidered clothes guard can basically eliminate the possibility of leakage due to kinship, and at the same time ensure the absolute loyalty of this army to the Han family and the Han emperor.

And Liu Sheng's former Prince Guard was an elite carefully selected from the Northern Army, and there were many young talents who could serve as middle-level officers in the army in the future.

To put it bluntly: embroidered clothes and guards are not visible;

The embroidered messengers are also a group that has not seen the light for many years, whether they are dead or alive, and no one cares.

On the other hand, Liu Sheng's Prince Guard, as early as when they were only soldiers of the Northern Army, was already the focus of attention of the aristocratic group, and after being selected into Liu Sheng's Prince Guard, they had already become the fast son-in-law of some of the Fathers' Meritorious Princes.

Weaving these people into the embroidered guard, let alone helping Liu Sheng, it is already thankful that the existence of the secret guard organization of the embroidered guard is not exposed.

As for the embroidered guard, there is another secret guard with similar functions, which is even more of Liu Sheng's disdainful idea.

——The operation mode of a certain clothing guard first, and then a certain direction to the factory, really made Liu Sheng feel disdainful.

Even if Liu Sheng is established before the crown, the current Han family lord Shaoguo is suspicious, and Liu Sheng does not need to use such a falling way to consolidate his authority.

Continuing to think about it, the more Liu Sheng thought about it, the more frightened he felt.

Zhou Ren said: All the clan princes of the Kanto region, without exception, were included in the strict monitoring of the embroidered guards.

And judging from the eleventh year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, who was officially established by Xiuyiwei, and even from the first year of Emperor Xiaojing, who officially confirmed the name of 'Xiuyiwei': whether it is the former or the latter, it is obvious that Liu Bi's rebellion plan was known very early.

So, here's the problem.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, Emperor Taizong, who learned that Liu Na was against him, why didn't he eliminate the hidden dangers at the embryonic stage?

Or why didn't Liu Qi, the emperor of Xiaojing, use some special methods at the beginning of his reign to eliminate the rebellion of Wu Chu before the rebellion broke out?

"Are you afraid of telling the truth?"

"Still ······"

As his thoughts scattered, an incredible possibility, bamboo slips emerged in Liu Sheng's mind.

"Forcing the ······"

"Even if I knew that Liu Bi was going to rebel a long time ago, Emperor Taizong and Emperor Xiaojing decided to force Liu Bi to rebel······"

"Sit on Liu Bi's identity as an anti-thief, and then calm it down as a righteous person, so as to block the world's ······"

"Moreover, it is to use Liu Bi's precedent to win a legal basis for the subsequent cutting of the feudal domain and Tui'en - in order to prevent other clan princes from following Liu Bi's example, it has become common sense to cut the feudal domain and Tui'en······"

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"Hoo ······"

"Worthy of the emperor······"

"He is worthy of being the emperor of my Han family."

"It is also worthy of the four characters of 'Wenjing Zhizhi' written in the history books of later generations······"

Thinking like this, Liu Sheng's gaze involuntarily moved aimlessly from the imperial eucalyptus in front of him to all corners of the hall.

——Under him, there is the imperial couch where the Son of Heaven has sat for more than nine years;

In front of him, it is the imperial eucalyptus of the Son of Heaven who has accumulated bamboo and government affairs for many years.

On the side of the imperial couch, the extension seat specially set up by the Son of Heaven for Liu Sheng to kneel and answer the question has not yet been put away.

Separated by a wall on the side of the hall, the side hall that was specially left for Liu Sheng to stay in by the Son of Heaven and was 'always accompanied by the holy car', still retains the traces of Liu Sheng's residence······

It's as if nothing has changed;

But in reality, everything has changed.

Tianzi Qi, went to see Emperor Taizong Xiaowen.

The crown prince has also become the son of heaven······

"I always hear people say that when someone around them dies, there is often not too much grief;"

"The real grief will be mixed with the memories that will be evoked little by little in the future."

"It's like every corner of this propaganda room is the shadow of the old man."

"Sitting on this couch, even if you close your eyes, you can see the old man's face······"

Full of embarrassment, Liu Sheng only laughed coldly, lowered his head, and pointed at the sheep to nod the corners of his eyes inadvertently.

Liu Sheng once thought that he didn't have much affection for Tianziqi, the physiological father, who should have between relatives.

As a Han person, I feel sad about the death of this outstanding Han emperor, and I feel a little sorry for the people of the world who cannot continue to be ruled by this emperor.

But at this moment, Liu Sheng finally vaguely perceived: Son of Heaven - Emperor Liu Qi of Han Xiaojing, this emperor who is already outstanding enough, may not be a qualified father.

At least for Liu Sheng, who is the crown prince, this father has done everything he can.

- The love of parents and their sons is far-reaching······

"Whew~"

"Summer Sparrow~"

"Come on."

After adjusting himself for a long time, he finally suppressed his tears and thoughts of the deceased old man, and Liu Sheng's gaze naturally fell on Xia Que who played the clay statue outside the hall gate.

Seeing that Xia Que got the order, like a robot that was asleep and suddenly got the order, trotted up the royal stairs and came to Liu Sheng's side.

"Your Majesty······"

"—How does it feel to be a eunuch?"

Xu wanted to distract himself, or maybe he really wanted to chat with this humerus henchman, as soon as Liu Sheng opened his mouth, he asked about Xia Que's mentality after being promoted.

But Liu Sheng asked casually, but Xia Que didn't dare to answer casually.

Running his brain quickly, he organized the language in a moment, only to see Xia Que grin slightly and bow down respectfully.

"The people in the palace say that the slave has been promoted and has become the most powerful position in the palace."

"But when I heard these words, I remembered the admonition of the late eunuch Ling Chuntuo, the Duke of Chun."

"——Chun Gong once said: The eunuch order, the focus is not on the word 'order' at the back, but on the word 'eunuch' at the front."

"In other words, no matter what kind of official position, all palace people are just eunuchs······"

···

"Now, the slave has been stained with His Majesty's light and made this eunuch order."

"But the slave didn't dare to think about it at all, thinking that one day, he would do something with this power."

"It is already the honor of a slave to be able to use this mutilated body to do more for Your Majesty, to make Your Majesty less worried, and to repay Your Majesty's kindness."

"Besides, slave, don't dare to do him anymore and beg ······"

was a casual question, but in exchange for Xia Que's solemn reply, Liu Sheng looked at Xia Que's gaze, and couldn't help but bring a touch of intriguing.

After a long time, he smiled and waved his hand relaxedly: "You don't have to be so ······"

As soon as the words were spoken, Liu Sheng seemed to be choked by the throat, and his words stopped abruptly, and he silently lowered his head.

"I see."

Liu Sheng originally wanted to take his attention away from his thoughts about Tianzi Qi through small talk with Xia Qi.

But inadvertently, Liu Sheng remembered a warning from the Son of Heaven again.

- One of the most inconspicuous of the many admonitions······

"The eunuch is a slave;"

"For the slave, the more pleasant you are, the more the slave kicks his nose and face."

"-Fear of power but not virtue, originally said the Huns;"

"But it's just as suitable for these eunuchs······"

When recalling these words, Tianzi Qi's extremely magnetic and inexplicable cold voice couldn't help but sound in Liu Sheng's mind.

After a long time, Liu Shengcai came back from his stunned again, and shook his head with a helpless smile.

"Old man, this is pestering me······"

"Hey, that's fine."

"With the old man 'accompanied', it will not be a lonely person like the old man in the future."

"-Maybe the old man, there is also Emperor Taizong Xiaowen 'accompanied'?"

Thinking so, Liu Sheng pretended to raise his hand casually and motioned for Xia Que to straighten up.

After Xia Que symbolically straightened his waist a little, Liu Sheng asked with a smile: "Fang Cailang's words are ······?"

"-The slave was outside the temple gate, and he didn't hear Lang Zhongling's voice at all."

"-When I heard Lang Zhongling leave, His Majesty seemed to be very happy and laughed for a while?"

Seeing Xia Que vividly pretending to be stupid and stunned, Liu Sheng smiled meaningfully;

looked straight into the depths of Xia Que's gaze, and Xia Que bent down deeply again before quietly turning the conversation.

"Lang Zhongling told me: Shaofu Liu She and Imperial Doctor Chao are wrong, and it seems that they plan to be friends."

"Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing for me?"

With a single word, it only caused Xia Que's already deep bent waist, and in an instant, he bowed down again visibly with the naked eye;

Almost without thinking, he replied, "Your Majesty." ”

"When Emperor Xiaojing of Daxing was still alive, His Majesty was still the crown prince."

"Your Majesty also knows the origin of the slave - after purifying himself and entering the palace, the slave has been following the late eunuch Ling Chungong."

"All the skills of slaves, especially the ability to serve His Majesty, were also taught by Chun Gong."

"Back then, the slave was ordered by Emperor Xiaojing of Daxing to serve by His Majesty, who was still the crown prince at that time."

"It was at that time that Chun Gong gave the slave the last word of warning."

"If you want to live for a long time, don't get involved in the affairs of the government and the opposition······"

···

"Chun Gong said that during the reign of Ying Qin, there was a eunuch named Zhao Gao, who did a lot of bad things, which eventually led to the demise of Ying Qin."

"At the time of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, there was also a favored and delicate eunuch named Zhao Tan, who went in and out with Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, and finally aroused dissatisfaction inside and outside the court."

"Spring Announcement Slave Waiver: Don't do things that embarrass the master, and don't forget your identity just because you have been favored."

"Now, what Your Majesty is asking the slave is about the court, especially the matter of a third prince and a nine kings."

"Such a question, the slave dares to fight: even if it may anger His Majesty, the slave will never dare to answer······"

Seeing Xia Que's posture of 'Your Majesty forced again, the slave can only die for Your Majesty', and he was already sweating profusely, Liu Sheng couldn't bear to force it anymore.

He lowered his head with a noncommittal smile, and finally sighed lightly.

"Recently, inside and outside the palace, what are the rumors?"

Hearing that Liu Sheng finally stopped forcing himself to do things that were 'not in line with his identity', Xia Que only breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

After thinking about it for a while, he told Liu Sheng about the rumors and rumors that appeared in Chang'an City today.

"Emperor Xiaojing was buried in Yangling, and the local heroes in the eastern part of the country were also moved into Yanglingyi, but it is rumored that there seem to be several famous 'heroes' in Qidi, and they are not in the list of this migration."

"Some people say that this is the kings of Qi to shield these 'heroes' and oppose the Chang'an court."

"Some people also say that this is Prime Minister Tao Qing's incompetence, and even the migration list of this kind of lake people can be approved with seals·····"

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"Emperor Xiaojing died, His Majesty ordered the sons of the former emperor to go to Beijing for funeral, and everyone said that Your Majesty was open-minded."

"But some people say: Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to embarrass you, or even ······"

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"Also, there are some rumors in the palace."

"The queen lived in the Jiaofang Palace, but His Majesty never stayed in the Jiaofang."

"There are rumors everywhere in the palace: If Your Majesty doesn't go to the pepper room again, Princess Taichang, I'm afraid she will go to Changle to cry······"