The ace special forces of the Sui Dynasty

"Chess piece?" Of course Wang Shichong understood the meaning of the word "chess piece". He suddenly felt that Li Yuan was really terrible, and he was able to bury the chess piece in Liu Ziqiu's palace.However, Wang Shichong was also a hero of the generation, so he quickly regained his composure, shook his head and said, "Liu Ziqiu is cautious by nature, and has many talented people under his command, so how could he allow irrelevant people to sneak into the palace. What the second son said , I’m afraid it’s a bit exaggerated.”

Li Shimin laughed loudly and said: "My father almost became the master of that palace back then. Although he was taken advantage of by that thief Liu Ziqiu, how difficult is it to bury a few cronies?"

Indeed, many eunuchs and maids in the palace were Li Yuan's confidantes back then, and even Concubine Xiao's mother and son were regarded by him to death. After Liu Ziqiu occupied Luoyang, as long as the old people in the palace were still retained, it was inevitable that there would be Li Yuan's spies. in.In fact, Liu Ziqiu did not cleanse the old people in the Great Sui Palace, but retained most of them.Of course, Liu Ziqiu also understood that there must be Li Yuan's cronies among these people.But he also knew that these people's attachment to Li Yuan was more due to the situation.Now that the world has changed masters, these people will naturally know what to do.

On the other hand, Liu Ziqiu let these people stay in the palace to test Li Yuan and see if he still has contact with these people in the palace.After all, all the guards guarding the palace had been replaced by Liu Ziqiu's trusted bodyguards and female guards. It would not be easy for these people to pass on news.

In the past few years, Liu Ziqiu did not find out that the eunuchs and maids in the palace had any relationship with Li Yuan, but he did not take it lightly, and had gradually released those older maids from the palace to marry each other.The maids in the entire palace have been changed almost all over. Now most of the maids in the palace come from the nomadic tribes of Goryeo, Baekje, Silla and Mobei. In addition, there are some slaves bought from Persia and Chen Ling brought back from Africa. Indigenous women, it is impossible for these court ladies to have any interaction with Li Yuan.

The ones who might really be connected with Li Yuan are the eunuchs in the old palace.After all, Liu Ziqiu came from a later generation, and his thinking was different from that of people in this era. He did not agree with the use of eunuchs in the palace, and thought it was a very inhumane act.It's just that the original eunuchs have become useless people. If they are released from the palace, it may be difficult for them to gain a foothold in society, and they may even be looked down upon and bullied.Liu Ziqiu was kind, so he let them stay.However, it is difficult for these eunuchs to get in touch with the inner core, and they only do some cleaning work on the periphery.Because there are many young girls from Mobei in the harem, these girls are not weaker than those eunuchs, and they are fully qualified for the work originally undertaken by the eunuchs.

Li Yuan and Li Shimin didn't know about these changes in the Han Palace, nor did Wang Shichong.After all, in the past, apart from those who were favored by the emperor, some old and decrepit court ladies would also be released from the palace at a certain time.Liu Ziqiu had recently ascended the throne, so it was quite normal to release those young and beautiful court ladies from the palace and replace them with another batch of court ladies.More importantly, no eunuch has been expelled from the palace so far.

However, Wang San was not so easy to fool, he sneered and said: "Liu Ziqiu is definitely not an ordinary person, how could he not have thought of this? Besides, with the passage of time, will those people left by Mr. Li in the palace continue to work for Mr. Li?" , who can guarantee it?"

Li Shimin said lightly: "This matter is extremely confidential, and I didn't want to say it. Since this brother doesn't believe it, I might as well tell Mr. Wang. At that time, Li Cheng, the chief of the palace, was my father's confidant. Later, when my father left Luoyang, Li Cheng still He stayed in the palace and still held the post of chief steward. Li Cheng had no heirs, and it was his father who found an adopted son for him to pass on the incense. Now, Li Cheng's son is in my Li family. You say, Li Cheng Do you dare to serve my father wholeheartedly?"

Back then, Li Cheng did have a son, Li Ben, who later colluded with Xiao Dapeng. In order to show his loyalty, Li Cheng killed Li Ben himself.But in this way, Li Cheng's position in front of Li Yuan was preserved, but the incense was also cut off.However, Li Yuan was really kind to him, and picked a youngest son from his own nephews to adopt to him.Although this child is young, but he was born in a wealthy family, he can use far more resources than Li Ben, and his future development will definitely be far better than Li Ben.Therefore, Li Cheng became more loyal to Li Yuan.

Li Cheng can be said to be the most important chess piece buried in the palace by Li Yuan, or the only chess piece.This chess piece is very important, and it is impossible for Li Yuan to use this chess piece unless it is absolutely necessary.Therefore, Li Yuan has never contacted Li Cheng, as if the two had never met.And Li Yuan didn't have to worry that Li Cheng would betray him. After all, eunuchs' thoughts were different from ordinary people's. Li Cheng valued the adopted son who could pass on the incense.As long as Li Cheng's adoptive son is still in Li Yuan's hands, it is impossible for Li Cheng to have other thoughts.

Wang San didn't know the specific situation here, so he couldn't help believing it, nodded and said, "So that's how it is."

But Wang Shichong murmured: "I'm afraid the second son came here to tell you these things, right?"

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from Mr. Wang. Yes, the kid came here this time, there is indeed another important matter. Thinking about Liu Ziqiu's treacherous nature, at this time, he is making a big fanfare to get his daughter to choose a son-in-law, so how could he not have any intentions?" The boy reckons that there must be a trap here. Therefore, the boy came here this time to advise Mr. Wang not to be impulsive and not to go to Luoyang, lest he fall into Luoyang!"

Wang San breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded to Li Shimin very rarely, expressing his thanks for his reminder.

Wang Shichong was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Second Young Master, for reminding me, I have my own measure."

Li Shimin didn't stay for a long time, got up and said goodbye: "The boy can rest assured. The boy has been away from home for a long time, and he is afraid that the court will find out, so let's go. I hope Mr. Wang is careful!"

Wang Shichong also knew that Li Shimin's coming here was really risky, so he didn't want to keep him, he cupped his hands and said, "Second young master has a good journey, so I won't send you off!"

A confidant had already taken Li Shimin out and sent him away through the back door.But Wang San said in a deep voice: "My lord, since Li Yuan has a close friend buried in the palace, I am afraid that the news he has obtained is not limited to this. According to my subordinates, it is inevitable that Liu Ziqiu set a trap this time. Please think again, my lord." , you must not risk yourself!"

In fact, although they are only guesses, they are already close to the truth.

But Wang Shichong waved his hand and said: "Wang was most sorry for Feng'er back then. I didn't expect to see Feng'er again in my lifetime. Feng'er's sufferings over the years were all caused by Wang. Greedy for life and afraid of death, so hesitant to move forward? Needless to say, the trip to Luoyang, Wang, is definitely going!"

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At this time, in Luoyang City, Gao Xiu'er had already arranged a palace for Wang Yufeng, and selected ten of the blond women sent by Shi Danai to be her maids.Today, Wang Yufeng is no longer a maidservant in Huayun Palace, and has resumed a life of luxury and pampering.Her current life is even more comfortable than when she was in Jiangdu Palace, but her heart is not very happy.

People go to high places, and water flows to low places, even Wang Yufeng, who is a woman, is no exception.Although she had been hidden in the palace by Hua Yun these years and had never been seen by Liu Ziqiu, she herself had hidden in the dark and peeked at Liu Ziqiu more than once.Like those maids in the palace, who doesn't want to be favored by the emperor?What's more, Wang Yufeng had secretly eavesdropped on the "war" between Liu Ziqiu and Hua Yun.Although it was just listening to it, Wang Yufeng still feels hot when he thinks about it.The image of Liu Ziqiu had already captured her heart, so if she were to marry someone outside at this time, how could there be any joy to speak of?

When she was upset, a palace maid suddenly came to report: "Princess, Concubine Yun sees you coming."

According to the regulations drawn up by Zhao Ling and others, Hua Yun was one of the four wives and was conferred the title of Concubine Virtue, second only to Xie Muyu.However, the old people in the palace still used to call Hua Yun Concubine Yun.The maids in Wang Yufeng's palace were all barbarians who had recently entered the palace, so they didn't know the difference, so they followed others in calling Hua Yun Concubine Yun.

Wang Yufeng was captured by Hua Yun when she was in Jiangdu, and then forced into the camp, and was molested by Hua Yun from time to time.At that time, Wang Yufeng failed to see through Huayun's identity as a man disguised as a man, and lived in fear every day, and did not know that "he" would rob her of her innocence one day. It was not until later that she found out that Huayun was actually a woman.It was that experience that left a psychological shadow on Wang Yufeng, and she was very afraid of Huayun.

Hearing that Huayun was coming, Wang Yufeng exclaimed "Ah", hurriedly greeted her outside the palace, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "My maidservant pays homage to your mother."

Hua Yun laughed: "Yufeng, get up quickly. You are the princess now, but you are no longer a servant of the palace." After speaking, Hua Yun pulled Wang Yufeng up and held her hand. He went straight into the palace with his hands, and said with a smile: "You are someone close to me. This time, the emperor entrusted me with the task of choosing a son-in-law for you. When the time comes, I and you will disguise themselves as men and mix in together. In the venue, let you choose it yourself, you have to look carefully."

Marriage events in this era are all ordered by the parents and the words of the matchmaker. How can anyone meet in advance?Even sneaking a few glances is very rare.But Liu Ziqiu's presence allowed Wang Yufeng to observe those young talents at close range, not only to see their appearance clearly, but also to discover their character.

Although Wang Yufeng was very displeased with marrying outside the palace, there was nothing he could do about it, so he gave a deep gift and said, "Thank you, Ma'am."

She knew that Hua Yunnv's ability to disguise herself as a man had already reached perfection, and she would definitely not lose it. Although the man selected through this method is not as good as following the emperor, it may be the best ending.