strictlysupreme Chapter 954: Wulezhi takes office as the head of the inner guard
Chapter 954: Wulezhi takes office as the head of the inner guard
Wu Yanhao chewed and chewed, and only after he swallowed all the pastries did he force a smile.
"Your Majesty, your pastries are delicious."
"I'll bring you some when I leave."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Cunxi walked in slowly and came to Wu Yanhao's side.
The smile is very bright.
"Please help me deal with the government affairs on the desk."
Wu Yanhao's face turned bitter: "Your Majesty, this is against the rules."
"Or you can spit out all the cakes for me."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Wu Yanhao stood up and walked behind the desk with two plates of pastries.
Ma Rong had anticipated this outcome. After Li Cunxi sat down, he bowed to Li Cunxi.
"His Majesty……"
"Sit down." Li Cunxi pointed casually, "Arong, you don't have to stand up every time. It's so tiring."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Ma Rong sat down only after receiving permission and continued, "Your Majesty, among the guards assigned to the Laiyang Marquis's residence are three of my brothers. They are all well-selected by me and will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty."
Li Cunxi hummed and asked, "Who are these three people?"
"Liu Long, Chen Yifei, and Zhao Jianxun," Ma Rong replied. "After I became the General of the Qianniu Guard, I was ordered by Your Majesty to search for my brothers. We have now found five more."
Li Cunxi raised his eyebrows and thought that Ma Rong was quite efficient.
After he ascended the throne and became emperor, he thought about how he had made his fortune with the help of Baihelin, and that Zhang Lin, who had been sent to the capital in an urgent manner for 800 miles, was also one of the 19 thieves of Baihelin. He decided to recruit those with lofty ideals among these people into the court and use them if he could.
Today, seven of the former nineteen thieves of Baihelin have appeared.
They are Ma Rong, Lao Hei, Li Feixiong and Zhang Lin.
Later, in order to deal with Helu, Bukhara and Duoduo, Li Cunxi had to ask Ma Rong to find Liu Long, Chen Yifei and Zhao Jianxun.
Now with the addition of five more people, the Baihelin Thief Group has captured twelve in total.
"Who are these five people?"
"Ganhe of Ruzhou, Funan of Jiangzhou, Li Jingping of Hongzhou, and brothers Zhou Qing and Zhou De of Fangzhou."
"Where do you think they should be placed?" Li Cunxi picked up the pastry, took a bite, and asked again, "Don't ask me to decide. I just want to hear your opinion."
"Your Majesty..." Ma Rong hesitated for a moment and said, "I think you can let them join the army and promote them based on their military achievements."
"How are their martial arts skills?"
"He is definitely not as good as me and Lao Hei." Ma Rong said firmly.
The former Nineteen Thieves of Baihelin, although there were only nineteen people, each of them was a second-rate master, and most of their martial arts values were between 80 and 89.
If these people get together, they can compete with everyone in the Iron Hand Group except Yuan Qi, Long Feng, Hu Yun and Yun Gu.
Even more than that.
In this big world view, apart from the state machine, the Snake Spirit and the Iron Hand Group, no other gang of underworld forces can compare with the Nineteen Thieves of Baihelin.
Such a group of backbone forces is definitely what Li Cunxi needs very much.
When strong men with high combat power gather together, they often have the ability to change a battle.
Li Cunxi placed his hands on the table, thinking seriously for a while, and finally remembered another team he had in his hands, which was composed of powerful warriors with high combat power.
"Then send them to the Inner Guard. After Long Feng, Wulezhi, and Huang Shengyan take over, Wulezhi will be fully responsible for the affairs of the Inner Guard. We will gather intelligence on the Western Regions and Tubo. Experts are often what we need most."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
……
Wulezhi sent Helu, Marquis of Laiyang, back to his mansion. The two looked at each other for a long time, and finally Helu lowered his head in guilt.
"If I hadn't been so foolish as to let you abduct Li Cunxi to the Turks, we probably wouldn't be in this situation that you and I can't describe."
"This is all my fault."
"However, from a personal point of view, this is my fault, but seeing you living a good life, I feel a lot better."
"The Tang Dynasty is much richer than the Turks. I am truly happy for you."
Today, Helu also figured out that Ulezhi's mother was not dead or kidnapped, but was taken away by Ulezhi himself.
Of course, he had no resentment towards Ulezhi's power. If he had not insisted on his own way, Ulezhi would never have ended up fleeing to a foreign country.
"What happened in the past is in the past, and now we have all become better versions of ourselves."
After saying this, Wulezhi slowly sat down.
It was rare for him to relax when facing Helu. He originally thought that it would be difficult to strengthen his determination when he saw his former master again.
but……
It has to be said that Helu was good to him, but he had already repaid the kindness between the two with his life.
It’s just that Li Cunxi didn’t take his life.
"I'll be in Luoyang later, and we can go out for a walk...if you have time."
Helu rubbed his eyes and asked, "How is the old lady?"
……
More than an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Wulezhi left Laiyang Marquis Mansion and brought his subordinates to the Inner Guard Mansion.
The person who is now acting as the chief of the Inner Guard is none other than the former commander-in-chief, Long Feng.
Now Long Feng holds the position of Grand Commander of the Wind Riders and temporarily handles the affairs of the Inner Guard for Wulezhi.
After the two men and their subordinates handed over their respective positions in the main hall of the Inner Guard Palace, Long Feng returned with the Wind Rider Commander who came with Ulezhi.
Wulezhi sat in the hall of the Inner Guard Palace, looking left and right, feeling curious about everything.
However, he did not come here just for fun. The imperial court would send troops against the Western Regions tribes and Tubo in a few years. He had traveled between the Western Regions tribes and the Tubo border, and now was the time for him to play his role.
"You Huan." He found the roster and shouted to the leaders in front of him.
You Huan immediately came out and asked, "What are your instructions, Grand Chamberlain?"
"From today on, you will temporarily take my place and handle all matters concerning the Inner Guard Office. No mistakes are allowed!"
"This..." You Huan didn't understand Wulezhi's approach, but he could only nod and agree. The rules of the Inner Guard were there, and they could only obey all the orders of the Grand Councilor unconditionally.
"I will soon lead thirty inner guards to the Western Regions. My Tang Dynasty wants to conquer the Western Regions, and the Western Tribes are undoubtedly the biggest stumbling block. It just so happens that several of our great generals are here, so we can conquer all the tribes in one fell swoop!"
After telling you what he was going to do, Wule glanced at You Huan questioningly.
"And you, after I leave, need to organize the intelligence sent back from various places, sort it out, and send it to the palace, present it to the Council of State, and hand it over to the Prime Ministers."
"Whether the Inner Guards can escape depends on your ability. You should know that there are many people who want to ban you."
A pun!
All the cabinet leaders couldn't help but feel frightened.
The Inner Guard Bureau was not popular to begin with. Even if Li Cunxi forced the Inner Guard Bureau to stay, few people would give them a good face.
If they can't even gather and sort intelligence properly, the ministers will definitely report them to death.
"Understood, Grand Lord."