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Chapter 650: Establishment of the Pacification Division

At this point, Wang Xuance suddenly thought of something, looked around, and whispered, "Your Highness, after the cause of Cheng Huailiang's death was exposed, Cen Wenben interceded for the King of Shu, and Quan Wanji's matter has been basically resolved. He will be released in the next two days."

"Oh?"

Li Yan raised his eyebrows and asked with great interest: "What is that saying?"

"According to Master Changsun, Quan Wanji secretly accepted gifts from foreign envoys with a value of seven or eight hundred strings of cash. He was ordered to return the dirty money and demoted to the Director of the Office of Guests. From the sixth rank of Honglu Temple to the seventh rank of Director of the Office of Guests, Quan Wanji was demoted three or four levels in a row!" Wang Xuance didn't know what the relationship between Quan Wanji and Li Yan was, so he told the truth.

Ever since he had brought ten tutors to visit the Changsun Mansion, Changsun Chong had become friends with the tutors. They would come to the small horse farm in the East Palace every now and then to ride horses and practice archery together, having a lot of fun.

Li Yan nodded, his expression was unclear whether he was happy or sad. After a while, he looked at Wang Xuance who was cautious and asked, "Xuance, that night, you also followed me to the Dali Temple. Don't you want to ask why I went there and what I did?"

"Uh"

The doubts in his heart were directly cleared up by Li Yan. Wang Xuance looked a little embarrassed and said, "Your Highness will tell me what you want me to know, and I know nothing about what you don't want me to know!"

"Ok!"

Li Yan nodded appreciatively and said, "But you must have a guess. Why don't you tell me? If you are right, I will reward you with a proper job."

"hiss"

Wang Xuance was immediately overjoyed. Among the ten tutors, only Xue Rengui had a proper official position as a proofreader, but his main responsibility was to guard the prince. The other tutors were sent everywhere by Li Yan, but they were only acting as the prince's eyes and ears, keeping an eye on the scene, which was just a temporary job.

Although everyone looked up to him because of his status as the crown prince, he did not hold any official position. Moreover, the size of the position did not matter, but more so the crown prince's recognition.

Wang Xuance suppressed his secret joy, frowned and said thoughtfully: "I had some guesses before, thinking that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was going to recruit Quan Wanji, or to coerce and bribe him, in order to get something that would be disadvantageous to the King of Shu."

"But after this period of time, I feel that I have underestimated your wisdom. If I am not mistaken, your Highness should have subdued Quan Wanji and then let him return to the King of Shu as an insider to keep an eye on the King of Shu."

As soon as Wang Xuance finished speaking, he looked at Li Yan nervously. When he saw Li Yan's expression of appreciation and approval, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, Xuan Ce, you are indeed smart and intelligent, with a brilliant mind!"

Li Yan smiled and asked, "Xuan Ce, what do you think if I hand over Quan Wanji to you to manage?"

After all, in Li Yan's mind, the real function of the Jinyiwei is to monitor the inside. Without an information network and spies everywhere, Li Yan always feels uneasy and cannot always rely on his brain to analyze.

How can we make correct decisions without a large amount of real-time and effective information as support? This time, we lost control of the situation when we encountered a slight shock. We were too passive.

Moreover, he was not targeting the emperor, so it was not a big taboo, let alone a fatal taboo. Even if Li Shimin knew about it, he would at most reprimand him with a few words of dissatisfaction, which would not threaten his position.

Even if he coveted it, he might not take it away from me?
No matter what, the Jinyiwei established by himself will inevitably bear his own mark. Who knows how many spies he will plant in it? The current generation of high-level spies are planted one by one, and when it becomes formal, the second and third generations will be sent out in groups and batches.

And I have the real list in my hand. Even if Li Shimin is the emperor, he cannot screen out all these people. If he misses one or two, it will be useless to control the others. Therefore, even if he knows it, he will most likely let me help manage it.

Is there anyone in the world who is closer to me and more trustworthy than him?
As long as Li Shimin does not regard himself as his opponent, the father and son will be the most steadfast allies and more reliable than the ministers.

Well.
Wang Xuance was stunned and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, do you want me to control these private insiders for you?"

As expected, he is a man of extraordinary talent who destroyed an entire country by himself. At such a young age, he can draw inferences from other things and understand things at a glance.

Seeing the determined look on Li Yan's face, Wang Xuance quickly became excited. As a confident young man who was well-read and talented but had no place to use his talents, Wang Xuance was full of great interest and confidence in this job.

Seeing that Wang Xuance had no objection to the undercover work, Li Yan said, "Xuance, you know that as a crown prince, it is not easy to succeed to the throne smoothly. I don't know how many challenges and attacks you will face."

"It was under constant attacks that the former Sui crown prince Yang Yong was finally defeated and replaced by Yang Guang." "Therefore, the crisis and pressure faced by this palace are definitely not small."

"But because of my father, I cannot develop my power legitimately. Otherwise, I will offend the emperor's power and be reprimanded. The position of the crown prince is very special. He is neither a monarch nor a minister. When the emperor is still alive, he is just a backup candidate. I can only wait, and I can't rush."

"But if we wait like this, we will also face constant attacks and challenges from our brothers, who can develop their power at will. Therefore, I plan to build an information network to monitor our competitors and their followers, so that we can at least have a clear idea of ​​what's going on and not just deal with it passively."

"Among these tutors, you, Xuan Ce, are the best in terms of talent, wisdom and vision, so I intend to give this task to you. Do you have the confidence to become a shadow in the darkness and escort me as I move forward?"

This was the first time that Wang Xuance heard the prince reveal his true feelings. He realized that he had now become the prince's confidant. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Although becoming a tutor means a bright future, it is not necessarily the case. How these ten tutors will eventually develop depends on their respective opportunities and the needs of the prince at the time. Some may rise to the top, while others may leave early. It is hard to predict the fate of life.

As a scholar born into a Luoyang merchant family, he had almost no social status in that era. To gain the favor of the prince was the only way for Wang Xuance to change his family's destiny, so Wang Xuance knelt down for the first time to express his feelings.

"Your Highness, Xuan Ce has been valued by Your Highness. From an ordinary lowly merchant, he entered the East Palace to serve the emperor. From now on, Xuan Ce has only one wish, which is to use his life and all his abilities to protect Your Highness, to help Your Highness overcome any difficulties, overcome all obstacles, and rule the world!"

Wang Xuance said resolutely: "As long as Your Highness does not despise me, I am willing to be your shadow, sacrifice my life, do my best, and never regret it."

"Ok!"

Li Yan nodded comfortingly, pulled Wang Xuance up, and said nothing in return.

Wang Xuance was born into a righteous family. As long as he was the crown prince, his position would be more secure, and the world would belong to him in the future. Any reward he gave would be enough to satisfy Wang Xuance's entire family.

Next, Li Yan explained in detail the existence and purpose of the Jinyiwei. Wang Xuance was secretly surprised. It turned out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already established such a system. Moreover, Liang Zhenfang and Su Dingfang, ostensibly serving as the Generals of the Left Guard of the Eastern Palace, were actually the backbone of this department.

No wonder they are different from Changsheng. They are not as close to Changsheng, but they come to see the prince almost every day. Wang Xuance used to wonder how the Eastern Palace Left Guard had so many things that required the prince’s personal attention and decision-making. Now it seems that they are actually running such a large department in private.

What does the prince mean?

Li Yan saw Wang Xuance's inquiring eyes and whispered, "The main responsibility of the Jinyiwei is to send spies to the Turks to gather information and provide decision-making for my father."

"The Turks are my father's rivals, but my rivals are not just the Turks. So I want to quietly build an information network within the Tang Dynasty to monitor my brothers and some of the enemy's ministers."

Li Yan was very secretive: "This must not be known to my father, so I can only give it to someone I trust?"

After saying that, Li Yan stared at the other person with sparkling eyes.

Wang Xuance swallowed his saliva and felt a little nervous. After all, he was doing this behind the emperor's back. If he was discovered, it would be a serious crime!
Seeing the prince looking at him with a determined and serious face, Wang Xuan thought for a moment and said through gritted teeth, "Your Highness, you are my only master. I will follow your lead. As long as you give the order, even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire, I will die without regrets."

"Hahaha!"

Li Yan patted Wang Xuance's shoulder and said comfortingly, "Okay, Xuance, I was not wrong about you."

"You don't have to worry too much. I'm doing this just to ensure my position. I'm the crown prince, and I'm doing this to protect the imperial power from being coveted by others. As long as I'm still in the East Palace, I'll make the decisions for you on all your actions."

"Besides, this department is just a continuation of the Jinyiwei's functions, and the Jinyiwei's existence has only one mission, which is to protect the imperial power. It is a sharp sword in the hands of the emperor. We are just one step ahead. Perhaps it won't be long before the emperor will allow the development of internal surveillance, so you don't have to worry too much."

"Even if the emperor knew, he would only reprimand me and not blame you. Moreover, the entire Jinyiwei would never send an insider into the palace without the emperor's permission."

Hearing this, Wang Xuance secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't target the emperor, the prince would be the biggest and he had nothing to be afraid of.

(End of this chapter)