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Chapter 754 Wang Xuance's Little Thoughts

When Li Yan returned to the Eastern Palace, Wang Xuance immediately took him over. The prince was young and in a period of rapid growth, so his appearance had changed greatly.

Sometimes when you travel in disguise, you may not be recognized.

However, Wang Xuance's long-term presence at the palace made it easy for him to be discovered. Therefore, when it came to some more confidential matters, Wang Xuance could not accompany Li Yan. Li Yan would then randomly select some unfamiliar tutors, usually one of the original ten.

However, this still cannot change the deliberate attention of some people with ulterior motives. For such a secretive matter, they have to use people from the Pacification Division, just like today they used Wang Xuance's confidant, Xing Yi from the Jinyiwei.

Xing Yi has an ordinary appearance, the type of person no one would pay a second glance at if he were to mingle among the crowd. He is a meticulous and intelligent person, but he is ruthless and cold-blooded. Although his name contains the word "Yi", what he actually does are unjust things. He is in charge of the law enforcement department of the Zhenfu Division.

Of course, they are called law enforcement agencies in a nice way, but in fact they are the ones doing dirty work for Li Yan, which is not allowed to be seen in the light.

After escorting Li Yan back to the East Palace, Xing Yi retreated.

Wang Xuance came forward and looked at Li Yan expectantly, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, he uttered, "Thank you for your hard work, Your Highness."

The two of them came to the inner study of Cheng'en Hall. Li Yan knew what Wang Xuance was concerned about, so he didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Botie has been taken care of."

Wang Xuance was greatly excited when he heard this. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was truly capable. He had dealt with Quan Wanji in his first move, and from then on the Shu Palace had opened its doors to the Eastern Palace. This time he had also dealt with the confidants of the Great Khan of the Turks.

Because he was responsible for the internal discipline of the Jinyiwei and the business development in Tang territory, he was not very familiar with the Turkic affairs. So during the time when Li Yan was away, Wang Xuance went to the Jinyiwei Experience Department to check the information.

Among this group of Turks, one was Bote and the other was Yinan. Although Yinan was the leader of the Xueyantuo tribe, in Wang Xuance's eyes, Bote was definitely more important than Yinan.

Although this Botie did not hold a high position and had little power in the upper echelons of the Turkic power structure.

But his position is very critical, equivalent to the identities of Wang De and Ma Xuanliang beside Li Shimin. He accompanies Jie Li and knows the core secrets of the Turks. If this person is subdued, then the Turkic Khanate will have no secrets from the Tang Dynasty.

Before, when Li Yan said he wanted to try to subdue Böte, Wang Xuance was a little skeptical. Such people are usually trusted and loyal, so how could they change their allegiance so easily? Even if they are afraid of the prince's power and temporarily compromise for the sake of their lives, they will change their minds once they leave the Tang Dynasty.

How could the prince keep the other party willing to serve him for a long time? In Wang Xuance's opinion, this was almost impossible.

But the prince insisted, so Wang Xuance had to make arrangements.

Unexpectedly, the prince actually succeeded. Wang Xuance did not doubt that the prince would make a wrong judgment in this regard, but he just wanted to know what method Li Yan used to subdue him.

However, Li Yan did not explain. He handed a note to Wang Xuance and said seriously, "Botie has a fur shop in Mayi City. It is his own business, but it is registered under someone else's name. This is the address and contact code. He will pass on information about the Turks through here in the future."

"Don't use Liang Jianfang's people. They are still in the exploratory stage and can only draw topographic maps and other things. It doesn't matter if they can't get any intelligence for the time being. The most important thing is not to let them expose the path we have opened with great difficulty."

"If it was any other informant, it would be fine, but this Botie is very important. The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks could start at any time. I am counting on this person to save the Jinyiwei's face in front of my father, so we must not let him make any mistakes."

"You arrange a special line to contact them, through the network of the Pacification Bureau, and don't go through them."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I know the seriousness of this matter."

Wang Xuance took the note, read it, and solemnly put it in his arms. Then he said excitedly: "That's great, Your Highness. With this person, our Jinyiwei will have a firm foothold. If we can make more contributions during the war, then even the people in the court will not be able to doubt the existence of Jinyiwei."

For people like Wang Xuance, establishing a new department is definitely more cost-effective than forcing oneself into the existing court institutions.

Those departments have been established for a long time. There are big bosses at the top, and members form cliques and factions at the bottom. There is no fighting every year, and it is impossible to tell who belongs to whom. Even if the prince says hello and goes in, it will be difficult to stay out of it and he will be involved in the factional struggle.

But the newly established department is different. Everything starts from scratch. You are the boss, you are the faction, you set the rules, you draw the red lines, and you expand very quickly, and you get promoted very quickly. You don’t have to wait for the people above to make room for you.

If the Jinyiwei were abolished by the emperor, Su Dingfang and Liang Jianfang could still go to the Sixteen Guards or the local Zhechoufu to serve as low-level officers, but people like him would have nowhere to go and would have to start from scratch.

Therefore, among these people, Wang Xuance was the one who most hoped that the Jinyiwei would continue to exist.

In his opinion, Jinyiwei will be his from now on. Uh.
Of course, is it possible to always win?
The only thing that made Wang Xuance feel unhappy was that a few months ago, the prince transferred Chang Sheng, his confidant who had followed him for many years and was serving as the General of the Left Guard, to the Jinyiwei, although he did not hold any position.

But except for a few insiders who needed to keep secret, all other Jinyiwei personnel were open to Changsheng.

Chang Sheng's age, experience, and relationship with the prince are much better than Wang Xuance's. His entry into the Imperial Guard aroused Wang Xuance's vigilance.

However, because Chang Sheng held the position of Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple and the prince had not let Chang Sheng know about several key spies within the organization, Wang Xuance felt a little relieved, as this proved that he was still the person the prince trusted the most.

Moreover, Chang Sheng's identity as the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple made Wang Xuance feel that Chang Sheng was most likely the person used by the prince to replace or supervise Su Dingfang and Liang Jianfang, because the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple was an institution that dealt with neighboring countries and it was most appropriate to use it to conceal his identity.

The Jinyiwei implemented a strict dual-track system of separation between internal and external departments. The Zhenfusi was at a high level and had supervisory responsibility for both the internal and external parts, but there was no overlap between the two departments. This was why Wang Xuance did not know about Yinan and Botie before.

There is no use knowing the external situation, and they cannot interfere at all, so Su Dingfang and Liang Jianfang never ask about the scope of Wang Xuance's authority.

Originally, the tasks of a supervisory agency like the Jinyiwei were very heavy. If, out of curiosity, they focused their energy on the other party's sphere of influence and something went wrong, they would be in big trouble. Therefore, everyone performed their duties and no one was responsible for anyone else's tasks, and they were only responsible for their own affairs.

"Um"

Li Yan also nodded in agreement. Having Bote alone was better than having the entire Turkic thousand households of the Jinyiwei.

"Is there anything going on in the East Palace this afternoon?"

When Li Yan asked this, Wang Xuance immediately remembered and said quickly: "Your Highness's prediction was indeed correct. Among the Turks in Wanchun Tower, one sneaked into the East Palace and wanted to see the Grand Tutor. I personally guarded the door and told them to come back tomorrow morning."

"Is it Yi Nan?"

"No, it's one of his followers who came to scout out the situation."

"Very good, change your clothes, and I will go to the palace to report to my father."

Wang Xuance asked hesitantly, "Your Highness, although Yi Nan has come to Chang'an, we still don't know his intentions. If we are wrong, will he be with Your Majesty?"

"Since he has come and has avoided Botie in a secretive way, he must be here to discuss an alliance with us."

Li Yan waved his hand nonchalantly: "Dividing the Turks and pulling such an important force into our Tang Dynasty camp is a great achievement. I have even managed to get it to the Jinyiwei. You need to communicate well with Liang Jianfang and arrange the details. Maybe the emperor will ask about it in person, so don't make things complicated."

"It's Your Highness!"

Wang Xuance smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Liang Jianfang has been worried about the Jinyiwei's failure to make any progress recently. In the past, he had Su Dingfang to help him. Now, he is the only one left in the entire Turkic direction. He is under great pressure."

"I am afraid that I will not be able to explain to His Highness, and I am also worried that His Highness will be punished by the Emperor. Now His Highness has sent down such a blessing. He is an old soldier. If he doesn't even know how to receive the credit, then he has lived for so many years in vain."

Li Yan stood up and said, "That's good. I will put everything on him and let him make up his mind based on this information and give an explanation to the emperor."

After arranging the affairs of the Eastern Palace, Li Yan entered the Taiji Palace before the sun set and met Li Shimin who was preparing to have dinner.

After explaining the situation, Li Yan said with a dry mouth: "Father, after my unremitting investigation, I finally came to the conclusion that Yi Nan and Xi Biheli were acting in a double act some time ago."

"In order to prevent Jie Li from attacking Xueyantuo after Chuluo's death, Yinan pretended to surrender to Jie Li and staged a scene of fighting between the two tribes with the tribe of Biheli to confuse Jie Li. In fact, Yinan secretly strengthened his ties with Tuli and Biheli."

"In fact, his situation is the most dangerous, so he is also the most active and hardworking. The union of the three tribes this time is inseparable from Yi Nan's connection. This time, Jie Li wanted to find out the strength of our Flying Tiger Army, and Yi Nan volunteered. This time, he came to Chang'an to contact our Tang Dynasty."

"I have confirmed that tomorrow morning, he will personally go to the East Palace to meet with the Crown Prince's tutor Zhang Xuansu. His father Chu Luo once took him to worship Zhang Xuansu as his teacher, so he has a certain relationship with Master Zhang. He will convey their intentions to the emperor through Master Zhang."

"Because of Yinan's attitude towards Jie Li, the Jinyiwei soldiers did not dare to contact him directly, so he did not know the existence of the Jinyiwei. After much thought, I think it is best to let him meet the emperor through Master Zhang."

(End of this chapter)