That night, Zhongnanhai Annex, Mianyue Building, the Empress's Bedroom.

Under the throne, there stood several of the emperor's close attendants: Zhang Yu, the ceremonial official of the palace, Zhang Ziyi, the chief of the inner court guard and the head of the tiger and leopard battalion, Su Mengxin, the chief of the outer court guard and the head of the Yulin Regiment, and Yi Feng, the head of the imperial palace.

"You have served the emperor for many years, and you have worked hard." Qian Hua on the throne nodded to everyone.

Zhang Yu, who was dressed as a Western butler and wore a white wig, replied respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, the blessings of serving the former emperor and ministers, and I don't dare to be proud of my achievements, please let the emperor know ......."

Qianhua smiled slightly: "I didn't mean that—please take a seat." ”

While speaking, a female official had already set up a chair, and after the four of them sat down, Qian Hua continued: "You are all the confidants of the former emperor, and the affairs in the palace have all been taken care of by you over the years. I have called you here today to reward you for your deeds. ”

The four people who had just sat down hurriedly got up and knelt down to listen, but were stopped by Qianhua raising his hand: "You Aiqing can sit and listen." ”

Qianhua beckoned back, and Ye Jingying, the head of the courtesy, took a step forward with the oracle in her hand and said: "The emperor's decree is to reward the four baronies of Zhang Yu, the ceremonial official of the palace, Zhang Ziyi, the chief of the inner court guard, Su Mengxin, the chief of the outer court guard, and Yi Feng, the head of the imperial palace, with an annuity of three thousand yuan each. ”

The four of them didn't care about 3721, and left their seats and knelt down with lightning speed, shouting thanks to the Lord Longen.

"This is what you deserve, please get up, I have something to ask you." Qianhua raised her hand and gestured.

The faces of the four of them suddenly tensed, and their sensitive qualities were enough to make them aware of the subtle changes in the atmosphere in the room for the first time.

"If the emperor has something to ask, the ministers will repay it truthfully." Zhang Yu, the eldest of the four former commander of the Imperial Capital Military Police, expressed his determination on behalf of everyone.

"That's good, you've been in the palace for many years, so you don't have any other ideas?" In Qianhua's seemingly casual words, the desire for fresh air and fresh people is clearly revealed.

Once the son of heaven and a courtier, the confidant of the former emperor may not be able to become the henchman of today, and the four of them may have been prepared for this.

I saw Zhang Yu slightly raised his body and said: "The minister serves the emperor and the emperor wholeheartedly, and has no other thoughts, if the emperor has any dispatch, the minister will be smeared with liver and brain, and he will not give up, and he will not dare to live up to the kindness of the emperor and the emperor." ”

The other three also swore an oath - where the emperor asked us to go, we will go, go up the sword mountain and down the sea of fire, we are happy......

It's true that the palace has been mixed up for so many years, and it really gets through.

Qianhua deliberately made a reluctant gesture: "Your Aiqing's loyalty to the royal family, the emperor and I both see it in our eyes and remember it in our hearts, I also want you to continue to serve the royal family, but I just feel that with your talents, it is a pity to be buried in the palace all your life." What I mean is that I want to ask you to go outside the palace for me, to be my eyes, ears and arms outside the palace, are you willing to help me with this? ”

Of course, no one would say no.

"In this case, I will recommend to the relevant ministers tomorrow that Zhang Yu be appointed commander of the military police of the imperial capital, Zhang Ziyi will be transferred to the National Security Department of the Ministry of the Interior, Su Meng will be transferred to the Intelligence Department of the General Staff, and Yi Feng will be transferred to the Prime Minister's Political Affairs Department.

Zhang Yu, who was finally reinstated, almost fell to his knees.

The other three were able to move from a small court to the central government that controlled the entire empire, in a sense, a reward and liberation. The three of them were naturally grateful, and shouted loudly.

Since the emperor's henchmen have been released, he will naturally install his henchmen in the palace.

As soon as Zhang Yu and the others retired, the female officers on duty brought in three young officers with good manners and heroic uniforms: Lieutenant Colonel Li Ruishi (30 years old), a former member of the advisory group stationed in Ethiopia and now the deputy head of the Yulin Regiment, Captain Nie Wenqing (28 years old), the son of Yongyi Gong Nie Shicheng and the current training staff officer of the Yulin Regiment Headquarters, and Lieutenant Amur Linggui (24 years old), Prince of Inner Mongolia Bodol Gatai, the great-grandson of the former Prince of Horqin in the Qing Dynasty and the current deputy commander of the first company of the First Company of the First Battalion of the Guards.

After seeing it, the three of them each held a military hat in their hands and stood in front of the hall, all of them handsome enough to make a little girl who had never seen it in a certain century drool.

In fact, among these three, the protagonist is Li Ruishi, who was born as a commoner, and the other two noble children are just foils.

At the beginning of last year, after Li Ruishi returned from Ethiopia, he first served as an instructor at the Army University, and a year later he was transferred to the deputy head of the Yulin Regiment after the intervention of the former emperor himself.

It doesn't matter, because that's the truth.

Qianhua could see the ambition in Li Ruishi's eyes, and she also hid the hundreds of letters he had forwarded through Ye Jingying in the past few years, and at the moment, she just wanted to use this person as much as possible to be a lucky pawn on her gorgeous chessboard.

"Li Ruishi, from today onwards, you will be the head of my Feather Forest Regiment and the head of the outer court guards." Qian Hua paid attention to Li Ruishi's expression, but found that a ripple of disappointment flashed on the other party's face.

Disappointment what? Didn't you become the chief of the inner court guard? Do you think you still have a chance? Okay, so let me see how you do again......

Sure enough, when Li Ruishi knelt on the ground to thank him, he didn't look happy at all - what a stubborn guy.

Qian Hua restrained herself from thinking too much, and turned to the other two: "Nie Wenqing, Amur Linggui, are you willing to be my close aide-de-camp?" ”

How could you not be willing, hurry up and thank you happily. Little brothers, don't be cranky, the appointment of you as a close attendant is entirely out of political and ethnic considerations, and in the future, more noble children will be selected to enter the palace as close servants and female officials, and all of you* will be locked up in the palace to receive the influence of new ideas, and by the way, it will also show the royal family's grace to your family - everyone is happy, isn't it?

"Stand down." Qianhua didn't deliberately leave Li Ruishi, in fact, there was nothing special, he had to risk becoming the protagonist of the peachy news.

Since he couldn't make up his mind at the time, it doesn't make sense now, and besides, this man is just being used by himself as a substitute for "that person" in another time and space, and he has recognized this, and there is no reason for him to continue to be confused.

Qianhua thought so, silently, watching Li Ruishi's back disappear on the other side of the door, and there were no waves in his heart, like a mirror, reflecting his father's face.

The things promised to my father will definitely be done, but other than that, they are just passing by and dispensable, and after confirming this, the heart will not be disturbed, and will not go with the flow and lose oneself.

"Your Majesty, are you tired...... Why don't you take a break? Ye Jingying, who was standing aside and dressed in Hanfu, asked with concern.

Qianhua lazily pulled Peiyu on Ye Jingying's belt, and sighed while playing: "Mirror, it's okay, I just feel a little shaken, I'm not strong enough, far from being able to do the same level as my father." ”

Ye Jingying smiled and shook her head: "Your Majesty, you are you, no one wants you to be your father." ”

"But I want to be my father."

Qianhua's eyes flashed, and Ye Jingying clearly saw the wolf in that look.

"Your Majesty, then you have to rush to reincarnate and become a man, and then remember to leave a place for the mirror in the harem."

Qianhua was angry and anxious, and reached out and twisted Ye Jingying's slender waist: "This little hoof, if you really want to change into a man, it's no problem to make you the queen, I have to ask you to give birth to seventeen or eighteen little cubs for me." ”

"The emperor spares his life...... The mirror doesn't want to be a sow......"

After playing around for a while, and suddenly remembering that there were still people waiting outside, Ye Jingying hurriedly pushed Qianhua back to the throne: "Your Majesty, don't play anymore, don't play, hurry up and finish seeing people, go back and rest early." ”

"Go back and clean up your ......"

The next thing to see is Huang Chengming, the deputy commander of the Haw Par Battalion, plus the two squad leaders Wu Jun and Wang Yiyang.

All three of them wore the uniforms of the Feather Forest Regiment with red tassel belts, and their public identities were all guard adjutants, and it was difficult to tell from their appearances that they were members of the most mysterious unit in the empire.

Huang Chengming looked a little feminine at first glance, while Wu Jun and Wang Yiyang were typical crop faces, and as soon as the three of them entered the door, they knelt on one knee, reported their names, and called long live, and then silently waited for the instructions of Her Majesty the Empress.

"You all joined the Haw Par Camp in the first year of Kaihong, right?" Qianhua asked coldly.

Huang Chengming bowed his head and said: "The emperor is wise, that's exactly the case." ”

"I also know a lot about you, and I have also heard the emperor's evaluation of you......"

The heads of the three were lowered even deeper.

"I summoned Zhang Ziyi just now, and I have already relieved him of his position as the leader of the tiger and leopard battalion, and I also plan to replace the captains of the Sky Tiger Team and the Sky Wolf Team with someone I can trust unconditionally."

"Are you such people?"

Wu Jun and Wang Yiyang were naturally busy kneeling on their knees, knocking on the ground with their heads, showing their loyalty, but Huang Chengming froze in place without moving.

"Why, Deputy Pipe Belt, don't you think you're not the person I want?"

The corners of Huang Chengming's mouth frowned slightly: "The emperor already has a bottom in his heart, so why bother to ask the ministers again, whether the ministers are trusted by the emperor, how can the ministers prove it by talking about it?" ”

"That's right, from today onwards, the Haw Par Battalion will be under your control, ready to be dispatched by me. In addition, Wu Jun was promoted to the captain of the Sky Tiger Team, and Wang Yiyang was promoted to the captain of the Sky Wolf Team, I hope you can serve me more wholeheartedly than when you served the emperor! ”

Huang Chengming knelt down on his knees and kowtowed: "The ministers are the emperor's own hands to help the throne, how dare not be wholehearted, in the future, the emperor will be the master of the ministers, and the ministers will be the tigers and leopards raised by the emperor, if the ministers eat passerby A, they will never dare to bite passerby B!" ”

Qianhua couldn't hold back the yawning look, held on to the noble and awe-inspiring expression, and finally waited for the three of them to exit the hall.

"Ah...... Woo...... Damn, a little sleepy. ”

The yawn came out, and he finally sobered up a little again, and hurriedly instructed Ye Jingying to pass on the last two characters to meet today - the main pipe belt "Eagle Rui" and the secondary pipe belt "Wolf Blade" of the Eagle Wolf Team.

The door opened, but a fat uncle dressed as a Western chef walked in, holding a silver plate in his right hand, and a glass bowl of fruit salad on top.

"I didn't say I wanted to eat a snack......"

Facing Qianhua's suspicious gaze, Ye Jingying raised her hand and introduced: "This is Niu Shanquan, the dim sum master of the imperial dining room, and the emperor can also call him Yingrui......"

The fat uncle put the tray on the table, then stepped forward to take off his hat and saluted: "I was ordered by the emperor to secretly protect the emperor to this day, and my merits are finally complete, and I can rest assured that I can realize my personal wishes." ”

"It's hard work, so what about the deputy pipe band designated by the emperor to replace you? Why didn't you see others? ”

The fat uncle's back is indeed empty.

I only heard the fat uncle smile: "Your Majesty, she is by your side." ”