"What are the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the East Chamber?”Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Xuan and asked curiously. Although he was already used to these strange terms coming out of Zhao Xuan's mouth, he was still curious.
"Actually, the East Chamber and the Jinyiwei are the same thing. To put it bluntly, they are an organization of secret agents. The East Chamber, I think its full name is the East Intelligence Chamber, which targets the civil and military officials and the royal family of the Song Dynasty, while the Jinyiwei targets the Great Liao, Gaoli, the Western Regions, and other countries.”
"The reason why it is divided into two is because this organization is too huge. If there is only one, it will definitely become a behemoth in the future and will be difficult to control! Therefore, I might as well split it into two."
"Among them, the East Chamber is under your direct control, and will be under the direct control of the Emperor in the future. The position of the director of the chamber will be taken up by a eunuch in the palace. Because eunuchs have no children, their power is given by the emperor, so these people will definitely be loyal to the imperial family and become the emperor's slaves to supervise the world and the civil and military officials!”
"As for the Embroidered Uniform Guards, I imagine that they will be under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Military Affairs. Their main responsibility is to investigate the military situation of the countries that are hostile to the Great Song. At the same time, they will be responsible for assassinations and other missions.”
"The Embroidered Uniform Guards can set up a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, who will be the deputy commander of the Bureau of Military Affairs. He will also be directly appointed by the Emperor. This way, the two organizations can check and balance each other, and there is no need to worry about one side becoming bigger!”
"This idea is not bad, but Brother Xuan, have you ever thought about the opposition of the officials?”Zhao Zhen asked with a smile.
"Thus, we can't take this step all at once. We can take it step by step. For example, we can set a small goal first.”Zhao Xuan said with a smile.
Zhao Xuan's words made Zhao Zhen's face reveal a trace of uneasiness. That's right, although he had been in power for more than ten years, the power of the court was still in the hands of the Empress Dowager and Grand Preceptor Pang.
The Eastern and Western Prefectures (namely the Hall of Governmental Affairs and the Bureau of Military Affairs) were mostly officials from Grand Preceptor Pang and Liu E's faction. Zhao Zhen, the Emperor, was more like a puppet.
However, Liu E and Grand Preceptor Pang were his mother and his uncle and father-in-law. He couldn't dismiss them directly.
"Let's go. Imperial brother, follow me out of the palace.”Zhao Xuan said indifferently.
"Good!"
After that, Zhao Zhen changed his clothes and a few eunuchs followed him out of the palace.
The emperor of the Song Dynasty was close to the people. It was not a big deal for the emperor to leave the palace. Moreover, it was not the first time Zhao Zhen and Zhao Xuan had left the palace, so it did not cause any waves.
Zhao Xuan brought Zhao Zhen to a noodle shop.
"Sixth Brother, I'm here!"
Zhao Xuan shouted into the room as soon as he reached the door.
"Xuan Zi is here. Do you want to eat noodles today?”Liu Zi came out of the house and asked loudly.
"Eat. I'll use your specialty today, but pay attention to hygiene. I've specially pulled a few guests over for you today!”
"Alright, don't worry. I guarantee that I'll do it properly for you!”Liu Zi said with a smile. He glanced at Zhao Zhen and didn't pay much attention to him.
"You guys do it first. It'll be done in a while!"
"You brought me here just to eat noodles?”Zhao Zhen looked around at the ordinary environment. Although the tables and chairs were still clean, he still frowned.
"No, I'm bringing you to meet someone. It's this noodle shop owner!”Zhao Xuan said indifferently.
"See him? I…Why should I see him?" Zhao Zhen asked in confusion.
"I'll tell you the details when we get back!" Zhao Xuan smiled and didn't explain.
Soon, Liu Zi came out with a few bowls of noodles. With Zhao Xuan's reminder, he was no longer so casual. At the very least, the cleaning of the noodle shop was quite good.
After eating the noodles and bragging for a while, Zhao Xuan brought Zhao Zhen back to the Eight Sage Prince's Residence.
"Alright, there's no need to keep me in suspense now!”Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Xuan and said with a smile.
Zhao Xuan looked at Zhao Zhen and said seriously,"Royal brother, next, I will tell you a secret. However, you have to be mentally prepared for this secret, understand?”
Seeing Zhao Xuan's serious expression, Zhao Zhen's expression also became serious.
"Imperial Brother, your throne was not properly obtained. The person eating noodles today is theoretically the true heir to the throne of the Song Dynasty. Of course, this is not your fault, but it involves a secret of the palace. That Liu Zi is Imperial Brother and my other Imperial Brother, a prince of the Song Dynasty who is wandering among the people!”Zhao Xuan said seriously.
Zhao Zhen's expression changed when he heard this. He looked at Zhao Xuan in shock and said coldly,"What do you mean?"
"This matter involves a secret, a civet cat changing the crown prince.”
"Back then, when the late emperor was still in power, Concubine Li and the current empress dowager were pregnant at the same time. The late emperor made a promise that whoever gave birth to a prince first would become the heir apparent!”
"Concubine Li gave birth to the child first. However, that night, the palace maid shouted that Concubine Li gave birth to a civet cat!”
"When the former emperor went, he saw a newborn tanuki! From then on, Concubine Li was banished to the Cold Palace. Not long after, the Empress Dowager gave birth to a prince, which was you, Imperial Brother!”
"You mean to say that a civet cat has changed its crown prince?”Zhao Zhen asked with a pale face.
Zhao Xuan nodded." That's right. The child Concubine Li gave birth to was the sixth son of the noodle seller. That's why I called him Brother Six."”
"How can you be sure of the authenticity of this matter?”Zhao Zhen frowned.
"I first saw this in the notes of historian Wang Kang. When I saw this, I thought it was very strange. How could humans give birth to tanuki cats? Later on, I started to investigate in secret and slowly had a trace of thoughts. Later on, I happened to meet Liu Zi in the capital. This person was especially good at talking. Then one day, we talked about his background. He said that his ancestors were from a wealthy family and had a family treasure."
"After that, I saw a yellow cloth wrapped around him and this in Imperial Brother's hand!”
Zhao Xuan pointed at Zhao Zhen's bracelet and said indifferently.
"That piece of yellow cloth is obviously a royal item, but there's only half of it. This year, when I went to Luzhou to investigate the Crown Prince of Koryo, I met a girl called Ling Chuchu!”
"I followed Ling Chuchu back to his house. Coincidentally, his father was the eldest son of the Chongqing Seven Eagles, who was the imperial guard. They were the ones who took the child away from the palace!”
"In his hands, I obtained the other half of the yellow cloth. I finally pieced it together and solved this secret!”Zhao Xuan said with a smile.
"So, how do you plan to end this matter?”Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Xuan and asked in a deep voice.
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