eurekapd Chapter 169 Forming a Secret Force
Chapter 169 Forming a Secret Force
After He Zhi and Song Xian left, Liu Jun came in.
Liu Zhao knew almost nothing about Liu Jun, but he was indeed his grandfather.
After Liu Jun saluted, Liu Zhao looked at him and said, "Grandpa, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Liu Jun was very happy at this time, as his grandson had become the de facto emperor!
This is just great!
Good days have begun!
So he talked to Liu Zhao about some things about Liu Xing!
Liu Zhao couldn't believe that the old man was so long-winded. People came here to talk about important matters, but you are playing the family card with me at this time.
How short-sighted!
He talked for a full ten minutes, crying and wiping tears as he spoke.
Liu Zhao sighed and said, "Grandpa, don't be too sad. Go home and have a rest first. I will still rely on you in the future!"
"Yes, thank you, Your Highness!"
Liu Jun could hear Liu Zhao's dissatisfaction, but since his intention had achieved its goal, he left.
The last one to come in was Yang Ke.
"See His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Yang Ke knelt down and saluted.
"Uncle Yang, please get up and sit down! I have something important to discuss with you!"
At this time, we should not only keep our distance, but also shorten the distance.
Yang Ke was deeply trusted by Liu Yan, which was why he was in charge of the palace guards, so Liu Zhao was very relieved.
"Thank you, Prince!"
Yang Ke has the deepest understanding of Liu Zhao!
Because he knew best what Liu Zhao was doing outside.
But he can't say it!
This is called tacit understanding.
"Uncle Yang, I know you grew up with my father!"
You have to play the family card yourself.
"His Majesty the Emperor has taken such good care of me!"
Yang Ke said carefully.
"Father is like this now, I also hope that Uncle Yang will treat me like my father treats me!"
Liu Zhao said this seriously.
"Your Highness, your words are very sincere. I have earned the Emperor's trust. I will never betray His Majesty's grace. I will serve Your Highness wholeheartedly!"
"Okay, just having Uncle Yang's words is enough!"
Seeing Liu Zhao's sincerity, Yang Ke felt very comfortable.
"I'll have to trouble Uncle Yang with the affairs of Sizhou and the palace guards!"
"Your Highness, rest assured. I will definitely live up to your high expectations!"
"Uncle Yang, I need your help with something else!"
"Your Highness, please stop calling me uncle. I really can't agree to that!"
Yang Ke plucked up the courage to make this request.
"Ma Zhuang has been with me for a long time, thank you Uncle Yang for the recommendation!"
Liu Zhao still spoke politely.
Yang Ke had no choice but to say, "This is what I should do!"
"Okay! That's it! If there's anything else, I'll consult you again!"
At this time, I am not familiar with the specific matters, so let professionals do the professional matters.
Just let them remain true to themselves.
"Your Highness, I will take my leave!"
Yang Ke left immediately.
"Zhang Hong, let Ma Zhuang in!"
After Yang Ke left, Liu Zhao immediately let Ma Zhuang in.
After spending some time together, Liu Zhao knew that Ma Zhuang could be trusted absolutely.
Therefore, if you have something you want to do, even if it is something dirty, you can feel more at ease leaving it to Ma Zhuang.
Ma Zhuang had been waiting outside the hall. When he heard the summons, he immediately entered the hall and knelt down to pay his respects.
Zhang Hong closed the door tactfully.
Since Ma Zhuang was able to enter, it must be to discuss something secret.
Of course, you don’t have to treat Ma Zhuang the same way as others.
What he had to do now was not to bring Deng Yi back to the palace, but to ensure his own safety and maintain his status first.
"Is Chu Lan okay?"
Liu Zhao asked.
Ma Zhuang nodded immediately, thinking to himself, could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going out to look for women just now that he is acting on behalf of the Emperor?
That's too outrageous!
"Very good. Immediately send people to reinforce the defenses at Huiyuan!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Ma Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief.
"I have two things to do here, you must do them immediately!"
"Your Highness, please issue an order!"
Seeing Liu Zhao’s serious expression, Ma Zhuang’s scalp actually felt numb!
When he became an emperor, his temperament was extraordinary.
"First, immediately form a secret force that will obey only my command. You will select the members, and ensure they have clean backgrounds. Ideally, all of them should be as tough as you!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Ma Zhuang didn’t know what Liu Zhao’s purpose was in doing this!
Just agree to it.
Liu Zhao's purpose was very simple. First, he wanted to form his own loyal guards to ensure his own safety.
The second is to train some highly capable agents to carry out special missions that the leaders have left behind when there is an opportunity.
"Second, immediately order someone to search for saltpeter! Bring back samples immediately if you find any. I need them urgently!"
"Saltpeter mine?" Ma Zhuang seemed not to have heard of it.
"It could be another name, but it's something like this! This substance is usually white and often found on the walls of caves in the mountains. It melts quickly in water!"
As long as Song Xian can send someone to find a talented person, there will always be someone who can find a way to synthesize gunpowder. Even if it is black gunpowder, it is very powerful in this era.
Current technology is clearly not enough to produce advanced guns and artillery.
But given time, it shouldn't be technically difficult to make some bombs that can be dropped using black powder.
Then we will definitely have the upper hand in a war.
As long as we provide funds to guide talented people from the public to conduct research, we should believe in the creativity of the common people.
"Yes, Your Highness!" This thing should not be difficult to find. Ma Zhuang seemed to have some impression of it when he was fighting outside.
"The secret force only needs fifty people in the first batch, no more! No military personnel either. The sooner the better! Absolutely keep it secret!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Ma Zhuang said and left.
What do secret forces do!
Of course, you can’t ask it yourself!
"Wait a moment!"
Liu Zhao was speechless!
This Ma Zhuang can just leave whenever he wants. Doesn’t he do these things for free?
"Your Highness, is there anything else?"
Ma Zhuang turned around and knelt on one knee.
"Nothing! The Eastern Palace has thousands of taels of spare gold. Take it all. Keep it strictly confidential and get the job done!"
Liu Zhao once again emphasized that this group of people must be absolutely loyal to him.
So again, confidentiality is emphasized.
"Your Highness, minister!"
Ma Zhuang was a little hesitant.
My salary is not much, so I am worried about how to recruit secret troops!
"Besides the extraordinary abilities of these people, I have one more request!"
Liu Zhao remembered a very important point, which was his household registration.
"Your Highness, please explain!"
"Everyone you recruit must be unmarried, under the age of twenty, and must change their names and establish a new household registration in Luojing. This must not be disclosed to anyone, including their parents!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Although Ma Zhuang had doubts, he did not ask.
"Your salary will be that of a fourth-rank official! Completing the mission will earn you additional rewards!"
That’s all Liu Zhao could think of for now.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will definitely do it!"
"Zhang Hong!" Liu Zhao shouted.
"Your Highness!"
Zhang Hong opened the door, walked in and stood at the door.
"Take Ma Zhuang to the East Palace and give him the gold!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhang Hong was extremely shocked. Could Ma Zhuang have gained His Highness's trust?
I haven't even sat down yet, but I'm already asking for thousands of taels of gold!
I am speechless!
"Your Highness, Tang Dan is outside seeking an audience. Will Your Highness see him?"
Zhang Hong said again.
"Let him in!"