Wang Dongxing
With the creation of the new Communist government, Wang Dongxing was named Deputy Director of the General Office of the Communist Party of China (an important bureaucratic position dealing with administration and personnel) and, crucially, Director of the 9th Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, in charge of Mao Zedong's personal security detail, and also of protecting Zhongnanhai, the seat of government power. The 9th Bureau included the "8341 Special Regiment". Wang and his men were the only ones allowed to carry weapons inside Zhongnanhai. Mao trusted Wang, and made him responsible for checking the background of all staff serving in Zhongnanhai (not only bodyguards, but also waiters, cooks, secretaries etc.) According to Li Zhisui he also took charge of Zhongnanhai's Cultural Work Troupe, effectively Mao's harem.