Chapter 102 Work together

When Hou Junji returned to the mansion from the Han Palace, he told Ruoyi about Li Kehui's visit to him. Ruoyi was very excited after hearing this and immediately asked Hou Junji, "Dad, don't you know when His Highness the King of Han will come?"

When Hou Junji saw his daughter's happy expression, he sighed in his heart and said lightly, "I don't know if I am a father, wait!"

He was very satisfied with Li Ke's performance in the Han Palace today. He was neither humble nor arrogant, and calm. Such a person would definitely not have bad achievements in the future. Even if he was just a prince now, as long as he was given time, Hou Junji would be sure that Li Ke would not miss the opportunity. He looked at his well-behaved daughter in front of him, and felt that Li Ke would not be wronged by marrying his daughter. He felt comforted in his heart, and at the same time he was determined to assist Li Ke.

After Ruoyi returned to her boudoir, she excitedly took out Li Ke's portrait and looked at it for a long time before she put it down. Her pretty face turned red and said to herself, "I wonder when will you be able to come to the mansion? Should you come to see me or..." Thinking of this, she felt a little reckless, and her face turned redder even more. Fortunately, no one saw it, which did not make her look embarrassed. She put it away carefully, walked to the window and pondered for a while, then picked up the pen and drew it on the paper.

Since she learned that the man she liked was Li Ke, she has learned some of Li Ke's situation through her close friends. For example, his good calligraphy, especially Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, which has become a false and real thing, and has been deeply appreciated by Li Shimin. So, she thought that one day if she met Li Ke, she would insist that he put inscriptions on her paintings.

Today, Hou Junji told her that Li Ke would visit her in a few days. The first thing she remembered was to ask him to inscriptions for her paintings. But which one should she write an inscription? When she was pondering in front of the window, she made a decision, so she picked up her pen and wanted to quickly make the picture in her heart that could be made by Li Ke.

After Hou Junji left, Li Ke thought hard but couldn't figure out the purpose of Hou Junji's visit, so he had to give up. Then he focused on two days later at the two court meetings on the first day of the February 1st. He felt that the problem of forming a new army should be implemented, and the court meeting might be the candidate for Li Shimin to announce the new army's commander.

In this way, after two more days, it was finally the first day of the court meeting. Li Ke's car frame stopped at Xuanwu Gate. When he got out of the car and walked straight to Taiji Hall, there were already many ministers waiting for him. Many people saw him saluting him, and he saluted everyone. When a middle-aged man in green official uniform saluted him, he was stunned for a moment.

"My husband, the magistrate of Chang'an County, Di Zhixun, met His Highness the King of Han."

"Di Zhixun?" Li Ke suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was the Chang'an County Magistrate appointed by Li Shimin a few years ago? No wonder he was wearing a green robe. He turned out to be the county magistrate of Chang'an County. As the military and administrative center of Chang'an, the county magistrate of the capital, although the county magistrate is of low rank, but has great power. He is the county magistrate of the imperial city, so he is qualified to attend the court meeting twice a month.

Li Ke understood the person in front of him, and then looked at Di Zhixun carefully to see what kind of person could cultivate a famous figure like Di Renjie. Di Zhixun looked thin, had bright eyes, and exuded the light of wisdom. The faint aura of books on his body made it hard to imagine that he would be a parent official in a county, but more speculations were made about which private school teacher he might be.

"You and I are both ministers of the same dynasty, so the magistrate of Di County does not need to perform such a great gift." Li Ke said with a kind smile.

Although Di Zhixun met Li Ke for the first time, his Cuju had been passed down to Kuizhou where he was. At that time, he was wondering what kind of prince could create such a novel way to play Cuju. So, he also thought about Li Ke's appearance and behavior in his heart. When he saw him today, he felt that it was in line with the image of Li Ke in his heart, and he had a good impression of Li Ke again without realizing it.

Li Ke was puzzled, "When did the Magistrate Di arrive in the capital? The emperor's imperial edict was issued two months ago."

"Your Highness has something unknown, because the sky is snowing and the roads are closed. Therefore, when the imperial edict came to Kuizhou, I hurried back to Chang'an, it was already Lantern Festival. Therefore, I met the emperor yesterday and served as the magistrate of Chang'an. Today I came to participate in the morning court."

Li Ke felt relieved when Di Zhixun said this, but he was surprised that the road he said was blocked by heavy snow, which made him walk for a month, and at the same time he felt a little dissatisfied with the traffic roads of the Tang Dynasty. The trip was indeed very slow, and if he encountered war, it would definitely miss the opportunity.

Just as Li Ke was talking to Di Zhixun, King of Wei Li Tai, King of Qi Li You and Crown Prince Li Chengqian had already arrived in front of Tai Chi Hall. Li Ke said goodbye to Di Zhixun and greeted each other, and just stood in the queue and waited until he met. What surprised Li Ke was that Li Tai's attitude towards him today was not as cold as before, which made me feel a little puzzled.

At this moment, Wang De's voice was heard shouting, "All officials enter the palace, the emperor will pay a morning court."

Li Ke followed the queue into the Tai Chi Hall and stood still. Li Ke came in from the Tai Chi Hall under the escort of Qianniu Guard, went up through the jade steps, and sat on the dragon couch.

"Long live the emperor." Li Ke knelt down and bowed to the officials.

"The ministers are calm." Li Shimin said majesticly, then glanced at the officials and said to Wang Dedao, "Publicate the imperial edict!"

Wang De bowed and agreed, and stepped forward to take out the imperial edict to read the Tao, "Discuss the Tao, and be loyal to the country; divide Shaanxi into the prince, and send it to his relatives and virtuous people." Li Ke still ignored the previous content and heard Wang De read the Tao, "Now the country is in danger and wants to build a new army, so Hou Junji will be the general of the Shenwu Army and form a new Shenwu Army..." Then he said the names of several people. It was Su Dingfang's turn, and then listened to Wang De read the Tao, "Now I will give Su Dingfang the rank of the Shenwu Army to assist Hou Junji."

After the imperial edict was over, Hou Junji and several generals walked out of the military generals, and Su Dingfang also walked in from outside the door, and everyone received the edict and thanked him.

When Li Shimin saw several elites from the Tang Dynasty below, he was full of expectations, "I hand over the new army to you. I hope you will not let me down and the people of the Tang Dynasty."

"Don't worry, the generals of the United States will definitely form an elite army to kill the Turks and defend the Tang Dynasty." Hou Junji replied loudly. Su Dingfang and others also shouted at the same time, "Don't worry, the generals of the United States will definitely lead the elite army to kill the Turks and defend the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin smiled when he heard the promises of Hou Junji and others. After everyone stepped down, they began to discuss the address and supply of food and grass for the establishment of the new army camp before leaving the court.

When Li Ke left the Tai Chi Hall, he hurried out of Xuanwu Gate. He was afraid that Hou Junji would invite him to take a car with him or something in front of all officials. So he hurried out of Xuanwu Gate and returned to the Han Palace with a frame.

Su Dingfang's arrangement was as he thought, and the position of General General of the Central Army did not insult his talent or identity. Hou Junji, as a new army training envoy, was within the scope of his acceptance. Therefore, he had no objection to today's morning court.

However, Li Ke obviously misunderstood one thing, that is, at this time, Hou Junji was enjoying the congratulations of everyone to him, and he had no time to talk to him. After everyone had finished congratulations, he hurriedly left, Su Dingfang then stepped forward and said, "Su Lie, the commander of Qianniu Guard, has seen the general."

When Hou Junji saw Su Dingfang, who was a few years younger than him, he thought that he was Li Ke, and he felt more affection in his heart. "I should congratulate General Su Zhonglang, too." Then, he laughed and said, "You and I have important positions and have a great responsibility to form a new army for the Tang Dynasty. I also hope that General Su Lang will assist me in the future."

Su Dingfang clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, General, I will do my best."

"Yeah." Hou Junji nodded and talked to Su Dingfang about how to form a new military matter. Both of them were military generals and had a deep understanding of military strategies. They talked while walking, and soon they arrived at Xuanwu Gate.

"The general asked to go back. If you have a low position, you will say goodbye to me." Su Dingfang said.

Hou Junji knew that Su Dingfang was still the commander of Qianniu Guard and needed to be on duty in the palace, so he said, "General Su Lang is invited back. I hope you can report your duties at the Ministry of War as soon as possible. I am here at the Shenwu Military Guard to wait for good news."

"No." Su Dingfang replied, and then disappeared in front of Hou Junji. Through the chat with Su Dingfang just now, Hou Junji discovered that his military talent was not inferior to him. He was surprised again and sighed that Li Ke's mansion was really hidden and lying on him. He couldn't help but be happy that he chose Li Ke!
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