Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

As soon as Li Ke arrived at Juyi Hall, he saw Xiao Baozi leading a middle-aged man in his thirties who was wearing a scarlet official uniform and walked in.The person who came was tall and thin, but he had the air of a bachelor of literature. Li Ke wondered who this person was.

It was obviously the first time for the visitor to come to the Palace of Han. Although he seemed to have heard about the splendor of the Palace, he was slightly surprised by the layout and furnishings of the Palace.He stepped forward slowly, and saluted Li Ke who was sitting high in the middle of the hall: "Shi Chu Suiliang, Chief of the Palace, see Your Highness."

It was the first time Li Ke saw Chu Suiliang, and when he heard that Chu Suiliang called himself the head of the palace, he was quite surprised, so he couldn't help but look him up a few more times.Li Ke didn't expect that Li Shimin was so generous that he gave Chu Suiliang such an important position as the chief history of the palace.

Chu Suiliang, Li Ke, knew that no matter how good his calligraphy was, he was still Li Shimin's entrusted minister, so Li Ke began to have calculations in his heart.Since Li Shimin sent Chu Suiliang to himself as the governor of the palace, why didn't he take Chu Suiliang for his own use?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly walked up to Chu Suiliang, raised his hands and said, "Why does the teacher need to be so polite, Ke can't bear it." Li Ke said that the teacher wanted to use the excuse of asking for calligraphy to draw Chu Suiliang closer. .

It was also the first time for Chu Suiliang to see Li Ke. Although he had heard that this personality was very similar to the current emperor's prince, but seeing it with his own eyes, he was still impressed by Li Ke's demeanor. Resoluteness appeared on the childish face, and the steadfast eyes shone with the light of wisdom. Coupled with Li Ke's respect, he was immediately moved, and said: "Your Highness is such a gift, I really don't dare to be a humble official, but, Your Highness calls Wei The minister is a teacher, and the humble minister is dull, so I hope His Highness will teach you."

Li Ke explained, "The teacher's calligraphy skills were highly praised by the emperor. Ke wanted to learn calligraphy from the teacher. I didn't expect that now that the teacher has become the official history of the palace, then Ke will be able to discuss calligraphy with you all the time. .So, I hope the teacher will not give up, and the students under him."

Seeing Li Ke's sincerity, Chu Suiliang didn't refuse and said, "Then I will be disrespectful."

Li Ke knew that Chu Suiliang, unlike Liu Rengui, Su Dingfang and others, was a general from a commoner background, and it was not easy to impress him with the usual method of respecting the virtuous and corporal, so he didn't think about it for the time being, he just wanted to wait and see what happened, and then do it later. Intend.Anyway, he is his own chief minister of the palace, and he has some time to contact him, and some time to impress him with practical actions.

After the two sat down, just as the maid served tea, Yang En walked into the hall with a gray-haired old man.Li Ke saw that the visitor was over 70 years old, and after a little thought, he realized that this was the famous painter Dong Boren, the painting teacher that Concubine Yang could arrange for him.A few days ago, he heard Concubine Yang say that he was going to learn painting, but he didn't expect that Concubine Yang would take the opportunity of arranging officials from the palace to put him in her mansion today. .Hastily got up to greet him, and before Dong Boren saluted him, he saluted him first: "Ke, I have met Mr. Dong."

Seeing Li Ke saluting him, Dong Boren quickly helped Li Ke up and said, "Your Highness, you can't do it, you can't do it." Then he saluted Li Ke and said, "Old minister, Dong Boren has seen Your Highness." Li Ke knew Why did Dong Boren respect himself so much? Because he was the son of Concubine Yang and the grandson of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and Dong Boren was an old minister of the Sui Dynasty.He is versatile and is a well-known painter in the world. He paints Buddha statues, figures, towers, chariots and horses.Together with Zhan Ziqian, they are called "Dong Zhan".

At first Chu Suiliang didn't understand why Li Ke was so respectful to such an ordinary old man, but after hearing Dong Boren say his name, he was also shocked.He didn't expect that Li Ke would be so capable that even Dong Boren, who had already lived in seclusion at home and didn't care about world affairs, could invite him to his mansion to teach painting for him.I can't help but become curious about Li Ke, and more interested.At the same time, he was not slow on his feet, he stepped forward to salute and said: "The late student Chu Suiliang, I have met Mr. Dong."

When Dong Boren heard Chu Suiliang introduce himself, he knew that he was the calligraphy teacher that Concubine Yang told him to specially invite Li Ke, and he was quite satisfied with this young man who was well-educated and reasonable, and said kindly: "My nephew does not need to be polite."

Li Ke saw that the two had already met the ceremony, so he invited them to sit down.Dong Boren sat on the left of Li Ke's subordinate, and Chu Suiliang sat on the right of his subordinate.After the three of them sat down, Li Ke asked Dong Boren with concern: "How is your journey, Mr. Dong?"

Dong Boren cupped his hands slightly and said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, the old minister has been in good health all the way, and there is no serious problem."

Li Ke thought that Dong Boren must be tired because he was old and had to drive for a long time, so he said: "Mr. Dong is exhausted all the way, please take a rest in the back hall, and Ke will clean up the dust for the teacher at the dinner."

Dong Boren was indeed a bit tired, seeing what Li Ke said, he no longer refused: "The old minister will leave first, and I will teach His Highness about painting tomorrow."

Li Ke got up and said: "Everything is according to the teacher's arrangement." Then, he sent Dong Boren out of the hall, and then turned his head and said to Chu Suiliang: "Teacher, when will the other officials of the palace besides you be able to arrive?"

Although the Prince's Mansion is not like the East Palace, it has its own official system.However, it is still a palace, and there are still a few officials in the palace: Chang Shi, who is from the fourth rank, and Sima, who is from the fourth rank.Both of them are in charge of government officials and Ji Gang.There is one person, who is in charge of judging meritorious service, cangcao, and household cao.There is one person in the master book, who is in charge of the province's books and teachings, two people who record the office and participate in the military, and one who records the affairs and participates in the military. They all follow the six grades.There are also Dianjun guards from the Marriage Mansion and Dianjun guards from the Tennei Mansion.

Chu Suiliang, as the chief history of the palace, is in charge of all the affairs of the palace. Naturally, he is very aware of the subordinates of the officials in the palace of the Han Dynasty. Zhang Neifu) has yet to be selected to join the army. Liu Rengui is the head of the government, and he also temporarily serves as a member of the government. Su Dingfang, the school lieutenant of the relative government, is in charge of all the guards in the palace. As for the boss of the palace, Ma Zhou, who was recommended by the Lord Tianfeng the day before, will be in charge " Chu Suiliang is worthy of being the minister who can let Li Shimin take care of himself in the late Tang Dynasty, and he explained clearly to Li Ke the affairs of the officials in the palace.

Li Ke knew that Ma Zhou was recommended by Feng Deyi to be the master of his palace, and he was very happy.After he and Ma Zhou parted ways in the restaurant, he felt deeply uneasy about whether Ma Zhou could come to work in his palace.The next day, he told Concubine Yang about his worries, and his tone revealed his appreciation for Ma Zhou's talent.I didn't expect to get what I wanted so soon. Concubine Yang must have helped a lot. How could he be unhappy? "Master Bo has grown from a sixth-rank official, and Ma Zhou has jumped from a commoner to a sixth-rank prince's master Bo. He is quite satisfied?" Li Ke thought.Later, he discussed with Chu Suiliang the management of specific matters in the palace.

At this time, Ma Zhou had already entered Juyi Hall under the leadership of Yang En.

When Ma Zhou came to Juyi Hall, when he saw Li Ke, he saluted respectfully: "The master of the palace, Bo Ma Zhou, has seen Your Highness." Zhou didn't know Chu Suiliang, but he guessed that this was also an official of the royal family and his future colleagues. Ma Zhou hurriedly bowed to him,

Li Ke was quite surprised when he saw Ma Zhou's actions just now. He didn't know why Ma Zhou was so respectful to him, but he said calmly: "Your Majesty does not need to perform such a grand ceremony, please sit down." Then he introduced Chu Suiliang to him He said: "Prince Bin, let me introduce you. This is my calligraphy teacher, and also Chu Changshi of the palace."

It was only then that Ma Zhou realized that this fourth-rank official turned out to be the chief minister of the palace, so he hurriedly got up and saluted.Seeing that Ma Zhou was well respected, Chu Suiliang bowed his hand in return, and he had a good impression of Ma Zhou in his heart.In fact, although Ma Zhou is arrogant and unruly, it was caused by his previous experience. Now he is the master of the Han Palace, and Li Ke appreciates him very much. He naturally shows his humble and polite side as a scholar of letters.That's why Chu Suiliang liked him so much.

In fact, Ma Zhou was able to readily agree to Li Ke's invitation because he was testing Li Ke to see if he valued him.After he separated from Li Ke Restaurant, he was arranged by Chai Zhewei in an inn in Yongningfang.During the few days of rest in the inn, he made many inquiries and learned about the history of the registered prince that Chang'an was talking about recently.

He has been weighing his interests, thinking about whether he is really invited to work in Li Ke's residence.In fact, the brief contact with Li Ke in the restaurant made him faintly realize that this prince is not simple.Moreover, he also knew that Li Ke knew that he was talented, but he wanted to see if Li Ke would let such a talented person go away from him. However, Ma Zhou was looking forward to Li Ke, and he didn't know how Li Ke would arrange it. he.

If Li Ke only asked Ma Zhou to work in the palace after the palace was moved, as he told Ma Zhou, although Ma Zhou would not refuse, he would not sincerely serve Li Ke either.But in fact, because of Concubine Yang, Feng Deyi recommended him to be the head of the Han Palace.When he received the letter of appointment from the Ministry of Officials, Ma Zhou found that Li Ke really appreciated his talents.Therefore, he decided to follow this prince who valued him highly.

It wasn't until later that Li Ke realized what was going on, that Li Ke regretted his carelessness. Fortunately, with the help of Concubine Yang, Ma Zhou belonged to him, otherwise he would have to draw his sword and commit suicide.

After saluting with Chu Suiliang, Ma Zhou sat in the position where Chu Suiliang started.Li Ke also ordered Yang En to call Su Dingfang and Liu Rengui to Juyi Hall to meet Chu Suiliang and Ma Zhou.

Liu Rengui arrived first, and after being introduced by Li Ke, he saluted Chu Suiliang and Ma Zhou and sat opposite Ma Zhou.Then, Su Dingfang walked into the hall, followed by a young man in military uniform.Su Dingfang turned a blind eye to the crowd, and saluted Li Ke: "His Royal Highness, the general has selected 56 strong and strong men, and the most outstanding one is this man named Chen Qi. The general will bring him here to see His Highness."

Chen Qi was the young man following Su Dingfang. Hearing Su Dingfang's introduction, he hurried forward to salute Li Ke and said, "Young general Chen Qi, see His Highness the King of Han."

Li Ke was very happy, got up and put him and