Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

Ruoyi lingered at the door for a few steps, and finally walked into the room, and saw a middle-aged man doing it, and the picture she drew was placed next to the table where the middle-aged man was sitting.She stepped forward and said cautiously to the middle-aged man, "Father, why did you come to your daughter's room?"

"How can I know your thoughts if I don't come here? How can I know what you've been thinking recently? What have you been doing recently?" Hou Junji seemed a little agitated.

"Daughter doesn't care what daddy said." Ruoyi whispered, "It's just you thinking too much."

"Ruoyi, tell Dad, when did you draw this painting? How did you know the King of Han?" Hou Junji glanced at the painting on the table and asked in a deep voice.

"King of Han?" Ruoyi asked in shock, "Father, you said he is the King of Han?"

"So you really know King Han?" Hou Junji ignored Ruoyi and continued to ask, "How did you meet? When did you meet?"

"Oh, so he is the King of Han, no wonder he is so talented and knowledgeable." Ruoyi still didn't answer Hou Junji's question. When she heard that the person she liked was the King of Han, Chang'an City immediately came to mind. People often mention that Hanwang Li Ke held a Cuju competition.However, when she thought that the person she liked was the third son of the current emperor, His Highness the King of Han whom the emperor called "Yinguo like me", she felt a pain in her heart, as if countless grievances poured into her heart, which made her look A little frustrated.He is the current prince, the most beloved son of the emperor, can we really have any results?Thinking of this, she couldn't help but whispered to herself, "It turns out that his name is Li Ke, and he is the prince of Tang Dynasty today."

When Hou Junji saw his daughter's appearance, he knew that she had already fallen in love with such a prince, and he sighed in his heart, "It's still not as I wished." Then seeing his daughter's expression, his tone softened, and he asked gently, "Ruoyi, tell Dad how you met King Han, so that Dad can understand the relationship between you two."

Ruoyi was questioned by Hou Junji, so she withdrew her mind and told Hou Junji how she met Li Ke, how she guessed lantern riddles with him, and finally how she gave her the Guanyin Lantern of the South China Sea. clear.

Hou Junji was very surprised when he heard that the woman praised Li Ke's literary talent, and he definitely believed his daughter's words.Because, my daughter is a talented woman herself, and there are not many young talents who can be praised by her.But now she admires Li Ke so much, although in her words there is a layer of meaning to speak for him because she likes Li Ke.However, even so, what the woman said was true, and the person who could be praised by his own daughter must have his own strength.

He didn't expect Li Ke to be so talented. According to what his wife said, he knows everything about the medical allusions of "The Analects of Confucius" and "Historical Records".But I know, the Li Ke I know is not like this.As the emperor's third son, Li Ke's military strategy is not bad, but his literary talent is not good.And he has no big ambitions, whether it's holding cuju competitions and other clever acrobatics, or practicing calligraphy to learn some useless things, it seems that he doesn't like poetry, prose, Fu, and ancient classics.Could it be?Hou Junji thought, "Could it be that he did it on purpose? Could it be that he was keeping a low profile? Could it be that he did this just for outsiders to see, and his real purpose was... Hou Junji thought of this , I really dare not think about it anymore. If, according to what I think, Li Ke is really like this, then he is too scary. He has such ambition at such an age, and the city is so deep, completely blinding the eyes of all the ministers in the court. "

Hou Junji understood this, he pondered for a while, looked up at his daughter, and made a decision in his heart, "Ruoyi, tell dad the truth, do you really like him?"

"Father, what are you talking about?" Ruoyi blushed suddenly, turned her head and sat on the floor without speaking.

"Ruoyi, you will be 16 years old after this year, and you should have reached the age of marriage." Hou Junji said earnestly, "If you really like Hanwang, just tell daddy, even if daddy pulls off this old face Tell the emperor to let him marry you."

When Ruoyi heard Hou Junji say this, she felt happy, but she didn't know how to answer her father, and said for a while, "We just met each other once, Daddy, don't make fun of your daughter." She said so Said, but my heart is also sore, I really only met him once, and I don't know if he thinks about me like me?

How could Hou Junji not understand his daughter's thoughts, he suddenly smiled and said, "That's good, it's fine if you don't like him, and father doesn't have to put on an old face to beg the emperor to grant you a marriage."

"Father, you..." Ruoyi was very sweet when she heard her father say that she would ask the emperor to marry her and Li Ke, but when she heard her father say that she didn't like Li Ke, she would not ask the emperor. In a hurry, feeling aggrieved, said in a low voice, "But it's up to Dad to make the decision."

Hearing what Ruoyi said, Hou Junji smiled and said, "Ruoyi has really grown up, and his thoughts are no longer with Daddy." Then, he resumed his serious expression, "But, don't stretch this matter, I still want to talk to you." Your mother will make a decision after discussing it."

"Thank you dad, my daughter understands." Ruoyi stood up and said shyly.

"Then you rest, and I won't bother you." After Hou Junji finished speaking, he left Ruoyi's room.

As soon as Hou Junji left the room, Xiang'er walked in. Seeing Ruoyi's abnormal expression, she asked cautiously, "Miss, what did the master say about you?"

"Are you okay? You put away the painting. I'm sleepy. I need to take a break." Ruoyi said, she really liked Li Ke, but when her father said that the emperor wanted to marry her, she was very confused. I don't know if Li Ke will also like himself?After all, I only met her once, and because of Xiang'er, he didn't have a good influence on me.Also, who is that woman next to him?They don't look like a master-servant relationship.

Thinking of this, a faint melancholy rose in her heart again.

After walking out of Ruoyi's room, Hou Junji didn't go to his wife Zheng's room, but went straight to his study.Although he is a general, as a child of a family, he often reads some books.He deeply knew that after the Tang Dynasty had gradually stabilized, what was most needed was not a brave warrior, but a resourceful minister.Therefore, it is particularly important for him to see whether a person is knowledgeable or not.He believes that a person's bravery is innate and dictated by nature, while knowledge is learned by later generations; only those who know how to learn and use resourcefulness can be magnanimous in their official careers.

Today, through the narration in his woman's mouth, he got to know Li Ke again.Through Ruoyi's narration, and through Li Ke's various actions during this period, he seems to have noticed that Li Ke's is not simple.

He held Cuju competitions to gather his prestige and popularity among the people; he practiced Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and won the favor of Li Shimin;All kinds of actions, if not because of Ruoyi, I would almost be confused by his appearance.

With such painstaking efforts, so deep in the city, as a prince, if not for the throne, what else could he be doing for it?

"The crown prince is cowardly, and the eldest grandson Wuji has the final say in the East Palace." Hou Junji said to himself, "The emperor is young and energetic, and has decades of energy. If something happens to the eldest grandson Wuji and he is dismissed or exiled, then Li Chengqian The position in the East Palace is in jeopardy, and the East Palace is likely to change hands. In this way, if the Empress Changsun does not give birth to a prince, the most qualified person to be in charge of the East Palace is of course King Wei Li Tai. But now that there is Li Ke, and With his strategy and the analysis of his power, Li Tai will definitely lose if he enters the East Palace. If Li Tai loses, then who else is qualified to be the crown prince except Li Ke?"

After Hou Junji thought about it, he made up his mind, "Since this is the case, if Ruoyi likes him again, how can I not give it a go? The prince is fifteen today and will be married at sixteen next year. After the prince's wedding, , Li Ke should also be at the age of marriage. So there are still two years, two years is enough time for me to establish a good relationship with him. It seems that if Ruoyi really marries him, he will become the prince , as the emperor, isn't he a hundred times stronger than Changsun Wuji?"

As Hou Junji thought about it, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and the troubles that weighed on his heart in the past had already been swept away.However, Li Ke, who was in the Han Palace, didn't know that his performance at the Lantern Festival had already made people think about him.

At this time, he is thinking about how to improve the quality and quantity of Datang's printing and distribution, so that the things he will do in the future can be smoother.