In order to show his favor to Li Mu, Emperor Taikang ordered all officials from the fourth rank of the court to go out to greet him on the day he arrived in the city.

In the past, only a very small number of first-rank ministers such as Gao Qiao and Xu Mi had such treatment. All the court envied them.

So that day, the people of Jiankang City woke up early and saw hundreds of people wearing official robes taking cars and sedan chairs. They all came to the long pavilion ten miles north of the city, and began to wait there with the sun.

When Li Mu arrived with the God of Luo, although it was already late, the sides of the pavilion were still full of waiting Jiankang officials.

No one seems to remember that when he broke out with the inconspicuous official position of Sima from another department and married the Gao girl, all the ruthless ridicule and malicious contempt he had added to him.

Although I had been waiting for most of the day, everyone was hungry and tired. When they saw Li Mu and his team appear, they all smiled and rushed up. Congratulations and congratulations were heard all the time.

The God of War who is invincible, the glory of the Southern Dynasty, the emperor's new favorite, and Gao Qiao's son-in-law. This is what Li Mu looks like today in the eyes of these people.

Everyone thinks that Li Mu, a military officer from a poor family, will truly make a fortune from the beginning of today.

Li Mu was humble and got off the horse from afar. He stood on the road and bowed to the officials who had been waiting for him for most of the day. Then, a group of carriages and horses were surrounded into the city. He protected his wife's carriage and rode in front. Hundreds of officials followed closely behind, with a row of magnificent scenes. From the city gate to the Gao family, he attracted countless people to stop and watch.

Li Mu had no selfless house in Jiankang. When others were still on the road, the emperor had already given a large mansion in Changganli, with all the slaves, carriages and horses. Gao Qiao had sent Gao Qi to Jingkou a few days ago, trying to bring Li's mother, but Lu refused, so he had to give up.

When his daughter and son-in-law arrived in Beijing today, he deliberately returned from Taicheng early. Because Gao Yin is now fighting in Guangling, he sent other nephews from the clan and Gao Qi to the outside of the city to greet him and lead him and his wife to the Gao family first.

The carriage was parked in front of the gate of Gao Mansion. The two doors were wide open, and the servants at home were lined up and waiting outside the door. Before his and his wife stepped on the ground, their family had already reported the news quickly.

When Xiao Yongjia heard the news, he was extremely happy. Seeing that her husband also looked happy, he could not wait for him. When he saw others walking a few steps out, he suddenly stopped, looked like he was not caring, and said, "Call Ami to come back to the study to see me", and turned around and left.

Xiao Yongjia rolled his eyes and went to the front hall to greet his daughter and son-in-law in person.

The God of Luo entered the threshold and was extremely excited. He walked quickly into the corridor and passed the courtyard. Before he could reach the front hall, he saw a figure coming out of Xiamen from afar. It was his mother who called her mother and left Li Mu who was still walking with her, and ran towards her quickly.

"Ami!"

Xiao Yongjia smiled and stretched out his arms to hug the missed Jiaojiao daughter into his arms.

Luo Shen threw himself into his mother's arms and couldn't help crying and laughing.

Xiao Yongjia hugged his daughter for a moment and looked at her calmly.

After not seeing her for half a year, her daughter's face was as bright as a lotus, and she was a little bit better than before. She felt satisfied. Seeing Li Mu laughing, she hurriedly stretched out her fingers, lit her daughter's forehead, and smiled and said with an ear: "Don't cry soon! I asked my son-in-law to see her and thought you were complaining to me, be careful that he was unhappy."

Luo Shen burst into tears and laughed, acting coquettishly, shook his head: "He doesn't know how to do it!" He looked back at him and wiped away his tears.

Behind him, Li Mu had already come up and greeted Xiao Yongjia with a smile. Xiao Yongjia hurriedly went up a few steps, telling him not to be too polite, and then led his daughter and son-in-law to the scene.

"My mother, where is me Aye?"

Luo Shen entered the front hall and looked inside, but he could not see his father, so he asked hurriedly.

Xiao Yongjia was about to speak, but heard a cough coming from behind him. He turned around and saw that her husband had come out again at some point. He was coming from the back hall with his hands on his back with a serious face.

She held back her smile and pointed at her chin: "Isn't it here?"

"Aye!"

The God of Luo ran towards him again.

"Aye, why are you losing weight again than before I left!"

Luo Shen ran to Gao Qiao, grabbed his father's hand, and looked at him with heartache.

Gao Qiao had just wanted to hold it in, but when Li Mu came to see him first, he entered the study room, but he couldn't help but turn it out again.

He really loves his daughter. She was taken away and never returned, and even wanted to do so. Whenever he thought of it, he felt disappointed and sad. Today, he finally waited for his daughter to return. Like Xiao Yongjia, he met her like a morning glow and looked very good. He knew that he and Li Mu should have a good life, and he felt sad and happy in his heart.

After all, I am a father and my daughter is older. Although I am full of joy when I meet again after a long time, I am not as emotional as my wife in front of me. I only smile and comfort my daughter in a low voice.

The father and daughter met here and couldn't finish their conversation. Xiao Yongjia greeted his son-in-law and smiled and said, "Your father-in-law knew that you arrived in Beijing today, so he specially returned home from Taicheng early. He had sent someone to Jingkou before, and wanted to bring your mother and Amei together so that your family could meet earlier, but his mother didn't come, so he had no choice but to give up..."

As he was speaking, Gao Qiao coughed again, interrupting Xiao Yongjia's words, saying, "I'll go back earlier today. And I'll give you a small effort, what can I say?"

Seeing that his husband looked serious, Li Mu seemed to have never seen him since he appeared, he walked up to him, bowed respectfully, and said, "I have been troubled by my father-in-law. Thank you. The son-in-law is very grateful."

Gao Qiao muttered lightly and said to his wife, "You greet me." Hey?" He turned around and went.

Xiao Yongjia saw that her husband looked like a cooked duck was still stubborn, as if he was still angry with his son-in-law. He was both funny and angry, and ignored him and only smiled at his daughter and son-in-law: "You have worked hard all the way, and the house has been cleaned up for you. It was Ami's former boudoir. You can go and rest first. It's not too early. Come out and have a meal!"

Li Mu thanked her.

Luo Shen happily led Li Mu, walking in her familiar home, and guided him everywhere, talking and laughing. Finally, he passed through a moon cave gate between the wall and came to a courtyard. It was her girlish boudoir.

The lake stone rockery in the courtyard, banana leaves and radish trees, and the flowers and trees are scattered, concealed and open in the quiet.

When I entered the outer room, I saw a wall of books. The shelves were higher than the top of the man, and the books were piled up horizontally on the top, and the wall was filled with a wall. There was a long table against the wall, and a large belly porcelain bottle with white background and green leaves on it. There was a branch of coral in the hole, and another large banana fan. On the side was a double-eared incense burner that was imitated with antique green copper. Then, there was a couch, a chessboard, an antique piano, a lattice with piano scores, and a jade flute was inserted on the top. In addition, it was clean, not like a pink boudoir, but like a study.

Li Mu looked around.

A servant laughed and said, "Miss, after you leave, we come to sweep the whisk every day, waiting for you to come back. Except for the two days before, the newly changed screen windows and bed tents, what will happen before you leave? Look, where are you dissatisfied?"

Luo Shen had a kind of family member who returned home. When he moved into the inner room, he saw that the bedding was decorated. As expected, he was all the same as before. He only changed into a silver-red tent and smiled and said, "Everything is good, everything is right."

The servants were busy putting their belongings and sending them water to clean their faces.

Luo Shen washed his hands and face, combed his hair again, changed his clothes, and came out with a refreshing look. Seeing Li Mu was still outside, he stood in front of her piano, looking at him, and walked over and said with a smile: "What are you looking at? I don't see you! Wash your face and wash your hands quickly, change your clothes, so that you can go to eat. I'm hungry."

Li Mu seemed to have come back to his senses, closed his eyes, turned around and smiled at her, and walked over.

He had just changed his clothes, and someone came to call him outside, so he came out and turned to the cafeteria.

Gao Qiao did not ask anyone to accompany him. The dinner was full of food, but only four of them were his own family. There was no rule for men and women to divide the tables, so he went to the table together.

While eating, Gao Qiao was still speechless. After the meal, he didn't say much, so he told his daughter to rest earlier. He looked at Li Mu, said, "Come with me." After that, he went to the study.

Li Mu immediately stood up, said goodbye to Xiao Yongjia, and said to Luoshen: "Ami, you can talk to your mother-in-law first. After seeing my father-in-law, I will go back to the room."

Luo Shen looked at his back with his father in front of him, thinking about his father's attitude towards Li Mu tonight, and he was a little nervous, fearing that his father would embarrass him in private. He hesitated whether to intercept his father and remind him first.

How could my daughter escape through Xiao Yongjia's eyes with a worried look? She walked over and held Luo Shen's hand with a smile.

"Don't worry, I know you Aye. He won't do anything to his son-in-law. Let's go and go back to the house."

Luo Shen then felt relieved and accompanied his mother, the two of them returned to the house together.

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Li Mu followed him to the study room, stopped in front of Gao Qiao, and greeted him again.

As Xiao Yongjia said, Gao Qiao's attitude towards his son-in-law was completely different from his wife and daughter. He was quite gentle and ordered him to take his seat.

Li Mu thanked him and sat opposite Gao Qiao across the Zhang desk.

Gao Qiao asked about the war.

Li Mu recounted the whole story of the news that he had received from Gu Huilong's army to the south.

Gao Qiao was very focused when he heard it, interrupting and asking questions from time to time, not even letting go of any details.

As Li Mu's narration, it could be seen that his emotions gradually became a little excited. After Li Mu finished speaking, he sent Gao Huan and others to Chang'an in advance to stop the massacre of the city and finally took over Chang'an safely, he was silent for a long time and sighed: "Respectful minister, this time you not only made great contributions to the court, but also had the grace of recreation for the people. I underestimated you. I lost the one-year agreement you made before, but I lost well!"

"If I can get a few more loyal ministers and generals like you, why worry about losing the land and having no support for the people?"

He said with a sigh, his eyes flickered slightly, and tears flashed in excitement at the corners of his eyes.

After saying that, two eyes stared at the son-in-law opposite him, as if he was pointing a different point.

Li Mu knew it very well.

After his father-in-law praised him, he did not forget to secretly mention it, but he wanted to follow his footsteps and be loyal to the court.

He lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "It is mostly luck to make a contribution. I dare not be so praised by my father-in-law."

Gao Qiao waved his hand: "Why be humble? Your ability is obvious to all. Today, Your Majesty will also appreciate you in front of me. Tomorrow morning, you will be honored by the court."

Li Mu thanked him.

Gao Qiao asked about his garrison in Chang'an after leaving, and his expression became solemn.

"The Gu Hui family and Tuyuhun tribe are now taking over the Qin city and are too busy to take care of themselves. Beixia also has to deal with our Dayu coalition forces and are unable to advance westward. But a few days ago, I just got the news that Murong Xi had summoned his old subordinates to restore Yan State, fight with Rouran, defeated Rouran, and seized Xiaoguan, and the momentum was rising again. When he established a foothold outside the pass, with his ambition, he would covet the Central Plains inside the pass. In addition, the Liang Kingdom established by the Di people, the Zhao of the Xiongnu..."

He frowned.

"Chang'an is like feeding tigers with meat, so you can't be negligent!"

"Don't worry, father-in-law." Li Mu said immediately.

"I have arranged a heavy army to take charge. From Chang'an to Yicheng, several important county towns along the way have been brought into my hands, and the military roads are unobstructed. Once there is any movement, I can go there. And I will not stay here for a long time. After a few days, I will go back."

Gao Qiao nodded: "I feel relieved if you have hills and valleys in your heart. Chang'an was you who have been appointed as the governor of the court, and no one can be more competent than you. Your Majesty accepts my words and will also be appointed as the governor of Chang'an when the court meets tomorrow. I hope you will be diligent and unscathing for the court in the future, and also for the peace of the world."

Li Mu should be.

In front of Gao Qiao's case, he put a letter out. He took out the letter and pushed it in front of Li Mu.

Li Mu then took it and opened it. He saw that it was a victory report by the Xu 6 coalition forces about half a month ago. It said that the coalition forces had worked together to capture Nanyang, which was defending heavily from Beixia. Then, the troops were divided into two groups. Xu's army attacked Yangdi in Yingchuan, and the six families attacked Yancheng. After each of them captured the target, the two sides surrounded and attacked Luoyang from the left and right at the same time.

"Jingchen, what do you think of the situation of the Northern Expedition of our coalition forces?" Gao Qiao asked him.

Li Mu put down his letter and thought about it: "I dare not argue because I have not had any contacts before. But if the Xu army can be fully commanded by General Yang and use troops independently, the Northern Expedition should have achieved something."

"good!"

Gao Qiao high-five and exclaimed.

"General Yang Xuan, I have met several times before, and I do have the style of a general! Even you admire it so much, which is great! You have taken back to Chang'an. If this time, the coalition forces can work together and regain Luoyang back from the hands of the Hu people, completely quell the rebellion, and unify the world, and all people will be at peace. Then I, Gao Qiao, will have no regrets in this life!"

Li Mu was silent.
To be continued...