Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Hey, why didn't you fall down?" The scholar thought it was his own illusion, he bravely opened his eyes, and saw himself floating in mid-air, facing a familiar mountain wall, and there was no real object under his feet, but he was actually stable. Stand still.

"How is this going?"

"I saved you." A pleasant voice came from the side, and the scholar turned his head in fright, and then stared at the woman who was close to Chi Chi with wide eyes. Not getting wet.

"Ghost...Ghost!" The scholar screamed again, kicked his arms and legs a few times, and found in horror that his body began to fall again.

The "female ghost" floated down with him, and smiled viciously. Although she smiled very beautifully, the scholar was still terrified, and then subconsciously stretched out his hands towards her, trying to grab her as a life-saving straw.

The little fairy didn't notice that he grabbed the clothes on his chest, she blushed pretty, and pushed him, and then saw the young man fall down a long way, the little fairy cast a spell to send him back to the top of the mountain, Then he followed suit.

She asked aggressively, "How dare you insult me!"

The scholar was lying on the ground panting violently, like a dying salted fish. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he lay down on the ground and bowed to the little fairy, "I'm in a hurry, there's something offending me, I'll look back at the fairy Haihan."

The grab just now made the scholar understand that the woman in front of him is not a ghost, and the ghost must have no body, but he did touch the woman's chest just now.

The scholar glanced at the little fairy's chest uncomfortably. He was not married yet, and he was very unfamiliar with the woman's body. Just now was the first time in his life that he had intimate contact with a strange woman.

"Thanks to the immortals for saving me, there is nothing in return for my late life."

Seeing his empty back, the little fairy asked with a smile, "Why did you come here? What kind of leaves did you pick?"

Thinking of the fruit of his labor falling off the cliff, the scholar sat slumped on the ground and said dejectedly, "That's tea leaves. Wansheng wanted to pick some tea leaves to sell for money, but now it's all gone."

"Is that thing worth selling for money?"

"Fortunately, these tea trees were accidentally discovered by the late students. They are tea trees that are hundreds of years old. The quality of the tea is high. That basket of tea should be sold for ten taels of silver."

The little fairy had been traveling in the world for a while, and knew the value of ten taels. She couldn't believe it, "It's only worth ten taels?" That's a kind of spiritual tea, and any piece of tea can be worth twelve taels, so she asked: " Then sell me the tea, and I will give you 100 taels, gold."

The scholar was frightened, how could such a good thing happen, that tea is worth 100 taels of gold?He is not a greedy person, and he doesn't believe in such a good thing at all.

"Let's not say that the tea has fallen to the bottom of the cliff. Even if it is still there, Wansheng can't sell it at such a high price. A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. The price should be whatever it is."

The little fairy looked at him suspiciously, seeing that his face was sincere and not like lying, she couldn't believe it, "You young man is really strange, how can you think you have too much money?"

"That's not money that Wansheng can get, and Wansheng feels uneasy when he gets it. Let's not talk about it, it's raining heavily, and Wansheng has to find a place to shelter from the rain. Immortal, please leave your name. The grace of saving life will be remembered in Wansheng's heart. In the future, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely form a grass title ring to repay my great kindness."

The little fairy waved her sleeves, and a shelter from the rain appeared above his head. The scholar was even more convinced that he had met a fairy. If it were someone else, he might have taken the opportunity to make a request, but he didn't. Just sit aside and rest.

The little fairy floated away for a while, and when she came back, she was carrying a bamboo basket in her hand, which was exactly the one that the scholar dropped. The bamboo basket was filled with tea leaves, which was actually more than what he had picked before.

"Give you."

"This?"

The little fairy threw over ten taels of silver and said, "Since you said you would only sell it for ten taels, let's go for ten taels. Just don't regret it."

The scholar didn't want to take it at first, "This tea was found by the immortal himself, so it doesn't belong to Wansheng anymore, but..." Thinking of his family's situation, he couldn't help but put away the money, "Wansheng is once again favored by you, in this life I am willing to be a cow or a horse for you, but if you need it, you can come to Xu Village at the foot of the mountain to find me, my late-born name is Xu Wei."

"Be a cow or a horse. Do you really want to?" Although the little fairy can do magic, she prefers to live in a mortal way. She travels all over the world and needs a horse, but she despises ordinary horses without spirituality. A horse, isn't it perfect?

The scholar didn't know, so he nodded naturally, "You are very kind to Yu Wansheng, even if you trade your life for your life, it will be no different."

The little fairy smiled in satisfaction, she really cast a spell to turn the scholar into a horse, the scholar was startled when he saw this, he looked down at his hand that had turned into a hoof, staggered and fell to the ground before he could take a step , "This..." He tried to speak, and found that he could speak, but after calming down, he did not regret it, but was willing to let the little fairy ride as a horse.

The little fairy carefully observed his expression and found that he really had no regrets, so she believed his words and felt that this young man was an honest person.For this reason, the scholar accompanied the little fairy to travel north and south, turning into a horse to carry the little fairy around during the day, and turning into a human being at night, sometimes writing travel notes, sometimes reading books, and sometimes telling stories to the little fairy.

The two experienced difficulties and obstacles together, and also saw the magnificence and magnificence of the mountains and rivers. They ate and lived together, and developed a deep relationship with each other.

They fell in love, at first they just admired each other, no one said anything about it, until the little fairy was tired of playing and didn't want to go on, the scholar finally expressed his love, he was afraid that the little fairy didn't need him anymore.The little fairy also liked the scholar, and immediately responded to his confession. They returned to Xu Village together, became husband and wife, and spent ten years lovingly.

One year in the sky and the earth, ten years have been spent in Xu Village, and only ten days have passed in the sky. One day, the Jade Emperor found that his little daughter was missing. The little fairy was captured and brought back to the Heavenly Court, and Xu Wei's memory was erased. The parting between life and death was naturally another touching and tearful story.

After the scholar lost his memory, he lived in a daze. He always felt that something was missing in his life. He lost the most important thing. Until one day, he climbed to the top of the mountain and saw those tea trees. These old tea trees are related.

He built a thatched hut on the top of the mountain and lived with the tea tree every day. The tea tree had spirits. After decades, the scholar was gray-haired, but his body was nourished by the spiritual energy, and he had left the mortal body. On that day, he suddenly regained his memory, remembering the days and nights he spent with the little fairy.

He knew what he had lost. The moment the memory came back to his body, Xu Wei burst into tears. After that, he still stayed on the top of the mountain day and night, but he no longer looked at the tea trees, but looked at the sky every day. , After hundreds of years like this, no matter how turbulent the mountain is, the top of the mountain is still calm and quiet.

The ending of the story is naturally good. Li Xu earned enough tears from the spectators, and the ending arranged for Xu Wei to leave the mortal world after a hundred years of cultivation, ascend to heaven, and then meet the little fairy again in the heavenly court, and the two continued to live together. The days of falling in love.

After this story spread, people everywhere were first moved by the love story between the scholar and the little fairy, and then discussed whether such a magical tea tree really existed in the world.

Then there are rumors that in the northwest of South Vietnam, on the top of the lofty mountains, on the cliffs, there are indeed a few hundred-year-old tea trees. I don’t know if they have spirits, but the tea leaves are indeed rich in fragrance and endless aftertaste.

There are nobles and lords who are looking for this kind of tea everywhere, and want to learn from that scholar. They will be accompanied by tea every day and prolong their life. It is a tribute to His Majesty and is not for sale.

No one can refute this statement, so I can only settle for the next best thing, and buy some tea leaves grown on the mountainside, at least they are tea trees that grew up with spiritual energy, which is better than nothing.Then the guests discovered that the purchase of this Nanyue tea is not enough. Those who buy more can get tea sets and cups as gifts, and there are even tea masters who teach the tea ceremony for free. Flicking, as if dancing with ten fingers, is extraordinarily pleasing to the eye.

Drinking the tea in the mouth has a special taste. Many people feel that after drinking a meal of rock tea, they feel refreshed and extra-vigorous. Some people think that maybe their bodies are being nourished by the spiritual energy.

As a result, rock tea became more and more famous, more and more people bought it, and the price became higher day by day.

Li Xu received good news from all over the place one after another, and the stone in his heart was finally released. Although he was full of confidence, he was afraid that people in this era would not be able to accept this kind of tea ceremony. If the tea could not be sold, he would make less money. , the prestige in South Vietnam will definitely be affected. If the tea picking failed to sell the tea that had been recruited with great fanfare before, people would be criticized for this alone.

Time will soon enter June, and Li Xu has to arrange the birthday gift. No matter how much he doesn't want to see the emperor, this etiquette is indispensable. The fiefdoms can't be kept.And people all over the country knew that he would present the tea leaves from those old tea trees to the emperor. If the emperor didn't receive it by then, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.

"One pearl, one coral, one Shoushan stone carving, one box of tea, one pair of socks made by Shu'er, one pair of belts, one picture of longevity, and a cook and a tea master. That's all. Make arrangements for departure tomorrow. , the county guard dispatched twenty yamen servants to escort, and then chose a steward from Lei's family to follow, and bought ten carts of cloth on the return journey."

Li Xu counted the things again, Kou Xiao sat aside and covered his eyes, Wu Jin registered with the expression of "life has nothing to love". gift?

"My lord, is that all?" Wu Jin questioned for the third time.

"It's almost the same. We are so poor, it's not easy to afford these things."

Wu Jin thought to himself, back then, a small wealthy businessman in my family gave more than these gifts to friends. How poor is it to be so poor.

Of course, it’s not that Li Xu can’t come up with more good things. There are several boxes of pearls from all over the world. He specially picked 99 pearls of the same color and size as a gift. He also picked the largest one for coral. The tea is from Wuyi Mountain in the Northwest. He only had a few catties of tea leaves picked from the cliffs on the top of the mountain, and it was already a shame to give a catty to the old emperor.

"You don't need to bring food. No matter how good you are on a long journey, you can't put it away. Just bring a cook to deliver a Buddha Jumping Wall to the emperor. You don't need to bring anything you use. There are no good things in the capital. Those brought by Nanyue will only be taken by others." Laughing, as long as my father and daughter have their own minds, the emperor knows that we are poor and will not blame us."

Kou Xiao glanced at the congratulatory gifts, "The little princess's intentions will eventually be seen, but your intentions will only be seen as perfunctory."

Li Xu scanned through the congratulatory gifts. Indeed, the little princess had three handmade products. If her clothes were not up to standard, she would have given her grandpa a hand-made dress, but he didn't make anything himself.

"Okay, I'll make up a few things." After Li Xu finished speaking, he went to the study, and after a while, he came out with several boxes, and he opened them one by one, "These are nine quill pens, made by the king himself. , there is absolutely no imitation in the world, and this soap, I made a total of 20 yuan, and there are nine yuan left here, find a craftsman to carve some birthday patterns on it, it is definitely a unique gift."

Li Xu thought in his heart that after this item was sent up, he would be able to make soap and sell it. He would focus on the capital market, and when the trend became more popular, he would then expand the market.

Kou Xiao knew about these two things, and he also had them. It was indeed made by the prince himself, but the combined value was less than one tael of silver. This gift is really shabby.

Li Xu glanced at him, "Why don't General Kou tell me what else to add, a cart of salted fish or ten carts of dried bamboo shoots?"

The corner of Kou Xiao's mouth twitched and he shook his head, "No, the general has no objection, the prince is thoughtful." That's right, anyway, Nanyue is poor, and it's too late to hide good things by himself, so how can they be given to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, one day the cement will spread to South Vietnam. At that time, His Majesty will know that you made it, but you didn't pay the tribute. Isn't that unreasonable? And the salt, if it can be presented to His Majesty, it will definitely become a congratulatory gift." The first one among them, maybe His Majesty will personally introduce you to Beijing." Wu Jin originally thought that King Shun would include these two items in the list of gifts, after all, any of them would be something that would shock the world.

"Are you stupid to be my king? These two are our private property. We will rely on them to make a lot of money in the future. You will donate them now. At that time, the cement formula will not be preserved, nor will the method of drying salt. It can be made everywhere, so how can we live with rare goods?"

Seeing Wu Jinnen's face flushed, Li Xu teased him and said, "Do you think this king is picky? It's really not decent to send such a small thing, but can decent be eaten? Can you get back food and weapons? No. , the more things you have, the easier it is to make mistakes, and it will become the laughing stock of others. In case someone wants to frame me with bad intentions, those things that are sent up may be used. .”

Seeing Wu Jin nodding frequently, and Kou Xiao also looking thoughtful, Li Xu took a pen and paper and began to write a birthday post. He really doesn't know how to write classical Chinese, so he asked Ji Hanyu to write a model essay in advance, and copied it himself. I wrote a paragraph of congratulatory text, and then added some words from my heart, crying for being poor and tired, starting from crying all the way south, to having no money to build a palace and no money to repair the city wall, and how miserable I was, of course , After crying poorly, I have to add a sentence of my own experience during this time. He thanked the emperor for demoting him to South Vietnam. This place needs him so much. He is willing to fight for his whole life and save money to do things for the people, so as to prove that I didn't harbor resentment, but really put myself in the shoes of the people, and my ideological consciousness was very high.

In the end, he wrote: "The congratulatory gift is meager. I hope my father will accept it with a smile. South Vietnam is poor. My ministers don't want to waste money and money to collect gifts. I can only make a few small things with Shu'er. I hope my father can use them. Shu'er I also sewed a new dress by myself, but it was unsuccessful, the sleeves were short, and the waist was thick, and I said that I would give the emperor a complete set of clothes when the craftsmanship improved in the coming year. Wait for the sons and ministers to make political achievements and the people's lives will be better, and then make up for the congratulatory gifts."

After finishing writing, Li Xu handed the memorial to Kou Xiao. Kou Xiao read the memorial almost holding his breath, then frowned and argued: "There is no prince in South Vietnam who said it was so miserable, the common people can live and work in peace and contentment, right?" , where are you putting us here?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, didn't I write this to ask the emperor for some benefits? Think about it in another way. If you were the emperor, would you feel a little sympathy for your son after seeing this content? Maybe he If you are soft-hearted, you will give me ten thousand taels of gold."

Kou Xiao felt that the emperor should be a cold-hearted person, otherwise, how could he relegate such a good son as King Shun to South Vietnam, and it would not be easy for such a person to make him feel sympathetic.

But that was Li Xu's biological father after all, Kou Xiao couldn't bear to see him sad, "I hope so, even if not, it is enough to let His Majesty know that you have worked hard."

Li Xu pointed to the box of tea and said to Kou Xiao: "In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, this king has done his homework in sending the tea this time. He has also made up the story and sent the tea master. If you don’t think so, then all these efforts of this king will be in vain.”

"Even if it's for your sake, Your Majesty won't throw out the tea leaves again."

"Who knows."

At this time, in the imperial palace of the capital, the emperor was also talking about the matter of Nanyue with his ministers, "Southern Vietnam is flooded every year, and in the past it was always unable to provide disaster relief due to various reasons. This year, King Shun is here, so I wonder if he can hold down the Dragon God."

An official surnamed Zhao said with a low eyebrow, "This natural disaster occurs every year, and it cannot be changed by manpower. King Shun has just arrived in South Vietnam, and his foundation is not stable. I am afraid that the Dragon God may not give face."

Some officials retorted: "It's normal that the Dragon God can't be suppressed, but I feel that with King Shun here, the disaster in South Vietnam will be under control. A relative in my family bought a kind of sugar in the south. I heard that King Shun came to South Vietnam It tastes sweet and is cheaper than maltose, if this kind of candy can be widely sold, King Shun can help Nanyue tide over the difficulties by accumulating some money.”

Good things are always enjoyed first by people with status. Although Li Xu's brown sugar has not been sold in the capital, the high-ranking officials in the capital are already eating it, and because it is good for women's health, they have been charged at a high price. People will also add a few pieces of brown sugar to the gift list.

The emperor thought that the dessert he ate last night seemed to be made of brown sugar, so he asked the imperial chef to make it again and distributed it to all the ministers. , I am very relieved."

Originally, the emperor thought that Nanyue was poor. In the past, no one took care of it and left it to fend for itself. Now that King Shun is there, he might have to allocate some relief money to avoid it being difficult for King Shun. But after drinking a bowl of brown sugar and lotus seed soup, the emperor This heart also rested.

As long as we can survive, let King Shun hold on first.

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In the harem, Zhao Ji's mother and son also heard about the incident in the court. Zhao Ji was born extremely beautiful, with every frown and smile glamorous. But that's all."

The third prince was still brooding over the failure of the assassination. The Habayashi army returned to the capital a month ago. Commander Lin had a private conversation with his father for an hour, but he didn't know what he was talking about.

He waited anxiously for a month, fearing that the emperor would suddenly ask someone to take him to lecture, but in the end there was no movement.

He didn't care if the brown sugar was brown sugar or not, "Concubine Mother, did Emperor Father reveal the incident last time, did he know or didn't know?"

"Don't worry, your father loves me as usual during these days, you must not know it, besides, there is no proof of death there, even if it is reported to His Majesty, let's just deny it, it may be that King Shun is jealous of you now. Pet, it’s the one who framed you.”

The third prince nodded frequently, "That's true, my son also knows that he can't do anything to me without evidence, but he is a little flustered."

"You are really!" Zhao Ji looked at this son helplessly. This child said he was smart and smart, but he was too small. She only knew about the assassination of Li Xu after the fact. If she knew about it beforehand, she would definitely hinder her.

Then Li Xu was demoted to South Vietnam, and the Han family rebelled before him. He completely lost his sanctity in front of His Majesty. Why bother to carry out the assassination? This time, they lost dozens of loyal soldiers, and the gain outweighed the loss.

"Don't worry, we are not alone in South Vietnam. Information is sent every month. Didn't you read the letter you received last time? Then when Li Xu arrived in South Vietnam, he didn't even have a palace, so he could only live in In other people's house, what does this mean, it means that the local officials don't value him at all, let alone let him take power, his life is over."

The third prince felt very relieved after hearing this, since Li Xu was a child, everything was on top of him, and finally the mountain above his head was removed, so he naturally didn't want to see him again.

"Then should we keep the line at sea? The appetite over there is getting bigger and bigger, and this time they even want us to send iron ore there."

"We didn't take away the gold from the island. The Zhao family's existence depends entirely on their support. This line must never be broken. If our mother and son lose power in the future, the overseas island will be our last retreat. "

"It's also thanks to your grandfather who saved that person back then, otherwise there would be no such good thing." Zhao Ji repeatedly explained to the third prince, "You must never reveal this to anyone, even the most useful confidantes, wives and children around you. .”

"My son understands." The third prince had dinner with Zhao Ji, and when he heard that the steamed buns on the table were made with brown sugar, he couldn't eat it. If it was in his mansion, he would definitely have killed this blind slave .

After reluctantly eating a few mouthfuls, the third prince left the palace. He is now building a mansion outside the palace and will get married at the end of the year. When he passed by the East Palace, he couldn't help but be envious, and he didn't know when his father would make him the crown prince.

Because there were too many voices supporting him in the court before, the third prince was ignored by the emperor for a while. Zhao Ji was sensitive, and when she found something bad, she immediately asked the Zhao family to withdraw the appeal, which made the life of the third prince easier.

They have also analyzed that the emperor will definitely not appoint a new crown prince in the short term, and he has to figure it out slowly.

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small theater:

Lao Gong: "Look at how pitiful my father-in-law is. My son always makes a fuss about presents. It's perfunctory. Let's mourn for him."

The emperor: "My son and granddaughter are so filial. They gave me so many good things that suit my heart, which are much better than mountains of gold and silver."