Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The ransacking of Wang's house caused a great shock in Minzhou. Mr. Wang is always kind and charitable all the year round. He is a well-known philanthropic gentleman. His house was suddenly ransacked by Kou's army. Hearing that Mr. Wang is also dead, the people will inevitably have suspicions. .

Fortunately, Kou Xiao had someone drag Wang Yonglian's body through the streets that day, and then publicized what he had done behind his back all these years, such as trafficking in people, privately recruiting criminals for his own use, disregarding human life, etc., and listed dozens of charges. He also tied up Master Wang's confidants and hung him at the gate of the city. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask at the gate of the city.

Although this incident caused a lot of shock, it did not cause chaos. Instead, the layoffs of the Wangfu factory caused chaos in the whole city.

After Wang Yonglian's death, Li Xu didn't continue to investigate. Instead, he began to rectify the internal employees. The workers went through a strict screening, and they were laid off by more than [-] people. Among the craftsmen he recruited before, they were also fired. Some of these people were indeed spies from other families, and some of them were implicated, but in front of the king, they didn't even have a chance to appeal.

Every day Li Xu went out, he would be stopped by someone in his sedan chair, or someone would kneel at the gate of Xiyuan day and night to beg for mercy, trying to save his job.

Li Xu didn't intend to compromise, so he simply pretended to go out of the city again. This time, he was going to inspect Yantian and bring back Liu Shu, who had never forgotten him.

As soon as Li Xu left, Ji Hanyu sent people to take these people into the Sheriff's Mansion, did ideological work himself, and promised to allocate a few acres of land to them from the wasteland that had already been opened. It's just a return to the old business. Ji Hanyu gave the fields and seeds, so they don't have time to hang around other people's homes. Of course, it is more important to continue farming.

Kou Xiao handled the affairs of the Wang family well, and then called Supervisor Yang to reprimand him. The other party was confused by the scolding, and asked aggrievedly, "Why is the general so angry? Is there anything wrong with this subordinate?"

The man in black who was found out to be a servant of the Yang family was already dead. Li Xu never knew about the Yang family, so Yang's inspector Shi didn't know that such a serious incident had happened to his servant.

Kou Xiao still trusted him, and since he was his brother-in-law, he told him the whole story after scolding him, and told him to go back and investigate the subordinates strictly, and stop being taken advantage of.

Not only the Yang family, but everyone who knew the whole story of this incident began to screen the servants in the family. For a while, the aristocratic family in Minzhou was full of blood and blood, and people were panicked.

These people are not as generous as Li Xu. Finding suspicious people is just layoffs. They even asked Ji Hanyu to give them land and grain, giving them a chance to start a new life.In the aristocratic family, most of the servants who were found to have problems were directly executed. The identity of the servants was in the hands of the master, and life and death were just a matter of a word from the master.

Li Xu avoided all these things, perhaps because he knew that this would happen, he left Minzhou early.

The Kou family also punished a group of subordinates. Kou Xiao personally took charge of the town and pulled out many nails that were planted by others, but he did not investigate deeply. Anyway, if there is no one, there will be another one. He is just putting on a show.

After finishing this, Kou Xiao chased after Li Xu non-stop, thinking that Li Xu almost had an accident in Yongzhou last time, his heart couldn't settle down.

As Li Xu walked and watched, he saw that many farmers had already started to renovate their farmland, preparing for summer sowing, and there was a busy scene everywhere, which made his gloomy mood for many days better.

July is hot, July is the hottest season of the year, especially in the hours around noon, when walking on the road, you will almost be scorched by the scorching sun.

Li Xu and the others had no choice but to go on their way in the morning and evening and rest at noon, otherwise the horses pulling the cart would not be able to stand the weather.

Kou Xiao didn't make an appointment with Li Xu in advance, and he didn't know which way he was going, so he could only follow him all the way based on his years of marching experience, and finally let him meet Li Xu in a small town.

With a big smile on his face, he sat across from Li Xu, "My lord, I haven't seen you for a long time, do you miss me?"

Li Xu almost spit out a sip of tea, and looked at the man in front of him speechlessly, "How did you find us?" His whereabouts are uncertain all the way, and he doesn't even know which way he will take tomorrow, so why was he caught up so quickly? .

Kou Xiao laughed complacently, "After all, this Nanyue is the hometown of the last general, so he is more familiar than you."

"Is General Kou busy? The conscription is about to start, don't you have any military affairs to deal with?"

"Hey, there are a group of capable subordinates in the army. They are fully capable of this trivial matter, and there will be more important tasks in the end."

"What is it?"

"Protect the lord!" Kou Xiao said confidently: "Your safety is the most important thing, and you will not be at ease if you leave it to others, so you have to protect yourself." When he said the word "close" he was very shameless He licked his lower lip, making Li Xu want to hit someone.

Li Xu ignored him, he found an inn to rest after drinking tea, and continued his journey in the evening. He usually slept in the wild at night, the night breeze was cool, and he could still see the sky full of stars while lying on the grass. It is more beautiful than any prairie in the 21st century.

The arrival of Kou Xiao made the trip more comfortable. His personal guards took care of all the errands, and the driving was also taken over by the personal guards. Li Xu only had to point out which way to go, but in the end he left even this to Kou Xiao Decided, because he found that the road he chose every time was too difficult to walk.

The journey was uneventful, and the occasional small conflicts were quickly resolved. When they arrived in Zhangyi County, it was two days earlier than Li Xu expected.

"My lord, do you want to go directly to Yantian?"

"No, go to the county office first and meet County Magistrate Zhong." Li Xu chose this time to come here for a reason. Last time he received a letter from Liu Shu, it was mentioned that County Magistrate Zhong's health was about to fail. This time It's probably the last time the two will see each other.

Thinking of that capable and stable county magistrate, Li Xu felt uncomfortable. If he could be 20 years younger, he would definitely be his right-hand man.

The carriage rattled close to the county government office, and when Li Xu got off the carriage, he saw the servant guarding the door listlessly, with a sad expression on his face, and immediately had a bad feeling.

"Excuse me, is County Magistrate Zhong here?" Lao Qide ordered to step forward and ask.

The yamen servant turned his face and glanced at them. He probably saw that this group of people were of extraordinary status. He bowed his hands and said, "What do you guys want to do with Mr. Zhong? If it's a business matter, Mr. Zhong can't handle it for the time being. If it's a private matter, I'm afraid it's too late." It is inconvenient to meet you."

Li Xu walked to the front and said bluntly, "We came here to visit Mr. Zhong after we learned that he was in poor health. We also brought some medicinal materials, hoping to help."

The yamen servant's eyes lit up when he heard what he said, and hurriedly led the person to the backyard of the yamen, and after the notification, he led the person straight to the bedroom of the county magistrate Zhong.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he could smell the pungent smell of medicine. Li Xu asked in a low voice, "How is Mr. Zhong?"

The yamen servant sighed and did not reply, but Li Xu already understood.

The person who came to greet him was Mr. Zhong's master, who had dealt with Li Xu and Kou Xiao, so he recognized the person at a glance, and quickly knelt down to salute. Li Xu took a step ahead and said, "There is no need to be too polite, let's come and see Mr. Zhong."

The master understood that he didn't want to reveal his identity, so he welcomed him into the room, walked to the bed, wiped his tears and said, "My lord... My lord's health has deteriorated a lot in the past six months, and I can't even get out of bed in the past two months. All official duties are reviewed in bed, and the doctor said, Sir is too tired, you need to rest more, but how can you be free, I just finished discussing Xia Bo with several adults."

County Magistrate Zhong didn't fall asleep, but just rested with his eyes closed, and he opened his eyelids a little when he heard the voice, but he might have vision problems, so he didn't see Li Xu and the others, but asked, "Master Lu, who's here?"

With Li Xu's approval, Master Lu lowered his head and whispered something in his ear. Magistrate Zhong opened his eyes wide after hearing this, and struggled to get up.

Li Xu sat on the side of the bed, held him down and said, "Master Zhong, lie down, this king is here to visit the sick, not to ask for trouble."

"My lord!" Magistrate Zhong leaned against the head of the bed, with a weak smile on his wrinkled old face, "If I can see my lord before I close my eyes, I will die without regret."

"Don't say such things, the king is not here to attend the funeral, but to deliver medicine." He gave him the only century-old ginseng tree he had on hand. This thing can hang his life, and he hoped it would be useful.

County magistrate Zhong was not polite, thanked him, and then asked Master Lu to invite all his children and grandchildren, and said in a tone of confession: "I have four sons in total, one died young, and died on the battlefield a few years ago. One, and the remaining two are not promising, so I don't expect them to shine in the family. There are also six grandchildren, two of whom are too young to see a future, and four grandchildren, two capable of writing, two Neng Wu, a little bit of cultivation can also be useful. You can see it, if you can get eye-catching, you can take it back to be a servant, and it can help you a little. If they are brought by their parents, they will be afraid in this life. It’s time to see the light of day.”

Li Xu can understand his feelings, this is a win-win situation, if his four grandchildren can really be used, both sides will benefit, Li Xu now has no shortage of small stewards, what he lacks is a loyal confidant to him.

The children of the Zhong family arrived very quickly. Li Xu met them one by one. The two sons were older, and they could be seen as honest and mediocre people during the conversation. The six grandchildren were indeed as Magistrate Zhong said. Two are still young, and the other four are all in their teens.

Li Xu asked a few questions casually, but the other party's expression was stiff but the answers were fluent, it could be seen that he was well educated, he nodded secretly, he was indeed a talent to be cultivated.

He nodded towards County Magistrate Zhong, and the smile on the other party's face grew wider, "Ahem...that's all right, this is good, and the next official will feel at ease. I have been with Xiaguan for [-] years, and he is very capable, but it is a pity that he is almost born, you can consider him."

Li Xu had an account with Master Lu, and knowing his ability and personality, he immediately agreed. The performance of Zhangyi County is not the best among all the counties, but it is the most stable. There has not been any major accidents in the past few years. case, and hopefully in the future.

Li Xu didn't stay at Zhong's house for long, and went to Yantian after seeing Magistrate Zhong. Before arriving at the naval base, Liu Shu, who got the news, had been waiting eagerly at the intersection, and rushed over as soon as he saw the convoy.

Li Xu and Kou Xiao sat face to face in the carriage, Kou Xiao sometimes rode a horse and sometimes took a carriage along the way, after Zhangyi County, no matter how hard Li Xu hurried, he refused to get out of the carriage.

With good hearing, he heard Liu Shu's voice first, sat more steadily, and grabbed Li Xu's hand and held it tightly.

"Are you naive?" Li Xu wanted to take out his hand, but the other party refused.

"In terms of childishness, who can compare to Eunuch Liu!" Kou Xiao did not hide his sourness at all, and said with a curled lips: "That is a baby who has not been weaned, you two really have no legs?"

Li Xu kicked him, and was about to yell at him, when he saw the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a figure got into the carriage, before he could see clearly, the other person had crashed into his arms.

"My lord! Huh...you finally think of your slave!"

In an instant, Li Xu saw that Kou Xiao's face was turning green, and he laughed unkindly, and patted Liu Shu on the back, "Xiao Liu, this king has always missed you."

Kou Xiao snorted coldly, turned around and jumped off the carriage, not to look at the pair of master and servant who had a deep affection, otherwise he couldn't help but want to eunuch the little eunuch again.