Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The third prince has just returned to the mansion, and everyone in the capital knows that the third prince likes the silver mirrors from Liji grocery store very much. When it was sent to the Third Prince's Mansion, many people saw it with their own eyes, and they were even more sure of the authenticity of the news.

So in the days that followed, people continued to order full-length mirrors from the grocery store, just to give the third prince a gift and please him.

Lei Luo posted a notice after selling out the store's inventory, informing everyone that the full-length mirrors have been sold out, and only sporadic quantities will be replenished in the future. Those who want to buy have to book two months in advance, and the price has been raised three times.

The rarer it is, the more enticing it is. Apart from those who want to curry favor with the third prince, some wealthy families are rushing to make reservations. For a while, being able to own a full-length mirror has become a bragging capital. Occasionally, there are full-length mirrors that come out on the black market, and the price is lower. It was fired to sky-high prices.

Although Lei Luo failed to get the third prince's money, he took advantage of his reputation to make a fortune. Even if the third prince knew about it, he didn't think it was unusual, but instead felt complacent because he led the trend.

After entertaining envoys from various countries for a few days, the emperor's birthday was imminent, and the third prince entered the harem to visit his mother and concubine, just in time to hear a joke.

"Your Highness, have you heard? The congratulatory gift from Nanyue turned out to be only one box. I heard that even the box was not full, and it spread throughout the palace. Nanyue is really poor."

The third prince has been so flattered recently that he lives very happily every day. He laughed out loud when he heard this joke: "This king has known about this for a long time. The leader is a small official, and he also brought a The cook, and the other said to be a tea art master, tsk, that tea art master is actually an old woman, I don't know what Li Xu thinks, to be so downcast."

Mrs. Zhao covered her mouth and smiled, and reminded her son: "Don't be fooled by appearances. No matter how poor Nanyue is, it is still a county with a population of one million. If he really wanted to give gifts, wouldn't he be able to give them? If you can collect ten carts, maybe you deliberately cried poor in front of your father."

The third prince said confidently: "No way, he just arrived in South Vietnam, maybe he can't even recognize people, who would buy his account? He probably bought these things out of his own pocket, and the ten carts of gifts before were all expensive. It's not like you don't know what it is, which one can make it into the elegant hall."

This is true, Mrs. Zhao laughed again after thinking about it. The mother and son had counted on this joke to laugh for several years.

On the day of the emperor's birthday, when Nanyue's gift was opened in front of everyone, the third prince couldn't help but secretly laughed again. Except for the pearls and corals that could be seen in the gift, the others were all junk. .

A small official tremblingly delivered the gifts, stuttering and explaining the ins and outs of each gift clearly, even the quill pen was also described in great detail, and everyone imagined that King Shun personally chased the goose Just for the picture of plucking feathers, it is simply too joyful.

Quite a few of the Three Princes were holding back their laughter. It is really embarrassing that the crown prince, who dominated the court back then, has fallen to such a state.

Many old ministers frowned and looked at them disapprovingly, and then Master Fu stood up and said: "Gifts are light and affectionate. Although the gifts from His Royal Highness King Shun are not worth much, they are all enough to prove his sincerity. The belt sewed by the little princess herself and the picture of longevity written in her own handwriting are the most precious wishes."

The emperor saw that there was only one person standing up to speak for Li Xu, and felt very uncomfortable. He chose the fiefdom of Nanyue, and of course he knew how poor it was. What's more, when Li Xu just went there, he couldn't stand on his heels, and the wealth he brought with him was also high. The road is exhausted, and I am afraid that even food and clothing will be a problem. It is extremely difficult to make up these gifts.

Moreover, he is an imposing prince, but he is so poor that he has no pens to use. He wants to use goose feathers to make pens, but he has no soap to use, so he makes his own soap. This feeling, a father can't stand it.

Parents would always favor their weaker sons. When Li Xu was around, the emperor feared him, and when he was down and down, he began to feel sorry for him. When he saw the third child laughing out of joy, his chest felt tight with anger.

He said loudly: "Bring up the gift from King Shun, I want to take a good look at it."

The things Li Xu sent were actually quite new, the emperor felt a little novelty, played with them for a while, and ordered Manager Zhao to put the things away, and send them to his bedroom later. Besides, he also ordered people to open the inner warehouse, Picked more than a dozen good things for the envoy to take back.

The envoy finally felt at ease when he heard this. He walked all the way in fear, fearing that the emperor would be angry and cut off his head because of this meager gift. I hired a cook and a tea artist, the cook is to make you a gourmet Buddha Jumping Wall, and the tea artist is to show you the tea ceremony."

The third prince stood up and said: "Presumptuous, the royal father has a noble status, and he has always been extremely cautious in eating and drinking. How can he accept foreign unknown things, and what kind of Buddha jumps over the wall? It's not a good thing to hear."

The subordinate officer was very unconvinced and argued: "Third Prince, don't be angry. This Buddha jumping over the wall is a food invented by King Shun. Because it is delicious, it is very popular in South Vietnam, but the food can't travel long distances to the capital, so King Shun gave it to you." A cook is here, wanting to make a Buddha Jumping Over the Wall for His Majesty."

Everyone's expressions became even more strange. Could it be that King Shun is so poor that he wants to cook by himself?I heard that he encountered bandits on the road and killed and injured many subordinates. Is there no one to take care of him?

So pitiful.

At this time, the emperor also finished reading the notebook written by Li Xu himself, his eyes were reddish, his love for his son was fully aroused, and he waved his hand, "Come on, take that chef to the imperial chef, give him whatever he wants, and I will give you what I want." Taste the delicacy made by King Shun."

The emperor privately told Mr. Zhao to send someone to watch him, and he could not leave even one step.

Buddha jumping over the wall can't be done in a short while, so everyone exposed it, and when the third prince sent a congratulatory gift, no one paid attention to Buddha jumping over the wall anymore.

Because the congratulatory gift from the third prince turned out to be Xiangrui, a pure white holy beast with horns on its head, docile and pleasant, like a unicorn in myths and legends.

It will even kneel down and salute, it is so spiritual, the whole court shouted long live, even the emperor laughed, to get such a beast, it shows that God is looking after him, and even rumors say, get this kind of holy beast can stretch Longevity is definitely the best birthday gift he has ever received.

The third prince sent out basket after basket of auspicious words, pushing the atmosphere of the banquet to an all-time high. He turned around, looked at the little official Nan Yuelai with disdain, walked confidently to his place, and said in his heart: Hmph, what kind of courtesy is light on affection, can it be compared to auspiciousness?

The next day, all the people in the city were discussing the auspicious holy beast. No one would remember what King Shun gave. When the cook presented Buddha Jumping Over the Wall on the second day, the emperor ate a bowl because he was in a good mood, and the taste buds were not satisfied. After being firmly caught, and knowing that the recipe of this dish is complicated and rich in ingredients, he rewarded Li Xu with many things.

The third prince had won a big battle, and his emotions were high, especially the envoys were more respectful to him, and the courtiers also secretly moved closer to him, not to mention how glorious these days are.

When he remembered about Li Xu, he asked and found out that the envoys had left the capital long ago, taking His Majesty's rewards with them, besides that, they also bought a lot of things in the capital to take back, some even saw them buying a cart The porcelain bowls and plates were the most common ones, and the Third Prince almost laughed his teeth off.

The little official who gave the gift took the original route back and forth. He didn't dare to go by sea because he was afraid of being followed, so by the time he returned to South Vietnam with his things, the New Year had already passed.

Naturally, Li Xu soon found out about the holy beast that the third prince gave him. He saw the picture that Lei Luo drew for him. The animal in the picture does look like a unicorn, because there are pointed horns on the bridge of the nose. , but Lei Luo has never seen it with his own eyes. He drew it according to what others said, and it is a little distorted.

Li Xu couldn't figure out what this animal was at all, so he asked Kou Xiao, "Is there really a holy beast in this world?"

Kou Xiao fiddled with his gun, and replied, "The gods worshiped in different places are different. Many tribes regard wolves as holy beasts, and some regard pythons as holy beasts. It depends on your understanding of holy beasts." What."

"Look at this." Li Xu handed him the blueprint in his hand.

Kou Xiao just glanced at it, and said "Yoah", "This ugly thing can also be called a holy beast. Your majesty and ministers have a unique vision."

"This is because Lei Luo is not a good painter, and he has never seen it with his own eyes. It is estimated that it has been rumored like this."

"In the mountains stretching for hundreds of miles in South Vietnam, I have never seen such a thing anyway. Maybe there are in the north. In fact, there are also strange-shaped things growing in the fauna. Some are called unknown, and some are called Sealed as auspicious, even the last general can't figure it out."

Li Xu couldn't figure it out either. He grew up far away from these superstitions. If this kind of animal appeared, he would just say it came out, and no one would believe it.

If you don't understand, then you don't do it, Li Xu doesn't really care what gift the third prince gave him, he first learned what the emperor rewarded him, and said to Kou Xiao with a smile: "Look, it's still a good idea to play the family card." Useful, these items sent by the emperor are much more valuable than those sent by me, and they make a lot of money."

Kou Xiao wiped off his sweat, and glanced at the long list. They were indeed good things. Among them, the two carts of fabrics given to the little princess would probably allow her to wear them to adulthood, and there was also a hundred taels of gold. It seemed that he was afraid of him. Sons and granddaughters starved to death in South Vietnam.

"Your Majesty is really generous. If you come here once a year, you won't have to worry about food and clothing for a whole year."

Li Xu took the envelope and knocked him on the head, cursing: "Do I look like such a worthless person? It's wrong for an adult to still think about it, but Lei Luo said that he used the third prince to make a fortune." Pen, let us send more full-length mirrors to the capital, the supply is in short supply."

Kou Xiao was amazed that these high-ranking officials and nobles could spend thousands of taels to buy a mirror. At the same time, he was even more sure that he was a poor boy, and he was afraid that he was not worthy of King Shun. Could it be that he looked down on him because he was poor?

Kou Xiao bid farewell to Li Xu, went back to the barracks, arrested Jiang Junshi and asked, "Say, this general is going to take down the shelter island and give it to the prince as a dowry, okay? Will the prince agree for the sake of the gold mine?" The general's proposal?"

Jiang Junshi felt that his general's brain was broken, "Don't dream, isn't the shelter island already in the prince's pocket? If you go to attack the island, will the prince think that you want to snatch food from the tiger's mouth? And the betrothal gift It’s too insincere, and I wouldn’t even agree to it.”

Kou Xiao asked with a cold face: "Then what should I do? The general is poor, what will I use to get married?"

Jiang Junshi rubbed his chin for a while, and then suggested: "Why don't you take the Kou family army as a dowry, maybe the prince will really agree, and this is the most valuable thing you can offer."

Kou Xiao stared at him coldly, "You are such an idiot, without Kou's army, would this general want to eat soft food?"

"Eh, that's right, hehe, if you don't give him this country, a shelter island really has no sincerity."

Kou Xiao turned his head abruptly, feeling that he had no hope of getting married in this life.

Jiang Junshi asked curiously: "Where are you and the prince? I haven't seen you give any gifts out recently, but the prince doesn't like it?"

"No, it's just that the general is busy." Kou Xiao pushed him away, went to watch the recruits' drills, picked up a few contests with good martial arts by the way, and beat a group of recruits to hell.

After he relieved his anger, he ran back to Li Xu and asked with a shy face, "My lord, have you settled on a date for your housewarming?"

"It's fixed. On the eighth day of next month, the post will be delivered to the general tomorrow."

Kou Xiao shook his head violently, "No, there is no need to post the post. The general just remembered that the bedroom has not been picked yet. I wonder when you will take me to pick the room."

Li Xu looked at him in a daze, and asked, "What room?"

"Of course it is the room where the general will live. We agreed at the beginning that the general will live in the new palace."

"Wait, when did you say that?"

"A long time ago, you forgot!" Kou Xiao said decisively: "You gave a house to all eight lieutenants, but there was no general. Did the general say that he would live in the palace?"

"But I didn't agree." It's okay to be here in Xiyuan, after all, it's Kou's mansion, let Kou Xiao live in his new palace, what's the matter, people outside don't know what they will think.

Kou Xiao quit, hugged Li Xu, pushed him into the room, he kicked the door, pressed him against the door panel, and asked by biting his ear, "Did the lord want to drive me out of the house a long time ago?" gone?"

Li Xu tilted his head and panted to retort: ​​"This family belongs to your Kou family, how can you get rid of it?"

"Is it true that the new palace won't let me live?"

Li Xu pursed his lips, looked at his lonely eyes, but couldn't say no to him, he said ambiguously: "The palace is very big, so it's okay to borrow it occasionally, but what's the reason for permanent residence?"

"It can be said to the public that the purpose of staying in the palace is to protect your safety."

"Bullshit."

"That is to better enhance the friendship between the prince and the general."

"absurd."

"It can also be for the sake of getting the moon first, so that you can marry the little princess to me."

"Don't even think about it!"

Kou Xiao sighed, and said, "Okay, that can only be the last general's declaration to the outside world that Feiqing will not marry, and will just rely on the palace with shamelessness."

Li Xu pinched his face and tugged, "Why are you so thick-skinned!"

"How can you catch a beautiful woman if you are not thick?"

"I'm a beautiful woman?" Li Xu suddenly thought, Kou Xiao pursued him so fiercely, did he treat him as a woman?

He also has an understanding of same-sex relationships, knowing that there are those who go up and down, and those who attack and suffer, but he has never thought deeply about who will go up and who will go down if he and Kou Xiao are together.

He pushed Kou Xiao away, straightened his clothes, and said fiercely: "It seems that you made a mistake. Even if this king agrees with you, you are the one below. You should think clearly."

Kou Xiao suddenly petrified, and then watched Li Xu open the door and walk out, leaving him with a straight and resolute back.