Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

His Royal Highness Shun Wang, who was considered shy, walked to the school grounds and couldn't recover. He glanced behind and asked He Zun: "Did you hear what Kou Xiao said just now?"

He Zun replied with a rigid face: "This subordinate didn't hear anything."

Li Xu wasn't sure if he really didn't hear it or if he didn't hear it, He Zun was very sensible, every time he talked to Kou Xiao, he would stay away, but I heard that people who practice martial arts have excellent ears.

Li Xu thought back to what Kou Xiao said at the time, and his whole body felt uneasy again, Lin Xing, this word has the same meaning as sleeping, right?Let him sleep with Kou Xiao... No, no, I can't think about it anymore, I feel that the blood in my whole body is going to flow to one place.

In fact, Kou Xiao is very handsome, except that he is taller and darker than him, he is no different from him in other respects. Li Xu really doubts whether he can really fight against such a man?

"My lord, my lord!" He Zun called him twice, met Li Xu's rippling eyes, immediately took a step back, and asked tentatively, "How about...the subordinates go down and call General Kou?"

Li Xu came back to his senses, feeling extremely embarrassed, "Ahem...don't mention him, what are you calling me for?"

He Zun glanced at the Kou family soldiers who were kneeling on the ground, and reminded him: "There are tens of thousands of people kneeling in front of you, waiting for your instructions."

Li Xu hurriedly put everyone on the ground, telling them to do what they should do, and he just looked around casually.

Jiang Qiuming always thought that King Shun and his general had a falling out, and that's why his general became abnormal, but King Shun would still set foot in the barracks, which meant that the problem should not be serious.

He moved over and asked respectfully: "Did the lord see General Kou? He stayed up all night reading official documents and went back to his room to catch up on sleep."

Li Xu nodded, and asked calmly: "Does he have a lot of official business? Does he need to deal with it all night?"

"The general is diligent. He has been doing everything himself recently, so he has been a bit busy." It's normal for a new recruit to be busy as a coach, but Kou Xiao did it all on his own. Just teach others, anyway, everyone has been avoiding him recently.

Jiang Qiuming tentatively asked: "Do you need to call the general to come down?" In fact, he had seen Li Xu go up, but it was strange that he didn't come down with Kou Xiao.

"No need, I just leave after looking at it, there is something else to do." Li Xu rejected his proposal without hesitation.

Jiang Qiuming's heart skipped a beat, and he thought: This is the rhythm that hasn't been reconciled yet.

It was not good for him to show his presence in front of King Shun all the time. Seeing that he didn't want to talk to him, he stepped aside. As a result, Guo Fu pulled his butt aside before he could sit down.

Guo Fu's brow was sweating anxiously, and Zhao Gang, who was even more restless, and a familiar young man stood beside him.

Jiang Qiuming asked them what was the matter with his eyes, Guo Fu glared at Zhao Gang, and whispered the matter in his ear.

Jiang Qiuming secretly scolded Gou Niang, pointed at Zhao Gang speechless, "You are finished!"

Zhao Gang was older than them all, but he was not stable enough, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, "Military division, you must help me, the general will definitely kill me."

Thinking of Li Xu's expression just now, Jiang Qiuming felt that something had happened. At least General Kou's admiration would not be reciprocated. With the prince's character, how could he fall in love with a man with a bad style!

"Deputy General Zhao, you have done a terrible job to the general. If he kills you, my military adviser will definitely agree."

"No...it's not like that, isn't it...isn't it just being bumped into by the prince, this kind of thing can be big or small, maybe the prince doesn't care."

Jiang Qiuming looked at him with the eyes of a dead man, "The worst thing is that the prince doesn't care. He cares. You have to die. He doesn't care. You have to die too. You are dead."

Zhao Gang's legs went limp, and he hugged Jiang Qiuming in fright, "Military Master, you must save me."

"Come on, how can I save you if you do such a stupid thing." Jiang Qiuming sighed, not understanding how his brain grew, "Why did you do such a thing?"

Zhao Gang immediately told him about Kou Xiao's search for someone. He felt that he was very wronged. Although it was later proved that he misunderstood the meaning of the general, anyone would have misunderstood it at the time.

Jiang Qiuming didn't want to care about this matter. Unless things turned around, he didn't think Zhao Gang could be saved.

There was also that young man, Jiang Qiuming recognized him as one of Zhao Gang's corporal leaders, he looked white and thin, but he was actually very good at the art of war, and he was one of the outstanding students he had taught.

What a pity!

Kou Xiao didn't show up until Li Xu left. Jiang Qiuming was afraid that he would hide and be sad, so he finally went to find him, planning to give him some comfort, or he would be beaten up.

In the end, when he saw Kou Xiao, he found that instead of being sad, he was in a good mood, which was strange.

"Is there a happy event for the general?" Jiang Qiuming asked curiously.

"No." Kou Xiao pulled the corners of his mouth down, and returned to his previous indifferent appearance, "How is the next assessment going? Has the prince left?"

"My lord has been gone for a while, why do you..."

"Oh, did he say anything when he left? How was he feeling?"

Jiang Qiuming shook his head, "This subordinate is incompetent, so I can't see how the prince is feeling, but when he first appeared on the school grounds, he was in a delicate mood, as if he was troubled by something."

Kou Xiao gave a "hmm", and made up his mind to go back tonight to make amends, and giving him half a day should be enough to adjust his mood.

"Go, go and see the result." Kou Xiao went to the school grounds, saw Zhao Gang who was hiding, raised his eyebrows, and scolded: "What are you hiding, get out of here, General!"

Zhao Gang moved in front of Kou Xiao with the feeling that he must die, his legs softened and knelt on the ground, "General, this subordinate knows his mistake, this elm-headed subordinate is not clear, misunderstood what you mean, and even did stupid things, hurting you." It is all the subordinate's fault that you lose face in front of the prince, you can fight or kill him as you like."

Kou Xiao looked at him, he was angry, but he was very helpless, it was his own fault, he actually left this kind of matter to Zhao Gang, it would be strange if he didn't fail.

"Go get thirty military sticks by yourself, and use your brain before doing business next time."

Zhao Gang was overjoyed, he was only hit with thirty army sticks, this punishment is too light, General Kou is really a good man, he cried and thanked: "Thank you, General, for not killing me."

"Fuck off, who else is there..." Kou Xiao didn't know the soldier's name, and he didn't need to call his name, "Transfer him to the warehouse as a small official, try not to appear in front of the general."

Zhao Gang is a very affectionate person. Although his mind is a little muddled, today's incident is definitely his fault. He is very disturbed that a promising soldier has been implicated. "General, this matter has nothing to do with him. It's my fault, why don't you..."

Kou Xiao glared at him, "Of course it's all your fault, but his temperament is not suitable for wielding knives and guns. Let him go to logistics. If he does well, the general will naturally promote him."

Zhao Gang nodded hastily, "Yes, you are right, this is Xiaodao's blessing, and I thank you for him."

Jiang Qiuming watched the whole process from the side, and he was even more sure that this matter was weird. If Zhao Gang messed up the general's good deed, how could it be possible to settle the matter with thirty army sticks and move the young man to a better position.

Unless there is only one possibility, what happened today not only did not make the prince angry, but helped the general, but is it possible?

He was so curious that he couldn't help asking Kou Xiao in private: "General, are you not angry with the prince?"

"When did this general get angry with the prince?" Kou Xiao squinted at him.

Hehe, I don't know who the person who had the firecracker before was, Jiang Qiuming was more certain in his heart that the conflict was resolved for the time being, and the two reconciled.

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Kou Xiao stayed in the military camp until it was dark, ate dinner slowly, went back to his room, took a bath that could make his skin white, and then put on a brand new set of azure brocade robes, with his hair fixed on the top of his head with a hosta , wearing a black cloak with gold trim, walked out of the room and stunned all the subordinates.

The guards looked up at the sky and found that there was no moon tonight, and the stars were dim, but General Kou in front of him was more dazzling than the bright moon.

"Let's go back to the city." Kou Xiao took the lead, got on the horse and returned to the city with his personal guards.

The reason why he chose this time is firstly to avoid embarrassment, and secondly because there are few people on the road at this time, and there are few people who see him dressed up "beautiful".

The clothes he is wearing today are more like the ones worn by rich men to attract bees and butterflies. After hiding the vigor on his body, people who don't know Kou Xiao will definitely think that this is a scholar from some aristocratic family.

At the gate of Xiyuan, Kou Xiao asked the guards to disperse, and explained: "Tomorrow the Japanese general will not go to the barracks, so you don't need to come here and wait."

The guards thought that the general needed to rest after staying up all night and his body broke down recently, so they didn't think about it for a while, and withdrew after handing over to the guards in the mansion.

As soon as he entered Li Xu's courtyard, Kou Xiao saw that the study room was lit, and the windows here were still pasted with gauze, and figures were swaying on the windows, obviously Li Xu was not the only one inside.

Kou Xiao thought about his purpose of coming today, and didn't want to see anyone else, so he turned and went into Li Xu's bedroom. The guards saw him and would not stop him except to salute him, and someone even served him a pot of hot tea .

Entering the bedroom, turning on the light, the guard who came to deliver tea saw Kou Xiao take off his cloak and throw it on the screen. The brocade robe embroidered with dark patterns flowed like light and shadow under the light, which was very conspicuous. Zhang's sharp-edged face is actually full of tenderness and anxiety at this time, which is really a miracle.

"Have you seen enough?" Kou Xiao raised his head coldly, a little annoyed.

The guard hastily lowered his head and bowed, retreated out of the door, and closed the door kindly.

Kou Xiao walked back and forth in Li Xu's room, the longer the time, the more nervous he became, and even had the urge to run away.

He sat on the soft bed by the window sill, picked up the book Li Xu usually read, barely read a few pages, then opened the window to look at the scenery outside the yard, all the scenery he was familiar with were nothing to see.

Time seemed to pass extremely slowly, a spark burst out from the oil lamp, and there was a slight crackling sound. Kou Xiao turned around and saw the closed door, and suddenly felt relieved.

Now that he has thought it through clearly, there is nothing to be afraid of, it's just that he has to pass this test anyway, as long as Li Xu is willing, he feels that he is still taking advantage.

Li Xu was discussing matters with Ji Hanyu in the study room. The autumn harvest is just around the corner. There has not been much rain in the past few months, but fortunately there has been no severe drought. The rice in the rice fields is growing very well. According to the news from Zhong Shuiqing, the output of this late rice may be No less rice than the first season.

After the autumn harvest, it is time to recruit conscripts to build roads. There are not a large number of corvees, and the road construction is extremely slow. Now only the road from Minzhou to the port has been repaired, and the roads leading to other counties have not yet started.

After talking about the matter, Li Xu asked him: "Is your new house finished?"

“It’s just the finishing touches and it’s ready to move in before the end of the year.”

Ji Hanyu's house is not too big, but there are far fewer people working on it, so the progress is slower, and a group of workers have to build two houses, which delays the progress even more.

Thinking of this, Li Xu laughed, "I'm going to be neighbors with Jiang Junshi in the future, this guy is also a smart guy, you might as well win him over, he'll be one of us when he enters the officialdom."

When Ji Hanyu thought of that man, he had a headache, because the two had a lot of dealings with each other about building the house, and there were many details to negotiate, such as how high and how long the wall in the middle of the house should be built, and where the ditches on both sides should be dug from. , and what kind of furniture do you use, what kind of stove does I use... There are always endless things to talk about, and because of this, the friendship between the two has improved a lot recently, and they are no longer as defensive as before.

But he knew very well that Jiang Qiuming was an old fox, and he had to guard against it, otherwise he would never know when he was being tricked.

"My lord's housewarming banquet is coming soon, do you need help from the lower officials?"

"No, Xiao Liu is in charge of the layout of the venue, and the cook has also been set. Fulai Restaurant will be closed for one day, and the entire back kitchen will come to help, and there are enough maids and guards. On that day, you can bring the officials from the county guard's mansion to come. gone."

This aspect is Eunuch Liu's forte, so Ji Hanyu didn't ask any more questions. He hadn't been to the new palace yet, so he was very curious about it, but he didn't want to ask more questions.

"It's getting late, the prince should go to rest early, the next official will go back first."

Li Xu nodded, knowing that he was busier than himself, and had to deal with big and small matters. Thinking of his immediate boss, he realized that he hadn't seen Lei Ming for a long time, so he asked, "What is Master Lei up to lately?"

Ji Hanyu paused, hesitated for a while, and said, "Lord Lei and the elder of the Zhong family often travel together recently, and have left many things to the subordinate officials. Is there something wrong with it?"

"Lei Ming doesn't seem like a person who can't figure out the importance. He will ask Lei Zhan another day. The entire Lei family is working under this king, so he doesn't dare to mess around." Li Xu was short of people before, so he had to win over the Lei family. It is also easy to use the excellent management talents, but if the Lei family has a different heart, his economic lifeline will be cut off.

Lei Zhan is now in charge of private salt, and Lei Yang's family is in charge of restaurants and grocery stores. Although the top manager of the factory in the western suburbs is Cen Jin, there are also several Lei family's children in his deputy. In addition, half of the property is scattered in other places The Lei family is in charge.

He pressed the center of his eyebrows, hoping that he was thinking too much, otherwise he would have to pull out the entire Lei family, and he would suffer a lot.

Ji Hanyu didn't know much about Lei Ming. After he took over, Lei Ming consciously retreated away. There was no conflict between the two, and the other party cooperated with his work. Later, he even gradually delegated authority. At least on the surface, he had no disagreement. .

But people's hearts are far away, judging from his frequent contacts with that Master Zhong, he has to be more cautious.

"By the way, I have always suspected that the Zhong family is related to Wang Yonglian who ransacked the house before, but no evidence was found. Do you need to continue the investigation?"

"The king has a better candidate for this matter. You are already busy enough, so you don't need to be distracted from the investigation. The Zhong family is a big family, and the children of the clan are all over South Vietnam, and not everyone is for the Zhong family. You usually It can attract some like-minded young people.”

"The lower official understands, then the lower official will leave first."

Li Xu nodded, and after he left, he thought for a while before getting up and going back to the room.

The light was on in the bedroom, and he thought it was lit by a servant, but he didn't care. When he opened the door and saw someone lying on the bed, his face was "brushed".

"Liu..." He was about to call Liu Shu to scold him, when he saw the person on the bed sitting up when he heard the movement, and jumped out of bed in a panic.

"Why is it you?" Li Xu stood at the door a little afraid to go in.

Seeing this, Kou Xiao became more courageous and waved at him, "My lord, I will recommend the pillow mat at last."