Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Nowadays, people in South Vietnam are used to drinking this kind of tea soup without seasoning. I heard that our South Vietnam tea can only be purchased with gold in the north. It used to be just garbage that no one wanted on the mountain, but now it has become popular. I don’t know how the lord came up with these coups.” Lei Ming washes his hands to make tea, there is a whole set of tea sets in this box, and now rich and noble people also use this way of making tea, wash hands and burn incense, be elegant and calm.

Kou Xiao is still the same, drinking tea is like drinking water, and the people making tea on the opposite side are not very pleasing to the eye, and he is even less passionate, but after hearing him praise Li Xu, Kou Xiao can't help but continue: "Because he understands those people's attitudes." Likes, he can grasp everyone's desire to buy, and sell the right things to the right people, and people will like it."

"Xiaguan was born as a businessman. In his early years, he also worked as a shopkeeper and ran a businessman. He always felt that this line of work was too bitter, his status was low, and he was full of winks, so he tried his best to squeeze into the officialdom. Looking back now, I found that it was just me. Not smart enough and not strong enough.”

Kou Xiao was turning the teacups. The restaurant used white porcelain cups. I heard from Li Xu that if he could find a good porcelain kiln, he might invest in building a ceramics factory in the next step, and then ship it to Northland and overseas. There are more things.

"Lord Lei has worked very hard. You have worked hard for South Vietnam all these years. This general has seen it all. No one can deny your contribution."

"I won't mention those who are not credited. Compared with King Shun, I am too ashamed."

Thinking of his beloved, Kou Xiao smiled, "No one can compare with King Shun, and this general is too far behind, but in this world, there is only one person who is as talented as the prince."

"You're right." Lei Ming nodded, "Because I've been busy lately, I've been thinking a lot, which makes you laugh."

Kou Xiao couldn't grasp his intentions, did he want to complain to himself about being taken away from power, or did he want to ask himself to help him?From the perspective of closeness, he should be helping King Shun, but Lei Ming is his man after all, if he is wronged, he, Shangfeng, will not look good.

"But Ji Hanyu emptied your rights?"

"No, no, general, don't get me wrong." Lei Ming was sweating all over his brow, and hurriedly explained: "It's not what you think, I'm not complaining, I just said it casually, and there is something that needs your consent, my lord The official wants to resign from the post of sheriff, you see..."

He carefully looked at Kou Xiao's expression, fearing that he would slash himself with a knife in a fit of rage. After all, his thought was too irresponsible for his master, as if he had run away from battle, and General Kou hated deserters the most.

But Kou Xiao was not angry, but thought about it carefully, he didn't know much about government affairs, but the military and government were integrated, and he knew most of what happened in the county guard's mansion.

Because the methods under King Shun were extraordinarily benevolent, all the people praised him, and he also had excellent business skills, which set off a group of old officials in the dark and did nothing. As the representative of the palace, many government orders were promulgated by him, so he became famous within a short period of time, and won the praise of the common people, and even the officials of the younger faction moved closer to him.

Nowadays, the county guard's mansion is almost dominated by young people. It's not that all those with high official positions are young people, but that the group of people who Mou Zujin is doing practical things are almost all young and promising.

As a result, Lei Ming, the old sheriff, was left in the cold. Kou Xiao looked at him understandingly, "Think about it, or you can ask the prince, if he really doesn't want to use you, he will naturally let you retire , if this is the case, it is good to leave as soon as possible, but if on the contrary, the prince still wants to use you, he should give you some suggestions, you can trust him as much as possible."

Lei Ming stood up and bowed to him, "Thank you, General, for your guidance."

Shopkeeper Xu came to serve the dishes in person. When he knocked on the door and came in, he saw the two sitting face to face and drinking tea. "My lords, try this first-grade bear's paw newly released in our store. This is limited to one serving per day, and this pine nut fish. The prince mentioned it when he came last time, saying that General Kou must love this sweet and sour taste. dish, you try it."

Bear paws are not rare for Kou Xiaoleiming, but the method has been improved, and the taste is really delicious. Kou Xiao asked curiously: "Why is the purchase limit of one per day? Is it because you can't hunt too many bear paws?"

Shopkeeper Xu replied respectfully: "This is indeed the main reason, and the other reason is that blind bears are so powerful. If people hunt bears one after another in order to sell bear paws at a high price, there will be heavy casualties. The prince said that it is not necessary to do so for one bite. So let the shop limit the supply, not only the bear's paw, but also some other dishes are also limited."

Lei Ming praised with emotion: "My lord is merciful, all the people in the world are blessed."

Kou Xiao couldn't wait to grab a piece of pine nut fish with his chopsticks and tasted it. It was really sour and sweet and very delicious. Li Xu knew that he was addicted to sweets, and his family would always cook some sweet dishes. Kou Xiao was so sure because of this , Li Xu is different to him.

"You two, please take your time. If there is a need, the villain will come over again." The shopkeeper Xu withdrew, closed the door, dismissed the waiter on the second floor, and told them: "The two adults are talking, and the second floor will not accept customers." .”

A thick-headed waiter moved over and asked in a low voice, "Shopkeeper, do you want to tell the prince about this?"

Their restaurant is now also a place to collect information. If there is something unusual, they will inform the prince. For this reason, all the waiters in their shop can get a good reward.

Shopkeeper Xu gave him a sideways glance, and reprimanded in a low voice: "You are crazy about money, what is there to report for the two of you to have a meal together, if the general finds out, do you still want this life?"

The little girl shuddered, and dared not say that again.

Halfway through the meal, Kou Xiao had already finished a pine nut fish. Lei Ming saw that he liked to eat it, so he didn't dare to touch the fish with his chopsticks, and gnawed on the bear's paw silently.

When Kou Xiao put down his chopsticks, Lei Ming couldn't eat anymore. After rinsing his mouth and wiping his hands, he whispered: "General, I don't know whether I should tell you something."

Kou Xiao dropped the veil to look at him, and said coldly: "Speak if you have something to say, hold back if you don't want to say it, what's wrong with hesitating."

Lei Ming sneered, and said: "During the recent period, I have been in frequent contact with Elder Zhong and several elders, and found out that some of them seem to be dissatisfied with the prince, and they are waiting for an opportunity to make small moves."

"The Zhong family?" Kou Xiao didn't forget that Wang Yonglian hadn't found the person behind the scenes before. He suspected that the Zhong family was the one who manipulated Wang Yonglian behind the scenes, but there was no evidence.

"Who else?" Kou Xiao asked coldly.

Lei Ming dipped his fingers in the tea and wrote three surnames on the table. There was no need to think about it, there were only a few surnames that could be included in the family, and he knew who they were at a glance.

"What is the reason why you hesitate to tell General Ben?"

Lei Ming is embarrassed to say that he is afraid that Kou Xiao will be impulsive and will take the gun and wipe out the three families.These three families are not country gentry like Wang Yonglian, they just have a bit of reputation among the people. These three old families account for nearly half of the wealth in South Vietnam. Camels are bigger than horses, if they want to move real, the prince will definitely be in trouble.

Kou Xiao didn't need him to answer. He used to like to use force to solve problems because he thought it was the most convenient and effective method. He wanted to take over the military power at a young age, and those who dissatisfied could only be suppressed, otherwise he would have no extra time. and energy to deal with them.

But Li Xu is different, his method does not apply to the palace, and Wang Yonglian's house ransacked only because of solid evidence, so he will not act rashly in this matter.

"After eating, go back with the general and tell the prince what you just said. This matter is big or small. If they want to make trouble, the prince's housewarming banquet is the best time."

"You're right." Lei Ming was taken aback. He quickly stood up and followed Kou Xiao out, and walked out of the box. Only then did the two realize that the second floor was quiet and there were no other guests. Be more down-to-earth.

Back in Xiyuan, Li Xu and the little princess had just had dinner, and all the servants in the mansion were transferred to the palace to make arrangements. There were only a few servants left here, which seemed a bit deserted.

Li Xu accompanied the little princess to read a few pages of the book, watched her write for a while, and then left for the study.

"Lord Lei doesn't go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing, there must be something important." Li Xu really doesn't know what the old man is awkward, and he seems not happy to deal with him, but he doesn't believe that Lei Ming will betray him, even if Ji Hanyu said he I often keep in touch with the old man surnamed Zhong.

Lei Ming looked embarrassed, stepped back after paying the salute, lowered his head and repeated what he had just said, and expressed his loyalty: "Recently, I have been in contact with them a lot, I hope the prince will not misunderstand, I just want to Just know some things, so as not to misunderstand them."

Li Xu wrote down the three surnames "Zhong, Xie, and Tian" on the white paper. Three of the top five aristocratic families in South Vietnam accounted for it. It seemed that he really didn't like him.That's right, he has been busy making money this year, and he has often infringed on the interests of other businesses. The market is so big, and his original share has been taken away by him.

"What do you think of General Kou?" Li Xu raised his head and asked Kou Xiao, "You know these three families better. Are you on the defensive or taking the initiative to attack?"

Kou Xiao's hands were a little itchy, and he wanted to hug Li Xu, but because Lei Ming didn't dare to do it, he put his hands behind his back, "It depends on their intentions, whether they want to create a small trouble for the prince or a big trouble .”

"Whether it's a small trouble or a big trouble, this king doesn't want to see it at this critical moment." Li Xu reminded Kou, "A black island master is already a strong enemy.

Kou Xiao did not suffer from this kind of loss back then. Of course he understood how important a united and stable inner world is. He nodded and asked: "What does the prince want to do? Without evidence, he will definitely not be able to win people, and the population of the three families is Adding up to thousands, it is impossible to kill them all."

Li Xu laughed, and the tense atmosphere disintegrated in an instant, "What are you thinking? I never said that I would raid my family and exterminate my family. I remember that these three families are also going downhill. There are no successors. It is very difficult to maintain the status quo. That being the case, just let them recognize the facts and not dare to make trouble."

Lei Ming felt relaxed when he heard what he said, and thought he had a way to win, so he asked: "Please show me the prince."

Li Xu didn't say it clearly, but reminded: "For my king's housewarming banquet, invite their whole family to come, just to see how bad their younger generation is, and bad people also have bad uses. Let's see when the time comes."

Seeing that he had a plan, Lei Ming stopped worrying blindly, and then expressed his thoughts on resigning from office, waiting anxiously for Li Xu to pronounce the sentence.

Li Xu was indeed a little surprised. Thinking about Lei Ming's current position in the Sheriff's Mansion, he felt a little guilty. He had trained Ji Hanyu to control the officialdom, so of course he would not let Lei Ming become bigger.

When he saw Kou Xiao nodding at him, he knew that Lei Ming really wanted to leave, but he didn't want to let him go. Ji Hanyu was too young, and although he had a high reputation, he didn't have enough experience. It would be too jealous to push him to be the county guard at this time. Well, maybe the three families just now would fight to the death.

To put it bluntly, he needs Lei Ming to suppress the villain in this position. After a few years, everything in Nanyue will be stable, and Ji Hanyu will grow up, so it won't be too late to get promoted.But in this way, it is indeed not fair to Lei Ming. Li Xu didn't consider his feelings before, of course it doesn't matter whether he is wronged or not, but everyone is in front of him, and the words are sincere, and Kou Xiao is supporting him. You can't continue to bully people like this.

"Cough! Master Lei, have you thought about the way forward?"

Lei Ming bent down and didn't dare to look at him, "Xiaguan wants to use the remaining time to go out for a walk, to see the great rivers and mountains of Great Yan."

"It's a good idea." Li Xu couldn't refute, how to say that sentence: The world is so big, I want to see it, it's very normal to have this kind of thinking.

Li Xu didn't know how to arrange Lei Ming for a while, and he was not willing to let him go. After all, it was too difficult to find someone to replace him. He had to spend a lot of effort to find a suitable candidate. It would be too unkind to not let him go. In the past, he didn't stop employees from resigning, and it didn't make sense for those who really wanted to leave to stay.

But this matter cannot be agreed so easily, he looked at Lei Ming, frowned and said: "Let me think about it for two days."

Lei Ming's heart beat faster, and he didn't quite understand why the prince had to think about it for two days. Normally, shouldn't the prince persuade him to think about it for another two days?

If you can't figure it out, you don't want to. Lei Ming said goodbye and left. Kou Xiao saw that Li Xu was frowning all the time, so he sat on the table and rubbed his brows, "Is Lei Ming's problem troublesome? Shouldn't he be brought here?"

"Nothing, it's understandable for him to want to resign."

Kou Xiao laughed lightly, and joked: "Outsiders say that the prince is kind, but sometimes the prince is quite domineering."

Li Xu raised his eyelids and looked at him, "Are you overbearing?"

Kou Xiao's smile widened, and he said confidently: "This general is domineering on the surface, but his heart is as gentle as water. His lord is hot on the outside and cold on the inside, and he looks friendly, but he is actually stubborn and domineering. It's just that they can't see through it."

Li Xu shrugged, "It means that General Kou has good eyesight, but if he likes a duplicity like me, it also means that you have poor eyesight, what a contradiction."

Kou Xiao jumped behind the desk and sat directly on Li Xu's lap. He was a tall man and sat down on his buttocks. Li Xu felt that his legs were going to be broken. He grabbed Kou Xiao's waist and asked, "What are you doing?" Do you want to murder your husband?"

Kou Xiao buried his head on his shoulder and bit him hard, he couldn't help laughing, "Dear husband? Haha... so it turns out that the prince attaches so much importance to the general." After speaking, he kissed his cheek without waiting for Li Xu to refute. Double, keep all his words in your mouth.

It doesn't matter if he was joking or slipped his tongue just now, anyway, he recognizes this real husband.

After a long time, the two parted. Their hearts were beating faster and their blood was boiling. Kou Xiao licked Li Xu's lips and asked, "My lord, do you need to go to bed tonight?"

Li Xu swallowed his saliva, his whole body was swollen and uncomfortable, he couldn't get out of this study at all, he pressed down Kou Xiao's head and kissed him heavily, untied Kou Xiao's belt with one hand, and pressed his cold palm against his hard Slide your abs down.

Kou Xiao couldn't stand this kind of provocation, so he immediately tore off Li Xu's clothes, and covered his whole body with fiery lips.