Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Liu Shu asked someone to pick an auspicious time for moving. It was at the beginning of Yinshi, that is, at three o'clock in the morning. It was still dark at this point, and there were no street lights around, so it was dark.

Li Xu was wrapped in a thick fox fur cloak and stood at the entrance of Fulai Restaurant. According to the customs of South Vietnam, when moving to a new house, one has to carry a torch from the old house to the new one. Restaurant, so as not to embarrass the Kou family.

When he was a child, he had no fixed place, and he had never experienced this kind of ceremonial moving. Later, when he grew up, people in the city did not like this kind of thing anymore, and those who lived alone would not do it.

Seeing that Liu Shu was busy, his voice became hoarse, so he asked someone to bring him a cup of hot water.

Their usual luggage has already been moved. At this time, they are carrying some things with good meanings, as well as a torch. Liu Shu specifically asked the local old people, and said that these torches must be completely burned. To the new home, and put it in the stove, so as to make the new home prosperous.

It was still early, and Li Xu barely slept last night, but standing in the cold wind in the early morning, he was no longer sleepy. A warm body was pressed against him behind him, and then Li Xu felt his neck warm, and wrapped it around with a fur scarf. his chilly neck.

He looked back and asked, "Didn't you say you couldn't come before? Why are you here again?" After confirming the relationship with Kou Xiao, Li Xu treated him like a family member. He was definitely invited for such things as moving, and he was not even afraid of others Seeing that it was tricky, Kou Xiao didn't dare to be so self-willed, and rejected his invitation, unexpectedly he came in the end.

Kou Xiao spoke in an official tone, pointing to the front and said: "Your Majesty's entry into the new house, such an important event, why didn't the general come to escort him? The general brought 1000 people, and there were three hundred yamen servants, dozens of civil servants, and the people along the way spontaneously Escorting you to ensure your safety."

Li Xu is not a person who likes to show off. He actually doesn't like being watched by too many people. In his previous life, because of his life background, he made a lot of noise on the Internet, and he was extra careful when he went out.

I only heard Liu Shu's thin voice coming from the cold wind: "The auspicious time has come." In an instant, torches lit up on both sides of the road, like a long dragon stretching into the distance, Li Xu discovered that the two sides of the whole street They were all standing, afraid that they really had to escort him all the way.

Li Xu couldn't help laughing, and said to Kou Xiao: "Look, does this look like getting married? The auspicious time is here, and the new couple enters the bridal chamber, haha!"

Kou Xiao suddenly felt his cheeks get hot. If it wasn't for the crowds around him, he wished he could actually carry someone into the house and enter the bridal chamber. He coughed twice and reminded: "If the prince dares to marry me, I will pay homage to you with a hijab covered. .” This is definitely a challenge to a man’s self-esteem and majesty.

Li Xu smiled and said nothing, stepped into the prepared carriage, carefully sat beside the little princess, and tucked in the quilt for her.

The child was in a deep sleep, and he didn't even wake up after such a big commotion. When the new house was about to set off firecrackers, he probably had to wake up if he didn't wake up.

Kou Xiao rode a horse, and tied big red flowers around the neck of the horse for celebration. Kou Xiao stared at the big red flowers for a long time, and thought that if he tied these red flowers on his chest, this team would really become a team. The welcoming team is here.

And his bride is sitting on the carriage, waiting shyly and timidly for him to marry and come home. After paying homage to the high heaven and earth, the two have become a complete husband and wife since then. At the same time, the tablets can also be placed together to enjoy the offerings of future generations.

He thought a lot in a mess, thinking that if he and Li Xu would never have children, then the little princess would be their only offspring, and he must choose a good husband for her in the future, so as not to be bullied after they left.

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Today's palace is destined to be lively. The guests who came to congratulate each other have not stopped since early in the morning. Those who were invited and those who were not invited crowded inside like a swarm.

Lei Ming welcomed the guests on behalf of the palace. He had a very high status. When he stood at the door, the visiting guests dared not make any mistakes. Those who were not invited to enter the door put down their congratulations and all exited obediently.

This is Prince Shun's Mansion, not a place that everyone can enter. Li Xu is close to the people. He not only entertained a large number of guests, but also set up a water mat at the entrance. The food will be served from noon to night, and the common people who heard about it also came here one after another. Congratulations, knock your head at the door, say auspicious words, and some will give you a little something produced by yourself, a few eggs, a few vegetables or a chicken and duck, all kinds of gifts are piled up The entire warehouse, and those livestock are still alive, not to mention shitting everywhere, and even jumping around, can ruin a lot of people.

At noon, firecrackers sounded round after round, and the huge lawn was set up with a long dining table, which was surrounded several times along the lawn. The table was covered with red cloth and various kinds of food were placed on it. Guests, regardless of their status, can take their own food. This novel way of dining has made many people feel at a loss.

"What a novelty house, what a novelty banquet, are these all the ideas of the prince?" From the moment they stepped into the palace, everyone felt that their eyes were not enough, and there were things they were not familiar with everywhere. , Everyone was even more dumbfounded when they saw the unique table and meals.

Two low-ranking officials gathered together and whispered, "That's glass, it's really transparent and bright. I heard it's on sale. I'm going to replace all the windows in my house with glass windows."

"Are you crazy? Do you know the price of this thing? I heard that a small glass can be sold for ten taels in the capital. Have you counted the number of windows in your house?" Almost all the people who can stand here are Mr. Guan, which one is not a large courtyard with more than three entrances, so many doors and windows, it is still a question of whether they can be replaced.

"You're thinking wrong. I asked someone specifically. This glass window is not expensive. We just need to buy a whole piece of glass and let the carpenter make the frame and put it on. The reason why the glass is expensive is because It’s because it’s rare.”

"real or fake?"

"You'll know if you ask yourself tomorrow."

An acquaintance passed by them and said excitedly: "I just went to the meeting hall, do you know? After three days, the prince will start to govern. The small court will be held every ten days, and the big court will be held once a month. The top-ranking ones have to attend, and the three of us happen to be on the list, and the meeting room is full of tables and chairs, and I even secretly sat on that chair, which was actually soft."

"Nonsense, that's a serious place to discuss matters, how dare you break in without permission!"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Director Liu has explained that you can't enter anywhere except the backyard. You can enter anywhere in the front yard. Many adults are gathered in it to talk."

The weather was beautiful today and the sun was shining brightly, dispelling the cold of winter. They were all willing to stand outside to bask in the sun, but the older officials couldn't stand the sun, so they found a place to sit after a while.

Everyone is curious about everything they see, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, if Liu Shu was not so busy with her feet on the ground, she would definitely be surrounded by people asking all kinds of questions.

Even so, he was distracted to tell his servants to guard the prince's courtyard and not let anyone intrude. When he thought of those two leaving many guests to go upstairs alone, and he didn't know what they were doing, Liu Shu's whole heart was overwhelmed. Eight strokes, for fear of being discovered.

He didn't want to talk about Li Xu, so he secretly scolded Kou Xiao, "What a vulgar and rude man, he doesn't care what day it is today, what a fool."

The person who was being scolded for fooling around was kissing on the bed according to his master's family. He was the one who forced Li Xu to come back to catch up on sleep. He got up early in the morning, moved, worshiped ancestors, and started cooking. There were a bunch of luncheons and dinners, Kou Xiao hurriedly caught him back to sleep.

At this moment, Li Xu woke up, to be precise, he was woken up by General Kou's kiss, and he complained in a low voice that Li Xu's sleeping appearance was too beautiful, as if he deliberately seduced him.

After all, the two didn't dare to quarrel for too long. They got up after kissing each other. The bed in the new home was not a traditional babu bed, but a simple modern bed. It was covered with brown mattresses and cotton quilts. It was so soft that one would want to fall into it. Can't come out inside.

Sunlight squeezed in through the gaps in the curtains and fell on the bed. The quilt cover embroidered with golden patterns was particularly bright. It was the first time for Kou Xiao to sleep on a cotton quilt. It was harder than a wool quilt, but it smelled fresh, unlike No matter how the wool is dried, it has a smell of sheep.

"All the cotton planted this year is in the palace, and a lot of seeds have been saved. Next year, we can expand the planting. This kind of thing is easy to grow, with high yield and extremely low cost. In a few years, everyone will cover cotton quilts and wear them." Cotton jacket."

Li Xu put on a gorgeous brocade robe, Kou Xiao combed his slightly messy hair behind him, took a step back to look, and said with a smile: "What a handsome and handsome young man."

"Let's go, it's time to show up."

Not only did Li Xu let people prepare a buffet, but he also prepared entertainment items for the guests, such as chess, cuju, and operas to listen to. He himself doesn't like babbling operas, but people in this era like them quite a lot , he followed the trend and invited a troupe to perform.

But today, this opera troupe is doomed to be neglected, opera can't be listened to at any time of day, but not every day can come to the palace.

The guests Li Xu hosted today were all male guests, and no female relatives were invited, but a few of them received invitations from the little princess to invite their daughters to come and play. This is a very honorable thing. All the families sent their daughters dressed up beautifully, and then the little princess took her to her amusement park and had a crazy time.

After Li Xu went downstairs, he heard the laughter in the yard next door, and he deliberately told his servants: "Little Princess and the others take their lunch to the yard, and serve them to sleep after lunch, try not to go out of the yard today. There are a lot of people, so don't bump into it."

"promise."

Seeing Li Xu going downstairs, Liu Shu breathed a sigh of relief, and seeing Kou Xiao leave his side, he ran over and said, "My lord, how are you resting?"

Seeing the sweat on his forehead, Li Xu knew that he was very tired, so he gave him a handkerchief to wipe off the sweat, nodded and said, "It's good, have the families you paid attention to come? How many people are here?"

Liu Shu immediately leaned over and whispered, "People from all three families have come, except for the old man of the Zhong family who was unwell and didn't show up. He sent the eldest son, second son, and grandson to come together. Both the Xie family and the Tian family came with their descendants. "

"The children and grandchildren who can be brought by them should be the most reused."

"This is inevitable. The Zhong family has long heard that the next head of the family will be the eldest son of Mr. Zhong. In fact, he is also very old, and his talents are mediocre, but he is very safe and does not have too many bad problems. The second son is a well-known man in Fujian Province. A swinger, he is very pretty, but he is still reliable when it comes to serious business, I have asked someone to inquire about it, Mr. Zhong is indeed ill, it happened three days ago, and the illness is not serious."

"Oh, then you remember to send him a gift to express your condolences. I haven't seen Master Zhong for a long time."

"As ordered."

"Take me to meet the heads of Xie's family and Tian's family first." These two also have official positions, but Li Xu has never seen them in the county guard's mansion, and he did not leave too much for him when he saw them in a hurry. deep impression.

Liu Shu led the way, and when passing by the garden pool, he saw a group of young people shouting around the pool: "Hurry up, get into the water over there, your head is exposed."

Li Xu frowned, thinking that someone had fallen into the water, but Liu Shu told him: "Just now a group of wild geese flew over suddenly, and they wanted to compete in shooting geese, but they were stopped by the slaves, saying that today's housewarming is not suitable for blood, so they changed it to I've caught geese, and I don't know where the interest comes from."

Li Xu didn't care about what he said, just don't make trouble, "Let the kitchen prepare some brown sugar ginger soup, and let everyone who has been in the water drink a bowl later, don't catch a cold."

"The servant knows."

Because they came early, many people had already visited all the places that could be visited in the palace, and now they were gathering in twos and threes to chat and have fun, and the most talked about was this novel palace.

Not everyone likes this kind of house, especially the pedantic old officials, who think that this kind of house is too rough and strange, but it really doesn't look like a palace, not worthy of the status of a prince.

"I heard that this mansion was built by craftsmen working day and night. It's not bad to have this style, but it's too difficult to be a craftsman if you insist on exquisiteness. The prince will stay here for more than half a year, so how can we wait?"

"Brother Xie's words are reasonable. Isn't the prince working so hard to earn money to rebuild the palace? We are poor in South Vietnam. How can we have the money to rebuild a palace? The prince is self-sufficient. It is indeed admirable."

"Hehe, I'm afraid that he is too ambitious and wants to control the entire economy of South Vietnam. I heard that his next step is to build a porcelain kiln factory. Brother Tian, ​​you need to watch your porcelain kiln closely." Mr. Xie joked. .

"The Xie family's cloth business can't continue, right? The cloth from the clothing workshop in the palace is cheap and good, and now there are woolen clothes. Even I can't resist the temptation to buy them. I heard that on the day of the winter solstice, The prince will sell a batch of woolen quilts at a reduced price, and you have to be poor to be eligible to buy them. Tell me about this, the prince wants to empty out the wealth of our family and subsidize the group of untouchables."

"What can I do if the skills are not as good as people's? What kind of expert is hiding around the prince, who can make so many novel things." They didn't believe that the prince thought of these things himself. The prince who has grown up has learned the skills of governing the world, how can he learn how to cook and how to dye cloth.

"We have been investigating for more than half a year, but we have not been able to find out this person. Either this person does not exist at all, or his skills are too high for us ordinary people to see."

"Brother Tian, ​​do you regret getting on this thief ship? Look at the Kou family's army outside the palace today. It's not easy for the plan to succeed."

"Brother Xie, there's no need to test it. Since you agreed, there is no reason to return. Besides, this matter was led by Mr. Zhong. If we really need to investigate it, let's just deny it with the same caliber."

Master Xie glanced at King Shun who was walking towards the distance, and sighed in a low voice: "I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

Liu Shu pointed to this side and said to Li Xu: "The person you are looking for is sitting there, and has not moved from the beginning to the end. In the beginning, there were juniors who came to see the ceremony, but later they were annoyed and blocked, so no one went to make trouble. Now, these two are not in a good mood, with melancholy looks on their faces, if their identities are not bad, the servants would want to throw them out, who should they bother with?"

Li Xu comforted him as he walked, "Maybe they are just in a bad mood, let the people in the house be alert, and if something goes wrong, they must control the situation as soon as possible."

"You think they are really brave?"

"People's hearts are unpredictable, who knows, Kou Xiao has been staring at the three of them for the past few days, but he hasn't noticed anything unusual, but be careful."

"You shouldn't have sent Commander He away, it's too dangerous without him by your side."

"He has to guard Shu'er, otherwise I can't feel at ease, don't worry, Kou Xiao is here, can he still hurt me?"

Speaking of Kou Xiao, Liu Shu's smile could hardly last any longer. He looked around and muttered, "But General Kou has gone somewhere, it's too unreliable."

Seeing Li Xu walking straight towards them, Tian Xie and the two leaders naturally got up to greet them, and said a few words of congratulations, but Li Xu refrained from the gift.

"What do you two adults think of the palace's construction?"

The two couldn't help but praise, from the stone lion at the door to the fish in the pool, they praised the palace as a fairyland with heaven and earth, if it wasn't for Li Xu's self-knowledge, they almost believed it.

"You two are too exaggerated. Compared with your house, the palace is still too simple."

"Don't dare, the lord is just joking, Tian and Xie's family are both old houses, and the houses are dilapidated, how can they be compared with the prince's mansion!" Master Xie complimented.

Li Xu didn't want to continue this topic, so he asked the two of them: "Why didn't you see the young masters, it's rare to see you today, this king still wants to recognize them."

"Your official, call Nizi over now." Master Xie hurriedly sent his servants to look for someone, as did the Tian family. Li Xu took advantage of this gap and asked, "I heard that Mr. Zhong is sick and can't get up. My king recently I'm busy moving and don't have time to visit, I wonder if the two of you have visited?"

Tian and Xie didn't understand why he brought up Mr. Zhong in a good manner, and they didn't know how to answer because they were guilty. It seemed too cold and heartless to say that they hadn't been there, and they were afraid that Li Xu would guess that they were close.

In the end, Mr. Tian bit the bullet and replied: "I went there once, but the old man was sleeping at the time, so he didn't have time to talk."

"That's it, how about the king invite the two adults to visit Zhongfu tomorrow?"

These words are too embarrassing, Li Xu is a majestic prince, condescending to visit patients, and even asking for their opinions in advance, how could he refuse!

"It's all up to the lord." The two of them only sat with Li Xu for a while, and they felt a sense of urgency. They always felt that the lord was crazy to test them. Did he really know something?