Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu would receive a letter from Qiao An almost every two days, and there were three more guards who communicated with Qiao An, traveling between Yuhang and Fujian every day.

"The government soldiers in Yangzhou Prefecture haven't retreated yet? It should be. The pirates have been retreating for a month. Wan Chunlin is still not at ease?"

Speaking of Wan Chunlin, Liu Shu twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a sarcasm smile: "This kind of villain is just cowardly. If a cowardly person dares to harm you, he should be chopped up!"

Li Xu waved his hand: "Wan Chunlin is nothing to be afraid of, he can be dealt with at any time, but instead of letting a stranger come to Yangzhou Mansion, it is better to let Wan Chunlin occupy the position first, this king wants to help Qiao An get promoted."

"My lord values ​​Qiao An very much, but I remember that you didn't like him very much at the beginning." Liu Shu's impression of Qiao An is still that he is a young man who is a bit pedantic and straightforward.

"I can't say I value it, but I do appreciate it. Although his character is a bit too straightforward, it is a kind of morality. It is not a bad thing to have more officials like this. At least the people will not be abandoned under his command."

"But how do you want to help him get promoted? Wan Chunlin doesn't buy your money anymore." Liu Shu slapped his lips after speaking, and said with a sarcastic smile: "Don't be angry, the surname Wan is too blind. There will be times when he will regret it in the future."

Li Xu didn't take this trivial matter to heart at all. He is not gold, and it is impossible for everyone to like him. "If you want to help Qiao An get promoted, you can use gold to get through the official path. There is no need to shame me."

"You're right, it's fine to leave these trivial matters to the slaves, and you wait for the good news."

Li Xu nodded. In terms of dealing with interpersonal relationships in the officialdom, Liu Shu, a young man, is as experienced as many senior officials.

"One month and three days?" Li Xu asked suddenly.

Liu Shu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, General Kou has been on the expedition for a month and three days, Your Highness, you...won't you go to the pier to have a look?

"Look at what?"

"Just... just look at the scenery, blow the sea breeze or something, haha." Liu Shu thought to himself: Don't you just miss General Kou?It's also good to go to the pier to look at the sea and talk about a little lovesickness.

Of course, Li Xu would not be free to go to see the sea view, he received a letter from Ye Changqing, he heard that the emperor sent King Qi to Yangzhou Mansion to suppress the bandits, he knew in his heart that the matter would be accomplished, but he did not expect it to be much simpler than expected.

"King Qi left the capital and went to Yangzhou Mansion. Tell me, do you want me to give him some gifts?"

Liu Shu didn't realize it for a while, and exclaimed: "The third prince has harmed you several times, it is impossible for you to be so magnanimous..." Seeing Li Xu looking at him speechlessly, he reacted, and smiled: "You You are right, the gift must be given, and it is best not to let him go back."

"That's not the case. The old emperor sent him. To put it mildly, he is a gold-plated person. To put it bluntly, he wants to make him suffer. But he certainly doesn't want his life. Letting King Qi die now is a lot of trouble." .

He wrote a letter to Ye Changqing, asking him to stay in Yangzhou Mansion and do a few things for him. Besides Qiao An, he needs to have a few people in Yangzhou Mansion. If he confronts Wan Chunlin in the future, he must stand by him. People here, such people don't need to be very capable, they just need to be moved by money.

As for Qi Wang Li Xian, he has to suffer a lot.

After receiving the news that the pirates had returned to the sea, the alarm in Yuhang was temporarily lifted, and the people gradually returned home. They thought there would be a deadly battle but it turned out to be a false alarm, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But Qiao An knew that this was not a false alarm, but that the Nanyue navy held back the pirates and prevented them from burning, killing and looting in the territory. , It was completely beyond Qiao An's expectation, and the existence of these [-] government soldiers completely reassured the people, and Yuhang County soon returned to normal.

Joan immediately went to the town that was visited by pirates. After the war, it was very troublesome to repair and appease. Every family in the devastated town had a mourning hall, and every house was hung with white lanterns. Cries of grief were heard everywhere.

On the day Joan left, a woman chased him out, hesitantly as if asking for something.

"Ma'am, if you have something to say, you might as well speak up."

"Yes...it's like this. The little woman took in Lin Ruier, the daughter of the Lin family, a few days ago. She originally wanted to take her in as a goddaughter, but she disappeared two days later. I searched the whole town and couldn't find her. Her family has been killed, we are all worried that she has done something stupid, my lord, can you send someone to help find someone?"

Qiao An naturally agreed, and left ten yamen servants to look for people near the town, while he went to Yangzhou Mansion. Wan Junshou sent news that King Qi was about to arrive in Yangzhou Mansion, and all officials, regardless of rank, had to go together to meet him.

This reminded him of the scene when King Shun passed by Yangzhou Mansion back then. Although Wan Junshou also sent people to greet him and made enough scenes, everyone could see that the scene was just a scene. I don’t know how it will be different when King Qi comes this time. .

The fleet far away at sea, the drums are thundering, the war is about to break out, but at this time, someone suddenly found a woman on board.

"General, I found a woman hiding under the cabin." Two Kou family soldiers escorted a girl over. She lowered her head and was trembling all over. She really didn't look like a meticulous worker.

"Who are you? Why did you appear on this ship?" Cao Ji was taken aback. A strange woman appeared on his ship. At worst, it was a major violation of military regulations.

"I...I..." The girl lay on the ground, unable to utter a complete sentence. It was not until Cao Ji ordered the execution that she cried out, "Don't hit me, I'm a citizen of the Great Swallow."

Cao Ji asked her to raise her head, and saw a weeping face, and the woman looked thin and weak, with a thin arm that could be crushed with one hand, so she really didn't look like a bad person.

"Tell me, why did you appear on this ship? When did you come up?"

"The folk girl Lin Rui'er is from Yuhang Xiyou Town, the folk girl... the folk girl came on board with that general, and the folk girl wants to avenge her family."

Cao Ji frowned, and ordered someone to call Zhong Wen.

When someone came, he pointed to the woman and asked, "Are you sure, do you know her? She said she came up with you."

Zhong Wen was taken aback, "You...you are that..." Zhong Wen couldn't tell her name, but it was indeed the girl he rescued, but when did she follow him, and even mixed up with her? Got the boat, it was incredible.

"I'm sorry, General, Minnv has no choice but to take revenge!" She looked up at Cao Ji, her eyes were burning with rage, at this moment, she seemed extraordinarily powerful.

"Nonsense!" Cao Ji yelled angrily, "You are a girl, a commoner, but you are on a warship. This is a capital crime! Besides revenge, it's up to you. Can you kill or beat people? Why revenge?"

"I... I can learn!" The girl straightened her back, with a determination to die.

"Courage is commendable, but it's not advisable, Zhong Wen..." Cao Ji ordered: "Since she is the one you brought up, you are responsible for watching her and let her stay in the cabin and don't run around. If something happens, you are the only one It's asking!"

Zhong Wen bit the bullet and responded, and then took him back to his cabin.

He was just a team leader, and he didn't have a separate bedroom on the ship. In order to accommodate this woman, he had to drive his roommates to other rooms to make this room vacant.

He held his forehead and asked with a headache: "I still don't understand, how did you get in here?" Although they are not experts, they are also warriors, how could a frail girl follow them without noticing.

Lin Rui'er bit her lip and said in a low voice: "I have been secretly following behind you. When you boarded the boat, the boat was docked by the sea overnight. I climbed out of the water."

"It's that simple?" Zhong Wen was a little embarrassed. They were a ship full of old men and regular soldiers, and a weak woman who had no strength to restrain them took advantage of the loopholes. If the news got out, General Kou might tear them apart.

Kou Xiao didn't know about this at the moment, he looked at the watchtower on Shelter Island with a binoculars, thinking in his heart that there was a way to destroy the people on it without alarming the people on the island.

"General, we have tried three times. This island is too heavily defended, and it is too difficult to sneak up."

Kou Xiao put down the binoculars. The place where they stayed was still some distance away from the shelter island. It was a small stone island, but at least it could accommodate them. It’s just that there are people patrolling the sea every day on that island, and this island is a must. In order not to let them find out, Kou Xiao asked people to drive the fleet far away every day, and did not come back until the patrol boat returned.

"Qin Zuxin said that he went ashore from this pier, that is to say, this should be their open pier, but unfortunately there is no cover on the sea, and it is difficult for us to get close to find out.

"If it's not possible to attack by force, they sent [-] elite soldiers to sea, and the force left behind on the island should not be too much. It's better to fight than to wait."

Kou Xiao glared at him, rubbed his fingertips, and said, "Tonight, the general will sneak up to the island with 100 people. Let's see the situation first. You should be fully prepared and launch an attack as soon as you see the signal."

"General, don't be joking, how can I let you take risks? If you want to go, you will be taken by a lowly position." Zhao Gang patted his chest and said with a smile: "This kind of charge should be left to the subordinates, you should sit in the rear. "

"Hey, when is it your turn to arrange tasks? With your brain, can you handle it if you encounter a situation? Could it be that you touched the island to fight them recklessly?"

Zhao Gang rubbed his head and asked, "Is this really so stupid?" Kou Xiao answered his question with a blank stare.

"Then you can't go either. Everyone will not agree to this matter."

Kou Xiao looked at a group of subordinates who were desperately nodding, and snorted coldly, "Am I asking for your opinions?"

Everyone couldn't refute, General Kou said that he was right, and it was not the first day they knew his character, but how dare they nod to this matter.

Jiang Qiuming made a suggestion: "General, why don't you let Qin Zuxin take you to the island tomorrow, and you can dress up as his entourage, and wait for the opportunity to act when you get to the island."

"Is there a handsome follower like me? And haven't you heard Jiang Lin and the others say that the pirate has a portrait of the general in his hand, what if someone still knows me?"

"So, you are not suitable to go, why not let Vice General Zhao or Vice General Guo go."

"Yes, yes." Everyone nodded in unison and volunteered.

Kou Xiao glanced at them, and clicked his tongue, "It's not about grabbing credit, what's going on with each other, this general is [-] to [-]% sure,

Don't worry, I cherish my life very much, but if there is any danger, retreat immediately, don't look at me like this, as if I am going to die. "

Kou Xiao got up and stretched his waist, "Okay, this general will bring 50 people to the island tonight, and Qin Zuxin will bring another hundred entourages up tomorrow morning. Nanyue and Shelter Island are at war, and they will definitely guard against Qin Zuxin and go to the island He called, General Ben has something to explain."

The purpose of Qin Zuxin following this time was very simple, to cover Kou's army. He stood respectfully in front of Kou Xiao, waiting for his orders.

"Are you afraid of death?" Kou Xiao asked looking directly at him.

Qin Zuxin cheered up, looked back at him, with a relieved smile on his lips, "No one is not afraid of death, but the villain is used to being afraid, but he is not very afraid. What do you want the villain to do?"

People who live at sea are always in fear when they go to sea every day. After a long time like this, they are more courageous than ordinary people. After all, they are not afraid when they are afraid.

"You take people to the island tomorrow, can you meet the island owner?"

"It's hard to say. The last time I went back, it was Wu Yun who received me. I heard that the island owner is in poor health. Unless it's a serious matter, I usually don't see outsiders."

"This is a bit difficult... In this way, if you bring people to the island tomorrow, you will say that you have a secret to give to the island master Wu. If you can meet the person, you only need to pass on one thing to him. , so you don’t need to take it out.”

"What is it?"

Kou Xiao took out a piece of sheepskin from his bosom and handed it to him. Qin Zuxin took it and took a closer look. He didn't see anything at first glance. It wasn't until Kou Xiao reminded him that it was a very detailed piece of paper. charts.

"This... General, is this true?"

Kou Xiao curled his lips, "What are you thinking? How could it be true? If there is a treasure, why don't we find it by ourselves? This is a fake. The places marked on the map are where everyone goes to sea a little in the past year. I found it out a little bit, the sea chart drawn by the prince himself, it looks very real, right?"

"Yes, it's very true. The villain often comes and goes at sea, and he doesn't see anything unusual."

"Then tell me, will Lord Wudao believe it?"

"He probably won't trust the villain. For no reason, the villain presented a treasure map. What is the motive?"

"Simple, you just say that you want to use the power of Shelter Island to help you hunt for the treasure. Afterwards, the treasure will be divided into five and five. If he disagrees, you can cooperate with King Shun."

"When we get to the island, I'm the fish and he's the knife. He wants to grab the fish easily."

"Show them the picture and destroy it." Kou Xiao pointed to his head and said, "Keep the picture in your head, there is no better place than your brain, and they have to weigh it if they want to kill you."

"Then what is your ultimate intention?" Qin Zuxin was a little dizzy, and didn't quite understand what General Kou wanted to do with such a big circle.

Kou Xiao smiled, took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, and handed it over, "It took so much effort to convince the island owner that you are a sincere person, and when you treat sincere people, his The guard will be weakened, and at this time, he will accept the things you hand him again."

Qin Zuxin watched Kou Xiao pour the medicine in the porcelain bottle into the ink bottle with his own eyes, and this ink bottle was carried with him. He was also used to using a quill pen when he was out of the house, and the people on the island had seen this before, so he probably wouldn’t suspicious.

"General, is this poison useful?"

"Do you believe it when you see blood sealing your throat?"

"This……"

"Hahaha...I'm lying to you, this poisonous skin will only cause rashes when it comes into contact with it, it's not a serious poison."

"Ah?" Qin Zuxin found that his brain was not enough, why couldn't he keep up with General Kou's thinking.

"It's just a rash. Master Wu will definitely think it's caused by mosquito bites, so he will definitely use the medicine for mosquito bites. The point is, this poison is in conflict with the medicine for mosquito bites. As long as he takes the medicine, the two will conflict." , the skin will gradually fester, and you will die in three days."

"There is such a thing..." Qin Zuxin suspected that General Kou was joking, but he had no evidence.

"Once something happens to Wu Island Master and the Young Island Master is not around, what do you think will happen to this sheltered island?"

"There is no doubt that there will be chaos. No one can face such a big temptation of power without being tempted."

"Yeah, let's let it mess up, and only the chaos can take advantage of it."

Qin Zuxin's eyes brightened, "The villain understands."