Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

This time, Li Xu brought not only Guanshi Jin, but also tens of thousands of guards from the sheltered island who were captured. The father and son of the Wu family were dead, and these people had no backbone.

Li Xu plans to use these people to organize several construction teams. Not only can they undertake some construction projects in South Vietnam, but they can also go to other places to make money. Of course, before that, Li Xu asked each of them to sign a contract of sale, and the money they earned in the future The money also belongs to the palace.

From the carefree pirates to the slaves of the royal family, this group of people didn't have too much resistance in their hearts. For them, it was enough to have a place to settle down, and according to King Shun's intention, they could even go to all places in Dayan , much more freedom than they used to huddle on the island.

No one knows what kind of miracle this tens of thousands of construction team will do in the end. Li Xu is just trying to make the best use of everything.

The property brought back from the island was transported by five boats. Some of the money was used to reward the soldiers, and some was put into the private treasury of the palace. The rest was distributed as rewards to officials of all sizes in South Vietnam. In this war, not only the soldiers but also the civil servants are exhausted. Without these civil servants doing logistics, Kou Xiao can't feel at ease fighting on the front line.

It is the happiest thing for every official to pay off. They don’t procrastinate in their work, and they actively complete the tasks assigned by their superiors. They all know that with King Yishun’s generous character, as long as he works hard, the future will be better. will be better off.

The days slipped steadily to May, and South Vietnam is already approaching summer at this time, and the impact of the war is gradually disappearing. Most of the people discuss how much rain will fall this year, how the harvest will be, and gossip about King Shun and General Kou .

Kou Xiao is 19 years old this year. He is considered an older leftover man in this era, but he is still unmarried, so the gossip about General Kou has never stopped, especially the rumor that he likes men and that this man is King Shun.

In the same month, the six young ladies of the Kou family really found a man to marry. He was a scholar from other places. I heard that he was murdered by a gentry in his hometown and fled to South Vietnam. The teacher of the family, and then met the sixth girl of the Kou Mansion one day, the two fell in love at first sight, and finally got married after a lot of twists and turns.

Because it was a wedding banquet for a new wife, the Kou Mansion held it as a wedding banquet. The banquet was very large, and all the famous and respectable people in Nanyue were invited. Li Xu naturally also received a wedding invitation, but whether to go or not is a question.

After the cloud and rain at night, he leaned against Kou Xiao's arms and asked lazily, "Does your family know the real relationship between us?"

"It can be guessed, but there is no evidence."

Li Xu touched his chin with his head sideways, and joked, "Then if I go to the Kou Mansion, will I be beaten out with sticks?"

Kou Xiao lowered his head and bit his hand, ground his teeth lightly, then sucked it with his tongue, as if he was eating some delicious meal. After a long while, he let go of Li Xu's fingers, staring at him with fixed eyes. Li Xu, "They don't dare. If they dare, I dare to ask you to marry me in front of everyone."

"Marry? Are you sure you're right?"

"Okay, marry, the princess is indeed better than the name of the general's wife."

Li Xu laughed, "Don't worry, if you really want to get married, I will definitely give you the grandest wedding!"

Kou Xiao doesn't care whether he is married or married, anyway, he has already taken advantage of the position in bed, so it's okay to give Li Xu the advantage of face.

Of course, he didn't think there would be a day when the two of them would get married in a fair and honest way, he couldn't even think about it.

On the day of the wedding banquet, Li Xu still went, dressed relatively low-key, and after entering the door to present congratulatory gifts, he was invited to the inner hall by the host's family, where he and Kou Xiao had a separate table, and no one dared to make trouble.

Li Xu saw that young son-in-law, he was fair and clean, with a pair of peach blossom eyes that seemed to be seductive, his appearance was really one in a hundred, no wonder the sixth girl of the Kou Mansion took a fancy to him at a glance.

Kou Xiao was very displeased with this brother-in-law, and felt that he had a greasy hair and a pink face, and he was willing to be married. He was not good at character, and was ridiculed by Li Xu. You were the one who wanted my sister to marry him. , really hard to serve.

The wedding of the Kou Mansion was a sensation in the whole city, and the common people were lively for several days because of this happy event. Some people say that it is because General Kou was injured in the battlefield in his early years and was unable to marry a wife and have children. This is why his sister needs to recruit a wife to continue the incense of the Kou family.

No matter what, it is not a big deal for the common people. As long as Kou Xiao is still in the Kou family, there is no possibility of others being the masters of the family, and the Kou family's army only recognizes one master.

In May, another major event happened. Two schools in the east and west districts of Minzhou City were completed. On the day of the unveiling, Li Xu went there in person and announced to the whole city that the enrollment began.

Li Xu was worried that the students would be dissatisfied with the recruitment, but when the common people saw that the children of officials were sent to these two schools, they hurriedly sent their own children here, regardless of what he could learn at school and get to know the children of officials. It's a great thing, maybe in the future, an adult will see the carp leaping over the dragon's gate.

Even those with foresight would think that these two schools were established by King Shun. If the children in the family have excellent grades, will they be able to enter a factory in the western suburbs or be a manager in the palace in the future?

Li Xu didn't think that far for the time being, he just wanted to improve the quality of the next generation, he didn't need them to be more promising.

The teaching staff of the two schools are very strong. The students Li Xu recruited at the beginning were all working in the school, and the middle and lower level civil servants of the county government. Many people used their holidays to teach at the school to earn extra income. A large part of the reason why he is so active is that Mr. Ji is the principal of these two schools.

Even Jiang Qiuming took an elective course on the Art of War at the school for Master Ji's sake. There are two classes every month, which is very popular among students.

On this day, Jiang Qiuming met Ji Hanyu after class, he made a bow to him, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Juncheng is so busy with official duties and still able to come to school, he is really a role model for us."

Ji Hanyu bowed back, "I heard that Mr. Military Adviser is funny and humorous in class, and he is deeply loved by the students. It can be seen that if this person is gold, he can shine everywhere."

"Thank you for your appreciation, my lord." Jiang Qiuming narrowed his eyes with a smile, and he didn't care how much water was in his praise, "Now my general and the prince are as close as a family, and the humble and Mr. Ji are our own people, right?"

Ji Hanyu's complexion changed, he looked at him very seriously, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Jiang knows a lot, don't your generals shy away from it?"

"What are you avoiding? This kind of thing is hidden to attract people's suspicion. It is upright but not afraid of gossip. You see, there are so many gossips outside, but has anyone taken it seriously?"

"I also hope that General Kou can be more cautious. This kind of thing is always not good for outsiders."

Jiang Qiuming said with some pride: "This is what I can see by myself, there is no way, who made me born with a pair of wise eyes."

Ji Hanyu looked at him speechlessly, a little wanting to expel this bad moral military adviser from the school, otherwise wouldn't it be a mistake?

Jiang Qiuming took a step closer to him, looked at Ji Hanyu with a half-smile, and said, "Not only can I see that General Kou has long admired the lord, but also Mr. Ji...you too...haha."

Jiang Qiuming didn't finish what he said, Ji Hanyu stared at him with anger in his eyes, he didn't know what Jiang Qiuming wanted to say, was he saying that he also liked men, or that he also liked King Shun, no matter which one, he didn't want others to Know.

"Is Master Jiang very free?"

"Fortunately, on a calm day, my military division's talents cannot be brought into play."

Ji Hanyu sneered, and said sarcastically, "The last time I attacked Shelter Island, I didn't hear that Army Master Jiang had any clever strategies. I think it was just a name in the army."

Jiang Qiuming's smiling face froze. This was not only said by Ji Hanyu, but also by many newly recruited soldiers, because the most outstanding decisions in the last battle were made by King Shun and General Kou.

Jiang Qiuming said distressedly: "It's true that there is nothing wrong with a general who is too smart. Master Ji can make fun of you if you want to, hey."

Ji Hanyu knew that he was used to acting. Being happy may not be really happy, and being sad may not be really sad. Such a person is used to doing superficial tricks, but in fact he is very hypocritical, and his appearance is inconsistent.

Ji Hanyu found an excuse and walked away, Jiang Qiuming looked at his back and sighed frequently: Why is it so difficult to approach?

Jiang Qiuming knew that he didn't like him, but the two were neighbors, and they didn't see each other when they looked up. After such a long time, the friendship between gentlemen was as indifferent as water, which really hit Jiang Junshi's self-confidence.

That night, the two met again at the door. They were also wearing homely Taoist robes, their hair was loose, they had the same anxious look on their faces, and they were also eager to go out.

The two didn't have time to say hello, they closed their eyes and thought about things after getting into their own carriages, but after the carriage stopped, the two got out of the carriage and bumped into each other again.

"Are you coming to the palace too?"

"Are you coming to the palace too?" The two asked in unison.

Standing at the gate of the palace at the same time, both of them knew the other's purpose.

"You also received the news?"

"Have you received the message?" They all spoke in unison again.

The two looked at each other, feeling a little helpless, but they didn't have time to talk, and hurried into the palace.

Li Xu hadn't rested yet, he was reading the news from the capital in the study, Kou Xiao was practicing guns in the yard, and looking down from the window of the study, he could see the shirtless General Kou majestically playing with him Baby Pike.

Li Xu glanced at it from time to time, the general with a gun is really cool, if this episode can be recorded and posted on the Internet, it will be more eye-catching than any star in any martial arts movie.

When Li Xu was watching, he saw Kou Xiao suddenly made an attacking posture, and then saw his chief manager Liu Shu sitting down on the ground in fright.

"Haha..." Kou Xiao smiled unkindly, and pulled him up, "Butler Liu is not frightened, is he? I made a joke with you."

Liu Shu was really frightened by Kou Xiao's aura just now, the sharp spear head seemed to be piercing his forehead in the next moment, he touched the cold sweat on his forehead, patted his chest and said: "General, you really scared the slave to death gone."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, halfway through the gun practice, I suddenly felt someone approaching from behind, subconsciously." Kou Xiao put away the gun, took a towel beside him to wipe his sweat, and asked him: "I saw you walking in a hurry, but something happened. ?”

"Yes, Mr. Ji and Mr. Jiang are here, and they want to see you and the prince respectively."

"Oh? Did they come together?"

"They arrived at the same time, it seems that they came together."

"Did you say what's the matter? Should I meet the general and the prince together or separately."

"I didn't ask that, but you can go to wash up first, and the servant will take you to the prince's study." Liu Shu is so shrewd, thinking to himself, let Jiang Junshi meet the prince first, in this room, although two people Everyone is a master, but Liu Shu must be biased towards King Shun. If a subordinate comes, he should be the first to see the prince.

"You're right." Kou Xiao went to the bathroom to take a shower, changed his clothes, and then went to the study.

When he entered, the three people inside all looked worried, and immediately asked: "Why this expression? What happened?" Kou Xiao thought, there must be another disaster somewhere?

But the prefect's mansion is just in a hurry for disasters, why is his military adviser in a hurry?

Jiang Qiuming and Ji Hanyu stood up to salute Kou Xiao, then Jiang Qiuming took a step forward and whispered, "General, Lingnan is in chaos."

Kou Xiao was surprised, "It's messed up? Why is it messed up?"

"The news came from over there that a group of criminals united to capture the Lingnan County Guard's Mansion and killed a lot of officials. Now Lingnan is in a state of no one."

"What else did they do?"

"It is said that a man named Qian Zhanlin has declared himself king."

"Ha!" Kou Xiao said with a sarcasm: "On such a small place, so few people dare to make themselves king? Where did this idiot surnamed Qian come from?"

Ji Hanyu knew this person, and explained: "The ancestors of the Qian family were from Tingwei. The emperor dealt with a group of officials in the year he ascended the throne. Lin was exiled to the south of the Five Ridges because he was still a baby, and he was exiled in Lingnan together with his side branches. It is said that he was brought up by two loyal servants.

"I seem to have some impressions. When the pirates rioted a few years ago, someone mentioned that if Qian Zhanlin was willing to go to sea, he might be able to unify this group of pirates."

Li Xu was writing a memorial. I don't know if the matter of Lingnan has spread to the capital. No matter what, if he finds out about it, he must report it to the imperial court and ask the imperial court to send troops to solve it. Otherwise, as a neighbor, Nanyue will definitely be the first to suffer.

"Add more guards at the junction, and at the same time divide half of the navy into Chenxi Island. If they want to come from the sea, Chenxi Island will be the first line of defense."

Ji Hanyu frowned and asked, "My lord thinks they will attack South Vietnam? Where do they get their troops and weapons?"

Kou Xiao also shook his head and said, "It's just a mob rioting."

Li Xu didn't know if they would take action against South Vietnam. He was just used to making sufficient preparations, "The navy went to sea in the name of training troops, and ten thousand Kou's troops were sent to the border to pretend to be servants in the name of building a city wall. After repairing, send another [-] soldiers to replace the original defenders."

"Change the guard?" The three of them looked at Li Xu suspiciously, not understanding the purpose of doing so.

"Yes, change to the guards. One step south of the junction is Lingnan. The guards have been stationed there all year round, and they may not have been bribed. If there is an inner ghost, no more guards will be useless."

"My lord is thoughtful."

After Li Xu finished writing the last stroke, he dried up the memorial and handed it to Kou Xiao, "The imperial court will absolutely not tolerate the mob becoming a king on its own, and will definitely send troops to suppress it, and the capital is thousands of miles away. South Vietnam sent troops to suppress it, so, in the first step, let’s report the news, and in the second step, we can start recruiting troops.”

Jiang Qiuming's eyes lit up, he looked at Kou Xiao in surprise, and then asked with some concern: "Can the emperor allow us to continue recruiting troops? Although the Kou family's army has lost thousands of people this time, it is almost full."

"Who stipulated that South Vietnam can only recruit [-] troops?" Li Xu said straightforwardly: "South Vietnam is also considered a border. According to the usual practice, you can increase the number of troops according to the situation, as long as you report to the court for approval. Now the situation in Lingnan is unknown, and the mob is rioting. South Vietnam It is necessary to send troops and at the same time take care of the safety of the people, how can the [-] Kou family troops alone be enough?"