Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The news of the riots in Lingnan still spread. The people in Nanyue are in danger. They are deeply afraid that Nanyue will become the next Lingnan. The people who live in the south have moved to the north.

The people Li Xu sent to investigate the news also came back, bringing good news and bad news. The good news is: Qian Zhanlin has not yet conquered the whole of Lingnan. At the beginning, he killed all the civil servants in the government, but the general took the opportunity to escape. , fled to the south with only more than 1000 people, protected the people in several counties, and used the strong city wall as a shield to prevent the rebels from attacking.

In other words, for a while, Qian Zhanlin should not expand to the north. The bad news is: the court did not take it seriously after receiving the news. Lingnan is too small and the population is small. A group of people were exiled there How much trouble can the criminals make?What's more, there is Nanyue blocking it. Even if Nanyue is occupied, the endless mountains are enough to stop the rebels.

Therefore, the imperial court only issued a decree to ask South Vietnam to strengthen the border guards and let Kou Xiao lead the troops to suppress the rebellious army. It neither gave military subsidies nor agreed to the expansion of Kou's army.

"It's really deceiving!" The Kou family's army was all furious, and in private they scolded the court for inaction and the emperor for being stupid. Of course, they scolded very implicitly, after all, that was King Shun's biological father.

In the palace, civil servants and military generals were also having a meeting. Someone asked, "My lord, in this situation, shall we still send troops? When will we send troops? How much will we send?"

Li Xu looked at Kou Xiao and asked, "What does General Kou mean?"

Kou Xiao was lazily leaning on the chair, holding the bright yellow imperial decree in his hand, and tapped his palm lightly, "The situation is unknown, no troops will be sent for now."

Lei Ming looked at everyone, then at King Shun who was on the throne, and reminded: "But His Majesty wants you to lead troops to suppress the riots."

Kou Xiao threw the imperial decree on the table and said, "This general didn't say no to fighting, it's just that the timing is not right now."

Everyone is curious, what kind of timing does this timing mean?

Li Xu knocked on the table to make everyone quiet, and said: "The timing is indeed wrong. Nanyue just fought a battle with the pirates. Although he won, it hurt his vitality. If we send troops at this time, we will not be prepared enough in terms of supplies. Hold the border."

A civil official said: "But my lord, I heard that Qian Zhanlin has been recruiting soldiers and forcing young people to join the army, otherwise they will be killed without mercy. If such mobs make him popular, the number of rebels may be more than ours."

"Write another memorial, requesting to borrow [-] troops from Yangzhou government, be more sincere in your words, and describe the problem more carefully. We in South Vietnam are poor and miserable, with little land and a small population. We have no money and no one. What are we going to do to suppress the riots? ?”

Everyone savored the meaning of the two masters, and found that they were not in a hurry to send troops, and they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd.

But it's always good not to fight. The chaos in Lingnan is a matter of Lingnan, so what has it to do with them in Nanyue?They just need to guard the border and prevent people from crossing the border to make trouble.

And indeed, as King Shun said, a lot of food and salaries were consumed in the previous battle, and they were already poor in South Vietnam, so how could they send troops as soon as they said they would, without having to think about food?

This procrastination dragged on for the summer. In this hot summer, several major events happened in the capital. The biggest event was that King Qi was deprived of his title and the imperial tomb was banned.

The reason is that after King Qi was ordered by the emperor to face the wall and think, one night he couldn't bear the loneliness and had sex with a woman. Originally, this was not a big deal, but it happened that the woman had been blessed by the emperor and had already Pregnant for two months, being tossed about by King Qi in such a way, one dead body and two lives were lost.

This is going to turn the world upside down. Ever since the emperor took the elixir, he has always been full of energy for a few days. He is full of energy and wants to visit the harem. Occasionally, when he is in the mood, he will use the court ladies who are pleasing to the eye, but he does not add these court ladies afterwards. , making the future of these court ladies bleak, most of them were dispatched to remote palaces by Mrs. Zhao.

The same is true for the one who had a relationship with King Qi. Mrs. Zhao only said a word, and the people below sent her to the ancestral temple to be a cleaning maid. Not to mention dirty and tired, there was almost no chance to see the emperor. The king of Qi hooked up with him by mistake, and even killed him.

Moreover, there were rumors that King Qi deliberately picked this court lady because he was dissatisfied with the emperor's punishment for him. Otherwise, why did so many court ladies just choose this one?

The emperor was furious. He didn't care about a woman's life, but he couldn't tolerate his son's provocation. What's more, an unformed baby was killed. At the age of the emperor, it was difficult to get a woman pregnant. It can prove that he is old and strong, but he was lost by the king of Qi. The emperor's mood can be imagined.

And as the princes below are getting older, the third prince is not the only one. In addition, during this period of time, courtiers' intercession papers floated in front of the emperor like snowflakes, begging him to spare King Qi's punishment, which made it even more embarrassing. The emperor was furious.

Before he died, the ministers found him a successor one after another. Did he want to rebel?

In a fit of anger, the emperor deprived the title of King Qi, and drove people to the imperial tomb to confine them. Anyone who dared to intercede would take off his official uniform and accompany the third prince to guard the imperial tomb.

The Zhao family didn't dare to get into trouble when the emperor was furious. During these days, they could only shrink their necks and be human, fearing that their necks would be stretched out and they would be cut.

Mrs. Zhao also died down after begging for love once and was reprimanded. She knew the emperor's temper best, and it was impossible to confront him head-on. The third prince could only plan slowly if he wanted to return to the capital.

After the summer, there is another thing that is talked about by the people, that is, the emperor bestowed marriages on several rich and powerful children of the right age. I don’t know if it was a whim, and the most unmarried boys and girls in the capital were randomly drawn into the red line, which caused several incidents. murder.

Originally, the master and the west had a tacit understanding, and they were ready to marry their sons and daughters, but the emperor intervened, and the good daughter-in-law and son-in-law disappeared, and they were replaced by one he didn't like. No one was happy.

Later, someone found out that the emperor was not on a whim, but because his most trusted Taoist priest gave him advice, saying that if he wanted to live a long life, he should first do good deeds and accumulate blessings, which made lovers get married. A kind of blessing.

Then someone thought that this priest was recommended by the King of Qi to the emperor, and his words probably meant what King Qi meant, and what King Qi meant meant Mrs. Zhao, and only women would use this kind of means to harass people.

Then I contacted the families who were randomly matched, and it turned out that none of them had ever interceded for King Qi. The more they thought about it, the more angry they became. Why can you, a harem lady, interfere with my children's marriage and make random arrangements of mandarin ducks? Too much!

Mrs. Zhao has been very quiet these days. In order to punish herself for not being strict with her children, she spends all day copying scriptures in the palace, saying that she wants to pray for the emperor.

The emperor was very happy when he heard the "blessing", not only did not get angry, but also rewarded her with a lot of things, so when Mrs. Zhao learned of the rumors outside, the matter had already been settled.

Mr. Zhao was announced into the palace, and he had a secret discussion with Mrs. Zhao for a long time, but he couldn't figure out who designed to frame them.

"Since Xian'er came out of Beijing to Yangzhou Mansion, everything has not been going well in the past six months. There must be someone behind the scenes. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"

Master Zhao said angrily: "It is inevitable for someone to fan the flames, but the cause of the incident is that His Highness was not prudent enough. The scandal caused in Yangzhou Mansion was just punished to face the wall and think about it when he came back. Fornication, but no one pressured him to play with women. As for that court lady, wasn't she dispatched by you? Although there is no proof of death, we guess that she must be dissatisfied with you, so she deliberately sent her to the Third Highness .”

"This bitch!" Mrs. Zhao dropped a set of teacups with a flick of her hand, "What about this time, why did the well-behaved Majesty think of giving a marriage? And so coincidentally choose those few families."

"I've already checked this matter. It is indeed that stinky Taoist priest who proposed the emperor's decree to grant the marriage. He has not been with us since he became the emperor. We don't bother to care about his intentions. As for why it happened to be those few families , maybe it's just a coincidence, there are many officials who didn't intercede with His Highness the Third Highness, and those few just know His Majesty better than others, knowing that it's useless to ask for mercy, they are quite harmonious with us on weekdays."

"I don't believe there are so many coincidences!" Mrs. Zhao has only such a son, and it's no wonder she isn't angry when the good situation collapses.

Master Zhao is more resigned to fate than she is, "It's true that there are not so many coincidences. Since His Highness made a mistake in Yangzhou Mansion, his future is gone. I can understand his desire to make meritorious deeds, but if he chooses the wrong method, he can't keep his secret." Who would dare to ignore this kind of scandal? Fortunately, His Majesty just imprisoned people in the imperial mausoleum when he was angry. The opportunity is here. After a few years, the limelight has passed, and then we can plan carefully. , the little princes below may not be able to become talents, but you remember, don't rush to trouble them, otherwise, if any prince dies, it will be counted on you."

Madam Zhao took a deep breath and said bitterly, "They are not worthy of my Madam, I hope they live well."

When Mr. Zhao was about to leave, Mrs. Zhao asked suddenly: "Brother, do you think it was the one from Nanyue who did it?"

Master Zhao paused, then turned around and said in a slightly nostalgic tone: "That one, with his heart and intelligence, he shouldn't be able to do such a thing, but it can't be ruled out that some people who support him in the court did it, that one After being abolished, the officials in the imperial court have distanced themselves from him one after another, but who knows what they think in private."

Mrs. Zhao clenched her fists tightly, her long nails piercing into her flesh, "I really should have listened to Xian'er at the beginning, and killed him to avoid future troubles."

Mr. Zhao shook his head, left a sentence: "Why is it so easy?" and left.

After leaving the palace, Master Zhao sent his confidants to Nanyue and ordered: "You don't need to do anything, you just need to report back every move of King Shun. I really ignored that one before."

In a certain manor on the outskirts of the capital, Lei Luo was drinking with a middle-aged man, and said happily: "It's still Jin who manages things brilliantly, and it took only a little effort to achieve such an effect, no wonder the prince sent you to take over the affairs of the capital. "

Guanshi Jin huddled in the sofa chair, crossed his legs to enjoy Lei Luo's compliment, and said humbly: "Being able to make the best use of the situation, this is also just a chance to meet such an opportunity. King Qi's nature is not good, and it will be a matter of time before he will suffer."

"Then what do you think should be done next?"

Jin Guanshi glanced at him sideways, and asked back: "Do you know what is the greatest advantage of the prince?"

Lei Luo replied seriously: "It will make money!"

Guanshi Jin was speechless for a moment, then shook his head and said: "The greatest advantage of the lord is that he can judge the situation. He has made clear arrangements for what to do at what time. It is useless to be anxious. The third prince has just fallen, so you all restrain yourself and don't jump up." If you are going down, the Zhao family will definitely investigate this matter vigorously, and hide your little tails."

"It's all up to you." Lei Luo obediently agreed.

Guanshi Jin closed his eyes again, he knew that this kid from the Lei family was not a good person, otherwise he would not have been able to be reused by the prince at such a young age, but what's wrong with him being willing to flatter himself?As an outsider, Guanshi Jin is well aware of his identity and status, and it would be nice if these South Vietnamese brats don't trip him up.

"I'll be leaving tomorrow, Shopkeeper Lei can do it for himself."

"Oh? Manager Jin is going back to South Vietnam?"

"No, I have to go to the northwest, I have something important to do." Guanshi Jin said without any concealment.

Lei Luo only needs to use his brain to know his purpose of going to the northwest. He heard from his father that the prince wants to build a wool factory in the northwest, but it is the eldest prince's territory and he needs his consent.

He looked at Guanshi Jin suspiciously, "Are you going alone?"

"if not?"

"How about I accompany you? The business of the grocery store has been secured. It doesn't make much difference whether I'm here or not."

"Why, are you afraid that I won't be able to finish this matter?"

Lei Luo smiled awkwardly. He really felt that this Guanshi Jin was a little too arrogant, and he didn't like to talk. Although he was smart, how can you not bow your head when you ask for help?

Guanshi Jin twitched his mouth, and laughed at himself: "Do you think I grew up eating rice for decades? In terms of hardship and endurance, you are still young."