Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"My lord, the situation in the capital is stable, but the emperor is ill." Ye Changqing knelt in front of Li Xu and said.

Li Xu helped him up, looked at him carefully, and said with a smile: "Long time no see, I've been refreshed for a long time, I've been running back and forth these days, thank you for your hard work."

Ye Changqing took advantage of the situation and stood up. He was still wearing a half-worn cyan robe, the hem of which was stained with mud. It was obvious that he came to see Li Xu as soon as he came back.

Li Xu held his thin arm and instructed: "You should rest for a while when you come back this time, so don't break your body."

"My lord treats my subordinates well. It's my blessing. However, my subordinates are going to take people to Lingnan for a trip. The military reports back and forth are always not detailed enough. I don't know what's going on there."

"Lingnan..." Li Xu turned around, put his hands in his sleeves, and showed a sharp look on his brows, "No need to check, there are a bunch of messy things over there. The owner of Wudao Island bought weapons, and all those people were taken down, and they have been asked all over, and there is nothing to investigate."

Ye Changqing asked suspiciously: "What does the lord mean...not to fight anymore?"

Li Xu didn't give a clear answer, but asked instead: "Do you know why those criminals rebelled?"

"Why is this? They are either vicious people, or they were exiled by the court for wrongful convictions. They all hate the court, and they must take revenge whenever they have the opportunity."

"The person who made himself king this time is called Qian Zhanlin, have you heard of the Qian family?"

"I know, the previous generation of the Qian family had some friendship with my grandfather." Ye Changqing's black face was a little uncomfortable, and he said flatly: "Qian Zhanlin should be the only blood of the Qian family. My grandfather sent someone to look for him at first. I hope I can give him some help, but I heard that I can’t find it.”

"Qian Zhanlin grew up in Lingnan, he is familiar with the rules there, and has been living in a low-key manner. After he grew up, he became his own child, but just last winter, his wife was spotted by a county magistrate and After being insulted, he committed suicide, and the child was killed. Qian Zhanlin killed the county magistrate and hid him. As for the officials of the Sheriff's Mansion, as for the matter of becoming a king, in the eyes of this king, it is almost like nonsense."

"It's no wonder the court doesn't care at all. They know they can't make a fortune, but aren't they recruiting soldiers everywhere? They can't let it go, right?"

"It is true that Qian Zhanlin is vicious, but he is not extremely vicious. After killing the officials, he has nowhere to go, so he will be used by a group of ambitious guys to become some kind of king of Zhou. When he was young, he took care of two children Loyal servants are all knowledgeable and have taught him a lot of principles, maybe this person can still be saved."

"Where did the prince know this news?"

"A young man who led the team to Shelter Island was his acquaintance, and his mouth was not very reliable. Even Qian Zhanlin said it out several times a night."

"This..." Ye Changqing laughed awkwardly, "It's unfortunate to have such a brother."

"Lingnan is sparsely populated. The imperial court exiled criminals to Lingnan, but not many people can really live in Lingnan. The conditions there are harsh. Even if they arrive safely, they will not live for a few years. Most of the truly ambitious and capable people fled overseas. There are pirates, and many of the rest are still scholars, and they can't make a big wave, the premise is to kill those ambitious and incompetent guys."

"Then let's go, you give me a list." Ye Changqing volunteered.

Li Xu shook his head, "Let others do the killing. Although you are in charge of the dark chess now, I haven't forgotten that you are the captain of the Habayashi Army, and you are an upright soldier."

Ye Changqing was stunned for a moment, and then the corner of his mouth raised, "Are you complimenting me? It's just killing a few rebels, which is also the duty of a soldier, and it's not considered an insult to the character of your subordinates."

"After the things over there are a little more stable, you can take Qin Zuxin to run there to see what is suitable for planting there. The poorer the place, the cheaper the labor force. Let them stop wasting their energy on fighting and killing. Why not Working for this king to earn money, at least enough food and clothing."

There was applause coming from outside the door, Li Xu and Ye Changqing turned around to look, and saw Kou Xiao standing at the door in a military uniform with a smile on his face, he didn't know how long he had been listening.

Ye Changqing immediately turned cold, "Why didn't anyone report General Kou's arrival? Are the rules of the palace so loose?"

Liu Shu poked his head out from behind Kou Xiao, with a helpless look, "Vice General Ye, you are worrying too much, this is the order of the prince."

Li Xu and Kou Xiao are the closest people, so of course they don't shy away from each other, but Ye Changqing seldom stays by Li Xu's side, so he doesn't know the real relationship between the two, and thinks that Kou Xiao is taking advantage of his status and doesn't take King Shun seriously .

But remembering Jia Ping said that the relationship between the two is very good, maybe I really misunderstood.

He made a bow to Kou Xiao: "If you offend the general, look at Haihan."

Kou Xiao raised his leg and walked in, stood in front of Ye Changqing, rubbed his chin and thought for a while, and said: "I remember that you are the lieutenant general of the navy, so you are also a subordinate of this general? Why are you so wary of this general? "

Ye Changqing said with a sneer: "You are not familiar with the humble position, it will be fine when you get familiar with it."

"You're right. From tomorrow onwards, you can report to Kou's army. This general will discuss with you." If Kou's army was present, he would definitely understand what his general was planning, but Ye Changqing is indeed not familiar with Kou Xiao. , I don't know that his heart, liver and lungs are all black.

Kou Xiao saw that Ye Changqing reluctantly agreed to come down, he was at ease physically and mentally, he turned to Li Xu and said, "My lord wants to include Lingnan into the territory of Nanyue? The imperial court will not agree."

"I don't care if the territory is not the territory. Who cares about this, the most important thing is to get benefits."

"The prince is so sure that he can persuade the mob to surrender without a single soldier?"

"Try it and you'll know." Li Xu was originally prepared to fight, but the more news he got, the more he knew that this battle might not be fought.

"Who is the lord planning to send?" Kou Xiao straightened his helmet, puffed up his chest again, and was about to recommend himself.

"The candidate, I think Xiao Liu is quite suitable."

Liu Shu was originally standing at the door with his head down, but when he heard this, his legs gave way and he almost fell to his knees. He climbed in and said, "My lord, I just had a bug in my ear, and I have some auditory hallucinations."

"No auditory hallucinations, it's you, how about you take a trip?"

Liu Shu said with a mournful face, "My lord, don't make fun of your slaves. How can a slave do this? Those who can persuade the enemy to surrender with one mouth are the national scholars. Slaves...slaves...you are very stupid."

Li Xu touched his head, "Don't belittle yourself, if you are stupid, you won't be eloquent, and this king will give you a few more assistants. After completing this task, we will have more people in the future. Making money, you don’t know, it costs money like running water, it’s too difficult to feed the people in the fief.”

Liu Shu hugged Li Xu's arm and wiped away tears, "Slave... I understand, but I don't want to leave you. I don't know how long it will take."

"It's very close. If you go by boat, you can arrive there in two days. If things go well, you can come back before the Mid-Autumn Festival." Hearing that the schedule is not long, Liu Shu felt a little relieved, but he still felt that the matter was pending. Very, how could he persuade those heinous criminals to surrender?

Kou Xiao walked around Liu Shu, tsk tsk and said in a loud voice: "I really can't see that Director Liu is so capable, you are too humble to be around the prince all day, why don't you come to our army and be a military advisor?"

Liu Shu didn't know if his words were true or not, but he didn't want to change his master, "The general was joking, how could a slave take Jiang Junshi's job?"

"It's not considered a robbery. The position of military adviser is reserved for talented people. It's a waste of talent for General Manager Liu to be a steward in the palace."

Li Xu pushed him away with a slap, "Okay, don't come and poach my walls, otherwise tomorrow I will let Guo Fu and others come to the palace to be sweeping monks."

"The prince likes to take it away, none of those bastards can worry about it, how can Manager Liu be so capable."

Li Xu rolled his eyes and didn't want to pay attention to him, then turned to Ye Changqing and asked, "Have you seen Guanshi Jin in the capital?"

"I have seen."

"How is this person?"

"Very stable, very smart, and very resourceful." Ye Changqing gave a very high evaluation.

"What about character?"

Ye Changqing thought for a while and said pertinently: "Judging from his identity, this person should be able to bend and stretch. He may not be loyal to the prince."

Li Xu nodded, this view coincides with his, but if such a person is used well, it can create more benefits for him, so don't be sorry.

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At noon, Li Xu left Ye Changqing for dinner. The chefs in the palace are very skilled, and under Li Xu's training, their skills are getting better and better. Kou Xiao likes to come back to eat every day because of this.

Ye Changqing travels all over the world, it's not that he hasn't eaten delicious food, but most of the time it's just to fill his stomach, and it's really the most correct choice to come to the palace as soon as he comes back.

After he was full, Ye Changqing went to meet some old friends. The friends he brought back from Shelter Island all became ordinary people in Fujian Province. Very moisturizing.

Ye Changqing invited a few old friends to drink, and heard them talking about their daily life, with a satisfied smile on their faces, Ye Changqing was a little drunk, thinking that all this was due to King Shun, and felt more and more that his original decision was right. Yes, such a prince should sit on the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Lord, this is the blessing of the people all over the world.

While drunk, Ye Changqing asked dazedly: "The Shelter Island has been defeated, do you have any complaints against the prince?"

"Brother Ye, what do you mean by that?" The drunken people were scared away, worried that Ye Changqing might suspect that they were not sincere, and they said in unison: "Brother Ye, don't talk nonsense, we don't like Shelter Island at all. , you know, how many people want to come to South Vietnam to settle down is not enough, we still rely on your help to have this chance, now we live in peace and stability, and can make money by our own ability, wait a few days, we Also find a woman to marry and have children, and you will be content in this life, so don't talk nonsense."

"Yes, yes, it's brother, I'm drunk and talking nonsense, come on, let's have another drink..."

The next day, Ye Changqing woke up drunk, and his attendants came to remind him that he should go to the military camp to report today. Then Ye Changqing remembered that he promised General Kou yesterday, and he got up limply and stretched his waist, "Okay, then go and see The famous Kou family army!"

Ye Changqing's current residence is exactly the military building that Li Xu built for them. The ten buildings are connected together, and each courtyard is separated by a wall. If you want to visit your neighbors, you only need to climb on top of the wall.

He pointed to Jia Ping's house next door and asked, "Go and ask Vice General Jia when he will come back later."

"I have heard about it. Vice-General Jia seldom comes to Minzhou. He has always been in Zhangyi. He said that it is more suitable for military training."

Ye Changqing thought for a while, he and Jia Ping are the confidantes of King Shun, and belong to different camps with the Kou family army, even if the two families become a family, the real masters are still different, then Kou Xiao brought himself into the Kou family army's barracks, after all it was unintentional Still caring?

Li Xuchen also asked Kou Xiao this question when he got up, "Why did you bring my people into the barracks?"

"Digging the wall."

Of course Li Xu didn't believe his words. Thinking about the scene where the two met yesterday, he guessed his intentions, raised his eyebrows and said, "His body hasn't recovered, and he's been busy for a whole year. Don't bother him too much."

Kou Xiao leaned on him, hugged his waist and asked sorely: "Do you love him?"

"That's right, the good and handsome young people are now skinny monkeys, and this king feels sorry for Commander Lin."

"You're not his father, and you don't care whether he's black or white, fat or thin, and you've rewarded Lin Zhao enough. I heard that he is now deeply trusted by the emperor. He has just been married by the emperor, and his family is strong."

Li Xu turned around and pinched his face and tugged, "Why don't I give you a marriage and find you the eldest daughter of a big family, so that the general can also enjoy the beauty of a strong wife and family?"

Kou Xiao replied with great desire to survive: "No need, no matter how powerful you are, can you find someone more noble than you? I have a wife like this, this life is enough."

"Ah!"