Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

It took a lot of effort for Li Xu to make the little princess forget about marrying Kou Xiao, and said euphemistically that Uncle Kou belongs to the king and cannot marry the little princess.

The little princess was depressed all day because of this, and she didn't smile until Liu Shu came back.

Liu Shu entered the palace quietly through the back door after dark, accompanied by Li Maosheng, three other Kou family soldiers, and a burly man.

Liu Shu brought the strong man to Li Xu's outer study, ordered the four Kou's soldiers to guard the door, and followed him in.

Li Xu originally wanted to have a cordial hug ceremony, but he gave up when he saw outsiders, but he still asked Liu Shu first: "Is the journey going smoothly? Didn't you get hurt?"

Liu Shu saluted, and rolled up his sleeves to show him, "Things are going well, but those untouchables are too rough. You see, the slave's arms are bruised several times, and they were all beaten. If it wasn't for Li Maosheng's protection, The servants are dead and returned."

Liu Shu's skin was fair and tender, and the scars were particularly obvious. Li Xu already knew who the person he brought was, so he immediately slapped him and asked, "Did he hurt you?"

"That's not true, Mr. Qian is a good man." Liu Shu asked Qian Zhanlin, who was standing by the side, to come over and salute, "Mr. Qian, this is Prince Shun. You can talk to the prince about your previous ideas."

Although Qian Zhanlin had studied, he really couldn't bear the title of "Mr.", his face was a little shy, and he could see that he was a very honest man, he knelt down to Li Xu in a polite manner, and said: "Lord Shun Ankang, grassroots Qian Zhanlin, from Lingnan."

"I've heard of you for a long time, get up." Seeing Liu Shu winking at him, Li Xu said to Qian Zhanlin, "It's getting late, we'll talk about the details tomorrow, Mr. Qian, go rest, come here." Wu After entering, Li Xu asked him to take Qian Zhanlin to settle down.

Although Qian Zhanlin was impatient, he also knew that the matter in Lingnan could not be clarified in a short while, so he followed Wu Jin out.

When Liu Shu was left alone, Li Xu asked someone to bring some food to Liu Shu, and asked Liu Shu to talk while eating.

Liu Shu really missed the skill of the cook at home. He ate half a bowl of boiled noodles before raising his head and saying, "My lord, Qian Zhanlin is available."

"Tell me first, what happened to you this trip?"

"The servant, Vice-General Ye and others arrived at Lingnan on the second night, and disembarked at a secluded small pier. It happened that a guide knew that there was a village nearby, so we went to that village to rest overnight. Unexpectedly, when we woke up, , We were surrounded by the villagers. At first we thought that the guide had played tricks and designed to frame us. As a result, the villagers thought that they had joined the bandit army, so they acted preemptively to protect themselves.

I heard from them that the bandit army did a lot of evil in Lingnan. They forcibly recruited young people into the army, but also forcibly robbed the people of food and money. After Master Qingtian was murdered, the common people were heartbroken and refused to join the bandit army even to the death.Therefore, many villages united together to resist the bandit army. Once they found that there was a bandit army entering the village, they would act first. It is said that they were going to use drugs to stun me before attacking, but we did not eat theirs The food did not drink their water, so they were not recruited.

In the end, it was the accompanying Kou Jiajun who revealed their identities, gained the trust of the people, and got a lot of new news. In the hands of the left and right guardians, the two also planned to let Qian Zhanlin lead troops to attack South Vietnam, and after he died in battle, they organized the rebel army to go north in the name of revenge for him, so that they could get rid of Qian Zhanlin in a legitimate way.

But they didn't expect that Qian Zhanlin had been trying to get rid of them all the time. His sworn brother was tricked into going to sea and never went back. He thought that the other party had died at sea, so he put all his eggs in one basket. A county magistrate was going to gather thousands of people to fight against this bandit army, but the people in the government didn't fully trust him, and there was no movement for a long time.

We secretly contacted Qian Zhanlin, with his sworn brother as an introducer, Qian Zhanlin quickly accepted us, and then we pretended to be villagers and lived nearby.The slave came out to make friends with the officials of the government. With your seal, those officials wept with joy. They thought that the imperial court didn't care about their lives. The slave... the slave didn't tell them the imperial court's will, for fear that they would be disappointed, my lord You won't blame the slaves, will you? "

Only then did Li Xu say out loud, "There's nothing to blame for this. You did a good job. What happened after that? The two sides started fighting?"

"Yes." Liu Shu sighed: "I don't know who leaked the news. The bandit army gathered nearly ten thousand people and rushed into the village where we lived temporarily. They wanted to drive us all to death. Fortunately, Vice General Ye got the news in advance. Instead, they set up traps and waited for them to jump. Except for about 1000 bandit soldiers who really wanted to oppose the imperial court, the rest were forcibly conscripted into the army, and some even had enemies with the bandit army. one strike.

The matter ended very smoothly, the people who were forced to return to their original places, and the criminals were taken back into custody, but the servants told the county magistrates in your name that since they dared to rebel, they must be beheaded. Therefore, it is enough to go directly to the prison and wait for the release, and there is no need to release it.

The slave could have come back two days earlier, but Vice General Ye said that he would take people around to get you business, so he delayed his return to the city for two days. Qian Zhanlin came to the door before I was waiting to leave. I need to talk to you personally about important matters, but the servant felt that he did not seem to be lying, so he brought him back. "

"You didn't let him speak directly, why?"

"The servant thinks, after all, he is a fugitive and committed a big mistake. If the court finds out that he is with you, he must be held accountable. If you don't want to talk to him, the servant will send him away tomorrow."

Li Xu joked, "Then why did you bring people back?"

"This..." Liu Shu put down his chopsticks, poured a cup of tea for Li Xu himself, and said with a sneer, "Your servant knows that you cherish talents, so he brought them back to you to hold them in your hands. As for how to decide, you have the final say .”

Li Xu didn't embarrass him anymore, and said: "I will make a decision after we meet and talk tomorrow. Whether he stays or goes depends on his value. As for the imperial court, this king will report his death. Let him live out the rest of his life in a different way."

Fortunately, the household registration system of this era has too many loopholes, and there is no face recognition, otherwise he would not dare to report fake deaths one after another, feeling like he is about to become a professional black householder.

Liu Shu was exhausted after working outside for more than half a month, so he went back to his room to rest after talking about it. He didn't know what Wu Jin was thinking, but actually arranged Qian Zhanlin in his small building.

Speaking of which, it was the first time for outsiders to live in his small building. With his and He Zun's status, they had their own small building in the palace, and each of them was assigned a maid and a servant, but these people did not live in it. Do not live in their building.

In the guest room on the first floor, Qian Zhanlin looked around curiously. Ever since he entered the palace, he felt that he had entered another world, and there were strange things everywhere. Even this guest room was unbelievably clean and tidy. It's like a place where servants live.

After Liu Shu came back, he went to see Qian Zhanlin first, and saw that he had changed into a brand new cotton robe, his hair was loose, and he was wearing a pair of new clogs, walking around the room.

"Mr. Qian, why haven't you gone to bed yet?" Liu Shu went in and prepared a cup of warm water for him by the bed, then pointed to the rope on the wall and said, "If you need it at night, you can ring this bell, and someone will come to attend to you." .”

Although Qian Zhanlin had two loyal servants to take care of him since he was a child, he didn’t suffer too much, but the conditions in Lingnan are limited, and he is a criminal, so he must not enjoy too good things, and the loyal servant is old. He's grown up, and he died after he married his wife.

"You're joking, Qian's identity is already too high to be able to live in the palace, so there is no need for someone to wait on him."

Liu Shu naturally wanted to be courteous, "The visitor is a guest, it's too outrageous for you to say so, but if you are embarrassed to call someone else, you can tell me."

Qian Zhanlin was taken aback. He didn't know until he came to South Vietnam that the young man who led Kou's army to sneak into Lingnan was actually just a little eunuch next to the prince. Such a talented person, if he can serve the prince, this life will be worth it.

Qian Zhanlin didn't know that Liu Shu was not an ordinary eunuch, but a special assistant who had grown up with Li Xu and had been trained. What he could do was not something that any slave could do.

"I have been taken care of by Director Liu in many ways. Qian is very grateful. You should go to rest early, and Qian will not bother you tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll live upstairs from you. If you have something to say, it's okay. This house was built according to the prince's idea. Only Nanyue can see it. Does Mr. Qian think it's a novelty?"

Qian Zhanlin smiled embarrassedly, "Yeah, Qian is too ignorant. He hasn't closed his eyes since he entered the palace. Manager Wu has taught Qian how to use many things in this house. It's really novel and unique, the prince is really a strange person."

After Liu Shu talked to him a few words, he went upstairs, soaked in a fragrant hot bath, changed into pure white silk pajamas, fell on the soft bed, and enjoyed the comfort of returning home.He thought that there was another very important reason for his reluctance to leave the prince: living with the prince was so blissful, no matter how high the position and money were given to him, it was not as important as this kind of happiness.

Liu Shu slept very peacefully that night, but Qian Zhanlin downstairs didn't close his eyes all night. In the middle of the night, the lamp oil in the house burned out. The bed was too soft, the quilt was too warm, and everything around him was so strange that he didn't feel sleepy at all. He wished that when he opened his eyes, it would be dawn and he could see the palace more clearly.