Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu was still about to say something, when someone knocked on the carriage, and Kou Xiao's impatient voice came in: "I'm out of the city, how long will my lord stay in the carriage?"

Li Xu's face was hot, and he looked at Qiao An as if, "Hey, then the king is going out to ride a horse. You should make a plan carefully. The time is urgent, so you can't delay."

"Here."

When Li Xu got out of the carriage, he saw Kou Xiao riding a horse and following beside the carriage, he came out and stretched out his hand and pulled him onto the horse's back to sit together, in an indescribably ambiguous posture.

Everyone hurriedly looked away, thinking: The relationship between these two is too good, not to mention eating and living together, they even ride together.

Kou Xiao did it on purpose, he saw Li Xu's attitude towards Qiao An all the way, the two talked longer than him, even though he knew what they were talking about was serious, but Kou Xiao was still very unhappy.

He Zun led Li Xu's horse over, respectfully invited King Shun off General Kou's horse, passed a step to King Shun, and got a grateful look from King Shun.

After arriving in Xiangcheng, Li Xu followed Qiao An to live in the Sheriff's Mansion, but it was robbed and it was in a mess everywhere, except for a roof to keep out the wind and rain, it looked dilapidated.

"What a crime!" Qian Lin closed his eyes and couldn't bear to look any further. He led people into the Sheriff's Mansion, killed them and then left. I don't know how many people came here later and how many things were stolen.

He knelt down and apologized to Qiao An: "Because of the impulsiveness of the criminals, Lingnan was in chaos and suffered heavy losses. The crime is unforgivable."

Qiao An already knew the ins and outs of the matter, and knew that he was now the person King Shun wanted to use, so naturally he would not punish him, but he was still a little unhappy, so he asked Li Xu for a favor: "My lord, since Mr. Qian grew up in Lingnan , I am very familiar with this, can I lend it to the lower official for a few days and ask him to help with something?"

Li Xu knew his intention and nodded: "As long as this king has not left Lingnan, you can take him away."

Afterwards, Li Xu didn't intervene too much. Qiao An is still young, and he must be under pressure to grow up. This time is a very good opportunity, and he also has his own things to do.

The location of the shipyard was quickly decided. It is on the seashore 150 miles away from Xiangcheng. There are beautiful beaches, a charming harbor, and it is extremely warm in the cold winter months. If it is not for the mission, Li Xu would like to live here For a while, enjoy sunbathing.

Li Xu came by land this time, and another group of people came by water, not only brought a whole boat of people, but also a whole ten boxes of gold.

Part of the gold was used as the start-up capital of the shipyard, and part of it was given to Joan to buy people's hearts and settle the victims.

Relief in Lingnan does not cost a lot of money. The population here is sparse, the land area is large, there are many wild vegetables and game, and there are abundant seafood. It is not so easy to starve to death.

But Qiao An urgently needs to recruit a group of officials and a group of soldiers, which will cost money.

After spending five days and nights in Lingnan, Li Xu can clearly feel the changes when walking on the street. First of all, there are yamen servants who come out to patrol to maintain order. Anyone who wanders around the street with nothing to do will be arrested after a warning fails. The government did not arrest them and imprison them, but sent them outside the city to open up wasteland and farm land. Although the winter in Lingnan was not the best time for planting, it was not that there was nothing to grow, so there was a scene of sizzling outside the city.

A lot of shops are gradually opening up. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. No matter how hard the people are, they want to have a good New Year. There are obviously more shoppers. Li Xu randomly found an empty shop and displayed the things he bought along the way. Sell ​​like a real trader.

On the sixth day, the Xie family's boat arrived, and the head of the Xie family personally brought the eldest son and the steward to join Li Xu, and Li Xu also sent invitations to two Lingnan merchants who were engaged in pearl business a few days ago. The pearl factory was set up.

Strong dragons do not overwhelm local snakes, and the big merchants who can gain a firm foothold in Lingnan are basically backed by big aristocratic families. During the riots, these aristocratic families took people away immediately, and those who failed to escape basically became the targets of the rioters. After this reshuffle, the division of forces in Lingnan will also have a new situation.

Li Xu wants to cultivate a new force before the new situation stabilizes, and take a share in Lingnan, and the person he selected is Qian Lin's sworn brother. This brother who won the grand prize is still happy to find him. From extreme sadness to extreme joy, this brother has experienced the most ups and downs in his life.

The pearl breeding plan proposed by Li Xu is very attractive. If it can be successfully cultivated, it will be like finding a mountain of gold and silver. Even if the cultivated pearls are not as good as pure natural ones, they are still pearls.

Li Xu gave the two pearl merchants a gift, two boxes of jewels inlaid with pearls, gorgeous and exquisite, a style that can make people's hearts flutter at a glance, and successfully got the eyes of the two pearl merchants.

Mr. Xie knew that in Lingnan he could not monopolize the pearl business without the local tyrants, but the future is long, and he has his back to Shun Wangfu, and he knows the ambition of this prince. Given time, the sea area in Lingnan must belong to his Xie family.

Outsiders say that the prince is kind-hearted. In fact, from the perspective of a businessman, King Shun is an extremely domineering person. Once his factory and shop are opened, he must quickly occupy the market with an extremely powerful posture. Outsiders only see how many things the Prince Shun's Mansion produces. There are so many novelties, have you ever thought that those businessmen who were defeated by the Shun Palace might have gone bankrupt?

Master Xie thought calmly: The Xie family must always hold King Shun's thigh tightly. One day they make trouble again, maybe the Xie family will be the next one to exterminate the family.

The old man of the Zhong family is also very smart, since he pretended to be sick, he has been pretending to the end and never showed his face, letting the juniors surrender to King Shun, how can he still have the momentum to kill the Buddha when he met the Buddha?I guess he is hiding under the covers and crying right now?

Mr. Xie showed a smile on his face, and when he turned his head to see his son-in-law obsequiously pouring tea and water for King Shun, he couldn't laugh anymore, but he forgot that his good son-in-law is also a white-eyed wolf. Wang asked to bring him here, and he couldn't refuse, but in the future, he must let this guy go, otherwise he won't know if he will be used as a stepping stone someday.

Li Xu had checked the relationship between Xie and Feng's two families. Although they were relatives, Feng's family flattered Xie's family in the early years, but Feng Shaotang was ambitious and cunning, and he was a bit ungrateful, so Li Xu brought him to compete with Xie's family. , no matter who wins, it is beneficial to him.

Moreover, there are conflicts between the two, and mutual supervision and mutual checks and balances are the best situation.

After the agreement was reached, Li Xu was no longer in charge of the pearl factory. He could only provide ideas, and the rest of the matters were out of his control.

After staying in Lingnan for ten days, a Kou family army of 2 people crossed the border and stationed at the border of Lingnan, under the banner of suppressing riots, preparing to complete the errands assigned by the court.

The Kou family army came in mighty force, making the people who were still harboring treacherous intentions completely settled down. Qiao An also successfully elected the alternate officials, and the decrees were issued one after another. Lingnan quickly restored calm, and there were no more idle people on the streets young man.

"Come and try it. This is a local snack in Lingnan. It tastes a bit sweet. You must like it." Li Xu picked up a piece of local pastry for Kou Xiao.

They are currently sitting in a restaurant in Xiangcheng. After a while, [-] Kou's troops will enter the city from outside the city and go to the county guard's mansion to obtain Qiao An's handwriting. gone back.

"Would the counter-insurgency period be too short? Would the court think the 10 taels of silver was too much?" Kou Xiao asked jokingly.

"It's just a few thousand rioters. It's not that difficult. Do you still want to keep them in Lingnan for the New Year?" Li Xu heard the commotion outside, opened the window and looked out, and saw twenty thousand Kou's troops dressed neatly and majesticly When they entered the city, they walked in unison, held their heads high, and shocked the local people as soon as they showed up.

Li Xu heard someone from the next door say with emotion: "This is the Kou family army that makes the pirates fearful. They are so heroic! If there is such a strong army in Lingnan, why are you afraid of those criminals?"

"You are stupid. Most of the pirates are criminals who fled to the sea and gathered. They are just a group of mobs. How can they defeat the regular army? I heard that the strongest group of thieves on the sea has been wiped out by the Kou family army. Fleeing to the sea may not be successful."

"I hope they all go to sea to fend for themselves. Staying in Lingnan is also a disaster for the people. I really don't know what the court thinks. Why exile them to Lingnan? It's better to send them all to the northwest to fight the Xiongnu."

"Who told us that this is a barren land, specially for garbage collection."

"However, I heard that the new county governor has promulgated a new decree. From now on, all criminals exiled to Lingnan will be sent to serve hard labor, and their labor income will be used to pay for their punishment. After a few years of good work, they may return to freedom. "

"This is too much preferential treatment for them. They are all villains. Don't they want to continue to do evil after they regain their freedom?"

"Not necessarily. I heard that many of them were implicated by their family members. The real villains must not be let go."

"Wicked people don't write 'evil' on their faces."

Li Xu listened to these words, and couldn't help but think that no decree could be perfect, and their worries might not be unreasonable.

But these are all issues to be considered in the future. The Lingnan government urgently needs a policy to appease the criminals. Their rebellious hearts cannot be stopped by killing them, and they can only be lured by them.

Kou Xiao had a full stomach, and the Kou family army on the street hadn't completely passed by. He threw a fruit over and hit a general riding a horse. My general and prince sat in the restaurant and watched them.

He almost fell off his horse, and was thinking about whether to pay a visit, when General Kou shook his head, and then stuffed food into his mouth, like a dude who flirted with a good woman and then refused to admit it.

Li Xu looked at the other party and smiled, "Vice General Guo seems to have become handsome again, why hasn't he married a wife yet?"

Kou Xiao never cared about the marital problems of his subordinates, he didn't solve his own problems, "How handsome is this kid? He doesn't like people who belong to the right family, so he just expects to marry a princess and go home to shine on his family."

Li Xu glared at him, "My little princess won't find a man ten years older than her."

Kou Xiao hurriedly explained: "I didn't mention our little princess, how can an ordinary man be worthy of our little princess, Guo Fu don't even think about it."

Li Xu suddenly discovered that his daughter may have been missed by countless men. The little princess will be eight years old after the Chinese New Year, and she will be able to say goodbye in a few years. Men don't care about waiting for these years. As you can imagine, waiting for the little princess Princess Jiji, the threshold of the Prince Shun Mansion is about to be trampled down by the matchmaker again.

Li Xuyi said eloquently: "The population of South Vietnam is not enough. It's time for these young people of marriageable age to marry wives and have children. After a few years, this king will hold a spring banquet and invite unmarried men and women to go on a blind date. right."

Kou Xiao couldn't understand that such a big man still worried about such things, he pointed to himself and asked, "Will the general be included in the invitation?" As for the most outstanding unmarried man in South Vietnam, he is definitely none other than him.

"My lord, the general feels that you are cheating yourself." Kou Xiao carefully reminded.

But Li Xu didn't think, "You can come and go for a formality, anyway, no one would dare to snatch you as a son-in-law, but you can bring the married woman from the Kou family, and it is also feasible to recruit a few more son-in-laws."

Kou Xiao thought this proposal was good, and he proposed it to the old man when he was about to go home. He could predict how angry the old man would be, but I heard that his sixth younger sister was pregnant. up.

He looked at Li Xu with a headache, he had descendants of the Kou family, but what about the descendants of King Shun?This is the headache.

The most important thing is that the old man of the emperor will give King Shun a marriage in a flash of his brain, and send a woman to compete with him for a man.

Li Xu poked his brow and asked, "What are you thinking? The wrinkles on your forehead can kill flies."

"Worried about the issue of the prince's heirs, you can't inherit the throne without a son, right?"

Li Xu leaned in front of him, stared at him with a smile in his eyes for a long time, and then said something that made Kou Xiao immediately ascend to immortality: "Then General Kou gave birth to this king!"

Kou Xiao knew for the first time that in terms of thick skin, he was actually inferior to Li Xu. Hearing what he said, his face was so hot that he could catch fire.

"Birth?" Li Xu continued to tease.

As soon as Kou Xiao grasped Li Xu's hand, he replied in a hoarse and low voice: "My lord, you want to be punished by me on the spot, why don't you try to see if you can give birth first, your own birth is worse than the one from the belly, right? ?”

Li Xu pulled out his hand and gave a thumbs up: "You won, and this topic ends here." He continued: "I have so many brothers, why am I afraid that I won't find an heir? And I have a daughter, Let her be an empress in the future... Forget it, it's too hard, so don't make things difficult for her."

Kou Xiao propped his chin and thought for a while, but he thought there was a better proposal: "Shu'er will be able to get married in a few years. You are still young, so your grandson is also possible?"

Li Xu couldn't accept being a grandfather when he was in his twenties, and it was not safe for a girl to have a child at a young age, and the quality of the child might not pass the test, but Kou Xiao's proposal was really good, a grandson must be closer than a nephew, and that For one thing, after he died, the little princess would not be afraid of being bullied.

The two talked for a while, and the commotion outside finally calmed down. They also got up and left the restaurant. At the door, they met a few young people next door. They were dressed in blue shirts and looked like poor students. The appearances of Li Xu and Kou Xiao are too outstanding, they couldn't help but look at them a few more times, thinking: When did Lingnan come to have such an outstanding person?