Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

People may really pay attention to eye relationship. Li Xu and Kou Xiao didn't have much psychological fluctuations after seeing the two babies in the Salesian Bureau. It was different from his mood when he saw the little princess. .

Now that newborns are required to register with household registration, there are not many abandoned babies like this, especially male babies, so Li Xu asked the Salesian Bureau to find adoptive families for these two children after seeing them. They must be familiar and reliable, and Irregular visits may not guarantee anything, but it is not easy to achieve this step.

In fact, Kou Xiao didn't want to pick a random child to be Li Xu's son. Dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the blood of the royal family cannot be interrupted in their hands.

Li Xu didn't care about the royal blood. The founding emperors of many dynasties were all peasants. This doesn't mean that the royal blood is nobler than others. The heir only needs to be good enough.

But he didn't dare to say such a thing, which was contrary to the current worldview.

"There's no rush for the child, we can't have a baby before we get married, right?" Li Xu joked, and patted Kou Xiao's belly in a serious manner, "Be good, baby, come out when I need you."

Kou Xiao looked at him with a distorted expression, fearing that the prince had some unknown magic power that would really make him conceive a baby in his stomach, so for several nights, Kou Xiao had nightmares about giving birth to his own child. Moreover, this child was not a human being, but a little wolf boy who could only howl, and then he was treated as a monster and burned to death.

He told Li Xu what he had dreamed, and Li Xu was surprised for a while, he probably didn't expect his words to have such a big impact on Kou Xiao, or maybe he ignored the importance that people of this era place on children.

No matter how open-minded Kou Xiao is, he is a native of Dayan. The concept instilled in him since childhood is different from that of Li Xu. Subconsciously, he probably wants to continue his bloodline.

But the problem is that the two of them really can't have children, and Li Xu will never allow his lover to have children with other women, no matter how strong the reason is.

"The child's matter is just a plan, not necessary. Even if you want to have it, it's not your turn." Li Xu thought, the child's matter can actually be delayed first. He is not very old and has a daughter, and the son is just a bonus item.

Kou Xiao glanced at his belly, thinking about what it would look like if he and Li Xu could have their own child.

Li Xu didn't know what was going on in his mind, but the look in his eyes gave people goosebumps, "Stop! Don't think about it, let's talk about something happy."

Kou Xiao didn't sleep well for the past few days, and he was out of energy, so he leaned on Li Xu and asked, "What's so happy about it?"

"Tomorrow's New Year's Eve, what do you want to eat?"

Kou Xiao let out an "ah" and completely forgot about it. There are a lot of big events this year, and the New Year's Eve should really be lively.

"You decide what to eat, and I'll do what you want to play." Kou Xiao happily asked: "Do you want us to have the New Year's Eve banquet as a family or with civil and military officials?"

Li Xu also knows that this year is a lot of things, everyone has been busy for a whole year, and they have to give them the rewards and face they deserve, so they decided to live together, the courtyard of the palace is big enough, as long as it doesn't rain tomorrow, it can completely entertain officials of all sizes in the city .

"Let's get together, let's have fun. Guo Fu and the others are back, let them have a New Year's Eve dinner, and then have a holiday, and then hold a blind date party to solve personal problems for everyone. It's a celebration of the success of Lingnan's suppression of the rebellion."

Kou Xiao looked at him bitterly, and said: "Blind date banquets have always been held by female relatives, so why don't you take part in it? What is this, a blind date by order?"

Li Xu found it funny when he thought about it, and he didn't like being a matchmaker, so he asked Kou Xiao to recommend a family to do it.

Kou Xiao thought for a while, and replied: "Since we are going to cooperate with Xie's family, let's praise their family this time, and let other aristocratic families see this example, and we will definitely not lose money by cooperating with the prince."

Li Xu also agrees with this choice. In fact, there are quite a few families who have surrendered to him this year, especially those who sent their children to him. The ability should not be lost to the poor students, should be able to select a few available talents.

Ji Hanyu has done a good job in the affairs of the government, but he is still weak. The officials he befriends are also young and not high-ranking officials. If he can choose some assistants from aristocratic families, he can also use their family strength to make Ji Hanyu's team Be tougher.

Moreover, Li Xu had a new arrangement for Lei Ming. He mentioned several times that he would resign as the county guard and go to visit famous mountains and rivers. A well-known scholar and Confucianist, after Lei Ming went out, he could go to various places in the name of study tours to exchange experiences, gain fame, and bring glory to South Vietnam.

However, his knowledge is not top-notch, so Li Xu wants to form a senior literary consultant for him, select a group of young and talented students to go on the road with him, not only can give Lei Ming a strong reputation, solve problems, but also grow these young people. With such experience, he won't become a blind bookworm when he comes back in the future.

The New Year’s Eve came as scheduled, and the middle door of Shun Wang’s Mansion was opened at dawn, and a pair of brand new red lanterns were installed at the door, and freshly baked couplets were pasted on the door lintel. The inside and outside were cleaned spotlessly, With festive decorations, it is full of New Year flavor.

Li Xu chose to hold a banquet at noon, so that the family could have a small gathering in the evening without entertaining guests.

This day is very different for ordinary people. They live frugally throughout the year, and they are willing to spend a little on New Year's Eve. This year, because the garment factory in the palace produced new cloth, the cost is low, but the cloth is better than Gebu linen After spending several times, everyone took out their savings and pulled a few feet of cotton cloth like this to make new clothes for their families.

Early in the morning, some people brought slaughtered chickens, ducks, and fish to the palace as gifts. They probably learned the lesson from last year and knew that live chickens and ducks were too noisy, so this year everyone brought the slaughtered chickens and ducks. Serving ingredients such as eggs, vegetables, and mushrooms quickly filled the big kitchen.

Aunt Xu asked people to clean up the ingredients, and said happily, "Fortunately, Director Liu told me to buy less New Year's goods, otherwise these things should be wasted."

"Our lord has done so many things for the people. Every New Year's day, there are a lot of people who come to give gifts. Each person gives a little, and the sum is incredible."

"That is, the prince is so benevolent and kind, and he is dedicated to the sake of the people. Everyone should be grateful. How could we see such a lively scene in Minzhou City a few years ago."

"In the past, everyone was poor. Every time General Kou went to war, everyone gave away the food they had accumulated with great difficulty at home. There was nothing left throughout the year. The general did not accept gifts from the people, but only received things donated to the military camp."

Aunt Xu smiled and said with emotion: "Even if he accepts it, no one would dare to give it away?"

"Actually, the general is pretty good, and he doesn't lose his temper easily. He looks a bit fierce when he doesn't smile, but he is also very good to his servants. He never beat or scolded us, and I don't know how it was said to be like that before. "

Aunt Xu said softly: "You are young and don't understand. The general is too young. If he is not a bit majestic, how would those soldiers and officials be afraid of him? It may not be a bad thing to be rumored like that."

Aunt Xu has experienced a lot of things, and she has seen more than others, so she can see more clearly.

Before long, Liu Shu led a dozen cooks to help. Today's banquet will entertain hundreds of civil servants and generals. In addition to extra wealthy businessmen and gentry, there may be thousands of people. There must be enough food for this banquet.

Aunt Xu welcomed the invited cooks in politely. Although she was the chef of the palace, she was definitely not as good as a professional chef. It was the prince who took care of her and let her take care of the kitchen. Let's fight, but no one will take her lightly.

In this era, independent women are rare. Li Xu admires Aunt Xu's character very much. Although she may not have the ability to be the best chef, it is not difficult to cook meals for their family.

"I remember that the last time the palace banquets were held outside for the guests to use by themselves, why didn't we continue to use that method this time?" asked a chef from Fulai Restaurant.

Fulai Restaurant is now considered the property of the palace. The Lei family is the obvious owner, but Li Xu has helped the restaurant expand its business and opened chain stores, and it has become a cooperative relationship. [-]% of the restaurant's profit is his, so the owner of the restaurant The chef is also on call.

Of course, apart from this relationship, no one dared to refuse the prince's invitation.

"Because it's the New Year's Eve, the prince said that it's better to be more regular, so he didn't use the buffet, but it's also good. There are [-] dishes fixed for each table, and it's easier to prepare than the buffet."

These chefs are all accustomed to banquets, from appetizers to cold dishes and hot dishes, they can cook one by one with ease.

"Did the grocery store in the palace not produce new dishes recently?" Someone asked suddenly.

"It's been almost two years. No matter how capable people are, it's impossible to come up with new dishes every day. It's probably out of ideas, but there are enough of them in the past, enough for us to study for a lifetime."

Everyone agrees with this statement that cooking sometimes requires inspiration. After they get new recipes, they learn from one another and can often make new dishes. This is the reason why Fulai Restaurant is still standing.

Near noon, all the guests arrived. At this time, firecrackers were fired at the gate of the palace, fireworks were in full bloom, gongs and drums were thundering, and two lion dancers came to celebrate.

Li Xu took the little princess to watch the lion dance. This skill has become more and more unpopular in modern times, and it is not easy to see wonderful ones.

But the one who came to the palace to celebrate was obviously of a very high level, with smooth and difficult movements, and it was so vivid that it attracted a lot of applause from a group of children.

When the lion dance came to an end, some theater troupe sang outside the door. They didn't even set up a stage, but they performed Farewell My Concubine very vividly.

It was also at this time that Li Xu knew that there was also the play of Farewell My Concubine here. After asking the hearts of those around him, he realized that this was a historical figure.