Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu asked the two of them to go back and make preparations. They had to travel far away from home, not only to find someone to make friends with, but also to arrange the affairs of the family. The two of them were the masters of the house, so things must not be one or two.

When the two of them left, Li Xu walked up to Kou Xiao, put his hands on his chest and asked him: "This king stole your military advisor, do you really mind?"

Kou Xiao pulled him over and let him sit on his lap, but this posture was actually not comfortable, the two were about the same height, and Li Xu was not petite, so this posture was not harmonious.

Kou Xiao put his arms around his waist, and put his face on his chest, "The prince asked this question, you have already spoken, and Jiang Qiuming himself agreed, can I still object?"

Li Xu explained: "I came up with this on the spur of the moment. I didn't expect that nearly a thousand officials at the scene would actually draw Jiang Qiuming. At first I was still thinking, what should I do if Ji Hanyu is drawn? The first and second leaders of the Sheriff's Office resigned together, it seems that we can't fight unprepared battles in the future."

Kou Xiao leaned in front of him, bit his lip and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness has stolen my brains, what will you give me as compensation?"

Li Xu bowed his head and kissed him. Both of them had the smell of wine in their mouths, which made people intoxicated. Kou Xiao was still rational and asked repeatedly: "How can the prince compensate me? Let's talk first." , don't rely on it."

Li Xu pushed him away, snorted coldly, straightened his clothes with his head down, and said, "I'll pay you alone, who do you want?"

Kou Xiao poked his waist and said with a smile: "I don't want anyone but you, but the prince is already mine, this deal is not worth it, change it."

Li Xu rolled his eyes at him, went to the bookshelf beside him, took a box out, and put it in Kou Xiao's hands, "It was originally a New Year's gift for you, since you want to make an apology, this is fine."

Kou Xiao muttered: "That's still my loss." But he couldn't wait to open the box in his hand. Inside was a necklace made of unknown material. There were two necklaces. The acquaintance was slightly different, he subconsciously knew that the two necklaces were a pair, and it should be him and Li Xu.

Kou Xiao has seen many people wear necklaces made of animal bones, but those are generally the beliefs of people who live in the mountains. Kou Xiao himself does not like these rough things, and some children of the family love exquisite jewelry. Kou Xiao Xiao despises girls and doesn't like wearing them.

The two necklaces in front of me are very delicate, which fit Kou Xiao's aesthetics. Most importantly, they are really special. The material is neither jade nor bronze and iron. He asked curiously: "What are these made of?" of?"

Li Xu picked up one of them and gave it to Kou Xiao. He stroked the lock-shaped pendant and gently tapped Kou Xiao's chest, "This is platinum, found in a gold mine, a very small piece , you can only make these two necklaces, the meaning of this lock and key, you can think for yourself."

Kou Xiao hugged him again, a burst of enthusiasm burst out, he eagerly put another necklace on for Li Xu, but the button was a style he was not familiar with, he couldn't make it right no matter what, and he didn't dare to put it on. Too much force, afraid of breaking the thin chain.

Li Xu laughed softly, and then taught him how to wear it with his own hands. Originally, he wanted to make a pair of rings, but he thought that such a sacred thing as a ring should be worn when he gets married. Now let's make a necklace. The clothes at that time were very conservative, and no one noticed that they were wearing them.

Kou Xiao finally helped Li Xu put on the necklace, lifted the small key pendant and kissed gently, "This is the best gift I have received in my life." He could feel Li Xu's love from this pair of necklaces. Xu's strong love is more precious than anything else, and it is also what can move Kou Xiao the most.

Li Xu covered his mouth and reminded: "Don't stand up too early... um, don't talk too early, you don't know what the future gift will be." He was sure that if Kou Xiao knew the meaning of the ring, he would definitely Even more touching.

Kou Xiao was a little sad, "I didn't even prepare a gift for you."

Li Xu pointed to the bookshelf and said, "Stop messing around, the things you gave me are almost too big to fit. What is this called a gift?"

"That's different. Those are all worthless little things."

"This thing is valuable. There is only one pair in the world, but gifts cannot be measured by value. What you gave me is also from your heart. I like it very much."

Kou Xiao thinks that Li Xu must have drunk too much today, why is there nowhere to express his heartfelt emotions, one after another.

Kou Xiao sat on the desk with Li Xu in his arms, lowered his head and gnawed him again, "My lord is sweet from head to toe today, and his mouth is sweet."

"Then do you like it?"

"I like it so much that I want to die."

Li Xu got bored with him for a while, and then pushed him away. On New Year's Eve, they still have work to do, so it's impossible to stay in the study all the time.

Li Xu took out a list from the drawer and handed it to Kou Xiao, "Look at these people, you are more familiar with the younger generation in Nanyue."

Kou Xiao took it and asked, "Is that the student you chose to accompany?"

"Ah."

Kou Xiao read it carefully, and went through the family backgrounds of more than a dozen people in his mind, "Oh, you have wiped out all the Nanyue aristocratic families, there is no shortage of any family, and all of them are the most talented of these families. The younger generation, can they agree?"

"Why don't you agree? This king is investing money and people to train talents for them. What's the use of staying at home and studying, or go out for a walk, learn more and do more things, and increase life experience. It's too late for them to be happy."

"They should really be happy to be able to get into King Shun's eyes, but with so many powerful children gathered in this team, safety really has to be taken seriously. The prince wants to pick a hundred Kou family troops to accompany him, do you want to pick from veterans? "

Seeing his heartbroken expression, Li Xu deliberately lied to him and said, "Yes, veterans are more calm and experienced, and you also said that their status is precious and should not be lost."

Kou Xiao curled his lips and muttered: "The old soldier is also a treasure. You stole my military adviser and my treasure, which is a bit overbearing."

Li Xu really wanted to take back the necklace he gave away. The previous emotion was in vain. He sighed and said, "I'm lying to you, just choose a hundred recruits, and the team leader can just find someone with strong martial arts skills. There are military advisers and that group of scholars here. , There is no shortage of think tanks, so there is no need to worry too much."

Kou Xiao then recommended Li Maosheng, "In terms of martial arts, there are very few people in the army who are his opponents, so I just went out to practice with him. This kid is brave but not resourceful. Let him get in touch with scholars more, hoping to learn some cultural knowledge by ear, so as not to Go out and disgrace yourself."

Speaking of this, Li Xu remembered that Li Maosheng's contract of sale was still in his hands. He called Liu Shu and asked him to find out the contract of sale and prepare to return it to Li Maosheng. It's not good to have the name of a servant of the palace.

Kou Xiao felt that this status was quite good, "He wants to lead the army out, and there is a constraint with this relationship. He is young, and he doesn't think about his future for the time being. It's better to be tied in his hand to be safer."

Li Xu knew his concerns, but he didn't feel that the contract of selling one's body was binding on people's hearts, and those who would betray him would always betray regardless of their status.

This kid Li Maosheng is quite loyal, unless there is a major change, he will not betray him, Li Xu has this confidence.

"By the way, someone sent a pair of brothers and sisters of different races to the military camp a while ago, saying they were spies, but they said that they were originally slaves of Prince Shun's mansion. I asked someone to check and found that they were indeed related to the prince, and the prince personally ordered them The government sends people to labor reform, does the prince know them?"

"Is it Ge Jiu? He used to be a servant of the palace, but now he has nothing to do with the palace. Why were they sent to the barracks?"

"Before the city was investigating spies, they were reported, and the cause of the incident was also found out. Ge Jiu worked as a porter at the dock after his hard labor. His younger sister was only doing some starching and laundry work. Recently, he The younger sister was taken by a small landlord and wanted to snatch her back home as a concubine, but Ge Jiu naturally refused, so a conflict arose. The small landlord reported him because of this, probably thinking that he would kill his brother , he can marry his sister back home."

Li Xu frowned, "This person didn't know that Ge Jiu had something to do with Prince Shun's residence?"

"Ge Jiu should have said it too, but who would believe it? If he is really related to the palace, how could he be reduced to working as a coolie at the dock?"

"But his sister hasn't reached Ji, she's still a little girl, and that little landlord is such a beast!"

Kou Xiao had met the Ge Jiu brothers and sisters before, and explained, "The alien is tall and fast-growing, even though she is still a little girl, she is already very beautiful. If it takes a few years, maybe even his brother can't protect her." .”

Li Xu raised his eyebrows, leaned in front of Kou Xiao and asked, "Very beautiful?"

Kou Xiao immediately replied sincerely: "Pretty is pretty, but I definitely don't like it, and I'm not used to people from other races being beautiful, I still like Wang Ye better."

Li Xu finished teasing him and got back to business. He told Kou Xiao what happened after he bought Ge Jiu and asked him to investigate by himself. If he wants to go through the government, if he really dares to rob the women, the law will tell him how to be a man again.

After hearing the behavior of the siblings, Kou Xiao was very angry, "The prince is so kind. You bought them at a critical moment and saved his sister's life. Not only did he not repay, but he even defected at a critical moment. If the fugitive slaves are still doing anything, they should be beaten to death with sticks!"

It was the first time that Kou Xiao knew that such a near-death disaster happened on the way Li Xu went south, and he felt very distressed, and he was even more displeased with the Ge Jiu brothers and sisters.

"That's nothing, Ge Jiuzhong's family affection, I can understand his choice, but we don't have the fate of master and servant. As long as he is an ordinary person honestly, I will not make things difficult for him."

Kou Xiao thought in his heart: Such a person should be locked up for a few more days, it's an eyesore.

"You go home and have a reunion dinner before you come back, we'll wait for you." Li Xu knew the significance of the New Year's Eve dinner to a family, the Kou Mansion is also a traditional family, and they definitely hoped that their children and grandchildren would be reunited.

Kou Xiao had a bad quarrel with the old man before, so he didn't really want to go back, but the old man must be dizzy if he doesn't show up on such a day, and he also wants to continue talking about the last time, the matter between him and Li Xu is also considered After passing the Ming Road, if Li Xu's plan can be carried out smoothly, he needs the cooperation of his family.