Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Qiao An wrote a letter, saying that Lingnan has basically stabilized and many people died, but the most difficult time has finally passed." After reading Qiao An's letter, Li Xu immediately burned it. On the surface, Qiao An still They are members of the Zhao family faction, there will only be rifts between them.

Kou Xiao had a constipated look on his face, and he couldn't get over the rumors for many days. It's fine to say that he had an affair with King Shun. If a child of the family blood is born, let his sister give birth to a ghost, can a ghost give birth to a child?

Seeing that, Li Xu laughed so unkindly, "Are you still angry? What's the matter? Rumors just rely on one mouth. They have such big brains, so naturally they can think of everything, and isn't it good? Worried about the origin of the child."

"Don't, everyone looks at me with sympathy when I go out recently. This general still needs their sympathy?"

"Yes, yes, you are the king's heart, so it's not your turn to sympathize with others. Then, General Kou, have you not gone out for several days? Kou's army is gone?"

When mentioning this matter, Kou Xiao straightened his expression, turned his head and said: "The general has drawn up a notice to recruit the guards of the palace, and the recruiting will start around next month. The number of people written in the notice is 1, but according to me In my opinion, you can gather [-] people, which is not too much in your capacity."

Li Xu was not worried about being impeached due to the large number of people, but that South Vietnam had recruited more troops in the past two years, and the team was expanding rapidly, so he was afraid that he would not find so many people.

Although he said that the guards don't need too elite talents, they can't just come and recruit everyone. South Vietnam has a population of more than one million, which sounds like a lot, but it is still stretched to allocate one-tenth of the population to be sergeants.

"It's better to recruit 5000 people first. There is nothing to do in the palace on weekdays. The [-] people will be thrown into the barracks for drills. They will be used in the future. South Vietnam is still relatively peaceful now, and the king doesn't have many political enemies. There is no need to shout and hug. go out."

Kou Xiao is not worried about his safety, if a large number of assassins sneak into the city of Minzhou, the Kou family army and the county guard's mansion can both kill themselves, and it will be a burden if there are too many people going out.

"However, we still have to guard against the Ning family's revenge. You should bring [-] more guards with you when you go out recently."

Li Xu nodded. He had always taken this point to heart. He asked Mrs. Xie about Madam Ning's temperament, and after learning that she was a character who would rather bend than bend, he knew that this matter could not be so kind. Fortunately, he is not alone in Beijing. There are no people, and it is more than enough to guard the Ning family.

"According to me, weeds need to be eradicated. Now that the Ning family has become an enemy, they may retaliate at any time. It is better to strike first."

"Lord Ning is indeed a good official, and he has won the emperor's trust. It is nothing if we kill a Ning Sanlang, but if the whole Ning family is dead, the emperor will not let it go. And it is not the kind of endless death. The situation, we are now fighting back legitimately, with reasons and evidence, and are innocent according to the law, but it is our fault to kill innocent people at will, why bother to make mistakes for these irrelevant people?"

Kou Xiao raised his brows, he killed people like hemp, dare not say that everyone deserves to die, but what Li Xu said is correct, as those in power, if they carelessly ignore human life, they really feel guilty, there is no need for this.

"Then I recently ordered the Kou's army to step up patrolling, and the county guard's mansion should also inform me to strengthen the control of outsiders who have recently come to Minzhou City, so as not to be taken advantage of."

Ji Hanyu has already made sufficient preparations for this matter. The county government has conducted a survey of all residents in Minzhou City in the name of re-investigating the population. As long as they are foreigners, they must be guarantor to get a temporary residence permit. Find a job in Minzhou city.

Although in the eyes of ordinary people, this is a very troublesome matter, but Li Xu knows that this measure is the foundation of social stability, no matter how difficult it is, he will continue to do it.

"By the way, what did the Kou family say about Kou Sanniang?" Li Xu was supposed to come to the door in person to propose marriage to the Kou family, but Kou Xiao didn't let him go, otherwise Mrs. Kou might beat him out of the house with a stick. It's time to get out of hand.

Kou Xiao smiled embarrassingly, "What can I say? They didn't see Sanniang's body, so I said that Sanniang was not dead and was taken into the backyard by the prince. Because of her different status, it is not easy to ask her to come back to see her family. Believe it or not, it doesn't matter."

Li Xu knows that since ancient times, men and women have been in love, and the family members have not been able to pass the test, not to mention their identities, the Kou family will definitely not agree, but then again, he and Kou Xiao are relatively tenacious, and the family members do not agree Can't stop anything.

"It just so happened that the emperor sent a cart full of things. Tomorrow, Liu Shu will pick some and send them to the Kou Mansion. Although they may not be satisfied with my son-in-law, etiquette still has to go."

Kou Xiao straightened his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "Who do you say is the son-in-law?"

Li Xu winked at him, and replied with a smile: "Me, don't you want to marry me?"

Kou Xiao picked him up and threw him directly onto the soft bed. He rushed forward to hold him down, and said viciously: "Okay, let's use our strength to see who is the son-in-law!"

It's not that Li Xu has never tried to fight back, but his force is indeed not as good as Kou Xiao's, and this kind of thing is what you want, and after a long time, he has no intention of fighting back.

He touched Kou Xiao's chin with his fingers, and said teasingly: "No one else can see the affairs in this room, anyway, what outsiders see is that the daughter of the Kou family is marrying the king, what's the use of you being brave on the bed?"

Kou Xiao proved with his actions that it is still useful to be brave in bed, and in the end he forced Li Xu to call him "Xianggong", "Langjun" and "Husband"... he called him all the nicknames before letting him go.

The Xie family has been keeping a low profile lately, living their lives with their necks hunched from top to bottom. The descendants of the Xie family have also produced a few dudes, and some of them have a good friendship with Ning Yun and hang out with them all day long.

After Ning Yun's death, Master Xie made a decisive decision and chose to side with Li Xu, so he became very strict with the descendants of the family. The older ones were sent out to manage affairs, and the younger ones, with some talents, were recommended to the government to be unknown. Little officials, those who have no talent will be thrown back to the academy to continue studying. Anyone who dares to wander outside will be served according to family law.

After going through this incident, Master Xie also understands that no matter how brilliant a family is, it may be ruined by unfilial children. With a dude like Ning Yun, it is absolutely impossible for the Ning family to grow stronger.

His Xie family wanted to take it as a warning, and all the descendants who went out of line would be strictly disciplined. At this time, everyone was panicked, afraid of being obedient to Wang Qiuhou, and they were willing to accept discipline.

Li Xu saw it, and indeed selected a few descendants of the Xie family to enter the officialdom. Although they were all junior officials, but with the support of the Xie family, as long as they made political achievements, they would be promoted just around the corner.

Not only that, Master Xie also pushed out his third son as an intermediary for business negotiations with King Shun, obviously wanting him to accept King Shun's guidance and learn more about common affairs.

Li Xu happened to need to send someone to the capital to open up the jewelry market. Xie's family was a partner, and they must send someone, so the third son of Xie's family also went together. The development of such a new market is definitely the most training.

Mr. Xie privately warned his son: "When you arrive in the capital, you can just go to Ning's house for a formality. You don't need to be close friends, let alone agree to any request from your aunt. If she wants money, you can give her some. You can do it within 1000 taels." Make up your own mind, but if it exceeds 1000 taels, you will cry poorly, and don’t let her know that we have cooperation with the Wangfu, or I’m afraid she won’t let you go.”

Xie Sanlang had some impressions of this aunt. She had already remembered things when she was not married, and the relationship between the two was okay. "Father, will doing this make my aunt feel cold?"

Master Xie snorted coldly, "Cold her heart? Do you know how she resented us? She blamed us for failing to take good care of Ning Yun, blamed us for not reporting the knowledge, blamed us for helping the evildoers, and said that we would die without knowing each other. Come on, if you go to the capital, the Ning Mansion may not let you in, anyway, just put on a show."

Xie Sanlang understood that this was a knot that could not be untied, so he nodded, and planned to send someone to monitor the Ning family when he arrived in the capital. He was not worried that the Ning family would retaliate against King Shun, but what he was worried about was that the Ning family would attack the Xie family. Be careful when you become an enemy.

"Father, if you let your son go to the capital, will the eldest brother and the second brother have any objections?"

Master Xie gave him a sideways look, and said bitterly, "Do you think there is a better candidate, and I will choose you? Your elder brother is the next patriarch, and he has to manage the clan affairs. It would be nice if he can handle these things well." You still expect him to be in charge of business? Your second brother...he doesn't know which mountain to dig trees for now, and he also likes farming. Look at his Zhong Shuiqing, not to mention the prince's important use. The rise of the Zhong family, now the Zhong family can't wait to adopt someone to the direct line, look at you again..."

Xie Sanlang hurriedly took a step back, and said first: "Father, the child has to go back to pack up, so I will take my leave first." After saying that, he cupped his hands and ran away.

Master Xie was so angry that he wanted to scold people, but he couldn't get over it, so he went out to ask the Patriarch Tian to have a drink, and by the way, he complained about these unscrupulous descendants in the family.

"Have you heard? My lord is going to build an academy. From now on, anyone who is nominated to be an official must first go to the academy and pass the assessment before he can be hired. Tell me, does your lord want to hire students from poor families?" The Lord asked with narrowed eyes.

"What are you worried about? How much can your family do? And there's nothing wrong with it. To put it bluntly, Mr. Ji came from a poor family. He can still sit firmly in the county guard. Who cares about his family status?"

Patriarch Tian retorted disapprovingly: "Didn't the younger ones of your family just go to the yamen to report? This is a way anyway, but if you let the scholars from poor families participate, what can happen to your family? Those who come from poor backgrounds The untouchables are conscientious and obedient in their work, compared with it, it's no wonder that our family's bastards have to be kicked out of the yamen."

"It's also because of their incompetence. Is the education they have been exposed to since childhood worse than others? Who is to blame for not being self-motivated? I think this is a good thing, and they should put a little pressure on them, otherwise they will all degenerate into something .”

"Hey, it doesn't make sense to you! Aren't you afraid that after a few years, our two families will be completely reduced to merchants? Then how can we gain a foothold in South Vietnam?"

Mr. Xie drank a glass of wine, sighed and said: "It is inevitable that the descendants will not be successful, and the decline of the family is inevitable. I also want to open it. After a few years when I die, I can still get out of the coffin whatever they love. Climb out and scold them?" Master Xie became even more depressed after speaking, and Patriarch Tian on the opposite side was probably also sad, drinking one cup after another.

Li Xu was also talking about this with Kou Xiao, "Academies must be built. South Vietnam must have academies to cultivate talents. If the officials are all idiots, how will the people's lives be better?"

"What about the students of the academy?"

"The first batch of students recruits students from all over South Vietnam. Anyone who thinks they need to go to school and has ambitions to enter the officialdom can take the entrance examination. As long as they pass, they will be admitted."

"But these people have different levels, so it's hard to teach, isn't it?"

Li Xu is not worried about this, "They usually learn the same content, and they pay more attention to theory and practice in the academy, which is new knowledge for them, and those with lower levels just need to study for a few more years, and this king didn't ask them Graduated in one year."

Kou Xiao thought to himself, the prince probably wanted to gather all the talents from South Vietnam, and after one or two years of investigation, he would select the best ones to be officials. In this way, he would have a good understanding of the character of these officials, and it would be difficult for him to control them. much easier.

Moreover, these people come from the academy, and they have a higher degree of loyalty to King Shun. Li Xu can even cultivate any kind of talents he wants, which is simply a treasure house of talents.

It has to be said that this is a very beneficial thing for the palace. After a few years, the older generation of officials will retire. After these newcomers take over, who would dare to disrespect King Shun?

In fact, Li Xu wants to bring the imperial examination system over. The imperial examination system, which has experienced the baptism of thousands of years of history, must have advantages, but he does not know the specific content of the imperial examination system. He can only try to establish a university first. They can be divided into subjects, and as long as they pass the graduation exam successfully, they can be assigned to various grassroots units as appropriate.

Ji Hanyu once mentioned that he was afraid that this move would cause rebuttals from the aristocrats of the aristocratic family, but which aristocratic family in Nanyue would dare to challenge him openly?

Moreover, after the completion of the Nanyue Library, the public has gradually become accustomed to sharing public resources regardless of their identities. Li Xu can lend the library's books to anyone, allowing the academy to recruit students from all walks of life.

Knowing his courage, Kou Xiao didn't worry about it. Instead, he asked, "Where is the academy going to be built? What's the name? It can't be called Nanyue Academy again, right?"

Li Xu answered his last question first: "Yes, it's called Nanyue Academy. The name belongs to Nanyue, and it's official, so that outsiders can roughly know the level of this academy."

In his previous life, most of those universities were named after their regions, and it was clear at a glance. Li Xu felt that it was necessary to learn from them.

"Site selection, it's a matter of deliberation. The academy covers a large area. It has classrooms, a school building, and a sports field. It can't be too small, so let's look for it in the outskirts of the city."