Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu secretly made two sets of suits without telling everyone. The suit jackets are made of pure wool. It took the craftsmen half a year to make the fabrics for the two sets of clothes, without an extra foot, and then faced the design given by King Shun. Tu researched for a month and tried to make a few sets with other fabrics to make sure that nothing went wrong before he dared to start.

The inside is a white shirt, which is made of ordinary white cotton, but the buttons are polished with gemstones, and the upper body effect is not bad.

Li Xu hid the two suits, thinking that he would wear them on the night of the wedding. With Kou Xiao's figure, he must look handsome in a suit, and it would be cool to imagine taking off the suit.

In addition to the suit, Li Xu also ordered two rings, a gold band and a sapphire face, small and very ordinary in style, the craftsman couldn't help but want to modify it when he made it, thinking that the prince wanted it but didn't dare.

Li Xu secretly hides his suit and ring in the deep part of the closet. His and Kou Xiao's closets are separate, so he doesn't have to worry about being discovered by Kou Xiao.

If these two things are done well, the hottest climate of the year will arrive.

The rainy season in South Vietnam came very late this year, and the weather was still good in May and June. In July, when several typhoons passed through the border, the rain began to rain endlessly, and most of South Vietnam was soaked in water.

Fortunately, the government has trained in advance, the transfer that should be moved, the dredging that should be dredged, and the people should be organized to clean up the scene after the storm has passed. Although property losses are inevitable, casualties are very few.

The heavy rain blocked a lot of traffic, and the sea transportation was also temporarily suspended. Li Xu's memorial to the capital also stopped halfway, and news from outside could not come in.

It was raining heavily, Li Xu was standing on the hillside outside the city, and He Zun was standing behind him holding a big umbrella, the rain drenched half of his body.

Li Xu looked at Wang Yang below, there were patches of fertile fields, but now even the ridges were gone.

Zhong Shuiqing stood on the left side of Li Xu, looking at the fertile fields submerged by the flood with distress, "Although some of the grain has been harvested, most of the rice is still immature. After soaking like this, there will be more insect damage when planting grain next season."

Li Xu seemed to have heard this saying, and asked him: "Sprinkling some lime or carbon ash on the field, will it have the effect of repelling insects?"

Zhong Shuiqing thought about it and replied: "Charcoal ash can fertilize the fields, but lime has never been heard of, but you can try it." Zhong Shuiqing has always attached great importance to Shun Wang's opinion, even if he looks like he doesn't understand anything, he doesn't know what he says every word. All should be executed as sacred decrees.

He looked at Li Xu with admiration, and said, "Fortunately, last year's harvest was good, and the prince ordered to open up wasteland, and many people opened up terraced fields on the slopes. There was no disaster there, and some food was finally saved. Otherwise, the life of the people in South Vietnam this year It's going to be sad."

Li Xu didn't think he had done a lot, he couldn't let the people in his fief starve to death, and went to other places to buy food if there was no food, but at this moment he didn't know that not only South Vietnam was affected by floods, but other places in Dayan, There have also been natural disasters of varying degrees.

In the mountains not far from Shu County, one night the dragon turned over suddenly, and the whole mountain was cracked from the middle, and the nearby villages and towns were completely buried under the mud and rocks rolled down from the mountain, and there was no chance of saving them.

In the central part of Dayan, swarms of locusts flew from nowhere and covered the sky and the sun. In the blink of an eye, they ate up all the fields in a county, and then flew to the next place to continue causing chaos.

And Lingnan and Yangzhou, which are adjacent to Nanyue, were also hit by typhoons. Torrential rains caused disasters, rivers swelled, dams were damaged everywhere, and a large amount of river water flooded ashore, not only destroying large areas of fertile land, but even many houses were washed away by the floods. , For a while, the people who were expelled by the flood fled with their families and mouths, but I don't know how many people died on the way.

By the time Li Xu received news from various places, many places had already been seriously affected, and scattered refugees also appeared on the border of South Vietnam.

They may not know it in distant places, but the places bordering South Vietnam can gradually feel the changes in South Vietnam. When disaster strikes, they have nowhere to go, and they find that they have drilled into the border of South Vietnam along the deep mountains and old forests.

"My wife, are we really going to South Vietnam? Isn't this place always poor? Besides, South Vietnam must have been affected by the heavy rain this time. How can we care about us outsiders?"

An old man with gray hair supported his wife and walked slowly forward. He was holding a three-year-old boy in his arms, who was sleeping on his chest.

He looked down at the only surviving grandson, and said with a bitter face: "Let's take one step at a time. Can we turn back now? The house was washed away by the flood, and the food was gone. You have to try your luck." , we are old, we will die when we die, what about our little grandson?"

There were more than a dozen people of different ages with them, but all of them were men. They walked forward numbly, picked wild vegetables by the roadside and ate them raw, and went to them regardless of whether they were ripe or not. Stuffed in the mouth, not to mention the animals encountered, all caught and eaten.

After walking for another two days, they finally saw a village. The drums and gongs were beating in the village. They didn't know whether it was a wedding or a funeral. The group of people rushed in as if they had seen gold. Before entering the village, they were arrested by ten people. Villagers carrying hoes stopped him.

"Who's here?" A tall and thick man asked loudly.

The group of people on the opposite side had ragged clothes and sloppy faces, and they could tell they had escaped from other places. In the past, Nanyue often encountered prisoners who escaped from Lingnan, and they looked like this, so the villagers looked at them with a little hostility.

The old man rushed up first, knelt down to them, kowtowed and said: "Everyone, I beg you to stutter. We are the people of Yuhang County. We have escaped here. Please help me!" He was excited. , the boy in his arms burst into tears, the voice was not loud, as if he didn't have much strength.

The villagers panicked when they heard the cries of the children. Nanyue has attached great importance to childbearing in recent years, and strictly prohibited the killing of children. It was found to be a felony, so everyone gradually got used to being more tolerant of children. Heart.

"You wait here first, we have to consult the head of the village before we can make a decision." The big man glanced at the crowd behind the old man, seeing them staring at the village flickeringly, he became wary, but he didn't drive them away.

He pointed to the Earth Temple outside the village and said, "You can go to the Earth Temple over there to rest for a while, and we will bring food and water later, but you are only allowed to stay overnight. You must leave here tomorrow morning."

As soon as they heard that there was water and food, everyone immediately regained their spirits. They hurriedly knelt and kowtowed, and obediently went to sit and rest in the earth temple.

After the villagers went back, they reported the situation to the head of the village. The head of the village went to see the head himself, asked some questions about the situation, and then wrote a memorial and sent it to the county government.

Now that South Vietnam has strict control over the floating population, the first thing the head of the village thinks of when he finds so many outsiders is to report, otherwise he will be held responsible if something goes wrong.

Afterwards, the villagers gave out a little food from each household, and made up enough food for the day to give to the victims. It was still the food delivered by the big man. Seeing them gobbling it up, they frowned and said, "This year there are a lot of typhoons and a lot of rain. Life in South Vietnam is not easy, and we don’t have much food left. If you really want to survive, you can go to Minzhou City, as long as you have hands and feet, you won’t have to worry about finding something to do there, and you will always have something to eat.”

When everyone heard that there was a chance of survival, everyone hurriedly asked: "Is that true? I don't know which direction Minzhou City should go? What can we do if we go there?"

The big man spread his hands and expressed that he didn't know either, "Ask the village chief tomorrow morning, maybe he will know. As for what you can do, as long as you have the strength, you can go to the pier to move things. I heard that you can earn more than a dozen dollars a day. , will never die of hunger."

The rest of the people are happy, and the gloom and anger in their hearts are not so deep when they have hope in life. No matter what this person said is true or not, they have to see it to find out.

But the old couple didn't let go of their frowns. They are both old and have a baby with them. They don't know how many days it will take to get to Minzhou City. With their bodies, they may not be able to get there yet. Died on the way.

There is also their poor grandson, who has been so hungry during this period of time that he is so thin that he doesn't know how many days he can last.

The couple chewed up the rice cakes bit by bit and fed them to the grandson, and gave him some water, which finally made his complexion rosier.

Early the next morning, they continued to set off with what little food they had. Fortunately, they could meet villages from time to time along the way. As long as they had a good attitude, they could basically get some food. Once I got a good impression, I never had bad thoughts again.

Li Xu soon learned that the number of victims fleeing from all over the country increased day by day. Some of these victims died on the road and were buried by nearby villagers. , Gathered hundreds of people in the city.

Ji Hanyu rushed over to ask for Li Xu's opinion, "My lord, do you want to let them come into the city?"

"Not yet, set up some tents outside the city, send them some food and clothes, and then ask a few medical craftsmen to have a look to make sure they are healthy before releasing them into the city." What Li Xu fears most is not natural disasters, he is most afraid of The most serious thing is the plague. I don’t know who said it. Since ancient times, every dynasty has had different degrees of disease. In this era of backward medicine, there is a shortage of medicine and medicine. Whenever there is a disease, it is accompanied by the destruction of the entire city. .

If Li Xu wants to save people, he must first ensure the safety of the South Vietnamese people. He added: "Even if they are healthy, let them live outside the city for a few days. The government is trying to find a way to resettle them and let them be patient." Wait, when disaster victims come later, we will deal with it in the same way.”

Ji Hanyu agreed. In times of crisis, Minzhou City is willing to provide good water and food. Anyone who dares to complain is really too ignorant.

"After that, what should we do with this group of people? Should we send them back to their original places or enter them into the South Vietnamese household registration?"

"You should ask them what they mean. First, ask them clearly about their origins. Those who are unwilling to settle down can recommend them to do casual work. Those who are willing to settle down, after the flood, let them lead them to work in the new military camp, and then settle down. There, tell them that it will be the base camp of Kou’s army in the future, it’s safe and sound, and it’s up to them whether they want to stay or not.”

Ji Hanyu thought to himself: With such good conditions, he would definitely stay if it was different, but everyone has different ambitions, so he can't say well.

Li Xu has lost his smile recently. No one wants to see natural disasters and man-made disasters, especially those ordinary people who have fled. It is sad to see them. He told Ji Hanyu: "You ask people to ask how their hometowns are. , if it’s not too far away, send someone to have a look, if they can help a little bit, in addition, send a team to Lingnan, ask Qiao An if he needs help, if there is a shortage of food, send a batch there .”

Ji Hanyu knows that Qiao An and Li Xu have a good relationship, and also knows that Lingnan is now a subsidiary of Nanyue, and the prince's property there is becoming more and more abundant, but the food... "Our granary does not have much food. For the disaster victims from outside, it may not be enough to relieve Lingnan."

"The king has already sent a letter asking everyone to buy as much grain as possible, and it will be shipped back when the rain stops. Let's use it quickly. If there is not enough, ask the wealthy households in the city to borrow some, and tell them that the king will guarantee it in his name, and he will definitely pay it back. .”

Ji Hanyu laughed, and said without thinking, "You don't have to worry about this. As long as you say a word, everyone will definitely be willing to give food. If not, ask General Kou to borrow it. Maybe they will donate food voluntarily."

"There's no need to donate, it's not easy for everyone." Li Xu looked at Ji Hanyu's panda-like eyes, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Have you stayed up late again? There are endless things to do, and the small things are left to the subordinates." People do it, you don’t have to do everything yourself.”

Ji Hanyu stayed up all night, but it wasn't entirely because of business, and part of the reason was that he hadn't received Jiang Qiuming's letter for a long time. He was still in Shu County when he received his letter last time. He just heard that the border of Shu County was destroyed. Several villages and towns, he was too scared to sleep.

He pretended to ask casually: "My lord, do you have any news about Lord Lei and the others?"

Li Xu sighed and shook his head: "The news was cut off half a month ago. At this time, it is not easy to send a letter back, but don't worry, according to the route they gave before, you should still be in the main city of Shu County. , won’t run to the border for a stroll in boredom.”

Ji Hanyu echoed: "That's good, otherwise, we are thousands of miles away, and there is no news, and we will not even be able to save them in time. In this world, you really can't just leave if you want, and there are many crises."

Kou Xiao ran back wearing a raincoat, just standing under the eaves, a puddle of water gathered under his feet, two servants ran to help him take off the raincoat and handed towels, and after a little tidying up, he entered the house.

"It's raining heavily again. The tents outside the city can't be erected. Even if they are erected, they won't be able to stop the heavy rain. We will move the people to Ruijin Temple on the outskirts of the city on our own initiative. Let the abbot settle them first."

Li Xu forgot that there was such a place as Ruijin Temple. He himself didn't believe in Buddhism or religion, so he didn't pay much attention to the temples and Taoist temples. However, Nanyue worshiped Buddhism, and Ruijin Temple was very popular, but he never went there once.

Looking at his expression, Kou Xiao knew that he had some doubts, and explained: "My lord, don't be in a hurry to open a warehouse to deliver food. Ruijin Temple has received your kindness in the past two years, and the oil money donated by pilgrims has doubled several times, and there are many The grain reserve may be more than the granary of the county guard's mansion, let them do some good deeds to accumulate good fortune."

Li Xu had never had any idea about temples. In his opinion, these people were people from outside the world who were isolated from the world. They didn't come to cause trouble, and the government didn't care about them. He didn't expect it to have such a role.

He looked at Ji Hanyu, saw him nodding slightly, and knew that he had indeed missed Ruijin Temple. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are there any temples as...so kind as Ruijin Temple in Nanyue?" He originally wanted to say that he was so rich. , Think about it and feel embarrassed to say it.

"The temples have more or less surplus food, but Ruijin Temple has the best incense, and it receives the richest people in Minzhou City. The other small temples are fine, let them go."

Li Xu was told what was on his mind, and coughed awkwardly: "The king didn't ask them to do anything, so let's do it first, but the government still has to send people to manage the victims, don't let them mess around in the Buddhist land, and then adjust Five hundred Kou family troops will go to guard, and anyone who dares to cause trouble will be driven away immediately."

The two nodded in agreement, and didn't stay too long, and each went to work with umbrellas and raincoats.

Li Xu stood at the door looking at the pattering rain, and wanted to go to Ruijin Temple to offer incense, if offering incense could make God bless this disaster to pass quickly.