Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

After the rain, the weather has cleared up, the roads in various places have almost been repaired, and the sea transportation has also resumed. Li Xu has received dozens of messages continuously for several days.

There are good news and bad news, but the good news is that the bad news has almost nothing to do with him, so he can ignore it.

"Qiao An is indeed very capable. Last month when there was a disaster, the king thought that Lingnan must be short of clothes and food, so he sent [-] carts of grain there. He said that Lingnan had a bumper crop this season, and the wind started to blow after the harvest. It’s raining, and the granaries are full, but they sent us [-] carts of grain to Nanyue.” Li Xu smiled happily while holding Qiao An’s letter.

When he promoted Qiao An at the beginning, firstly, this young official had the honesty and stubbornness that many officials did not have, and he was still a rough jade; secondly, because he didn't know many officials, it was even more likely that he could get closer to him. Running out.

Unexpectedly, Qiao An grew up unexpectedly fast, and now in Lingnan, he is the Lord Qingtian praised by everyone. Unfortunately, Lingnan is too far away from the capital, and the news is not easy to spread, otherwise the court should reward him.

Liu Shu squinted his eyes and complimented: "Your Majesty has a precise and unique vision, and he has never misjudged people. Only when Master Qiao met you can he have room to display his talents. It is all thanks to you, and if it weren't for you to stabilize Lingnan first." Master Qiao is not so easy to take over the situation."

Li Xu is used to the words that he can praise himself for everything, maybe because he has been baptized by Liu Shu's flattery every day, the flattery of those people outside makes him feel like tickling, and the flattery is not in place.

"He is still young, and his grades are very good. There is an opportunity for him to come to South Vietnam for an exchange and study, and let those parents and officials come to learn from experience."

"Then Master Ji is going to be jealous. In terms of excellence, Master Ji is by no means inferior to Master Qiao."

"That's right. Ji Hanyu was born to stand in the temple. In terms of shrewdness, few people can match him. What's rare is that he is also very talented and has a good temperament."

"Stop boasting, if General Kou hears this, I'm afraid he will be too angry to eat." Liu Shu secretly squeezed Kou Xiao.

Li Xu got up and stretched, and turned his neck a few times. He was overwhelmed by all kinds of information all morning, and felt his head was still a little swollen.

"Why hasn't he come back yet? There are several things waiting for him to discuss when he comes back." Li Xu walked to the door and looked out of the door habitually. All gone.

"The slave sent someone to remind me?"

"No, today should be the day when the Kou family's army will come back. The disaster victims from all over the country have basically been received, and his people should come back."

Li Xu had just read the statistics. Nanyue received nearly [-] disaster victims this time. They came from all over the world. The furthest ones were those who escaped from Yingchuan. It is said that Yingchuan was not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster. It's too far away, Li Xu hasn't received specific news yet.

Sure enough, Kou Xiao came back very late, took off his light armor as soon as he entered the door, and said solemnly: "Yingchuan is in chaos."

Li Xu knew that it was not peaceful there, but he didn't know what kind of chaos it would be, "What exactly is going on?"

"Guo Fu received a few people who had fled from Yingchuan, and when he learned that there was a riot there, he sent people to check it out. The people he sent today also came back, saying that what happened in Yingchuan was a military riot. It is said that the government over there The food and salaries of the soldiers have been deducted severely every year. In the past three years, they can only receive a little food, and they have not seen a tael of money. Many soldiers have made trouble with the county captain. , these soldiers were representatives elected by everyone, and when they died, the government soldiers were completely disappointed, and they surrounded the government, and the county lieutenant was cut into pieces."

Li Xu said angrily: "There are many places where deduction of food and wages is unavoidable, but if you do too much, don't blame the soldiers for rebelling. Everyone wants to survive. They make the soldiers have no way to live, and they deserve death!"

Kou Xiao was even more angry. He was the leader of the soldiers, and he knew how difficult it was for them. In the past, Nanyue was poor, and he tried his best to get food and wages for them. Such people are not worthy of power at all, who take their lives as their fate, wantonly bully, and kill as soon as they say it.

"My lord is right, this kind of general deserves to die, and Yingchuan may not be clean from top to bottom. Unfortunately, the rich families in the city have suffered. It is said that they were robbed and their property was divided up by these soldiers. I don’t know how many people died, the gate of Yingchuan City has been closed, and the officials sent by the imperial court to investigate can’t even enter the city gate, so we still got the news from the surrounding areas.”

"It's impossible for them to surround the government all the time. There must be a solution. If they refuse to open the city gate, how can they mediate?"

Kou Xiao is more experienced in such matters, and said anxiously: "If the leader is still sensible, he should take the opportunity to sue the government, go to the imperial court, try to get back the owed food and salary, and then replace Yingchuan with another wave of officials. , In this way, the newly appointed civil and military generals will definitely not dare to exploit at will in the short term.

But if you meet a leader who is ambitious or has bad intentions, it's hard to say. If they don't reconcile, they can get rich by robbing money. If they become addicted, this soldier will completely become a rebel. "

Li Xu took a deep breath, "Do you know who the court sent to investigate?"

Kou Xiao glanced at him, and joked under Li Xu's questioning eyes: "I heard it's the prince's former father-in-law, Lord An."

Li Xu rolled his eyes back at him, "When did Mr. An become the father-in-law of this king? The Ning family will not agree. An Qingping has been checked before. He is loyal to the emperor and a bit slippery, but his nature is not bad. Lin Zhao has a good friendship with him."

"But such people can't solve the Yingchuan Rebellion."

Li Xu nodded in agreement, "He's too cautious. With his character of no merit, it's most likely that he would leave after finding out the situation, and he would never go to the city to take risks."

Kou Xiao echoed: "My lord may not know that the sheriff of Yingchuan is the father-in-law's family of the Ning family, and the two families are related by marriage. Counting the time, the Anning family should have completely broken up."

Li Xu took out a piece of information from a bunch of information and handed it to him, "It's not just a rift, it's almost a feud. It is said that Miss An was drugged after she finished worshiping, and it was already the next day when she woke up. After leaving, it was decided that she would marry a dead person. The news could not be concealed. The whole capital knew about it. The An family immediately sent dozens of guards to the Ning family to rob people, but they couldn't even enter the door of the Ning family. go."

Kou Xiao read the information at a glance, and said with a sneer, "The Ning family really dares to do it. This is not afraid of ruining the centuries-old reputation accumulated by our ancestors."

Li Xu was unhappy, and scolded: "Mrs. Ning alone can't do this, and Ning Junzhi is not a good person. The two guards fought, killing and injuring more than a dozen people, and then they were killed by the soldiers and horses." Arrested, and made a fuss in front of the emperor, the emperor actually made peace again, and the two families punished him with three years of salary and drove him away, heh, he probably didn't realize what he did wrong."

"These two families have had deep grievances. It is impossible for An Qingping to help Yingchuan calm down the chaos this time. It would be good if he didn't add to the chaos. If it were me, I would have to blame the Ning family. Whether it's true or not, who said Got it."

"Now that Yingchuan is only closing the city, the imperial court may still hope that it can be resolved by peaceful means, but it only takes a little flame, and this turmoil may turn into a catastrophe, and An Qingping is not just a small flame, they It's too optimistic." Li Xu thought of those refugees, and asked again: "If the city is only closed, why would there be refugees from Yingchuan fleeing to South Vietnam?"

"The people don't need to be scared. Tens of thousands of government soldiers go through the streets and alleys to rob property all day long. Many families have suffered. As long as they can escape, they have all fled. There are also those in the surrounding villages and towns, and their families have moved. Since ancient times, military chaos has never been small. Once it becomes a climate, the imperial court will definitely send troops to suppress it. Once a war breaks out, the people are most likely to be affected by Chi Yu."

"The turmoil in Yingchuan does not have much impact on South Vietnam, but we still have shops in Yingchuan, and some people have not been evacuated. It is impossible to ignore it completely." Li Xu will not let his employees be in danger, and the people there You can take care of things yourself, but people must be rescued.

"Who's over there?"

Li Xu didn't know either, so he asked Liu Shu to check, and the latter quickly got back a list. Wangfu has businesses in various places. Yingchuan is located in the center of Dayan, and it is also a city with a relatively developed economy. There is a tea shop, a restaurant, and some small merchants selling private salt in Sichuan.

"There are more than [-] people in total, but most of them are locals from Yingchuan. If they want to go out of the city, they must bring their families with them. Is the prince really going to help them escape?"

If you bring your family with you, the number of people will multiply. It is unrealistic for hundreds of people to escape when the city gate is closed. Even if you want to smuggle a person without knowing the terrain, it is difficult.

"Go and find Ye Changqing. It's not just a matter of a few people. If the chaos can be quelled, everyone will be happy. An Qingping can't stay in Yingchuan."

Li Xu summoned the Anbu personnel who stayed behind in Minzhou overnight, and it happened that Ye Changqing hadn't left Minzhou recently due to bad traffic, and he brought back bad news, "Qin Zuxin's caravan is in Yingchuan, so it should still stay in the city. "

"Didn't he go to the northwest? Why did he stay in Yingchuan?" Qin Zuxin is not a member of the palace in name, and Li Xu did not pay attention to his whereabouts all the time, but he went to the northwest with a batch of jewels collected from Shelter Island. It was Li Xu's order.

The spoils collected from the sheltered island filled the whole storeroom, most of them were rare treasures, Li Xu kept them for no use, so he had people take them out and sell them bit by bit, and exchanged them for gold, silver or supplies Ship back.

"He went to Yingchuan on his return trip to buy goods. Yingchuan has the largest medicine store. Nanyue has recently taken in many victims of the disaster. The medicinal materials are in urgent need. So the subordinates wrote to him and asked him to go to Yingchuan to buy a batch of medicinal materials.

"Find a way to send the letter in, and ask Qin Zuxin to take care of our people. It doesn't matter if he loses our money and goods. We must keep our people!"

Ye Changqing had actually sent some people to Yingchuan to check the news, but he didn't know that the situation in Yingchuan was already so serious.

He asked himself: "My lord, let me go there personally. Even if it's not for saving people, you should always pay attention to such a big military chaos. If the situation is not right, Nanyue should also take countermeasures early."

"The imperial court sent people to Yingchuan, are you sure no one will recognize you?" Li Xu also knew that the sooner this matter is resolved, the better, but Ye Changqing's safety is more important.

"Probably not?" Ye Changqing touched his face. He has been in the wind and rain for the past few years. He is no longer the fair-skinned and handsome little captain. Anyone who can recognize him at a glance must treat him extremely familiar.

And the people he knew probably wouldn't go to Yingchuan, right?

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will be careful. After doing this for a long time, it's not difficult to change your appearance."

Li Xu believed in his ability, nodded and said: "Okay, then you can go with more people and bring enough money. It would be the best if you can buy off the rebel army in the city. Also, find a way to drive An Qingping back to the capital."

Ye Changqing made the worst plan, "What if this Mr. An really insists on killing Yingchuan County Sheriff regardless of the people in the city?"

Li Xu frowned, and said coldly: "Then let him die first!"

If An Qingping is really such a cruel and ruthless person, then death is his only destination.

"The subordinate understands. Master An's subordinate still knows him. I hope he will not be too impulsive."

Li Xu still said the same thing: "Your own safety is very important. Once there is a risk, you must think twice before acting. This king brought you out of the capital, hoping that you can return home in good clothes."

Ye Changqing laughed, "Don't worry, my subordinates are very sorry for their lives. They were able to come back alive from the sea. Yingchuan is nothing. At worst, I surrender."

When he left, Kou Xiao looked at his frowning expression and asked, "Your Highness is worried?"

"A bit."

Kou Xiao comforted him: "That's absolutely unnecessary. If the court can't solve the problem, the last general will lead the Kou family army to take Yingchuan and give it to the prince as a fief."

Li Xu knew that he was joking, but he really calmed down a lot. He thought to himself: I am also a person with a gun in my hand now, and there is a way to solve it even if the sky falls.