Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

After all, Yingchuan is far away from Nanyue, so it is impossible to get news every day, but Li Xu quickly figured out the situation in the surrounding disaster-stricken areas, especially the counties bordering Nanyue, all of them sent a request for disaster relief to King Shun.

This is also normal, the capital is far away, and it is impossible for the imperial court to deliver the disaster relief food and relief money in a short period of time. It is better for King Shun to come quickly. Of course, they know the character of King Shun to do this.

As expected, Li Xu didn't ignore them. Not only did he send food and supplies there, but he even sent two officials as presents. The reason is simple: we will distribute our disaster relief supplies, and the government will help.

This is to avoid things being delivered but not being delivered to the people. This worry is absolutely necessary. Governments in various places dare not speak up. It is not easy for people to send charcoal in a timely manner. This is not too much to ask, let alone that Nanyue was also affected by the disaster. , also accepted thousands of refugees.

"I'm afraid this year's life will be difficult. The adults in the county guard's mansion are doing their own thing and are in charge of their own affairs. They don't care about the life and death of the people below. The court will cry poorly except for excuses. When did it really help us? I heard that Yingchuan still If there is a military disturbance, maybe the sergeants from all over the country will follow suit, and they will also make trouble, and the military salary will be deducted everywhere." An old county magistrate looked at the officials sent by King Shun to help the disaster diligently with his hands in his pockets, and felt that this scene was very serious. It is warm.

The county magistrate was sitting at the side drinking tea, also looking at them, his thoughts drifted away, and he said after a long time: "Actually, we are fine, at worst, we will take the people to South Vietnam. I heard that King Shun likes to recruit people. As much as we want, we will never starve to death."

The county magistrate stroked his beard, sat beside him, and asked in a low voice, "Prince Shun helped us this time, do you want to ask the court for credit?"

"Didn't those two officials say that it was unnecessary? King Shun is not a face-saving person. He does good deeds without leaving his name. Why should we go against his will?"

"My lord is probably afraid that someone in the court will impeach him for meddling in other people's business. I heard that there are more than a dozen county towns that the lord has assisted in disaster relief this time, and all of them sent paperwork to the court. The higher-ups will be unhappy." The county magistrate also knew that it was a good thing. If you do more, you will get more. In the embarrassing position of King Shun, it is wrong to be in the limelight too much.

The county magistrate nodded in agreement: "Yes, the lord is a deposed prince who was demoted from the capital. It's good to live in peace and security in the fief, and tossing around will definitely attract the attention of political opponents, and maybe he will be charged with buying people's hearts. "

The old county magistrate said with emotion: "It's not easy for King Shun."

Of course the county magistrate knew that it was not easy for him, but under such difficult circumstances, King Shun was able to develop Nanyue into such a state. Not only did he survive the flood safely, but he also had spare energy to help others. This shows King Shun's ability.

"King Shun has only been in Nanyue for less than three years?" he asked.

"Yeah, this prince is really powerful. He should really let the officials of the court come and see. Such a good heir, just let it go, regardless of the loss of the whole world."

The county magistrate smiled, and didn't feel that there was nothing to lose. If he had ambitions, he could always return to the capital. At that time, those who had been helped would definitely respond to what the people wanted. What King Shun did now In fact, it's no different from buying people's hearts, it's just that they can do this, and they are willing to be driven by it.

He suddenly thought, if they were not passively driven, but actively surrendered, would their status be different?

The county magistrate grabbed the county magistrate's hand with bright eyes, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, shall we seek refuge with King Shun?"

The old county magistrate was taken aback, held his hand instead, glanced around quickly, and retorted eagerly after making sure no one heard him: "You are crazy! What is taking refuge? We are officials of the court, and King Shun is just prince."

"But you can live a good life with King Shun. You must think so, right? Let's quietly send a letter to the prince, asking him to send an official who is good at economics, and let him make troubles. It won't be worse than it is now. "This disaster has emptied the foundation of the county government. It would be good if they could wait for the relief money from the imperial court. If not, they will drink the northwest wind this year.

The old county magistrate pondered for a while, then patted the table and said, "Okay, let's do it!"

There were quite a few officials who surrendered to King Shun together. Li Xu read these private letters one by one, and called an impromptu meeting to ask everyone if they should take care of this business.

No matter, his territory will be larger, and it will be easier to recruit soldiers and horses. No matter, their life will be more relaxed and comfortable, and poor relatives will not be so easy to help.

Ji Hanyu was the first to agree, "My lord, since they voluntarily surrendered, the officials feel that this matter needs to be taken care of. Let's reach out to help them get the economy up and let them tide over the difficulties by themselves. It's better than they come to ask for food and money from time to time. .”

Lei Yang also agreed with management, but he said: "Management is of course good, but what about people? Who to choose? If you want to support the economy of a county, it is not something ordinary people can do, and you must make achievements in a short period of time. Otherwise, the people will be disappointed with King Shun."

There are also officials who disagree, "My lord, I don't agree with it. After all, these counties do not belong to South Vietnam. If they are exposed, the lord is accused of exceeding his authority, and we all know how poor they are. It is too late for others to get rid of such a place. Why bother?" Want to take over? It’s the county government’s credit if it’s done well, and it’s our fault if it’s not done well.”

"The subordinate officials seconded the proposal, and if the people sent out can help a county, why not send them to the counties in South Vietnam, we are still poor." Of course, good things should be kept for ourselves, and the rich water should not flow to outsiders' fields.

Li Xu asked Ji Hanyu to record everyone's opinions, "Let's list the pros and cons first. If you want to manage this matter, you don't have to manage it for a day or two. You have to make a plan no matter how you manage it."

A young official stood up and bowed to Li Xu, "My lord, should I leave this matter to the lower officials?"

Those who can sit here for the meeting are all the backbone of the county guard's mansion. Li Xu was very impressed with this young official. He was also the first group of assistants Ji Hanyu recruited. He asked, "Zhang Yao, what do you think?"

Zhang Yao said loudly under the eyes of everyone: "My lord, I think you should set up a special government office to manage the affairs outside South Vietnam, and only say to the outside world that it is to deal with disputes with neighbors. We must not dare to send people to other places to govern. To make a statement, you can send people there in the name of a private person. You don't need to be an official, as long as the county government agrees to obey the order. I personally think that the chief stewards of the palace are more useful than any officials, and in this way, they can feel that they are It is truly favored by the prince."

There is still a difference between receiving the favor of the prince and receiving the favor of South Vietnam. The literati look down on each other. If you send a civil servant, you will have to fight with the local officials. It's different when you are in charge of affairs. These people don't seize official positions or seek political power, they just help them. Anyone who gives such people for nothing will want them.

The most important thing is that such a person can withdraw at any time, even if you go to the capital to sue the prince for meddling in the government affairs of other places, do you have evidence?If the stewards of Prince Shun's Mansion can intervene in government affairs, why do you need officials?They are just doing business, who can control such trivial matters as King Shun's domestic slave going out to do business?

When everyone heard this, they felt that it was very feasible. Anyway, the new yamen established by the prince is not one or two. Last month, a temporary yamen was set up to deal with disaster relief affairs. More than a dozen civil servants were dispatched to go there, and another one was set up for the outside world. Yamen is not new either.

Li Xu also thinks this is a good idea, it is equivalent to building a foreign ministry, but the current affairs of the foreign ministry are a bit exaggerated.

"You write a plan first, including how many people you need, how much money, and if you do it well, you will be in charge of this yamen." Li Xuai's promotion of young people is a well-known thing. Zhang Yao's official position is not low, but more often The most important thing is to help Ji Hanyu. Now that he can be directly promoted to be the chief officer, he has been promoted to three levels in a row.

Zhang Yao thanked with a smile, and thanked the other officials present, "Thank you seniors for your commitment."

Zhang Yao is a person with exquisite faces. Some officials commented that he is as slippery as a loach. It can be seen that he is usually good at making relationships, and no one is jealous of his promotion. In King Shun, as long as you have the ability, dare to stand Come out, opportunities abound.

What's more, they agreed that their lord will be in charge of the world in the future, as long as they have outstanding ability, they will definitely have a place in the temple in the future.

A few days later, Li Xu finally received the decree to cancel the marriage grant. This time the emperor did not send the decree with great fanfare, but asked Eunuch Yang to bring a letter.

Li Xu didn't need this anymore, so he threw it aside after a glance, and asked Eunuch Yang condescendingly, "I have already prepared the dowry gift, even the wedding banquet list, and I am fully expecting to marry the princess this year. I didn't expect that the Ning family would take the lead."

His tone was flat, and he couldn't hear any joy or anger, but Eunuch Yang felt a overwhelming aura rushing towards his face, and the prince's words obviously carried a strong sense of ridicule, and coupled with the grievances between the prince and the Ning family, it is only possible not to get angry. Strange.

Eunuch Yang accompanied him with a smile, and persuaded him: "Your Highness calm down, I don't understand why this happened, but it's not necessarily a bad thing, Your Highness's marriage contract can be independent!"

Li Xu looked at him with a half-smile, "That's really good news." In front of Eunuch Yang, Li Xu loudly ordered Liu Shu: "Go and deliver the prepared dowry to Kou's mansion, just say that the king is not The day will marry the third lady, let the relevant officials of the sheriff's mansion take charge of the matter, and make sure the wedding is grand and proper."

Liu Shu's heart skipped a beat, knowing that this day had finally come, he said happily, "This is a great event, the slave will go in person, and let the accountant give the servant an extra month's money?"

Li Xu smiled and said, "One month is not enough, let's add three months."

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!" Liu Shu ran away with a smile. Soon, cheers came from the yard. Eunuch Yang lowered his head and thought deeply. Miss Ann.

Eunuch Yang smiled sincerely, "Congratulations, my lord, congratulations to my lord, I finally got what I wanted."

Li Xu waved his hands and refused to answer the words, "This king also wants to marry Miss An, but unfortunately she doesn't want to marry. I wonder if she has married into the Ning Mansion now?"

"When I left the capital, I heard that the wedding date is in August, and it should have been completed by now." Eunuch Yang felt that this topic was really bad, so he quickly asked, "I don't know when the lord wants to marry the concubine, can the old slave stay for a drink?" Wedding wine?"

This is really not good, how dare Li Xu let this eunuch see the wedding scene, but there are countless ways to drive people away, there is no need to refuse him at this time: "Marriage is not a matter of a day or two, if Eunuch Yang waits Yes, my king welcomes you."

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Boxes of betrothal gifts were carried out of the palace and loaded onto cars. Passers-by on the road looked over curiously, "What is this for?"

"It looks like a convoy carrying dowry gifts. Look, there are happy words on the boxes. There is also a band in the convoy."

"My lord wants to marry a wife?" As soon as the news came out, the people around were stunned. Immediately afterwards, as soon as the news spread, people from all directions rushed over, overwhelming the surrounding of the palace.

"Are you really going to hire me? To... Kou's house?" someone asked uncertainly.

The prince's marriage was blown up, and the news had already spread back to Nanyue, but everyone didn't dare to discuss it, so as not to embarrass the prince.

As a man, it's one thing not to want to marry, but it's another thing to be divorced.

"It must be. Isn't Kou Sanniang pregnant with the prince's child? If she gives birth to a son, she will be the prince's eldest son."

Someone asked in a low voice, "I wonder how General Kou is feeling today?"

Everyone was silent. General Kou should not be mentioned at this time. No matter how good his relationship with the prince is, it is impossible for the media to marry the prince. He can only watch his sister marry into the prince's palace.

"Let's go, let's go and guard outside the barracks, and don't let General Kou get the news too early."

"Yes, yes, let's go, at least wait until these betrothal gifts are delivered, otherwise he will feel very uncomfortable if he is seen by General Kou."

Soon, the crowd of onlookers ran away in a rush. Li Xu couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the news. At the same time, he also felt a little emotional. Those who truly love the people will always get the respect and reward they deserve.