Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu didn't know what Eunuch Yang was thinking, but this time he wasn't too guarded against him, he just sent Lao Qi to be his coachman and let him go wherever he wanted.

Eunuch Yang also expressed his understanding. Liu Shu must be very busy with a wedding going on in the palace, and he can't spare time to wander around with him, and this new coachman has sloped feet, is also ugly, and more importantly, he is not bored. It's really boring to say nothing, and you can't fart with a stick.

But soon, he didn't care about these things anymore. He found that every time he went to a teahouse or restaurant, the most talked about was the prince's marriage. Everyone talked about the marriage with a vague expression. The reason why the princess is a remarried daughter also expressed doubts about the prince's vision.

In addition, the most talked about is Nanyue Academy and Nanyue Academy. Eunuch Yang knows where these two places are without asking.

He took his entourage to the library near the Sheriff's Mansion, and saw the stone tablet standing outside the gate at a glance. When he took a closer look, it was full of records of books donated by various households. He murmured to his entourage: "I thought it was The books that the prince bought with money were originally donated by various families, and they must have been forced by the prince's coercion, otherwise, no one would be willing to donate the books.

I didn't expect the lord to look at the amiability, but he also has thunderous tactics. You see, the noble families in Nanyue are so obedient, not only dare not compete with him for profit, but also have to take out the classics in the family to do good deeds for the lord. "

They went in and walked around, and borrowed a book to read, and then they were stopped by a young man in patched cloth shirts, who asked shyly, "My lord, do you need someone to read or copy books?" ?”

Eunuch Yang was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Are you a scholar?"

"Just being able to read and write, you can't be considered a scholar, but Xiaosheng will be able to graduate from school next year. If you have the opportunity to study in Nanyue Academy, you should be able to be considered a scholar."

From the corner of his eyes, Eunuch Yang caught a glimpse of someone giving out two cents to let an old scholar study, so he knew what this young man was doing. He immediately despised him. Dayan is proud of being a scholar, and students should dress decently and sit in the elegant room. , It is not indecent to sell knowledge for two pennies like this.

"No need, sir, I can read."

The young man's face was as usual, he just said "Excuse me" and turned to the next customer.

Eunuch Yang sat in the library for a long time, felt the rules here thoroughly, and couldn't understand Wang Shun's intention to build this library, he said it was to win the hearts of the people, and offended the aristocratic family, the gain outweighed the loss, saying it was to win over Let the lowly poor go in and out freely, and even let the students read and copy for the untouchables. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

On the second day, he went to Nanyue Academy again. The academy had begun to take shape. From the outside, it could be seen that it was a huge courtyard surrounded by a high wall. He couldn't see the inside. He walked around the wall. , said with emotion: "It is good that Nanyue has a large area and few people. Even the princes and nobles in the capital cannot afford such a large area."

The entourage echoed: "You also said that this is South Vietnam, how can it compare with the capital?"

After standing for a while, Eunuch Yang saw a man who looked like a gentleman coming out of the gate, followed by a group of people. He was pointing at the gate, obviously the master here.

He asked Lao Qi: "Who is that master?"

Lao Qi recognized the man as the old man of the Kou family at a glance, hesitated for a while, and felt that there was nothing to hide, so he told Eunuch Yang.

"It turned out to be him. This old man looks strong and energetic. Why didn't he become the general of the Kou family army and let his grandson lead the army instead?"

All the people in South Vietnam knew about this, and Lao Qi replied vaguely: "The old man is old, and he is not as young as General Kou."

Eunuch Yang thought of those old generals in the imperial court who were over half a century old, and he was noncommittal about this, but this was the matter of the Kou family, and had nothing to do with him, nor the court.

"Then why is he here?"

"The prince asked the old man to take charge of the construction of the academy, and he should also be the first head of the academy."

"Hey, that's strange. An old man from a family of military generals actually became a literati. No wonder he can't be a general." Eunuch Yang boasted that he understood the truth of the matter, and turned around, walking towards Old Mrs. Kou.

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Li Xu was not idle at home. Liu Shu sent him a few good dates early in the morning for him to choose. The most recent one is two months later, the rest are basically in December at the end of the year, and another one will be in March next year. moon.

He pointed to the day in March and asked, "Xiao Liu, what do you mean by including this date?" Based on Liu Shu's understanding of him, he should know that it was impossible for him to choose such a distant date.

Liu Shu quickly explained: "My lord, this is the best day in the next two years as calculated by several masters. The auspicious one is the auspicious one. The slave is really reluctant to cross it out, so I presented it together."

Li Xu pointed to the most recent day and said, "Let's just say this. October is a breezy autumn day. It's neither hot nor cold. It couldn't be better. It's rainy in March. I don't like it."

Liu Shu nodded again and again, "What you're thinking about is that the slave will arrange for someone to write invitations." He knew this would be the result, so he didn't try to persuade him.

As soon as he turned around, Li Xu stopped someone from behind and asked, "That... when is the due date of Mrs. Kou San?" She said she was pregnant in October, but he knew that a woman gave birth at forty weeks, so she postponed it earlier. It's all possible, if it happened to coincide with the wedding date, he would have to let "Kou Sanniang" give birth prematurely.

"It should be in late September. If you count the time, it just happens to be confinement."

Li Xu frowned and counted the days, and found that these were not the point, the point was where would he find a baby of the same size for everyone to see when the full moon came?Can't you just borrow one?

"Can the child be born with difficulty?"

Liu Shu was taken aback, and almost couldn't maintain the smile on his face. This was very disrespectful, and he advised: "My lord, from the perspective of long-term interests, this child still needs to exist. If you don't want to just find someone Instead of a baby, why not take Xiaobai out."

"Xiaobai is several months old, and anyone can tell at a glance that it is not a child who has just been born."

Liu Shu bit his lip and retorted: "Isn't your bride able to tell at a glance that she's not a woman?"

Li Xu suddenly felt sad that he had dug a hole and jumped himself, "You're right, let's treat everyone as blind."

Soon, many families received wedding invitations from the palace one after another. The wedding invitations were extremely exquisite. The big red cardboard was printed with golden cloud patterns and peony flowers. A simulated red flower was decorated with tassels, which was The style of the worst street in modern times is also the most classic.

On the wedding invitation, the newlyweds only wrote Li Xu's name and Kou's family, and did not specifically write Kou Sanniang's name taboo. Everyone tacitly thought that the prince was unwilling to write it, or it might be to prevent General Kou from being more sad.

No matter what, the people who received the post began to worry about what kind of congratulatory gifts they should give. If they were too good, they might hurt General Kou's eyes, or if they were too bad, they might not be worthy of the status of King Shun.

So for a while, the business of the antique shops and treasure shops in the whole city was very good, and it was crowded with customers every day, and when everyone came to the shop, they couldn't help but ask: "What are you going to give to your family?... Oh, ah, this is good... Hey, why did we think of going together?..."

Eunuch Yang told Li Xu that he would stay for the wedding, and Li Xu naturally agreed, no matter what his purpose was, the more people attending the wedding, the better.But on the wedding day, someone had to send someone to distract Eunuch Yang for a while, so as not to let him see the bride's face, otherwise the lie would not be able to hide from the emperor.

Li Xu is not afraid that the emperor will find out the truth in the future, as long as the marriage is done and the ceremony is over, Kou Xiao will be the justifiable Princess Shun, and no one can replace him.

On this day, Zhang Yao came to see Li Xu with a thick booklet. He was in good spirits on happy occasions. Recently, Li Xu always looked proud. Zhang Yao boldly joked: "Congratulations to the prince in advance for the double happiness. These two gifts of yours almost emptied the family fortune of the next official."

Li Xu casually picked up the emerald paperweight on the table and threw it to him, "Then this is your reward, sell it for some money."

Zhang Yao hurriedly caught it with both hands, held it and admired it for a while, "Thank you for the reward, my lord, but the treasure you rewarded, even if I drink the northwest wind, I would not dare to sell it, so I have to keep it as a family heirloom."

Li Xu scolded with a smile: "If you work hard, do you want any rewards in the future? It's just a paperweight."

Zhang Yao put the things in his arms, and handed over the booklet, "Then take a look at how the official's policy is written, and if there are any shortcomings, please give me your advice."

Li Xu asked him a few questions while looking at it. It can be seen that Zhang Yao has considered it in detail and considered it comprehensively, from the selection to the employment to the management. He even thought of the worst result. There is a solution, and it is a very complete plan.

Li Xu praised without hesitation: "You are very thoughtful, you came up with all these alone?"

"I don't dare to lie to Your Highness. Some of this content was suggested by Mr. Ji, and some of it was suggested by Wu Jin. I have another request, and I hope the prince will approve it."

"You said."

"The lower official wants to hire Wu Jin as his deputy. This kid is hard-working and quick-witted. The lower official wants to let him go out to practice for a few years. If he can make some achievements, he will definitely be a good official in the future."

Li Xu is also satisfied with Wu Jin, but he is young. He originally wanted Wu Jin to study with Ji Hanyu for a few more years. He has a high starting point and his future will not be bad.

He said truthfully: "Wu Jin is the student prepared by the king for Ji Hanyu. If you want to win love, have you asked Mr. Ji and Wu Jin?"

"I dared to tell you only after I asked you. Although Mr. Ji is reluctant, he also knows that the young eagle can grow rapidly only if it is released. Wu Jin has been following you or Mr. Ji. Although he has no official position, Everyone looks up to him and flatters him a lot, which is not a good thing for him, he is young and has poor personality, and if things go on like this, he is prone to pride and arrogance, and it will be difficult to correct it when the time comes."

Li Xu really didn't think about this, what he saw was Wu Jin's hard-working side, and he really forgot that at his age, if he is surrounded by people who respect him respectfully, it is easy to feel proud.

"Is he willing to go with you?" Li Xu is still a very clear boss, if Wu Jin doesn't want to go, he won't make it difficult.

"Yes, he is willing. He is different from Mr. Ji. Mr. Ji is full of talents and knowledge, and has a profound background. Even so, there are many rumors and rumors about his superior position. If Wu Jin wants to enter the officialdom in the future, he will definitely not be happy if his official position is low. He is not worthy of a high official position, and others may not be convinced. No matter which one, it is not good for him. Now, taking advantage of his young age, he is sent out to practice and experience. Without the care of you and Mr. Ji, let him break through. Once you break through, you will become a weapon in the future."

Li Xu admitted that what he said was right, but as he said, Wu Jin is young, a child of this age should sit in the school and study carefree, and let him go out alone, can he really adapt?

When Li Xu thought about it, he couldn't help laughing, how could he have forgotten that Wu Jin was a beggar in the first place, and wandered around when he was younger, life outside should be more comfortable for him, right?

"Okay, Wu Jin will be handed over to you. I hope you can give me a surprise in a few years. Also, send two more people to follow him, so as not to be bullied. At least they are the ones who have left my palace."

Zhang Yao hastily promised, "Don't worry, Xiaguan will definitely take good care of him, and he is not easy to bully, Xiaguan has suffered a lot from him."

Li Xu was very curious, Zhang Yao is so smooth, how could he be bullied by a child? "The king doesn't believe it."

Zhang Yao touched the teeth marks on his arm and shook, and said: "It's true, this kid is as ruthless as a wolf cub, and he said that barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes. This is probably the reason. He is not afraid of death." The strength, tsk tsk..."

Li Xu recalled the first time he saw Wu Jin, the beggar who was dressed in rags and covered in mud came to tell him the whereabouts of the little princess, and declined the big reward, insisting to stay by his side, he did not expect the change now so big.

"Then you must have bullied him first." Li Xu stood on his side unconditionally.

Zhang Yao smiled embarrassingly, not daring to refute, the prince said yes, so that's it, anyway, this person will be begging for life under his hands in the future, and he can always settle the past accounts one by one.