Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Everyone was talking about all kinds of opinions, but in Li Xu's opinion, none of them was the best solution. Seeing that it was late at night, Li Xu asked everyone to stay in the palace and talk about it tomorrow.

Everyone left, Liu Shu retreated winkingly, closed the door, and then went to the kitchen to prepare supper for everyone, doing his best to be a good housekeeper.

Li Xu let go of all his energy and leaned on Kou Xiao, with a rare melancholy in his eyes.

Kou Xiao squeezed his shoulders and legs for him, and suggested: "Why don't I move back here, it's troublesome to keep running around like this."

Li Xu is naturally willing, "As long as the old man agrees, I can't wait for you to come back. This family has lost a pillar, and I feel that life is much more difficult."

Li Xu closed his eyes and let his tense mind relax. When he was not with Kou Xiao before, he didn't feel tired at all. He was alone for too long, and he also took the lead for too long. He never tried to rely on others. taste.

Now it’s only been a period of time when someone relies on him, as if I can’t do without him in this life, and it’s only been a few days since we’ve been apart, and missing half of our leisure time, no wonder some people say that once a person has someone who cares about him, he will be happy Without weaknesses, invincibility has become a thing of the past.

Kou Xiao is happy to be Li Xu's reliance, although he feels that any difficulty is a paper tiger in front of Li Xu, this time the incident was too sudden, one moment they were still discussing how to stop the Yingchuan military chaos, and the next moment they found out that this fire They were actually going to be burned. Who would have expected such a result in the two places that were out of reach.

"If this matter is aimed at the prince, is it a plan they set up from the beginning? If so, the Ning family should not have such great ability. Even if Madam Ning is alive, it is impossible for her to calculate so accurately. "

Li Xu put Kou Xiao's hands on his shoulders and asked him to rub his shoulders. People who sit in the office for a long time have frozen shoulders, and Li Xu is no exception. Kou Xiao's hands are the best physical therapy tools .

He said: "The military chaos should not have been planned by them. I have checked Zhu Yongle's trajectory. He has only served as a lieutenant in Yingchuan County for three years, but the soldiers in Yingchuan Prefecture have been deducted from their salary for more than three years. Of course, this may also be the reason. Zhu Yongle just inherited the habit that the government has continued.

Moreover, such a large amount of military salary cannot be afforded by one or two people. The ministers of the court must have a share of the pie. Even Liu Shu, a young eunuch, knows that there is no military salary from all over the country that can be paid in full. , No one in this series of officials can clean up.As for why Yingchuan was in chaos first and Zhu Yongle died, it was probably a coincidence. Those who wanted to frame this king should have discovered this opportunity after Zhu Yongle died. Nearly, it is a bit far-fetched to insist on being tied together. "

Kou Xiao's subordinates paused, and said in a low voice: "Three years, what a coincidence, he served as the captain of Yingchuan County for three years, and you came to Nanyue for three years. Such a great opportunity."

What can Li Xu say, he sighed, and said helplessly: "No, it's a crime tailored just for me."

"Then what should we do now? After discussing all night, there is no good idea."

"Everyone's suggestion is not that it can't be done, but that it's too scattered and too slow. It only takes an opportunity for the whole thing to ferment, maybe today, maybe tomorrow, and this crime can be charged to me. After discussing the results, maybe the imperial court's imperial decree has been sent."

Kou Xiao regretted that he didn't recruit tens of thousands more soldiers and horses. If he had [-] soldiers and horses in his hands, then given the mountainous terrain of Nanyue, even if the imperial court sent troops to attack him, he would be confident that he could hold out for a year and a half. Foreign troops could not stay for a long time Besides, their bodies may not be able to adapt to the climate of South Vietnam. In a real fight, they may not lose.

He whispered into Li Xu's ear, "At this moment, should we prepare for the battle in advance, just in case?"

Li Xu understood what he meant, sat up from his arms, turned out a map of South Vietnam, looked around and said: "The terrain of South Vietnam is complicated, don't worry about the coastline, the navy has begun to take shape, and our sea ships It is definitely the most advanced in the whole Dayan, and the imperial court will never be able to build so many sea-going ships in a short while.

There is no need to worry about Lingnan. Even if the court uses troops against South Vietnam, it is impossible to find Lingnan. The court is satisfied with the self-sufficiency of this place, so the north and west are left, and the border troops with Lingnan are withdrawn. Manpower, and the military fort needs to be rebuilt. If the seizure of the throne fails in the future, the king may not survive, but you must take Shu'er and the others back to South Vietnam. Only when South Vietnam is solid, can we have no worries. "

Kou Xiao wished he could swallow the word "death" back, but since ancient times, the battle for the throne has been a matter of narrow escapes, and no one dared to say that he was completely sure of victory.

"I thought you were going to use the shelter island as a retreat."

"After all, Shelter Island is just an island with a limited area and limited resources. I don't want to take this step until the last moment. If one day Nanyue can't hold it, the sea will be our home."

Kou Xiao covered his mouth and kissed him on the forehead, "My lord is too pessimistic. With this general here, there will be no day when South Vietnam falls."

Li Xu believed what he said, he jumped up and bit Kou Xiao on the face, and said excitedly: "Come on, I'll draw you a picture of a military fort, and you can see if you can build it."

Li Xu's picture, Kou Xiao, has been taught before, and they are all looks that he can't even think of. Hearing the words "military fortress", Kou Xiao's eyes are shining.

"Actually, the cannonballs that the prince made last time are very powerful. If you can prepare a hundred or so, hundreds of thousands of troops can make them cry and go home to find their mother."

Li Xu is not as optimistic as he is, "The power of gunpowder is indeed great, but this thing can only scare people when it is first taken out. It is so easy to use after a lot of times. After all, it is only the most basic bomb, and it is not stable. It cannot be used as a bomb. Our common methods can only be used as secret weapons."

Kou Xiao has already laid out the paper for him, filled the quill with ink and handed it to him, "Then, please draw a picture quickly, I won't sleep until the end of the picture tonight."

Li Xu took a pen and drew a heart on the back of his hand, then buried his head and began to draw. He didn't see Kou Xiao staring at the back of his hand for a long time. He didn't understand what this thing meant. He wanted to ask but didn't dare to disturb Li Xu's train of thought. Stayed for half the night.

Li Xu actually doesn't know much about the military, but at least he is someone who has watched a lot of film and television works and military channels. He can't make hot weapons, but it is easy to build a defensive military fortress, and the details can make Kou Xiao To modify, the area of ​​South Vietnam is not large, so it should not be difficult to build it.

The only difficulty is that this military fortress must conform to the local terrain and adjust measures to local conditions, otherwise the drawings will be useless. Li Xu has never been to the west, but the north is where he walked step by step. The steep mountain range left a deep impression on him. The tribes in the mountains also left a deep impression on him.

He told Kou Xiao what happened back then, and asked him: "From the map, the mountain range where we were trapped should be here. At that time, we were trapped in the mountain for more than a month, and we were attacked by tribes. Do you know the situation in this mountain?" ?"

"I know, these are the remaining people of the Eagle Clan. After the Eagle Clan was exterminated by the court, some of them fled into the mountains. Because of the complicated terrain and harsh environment in the mountains, the imperial army could not find people in the mountains for a long time. A part, the rest should have lived in seclusion in the mountains.

I know this tribe, many caravan accidents are their handwriting, but this mountain is too big, no one can tell where they are, and it is said that they will change places every few years, to find It's not easy for people, and they seldom go down the mountain, they only make trouble in the mountains, so they have never taken care of exterminating them. "

"If the entire Kou family army is dispatched, how long will it take to take them down?"

Kou Xiao said confidently: "Their number cannot exceed 1 at most. Even if all the people are soldiers, our Kou family's army of [-] is enough to wipe them out."

Li Xu hoped to avoid casualties as much as possible, and suggested: "We have 5 people, why should we fight with them when we can crush them in terms of numbers? And they know the terrain like the back of our hands, but we can only explore blindly, be careful."

"Fighting in the mountains is not won by the number of people, but the prince is right to worry. I will send people to camp at the foot of the mountain to prevent people from escaping down the mountain. These people are vicious and vicious. If they escape into the villages and towns, it will be troublesome."

"It's up to you to make up your own mind. I don't understand war at all. Just tell me what preparations you need to make."

"Start preparations tomorrow, and we should be able to leave after the wedding." Speaking of the wedding, Kou Xiao's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Is the wedding going to be postponed?"

Li Xu stopped writing, looked up at him, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to postpone it?"

Kou Xiao looked up at him lying on the table, blinked his eyes, and replied sincerely: "How is it possible, the last general of course hopes that the wedding will go ahead as scheduled!"

"That will be as you wish." Li Xu had no intention of postponing the wedding date, no matter how complicated the external affairs are, it is impossible for him to settle in two months, which is enough for him to complete the major events in his life.

However, "If this matter is not resolved satisfactorily after the wedding, I will be charged with the crime, and you may become a widow right after you get married." Li Xu knows that, in fact, from a security point of view, it is best to wait until the wedding has passed this hurdle. Otherwise, the family members will also be implicated. Although his nominal wife is Kou Sanniang, with this relationship, how can Kou Xiao stay out of the matter?

Li Xu touched Kou Xiao's cheek. This man is still as handsome as ever at a close look, with the word "tough" engraved everywhere on his young face. If the person he likes is a dodder flower that needs to be attached to her husband, then he No such decision will be made.

It is precisely because the person he likes is Kou Xiao that he has the idea of ​​sharing weal and woe with him.

Kou Xiao didn't want to be a widower, and he couldn't accept Li Xu's death in front of him, so this possibility didn't exist. He shrugged his shoulders and said rascally: "The big deal is that our family of three will go to the end of the world. I dare not say anything else. In South Vietnam, it is not so easy to catch me with the mediocrity of the court."

Li Xu was in a good mood, feeling that the crisis was not so serious this time, he lowered his head and concentrated on finishing the drawing, and when he looked up again, the sky was dimly bright outside the window, unexpectedly it had been a whole night.

Kou Xiao was still squatting on the table and tsk-tsk at his drawing. He wanted to pick up the drawing several times, but he was afraid that the ink would blur the design drawing if it was not dry. Dries faster.

Li Xu rolled up the picture and stuffed it into his arms, then pushed the person out, "Okay, it's time for this king to deal with official duties, General Kou will go back and appreciate it slowly."

"Hey, hey, don't be so rude, what if it breaks?"

Li Xu shut him outside, and said through the door: "Then draw another one for you, maybe it can be better."

After driving away Kou Xiao, Li Xu called his servants to bring him some food. He washed his face with cold water, ate something, and then began to deal with the crisis.

After sending urgent letters one after another, Li Xu wants to let all the properties under the name of the palace gradually come into the eyes of the world, and let everyone know that Shun Wang Li Xu can support Nanyue without accepting bribes.

In the past, outsiders only knew that rock tea came from South Vietnam, and the tea merchants were sometimes surnamed Chen and sometimes Zhang, and they were not from the same family. But from now on, everyone who loves rock tea will know that as long as the tea is produced in South Vietnam, it must be It came from the tea garden of the Wangfu, as for the surname of the shopkeeper, nothing can change this fact.

In addition, Liji Grocery Store and Fulai Restaurant, which are making money every day in Beijing, also inadvertently found out that the owner behind them is King Shun. This result is both surprising and expected. After all, the surname of the grocery store is Li, and There are no powerful families in South Vietnam with the surname Li.

It is easy to find out that Fulai Restaurant belongs to the Lei family, but no one should try to separate it from the Wangfu, because the entire Lei family is a vassal of the prince, and the Lei family's children are all over the country, and they all manage the Wangfu's property.

As for why this restaurant changed from Lei's to the palace?Our Lei family is willing to give it to the prince. Who cares about my own stuff, whoever I like to give it to?

As soon as Lei Luo changed his gentle and refined image, whenever someone came to inquire about the news, he would send them back as if he was in charge of the palace. Anyone who came to ask if Zhu Yongle was related to the prince, he beat them all out with a stick, and threatened: Who is Zhu Yongle?We in Nanyue don't have such a person, he is not qualified to be a lord.

Soon, the local governments suddenly received reports, saying that there were private salt dealers selling private salt for a long time, not only at a low price, but also of high quality, which was countless times better than official salt.

Salt tax is an important source of finance in various places. The government did not dare to be careless, and sent people to investigate. After checking and checking, it was indeed found that the salt used by many people in their homes was different from the official salt, but none of the so-called private salt dealers saw it.

Within a few days, there was news that Nanyue had newly developed a vast salt field, with a daily output of tens of thousands of catties of salt, and that the salt produced in Nanyue was of the same quality as the salt sold by private salt dealers everywhere. .

Everyone complained in their hearts, they didn't know when King Shun dug such a cornucopia, and they sold out the Nanyue salt in various places. The people who smuggled salt were ordered by King Shun.

"King Shun is going against the sky!" An official said privately.

Anyone can see that the reason why King Shun was in the limelight at this time was to deal with the Yingchuan mutiny, because a few days ago, there was news from Yingchuan that a pile of books with the same name was found from the dead Zhu Yongle's mansion. The letters between King Shun and King Shun indicated that Zhu Yongle was ordered by King Shun to commit such big crimes as embezzlement of military pay and embezzlement of millions of taels of ink!