Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The barracks was half empty at once, and the atmosphere was tense. It is said that many soldiers stayed up all night secretly training because they felt that their grades were not satisfactory, and finally fainted on the school field.

Kou Xiao was afraid that they would put too much pressure on him, and it would be counterproductive, so he simply took people to the beach to practice swimming, and those who passed the water test took them on a boat for a long trip.

As the wedding day approached, the Kou Mansion and the Wang Mansion became more and more busy. Every day, merchants came in with a large amount of goods, and then came out with a large amount of gold and silver.

The whole city became active because of this happy event, and the atmosphere seemed to be about to celebrate the New Year. Eunuch Yang walked aimlessly on the street with his entourage, and no contempt and arrogance could be seen on his face. The longer the time, the more he knew how outrageous his previous views were.

He thought that King Shun was just famous and had no power in South Vietnam. He thought that King Shun's wealth must be invaded and plundered, but after looking at it day after day, he knew that he was wrong. Let the city seem to be reborn and become richer day by day.

"Look quickly, Xie's shop has newly bought a batch of pearls, each of which is the size of a pigeon egg and round in color. Use these pearls as a congratulatory gift for the prince!"

"Is there really such a big Nanzhu? Don't exaggerate. One of these rare treasures is enough to be a tribute. Would you like to return a batch?"

"It's true, let's say there are at least twenty, and the things are placed there, and you can tell if they are true or not."

The news quickly spread to every corner. I don't know whether it was because of the rarity of the thing or because it would soon be presented to King Shun. As long as they had time, passers-by came to watch.

"It's really beautiful. How much silver is this one worth?"

"I heard that it is sold for gold, there is a price but no market, and it will be put away for everyone to see."

"The Xie family is so ostentatious, isn't it afraid that the good things will be missed by thieves?"

"Are you kidding me? Are there any thieves in the city of Minzhou? Aren't they all arrested and sent to the border to build a city wall? Whoever has the guts must have the ability to escape."

In the past two years, the law and order in Minzhou City has improved a lot. Beggars have been taken in and reformed by shelters. As long as they have the ability to work, they can still find jobs if they lack hands and feet. Those who become beggars because of laziness are thrown away. When I went to the mine, it was said that I was not allowed to go down the mountain after ten years of work. There is a precedent for this. As long as I can live on, no one dares to go to the street to beg.

Li Xu's greatest contribution to Minzhou City should be to increase countless jobs and solve the original situation of excess labor due to limited resources. Moreover, he has the right to have soldiers. If you are asked to mine, you must go. .

And those little thieves are gradually turning their backs on the dark and turning to the bright. Stealing is indeed a worthless business, and the thieves are all hidden in the market. No one knows whose hands the things they lost fall into.

But after the government implements the new household registration system, it will be difficult for these people to idle around and steal for a living. The neighbor next door opened his mouth and said: My old Wang next door has no serious work all day long, but he doesn’t have to worry about eating and drinking, and he can still get money. A good daughter-in-law, I don't know where the money comes from?Who is not jealous?When a family loses something, the government will naturally be the first to think of such a person. Even if it is not a thief, it may be engaged in other illegal activities.

After a long time, such people can't be hidden at all, and there are other ways to make money, and more and more people from the rivers and lakes are washing their hands.

Kou Xiao used to pretend to be the leader of the Tiger Shark Gang, this gang really existed, and Lu Kui also had his own people, but now this gang has been hired by the government, and they have become the government's messengers, who specialize in running errands and delivering letters for the government.

Don't underestimate such a job, it sounds like anyone can do it, but in this era, sending letters over long distances is not an easy job, and it must be time-sensitive. Li Xu originally wanted the yamen servants to complete this task, but later found that it not only takes up manpower , and these yamen servants lack experience in the Jianghu, and often lose official documents, causing various problems. Later, they simply selected one of the Jianghu gangs to contract the delivery of government letters. At least enough for them to live steadily.

In addition, they can also do some private work without delaying their official duties, and by the way, help private people to deliver things, earning double money, which is not lower than before, but the biggest advantage is that with the government's recognition, they The Tiger Shark Gang is like putting on an official skin, and whoever dares to provoke and make trouble will have to weigh it carefully.

Xie's pearls attracted a wave of people, but soon, a set of extremely exquisite porcelain was also exhibited in the Tian's shop next door. The white tableware was decorated with gold leaf, which was simple yet dignified. It is also a congratulatory gift to King Shun.

If there is one, there are two, there are three, and soon, the shops in the city seemed to be comparing each other, and they displayed gifts for the prince one after another. There are night pearls, colorful and shiny cloth, handicrafts with outstanding craftsmanship, and various antique treasures. There is even a hunter who has captured a tiger alive from the mountains and transported it to the city in a cage. It is also said to be a congratulatory gift for King Shun.

Eunuch Yang saw these things in his eyes and thought: Even the emperor's birthday is nothing more than that, and the emperor's birthday is in October, a few days away from the day of the prince's great joy, such a grand event was only seen in the capital back then.

But there is still a difference. These people are very sincere in giving gifts. Even ordinary people say that they should prepare some chicken, duck and fish eggs as gifts, and they are used to giving them. reject.

Eunuch Yang said to his entourage: "His Royal Highness Prince Shun is really close to the people as always. I think that in the palace back then, no one disliked him, except for the other princes."

It's not easy for the followers to comment on anything. No matter how good King Shun is, he is only a vassal king. As for the other princes, who knows which one will be lucky enough to inherit the throne in the future?

"By the way, the third prince, we should stop by to have a look when we go back. The emperor specifically told us to remind our family when the time comes."

The entourage nodded in agreement, thinking: Your majesty still remembers the third prince. It seems that there are rumors in the palace that the news that Madam Zhao has regained her favor is true.

Li Xu also learned the news. Mrs. Zhao fell out of favor for a while because of being implicated by the third prince, but she did not expect to return to her former glory last month. It was just a piece of news at the time, but now it is more details on his table s things.

It turned out that a few months ago, the emperor was in poor health and fainted in the imperial garden. Mrs. Zhao happened to pass by and assigned a group of palace servants to carry the emperor back to his bedroom. For half a month, the emperor was full of caring and caring, and didn't mention anything about the third prince, only occasionally talking to the emperor about interesting things about them back then.

At this age of the emperor, there is no one who has a heart-to-heart, no son is sincerely filial, and the courtiers have their own schemes. Suddenly, the cinnabar mole from the past returned to his side. The two of them spent half a month sweetly. It was cloudy, and when the emperor got well, he immediately raised Mrs. Zhao's position, and ate and slept with her every day, living like a husband and wife of ordinary people.

After reading these contents, Li Xu knew who the main messenger behind that incident was. There is indeed a woman with extraordinary resourcefulness in this world, but it is not Mrs. Ning, but Mrs. Zhao.

Li Xu didn't know if there was any real love between the two of them, but it didn't matter, as long as he knew who his target was.

That night, a man and a woman from Anbu came back from Yingchuan and brought Li Xu good news and bad news.

The good news is that An Qingping has been recalled to the capital. It is said that he was asked to go to the capital to preside over the case of embezzlement of military pay. He has the right to arrest and bring to justice everyone from the royal family to the common people. There are two jurors, one It was Mr. Zhao, the other was Mr. Wen, the censor doctor, and Lin Zhao was also sent by Yingchuan to take over.

The bad news is that the memorial written by An Qingping himself was sent to Yingchuan along with the evidence searched from Zhu Yongle's home.

"The two humble officials tried their best to obstruct the messenger after leaving the city, but Mr. Ye explained that they should not be too obvious, so they can only delay him for about three days."

"There is no need to startle the enemy. If something happens to the courier halfway, the king will really not be able to argue. Yingchuan is close to the capital, so there is no delay. Count the days, you only spent ten days on the road, thank you for your hard work."

Li Xu didn't know everyone in the Anbu, but he knew that there were several female employees in the Anbu, and one of the youngest and most beautiful was the one in front of her, whose name seemed to be Lin Rui'er.

Li Xu once heard Ye Changqing mention that this girl was originally from Yuhang County, and she was a victim of the war last year. Her family members died at the hands of pirates. In this matter, Zhong Wen's military achievements back then dropped a level, and in the end this girl was taken into the Anbu by Ye Changqing, and it is said that she has been studying.

Being able to be taken out by Ye Changqing means that she has graduated as a teacher, and Li Xu treats female employees a little better, which will make Liu Shu send some fruit snacks to the two of them.

It was the first time Lin Rui'er saw Prince Shun, even though she only raised her head and glanced slightly, she was also attracted by the handsomeness of the man in front of her, she couldn't see that this handsome prince would be someone who likes men.

During the days when she stayed in Minzhou to study, her idea and task was to collect all kinds of news related to the prince or the palace from the people, good or bad, true or false, she had to record it, and then speculate that it was true for the prince. Unfavorable, which can be left alone.

Therefore, she knows better than most how deep the relationship between the prince and General Kou is.

"Ye Changqing's stay in Yingchuan doesn't make much sense. Go back and tell him to go to the capital as soon as possible. After all, Lei Luo in the capital is an outsider, so he doesn't know as much as he does."

Lin Ruier nodded, "The humble official knows, what else do you want?"

"Let him send a letter to Commander Lin on behalf of the king, and tell him that the Yingchuan mutiny should not be ignored on time, and the rebels will not disperse for a day. The life of the king is safer, and you should always pay attention to your own safety." , the loss of life is greater than any loss."

Lin Ruier and the two had heard before that the prince attached great importance to the safety of his subordinates, as long as it was not caused by his own reasons, he would save his life if any mission failed.

Of course, their internal reward and punishment system is very strict. Everyone likes to get rewards. Lin Ruier's meeting with Li Xu today is the reward for her outstanding performance.

Why there is such a reward, Lin Rui'er was not clear at first, but now standing here, she wants to understand that what she wants is actually the prince's appreciation.

After her revenge was avenged, she chose to enter Anbu instead of leaving. She wanted to do more for her benefactor, even if she died.