Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Since the man has come, please treat him well. It would be great if he can stay in South Vietnam. In fact, this king has been trying to improve the official monitoring system. The previous system was not perfect. Look at the evaluations in various places. There are several Which ones are real and which ones are fake?" Li Xu said to Ji Hanyu.

Ji Hanyu had a clear understanding of the officialdom, he hesitated and said: "No matter where it is, it is impossible to be clean and honest in the officialdom, cheating, corruption and bribery are inevitable, but since you added the year-end performance award and re-appointed the supervisor , has made progress, and now it is convenient for the common people to sue the government, and there are countless pairs of eyes on the government, which is better than before."

This is a fact. It is not that simple to clean up the officialdom. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Li Xu is well aware of this truth, but he not only wants to put an end to the greed and evil in the officialdom, but also has a clearer evaluation of the officials' achievements.

It’s not that officials are clean and honest, so they are not necessarily good officials. In the past, there were several younger generations in Lei’s family who worked as county magistrates in various places. Their family was considered rich, and they looked down on small favors. Officials who have never made outstanding political achievements at the beginning and only care about themselves and care about the life and death of the people are even more abhorrent than corrupt officials.

But change cannot be accomplished overnight, it must be done step by step, as Ji Hanyu said, great progress has been made so far, and it is impossible to reach the sky in one step.

Li Xu only remembered this matter when he saw Song Wang. Song Wang was the doctor of the imperial court back then, so he had no worries about his ability, and his personality was upright. He was invited by the king, so he is not afraid of offending others.

"My elder brother, he is a bit... a bit tempered. It is indeed appropriate for him to supervise the officials. He has done this before, but as a censor, he will inevitably offend many people. After a long time, if he is not sure, he will Being harmed by others, I don't want him to repeat the same mistakes." Ji Hanyu looked at Li Xu and said, "My lord is a rare and enlightened master. I believe you will not listen to others, but if one day, ten people There are nine people here who think he is guilty and even have evidence, do you want to sentence him or not?"

"What you said is unreasonable. Everyone will face this problem, including you. You have blocked the way of many people and ruined many people's wealth. There must be many people who will regard you as a thorn in their side. You We will face these dangers all the time, including this king, isn’t there such a crisis in front of us?”

Ji Hanyu smiled bitterly and said: "You're right, such things are inevitable. If you want to rise to the top, you will inevitably touch the interests of a group of people, and it is inevitable to make enemies. Well, let me test the brother's tone later, if he is willing to stay , I will talk to the prince in detail when the time comes."

"Okay, you send someone to take him out more, let him get to know this place first, the climate in South Vietnam is mild, and the people are simple, maybe he will like it here."

Sometimes Li Xu would think that if life was always like this, he would like to stay in South Vietnam for the rest of his life and spend his life in peace and stability.

But he knew that this was impossible. If he didn't look for trouble, trouble would come to him. After the death of the old emperor, the new emperor might not allow him to live in this world.

The other princes are fine, but he is a former prince with a different status, maybe even the emperor will regard him as a stumbling block to the new emperor's enthronement.

Ji Hanyu bid farewell and left, Li Xu met Kou Xiao's personal guards and told him that there will be a big competition in the military camp tomorrow, if he is free, he can watch it.

Li Xu suddenly remembered that He Zun and the others had been away for a month, and if they didn't come back, they would miss his wedding.

He asked Liu Shu to prepare the carriage, went to Kou's mansion himself, pulled Kou Xiao out of his busy schedule, and the two found a place outside for dinner.

The two walked into a snack shop side by side, and many people around saw them, kneeling down and saluting, and then stopped to watch. If Li Xu hadn't gotten used to such gazes, he probably wouldn't be able to eat.

"Why did you suddenly think of taking me out for dinner?" Kou Xiao sat opposite Li Xu, smelling the aroma in the restaurant, he could tell that it was the beef soup that he had eaten once before, and he didn't know what Li Xu added to the soup. The taste is very delicious. Now that Li Ji Shi miscellaneous shop has gone out, many prescriptions have also been sold. This store should make the prescriptions of King Shun.

"I want to see you." Li Xu said jokingly.

The boss, a middle-aged couple, bowed their heads in embarrassment when they heard this, and came over nervously after a while and asked, "The prince and the general are here, and the shop is full of splendor, can you two sit in the box inside?" ?”

"Oh? There are also private rooms?" Li Xu looked at the small size of the store, thinking that there were only a few tables and chairs.

"Some, some, specially reserved for distinguished guests." Nowadays, many food shops in Minzhou City have separate boxes, just for the reception of distinguished guests one day, because the whole city knows that the prince occasionally uses them outside. meal, and does not stick to which one.

The boss personally brought the person into the box. He said it was a box, but it was actually a small room separated by wooden boards. There could only be one table. Fortunately, there was a small window, so it would not be too stuffy.

"What do you two want to use?"

"Choose a few dishes that you are good at, as long as you can eat enough."

"Hey, you'll be here later." The boss went out to work, and soon came in with a few big pots of food. The small table was full, and he didn't know why he thought they could eat enough. Download so many things.

There are two large bowls of beef noodles on the table, one plate of marinated beef, one plate of mixed beef offal, one plate of fried vegetables, and two large bowls of beef soup, each of which is full of weight.

Noodles only became popular in South Vietnam after Li Xu came, but ordinary people can't eat them every day. After all, they are grains shipped from the north, and the price is much more expensive than rice.

After eating half a bowl of noodles, Li Xu ate a lot of stewed beef and beef soup, and felt very full.

Kou Xiao's stomach was like a bottomless pit, he quickly cleaned up all the food on the table, and even ate Li Xu's remaining half bowl of noodles, then lay down on the chair and sighed while touching his belly.

"If you continue to eat like this, you won't be able to wear a dress in two days."

Li Xu sat beside him, touched his stomach, and joked, "Just don't eat up your abs."

Kou Xiao could see that the most attractive thing about Li Xu should be his face and body, he really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Li Xu stood up, stretched himself, and asked him, "Is there any news that Zhao Gang and the others went to suppress the bandits? It's been a month since they left, didn't they say they can come back before the wedding?"

Kou Xiao thought to himself: Even if he could, he wouldn't rush back. He knows Zhao Gang's personality too well, so he must have thought that he would be embarrassed at this wedding, so in order to avoid his embarrassment, he simply didn't show up.

However, he had forgotten that there was a special person in that team, and he might be able to come back.

"The last time I received news was ten days ago. It was said that the suppression of the bandits was successful, but dozens of people escaped. They are looking for the fugitives nearby. It is estimated that they will come back in two days."

Li Xu probably also guessed what Zhao Gang was thinking, and rolled his eyes at him, "I don't really care if he comes back or not, but my bodyguards must come back. This is a major event in this king's life. There is only one time, and he must be there. If you don't come back, I think the wedding will be postponed for a few days."

Kou Xiao frowned, his eyes became dangerous, he held Li Xu's arm and asked, "Is he so important to you? Can he compare to our wedding?"

"What do you mean by that? It's just a postponement and you didn't say you won't get married, and he's also my family member. In my heart, it's not too much to wait for him, right?" When the situation is pulled back, what does he rely on?It is not by money or power, but by his sincerity to treat each other, so that He Zun has a sense of belonging to the new palace and Nanyue, so that he can slowly come out of the shadows.

If He Zun knew that he was absent from Li Xu's wedding, he would definitely have regrets.

But auspicious days are always counted, and every process has been set. His wedding can't be postponed if he wants to, and there are so many guests who came from other places, how can they all be notified in place? Li Xu is only joking when he said this, after all He knew that He Zun had plenty of ways to come back.

As an acting military division, he doesn't have to act in unison with the troops. Since the suppression of the bandits was successful, he might be on his way back.

It's normal for Kou Xiao to be angry, and it's not the first time he's been jealous of Liu Shu and He Zun, and when he saw Li Xu's smiling face, he wanted to bite him, and he did.

Li Xu let out a scream, the guests outside had pricked up their ears to listen to what was going on inside, but the two of them lowered their voices and didn't let them listen, now they only heard King Shun's scream, Jumping up in fright, he thought to himself: The general won't do anything to the prince, right?

They all thought that this time it must be the general who dragged the prince out for a date. After all, the prince will get married in two days, and the general felt very uncomfortable.

"Should we go over and have a look? It would be bad if the general gets too angry and does something stupid."

"I look at you like a fool. The guards standing at the door didn't move. What are you worrying about?"

"Bah, you're blind. Didn't you see that those are all the personal guards of General Kou? They must be biased toward the general."

"Hey, from what you said, it seems that I haven't seen the ugly guard next to the prince for a long time. Where did he go?"

"How do I know that, maybe the prince sent him out on business, but it seems that the prince has no other personal guards around him, so it shouldn't be."

"I know about this matter. Even the king can build a personal guard, and there can be more than 1 people. But wasn't he busy expanding the recruitment for the Kou family army before, and the prince just didn't take care of it for a while."

The man's eyes moved, and he asked excitedly: "Does that mean that the prince will still recruit his own guards? That's much better than going to the Kou family army as a soldier."

"That's not true, so you just wait, either at the end of this year or next year, the palace will definitely recruit guards."

"When the time comes, I will definitely let the boys in my family try it. If they can get involved with the royal guards, they will be really proud."

"You have five sons. The chances are really great. I'm envious of the dead, but the royal guards should give priority to the children of the family officials, so don't expect too much."

"No, no, even if they are given priority, how many people can be selected? It is impossible to make up [-]. At that time, local young people in Minzhou City will definitely be given priority. After all, they are native Fujianese, and more Loyal and reliable."

They talked for a while, and then heard a sound from the box, like the sound of tables and chairs falling to the ground, the two looked at each other, then raised their voices and said, "Oh, the weather is really nice today, look , such a big moon has come out, such a beautiful day, let's go to enjoy the moon?"

"Yes, yes, this kind of beautiful night should drink and eat meat. It's okay to enjoy life to the fullest, so happy."

In the box, Kou Xiao accidentally kicked a chair, Li Xu leaned against his arms to breathe, at this moment he pushed the person away, straightened his clothes, stood up and said, "Let's go, go to the suburbs to enjoy the moon."

Kou Xiao touched his lips, and happily followed him out. As soon as they appeared, all the guests in the shop lowered their heads and ate hard with their bowls in their hands. They never thought of saying hello to these two big men.

Especially those two who spoke just now, their legs were shaking with fright, for fear that General Kou would think that they had spoiled his good deed.

Fortunately, the two of them didn't stop from the beginning to the end, and they left quickly. The guests and the boss in the room all heaved a sigh of relief.

The moon outside is indeed very round. Li Xu and his wife's wedding date is on the eighteenth day, and today is exactly the night of the full fifteenth month.

The two got into the carriage, the coachman asked the address, and drove the carriage out of the city.

The city walls in South Vietnam have been rebuilt several times, and sometimes those who committed crimes had no place to go, so they were asked to widen the city walls. With more additions, the city walls are quite magnificent now.

When Kou Xiao passed by the city gate, he said with emotion: "Even if a hundred thousand troops come to besiege, we can still hold this city."

"That's not necessarily the case." Li Xu said coolly, "If I want to attack a city, I'm sure I can't attack the city as soon as I come up, and send people to sneak into the city first, poison, prevent fire, kill people and do things like that. Make a move, let the city be in chaos first, if you can burn the granary, then hehe..."

These words seemed to remind Kou Xiao, "During the construction of the new barracks, I wanted to make the military supply depot and granary more secretive. Does your lord have any good suggestions?"

"If you choose a hidden location, it must be far away from the public, and you have to send people on duty. Once someone finds you and you can't resist, it's better to build it in the center of the barracks. It's easy for individual people to get in, but it's definitely not good for a large number of people.

Then there are fireproof and waterproof facilities. Taking the granary as an example, several rounds of administrative buildings can be built around the granary. So easy to succeed. "

Kou Xiao agreed, and asked a few more common military questions. He found that Li Xu's mind was very active, and he would not stick to a certain routine in the art of war, but could adapt to the situation.

It is good for such a person to be a friend, but if he is an enemy, it would be terrible. If he is allowed to lead the army to fight, he may be much stronger than himself.

Li Xu guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't think I'm too capable, I just know a little more, and I'm sure I can't really command the military."

"The prince is too modest."

"Don't think I'm too vicious."

Kou Xiao replied: "Soldiers never tire of cheating. When war comes, being kind to the enemy means being cruel to yourself. In order to win, everything is worth it. If you can save a soldier and a commoner from dying, you are successful."

Li Xu knew that what he said was reasonable, but when a real person was in front of him, Li Xu might not be able to deal with it. The truth is the truth, and it is not so easy to put it into practice.

"Look, from this angle, doesn't it look like the moon is hanging on the big tree in front?" Kou Xiao pointed to the sky in front of him.

Li Xu remembered that line of poem: "On the willow's head on the moon, people make an appointment after dusk."

Kou Xiao gently held Li Xu's hand, and said to himself, "Sure enough, he asked me out on purpose."

Hearing his words, Li Xu smiled lightly, then leaned on him, his eyes were empty, and he didn't know where his mind was wandering.