Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Prince Shun, follow me back to the palace, and Shu'er, why didn't you see her?" The emperor put away his previous majesty, and acted kindly like a good father.

Li Xu smiled, and said lightly: "Er Chen was afraid that Shu'er would be frightened by this court, so he asked her to rest in the teahouse opposite, and was going to pick her up to enter the palace together when it was over."

The emperor gave Eunuch Zhao a wink, and the latter immediately smiled brightly: "The old slave, please go invite Your Highness the Princess, I haven't seen you for many years, I wonder if the little princess still remembers this old face of the slave?"

After he left, the emperor also took Li Xu out, Li Xu's followers were standing at the door, and Kou Xiao was leaning on the stone lion outside the yamen in a daze.

Seeing him, the smile on Li Xu's face instantly changed, it was a heartfelt smile, completely different from the sham smiles of other people when they pretended to be false.

He waved to Kou Xiao, and then introduced to the emperor, "Father, this is General Kou Xiao Kou from South Vietnam. He dared to lead the army at the age of 13 to protect the safety of the people in one side. My son has been taking care of me all these years thanks to him."

The emperor squinted at Kou Xiao and nodded calmly. Kou Xiao knelt down and saluted together with the others. I didn't expect to be able to go to the capital and see the emperor in my lifetime, I will have no regrets in this life."

The corner of Li Xu's mouth twitched, he knew that Kou Xiao had a good tongue and was good at coaxing people, but he didn't expect to be able to say such disgusting words to the emperor's old face.

Kou Xiao didn't think too much about it, he just thought that if he and Li Xu got married, then the emperor would be his father-in-law, so he should coax and respect his father-in-law.

The emperor has been listening to people's flattering all his life, but no one really said so frankly that he would have no regrets in this life after seeing him once. He said with great interest: "The Kou family replaced Dayan to guard South Vietnam. Thank you for your hard work. I heard that your father He passed away early, and he died in battle, so it is my fault that I was negligent, such a heroic soldier should be granted the title, why not give him the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, which can be passed on for three generations."

Kou Xiao kowtowed to thank him, his heart was not fluctuated, the so-called title was just a good name, in fact, the real power has not changed a bit, but he can get the emperor's approval, he can always have more face when walking in the capital, so as not to hinder Li Xu.

"I thank the lord Rong En. The Kou family's success depends on the trust of the emperor. I don't dare to say hard work. It is enough to protect the safety of the people."

The emperor was even more satisfied. This Kou Xiao looked young, but he was calm and experienced, neither arrogant nor impetuous. He was a good seed, and he came from a remote place in South Vietnam.

The emperor was getting old, and gradually separated from the generals who held military power around him. He wanted to promote young people but couldn't find suitable ones. Besides, most of the young generals in the capital came from the generals' families. Means nothing.

Kou Xiao has shown his sharpness, and his temperament is unique to young generals. Such a young man is impulsive, domineering, daring to fight and dare to break through, especially without the burden of a prosperous family behind him, he is the best seedling.

The smile on the emperor's face became more and more amiable, "Be flat, since you are from South Vietnam, let's go into the palace with King Shun. I will live in the palace during this period, so that I won't see anyone when I miss it."

Kou Xiao didn't expect this benefit, and his flattery became more sincere, "Thank you for your majesty's kindness. Your majesty has a broad mind. I went all the way north. When I saw the people living and working in peace and prosperity, I knew that your majesty must be a man of great talent and skill. Mingjun, it is indeed so when I saw it today."

"Haha, most of the generals I've met are straightforward and rude. I didn't expect General Kou to have such eloquence."

Kou Xiao caught a glimpse of Li Xu winking at him, and knew that it was too late, and immediately closed his mouth, and only said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I came from a small place, I don't know etiquette, I made you laugh."

"No no, I like your unabashed flattery. I haven't been so happy in a long time. Let's go. After entering the palace, I want to have a drink with General Kou." This is really a great honor, followed by Prime Minister Wei The faces of the others were strange, the emperor had been obsessed with alchemy for a long time and hadn't been close to his courtiers for a long time, and this was the first time he showed such a good impression of his courtiers.

This kid from South Vietnam seems to have a bright future, and I don't know if King Shun specially taught him.

But it is really impossible to teach such things as winning the holy favor. How many people's children are eager to get ahead but have no chance. This Kou Xiao can be valued as soon as he is a saint. It can be seen that he is not a simple person.

At this moment, a figure rushed out from the teahouse on the opposite side of the street. The man gave a coquettish shout, rushed across the road quickly, and crashed into the emperor's arms, scaring the surrounding guards to draw their knives and roar Said: "Who is coming?"

Li Xu also yelled angrily: "Presumptuous! Shu'er, hurry up and salute the emperor's grandfather, how can you be so rude?" After speaking, he bowed to the emperor and said: "My father, please forgive me, my minister has neglected to discipline me these few years, Shu'er It's too wild."

The little princess raised her head from the emperor's arms, revealing a small face that was about to cry. She had grown a little, and looked more like Li Xu, with white and tender skin, big phoenix eyes, and only the emperor was reflected in her eyes. one person.

She bit her lip and cried, "Grandfather, Shu'er misses you so much!" As she spoke, tears flowed down her cheeks.

The emperor tried hard to find memories from her face. He couldn't love his sons, but he still loved his grandchildren, not to mention the whole royal family, only the little princess stayed by his side for a few years.

"Shu'er...the imperial grandfather misses you too, look at you, you are so thin, your father must not have taken good care of you."

The little princess not only refused to explain to Li Xu, but also complained: "Father is busy, he has been missing all day, and Shu'er is playing with herself."

Li Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, walked over and knocked her on the head, and warned: "Don't be so rude, hurry up and let the emperor go."

The little princess withdrew from the emperor's embrace, but still hugged his arm, and said affectionately: "Shu'er can't bear to part with the emperor's grandfather. It's been a long time since we met. Shu'er wants to go with the emperor's grandfather."

"Okay!" The emperor patted her head, "Go, go back to the palace, I have prepared something good for you."

The little princess said excitedly: "Great! Grandfather, you don't know that Nanyue is very poor. Shu'er hasn't received any precious gifts in recent years. You have to make it up to me."

"Okay, after dinner, let Lao Zhao take you to the emperor's grandfather's private treasury to pick out what you like!"

"Really? The emperor's grandfather is the best!" The little princess had an innocent and cheerful smile, which was the smile that most impressed the old man, as if she wanted the stars and moons in the sky, and the emperor would give them to him without hesitation.

Li Xu took a step behind, thinking to himself, children who love to laugh are indeed the most lovable, and if the little princess showed respect and fear, the emperor would definitely not like it.

Along the way, the little princess and the emperor talked and laughed. The little princess has traveled from north to south and from south to north in recent years. She has gradually grown her experience. She often went out in South Vietnam. What she saw and heard was not a child who grew up in the palace Comparable.

She told the emperor a lot of interesting things on the road, and she danced and danced, which made the emperor laugh again and again. The eunuchs and guards who followed all looked sideways. I didn't expect that Prince Shun and his daughter would be so favored after returning to Beijing after many years.

Before, many people in the court thought that King Shun was going to die, and the best outcome after the case was judged would be to be imprisoned for life or demoted to the common people, but they didn't expect that nothing would happen.

Soon, news of the trial process in the courtroom spread, and everyone knew that King Shun was severely injured and had lost his martial arts skills, and he couldn't hold a pen for a long time to write, so the so-called evidence before was forged.

The common people didn't think much about it, they just felt that King Shun was really pitiful, in such a situation back then, and these few years living in a wild place like South Vietnam, yet someone still framed him, I don't know who is so hateful.

The courtiers thought, no matter whether King Shun was really unable to write or it was fake, he won this battle. At least without more evidence, King Shun escaped perfectly. It is hard to imagine how easy it was for him to escape .

Zhao Shu was also stunned when he got the news. How much effort, how many contacts, and how much money they spent to get in, they made this game step by step. They thought it was a dead end, but they didn't expect Li Xu to resolve it easily. Well it's different!

"Quick! Enter the palace quickly!" Zhao Shu turned around anxiously, wanting to enter the palace as soon as possible to ask Mrs. Zhao for advice.

The subordinate reminded: "My lord, King Shun and his party have also entered the palace. Look, do you want to change the time?"

Zhao Shu turned around twice and sighed, "Forget it, it's all like this, I can only think of other ways."

"Don't worry, my lord. After all, the case is not closed yet, so there may not be room for change. It is a fact that Zhu Yongle is greedy for ink, and it is also a fact that he knew King Shun. Even if there is no correspondence, there is always other evidence."

"Are you stupid? Since the evidence is proved to be false, the emperor must think that someone deliberately framed him. Even if there is new evidence, who would believe it? Besides, the emperor is now loving and sympathizing with King Shun. Do you want to see him in trouble?" Zhao Shu also knew about the emperor. Recently, in the court, many officials impeached King Shun, and every day they were accusing him of the same old style. The emperor was already impatient and even suspected that someone deliberately attacked Shun Wang, Shun Wang is at a disadvantage at this time, but is the safest.

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Li Xu has no impression of the capital city, but as soon as the carriage entered the palace gate, his memory gradually recovered. After all, it was the place where the original owner lived for more than ten years. The traces are so familiar to him.

Kou Xiao rode to guard beside his carriage, seeing him raise the curtain and stare blankly at one side, he lowered his head and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

"No, I just feel a little emotional."

Kou Xiao looked at Yu Chuan in front of him, the little princess was pulled by the emperor to sit with Yu Chuan, and he could hear the laughter of the two from time to time, he thought triumphantly: This is my daughter, how amazing!

Li Xu was afraid that Kou Xiao would be uncomfortable in the palace, so he said in a low voice: "Why didn't you reject the proposal to live in the palace just now, the king is inside and you are outside, so it is more convenient to move around."

Kou Xiao looked at him with burning eyes, blinked, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Of course it is to not be separated from the prince. We have been married for a few months, and the number of days we are together is too few. Besides, you are alone in the palace. , how can I rest assured?"

Seeing Li Xu looking at him disapprovingly, Kou Xiao leaned over and said in a low voice: "Of course, the most important reason is...the palace is full of beauties. If I don't follow, what should I do if the prince is taken advantage of by others? You are me. Yes, other women can't take a second look!"

Li Xu glared at him, put down the curtain and stopped looking at him, but his heart beat a little faster. When Kou Xiao came over just now, he actually wanted to kiss him. At this time and this place, he would actually think about such a thing. Ling Zhi fainted.

But the women in the palace had to guard against him, not because he was too attractive and afraid that people would look at him, but because the women in the palace were also very skillful, if they were not careful, they wouldn't know if they were tricked.

It has been too long since Li Xu and his party entered the palace, it was already dark, and the drowsy sky seemed that a heavy snow was about to come. The emperor left the palace for a long time, talking and laughing with the little princess all the way, and his body was weak Some couldn't take it anymore, and their spirits were not good, so they asked Eunuch Zhao to arrange for Li Xu to stay and talk about it tomorrow.

Li Xu and the others had been on the road for a long time, and they were really exhausted. After thanking them, they left with Eunuch Zhao.

The little princess thoughtfully said: "Grandfather, Shu'er will come to see you tomorrow. Shu'er has learned a lot in the past few years, and I will show you tomorrow."

The emperor laughed again, and told Eunuch Zhao that he must choose the most beautiful bedroom for the little princess. They couldn't live in the East Palace, but the most important thing in this palace is the palace, which is elegant, luxurious, and majestic. all have.

Eunuch Zhao led them for a while, pushed open the gate of a palace, turned sideways to let Li Xu pass first, and whispered: "Your Highness, this is the closest palace to the East Palace. Your Majesty will come here occasionally, so there are always people Clean it, you can go in and take a look to see if you are satisfied."

Li Xu naturally knew this place, because it was close to the East Palace, and this palace was also given to them in the past. Occasionally, Li Xu would read and practice here, and he would sleep here when hiding in peace, but he is not the original owner after all, and it doesn't matter where he lives.

"Thank you, father-in-law, this arrangement is very good, you have a heart."

"Your Highness is serious. This servant also wants you to live comfortably. Just don't blame the old slave for making his own decisions." Eunuch Zhao wiped his eyes and said sadly: "The relationship between the slave and Lao Liu was extraordinary back then. I thought there was still a day to meet again, but I didn't expect him to go a step earlier."

Speaking of the old eunuch, Li Xu felt a little complicated. If only he had paid more attention to him at that time, he would have definitely not let him hang himself on the way. He likes to protect people who are sincerely good for him.

"It's this king who got him involved."

Eunuch Zhao hurriedly knelt down and said, "My lord, you can't say that. Lao Liu has been with you for more than ten years and has enjoyed all the blessings. He can't enjoy the blessings but can't share the difficulties. If he knows that you are living well, It will be very happy."

Li Xu helped him up, invited him in, and asked him some questions about the palace, but he didn't occupy him for too long. After all, the old emperor couldn't do without Eunuch Zhao, and he had some thoughts after staying there for a long time.

Before leaving, Eunuch Zhao left one of his young apprentices behind and confessed: "This is the adopted son of this old slave, he is still a bit smart, if there is any inconvenience for the prince, just ask him to do it, he knows what he should know. "

Li Xu knew that he had specially reserved manpower for him, so if he wanted to find out the news, he could just ask him, he thanked him sincerely, and watched him leave.

The little eunuch is indeed very clever. At the age of a teenager, he has two small dimples when he smiles, "My lord, it's getting late, do you want to pass the meal?"

"Look at the arrangement."

"Here, then pass the meal to the masters. After eating, go to Yuchi to soak in warm water to relieve fatigue, have a good sleep, and wait until tomorrow morning, and the slaves will come to say hello."

Li Xu was very satisfied with this arrangement, so he nodded and let him go down.