Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu's actions in the palace are not restricted, he can leave the palace if he wants, but Kou Xiao secretly told him that someone has been secretly following them, presumably the emperor's person.

This is also normal, Li Xu doesn't care if people know where he has been and what he has done, not to mention that he has just arrived in the capital, and if he really wants to do something bad, he will wait until he gets to know him well in the capital.

On this day, the weather was fine and the cold was still cold, but seeing the sun always makes people warm, so Li Xu took people to meet Lei Luo and the others. Except for Ye Changqing, his stewards in the capital had nothing to hide.

Lei Luo had already received the news, but Li Xu lived in the palace, and he couldn't see it even if he wanted to. He was checking the accounts in the shop one day, and suddenly saw a group of people walking in with their heads held high, and subconsciously said: "Welcome... ..."

When he recognized the handsome young man at the head, Lei Luo threw down his ledger and jumped out from the front desk, and ran over excitedly, "My lord..."

There were still customers in the store, so I was shocked when I saw this scene. The shopkeeper Lei is also well-known in the capital. He is young, handsome, calm and capable. Although he has no fame, there are quite a lot of people who are willing to make friends with him.

At this time, I was a little surprised to see him so excited, and what was he shouting just now?Prince?Which prince?

"Who else could it be, King Shun of Nanyue, His Royal Highness the former Crown Prince!" someone whispered.

Everyone suddenly realized, Qi Qi looked at Li Xu, and saw that he was an extremely handsome and outstanding young man with outstanding temperament, born with majesty, even without saying a word, he could tell that he was an extraordinary person.

Li Xu was also a little excited when he saw Lei Luo. He was a little worried when he sent this kid to the capital to be the treasurer. After all, he was too young, and the capital is the place with the most dignitaries, so even bullying others has to be seen first. the other party's identity.

However, after a few years, Lei Luo has been trained, at least to be a shopkeeper. He helped Lei Luo to stand up, and asked with a smile: "Long time no see, do you feel homesick?"

"I think about it, and I also miss the prince." Lei Luo was appreciated by Li Xu, of course his eloquence is not bad, but he forgot that the prince is now a married man.

"Cough..." The tall man standing beside Li Xu stared at Lei Luo with a half-smile, and said in a serious tone: "Boy, can you repeat what you just said?"

Lei Luo was too excited just now, seeing Kou Xiao at this moment, he dared to make a mistake, and quickly apologized: "The villain made a mistake, the prince forgives the sin."

Li Xu looked around for a week. The shop was originally decorated according to his drawings, but it has changed a bit in the past few years. It still looks quite unique. There are quite a few customers in the shop. There are a few young men dressed as scribes sitting on the sofa. Drinking tea and chatting on the Internet, it can be seen that they are regular customers. Seeing that everyone is looking at them, Li Xu doesn't like to be seen as a monkey.

"Let's find a quiet place to talk."

Lei Luo nodded, handed over the shop to the second shopkeeper, and led Li Xu and the others upstairs, while the attendants stood guard outside the shop door.

"It's really King Shun. I saw him from a distance back then, and nothing has changed, except that his whole body has become more imposing."

"Who is the man next to him? He looks handsome and has a strong figure. He should be a general. Could it be King Shun's guard?"

"There is no guard who walks side by side with the master, maybe he is the best friend of King Shun."

Kou Xiao's reputation is not so big that even the people in Beijing know about it, even if he heard about it, he would not be connected with the young man he met just now.

Lei Luo took them to the lounge on the third floor, where he usually works and rests. He boiled water to make tea, and asked his servants to bring up snacks. It was a busy job.

"Okay, let's just take a look and sit down." Li Xu pointed to the opposite seat and said.

Lei Luo sat down, feeling a little excited, "My lord, why did you leave the palace today? The subordinates heard about the case before, so it should have been resolved, right?"

"Currently, but who knows what other tricks they have. Soldiers come to cover the water and soil, just wait."

Lei Luo sneaked a glance at Li Xu's right hand. No one in the palace knew that the lord was unable to write for a long time due to injury. No, it should just be that he couldn't write with a brush. The lord was used to the quill pen, and he was often seen writing on weekdays. Perhaps the prince had expected such a day would come.

Lei Luo admired Li Xu so much, they all thought it was a difficult test, but they didn't expect the prince to solve it easily.

"My lord, Guanshi Jin is also in the capital, do you want to meet him?"

"What is he busy with recently?" Li Xu asked.

"Jin Guan was busy trying to win over the courtiers a while ago, and every day the dragon could not see the end, but the effect was quite remarkable. Several courtiers have already been persuaded and are willing to join the prince."

Li Xu had asked them to make friends with courtiers before, but it is still not reliable to lure them solely by profit, and it is useless at critical moments, but Li Xu doesn't need them to mess with him, as long as they don't stand on his opposite side..." Keep an eye on the movements of the Zhao family?"

"Naturally, but the Zhao family is very cautious, and it has not been seen that he has too much contact with any family recently."

"Do you send letters frequently to the palace or outside the capital?" Li Xu thought, most of the people Zhao Shu can contact are Mrs. Zhao and the third prince, and they should be very frequent.

"In the palace is inevitable, but because there is no one in our palace, I don't know how often he goes there. There are a lot of letters outside the capital. I have sent people to follow him a few times, but they were lost halfway. The other party is very cautious."

Li Xu didn't expect to get any news, "If the news could be robbed so easily, the Zhao family would not be able to get to where it is today, but we must not relax."

Kou Xiao has already sent people to Tongzhou. If the other party really has [-] soldiers hiding in Tongzhou, it is impossible not to find out.

They talked for a while, and after a while someone knocked on the door, Lei Luo went to open it, and asked in surprise, "Guard Jin, why are you here?" Speaking of Li Xu, his mood was more complicated when facing Kou Xiao, "This subordinate knows that the prince is here, so he came over to say hello."

"Oh? You are very well informed." Kou Xiao looked at him with a smile and said, as a South Vietnamese, it is impossible to change his views on pirates just because the other side surrendered. No one will give a good face.

"The subordinate happened to be drinking tea nearby. The news that King Shun appeared in Li Ji's grocery store is now known to everyone in the surrounding area. Many people came here because of the fame. The downstairs is very lively."

Lei Luo went to the window to look down, and sure enough, he saw a lot of people watching at the door, and it is conceivable that there must be a lot of people in the shop, and these people must want to see Li Xu.

He asked worriedly: "My lord, there are too many people, I'm afraid it's not safe."

Li Xu walked up to him and looked down, and said with unchanged expression: "It doesn't matter, since this king has come to the capital, he doesn't shy away from being seen by others, and this king is so handsome, it's hard for others to see him." why not?"

Kou Xiao retorted disapprovingly: "The last general can take the prince away from the roof. There are so many people below, who knows if there might be an assassin hiding?" He didn't want Li Xu to be surrounded by so many people. Let people see it casually?

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, no one would dare to be so bold, but..." Li Xu lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then waved to Lei Luo, and whispered something in his ear.

Lei Luo's face suddenly changed in shock, "My lord, this...how can this be? What if..."

"What's in case?" Li Xu looked at him sharply and asked.

Kou Xiao has good hearing, and he stood beside Li Xu again, and he also heard Li Xu's order. He frowned and said, "Although this plan is good, but there are too many variables, what if someone takes advantage of the chaos and makes a move? What if that person doesn't Control it and hurt you? And such a person is not easy to find."

Lei Luo moved his lips and whispered, "Master Ye must have someone under his command, but just like General Kou said, this move is too dangerous."

"With the turmoil in the capital and the enemies around, what is not dangerous? Moreover, the timing is just right. This king has just come to the capital and he has been freed. It is normal for the other party to jump over the wall in a hurry."

Kou Xiao still disagreed, Li Xu held his hand and asked: "I said General Kou, can you have some confidence in yourself? With you by my side, what else is variable? Anyway, you can solve it."

As a general with a bit of chauvinism, Kou Xiao felt at ease when he heard this. He would not be unhappy if a man was complimented so much by his beloved. When you don't take good care of yourself."

"Okay, don't waste time, let's make arrangements." Since Li Xu made this proposal, he was mentally prepared, and it was impossible for him not to be injured, otherwise how could he attract the emperor's attention?

He lowered his eyes, thinking secretly, how can the emperor's people find Tongzhou smoothly?He still doesn't know where the [-] soldiers and horses are hiding, otherwise he must lead people to find them.

Guanshi Jin sat calmly and did not participate in their plans, as if the matter had nothing to do with himself. He would not participate too much in the affairs of the old island owner on Sheltered Island before. In his opinion, he only needs to do A good master is good at what he tells you, knowing too much may not lead to a good end.

After they made a decision, Guanshi Jin said: "My lord, I'm afraid the eldest prince has made some moves."

"Huh?" Li Xu raised his eyebrows, he wasn't too surprised, he knew that the emperor's health was not good, and the other princes must also know it, it's not surprising that the eldest prince with a heavy army would have thoughts.

"Does he want to lead the troops back to Beijing? In what name?"

"The Huang Junshi next to him is very courageous, maybe he will take a slanted sword."

"Could it be that he wants to force the palace? The Zhenbei Army has a large number of people and strong soldiers and horses, but if they want to take the capital, they must suppress the whole army, but how can there be no guards in the northwest? Opening the door is tantamount to self-destruction." Li Xu thought, if the eldest prince really dared to do this, then this person would absolutely not be allowed to stay.

"The subordinates don't know what they will do. When they were in the Northwest, the subordinates could clearly feel the ambition of the eldest prince. It's just that the emperor's health was not bad a few years ago, and no one among the princes was in the early stage. The eldest prince is not in a hurry. What to do, anyway, he has soldiers, and this is his greatest reliance."

Of course Li Xu knew the importance of military power, the First Prince had been operating in the Northwest for many years, even if the emperor deprived him of his Tiger Talisman, it might not be able to deprive him of his control over the army.

"In your opinion, what is his reputation in the Northwest? Do the people turn to him?"

Guanshi Jin shook his head, "The eldest prince is domineering and domineering, and he is not good at governing. The officials in the northwest area just succumbed to his power and did not really support him, let alone the common people. The eldest prince recruits young men to recruit soldiers all the year round and pays miscellaneous taxes. Everything is more important than other places, and it is a miracle that the people's livelihood in the northwest is not in chaos."

"I've never heard of such a thing." Li Xu was a little surprised, he thought that the eldest prince should have some achievements to be the local emperor in the northwest for so many years.

"My lord doesn't know. The Eldest Prince's methods are cruel. Anyone who dares to say a bad word about him will be killed if he is found out. No one dares to spread the news. There are soldiers patrolling everywhere, and the people dare not speak out."

Li Xu frowned slightly, "With such a tyrannical government, isn't he afraid that officials will force the people to rebel?" In such an important place in the northwest, if the people are in chaos, if they are forced to cooperate with the enemy, the consequences will be disastrous.

Jin Guanshi said coldly: "If the prince wants to solve the eldest prince, the best way is the chaos in the northwest. There is no need for the prince to do it himself. At that time, even if he has a heavy army in his hand, no one will be willing to submit to him."

Li Xu lowered his head and played with the teacup in his hand, then shook his head and said, "That won't work, the door to the northwest is wide open, the loss is too heavy, this king can't accept it."

Therefore, he must get the eldest prince out of power before he brought Northwest down.

After talking for so long, the matter arranged by Lei Luo can finally start. Li Xu glanced at Kou Xiao who was beside him, seeing that he had been keeping a straight face and silent, he knew that he was still angry, he lowered his head a little guilty, If Kou Xiao knew that he was going to get hurt, he would definitely ignore him for a few days.

He held Kou Xiao's hand in front of the two subordinates, and said softly, "Kou Xiao, you have to calm down, it's all fake."

Kou Xiao snorted coldly and didn't say anything, Li Xu just assumed that he agreed.

He got up and straightened his collar, touched the dagger hidden in his sleeve, and said to them: "Let's go, it's time for the king to appear."