Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The emperor demanded a thorough investigation of the assassination case, and the previous ink corruption case caused headaches for several big yamen, but suddenly one day, Kong Jing received an anonymous letter, which turned out to be several pieces of evidence, directly proving that King Shun was framed And the assassination of King Shun was done by the same person, and this person was Ning Junzhi.

Of course Kong Jing knew about the death of the youngest son of the Ning family at the hands of King Shun. The two families were mortal enemies, and the Ning family also took frequent actions in the ink corruption case, and had a close relationship with the Zhao family. Presumably the purpose was to avenge their son.

With a reasonable motive and evidence, Khon Kaen immediately presented the evidence and ordered the arrest.

Some people may consider that the Ning family is not that capable of doing such a thing, but who cares?The Zhao family couldn't move, and the third prince and the others didn't dare to investigate. A Ning family could not be more suitable as a scapegoat.

In the teahouse in Qingyuan, Li Xu and An Qingping were sitting on the floor, the heat was rising, and An Qingping brought a cup of freshly brewed hot tea to Li Xu.

"My lord is brilliant, he put the Ning family in prison so easily, I really admire you!"

Of course Li Xu would not admit what he had done, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, the taste was slightly bitter, but it was sweet in the throat, the tea soup was clear, it was a good cup of tea.

"I don't know what Mr. An is talking about, but the Ning family deserves what they deserve. The law is above, and innocent people will not be wronged."

"You're right, Xiaguan has been struggling in the court for decades, and he even forgot that it is very easy to die alone. I will be implicated." Master An is indeed a father who loves his daughter dearly, and Miss An is what he misses most at this time.

Li Xu didn't like Ms. An at first, and she didn't like how she dealt with it afterward. It's true that she was tricked, but there are countless ways to get revenge. Lock herself in Ning's house and hurt her enemies a thousand times. Eight hundred this way is really stupid.

"The whole city knows that Ms. An was cheated into marrying into the Ning family. As long as Mrs. An writes a letter expressing her love, the emperor will surely forgive Ms. An."

"Thank you, my lord. After this ordeal, our family is finally reunited. For more than half a year, I have lived in remorse and worry every day, and I have done a lot of stupid things, which made my lord laugh."

Li Xu didn't know if his so-called stupid thing included Yingchuan's affairs, but since he got the result he wanted, Yingchuan's side should also stop.

"Commander Lin is still in Yingchuan. I wonder if Mr. An can help him so that he can return as soon as possible?"

Lord An was slightly surprised, he did not expect King Shun to care about Lin Zhao, presumably the two had a close friendship, remembering that it was Lin Zhao who escorted him to the south back then, it was normal to form a friendship along the way.

"It's really time to rectify Yingchuan's side. It's just that I'm afraid that I won't be able to do enough. I did make friends with a few generals at the beginning, but it's different now, and I don't know what they are thinking." An Qingping couldn't fully treat Li Xu. Sincerely, he naturally did not dare to reveal all his trump cards.

"Two generals died, and I don't know if the murderer was caught. If not, I'm afraid I won't be able to give an explanation to the people. If they suspect that the court deliberately killed the donkey, when will the turmoil be calmed down?" Li Xu said worriedly. .

"My lord is really sympathetic to heaven and man. The news about the capital city must be understood by them." An Qingping said flatly.

Li Xu smiled slightly. He didn't expect An Qingping to be of any help at first, as long as he didn't make trouble, the Ning family must die. First, they were against him everywhere. Second, if the Ning family didn't die, the An family might become the first For the two Ning families, the struggle above the court seems to be peaceful, but every action has a bearing on the people of Li, Li Xu must not let them mess around for their own personal grievances.

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The interrogation of the Ning family was very fast, and the case was closed in three days. The emperor was eager to give an explanation to King Shun, and he caught the tail of the Ning family, so naturally he refused to let it go, although he originally valued Ning Junzhi.

The emperor finally approved the verdict. All the immediate family members of the Ning family were sentenced to death, and the three generations of collateral relatives were exiled to the northwest. Within ten years, the relatives of the nine clans were not allowed to be officials in the court. This verdict made Li Xu feel at ease.

Two days later, Lin Zhao returned and escorted three prisoners to Beijing. Two of them were murderers and the other was behind the scenes. It caused a great stir.

He Zun first came back and reported the situation to Li Xu. The mastermind behind the scenes was real, and the murderer was just two masters randomly caught from his side. Whether they were scapegoats was unknown, but they had conclusive evidence to prove that the man had turned his back on him. , wanting to stir up the soldiers of Yingchuan Mansion, let them continue to think about the imperial court, so as to seek higher benefits.

"Is he crazy? Leading the army in rebellion is a capital crime. The emperor spared them from death, and he can restore their posts. They are not satisfied?" Li Xu didn't know what they were thinking. This kind of thing, a normal person would want to turn over the page as soon as possible, in order to smooth his official career.

"They probably guessed that the imperial court could not really forgive them, and the flat transfer was just a way to slow down the troops, so they planned to fight."

"Is there only one person who thinks so?"

"No, back then the five generals had a balanced power and the strength of their men was similar, but two of them believed in the imperial court's assignment, so they died, and the remaining three were all smart. It is unknown who made the move. , but during our investigation, they killed each other, and in the end only this one survived, so there is nothing to argue about."

"Cannibalism? Why is that?"

"My lord, do you know how much property they took away from the Zhu family after they killed Zhu Yongle?"

Li Xu really didn't notice this point. Zhu Yongle was the turning point of the ink corruption case, but their focus has always been on the relationship between Zhu Yongle and himself. No one ever asked, how much military salary did Zhu Yongle embezzle?Where did the money go?

Of course, since he was killed by the rebels and his home was ransacked, his belongings must have been divided up.

I am afraid that the imperial court will not allow them to return their belongings because of their sympathy. If they owe a debt to the soldiers, they must first pay back a little to make them feel more at ease. Moreover, the chaotic situation at that time probably does not count how much money was copied from the Zhu family. Silver comes out.

"Didn't the money go to the soldiers?"

He Zun told Li Xu the detailed process of that day. In the beginning, five generals went to see Zhu Yongle together to discuss an explanation, but they couldn't reach an agreement. The cronies killed everyone in the Zhu family and found the property, which was definitely a huge sum of money. Together, the five of them hid part of the property and distributed the rest to his subordinates.

Later, there were too many things to do, and they didn't have time to share the spoils. When An Qingping left, Lin Zhao arrived, and the situation in Yingchuan gradually stabilized, they also remembered this.

"After receiving the imperial decree, they all knew that they would go their separate ways in the future. Of course, it was impossible to keep the money, so someone proposed to divide the money."

"This procedure is fine. Five people, isn't it an average score? There is still an uneven distribution of spoils?"

"It's not that the spoils are distributed unevenly, but that some people want to monopolize the dirty money. More than one person has moved this idea. They all know that the imperial court will definitely settle accounts after the fall, and they are planning to escape with a huge sum of money."

Li Xu nodded, "This king understands, so in the end it was a bad debt. The trouble caused by money is that this king thinks highly of them."

He Zun reported the number to him, Li Xu frowned, it was indeed a huge sum of money, no wonder it would attract them to kill each other.

"What's the situation in Yingchuan now? Is it okay for Commander Lin to leave?"

"The newly-appointed county lieutenant is quite prestigious, and he quickly recruited the soldiers. In addition, Commander Lin had recruited some mid-level generals before, which also played a soothing role. If the soldiers are not chaotic, the people's hearts will be stable. The news from here spread that you were framed by someone, and the people rushed to tell the truth after hearing it, and later caught the murderer, and they themselves can deduce the truth."

Without the instigator, the people below are at peace, and the common people naturally have nothing to mess with.

"That's good." Seeing that He Zun was wearing a silver mask again, Li Xu asked with some distress: "Back to the capital, are you okay?"

He Zun's eyes flashed, he lowered his head and said, "Don't worry, your subordinates are not impulsive."

Li Xu sighed, and squeezed his shoulder, "I know you can't let go of what happened back then, and it's impossible to take revenge by extreme means, so why not take it slowly."

He Zun didn't say yes or no. He was a little gloomy, and the good mood he had finally recuperated in Nanyue was gone. Li Xu was afraid that he would do something stupid, so he told him: "The emperor asked me to stay in the capital. In this way, this king can't live in the palace forever, you take Liu Shu to clean up the palace first, and the king will move in in a few days."

He Zun was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Wangfu? Where is it?"

Before Li Xu left Beijing, he had been living in the East Palace, unlike other princes who were granted the mansion by the way when they were named Prince.

"On Dongdajie Street, the mansion that the emperor just rewarded, I haven't even visited it, so you should go and see it for me."

He Zun also didn't want to enter the palace, and once he entered the palace, his identity would definitely be suspected. The capital city was not Nanyue, and he couldn't be fooled by a mask.

"Okay, Liu Shu will serve you by your side. You can just assign a few eunuchs to your subordinates." Since it is a mansion bestowed by the emperor, it is definitely not bad, so I don't even need to rest, just change to something Li Xu likes. Just decorate.

They are used to living in the royal mansion in South Vietnam, and I am afraid they are not used to the living environment in the capital. He Zun asked: "Why don't you let Guanshi Zhang lead the construction team to readjust it according to the style of South Vietnam?"

Li Xu wanted to move out of the palace as soon as possible. It was inconvenient to do things in the palace, but Zhang Shuo was on his own, and the construction team was also on his own, so he could definitely move in and then let them do the construction.

"Then look for him after you move in. It just so happens that the king also has something to ask him." After Li Xu explained the matter, he was about to return to the palace. The General’s Mansion is still a little far away, so you can also get the General’s Mansion by the way.”

The corner of He Zun's mouth twitched, if he hadn't considered Kou Xiao's other identity as a princess, he would never have accepted the job.

"Then you and General Kou are going to live separately?"

"That's the only way to go first." Li Xu didn't want to think about it either, for a couple who just got married and then separated, they are the only ones who are so pitiful.

He Zun didn't care at all whether the two of them lived under the same roof. When they arrived in the capital, they couldn't use the same set of rules as they did in South Vietnam.

Kou Xiao was sent by the emperor to work as an instructor in the Gyeonggi Camp during this period, and he didn't come back for several days. Li Xu knew that the emperor wanted to take this opportunity to find out Kou Xiao's ability, and he must really want to use him again.

But Gyeonggi Camp... Li Xu narrowed his eyes. If he remembers correctly, Kou Xiao's childhood sweetheart is there. No wonder he didn't come back after going there for several days. right?

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Kou Xiao shot across the opponent's waist. The opponent bent down and got off the horse, hung upside down on the horse's back. After a few steps, he got back on the horse and slashed at Kou Xiao's forehead.

The two fought on horseback, one side was holding a gun and the other was holding a knife. Kou Xiao must have the advantage. The knife couldn't fall on his head at all, so he dodged lightly and rode his horse to avoid it.

The two have been fighting for half an hour, and it was hard to tell the winner for a while, both of them were sweating profusely, the audience around them applauded frequently, the atmosphere was strong, and they wished to open a gambling house to bet who would win.

"This general from South Vietnam is really not simple. He can even draw with General Situ. He is still so young, which is really impressive."

"So what? In a place like Nanyue, it's not surprising that there will be a few warriors. Being good at fighting doesn't mean you're good at leading soldiers."

"But I heard that he once had only [-] soldiers under his command, and he was able to resist pirates for several years undefeated. He is the God of War in South Vietnam."

"Then don't you think about it, how many pirates can there be? And most of them are nothing. What is there to brag about if you win a few pirates? If it is a Hun soldier, one is enough to sweep a whole area."

"That's true. I heard that the Nanyue people are short and don't even have decent war horses. If they are pulled to the northwest to resist the Huns, they will probably lose in one round."

"So what God of War is just sealed by the small place itself, it's nothing."

Another quarter of an hour later, taking advantage of the other party's negligence, Kou Xiao jumped up and kicked the other party's chest. The other party fell backwards, holding the ponytail in one hand and not falling to the ground, but Kou Xiao's legs were separated. Sitting astride General Situ's horse, holding guns in both hands, he plunged down hard.

At this moment, Situ Yong couldn't avoid it, his hand slipped and fell to the ground, and in their battle, whoever lands first loses.

There was a burst of applause from around, and some people shouted Kou Xiao's name. Obviously, his bravery still won the favor of the soldiers.

Kou Xiao jumped off his horse, walked up to Situ Yong, and stretched out a hand to him.

The other party took his hand and pulled it hard, using his strength to stand up straight, and then laughed loudly and cupped his hands at Kou Xiao: "General Kou really deserves his reputation, disrespect and disrespect!"

The two hugged quickly, and the other party whispered something in Kou Xiao's ear, and then quickly separated, in the eyes of everyone, they only thought that the two were sympathetic to each other.

Kou Xiao let go of the hand he was holding, with a calm expression, raised his eyebrows, nodded slightly to him, and strode out of the arena.