Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"My lord's biggest stain in this life is the rebellion between the former empress and the Han family. Although it has been a few years, it will still become a point of criticism for your opponents, unless the rebellion of the Han family can be vindicated."

Li Xu knew that the possibility of rehabilitating the Han family was zero. He was sent away as soon as he crossed over. He didn't know what was going on, and he didn't have the chance to find out at the time. Difficult.

"They should start from this aspect in the future. This is no better than the ink corruption case, and I can let the king defend himself. Do you have any good ideas?"

Kou Xiao leaned on the chair, reached under the table to hold Li Xu's hand, and touched it one by one. Because he used pens all the time, the edge of Li Xu's index finger was a little callous, but it didn't affect the beauty of his hands at all.

Seeing that Guanshi Jin and Ye Changqing were both in deep thought, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't the best way to act first? Instead of trying to solve the problem passively, it's better to solve the trouble that caused the problem from the source!"

Jin Guanshi retorted: "General Kou's thinking of his opponent is too simple. It is not so easy to uproot the faction of the third prince. What's more, they now have an army of [-] and may force confessions to rebel at any time."

Kou Xiao didn't care, and even felt that this was his ultimate goal, "Then let them rebel, now one-third of the military power in the capital is in our hands, as long as we get rid of Mu Ziying, we can get another half of the military power. A hundred thousand troops would not be enough to defend the majestic city wall of the capital."

Li Xu looked at Ye Changqing and asked, "Is there someone from us beside the emperor? As long as you can talk."

"Are you asking about a slave or a senior official?"

"Slave."

"There really is one, but it's not one of us. It's just that my adoptive father has kindness to him, and he always remembers to repay the kindness. If you want him to help with something, he will agree."

"Since Commander Lin is involved, please ask him to go to the house and tell him about some things in advance."

Ye Changqing didn't need to do this. Liu Shu immediately arranged for someone to notify Lin Zhao. After Lin Zhao came back from Yingchuan, he was valued by the emperor. This happened to be an opportunity to eliminate dissidents. Taking this opportunity, Lin Zhao firmly Control the Habayashi Army in your hands.

Lin Zhao disguised himself and entered the palace through the back door. He avoided the servants all the way and entered Li Xu's study room. After saluting, he asked, "What orders does Wang Ye Xuanmo have in the future?"

Ye Changqing jumped up and ran to stand beside him, and looked at him with a smiling face: "Father, my lord wants to ask you for a favor."

Lin Zhao glanced at Ye Changqing. This kid has finally been raised recently. He doesn't look like a refugee anymore, but his personality is still frizzy. I don't know how the prince dared to hand over the whole Anbu to him.

He bowed his hands to Li Xu, "If you have something to do, just ask the lord, it doesn't matter whether he will help or not."

Li Xu then explained his plan, "The guards in the palace are especially important. Mrs. Zhao must have someone she can trust by her side. You have to be careful of the people in the palace. As long as the palace is safe, the outside affairs will be resolved."

This was the first time Lin Zhao knew that the third prince was actually secretly recruiting troops, but it didn't seem surprising, after all, the third prince had never concealed his desire to be superior, and it would definitely be unsafe to be demoted by the emperor to guard the imperial mausoleum.

"Don't worry, my lord. The last general is planning to re-arrange the defenses in the palace. This matter has been approved by the emperor. After the new defenses start, any word from the harem will be heard by the imperial guards. It is not so easy for them to cooperate internally and externally." Lin Zhao's eyes flashed, and he said firmly: "As for your saying that you want to let the emperor know about the third prince's private recruitment, there will be more reliable candidates in the end, and he will definitely be able to handle the matter well."

"Well, I'll leave it to you, Father." Li Xu told Ye Changqing at the same time: "Tongzhou must grasp their movements as soon as possible, and this big fish must not let them slip away."

"My subordinates understand." Ye Changqing is going to go to Tongzhou in person. It is difficult to kill these 10 people, but it is much easier to make them mess up. It is best to spread false news and let these people If he attacked the capital, the charge of treason would be confirmed.

After they left, Kou Xiao found that he was holding Li Xu's hand all the time, both of them were sweaty. Seeing that it was getting late, Li Xu arranged for someone to pass the meal, and planned to talk about things after dinner with Kou Xiao.

The little princess often went to the palace to talk with the emperor recently, and today was no exception. It seemed that the child grew up immediately after arriving in the capital, and learned to figure out the emperor's thoughts at a young age, making her grandfather happy.

It has been a long time since Kou Xiao had dinner at the same table with the little princess, and he misses it a bit, "The little princess is still young, and there is a hidden crisis in the palace, it's better to let her enter the palace less often."

Li Xu sighed, "Do you think I don't know this? But my father sends people to give rewards from time to time. No matter what, I have to enter the palace to thank you. Once in the palace, the grandparents and grandchildren often chat and eat. Stay overnight, maybe it will be fine after a while."

"Then is there someone with trust around her?"

"Don't worry about that, the four personal maids are all from her own family, Lin Rui'er is also there, and the guards are all strictly selected from the Kou family army, she is safe and sound, and she is also smart, so she should not be tricked by others."

What Kou Xiao thought of was that the little princess had good archery skills and was better than her father, plus she was carrying hidden weapons and poisons, so she must be able to protect herself well.

Liu Shu came over to prepare vegetables for the two of them, and when he heard them talking about the little princess, he also said: "At this age, the little princess should be taken out by the elders, has the prince ever thought about this?"

"It doesn't matter, it's just a daily entertainment. Shu'er doesn't need to rely on this to become famous, but she likes to have playmates of the same age. You can ask another day if that kid from the Tian family has arrived in the capital."

Liu Shu replied with a smile: "The person you mentioned arrived early and sent you a greeting card, but the slave knew that you were busy, so he returned the greeting on his own initiative and asked them to come to see you again later."

Li Xu is indeed busy, and he doesn't have time to meet the people from Nanyue, "Then set a day to meet the people from Nanyue Trading Company, and tell them to do something by the way, this capital is full of gold, it would be a pity not to make a fortune."

Kou Xiao picked a piece of meat for him and asked him, "Aren't you going to tell the emperor about the gold mine on Shelter Island?"

"Of course not. That's our own little coffer."

"Then let Zhang Shuo's group leave Beijing as soon as possible. Although they have surrendered, it is not guaranteed that someone inside knows about the gold mine, and it will be bad for us to take the opportunity to speak out."

After all, Kou Xiao has no trust in those people.

Li Xu is not a narcissistic person either, thinking that he can gain their loyalty by destroying their homes, "Then why not just select some of them and stay in the palace on the grounds of transforming the palace, just to have more strength , and the other part was sent to Tongzhou, and let them add bricks and tiles to the imperial mausoleum."

Kou Xiao thinks that this arrangement is not bad. Those people used to be soldiers with weapons. As long as they can be trusted, it will be a big help.

"Do you still remember Jiang Lin and Wu Cang?"

Li Xu nodded, "Remember, they also came from Shelter Island, and this time they also followed into Beijing."

"Let them draw up a list at the same time as Guanshi Jin. They are all fellow villagers. Presumably they know this group of people better."

Li Xu agrees with his point of view, in this way, those who can be on the two lists at the same time should be reliable enough, "By the way, let's call Wu Cang and the others to be the team leader. These two have performed well in the navy, and Wu Cang is also the leader now. A little general."

This arrangement is of course good, the two of Wu Cang had taken refuge in them in the early years, and they were loyal, and they had a very good relationship with Ye Changqing, with this relationship, they would not betray the prince.

Li Xu suddenly remembered something, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, Kou Xiao was fascinated by his weird smile, took a bite of the vegetables he didn't like, and asked, "What fun thing did the lord think of?"

Li Xu looked around, because he and Kou Xiao had the habit of talking about things while eating, and only Liu Shu was serving them during the meal, so he said with confidence: "This king has heard some news."

"what?"

"I heard that Jiang Lin has that kind of meaning for Ye Changqing."

Kou Xiao didn't realize it for a while, and after a while, all the dishes fell on the table in surprise, "Is this true? The two of them probably haven't had much chance to meet in recent years, right?"

"Hey, it's just gossip, Ye Changqing may not even know about it."

Kou Xiao took two mouthfuls of rice, his eyes flashed brightly. He originally had the idea to introduce someone to Ji Hanyu, but he has never found a suitable partner. This Jiang Lin is also a literati, so maybe he can make Ji Hanyu fall in love with him. As for Ye Changqing, he should not Meaning in this regard.

Li Xu didn't know that he was plotting against his capable subordinates, so after eating, he went back to his room to take a shower, wandered around for many days in a row, it was rare for Kou Xiao to come back, and neither of them wanted to go into the study again.

After a hearty battle at night, both of them were emotionally moved, and they didn't take a bath until late at night.

Kou Xiao caressed the smooth and tender skin of Li Xu's body, and chatted with him in a non-compliance manner, all about what he had seen and heard on a daily basis, with both business and private matters, and before he knew it, it was late at night.

"Mu Ziying is a good person. If it wasn't for the wrong camp, I really want to make friends with him." Kou Xiao has dealt with Mu Ziying several times during these days, and the two are quite similar in some aspects. They all have some good feelings.

"Is there no room to win over?" Li Xu has also heard about this person. It would be a pity if such a general was sacrificed because of political struggles. "Let him be as neutral as possible. To participate in this struggle, if you really want to seize power in the end, save his life first."

"He has great martial arts skills, and I'm afraid he's a little bit better than me. It's a bit difficult to control people without hurting their lives. I'll try my best, but there is one person who can take care of it first."

"Who?"

"Zuo Zhonghou Su Qizheng, this person is extremely unbearable, and keeping him is a disaster."

"Isn't he from Captain Xue? His character is worrying?"

Kou Xiao didn't really want to say it, but Li Xu was curious and there was nothing he couldn't say, "He is a prostitute, and the Gyeonggi camp is full of men. He not only plays by himself, but also always with his subordinates..." Kou Xiao frowned. Frowning, he said with some disgust: "He has a lot of lives in his hands, occupying military power and bullying the weak with force, such a person is not worthy of being a general."

Li Xu also hated such scum, "Can you kill him without offending Xue Zhengling?"

"Situ has the evidence of his murder. We are going to let Captain Xue take care of him personally. If Captain Xue chooses to protect him, then the prince will have to stay away."

The ink corruption case failed to drag Taiwei Xue into the water in the end. After Li Xu was acquitted, one of Xue Taiwei's confidant generals was convicted. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was the scapegoat pushed by Xue Taiwei. Li Xu At that time, I felt that Captain Xue was not a good person.

"Do according to your ideas. This king also wants to see how true this Captain Xue is."

"He has been in a high position for many years, and no matter how much of his true temperament has been polished, but he has a high position and authority, and we can't move it."

Li Xu arched into his arms, hugged his waist and said: "There will always be a chance in the future, let's sleep first."

Kou Xiao pulled the quilt up to cover the two of them, kissed Li Xu's hair with his lips, and pecked his earlobe, "Good night."

"Good night."