Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The spring is warm and the breeze is warm. The moment Li Xu got off the car at Xishan, he smelled the fragrance of soil, flowers and plants. Looking up, he saw a large and majestic palace. His father, the emperor, was not a tyrant. , It’s just that in the past few years, he has started to practice Taoism without doing his job properly, but overall he is still a wise emperor. This palace was also repaired bit by bit by the previous emperors.

There had been eunuchs waiting outside the palace to welcome the emperor and courtiers to move in. Li Xu was a distinguished man who was allocated a palace with a courtyard, while ordinary courtiers could only live in the same courtyard with a few people. Most of the servants they brought were They can only live outside. Anyway, many ministers have other courtyards in Xishan, so they are not afraid of having no place to live.

The horses and horses were exhausted, and the emperor went to rest without even showing his face, but Li Xu couldn't rest. If his guess is true, then this palace must be strictly guarded and absolutely controlled by him.

In the dark night, Lin Zhao jumped in from the wall dressed in black, and several Kou's soldiers noticed the strange movement and surrounded them quietly, and surrounded them before Lin Zhao could open his mouth.

"It's me." Lin Zhao showed his face and said to them, "Has the prince rested yet?"

"My lord is waiting for Commander Lin, my lord, please follow me." Guo Fu bowed his hands to the visitor, and then took him to see Li Xu.

Guo Fu was originally by Kou Xiao's side, but because of the dangers of this trip to the West Mountain, Kou Xiao had to replace all the people around Li Xu with the most trustworthy confidantes, and Guo Fu personally guarded them.

Li Xu's room was not limited to himself, Kou Xiao was also there, and there were two men in black cloaks from head to toe. Seeing this, Lin Zhao found that everyone had a tacit understanding.

"Commander Lin is here, please sit down." Li Xu asked Lin Zhao to sit beside Kou Xiao, and asked Liu Shu to serve him tea.

After Lin Zhao took his seat, the black cloak beside him turned around and grinned at him, "Commander Lin is well."

"It turned out to be Commander Situ." Lin Zhao was not surprised at all. Outsiders only knew that Situ Yong admired Kou Xiao very much and hit it off with him at first sight. Lin Zhao learned from Jia Pingna that the friendship between the two was extraordinary.

Jia Ping also came, bowed to Lin Zhao, and then sat next to Situ Yong. Lin Zhao said with emotion: "No wonder General Su is staying in the capital. If the general doesn't know the prince, he will think that the person who is going to force the palace is the prince." .”

Prince Shun, who had really had such thoughts, smiled guiltily and said: "This is His Majesty's arrangement, it has nothing to do with this king, but in this way, it gives the enemy a chance to do it all. If I were the third child, I would definitely attack you." The palace is not the capital either."

"The news from Vice General Ye is that the private soldiers in Tongzhou have made some moves. They left Tongzhou by different roads in batches, but there is no news where they go after that. There are no people sent to follow up. All exceptions have been wiped out." Kou Xiao said solemnly: "Time is tight, from Tongzhou to Xishan, even if they walk slowly because they want to hide their whereabouts, and counting their preparation time, we can have about ten days Come prepare for battle."

Situ Yong had already counted the number of people clearly, "The 9 soldiers of the Gyeonggi Battalion and the [-] Habayashi Army who traveled with His Majesty this time, together with the guards of the government offices of various government offices, there are only [-] people at full count. If the other party only has [-], We can still keep this palace.”

Jia Ping felt that it was not that simple, "The other party also knows this number, the third prince cannot fight an uncertain battle, so either he can get more than [-] soldiers, or this palace can be cracked from the inside. "

Several generals glanced at each other, Lin Zhao first said: "The Habayashi Army should not have any problems, even if someone wants to follow suit, it is not a cause for concern."

Situ Yong analyzed and said: "Because I was traveling with His Majesty, it was considered an idle job, so I brought all my cronies, but there are still 2 people who were originally led by Mu. It's hard to say who I'm facing, but if it's just If some people are rebellious, it should not be a climate."

Jia Ping nodded and echoed, "Your subordinates have just entered the Gyeonggi camp not long ago, so I dare not say that they can understand the minds of the subordinates, but I will let people keep an eye on the movements of a few young generals, and take them down immediately if there is any change."

"During this period, the guards of all the gates of the palace have to be handed over to our own people, and those who are not sure about the camp will be sent out to ensure nothing goes wrong." Kou Xiao said in a deep voice: "Also, if the third prince wants to attack, the target must be It's the emperor and the prince. There are a group of hidden guards around the emperor. When the time comes, the guards will be guarding the highest palace. They won't be able to hurt him for a while. My lord, try not to get together with the emperor. During this time, you'd better Don't leave my sight."

Li Xu stretched out his hand and patted the back of his hand, "Tomorrow is the hunting competition, you must be on the field, this is a good time for you to show off your skills, don't worry, I have Mu Lan by my side."

Kou Xiao glanced at the person standing in the corner as if he didn't exist. He Zun's martial arts is very high, but after all, there is only one person. If the other party launches a group attack, it will be difficult for him to protect him.

Among the people present, only Situ Yong didn't know He Zun's real identity, and Li Xu didn't want him to know, so when outsiders were around, he always called He Zun's pseudonym.

Lin Zhao and Jia Ping also looked at He Zun, knowing that he must have been disguised, otherwise the scars on his face would never be covered, but they don't know whose disguise is so good, it looks completely changed personal.

Situ Yong had never met He Zun, he just thought he was an expert guard next to Li Xu, so he didn't pay much attention.

"Then you must bring at least one escort by your side during this period of time, and you cannot act alone."

This request Kou Xiao did not mention that Li Xu also had to bring it. Not only that, the little princess also came this time, and he had to take care of his daughter's safety. At this time, he realized that when he recruited people, why did Didn't recruit a few guards with high martial arts skills?In fact, it's not that no one came to join him, it's just that those people were basically recommended by him to join the army.

Take the Navy as an example, Jia Ping has a group of people who are recruited from Jianghu in South Vietnam. They are here for King Shun and have nothing to do with General Kou. Therefore, the South Vietnam Navy is completely under the orders of Li Xu. .

Jia Ping glanced left and right, and said in a low voice: "My lord, is it too much to leave 1000 sailors in Bozhou? It seems that [-] people are enough for the ship."

"Kou's army has 2 people left in South Vietnam, and the rest plus [-] sailors will have [-]. This is most of our family property. In case of failure, we can't empty out the old bottom, right? We must leave some for South Vietnam root."

Kou Xiao frowned in displeasure, and retorted: "My lord, if you fail, I will escort you to escape. Don't forget what you promised me."

Li Xu smiled reassuringly at him, and held his hand in front of everyone, "I know, if there is a mess and no one can be found, we will meet up in Yingchuan, this is what we agreed before, and you are the same. "Li Xu exhorted the others.

But everyone here knows that if the operation fails, the probability of them escaping is very low. Ordinary soldiers can change their clothes and get out. They will either die in battle or be captured. How could they be deserters?

Lin Zhao's eyes fell on those intertwined hands. He knew the true relationship between Li Xu and Kou Xiao, and even asked Ye Changqing to send him a congratulatory gift, but what he heard was never true to what he saw with his own eyes. shocked.

"Also, we can't passively accept the move. In my opinion, it's better to capture the third prince first, capture the thief first, and capture the king first, so that they don't dare to move." Kou Xiao's eyes flashed a trace of hostility. Feeling uneasy is not good at all, he is very afraid that he will not be able to protect Li Xu.

"There's no reason. Even the emperor's side can't justify it. Instead, everyone thinks that we are the ones who want to rebel. Then they will have more reason to point their guns at us."

"There are many people in Xishan, so it's really hard to start. As long as the third prince disappears for half a day, things will go wrong. Even if the prince didn't do it, Zhao Shu will target you. You can't act rashly."

Li Xu stroked his chin and thought for a while, "So, what if this king is missing?"

"My lord..." Everyone called out anxiously, not understanding why he cursed himself.

Kou Xiao clenched his hand tightly, wishing to tie him by his side, so that this kind of thing wouldn't happen.

Li Xu smiled reassuringly, "Don't worry, I just thought of a way, you say, if we pretend to send someone to assassinate me when we are hunting in the Western Mountains, and the target of the assassination is the king, does that count as a wake-up call to the emperor? He will definitely send someone to investigate the murderer behind the scenes, and then he will reveal the situation of the third prince to the emperor, and you think the emperor will arrest the third prince?"

It's not the first time Li Xu has done something like assassinating himself, but this time it's not on the streets of the capital, but in the heavily guarded royal hunting grounds. How easy is it to arrange for an assassin to come in?

Lin Zhao and Situ Yong looked at each other, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "My lord's move is feasible, but at that time, the emperor should be the first to investigate the crime of dereliction of duty between the two of us."

"Eh..." Li Xu smiled coyly, forgetting that at this time, it would be fatal to pursue the responsibility, "Forget it, the gain outweighs the loss."

"In fact, there is no need to take such a risk. The emperor poisoned Mrs. Zhao to death before, and has been silently watching the third prince and the Zhao family. As long as the emperor knows something, even if the third prince is not arrested, he should be sent to monitor him." Kou Xiao got up and looked outside, "It's almost three o'clock, everyone should go back."

Everyone got up to say goodbye, and they went back as they came. The defense of the whole palace was arranged by them. They knew where the guards were empty. When they left the courtyard, they found that Kou Xiao hadn't followed.

Everyone smiled knowingly, then stepped into the night.

Lin Zhao returned to his residence and said to the people who followed him, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Jia Ping came in and closed the door, and bowed to him, "Commander Lin, there is something else I would like to ask you for advice."

"You said."

"I heard that the emperor has privately trained a unicorn army. The number is only [-], but all of them are elite soldiers. These people are generally not too far away from the emperor, are they?"

Lin Zhao frowned and looked at him, "Why do you know this?"

"The Jia family is also an aristocratic family after all, so they have some connections."

"The so-called Qilin Army was not actually trained by the emperor, but has existed since the previous generations of emperors. The name Qilin Army is also called by everyone in private. I don't know if there is such an army. It is impossible for the emperor to mention it to me. This. This news has been spread for decades. Almost everyone with a certain family background knows it, but no one has seen it. It is said that only the emperor takes orders, but when dispatching troops, there are always tokens such as tiger talismans. The emperor also has such a thing."

Jia Ping asked in a low voice, "What do you think it will be?"

Lin Zhao took another look at him, always feeling that this kid was plotting something dangerous in his mind, he replied cautiously: "Even if there really is a Qilin army, we don't know where they are, how many people there are, and how do you pass the news on? Don't worry about this, but the emperor has been able to sit on the dragon chair for so many years, there must be a means. The third prince is too immature, and it is not so easy to force the palace to rebel. Back then, the Han family...that was a 20 army, the same It ended in a fiasco, you'd better persuade the prince, if you have this thought, let it go first, this is not the best time."

Jia Ping thanked and said: "Commander Lin is the closest person to the emperor, please inform me as soon as possible if you have any news, so that we can make arrangements at any time."

"Of course." Lin Zhao looked at the young man in front of him with emotion. When Jia Ping accompanied him out of Beijing to escort King Shun to South Vietnam, he was still a stunned young man who would blush when he talked to others. Years passed, and he was so calm, and he didn't know whether it was Nanyue who raised people, or King Shun who taught them.

Thinking about Ye Changqing again, he has improved a lot. Now he is in charge of the intelligence network of King Shun, and the secret agents are spread all over Dayan. People come and go without a trace, just like practicing invisibility. After living in the mansion for two days, he didn't notice it in a daze, but he was overwhelmed by his complacency.

"It's late, I'm leaving." Jia Ping left, Lin Zhao sat in the dark for a while, and then went into the room to lie down.

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Li Xu thought he would not be able to fall asleep, but he fell asleep not long after making out with Kou Xiao, and when he woke up, there was no one around him, as soon as he touched the sheets, it was chilly, so he knew that this person should have left at night.

Liu Shu came in to wait for him to freshen up. Li Xu changed into a black hu suit, his wrists and trousers were tightly cinched, and he put on a pair of sheepskin boots. .

"My lord, the hunting ground has no eyes, and there are many accidents. You have to be careful. If there are no people around you, why don't you go with me?"

Li Xu touched his head and still treated him like a child, "Come on, you are the one who is truly powerless, what can you do next? The guard next to this king, and He Zunzai, what are you afraid of?"

Liu Shuhong said with concern: "Your servant is not good at martial arts, but your servant can block arrows for you."

Li Xu was really moved, but he still taught him a lesson: "Don't, I don't need anyone to block my arrows. If you have the spirit of not being afraid of death, I will show you a few more official documents. It's spring, and the business in the north recently It’s not easy to do, the salt has also been paid to the imperial court, and our income has been greatly reduced, so you should think about ways to make money for this king.”

Liu Shu murmured, "I'm not as useful as you to just say it out of my head. What are you going to do with all this effort?"

"If you keep nagging, I'll send you to buy wool in the Northland!" Li Xu threatened him, then hung a long sword around his waist, stuffed a dagger into his boots, and walked out with a bow and arrow on his back.