Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

On the first day of hunting, the weather was beautiful, and it was a sunny day with a warm spring breeze. Early in the morning, the emperor led the people to the hunting ground in high spirits.

When the emperor shot the first arrow, the hunting competition really started. It is said that the earliest spring hunting and autumn hunting were not ranked, but only a public trip rewarded by the emperor to the ministers.

But people are aggressive, and it is such a contest field, where they always want to compete for superiority, and the successive emperors have indeed dug out a lot of good seedlings from the hunting grounds. Over time, a ranking is set, and usually the top three are all Having a good future is indeed a great opportunity for generals to show their faces.

The emperor's health was far worse than before. He shot an arrow at a stag that had obviously been fed medicine and then went back to rest in his tent. Most of the civil servants were not interested in such barbaric activities. They went out in groups to drink , because there are more civil servants, not only many teahouses have been built around the hunting ground, but also places to play, which really makes people relax.

Kou Xiao was wearing a Hu suit of the same color as Li Xu, with a big bow hanging from his shoulders. He could even win against Mu Ziying, and his archery skills were very good.

Kou Xiao took the lead, waved to Li Xu from a distance, and then galloped away on the horse, and was quickly submerged in the crowd.

Situ Yong didn't end, he was worried about the safety of the hunting ground, and he couldn't relax to play, and he was also a person who fought for the top prize back then, so he would bully the young people if he ended up.

He looked at Li Xu's side face, and asked with a smile: "Will the prince still open the house? Is Kou Xiao sure to win?"

Li Xu hugged his chest and smiled smugly, "Low-key, low-key, so many civil servants and military generals are here, wouldn't it be bullying to open a bank and bet on your own win?"

Situ Yong thought in his heart: I didn't see any low-key. Everyone saw Kou Xiao's rushing posture just now, and many people regarded him as an opponent.

"Aren't you going to play, my lord?"

Li Xu touched the bow beside him, and saw that many people had poured into the forest, and the stag shot by the emperor had been carried away. He thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, this Wang is not good at archery, so he won't join in the fun."

Li Xu also liked horseback riding and archery back then, but he knew his own level, so going there would only add to the chaos.

Situ Yong thought that he was worried about safety, so he persuaded him: "This is the first day, they probably wouldn't choose this day to do it, and it's not so fast, isn't it, the prince might as well take advantage of these few days to have fun."

"This king wants to have fun, but not with them." Li Xu turned around and left, really looking for someone to play with.

Prime Minister Wei, Taiwei Xue and other ministers were actually playing with the water cup. When Li Xu went, the wine glass just stopped in front of Kong Jing. He took the wine generously and drank it, and then improvised a song "Spring Banquet". Got a round of applause.

"My lords are very interested, do you mind adding a seat to King Ben?" Li Xu walked over with a smile, and everyone hurriedly got up to salute, then the leader, Prime Minister Wei, gave up his seat, and naturally moved over behind.

Li Xu was also very surprised to see this lively scene. He had only heard of the game of flowing water in the past, but he had never participated in it, and he really didn't know how to recite poems. If it was his turn, he couldn't compose a song like Such a poem is also a bit embarrassing.

Li Xu is a scumbag among a group of high school tyrants, so he must be guilty. Fortunately, he can plagiarize, and as a scumbag who often cheats in exams, copying the poems of the ancients does not have any burden on his heart.

After playing for a few rounds, Li Xu never got a hit. Those who drank a lot were already slightly drunk, and each of them was very eager to show off their talents. In the second half, they basically stopped composing poems. Some danced, some played the piano, It's like a talent contest.

Li Xu's ears really enjoyed what is known as the talent of the ancients, the six arts of a gentleman, everyone present here is a master, and at that age, any one of them would be a national treasure in modern times, this trip is so right.

When everyone was almost enjoying themselves, someone finally saw His Highness Prince Shun who was sitting still, and joked with Li Xu while he was drunk, "Why doesn't your lord come to try your skills? I remember that your piano was given by Mr. You Shan , the song was famous all over the world back then, I don’t know if my ministers would have the honor to listen to you play a song?”

play the piano?That doesn't exist, Li Xu's hands can only play cards and mahjong, how can he do such an elegant thing as playing the piano?

He lamented: "I want Master Lu to know that this king's hands are inconvenient, and he will never be able to play the piano in his life." I can't even write clearly with a brush, let alone play the piano.

Lu Shen showed embarrassment on his face, and repeatedly pleaded guilty, "It's my minister who was rude, Your Highness forgive me."

Seeing that everyone was a little embarrassed, Li Xu stood up and said, "Although I can no longer play the piano, I can play other things. Do you want to join me?"

Everyone was naturally willing to participate. Soon, Li Xu ordered someone to bring a deck of cards that he made. He would play with Liu Shu and He Zun in his spare time. Liu Shu had a quick mind and learned quickly, but He Zun didn't have much interest , Later, Kou Xiao had to be brought in to fight landlords and play with tractors, which are also very good leisure and entertainment.

But today he didn't want to play these things. He looked at a group of old officials with a wicked smile and said, "Today, this king will teach you to play a game of "Werewolf Killing".

This game is really not difficult to say, it is easy to get started, but it is not easy to play well. Fortunately, they are a group of ministers who are used to power struggles. The so-called Yushi doctor is merciless in deceiving people, and he wins from the beginning to the end.

After the attendants repeatedly asked for instructions on when to eat, a group of old ministers stopped the game unsatisfied, and made an appointment to continue in the afternoon.

The lunch was simple, the hunting team had not come back yet, and the emperor had no intention of entertaining a group of civil officials, so he let everyone solve it by themselves. The most important thing in the hunting ground was food, and they brought the imperial cook. This is the first meal for everyone. Still very satisfied.

"Hi... I've eaten too much, I'm a little sleepy, go to sleep first, and then I'll compete with you all when I get up!" Kong Jing covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, and yawned big.

Yawning is contagious, especially among a group of elderly officials, who will soon leave one after another to take a nap.

Li Xu didn't drink much in the morning and didn't have much lunch, so he didn't feel sleepy at all, so he took people for a walk around the hunting ground.

According to their previous guess, one of the places where the third prince will attack is in the hunting ground, and the other is in the palace. There are high walls around the palace, and it is a building with layers upwards. It is difficult to attack from the outside. , but if you choose the hunting ground to start, it will be much easier.

If it was him, as long as he sent masters to sneak in first and hide in the dense forest to assassinate the contestants, those generals were not weak in martial arts. Killing this group of people would greatly weaken their strength.Then as long as the hunting ground is surrounded, setting fire to the forest is enough to trap the people inside, and it doesn't take much manpower to arrange it.

Thinking about it this way, Li Xu felt dizzy in his heart. This is the age of cold weapons. Without cars or planes, it is difficult to escape.

Li Xu jotted down the terrain while walking around. He had already memorized the defense map here, but after thinking about it just now, he felt that defense alone was not enough, and he still had to do something.

So, soon the person in charge of the hunting ground was called over, and there were hundreds of servants who were coolies. Li Xu glanced at these people, and asked someone to open a large wooden box. A box of silver, each ingot is at least ten taels.

Everyone looked straight. If it weren't for the guards with weapons around them, they might have grabbed it.

"I'm playing a game recently, and I need some arrangements, but I don't want others to know. Are you willing to do something small for me, and keep it secret?"

Many of these servants were born as slaves, and they had no personal freedom at all. If they really wanted to keep it secret, Li Xu could have waited for them to finish their work and executed them.

"Follow your lord's orders!" The crowd shouted.

"Okay, how many of you are there?"

The person in charge took a step forward and replied: "My lord, there are 120 slaves in total. If you think it is not enough, the slaves can find more people."

Li Xu waved his hand, "That's enough, divide them into four groups at random, and then take them to the four directions of the hunting ground to settle down, and wait for the king's instructions, and they are not allowed to move around at will."

"This..." The person in charge glanced at Li Xu cautiously, and reminded: "My lord, there are mountains and forests to the south of the hunting ground, and cliffs to the south. Do you want them to wait in the forest?"

"The cliff, is it high? What's under the cliff?"

"It's very high, the cliff is steep, and there is a swift river underneath." As if guessing King Shun's concerns, the person in charge said with certainty: "My lord, don't worry, no one has ever gone up or down that place, so it's safe."

"Then let them guard the entrance of the hunting ground, and tell the outside world that the king is going to repair the gate of the hunting ground, and let them guard the gate."

The person in charge really didn't understand what King Shun was going to do when he came out. There were soldiers guarding all around the hunting ground, and it was impossible for these servants who could only do rough work to guard them.However, others were soft-spoken, so naturally Li Xu did what he said.

Soon, the people were taken away in batches, and Li Xu immediately asked Guo Fu to pick out eight reliable guards, and asked them to take charge of each of them to guide the servants to dig traps.

"I know that digging traps is your strong point, and you don't need to make them too delicate, as long as they can hurt people, just make them as large as possible."

Li Xu is going to use the hunting ground as his base, and if the other party dares to come, he can't make it easy for them.

"My lord, it's fine to set traps in other places, and no one will go to the fringe places, but at the gate, should we also dig?"

"It's enough to dig a few big pits over there, leave a road for cars and horses, build a few bunkers, and prepare some stone haystacks."

"Don't worry, it will be done before sunset tomorrow." Letting a group of servants dig traps can greatly reduce the sense of existence. Even if someone is curious, just say it is a daily repair, and no one will think that he is guarding against it. who.

After giving the instructions, Li Xu called Jia Pinglai again and asked him to go to the edge of the cliff to see if he could climb down with the help of tools.

Jia Ping had seen the cliff during his inspection before. It was indeed steep, and there were many sharp rocks and vegetation on the cliff. Spring is the season when the vegetation is flourishing, and it is impossible to see the bottom at a glance.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult, but it shouldn't be difficult for people with high martial arts skills to go down."

"Then you make arrangements, send a few people to secretly open a road, prepare ropes and nails, and prepare a few boats by the river at the bottom of the cliff. If there is an accident, it is also a way to escape."

Jia Ping nodded earnestly, what he was thinking in his heart was: if they make a mistake and the third prince takes the upper hand, then he will desperately protect the lord down. With his water quality, as long as he gets into the water, he will never let the lord get into trouble. .

After arranging these two things, the people who went to take a nap woke up one after another. Everyone saw that there was still some time, so they came to Li Xu and wanted to play a few more rounds of werewolf killing.

Li Xu has been playing water in the morning, and he is very careless in playing. At this time, he is thinking about defense, and he is even more careless in playing. He is often cut short at the beginning of the game, so that everyone looks at him strangely.

In the afternoon, Kong Jing won more. He was a master at solving crimes. In the morning, he was just deceived by the face of Doctor Yu Shi. Once he explored the essence, no one could escape his eyes.

When the first person came out of the forest, they were already addicted to the game. Hearing the movement, Li Xu dropped the cards and got up and said, "I won't play anymore. This king is going to see who has the most prey today."

A few civil servants who had suffered a lot of losses also ran away, and the rest were not interested, so they collected the cards and chased after them. Kong Jing touched the cards in his hand, recalling Li Xu's smooth gestures when he shuffled the cards and drew them. He must be good at playing this card, and there must be other ways to play this card. I don't know if the prince is willing to teach him.

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In front of the tent, the imperial cook ordered the guards to set up a bonfire, and many court ladies and eunuchs were sent to deal with the prey. There was the smell of blood and meat everywhere, and the emperor laughed heartily.

Li Xu followed the sound and saw the emperor standing in front of the king's tent, listening to two young people talking excitedly. He scanned around but didn't see Kou Xiao, so he walked over there.

"My son pays homage to the father and greets the father." Li Xu saluted, the emperor was in a good mood at this time, waved his hand casually, and called him over, "Xu'er is here, come and take a look at their spoils today, it is really rich .” The emperor pointed to the two young men in front of him, and introduced to Li Xu: “Do you know these two?”

Li Xu carefully identified it, but he didn't know whether he had never seen it before or he had forgotten it, "I just returned to Beijing not long ago, and many people have never seen it before. These two are...?"

"Haha, it's normal if you don't know them. They are the two sons of General Lu, ranking second and third. Father Hu has no sons. They are both brave and resourceful generals!"

Li Xu's eyes lit up, and when he looked at those two people, his eyes were a little eager, "It turns out that they belong to General Lu's family, no wonder they look so brave, what have you two gained today?"

Talking about this, some unnatural expressions flashed across the faces of the two of them, and they said modestly to the emperor and King Shun: "Thank you for your praise, your majesty and your lord, I'm just mediocre, and I can't compare to the generals from the capital."

The eunuch who counted the trophies over there came back and reported the number to the emperor, and complimented with a smile: "The two young generals Lu are really amazing. Currently, one is ranked first and the other is ranked second."

At this time, the people who entered the mountain came back one after another. There were regulations in the competition, and they had to rush back by the time of You. If they did not return by the end of the time of You, they would automatically abstain.

"Although it's only the first day, you two are really good. If you win the first and second place today, I will give you a lot of rewards." As soon as the emperor finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion in the distance.

They stood tall, and at a glance, they saw several fast horses coming out of the forest, and behind them were pulling several small carts temporarily tied with wood. The carts were full of prey. Someone glanced at them and immediately cheered.

"It's a tiger...a big tiger..." Several eunuchs ran over to announce the good news to the emperor, "I report to the emperor that General Kou has hunted a fierce tiger, and it is a majestic adult tiger."

The emperor was taken aback, glanced at Li Xu, and then laughed loudly, "Good! Good! That's great! There are many rewards!"

The brothers of the Lu family looked at each other, lowered their heads, their eyes were a little bit unwilling, Li Xu saw this scene in his eyes and didn't care, he ran towards Kou Xiao quickly, wanting to see how the real tiger was killed by Kou Xiao hunted.

At the same time, I thought sympathetically: Tiger, the national first-level protected animal will only be seen in zoos in the future, and I feel guilty for hunting one.

But at this time, the topic of animal extinction does not exist, and there is no such concern. After all, there are very few mountains and forests that have been developed. Li Xu traveled south and north, and saw too many virgin forests. This is really unnecessary.

Kou Xiao jumped off the horse when he saw the people running towards him at a glance. His whole body was soaked in sweat, and his body was still stained with blood, which showed that it was not an easy day.

"My lord, let's take a look at the spoils of the last general!" Kou Xiao took Li Xu's hand and moved him forward, pinching him before relaxing. Everyone's eyes were on the prey, and no one noticed their small movements. , even if there is, they will only think that their relationship is good.