Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu didn't know how long he had stayed in the shabby shed, there was no timer here, and he and the emperor's stomachs were growling with hunger as the sky outside was getting darker.

"Father, are you alright?" Li Xu asked tentatively.

The emperor was lying on the ground at first, but now he was leaning against the wall. He was wearing rags, his hair was disheveled, half gray, exhaustion made him look haggard, and he could barely speak.

"I can't die, I still want to see the fate of those rebellious officials and thieves with my own eyes."

"Does the emperor know what's going on?" Li Xu really wanted to know what role the emperor played in this matter, and whether the arrangements he made were right. If so, he felt like a fool.

The emperor licked his dry lips, and sneered: "Are you talking about the third child, or about the Zhao family?" Without waiting for Li Xu to answer, he said to himself: "I did get some vague information before, saying that The third child was dishonest when he was in Tongzhou, recruiting soldiers and buying horses, and there were a lot of people, but I sent someone to investigate, and only found out that he was messing around in Tongzhou, and I thought simply, recruiting soldiers and buying horses requires a lot of gold and silver , where did he get so much money, heh, I was negligent."

Li Xu felt relieved, and continued to ask: "It's really unbelievable. My son was shocked when he heard it. Then do you think we can win?"

"A group of rebellious officials and thieves think that a random formation of troops is a soldier who can go to battle to kill the enemy? It's ridiculous. How could they possibly defeat our Habayashi Army and the Gyeonggi Battalion?"

Li Xu thought: You are too confident, right?As for the pampered military masters in these two battalions, the swords and guns are almost useless, right?But such words must not be said in front of the emperor.

"I don't know the exact number of them. The third child should have met Zhao Shu when he went out. He is familiar with hunting grounds..."

"Don't worry, it's rare for me to go to Beijing. How could I not make any arrangements? Unless he can gather the soldiers from the surrounding counties, otherwise, the soldiers he recruited privately in the past few years alone are not enough to turn things around."

Li Xu stopped talking when he heard him say this, but the emperor stared at him for a long time, and sighed with emotion, "I have indulged their mother and son too much these past few years. This is my selfishness. What happened back then was a blow to me It's too big, you are a good boy, but unfortunately... I thought that the third child was raised by me after all, and his training must be no worse than yours, but I don't know that he is rotten from the root."

This was the first time the emperor said such a thoughtful word in front of Li Xu. He thought about it for a while, not knowing whether he was sincere or tempting. I have done a lot, and it is useless to regret it now, I can only do my duty well."

"What a duty! If everyone can think so, then the world will be at peace. In the past few years you have been in South Vietnam, I really haven't paid much attention to it, but recently there have been news that you have managed South Vietnam very well. .”

Li Xu's heart skipped a beat. He was afraid that the news about him and Kou Xiao would reach the emperor's ears. It's fine if others know about it. As long as the emperor doesn't die for a day, he can control their life and death. I don't know what he will say when he hears the news. Feeling.

"My son has been taught by his father since he was a child, and he knows that being a king has great responsibilities. If we can't let the people live a good life, why should we make them submit to us?"

"You're right, you are stronger than my father. My father is old and has lost the grand ambitions of his youth. I can rest assured that this country is in your hands."

"Father, don't say that. My son has limited experience, and it's difficult to take on a big responsibility. Moreover, the governance of South Vietnam alone is a bit difficult. I really can't imagine how tiring and difficult it is to govern a country. Father has worked hard."

The emperor laughed slowly. This was probably the most heartfelt thing he had heard in his life. He had heard countless lavish flattery, but no one ever said that he worked hard. In the eyes of his courtiers, he was an emperor, supreme It is his job to be conscientious, and a little enjoyment is dereliction of duty, but he has been emperor for half his life, and he is really exhausted physically and mentally.

"It's still you who know father the best. When I go back, I will issue an edict to appoint the crown prince. I don't want to see things like today again."

Li Xu didn't know how to speak, it's too hypocritical to refuse, his goal is the throne, if he can be justified, who would want to be a traitor?

But he didn't have any trust in the emperor, so he didn't know whether his words were true or not. If he accepted it happily, would it make him suspicious?

After hesitating for a while, Li Xu bowed his head and kowtowed to the emperor, and said: "If the father is willing, the ministers can help to deal with the government affairs and reduce the workload of the emperor. You are not in good health, you need to rest more, and the ministers are still young. , need your instruction."

The emperor smiled with satisfaction, patted Li Xu's arm, and asked him to help him up. The two of them sat for a long time, and walked around the shed a few times in a small area.

As night fell, the sound outside gradually became weaker. Li Xu looked through the window and found that there were many corpses on the ground, and the guards guarding the door had disappeared.

"Don't worry, they are nearby. If someone sees them, they will know where I am hiding."

The corner of Li Xu's mouth twitched, "Father is wise."

"Eunuch Gao should have brought a substitute into the mountain. If there are no accidents, it will be difficult for them to find this place. Just wait with peace of mind."

Li Xu thought in his heart: Jiang is still old and hot!

After waiting for about an hour, footsteps finally came from outside. Li Xu didn't know if it was an enemy or a friend, so he took a weapon and stood against the window. There was only moonlight and starlight outside the window. He couldn't see the face of the person coming, but he could hear it sound.

"My lord... My lord..." The voice came from far to near, it was undoubtedly Kou Xiao, Li Xu was relieved, glanced at the emperor, and got his approval before opening the door and going out.

"General Kou, this king is here!" Li Xu shouted loudly, and then he saw a man and a horse rushing towards him. Before the horse stopped, the man had already galloped over. He hugged Li Xu and wanted to say something .

Where did Li Xu dare to let him hug him, he lightly patted the other person on the back and pushed him away, shouting loudly: "General Kou, you've come, I'm scared to death!"

Kou Xiao was really scared to death. He originally thought that Li Xu would go into the mountain. They made an arrangement in the mountain. If there were too many enemy troops and they chased into the mountain, they would go down the cliff at the back of the mountain. In the end, Kou Xiao finished the enemy. When entering the mountain, I only saw Zhao Shu leading people looking for people all over the mountains and plains, but I couldn't see Li Xu anywhere, and the layout of the back mountain was useless.

This is very bad for Kou Xiao, he left a group of people to pay off the remnants in the mountain, and went down the mountain to find the person himself, after searching for more than an hour, he finally found him, why is he not worried?

He knelt down on one knee, wiped his face, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I don't know if the emperor will be with you. The last general just brought people to look for you and the emperor, but he has not seen anyone."

At this time, a steady and hoarse voice came from behind Li Xu, "General Kou, please get up, I'm fine, let's talk about the situation outside."

Kou Xiao hurriedly saluted the emperor again, and then told them the story of the confrontation with the enemy, of course, mainly for Li Xu.

He skipped over some of their arrangements, and described the enemy army as even more incompetent, "The other party said it was a [-]-strong army, but not many were really good at fighting. The general and the others divided up their troops and attacked in various directions, but Zhao Shu still led a group of people into the hunting ground. He seemed to know that your majesty had gone up the mountain, so he led his people to chase up the mountain.

Mr. An had the emperor's token in his hand, and the last general had to go his own way when he couldn't receive the order. Fortunately, General Jia rushed to help with nearly a thousand people in the racecourse, and finally the last general's siege was relieved. "

"Where's An Qingping?"

Kou Xiao complained silently, saying: "Master An led [-] Yulin troops to the mountain to help him. He should have confronted Zhao Shu, but the last general went up the mountain just now and did not see Mr. An."

The emperor's expression remained unchanged, and Kou Xiao said something about the battlefield. Li Xu felt that these were not what the emperor wanted to hear, so he interrupted him, "General Kou, I and my father are exhausted, let's go back to the camp first. , take a break and listen to the reports of the generals, and I wonder how the adults are doing?"

"My lord, some adults ran out in panic and were accidentally injured, but most of the adults were unharmed in the camp. Commander Lin has arranged for the Habayashi Army to guard them. Please rest assured."

The emperor doesn't care about the life and death of these people, but it's better to be alive than dead, otherwise the government will be in chaos.

Li Xu glanced at Kou Xiao, and suggested to the emperor, "Father, let General Kou carry you back, my son is not strong enough."

Kou Xiao was extremely reluctant in his heart, but he also knew that this was an opportunity. The emperor would remember who he saw first when he was out of trouble, but who would want to carry an old man behind his back?

The emperor waved his hand, seeing that Kou Xiao was covered in blood, he was not very willing to approach him, so he summoned his hidden guards, who carried him away.

Li Xu and Kou Xiao fell behind them, Kou Xiao couldn't help but squeezed Li Xu's hand, and said in a low voice, "It's good that you are fine, you scared me to death."

Li Xu smiled at him comfortingly, "I made you worry."

Halfway through the group, Kou Xiao suddenly stopped, grabbed Li Xu's arm and stepped back, hurriedly shouting: "Stop, someone!"

Li Xu was not as alert as he was. Looking around, there were mountains around here, they walked along the foot of the mountain, and the only places where they could hide were the bushes on the hillside and at the foot of the mountain.

Probably hearing Kou Xiao's shout, a group of people jumped out from behind the bushes, all of them were holding big knives and wearing military uniforms, and surrounded them.

Li Xu strode up behind the emperor and whispered, "Father, you go first, we are the queen."

The emperor asked displeasedly: "Why are you joining in the fun? Come with me."

Li Xu would rather be with Kou Xiao than to let him be in danger alone, so he said casually: "Our goal is too big, and if I separate from you, I can hold back some people, otherwise they will definitely go after you."

This made sense, so the emperor stopped insisting, and just said: "I leave half of the hidden guards for you, be careful."

It was only then that Li Xu discovered that there were many dark guards wearing black clothes around them. He was a little curious and admired for such things as dark guards, and he didn't know where they usually hide, so how could he say We'll be there soon.

Most of the soldiers who followed Kou Xiao protected the emperor and left first. The enemy wanted to chase him, but Kou Xiao led his men to stop him. He took advantage of the time to send a signal while protecting Li Xu. Follow the emperor first.

"Are you afraid?" Kou Xiao asked.

"Be careful to the left...don't be distracted..."

"Obey!" Kou Xiao's martial arts are superb, it is very difficult for one person to kill thousands of people, but it is also not easy for the other party to get close to him. With a spear in his hand, he and Li Xu were cleared away.

Not long after, there was the sound of horseshoes again, but no one was seen, but the arrows arrived first, Li Xu said happily: "The reinforcements have arrived."

"It's your bodyguard who came to rescue you."

After a while, Li Xu saw He Zun as expected. He rode a horse and led dozens of generals to rescue him. Arrows can hit the target.

Kou Xiao carried Li Xu onto his horse, patted the horse's buttocks, then let go of his hands and feet and began to kill. The two of them came out of the mountain like tigers, and they defeated the enemy army step by step, feeling timid.

He Zun rode up to Li Xu's side and did not move. He glanced at Li Xu and was relieved when he saw that he was not injured. "My lord, my subordinates killed the third prince." He said calmly.

Li Xu paused, then nodded slightly, "Don't let people know about this."

The opponent quickly retreated and wanted to flee back to the mountain. Kou Xiao grabbed the crossbow of a Kou family soldier, stood at the foot of the mountain, and fired nine arrows in succession. Before they could run away, they died under the arrows.

Kou Xiao ordered someone to check if there was anything missing, walked up to Li Xu's horse, patted the horse's face on the wind, and said to Li Xu: "Let's go, it's a mess here."

This is not the first time for Li Xu to face death directly, he has gotten used to it, but he still feels uncomfortable, so he nodded and asked Kou Xiao to get on the horse.

The two rode together, and no one felt that something was wrong with the special situation. When he returned to the camp, Li Xu found that this was the main battlefield, with dead bodies and wounded everywhere, screams and wailing, like purgatory on earth.

The smell of blood filled the sky, and Li Xu was already a little dizzy from hunger, but now he couldn't break through anymore, and retched twice but didn't spit out anything.

Kou Xiao originally wanted to take him to eat something, but Li Xu must be hungry after not eating all day, so he didn't mention it when he saw him like this, so as not to vomit after eating.

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In the emperor's camp, a group of court ladies and eunuchs were packing up the things looted by the rebel army. The emperor sat firmly on the throne, and a dozen high-ranking ministers and generals such as Situ Yong stood separately under his head.

When Li Xu came in, he felt a little embarrassed when he saw this scene. They were all a group of high-level people who had gone through ups and downs. Ladies and gentlemen, being excellent is not just one or two points.

"Father, the sons and ministers are back, the enemy army has been killed!" Li Xu cupped his hands towards the emperor, he didn't want to kneel, he was in a complicated mood at this moment, and he didn't really want to accommodate others.

The emperor didn't take care of this either, he was exhausted, and he was trying to deal with the funeral at this time, and when he saw him, he took it for granted and handed over the matter to him, anyway, he could always find out what he should know, and it's okay if people don't die All right.

Li Xu also said considerately: "Father, hurry up and rest, we will talk about things tomorrow, let someone clean up tonight, so as not to cause miasma."

"Okay, let's leave each other. Arrange good people to be on duty at night. Also, find out where the traitor is. I will see him tomorrow morning. I will see people and corpses in life!"

Situ Yong responded, and was a little curious in his heart. He didn't seem to see the third prince all the way. If Zhao Shu hadn't personally led the troops, he would have thought they were guessing.

However, the third prince's status is precious, and he may be planning a strategy in the rear, so he has to send more people to track him down, otherwise it will be a disaster if he lets people run away.

After leaving the tent, a few people who knew each other looked at each other, said nothing, and dispersed to work.

Li Xu didn't want to talk either, so he dragged Kou Xiao back to the tent. His tent had also been patronized, and it was a mess, but he didn't care to clean it up. He lay down on the bed and said to Kou Xiao, "Go take a bath first, it stinks. It smells so bad that I'm going to throw up."

Kou Xiao had someone bring water, washed his face casually, and wiped off the blood on his armor, "Let He Zong follow you to sleep for a while, and when the outside is cleaned up, I'll send someone to bring some food. I have to eat a little, and I have to clean up." Endgame."

Li Xu waved at him, and when he got close, he fell into his arms, kissed him hard, "Go, I'll wait for you."

Kou Xiao kissed him back, reluctant to leave, but this time is not suitable for love between children, he explained a few words to He Zun, and left someone on duty before leaving.