Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

There is a rumor in the harem that if Wang Meiren can give birth to a son, His Majesty will promote her to be a queen. The post has been empty for many years, and even Mrs. Zhao has not been able to take this position. A maidservant can have such good fortune.

There are many women in the harem who can't see the good things of others, so it is not so easy for Wang Meiren to give birth to this child smoothly.

Summer is coming after the Dragon Boat Festival, and the summer in the capital is also extremely hot and rainy. Kou Xiao is dressed in bunts and presides over the first cavalry assessment in the Gyeonggi camp.

Situ Yong sat on the main seat with his legs crossed to act as the examiner, while Jia Ping waved the military flag and directed the cavalry to change formation in the school grounds.

The cavalry is divided into light cavalry and heavy cavalry. This 5000-man cavalry is light cavalry. They only wear thin armor.

"It's so majestic, I want a horse like this too!" said a soldier drooling.

"The premise is to advance to the cavalry battalion. Look at them, every one of them is better than our corporal commander. It is not easy to replace them."

"I'm just thinking about it. I heard that they have been training hard. The hot weather has hardly stopped from morning to night. Horses can still rest for half a day. Humans are not as good as horses. I heard that many people have taken off their layers. Skin."

Many soldiers looked up at the scorching sun in the sky. This summer had just begun, and the scorching heat was unbearable. In the past, they had already worked hard enough in summer drills. Unexpectedly, the training of the cavalry battalion was three times more than theirs. It was scary to think about it.

Situ Yong glanced at the neatly lined soldiers and horses, and said with a smile: "Don't say it, it's quite effective, just showing off the momentum can fool people."

Kou Xiao hugged his chest, frowned and said: "It's not enough just to look imposing. They may face more fierce alien soldiers and horses in the future. If they want to survive the battlefield, they have to see how they treat themselves. Are you ruthless?"

Situ Yong saw that both of them were confidants on the left and right, and asked with confidence: "Are you really planning to take this cavalry to the northwest? Can the emperor agree?"

Kou Xiao replied: "The purpose of the lord's formation of this cavalry was not to allow them to live comfortably in the capital. If they don't go to the battlefield to hone their skills, how can they become successful?"

"That being said, they are all military masters, and they are not the same as ordinary soldiers from poor backgrounds." Situ Yong knows the temper of these people too well. It's okay to suffer and suffer at this moment. If you really want them to work hard, I'm afraid many people will shrink back .

"Their background does not limit their growth. If anyone wants to quit, this general is happy to replace him. Soldiers who dare not even go to the battlefield are not good soldiers."

"Okay, anyway, as long as you know what you have, when it's time to go to the battlefield, remember to take me with you."

Kou Xiao looked at him in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Situ Yong shrugged and said uncomfortably: "Mu Ziying is gone, do you think I don't want to leave? I've stayed in this comfortable place for a long time, and my bones are soft. I don't want to waste this talent!"

Kou Xiao laughed when he heard the words, no, this capital city is luxurious and corrupt, even he felt that his bones were loose after staying there for half a year, so he prefers to stay in the barracks, at least he can fight against the soldiers every day, if he is allowed to go to court every day, He was probably bored to death.

"Fight father and son soldiers, fight brothers, when the time comes, we will make meritorious deeds together!" Kou Xiao said energetically.

Situ Yong rolled his eyes at him, "What us? Who is with you and us? Don't be heard by King Shun. I found out. He is jealous of me. Every time he sees me, he has a smirk. At first, I thought it was King Shun who didn't like my humble background, but later I realized that the reason is all on you."

Kou Xiao refused to admit it, "You are talking nonsense, the prince is not such a person, he is magnanimous, he treats everyone the same, and he doesn't dislike you."

"Hehe..." Situ Yong rolled his eyes at him again. After getting along for a long time, he can also see what kind of person Shun Wang is. There is a lot of tolerance, but it depends on who and what it is.

"By the way, the First Prince has been visiting the Gyeonggi Camp recently. What do you think he wants to do?"

Kou Xiao sneered and said, "What else can we do? Do the same thing as we did before. Many generals who had surrendered to King Shun were drawn over by him."

"Then he's quite capable."

"After all, he is King Zhenbei, and he has a good reputation. Compared with King Shun who looks like a little boy, many generals still prefer the top prince like the eldest prince."

Situ Yong laughed sullenly: "You actually dare to say that the prince is a little boy, you are finished!"

"He's really fair, I'm not wrong." Kou Xiao thought of Li Xu's fair skin that was not much worse than a woman's, and his heart was burning. Counting the days, he didn't go back for a few days, it's strange.

"Look quickly, Cao Cao Cao Cao is coming, that one is here." Situ Yong pointed to the left, then stood up to greet him, these generals are all at the younger brother level in front of King Zhenbei, and they should have the courtesy have to have.

Kou Xiao naturally had to go to greet him, listening to Situ Yong chattering as he walked, "Don't tell me, the story of the Three Kingdoms is quite interesting, I'll have someone transcribe each story, and read it when you are free, and learn a lot. Less things, this Cao Cao is really a hero, he is talented, ruthless and spicy, I guess he will be the master of the world in the end."

After saying a few words, the eldest prince had already walked in front of him, and the two of them knelt on one knee to salute. The eldest prince was very polite to Situ Yong, but completely ignored Kou Xiao. "I heard that the cavalry is being assessed in the army today, so I came to have a look."

Situ Yong asked him to go up to the high platform, gave him the main seat, and stood aside by himself. They are not qualified to sit in front of this person.

Kou Xiao is not annoyed either, he is King Shun's hard-core confidant, and it is impossible for the eldest prince to win anyone over to win him over, so he doesn't even need to show his face.

Kou Xiao asked his subordinates to continue. This cavalry has just been trained and is actually nothing to look at. In Kou Xiao's eyes, it is inferior to the Kou family's army, and in the eyes of the First Prince, it is even less capable.

The eldest prince lost interest after just a few glances, he thought to himself: The youngest didn't know what kind of soldiers he was recruiting at the beginning, and he couldn't even last a day, otherwise, when his army arrived at Xishan, what would happen to Li Xu? , What a waste.

After sitting for a while, the First Prince beckoned Situ Yong over and asked him, "Where is General Situ from?"

Situ Yong replied with a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes: "Back to the prince, the last general is from Yangzhou, and his hometown is Yuhang."

"Oh? I heard that there are beauties in Yangzhou. General Situ does look like a Jiangnan charm." This is not like a compliment. Situ Yong looks ordinary, but his skin is whiter than ordinary men. I really can't see any charm. .

Unexpectedly, the first prince rolled his eyes and said, "Yuhang is quite close to Nanyue, I wonder if General Situ Yong has heard about General Kou's deeds before?"

Situ Yong thought he had found out his relationship with Kou Xiao, and his heart was a little confused, "The final general is almost a generation away from General Kou, and he was still a child when he was in the capital. I have heard a little about General Kou."

"So that's the case. That's really a pity. This king has learned a lot about General Kou's deeds from the merchants who came from South Vietnam. Tsk tsk, you really can't judge by appearance."

Situ Yong didn't know how to answer these words. If the First Prince really wanted to go to South Vietnam to investigate Kou Xiao, he would definitely find out about his relationship with Li Xu, but he didn't know where he got to.

There have always been rumors about these two in the capital, but recently they have been distracted by the fact that the harem queen is pregnant with a dragon seed, and the gossip between the two big men is not something that everyone likes to hear, so there is less talk recently.

"My lord, you are right. Kou Xiao is really a person who cannot be judged by his appearance. At such a young age, his martial arts are higher than Commander Mu. You will have to admire him in the end."

"That's right, the king really wants to be taught." Just as the assessment on the school grounds came to an end, the first prince got up and walked to the edge of the high platform, and said loudly: "Okay! You are indeed a good boy from me, Dayan, and you are all good!" of!"

After being praised by King Zhenbei, the cavalry all smiled sincerely, and then heard him continue to say: "This king intends to compete with General Kou today. I wonder if everyone can stop for a while!"

Of course, if the eldest prince wants to compete in martial arts, he will do it anytime, no matter how important the assessment is, he must suspend it, Kou Xiao tightened his cuffs, cupped his hands and said to the eldest prince: "Thank you King Zhenbei for being considerate, and the general will not hesitate to teach you! "

"The tone is quite loud." The eldest prince took off his coat, changed into a Hu suit embroidered with eagle wings, and hooked his fingers at Kou Xiao, "Come on, let me show what skills General Kou has. Seducing my second brother doesn't even want the most basic human relations."

"Offended." Kou Xiao's eyes turned cold, and he took the lead in attacking. The eldest prince Kong Wu was powerful, and the two of them knew that the other party was not a good opponent as soon as they met, so they dared not take it lightly.

A personal guard ran into the city on a fast horse, intending to go to Prince Shun's mansion, and when he learned that the prince had entered the palace, he hurried to guard the gate of the palace. It happened that the person on duty today was an acquaintance, so he sent someone to send a message to King Shun.

Li Xu soon received the news of Kou Xiao's martial arts competition with the eldest prince, he raised his eyebrows, not too surprised, he had heard that the capital city had visited the Gyeonggi Camp, and the two would meet sooner or later.

He sent someone to the barracks to keep an eye on him, and he would reply as soon as there was a result. He had confidence in Kou Xiao's martial arts, and he was afraid that the eldest prince would not be convinced if he lost.

He casually told the emperor about it, and said with a smile: "No wonder people say that Wen Wu is the first and Wu Wu is the second. These generals want to compete with each other when they see a strong opponent, and they don't know who will win."

The emperor is used to the competition between generals, even if one of them is his son, he doesn't think it's a big deal, "It's a good thing that they are aggressive, and they can only improve if they compare themselves. I know Kou Xiao's martial arts skills, and the eldest prince may be at a disadvantage." .”

But Li Xu said: "Kou Xiao is too upright, the eldest brother just wants to use his muscles, and he is afraid that he will take it too seriously, and it will be bad if he hurts the eldest brother."

The emperor waved his hand, "Warrior sparring, a little injury is unavoidable, if you are worried, go to the scene and watch."

Of course Li Xu would not go, if he were there, the First Prince would be even more mad with anger.

Anyway, the matter has been reported, if the eldest prince dares to lose and find fault, then the emperor will not have a good time.

Recently, I have received memorials for floods in many places one after another, and all of them are asking for money and food. Li Xu has already checked the accounts before, and there are many problems. It is even more unlikely that the missing food will fly back suddenly.

"Father, how do you approve the disaster relief brochures here?"

The emperor rubbed the center of his brows, "The rivers are built every year and dams are built. Why can't the flood be stopped? I don't know how much money these corrupt officials have spent."

However, Li Xu knows that building rivers and embankments can only reduce risks, but waterlogging is also a disaster. The houses in this era are basically civil engineering, and there are thatched cottages that can collapse when the wind blows. If the river does not backfill, flooding can destroy many houses.

There is also the reproduction of viruses caused by stagnant water. People drink unboiled water, so there are always many people who get sick after disasters. If you don’t pay attention, it will be a plague.

Think about the fact that many people would die from the plague in the [-]th century, let alone the ancient times when there was a lack of medical care and underdeveloped transportation. The city slaughtered the city.

This result made Li Xu shudder. He stepped up his review of the memorials, picked out all the papers that requested disaster relief, and compared the map to draw the locations of these places. Without exception, they were counties on both sides of the river.

He ordered people to fetch the booklets of the past three years, and marked the affected areas on the map. After looking at it, he found the problem, "Look, father, the Qingzhou government allocated 30 taels to repair the dam last year. This sum of money is enough to repair this section of the embankment in Qingzhou Mansion to be as stable as gold soup, why is Qingzhou Mansion still suffering from disasters every year in the past two years? Is it because the embankment has not been repaired, or is it for some other reason?"

The emperor glanced at Li Xu, nodded and said, "There is a problem, so in your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

"My son thinks that it is better to send people to inspect various places. It is impossible to understand what is going on based on the notes they played in various places. Moreover, whether the disaster is serious or not depends on their own words. The treasury has limited money and food. We must focus on the severely affected areas first.”

Li Xu has been in the local area, and he knows that these local officials always like to report disasters as serious as possible, but they like to cover up when it is really too serious. It is difficult for them to judge the real situation from a few pages.

"I've thought about this too. I send envoys to patrol every year, but the world is as black as crows. If the envoys accept bribes, they will still blind our eyes."

"Then find someone with reliable character."

"Who do you recommend?"

"Commander Lin, General Kou, General Situ, Deputy General Jia, and Deputy General Su, these people are all excellent candidates, and they are highly skilled in martial arts, so they don't have to worry about being plotted against."

The emperor asked in surprise: "Why do you think of them? They are military generals. There has never been a precedent for military generals to serve as envoys."

"My son understands that civil officials know how to govern, but we only need a pair of eyes to go around for us and report back the truth. Military generals don't know too many twists and turns, and there is not much relationship with civil officials. If you are afraid of delaying the timing of disaster relief, you can send a few civil servants to accompany you."

The emperor suddenly realized, "It really should be like this. Civil servants are both families and teachers. Even the friendship between classmates is better than the emperor's order. Military generals will save so many troubles. It is indeed a good idea!"

Li Xu has always felt that civil servants are too procrastinated, and military commanders are still needed to help disaster relief, and use absolute force to suppress and win the decision-making power, so as not to be taken advantage of.

The emperor glanced at the areas circled by Li Xu, and the affected areas were mainly concentrated in two areas. He immediately decided, "Send Lin Zhao and Lou Changjing, each with three thousand soldiers from the Habayashi army, and bring disaster relief money and food to the area." , you will make the arrangements.”

Li Xu promised, "My son will arrange it right away."