Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

August and fifteenth are round, this day is a festival for the whole country and family reunion, so Dayan attaches great importance to it from top to bottom, and it is one of the more important festivals of the year.

Early in the morning, batch after batch of convoys entered Beijing from outside the city. Most of these were tributes brought back by generals from various places to the emperor. The day arrived.

"Which car is this passing by? Which general's congratulatory gift is this?"

"You guessed wrong. This should be a caravan from South Vietnam. Look at the emblem on the carriage. It is a crescent-shaped trademark, which can be seen on many South Vietnam products."

"Really, are these the mid-autumn gifts that King Shun wants to give to the emperor?"

"I've heard that a caravan from South Vietnam went overseas and found Yixian Island. Most of these things were brought back from Immortal Island. I heard that the emperor will personally meet the members of this caravan."

"Is there really a fairy island? Don't it be a pirate island." Someone joked that most of the people in the capital don't know about the sea. Most of them have never even seen what the sea is like, so the fairy island will exist in the legend.

However, they knew about Pirate Island, because King Shun wiped out a group of pirates when he was in South Vietnam, and it is said that he chased them to Pirate Island. In the past two years, the deeds of King Shun have been widely spread, and even he eats Everything has been compiled into story books, let alone such a big event.

"It doesn't matter what kind of island it is, as long as it has something good to bring back, it's a pity that it's too tight, and I don't know what's inside."

"Speaking of which, in the past, Nanyue's tributes were all delicacies from mountains and seas. I remembered that the jokes about salted fish and bamboo shoots in those years were still there. I didn't expect that King Shun went to Nanyue for a few years, and Nanyue suddenly became rich."

"That's because those former kings were too incompetent. I heard that Nanyue is near the sea and backed by mountains. The water and soil are fertile, and everything can be harvested. Moreover, there are many things in the sea, not only fish."

"I really want to go and see what kind of place King Shun is so attached to. I heard that King Shun doesn't want to go back to Beijing."

"That was in the past. At that time, King Shun came back for trial. Now...you see, King Shun can't go back to South Vietnam."

Everyone understood what he meant, and there were rumors in the market that King Shun was about to be established as the crown prince, and when he became the crown prince, he would naturally not have to go to fief the land.

Shun Wangfu, Li Xu is free today instead, he does not need to arrange the palace banquet, the officials are on holiday today, and the little princess has also returned from Xishan, so he also gave himself a holiday.

"Is Xishan fun?" Li Xu looked at his daughter who had been darkened twice and asked. In fact, not only was she darkened, but she disappeared in one summer. His daughter has grown a lot taller, as if she had taken a catalyst, and her eyebrows and eyes are more and more like him. , It makes people like it just looking at it.

The little princess rolled her eyes, nodded and said, "It's fun, the princess is the biggest in Xishan Ben, and she can do whatever she wants, and there are many foals in the racecourse. I even went to see the mares giving birth, and there is also a hunting ground." There are so many beasts here. They said that because the father changed the rules this year, all the beasts survived and gave birth to one litter after another. The hunting ground could hardly stop those guys, so they sent someone to clean it up Did the royal father receive the game sent back by Shu'er?"

Li Xu nodded as usual, thinking to himself: I have to explain later, but don't let the little princess know that those prey were thrown away in the end.

In the scorching summer, even if an ice coffin is used, it is impossible to store the corpse of the prey for too long. Li Xu looked at the stiff frozen meat and really lost his appetite, so he made people throw it away.

Speaking of the ice coffin, this is the ice made by the little princess herself. She saw that Li Xu made it. It was very simple. She hunted too many prey to eat, so she wanted to give some to Li Xu, but the weather was so hot that the meat couldn’t hold it , so I thought of ice.

There is no ice in the Xishan palace. After all, the emperor has never been to the palace in summer, and this kind of luxury is not available to servants, so the little princess made ice by herself, and then chiseled it with a whole block of ice. An ice coffin was released, more than a dozen prey were placed, and people were sent to the capital quickly.

By the time Li Xu received the things, more than half of the ice coffin had melted, so one could imagine how ugly the things inside were, unless he was starving to death, he wouldn't be able to swallow them.

"I like to go again when I have a chance." Li Xu is always indulgent towards the little princess, and girls can only have fun in the past few years, and it will not be so convenient when they get married.

"Okay, I've played on the court my father rowed. I heard that Uncle Kou is very good at polo. Next time Shu'er will compete with him."

"Then you are at a disadvantage. Your Uncle Kou is a man, or an adult man with martial arts skills. How can you compare with him?"

"It doesn't matter if I lose, I can always beat him when I grow up." The little princess said confidently.

Of course Li Xu would not discourage her, so he asked her about some things in the palace and put the matter aside. After waiting for a long time, he finally found out what his precious daughter did in Xishan this summer.

It's a pity that it's too late. His precious daughter has gone farther and farther along a certain road, but she has gotten closer to Kou Xiao. From time to time, the father and daughter will lock up in the study and conspire, which really makes Li Xu unhappy.

"You will wear the pink and purple dress for the dinner. It is the style just sent by Nanyue. It was painted by the father himself. You can try it on. If it is too short, you can change it."

As soon as the little princess heard that Li Xu drew it by himself, she immediately left him and ran to try on clothes. The pleated skirt with a gradient of pink and purple was dotted with dozens of colorful butterflies. It was cut and sewn on, and it looks very smart.

It is impossible to be short, and the little princess's dresses are new almost every day, and her size can be known as soon as she asks, and when she comes out after changing her dress, it is indeed the right size.

"It's so beautiful." The little princess floated over like a butterfly, circling in front of Li Xu, showing that she really liked this new dress.

"Very good, the headdress is also matched with that set of amethyst, Shu'er really looks like a big girl now." Li Xu said with emotion.

Kou Xiao came in from outside the door. He was on duty in the palace today, and he was about to leave when he came back to change his clothes. When he saw Li Xu and the little princess talking in the room, he came over to have a look.

Kou Xiao and the little princess are both father and friend. The two communicate without barriers, and there are not too many rules. They look like a family of three affectionately.

After saying a few words, Kou Xiao entered the palace, and Li Xu took his daughter to a banquet in the palace according to the timing. This kind of banquet itself is boring, no matter how lively it is, it can't cover up the fact that he is boring.

But tonight there is still a highlight. Qin Zuxin brought people and goods to Beijing, and he didn't know what questions the emperor would ask him.

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In the evening when the lanterns were lit, the palace played music, and all the civil and military officials lined up on both sides. After the emperor appeared, they saluted and shouted long live. At the same time, they were thinking in their hearts: What rare treasures will the caravan of Shun Palace present?

It was Qin Zuxin's turn after almost all the congratulatory gifts were delivered. He was holding a booklet in his hand, followed by two servants carrying a large box to the hall, "Grassman Qin Zuxin, see Your Majesty."

"Pingshen, come forward, I can't see clearly from you standing so far away." The emperor waved to Qin Zuxin.

There is also an order in gift giving, people with identities like Li Xu must be the first batch, but this time the congratulatory gift brought by Qin Zuxin was given in the name of Nanyue County Governor's Mansion, so it was at the end.

But before that, the emperor had never been tempted by the congratulatory gifts given by anyone, and no one was disgusted when he gave the gift and stood too far away to see clearly. It can be seen that the emperor didn't even see clearly what others gave him before.

Everyone held their breath and wanted to widen their horizons. What kind of good things will come out of this so-called overseas fairy island?

Qin Zuxin moved forward a few steps obediently, and then held up the booklet, "My Majesty, this is a congratulatory gift from the governor of Nanyue County, please have a look."

The emperor rarely looked at the gifts sent by the counties, and Eunuch Zhao usually collected them on his behalf, but this time, he stretched out his hand for Eunuch Zhao to fetch them.

The emperor opened the brochure and looked at it. Most of the things were the same as in previous years. There were some weird little things, not expensive, but strange. Ever since South Vietnam had more queens like Li Xu, they could always come up with something new. Son, the emperor is no stranger to it.

"Which ones were brought back from overseas?" asked the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please turn to the last page, those are all."

The emperor paused his hands, staring suspiciously at the few lines on the page. There are gold, silver and jade objects, which is not uncommon, and there are also seeds of a few things, which appear abruptly but are not uncommon. So, what exactly? Is it an overseas treasure?

The emperor didn't want to ask directly, so he asked Li Xu: "King Shun also came to see, have you seen these things before?"

"No, the things just entered the capital today, and they were sent directly to the palace." Li Xu replied, but before that, he had received the list and saw the actual objects of a few things.

He knew what the emperor wanted to ask, so he walked over to open the box that Qin Zuxin had brought, and motioned for everyone to take a look, "The things in this box are the most precious things Qin Zuxin got from going to sea this time."

The emperor walked down the high steps and walked over eagerly, only to see some food in the huge box. Although he had never seen it before, how precious could food be?

"Father, please take a look, these are all overseas species." Li Xu took out a frozen tomato and said, "This is a tomato, sweet and sour, it can be used as a vegetable or a fruit, and has high nutritional value."

The emperor frowned inexplicably, but did not interrupt his introduction.

Li Xu took out another thing and said: "This thing is called potatoes. It can fill your stomach after eating. It can be used as a staple food. The similar thing is called sweet potatoes. It can also be used as a staple food. Because the journey is far away and the weather is hot. I'm afraid it will be spoiled, these few foods are all frozen, if Dayan has a kind, these two things can be stored for a long time without freezing."

The emperor looked at him disappointedly, "Just these three things?" The box contained all these things, which really did not arouse the emperor's interest.

"Father, don't underestimate these three things. Let's not mention tomatoes for now. Potatoes and sweet potatoes are good things. They are drought-resistant and easy to grow. They don't require much land. They can be grown in both the north and the south, and the yield is abundant. It can be said that, With these two things, our people in Dayan will not have to worry about food in the future."

All the officials were in an uproar, thinking that Li Xu was exaggerating. He had never heard of anything that could keep the people from starving. Whether the people can get enough to eat depends not on this, but on whether God will give them food.

"I know that you don't believe me, but Qin Zuxin only brought back samples of this thing, and asked him to go to sea to bring back some more for planting, and you can see the results after planting them."

The emperor returned to the dragon chair with a weary expression, waved his hands and said, "Since it is such a good thing, then King Shun will let the right person take over it. If it can really save the people from starving, it will be a great thing." .” Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with him.

Li Xu responded with a smile: "Yes." Then he stepped aside, it's understandable that everyone doesn't pay attention to these two things, after all they don't know the power of these two things here, and when there is a famine, they will be able to experience it.

This is the happiest thing for Li Xu recently. He really didn't expect Qin Zuxin to bring these two things back. He thought it would take many years to find them.