Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Summer is over, the weather is still hot, but it is cool in the morning and evening. After Li Xu has adapted to the life on the ship, he will read a book and practice boxing on the deck every morning and evening. If the future is not considered, such days are boring but comfortable. He hadn't enjoyed it in his previous life.

Li Xu has been busy in his previous life, and rarely has the opportunity to live this kind of slow life. People who are comfortable will become lazy.

That evening, Li Xu was still lying on the chaise longue on the deck reading a book. Although the books he brought were many, the content was small. Most of them were bamboo slips. He had already read a lot. A more intuitive understanding.

The Dayan Dynasty has been established for hundreds of years. The first Emperor Taizu was a peasant. He led the villagers to revolt in order to overthrow the tyrannical old dynasty. Then more and more people responded, and the power became stronger and stronger. After 30 years of struggle Zhan Luan finally conquered this country, and he was already in his fifties when he ascended the throne.

Judging from the history books, Emperor Taizu was a very wise person. He knew that he was not good at managing the government. Two years after he ascended the throne, he passed the throne to his fifth son. He appointed the fifth prince who he considered the most virtuous and talented as the heir.

At that time, this decree was opposed by all the family members, and the courtiers did not support it. Emperor Taizu killed many people because of this, which became one of the black history in his life, but in the end it proved that his choice was correct. After the fifth prince came to the throne, he treated the people kindly, reduced taxes, and made many very important reforms, which made the Dayan Dynasty firmly established.

Based on what he saw and heard during this period and the records in the book, Li Xu speculated that the level of productivity in this era may be similar to that of the Qin Dynasty, but the characters are written in traditional characters instead of Xiaozhuan. I don't understand, I really want to be illiterate.

The dinner was cooked by Ge Jiu and his sister. There was a fish soup, a fried river prawn, a plate of fried bean sprouts, and a stir-fried snail. Can't make new tricks.

Since He Zun came, Li Xu hadn't cooked anything out of the ordinary for a long time. He was different from Liu Shu. Liu Shu had a blind admiration for Li Xu and would never suspect that the original owner had changed the core. He Zun was also very Knowing the original owner, he is calmer and more observant. Even if he can't guess that he is not the original owner, he can definitely see the abnormality.

Li Xu adhered to the principle that more things are worse than less things, so he tried his best to maintain the original owner's posture.

But in fact, he was overthinking. He Zun sees everything differently now, and he himself knows that his state is not right. He always has nightmares at night, and he even dreams of killing the emperor with his hands. It's like taking the wrong medicine. same.

He spends most of his time hiding in the cabin in a daze. Occasionally, when he sees Ge Jiu following up behind Li Xu, he will be jealous and want to kill him. Everything has changed, not to mention Li Xu who was abolished as the crown prince and driven to South Vietnam.

No one is static.

At night, the sky that was still moonless and starry suddenly shrouded in dark clouds, followed by lightning and thunder, and strong winds. At this time, the vigilant people had already put on their clothes and ran out of the cabin.

Looking at the dark sky, the boatman had a bad intuition. He felt that it would wake everyone up and be prepared for emergencies at any time.

"what happened?"

"Is it going to rain?"

"Why is there such a loud thunder? This summer is over, why is there still a thunderstorm?"

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the boatman couldn't stand on his feet. He shouted to the Habayashi army: "Guys, it's bad, the wind is too strong, and our boat can't stand it."

Li Xu also woke up immediately. When he got out of the cabin and saw the messy deck and the people in a hurry, he frowned and asked, "Can't we go to the shore immediately? Find someone with good water skills to tie the boat to a big tree on the shore. , at least don’t get blown away by the wind.”

The boatman rushed over nervously: "My lord, you also saw that the boat is out of control, and the heavy rain is coming, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it will capsize."

It was dark all around, and it was impossible to see the situation on the water and the river bank clearly. The torches and lanterns that had just been lit would always be blown out by the wind. Li Xu went back to the cabin in the dark, closed the windows, and lit the oil lamp in the house. The princess hugged her, hung two small gourds on her body, handed the sheepskin lifebuoy to Liu Shu, and told him: "You take good care of the little princess, if you fall into the water, try to swim to the shore, don't worry about other people, do you understand me?" ?”

The gourd has a stopper, which can be waterproof. Li Xu stuffed a land deed in it. Of all his belongings, only this is paper and valuable. No matter how many gold, silver and precious stones there are, bringing them with them at this time will undoubtedly increase their burden. .

Liu Shu was very nervous, "Your Highness, slave...you can't do a slave, let He Zun protect you, and Ge Jiu protect the little princess, right?"

It's not that Li Xu doesn't know that Ge Jiu is more suitable, but he has a younger sister who hurts to the bone. If he is in danger, he knows who he will choose to protect first without thinking.

Li Xu understands the question of who do you save first when two women fall into the water at the same time, if they are two people who are very close, they may still hesitate, but if one is close and the other is distant, it is impossible to have a second answer.

Li Xu hugged the little princess tightly, and said comfortingly, "Don't be afraid, Shu'er, it's just raining."

"Father, will we die?" The little princess asked calmly.

"Will not."

The little princess rubbed against his arms, and grabbed his clothes tightly with her small hands, "Father, I want to be with you."

"Don't worry, father will be with you." Li Xu touched her head, sighed silently, and carried her out of the cabin.

The heavy rain poured down, accompanied by lightning and thunder, like the background image of a monster about to appear in a horror movie.

The water level of the river was rising, the waves were rough, and the ship was shaking violently in the storm. Li Xu stumbled all the way to the deck, and the moment he showed up, Commander Lin yelled at him: "Your Highness, go back quickly, it's dangerous outside."

Li Xu looked around for a week, but still couldn't see anything clearly, not even how far he was from the shore. He recognized Lin Zhao's location from the voice, and slowly groped for it.

I met the boatman on the way, and he asked, "What did you do when you encountered this kind of weather?"

The boatman was drenched all over by the rain, with an anxious and embarrassed expression, he hesitated and replied: "This... a villain seldom encounters such a big storm, and usually he begs for the blessing of the Dragon King."

Well, it seems that I am lucky enough to ask for it.

Li Xu asked him: "Is it far from the shore?" He remembered that the width of this river is generally more than [-] meters, some places are wider, some places are narrower, and it is reasonable to swim to the shore.

"My lord, you don't know. After nightfall, our boat entered the section of the Huaishui River. The river is hundreds of meters wide. The current is too fast and the speed of the boat is too fast. It's useless if we can't stop the boat."

"Don't tell me these things are useless, don't you usually have any experience? When you encounter wind and waves, you wait to die? Gather people and try to move the boat closer to the shore. Don't tell me that you can't control the boat!" Li Xu said Wan saw Lin Zhao standing beside him, and said to him, "Let everyone be ready to jump ship at any time."

Lin Zhao supported Li Xu to prevent him from being blown down by the wind, and asked hesitantly, "The things on the boat..." That was all the belongings of King Shun.

Of course Li Xu understood this point. All his money was on the boat. Once he fell into the water, these things would be wiped out. If he became poor, the road ahead would be even more difficult.

He frowned and ordered him: "Commander Lin, let all the Habayashi troops gather in front of the king's cabin." After speaking, he strode back with the little princess in his arms.

The boat shook violently, Li Xu would fall every few steps, and finally just rolled into the cabin. Fortunately, he was wrapped in a thick cloak, and the little princess was nestled in his arms unscathed.

"Father, are you alright?" the little princess asked with concern.

"It's okay." Li Xu grinned and moved his lips. His whole body was knocked to pieces, but he still pretended to stand up as if nothing had happened.

He put the little princess on the bed, asked her to hold on to the armrest beside the bed, and then dragged out the suitcase containing the belongings from under the bed board. The lights in the room flickered on and off. Habayashi Jun said: "Everyone comes here to take a gem or a gold brick, stuff it into a sock and tie it tightly, do what you can, it's fine if the water quality is not good, and it's best not to bring too heavy things on your body."

In addition to Li Xu and the accompanying people on this ship, there were nearly a hundred members of the Habayashi Army. At this time, they looked at each other, not knowing what the prince meant.

"Don't think too much, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to move a single step without these wealth, so I asked everyone to help me take it out." After he said this, everyone dared to take it out. The whole box of gold and precious stones is for the wealthy children of the family. It was hot to look at it, but the disaster was ahead, and no one had extra thoughts, just thinking about helping King Shun take some valuables out.

"In case everyone gets separated after falling into the water, use this as an emergency. Don't be reluctant to spend it. Human life is important." This is also one of the reasons why Li Xu spread his money. Not so important anymore.

The Habayashi soldiers were all moved and speechless. They had seen too many masters who sacrificed their guards for their property. The box of gold and silver in front of them was all the property of King Shun. A person has to complete it for him one by one.

The gold nuggets in Li Xu's box are all twelve taels, and they don't feel heavy when you hold them, but they are quite a burden after getting into the water, so if the water quality is not good, you pick gems. The piece of ruby ​​​​to be left for the little princess, I hope it can accompany the little princess to marry.

The rest of Li Xu didn't care about his distress, he wrapped them in oilcloth and locked them in a box, filled the box with soil, and threw them out of the window, and the books he brought were also wrapped in oilcloth. Throwing it into the river, the sound of falling water was blocked by the violent wind and rain. He thought: You can’t hear the sound of water even if you spend a lot of money, what a loss!