Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

At night, after Kou Xiao inspected the military camp, he went to the nearby river to take a bath, and when he returned to his room, he deliberately looked in the mirror to see if his handsome face was ruined. Many soldiers in the barracks had peeled off a layer of skin, and he, a southerner, couldn't stand it anymore.

Hei is definitely dark, but he thinks that there is nothing wrong with a man's dark spots. He didn't take the route of a little boy. Not only is he dark, but his body is also much stronger.

He winked at the person in the mirror, and said to himself: "This appearance, this figure should still look good, which of the soft-legged shrimps in the capital can compare with this general?"

Having said that, Kou Xiao still put on his clothes and went to write a letter with a pen and paper. He obviously only mailed one letter yesterday, so he couldn’t help expressing his heartfelt words today, but the whole article today is about his longing for Li Xu. He couldn't write poems that were too touching, so he simply wrote down large paragraphs of vernacular, no matter how nasty it was, he felt goosebumps all over his body when he read it.

He folded the letter and stuffed it into the envelope. As usual, he went outside to pick a wild flower, dried it and stuffed it into the envelope, and then sent it out overnight. He kept it in his hand for fear that he couldn't help but burn it. It was too shameful.

After the road was cleared, the correspondence between the two became frequent, but both of them were busy, and not every letter was full of content, and sometimes there was only one sentence: well, don't read.

Li Xu received the two letters on the same day, thinking something happened to Kou Xiao, he sent him two letters in a row, he opened the thick one first, as usual, it was about daily life, From the details of punishing a few lazy soldiers and taking a few showers, Li Xu was able to weave what Kou Xiao did for a few days based on this letter.

Seeing that everything was normal, Li Xu opened the second letter, and the beginning of the letter was also the same sloppy "daughter-in-law". Li Xu was used to reading it, anyway, if you are around, you can call if you like.

In the past, the two of them would tell each other about love in their letters. Li Xu was simple and straightforward, just writing "I miss you". The letter that arrived was disgusting and filthy to the extreme.

Li Xu hurriedly lowered the letter, looked around, coughed dryly, and said, "You all step back first, this king wants to rest for a while, don't let anyone come in at will."

"Here." The maids and eunuchs retreated from the door and closed the door, so that Li Xu dared to continue reading the letter. He couldn't help but harden when he saw the most exciting part. He clamped his legs tightly, never felt that the day of parting was so difficult.

After reading the letter, he lay down on the table to calm down his agitated body, then stood up suddenly, stuffed the letter into his arms, and strode out.

The guards and eunuchs waiting outside the gate saluted one after another, Li Xu strode away, rode a horse outside the palace gate, and went straight to Prince Shun's mansion.

Liu Shu did not follow Li Xu into the palace, but continued to stay in the palace as a housekeeper. However, there are only two masters in the palace, and there is nothing special about it. He will care about the business of the palace more often, check the accounts, and visit the shop. By the way, the subordinates who are not able to teach them a lesson are obviously still young, but they are already like an old eunuch who has been immersed in the palace for many years.

When Li Xu rushed back to the mansion, the people had already calmed down a lot. He originally wanted to pack up and salute and go to the northwest to find Kou Xiao, even if he went to meet him, but now he was standing in his yard, but he couldn't move. feet up.

A country cannot live without an owner for a day, not to mention that he has not yet sat in that position, and there will be countless troubles if he leaves for a day, not to mention that it will take at least half a month for him to go back and forth to the northwest. If he suddenly leaves, the court will be in chaos. No.

Liu Shu heard the movement and ran over, and asked anxiously: "Why is the prince back at this hour? But is there something urgent?"

Li Xu glared at him, "If you are free, pack up and follow me to the palace to serve you."

Liu Shu didn't understand why he was being scolded. It was obviously the prince who said he would not be allowed to enter the palace. There is no shortage of servants in the palace. It would be more useful to bring Liu Shu into the palace to serve tea and pour water than to keep him outside the palace, so , Liu Shu did not insist.

But Liu Shu couldn't wait to be by Li Xu's side, so he immediately changed into the eunuch's uniform, and followed Li Xu idly.

After standing for a while, Li Xu calmed down, turned around and went back to work. Fortunately, he is the boss, and no one dared to say that he left his post halfway. When he entered the palace again and sat in the imperial study, he was already fully in the state .

Seeing that Li Xu was busy, Liu Shu simply reorganized the imperial study and replaced a lot of decorations. Li Xu didn't have time to pay attention to him. After he finished reviewing the memorials, the imperial study had changed a lot.

The originally well-behaved tables and chairs were covered with soft cushions, the original yellow curtains were replaced with golden sand-colored mesh curtains, and the original rigid porcelain was also changed into a different style, with a few sticks inserted obliquely Flowers, turn the dignified imperial study into a small study in the palace, warm and comfortable.

Li Xu didn't expect him to be so courageous that he even dared to move the emperor's study. Although he hadn't set foot here for a long time, he didn't change hands after all. "Aren't you afraid that the emperor will be angry when he sees the changed study? At that time, this king will definitely push you to take the blame."

Liu Shu shrank his neck and said, "It's the slave's fault in the first place, why don't you change it back?" He thought the furnishings here were too old, so he wanted to replace them with new ones, but ended up replacing too many. .

"Forget it, clean up the side hall and set up a small meeting room. Later, when the ministers come, they will go to the side hall to discuss political affairs, so that a group of veterans will not be able to stand up all day and lose their legs."

"My lord is merciful, this servant will do it now." Liu Shu smiled and withdrew.

Li Xu glanced at the new study room, got up and walked towards the harem, he would go to greet the emperor every few days, although most of the time the emperor would not see him, but today it is better to let him see himself.

Kou Xiao's progress is gratifying, Li Xu has no right to transfer Kou Xiao back to the capital, even the prince of Jian Guo has no right to approve such a big personnel change, so he wants to ascend the throne as soon as possible.

The emperor's heart knot was nothing more than that he had no son, but a son was not born as soon as he was born, and Li Xu didn't want to pick one up to fool him, so this matter has been put on hold.

The harem was deserted, and the emperor had no luck with women. What happened to Mrs. Wang last time hit him so hard that he almost gave an order to kill all the women in the harem.

Eunuch Zhao hurriedly greeted the visitor. He was old and his energy was not as good as before. Seeing Li Xu, he was still smiling, "Why is the prince here? The emperor is still awake from his afternoon nap."

"Oh, then the king goes in and waits." Li Xu went into the emperor's bedroom, and sat and waited in the outer room.

Eunuch Zhao served him tea and snacks lightly, and it was not easy to ask him what was the matter. The news in the palace spread very quickly, and he had already received the news about the movement of the imperial study, so he said, "I heard that you put Liu Shu was brought into the palace, as it should be, the other servants didn't serve him wholeheartedly enough."

"No, this king doesn't have anything to serve." He doesn't live in the palace, he just serves tea, water, and food. Anyone can do it, and he thinks too many servants are an eyesore.

Eunuch Zhao knew his nature, so he didn't say much. The two of them didn't wait too long, and the emperor woke up. Hearing the movement outside, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Who's here?"

Eunuch Zhao hurried in to wait on him, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, His Highness King Shun is here to greet you."

"Hey, didn't you just come here yesterday, why did you come again today? Did you come to ask me for something?" He didn't deliberately lower his voice, Li Xu could hear it clearly.

In fact, Li Xu could put the old emperor under house arrest and force him to issue an edict to the Zen position, but he just felt that it was unnecessary to go this far.

He went in and explained his purpose straight to the point, and sincerely persuaded him: "My son has discovered some historical disadvantages in dealing with the government these days, but after all, my son is only a prince, and he doesn't like to follow the rules of his ancestors. He will inevitably be hindered in doing things. Please also ask my father The emperor wrote an imperial edict, passing the throne to his sons and ministers."

The emperor glared at him, and pointed at him with trembling fingers, "You... I'm not dead yet, but you want to take over, you really are an ambitious white-eyed wolf!"

Li Xu didn't even frown, holding his teacup firmly, he said calmly, "I'm not disrespecting my father, but I still have a lot of things to do, and I don't have enough rights to fight. Anyway, you I don’t care about things now, why not pass the throne to my sons? At that time, you will be the Supreme Emperor, and you will still want to do whatever you want, just like now.”

The emperor looked at him coldly, and asked angrily: "Then if I want to kill you, can I kill you? Don't take me for a fool. Now that I am willing to let you supervise the country, you are exercising the power of the prince. If I just say one word, you are still nothing!" "But when the throne is passed to Li Xu, he is nothing.

The emperor still has this awareness, as long as he does not die for a day, he must be the one with the most right to speak!

"Father, do you think that this son-in-law has only been reviewing memorials for you every day for more than half a year?" It wasn't because Li Xu underestimated him, if he hadn't been sure, he wouldn't have walked in this door.

"What do you mean?"

"It means that although you are still the emperor, you can't dispose of your ministers at will with a single sentence. The servants in this palace may still listen to you, but the Habayashi Army and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all listen to your ministers. You Do you think it is useful to rely on a few slaves?"

"In this way, it is thanks to your filial piety that I can sit here safely. Otherwise, I would have to give up my seat if I didn't have a glass of poisoned wine or a foot of white silk."

"Father, why should you be so extreme? You are an old father in the family. You are not in good health and should not work hard. You should sit at home and enjoy the blessings. You have sat on the throne for decades, and you know that this position is not as easy as you imagined. You Look at my son, I've lost all my sleep and food, if possible, I would like to be a happy prince."

The emperor didn't believe his words, so Li Xu got up and bowed to him, "Father hasn't been out of the palace for a long time, why don't you go out for a walk with my son today and see how the capital is under my rule?"

The emperor pulled the corner of his mouth and showed a mocking smile, "How long have you been in charge of the country, have you managed to govern a prosperous world? Or do you think that my past achievements are all fake, and only the world you govern is Haiyan Heqing? The peace of the world?"

Li Xu didn't want to waste any more time with him, so he asked the emperor to dress and wash, and forced him to drink a bowl of porridge, then he put him in a sedan chair and carried him out of the palace.

Eunuch Zhao hesitated to speak several times, but Li Xu ignored him and asked someone to carry a soft sedan chair for him.

Out of the palace is a straight avenue leading to the sky. Only the emperor or special days can walk in the center of this avenue. Li Xu led people around the area where the nobles of the family lived, and went directly to the southern area where ordinary people gather. The sedan chair stopped in an alley and helped the emperor to walk out.

"Father, let's go shopping with your son."

The emperor had indeed not been out of the palace for a long time, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Li Xu's gourd, so he simply didn't say anything and let the eunuch help him go.

It was already evening, the sun had just set, and it was time to cool off from the heat. There were obviously more pedestrians on the road. They had just walked a few steps when they were stopped by three people in blue uniforms. One of them was actually a fat man. woman.

Both Li Xu and the emperor have changed their clothes, but they are followed by guards, who can be seen as nobles. One of the women stood up and saluted, and asked: "Excuse me, the young one is the security guard of Xiangting District." Commander, according to the government's instructions, all strangers who appear in Xiangting District must ask about their itinerary, how many masters are from the capital?"

Li Xu nodded and replied with a smile: "Yes, I live in Beicheng with my father, and I came here today to do some shopping."

"Then can you bring your ID?"

"No, aren't those things hidden at home, what should I do if I take them out and lose them?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't, then can you tell me where you live in the north of the city?"

Li Xu raised his eyebrows, and asked unhappily: "My father and I came here for the first time, why did we have to be interrogated? We didn't do anything illegal or disciplined."

The woman hastily explained: "Please be patient, gentlemen. It's not to interrogate several gentlemen, but a murder case happened in the next street just now. The officials and gentlemen are interrogating the suspects. Please tell me to pay more attention to strangers from outside." , I don’t ask on weekdays.”

"Oh? Then let's go and have a look." Li Xu led the people directly to the place where the homicide happened.

The emperor cast a meaningful look at Li Xu, which meant that Li Xu understood very well, saying that the capital under his rule may not be very peaceful.

"What is the chief security officer? Why is it a woman?"

"Baochang is the public security inspector of each district. It is not limited to men, women and children. It is usually elected by the neighbors. It is not considered a serious official position. It is just for the government to get a little subsidy every month. Basically rely on Persist in their justice and enthusiasm.” This security chief is a bit similar to the director of a modern sub-district office, except that he has fewer responsibilities and rights. He is currently only doing street patrolling, running errands for the government from time to time, and publicizing government policies. That's all.

"There are quite a lot of tricks, but are they useful?"

Li Xu explained: "There is a large floating population in the capital, and it is difficult to manage. We have to divide it into several districts, so that the common people can supervise each other, so as to reduce the possibility of strangers committing crimes."

When they arrived at the scene of the murder, the body had already been carried away, leaving only the officials of Jingzhao Mansion to question the people at the scene. The official strode toward them.

The case of a human life is not a big case in Jingzhao Mansion, and the person in charge is only a small official. I have never seen the emperor and King Shun, but seeing their gorgeous clothes and many servants, I know that they are definitely the masters of wealthy families.

The one who died today was just a gangster, and the murderer was definitely not such a person, so he went up to explain the situation in person, "I'm sorry to bother you gentlemen, Aunt Wang is also following the rules, you can leave after leaving a message."

Li Xu signed the interrogation record on the side, and asked about the case, "Who died? How did he die?"

The official looked at him vigilantly, shook his head and said, "Sorry, this is confidential and cannot be told to outsiders."

Someone in the crowd yelled: "The dead man was an idler wandering around the street. He was stabbed to death with a dagger. Everyone saw it."

The emperor glared at the official, "Is this the secret you said?"

The official replied with a serious face: "Yes, no matter how much they know, I can't tell the outside world. You just listen to it and let it go. You don't need to delve into it."

Li Xu nodded, he didn't expect such a coincidence, when he took the emperor out of the house, he encountered a murder case, but this was not his business, so he took people away.