Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu has been caring about Kou Xiao's character all the way, scanning him up and down several times, and asked curiously, "Are you Gui Geng?"

Kou Xiao squinted at him, and said confidently, "It's older than you anyway."

"Really? I'm eighteen, no, after tonight I'm already 19."

Kou Xiao's face trembled, and he looked shocked, "How is it possible? My lord is a 15-year-old liar!" In Kou Xiao's view, Li Xu's body is not only exquisite, but also thin-skinned and tender, even at the age of [-]. People believe.

Lin Zhao frowned. He didn't like Kou Xiao's nonchalant tone. He stood in front of Li Xu and said, "I believe His Majesty's imperial decree has arrived in South Vietnam earlier. I don't know if General Kou came to welcome His Highness King Shun?"

Kou Xiao rolled his eyes, cupped his hands and said, "I received the imperial edict, but I didn't come here to greet you deliberately. I just rushed over when I heard that there were pirates coming to the town. I didn't expect to meet the prince by such a coincidence."

In fact, he has not been back since he led the team to leave Minzhou three months ago. He has not received any imperial edict at all, and he does not know that Nanyue has come to be crowned king. South Vietnam is remote and has not been crowned king for more than ten years. Zhi Duda, this Nanyue is his Kou Xiao's world, and now that someone is taking care of him, he naturally feels uncomfortable.

However, he did not show his repulsion, instead he said respectfully: "That is the general's dereliction of duty. Originally, he should have led the officials to greet the prince in person, but the pirates have been harassing him recently, and the bandits rioted in the mountains. The general is really in a hurry." Don't leave."

Li Xu narrowed his eyes, he didn't expect this kid to be flexible, this is not easy to deal with, "Since I have something to do, I should focus on business, I don't need these red tapes."

Kou Xiao grinned, and said insincerely: "That being said, it's good that the rescue was timely, otherwise you will end up with a disturbed conscience and can hardly escape the blame." No wonder, if he had known what kind of bullshit he was saving, he would have left this yard Far away, let him die here.

However, he couldn't bear to see such a good-looking man die like this.

He glanced at Li Xu again, and saw that his cheeks were slightly red, his eyes were sparkling, his lips were moderately thick and brightly colored, and they were actually more delicate than any woman he had ever seen. When I smelled the scent, my heart suddenly felt itchy.

If I had known that I had just scratched enough money just now, I would definitely not have such an opportunity in the future.

Li Xu didn't expect his mind to be filled with obscenities. Now that he had revealed his identity, he simply put on the posture of a prince and asked, "What happened to the people in the town? There were heavy casualties?"

Kou Xiao dismissed distracting thoughts, and replied obediently: "In the direction of the end of the future, the common people have never encountered pirates, so every family just took their luggage and took refuge. When they know that the pirates have been eliminated, they will come back soon. of."

Lin Zhao went on to say: "Many houses were burned down on the street at the entrance of the town, but few people died, and they seemed to have escaped."

Thinking about it this way, Lin Zhao also knew that he was caught in the trap. The pirates were obviously just putting on a show, and they didn't really burn, kill and loot. The target was always King Shun.

"That's good. Post a notice tomorrow, saying that all the pirates who invaded this time have been killed, so that the people can return to their hometowns as soon as possible. For those who celebrate the New Year, I feel very guilty because this king caused them to be displaced." Li Xu squeezed his fingers. He lowered his sleeves, squinted at Kou Xiao’s indifferent expression, and wiped his eyes, “It’s all due to General Kou who wiped out all the pirates this time. With such a wise general as General Kou and so many brave fighters, South Vietnam’s The people will be able to live and work in peace and contentment.”

Everyone loves to hear good words, Kou Xiao thought a little proudly, this King Shun is not difficult to get along with, maybe the county guard's mansion and the king's mansion can coexist peacefully, in this way, apart from paying some tribute every year, he should not There are too many changes.

Who knew that Li Xu changed the subject and sighed, "Although people's lives were saved, there are countless houses burned down. When they come back, they don't even have a tile to protect them from the wind and rain. It's really pitiful."

Kou Xiao looked at him speechlessly, "My lord, this matter will be reported to the local government. When the house is repaired, they will naturally have a place to live."

"I don't know how the local government will resettle these people. Is there any relief money and food?"

"This military disaster is no better than a natural disaster. It happens every year, and it is even more common in this coastal area. Everyone knows it well." The answer is no.

Li Xu didn't even live in the palace, and it was not easy to tell the local government what to do when they first met, so he could only suggest: "It's better to put them in the government office in the town first, and roughly estimate that they can get through if they are crowded, let them work harder and sooner. Build the house, and in the meantime, just feed them three meals a day."

Kou Xiao twitched his lips, looked at Li Xu again, and was about to take back what he said just now. This King Shun is very easy to get along with, but he doesn’t know the sufferings of the people, but he can understand. Know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive.

Kou Xiao responded with "yes" immediately, and then said considerately: "Everyone is tired tonight, the prince should rest early, and I will escort you to Fujian at the end of tomorrow morning."

Li Xu glanced at the puddles of blood on the ground, he didn't really want to live here any longer, and he had to pick up his daughter, so he said, "Does General Kou have a place to stay?"

Kou Xiao thought that he was afraid of death and wanted to follow him, so he said reluctantly: "We have always slept in the wild when we marched in a hurry, the prince is probably not used to it."

Li Xu rolled his eyes, raised the corners of his lips and said, "Then it's hard work for General Kou." After speaking, he winked at Lin Zhao, "Please trouble Commander Lin to go pick up Shu'er with me."

Fearing that Li Xu might be in danger again, Lin Zhao took all the Habayashi soldiers with him. Li Xu asked He Zun to leave a little money for the landlord as compensation, and then took his luggage on the road, planning to spend the night at any place in the suburbs. Look at this Time, and it will be dawn in two or three hours.

Kou Xiao saw that there were no female relatives in the team, so he naturally knew that Li Xu was going to pick up the female relatives. According to the news he got earlier, he knew that the concubine's treason had died, so the female relatives who came with him must be concubine, maybe There are many beauties along the way, but I don't know who will be more beautiful than King Shun.

A young general leaned over and whispered in his ear: "General, there is still a banquet inside. There are wine and vegetables, and it smells delicious. Hehe, brothers are hungry, it's Chinese New Year..."

Kou Xiao slapped the man away, and asked through gritted teeth: "Who allowed you to send troops out to drink, go and find out where you bought the wine, and seized the wine store for this general, you dare to violate the order to brew wine, you are so brave !"

"That dish..."

"Of course you have to eat clean, it's shameful to waste food. This King Shun is so extravagant and wasteful, how can he afford it in the future." When Kou Xiao entered the kitchen, he saw that there were still a lot of rice, noodles, meat and vegetables, and even scolded while clutching his chest Li Xu wasted money, and then asked everyone to cook for supper.

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Liu Shu hid uneasy in the earthen pit. He hugged the little princess and sang nursery rhymes softly, but his thoughts flew to Li Xu's side, and he didn't know what happened to the prince.

When he heard footsteps approaching and there were a large number of people, Liu Shu was a little nervous. What if the pirates came, what should he do?

The mother-in-law next to him also heard the movement, and said softly to him: "Eunuch Liu, if the bandits come later, you hold the little princess and don't move, the old slave will go and lead them away."

Liu Shu nodded. At this time, as long as they can protect the little princess, all of them are willing to die.

When Li Xu saw the pavilion, he called out: "Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu!"

Liu Shu jumped up in surprise, "Your Highness is here." He jumped out of the pit with the little princess in his arms, and ran over joyfully, crying and laughing, "Your Highness, you are finally here, and the slave thought he couldn't see you. "

"Come on, it's the same sentence every time, put away your tears." Li Xu took his daughter from his arms, saw that she was sleeping soundly, and didn't want to toss about it anymore, so he spread a quilt in the pavilion to rest.

Jia Ping stood outside the pavilion, stared at Li Xu for a while, and then left under He Zun's sharp gaze. He found Lin Zhao and said, "Master Commander, I have something to ask for my humble position."

"What's the matter?"

"Xiaozhi wants to stay in Nanyue and not return to the capital, please help me cover one or two."

Lin Zhao frowned, and looked at him disapprovingly, "Is this why the well-behaved Habayashi Army doesn't do it, and wants to be an unknown person?" They, the Habayashi Army who received the emperor's order, unless they die, how can they Don't go back and report back.

Jia Ping lowered his head and said in a low voice: "The humble official wants to follow the prince. There are too few useful people around him. If he is in danger, he doesn't even have a helper."

Everyone knows this. Lin Zhao also wanted to help, but he was powerless. He looked at Jia Ping and asked, "Have you thought it through? You have parents and brothers in your family, and your elder brother is in the eldest prince's camp. If you follow King Shun, your two brothers will turn against each other in the future."

Jia Ping hadn't thought of this yet. He looked at Lin Zhao hesitantly, his eyes changed from trance to firmness, "No matter what the future holds, I really want to stay with King Shun at this moment."

"Do you know how sad your family will be when they hear your sad news. The dead Habayashi army can't be resurrected, but you have to be a dead person, is it worth it?"

"It's worth it! I believe it's worth the humble job. One day, the lord will return to the capital. Dayan needs a lord like the lord, and the Yulin Army also needs a lord like the lord."

"Speak carefully!" Lin Zhao scolded in a low voice: "Don't forget your identity, can you say such things casually?"

"The humble official made a slip of the tongue." Jia Ping obediently admitted his mistake, and promised: "The humble official will not say such things again in the future."

"It's good that you understand." Lin Zhao sighed and patted him on the shoulder, "Since you have made up your mind, I won't persuade you any more. It just so happens that you were injured. After returning to Beijing, I will play and say that you are seriously injured and cannot For action, you can only stay in South Vietnam to recuperate, as for whether the injury will heal in the future, you can decide for yourself."

Jia Ping knew that this was the best plan, suitable for both advance and retreat. He thanked Lin Zhao solemnly, then went back and sat down outside the pavilion.

He thinks that the prince is going through all kinds of difficulties, and I always have to do something for him.