Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Just after the time passed, many officials came together, sitting together in twos and threes and whispering: "This King Shun is so strange, the first time he summoned us was in a restaurant, and he wanted to invite us to a tofu banquet. What?"

"Who knows, maybe it's the delicacy in the north. The food is not the key. I'm afraid that the banquet will not be a good one."

"How do you say that? Is it true that King Shun wants to gather us together and wipe them out?"

"It's just passed this year, let's say something auspicious. We, the little officials of Sesame Mung Bean, are not enough to make King Shun use his knife. I guess, the main targets of this master are General Kou and Lord Lei."

"General Kou is in charge of the Kou family's army. King Shun dare not touch him no matter how big he is. Lord Lei is in danger. His position as the county guard is not justified, and he is in charge of the affairs of South Vietnam. He is the king of Shun." a thorn in my side."

"This is miserable. If King Shun really wants to deal with Lord Lei, which side should we stand on?"

"On one side is the noble prince of Tianhuang, the prince personally appointed by the emperor, and on the other side is the confidant of General Kou. There is a risk in either side."

"You guys are stupid. No matter how many kings come to Nanyue, the Kou family has the final say. It doesn't matter whether he is King Shun or Lord Lei. We will choose whoever General Kou supports. There is no one stronger than General Kou. people."

"That makes sense. I wonder if General Kou will come today?"

"I heard that King Shun lived in the Kou Mansion as soon as he came, and the relationship between the two should be good."

"Hey, that's because the palace is too dilapidated to live in. It hasn't been demolished and rebuilt in the past few days. When it's finished, the prince will naturally move into the palace."

"That's not necessarily the case. I secretly went to see it when I passed by. The palace was built in a strange way, and it didn't look like it was intended for people to live in."

"Where does the prince live if he doesn't live in the palace? Maybe he has unique taste."

The topic got off topic, and then a small official said in a low voice, "Guess who I saw in Xifeng Tower last night?"

The officials at the side pushed him, "You dare to go to Xifeng Tower, don't die, General Kou strictly prohibits officials."

The little official puffed his beard and stared in defense: "I didn't go by myself, but to catch my useless eldest son. He hasn't come home since he was a child. Ever since he fell in love with the girl Qiaofeng in Xifenglou , He’s becoming more and more disreputable.” When talking about sad things, the petty official sighed several times, then brought the topic back, and continued: “Guess quickly, who I saw, you will definitely not be able to guess. "

Everyone guessed the more romantic officials in their impression, but they didn't get any of them right, so they urged their colleagues: "Say it quickly, don't get your appetite."

The little official stroked his beard and said triumphantly: "Haha, I saw it in Xifeng Tower last night..." Before he finished speaking, a particularly clear voice came in, "I guess you saw Kou General, right?"

Everyone paused when they heard the words, Qi Qi turned to look at the speaker, only to see a young man in a lake blue satin gown standing beside them with a smile, and he didn't know how long he had been eavesdropping.

Men in South Vietnam are generally short. At first glance, a tall and slender young man stood out from the crowd like a chicken, with fair skin and good features.

"Who is this gentleman?" Someone asked cautiously.

The people present were not stupid. Thinking of King Shun's age, they had the answer in their hearts, but they didn't expect that King Shun would be such a gentle and jade-like young man.

Li Xu replied modestly: "My lord, Li Xu." He looked at the old officer and asked, "Is what the king said just now correct?"

Everyone quickly saluted, the little official knelt on the ground and trembled, thinking that this is a terrible situation, he actually revealed the embarrassment of General Kou to King Shun, and the general would kill him if he found out.

"Don't be polite, I just made my voice out of curiosity, so I didn't scare you." Li Xu didn't put on airs at all, as if he had known everyone for a long time, and said familiarly: "Don't be restrained, Ben The king is just listening casually, and will not reveal what you said."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and heard the little official reply hesitantly: "Back... Back to the lord, the officer really saw General Kou."

Li Xu raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect that Kou Xiao would still have time to meet girls in the military camp, he said cheerfully: "They are all men, General Kou has no wives or concubines in his family, it's understandable."

The men let out a sympathetic laugh, and felt that the distance between King Shun and King Shun was shortened. Some people even boldly asked: "I heard that the prince also came to Nanyue alone. I wonder if he has been to the most famous Xifeng Tower in the city?"

Li Xu shook his head and sighed, and said in a sad tone: "This king has left the house without leaving the house. He has exhausted his family's wealth all the way south and has no money in his pocket. How can he enter the gold sales den? But next time, you can ask General Kou to take me to see it." some."

Everyone listened to his humorous words, and they didn't put on airs at all. If they wanted to get closer, they chatted with him. Li Xu shared with everyone the interesting things that happened along the way. After coming over, for a while, Li Xu became the focus of the crowd.

When Lei Ming arrived, he saw officials of all sizes from Minzhou sitting together, listening attentively to a young man's speech, and from time to time he let out an exclamation or clapped his hands, and he thought to himself: When did this Fulai Restaurant have a storyteller?

When the shopkeeper saw that the boss had arrived, he rushed to greet him, and secretly asked, "My lord, do you want to arrange a few ditty singers to add to the fun?"

Lei Ming snorted coldly, "My lord is entertaining guests, you can ask him yourself." He strode in and coughed heavily, trying to remind everyone that he was here. In the past, no matter where he went, there were people lining up to welcome him. do not like.

Everyone was listening to Li Xu talking about the part about suppressing the bandits in the mountains, and hearing that the commander of the Habayashi Army was captured by the bandits. Pretending to be a rich businessman with a large amount of goods to stay in the village at the foot of the mountain, leading most of the gangsters down the mountain, and then using a trick to escape the shell, taking advantage of the gangsters' unpreparedness to attack the mountain and occupy their lair. The old lair has been occupied, so the positions of the two sides were reversed, and the Habayashi Army took down the gangsters with ease.

Li Xu made up the story vividly, omitting the part where the little princess was kidnapped, exaggerating the number and capabilities of the bandits, and telling a vigorous campaign to suppress the bandits, which everyone listened to with gusto.

Lei Ming was about to get angry when he heard the shopkeeper say: "That young man is King Shun. The menu for today's banquet was set by the prince, and even the main ingredients are also the prince's. I heard from the cook that the food is made of beans. There are so many ways to do it, it’s an incredible thing.”

Hearing what he said, Lei Ming sized up the young man. At first glance, he thought he was good-looking, and he looked really good-looking when he smiled, but after standing and listening for a while, he realized that King Shun was not a good match. Being able to let go of his body and tell stories to small officials is obviously a master who can bend and stretch, and he has experienced strong winds and waves. If he has no ability, he can't go to South Vietnam.

He put away his anger, squeezed out a smile and stepped forward, saying loudly: "The official is late, I kept the prince waiting for a long time, and I hope His Royal Highness Shun Wang will forgive me."

He cupped his hands and bowed, and then everyone came back to their senses from Li Xu's wonderful story, and got up one after another to give way to Lei Ming.

Li Xu stopped talking, let Lei Ming flatten his body, and said with a smile: "Master Lei is not late, we are early." He looked at the time and found that this person really came on time, neither early nor late .

When the two met for the first time, they inevitably exchanged a few polite greetings. Lei Ming said, "My lord has worked hard all the way south, why don't you rest at home for a few more days. The officials are afraid of disturbing your recuperation, so they didn't dare to visit you."

Li Xu shook his head with a smile, "This king has a restless temperament, and he couldn't help running out when he was healthy. He invented a new food yesterday, so I took this opportunity to invite all the adults to taste it."

Lei Ming thought to himself, King Shun underestimated the officials of South Vietnam too much, how can he be bought by a delicious meal.

Li Xu asked everyone to be seated, and Lei Ming realized that all the officials from Minzhou, large and small, were here, even the last ones were there, and felt a little unhappy, thinking that King Shun was impatient to seize power. Somewhat ugly.

Seeing that Kou Xiao was not there, he deliberately asked loudly: "Why didn't I see General Kou, did the prince only invite civil servants today?"

Li Xu didn't send an invitation to Kou Xiao, but asked the servants of the Kou family to spread the word, thinking that Kou Xiao would definitely come, but he didn't see anyone at this point. The beauty got stuck or there were other things, he said with a smile: "Today's gathering is to get to know you all, General Kou and this king are already familiar with it, it doesn't matter if he comes or not."

What he said was clear, not only pointing out that he and Kou Xiao had a harmonious relationship, but also giving the officials present a big face. King Shun even took the initiative to get to know them, so why would they be dissatisfied.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's start the dinner first. Today is the tofu banquet, and the ten dishes are all made of tofu. If someone is not used to it, you can ask the shopkeeper to serve other dishes."

Everyone was already very curious about tofu, and they all eagerly waited for the food to be served. Lei Ming sat next to Li Xu, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but ask, "My lord, what is this tofu? I've never heard of it before."

Li Xu made a fool of himself, "You'll know in a while."

The back kitchen was in full swing, and several cooks murmured around a few plates of freshly cooked homemade tofu: "Why does it feel a little different from the one made by the prince?"

"Is the fried tofu too old?"

"I feel that the taste is not good, did you forget to add sugar?"

"I added sugar. This tofu tastes delicious, but it's a cheap thing made of beans. Those officials will really like it?"

"It doesn't matter if they don't like it. I heard from the prince that this tofu will be sold to ordinary people in the future. It costs four yuan a penny. It is affordable and delicious. It will definitely be very popular."

"Why don't you discuss with the shopkeeper and add some tofu dishes to the restaurant in the future."

"Hey, don't care, we're just doing business with money, hurry up and ask the front hall to pass the dishes, and hurry up to make the next dish, let's make crab roe and tofu soup."