Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Why think too much, it's a good thing for the prince to take care of us, don't you still like to offer up a licentious prince?" Guo Fu quietly reached out, hooked the money bag over, opened it, and found that it was full of broken silver. Weighed it, and estimated it was a few hundred taels. I heard that the tofu was very cheap, so how much effort would it take to accumulate these silver coins.

Zhao Gang poked his head over to look at it, and said with a sneer, "My lord said that the money will be used to make new clothes for the Kou family's army. I guess I can only make a set of summer clothes, and I won't be able to use good cloth."

The money bag passed through everyone's hands, and someone retorted: "Vice General Zhao, don't say that, it's the prince's wish, and it's not easy for the prince. He still lives in the general's mansion. Buying a house for yourself and a beauty is kind enough."

Guo Fu immediately nodded in support, "That's right, the prince has just arrived in South Vietnam not long ago, and he can already make a set of summer clothes for each of us. If it takes a year or so, maybe we can wear cotton clothes in winter."

But Jiang Junshi said: "Let's use it to make weapons. One more arrow will give you a chance to save your life. Clothes or something, it won't be too late to do it later." Each soldier is equipped with one, and when he drills into the mountains in the future, he will be afraid of a fart.

A burly lieutenant picked the hole in his clothes and said: "Military officer, look at my clothes. If they are torn, I can't wear them anymore. New clothes are only issued once every three years. Many soldiers' clothes are mended." Make it up again, go out and be laughed at."

Kou's army does not wear armor on weekdays, for fear of wear and tear, they only wear armor when they are on missions, but there are only bamboo armor and rattan armor, so their clothes are damaged very quickly on weekdays, and it is very ugly to mend it. .

Kou Xiao also knew about this situation, but his financial resources were limited, and it was not easy to pay the monthly salary smoothly. How could he have spare money to make new clothes and new weapons?

But Li Xu's appearance brought him a ray of light. If Li Xu can bring them a good life, why not they support him? He licked his lower lip, as if he had seen Kou's army wearing iron armor and riding a heavily armored horse The scene of galloping on the battlefield is over, and the decision is made immediately. "Just make spring clothes, those who are not enough will go out from Kou's house."

Everyone happily discussed which shop to find to make spring clothes, and they also talked about the most famous and expensive ready-to-wear shop in the city. Several new styles of spring clothes were released, and the female family members of so-and-so's family were amazed when they wore them. Street, if there is money, they will definitely look for that one.

"Don't dream, the owner of the Nishangfang is a high-ranking official in the capital, and all he does is the business of the official's wife. Our little money is not enough for him to make a few skirts."

Kou Xiao coughed twice, "Don't even think about Nishangfang, let everyone measure the size, cut the cloth and send it out, go back and find your own mother-in-law to sew, and I want to find a professional tailor. You are beautiful, where did you get the money? ?”

"Oh, isn't it?" Guo Fu rushed over and hugged Kou Xiao's thigh, "General, I don't have a wife or concubine in my house, and I don't even have a female mosquito. Who can I ask for sewing?"

Kou Xiao tugged at his sleeve and asked, "Where did you get your clothes?"

"This... this is a gift from the red-sleeve girl from Xifenglou, hehe, isn't it because I'm poor?"

Guo Fu is the youngest of all the lieutenants. He grew up in the Kou Mansion and was Kou Xiao's personal bodyguard.

However, he has won the true biography of General Kou, and he knows that wealth is not revealed, no matter what time it is, it is right to cry poor.

Kou Xiao didn't like him, "Then you can take it and ask the red-sleeved girl to sew you another one. If you don't have money to pay the bill, you can pay with your own flesh."

Everyone laughed tacitly, and Zhao Gang joked: "In the end, it's you who gets the cheapest."

Military division Jiang also lamented: "Vice general Guo has a good friend, who can I ask the military division to sew clothes for?"

The crowd retreated immediately, not daring to take up this topic, which made the military adviser sigh frequently, "The world is going down, people's hearts are not old, no one will help you with this little favor, hey!"

Kou Xiao forgot to take the money bag, and when he turned around and saw him in such a bad state, he wished to kick him over, "If the military master can ask less, my servant can still borrow it from you."

"No, no, the servants of the Kou Mansion have thick hands and cannot embroider delicate patterns. This time, the military master wants to embroider cranes on the clothes. This man likes cranes and pine trees when he is old. He looks so immortal and long-lived." , Wansheng still wants to plan for the general for decades."

Kou Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth, rolled his eyes and walked away, too lazy to deal with this psychopath.

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Li Xu doubled the size of the original tofu shop, and officially put up a sign, calling it "Li Ji's Miscellaneous Shop". The simple five words have already spread throughout the city.

Now when it comes to food, it is no longer a restaurant or a shop, just stop at the street of Wangfu, and you can smell the fragrance from a distance, which is more useful than any advertisement.

At noon that day, Li Xu practiced for Yu Linjun at Fulai Restaurant. The first time was raw and the second time was cooked. The shopkeeper not only cleared the place, but also gave free tea and snacks. Learned.

This Fulai restaurant belongs to Lei's family, and Lei Yang happened to be in charge of it, but because of Lei Ming's face, he didn't dare to favor Li Xu with a big fanfare, otherwise, the brand might have to be changed.

Li Xu looked at the Habayashi Army who was in good spirits after resting for a while, and felt a little bit reluctant, "This king once said that when you arrive in South Vietnam, you should greet everyone with good wine and good food. As a result, you have also seen that there is no one in the city of Minzhou. The wine and food are also ordinary, so I’m neglecting everyone.”

How could everyone care about this? Everyone has heard about Li Xu's deeds during this period. He made tofu and sugar, and they felt good after eating it. If you do practical things, how can you take care of them.

But no one would feel slighted. Seeing Li Xu's hard work, their running around for the past six months was not in vain.

Lin Zhao looked at Li Xu with complicated eyes, and with a heavy heart, he toasted Li Xu with tea instead of wine, "Your Majesty, I don't know when I will see you again today."

Li Xu gave him a glass in return, "So is Commander Lin, you have to be more careful on the way back. I wonder if there is any news from Changqing?"

Lin Zhao glanced at the people around him, and sighed, "I only know that he followed the clues and went out to sea, and there is no news for a while, so I can only trouble the prince to pay more attention."

The two looked at each other, and both could see the other's worry. After going there for half a month, no news came back. The sea was vast, and they didn't even have a chance to look for it.

"This kid is too reckless." No matter how anxious Lin Zhao was, there was nothing he could do. He could only hope that the boy hid himself. "The last general left a letter. After he comes back, the prince will let them go back to the capital quickly." .”

Li Xu nodded and agreed, "That's all we have to do. As for Jia Ping, let's rest in Minzhou to recuperate. If the injury recovers, the king will send someone to send him back."

Having said this, the two of them knew very well that the future of Ye Changqing and Jia Ping would be linked with Li Xu, and neither of them knew what the future would be like.

"It's getting late, it's time to start."

"Take care of yourself."

"Bon Voyage."

500 members of the Yulin Army went out of Beijing to escort Li Xu to South Vietnam, and on the return journey, there were only more than [-] people. This loss is not insignificant.

Li Xu personally sent them out of the city, looked at their disappearing figures, and sighed deeply.

The sky was raining, and the ground was as muddy as ever. Liu Shu stood behind Li Xu holding an oil-paper umbrella, and comforted him, "Don't worry, my lord, I will still see Commander Lin and the others when I return to the capital."

Li Xu squinted at him, "You know again? I'm just thinking about how to make them remember my kindness deeply in the days to come."

Liu Shu paused with a smile, and said in a low voice: "When they return to the capital, they will be restrained and ordered around every day, and they will naturally remember your kindness."

Li Xu gave him a thumbs up, "Xiao Liu is the one who understands the most and is smart."

He Zun looked at the leaving team with an unpredictable expression, "My lord, why don't you let Commander Lin report your assassination by the third prince to the emperor?"

Li Xu explained: "There is no evidence, everyone is dead, how can you bring down the third child with a dead body."

"If the emperor wants to investigate thoroughly, he can always find clues."

"Yes, you also said that he can only find out if he wants to check. What if he doesn't want to check?"

He Zun and Liu Shu were stunned, and said in unison: "Isn't that so, the emperor can tolerate the third prince's misbehavior so much?"

Li Xu explained to them the twists and turns, "The emperor only has three adult princes, one is guarding the northwest, and they are living in peace, and the other is relegated to South Vietnam. It is difficult for him to return to the capital in this life. He has such an adult son under his knees." , even a waste wood can be regarded as a treasure. As for whether it can be turned into a treasure, it is a matter of the future. At least for now, the third child still doesn't want to move. What's more, with him stirring up troubles in the court, it is impossible for him to It is safer for Wang to be in South Vietnam, and it is better to leave the publicity to him, we need time and stability, and going to war will only hurt both sides."

"But I heard that many officials in the court have turned their backs and recognized the third prince as the master. You are not afraid that he will really rise to power. When he wants to kill you, it will be a matter of imperial decree."

Li Xu sneered and said: "My father is an upright man, and he can live for at least ten or twenty years without accidents. It's too early to say this now. I bet that if the third child dies by himself, he will die within five years." Liangliang, when the time comes, the prince will come of age again, and he will continue to contribute to the great succession of the throne, let's live and work in South Vietnam first, and don't worry about what to do."

"It's just that the third prince has been taken advantage of." He Zun said bitterly.

"Don't be afraid, when our business reaches the capital, there will be opportunities to create obstacles for him."

After seeing off the Yulin Army, Li Xu went directly to the farm without even returning home. Green seedlings had already sprouted in the fields, lush and luxuriant, and looked pleasing to the eye.

But Zhong Shuiqing didn't feel happy, he guarded the field every day, but he still couldn't figure out the benefits of King Shun's method.

The colleague on the side murmured: "Lord Zhong, do you think this prince is fooling around? The rice seedlings grow so crowded, how could they grow well?"

Zhong Shuiqing shook his head, "I don't know, and pulling out these seedlings after they grow taller, wouldn't it damage the foundation?"

"It's not, and it's unnecessary to pull out the seedlings and transplant them after they grow taller."

Everyone couldn't figure it out, and Li Xu couldn't explain why. He only said that he tried to plant a lot, but he didn't grow much anyway, so everyone just let him toss.