Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Kou Xiao lightly shook Li Xu's hand under the table, Li Xu was stunned for a moment, and felt itchy palm before he shook it off, it turned out that Kou Xiao was writing on his palm.

"Be safe and don't be impatient." The four simple words made Li Xu dumbfounded, but he was also moved. Until now, he was sure that Kou Xiao was on his side, and it was easy.

If Kou Xiao and the Lei family were in the same group, he would definitely not be able to get back the financial power smoothly, and two or three years of twists and turns would be short.

With Kou Xiao's order, a group of people went to the sheriff's mansion and returned quickly with a box of performance reports.Lei Ming was still calm, but Lei Zhan was already in a cold sweat.

"The two Masters of Lei went to the next door to take a rest first, and the king and General Kou will take a serious look at it."

Lei Ming looked at Li Xu, then at Kou Xiao.Li Xu understood that the visitor was not kind, but what did General Kou mean? Could it be that he also had problems with the Lei family and wanted to replace him?

Could it be that he didn't understand that the Lei family had always been his subordinate, and if it was King Shun, would the Kou family still be the uncrowned king of South Vietnam?

He took Lei Zhan to the next door, and saw Liu Shu standing by with a smile, unable to even speak privately, and suddenly felt very depressed.

Li Xu picked up a document at random, and it turned out to be the son of Lei Ming. His official position was the magistrate of a county under Nanyue. It's just mediocre, but the censor gave it a high rating, which is obviously covering up.

After reading it, Li Xu handed it to Kou Xiao, and asked calmly, "General Kou, what kind of officials do you think are good officials?"

Kou Xiao didn't even want to answer: "Naturally, he is dedicated to serving the people. He is honest and clear, and he knows every detail. It can not only ensure the stability of one party, but also allow the people to eat and clothe themselves warmly."

Li Xu shook his head and said: "If there is such a blue sky, the people will be blessed, but no one is perfect, and there are very few officials who want to be so comprehensive."

"No matter how bad you are, you have to be an upright official. You don't take people's fat and people's anointing, and you don't care about people's lives. If you can't do these two things, just kill them directly."

Kou Xiao quickly read the documents in his hand, and frowned, "I recognize this Lei Xin. He is about [-] years old. He looks very gentle, and he is gentle in doing things. Sure enough, he lacks some sharpness for an official. Ling Ten has not been able to make any decent performance, it is too mediocre."

Li Xu casually picked up a few performance reports that were all worthless, and felt that Lei's family had only one purpose in being an official: don't commit crimes.But it doesn't matter how good it is. Of course, no one can tell whether there is a buried truth in it.

Li Xu didn't want to wrong people, if there are really good officials, it doesn't matter whether the surname is Lei or not, he threw down the letter, and said to Kou Xiao: "Can the lord send someone to investigate secretly and find out the real deeds of these twenty or so people? "

Kou Xiao nodded, "That's exactly what I mean."

Having settled on this matter, Li Xu went through a box of papers. As he expected, it was worthless, so he sent someone to send it back, and then called the brothers from the Lei family over, and persuaded him with a pleasant face: "What the king mentioned earlier is worthless. Although the matter is out of selfishness, I personally think it is more suitable for the children of the Lei family. Master Lei will think about it carefully when he goes back, and then ask the disciples at home for their opinions. If anyone wants to go into business, he can participate in the next interview."

"Interview?" Lei Ming asked in surprise, "Your Highness wants to personally meet the person who came to recommend you?"

"probably."

Lei Ming disapproved and said: "Let the servants do such small things. If mermaids are mixed, your safety is more important."

"It doesn't matter, when the time comes, I invite General Kou to come to the town. With General Kou here, I don't dare to make any rash moves." Li Xu joked.

Kou Xiao replied solemnly, "That's fine, don't worry, my lord, the general will definitely protect you in the end."

Seeing this, the Lei Ming brothers all understood that Kou Xiao really wanted to support King Shun as the master of the country. If King Shun was a mediocre person, they could still fool him, but this ex-prince is so shrewd and young, just because he is ambitious At such an age, how could he allow others to get involved in the political power? This hurdle might be difficult to pass.

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Back at Lei's house, Lei Ming recruited all the children of the clan, this is a major matter related to the life and death of Lei's family, and there is no room for delay.

"Wait a minute, Lei Yang won't use it anymore. We'll settle the score with him later." Lei Ming felt that Lei Yang must have been bribed by Li Xu, otherwise how could he not know about such a big thing.

If Lei Yang knew that he thought so, he would definitely cry out for being wronged. He is so busy every day that his feet don't touch the ground, and he doesn't even have time to drink water and go to the toilet. may know these things.

Lei Yang's third son, named Lei Luo, is a clever young man. When he learned that the clan held a meeting and left their house alone, he knew that something had happened, and it must have something to do with King Shun.

He found his father and told him: "Father, you have to choose a position, whether you succeed or fail depends on this time."

Lei Yang is not stupid, he had already thought about this result when he was leaning towards Li Xu, he didn't mean to fight against the clansmen, but he really felt that Li Xu was a great talent, if he embraced his thigh, he would definitely have a bright future. He also told Lei Ming, but the other party disliked him for being short-sighted and only seeing money. He didn't know that power is a good thing, and what's the use of being a rich businessman.

The two of them disagreed, so they couldn't go together. Lei Yang thought that Li Xu's foundation was too weak to attack the Lei family, but he didn't expect him to be so bold and courageous.

"Go quickly and ask the prince what we are going to do at this critical moment. Since we have already made a decision, don't hesitate."

"Father, are you really not afraid? Uncle Erguan and the others are very angry."

"Hey, they feel that their father has no vision, and their father still thinks that they are not worthy of virtue. Look at your cousins, what kind of officials are they? If they don't make any achievements, they will return to the common people. If this continues, the Lei family It will be over sooner or later, it is better to return to the industry as soon as possible.”

"Father's words are probably not pleasant to hear. How can someone come back to do business after becoming an official? There is a difference between heaven and earth, and I wouldn't do it if it were me."

Lei Yang glared at the youngest son, and urged him: "Don't dawdle here, go and get things done, and just show your face in front of the prince. The prince likes clever people, put away your stupidity."

Sure enough, Lei Luo found Li Xu and went to him, changed his hippie appearance in front of his father, and calmly told Li Xu about the Lei family's affairs, and then asked Li Xu what their family should do.

Li Xu sized up the young man in front of him. He looked completely different from Lei Yang. He was a handsome and tall young man. He thought that Lei Yang's wife must be a beauty, otherwise it would be difficult to neutralize his genes.

"You go back and tell your father, just do your job well, and don't need to worry about family affairs, no matter what you do, it won't affect you."

When Lei Luo heard this, he didn't feel much comfort. He tentatively asked: "Did the prince annoy uncle and the others?"

"That's not true. It's just that there are some different opinions. It will be settled soon. You can rest assured."

Lei Luo saw that he was so easy to talk, and he didn't look angry, so he felt a little more at ease, said goodbye to Li Xu and hurried home, passed the original words to his father, and then heard his father sigh deeply, "My lord is righteous!" , and the prince is kind and never kills innocent people indiscriminately."

The father and son fell asleep peacefully. Unexpectedly, early the next morning, they were shocked to find that Lei Mansion was surrounded by soldiers, and the siege was impenetrable. This frightened the whole family.

Lei Yang slapped his youngest son, "Didn't you say that the prince is not angry? Is this the way he is not angry?"

Lei Luo felt that it was impossible, and argued: "Maybe it has nothing to do with the prince, the Kou family army is outside, only obeying General Kou's orders, maybe uncle and the others offended General Kou."

Lei Yang paced back and forth in the room, with mixed feelings, "No, your uncle and the others listen to General Kou's words the most. How dare they disobey him, it must be the prince's idea."

"Then could it be that the prince is a duplicitous person, and blame me for trusting him too easily?" Lei Luo said angrily.

Not long after, a servant came to report that Kou's army was only ordered to surround Leifu, and had no intention of arresting anyone, and all life and work in Leifu could go on as usual without any psychological burden.

Everyone scolded their mothers in their hearts when they heard this. There are so many soldiers with swords surrounding the Lei Mansion, and everyone who comes in and out has to check carefully.

In the evening, Liu Shu came to send a message, asking Lei Ming if he had made a decision. Lei Ming was not someone who had never seen a storm, but said that the matter was of great importance, and the elders at home had not yet reached a conclusion through discussion, so he asked the prince to wait for two more days.

Liu Shu probably knew what he would say, so he nodded and left, but as soon as he left, the number of soldiers surrounding him doubled, which showed the prince's attitude towards him.

Everyone in the Lei family is in danger. Without the support of General Kou, they would not be afraid of King Shun, but General Kou is obviously going to side with King Shun. The Lei family has no ability to resist.

Many old people felt that it was okay to submit. The prince said that if they were given a chance to start a new business and cooperate with the palace, life would definitely not be too bad.

But the young people who have tasted the taste of power do not want to hand over their official positions. On the one hand are highly respected officials and on the other are spurned businessmen. No matter how stupid they are, they know that the road is better. These two paths were not given to them.

Of course, there are also young people who have not been valued in the clan and want to fight for their future under King Shun, especially those who have a good relationship with Lei Yang's family. The bowl is full, and they also want a piece of the pie.

Those who were more far-sighted even fantasized that King Shun would succeed to the throne in the future, and their status would rise. What good would they do living in this barbaric land of South Vietnam?

For a while, people in Lei's mansion were fluctuating, and there were people with various ideas, but these were not matters that Li Xu cared about. He packed his luggage and left Minzhou with his team early in the morning of the third day.

As for the Lei family, the prince only said: "Since the time has passed, there is no need to worry, let them think about it in the mansion, and it will not be too late to make a decision after thinking clearly. The general sent someone to protect them."