Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu took off his mask and asked the boss to put the three tables together, "It's really a coincidence, eating a wonton can make a big table."

Ji Hanyu said that he didn't want such a fate. He and Jiang Qiuming originally wanted to avoid it, but after going around, they met again.

The other two also secretly smiled bitterly. They knew that they would meet so many Bodhisattvas here, so they would not be greedy for this one. Someday they would not be able to eat wontons.

The worst thing was Kou Xiao, who thought it was a date between two people, but it turned out that such a large table of people gathered together not long after they came out, which was very annoying.

He looked at Jiang Qiuming and asked him why he and Ji Hanyu got together with his eyes. The two belonged to different camps, so they should keep a distance. He had long forgotten that he asked Jiang Qiuming to win over Ji Hanyu.

Guo Fu lowered his head to look at the mottled wooden tabletop, counting the uneven marks on it, hoping to reduce his sense of existence. He completed the mission well last time, and he was frightened quite a bit. Three days of vacation were granted to ease his mood, but the other lieutenants were still guarding the gate of the city bitterly.

Sitting next to him was Zhang Shuo, one of the important stewards of the palace, a master who Li Xu valued very much. If the Ministry of Industry hadn't been established, Zhang Shuo might have been a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Industry.

Kou Xiao took another look here, especially unable to understand why his people mixed up with the prince's people. Could it be that he set a good example?

The stall owner was an old man with limited legs and weak eyesight, so he brought up two bowls of wontons and placed them in front of Ji Hanyu and Jiang Qiuming.

The two hurriedly pushed the bowl in front of Shangfeng, and said respectfully: "Please use it first."

Li Xu gently blew on the hot soup, tasted it, then added some vinegar to the bowl, and also added some to Kou Xiao, ignoring the other's slightly frowning brows.

The wontons for the other four people came soon, and everyone ate in silence. A small bowl of wontons seemed to last forever, and even the last drop of soup was eaten before they were finished.

After eating, everyone didn't dare to ask to leave, because the two bosses didn't intend to leave, so they sat upright and waited for the boss to reprimand.

Li Xu smiled at Guo Fu, and said pleasantly, "This mission was indeed accomplished well, what kind of reward does Vice General Guo want?"

Guo Fu was stunned for a moment, then stood up excitedly, "A humble job doesn't need rewards, it's a job of a humble job, not to mention that the prince's weapons are powerful, in fact, the humble job doesn't take much effort at all, so I dare not ask for rewards."

"That's not the case. This thing is dangerous. It hurts people and yourself. It's also an experimental product. Vice-General Guo is also risking his life."

He said with a solemn expression: "It is a desperate thing to go to battle to kill the enemy. Your lord, you helped Nanyue through a difficult time. Your humble job is nothing."

Li Xu turned his head and asked Zhang Shuo, "How did Guanshi Zhang and Vice General Guo get together?"

Zhang Shuo was a little nervous. Seeing that Li Xu still had a natural sense of fear, coupled with his reverence for Li Xu, he did not dare to neglect him in the slightest. I've been talking about making some furniture for a long time, and I haven't been free, so I talked about it when we met today."

Only then did Li Xu recall that he had built ten new houses for the lieutenant general in the army, because they had already delivered them. Unexpectedly, Guo Fu didn't even finish the furniture.

"You can just ask your carpenter to do this little thing, and the cost will be my king's, and it will be my king's housewarming gift to Vice General Guo."

Guo Fu glared at Zhang Shuo, it's fine for them to talk about this matter in private, how could they tell the prince, wouldn't this make the prince mistakenly think that he wanted to take advantage of him?

He smiled shyly and said, "No need, there are only a few small pieces of furniture that are missing, and you can find any carpenter to do it later, so I don't dare to bother Zhang Guanshi and them."

In fact, he wants to make some furniture in the style of the new palace. I heard that the bed is soft, the chair is soft, the floor is hot, and the wardrobe is also very unique. You can't make these outside, so you can only find Zhang Shuo. help.

Anyway, he usually lives in the military barracks, and there is no rush to move to his new home, so it will be delayed until now.

Li Xu smiled and said nothing, since it has been decided, it must be given as a gift, not to mention that Guo Fu and Kou Xiao have an unusual relationship, and the few pieces of furniture he gives are not considered bribes.

He lightly poked Kou Xiao, "General Kou, why don't you give some housewarming gifts as well, Vice General Guo is helpless, you, the coach, should help out with some things in life."

Kou Xiao nodded, "Let the steward of the Kou Mansion go over tomorrow to see what is lacking, and make up for the new house in the first month."

Guo Fu thanked him again and again, feeling that today's trip was too worthwhile, the restraint just now was swept away, he poured a cup of tea for Li Xu and Kou Xiao each, and toasted them with tea instead of wine.

Zhang Shuo admired his series of operations. He knew that Guo Fu was also born as a domestic slave. Fortunately, he was reused by General Kou and became a general in the army. He has achieved such achievements at a young age. capable.

Zhang Shuo knows that the prince appreciates his carpentry, and he has always spared no effort to do things for the prince, but he always feels that there is something wrong with him. He is also a steward, like Lei Luolei, who is very beautiful and sought after by others, but he is lonely. Nameless, the bottom line is that his mouth is not flexible enough.

He tried to open his mouth to say a few flattering words, but he couldn't get out of his mouth, which made him even more embarrassed.

Li Xu seemed to see his embarrassment, nodded to him and said, "Thanks to you and Mr. Cen who led people to rush to work day and night, the city wall has been strengthened a lot, and the city gate has been repaired well."

In the past few days, all the walls on the four sides of the city have been reinforced with cement, and the city gates have been rebuilt. Even if it is a siege tool, don't try to break through the city walls and gates of Minzhou easily.

Zhang Shuo blushed slightly, because he was excited and moved by the praise. He hurriedly said: "This is what the subordinates should do, and all the prince's things are ready, otherwise it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice." This is indeed true. In the past dynasties, it is not the lack of people who want to work, but the lack of sufficient materials and wise leaders.

Just like the flood of the Yellow River, the peasants don’t want to build high dams to stop the flood in the river, but they have both hands and strength, and the public funds allocated by the court are peeled off layer by layer, leaving only a little bit. Officials from all walks of life filled their pockets and shoddy the good, and the dams they built could only be as fragile as tofu dregs.

Greed is the nature of human beings, and Li Xu cannot guarantee that all officials will not be greedy, but he can appropriately improve the treatment of officials, treat them with kindness and power, clearly reward and punish them, and add a stricter supervision system to make this happen less .

Especially in the city of Minzhou, no one dared to be a monster under the eyes of the tiger. You must know that when the road was built, it was not that no one took advantage of it. Smart people know what's going on.

"That is also your credit. The soldiers are credited for fighting in the front, and you are also credited for supporting the logistics in the rear. There is no need to be humble."

Zhang Shuo's whole face was flushed red, he could see he was very happy, and he nodded with a smile on his face, "Thank you, my lord, for your affirmation."

"The wind is blowing." Li Xu stretched out his hand to let the wind blow through his palm, and gently shook it, "The timing is just right, the soldiers should set off tomorrow."

The lively atmosphere of the Lantern Festival has not yet dissipated, and the lanterns on the street are still hanging, but on the morning of the [-]th, all the people saw the well-equipped Kou family army outside the city, and the military flag with the word "Kou" fluttering in the wind , King Shun stood on the tall city tower, practicing for the soldiers who were about to set off.

He didn't say too much, just a few simple words. He asked the soldiers to take care of their health, and asked them to think more about their parents, wives and children at home, about the stability and comfort of South Vietnam this year, and their bright future.

He said: "Great man, your ambitions are everywhere. Today, it's just your life. Fight for yourself, for your family, and for your country. You are heroes. Heroes will be treated like heroes. This king looks forward to seeing you." The day you return in triumph."

The banners were flying, the drums were beating, and the sky-shattering shouts spread throughout the city. Kou Xiao pointed the spear in the sky, and the sound stopped abruptly. He looked deeply at the people on the tower and shouted: " Set off!"

Li Xu stood on the tower for a long time, and did not come down until he could no longer see the figures of the team. The surrounding people also refused to leave for a long time. They comforted and encouraged each other, and waited with great anticipation for their hero's triumphant return.

"Didn't you say that the pirates were repelled? Why did you send troops?" asked a commoner who didn't know why.

"You also said that it was just repulsed. Who knows when they will make a comeback again. It doesn't matter if the Kou family army takes the initiative to attack. It is best to kill all the pirates so that they will never make trouble again forever."

"So that's the case, it's time to take the initiative to attack, but once the pirates retreat to the sea, they won't be able to catch up at all!"

"It didn't work before, but now that King Shun is here, I heard that a new ship can be built every few days at the shipyard. With ships and soldiers, it will definitely be able to catch up with the pirates and make them have nowhere to escape."

"Speaking of this, do you know that there is a steward surnamed Qin at the dock?"

"I don't know, why did you mention this person?"

The speaker looked around, and said in a low voice, "I have a relative from Qin Village, which is the hometown of Guanshi Qin. I heard that his eldest son is using his name to dominate the village, and he even built I set up a caravan, I don’t know where I made a lot of money and came back, and the silver was moved back to the old house box by box.”

"I know Qin Village. It used to be a small fishing village. Steward Qin is the master Qin who can build ships."

"It was him."

"But isn't his eldest son a fisherman? He inherited his family's boat. I heard that this boy is quite capable."

"Competent is capable, but it's a little bit of that. Let's not talk about it. He has made a fortune now, which is different from before. I heard that he has occupied a lot of land in Qin Village, and recruited newcomers arbitrarily. All the silver he has is willing to sacrifice his life for him."

"So is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Hush! I've also heard that the son of Qin's eldest son made his fortune at sea, so maybe he got involved with those pirates."

"Impossible, can his father agree? Can the common people agree?"

"His father was building ships in retreat at the Minzhou Wharf, so he didn't know about the family affairs. As for the people, heh, Qin Village has developed thanks to him, so no one would say he is bad."

"Speaking of which, I really have to be on guard. Do you want to write an anonymous letter to the prince so that he will be stabbed by his own people? Tell me, this group of pirates came so suddenly, will they be with the Qin family? Is it related to the boy?"

Li Xu was sitting in the meeting room of the Sheriff's Mansion at this time, and when he heard the same question, an official said with a sullen face: "My lord, if Qin Zuxin really has business dealings with pirates, he will definitely be driven by the pirates to say Maybe he was the one who brought people ashore."

Li Xu reassured: "Let's not mention things that have no evidence or evidence. This king has sent people to Qin Village to monitor him. If he really did it, he will definitely give the people an explanation."

There was no news of the dozens of dead men sent by Li Xu, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead. It would be great if they could send back only words.

Kou Xiao led an army of [-] Kou's to go out, and the destination was Shelter Island. If the group of pirates hadn't returned to Shelter Island, this time, they would have a good chance of attacking each other's lair, but this battle doesn't have much chance of winning.

It was the first time for the Kou family's army to go on an expedition. I don't know how much combat power there is left on the sheltered island, not to mention that there is a wise old island owner guarding the base camp. It is not so easy for Kou Xiao and the others to attack the island.

Jia Ping received letters from all parties, and also knew about the pirates coming ashore, and they went straight to Minzhou, and soldiers were approaching the city. He thought it was his dereliction of duty, and wrote a long letter of apology to Li Xu, almost wanting to take the blame Resigned.

The [-] sailors had just been recruited and there was no time for training. Jia Ping didn't dare to take this group of recruits to the rescue, otherwise he would be dead if he encountered them. After receiving Li Xu's instructions, he sent the soldiers onto the ship in batches. Let them take turns patrolling the sea, and when they encounter pirates, they immediately sound the alarm and retreat to the shore.

For the past half month, Jia Ping lived on the boat every day, and trained several times back and forth between the north and the south, but he still couldn't find the place where the enemy ships docked, which made him very frustrated.

Until one day, a patrol fleet salvaged several corpses in the sea. These people were wearing black clothes and black trousers, and they looked like they had just died. The suspicious-looking men in black, the other party saw them not only did not escape but came to the door on their own initiative.

The two sides revealed their identities, and the patrolling general knew that the matter was of great importance, so he immediately reported it to Jia Ping.

These dozen or so men in black were the dead men sent out by Li Xu. They searched for the pirates all the way, and finally found them, but they happened to meet Wu Yun and the others who had returned. , It is impossible for them to escape from more than a dozen people.

Jia Ping hurried over and frowned when he saw this group of men in black. He had more knowledge than his subordinates, and he could tell at a glance that these people were not ordinary generals or soldiers. He asked calmly, "I am Shui The deputy general, surnamed Jia, I don't know what your identity is, and why did you appear here?"

Jia Ping has never appeared in Minzhou, and few people know him, but they all know that the navy was founded by King Shun, so the vice-admiral of the navy must also be a confidant of King Shun.

Along the way, the people in black were headed by Ming Qi, who stood up and said: "I was sent by King Shun to look for the pirate's ships and try to burn down the other's ships, but when I found them, I encountered When they joined the retreating army, more than [-] people were killed or injured, and only a dozen of us escaped. I think the group of pirates are in a state of disarray, and their momentum is sluggish. It is better for Vice Admiral Jia to take advantage of the victory and pursue them, so don’t let them escape.”

Jia Ping didn't trust them, and asked, "Do you have evidence to prove your identity?"

Ming Qi said helplessly: "I will tell you the truth, the general, we are dead soldiers from various families, so we cannot verify our identities."

Jia Ping took a deep look at the group of people in front of him. Any one of them would look like a pirate, so it was really hard to win his trust.

But he knows the importance of this matter. If it is true, he may lose a chance to defeat the enemy. If it is the opponent's trick to lure the enemy, if he attacks blindly, he may fall into the trap.

But he didn't have time to write to Li Xu to ask about this matter, time waits for no one.

He asked Ming Qi again: "Have you seen the prince?"

Ming Qi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "I've seen it." Even if it was only for one side, he still couldn't forget King Shun's voice and appearance.

"Then tell me, how did the prince talk to you at that time, and tell this general verbatim."

Knowing that he wanted to test himself, Ming Qi told Jia Ping exactly what King Shun said that day, and the latter became more and more sure that these people were indeed sent by the prince.

Even if the pirates can find out the prince's character and appearance, it is difficult to imitate what he said. The prince's speech is very unique, not only the tone and words, but also his good intentions, which most people can't guess.