Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

King Xuanshun’s intention to enter the capital finally arrived years ago. Just after Laba, the eunuch who came to announce the intention was changed. Li Xu thought, maybe the emperor saw that what Eunuch Yang said when he went back twice was completely different, so he became suspicious of him. .

"His Royal Highness Shun Wang, the emperor has specially instructed you to set off as soon as possible. You will be able to reach the capital in just over a month by taking water along the way."

Of course Li Xu knew that going by sea would be fast, but Kou Xiao hadn't come back yet, so it was not a wise choice for him to leave Nanyue at this time.

He said in embarrassment: "The king has heard about Yingchuan, but what he knows is not true. Please ask Lu Gonggong, what is it about?"

The eunuch surnamed Lu was not very old, probably he was promoted later, Li Xu had never met him before, so there was no friendship between the two of them, he bowed his waist and replied neither humble nor overbearing: "I don't know much about this matter, my lord still asks Go to the capital and ask His Majesty."

The corners of Li Xu's mouth raised slowly. It seemed that this Eunuch Lu didn't want to show his face anymore. I don't know if it was because he was about to fall or because he belonged to other forces.

"Then give me a few days to arrange the affairs of South Vietnam. It's not like you can walk away from such a huge fiefdom."

Eunuch Lu frowned, thinking to himself, this prince will soon lose his fief and even his life, what else can be arranged?However, he did not dare to say such obvious offending words, so he could only emphasize: "My lord, please hurry up, the emperor and ministers are waiting for you, if you don't come to Beijing, the case cannot be tried, the emperor is worried !"

Li Xu suddenly raised his hand and slapped him, and then Liu Shu immediately took out a white silk handkerchief and wiped his master's hands, and threw away the clean silk handkerchief after wiping, and stood aside with low eyebrows.

Li Xu rubbed his palms and said with a smile: "Since this king is so important, let everyone wait for a few more days, my concubine has not returned home yet, so I have to take my daughter-in-law back to show my father. "

Eunuch Lu did not expect that King Shun, who has always been known for his gentleness, would suddenly beat people up, and he gave such a high-sounding reason for delaying his entry to Beijing that he couldn't even refute it.

Of course, after being slapped, he didn't dare to refute. If the prince became angry and killed someone, his life would be here.

Eunuch Lu bent his waist even lower, and said in a fearful tone: "My lord, calm down, this servant is also following orders. You... I don't know when you plan to leave?"

"The king said, wait for the princess to return home."

"Where is the princess... going? Can you summon her to go home immediately?"

Eunuch Lu only heard the person on the opposite side sigh, and said bitterly: "I don't know where he has gone. It's been a long time, but I haven't even heard any news. I don't know if I met some wild man outside."

Eunuch Lu couldn't answer these words, but he was a little curious about the princess, what kind of woman would dare to leave the prince and run out to play?It's been a long time since I heard this.

It has long been heard that the barbarians in South Vietnam do not understand ethics. It seems to be true. If such a princess is brought into the capital, it will be a joke, right?

Eunuch Lu lived in the palace, but he didn't have the same treatment as Eunuch Yang. Liu Shu only sent people to bring him food and water every day, and ignored the rest. There was no restriction on his going out, but people followed him all the way.

When Li Xu returned to the study, Liu Shu took a look at his expression, and asked cautiously: "My lord, why don't you send someone to look for General Kou, it's been more than a month, even if you go on a long voyage, you should be back."

Li Xu picked up a pen to write a letter to the capital. Before receiving the imperial decree, he had just received a letter from the capital. There were dozens of sheets of paper, most of which were about the court officials' views on the ink corruption case and the team. As a bystander, Li Xu could clearly understand the attitude and position of each official.

He glanced at the list compiled by Ye Changqing. Some were biased towards him, some were neutral, and more were biased toward the Zhao family. Of course, those who favored him had to maintain a good relationship, and those who were neutral could be ignored for the time being. It is necessary to focus on it.

The factions in the imperial court are all a combination of interests, and no one is eternal friends with anyone. Among these people, Li Xu will always instigate some of them to rebel, otherwise, when he goes to Beijing, the enemy he will face will be too powerful .

But before he goes to Beijing, there is still something that can be done. It is best not to stop the discussion on the corruption case in the court, let alone the memorials to impeach him. The more the better, he wants the emperor to see it with his own eyes. How the king was besieged, how he was thrown into trouble, when the courtiers were one-sided, the emperor's suspicion of him would be reduced.

Seeing Li Xu ignoring him, Liu Shu boldly asked again: "You just ignore General Kou like this? Maybe he is in danger?"

Li Xu snorted coldly, without stopping his writing, and without raising his head, he said, "If you think tens of thousands of Kou's troops are dead, how can you be so dead that you can't even get a message back?"

"Then let it go like this? Now that the imperial decree has arrived, even if you want to delay it, you won't be able to delay it for a few days."

Of course Li Xu knows, but if he doesn't like others, don't think about it too much. He can do more things before he goes to the capital. When he arrives in the capital, his personal freedom will definitely be restricted, and it will be even more difficult to operate.

After he finished writing the letter to the capital, he asked Liu Shu to send someone to send it immediately, "In the capital, Guanshi Jin has arrived, and if he is here, there will be a certain share. In addition, someone will be sent to the northwest to take over the position of Guanshi Jin. "

"Who do you think should be sent?" Liu Shu didn't have a good candidate for a while.

They already have quite a few stewards under their name, but they have never been enough. Talents are rare, especially those who can maintain a relationship with the Grand Prince's Mansion. Not only must they be able to do business, but they must also have sufficient resourcefulness and means. .

Li Xu quickly went through the people he could remember, forgetting those he couldn't remember, only those he could remember were the most available.

"Send Zhong Wen there, and give him Qian Lin as his deputy. Zhong Wennen is a little tender, but he is safe. He is the son of an official family, so he has more confidence. Qian Lin is also cautious and experienced. Many, should be able to temporarily act for a while."

"Then who is going to be sent to take over from Yantian?"

Li Xu glanced at Liu Shu, and deliberately said with a straight face: "If there is really no one available, you can go back and continue drying the salt!"

Liu Shu had a heartbroken expression on his face, as if he was about to cry in the next second, but finally held back, and just said sadly: "If the prince really wants to let the servant go, the servant will definitely go."

Tsk, Li Xu felt that he was suspected of being a bully, and hurriedly denied it, "Just kidding, I'm going back to Beijing soon, how can I be without you by my side, many people and things in the palace have been forgotten by this king. It’s up to you to remind this king when the time comes.”

Liu Shu already knew about Li Xu's forgetfulness, and he didn't think it was unusual. After all, after experiencing such grief, it's normal for people to selectively forget certain things.

He was actually very worried that the prince would think of those sad things in the past when he returned to the capital. If the prince is in a bad mood, he will not be in a good mood either.

And in the capital, none of those treacherous and cunning courtiers are fuel-efficient lamps, how can they have such a leisurely life now.

"My lord, I think, it would be great if I could live in South Vietnam for the rest of my life, how comfortable I am."

"Yes." Li Xu sighed. Although he has been busy these past few years, he has also gained a lot. Moreover, the people here are sorted out, and their hearts are simple. When he really returns to the capital, especially the palace, Li Xu Thinking of the human relationship over there makes my scalp tingle.

"Unfortunately, this kind of life is only short-lived. Even if the emperor is willing to let me stay in South Vietnam, the next emperor will not allow it."

Liu Shu sighed, and then he had a flash of inspiration, thinking of someone, "My lord, why don't you send Lei Chong to the Yantian."

"Lei Chong? The Lei family?" Li Xu thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "It's the one who recommended himself to go to Lingnan, but hasn't he only been to Lingnan for less than a year?"

"The slave thought about it. At this time, there is no time to cultivate a loyal, reliable and capable person. It is best to choose someone from the Lei family. Basically all the Lei family can use are in other places. The main reason for choosing Lei Chong is his grandfather. It's Lei Zhan, with this relationship, he should be able to take over Yantian soon without worrying about his betrayal."

There is indeed no problem with this candidate. If Li Xu was given half a year, he would definitely be able to teach Lei Chong, but now... "He is too young." Li Xu sighed.

"Your servant is also young. There are many teenage stewards around you. Lei Chong may not be as good as Lei Luo and the others, but Yantian already has a very complete set of operating rules. As long as he doesn't make random changes, he can enjoy the benefits. It shouldn't be a problem if the identity can hold down the people below."

"Okay, let him go, he will come back soon from Lingnan, you should go and inform."

Liu Shu agreed, and hurriedly sent someone to visit Lingnan in person. Nowadays, the business between Nanyue and Lingnan is very frequent, and the two places can't distinguish each other. The people in Lingnan gradually know the character of King Shun. The common people even cross the border to borrow salt from neighboring villages, which is only a few steps away anyway.

When mentioning Lingnan, Li Xu couldn't help but think of the islands further south. He had some doubts that Kou Xiao had led troops to conquer that island, but if he went to sea, he would definitely use a boat, and he didn't receive an application from the navy.

But speaking of it, he should bring a navy team to Beijing this time. This team can fight in water or on land, and is more loyal to himself. The team took them to the capital, and without the guard of Kou's army, this huge South Vietnam would become a sweet bun that people miss.

He immediately wrote to Jia Ping. Jia Ping stayed in South Vietnam for the reason of recovering from his injuries. It is also possible for him to return to Beijing with him. know?

Straightening things out one by one, Li Xu was finally free. Whenever he was free, he would inevitably think of Kou Xiao. Liu Shu's question from before was still echoing in his mind. Should he send someone to look for him?

It's not because of Li Xu's self-esteem that finding someone is embarrassing, but because he is afraid of ruining Kou Xiao's plan. Even if he doesn't know where Kou Xiao is, he must have gone to a far away place. Once he leaves the border of South Vietnam, he will be safe It can't be guaranteed, if you look for someone with great fanfare at this time, it might ruin his business.

"You bastard, why don't you know where you're going? Do you want to hide it from me?" You can't think deeply about this kind of thing, otherwise Kou Xiao will be labeled as a scumbag again.

If he can't come back again, it's not that Kou Xiao is abandoning his wife and daughter, but he is about to abandon his husband. There is not much time for him to delay.

As the sun sets, the winter days are always extremely short. The little princess came in from outside, wearing a red riding outfit and holding a riding whip, which immediately lit up Li Xu's uncertain mood.

"Shu'er just came back from outside?" He asked casually.

"Shu'er greets father and king!" After saluting, the little princess leaned next to Li Xu, leaned on him and said, "I just came back from hunting with my companions, and I didn't see much prey in the mountains in winter. I only caught a litter of little foxes and came back. .”

"Oh? Fox fur is a good thing. It can make you a scarf."

The little princess glared at him, and said warily, "Father, those are Shu'er's pets, you don't want to play with their fur!"

Li Xu was embarrassed. As a businessman, he always looks at the value of things, so he would not think of the option of keeping pets, "Father is wrong, I never thought that you wanted to keep pets, but the fox is too smelly, right? How about raising a Spitz?" ?”

"I heard that some people gave you tigers and cranes before, and you refused them. If there were those, Shu'er would not have to keep foxes. Dogs are fine. They are not majestic enough."

Li Xu didn't understand how majestic animals like cranes and foxes are, but tigers are so majestic, but how could he let the little princess raise him?What if this thing is hungry and wants to eat people?

"Okay, as long as you like it."

The little princess hugged her father's neck and shook her affectionately. In the past few years, the relationship between the father and daughter has risen sharply. Whoever dares to say that they are not the biological father and daughter must be blind.

"Father, I heard that the imperial grandfather has come to the imperial decree, telling you to come to Beijing?"

"It's us!" Li Xu corrected.

"Oh..." The little princess was not very happy to receive such an imperial edict. At first, she still missed the emperor's grandfather, but after all these years, she had somewhat forgotten his appearance, and just made some gifts for him habitually. Go, she prefers South Vietnam where she can live freely.

"When you arrive in the capital, Shu'er won't be able to go hunting, right?"

Li Xu looked at her in embarrassment, gritted his teeth and asked, "Why don't you stay here, Nanyue is safe enough, but the capital city is unpredictable, father and king don't dare to say that he will be able to escape unscathed this time, and I feel a little uncomfortable with you." convenient."

The little princess was just talking casually, but she didn't expect her father to want to abandon her, "No! No matter where you go, Shu'er will go. I will stay quietly and won't cause you any trouble."

Li Xu thought to himself: Of course my good daughter won't cause trouble, but trouble will come to my door.

"Let's see again. If your Uncle Kou can't come back, you can stay at home and wait for him. Then you can go to Beijing together. The father has a busy schedule this time, and the journey will be very tiring."

Speaking of Kou Xiao, the little princess' face changed, and she asked in a deliberate tone, "Does my father not know where Uncle Kou has gone?"

Li Xu glanced at her and raised his eyebrows, "Is there some bad rumors outside?"

"I've heard a lot. Some said that Uncle Kou regretted marrying you, so he ran away with the Kou family army; Going out to make contributions, Shu'er thinks the last one is quite reliable."

Li Xu couldn't laugh or cry, how reliable is this?The whole world belongs to Dayan, and if you want to make a contribution, you have to get the approval from the top. You can fight wherever you want, and even if you fight, it is the territory of Dayan, and it cannot become a part of South Vietnam.

The little princess has lived with the two of them for so long, and she knows that they have a deep relationship. There are all kinds of rumors outside. He said: "Father, now the whole city expresses sympathy for you."

"Pity me? Why?"

"Because you just got married, and then you lived a lonely life again. They said you were...a widow!" After all, the little princess was underage, so it was very awkward to say these three words.

"Widow?" Li Xu was dumbfounded, and then educated his daughter with a black face: "Don't listen to their nonsense, this kind of thing... Anyway, you are still young, don't listen to their nonsense, and you have little friends like you. I'll show you some messy books, this king will tear them up!"

He didn't forget about the wedding night in the bridal chamber last time. Thinking of this, he asked, "How is that kid from the Tian family doing?"

The little princess replied excitedly: "The Tian family promised him to go to the capital with his father. I heard that his mother originally wanted to stay to serve the elders, but Tian Yueqi refused and insisted on taking his mother with him. The Tian family agreed."

Li Xu nodded silently, the boy looked at his mother, he was quite stubborn, and he might be a good seed if he cultivated well in the future.

But..."You are not allowed to get too close to him. You are old, and you have to be careful of the boys around you. Children of this age are immature in thinking and irresponsible in their words. You can give this king something to do, you know? "

There is no hostess in the house, so Li Xu can only tell Li Xu personally about such matters, and he doesn't think it's inappropriate to tell his daughter these things, but the little princess blushed after hearing this, and replied in a low voice: "Understood." I didn't want to get married.