Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu waited for Kou Xiao to surprise him, but he didn't see Kou Xiao's figure until the dishes were served one after another. He thought to himself: Could it be that he didn't dare to come out because he couldn't think of something to have fun with?

He called his servants over again, and said: "Go and invite General Kou, and tell him that the king asked him to toast."

As soon as the servant turned around, he said pleasantly, "My lord, General Kou is here!"

Li Xu looked up, and he really saw General Kou in new clothes striding forward, carrying a gun in his hand, it was his family treasure, a weapon handed down from generations of the Kou family.

The officials were startled when they saw General Kou coming with a weapon, thinking that General Kou would kill anyone who committed a crime, but he stood in front of King Shun, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I'm very happy today. Shall I dance for you?"

Li Xu looked at him with a smile, and asked him in a difficult way: "Where does the joy come from?"

"After the new year, you will grow another year. This is also a happy event, and there are many guests, isn't it a happy event?"

"Okay, then the king will play the flute for General Kou to cheer up?" Li Xu also became interested. He should play the piano, but he can't.

Kou Xiao did not expect such a surprise, so he nodded in agreement, and the guests were even happier. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the two pillars of Nanyue performing together.

Enthusiastic applause rang out, and Li Xu couldn't afford to refuse, so he asked someone to find a flute, tried a few tones, and found that it was not the same as the one he had used before, but the principle was still the same, as long as he was familiar with the tones It's not difficult.

"Let's get started." Li Xu sat on a corner of the high platform and gave the big stage to Kou Xiao. Kou Xiao played with a flower gun, made a bow to Li Xu, and made an initial ceremony to start.

The sound of the flute is a tune that is unfamiliar to everyone, but it is very passionate. With the ups and downs of the music, the spear in General Kou's hand seems to have a soul, sometimes stabbing out, sometimes tactfully, dancing with Kou Xiao's smooth figure Beautiful afterimage.

Few people have seen Kou Xiao's heroic figure on the battlefield. They have seen General Kou kill people, but those movements are extremely neat slashing and stabbing, bloody and brutal, and have no aesthetic feeling at all. However, the spear dance in front of them is very Elegant, although murderous, but more for visual enjoyment.

Li Xu also stared intently at the dancing figure. His slender figure is more like a gun than that gun, and his mighty aura is more lethal than that gun. It makes people want to see and feel fear. This is probably a man. It's an expression of hardness and softness.

After the song was over, the dancing figure also retracted his gun and stopped his moves. His body was stable, his clothes were not messed up, and even his hair was still as neat as new. There was no sign of any violent action just now.

The applause was warm, and there were excited howls from the young soldiers. Driven by these generals, the civil servants also whistled or screamed a few times to save face.

The two came down from the high platform and walked very close to each other. They had the same outstanding demeanor and the same young talents. If the gender was ignored, they were really a very suitable couple.

An official whispered with emotion: "The gap between people is so obvious. There are geniuses like King Shun and General Kou in the world, and mediocre people like me. I don't know what it's like to have such outstanding descendants?"

"You have to ask the emperor or Mrs. Kou about this. We can't ask the emperor. The Mrs. Kou's family probably won't agree with your point of view. I always think Mrs. Kou's eyes are a bit blind."

"No, with such descendants, there is nothing to worry about."

Someone retorted disapprovingly: "Only people in my own family know about my own family affairs. Just because General Kou doesn't marry a wife is enough for the elders to worry about gray hair. If it were your grandson, wouldn't you worry?"

"This...really...hehe." The man smiled awkwardly, thinking that people in this world are not always so perfect.

I don't know what kind of shortcomings Shun Wang has.

"Should King Shun get married this year? I don't know how lively it will be then. With the prince's intelligence and ability, it will definitely be the most amazing wedding in history, right?"

Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of this day, but they don't know that their lord really prepared an extraordinary wedding for them. From the bride to the wedding, everything is so weird and weird.

Li Xu and Kou Xiao sat down, Li Xu toasted to open the table, then lowered his head and teased Kou Xiao, "Is this what you call having fun? I didn't expect General Kou to entertain everyone in person."

Kou Xiao sighed and said, "I originally wanted to do a lion dance, but someone got ahead of me, and I wanted to sing a scene for you, but I was also preempted, so I had to do a simple one. Wouldn't it be insulting to the eyes of the lord?"

"Of course not. It is my honor to be able to witness General Kou's dance with my own eyes." Li Xu poured a glass of wine and toasted Kou Xiao.

The guests and hosts enjoyed this meal, especially those who won awards, even if they only ate plain rice, they thought it was a delicious meal.

After the meal, Li Xu left Lei Ming and Jiang Qiuming down, and let the rest of them disperse. After eating and drinking, Jiang Junshi immediately drank a cup of strong tea to keep his head clear, otherwise he would not even know that he was kidnapped by King Shun.

The two entered the prince's study, and another servant brought tea and pastries. Kou Xiao was also sitting beside him. He didn't know Li Xu's plan, so he didn't know what it meant for Jiang Qiuming to win the prize. His head was suspiciously waiting for Li Xu to speak.

Li Xu saw a bit of lust in his eyes, took a sip from his teacup, then rolled his eyes at Kou Xiao, coughed dryly and said, "I have something to tell you, please. I'm asking for your opinion."

Lei Ming and Jiang Qiuming immediately stood up and bowed to each other, "Your Majesty, I will obey your orders."

Li Xu said to Lei Ming: "Master Lei has mentioned the matter of becoming an official several times, but this king has never agreed, because there is something that this king has not thought about for a long time, but now everything has been properly arranged. It only depends on Mr. Lei's intentions. .”

"You say."

"Master Lei is going to travel around the world after resigning from the post of sheriff?"

Lei Ming didn't understand, so he nodded and said: "I have such a plan."

"How about the king arrange an upward path for you?"

Lei Ming glanced at Kou Xiao, seeing that his expression hadn't changed since he came here, he didn't know whether he knew or not, but King Shun would never harm him, so he nodded and said, "My lord, please tell me."

"It's like this. This king deeply feels that there are too few literati and scholars in South Vietnam, and their reputation is not obvious. When outsiders mention South Vietnam, they only know that there is a military general, General Kou, but they don't know that there are great scholars with both talents and learning. Lord Lei is willing to become a great scholar in South Vietnam. ? Set an example?"

"No no..." Lei Ming didn't expect to hear such words, and he was so frightened that he was sweating profusely: "My lord, you are joking, I'm an official... The talents of an official are really mediocre, and I can't be a great Confucian. It doesn't sound good either."

Kou Xiao also expressed his surprise. He knew Lei Ming's level too well. He was born in a merchant, and his talents were average. He only knew practical things, so he was fine in politics, but it would be an exaggeration to say how profound his literary attainments were.

"My lord, you can't do that. It will make people laugh if this word is spread." Lei Ming smiled self-deprecatingly, "I'm afraid the level of a subordinate official is not as good as Lord Ji, so I dare not be a great Confucian."

"Lord Lei." Li Xu looked at him seriously, "I'm not kidding, knowledge is accumulated, Lord Lei just didn't have time to study before, you have come into contact with so many literati, you don't know what level they are. You know, Wen Wu is the first. Most of the time, people are not defeated by knowledge, but by eloquence. Master Lei must have confidence in himself. Moreover, this king will choose a professional team for you, they are good at various fields The knowledge can make up for your shortcomings, you can learn from them, if one year is not enough, two years, if you study day and night, are you afraid that you will not be able to compare with a young man? And Jiang Junshi..."

Li Xu looked at Jiang Qiuming, showing a malicious smile, "Mr. Jiang was lucky, and won the award for public-funded study. It is the assistant prepared by the king for Lord Lei. If you want to travel with him, all the expenses will be borne by him. The palace will be reimbursed, I wonder if Jiang Junshi is willing to go?"

Jiang Qiuming suddenly realized that this was what King Shun meant, and it didn't make much difference whether he or someone else took the position. As an assistant, he should be more concerned with solving the team's life problems.

"Does the prince think his subordinate is suitable?" Jiang Qiuming mainly wanted to know whether King Shun was satisfied with his choice.

"It couldn't be more suitable." Li Xu nodded with a smile: "Originally, the king wanted to choose a small official with a low official position but good at people to go with him, but in terms of communication, there is no one better than Jiang Junshi. Military divisions are not as talented as others in terms of military law, and Master Lei must learn from them."

Lei Ming and Jiang Qiuming looked at each other, both of them were looking forward to it. To put it bluntly, this trip was because the prince wanted them to make a name for themselves and build momentum for South Vietnam. It's really exciting to think about not being stage fright, but conquering them with knowledge and bearing.

"My lord, do you think we can do it?" Lei Ming was still not very confident.

"As long as Mr. Lei is diligent enough, it will definitely work. You don't lack experience, what you lack is just a supplement of knowledge. Take some time to learn a little every day, and you will be better than most people."

Jiang Qiuming really admired King Shun's brain, how could he come up with this method to create a god of learning? If it works properly, Lei Ming will definitely become a blockbuster like his name.

He didn't know whether those world-famous great writers had real talents, but in this era of difficult information transmission, how difficult it is to become world-famous, reasonable operation and publicity are absolutely necessary.

Jiang Qiuming knew what he was going to do. He thought for a while and said, "Is the prince equipped with someone who is good at delivering news?"

Li Xu said "Oh": "You're right, I will choose two clever followers for you. In addition, you can decide how many followers you want to bring out. One hundred guards will be selected from the Kou family army to protect you. If your safety is in danger, escape at all costs, don't worry too much, everything will be dealt with by this king."

He also warned: "When you go out, put your own safety first, and don't care too much about face and reputation. Although this king wants a famous bachelor, the premise is that you come back safely, otherwise all this is meaningless." .”

"Do you have any questions?" Li Xu asked.

Jiang Qiuming cast his eyes on Kou Xiao and asked for his opinion: "It's up to the general to decide whether to do it or not. Will the general let him go?" Jiang Qiuming thought, with the relationship between the two, General Kou would definitely not object.

Sure enough, the other party agreed without even thinking about it, "Go ahead, go out, feel at ease with you here, it's good to go out to gain knowledge."

Jiang Qiuming asked with a mournful face, "This subordinate is gone. Is there someone to take over the affairs of the army? Does the general want to find a new person to take over the position of military advisor?"

"The turmoil in Lingnan has calmed down, and the sea is also calm. There will be no wars for the time being. The Kou family's army will focus on training. It doesn't matter if there is a vacancy for the position of military adviser. You can go there with peace of mind."

Jiang Qiuming always has a sense of sadness about being kicked out of the house, but it is indeed a very attractive thing to have the opportunity to go out of South Vietnam to see around.He wanted to know what the regions other than South Vietnam were like, and he wanted to see the flat plains, the vast grasslands, and the places of interest recorded in books. It was exciting to think about.

However, "Can the task be completed in one year? The subordinates feel that it is difficult to achieve the goal without three or five years."

Li Xu told him, "The exact time is hard to decide. If you want to come back after a year, you can. If you spend a year abroad, you will be able to train a few people who are good at communication."

Jiang Qiuming complained, does the prince mean to throw it away after use? "I don't know who to listen to when I go out this time? Literati look down on each other, are they willing to obey the leader's orders?"

Li Xu also considered this issue, and explained: "Lord Lei has the highest official position, with him as the leader, the young people are all selected from various families who have read poetry and books, arrogance is inevitable, but Lord Lei will still listen to what you say. Yes, and outside the door, they are ordinary people, and they will grow up after encountering a few setbacks."

Jiang Qiuming didn't know which unlucky children were selected. According to King Shun's intention, he wanted these rich children to go out and suffer. I hope they can bear it.

After finalizing the time to go out, Li Xu told Lei Ming again, "The military division has not married a wife yet, Mr. Lei might as well find a beautiful wife for him during this trip."

Jiang Qiuming didn't expect that King Shun was still concerned about his life affairs, so he joked: "The women in Nanyue are looked down upon by my subordinates, and I don't know if there are any women from other places that attract my subordinates. If not, it's okay to be single. If there are Kou The general is an example, and no one feels that his subordinates are out of line."

Li Xu really wanted to say, the girl you fall in love with may not be able to fall in love with you, it's not good to have high eyesight.