Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Let's go. Let's drink together!" Situ Yong grabbed Kou Xiao by the shoulders and led him outside the camp.

Gyeonggi Camp is located on the outskirts of the city, covering a very large area, and because tens of thousands of old men gather here, there are countless places for drinking, eating meat and whoring, ranging from low-end to high-end.

Situ Yong led Kou Xiao into a small alley, and knocked on a very inconspicuous house.

Situ Yong winked at Kou Xiao and said with a smile, "I'll show you something interesting, few people know about this place."

Kou Xiao had been separated from him for many years, but he knew his character after all, so he stopped in front of the door and asked, "What kind of place is this? If it's a prostitute, don't talk about it."

"Hey, I didn't expect that General Kou is still a gentleman. Don't pretend, I don't know what you are like? You are the most flamboyant, and you are not married. What's the point of having fun?" Situ Yong originally thought Find a quiet place to drink and chat with Kou Xiao, seeing him resisting now, I have bad thoughts in my heart, I have to arrange some beautiful women for him.

"You're still a baby, aren't you?" Situ Yong asked in surprise.

Kou Xiao puffed up his chest slightly, and said with a little trepidation: "Who said that the general is not married, and the young one? What is that?"

This time it was Situ Yong's turn to be surprised, "Are you married? When did it happen? You didn't tell me. You don't consider me a brother, do you?" The more Situ Yong asked, the more sad he became. He always thought he was Kou Xiao My best friend, now it seems that he is being self-indulgent?

"Okay, I'll find a serious place and I'll talk slowly. It's a long story at this time."

Situ Yong knocked on the door in front of him with difficulty. After entering, there was a world of wonder. The house was built extremely elegantly, with a typical garden style, winding paths, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions. It really didn't look like a place for business.

A dignified woman came out to meet Situ Yong, slightly bent her knees, and said with a calm smile: "General Situ hasn't come for a while, do you want to drink or listen to music today?"

"Drinking, want the most secluded yard."

The woman nodded and agreed: "The slave family will take you to the Cuiyou Pavilion. There is a pavilion there, which is the most suitable place for drinking and talking." She obviously saw that Situ Yong and Kou Xiao had an unusual relationship, and there were only two masters. I have something private to say.

When the man was sent to Cuiyou Pavilion, the woman asked in a polite manner: "The general will let Xiao Lian serve you this time?"

Situ Yong glanced at Kou Xiao, seeing that he was not interested at all, he waved his hand irritably, "No, bring some pots of good wine, don't bother me if you have nothing to do."

The woman bowed her knees and saluted, turned around and left quickly, and soon brought the food and wine, and there was a small stove with a crock pot on it, boiling in the crock pot, Kou Xiao smelled a smell of beef.

Situ Yong looked at the guards standing guard outside the pavilion, and ordered: "Go and have fun yourself, don't stay here." His soldiers naturally listened to him, but Kou Xiao's personal guards didn't even lift an eyelid.

Kou Xiao knew that the capital city was extravagant and most of the guards were unrestrained, so he asked the guards to find a place to eat. As for the others, he didn't restrict them, just because they didn't have enough wallets to pay for the expensive prostitution here.

Waiting for someone to clear the room, Situ Yong poured a glass of wine for each of them, "Come and taste this wine, the best spirits, better than those given to you in the past."

Kou Xiao had drunk the wine brewed by Li Xu, but he was not very interested in other wines, and privately thought that there was no wine that could compare to the wine made by his prince.

Situ Yong thought he was amazed and said, he laughed loudly, "How is it? Is it very comfortable?"

Kou Xiao swallowed the wine, took the flagon and looked at it, isn't it made by them in Nanyue?He pointed to the label under the jug and said, "This wine is called Yue Sake, and it is produced in South Vietnam. What do you think?"

Situ Yong was dumbfounded. He only knew the name of the wine but not the place of origin, and he had the impression that alcohol was banned in South Vietnam. When will such good wine be produced?

"It's really incredible. In recent years, good things from South Vietnam have appeared one after another. A while ago, there was a thing called glass, which caused a sensation in the city. Every household wanted to replace all the windows in their homes with glass windows. I heard that It’s also something from South Vietnam.”

Kou Xiao said proudly: "Yes, my lord can reach the heavens, probably there is nothing in the world that he doesn't know, all these novelty things are from his hands."

Situ Yong noticed something subtle, "Your lord? When did the lord become your family? You are too shameless, let the censor hear it, and you are guaranteed to participate!"

Of course Kou Xiao has to hide his relationship with Li Xu from others, but Situ Yong is his good buddy, there is nothing he can't say, he didn't write to tell him when he got married, he was just afraid of the news leaking.

"Didn't you just ask when I got married?" Kou Xiao poured wine for the two of them and said calmly, "Last autumn."

Situ Yong widened his eyes and waited for him to continue, but Kou Xiao stopped talking, so he urged: "Which girl did you marry? Didn't you date all the girls in Nanyue in the early years?"

Kou Xiao lowered his head and smiled slightly, sniffing the fine wine in the wine glass, as if he smelled the scent of Li Xu, "It's not a girl, it's a man."

Situ Yong stood up suddenly, pointed at Kou Xiao's nose, "You...you..." He was completely speechless, and it took him a long time to recover, "When did you have this habit? I didn't realize it when I was a child, and what kind of man is so fascinated by you that you actually married him."

Kou Xiao sighed faintly, with inexplicable regret, "It's not marriage, it's marriage!"

It was a thunder on the ground, and Situ Yong's limbs were numb and his five senses were all closed, leaving only questions like "Who am I?" "Where am I?" "What did I hear?"

"You're joking!" Situ Yong said affirmatively after struggling.

Who is Kou Xiao?He went to Jiewa at the age of three, walked through mountains and forests at the age of five, shot tigers at the age of seven, and led troops to fight and slaughter pirates at the age of 13. He is tall and heroic, with sword eyebrows and star eyes. Must be an upright man?In the end, he actually said that he was married?Married to a man?The joke was too big.

"I haven't seen you for many years. Brother, I didn't expect you to become more and more humorous."

Kou Xiao looked at him straight, and said very seriously: "I'm not joking, it's the truth."

"Then tell me, who did you marry?" Situ Yong was familiar with every family in the one-acre land in Nanyue, who could be better than Kou Xiao?

"It's Shun Wang Li Xu." Kou Xiao curled up the name with his tongue before spit it out, with a gentle smile on his face, Situ Yong almost got goose bumps when he saw it.

When he realized who the character he was talking about was, Situ Yong was shocked and speechless. He thought: Kou Xiao must be suffering from hysteria, otherwise how could he make such a joke?

Kou Xiao knew he couldn't believe it, but how to explain this kind of thing?Do you want to drag Li Xu to show him affection together?

"Stop making trouble, what kind of character is King Shun? He once married a wife and took a concubine, and he also had a daughter. No one can arrange him if you make arrangements, and I know that this master is not what he seems So kind."

Kou Xiao looked at him helplessly, "It's fine if you don't believe me."

Situ Yong pondered for a long time before asking with a dark face: "Are you telling the truth?" Kou Xiao naturally didn't want to answer him, but Situ Yong took the jug with the spout facing his mouth, and poured a jug of wine into his mouth Here, after finishing a pot of wine, he shook his head, thinking that he must be drunk to believe Kou Xiao's words.

"Let's not talk about this, let's talk about something serious." Kou Xiao didn't come here today to show off.

Situ Yong muttered: "Is there any bigger business than this?" But he also knew that the current situation in the capital was tense, one case after another was almost all directed at King Shun, and Kou Xiao, as a subordinate of King Shun, If he and Li Xu really have that kind of relationship, then it will be even closer.

"What weakness does Mu Ziying have?" Kou Xiao asked bluntly.

"Commander Mu, he is actually a good person, and he is respected by his subordinates, but he is too affectionate, and it is impossible to win him over."

"Then can you replace it?"

Situ Yong smiled wryly and shook his head, "You think too much of my brother, who is not as good as him in martial arts, and not as good as him in connections, and the most important thing is that he has the full support of the Zhao family."

"But you have King Shun to help you." Kou Xiao didn't think that Li Xu would lose to the Zhao family. In terms of favor, Li Xu is now in the limelight, no one can compare.

Situ Yong was able to walk out of South Vietnam and climb to the current high position. Of course, he is also ambitious, but... "You asked me to join the third prince. I handed in the nomination certificate. The third prince was not in the capital and did not reply, but the Zhao family helped me." I'm a little busy, but they already have Mu Ziying, and I'm missing a lot, so they don't value me very much."

Kou Xiao knocked on the table and asked softly, "Then what do you think?"

Situ Yong rolled his eyes at him, "It's useless to think about it? Of course, I will be where you are? To be honest, I really didn't expect that one day you would come to the capital, and you would get His Majesty's attention as soon as you came. This is really human. You are so angry, but no one can match your courage, and there is no other man in the world who dares to marry the prince, you probably don't know how to write death!"

Talking about Situ Yong, he was a little angry. With Kou Xiao's ability, it is not difficult to make Qingyun go straight, but there is such a hidden danger. One day the news cannot be concealed, and the emperor will spare him.

"Your affairs... not many people know about it?" Situ Yong asked with a hint of luck.

Kou Xiao showed that shy smile again, "No, I'm afraid the whole of Nanyue knows that we are serious mediators and six recruiters, and we have worshiped heaven and earth."

"You..." Situ Yong suspected that his brain was broken, otherwise how dare he be so ostentatious? "You are really... looking for your own death!"

"I have liked him for a long time. From the first time I saw him, I liked him very much. I chased him for a long time before I caught him. You should bless me!"

"Okay, I'll make up a congratulatory gift for you tomorrow." Things have come to this point, what can Situ Yong say?

"What about you? How about Mrs. Sister-in-law? Let's visit your house some other day." Kou Xiao only knew that Situ Yong married a noble daughter, but he didn't know his character.

Speaking of his family, Situ Yong finally recovered his smile. He is ten years older than Kou Xiao, but he got married later, otherwise he would not be able to marry a famous lady. "She is gentle and considerate, you will know when you see her , I don’t know what you think, but you actually don’t like women, I originally wanted to introduce you to a few women with both talents and virtues.”

Situ Yong also knew that in Nanyue, Kou Xiao probably didn't have a woman he could look up to, but he could marry someone from the capital. The capital is so big, the swallows are thin and the ring is fat, there is always one he likes.

Kou Xiao couldn't help showing off, "In terms of both talent and virtue, which woman can compare to King Shun?" There is no other woman in the whole world!

Situ Yong was dazzled by his bright smile, and thought: King Shun is powerful, so he is the one who married you!

The two sat in the pavilion all afternoon, drank three or four pots of wine, both of them had a lot of alcohol, and they were only slightly tipsy after drinking such spirits, especially Situ Yong, who was even more drunk than Kou Xiao, most of the wine into his stomach.

"It is said that this wine is very valuable. Since it is produced in South Vietnam, do you want to give it to your brother?" Situ Yong asked shyly.

"How difficult is this? If you need anything else, just ask." Kou Xiao said richly.

"Oh, I think back then you wrote a letter asking me to borrow money after traveling thousands of miles, but now that you are close to King Shun, your tone is different. This marriage seems to be really good." Otherwise, which daughter can afford it? How about a heavy dowry to subsidize the whole of South Vietnam?

Seeing that the sky was dark, the two of them should go back to the camp. Since Kou Xiao is in the capital, there will be many days to get together in the future.

He asked Kou Xiao: "The emperor asked you to come to the Gyeonggi Camp because he wanted to give you military power?"

"It's hard to say at the moment. Maybe I want to see how much I have. As for the military power, the capital has been divided up. It's not easy to intervene."

"That's true, but when King Shun returns to the court, he will definitely need to rely on generals. I have a list here. You can think about it. It is not difficult to find their weaknesses. If you can win them over, you can win them over. If you can't, you can replace them." Situ Yong He leaned over to Kou Xiao's ear and said a few names, and told him what weaknesses these people had.

Kou Xiao thanked him solemnly, "I accept this big gift from brother, and I will thank you again at another time."

"Speaking of this, we will meet outsiders. We are our own people. Just give me a few jars of good wine." Situ Yong took Kou Xiao away and returned to the barracks. Outsiders can only see that the relationship between the two has grown by leaps and bounds, and they must have hit it off. .

Mu Ziying's confidant reported the news of the two to him in a low voice, and asked, "General, do we want to win over Kou Xiao?"

"Isn't he the confidant of King Shun?"

"Having said that, it's because he came from South Vietnam and had to obey King Shun. Now that he's in the capital, he may not have two minds."

"Come on, why would he change masters with a master like King Shun?" Mu Ziying himself belonged to the Three Princes faction, but that was because he had received great favor from the Zhao family and was an in-law. The prince is also inferior to King Shun.

When the news about Yangzhou was reported back to the capital, he laughed angrily. The third prince even dared to kill ordinary people to pretend to be military exploits. If he ascended the throne, he didn't know what he would do.

It's just that he didn't tell others about this concern, but he was very annoyed.

"You..." The confidant glanced at him carefully, thinking in his heart.

Mu Ziying waved his hand, "Forget it, if you're not a fellow, how can you win me over."

"But doesn't Situ Yong also intend to vote for the third prince?"

Mu Ziying didn't care about this, what would other people do to him? "Okay, there will be military training at that time. I heard that the Kou family's army is all brave. Don't even compare with the recruits from a small place. That would be a shame."

Mu Ziying himself was born as a commoner, and most of the Jingjiying were the children of nobles. He has always been displeased with their style. On the contrary, it is the Kou family army. After dealing with him, he feels very kind, which is a pity.

Kou Xiao didn't go back for several days, and later he heard that he was given the General's Mansion, and the Shun Prince's Mansion was east and west, and his mood was so cold. The emperor clearly wanted to separate the husband and wife!

"Let's go back to the palace!" Kou Xiao didn't think about food, just wanted to kiss me with Li Xu at the moment, so he rushed back to the palace overnight.

Su Yu Palace was busy packing their luggage, and Li Xu was planning to move tomorrow, but fortunately, the luggage they brought was not unpacked except for the usual ones, which was simple.

Seeing Kou Xiao striding in, Li Xu asked in surprise, "Why are you back at this time?"

Kou Xiao glanced at the people, and said flatly: "I heard that the prince is going to move into the palace, I will see if there is anything I can help you with in the future."

How could Li Xu not know the little Jiujiu in his heart, seeing that the tidying up was almost done, he asked the maids and eunuchs to go down, and asked them to bring a midnight snack before leaving.

"How? Is Gyeonggi Camp fun?" Li Xu asked jokingly.

"It's okay, but the military discipline is lax. If it is not rectified, it will be useless." Kou Xiao said truthfully.

"The majority of the Gyeonggi camp are the children of nobles, and it is normal to disobey discipline. Moreover, the forces behind them are intricate. If they are not careful, they will offend people. It is not so easy to rectify."

Kou Xiao also knows this, and even if the leader is not afraid of offending the big families and punishing their children, the loose atmosphere can be corrected in a short time.

Li Xu's eyes flashed, and he pretended to be calm and asked, "By the way, can I see your friend?"

"I see, I made gestures at noon today and drank the wine all afternoon." Kou Xiao leaned in front of him and asked him to smell it, "Smell it, can you guess what wine I drank?"

Of course Li Xu couldn't smell it, he wasn't a dog's nose, and when he heard that the two of them drank all afternoon, all he could smell was sour, where was the smell of alcohol?

"Oh, that's it, what did you say? You two reunited after a long absence, so you probably can't finish talking?"

Kou Xiao remembered Situ Yong's expression after telling him about himself and King Shun, and laughed happily, but couldn't stop it for a while.

Li Xu's jealousy welled up, and he thought to himself: Thinking of how a good gay friend can laugh like this, it can be seen that they hit it off very well.

Kou Xiao laughed enough to tell him what the two of them talked about in the afternoon, the key point was the list given by Situ Yong at the end, "Does the prince know these people?"

"A few people have seen it, but they are not familiar with it. The list he gave should be all people who hold a little military power but are not conspicuous. It is easier to deal with such people."

"But we don't have anyone who can use us in the capital. If we want to replace them, we need someone." Kou Xiao has many capable lieutenants under his command, but they are too inconspicuous in the capital, and it is impossible to promote them all at once. .

"Don't worry, I will know more about the people in this capital, and there will always be someone that I can use."

Kou Xiao knew his charm, and it was not difficult to win him over. He rushed over to hug him, and pushed him to the inner room, "My lord, it's late at night, let's rest..."