Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Chapter 356

The Li family and the Xu family have been dating for decades, they know themselves and their enemies, and the armies on both sides are also very familiar with each other's ways, so they don't have much fear in the fight. Xu Shoujiang also thought that if the casualties on both sides were heavy, he would have a reason to go to the court and impeach him. Kou Xiao sparked a civil war, disregarding human life.

Hearing a few unique horn sounds, the Li family's army suddenly changed their formation. The infantry rushing in front spread out to both sides. Then, dozens of chariots came from behind and lay across the front of the barracks.

"No, it's a rocket!" A lieutenant yelled, and looked back at the white barracks tent behind him. Once the rocket shot into it, their barracks would be finished, and there were countless belongings in it.

"General!" The lieutenant shouted impatiently, "Let them cease fighting first?"

General Xu Shou didn't expect Kou Xiao to bring the chariots. He had never seen such chariots before. Each chariot was more than ten feet wide, and there were densely packed crossbow barrels fixed on it, and each arrow head was already ignited. Seeing the flames make one's scalp tingle.

"Kou Xiao! How dare you!" Xu Shoujiang asked angrily, "We are comrades-in-arms. Have you thought about the consequences of treating your comrades like this? If you dare to burn my barracks today, tomorrow I will go to the court and sue you for collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country." sin!"

Kou Xiao said nonchalantly: "The imperial court ordered me to rule the Northwest. I found out that General Xu not only killed Zhongliang, but also plundered military power, and even forcibly conscripted people into the army. If you put down your weapons and surrender, I will send you back to Beijing. Let the various ministries decide, if you refuse, don't blame this general for arresting you by force."

General Xu Shou's heart was pounding violently. Kou Xiao's greatest advantage was that he had the backing of King Shun, and opposing him was equivalent to opposing the entire court. After all, he was the guard of Dayan. What's the end?

He changed his mind very quickly, and immediately seized the opportunity to say: "General Kou, everyone was impulsive in today's matter. The last general really didn't kill Nephew Li Xian. I swear to God, it's better to take a step back. We can talk in private." good?"

"It's okay to talk in private. If there is anything we can talk about here, you can tell me, General Ben, listen."

"General Kou is the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army. Although the Xu Family Army was founded by me, after all, it eats royal food and uses royal silver. Naturally, it should obey General Kou's orders. In the future, whenever General Kou has orders, I will I must do it immediately, I wonder if it is possible?"

The meaning of General Xu Shou is very clear. He is willing to submit to Kou Xiao and listen to his orders. This is Kou Xiao's purpose. If he had agreed one day earlier, he would have definitely agreed. Disobedient generals, take pictures slowly, this is Kou Xiao's initial thought.

But now there are better opportunities to achieve better results, why does Kou Xiao go the wrong way?General Xu Shou is not a good stubble, and he might be the one who suffers by giving him time.

He shook his head, "Let's not mention other things for now. General Xu Shou must resign and stand trial. It will not be too late to talk about other things after the truth is found out. Presumably only in this way, Li Jiajun is willing to let go."

The brothers of the Li family nodded vigorously when they heard the words, "General Kou is right, my brother's death is not clear, and all the evidence points to General Xu Shou, how can you get away with your empty teeth?"

General Xu Shou fixed his eyes and glared at the other party. It seemed that being soft was not enough. Kou Xiao obviously didn't want to save his life. This guy was really ruthless. He waved his hand and shouted: "Xu Jiajun obeys the order! Today is the birthday It depends on who can stand at the end, General Kou is going to wipe out my Xu family army!"

Kou Xiao retorted: "General Xu Shou is serious. This general said, put down your weapons. As long as Xu Shou is willing to surrender and accept the inspection, this general will definitely not hurt anyone. If there is such a way of life, why do you want to go to the road of death?"

That's right, General Kou just wanted to investigate the case, he didn't say he was going to kill people, of course it would be best if he didn't fight, because fighting kills people, if one's own people beat their own people, isn't death for nothing?After death, there is no pension, let alone military merits, and no one is willing to do anything.

"I'll count to three. If you don't want to surrender, then the general will not be polite." The rockets on the chariot have already been hung on the strings. Just let go of your hands, and those rockets will fall into their camp. In the face of life and death, the first to surrender are the bottom soldiers.

The sound of weapons falling to the ground seemed to be contagious. Seeing someone surrender, others followed suit. Soon, nearly half of the fifty thousand Xu family troops had empty hands.

General Xu Shou knew that the general situation was over, even if he fought, he would not be able to win. The opponent obviously came prepared.

"Okay, Mo will accept the review, but Mo will have a request that the three divisions must be interrogated, and the process must be announced to the public, allowing outsiders to observe, and Mo will be confronted with witnesses in court."

Kou Xiao took a deep look at him, this General Xu is really powerful, so it is not easy to frame him, but he has left, no matter what the final result is, it is impossible for him to come back. At that time, there was no such thing as Xu Jiajun.

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Li Xu, who is far away in the capital, has been very busy these days. The emperor has not cared much about the government since he passed out last time. Even without the name of the prince, Li Xu still acts on the rights of the prince, becoming a real uncrowned king.

All the ministers in the court knew that His Royal Highness Shun Wang was only one son away from the crown prince. This matter should be very simple. For any normal man, it was strange, but there was no movement from Shun Wang.

Many ministers took the opportunity to send beauties to King Shun, beauties in various poses, fat, swallows and thin, but they were all rejected without exception.

What he said was true, but nowadays, all civil and military officials in the Manchu dynasty believe in the affair between King Shun and Kou Xiao. After all, even the palace is spreading the news. It is said that the emperor was furious because of this, so that King Shun must have a son Only then did the news of the prince be registered.

Moreover, Kou Xiao went to the northwest, and everyone thought it was the result of the emperor beating mandarin ducks in disguise. However, Kou Xiao asked for his life on his own initiative, and I don't know if he agreed because of helplessness.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the days are always sadder than usual. At this time, the house does not have heating. At night, the cold wind comes in through the cracks, causing headaches. However, Li Xu does not have this trouble. Heating was considered when the palace was built. , There is also a kang, cold is not cold, but loneliness is real.

He and Kou Xiao are not together every day. Most of Kou Xiao lived in the barracks before, but now that he is far away, he misses him deeply, which made him realize the true meaning of "not seeing each other every day is like three autumns apart".

After a sleepless night, Li Xu woke up dizzy the next morning. He didn't like sleeping on the kang, it was hot, hard, and too dry. He woke up several times with dizziness and a hoarse voice.

Liu Shu came in to help him get dressed, and muttered, "Couldn't the court meeting be postponed in this cold winter? Whose body can bear it if it goes on like this for a long time?"

Of course Li Xu wanted to stay in bed, no one would be willing to have a warm bed in winter, but who made him lose his life?

"Everyone came here like this. This king has not yet ascended the throne, so it is not easy to change the old ancestor's practice, and those old ministers can persist. This king is young and strong, what is this trouble?"

"The slave also feels sorry for you. The letter sent by General Kou arrived last night. I heard that the road to the northwest was blocked by heavy snow. The letter was delayed for more than ten days. I don't know when the next one will be. I will bring it to you. Bar?"

Li Xu nodded, he can take the road to see, Kou Xiao's progress has always been his top priority, before he sent food and cotton clothes, Kou Xiao also said that the situation has been opened, but the battle between the generals is not enough It may be calm, but the most direct and effective way is to fight.

"Now he really fulfilled his wish, staying in the capital for more than half a year is exhausting." Li Xu muttered, and then laughed, people still have to live in a field that suits them to shine, and to be more freewheeling. Kou Xiao belongs to the battlefield, this Li Xu has always known, if he is trapped in the capital for a long time, he will not be happy.

Going out to get in the carriage, the carriage is very luxurious, and I can't feel the cold outside at all. Li Xu leaned on the cushion and opened Kou Xiao's letter, and poured out a thick stack of letter paper and a dried rhododendron flower from the envelope.

This is not the season for azaleas to bloom, Li Xu doesn't understand the meaning of Kou Xiao putting in such a flower.

Their letters are always stinky and long, and they will write about what they did every day and what happened around them, just like keeping a running account, but the two like this mode of communication, and they can't wait to see what each other eats in a day I also know it clearly.

Li Xu laughed before reading the letter, "I have time to write such a long letter, it seems that life is going well."

At the beginning is the word "daughter-in-law", Li Xu curled his lips as if he didn't see it.

In the letter, Kou Xiao explained the itinerary in detail, and also said what he was going to do, so that Li Xu was ready to meet him in the capital.

Li Xu didn't expect him to act so quickly, and he opened up the situation after just over a month, and judging from this trend, he might be able to get the military power of Li and Xu two years ago. Who is more powerful than Kou Xiao?

However, it is not ruled out that other generals will join hands to resist Kou Xiao, Li Xu poured a cup of hot soy milk and drank it, and had an idea in his mind.

After the court that morning, Li Xu left Taiwei Xue and other generals to talk, "The New Year is approaching, this year has been smooth and there is no major war, why don't we give the guards all over the place a holiday and let them go home for the New Year, and the family reunion."

Taiwei Xue didn't know why, but he still wanted to praise Li Xu: "My lord's heart is kind, and I'm very touched, but New Year's Eve is the most important time for the guards everywhere, so it wouldn't be a good idea to have all the guards off all at once?"

"This time, we only give the military commanders a holiday, and let them go home to visit relatives. They won't have such a relaxed life in the coming year. This king wants to rectify military affairs."

Taiwei Xue's heart is turbulent. King Shun is about to put his hand into the military power. Although he is now supervising the country on behalf of the emperor, he is no different from the prince, but he is not a legitimate prince after all. How dare he have such an idea?Isn't he afraid that the emperor will suspect that he wants to usurp the throne?

"I understand what the prince is thinking, but according to my opinion, it is still not appropriate for the border guards to leave the area. The absence of the head coach will easily cause trouble. It is better to let their family members visit."

"Xue Taiwei is right, let's do it like this. Also, give some New Year's goods to all the soldiers of Dayan, and let them feel the care of the court."

A bearded military general immediately retorted: "My lord, you can't. There are millions of soldiers in Dayan. Even a catty of rice per person is a very large number. Please think again, the treasury must not be able to provide so much money and food." here."

"Of course it is impossible to let the national treasury pay all the money, let the local governments pay, and the soldiers will escort them. They should also give some New Year's goods, and they don't need too much. Each person will be given ten catties of rice, five catties of meat, and one catty of salt. Mind."

Hearing that the treasury does not need to pay, everyone was obviously relieved. The incident last time was not over yet. If these things were collected, the common people would have no reason to trouble the culprit.