Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Chapter 330 The First Prince Arrives

A few days after Ye Changqing left, Li Xu received a letter from him, saying that he met King Zhenbei's team at the border of Shangjun and brought five thousand soldiers with him. I met King Zhenbei, and met the eldest prince who had been guarding the frontier for many years.

The eldest prince is much older than Li Xu, which is also strange. Ever since the emperor gave birth to the eldest son, there was nothing to do in the harem for many years. It was not until the empress gave birth to Li Xu that the harem gradually added children. Therefore, the eldest prince is much older than Li Xu. ten years old.

The emperor sent someone to the Northwest to learn how to raise horses. The eldest prince acted dispensable, but it was just a group of humble horse breeders, which was not enough for him to pay attention to, so he wrote a letter and handed it over to them. Northwest, I didn't take it to heart.

Ye Changqing secretly looked at the eldest prince, he was tall and strong, at first glance he didn't look like a brother with the prince at all, and maybe it was because of the severe wind and sand in the northwest, he looked more like Li Xu's parents.

Ye Changqing was the leader of the whole team, and it was a great favor to see the eldest prince, and he was sent out without saying a word, but that night, Ye Changqing purposely stayed in a place with the Northwest Army, and joked with the low-level soldiers A lot of news.

On the day when the First Prince arrived in the capital, there was a rare heavy rain in the capital. Li Xu rode his horse through the wet streets, and brought all the civil and military officials to the gate of the city to welcome the Northwest Army.

This shows how much the emperor attaches importance to the eldest prince. When he returned to the capital, he was very low-key, and his treatment was much worse than that of the eldest prince. The vassal kings from the small fiefdoms have a world of difference in status.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, the people had already been blocked by the Habayashi Army on both sides of the road. They heard that the imperial court had sent officials to welcome King Zhenbei, and they waited by the side of the road to see the grand prince's demeanor.

The common people have no information, and it is impossible to know the temperament of the eldest prince. They only know that he has guarded the northwest for several years and fought against the Xiongnu every year, so that they have a stable life. Therefore, there are many rumors that the eldest prince is a soldier of the God of War, and he gave up the capital for the sake of Yan. He lived a prosperous and affluent life, desperately guarding the gate of the country.

Such a great hero who can sing and cry, and he is also a royal family, how can he not be admired by the common people.

Li Xu listened to the voices of the surrounding chaos, and said to Kou Xiao who was following him: "See, this is the charm of a great general with merit. It doesn't matter how the great prince is, how he is doing in the northwest." , as long as the Xiongnu do not invade for a day, he is a great hero of the people."

Kou Xiao curled his lips and said: "If there are not a few people arranged by the eldest prince, I won't believe it. This general is also the general who guards one side, okay?"

Li Xu looked at him with a smile, and really wanted to touch his face to see if his face was too big, "You are a great general from a small place in the south, who has fought against the Huns for many years. The prince who holds a heavy army, you can't even compare with a single finger of others."

"Hey, you're going too far. Those who don't know think how much you admire your elder brother. If I talk about it, I'm going to be jealous."

Kou Xiao was not supposed to be next to Li Xu, but Li Xu pulled him to be a bodyguard because he didn't have any guards around him. The civil servants knew that the two had a good relationship and were like brothers, so naturally they didn't say much.

Moreover, there have been a lot of rumors about these two in the city recently. Some people say that when King Shun lived in the Kou Mansion, the two fell in love with each other for a long time, and they had secretly communicated with each other for a long time. When they were in South Vietnam, they were in love with each other and lived together blatantly. At first they lived in the Kou Mansion. Later, the prince moved into the Wang Mansion, and General Kou also moved into the Wang Mansion. The relationship is self-evident.

Some people were more straightforward, saying that the two of them were already married, and that the prince married not a Miss Kou family at all, but General Kou.

The first two were discussed a lot by everyone, so they should be listened to gossip. The third one was scoffed at as soon as it came out. No one believed it at all. There are many two men together. The common people can see it, how could it be possible that the princess is a man and no one finds out?

Also because of this rumor, everyone doubted the authenticity of the previous two rumors. No matter how you look at it, it seems that someone deliberately asked Heishun King to spread the rumors.

"Look, the King of Zhenbei is coming!" With the shaking of the ground, billows of smoke and dust first appeared in the distance, and then a cavalry was looming, with a guard of honor carrying colorful flags in front, accompanied by gongs, drums and music, It's so lively beating.

"This looks more like the rhythm of a soldier returning in triumph." Li Xu squinted his eyes and looked into the distance.

Kou Xiao snorted coldly: "Showing up the crowd!"

Maybe it was because the army was too powerful, or maybe it was because the Northwest Army was too domineering. The civil and military officials unconsciously began to arrange their robes and official hats, and then waited with bated breath for the arrival of this heroic army. The people were already cheering, holding handkerchiefs or It's the belt that is waving with extra vigor.

Prime Minister Wei stood behind Li Xu on the right, with only half an arm's distance between the two of them. He whispered, "I'm afraid the eldest prince will not want to leave when he returns to Beijing this time."

Li Xu agrees with this sentence very much, the third prince is dead, now only he and the first prince are qualified to compete for the throne in the entire Great Yan, and the first prince is still holding a heavy army, if it were him, he would give it a go .

Soon, the team was close at hand, and the sound of gongs and drums stopped abruptly. The guard of honor lined up on both sides. A man in black armor rode over from the middle, followed by hundreds of personal guards. As he approached, someone shouted loudly. : "The king of Zhenbei is called to Beijing! No one else will give way!"

"Roar!" The whole army shouted loudly, with majestic momentum, the wolf-like eyes and murderous morale made the people on both sides tremble with fear, and their legs and feet were already kneeling on the ground.

Li Xu was at the same level as the eldest prince, so he definitely didn't need to kneel, but more than half of the civil and military officials behind him knelt. Kou Xiao took a look at Li Xu, jumped off his horse and knelt down on one knee.

Li Xu was wearing a brocade robe rolled in silver and a jade crown on his head. His face was like a bright moon, his body was like a green bamboo, slender and slender, and his frown and smile were like spring breeze. He sat on the horseback and bowed his hands to the people who approached: " Brother Dahuang, I haven't seen you for many years, but are you okay?"

The First Prince stared at Li Xu for a long time. He was full of beards, slightly dark-skinned, thick eyebrows, big eyes, sharp eyes, and he was not a good person to get along with.

"It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Oh, I forgot, you are not the Crown Prince now, so I should call you Emperor Brother."

Li Xu didn't know that he was pretending to be stupid on purpose, and said with a smile: "This is a real brother, and no identity can change this fact."

"Haha, you are still as good-tempered as ever!" The eldest prince unloaded his sword and threw it to the guards behind him. It is Dayan's rule that foreign soldiers are not allowed to wear murder weapons in the city without the emperor's permission. of.

"Brother Eldest Prince, hurry up and follow me into the palace. Father has been waiting for a long time." Li Xu turned around and let the Eldest Prince walk ahead of him, showing humility and courtesy.

Most of the people are sensory animals. Seeing that the two are riding horses one behind the other, one is vicious and the other is breezy and bright, they subconsciously think that King Shun is a gentler and kinder person, which is indeed the case. The eldest prince's admiration also dropped a little.

Although it is true that the First Prince is a hero, he can only be regarded as a general. If one were to choose a successor, a benevolent king like King Shun would definitely win the hearts of the people.

And recently, everyone has talked a lot about King Shun, and they always feel that they are closer to him, and the eldest prince is more like a person far away in the sky, who can only look up but not close.

"By the way, I heard that there is a very important general beside the emperor, who is quite famous in South Vietnam. I wonder if he will come today?"

Li Xu pointed to Kou Xiao who was half a step behind him, "Brother Dahuang must be talking about General Kou. I was taken care of by him when I was in South Vietnam, and he is really like a brother."

The eldest prince sneered, and his critical eyes fell on Kou Xiao. Seeing that he was young and handsome, with a pine figure and a radiant look, he couldn't pick out any flaws in his appearance, so he just said: "It's not surprising that people from the south can grow so tall. If you don’t see them often, you don’t know if you can straighten your back when you see Hun soldiers.”

Kou Xiao bowed his hands to the eldest prince, "If the eldest prince wants to know, I will follow you to the northwest to kill the Xiongnu. I also want to know how fierce and brutal the Xiongnu soldiers are."

"Hmph, brazen words." The eldest prince didn't bother to talk to him. He had already sent someone to South Vietnam to investigate, and he had learned a big news. The two had already made love in South Vietnam. Although the people were silent, But inadvertently, there will always be leaks.

The Eldest Prince also didn't believe that the two of them would be in an open and aboveboard relationship, but there was nothing wrong with it. He thought there was an affair, so he sent people to spread rumors in the capital earlier, praise and criticize, presumably the people and officials would do it make the right choice.

And there are too many rumors, it will inevitably spread into the palace, but it is much more interesting than revealing the truth himself, I don't know if his father can tolerate his own son messing around with a man.

The First Prince only brought a hundred guards into the city, and the rest of the Northwest Army stayed outside the city. When they arrived at the palace gate, Eunuch Zhao waited in person at the gate of the palace. Seeing the First Prince excitedly said: "Your Highness has not returned for ten years. Your Majesty misses you so much, quickly follow this old servant into the palace."

The eldest prince was quite kind to the emperor's confidant chief executive, "Eunuch Zhao looks as healthy as ten years ago."

Everyone loves to hear good words. Eunuch Zhao said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't be mean to this servant. This servant is old. I don't know how many years I can serve Your Majesty."

The status of the eldest prince's birth mother is low. Eunuch Zhao is a well-known kind person in the palace. He treats all the princes in the same way on the surface. He neither neglects the eldest prince because he is not favored, nor flatters him because Li Xu is the prince. In the eyes of the eldest prince, he is a rare understanding person.

As for what Eunuch Zhao thinks in his heart, only he knows clearly.

Li Xu took his leave as soon as he sent him into the palace. The emperor hadn't seen his son for many years, so he must have a lot to say, and the palace also arranged a reception banquet. The emperor escaped, after nearly a month of recuperation, his body and mood had already improved. I recovered, and I just held a banquet to make up for it.

Eunuch Zhao went in and gave a pass, only to hear the emperor come out in a hurry, looking at his eldest son with tears in his eyes, "Son..."

"Father..." The eldest prince looked at his father in shock. The father in his memory was at the most vigorous age, with black hair and a heroic appearance. One look can make people tremble. Unexpectedly, he has aged like this.

No wonder the news he got said that the emperor was in poor health, and he might not live for a few more years. He was immediately glad that he was back, otherwise Li Xu, who is used to coaxing people, would definitely be able to regain his Sacred Heart.

The father and son almost hugged each other and cried, no one knew how sincere they were. The emperor took the elder son's hand into the study, but he was old and weak, while the elder son was as strong as a black bear. Standing together, the two looked even more He is old and incompetent, this kind of feeling is stuck in his throat, he can't force a smile no matter what.

Li Xu was handsome and slender, the emperor would never have such strong mood swings when standing with him, at most he would sigh that his son was in his prime.

At this moment, the emperor's previously accumulated emotions collapsed, and he resumed his lukewarm attitude towards the eldest prince. It was not obvious how much he attached importance to sending all the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him.

The eldest prince didn't know why, but his father didn't give him a good face. He gave more than half of his few pets to Li Xu, and gave a small half to Li Xian. He was a fool!So I didn't feel too disappointed, I only gave him a little face when the emperor was afraid of his military power.

After Li Xu left the palace, he did not go back to the mansion but went to the Yamen. Thirty hired temporary workers checked the account books day and night, and there was a stack of reports sorted out every day. Li Xu sent Wu Yufeng and another official to supervise Then, sort out the problems in the report and show him.

Li Xu doesn't ask questions every day, but Prince Shun's Mansion will send them snacks and tea every day. They have a strong sense of presence. Whether they are temporary workers or regular workers, they are all moved and energetic, and devote themselves to their work. In order not to disappoint King Shun's trust.