I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

After the examination, Grand Tutor Li Bao called on the Holy Master again, this time the Holy Master did not refuse him again, and finally summoned the famous emperor teacher.

After coming out of the palace, Grand Tutor Li Bao had tears in his eyes. He was helped back home. After Li Huan heard that he had returned, he was carried to his father.

"Father," although he was half-dead under interrogation, Li Huan was in good spirits. He stared at Grand Tutor Li Bao closely, his eyes full of expectation, "What did the Holy Majesty say?"

Grand Tutor Li Bao was furious when he saw him, but he still felt sorry for his wounds, and said coldly: "The old man and the Holy One said, why do you care about this!"

"Okay, my son won't ask any more," Li Huan asked, changing the subject, "Father, how is your majesty looking today?"

His Majesty was so angry that day, his lips and earballs turned red from anger, and Li Huan was worried about His Majesty's body.The Holy One is not as rough as him, so how can it not be worrying.

Grand Tutor Li Bao said: "How can I look directly at Sheng Yan?"

Li Huan sighed, feeling a dull pain all over his body. He tried to turn his face and touched the sachet on his waist with his fingers. The sachet contained the hair of the Holy Majesty, so he had to take a step back and ask, "Father, what You should know whether the Holy One coughed or not when he spoke to you today, right?"

"Not at all," Li Bao Tai Fu said, "Okay, don't ask any more questions, go back and lie down."

Li Huan was driven back to the room, and he lay on the bed, sighing faintly.

"Why is dad so careless?"

The Holy Majesty let his father enter the palace, but his father didn't even care about the Holy Majesty's body. Such a stupid father turned out to be Li Huan's biological father.

Li Huan shook his head helplessly.

After sending away the tearful Grand Tutor Li Bao, Prince He, who had a bad complexion, was ushered in again in the palace.

Gu Yuanbai received him, and stood in front of the Holy Majesty with the prince, his tone was as hard as a stone, "What the Holy Majesty asked me to do, I will do it."

On the second day of the test, it started to rain coldly in spring, and it happened that he went to the palace with the prince to inquire about Concubine Wan. Gu Yuanbai felt uncomfortable when he saw his sarcastic face, so he asked Tangtang and the prince to send someone to cook ginger soup and connect In two days, it was sent to the candidates in the tribute courtyard to dispel the cold.

The saint had a smile on his face, and his incomparably charming face was like a beautiful jade. He stretched out his hand to drink tea from a porcelain cup, "I always feel at ease when I do business with the prince."

Prince He could not hold back a sneer.

He is good at fighting with the prince, and he is also good at leading troops. The title of prince was rewarded by the late emperor for his military achievements. Now a royal person who is used to fighting on the battlefield is confined in the capital to do such trivial things. I want to hate him to death.

But military power, how could it be in the hands of a prince, not to mention that this guy still doesn't like his elder brother, who doesn't occupy the word "di" but also "long character".

Gu Yuanbai held the porcelain white tea set with his slender fingers, and he couldn't tell which one was whiter for a while. Watching him drink tea slowly, he felt extremely uncomfortable with Prince He. He drank water when he was thirsty, and ate meat when he was hungry. However, everyone in the capital is so particular about it, and among them is the prince and the cow drinking peony.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Gu Yuanbai raised his eyes to look at him, and couldn't help laughing: "What kind of expression is this Prince He, if you are thirsty, just tell me, can I still miss you a cup of tea? Tian Fusheng."

Tian Fusheng hurriedly asked people to bring chairs and brought new tea.He and the prince sat down with a big horse and a golden knife holding tea, took a sip and threw the tea to the maid beside him, and said barbedly: "The two bowls of ginger tea rewarded by the Holy Majesty moved those scholars to death. They are benevolent in praising the sage, I am afraid that if the sage tells them to die, they will die generously."

The Holy One frowned slightly.

Tian Fusheng and his little apprentice stood aside. The little apprentice felt uncomfortable when he saw His Majesty frowning. He followed his master in a low voice and said, "Why does Prince He always say such things that make His Majesty uncomfortable?"

Tian Fusheng was also quite dissatisfied in his heart. He snorted coldly and taught his little apprentice a lesson first, "You and I can criticize you and the prince if you look at your eyes and nose and your heart?"

In fact, the person who is most dissatisfied with Prince He is Tian Fusheng.

They couldn't wait to hold His Majesty in their hands, for fear that His Majesty would be blown by a little wind and drenched with rain. If His Majesty wanted to drink tea, it would be Mei Shangxue and morning dew. Fu, which one is not a highly respected person, but He Prince's temper is so stinky.

"How do you say it?" His Majesty's tone was neither salty nor weak, "I've talked to the prince about it."

The prince and the prince smiled and said: "If the majesty doesn't believe it, then go out with me to have a look. I'm afraid that when the disciples return, the whole world will know about the majesty's compassionate deeds for scholars."

Gu Yuanbai looked outside the door, looking a little moved.Tian Fusheng hurriedly stepped forward and reminded in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the people of the Qin Tianjian calculated that there will be rain today, so it is not suitable to leave the palace today."

Prince He sneered directly, the sun was so big outside, the people of Qin Tianjian were probably talking nonsense with their eyes open.

Gu Yuanbai glanced at Prince He, and simply stood up from behind the table, "Nothing, just follow what Prince He said, go out and have a look."

Squadron Building.

Gu Yuanbai and the prince were led to sit down at the window on the second floor. There were scholars in green shirts everywhere in the restaurant, and the breath of literature wafted around, making Gu Yuanbai a little sleepy.

Occasionally, I could hear a line or two of poems and odes, and the surrounding guards stood around the table with tense faces, like mountains, but they couldn't stop these polite voices.

Xiaoer stood by the table cautiously, "What do you two want to order?"

Gu Yuanbai asked with a smile: "What do you guys have?"

Xiao Er was refreshed, and recited the recipes like singing an opera. Gu Yuanbai pondered for a while, ordered three dishes, and then asked Prince He: "Brother, order more?"

Prince He trembled when he was called, and forced out a sentence: "Bring two jugs of good wine."

There are the most scholars in the Zhuangyuan Building, and just as Prince He said, these scholars’ praises for the Holy One can be said to be endless, especially those who left the Gongyuan safely because of ginger soup, Gu Yuanbai himself was startled when he heard it. Goosebumps all over.

He and the prince's face turned green, sparks were shining in their eyes, he and the prince made the ginger soup, or they were forced to cook it as if they were being punished. Hearing these words now, Gu Yuanbai was still sitting opposite him, and he seemed to be became a joke.His complexion became more and more ugly, as if he wanted to give these scholars a good beating.

"Brother invited me out, didn't he just want me to come and listen to these words?" Gu Yuanbai twitched his mouth, and said extremely viciously, "These students can leave the tribute academy safely, and the credit of brother cannot be ignored."

He joked with the prince and didn't want to talk to him.

Gu Yuanbai chuckled, and couldn't hold it anymore, he leaned on the window frame and lowered his head to laugh silently, so as to save face with the prince, he didn't laugh out loud.The blue hair on the back trembled wildly, and the exposed fingertips were glowing with joyful pink.

Prince He's face turned blue and purple, he lowered his head and squeezed the porcelain cup, and snorted heavily.

Originally, when the two of them entered the Zhuangyuan building with a group of guards, many people paid attention to this table, both openly and secretly. Gu Yuanbai and the prince were both noble and extraordinary.In a place like the capital, it might be a certain prince or minister or the son of a powerful person. Now Gu Yuanbai smiled, but it made some young white-faced scholars blushed, and felt ashamed to peek, and couldn't look away without looking.

This young man was dressed in blue, dignified and calm, but the blue clothes couldn't suppress his radiance, so he could only shine brightly.

It's just that they watched too much, and the guards who were as strong as mountains glared at them, and turned back their gazes. Zhang Xu, the head of the guard, kept a calm Zhang Yingwu's face, looked at all directions vigilantly, and vowed to protect the Holy Majesty to the death. safety.

Gu Yuanbai finally stopped laughing, he got up slowly, put his arms on the window, and rested on the side of his face, just a big laugh made him lose his strength, his chest rose and fell slightly, Gu Yuanbai tried his best to make his breathing longer, To calm myself down.

Prince He said coldly, "Master, it's better not to laugh."

The corner of Gu Yuanbai's mouth was smiling, but he didn't care. Although he was powerless at the moment, he didn't want others to see it.Men are all good-faced, it would be unbeautiful for Gu Yuanbai to live cautiously because of his health.

"Brother, don't worry," Gu Yuanbai said, "Brother, with his body, he can bear a smile."

After a while, Xiaoer brought the food. Gu Yuanbai had no appetite for food, so he sipped his tea and looked sideways out of the window.

The capital city under the emperor's feet is prosperous and stable, Daheng is open to the people, and women's status is not low, so women in twos and threes can be seen passing by in the market.

Gu Yuanbai liked this stable picture. He was leaning against the wall, holding a teacup, and was fascinated by it for a moment.

Chu Wei was invited by his classmates to go to the academy. When he passed the Zhuangyuan building, he saw many people looking up. He looked along, but his brows frowned.

Sitting at the window on the second floor is a young man in indigo blue, with black hair on a jade crown and a high beam, holding white porcelain in his hands in the distance. This beautiful man who makes men and women raise their necks to look at him is actually the current Holy Majesty.

Everyone loves beauty, even if you want to appreciate it, it is difficult to move your eyes away from beauty.But Chu Wei hated those men and women staring at him, and also hated these ordinary people who only had beauty in their eyes.

Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for the emperor to be stared at like this?

The classmate followed suit and said cheerfully, "Zihu, it looks like your title of the most beautiful man in the capital is about to be threatened."

Chu Wei said coldly: "Whoever loves wants it."

The classmate laughed, but he dragged Chu Wei to the bottom of the Zhuangyuan Building, found a good place, looked up at the young master who was upstairs by the window, and sighed: "In the past, there was Pan An throwing fruit carts, and there are people watching The allusion of Killing Wei Jie, I thought that your appearance is already the best of a man, but I didn't expect that there is such a handsome young man."

Chu Wei: "It's just a skin."

The classmate smiled and said: "I know you don't like beauty, and you don't like others looking at you. But Chu Zihu, do you think that this young man's appearance is just a skin?"

Chu Wei raised his eyes, his eyebrows were drawn into his temples, he looked at the Holy Majesty, his black eyes were unmoved, he stood up straight, as indifferent as snow, "Or else?"

Gu Yuanbai seemed to be aware of his gaze, looked away from the distance, lowered his head a little, and met Chu Wei who was standing in front of a shop selling red knots across the street.

Standing beside Chu Wei was a romantic and unrestrained literati, Gu Yuanbai narrowed his eyes slightly, calmly looked away, and took a sip of warm tea with the tea set in his hand.

The hand holding the cup was as white as transparent. As soon as Chu Wei saw the hand of the Holy One, he couldn't help but think of the picture of these hands pinching the bright yellow bed sheet in pain, the silk and satin were wrinkled, the warm yellow candlelight, and the fingertips were pale and feeble.He lowered his eyes, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and he pulled his classmate away calmly.

Seeing that Gu Yuanbai had been looking out of the window, Prince He also took a look at it, and seeing many people outside sneaking up to look upstairs, he immediately pressed the corners of his lips in displeasure, "No one dares to peep at Sheng Yan. ?”

Regarding the majesty of the royal family, even if they don't like Gu Yuanbai, he and the prince will maintain it without hesitation.

"Those who don't know are innocent," Gu Yuanbai smiled, and changed the subject, "What do you think of these dishes, brother?"

Prince He took the veil and wiped his mouth, but there was no taste: "That's all."

Whether it's food or people, it's nothing more than that.The conversations of these scholars in the Zhuangyuan building are also very superficial, and they are full of empty talk. If you look carefully, you will know that there is nothing. They dare to talk nonsense without putting their feet on the ground.

Originally, I wanted to stab Gu Yuanbai to let him know the level of praise for him, but in the end it was him who felt uncomfortable.

Gu Yuanbai had two purposes in one mind, and he also listened to many students' high-spirited talks. It is impossible not to express disappointment in his heart, but this is also one of the disadvantages of the imperial examination.For the emperor, the first disadvantage of the imperial examinations was party formation, and the second was that they might not be able to receive talents who were truly useful to the country.

If a society really wants to develop, it must focus on economic construction.Compared with the ancient times of foreign countries, in fact, China had always had an advantage before the British Industrial Revolution, but only one industrial revolution widened the gap between the two sides by a hundred times①.In the end, science and technology are the primary development force, and businessmen and craftsmen can promote the natural development of the social economy. However, in this great era, farmers and food are the foundation of the country.

If there are potatoes, corn, hybrid rice, etc., then the low-level manpower can be liberated, and the granary can be overflowed, so that other major actions can be carried out.

Gu Yuanbai stood up suddenly, the palace attendant hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and straightened the wrinkles on his body and the jade pendant around his waist. Gu Yuanbai said leisurely: "Brother, let's go for a walk with my brother."

Prince He stood up silently, and followed the Holy Master half a step out of the Zhuangyuan Building.

The market is messy but not chaotic, the ground is clean and tidy, and Prince He has a calm expression, which looks more terrifying than the guards on the side.

"Where does Majesty want to go?"

"If I remember correctly, Prince He has several acres of fertile land in the capital, and a hot spring farm to grow vegetables and fruits?" Gu Yuanbai said, "When I copied Lu Feng's home earlier, I also remembered that I gave Prince He a spring farm. .”

Prince He said bluntly: "That Zhuangzi is far away from the city, if the Holy Majesty wants to go, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient today."

The bodyguard who protected the lord glared at Prince He secretly, wishing that His Majesty would give an order quickly, so that he could teach Prince He a lesson.

How could anyone dare to talk to the Holy Majesty like that? !

Gu Yuanbai's expression did not change, he waved his hand behind him, and the guards and palace servants obeyed the order to take two steps back, leaving room for the two most honorable royals in the world to chat.

"Prince He," Gu Yuanbai said slowly, "You give me face, and I can give you face."

Prince He had an ugly expression on his face, and he couldn't bear to walk away.

"Before I asked you to help me, so that Lu Feng could be eradicated," the Holy Majesty said in a calm tone, "Imperial relatives and relatives must bow their knees in front of powerful officials. The imperial power is connected with your clansmen. I am weak, and you are also weak." Yes. I thought you were a smart person, but you are also an idiot. Now you blame me for trapping you in the capital, and you can only have fun day and night. Let me ask you, when I gave you a chance, who didn’t Hold it?"

The veins on the top of Prince He's head were tense, he restrained and gritted his teeth and said: "—I'm coming!"

"You're late!" Gu Yuanbai yelled angrily, "I've already killed him, how can you still have a fart when you come?! When you come, my day lily will be cold!"

He Prince was frightened by this burst of drinking, and his momentum weakened for a while.

Gu Yuanbai breathed heavily in his chest, and it took him a long time before he calmed down, "Prince He, the late Emperor told me a word when he was here, it was related to you, but you probably didn't know it."

Taking a breath, Prince He turned his head and stared at Gu Yuanbai fiercely, "What did the late emperor say?"

The corners of Gu Yuanbai's pale mouth curled up suddenly, and he said viciously: "I won't tell you."

He Prince: "..."

With a "boom", a loud noise suddenly sounded from the sky.

The sky darkened in an instant, and the flash split the sky in two. After the sudden light, there was a sudden darkness with residual wind.

Tian Fusheng stepped forward in panic, "My lord, it's going to rain!"

Before the rainstorm came, the storm had already picked up. Gu Yuanbai's clothes were bulging and his hair was scattered. Some of them were blown onto his face and covered his sight. Gu Yuanbai frowned and brushed away the obstructing hair. , "Zhang Xu, is there a shelter from the rain nearby?"

Zhang Xu was also anxious. He held the sword at his waist and forcibly held his breath. "My lord, this place is very close to General Xue's mansion. We can go to Xue's mansion first to avoid the rain."

Xue Mansion?

Gu Yuanbai pondered for a while, "Let's go, hurry over before the rain falls."

The author has something to say: ①The original sentence of this sentence is a sentence that Professor Jin Canrong said in his speech "Great Changes Unseen in a Century and China's Opportunities".

The emperor is so handsome

Gu Yuanbai: This rain is too unfortunate, I haven't finished my bad factors yet.

Xue Yuan: What's the fun with the prince?

Xue Yuan: Is it funny while I am cheap?