I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Gu Yuanbai wanted to pick a child from among his clan to raise him under his knees. The child's character, age, appearance, horoscope, and even whether he could live for a long time had to be taken into consideration.

Gu Yuanbai inspected one child after another, and by the way, inspected the clan mansion behind them.The Holy Majesty was never easy to fool, if he had greedy and disgusting thoughts, Gu Yuanbai would not mind having another bloodbath.

Simply because the scene of the Black Armored Guards threatening the clan's mansion before left a deep-seated fear among the royal clansmen. They honestly sent their children here and picked them up again.

Ten days later, Gu Yuanbai issued an edict to recruit Gu Ran, the grandson of King Rui, to enter the palace and temporarily live in the Qing Palace.

The Qing Palace is on the east side of the Daheng Palace, so it is called the East Palace.The Holy Majesty only placed Gu Ran in the East Palace, but he did not give him a single word of acknowledgment, his attitude was really ambiguous.

On the day when Gu Ran entered the palace, King Rui called Gu Ran to him, and everyone in Prince Rui's mansion sat in the main hall, listening to King Rui's old and heavy reprimand.

"After you enter the palace, there is only one thing to keep in mind." King Rui pointed to Gu Ran's father, "He is no longer your father, and I am no longer your grandfather. Then you will receive a big gift from me, and when you get close to him, you bow down and call him 'Third Uncle' and me as 'Prince Rui', but brother, do you understand?"

Gu Ran bowed and said slowly, "I understand."

"More than that," said King Rui, "you must not keep your filial piety when I die or your biological parents die. You don’t need to be scruples about what people begging you to do, and who begging you, and you don’t need to take care of them. If you are undecided, just go to the Holy One and ask for advice on how to act.”

Gu Ran couldn't help showing a small smile, "Your Majesty is amazing."

King Rui's solemn face softened a bit, and he also laughed, "It is because of His Majesty's power that we should not harbor disrespect in our hearts. It is precisely because of His Majesty's power that our clan members are able to live in such a stable and prosperous life today." , Has anyone really forgotten the days when Lu Feng was in power? If anyone dares to take advantage of my brother's business and reach out to the Holy One, I will definitely not spare him lightly!"

King Rui patted the table suddenly, and there was a dull sound.

The person who originally had small thoughts in his heart lowered his head, trembling with fear.

Later, Gu He, Gu Ran's biological father, King Rui's third son, personally sent his son out of the mansion.

Gu He has always been dispensable to his youngest son, so he and Gu Ran are naturally not familiar with each other on weekdays, let alone the relationship between father and son.But at this moment, he regretted it very much, and wished he could go back in time and get closer to Gu Ran.On the way to send Gu Ran out of the house, he asked about his health even more, and in the end he even cried, tears streaming down his face, and kept saying that he couldn't bear to part with Gu Ran.

The brothers who treated Gu Ran with cynicism and sarcasm on weekdays burst into tears and sobbed unceasingly.

But their eyes hidden under their sleeves clearly hide jealousy and malice.

Gu Ran remained silent. Although he was young, he saw things more clearly than some adults.As long as King Rui is alive in Prince Rui's Mansion, no one will dare to be a monster. As for the future, if Gu Ran is really lucky to be raised by the Holy Majesty, the matter of Prince Rui's Mansion must be handled by the Holy Majesty for Gu Ran without any worries.

Gu Ran is so sure, he trusts the Holy Majesty immensely.Although it sounds unfilial, after Gu Ran knew that he was picked by the Holy One, his heart secretly jumped with joy.The Holy Majesty is extremely majestic in his eyes, such a person is really going to become Gu Ran's father, as long as he thinks that he might call the Holy Majesty "Father Emperor", Gu Ran can't help being shy and shy.

Can't suppress the excitement and happiness.

When Gu Ran entered the palace, His Majesty deliberately spared time.He had dinner with Gu Ran, went to see the Hongwen Room in the palace where the royal children study, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, you and your elder brothers can study here."

Gu Ran's corner of the eye flicked across the Holy Majesty's robe, wanting to say something grateful, but he remembered what the Holy Majesty had told him before not to be cautious, his brows were tangled, and the fat and tender faces of children were wrinkled together.

The Holy Majesty chuckled a few times, bent over and took Gu Ran's hand, touched the top of his head, and led him leisurely around the imperial garden.

Gu Ran's eyes widened slightly, and after a while, they turned into steaming red apples, looking at the Holy One with unconcealable admiration.

But after walking half a circle around the imperial garden, snowflakes like catkins fell.

Xue Yuan picked up the cloak and strode forward, wrapped the Holy Majesty tightly in the cloak, raised his hand to cover the top of the Holy Majesty's head, "Go back!"

Before a flake of snow fell on Gu Yuanbai, he was already facing a formidable enemy.

Gu Yuanbai couldn't hold back a smile, and waved to Tian Fusheng, took the small cape from the old eunuch, and tied it around Gu Ran's neck.

The wind blows, and the snowflakes suddenly become larger.Xue Yuan clicked his tongue, bent down and hugged Gu Ran with one hand, and led the Holy Majesty's hand towards the palace, "Holy Majesty, can you make me less worried?"

He couldn't help feeling complacent, and said in a low voice, "What would you do without me?"

"Without you, there are Wang Jiuyao, Zheng Jiuyao, and Li Jiuyao," Xue Yuan's expression became more gloomy following the words of the Holy Majesty, Gu Yuanbai leisurely withdrew his hand, his cloak was blown by the wind and snow, and he was under the cover of the cloak , along Xue Yuan's back, as if to appease a lion that is about to rage, "But none of them are as good as you."

Xue Yuan's whole body was crisp, and his back straightened even more.

After dinner, Gu Ran was brought back to the Qing Palace by the palace servants. Gu Yuanbai raised his head from the government affairs and saw Xue Yuan and the head of the guards practicing against each other outside.

Xue Yuan is young and energetic, and he lived for 25 years before he opened meat. His lips are thin and his nose is straight, and his anger can be seen from his face alone.Zhang Hao, a disciple of the Zhang family, can tell at a glance that Xue Yuan is a person with strong internal fire, and it is indeed the case, but Gu Yuanbai's body, and the imperial doctor's orders, can't do bed work frequently now.Xue Yuan was also reluctant, so until now, he has only eaten such a bite of meat.

It’s all right if you don’t eat, and it’s the most difficult thing to stop eating after eating.

Xue Yuan could only find other ways to vent his energy, boxing in the morning, swordplay at noon, sparring with the guards at night, and occasionally going to the Dongling Guard to crush those elites and kill their energy.

Sweat drenched the front of the clothes, and the lines of the figure became more and more beautiful, tall and strong, that's what he was talking about.

Gu Yuanbai's gaze was drawn to Xue Yuan's body, following his waist and long legs.After spinning around a few times, he got up and went to the corridor outside the palace to look at the two of them.Half of the guards cheered for the chief guard, and half cheered for Xue Yuan. The two of them came and went, and the scene was wonderful.

The chief guard panted heavily, and dodged Xue Yuan's stone-like punch again, "Master Xue, did you, did you lie to me about something?"

Xue Yuan smiled sadly, "Master Zhang, Mr. Tian told me that when I was away in the northern border, you warmed the bed for the saint?"

The guard Chang Jun blushed and stammered, "It's just warmed up once."

Xue Yuan exerted so much force that he knocked the chief guard down on the snow. He grinned with blue teeth, "How many times does Master Zhang want to warm up?"

Enduring the pain, the chief guard asked what he wanted to ask a long time ago: "Master Xue, tell me the truth, what do you and Your Majesty—"

"Master Zhang," Xue Yuan lowered his eyes and interrupted him, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't think about what you shouldn't think about. Your Majesty the Ninth Five-Year Lord, you can't pour any filth on your body. You It sounds unintentional, but there are always people who will listen to it, do you understand it?"

The head guard looked serious and nodded slowly.

Xue Yuan let go of him, turned around, and met the eyes of the Holy Majesty on the corridor.

Xue Yuan raised his lips and rushed in with a lot of strength from his limbs. He walked towards the saint, and in the end he walked faster and faster, and he had already started running.

It suddenly stopped outside the corridor.

Gu Yuanbai couldn't help but said, "Why don't you come here?"

Xue Yuan said: "I'm afraid that the cold air on my body will hit the Holy One."

Gu Yuanbai pursed his lips, and said in a low voice, "Put on your clothes quickly, don't get cold."

Xue Yuan took the thick clothes and put them on, finally stepped into the corridor, and walked slowly to the side of the Holy Majesty.

He stared intently at the Holy Majesty, as if he was about to put the Holy Majesty into the fire to roast him.Gu Yuanbai turned his head, clenched his fist and coughed a few times uncomfortably, glanced at his neckline from the corner of his eye, frowned, and after a while, "Turn your back."

The servant heard the order and turned around.

The Holy Majesty raised his hand, and the light-white fingertips in his robe were warm, and he straightened Xue Yuan's messy skirt layer by layer.

The corners of Xue Yuan's eyebrows and eyes were full of joy, he took the opportunity to lower his head, and kissed the fingertips of the Holy Master.

The Holy Majesty taught in a low voice: "How old are you, you can't even wear clothes well?"

"That's not right," Xue Yuan said, "The holy majesty's daily robes are all worn by the ministers."

"That was intentional." Gu Yuanbai put down his hand and tapped his chest, "Xue Jiuyao, do you want me to dress you?"

Xue Yuan laughed, he wished that Gu Yuanbai would be hugged by him when he walked, how could he be willing to do so.The Holy Majesty pinched his chin, forcing him to bend down, and then kissed Xue Yuan on the lips.

The smell of sweat was unpleasant before, but now it is okay.

His Majesty's voice was hoarse, "Stop being coquettish."

Xue Yuan looked at Gu Yuanbai deeply, with a faint green fire in his eyes.

Gu Yuanbai brushed his hair behind his ears, Bai Nen's earballs trembled slightly, Xue Yuan's gaze stuck to his ears, and his Adam's apple rolled.Gu Yuanbai let out a muffled laugh, and walked past him with a smile on his face.

Gu Yuanbai has gone too far, he can't have sex now, so he always teases Xue Yuan inadvertently, teasing him.The more Xue Yuan became mad and obsessed with him, the more his face was wet with sweat because of him, he felt his heart trembling, his spirit tensed up with joy, like walking a tightrope in the air, and the stimulation made Gu Yuanbai addicted.

With such a bad side of the Holy One, even now, even if the Holy Majesty just touches Xue Yuan's finger with his fingertips, he will lift up a dry grassland that grows wildly.

The army has not moved, and the food and grass go first.

When preparing food and grass to go to the northwest, Gu Yuanbai took time out, deliberately took Gu Ran by the hand, and appeared openly at the wedding banquet between Kong Yilin and Master Mi's youngest daughter.

Kong Yilin was overwhelmed by flattery, and immediately stood up and gave a meticulous gift to the Holy Majesty in front of everyone.

Gu Yuanbai drank the toast, and wrote the words "Heaven-sent Love" in Master Mi's surprised eyes. Gu Ran leaned against the Holy Majesty's side, looked at these words, and couldn't help laughing: "Father, you The words are beautiful."

At the banquet, the courtiers around the Holy One were shocked when they heard the word "Father Emperor".Gu Yuanbai was not in a hurry, and said leisurely: "I feel happy when I see a good handwriting, but brother, you are still young, but you have to practice diligently from now on to write satisfactory handwriting. , understand?"

Gu Ran said seriously: "Son, remember."

Not long after, Gu Yuanbai led Gu Ran out of the Confucian mansion. Kong Yilin insisted on sending the sage out of the mansion. Gu Yuanbai saw that he was dressed in red, and joked, "You just left the bride there?"

Kong Yilin smiled slightly, "I have to come first to see off the Holy Majesty."

"Let's go back," Gu Yuanbai said, "In a few days, the army will go straight to the northwest, you have to go with me, then you and your wife will be separated for fear of being newly married."

"I must go to the northwest with you," Kong Yilin said with a serious expression, "The first thing the Xixia emperor did to stabilize the domestic chaos after he ascended the throne was to send troops to Daheng. He must also need a victory to establish his power. Xixia The emperor's personal conquest is a very important matter, even if the Holy Majesty is sure of victory, the ministers have to follow, at least they can help make suggestions."

Gu Yuanbai smiled, "Then you should cherish these few days. Don't give it away, go back."

Kong Yilin stopped in front of the mansion gate, watching the Holy Majesty being helped into the carriage by Mr. Xue.

His heart is slightly hot.

A thousand-mile horse often exists, but Bole does not.The Holy Majesty was kind to him, but Kong Yilin never thought that the Holy Majesty would come to his wedding banquet in person.

For such a monarch, what does death matter?

Kong Yilin walked back with a smile, and the people at the banquet toasted him one after another. The smiles on their faces were more sincere and much more enthusiastic than before.The people who toasted to Master Mi were one after another, laughing and praising Master Mi for finding a good son-in-law. Master Mi's serious face was so serious that his teeth could not see his teeth, and he humbly said: "Don't dare to be an injustice!" Dare to do it."

The Holy Majesty's visit was a climax, and Gu Yuanbai naturally knew it. He was sitting in the carriage with his robes on his knees, and asked Gu Ran: "Do you know why you have to go to Kong Qing's house in person to congratulate you as a father?"

Gu Ran thought for a while, "Son, I don't know whether what I think is wrong or right."

Gu Yuanbai encouraged: "Speak up."

Gu Ran slowly said three points, one is to show the respect of the Holy One, the second is to value Master Kong, and the third is to take advantage of this opportunity to imply that Gu Ran has become the adopted son of the Holy One.

Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows, and after Gu Ran finished speaking, he shook his head, "There are still some."

There was complete doubt on Gu Ran's face, "Father?"

Gu Yuanbai took this opportunity to instill in him the way of the emperor.

The carriage drove slowly into the palace.Xue Yuan, who was driving a tall horse outside, spread his hands, looked down at the place that the Holy One just touched, and sighed sincerely.

The guard beside him said strangely: "Master Xue, why are you sighing out of thin air, but seeing Master Kong marrying a wife, you also feel itchy?"

Several people around laughed lowly.

Xue Yuan was noncommittal, he shook hands, but what he thought in his heart was that the hand that His Majesty placed on his palm just now was really soft.

It's getting softer.

The Holy One liked to see Xue Yuan's patient expression, so he was stingy with touching, as if he was punishing Xue Yuan for his disobedience that day.Even just touching hands now, Xue Yuan's scalp tingles.

He sighed heavily again, and looked at the guards, "Do I look very haggard?"

The guards shook their heads in unison, "You look not only not haggard, but also full of energy."

Xue Yuan frowned, "Okay."

There is no way to pretend to be pitiful.

When General Xue was struggling with how to make the Holy Majesty stop being so stingy, the Holy Majesty was already full of energy and ready to go out.

At the end of the month, after sufficient pre-war preparations, the army was in full swing. The Daheng soldiers who had been drilled by various generals were full of evil spirits. Knowing that this time they were following the Holy Majesty's personal expedition, their eyes lit up and they were extremely excited.

The Holy One worshiped and prayed for a whole day, and in the early morning of the second day, he was dressed in armor and tied up his hair, looking at the soldiers stretching hundreds of miles outside the city.

Each of these soldiers ate the grain given by Gu Yuanbai, and all they wore were cotton-padded clothes made up this year.They are all powerful, looking at the eyes of the Holy One in admiration and worship.

Gu Yuanbai's position in the hearts of the soldiers in the army is indescribable.Gu Yuanbai also knew this, when selecting Dong Lingwei, he has never forgotten the warm eyes of tens of thousands of imperial guards looking at him.

In the past, it was the coach who said the oath before the battle, but this time, it was Gu Yuanbai who said it.

The horns and drums sounded fiercely, and the rapid drum beats made people's blood boil.Baiguan stood behind the Holy Master, looking at the trembling muscles on the soldiers' faces.

When the Holy Majesty stepped forward, the general and the officers in the ranks pricked up their ears, trying to convey every word of the Holy Majesty to the rear in time to ensure that every soldier could hear it.

"Soldiers," Gu Yuanbai looked calmly at the soldiers and at the sky, "I have heard of the wish of an old farmer in the field, that he wants to plant one more grain of corn for every plant of rice he cultivates. I have also asked where he is The craftsman of the broken house wanted a piece of sawtooth for cutting wood faster. The people are simple, and they only need one more grain of rice and more sawtooth. I then asked the soldiers who came back from the battlefield, but they told me , they want to live."

The generals and officers yelled word after sentence, and the words "want to live" resounded outside the city in a blink of an eye.

"I also have a wish," Gu Yuanbai said, "I will tell you now what I want!"

"I want a Daheng where everyone has no worries about food and clothing. I want a Daheng where no one dares to deceive me. May hunger, panic, and death stay away from my Daheng. May my people be proud of my Daheng. I am Daheng and I am admired by outsiders. Khitan, Gaochang, Ganzhou, Xixia, I want you to raise your backs in front of any foreign enemies and be a good boy with strong bones!"

Gu Yuanbai took a deep breath, his eyes were burning, "I want to win, I want thousands of troops to step over, and everyone becomes a hero!"

The soldiers' faces were flushed, their veins were bulging, and their arms were trembling.

The high-spirited voices of the officers continued one after another, and the soldiers were incited by the words of the Holy Majesty, their eyes turned red, and hundreds, tens of thousands of people gradually shouted a voice: "Victory! Victory! Victory!!!"

Between the loud shouts, the eyes were full of tears.

The army is pointing directly at the land of Xixia!