I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Gu Yuanbai and Xue Yuan spent a sweet rest, not only tasted the sweet leaf grass, but also rolled on the sweet leaf grass, Gu Yuanbai played happily with Xue Yuan's thoughts over again.

After the rest day, Gu Yuanbai ordered Chu Yi and the other four children to enter the palace, and accompany Gu Ran to study in Hong's study.

The companions are either the children of civil and military officials, or the children of the great Confucians. They will be Gu Ran's team in the future, but whether these children can be loyal to him depends on his ability.

The heir to the royal family can't be careless. Even though Gu Ran looks good, if he can't take on the big responsibility in the future, Gu Yuanbai won't hesitate to choose a suitable person immediately.

Gu Ran has a gentle attitude towards the companions who study with him, neither too warm nor domineering, he tries to get along with these companions in the way of his father, and after a while, these children admire His Highness from the bottom of their hearts , and His Royal Highness are like family.

After Chu Wei came off duty, he would ask Chu Yi if he felt any discomfort in the palace.

Chu Yi replied solemnly, "Nephew, Uncle is not feeling well. Your Highness treats us very well, and the pastries in the palace are also delicious. I also saw the Holy Majesty today, and the Majesty even tested me."

Chu Wei looked down at him, the official mantle on his body had not been taken off, he was as clear as a bamboo, and a shadow fell on his eyelids, "What did the Holy Majesty ask you?"

Chu Yi answered one by one, Chu Wei touched the top of his head, nodded and praised him a few words.

Chu Yi looked at him innocently with his eyes open, and asked strangely, "Nephew, are you sad?"

Chu Wei paused, then slowly withdrew his hands, "Why do you say that?"

"I can see it," Chu Yi said, "Since the mention of the Holy One, you have been happy and then sad at first, nephew, sir, said that it is ten years old to smile."

Chu Wei smiled, "You read it wrong, it's getting late, it's time for dinner."

The palace is also having dinner.

After dinner, Gu Yuanbai and Xue Yuan shared a table with each other, handling government affairs separately.When Gu Yuanbai raised his head from the memorial, Xue Yuan was still buried in his work.Gu Yuanbai sighed, they looked like a pair of strong workaholics.

Gu Yuanbai ate little for dinner, and now he was a little hungry, so he called Tian Fusheng to deliver some food, and within a short while, the food was delivered.A small bowl of steaming soft glutinous glutinous rice balls, a plate of small steamed dumplings, and a white flour burrito that can be held in one hand.The strong fragrance immediately made Gu Yuanbai even more greedy.

Xue Yuan smelled the fragrance, and cleaned up the things on the table. The palace servant was about to put another supper in front of him, Xue Yuan stood up, "I am with the Holy One."

After putting down the seat, Gu Yuanbai glanced in front of him, "You have more everything than me."

"There are only five steamed dumplings on a plate," Xue Yuan said, "I take one bite, and I may not be able to taste the taste in my stomach. The things in front of the Holy One are not enough to fill my teeth. If there are not more, then I can eat them." It’s also free.”

Gu Yuan put on a white face, "Then you should eat slowly."

Xue Yuan smiled wryly, "I will try my best."

Needless to say, the taste of the emperor’s food was natural. Gu Yuanbai enjoyed the supper comfortably and loved the small bowl of glutinous rice balls today. As soon as he ate it, the sweet filling inside flowed out, and it melted in his mouth. It was so sweet that it was not greasy. It can also make people hungry.Although there are no sesame and peanuts, I don't know what the material is made of, and it has a lot of fragrance.

Xue Yuan was still not full after eating these things, instead he whetted his appetite and asked the Imperial Dining Room to serve him a bowl of beef noodles, and started to eat sweating profusely.

He is scary when he eats, and he is like a wolf.This way of eating is not good for your health, but Xue Yuan is used to it, and only when Gu Yuanbai stares at him can he slow down by half a point.

Gu Yuanbai was full, so he took out a memorial at random, and when he read halfway through, he suddenly laughed out loud.

Xue Yuan was sensitive to his emotions, and immediately raised his head from the noodle bowl, "Are you angry?"

"There is a royal history book to impeach you," Gu Yuanbai played the memorial, put it aside, "It is unreasonable to say that you stayed in the palace overnight."

Xue Yuan smiled, "You really care about a lot."

There are no concubines in the palace, and people like the Holy Majesty who left him in the palace can't get used to him, and the people in the supervision office can't get used to him either. In the final analysis, Xue Yuan didn't do enough.

Gu Yuanbai also said: "When you have done so much that they have nothing to say, they won't stare at such trivial things as you."

Xue Yuan rolled up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and smiled, "I see."

After that, Gu Yuanbai sent Xue Yuan to work for him many times.Xue Yuan often rushes to and back in a hurry, and he can go back and forth on the same day to the nearest place. The capital seems to have his life, attracting him to come back overnight no matter how difficult it is.

It was tiring, but Xue Yuan didn't complain.The affairs of the Privy Council were busy, and he never took a step back from the dangerous and easy-to-make meritorious affairs.

With the passage of time, Xue Yuan became more and more comfortable with suppressing bandits, collapsing rocky mountains, rectifying merchants, and requesting troops to dispatch troops due to instability in various places.

In the early court, he stood more forward.

Xue Yuan's previous position as a military officer could also go to the early court, but he never received an order in order not to leave Gu Yuanbai's side.Later, when he became a general, he went out to fight nomads and Xixia. He was not in Beijing, so he couldn't go to the early court.

Xue Yuan, who had always found trouble in the early dynasty, now has an ambition that no one knows about.

Xue Yuan looked at the position where the privy envoy was standing, and lowered his head politely.

He wanted to stand at the closest place to the Holy Majesty, so close that he could see the Holy Majesty at a glance, and the Majesty could also see him at the first sight.

Spring, summer and autumn came, and winter went away. In the spring of the second year, Lin Zhicheng suddenly wrote a booklet, using thick paper to write about maritime trade in more detail.

Gu Yuanbai looked at it for a long time, finally picked up the brush, and wrote a big "Yun" character with cinnabar.

Gu Yuanbai has coveted the Maritime Silk Road and the Land Silk Road for a long time. There are more and more things in his inventory waiting to be sold to various countries, just waiting for the day of reconstruction.

In the 14th year of Jingping, the news of the re-opening of the land and sea Silk Road by the imperial court was announced to the world. The merchants were shocked, and the imperial court also began to summon officials to rebuild the Silk Road.

The young officials in the court were also very excited. After they were on duty, Chu Wei's classmate Yang Ji chased him out from the Imperial Academy, "Zihu!"

Chu Wei stopped in his tracks and nodded towards his classmate who had become a good man, "What's the matter?"

The classmate smiled a lot, and patted him on the shoulder excitedly, "I have always been very curious about the Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty, and I once walked through the remnants of the Silk Road, and now the Holy One is going to rebuild the Silk Road, Zihu, do you have any questions?" interest?"

Chu Wei asked back: "Do you want to go?"

The classmate nodded affirmatively, "The Holy Majesty is going to select officials. There will be an official examination in two days. I have to make more preparations. I never thought that there will be an official examination after the imperial examination. Don't you have some books on the Silk Road?" Do you? Lend me to take a look."

Chu Wei nodded, the classmate still had more energy, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became: "The Holy Majesty is really kind and courteous, and the Silk Road can be rebuilt in our dynasty! If the two roads are opened together, it may not be lost to the Dalai Lama." Tang is so prosperous."

Chu Wei thought about the prosperity of Chang'an City described in the book, and then looked at the bustling scene in the capital before him, and couldn't help smiling.

Daheng really didn't lose like that.

The classmate was talking non-stop, but suddenly there was a pause, "Master Xue?"

Chu Wei looked up, and saw Xue Yuan passing through a group of lower-duty officials and heading towards the palace, and he was the only one going against the current at this moment.He looked at it silently for a while, then let out a foul breath, "Let's go."

Two days later, Gu Yuanbai personally asked three questions to test the officials who wanted to rebuild the Silk Road.Most of these officials are young people, and the rest are only middle-aged at most, which happens to be the time when they are not afraid of fatigue and strong.

After the literary test, Gu Yuanbai did not let them go, but tested their equestrian skills and physical strength.Some officials who are curious about the sea and want to go to the Maritime Silk Road have to check whether they are seasick or have seasickness.

After this process, all the officials were sweating profusely, and some were even dizzy and coughed up blood in their throats.

In order to test their physiques, Gu Yuanbai directly carried the 800 meters and pull-ups up.

Facts have proved that even if these officials can play Cuju and horseback riding on weekdays, they still can’t do it when they really use a lot of physical strength. This physical test has wiped out many officials, and the rest are recorded on the list. It means they passed.

The rest of the officials cheered and whispered, "Finally, I can see the exotic scenery!"

Someone rejoiced, "My father-in-law often asks me to fight with him. Normally, I thought it would be useless, but now I know that I was wrong. Fortunately, I don't slack off, otherwise I wouldn't be able to stay here at the moment." Here it is."

Gu Yuanbai looked at them with a smile, and waited for their excitement to come over before he was sent warm water, and said: "Everyone also knows the purpose of my selection of officials. Neither of the two Silk Roads is easy. This journey is far away. , once you go there, it will be a long way back, and it will even take several years, and the danger will be even greater. Even if it is so difficult, are you willing to go for my Daheng?"

The officials shouted openly: "The ministers are willing to go!"

Gu Yuanbai raised his hand, "You are all good sons of my Daheng, and also my good ministers. But there are priorities, and the Silk Road is not the only one to go. If you have elderly parents in your family, take a step forward. Those whose mothers are sick also step forward, and those who are the only child in the family also step forward."

The officials were surprised and looked at each other. Eight or nine of them took a step forward with hesitation.

"I hope you will think more about it and discuss with your relatives whether to travel far away," Gu Yuanbai said softly, and did not force them to be removed from the team. "It is a great pity in life that you do not want to take care of your relatives."

These eight or nine people pondered.

Tian Fusheng, who was standing by the side, couldn't help but think, when the late emperor and Concubine Wan passed away one by one, did the Holy Majesty think so?

"I'll give you two days to think about it. After two days, officials who don't want to go report to the Political Affairs Hall. Don't feel embarrassed."

Seeing that they had listened, Gu Yuanbai let them back down.

Xue Yuan stepped forward, "My lord."

Gu Yuanbai took the lead and said, "Do you want to go too?"

Xue Yuan didn't speak.

Gu Yuanbai's eyes were dry, he closed his eyes to relieve his fatigue, "I will give you two days to think about it."