I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Not only the gap of three years, six months and three days was filled, but also Gu Yuanbai himself.

He drifted with the shaking of the carriage, and the bumps of the stones turned the soft carriage into floating waves.Xue Yuan leaned over and stood up again, "My lord."

Gu Yuanbai hummed, and Xue Yuan yelled again, "Gu Lian, Yuanbai, Baibai..."

What is Baibai called?

Gu Yuanbai said with difficulty: "My husband."

Xue Yuan raised his eyebrows, stopped moving, and gently lifted the back of Gu Yuanbai's head, letting him see the posture of the two intersecting, "Husband?"

Gu Yuan Baiyu's eyelashes trembled violently, and he closed his eyes.

"Yuanbai, open your eyes and take a look." Xue Yuan lowered his body, and kissed his ears softly, "You are whiter than three years ago, but I am darker. Take a look, you and I It's so obvious when they stick together."

Gu Yuanbai's face became hot, his fingers were numb, and he couldn't believe that he would lose to an ancient man.He barely opened his eyes to take a look, then turned his head suddenly in shame, "...the veins are all over the place, what is it worth looking at?"

There was a smile in Xue Yuan's eyes, and Gu Yuanbai pretended to be impatient again: "Are you still a man? If you don't want to move, then lie down and let me do it."

Xue Yuan's eyes darkened, and he began to move, letting the Holy One know whether he was a man or not.

On the way from Luanjia to Liangzhe, Xue Yuan turned the Holy Master into a useless person, stretched out his hands to dress and opened his mouth to eat, someone coaxed him when he lost his appetite, and someone rubbed his stomach when he was full.It's just that Xue Yuan was worried that the Holy Majesty would be suffocated if he stayed in the carriage all day, so he would take the Holy Majesty to ride the horse or walk slowly for a while every day.

Gu Yuanbai became more and more lazy, and the only time he had to go out to exercise every day outside of government affairs was always perfunctory.He did reflect on himself, but what he reflected on was the fact that the dirty words he said in intimacy and the tricks he played were not as good as Xue Yuan's. Although Gu Yuanbai had never been in love in modern times, he knew a lot. Rather, he should be the one who made Xue Yuan blush and heartbeat.

One day, he thought hard for a long time, and when he was about to tease Xue Yuan with nasty words, Xue Yuan suddenly pinched the soft flesh on his stomach.Gu Yuanbai was taken aback for a moment, then pinched his stomach, his expression changed instantly.

Xue Yuan said with relief: "The minister has finally fattened up the Holy One." Although he didn't gain much weight, but at least he had some flesh. Xue Yuan was extremely proud in his heart, and felt a stronger sense of accomplishment than anything else.

Gu Yuanbai couldn't accept it, he didn't say anything that day, but he changed into a dashing riding outfit early the next morning, and took the initiative to ride forward.Xue Yuan was next to him, holding the rein of the horse under him, slightly staggered by half a step, and followed the horse forward together.

They talked in low voices, their shoulders moved closer and closer, and they seemed intimate.Along the way, Chu Wei became more and more silent, and occasionally glanced past them, and then lowered his eyes after staring at them for a while.

If Xue Yuan harbored ill intentions against the Holy Majesty by relying on his ignorance of Fengyue, he could naturally call himself a righteous man and step forward to stop him.Before Xue Yuan was away, he could still deceive himself and others, but he knew it all along the way.

Mr. Xue has already been established, unmarried and has no wives and concubines. He is alone, and he is by Shengshang's side.

The pride and self-esteem in Chu Wei's heart made it impossible for him to pretend to be ignorant and insert himself between the Holy One and him.

Unwillingness and paleness are hidden in the bottom of my heart, I don't want others to see anything, my back is straight, I don't want to show weakness and pity.

I only see the smile of the Holy Majesty occasionally... I still think of the way he smiled gently at him, and the beautiful scene of being tied up in the palace that night, the ambergris was strong, and the bright yellow bed sheets were wrinkled by the Holy Majesty's slender fingers When the Holy Majesty was talking, his eyes were so bright that they seemed to glow. Chu Wei had seen such a scene before, and he could never forget it.How many times have there been such a pair of smiling eyes in a dream, accompanied by flowers and leaves coming from nothingness.

As long as I think of these, I still feel a little sad that I want to cry.

Gu Yuanbai in front of him suddenly felt something, he turned his head and looked thoughtfully, and saw Chu Wei turned his head, his long hair was blown by the wind on the side of his face, his jaw was tense, he restrained himself .

But he didn't look at it for a long time, Xue Yuan turned his head inadvertently, and blocked the corner of his eyes with the side of his shoulder.

After a while, Gu Yuanbai forgot about that scene just now.

The official road runs all the way on the road. The Daheng Dynasty repaired the official road that existed in the past, and built the road to extend in all directions.Such a road facilitated the trip this time. Gu Yuanbai had personally inspected the condition of the road many times and found that the official road did not collapse even in the scorching heat or rainy weather.

The roads in the Daheng Dynasty have been built for several years, and the Ministry of Industry has worked tirelessly to build roads on the newly annexed Xixia land in recent years. The people of Xixia, who are already Daheng people, are excited about this. Happy, some newborn children in Gansu, Ningxia and Shaanxi have long thought that they are Daheng people since ancient times. The government's household registration booklet, the world is so big, they only know Daheng.

After the imperial examinations, one by one Xixia students entered the court and became officials, the people of Xixia have long been contented, and never mentioned the old country again.

The monarch of the country treats them equally and loves the people. No one wants to fall into chaos after having tasted the taste of prosperity.The little chaos in Xixia is like a stone falling into a pool as time goes on, and the ripples will no longer be able to stir up the water after the ripples calm down.

When it comes to building roads, we have to mention cement.Gu Yuanbai only knew that cement was calcined at high temperature by limestone and other materials. Limestone is now called bluestone, and clay is also easy to find, but he didn't know more.It can only be secretly handed over to specialized people for research, and there is no rush at all. There were also ancient ways of building roads and houses in ancient times. Cement is the best, and there is no need to force it.

However, the remarkable achievements of the Ministry of Engineering in recent years have already made everyone in the court and China vaguely aware of the importance of scientific and technological talents.Gu Yuanbai planned to slowly live for another ten years, subtly changing people's thinking.If it is possible, Gu Yuanbai also wants to establish a course of "Learning from Things" in the official school, recruiting scientific and technological research talents who are interested in it alone, and there is also a women's college...

When he talked to Xue Yuan, Xue Yuan was very interested, "According to this, those magical magicians just know some methods of investigating things that others don't know?"

Gu Yuanbai nodded, "Exactly."

"I have heard of it before," Xue Yuandao said, "walking on fire with bare feet and licking iron with a tongue. If the Holy Majesty hadn't said it, I would not have known that there are traces to follow. The Holy Majesty knows a lot."

"Your Majesty is really powerful..." He pressed down and kissed again.

A group of people passed through northern Fujian. Gu Yuanbai deliberately stopped when they passed Wuyi Mountain, and ordered Tian Fusheng to give some silver taels to the farmers who grow tea here, and ordered the three thousand troops and ministers to go pick tea. Those who want to make tea will pick tea, and those who want to hunt some meat will be led by Qin Sheng.

The 3000 people of Dongling Guard raised their arms and shouted, leaving some of them to follow the Holy Majesty, while the rest tacitly rushed into the dense forest together, preparing to add some meat to the lunch.

The courtiers were reserved, and took cloth bags one by one to pick tea.Xue Yuan also carried a wooden bamboo basket on his back, and walked into the endless tea field with the Holy One.

"Hundreds of boats often stay at the foot of Wuyi Mountain, just to transport the tea leaves here." Gu Yuanbai took off a green leaf leisurely, "Now this season happens to be the season when the tea leaves are ripe. Zhicheng Lin also brought fifty tea leaves If you leave, you don’t know how much you will have left.”

Xue Yuan was surprised, "Your Majesty is not worried that you won't be able to sell it?"

"Why can't good tea be sold?" Gu Yuanbai threw the tea into the bamboo basket on his back, "This is a big head. When you go to the Silk Road, can't the tea be sold?"

Xue Yuan sighed, "I seem to be the only one who can't taste the wonderful taste."

Gu Yuanbai glanced at him amusedly, then took off a piece of tea and brought it to his lips, "Taste it?"

Xue Yuan opened his mouth obediently, touched the fingertips of the Holy Majesty with the tip of his warm tongue, swallowed the tea into his stomach, and hooked his lips, "The taste is very good, as expected of the Holy Majesty."

"..." Gu Yuanbai said in his heart, it started again, the summer is coming to an end, why is Xue Yuan still so hot, he wiped his fingers on Xue Yuan's shoulder, and smiled, "It's good that Concubine Xue likes it." .”

Xue Yuan was taken aback, Gu Yuanbai patted his face, hummed a tune and continued to pick tea.Xue Yuan came back to his senses, laughed silently, and quickly followed the sage, "Sir, when can I take a step forward?"

"Which step do you want to take?"

"Mother of a Nation..."

The voice gradually faded away.

At noon, Dong Lingwei, who showed his skills, made everyone eat meat with his archery skills.They also hunted a young deer, and the tenderest piece of meat of the young deer fell into Gu Yuanbai's mouth.The general who led the troops came to Gu Yuanbai and asked for an order to allow the soldiers to drink some wine properly. The soldiers were very happy, and the smell of the wine spread around. .

After eating and drinking enough, the soldiers extinguished the fire, disposed of the remaining residue, and embarked on the journey to the Fujian Coastal General Army in good spirits.

The farther you go to the coast, the more changes in food and people's clothing styles. Gu Yuanbai paid special attention to the problem of seafood allergies, but fortunately, no one, including himself, had any symptoms of food allergies.

At the beginning of September, the Holy Majesty's Luan came to Fuzhou, Fujian, and the people of Fuzhou showed enthusiasm that was not inferior to any place.After Gu Yuanbai visited several provinces and counties on the spot, he discovered some bad things about the local government.

Fujian is too far away from the capital, and the disadvantages of the high emperor's distance cannot be concealed no matter how hard he tries.Gu Yuanbai couldn't bear these things, so he personally sat in Fuzhou and resolutely rectified these malpractices. All of a sudden, all the prefectures in Fujian were in turmoil.Gu Yuanbai wrote a letter of decree to go to Beijing, and asked the Zhengshitang to transfer a cold and stubborn official to govern the place.

His drastic measures soon yielded results. The local government began to implement decrees, and when the various regulations were re-implemented, manpower was needed. Gu Yuanbai saw that the officials transferred from the capital had not yet arrived, so he first used the young officials around him to try his hand. , in order to hone the abilities of these people.

It wasn't until mid-October that Gu Yuanbai planned to set off to return.When he gave the order, the governor of Fuzhou wiped off his cold sweat, and finally recovered from the trembling state.

Fortunately, he is a well-behaved governor, and he is usually considered diligent, otherwise it would be really miserable.

The return trip was half a month later than expected, and we had to hurry up on the way, because if it was any later, it would be winter when we returned to Beijing, and it would be bad if we got wind and cold on the way when frost and snow fell.

Most of the return journey is by water. I wonder if God is also taking care of the group. The journey is very safe and smooth. The weather is good every day, and the cold is not noticed much.

Finally, on a scorchingly sunny day in December, Gu Yuanbai returned to the capital amidst the cheers of the common people.

Luanjia was slow, accompanied by horses, people, soldiers guarding Luanjia, full of heads and voices.

In front of them is a clean and spacious avenue, and behind them are rows of neat houses on both sides of the road.

Everyone is dressed in cotton clothes, and their faces are ruddy.Young children run around in it, their eyes reverent.

Gu Yuanbai raised his head, looking at the magnificent Daheng Palace under the scorching sun.The tiles are bathed in light, reflecting a golden luster.

"Xue Yuan," Gu Yuanbai suddenly said slowly, "I have heard two sentences in the past, that is what a country with a strong backbone has done from beginning to end, and it is also my lifelong pursuit now."

Xue Yuan was driving beside Luanjia, he asked, "What is it?"

Gu Yuanbai smiled, "No marriage, no compensation, no cede land, no tribute."①

His gaze glides over the people and rises from the resplendent Daheng Palace.

"The Son of Heaven guards the gate of the country, and the king dies."

My Daheng descendants and I are all working hard because of this.