I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Jade shop.

After returning to Beijing, Xue Yuan has never been in this kind of shop.

The horse under his crotch paced back and forth, his mind was full of Gu Yuanbai, and Xue Yuan's gaze was fixed on the jade shop.In the end, he pulled his lips, turned over and got off the horse neatly.

There will be a lot of mist, and you may be wrong.

Whether it is that color or not, you still need to see it with your own eyes, otherwise you will be stuck in the bottom of your heart, and you will always feel uneasy.Xue Yuan had to find a way to make Gu Yuanbai take off his pants in front of him.

How can Gu Yuanbai take off his pants in front of him?

Just picked it up?

While thinking about how to pick it up, Xue Yuan walked into the jade shop.The owner of the jade shop rushed to greet him, "What kind of jade ornaments does the official want?"

Xue Yuan was still wearing a bodyguard uniform, and the clothes of Du Yuhou in front of the palace were only slightly different from the bodyguard uniform he wore before, tall and handsome.He glanced at the jade ornaments in the store, but he didn't see the jade pieces he wanted, so he raised his eyelids, looked at the boss and said, "Are there any slender and pink jade pieces?"

The boss was dumbfounded, "Slender and pink?"

Xue Yuan made gestures and asked, "Is there any?"

The boss smiled awkwardly, led Xue Yuan into the inner room, and took out an exquisite wooden carving box.The box looked heavy and brand new, Xue Yuan glanced at the box, and then at the boss.

The boss wiped the box clean with a towel, and put it on the high table aside. The box was opened, and the contents were facing Xue Yuan.

It was a slender piece of jade from thin to thick.

The transparent color of white jade, the thinnest is no more than the thickness of a finger, and the thickest is as big as a fist.

Xue Yuan randomly picked up one of them, and felt that the tentacles were icy and cold, not ordinary.

Except that this thing is not pink, it almost meets the requirements Xue Yuan said.Xue Yuan asked: "What is this?"

The boss said: "My lord, this is Yushi."

Xue Yuan pondered for a while, "Yushi?"

The boss was sweating profusely, and explained the purpose to Xue Yuan in detail.

While talking, the boss wondered.This official doesn't even know Yushi, how did he think of buying this?

After confirming the date of spring hunting, Gu Yuanbai intentionally slowed down his work and government affairs for the past few days. His temper has softened, and the government orders issued have eased.

When the emperor was angry, he buried a million corpses.

The ministers and clan members who saw the situation of Yushi Zhongcheng and King Qi a few days ago were not without sighs and chills, and now they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The ministers consciously kept a distance from their clansmen, let alone accept money from their clansmen.This is not money, this is a reminder.

The one who was more relieved than them was the imperial doctor of Tai Hospital.

Gu Yuanbai's body needs regular pulse checks and tonics, so if he drinks too much, he won't suffer.But no matter how good the imperial physician's medical skills are, he can't compare with the Holy Grail himself.

When Xue Yuan was on duty the next day, he saw the imperial doctor taking Gu Yuanbai's pulse in the bedroom.

Before Gu Yuanbai got up, he was lying on the bed, the doors and windows of the hall were closed, and the incense smoke was floating and sinking.

A few days ago, I was extremely tense, and after suddenly relaxing, I felt very tired all over my body.Gu Yuanbai squinted his eyes, and couldn't tell if he was asleep.

Seeing his appearance, Xue Yuan raised his eyebrows, and asked Tian Fusheng, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

Tian Fusheng's expression was still stable, he sighed: "Your Majesty must have been tired a few days ago, or he was angered by King Qi. Now that I let go of this breath, I feel a bit of a headache today. "

Xue Yuan: "What did the imperial doctor say?"

Tian Fusheng said worriedly, "I haven't said anything yet."

Xue Yuan's mind suddenly flashed, and his expression became weird.

It shouldn't be a headache because of what happened in the spring yesterday, right?

...This is really too weak.

At the same time, Gu Yuanbai, who had his eyes closed, was also a little embarrassed.

When taking a shower yesterday afternoon, Gu Yuanbai gave Gu Yuanbai self-confidence. A man who hasn't had a good time in three years can't be offended. Last night, he was so confident that he slapped him again.

It's cool, I have a headache when I wake up in the morning.

The imperial doctor felt the pulse for a while, and he figured out what was going on.There is no concubine in the palace, and he has never heard of a maid serving the bed. After thinking about it for a while, the imperial doctor always felt that if he said this directly, he would hurt the face of the Holy Majesty, so he spoke for a long time before saying implicitly: "The Majesty's body is slightly weaker. Weak, remember not to be in a hurry. The time is too close, and it is before going to bed, it is inevitable."

Gu Yuanbai expressed indifferently, "I know, let's go down."

The imperial physician retreated, Tian Fusheng stepped forward and asked: "Emperor physician, what you said should not be urgently pointed out is government affairs?"

The imperial doctor thought about it for a while, and answered vaguely.

Tian Fusheng knew it well, he sent the imperial doctor out, and when he came back, he said: "My lord, I heard that there is a new play in the miscellaneous theater in the capital, why don't you come to the palace to watch it today?"

"New drama?" Gu Yuanbai asked, "Which drama is it?"

"It seems to be Jingxi Zhang." Tian Fusheng said.

Gu Yuanbai became interested, he had been waiting for Jingxi Zhang for a long time.During this period of time, they have been quietly and motionless. Gu Yuanbai originally thought that they were up for sale, or that they had no intention of becoming the money bag in the hands of the emperor, but now it seems that he was wrong.

In fact, Mrs. Zhang was dying of anxiety.

The Zhang family started as a businessman, no matter how rich they are, there is no one behind them. Just to say that Zhang Hao, a disciple of the family, was stuffed into Chengbao Temple. When the big men said a word, Zhang stuffed a lot of money and bowed his knees to stuff people. Even so, the disciples in the temple looked down on Zhang Hao, who was born in a merchant.

With no power or power behind him, anyone can peel off a layer of skin from Mrs. Zhang.The patriarch Zhang has had enough of the days of being rich but not powerful and being bullied. They were going to use the hand of some high-ranking official to show their favor to the Holy One, to see if they could undertake the business route that the Holy Majesty planned to build, even if it was a penny They can't earn it, and they want to do it by posting money.

As long as they can do things for the Holy Majesty, they feel that it is enough.

However, at this time, Zhang Hao, who was a lay disciple in Chengbao Temple, brought back a piece of great news.

The entire clan was overwhelmed with surprise. They asked Zhang Hao to repeat what the Holy One had said word by word dozens of times. Although they couldn't guess what the Holy Spirit meant, and they didn't know whether the Holy Spirit had any intention of cooperating with them, But after discussing with each other for a whole day, they finally decided that when the whole family returns to the capital, they must meet the Holy One!

In order to express their sincerity, the clansmen from top to bottom rushed back to the capital from all provinces. Whether the emperor saw the clansmen or not, they had to at least be prepared for this.

After the whole family gathered in the capital, the Zhang family began to make friends with high-ranking officials by various means. They only hoped that the high-ranking officials could introduce them to them, but their luck was unlucky. After the Holy Majesty rectified the Yushitai and had an anti-corruption plan, all the ministers in the court were in danger, and they were cautious in their words and deeds. Let alone recommending to Mrs. Zhang, they dared not accept gifts.

The Zhang family failed to return home, and all roads were blocked, so they could only develop their business in the capital while anxious, making everyone feel uneasy, and in the end they set up the favorite drama of the rich and powerful, hoping to use it to make friends A powerful person can give them a chance to face the saint.

"Their miscellaneous theater is also coming from behind," Tian Fusheng said, "Is your majesty in the mood?"

Gu Yuanbai sat up, "Xuan entered the palace to take a look."

Tian Fusheng said happily: "Yes!"

The breeze was blowing, Gu Yuanbai sat in the shade, looking at the opposite stage.

Fresh and tender fruits were placed beside him, and the fragrance of the green tea was wafting. Gu Yuanbai was so smoked that he fell into a drowsy sleep, half-squinting his eyes as he watched the Zaju on the opposite side.

For the show to be shown to the emperor, it is necessary to show the bottom of the box. The people above are full of energy and can sing eighteen turns.Needless to say, they are all masters.Even though Gu Yuanbai was a person whose heart was filled with all kinds of entertainment, he knew that if he acted well and sang well, the real thing would be somewhat interesting.

When Gu Yuanbai looked at it seriously, he suddenly felt cool behind him.When he looked back, he saw Xue Yuan staring at his back and making a sound, Gu Yuanbai said: "What is Du Yuhou thinking?"

"Picking—" Xue Yuan came back to his senses, and the elegant gentleman smiled, "I am thinking about how to peel the lychees for the Holy One."

After a night of careful thinking, Xue Yuan still didn't believe that such a ruthless person as Gu Yuanbai could be so cute. In order to prove his idea, he also kept thinking about how he could take off the Holy Lord's pants to verify it.

If it was someone else, Xue Yuan would have started directly if he had this idea, but the little emperor can't, the little emperor can even choke on the fragrance, he is too weak.If he raped him, Gu Yuanbai would probably get angry again.

The more I think about it, the more annoying I get.

There is no way to use strong methods, coaxing?

Play nice again?

Gu Yuanbai let him approach, and pushed the porcelain plate with a bunch of red lychees in front of Xue Yuan, before Xue Yuan wanted to reach out, he did not forget to ask, "Are your hands clean?"

Xue Yuan turned his hands over and pointed at Gu Yuanbai: "Your Majesty, look."

His palms are full of rough calluses and small wounds, the palm lines are so rough that they are extremely deep and powerful, with big joints and slender, it looks like hands that are extremely masculine and safe.Gu Yuanbai still remembered the feeling of touching his body with his hands, as if he had been rubbed against his body by a stone.

But these hands don't know how many people have been killed and how many people's heads have been lifted.

Gu Yuanbai, "Du Yuhou's hands are clean, but I still remember the way he held his head yesterday."

While peeling the lychee, Xue Yuan said leisurely, "My lord, that head is not cheap."

Gu Yuanbai said directly: "I remember that the rewards for you are not cheap."

Xue Yuan couldn't help laughing.

The drama on the stage sang for a while, and the crystal clear lychees were also peeled all over the porcelain plate.Gu Yuanbai tasted one, and the sweet taste filled his mouth.

Eating lychees, thinking about tomato mixed with sugar.

Ugh.

After the people on the stage finished singing this piece, Tian Fusheng asked the emperor if he wanted to watch it again, Gu Yuanbai nodded dispensably, and the people on the stage started playing again.

After a while, a palace attendant came over holding a clump of emerald jade coral, and said softly: "My lord, this is a jade piece presented in the theater."

This emerald coral was faintly green, translucent and deep, Gu Yuanbai stroked it, "Where is the person who gave the jade?"

The palace attendant stepped back and led the man up.

Following behind was a middle-aged man with an agitated expression and restrained manner. He came to Gu Yuanbai and gave a big gift: "The grassroots pay homage to the Holy One!"

This person is from the Zhang family in the west of Jingxi, Gu Yuanbai asked: "Did you dedicate this jade to me?"

The people of the Zhang family said cautiously: "A member of the grass nation traveled to the seaside by chance and found such beautiful jade by coincidence. This coral group is not carved, but grown naturally. Only when offering such things to the Holy One can they show their beauty. Extraordinary."

Gu Yuanbai smiled slightly: "Are you a member of the Zhang family in the west of Jing?"

Zhang's head was sweating profusely from nervousness, and the sweat on his back soaked his clothes, "Caomin is right."

Gu Yuanbai stroked Yushan and smiled, "Coincidentally, I just want to discuss business with you."

Gu Yuanbai knew that cooperation without benefits would not last long. Since he proposed cooperation, it would naturally make Zhang's profitable.

And what he asked Zhang to do was to build a trade route with the border nomads.

Sell ​​them Daheng's grain, tea, cloth, salt, etc., and then buy their cattle, sheep and horses at a low price.

This business route will be monopolized by Gu Yuanbai, and the safety will be guaranteed by Gu Yuanbai.The bought good horses were sent to the army to train light cavalry and heavy cavalry, and the bad horses, cattle and sheep were sold to the inland at a high price, and half of the cattle and sheep would be divided, and they were also sent to the army to add meat to the soldiers.

Gu Yuanbai always remembers that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while.If you want to have a strong army, you need to spend a lot of money on food.

But you can't help it. Soldiers and horses are the root of an emperor's fear, and the confidence to turn the table.And when an emperor does not have the ability to turn the table, he is not a truly awesome emperor.

As long as Mrs. Zhang manages this business route well, the army will save a lot of money, and the court will also earn a lot of money by selling cattle, sheep and bad horses at high prices.

With the money, the imperial court can do many things. The first thing to do is to build roads and construction.

Naturally, Mrs. Zhang was unwilling to take these benefits from the Holy Majesty. They originally planned to do what the emperor ordered without paying them. Now that they don't need to pay money, they are already very satisfied.

Gu Yuanbai said, "Eight points for me, and two points for you."

Mrs. Zhang declined several times, but finally accepted under Gu Yuanbai's insistence.Unable to help but panic in his heart, Gu Yuanbai noticed his uneasy expression, and comforted him in a gentle voice: "You are also my people, and the law on dealing with corruption is written in the Daheng law. I should set an example, how can I set an example Breaking the law? You have worked so hard, I can't let you do things for nothing and work for nothing."

The masters of the world are not willing to take advantage of them, their words are so warm and considerate, but those corrupt officials are arrogant and domineering.

Zhang's eye circles turned red in an instant, and after he made a last salute to Gu Yuanbai, he was taken away from this place.

Not long after, Doctor Yushi hurried back with Chu Wei.

Doctor Yushi and Gu Yuanbai were discussing about Yushitai. Behind Doctor Yushi, Chu Wei waited calmly with a rolled up painting in his hand.

Xue Yuan saw that the Holy Majesty was only going to talk, and seeing that the lychee on the plate was about to pass its freshness, he pinched a plump lychee and brought it to Gu Yuanbai's lips.

Gu Yuanbai subconsciously ate it into his mouth, and his warm lips touched Xue Yuan's fingers.

Chu Wei was watching this scene from the side, and his previously calm face changed slightly.

Xue Yuan glanced at the little emperor's lips, stretched out his hand very naturally, put it under Gu Yuanbai's lips, and caught the black lychee seeds spit out by Gu Yuanbai without changing his expression.

He didn't think it was dirty, wiped his hands and then fed the little emperor a lychee.

Gu Yuanbai was concentrating on talking to Doctor Yushi, and after finishing speaking, he tasted the sweet taste in his mouth, and gave Doctor Yushi another plate of lychees.

This old minister is really tired these days, and before he took over such a stinky business, Gu Yuanbai did not forget to comfort him: "It is a great blessing for me to have Qing at Yushitai."

Doctor Yu Shi laughed: "The Holy Majesty said so, no matter how hard the old minister works, I will let the Holy Majesty handle this matter."

Gu Yuanbai patted Doctor Yushi's hand, smiled and said a few kind words to him.

After Doctor Yu Shi left, Chu Wei, who had been waiting quietly behind, finally took a step forward, held the painting in both hands, and said, "I have finished the painting."

Tian Fusheng stepped forward to take it, and on the flat paper, a portrait of Gu Yuanbai was revealed.

The person in the painting has spirited eyes, a calm and confident aura, and his appearance corresponds to the brilliance of the flowers behind him.It is said that what a person looks like in the eyes of others is what he looks like when he draws it. Gu Yuanbai nodded in satisfaction, feeling that he has the air of a monarch in Chu Wei's heart.

Chu Wei looked at the expression of the Holy One, knowing that the Holy One should be satisfied, and the anger in his heart was instantly relieved. He couldn't help laughing. When will he feel uneasy because of his painting skills?

"The eyes are really painted so lifelike," Gu Yuan stroked his hands and praised, "Chu Qing's painting skills are truly outstanding."

Chu Wei smiled slightly, and raised his hand to point to the mystery hidden in the painting, but he never thought that the Holy Majesty also just raised his hand, and the fingertips of the two touched slightly in the air, both of them were stunned.

Both hands are as beautiful as jade carvings, one is slender and slightly larger, and the other is more pampered. When put together, they are as exquisite and beautiful as a painting.

Gu Yuanbai withdrew his hand first, and couldn't help but glance at Chu Wei's real brother, but Xue Yuan's eyes were dark and he looked at Chu Wei expressionlessly.

Chu Wei flinched with his fingers, and then retracted his sleeves. He looked down at the painting, and continued to speak calmly: "My lord, there is a mystery here, here...

The lychee was brought to his mouth, Gu Yuanbai subconsciously ate it, and when he was about to spit it out, there were two extra hands in front of him.

Chu Wei rolled up his sleeves, and respectfully raised his hand to stick out his lips like Xue Yuan.

Xue Yuan's smile became even darker.

Gu Yuanbai paused, turned his head and vomited on Xue Yuan's hand.

After all, Chu Wei was bright and handsome, and he was his courtier. He was not as rough and rough as Xue Yuan, so how could he spit it into Chu Wei's hands?

Isn't this humiliating?

Seeing this, Chu Wei took his hand back in silence.The previous zaju was still going on, and Gu Yuanbai asked people to put away the paintings, so that Chu Wei could also watch them from the sidelines.

When he was tired at noon, Gu Yuanbai waved his hand and went back to the bedroom to rest.

When the scattered value of the day.

Chu Wei left from the Hanlin Academy, surrounded by colleagues on duty. After getting into the carriage, Chu Wei said, "Go to Ancheng Academy."

The carriage stopped in front of Ancheng Academy, Chu Wei got out of the car, and just walked to the front of Ancheng Academy, but suddenly someone covered his mouth and nose from behind, and was pulled into a side alley.

Chu Wei struggled to break free, his eyes turned ice-cold, and there were a few tall figures standing in the shadows around them. They clenched their fists silently and rushed up.

Chu Wei dodged one blow, but was hit in the abdomen by someone in the next blow.The dull beating in the alley continued, Chu Wei snorted, but arrogantly refused to call for help.

He also practiced some martial arts to strengthen his body on weekdays, so he could clearly tell that these people were definitely Lianjiazi who came here on purpose to find trouble!

The fists of these people avoided their faces, and they looked harmless from the outside, but the pain was almost unbearable.It wasn't until the smell of blood came out of his throat that Chu Wei heard a voice from the alley.

He reluctantly turned his head to see that Xue Yuan was riding a horse, and the horse's hooves were slowly pacing past the entrance of the alley.

Seeming to have noticed the movement in the alley, Xue Yuan turned his head casually, and he looked at Chu Wei, as if he hadn't seen anything, and there was no fluctuation on his face.

Chu Wei swallowed a mouthful of blood, his brows darkened.

It's him.

Xue Yuan.

Chu Wei returned home with a cold face. He looked fine on the surface, but in fact he was covered with dark wounds all over his body.He covered up these injuries and didn't alarm anyone. When he was on duty the next day, he returned to the Hanlin Academy and was selected to record his words and deeds by the Holy Majesty's side.

Along with him is Chang Yuyan.It was the first time that Chang Yuyan was chosen to serve the Holy Master, and the smile on Junzi Duanfang's face couldn't be stopped.Chu Wei walked with him for a while, and suddenly asked: "Master Chang, you seem to be very familiar with Duke Yuhou in front of the palace?"

Chang Yuyan withdrew his smile slightly, nodded slightly, and asked back: "Why would Master Chu ask about this?"

Chu Wei's tone was cold and icy, "I heard that Mr. Xue only returned to the capital this year, and he had been in the border barracks before. Such a character should be very remarkable, right?"

Chang Yuyan said with a smile: "I don't know everything about Jiuyao."

The corner of Chu Wei's lips twitched coldly, and he stopped talking.

When the two of them entered the hall, Chu Wei looked up, and saw Xue Yuan standing aside, his eyes suddenly darkened, and he lowered his eyes and bowed to Chang Yuyan and the Holy One.

After waiting for half an hour, when Chu Wei stepped forward to record the name of the book read by the Holy Majesty, his wide sleeves caught the corner of the table. Chu Wei frowned, raised his hand and peeled off his sleeves.

The Holy Majesty raised his head from the book, saw the dark wound on his arm, and couldn't help frowning, "What's wrong with Chu Qing?"

Chu Wei said in a calm tone: "Yesterday, I got off the car in front of the academy and was about to buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstones, but was dragged into the alley by someone who didn't know where and taught me a lesson."

The Holy Majesty frowned even tighter, "Is there any loss of money?"

Chu Wei said: "Not at all."

The Holy Majesty's voice became cold, "That is to commit crimes at the foot of the capital."

Chu Wei raised his head, and exchanged a glance with Xue Yuan on the other side. The other side's expression did not change, and he still showed a sarcastic smile at Chu Wei.

Chu Wei's heart sank, and he lowered his eyes and said, "Exactly."