I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Gu Yuanbai was congenitally deficient, and his body was weak from his mother's womb.

After several years of recuperation, this weakling has gradually regained some color.It's just that after all, he suffered many hidden injuries in the struggle for political power. Guang Lufeng was afraid that he would be healthy, so in order to make him die sooner, he gave him chronic poison for several years.

Bit by bit, the damage will eventually add to the damage, which is difficult to cure.

Before Gu Yuanbai fell asleep, because the rules and regulations of various things had been arranged, he felt very at ease.This peaceful sleep lasted until night, and when Gu Yuanbai opened his eyes, he was still a little sleepy, not knowing what year it was.

He stood up, but his hands didn't feel right. When he looked down, it turned out that he was supporting Xue Yuan.

Xue Yuan didn't know when he fell asleep, his eyes were closed, and his sharp brows were still frowning.Gu Yuanbai withdrew his hands, then got up, but his waist tightened. When he looked down, Xue Yuan's hands were wrapping around his body.And his movement made Xue Yuan wake up from his sleep in an instant.

"Who?!" He asked in a low voice full of hostility.

It took a few breaths before Xue Yuan came back to his senses. He looked at Gu Yuanbai who had woken up, and the corners of his lips curled up involuntarily, "The Holy One is awake?"

The voice is low and hoarse, with the comfort after a deep sleep.

It was still warm in the bed, Gu Yuanbai was lazily all over, he said: "Go and bring me a cup of warm tea."

Xue Yuan got off the bed obediently, his collar was disheveled, and his waist robe was loose. When Gu Yuanbai raised his head, he saw his tall and powerful back. He couldn't help but look down, and there were two long, strong, straight legs under his strong buttocks. .

After taking off the outer robes, a young body that has experienced various battlefield baptisms makes it difficult for people to divert their attention.

Although Mad Dog is a bit of a dog, he still has the charm of a tough man.

Gu Yuanbai sat up straight, lazily leaning against the bed frame.Xue Yuan poured a glass of water, because Gu Yuanbai said he wanted lukewarm water, so he touched the wall of the glass with his fingers to try it, then poured it in his hand and tried it, and he didn't think it was hot.So he took the cup of tea and walked towards Gu Yuanbai steadily, afraid that the cup of water would not be enough, so he even carried the kettle in his hand.

The Holy Majesty took the water glass, touched his lips and took a sip, he was shivering from the scalding, he couldn't swallow a mouthful of hot water, his lips turned red from the heat, and his expression was painful.

Xue Yuan was dumbfounded, he squeezed Gu Yuanbai's face to make him spit it out, angrily: "You still want to let go of your mouth?"

As a result, Gu Yuanbai directly swallowed the saliva.

Xue Yuan's face was gloomy, and he threw the teapot and quilt to the side, and used his hands to part the Holy Majesty's lips, and leaned closer to see if there were any blisters.

Gu Yuanbai sucked in the cold air and said, "I'm burning to death!"

It was too delicate and tender, Xue Yuan didn't even feel the temperature in his hands, and it scalded the little emperor's mouth.

When Xue Yuan thought of this, he felt more uncomfortable than he had been stabbed. When he was anxious, his hands were rough, which made Gu Yuanbai's lips hurt, so he couldn't help kicking him.

Xue Yuan freed one hand to press his foot, and continued to check his lips, "Don't make trouble, let me take a look."

Gu Yuanbai had already slowed down, he turned his head and hissed: "Guard Xue, can you be gentle?"

"Okay, I've made it down, I will be gentle," Xue Yuan wondered, "My lord, how can you be so tender?"

Gu Yuanbai: "..."

He kicked up again, directly kicking Xue Yuan off the dragon bed even with the quilt.Xue Yuan fell hard, had no time to care about other things, stood up and bent his knees on the side of the bed, this time his face darkened, "Let me take a look."

What's the fuss?Can't I stop making trouble when my mouth is fine?

Xue Yuan used great strength this time, but he was also extremely careful. Gu Yuanbai said his hands were rough, so he didn't dare to sharpen them, and could only use the lightest strength.This was more strenuous than going into battle to slash and kill the enemy. Xue Yuan was sweating profusely, and after finally confirming that Gu Yuanbai was fine, he realized that his back was already wet with sweat.

Gu Yuanbai had already recovered a long time ago. He was exhausted, had a headache and was thirsty, "Guard Xue, what I want is warm water."

Xue Yuan was drenched in cold sweat, and went to pour warm water for the delicate little emperor.This time, he put it in his mouth to taste the temperature, and after making sure it was not hot, he handed the water to Gu Yuanbai.

Gu Yuanbai drank half a pot of water, the dryness and hoarseness in his mouth got better, the inner hall was dark, only a few candles were lit around, Gu Yuanbai closed his eyes to let his mind continue to rest, and asked: "What time is it? "

Xue Yuan then drank the remaining half pot of water, "I don't know."

Gu Yuanbai was speechless.

Xue Yuan quenched his thirst, let out a long sigh of relief, got up and walked outside, "I'm going to check the time."

After a while, the palace attendants entered the inner hall lightly, Tian Fusheng came over and whispered: "My lord, it's time for dinner, my little one serves you dinner?"

Gu Yuanbai felt the dull pain in his brain, and reluctantly got up, "Then go eat."

After the Holy Majesty finishes his dinner, it's time to pay off.But Xue Yuan just stood aside and watched the people from the Tai Hospital come to take the pulse of the saint.

Tian Fusheng kindly reminded: "Master Xue, it's time for you to pay off."

Xue Yuan said in a deep voice, "I know."

But he was reluctant to take a step.

Hearing these words, Gu Yuanbai raised his head and glanced at Xue Yuan, just in time to meet Xue Yuan's eyes.

The warm and comfortable sleep during the day was instantly recalled.

Xue Yuan is perfect for warming the bed.

Gu Yuanbai said lazily and hoarsely: "Until the illness recovers, Guard Xue will stay by my side. Guard Xue is very angry, and it will save me from suffering."

Xue Yuan couldn't help but twitched his lips. Hearing the words "suffer less", he couldn't help thinking for a while, how could he let Gu Yuanbai suffer?

Since there is no need to go out of the palace today, after the Holy Majesty finished his meal, the guards in front of the hall changed, and Xue Yuan went to eat with his colleagues.The servants of the palace will report to Xue's mansion to bring some clothes and supplies for Xue Yuan, and when Xue Yuan comes back after eating, these things will be handed over to him.

Gu Yuanbai was already lying on the bed, his legs were covered with a bright yellow dragon pattern quilt, he was holding a memorial in his hand, and was reading it slowly.

Gu Yuanbai watched carefully and earnestly.Kong Yilin, Qin Sheng and his team have already delivered money and food to Lizhou. The goods delivered by this team are bait, which is the bait to catch the biggest big fish so far in the anti-corruption campaign.

This big fish, the magistrate of Lizhou, doesn't have a lot of corruption in the local area, but the people under his rule live without suffering.The more people from the Supervision Office investigated, the more terrified they became. Finally, they discovered the bandit dens around Lizhou, and the real reason why half of them turned into bandits was because the governor of Lizhou secretly coerced them.

The officials forced the people to become bandits, and colluded with bandits.

This matter is too terrible, and it must not be made public.

Once the news is spread, it will only cause the people to distrust the imperial court, riots will occur, and bandits everywhere will cause a big reaction.

Gu Yuanbai let out a foul breath, this fish must be let him bite the bait tightly.

No matter what, the prefect of Lizhou must die.

Gu Yuanbai pressed his palms hard, and a trace was pinched on the memorial.

Xue Yuan saw that he was dealing with government affairs, so he stood aside, and suddenly started a conversation with an eunuch next to him.

"Can rough hands be cured?"

The eunuch was taken aback, and tremblingly said: "My lord, it would be good to use more hand guards on weekdays."

Xue Yuan had a headache, "Speak clearly."

The eunuch said: "Essential oil, pearl powder, or fish oil, these can be applied to hands and feet to make them smooth."

Xue Yuan was silent for a while, and said in a word: "Go get me some of these things."

Just as Gu Yuanbai put down the memorial, he caught a glimpse of a black figure approaching from the corner of his eye.

He turned his head and saw that it was Xue Yuan.Gu Yuanbai looked at him for a while, and then suddenly asked in a calm tone: "Guard Xue, if one day people under your command start to covet money that doesn't belong to them, what will you do?"

Xue Yuan said: "If it is time to kill, then kill."

Gu Yuanbai smiled: "But corrupt officials can't stop being killed."

"I can't stop killing them, but if they show their attitude, they will be afraid." Xue Yuan grinned, "It's the same as leading soldiers. There are always a few people who dare to do things that violate military discipline. Why do they dare to do it? The generals are no longer afraid of them, if the majesty above is not enough, the people below will start to be confused."

Gu Yuanbai said: "Continue talking."

Xue Yuan said slowly, "I'm done talking."

Gu Yuanbai: "..."

Xue Yuan said: "Your Majesty, I'm a rough man, I can't manage the affairs of the court."

Gu Yuanbai thought, then how did you get here as the regent?

But what Xue Yuan said was right.

The farther the place is from the center, the less the majesty of the emperor, so they are not afraid.Perhaps it was also because Gu Yuanbai's majesty was not high enough to deter them from moving around, so they acted boldly.

After this anti-corruption campaign, I believe that Gu Yuanbai's prestige in the hearts of local officials will rise to a new height.

But that's not enough.

The Daheng dynasty has been weak for more than ten years. The nomads dared to invade, the local officials dared to embezzle.

Gu Yuanbai wants to fight a victory, a victory that he has never fought in the past 15 years. This battle is a battle with the nomads.

It will also be the first nationwide battle of prestige after Gu Yuanbai came to power.

You have to take the army out for a walk, and these people will realize how small they are.

After he relieved his mood, Gu Yuanbai saw that Xue Yuan's complexion was much better, and he spoke softly to the tool man who warmed the bed: "Guard Xue, it's getting late, go to bed."

Xue Yuan's scalp went numb from Gu Yuanbai's warm voice, he put his hands on his belt, and took off his clothes to his inner jacket in a blink of an eye.

The maid took the clothes and arranged them neatly, lit the incense to help sleep, and quietly retreated one by one.

Xue Yuan was really like a big stove, after he entered the bed, Gu Yuanbai sighed, it was so comfortable.

Because of this ability, Xue Yuan's status in Gu Yuanbai's heart suddenly rose by many points, and Gu Yuanbai became more pleasant to him.

After a while, Gu Yuanbai smelled a scent of herbs. He sniffed it, and found that the scent of herbs was still coming from Xue Yuan.

"What did you use?" he asked directly.

Xue Yuan froze.

Eldest man, it was the first time he secretly used the gauntlet, but he was discovered. He said in a muffled voice, "It's useless."

The smell was not bad, seeing that he was unwilling to talk about it, Gu Yuanbai didn't bother to ask.

The little emperor is soft and fragrant, and the dragon bed is also soft and fragrant.But Xue Yuan was sweating profusely from the heat after a while, and he asked, "Is the Holy One hot?"

Gu Yuanbai comfortably opened a book of travel notes for resting his mind, "I'm not hot, is Guard Xue hot?"

Xue Yuan stared at the book in Gu Yuanbai's hand, and said in a deep tone, "My lord, take a look at me."

Gu Yuanbai finally moved his eyes away from the book, and when he looked sideways, he frowned, "Why is Guard Xue sweating so much?"

Sweat covered Xue Yuan's forehead, his black hair was also wet with sweat, his whole face was sharp and angular in the mist, "My lord, the quilt is too thick, the bed is hot."

Now it's the end of May, people like Xue Yuan really can't stand the heat, Gu Yuanbai frowned, "Then what should I do?"

"Your Majesty is still cold, your hands are cold, and your feet are also cold." Xue Yuan lowered his voice just like a piece of cold jade, "How about your Majesty cool down my minister, and my minister warm his hands and feet?"

Gu Yuanbai pondered for a while, then slowly lowered his head, and said, "Yes."

Xue Yuan seemed to be a wolf who was allowed to eat meat, turned over quickly, took a cold hand from Gu Yuanbai casually, and narrowed his eyes comfortably.

The Holy Majesty's hands are not as big as Xue Yuan's, and they are extraordinarily delicate. Xue Yuan hooked his fair palm, and Gu Yuanbai felt itchy. He subconsciously shrank back, but Xue Yuan pulled him even harder. past.

"What book is the Holy Majesty reading?"

Xue Yuan smirked and fixed his eyes on the book.

Gu Yuanbai said casually: "It's just a travel journal, just to pass the time."

Xue Yuan looked at the book with unfriendly eyes, and thought with a half smile, can't I also pass the time?

He was really like a stove. Within a moment, Gu Yuanbai's hand was slightly sweated by him. Gu Yuanbai was very surprised. Xue Yuan put down the hand of the sage, "My lord, I will warm you up." foot?"

Gu Yuanbai said subconsciously: "Go."

Xue Yuan came to the opposite side in a blink of an eye. He grabbed Gu Yuanbai's ankle under the blanket, then lifted it up, stuffed it under his clothes, and put it on his stomach to keep warm.

The lower abdomen was hard, and the cold feet seemed to have encountered a warm fire. Gu Yuanbai felt so comfortable that his brows stretched, and he couldn't help saying: "Guard Xue, you've worked hard."

The little emperor's feet are as comfortable as jade and as comfortable as ice, Xue Yuan thought to himself, what kind of hard work is this.

There was a smile on his face, "This is what I should do."

When Xue Yuan warmed Gu Yuanbai's feet last time, Xue Yuan was scolded for being presumptuous, but this time covering Gu Yuanbai's feet was justified.

Xue Yuan couldn't help feeling a little satisfied. After warming Gu Yuanbai's feet for a while, Xue Yuan loosened his hands and said, "Your Majesty, how about reading a book with you?"

Gu Yuanbai declined politely: "I'm not used to it."

Gu Yuanbai, who was not used to talking, fell asleep and lay in Xue Yuan's arms with warmth.

Xue Yuan hugged Gu Yuanbai and let out a long sigh. Before he hugged Gu Yuanbai, he didn't feel that he was missing anything. It wasn't until he hugged Gu Yuanbai that he realized how empty his arms were.

He closed his eyes, with a beating heart of loyalty to the emperor, sighed, and fell asleep.

When Gu Yuanbai woke up the next morning, his head was still dull.

But after a good day's rest, he at least had the strength to get out of bed.Today's morning court was delayed, and those who had something to report in the court came to the side hall of the Xuanzheng Palace.

It is impossible for the imperial court to devote all its attention to the anti-corruption process. Only the Yushitai, the Supervision Office and Donglingwei are responsible for the anti-corruption process, as well as the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Officials who are also in charge of Lizhou Zhizhou. People are still busy with their own government affairs.

People from the Six Ministries and the Two Governments gathered in the side hall of the Xuanzheng Hall and were discussing three things.One is to build roads, the other is to send troops to the border, and the third is to open trade.

Gu Yuanbai said that he had to slow down for a while, and his expression was a little dazed.In the end, all the courtiers couldn't stand it anymore, so they said that they would submit it to the Holy Majesty for approval after they jointly negotiated a charter.

Gu Yuanbai nodded slowly, telling them to retreat.

When the courtier left, Gu Yuanbai closed his eyes, feeling powerless for a while.

He thought to himself that he finally knew why the ancient emperors wanted to live forever.

It's not necessarily because of greed for power and desire to be young, but it may also be because of the inability of an emperor to do things but can't finish them.

If he wants to live a little longer and a little longer, he can do a little more and fulfill his ambition a little more.

It turns out that after becoming the emperor, he really wanted to live another 500 years. Gu Yuanbai was joking with himself, but who can live for 500 years?

There are so many ambitious and wise emperors in the world, none of them can live for 500 years.

very weak.

Also very sad.

But there is no other way.

Gu Yuanbai was mourned for a while, but still opened his eyes.He recruited Tian Fusheng and said, "Let the people on the south side of Jinghu Lake speed up."

In the whole world, other things Gu Yuanbai can leave to future generations to do, only this one can't.

Except for Gu Yuanbai, anyone who touches rebellion is likely to overturn.

So Gu Yuanbai had to speed up, he always felt that this illness was like God reminding him again that his life was not long.

This tragic thought lasted until the noon bath time.

Taking a medicinal bath to dispel the cold, the imperial doctor first wanted to take Gu Yuanbai's pulse, but after taking the pulse, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The Holy Majesty's condition is showing a tendency to improve again."

Gu Yuanbai froze for a moment, he frowned, feeling that the imperial doctor had taken the wrong pulse, "My brain is still hurting."

The imperial doctor smiled and said: "Two days of medicated bath, you should be fine. Did the Holy Majesty put on the stove last night? I see that the Holy Majesty should have had a good rest yesterday. As long as he rests well, the illness can be cured by three points. "

Gu Yuanbai was thoughtful, and nodded slightly: "In that case, I know."

It should be that Xue Yuan warmed his bed all night, keeping him warm all night, and he is better today.

Knowing that he was recovering soon, Gu Yuanbai asked the imperial doctor carefully again, whether the illness had hurt his bones this time. Although the imperial doctor's answer was very cautious, it obviously eased Gu Yuanbai's heart.

Gu Yuanbai comforted himself, saying that you can live for another two or three years at least. Neither the current regent nor the future power ministers are showing any sign of success. Even if it is a background, it should be a background with a living head.

Thinking about it this way, I completely calmed down.

His majesty's thoughts were hidden too deep, and the people around him didn't notice anything, so the majesty had already persuaded himself.

In front of the palace gate, Xue Yuan stood upright, but was in a daze.Colleagues around asked him to talk about the border and the battlefield again, but Xue Yuan didn't bother to talk about it, so he pressed the tip of his tongue to the roof of his jaw perfunctorily, and spit out a few words: "I don't know."

The guards were so mad that they were speechless.

There is a smell of medicine from the cracks in the door and windows, and it smells very pleasant after getting used to it.Xue Yuan took a few deep breaths of the medicine, his brows and eyes were pressed down, and he was very gloomy.

Where is the miracle doctor.

Nerves were tense, thinking about the little emperor's serious illness, he was so irritable that he would explode.

Someone came out of the palace and invited Xue Yuan to go in.Xue Yuan straightened his lips, raised his official robe, and strode into the hall.

The palace attendant led Xue Yuan behind the screen. After Gu Yuanbai knew that his life was not in serious danger for the time being, his enthusiasm for work was rekindled. His voice contained the vapor of medicinal bath, hazy and indistinct: "Xue Yuanbai Jiuyao, I want to hear you talk about the border issue again."

Xue Yuan paused, looked at the flowers and birds on the screen, and said slowly: "Okay."

Most of the border affairs are windy, dangerous, shameful, and numb.

The cruel place was mentioned briefly, but after mentioning it, Xue Yuan was surprised to find that he had nothing to tell Gu Yuanbai.

The scenery of northern Xinjiang, people who have been there for a long time naturally don't think it is a scenery.People in northern Xinjiang, the army is not human inside and out.

Xue Yuan told Gu Yuanbai the cruel and not-so-cruel side.

He spoke unhurriedly, and Gu Yuanbai listened seriously.After Xue Yuan finished speaking, the water Gu Yuanbai soaked in also became warm.

The people inside were dressing and wiping the water while serving the saint. Xue Yuan lowered his head and saw his boots from the sideline under the screen.

Looking at the screen, you can tell what the little emperor likes, it must be clean and elegant, and what he likes should be a gentleman with poems and songs.But Xue Yuan is not a gentleman.

The little emperor liked Chu Wei very much.

Chu Wei rarely saw the little emperor, but every time the little emperor would have a good chat with Chu Wei.

Xue Yuan thought lightly, what the fuck.

suffocated.

Gu Yuanbai put on his clothes, the sun was the strongest at noon, and with the medicinal bath to dispel the cold, he didn't know whether it was sweat or steam on his face.

When he came out, he saw the expression on Xue Yuan's face and asked casually, "What is Guard Xue thinking?"

Xue Yuan subconsciously glanced at Gu Yuanbai, the Holy Majesty's whole body was soaked in water, and Xue Yuan's whole body was numb: "I'm thinking about this screen."

Gu Yuanbai said casually: "Since Guard Xue likes this screen, I will give it to Guard Xue."

Xue Yuan was taken aback for a moment, Gu Yuanbai had already led people out of the palace, taking away the fragrance along the way.

Taking advantage of his energy now, Gu Yuanbai hurriedly dealt with the government affairs.After dinner, he went to bed tired and uncomfortable again.

A person stuck behind him, Gu Yuanbai was about to fall asleep in the heat, when he heard someone softly coaxing in his ear: "My lord, do you like Chu Wei?"

Gu Yuanbai turned sideways and frowned.

Xue Yuan persisted, "My lord, do you like Master Chu's face, or his hands?"

My heart is very dark.

If you like the face, you will cut the face; if you like the hand, you will cut off the hand.

Xue Yuan is a man of culture, and he doesn't engage in the business of killing people and burying corpses.