I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Xue Yuan remembered that this was the handkerchief that he and Chang Yuyan had picked up in the lake a long time ago. After eating the meal that the emperor gave him from the palace for dinner that day, he took it and ran it over the bottom of his feet. The handkerchief that I had in my hand went into the bathroom, and it was thrown aside casually while taking a shower.

Only Xue Yuan and the cleaning guy came in this bathroom, and this handkerchief was somehow left until now.

This is Gu Yuanbai's handkerchief.

There are also dragon patterns on it.

The scene of carelessly crushing the handkerchief was vivid in my memory, Xue Yuan's expression changed as he watched the sludge on it, and he even forgot halfway through the bath.He strode to the bathtub and began to wash the veil.

Xue Jiuyao, he thought to himself, why do you have to step on the handkerchief?

As the weather got hotter, fresh fruits of different seasons were placed on Gu Yuanbai's dining table.

Gu Yuanbai's health was not good, he couldn't stand the cold, and he couldn't stand the heat either.Now that the month has come to June, by the end of June and the beginning of July, the summer palace will be set up and spent the whole summer there.

Concubine Wan will move there ahead of schedule in mid-June. The imperial doctor has told Gu Yuanbai recently that Concubine Wan's physical condition is currently stable. As long as she doesn't get seriously ill this summer, she should be able to survive. up.

Gu Yuanbai beat up the people serving Concubine Wan. After being instructed by the Holy Majesty, these people became more careful when serving Concubine Wan.

It is very likely that the preparations for the business route will be prepared until July and August, which will be the golden autumn season.It might be September when the trade route reaches the border.

Autumn is the harvest season for the Daheng Dynasty, but nomads often choose to attack the border in autumn.

At that time, their war horses were fat and strong, and their cavalry were powerful. They would invade the Central Plains during the harvest of Daheng Dynasty's grain in autumn, and plunder the grain for the whole winter.

The timing was just right, Gu Yuanbai thought while eating the fruit, when he was escaping the summer heat in the palace, there should be a war at the border, leaving the nomads with no food for the whole winter, so they can only exchange good things with the caravan , this is the ideal state.

Thinking of the border, Gu Yuanbai looked up at Xue Yuan, "Guard Xue?"

Xue Yuan didn't know what he was thinking, and only after hearing the words did he come back to his senses and strode forward, "Your Majesty?"

"If I send you to the border, what will you do?" Gu Yuanbai asked.

Xue Yuan's smile was not a smile, it was definitely not friendly, "Kill them."

This is a bit... not good.

Gu Yuanbai first had to consider the interests of the entire Daheng Dynasty. Now the cavalry of the Daheng Dynasty had no way to resist the nomads on the entire northern grassland.There are very few war horses in Daheng, so the first step is to get the horses back from the nomads. After training enough light cavalry and heavy cavalry, and after the transportation is convenient, they will kill them and conquer the northern border. when.

So now, what Gu Yuanbai wants is to scare them, not revenge.

Now is not the time for revenge, we can only let them stop invading the border and stop offending the people of Daheng.If you really want to take revenge, it will take at least two or three years.

At this time, it is better to send a general who is rational and considerate of the overall situation, just to promote the establishment of a mutual market at the border.

Xue Yuan, you can let him wait until the northern border is conquered.

A veteran who is also familiar with the nomads and the border and has a calm personality, Gu Yuanbai's mind flashed, General Xue.

Xue Yuan called out: "Your Majesty?"

Gu Yuanbai came back to his senses, and said directly: "But I don't need you to kill them now."

Xue Yuan said indifferently: "I know."

But the Holy One meant that he really wanted to send him troops?

Xue Yuan's heart twitched suddenly.

He didn't see Gu Yuanbai all day yesterday, he was going crazy.Now as long as he thinks about not seeing Gu Yuanbai for two or three months, he wants to fight Gu Yuanbai away.

His mansion is so big, the border is so big, it seems that it is not impossible for Xue Yuan to raise a delicate little emperor, after calculating his own money and salary.

With the rules in mind, Gu Yuanbai asked Xue Yuan to step down.Today's morning passed at work, and when lunch time came, Tian Fusheng woke him up on time.Gu Yuanbai had no choice but to put aside government affairs and let someone pass the meal.

When he was eating, Xue Yuan was watching from the sidelines. The chief guard saw his eyes, turned his body carefully, and said kindly: "Master Xue, if you are very hungry, you might as well go eat first."

Xue Yuan stared at Gu Yuanbai's oily lips, his throat was itchy, and he couldn't hear clearly, "Why are you hungry?"

The chief guard increased his voice a little: "If you are hungry, then go and eat first."

"To eat?" Xue Yuan couldn't move his eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "Can I eat?"

Mouth can eat?

"Then what can't you eat?" The chief guard smiled, thinking that Xue Yuan was a good person to remind him to be vigilant against Chu Wei, "The meals in the palace are delicious and full, you can eat as much as you want."

Eat as much as you want...

Xue Yuan's breath became hot, and he suddenly tensed up, but he choked himself when he got nervous, and let out a low coughing sound.

Gu Yuanbai paused, and motioned to the side: "Pour him a glass of water."

The palace attendant brought a glass of water to Xue Yuan, Xue Yuan took it in one gulp, glanced at Gu Yuanbai from the corner of his eye, and looked at his porcelain-white side face in a daze again.

How much money is needed for a meal, I couldn't help but figured it out in my mind, after the calculation, Xue Yuan could afford the money, somehow, Xue Yuan picked up his lips and laughed with satisfaction.

After lunch, Gu Yuanbai took a nap.

After waking up, I fell asleep for exactly an hour.Gu Yuanbai lay on the bed and calmed down. There was a noise coming from outside. He raised his eyelids and saw that the door was opened.

Tian Fusheng said: "My lord, it's time."

Gu Yuanbai gave a muffled hum.

"What's the name outside?"

Tian Fusheng said: "When you were sick a few days ago, Mr. Xue brought two little wolf cubs and put them in the palace. Now the palace man sees that you are in good health, so he came to ask if you want to take the two cubs. The wolf cub is here to relieve your boredom."

Gu Yuanbai laughed muffled, "I said I wanted a wolf, but I really brought it to me."

He was in a good mood, lifted the quilt, and said, "Get up."

The fur of the two wolf cubs is silver-gray, which is a very beautiful color.After they were carried over, when they saw Xue Yuan, they whimpered loudly.

Xue Yuan came over, personally grabbed the barking wolf cub in his hand, and handed it to Gu Yuanbai.

The cubs were very cute when they were young, but they already had the wildness to attack people. When Gu Yuanbai stretched out his hands towards the two cubs, the two cubs opened their mouths wide, eager to stick their heads out. Take a bite of His Majesty's finger.

Xue Yuan glanced down, and grabbed the lifeline of the two wolf cubs with his big palms. The two wolf cubs lowered their ears and tails, and howled timidly.

Gu Yuanbai's fingers landed safely on the cub's head.

The hair is fluffy, the Holy One obviously likes such soft-haired animals, the red fox was raised in the palace last time.

The two little wolf cubs are very clever and know how to look at the dishes.Except for the moment when he wanted to bite Gu Yuanbai at the beginning, he has been letting Gu Yuanbai obediently since then, and the whining of the milk is also very gratifying.

This ferocious beast was always so cute and cute when it was young, it melted people's hearts, but when it grew up, it changed completely.

Gu Yuanbai thought of the two wolves he met in the Xue Mansion. The two wolves had black hair, exposed fangs, and saliva slipped from the sharp teeth. When they grew up, they were completely incomparable to when they were young.

After playing with the wolf cubs for a while, Gu Yuanbai was about to withdraw his hand and turn to work, but Xue Yuan suddenly threw the two wolf cubs in his arms to the ground, and the two wolf cubs were thrown violently. , and almost got stared at by the fall.

Xue Yuan grabbed Gu Yuanbai's hand, before Gu Yuanbai frowned, he smiled slightly, took out an emerald jade wrench from his bosom, and put it on the thumb of Gu Yuanbai's left hand.

The Holy Majesty's fingers are slender and fair, and they are the most pampered hands in the world.When this kind of hand wears green dignified and transparent jade fingers, it seems to come alive suddenly. The white backing is whiter, and the green backing is greener. The two complement each other, making it even more exquisite.

Xue Yuan liked it so much that he wanted to lift it up to kiss his lips, he smiled, "Your eyes are not bad."

Gu Yuanbai withdrew his hand, looked at the jade wrench for a while, and twirled it with his hand, which was somewhat unexpected.

Sheng's face was slightly softer, and his pale lips curled up into a smile, "Guard Xue is paying attention."

You are willing to wear it, how can this be called trouble?

Xue Yuan opened his mouth and spoke. He thought it was just an ordinary sentence, but when he heard his own voice, he felt that his tone was unbelievably soft: "My lord, tonight is the first day of the Lantern Festival. Now, do you want me to accompany you to have a look?"

If Xue Yuan's subordinates and housekeepers saw Xue Yuan's attitude like this, they might be shocked.

Two wolf cubs were lying on Xue Yuan's black boots, grabbing the official robe and about to climb up. Xue Yuan kicked the two cubs away, staring at the person, "Your Majesty?"

Gu Yuanbai suddenly realized, "It turns out that today is the Lantern Festival."

He was full of interest, "That must be the way to go, isn't the lantern I made a few days ago just for today's use?"

The Lantern Festival lasted for three days, during which the curfew in the capital city was lifted. At night, with the sound of drums, every household lit up lanterns, and the whole capital was like a bright light in the dark night.

Every family is smiling, young and old.

A scholar stood on the bridge and said loudly: "There is a banquet in Jinli, and Lan Hongyan was in her early years. The colors are far away, and the sky is far away. 1"

The others laughed out loud. Besides these scholars who recited poems against each other, there were quite a few people standing together in twos and threes, laughing and talking about something, holding the "Da Heng Guo Bao" in their hands.

The colorful lanterns dyed the sky into a colorful appearance.The alley is empty, everyone is laughing and laughing, and there are young men and women talking to each other with blushing faces.

Daheng prospered and prospered.

Haiyan Heqing.

Gu Yuanbai was in this city that never sleeps, and his heart softened because of this scene.

He led people through the crowds on the street, and from time to time he could see patrolling soldiers in full body armor with broadswords on their waists.Every year when such a festival is celebrated, the governor of the capital will send people to strictly guard it, strictly prohibiting the existence of petty theft and patting.

Gu Yuanbai was carrying his simple lantern, and against the backdrop of the night, Xue Yuan followed closely beside him.

He was like the tallest wolf beside Gu Yuanbai. Gu Yuanbai almost fell into Xue Yuan's arms several times because of the crowd in front of him, but Xue Yuan helped him up one by one.Compared with the behavior of taking off his pants without authorization that day, today's Xue Yuan can be said to be a well-behaved man.

Gu Yuanbai smiled, and jokingly said: "Shiwei Xue, how do you feel about working with Chu Zihu these few days?"

Xue Yuan's face remained unchanged: "Your Majesty, Chu Zi can't protect this person."

Gu Yuanbai frowned, "Oh?"

If he went to the border, he wouldn't be able to return to Gu Yuanbai's side for a few months, and leaving Chu Wei who had a bad intention for Gu Yuanbai would be dangerous no matter how you look at it.Xue Yuan said seriously: "He is as good as Long Yang."

Gu Yuanbai was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression became strange.

Xue Yuan pretended to say it as if it was true: "You look like a dog, but you don't know how dirty it is. Your Majesty, this person has a deep mind, so don't be fooled by him."

Gu Yuanbai felt a little subtle.

It stands to reason that it is normal for Chu Wei to like men, but looking at Xue Yuan's expression and tone now, it seems that it is a disgusting thing for Chu Wei to like men.

Moreover, Xue Jiuyao was really the first one to smear others so bluntly in front of the emperor.

Gu Yuanbai was curious, so he asked directly, "Then do you like men?"

how is this possible.

Xue Yuan wanted to say that he didn't like it.

man?What kind of man do you like?

Since ancient times, the combination of yin and yang has been a great principle. They are all men. What do you like about tough men?

He wanted to say it, he wanted to say bluntly, "How can I like men", but when the words reached his throat, they were suddenly blocked.

Why can't it come out?

Xue Yuan opened his mouth, but the words were always muffled in his throat, and his slowly beating heart suppressed the words heavily, making Xue Yuan unable to speak out.

The young men and women around me smiled at each other, and the colorful lanterns on the street were shining with various lights.

In the capital, although the wind of Longyang has prevailed in recent years, but today, it is only men and women of the same age.It was so lively and bustling everywhere, but Xue Yuan couldn't say a word.

He was stuck in his throat, he could only look at Gu Yuanbai, at the dark night and the sparkling water, and then asked himself, Xue Jiuyao, do you like men?

Ah.

There are so many men in the barracks, just thinking about it makes Xue Yuan sick to death, he doesn't like men.

but if--

What if it was Gu Yuanbai?

"Boom" sound.

The slow beating heart suddenly started to speed up.

Xue Yuan opened his lips with difficulty: "I—"

Gu Yuanbai had already forgotten that casual question, he looked at the surrounding scenery with great interest, turned his head towards Xue Yuan and slightly curled his lips, "What are you?"

Xue Yuan remained silent.

He looked at Gu Yuanbai, his eyes were dim.

Gu Yuanbai's face reflected the light, the little emperor's appearance was very good, but no matter how good his appearance was, he was only a man.

Gu Yuanbai just took a walk that night, but he also feasted his eyes, and was very satisfied when he returned to the palace.

Xue Yuan also returned to the mansion.In the dead of night, when Xue Yuan was lying on the bed, the words Gu Yuanbai asked rang in his mind again.

"Then do you like men?"

After Xue Yuan fell asleep, these words were all in his sleep.

He woke up suddenly in the middle of the night.

The bed slammed suddenly, Xue Yuan sat up expressionlessly, walked quickly to the bathroom and poured a half-bucket of cold water over his head in a hurry.

The cold water slipped down and my mind cleared up.

Xue Yuan looked at the cold water, lowered his head, and the water from his hair flowed onto his body.

Gu Yuanbai doesn't like men.

The little emperor doesn't even like men, so why would he like men, Xue Jiuyao, a tough man?

His breathing was heavy, and the cold water that flowed from his mouth turned into a bitter taste.Xue Yuan straightened up with no expression on his face, and walked into the room.The moon in the courtyard was very bright and round, and the stars in the sky seemed to be easily picked. Xue Yuan glanced away, and his footsteps stopped in place.

He couldn't help thinking, how nice it would be if Gu Yuanbai could see such a beautiful moon.

Xue Yuan, who came back to his senses and realized what he was thinking, suddenly darkened his face, and strode towards the bedroom.

Several wolf howls erupted.

Xue Yuan sat by the bed, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

The moonlight outside gradually disappeared, and the sky gradually lit up, and the light shone into the room, illuminating the blue and black under Xue Yuan's eyes.

He wiped his face and thought, it's over, Xue Yuan.

You fell in love with the little emperor.

It is not the heart of loyalty.

It is you who want him.

Day two.

When Gu Yuanbai was reviewing the memorial, he felt a vague gaze.

He raised his head according to his feeling, and saw Xue Yuan smiling perfunctorily at him with black eyes, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to rest."

Tian Fusheng was not there, and Xue Yuan was given the task of letting him rest in time after watching the Holy Majesty.Xue Yuan is courageous, dares to speak and act, and challenges Gu Yuanbai's bottom line with his life. Tian Fusheng is very optimistic about him.

It happened that Gu Yuanbai's eyes were a little sour, so he stopped writing, "That's fine."

This is the first time for Xue Yuan to like someone, and he is not used to it.

He didn't sleep all night last night, he was all thinking about Gu Yuanbai.

Thinking about the little emperor not liking men.

Xue Yuan still remembered Gu Yuanbai's expression when he stepped on the roots of his descendants, that look in his eyes and the bad feeling that rose from the bottom of his heart, it seemed that as long as Xue Yuan's intentions were not right, he could be destroyed immediately.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that he has to thank his father for being unreliable.

Guard Xue's expression changed back and forth, and the changes were wonderful.

The people around looked at him as if they were watching a play, and the guards and fellow guards choked back their laughter.

Look, is this stupid-looking person their Lord Xue, the Marquis of Yu?Why does it look so funny.

As soon as the Holy Majesty closed his eyes, a eunuch with nimble hands came forward and pressed his head for Gu Yuanbai. The incense in the hall was soft and soft, and he didn't know if the Holy Majesty was asleep or not.

After resting for a while, Tian Fusheng walked over from outside.He walked up to the Holy Majesty and took out a secret letter from his sleeve.

The little eunuch moved away, Gu Yuanbai opened the secret letter, raised his eyelids, and smiled after reading the contents above.

This is a letter from Jingnan, reported by an official of the Supervision Office whose name is Liu Yan.The gift that Gu Yuanbai gave to Lu Feng's party members in the Jingnan and Jiangnan places - that long group of prisoners, when they were sent to their strongholds, the group of people were terrified.

With Gu Yuanbai's expectation and Liu Yan's push, they finally felt a sense of crisis and planned to assassinate Gu Yuanbai.

Gu Yuanbai smiled and said, "How wonderful."

A few days ago, he felt that his life was not long, and he might not wait for the rebellion of Lu Feng's remnants. He didn't expect the opponents to be so aggressive, and they directly planned to send someone to assassinate Gu Yuanbai.

When Gu Yuanbai drove the rebel army to Jingnan and Jiangnan, he laid a chess piece, and now he finally has a chance to play a role.

Naturally, the assassination will not be delayed, and it will take more than half a month to travel from Jinghu Lake to the capital.Gu Yuanbai was in a good mood waiting for the assassination.He put away the secret letter, and said softly: "Just plan."

After Daheng's emperor was successfully stabbed by their group of rebels, and gave them a feeling that the emperor's life was not long, the group of villains must have been dazzled by the joy of success.

They will rebel.

It's finally time to rebel.

The fact that Jiashenhui was going to send people to assassinate Gu Yuanbai was completely concealed except for a very small number of people.

Even the bodyguards who personally protect Gu Yuanbai are only known by a group of people who are extremely trusted by Gu Yuanbai, let alone Xue Yuan, who is a courtier.

Fifteen or six days later, Gu Yuanbai guessed that the people sent by Jiashenhui would arrive, so he gave them a chance to take a few well-known students from the official school to the field to see for himself. Food grown by farmers.

Xue Yuan got up early in the morning, and went to take a shower with steam on his head after practicing.After changing his clothes, he put on a sword and waited at the gate of his house.

General Xue rode past him, looked at him and snorted coldly, "Why aren't you wearing an official uniform today?"

Xue Yuan stood upright, and when he heard the words, he glanced at him lazily, "Follow Sheng to the field."

General Xue said earnestly, "Your Majesty treats you so well, you must protect him well. With the loyalty of our subjects, we should pretend to be His Majesty in our hearts and eyes."

Xue Yuan said: "I have already pretended to be him in my heart."

I haven't had a good night's sleep for several nights, and I have to take a cold shower in the middle of the night as soon as I wake up.Gu Yuanbai smiled, he was so bewildered that he couldn't distinguish east from west, north from south.

Mr. Xue, who was feared by everyone in Northern Xinjiang, couldn't stand this ecstasy soup anymore.

General Xue was talking about the truth, but he didn't hear clearly: "What?"

Xue Yuan ignored him, looked past General Xue, and saw the carriage of the Holy Majesty.He grinned, strode towards the carriage, and said to General Xue: "I'm leaving."

Before General Xue got angry, Xue Yuan suddenly stopped, turned sideways and warned: "General Xue, this loyalty to the emperor can only be expressed by me. Do you understand?"

After finishing speaking, Xue Yuan strode forward vigorously towards the carriage.

The chief guard was also holding a fierce horse in his hand, with dazzling brown-red hair, it was the sweat horse Hongyun reserved for Xue Yuan as a mount.

Xue Yuan got on his horse, drove the horse to the window of the carriage, and smiled suavely, "Your Majesty, how are you doing today?"

Gu Yuanbai's voice was sleepy and lazy, "It's okay."

Xue Yuan smiled slightly, and said meaningfully: "Did Your Majesty have any dreams yesterday?"

Gu Yuanbai paused for a moment, and asked strangely, "What does Guard Xue mean by that?"

Xue Yuan frowned, could it be that the little emperor didn't dream of him last night?

Damn it.

Xue Yuan's brows darkened in an instant, but his tone remained unchanged, "It's nothing, I just asked casually."

Someone dared to lie to Xue Jiuyao?

Do you want to die?

Xue Yuan met a Taoist priest when he was on duty yesterday. The Taoist priest sold a kind of talisman that could make other people dream of him.Xue Yuan was obsessed with spending a lot of money to buy it. Before going to bed, he followed the words of the Taoist priest and silently recited the little emperor a hundred times in his heart.When you fall asleep, put the amulet next to the pillow. The Taoist said that in this way, the person who meditates in his heart can dream of himself.

Xue Yuan held the idea that he should not be humane, and even washed himself clean. He lay on the bed and slept all night without wearing any clothes on his strong body.

Turns out his mother was cheated.

Gu Yuanbai propped his face in the carriage, and was speechless for a moment, then opened the window curtain and saw Xue Yuan outside the window with a gloomy face, as if he was going to kill someone, looking at people.

With such an expression, if someone really came to assassinate him, he might be frightened at a glance.

Gu Yuanbai leaned his arms on the car window, squinted his eyes slightly, and smiled like those dudes in the capital who molested young women from good families: "Guard Xue's face is so ugly, is it because he doesn't want to go to the countryside with me?"

Xue Yuan said: "I am willing to do anything."

Gu Yuanbai felt that this was a bit strange, "If I let you serve me and be a servant, would you be willing?"

Xue Yuan glanced at Gu Yuanbai, thinking that even if you want to touch Lao Tzu...it's not impossible.

He hooked his lips into a smile, and asked lazily, "What does the Holy Majesty want me to serve you?"

Instead of looking angry, he seemed eager to move.Gu Yuanbai pondered for a while, and said, "Just keep a good face."

Xue Yuan's heart began to pound wildly.Want to see his good face?

See him smile?

little emperor.

interesting.