I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Gu Yuanbai felt a headache.

"Xue Qing," he hinted too lazy to play, "you are as good as Long Yang?"

"I don't like men," Xue Yuan frowned, almost without hesitation, "What do men like?"

The Holy Majesty's eyes were full of scrutiny and suspicion, Xue Yuan smiled slightly.

"My lord," he picked up a yellow flower from Gu Yuanbai's hair openly, "I only have a heart of loyalty to you."

I'm afraid it doesn't take me for a fool.

But Gu Yuanbai didn't have to force Xue Yuan to admit his feelings for him.

Gu Yuanbai rubbed the center of his brows, exhausted, "I'm too lazy to care about you."

Xue Yuan started to rub his temples for him, his voice was low, urging him to sleep, "Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about it."

Gu Yuanbai was so comfortably served by him that he was almost paralyzed in the water, and his voice was slightly nasal with sleepiness, "Xue Qing, you shouldn't refuse the transfer I gave you."

"It's July and a half now," said the Holy Master, "you should know that your father is going to the northern border?"

Xue Yuan said: "I know."

Recently, General Xue has made preparations. Now that he is still able to be appointed by the Holy Majesty at this age, General Xue is very excited and energetic day and night. Mrs. Xue often complains that General Xue is so excited that she often tosses and turns at night so that she cannot sleep.

The mansion has already prepared the luggage, and because the treasury is sufficient and the storehouses are full, no one in the court has ever refuted the decision of the Holy Majesty. Although they feel that the number of troops and horses has been mobilized these days, the six ministers have not refuted. They refute shit.

Because of this, Gu Yuanbai couldn't figure it out.

"General Xue went on a nomadic expedition, and the sons and daughters of the family only left your two brothers," Gu Yuanbai said, "As the pillar of the family, you should have some ambition."

Like a person can have so much power?He could even refuse a promotion.

Gu Yuanbai couldn't understand this.

"The second brother in the minister's family is ill," Xue Yuan said calmly, "Have you forgotten, Your Majesty?"

Gu Yuanbai lost the desire to chat, hummed heavily, and stopped talking.

After waiting for a while, Xue Yuan called out in a low voice: "Your Majesty?"

Gu Yuanbai breathed shallowly, as if he had fallen asleep.

Xue Yuan gradually stopped his hands, he stood up straight and looked at Gu Yuanbai.After watching for a long time, he bent down and picked up the person, carrying him away from the water step by step.

Gu Yuanbai's eyelids moved slightly, and he said lazily, "Don't touch me."

Xue Yuan stopped his hands and feet, and Gu Yuanbai leaned against the surface of the water. The feeling of complete weightlessness was not very comfortable. He opened his eyes, but they were pierced by the sunlight and closed again.

"Don't bother me," the voice became a little angry, "put me back."

The Holy Majesty was too lazy to even move his fingers.Xue Yuan hugged him like he was hugging a lifeless corpse, except for the anger in his voice, he was not angry at all.Xue Yuan didn't like this feeling, he weighed Gu Yuanbai, and teased him, "Your Majesty, you are as light as a child."

Gu Yuanbai: "Get lost."

"Where are you going?" Xue Yuan was happy, and he didn't stop talking, "Get out of here..." Are you going to the dragon bed?

The last few words were still swallowed.

Xue Yuan changed his posture again, comfortably serving Gu Yuanbai in his arms, and held his five fingers with the other hand, "Your Majesty, you can't sleep in the water."

Gu Yuanbai: "I'm sleepy."

Xue Yuan's heart softened.

He seemed to laugh a couple of times, his chest felt tight, and Gu Yuanbai could hear the sound of his heart beating inside.He jumped so fast that he was so noisy that he frowned.

"My lord, when I came with you, I saw a pool of lotus leaves not far away." Xue Yuan coaxed Gu Yuanbai to sleep in a low voice, his voice sounded like hypnosis, "The lotus will wither now, but the lotus pods are already ripe The minister looked at those lotus pods, they looked very sweet."

"When I was stationed at the border in the past, I wanted to eat lotus seeds like crazy," Xue Yuan said, "I took the saint to pick a handful and try it?"

Gu Yuanbai didn't speak.Xue Yuan patted him on the back very lightly, and when he finally carried Gu Yuanbai to the side of the lotus leaf pond, Gu Yuanbai had already fallen asleep.

Xue Yuan picked a lotus pod with one hand, and tasted the lotus seeds inside. It was obviously very sweet, but it was strange that he couldn't bear the slightest idea that this food was delicious, and he even couldn't understand the desire to eat this food before. obsession.

instead.

Xue Yuan looked sideways at the emperor who was already fast asleep in his arms.

His eyes were astringent.

When Gu Yuanbai woke up, he had already returned to the bedroom.

After the palace attendant wiped his face for him, Gu Yuanbai woke up.He took the towel and used it himself, "How long have I been asleep?"

While asking, he looked around, but Xue Yuan was not there.Gu Yuanbai frowned, vaguely remembering that he seemed to fall asleep next to Xue Yuan in the end.

shame.

With the sound of water pattering, Tian Fusheng straightened his clothes for the Holy One, and said with a smile, "The Holy Majesty has been asleep for an hour."

Gu Yuanbai cheered up, "Let's get someone to prepare a meal, I feel a little hungry too."

The order to pass on the meal was ordered. This was the first meal after the Holy Majesty came to the summer palace. The cooks worked hard to press the bottom of the box and delivered all kinds of delicacies one by one. Fortunately, Tian Fusheng knew that the Holy Majesty did not like it. Waste, specifically ordered to reduce the amount.

As soon as Gu Yuanbai came out, he felt a little hungry after smelling the smell. He sat down at the table, and when he was half full, Tian Fusheng said: "My lord, when you were asleep, Marquis Anle came to visit you."

"An Lehou?" Gu Yuanbai thought for a while, "I remember that a few days ago, the heir of Anlehou's mansion had a finger cut off by a gangster?"

"Exactly," Tian Fusheng said, "When Marquis An Le came to visit you, he also brought his son along with him. Master Marquis looked unhappy, he must have something to see you."

Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows, "Go and invite Marquis An Le here, I'll see if they have anything to come to see me."

Tian Fusheng responded and ordered someone to invite An Lehou and his son over.

However, before An Lehou came, Chu Wei and Chang Yuyan took the first step to meet Gu Yuanbai together.

The two of them happened to meet not far away to submit the papers submitted by the officials of the Yushitai from various places, and the other to submit tomorrow's "Daheng Guobao", so they walked over together.

Chu Wei and Chang Yuyan saluted the Holy Majesty, and the palace attendant stepped forward to take things from them.

The Holy One stretched out his hand to take it, but suddenly covered his sleeves and coughed twice in a low voice.

"My lord!" Tian Fusheng hastily handed over the handkerchief.

There were still people who wanted to come forward, but Gu Yuanbai held out his hand to stop them from coming.After a while, the feeling of being choked eased, and he continued to take the memorial and the newspaper, and read them slowly.

Chu Wei couldn't help frowning when he heard his cough, raised his eyes slightly, and saw the small amount of meals on the table.

The Holy Majesty's hand was placed by the table, compared with the booklet, it seemed to be shining brightly.

The meals on the table were all made for the taste of the Holy Lord. Chu Wei took a look at them and subconsciously wrote down these dishes.

It's not a good time to be extravagant nowadays, so even in the dishes, the materials used are common and visible things.Chu Wei was in a daze for a moment, and couldn't help but think of what he said when he happened to meet the Holy Master watching Cuju when he was outing with his classmates.

At that time, he thought the saints were noisy, and said, "If the superiors are good, the inferiors must vote for them." Only now did he realize how wrong it is to look at a person with a superficial prejudice.

Chu Wei closed his eyes and his ears were slightly red.

But this shameful red, in the eyes of other people, has a different meaning.

The chief guard was very vigilant towards him, seeing that Master Chu's ears were red, he immediately said to Xue Yuan in a solemn tone: "Master Xue, thank you for reminding me to pay more attention to Master Chu."

Xue Yuan responded with a deep voice, but his eyes were fixed on Gu Yuanbai.

Is it choking on water, or feeling unwell?

Gu Yuanbai saw half of the things, and hurried footsteps sounded in front of the hall.He raised his eyes and saw that it was An Lehou and his son.

As soon as the two of them entered the palace, before they reached Gu Yuanbai's eyes, they bent down and knelt down on the ground, choked with sobs and said, "Your Majesty, please make a decision for me."

Chu Wei and Chang Yuyan stepped aside.

Gu Yuanbai said in a deep voice, "Get up."

The palace attendant brought chairs for Anlehou and his son. After the two sat down, Anlehou raised his eyes with red eyes and looked around the hall. His eyes finally settled on Xue Yuan, and two lines of tears were left behind: "My lord, my lord!" This matter is related to Duke Yuhou."

Surprised, Gu Yuanbai turned his head to look at Xue Yuan.

Xue Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, he stepped forward, and said respectfully: "I also ask Lord Hou for advice."

An Lehou asked, "Did you cut off my son's little finger?"

Hearing this, Xue Yuan grinned, and glanced at the hiding prince An Lehou.

Prince An Lehou shook his head and lowered his head abruptly.

Chang Yuyan was afraid that Xue Yuan's dog temper would get sick here, so he took a step forward and said modestly: "May I ask An Lehou why he made such a statement?"

An Lehou's expression was not good: "My son went out to play in the outskirts of Beijing, but a gangster cut off one of his little fingers. I couldn't find the gangster no matter how I searched, I had already given up. Who would have thought that in the end, I would entrust Xue Er Thanks to the young master, I found this villain."

An Lehou's expression became a bit contemptuous, even though he was angry with Xue Yuan, he was extremely disgraced by Second Young Master Xue's act of killing people with a knife and selling his brother for glory, it was simply disgusting.

When Xue Yuan's stupid brother was involved, Gu Yuanbai thought, did Xue Yuan really fall into the hands of that idiot this time?

An Lehou looked at Xue Yuan and said, "Second Master Xue sent me a severed finger and a letter, and it was about you breaking off my son's little finger. And that severed finger was my son's severed finger. , Do you, Xue Yuan, recognize it or not?"

Chang Yuyan knew the situation in Xue's mansion best, his expression changed, he had obviously believed An Lehou's words, he looked towards Xue Yuan, silently urging him to say a few words quickly.

Xue Yuan turned his face back, "I plead guilty."

Gu Yuanbai's eyelids twitched again, and he looked at Xue Yuan with sharp eyes.

He pleaded guilty so cleanly, but it caught everyone present by surprise.An Lehou was already full of anger, and kept asking the Holy One to make decisions for him.Some people think that there may be some misunderstandings in this, and they are trying to persuade An Lehou to be safe and not to be impatient.

The voices in the hall were noisy, making Gu Yuan's head ache.

Gu Yuanbai's face turned cold. He picked up the jade chopsticks and dropped them on the white porcelain plate. With a crisp sound, all the servants in the palace fell to their knees. The noise disappeared in an instant.

His Majesty's voice was ambiguous, but he took the lead in attacking Xue Yuan, "Xue Yuan, how many things have you done that I don't know."

Xue Yuan was silent for a while, and only said: "But it's up to the Holy One to deal with it."

This time, Gu Yuanbai's expression turned completely cold.There was ice in his eyes, just when everyone thought that the Holy Majesty was about to punish him directly, the Holy Majesty said coldly: "Send someone to check whether what An Lehou said is true or not."

Some people in the hall immediately stood up and left. Gu Yuanbai's face was as cold as ice. In July, those who faced him felt as if they were falling into an ice pond, and a chill rose from the bottom of their hearts.

"Don't worry, Marquis Anle," Gu Yuanbai said slowly, "I will make the decision for you."

An Lehou should be happy, but now he is a little scared.He forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

During the two quarters of an hour when the palace attendant went out to investigate, there was not a single sound in the palace.Gu Yuanbai didn't touch the food, and after a while, Xue Yuan's voice suddenly sounded: "Your Majesty, use some food."

Gu Yuanbai didn't seem to hear, he didn't even bother to raise his eyelids.

"My lord." Xue Yuan.

A cup of teacup slammed into Xue Yuan's side violently, the porcelain pieces were brittle, and the tea leaves in it splashed everywhere, Gu Yuanbai's eyes were fierce: "Shut up!"

Xue Yuan's eyes fluttered and he shut his mouth respectfully.

Even if there is a trick in the future, even if he is directing and acting himself, but being treated like this by Gu Yuanbai, the shadows will almost overwhelm Xue Yuan.

Not long after, the palace attendant came back, and lowered his eyes to explain the reason of the matter clearly: "The son of An Lehou is a dandy, not only bullying others with his power, but also often scolding the second son of Xue as a disabled person, and repeatedly coercing the second son of Xue to vote for him." Hu committed suicide. The Second Master Xue couldn’t bear it, so he begged Master Xue to teach him a lesson for Prince An Lehou.”

As soon as the reason came out, the way others looked at Xue Yuan changed, full of weirdness.

Is this still a good brother?

A good brother who was betrayed by his younger brother?

An Lehou's expression also changed suddenly because of the first half of the palace attendant's speech.

Gu Yuanbai sneered, not believing that Master Xue in this story was referring to Xue Yuan.

Xue Yuan has such a big circle, what is he trying to do.

Gu Yuanbai calmed down, and turned to look at An Lehou, "How does An Lehou want to deal with Xue Yuan?"

An Lehou's expression was a little delicate, he was ashamed and angry, if he let Xue Yuan go because of his son's misbehavior, then he couldn't bear the tone, "I only know, who cut off my son's little finger, Whoever returns it with his little finger."

Gu Yuanbai narrowed his eyes slightly, and tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

An Lehou suddenly remembered that unlike his clan who had no real power, Xue Yuan's father was General Xue, Zhongliang who had real power in his hands.And this Zhongliang was recently entrusted with an important task by the Holy One.

The owner of the Xue Mansion worked his life for the Holy Majesty, the Holy Majesty had to take care of the Xue Mansion no matter what, cold sweat dripped down An Lehou's head.

How can the three generations of Zhongliang please the emperor more than the group of useless people who depend on the royal family for food?

At this moment, Prince An Lehou suddenly stood up, as if he was half frightened, he grabbed An Lehou's arm with trembling hands, and said loudly: "I don't want his fingers! His military exploits!"

An Lehou's eyes lit up.

Prince Anle Hou didn't dare to look at Xue Yuan, because once he saw Xue Yuan, he would tremble all over and think of that horrible night.

That dark night, the knife was shining coldly under the moonlight, Xue Yuan said with a low voice and a smile, "If I can't be dismissed, my son, I have to blame you for this."

"I have to find you too. And as long as you can't kill me," the dagger was slapped on the face, and the threatening person on the other side smiled slowly, "you will have to be killed by me."

Prince An Lehou was about to cry, "Your Majesty, just deprive him of his military achievements."

An Lehou thought for a moment, and felt that this was very venting, and said stiffly: "Your Majesty, the minister was reckless earlier, and the dog was right. If that is the case, I dare to ask Mr. Xue, do you accept these fifty slaps? "

Xue Yuan saluted: "I will listen to what the Holy Majesty has to say."

After a while, Gu Yuanbai said, "If that's the case, then follow what An Lehou said."

Xue Yuan was taken out, and in order to appease An Lehou, Xue Yuan was slapped with these fifty boards in front of the door.

The sound of heavy planks hitting the body was muffled into the hall through the door, Xue Yuan didn't groan, only a few muffled groans sounded occasionally.

Gu Yuanbai remained silent for a while, then suddenly picked up the chopsticks, and continued to eat his meal expressionlessly.

Tian Fusheng cautiously said: "My lord, let the imperial dining room give you a new round of meals?"

Gu Yuanbai: "Back off."

Tian Fusheng didn't dare to say any more, and retreated quietly.

The white jade chopsticks made a little crisp sound when they touched the porcelain plate, and each sound resounded among the heavy wooden boards outside.Prince An Le Hou's face turned paler and paler with the muffled sounds, and beads of sweat rolled down his head.

There was no sound in the hall, and because of this, the sound outside was clearer.

The sound was dull and muffled.

For those who are weak, if they are beaten hard, they can be killed with [-] slaps.Time passed bit by bit, and when the outside finally stopped, An Lehou couldn't help but sweat profusely from his head.

Gu Yuanbai put down his chopsticks, and said calmly: "Xue Yuan was in Jingnan Lake, and captured dozens of important members of the rebel army, and captured more than [-] local soldiers. The little finger of Prince Anlehou is so expensive that even such military achievements are too expensive." can be erased."

An Lehou's heart trembled, and the father and son immediately knelt down on the ground: "I'm terrified, I made a slip of the tongue..."

"There are hundreds of thousands of people in Jingnan and Jiangnan, and the lives of these people who have survived the war are not worth a single finger of the prince," Gu Yuanbai continued. Fingers are worth a lot too."

An Lehou and his eldest son had already started to tremble.

After a long time, Gu Yuanbai said: "Back off."

An Lehou didn't dare to mention military merits anymore, he and An Lehou's son reluctantly stood up, saluted Gu Yuanbai, and hurriedly left the palace.

The guard who was executing the execution outside came in and reported: "My lord, the execution of the fifty boards has been completed."

Chu Wei and Chang Yuyan, who stood aside and heard this, had mixed feelings.

Gu Yuanbai glanced aside and told them to retreat.When Chu Wei walked out of the palace, he saw water stains and bloody smell all over the place.

He closed his eyebrows and suppressed the thousands of emotions in his heart.

Gu Yuanbai picked up a cup of tea, and when he drank half of the cup, he stood up abruptly, lowered his eyebrows, "Take me to see him."

The imperial doctor had already treated Xue Yuan. When Gu Yuanbai came, besides the damp and bloody smell, there was also the smell of herbs.

The place is small and depressing.Gu Yuanbai didn't know if it was due to psychological effects, he even felt that the room was extremely dark, making it hard for him to breathe.

The Holy One walked slowly to Xue Yuan's bed, lowered his eyelids, and looked down at Xue Yuan on the bed.

Xue Yuan was still awake, his face was ugly, his temples and collar were wet with sweat.He heard the sound, followed the sound, opened his chapped lips, and showed Gu Yuanbai a tired smile that he had never shown before.

"Holy."

Gu Yuanbai said: "You have been punished for venting your anger for your brother. Although your conduct is good, I hope you will know in the future that this is a law that cannot be done."

Xue Yuan smiled, couldn't move, could only lie on his stomach, the bloody smell on his body was pungent, rushing towards Gu Yuanbai along with the smell of medicine.He can be said to be meek and authentic: "I know."

"As for the deprivation of military merits mentioned by Prince An Lehou," Gu Yuanbai's tone suddenly turned cold, "I do not agree."

The smile on the corner of Xue Yuan's mouth froze.

He raised his head slowly, his gaze was gloomy and terrifying, the feigned meekness faded away, and all that remained was hostility and malevolence.

The fists were clenched suddenly, and the previously weak body was injected with strength, and the back was raised, as if it could explode at any time.

Gu Yuanbai smiled coldly, and was about to turn around and leave.However, as soon as he took two steps, the corner of his clothes was grabbed by a hand. Gu Yuanbai looked down and followed the hand to see Xue Yuan's eyes.

Xue Yuan's eyes were dark, he sighed, and said in a low voice: "My lord, you are so cruel."

Gu Yuanbai said: "Relax."

With blood all over his body, Xue Yuan pulled Gu Yuanbai so that he couldn't leave.He propped his other hand on the bed, raised his upper body, and the blood on his clothes also reflected in Gu Yuanbai's eyes.

"Your Majesty, you clearly know that I have suffered these fifty blows, that I have broken off one of the little fingers of Prince Anle Hou, and that my younger brother is dying of illness," Xue Yuan said slowly, raising his hand to pull Gu Yuan past him. On Bai's hand, there were still bloodstains on his hand that he squeezed into his palm when he endured the pain. These bloodstains stained Gu Yuanbai's hand red, "You clearly know that I want to stay by your side through such a big circle."

"But you just won't let me do it."

Xue Yuan smiled, and put Gu Yuanbai's hand on his sweaty face, "My lord, if you let me leave again, I will go crazy."

"I don't even know if I will do something more egregious."

Gu Yuanbai looked at Xue Yuan quietly, "Xue Qing."

Xue Yuan, you have unusual feelings for me.

But Gu Yuanbai didn't want to ask this sentence.

So what if you ask?Regardless of whether Xue Yuan answered yes or no, Gu Yuanbai answered no.

He doesn't like men, he doesn't like the same sex, and he doesn't like that he will leave many rumors of sex in history in the future, leaving unofficial stories about the emperor and a certain courtier.

What's more, Gu Yuanbai's body is not suitable for dating.

He didn't want to delay the girl, but that didn't mean he was willing to delay the man.

Gu Yuanbai was ruthlessly about to withdraw his hand, Xue Yuan noticed his intention.He grasped the jade-like hand in his hand, lowered his head, and placed a light kiss on Gu Yuanbai's hand.

Eyes wide open, a kiss that could no longer be suppressed.

Xue Yuan didn't want to see Gu Yuanbai's expression like this.

Good face, he just wanted to see Gu Yuanbai's good face and smile at him.

"Smile at me," Xue Yuan said in a low voice, "Smile once, and I will do my best for you."

Military achievements, fingers, this beating heart.

Gu Yuanbai can do whatever he wants, as long as he smiles, he can do everything.