I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Gu Yuanbai has not seen Xue Yuan for more than 20 days.

He is busy with his affairs and doesn't think about writing other things.At this time, Gu Yuanbai actually wanted to laugh when he heard that the chief guard had fallen into the trap and obediently read this poem to him.

Those who are amused generally want to laugh.

Xue Yuan's method is the simplest and crudest way to create momentum for himself.

He got up and left the hall, leading everyone around the periphery.The palace was very large, Gu Yuanbai was wandering around, and by chance, he also heard a servant singing this poem.

This poem has already been composed, and with the addition of some ending syllables, the whole poem has a different flavor.Gu Yuanbai sat in the gazebo, patiently listening to the soft moan of the maid sweeping the grass forest, after listening for a while, he suddenly said: "It's sticky."

Tian Fusheng didn't hear clearly, so he bent over and approached: "What is the order from the Holy One?"

"The tune of the score is a bit sticky," Gu Yuanbai said, "It changed the flavor of the poem."

Tian Fusheng didn't understand these things, but he heard Gu Yuanbai's meaning.He glanced in the direction of the sweeping lady, and asked, "Young one, go and ask who composed the music?"

"Go," Gu Yuanbai looked back, took the folding fan from the people around him, and gently fanned it twice, "Ask her, who did she learn it from?"

Tian Fusheng responded and walked over quickly.

Gu Yuanbai felt the breeze between the fans, and suddenly smelled a very mellow ink fragrance. He turned the fan, and saw a poem mentioned above, and a painting of mountains and rivers.

"Who sent this up?"

The head guard took a step forward and said reluctantly: "My lord, this is sent by Mr. Chu."

This delicate brushwork and words with strong character really fit Chu Wei's image.

"I remember that my birthday is more than a month later," Gu Yuanbai said amusedly, "I'm starting to offer things to me now."

Both painting and calligraphy are good, Gu Yuanbai accepted Chu Wei's wishes.He stood up, walked to the gazebo and looked into the distance.

There was a gentle breeze, and the willow leaves not far away were swaying with the wind. Gu Yuanbai glanced at it from the corner of his eye, but saw a corner of his robe behind the tree.

Gu Yuanbai pondered for a moment, his expression moved slightly, he put away his folding fan and turned around to leave the gazebo.The people behind hurriedly followed, Gu Yuanbai stepped down the last step and headed towards the willow tree.

When he was about to walk there, he stopped, not knowing what to do, and followed behind him.

Gu Yuanbai turned around and asked the chief guard, "Is Xue Yuan's [-]th board that day serious?"

The head of the guard smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, a person with a weak body can be beaten to death with thirty boards. Even a person with a strong body can't easily eat these fifty boards, and he will be seriously injured if he doesn't die. Master Xue is in good health." , but also need to rest in bed for two or three months."

After a while, Gu Yuanbai said softly, "He should."

If the country fails, there will be chaos.

"Han Feizi" talked about the importance and relationship of the monarch's law, power, and art many times, and Gu Yuanbai studied it thoroughly.Xue Yuan can't do what the law prohibits.

Even though he made such a big circle, it was all to stay by Gu Yuanbai's side.

Gu Yuanbai clicked his tongue, found a flat stone and sat down, pointed to those willow trees, and said, "Go and see if there is anyone behind that tree."

"Yes." The guards ran over from behind Gu Yuanbai, carefully checking the situation behind the tree.

Gu Yuanbai turned the jade finger in his hand, still looking at the situation there.Suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded behind him, "My lord."

Gu Yuanbai paused, he turned around and saw Xue Yuan standing straight not far away, dressed in black.

Xue Yuan's injuries were actually serious.

His purpose was to stay by Gu Yuanbai's side. As for the little finger of An Lehou Shizi, he returned it with fifty slabs.The object of return is not An Lehou Shizi, but the Holy One.He was willing to suffer the real [-] boards in order to appease the Holy Spirit.

No matter how strong Xue Yuan was, he was still a human being. He had been hit by fifty slaps on his body, his flesh and blood were bloody, and he would not heal within two or three months.

But Xue Yuan couldn't fail to see Gu Yuanbai.

Xue Jiuyao never knew what it meant to retreat.

With such an injury, he can be carried by others, waiting for Gu Yuanbai to take the opportunity to take a look at him when he walks out of the palace.If you don't watch it, Xue Yuan will go crazy.When Xue Yuan went crazy, no one could stop him.General Xue left long ago, Madam Xue also personally blocked the entrance of Xue Mansion, preventing Xue Yuan from letting him go out.

At that time, Xue Yuan was lifted up by the servants. He raised his eyelids and glanced at his mother. The bruises and bloodshot eyes under his eyes were like those of a seriously ill patient. "Mother, my son has to take a look."

His throat was hoarse as if broken.

He didn't say what to look at.But his expression had already made it clear that no one could stop him, and at this glance, he was sure of it.

Mrs. Xue knew that her son was stubborn, to the point of being paranoid. If he was not allowed to go out, he could even crawl on the ground with his arms until he got to where he wanted to go.

Madam Xue backed down, wiping her tears.

until today.

When Gu Yuanbai thought he and Xue Yuan hadn't seen each other for more than 20 days, in Xue Yuan's eyes, it was not as long as 20 days, but it seemed to be longer than 20 days.

Gu Yuanbai didn't go out of the palace for a walk every day, and he didn't go to the same place every time he took a walk.Xue Yuan relied entirely on luck, and sometimes he waited for a whole day, but in the end he didn't even see a hair.

Xue Yuan has even been soaked in blood in his life, and he has blocked rotten corpses by his side. Flies and insects, when they are in a mess in their lives, are more in a mess than a dog in the water.

Therefore, to him, the various methods used in order to catch a glimpse of Gu Yuanbai are nothing at all.

It was unbearable, he wanted to talk to Gu Yuanbai.

Chang Yuyan passed on the poem.With the popularity of "Daheng Guobao", this guy's reputation has also risen rapidly, and his reputation is getting bigger and bigger, which also makes "Daheng Guobao" more and more famous in the literati circle. status, forming a good cycle.

Xue Yuan used some tricks and invited the chief guard to come to the door.

Early this morning, before the wound healed, Xue Yuan picked up a black suit to cover up the blood.Straighten your back, stride your legs, act as if the injury behind you doesn't exist, and use strong willpower to walk out of a normal and unharmed appearance.

It was like standing in front of Gu Yuanbai at this moment.

Gu Yuanbai looked at Xue Yuan.

Xue Yuan's brows were calm, and the corner of his mouth was smiling, but his eyes were bloodshot, and his chin was stubbled.

It's so masculine.

A handsome man really has a sense of chic even in such a decadent state.But it is also strange, if it is said to be handsome, Chu Wei's face is even more handsome, but if Chu Wei is so embarrassed, it is not as good as Xue Yuan's free and easy attitude.

Gu Yuanbai withdrew his thoughts, waved his folding fan lightly, there was no anger or joy on his face, "Is the injury healed?"

The chief guard had just said before that Xue Yuan would have to lie down for two or three months before he could recover, but now it seemed that Xue Yuan was too normal, he didn't look like he was seriously injured at all.

The corner of Xue Yuan's mouth twitched, and he stood upright, still looking very strong, "I'm fine. How are you doing these days, my lord?"

His voice was deep and hoarse like that of a seriously ill person, so hoarse that his speech seemed to have a sense of sand, and the last three words "how are you" were so ethereal that it seemed to come from afar.

"Of course I'm living well," Gu Yuanbai closed the folding fan, "Instead of worrying about me, you might as well worry about yourself."

Xue Yuan smiled slightly, as gentle and decent as if he was a cultural person raised in a scholarly family, "I know that the Holy Majesty is living well these days, and I feel at ease."

Gu Yuanbai paused, and looked him up and down seriously.

His eyes swept over Xue Yuan one by one, Xue Yuan's expression did not change, he just lowered his eyes, "The Holy Majesty sees what I am doing."

"Xue Qing seems to be different in some way." Gu Yuanbai frowned slightly, but he couldn't tell what the difference was. He looked at Xue Yuan over and over again, "Xue Qing seems to be..."

He suddenly noticed that Xue Yuan seemed to have become more disciplined now.

Standing at this moment, he never took a step towards Gu Yuanbai.He was dressed in black, and his imposing manner began to settle down.

It seems that those previous thoughts and those outrageous words were all buried in the memory of a few people, and now standing here is a clean-cut courtier who has never done anything.

Xue Yuan smiled as if nothing had happened, clasped his hands firmly behind his back, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, it is already August now. The wind has picked up with it. Do you want to fly a kite, Your Majesty?"

Gu Yuanbai looked up at the top of the tree, the slender tree top was blown randomly by the wind.The weather is sunny, quite a bit of autumn feeling.It is indeed a good weather for kite flying.

The guards who checked behind the willow tree came back empty-handed, and they were all a little surprised when they saw Xue Yuan.Especially the chief guard who knew about Xue Yuan's injury felt very uncomfortable when he looked at Xue Yuan hesitantly.

Xue Yuan didn't pay attention to them, he was waiting for Gu Yuanbai's words.

After a while, Gu Yuanbai nodded, "Let's go."

Xue Yuan had already prepared the kite, and he bent down to pick it up with smooth movements.Under the cover of the black robe, the wound has opened slightly.Xue Yuan walked beside Gu Yuanbai without changing his face, and when he passed a piece of grass, he suddenly said: "My lord, have you ever tasted sweet grass?"

Gu Yuanbai was attracted attention, looked back at him, raised his eyebrows slightly: "Sweet grass?"

He only knows sweet flowers, and when he sucks the bottom, there will be sweet juice.

Xue Yuan smiled, took a closer look at the grass, took a few steps forward quickly, and picked a few grass leaves with small white flowers among the greenery.He purposely crushed these grass leaves with his fingers, and the quiet scent of green grass and sweet juice overflowed, just covering the bloody smell that seemed to be absent from Xue Yuan's body.

Xue Yuan was not happy with his weak posture in front of Gu Yuanbai.

He brought these sweet-leaved grasses to the little emperor, took a sip himself first, narrowed his eyes slightly, and nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing that he had eaten and looked pretty good, the palace attendant beside Gu Yuanbai took a leaf, rinsed it with clean water, wiped it with a clean veil, and handed it to Gu Yuanbai.

Gu Yuanbai raised his hand to take it, took a tentative sip, and was surprised to find that it was as sweet as sugar cane, so he took another sip, "What's this called?"

"People call it sweet leaf grass," Xue Yuan said, "Is it sweet?"

Gu Yuanbai couldn't help but nodded, "Such a sweet taste, if you drink it with tea, it should be a good drink."

Everything can be involved in government affairs, this is Gu Yuanbai's characteristic.Xue Yuan changed the subject in time, "Your Majesty, there are quite a few that are also sweet. Nectar and nectar, common people can't afford sugar, and when children want to eat sweets, they eat these things."

"It tastes very good," Gu Yuanbai said thoughtfully, "I don't know if it's good to feed."

Seeing how Xue Yuan could find this thing with a casual look just now, this sweet leaf grass should not be difficult to grow.If this thing is available everywhere, it would not be regarded as noble in the Daheng Dynasty, but for countries that do not have this thing, such as Xixia, Dayue, and neighboring countries on the Silk Road... it should be quite easy to sell.

If one can be sold, it is a waste of money. Gu Yuanbai is in poor health and will not live long.But if he can live longer, he must sell this kind of thing abroad and earn a lot of gold and silver from overseas countries.

"My lord," said the chief guard, "My lord?"

Gu Yuanbai came back to his senses: "What's wrong?"

The chief guard's gaze has passed Xue Yuan many times, but he finally shut up, "This place is very empty. If you want to fly a kite, this place is enough."

Xue Yuan looked around and nodded in agreement: "This place is indeed possible."

"Then let's fly it," Gu Yuanbai said, "Where is Xue Qing's kite, what does it look like?"

"Here." Xue Yuan flew the kite, and the guards cooperated with him to help him lift the kite and move it far away. When the next strong wind blows, he will let it go with the wind.

The kite flew up to the sky leisurely, and became a unique scenery above the summer palace.Gu Yuanbai used a folding fan to cover the glaring sunlight on his forehead, looked up, and saw the kite.

Somewhat surprised, this turned out to be an ordinary swallow kite.

He originally thought that with Xue Yuan's character, the kite he flew would be very large and arrogant.Unexpectedly, it was a big mistake. This kite was so ordinary that even Gu Yuanbai was a little surprised.

After being surprised, Gu Yuanbai was a little funny, he hooked the corners of his lips, and was about to look away, but the wind picked up violently, and the kite was about to fall to the ground. Before it landed, Xue Yuan pulled the string just in time. Another gust of wind blew, and the kite flew again.

It's just that at the moment of approaching, Gu Yuanbai seemed to see a few lines of words on the swallow kite.

After the kite was flying for a while, the chief guard stepped forward to take the things from Xue Yuan, and secretly persuaded him earnestly: "Master Xue, your body is the most important thing. Now you are carrying a sick body to come to the Holy Majesty, and you are not the one who suffers, Why bother?"

They didn't know what happened before, they just thought that Xue Yuan offended An Lehou in revenge for his younger brother, so he was punished by the Holy One.

The more the chief guard gets along with Xue Yuan, the more he feels that Xue Yuan is a good person with bad words and bad attitude.He was really worried about Xue Yuan: "If you toss your body like this, won't the injury be more serious in the end?"

Xue Yuan said: "Then bear it."

He handed the kite to the chief guard and strode towards Gu Yuanbai.Gu Yuanbai was pondering over the handwriting on the kite, when he saw him approaching, he casually asked, "What is that?"

"The two lines written by the minister casually," Xue Yuan glanced casually, then looked away, "It's written for fun, the Holy One doesn't need to care."

Gu Yuanbai hummed, lost interest in watching the kite, and accompanied by Xue Yuan, they walked to a nearby resting place and sat down in the shade.Watching the chief guard and the people still working hard to fly the kite.

"My lord, it was my minister who overstepped it earlier," Xue Yuan said suddenly, "Thunderstorms, rain, and dew are all the grace of the emperor. I have short-sightedness and shallow eyesight. If you don't read a lot, you don't know the rules."

Gu Yuanbai couldn't help but look back at him.

The corners of Xue Yuan's lips curled up. If his eyes weren't bloodshot and embarrassed, he must be gentle and elegant.

This is not Xue Yuan, or in other words, this feeling is not the feeling that Xue Yuan should give Gu Yuanbai.

Gu Yuanbai frowned involuntarily, and after a while said lightly: "I have already forgotten."

Xue Yuan didn't even change his smile, he just nodded, and then he set his eyes on the kite not far away.

It was the first time in Xue Yuan's life that he uttered such words, suppressing all his emotions.

Just like that, Gu Yuanbai forgot.

But it's okay.

Xue Yuan will be ready to say something better.

The chief guard and others in the front were all focused on watching the swallow kite, while Gu Yuanbai and Xue Yuan in the back had already walked slowly from the shade to the nearest square pavilion.

The four-corner pavilion is built on the wooden path, and there are green and yellow lakes on both sides of the wooden path. Birds come and fly away before people approach.

Xue Yuan saw clearly the folding fan in Gu Yuanbai's hand, "My lord, who made this fan?"

"Chu Wei." As soon as these two words were uttered, Gu Yuanbai felt a little subtle. Now that the hero in the original text has thoughts on him, what should the hero in the original text do?

He rubbed the center of his brows with a headache, he didn't expect that besides being the emperor, he also had to work part-time as a relationship master and a dating agency.

Xue Yuan withdrew his gaze from the fan, "So it was Master Chu who did it."

"His pen, ink, calligraphy and painting are all outstanding," Gu Yuanbai said casually, "I'm afraid that after a hundred years, he will become a treasure in the hands of others."

Xue Yuan smiled, and suddenly pointed to the front: "Your Majesty, look, there is a bird in front of you that is feeding the baby bird."

Gu Yuanbai looked at the place he pointed, but didn't see it: "Where is it?"

"I dare to ask you to shake the hand of the Holy Majesty," Xue Yuan said, "I will show you."

Gu Yuanbai paused for a moment and stopped looking, "No need."

Xue Yuan didn't force it either, he accompanied him leisurely, his pace was not in a hurry, even if he was rejected, he was not disappointed.

After arriving at the Sijiao Pavilion, Gu Yuanbai was about to find a place to sit down, Xue Yuan first said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I wipe it off."

He took out a white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the dust off the seats in the pavilion.In fact, where it needs to be wiped, since the Holy Majesty came to the summer palace, the eunuchs and maids have been diligent in sweeping and sweeping. Everything is clean without any dust, but they are afraid of offending the Holy Majesty and being punished.

As soon as Xue Yuan bent down, Gu Yuanbai smelled a vague smell of blood. He frowned and approached along with the smell of blood. When he smelled it again, he felt the smell of some medicinal herbs and grasses.

Gu Yuanbai sniffed, and the more he smelled, the bloody smell he smelled at the beginning could no longer be smelled.He still wanted to take another step closer, but who would have thought that Xue Yuan stood up suddenly, his back suddenly hit Gu Yuanbai's nose.

"..."

Xue Yuan's body froze for a moment, and he turned around quickly. Because of his anxiety, the wound was so violent that it split open.But as soon as he saw that his nose was covered by the bump, and the usually ruthless little emperor now had eyes glowing, he forgot what he said or what he did.

There is only one thought in mind.

It turns out that the little heartless person still knows pain.

The collision of Gu Yuanbai's nose directly hit the lacrimal gland.He was holding back the pain, but his body was too delicate, the impact made tears flow from his lacrimal gland.

So embarrassing.

But even in this embarrassment, Gu Yuanbai didn't want to embarrass himself in front of Xue Yuan.He endured the soreness and remained calm without changing his face.It seemed that these eyes had nothing to do with him.

The little emperor was extremely stubborn. After Xue Yuan came back to his senses, he bent down amusedly and coaxed in a low voice: "Don't move, let me see."

Gu Yuanbai muffled: "Look at that."

Xue Yuan took away Gu Yuanbai's hand covering his nose. Looking at it, it was okay, but the place where he was hit was a little red, and he was not injured.Gu Yuanbai's eyes were blurred, and he felt the pain at its peak, and then it began to fade away slowly.

Not long ago, he treated Xue Yuan in a very cruel manner.Xue Yuan often saw his expression, mostly with majesty or a friendly smile, but once he got angry, it would be cold.

But Gu Yuanbai had never seen tears in his eyes.

He lowered his voice hoarsely: "My lord, I want to wipe your tears."

Gu Yuanbai also replied hoarsely: "Wipe."

Xue Yuan just wanted to bump into it, but Gu Yuanbai said again: "Don't use the handkerchief that wipes the stool."

How dare you wipe your tears with a handkerchief.

Xue Yuan was silently funny, and there was a bit of sarcasm in his smile.He held Gu Yuanbai's face in the palm of his hand very earnestly, brushed his thumb lightly, and wiped away the slight tears from the corners of Gu Yuanbai's eyes.

But as soon as the hand touched it, it seemed that the tears that were still in the eyes were poked out again. When Gu Yuanbai himself was not aware of it, a few more tears flowed out.

Xue Yuan sighed helplessly.

Gu Yuanbai never knew how much his appearance poked Xue Yuan's heart when he was crying calmly.

After much difficulty, the rules that have been pretended for more than 20 days are about to be broken again at this moment.

Xue Yuan leaned closer to Gu Yuanbai, spraying his hot breath, and he could wipe away the teardrops by sticking out his tongue, but he didn't do anything after all, but carefully wiped away the tears with the lapel of his clothes.

When Gu Yuanbai recovered, he realized that he had sat down at some point, and Xue Yuan was standing two steps away from him.

Gu Yuanbai paused for a while before he came back to what Xue Yuan had done before.He glanced at Xue Yuan, but Xue Yuan's eyes were not on him, but with his hands behind his back, looking upright into the distance.

After noticing Gu Yuanbai's gaze, he turned his head, raised his eyebrows slightly, and smiled at Gu Yuanbai.

Gu Yuanbai suddenly thought of a sentence.

Dogs that bite don't bark.