I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

The emperor's birthday is called Wanshou Festival.

On the Longevity Day, the emperor will accept congratulations and gifts from all the officials.Slaughtering is prohibited during the Longevity Festival, and criminal names are ignored for several days before and after. Civil and military officials are required to wear boa robes according to regulations.On this day, the artisans of the capital use colorful paintings and cloth to decorate the main streets in colorful ways, singing and dancing everywhere.

Civil and military officials from all over the country will set up incense tables and salute in the direction of the capital. 1

Gu Yuanbai's birthday coincides with the Golden Autumn Festival, the season of grain harvest.The emperor's birthday is extremely important. As early as after Gu Yuanbai moved all his officials to the summer palace, preparations for the emperor's birthday began in the capital.

When the Wanshou Festival really came, even foreign envoys would go to Daheng Capital to celebrate Gu Yuanbai's birthday.

And Gu Yuanbai also wanted to take this opportunity to get to know the foreign envoys who came to congratulate him.

Regarding birthdays, these scenes and specifications have been written into the law. Before and after Longevity Festival and on the same day, the entire Daheng will also take a three-day holiday.

When a person's birthday is to have fun with the world, then on such a birthday, it is not the person who celebrates the birthday who can decide what to do.

Gu Yuanbai only ordered to go on, don't waste extravagance.

A few days later, the news that the magistrate of Lizhou was killed by the bandits because he failed to suppress the bandits spread throughout the court.

Because the magistrate of Lizhou forced the people to become bandits and colluded with the bandits, once it got out, it would definitely shake the hearts of the people, so this matter had to be kept a secret, and no word of it could get out.Even the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who had voluntarily asked Gu Yuanbai to resign before, only thought that the prefect of Lizhou allowed bandits to plunder the local people and had a lot of corruption, and he didn't know the deeper twists and turns.

Only Gu Yuanbai and some of his cronies knew about this deeper level of news.

When it reached the ears of the court officials, the story changed.

The magistrate of Lizhou was afraid because of corruption, and wanted to atone for his crimes, so he led people to suppress the bandits recklessly.Instead, he was killed by the bandits. The killing of the imperial court officials made matters worse. In the end, the garrison was even mobilized to wipe out all the bandits on the hills around Lizhou.

Some bandits have been forced to go to the capital, and they will work as coolies to reclaim the most difficult wasteland in the west of the capital.And those bandit leaders who caused Lizhou and surrounding counties to suffer a lot were directly beheaded for public display under the witness of the people of Lizhou.

It's cheap to know the state of Lizhou.

It should have been notorious and forever cast aside in history.But because what he did was covert and too terrifying, it had reached the point of shaking people's hearts and causing riots, so he had to be dealt with secretly. to propagate.

The longer Gu Yuanbai has been in ancient times, the more he feels that history is a little girl who can be dressed up by others.

This thing is a fig leaf in the hands of the superior and the winner.

Gu Yuanbai threw the booklet in his hand on the death cause of Mingli Prefecture Zhizhou on the table, looked at the historian beside him, and asked, "Is it clearly written?"

The official historian nodded, and showed Gu Yuanbai the text recorded this morning. It was written clearly: I heard about the harm in Lizhou, and I sighed and counted it. It's a pity that he was killed by thieves because he wanted to redeem his merits. When the stolen money of Lizhou Zhizhou came, the emperor was furious, saying: "This person is worth the expense." 2

"Very good," Gu Yuanbai said, "That's it."

Respectfully, the official historian took the scroll, quietly retreated, and prepared to transcribe it on the historical scroll.

Kong Yilin and the others, who transported a group of free laborers back to Beijing, are about to go to the west of Beijing.Gu Yuanbai turned the jade finger in his hand, but when his hand touched it, he couldn't help but pause.

After a long time, he asked, "How is the person?"

This sudden sentence stunned Tian Fusheng.Fortunately, he soon came back to his senses, and tentatively replied: "Return to the Holy Lord, there is no major movement from the Xue residence, Master Xue should be fine."

"Should?" Gu Yuanbai frowned, and said unexpectedly, "What is "should?"

Tian Fusheng's cold sweat dripped down from his temples, and he immediately admitted his mistake, "Young one, let's inquire carefully."

Gu Yuanbai was a little annoyed, he rubbed his temples, suppressing the irritability, "Back off."

Being in it that day, I just felt a little weird.Thinking about it now, I'm afraid Xue Yuan's injuries are still serious.Those weird smells that I smelled were probably the smell of blood.

After being seriously injured and running in dirty water for such a long time, wouldn't the flesh be rotten?

People in good health spoil their bodies like this, which really makes people in poor health feel uncomfortable.

Gu Yuanbai leaned back.

His temples were bulging, his long sleeves were spread on the soft chair, and his expression was slightly cold.

If someone ruined himself like this just to pick up a dead thing for Gu Yuanbai, in Gu Yuanbai's eyes, such behavior is not affectionate, not loyal, but stupid.

Human life is always more precious than anything.

Or, is that what Xue Yuan said about working hard for him?

For a jade wrench?

After a while, the Holy Majesty ordered: "Call Chang Yuyan."

After Chang Yuyan knew that the Holy Spirit had summoned him, he quickly adjusted his official robe and tiara, and followed the summoned eunuch towards the Holy Lord's palace.

The roads in the summer palace are winding and twisting, and the garden art is at its peak.Xia Shu was no longer there, Chang Yuyan walked all the way, and when he came to Gu Yuanbai, he still looked like a refreshing young man.

"I pay homage to the Holy Majesty." This was the second time I was summoned alone. Chang Yuyan couldn't help being a little nervous, and bent over to salute Gu Yuanbai. "The Majesty summoned the minister to come, did you have something to order?"

Gu Yuanbai raised his head from the book, looked at Chang Yuyan and smiled: "It's nothing, don't be cautious, I'm just a little bored, so I called Chang Qing to talk with me."

Chang Yuyan is a talent that Gu Yuanbai likes and values ​​very much. He gave Chang Yuyan a seat, and let him put it on the chessboard.

Chang Yuyan was a little flattered.He sat down as he said, but his buttocks were only half full, remembering the chess game between the Holy Majesty and Chu Wei last time, he couldn't help saying: "The last time the Majesty played chess with Master Chu, I never watched from the side. When I think about it to this day, I still feel regretful."

Gu Yuanbai said with a smile: "Then today is all about Chang Qing's regret."

Chang Yuyan smiled, rolled up his cuffs, and played chess with Sheng.

He played well, Gu Yuanbai became a little serious, and after Chang Yuyan gradually entered into it, he asked casually: "I heard that Chang Qing recently wrote another good poem."

Gu Yuanbai only used half of his mind, but his chess moves are full of dangers, full of traps and sharp opportunities, Chang Yuyan put all his mind on the board, and his words did not go beyond his head, more or less transparent Some things should not have been said: "Yes, Xue Jiuyao insisted on asking me to write a poem for him a few days ago."

Rubbing the round chess pieces with his fingers, Gu Yuanbai said with a smile, "Chang Qing and Xue Qing are so good."

Chang Yuyan said with a wry smile: "As for Xue Jiuyao's dog temper, who can—"

He suddenly came back to his senses, his nerves suddenly tensed, and he quickly got up to plead guilty, "I made a mistake, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"No problem," Gu Yuanbai smiled slightly, "Why should Tanhua Lang be so reserved with me?"

The words he asked sent chills down the spine, but when the Holy Majesty smiled, the chill was quickly suppressed, and his mind was dizzy, and he couldn't remember the danger.

Chang Yuyan smiled shyly, and sat down again.

Look, people like Xue Jiuyao have friends like Chang Yuyan.Regardless of other things, Xue Jiuyao was far behind Chang Yuyan in terms of etiquette when facing Gu Yuanbai.

But again.

In front of Chang Yuyan, Gu Yuanbai is also like an emperor who has nothing to do with others.

Gu Yuanbai smiled, suddenly felt a little bored, he stopped asking, but concentrated on finishing the game of chess with Chang Yuyan.After he got serious, Chang Yuyan was quickly defeated.

Chang Yu said with admiration: "The Master is very good at chess."

The corner of His Majesty's mouth curled slightly, and Chang Yuyan said again: "Xue Jiuyao's moves are somewhat similar to those of His Majesty. When faced with this kind of chess moves, I really have nothing to do."

Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows, playing with taste: "He can also play chess?"

Chang Yuyan couldn't help laughing, "Perhaps there are more books in Xue Jiuyao's study than in the minister's mansion."

This really surprised Gu Yuanbai.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, Chang Yuyan couldn't stop talking, his mind was a little unclear, and he kept using Xue Yuan's embarrassing things to amuse the emperor, "Xue Jiuyao's room is full of books. , A few days ago, I found that he was sick and started to make a kite."

Gu Yuanbai paused, "Kite?"

"Yes," Chang Yu said, "it's still a swallow kite."

"Then write on the kite," Gu Yuanbai said, "What is the meaning?"

Chang Yuyan showed some doubts on his face: "I don't know about this."

Gu Yuanbai nodded slightly, telling him to back off.

When the people left, Gu Yuanbai raised his hand to pick up the cup, stretched out his finger, and saw the green jade wrench again.

He looked at it for a while, then suddenly reached out and took off the jade wrench finger, and snorted coldly, "I'm upset to see it."

When Tian Fusheng heard this, he said cautiously: "Then go and get those new jade fingers for the Holy One?"

Gu Yuanbai glanced at him, said "no" in his throat, and after turning around, said: "Bring some."

After Chang Yu said that he was on duty, he sneaked into Xue's residence.

When he came, Xue Yuan was cutting wood with a dagger.

Mr. Xue was only wearing his inner garment, with a robe on his outside.Her black hair was scattered behind her back, her expression was serious, and her jaw tensed indifferently.

Chang Yuyan couldn't help but suppress his smile, and sat beside him, "Xue Jiuyao, what are you doing again?"

There were sawdust on his fingers, Xue Yuan lazily said: "Cut wood."

Chang Yuyan choked, "Of course I know you're chipping wood, I'm asking you what kind of wood you plan to chip."

The corners of Xue Yuan's lips curled up, "None of your business."

Chang Yuyan was already accustomed to ignoring his words, he coughed, straightened his back, and said seemingly unintentionally: "Today I was summoned by the Holy Majesty again."

Xue Yuan kept his subordinates, as if carelessly: "Huh?"

"The Holy Majesty talked to me and played a game of chess." Chang Yuyan couldn't help smiling more and more, and said in admiration, "The Majesty's chess game is really unique. I have exhausted all my strength and can only persevere." A moment's work."

Xue Yuan stopped talking, he turned the dagger around in his hand, the sharp tip of the knife glowed with the afterglow of the setting sun, and golden light flashed on his face again and again.

"and then?"

Then?

Chang Yuyan looked at Xue Yuan's side face, the words he wanted to say suddenly got stuck in his mouth for some reason, he smiled naturally, his eyes moved from Xue Yuan's body to the wood in his hand, and said without changing his tone : "Then there is nothing else, the Holy One is busy with business, and after a word or two with me, he let me go."