I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Xue Yuan, a cultural person, always sneezes a few times on the road these two days.

It was late, but there was still some afterglow in the northern sky. After the marching people had dinner, they started to move forward again under the afterglow.

Xue Yuan pinched the bridge of his nose, and the deputy general asked concerned: "My lord, are you alright?"

Xue Yuan shook his head, and continued to lead the soldiers forward with a blank expression.

The lieutenant general looked at his cold and ruthless appearance, looked sideways at the victims on both sides of the road who were looking at them, and secretly sighed in his heart.

After the army goes to the disaster area, they will see a large number of victims from time to time.

These victims were starving and skinny, and looked at their army with timid and panicked eyes, but when they turned to see their food and grass, their eyes turned into fiery greed.

These food and grass are really piled up like a mountain.The army transporting food and grass is strong and powerful, but the refugees affected by the disaster on the roadside are pitiful. There are even young children and old people who are about to starve to death.

The Daheng soldiers who were well-raised and well-dressed by the Holy One saw such a tragic situation for the first time in their lives. They couldn't bear it, and wanted to give away their rations the first time they saw such victims, but Xue Yuan also issued an order on the day after seeing these victims that no one was allowed to give a ration of food to the victims.

"Who dares to take out a morsel of food and grass," Xue Yuan held a big knife that day, with a terrifying expression of indifference on his face, "according to military regulations, the head will fall to the ground."

As soon as these words came out, all the unbearable people were immediately suppressed.

But again, the general's ruthlessness caused resentment in the hearts of many soldiers. Finally, two days ago, a few soldiers couldn't bear it anymore and secretly took out part of their own food and grass to help a group of victims who were about to starve to death.However, that night, when the army was about to set up camp, they were surrounded by hundreds of victims who were so hungry that they lost their minds. They ignored the warnings of the soldiers and rushed towards the grain trucks madly. Because the soldiers gave in to them, these victims He even killed several Daheng soldiers with stones and sharp agricultural tools.

This kind of chaos didn't subside until Xue Yuan led people to kill all the victims who surrounded them.

After the turmoil subsided, the soldiers guarding the food and grass looked at the corpses of the victims on the ground panting. The appearance of these victims rushing up was still imprinted in their minds. The crazy eyes of these soldiers made these soldiers Some still couldn't get back to their senses, and the whole person was in a daze.

After Xue Yuan finished killing people, his face was splashed with the victims' blood, and his sword was stained a dull red. He turned around, pointed the sword at the soldiers expressionlessly, and asked, "Who gave them food and grass?" gone?"

The three or five soldiers who distributed part of their rations gritted their teeth and walked out of the crowd.

In an instant, the expressionless expression on Xue Yuan's face turned ferocious. He stuck his machete on the ground, strode over, walked faster and faster, and finally punched him, crushing the three or five soldiers. He beat them hard, grabbed them by the collar and roared, "You killed them, don't you understand!"

His fist fell down, and the surrounding soldiers blushed, but remained silent, not knowing what to say.

The lieutenant's heart was sour, and the beaten soldiers silently carried the beating. The blood of the victims and their own blood and tears were mixed with the dust. The vultures in the sky were attracted by the smell of blood and circled around the corpses of the victims.

"What did I say before?" The veins on Xue Yuan's neck popped out, and he grabbed the soldiers by their collars, "You can't give them food!"

"Do you think you are a hero?" Xue Yuan looked horrified, "We are transporting food, what does that mean! The food is for border guards, do you think there is a lot of food? What do you think the whole disaster area is How many victims are there!"

"For a single ear of wheat, they will come up and grab it without giving up their lives. It doesn't matter how many soldiers you have or whether you are soldiers of the imperial court. Hundreds of people can be killed, how about thousands, tens of thousands? Hurry to This road in northern Xinjiang, because of the food you gave, they can follow you all the way, looking for opportunities to snatch it all the way," Xue Yuan suddenly grabbed a soldier by the collar and led him staggeringly to the place where he was hit by the victims. The bleeding soldiers pointed to the wounds on these people's heads and said, "Did you see it? Open your eyes for me to see clearly. This is the result of your kindness."

These wounded soldiers raised their heads silently, and looked at these three or five soldiers.The soldiers who took out their own rations to help the victims gritted their teeth, and the muscles on their faces trembled.

Xue Yuan took them to see the corpses of those soldiers who were caught off guard and didn't want to do anything to the victims but were killed by the victims instead.

The tears in these people's eyes could no longer be held back, and they knelt down, sobbing in pain.Xue Yuan let them go, pulled out the knife from the mud, and resumed his expressionless expression, "Ignore the military regulations and cut according to the law."

"grown ups--"

"General!!!"

Many people stopped Xue Yuan, and they persuaded Xue Yuan to spare these soldiers once, and believed that after this time, no one would dare to obey the military order again, if there was one, it would not be too late to kill them next time.

Xue Yuan gave these officers who kept pleading for the soldiers a face and spared their lives.But from two days ago to today, Xue Yuan has maintained this extremely cold look.

No one knew whether he was angry at the soldiers who suffered, or at the hundreds of victims he was forced to kill.

The lieutenant had a faint feeling in his heart. He always felt that Mr. Xue had no intention of killing those soldiers. In the end, it might just be a way to appease the soldiers.

Not only that, even though Master Xue's face has become less and less expression these days, and he looks extraordinarily indifferent, it can be seen with the naked eye that the soldiers of the entire army have a growing confidence and dependence on Master Xue. If you can't bear it, the entire marching soldiers can also keep a straight face and rush on day and night without squinting.

The more rational the general is, the more he considers the overall situation, the more the soldiers fear him, and the stricter the military discipline will be.

The deputy general sighed thoughtfully.

Mr. Xue is only in his twenties, but how does he maintain such a sober and ruthless attitude towards the disaster victims who can't help but feel pity in his heart at the first sight?

Or is it more cruel than what Mr. Xue has experienced in the past?

While the lieutenant was thinking wildly, Xue Yuan looked up at the sky, and said concisely: "Notify the army to rest here tonight."

The order was given, and the voices from behind became noisy.Today, I finally found a clean river. The water prepared a few days ago was running out. Xue Yuan arranged for people to go to the river to fill up the water in turn. The scattered sentinels rushed over, "General, the number of victims following behind is getting bigger and bigger. There are more and more."

Xue Yuan said: "Let them follow."

Listen to what the chief general said. Not only the lieutenant general admired Xue Yuan, but the sentries were also very obedient. They answered yes cleanly, turned around and got on their horses, and continued to investigate the movement in all directions.

Fortunately, these victims were afraid of the majesty of tens of thousands of soldiers, so they only dared to hang behind them far away, and did not dare to go forward to provoke them.

The closer he got to the northern border, the less Xue Yuan spoke. His expression was gloomy, and only occasionally would he show a soft expression, but that softness was fleeting, and the longing in his eyes had not yet arisen. , has been completely wiped out by the disaster land where there is no grass growing.

The lieutenant general said: "My lord, let's go clean together?"

Xue Yuan clapped his hands, "Let's go."

The deputy general turned his head and glanced behind him, and the victims rested in the distance. Because of the previous rescue of the victims, the soldiers began to be wary of the victims. Even at such a long distance, these soldiers were still fully alert.He has already consciously ran to the grain and grass truck, silently guarding the grain and grass.

Xue Yuan followed suit, but didn't speak.The lieutenant smiled wryly and said: "Your Excellency's intentions, the officer knows. These grains are the grains and grasses transported to the border. I have no right to deal with them. Only General Xue has the right to use these grains and grasses to help the victims. If they can really support Now that we have followed us to northern Xinjiang, there is a chance of survival."

After finishing speaking, the deputy general was a little worried again, "Although we have enough food, I am still worried. How about reducing the soldiers' rations and making plans after northern Xinjiang?"

While talking, the two had already walked to the river, they washed their faces downstream, Xue Yuan said: "No, just eat like this."

Xue Yuan, who has been marching for several years and seldom gets enough to eat, never thought that he would say such a thing one day, he couldn't help laughing, the water on his face dripped down his sharp chin, "The sage is behind, There must be enough food."

This is not a few years ago, Gu Yuanbai, Xue Yuan believed in Gu Yuanbai.

Without the knowledge of the generals ahead, [-] ducks were on their way to northern Xinjiang.

Not only ducks, but also part of the rice harvested this year.In order to show their gratitude to the Holy Majesty and their loyalty to the Holy Majesty, these tyrants were extremely self-conscious, and some of them even spent a lot of money, spending a jaw-dropping amount.

When these news reached Gu Yuanbai's ears, he was so amazed that he took up a pen himself and wrote several pieces of words "For the country and the people", and sent someone to reward these tyrants who sacrificed themselves for others.

What an honor to be rewarded by the Holy Spirit.The tyrants who received the reward were secretly happy, and they took the wind with them when they walked out, which was enviable for no reason.More than that, the tyrants who contributed to the locust plague in the north will also receive bronze, silver, and gold medals distributed by the court according to the amount of effort they contributed. Their names and places of origin will be recorded by the government. His name will be engraved on the stone wall and erected for the people to look up to.

As soon as such a move was made, merchants, large and small, couldn't sit still.

The household department has been busy for several days, and when he regained consciousness, all the envoys who came to Beijing to celebrate his birthday had left, leaving only one Xixia envoy who asked Daheng for help.

After Mr. Tang and Gu Yuanbai reported the important matters one by one, Minister of the Ministry of Finance, they also talked about the discussion with Xixia, "My lord, the exchange with Xixia has stopped for three months. The envoys of Xixia are all anxious , have already sent people to the residence of officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to give gifts."

"Really?" Gu Yuanbai said, "Looking at their prince, I seem to be quite relaxed."

Hubu Shangshu couldn't laugh or cry, but he had to admit that what the Holy One said was reasonable.

"Let's hang them out and see what good things Xixia can come up with." Gu Yuanbai smiled meaningfully, "I don't have the time to deal with them now. If it's a gift, you can just accept it, just take a look at Xixia's gift." How many things did these envoys bring to Daheng?"

As he said that, he shook his head, "I gave you such a generous gift, but in the end, I still have money to spend in Daheng, and I still have things to send to your house... Xixia is really rich."

Hubu Shangshu didn't think of this level before, and now he followed the words of the Holy Majesty and turned around. He thought about it carefully, and couldn't help sighing: "Yes, Xixia is really rich."

After the two monarchs and ministers sighed, the Minister of the Household Department withdrew.Gu Yuanbai looked at the sky outside, and suddenly said: "General Xue has been away for three months, and even Xue Yuan has been away for more than one month."

Tian Fusheng counted the time and said respectfully: "Exactly."

Gu Yuanbai sighed, "Wife, daughter, and old mother of the Xue family must be very lonely in their hearts."

Tian Fusheng persuaded: "In order to take care of the Xue family, the Holy Majesty has also mentioned the orders of Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Xue. The governor of the capital also often sends troops to patrol in front of Xue's house. No one dares to come and bully you."

Gu Yuanbai nodded, glanced at the two wolves lying on the table from the corner of his eye, pressed his forehead, and said: "Arrangement, I will come to Xue's mansion in person tomorrow, accompanied by the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Privy Envoy. Those officials who have a good relationship with General Xue on weekdays also picked out two or three people to accompany them."

Tian Fusheng said: "Yes."

On the second day, the Holy Majesty brought his ministers to Xue's residence in person.

Both the Xue family and some military officials were relieved because of this.

Gu Yuanbai arranged for Xue Yuan to deliver food, firstly because he is suitable, and secondly, Gu Yuanbai wanted to tell General Xue, just do it, I can send your son to send you soldiers and food, it means I believe in you, I am your strong backing.

But there are always some people who can think wildly, guessing that this move is the proof that the Holy Majesty is afraid of the Xue family, so they want to take the opportunity to get rid of the Xue family and his son in one fell swoop.

Such a person really underestimates Gu Yuanbai's capacity and mind, and really thinks Gu Yuanbai is a bit useless.Now the Holy Majesty personally brought the important ministers of the court to the door to appease them. Once this was done, these people knew that the Holy Majesty did not mean that.

Mrs. Xue, who was comforted by the Holy Majesty's gentle voice, burst into tears, "Being able to do things for the Holy Majesty, even if you die, is also the fate of their father and son."

Gu Yuanbai shook his head with a broken smile, and said: "Madam's words are serious, this battle is not difficult, General Xue and his son will definitely bring me a big victory."

His tone was light, but it was such a tone that he seemed confident and extremely convincing.

After comforting Xue's family members, Gu Yuanbai was invited to take a tour of Xue's house.After a while, he suddenly remembered: "Where is Xue Jiuyao's room?"

Chang Yuyan once said that there are more books in Xue Yuan's room than in his entire study, Gu Yuanbai is really curious about this statement.

The servant of Xue's mansion hurriedly led the way, leading Gu Yuanbai to Xue Yuan's room.Everyone stayed outside, and Gu Yuanbai walked in alone. When he stepped into the room, he saw many neatly arranged books.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, walked forward and took out a random book to read, only to see that the paper inside was clean and tidy, without any sign of being opened.

Gu Yuanbai put the book back, and took out several military books, but the result was the same. Not to mention the annotations and handwriting that he had read, these books still had the unique ink aroma of new books, as if they had just been printed. Came out exactly the same.

Is this the legendary man of culture?

Sitting behind the desk, Gu Yuanbai flipped through a few pages of the book in his hand, thinking, Xue Yuan hasn't read any of the books on this wall, has he?

Thinking about it carefully, Xue Yuan seemed to have told Gu Yuanbai himself that he was a rough man who hadn't read many books.

But listening to what Chang Yuyan said, Xue Yuan seemed to have become a person who cannot be seen from the outside, he didn't show anything on his face, but in fact he was hiding his secrets.

Which statement is true?

Gu Yuanbai turned a few pages and was about to put the book back when he kicked something with his toe.He looked down and saw a rough swallow kite flying in the space under the desk.

It was the one that Xue Yuan showed Gu Yuanbai.

Gu Yuanbai didn't have the slightest awareness of seeing no evil, he bent down and picked up the swallow kite, turned it over and saw that there was indeed a line of dragon and phoenix dance written on the kite.

"If there are no five thunderbolts, then the emperor will fall into my arms."