I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

The Khitan people were dazzled by previous victories, and Daheng's retreat for more than 20 years strengthened their ambition and courage.Under the arrogance and underestimation of the enemy, this defeat was a mess.

The feeling this victory brought to the soldiers was indescribable. They were brought back to the barracks by Xue Yuan as if in a dream, to join the old general Xue.

Old General Xue's face was also beaming, and they also reaped a big victory.General Xue has rarely fought such a hearty victory. In the first two months when he came to the frontier, because of the locust plague and the disaster victims, he only fought a defensive counterattack, and he was not so happy at all.

The changes that this victory brought to the border are obvious. The scene of Daheng's powerful weapons causing the Khitans to escape in embarrassment is deeply remembered by many people.

The morale was surging, and the fear and worry before the attack turned into a high-pitched fighting spirit. How many soldiers could not wait to scream up to the sky, howling out the previous uselessness and humiliation in one breath!

The joy of victory was like a prairie fire, and it didn't take long for the common people to know the news of the victory of the border soldiers.

They walked out of the house, put down the stones and bricks in their hands, and watched the soldiers happily returning to the camp from the road in front of them singing.

People in northern Xinjiang rarely see soldiers like this.

At the border, the relationship between the common people and the soldiers is not friendly. The people in northern Xinjiang fear and hate the soldiers stationed there.They secretly called the soldiers worthless, cowards, and sinners who were friends with the nomads.

The relationship between the military and the people is tense, and the common people even raise self-defense weapons against the soldiers.But at this moment, they were in a trance. It turned out that Daheng's soldiers were not useless.

They can also fight the enemy, and they can also win.

In the face of locust plagues and nomadic invasion, only the imperial army can deal a heavy blow.

The imperial court was no longer useless, their army dared to fight back, so it turned out that after daring to fight back, they could win so easily, and they could easily beat the group of nomads to pieces.

Suddenly, the people in northern Xinjiang felt that the soldiers stationed in northern Xinjiang began to look a little different.

The affairs of the border customs were carried out step by step, and an army of [-] ducks also stepped into the area where the locust plague was raging.

Once they arrive here, they no longer need people to provide rations. Instead, they peck the locusts that have entered the nymph stage on the spot. The locusts are all delicious and well-fed.

These locusts were eaten by ducks before their eggs were laid, which just saved the need to remove eggs.

In the capital, Gu Yuanbai was also paying attention to the border affairs from time to time.

The weather in the capital has also started to turn cold, with a bleak wind.Gu Yuanbai had already put on a thick cloak while the others only added a robe at most.

The spirit is high, but the body can't keep up.As long as he looked at the memorial for a while, his fingers would become stiff from the cold.The imperial physician was always by his side, and female physician Jiang was also placed by the Holy Majesty's side for diagnosis and treatment.

Although female doctor Jiang didn't know how to diagnose and treat congenital anomalies, she knew how her grandfather took care of her uncle in winter, so she followed suit and applied these methods to Gu Yuanbai's body one by one.

Whether it's pressing acupuncture points or taking a medicinal bath, Nv Jiang's method can warm Gu Yuanbai's body for a period of time.But this kind of warmth passed away too quickly, and Tongtai Hospital's methods also led to the same goal, with little effect.

As for the hand stove and the heater in the hall, what they brought to Gu Yuanbai was only false warmth.

When you touch your hand, it will be hot for a moment, and when you leave it, it will be cold in an instant.Accidentally waking up in the middle of the night, in the torment of the cold and weak, Gu Yuanbai thought of the warm Xue Yuan.

He closed his eyes and lay on the bed, covered with a cold quilt, thinking about the warmth on Xue Yuan's body that made him extremely comfortable.

When going to bed the next night, the guards were about to leave when the Holy Majesty said hoarsely, "Zhang Xu."

The chief guard was puzzled, stepped forward and said: "The minister is here."

"Go to bed and warm the bed for me." Gu Yuanbai said concisely.

The head guard was taken aback for a moment, his face flushed instantly.His back tensed, he clenched his fists, took off his coat and boots silently, and climbed onto the bed.

Doctor Jiang saw this scene when she walked in with the prepared medicinal bath.Without changing her face, she calmly walked in front of the Holy Master, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, it's time to press the acupoints."

Gu Yuanbai glanced at her, and persuaded, "Just let others come."

Nv Jiang shook her head: "It's better for Minnv to come in person."

This medicated bath is for soaking the feet, and the pressure points are also on the feet and calves. Doctor Jiang has a unique technique, which is passed down from her family, and it is really not easy for her to pass it on to others.

With the sound of water pattering, the head guard on the bed was lying upright like a corpse, the redness on his face could boil an egg.The hot air quickly warmed the entire dragon bed, and when the thick bright yellow quilt was covered, it was so hot that the head guard was sweating all over.

After the medicinal bath was over, Gu Yuanbai went to bed.The head guard was tense all over, obediently lying on the side as a humanoid heater, listening to the conversation between Gu Yuanbai and Tian Fusheng.

The bed was very warm, His Majesty's eyebrows were relaxed, Gu Yuanbai stopped talking after he and Tian Fusheng finished talking about the cotton clothes and confirmed that the cotton clothes could be loaded into the car and set off in early November.

"It's only been a few days," Tian Fusheng said, "There's also a letter from the frontier. According to what General Xue said, the locust plague has shown signs of improvement."

The letter from Beijiang was delivered to Gu Yuanbai's desk two days ago.There is only one memorial from Old General Xue, and the rest are letters sent back by Xue Yuan on the way. Gu Yuanbai has read Old General Xue's letter even now.

After the Holy Majesty nodded, Tian Fusheng led the people to retreat.There was no one in the inner hall, so Gu Yuanbai lay down, but he started to feel uncomfortable again after a while.

The head guard didn't dare to move at the side, the heat came from one side, while the other side was as cold as ice.There is still room for another person to lie down in the gap between the two, and the wind has come in, making it colder than no one warming the bed.The cold is strangely cold, as if something had been drilled through the cracks in the bones. Between the alternating hot and cold, it would be worse if there was no heat at all.

The Holy One closed his eyes, "Go down."

The head guard went down lightly, and a moment later, the door creaked and was closed again.

A few days later, the cotton-padded clothes were loaded into the car, and even started to go to northern Xinjiang.

Before setting off, Gu Yuanbai took a special look at the cotton-padded clothes, checked a few of them at random, and found that they all met the requirements he wanted.

"Can the wages of the common people be settled?"

Kong Yilin was at his side, "Returning to the Holy Master, you will never miss a single thing."

"Very good," Gu Yuanbai nodded and smiled, "Zhen will take the lead in putting on the padded clothes. This kind of good thing is worth using by everyone in the world."

Kong Yilin smiled and said, "This year's white cotton has been used up, but I believe that with the example of His Majesty, there will only be more and more people planting white cotton next year."

"The more the better," Gu Yuanbai sighed, "It's a pity that my people in Daheng won't be able to use this good thing this winter."

A group of people passed by the car full of cotton-padded clothes one by one. On the return journey, the Holy Majesty ordered people to stop outside the downtown area, and took Kong Yilin for a walk in the downtown area to see the people's livelihood.

At the roadside tavern, Li Angshun, the Prince of Western Xia, was listening to his subordinates report about Chu Wei, and glanced down casually, and saw the Emperor of Daheng.

The emperor of Daheng was wearing a slender black robe and a dark cloak over his head. His face was pale, and he was dressed so heavily in such a season.

Li Angshun stopped holding the chopsticks, and followed the emperor's figure to look.

The Lord of Daheng can be seen wherever he wants to. Li Angshun stayed in Daheng for a month and a half, and he met Gu Yuanbai at the palace banquet on the Longevity Festival.I didn't expect the fate to come by such a coincidence, and I met this person again by chance.

The subordinate was still talking: "Mr. Chu Wei had a meal with his friends in the restaurant after he left the duty yesterday. After half an hour, Mr. Chu Wei walked out of the restaurant and returned to Chu's residence."

Li Angshun asked: "Friend, is it a male or female friend?"

The eyes are still looking down.

"..." Subordinate, "Naturally a man."

Li Angshun was obviously in a daze, he picked up a mouthful of food and put it in his mouth, "What does Chu Wei's friend look like? Are you close to him?"

The subordinate sighed, "Seventh prince, you have let us keep an eye on Chu Wei for half a month. If you like him, he is just a small Daheng official, so why don't you just force him?"

Li Angshun sneered coldly, "Idiot. To rob Daheng's officials on Daheng's territory, have you forgotten the humiliation of the rules and regulations during the ten days when you were locked up in Mingshengyi Middle School?"

The subordinate said: "Do you really like Chu Wei?"

"I like it," Li Angshun said casually, "Of course I like it."

"Then who are you looking at now?"

Li Angshun pointed to Gu Yuanbai.Gu Yuanbai had just walked to the front of their tavern at this time, and his every move was even more clear.His appearance is very good, and his noble aura is even more wonderful, even his pale lips and pale face are like a brocade box decorated with beautiful jade.

The emperor of Daheng has a face that makes no one feel resentful, and also has a power that makes people dare not take a second look.Under the circumstance that no one dared to take a second look, Li Angshun looked at it for a long time, and Emperor Daheng seemed to notice it, and suddenly raised his head to look upstairs.

Li Angshun's heart skipped a beat, he stood up and smiled calmly, bowed to Gu Yuanbai in salute, and raised the wine glass in his hand.

Kong Yilin followed His Majesty's gaze, saw that it was the Seventh Prince of Xixia, and said, "My Majesty, this man is extravagant and licentious, and has a bad reputation among the people of Xixia, but the emperor of Xixia loves him a lot. I heard that these days This person has been inquiring about Chu Wei and Master Chu, and judging by his temperament, he should have some unrighteous thoughts about Master Chu."

Gu Yuanbai nodded gently to Li Angshun, looking at him still like looking at a hen that lays golden eggs, and said in his mouth: "It's hard for Chu Qing."

Because of Gu Yuanbai's bad taste, he wanted to see how many good things the Xixia envoys brought from Xixia, so he never discussed with the Xixia envoys about the dispute between the two countries, and watched the Xixia envoys rushing around to give gifts. When inquiring about news, he occasionally had a headache when dealing with government affairs, so he used the matter of the Xixia envoy to relax.

Works great.

The more Kong Yilin gets along with the current sage, the more he can't laugh or cry, he responded at this time, and also echoed helplessly: "Master Chu is really hard."

Gu Yuanbai continued to walk slowly forward with him, jokingly said: "Kong Qing is also handsome, and very powerful, why is the Seventh Prince of Xixia so blind and didn't like Kong Qing?"

Kong Yilin smiled wryly: "Your appearance is mediocre, Your Majesty, don't make fun of me."

"Oh?" Gu Yuanbai asked, "In Kong Qing's eyes, which handsome talent can hold up to a majestic appearance, can it compare to Pan Anwei?"

"For example, Master Chu Wei, Li Yan, the prince of Pingchang Marquis," Kong Yilin read out a bunch of names without haste, and finally said, "Master Xue Yuan's appearance is not inferior to others in the eyes of the minister, and he is also Very handsome. Finally, of course, there must be you, Your Majesty."

Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows, smiled joyfully, and his sickly pale face also turned a little pale, "I will take this flattery seriously."

Kong Yilin smiled, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, recently you summoned Nv Jiang to accompany you on this matter. Many people who don't know the origin of Nv Jiang have guessed a lot. The other way of saying is that you are going to accept your concubine into the palace."