I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Gu Yuanbai just laughed off these rumors.

He didn't take this matter to heart, and instead talked about the border affairs with Kong Yilin.The tone is leisurely, you can't talk about big things on the street, and the conversation between the two is like a small talk. In the end, Kong Yilin took the initiative to tell Gu Yuanbai about the border.

The endless wind, the endless grassland, and the blue sky.

Listening to his words, Gu Yuanbai also began to think, what will Daheng's border be like?

This thought flew into the sky, and was swayed by the wind to the northern border.

When the Daheng soldiers cleaned the battlefield, they brought the wounded and dead horses back to the camp to add meat.

It's a pity that the Khitan horses were so hungry that their fur covered their bones, and the remaining meat was not enough for tens of thousands of soldiers to share, let alone the victims of the disaster.

The last of these meats were all made into horse broth. Few people could eat a bite of meat, so they could only use broth to satisfy their cravings.

Marching and fighting is hard work, disaster relief is urgent, and there is little meat, and I have already eaten it long ago.The only things that can help the soldiers improve their rations are the cattle and sheep snatched from the nomads and the horses wounded on the battlefield. Therefore, after a small victory in the battle of Rilian, Xue Yuan and General Xue took the 2 horses completely surrounded the tribe of Riliana.

The Holy Majesty's order is to frighten the nomads who frequently invade the border, and negotiate peace when they are preparing to unite, so as to seek stable development, contaminate the economic lifeline of the nomads on the grassland, and form a fixed trade route.

If it doesn't work, hit it.If you succeed, then try another method.

All the tribes of the nomads numbered 30 to [-] people, and one of them was harmed by the locusts. Now if you want to use Daheng's cavalry to face the fierce cavalry of these people, [-]% of them will lose ugly.

There is no way, Daheng has few horses and cavalry, and it will take time to train cavalry.Gu Yuanbai has only been involved in the army for a long time, not to mention the training of a large number of cavalry, and he has not seen many horses.

The purpose this time is to use the power of locusts and soldiers to frighten them, and then stir up their internal strife that has already been surging.

General Xue kept the words of the Holy Majesty in his heart, and took advantage of the right time and place to fight Rilianna with 2 horses until he couldn't lift his head. Army, and the rest were taken by Rilianna, and fled to the north in extreme embarrassment.

The snatched horses were raised. Once these horses ate delicious food, they stopped struggling and buried their heads under the grass roots, chewing with great mouthfuls.

Some of the remaining cows and sheep were also skinny and skinny, some were kept, some were all killed, and they were slaughtered for meat!

"The remaining cattle and sheep can just be slaughtered and eaten when the weather is freezing," General Xue discussed with the generals, "Ri Lianna ran to the north, and he should be going to seek refuge with Xiwandan's tribe. Xiwandan Banten is bold and cautious, his tribe has also been affected by the locust plague, they will accept Riliana's tribe, but this winter, he will not start a war with us for Rilianna."

"They can't take care of themselves," Xue Yuandao said. "This winter, whether it's them or us, the first thing to do is to save our lives."

The captured Khitans were used as slaves to contribute to the construction of the houses of the victims.

This winter is difficult. The victims are not fully clothed. It is good to have a warm bedding. These days, some victims have caught wind and cold. Fortunately, there are medicinal materials and doctors here, so they can be treated in time.

The locusts have already entered the nymph stage. If the locusts are not dealt with during this period, once the locusts enter the adult stage to lay eggs, they will have to weed and mow eggs, dig trenches and bury gnats.

The people in the camp were silent for a while, their hearts heavy with worry, when at this moment, a duck called outside.No one in the camp took this seriously, they just thought they heard it wrong.

But immediately, dense duck calls sounded, making people's ears hurt.Xue Yuan raised his eyes abruptly, exchanged a glance with General Xue, then turned around and strode out.

The curtains of the tent were raised, and the squawking of the ducks became even louder. Everyone followed the squawking, and as soon as they walked out, they saw tens of thousands of ducks in black.

These ducks called "quack" and nimbly pecked at the locusts on the road, but they were too fat, so their nimble movements also showed a bit of clumsiness.

A fat duck, completely different from all the famished cattle, sheep and livestock in the frontier.

Many people swallowed their saliva, and Xue Yuan even heard clearly that several generals around him also swallowed their saliva.These ducks are next to each other, each one as big as a human calf, running towards this side like a wave. The person escorting the [-] duck army shouted anxiously: "May I ask where General Xue is?"

Yang Hui, the general beside Xue Yuan, hoarsely said, "General Xue is here!"

The soldiers and victims who were blocking the way quickly gave way, Xue Yuan's eyelids twitched a few times, and he strode forward under the expectant eyes of everyone.

When the visitor saw him, his eyes lit up, and he said loudly: "General Xue, I obeyed the order to send 700 ducks from the rear! The road was bumpy, and more than [-] ducks were lost. The remaining [-] ducks There are more than [-], please ask General Xue to check!"

The crowd behind was in an uproar.

One hundred thousand ducks!This, there are [-] ducks!

Xue Yuan was also shocked by this number, and then he came back to his senses, concisely, "Are these ducks eating locusts all the way here?"

The person who came laughed even more enthusiastically, "Yes. The locusts outside are almost eaten up, and the ducks are all full. The Chinese food on the table of the soldiers, I just hope that the soldiers will not think that they eat locusts."

Plate Chinese food.

Xue Yuan glanced at the ducks, his eyes glowing green.Each of these ducks has shiny hair and bright eyes.Locusts are a delicacy for ducks, but these ducks whose meat has been tempered more chewy and firmer due to the journey are also delicacy for soldiers, an extremely rare and delicious delicacy.

Xue Yuan's Adam's apple rolled, and everyone who heard this also fixed their eyes on the duck. They were so enthusiastic that they couldn't move their eyes away.

The drumming noise of [-] ducks became more beautiful at this moment, and there were thousands of people transporting the ducks to the border. The leader saw Xue Yuan's expression, and said very politely: "General, if you want to try Taste, you can slaughter it today."

"No hurry," Xue Yuan said politely, and then smiled slightly, "Leave them a few days to eat up the frontier locusts."

These ducks came too timely, completely saving them from using human hands to catch locusts and remove locust eggs.The corners of Xue Yuan's mouth curled up secretly, feeling extremely happy.

Gu Yuanbai sent so many ducks to the border because he missed him, so he wanted to save him some time and let him return to Beijing quickly?

The famous General Xue suddenly let out a muffled laugh.

He was still thinking about how to deal with the problem of locusts laying eggs, but the [-] ducks who came from behind had already solved the problem.

Such a coincident coincidence gave Xue Yuan a feeling that he and Gu Yuanbai had a heart-to-heart connection.

Just like when he was tricked by the Taoist priest to buy the talisman paper, Xue Yuan began to think about the possibility of a sympathy in his mind again.

Can Gu Yuanbai know what he thinks about on weekdays?

If they knew, then wouldn't the two of them have been in love with each other for several times already, and they were already entangled in love, no longer distinguishing between you and me?

Xue Yuan's happy mood has been maintained.

The plague of locusts inside is stable, and there are no enemies watching outside.This period of time is a rare and stable time. After having free time, Xue Jiuyao puts all his attention on Gu Yuanbai. When he thinks of this person, it is like drinking [-]% of the wine. His thoughts are wandering, and he is so hot every night. I can't sleep, and I have to raise my guns and cannons in the morning.

Xue Yuan washed his trousers for half a month, and the trousers fluttered in the wind every day in front of the tent.The soldiers and generals who passed by his door knew what was going on at a glance. They were joking and laughing at first, and then clicked their tongues in admiration.

General Yang, who was acquainted with Xue Jiuyao, ran over to remind him kindly: "Xue Yuan, don't be so presumptuous just because you are young. You have washed your pants for half a month, right? Why are you so angry!"

Xue Yuan was lying lazily basking in the sun, and when he heard this, he raised his lips, "Don't block my sun."

General Yang moved a stool and sat aside, watching the Khitan captives chopping firewood not far away, he said earnestly: "I have been here before, and I know that the army marching and fighting is full of men, and I can't even see a sow, so it's okay to hold back." It should be. But you are too exaggerated, tell me, do you have someone in your heart?"

These days, Xue Yuan is skeptical about the "heart-to-heart connection", but as long as he thinks about it, if it is true, if he is thinking about Gu Yuanbai, Gu Yuanbai will know what he is thinking.Thinking of this possibility, Xue Yuan couldn't bear it.

These days there are so many erotic dreams, could the little emperor also see these erotic dreams of him, and then his face would blush, his heart would beat, his face would be cold and embarrassing beyond words?

Ashamed, Gu Yuanbai should not be ashamed.But the way he raised his foot and crushed Xue Yuan's brother, the tails of his eyes were raised, his lips were red with ruthlessness, just thinking about it, Xue Yuan would harden.

"Yes." Xue Yuan said lazily.

General Yang's eyes lit up, and he was full of curiosity, "Who is that man, who can make you Xue Jiuyao so fascinated that you lost all your senses? Does General Xue know? Does Mrs. Xue know?"

"What do you mean I am fascinated?" Xue Yuan raised his foot and stepped on the low stool by his feet, and refused to admit it. "How can you tell that I am fascinated?"

Are people with someone in their hearts so moody? General Yang wondered, "Aren't you fascinated by the way you get up every morning to wash your pants?"

"Young and energetic, angry," Xue Yuan didn't change his expression, "It's been a little hot at night recently."

The cold wind in northern Xinjiang has already blown. It's November, and everyone else is shivering from the cold, but he says it's hot.

It's a pity that General Yang has a stupid mouth, he knew he was talking nonsense, but he didn't know how to expose him, when he was sweating profusely, a small soldier ran over and said: "General, the imperial court sent someone to deliver something again! "

General Yang was taken aback, but a gust of wind flashed in front of him, and Xue Yuan had strode away from him.

In the past few months at the border, both soldiers and disaster victims have known the love and care of the court for them.

After the mountain of rice, there were [-] ducks. The ducks were so delicious that the victims also ate meat.One bite is fat and oily, and it is so beautiful that people can't wait to swallow it with their tongues.

Such delicious duck meat is not easy to eat often before the locust plague comes.As soon as the duck meat is eaten, it is delicious and chewy, which makes people feel that the hardships of these days have been driven away.

Old General Xue was not stingy either, no matter what one hundred thousand ducks, everyone had to eat a few mouthfuls.When the duck meat was brought to the table, not to mention the common people, all the generals were in a turmoil, and the chopsticks were like fighting wars, destroying plate after plate of meat in an instant.

In those few days, the whole border was carefree and happy, and the duck feathers were also very useful, and were collected to prepare winter clothes and bedding.No matter how difficult the coming days are, the people thought to themselves that they must be worthy of the food given to them by the imperial court and the meat they ate.

They were well prepared to face the severe winter, and they were prepared to fight hard even in the worst situation, but they didn't expect that the things sent to them by the imperial court were not over yet.

What they were worried about was exactly what the court was worried about, and it had been resolved by the court.

Long loads were laid out in the clearing, surrounded by soldiers curious to know what was on them.

"Is it food and meat?"

"We have enough food, and there are ducks and nomads' cattle and sheep." Others retorted.

Some people worried: "Why does the imperial court keep sending us things? One trip after another, this could not be saved by the imperial court's frugality?"

There were constant whispers from the rear, and the voices of discussion gradually became louder. General Xue and other generals in the front had already come out to greet them, and they also wanted to know what it was with puzzled faces.

The officer who escorted the convoy had a good relationship with General Xue. He stroked his beard meaningfully and said with a smile, "If the general can't figure it out, why don't you let someone unload these things from the car and take a good look at them?"

Although Old General Xue didn't know what it could be, he knew that it must be something useful to them. The old general moved his lips a few times, feeling guilty and moved: "Your Majesty is ashamed to worry you so much."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the generals showed a faint shame.

The Holy Majesty treated them like this, and spent a lot of money and material resources to transport things to the border again and again, which they never thought of.

Originally thought that the amount of food that Xue Yuan had brought was already the limit of what the court could produce, and it was because of their love and trust from the court, only then did they realize that the court was far from treating them like this.

How can this not make people ashamed, how can it not make people excited?

The official comforted them and said: "Why should you feel guilty, generals? You protect the safety of our Daheng border, and go through life and death for our people in Daheng. My Daheng has such a prosperous scene of Haiyan and Heqing, all thanks to you generals."

As he spoke, he gave a deep salute instead, "I should be the one who feels guilty."

When Xue Yuan came, he saw them talking politely to each other.After hearing a few words, he became impatient, and directly asked the soldiers to unload the truck to see what the Holy Spirit sent someone to send.

Seeing him like this, those who had been talking politely for a few rounds stopped talking and looked at the car expectantly.In less than a moment, the contents inside were exposed, and someone in the crowd was caught off guard and exclaimed in surprise, "It turned out to be winter clothes!"

The soldiers suddenly became a chaotic crowd, scrambling to take a look, "What, winter clothes?"

"The imperial court sent us winter clothes?"

General Xue immediately ordered five soldiers to come forward from the crowd and asked them to change into winter clothes.As soon as the brand-new winter clothes were put on, the warmth and softness came up. The soldiers buried their faces in the winter clothes, and within a short while, they felt so hot that they were sweating all over their bodies.

Old General Xue looked at them and was surprised: "How can this winter coat take effect so quickly?"

The soldiers chattered and said: "General, these winter clothes are very hot and light, and we are already sweating all over."

General Xue was dubious, picked up a winter coat and put it on himself. After a while, shock flashed across his face, followed by great joy.

The rest of the generals couldn't bear the curiosity in their hearts, so they also tried it, and they were greatly surprised: "Why is this winter coat so light!"

The official smiled and said nothing, and only explained the reason in detail when they asked.

After the generals knew the reason, they couldn't bear the high-pitched surprise, and hurried to prepare for the distribution of cotton clothes.

The official and old general Xue hadn't seen each other for many days, and they were talking slowly after falling behind. General Xue had ordered his staff to go down to prepare meals, wine and dishes.The two of them walked to the military tent, Xue Yuan wanted to take the opportunity to ask about the affairs of Beijing, so he followed them.

After being seated, halfway through the drink, the official who came out of the capital suddenly smiled, lowered his head and said mysteriously: "General Xue, you don't know that you are far away from the capital. Something big should happen after the middle of Beijing."

General Xue said: "Oh, what is it?"

Xue Yuan happened to pick up a piece of duck meat.

The official smiled and said: "The Holy Majesty fell in love with a woman at first sight, and he is ready to take this woman into the palace."

Xue Yuan stopped his hands.

impossible.

Xue Yuan sneered completely. Not only did he not believe it, but he also found it funny in his heart. He wanted to continue eating calmly, but he couldn't move his hands.

Old General Xue on the side was already clapping and applauding, laughing loudly.Constantly questioning the details, what the official said seems to be true. Does he dare to falsify the words of the Holy Majesty?

So what if it's not a fake.

There was still honey-colored juice left on the duck meat, and this juice quickly slipped down from the flesh because of the shaking hands of the person holding the chopsticks.

Xue Yuan threw his chopsticks away and strode out of the tent.

The sky was full of yellow sand, and the cold wind covered the sand and rushed to the face, hitting the face again and again, and the cold air spread from the lungs to the limbs.

After a long while, he got back into the tent and asked, "Your Majesty wants to take a concubine into the palace?"

The voice is dry and hoarse.

Jingguan said: "...Indeed, Your Majesty...the concubine enters the palace...the zither and the zither sing in harmony."

Xue Yuan seemed to be listening attentively, but the words that came into his ears became intermittent, suddenly approaching and then far away.

After a long time, when no one spoke in the camp, when General Xue called Xue Yuan's name loudly, Xue Yuan turned his head from anger to nervousness.

He said: "I see."