I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 102
Xue Yuan has no way to return to the capital. What’s even more difficult is that the post station no longer delivers letters.
How can this happen!
Doesn’t it mean that after a year, Gu Yuanbai will completely forget about him? !
When Xue Yuan thought of this, he immediately strode out of the camp and chased the people at the inn with a dark face on his horse.
Fortunately, there was a strong wind and snow in northern Xinjiang, and the people at the post station did not dare to walk fast. Xue Yuan caught up with the people at the post station after a while. He drove his horse forward and said politely with a good temper: “Your post station is really not good. Have you sent a letter to the capital?”
The officials in the post station, with layers of snow on their eyebrows and eyelids, shouted loudly: “Sir, we really don’t want to deliver the letter anymore. It’s too cold today.”
Xue Yuan murmured to himself: “I didn’t hear this.”
He suddenly reined in the horse and turned over, quickly stepped forward and grabbed the inn official’s horse, and then hooked his fingers down to make the person bend over.
The station official felt timid when he saw his tall figure. He bent down obediently and asked, “Sir, what’s the matter with you?”
“I want to discuss something with you, sir.” Xue Yuan was anxious and did not wear cotton-padded clothes. The clothes he wore in the ice and snow made others feel cold when they looked at them, but his hands were very strong, and his slender hands were slightly cold. Hong’s five fingers grasped the collar of the post official’s neck to prevent him from escaping directly. He said angrily, “My lord, what if I have an urgent letter that I have to deliver to the capital?”
“As long as it’s related to the border war, someone will send it to Beijing,” the post official replied honestly. “If you have an urgent message, you have to see which party it is from.”
That is, now we can only send letters related to the war, but not other letters.
Xue Yuan wiped his face and said, “Okay, I will send you letters related to the war.”
He had to ask what was going on.
The station official was confused: “Only the general has the power to submit a memorial at the end of the year.”
Xue Yuan: “…”
He tightened his hand with a smile, and said politely amidst the frightened expressions of the post officials: “I won’t deliver the letter, I will only send a verbal message to the capital. There are countless people coming and going in the post, and there will always be someone who will return to the capital to report on their work. You guys If you don’t go, someone will.”
“I only have one thing to say,” his brows darkened instantly, “Go and tell the Holy One, don’t believe what those people say about Xue Yuan.”
“Including other people named Xue, including Chang Yuyan.”
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It finally snowed in Beijing in January.
Snow fell for three consecutive days. Amidst the heavy snowfall, a man braved the snow and entered the capital.
Wrapped in a cloak and wearing a heavy hat, he occasionally raised his head to look at the houses on both sides of the road in the capital. I found my friend’s mansion in it, both unfamiliar and familiar.
Heavy snowflakes were flying, but there was no trace of snow on the roads in the capital. Thick snow has been swept to both sides of the road, and on the exposed flat ground, carriages and children dressed like balls pass by from time to time.
The man slowed down and looked around the capital for half an hour. By the time he found his friend’s mansion, a layer of snow had already accumulated on his body.
As soon as the friend left the house, he laughed and cursed: “Hey Lin Zhicheng, how long have we been waiting for you? Why did you only arrive now!”
Lin Zhicheng dismounted and asked with a smile: “You guys?”
“Come in quickly,” the friend personally ran over and took him to the house. “It’s us. Except for me, everyone who knows you are coming back has already come.”
After a while, everyone was sitting on the kang, eating and drinking around the dining table in the middle. There was constant chatter and laughter. Looking at Lin Zhicheng, who was now calm but still upright, their eyes were wet: “Didn’t the Holy One ask you to come back to report on your work after the year? You Why are you back now?”
“I’m anxious,” Lin Zhicheng has entered middle age, with a smile on his resolute face, “how can I not be anxious after finally seeing the light of day? Besides, I don’t have any family to tie me down, so I can naturally set off on the road at any time. ”
As he spoke, he asked what he had wanted to ask for a long time: “What’s going on with your bed? Why is it still so hot?”
The friends who had just been touched suddenly laughed: “This is exactly what the Holy One made. It is called a fire kang. Do you know what a fire kang is?”
Lin Zhicheng said: “I know, of course I know, I saw your article.”
He touched the heated kang with his hand, thought for a while, and said, “I just walked around the capital for half an hour and found many remote and narrow paths, which are now paved with bluestone slabs.”
“Yes,” the friend nodded lightly, and then sighed, “You don’t know, a lot has changed in the capital.”
“Indeed,” Lin Zhicheng said, “I rarely see beggars huddled in corners along the way.”
The friend said: “Then after dinner, I will take you to Beijing to have another look.”
Lin Zhicheng raised his glass and said, “Okay.”
Soon, Gu Yuanbai also learned about Lin Zhicheng’s return to Beijing to report on his work. Three days later, he summoned Lin Zhicheng to the palace to face the emperor.
Salute in Lin Zhicheng
AD4
When he came, Gu Yuanbai looked at him specially. Lin Zhicheng is already thirty years old and is about to reach forty years old. He was at the age when he was a vigorous and powerful man. Although he had been a pirate and was the leader of pirates, he had no gangster spirit in him. He had a righteous look on his face and was a very serious person.
Gu Yuanbai talked with him about old times, which naturally started from the time of the late emperor. Gu Yuanbai had read the book Lin Zhicheng had written to the late emperor. The tone was very direct and unflattering. Gu Yuanbai was originally prepared that he could not speak, but he did not expect that after five years of training, Lin Zhicheng’s words had softened a lot, and occasionally he would say some witty words that made people laugh.
He speaks Mandarin well, but also has a Fujian accent. After chatting with Gu Yuanbai, Lin Zhicheng himself said: “Your Majesty, my accent is a bit thick, I don’t know if you can understand it.”
“Yes,” Gu Yuanbai smiled, “Master Lin’s Mandarin is very good.”
When Gu Yuanbai was in college, one of his roommates was from Fujian. What’s more, there was another buddy from Hunan. Under the influence of each other, the entire dormitory was almost speechless. A group of top students occasionally talked. Can come up with a few words in his own accent.
After chatting, Lin Zhicheng talked about the navy. Gu Yuanbai nodded and knocked on the armrest: “I think the same thing as Master Lin. The navy is as important as the land navy. But for the generals who train the navy, I haven’t been able to find anything I like.”
The Lord’s meaning was obvious. After saying these words, Lin Zhicheng felt a little stirred in his heart. He solemnly clasped his fists and said, “If the Lord does not dislike it, I am willing to do my best for the Lord.”
Gu Yuanbai said hello loudly, he smiled and walked over to help Lin Zhicheng in person, “I have obtained Master Lin, as if I have obtained a treasure. Master Lin, I will leave the navy of Daheng to you!”
“Yes!” Lin Zhicheng leaned deeply.
After talking about the business, Lin Zhicheng should have retreated, but he suddenly remembered something and said: “Your Majesty, when I passed by the post station, I was asked by the inn officer to say something to your Majesty.”
Gu Yuanbai became somewhat interested, “What are you talking about?”
“It seems to be what a general said, but who is this general? The people at the post forgot what I said.” Lin Zhicheng pondered and said, “He said: Please don’t believe what the man said, Whether it’s someone else named Xue or Chang Yuyan.”
That’s compelling.
Gu Yuanbai was silent for a while, nodded with a strange expression, and asked Lin Zhicheng to retreat.
He wanted to laugh a little, and then thought about the general in Lin Zhicheng’s words.
It must be Xue Yuan, not anyone else.
Gu Yuanbai turned the jade ring on his hand and asked Tian Fusheng: “It’s New Year’s Day. Are all the inns closed?”
Tian Fusheng said: “That’s right.”
“Tian Fusheng, what do you mean by what Xue Yuan said?” Gu Yuanbai closed his eyes, his expression showing no emotion or anger, “He told me not to believe what others said. This makes sense. Regarding the border war, about I never believe anything about Daheng’s political affairs. The other people named Xue that he said include Chang Yuyan, one is from his house, and the other is his good friend. These people don’t believe it. Do I believe him?”
Tian Fusheng was careful: “Then do you believe it?”
Gu Yuanbai glanced at him and asked, “Which aspect?”
As soon as these words came out, Tian Fusheng knew that the Holy Emperor still trusted Mr. Xue, and at worst, he trusted him in several aspects. He also felt wronged for Mr.
But I can’t talk about Yushi, lest I offend the Holy Spirit’s ears. Tian Fusheng could only say: “Your Majesty, maybe Mr. Xue also has his own difficulties.”
Have a problem? Gu Yuanbai thought to himself, don’t believe what others say, whether it is the person named Xue or Chang Yuyan. Could it be that those people were not sent by him to protect Chu Wei? Chu Wei has been unlucky again and again these days. He was caught in an alley and given a lesson. He was also attracted by the Seventh Prince of Xixia. He deserved to be protected by Xue Yuan.
There is another Xue Er in the Xue family, but the second son Xue and Chu Wei have never crossed paths. Chu Wei and Xue Yuan are a couple in the original text, and the expressions of the servants of the Xue family… He rubbed it. Rubbing his forehead, he didn’t know what he wanted to do.
He doesn’t plan to prostitute Xue Yuan anymore. Whether the relationship between him and Chu Wei is clean or unclean is none of his business.
No, when did he take the initiative to prostitute Xue Yuan?
The anger after being tricked by Xue Yuan still sinks when I think about it.
If Xue Yuan was really wronged, if he really didn’t know anything…
He opened his eyes and said coldly: “Go and call all the servants and guards of the Xue Mansion that day.”
If it was Gu Yuanbai who misunderstood and Gu Yuanbai was wrong, then Gu Yuanbai would simply admit his mistake and apologize to Xue Yuan. If it was Xue Yuan who did it, he still refused to admit it, and while he was loving Gu Yuanbai, he secretly entangled himself with Chu Wei. If he really treats Gu Yuanbai like a fool, then Xue Yuan had better be prepared to be harshly returned by Gu Yuanbai.
Gu Yuanbai will investigate the matter thoroughly and follow what Xue Yuan said, one by one.
Xue Yuan, Gu Yuanbai’s eyes were serious, you’d better not play tricks on me a second time.
