I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 105
Xue Yuan remained calm, “What did Mrs. Xue say?”
“Your mother told you not to do things like gangsters and bandits. You forcefully treat others as your sweetheart, and they may not ignore you.” General Xue looked at Xue Yuan suspiciously and put the wine glass on the table. “You are Aren’t you using force on other girls?”
Xue Yuan heard this and sneered.
How can you use Gu Yuanbai’s body to be strong?
It’s useless. If he dares to use it, he should have no descendants.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xue was just making things up, and at most she was just guessing. But can his mother really guess who he has in his heart? Xue Yuan’s expression became languid, and he circled the spout of the pot with his emerald-tipped fingers, rubbed the mouth of the cup with his fingertips, and drank the wine by himself, ignoring General Xue’s words.
But halfway through the drink, Xue Yuan suddenly remembered that Mrs. Xue had also sent him a letter a year ago. It was just that the letter was placed together with the things returned to him by the Holy One. Because it was too thin, Xue Yuan ignored it.
He wrote down this incident and returned to the camp after the celebration. After searching for a long time, he found the letter that Mrs. Xue sent him.
The letter was on thin paper, so I thought it was nothing serious. But when she opened it, Mrs. Xue’s tone was anxious, and she was talking about the fact that after the Holy Master entered his house, the jade sign he hid under the bed disappeared.
Xue Yuan squeezed the letter’s fingers tightly, and his eyes turned to the jadeite ring on his hand. He took a deep breath and his eyes suddenly opened up.
I see.
Xue Yuan finally understood that Gu Yuanbai was probably so angry because of Yu Shi. But the conscience of heaven and earth can be learned from the sun and the moon. Xue Yuan just used the jade gesture to practice his skills. He was afraid that he would pinch Gu Yuanbai in pain and turn red. After all, the little emperor was very tender and would turn red at the first touch. If Xue Yuan wanted to Touch Gu Yuanbai, how could he not practice?
Why didn’t the little emperor think about it? Why was he willing to touch him with jade pieces?
Xue Yuan frowned, regretting why he didn’t read the letter in time. If he had seen this letter before catching up with the envoy at the inn, he could have used another excuse to explain the cause of Yushi.
Xue Yuan put away the letter and paced back and forth in the room for a long time. Finally he calmed down and thought about what he had entrusted the inn officials to convey to the capital. The Holy Emperor would not be moved by it because he had made a mistake. direction of explanation.
Only when the post station sends the letter again in the next year can he explain the reason why he kept the jade power secretly in the letter.
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By the time the officials from the post came to Northern Xinjiang to receive the letter as scheduled, it was already after the fifth day of the first lunar month.
Xue Yuan had already prepared a letter and handed it to him. The official who came to the post station had a different look this time. He must have been advised by the previous post official. After seeing Xue Yuan, his attitude became more respectful and frightened: ” I will deliver the general’s letter to the capital safely.”
Xue Yuan smiled pleasantly and said politely, “Then I’ll leave it to you, sir.”
This letter has to travel thousands of miles. Perhaps even if it reaches the capital, Xue Yuan will not get a response. Looking at the back of the inn officials leaving, Xue Yuan stood upright in the snow, his black hair flying with his hairband, and flags and drums buzzing around him.
He turned his attention further north. If it was faster, if it was faster, could he return to Beijing in February?
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The Spring Festival in the frontier was lively, and the Holy Emperor in the capital welcomed back the eunuchs sent to the palace before New Year’s Eve.
The eunuch presented Concubine Wan’s letter written by the Holy Emperor. Gu Yuanbai put the letter aside and asked seriously: “How is Concubine Wan’s health?”
If it weren’t for Gu Yuanbai’s poor health and his distaste for winter because of his serious illness last year, he would definitely go to the summer palace in person to spend the New Year well with Princess Wan.
The eunuch said: “Reporting to Your Majesty, the concubine is still in good health. She just really misses your Majesty. When the young one arrived at the palace, he saw the concubine looking at a stack of plum blossom cakes in a trance. The aunt beside the concubine said, that was when the saint was young. My favorite pastry.”
Gu Yuanbai sighed with emotion and said with a smile: “Indeed, I like it very much now.”
The eunuch then told Concubine Wan’s trivial matters in detail.
Gu Yuanbai listened attentively, and asked a few questions from time to time, how many times did Concubine Wan eat in a day, and how much could she eat at one time. He didn’t bother asking questions, and the person who answered didn’t dare to respond at all. An hour passed between asking and answering.
Gu Yuanbai came to his senses and asked people to retreat. Then he unfolded the letter in his hand and read the content above word by word.
Concubine Wan also missed Gu Yuanbai very much, but she took the trouble to tell him many times that Gu Yuanbai should not brave the cold winter to come to see her. Everything was fine in her palace, with good food and good housing. The only thing Unfortunately, the emperor is not around.
It’s just that if the emperor is around, Concubine Wan will not meet Gu Yuanbai too much, lest Gu Yuanbai’s body cannot bear such sorrow on the day when heaven and earth are separated.
Gu Yuanbai finished reading the letter, but the thoughts in the letter were still lingering in his heart. He suddenly had someone give him a fox coat, put on leather gloves, and walked into the imperial garden with everyone accompanying him.
There is a field of plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden, which is a little redder in the snow. As we get closer, the fragrance comes with a bit of cold air. Gu Yuanbai walked over to this place and picked off a plum blossom dripping with melted snow.
The red plum blossoms were crushed on his hands, Gu Yuanbai said: “Bring some handkerchiefs here, I will pick some plum blossoms and make a plum blossom cake.”
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On New Year’s Eve, there was supposed to be a palace banquet in the palace, but the Holy Emperor, citing physical fatigue, only allowed the clan ministers to reunite with their families and not to accompany him.
There are no concubines or children in the Holy Palace. I never felt anything before, but I always feel lonely every year. Gu Yuanbai also noticed the silence in the palace. After thinking about it, he asked Tian Fusheng to select a few clan children with good character and liveliness, and send them to the palace after the new year to accompany Wanta. Concubine.
Tian Fusheng responded and asked one more question, “Your Majesty, would you like to summon some young masters from the palace to have fun in front of the palace?”
“No need,” Gu Yuanbai couldn’t laugh or cry, “If you keep him by my side, there will be no peace in the palace.”
This year in the palace passed in an ordinary way. When the winter vacation is over after the new year, officials from all over Daheng Dynasty return to the government office. The first thing the court has to prepare for is the military exercise in March.
The martial arts examination is held every five years, and this time it is the year after the civil examination. The martial arts examinations in the Daheng Dynasty were equally as grand as the civil examinations. After Gu Yuanbai came down from the court, he went to look through the papers and took out the examination papers for the previous top candidates in the martial arts examinations.
The martial arts examination is not just about martial arts. In addition to physical fitness, you also need to have military thinking, study military books, know how to arrange troops, how to find a place to set up camp, etc.
Gu Yuanbai reformulated the previous martial arts scoring methods and changed the method of testing physical fitness to another method.
When he thought about these ways to trouble his martial arts career, a relaxed smile appeared in the corner of his eyes and between his eyebrows.
If you are not in good health, it is really fun to torment others.
After His Majesty the Emperor satisfied his bad taste, time quickly moved towards February.
Memorials from Northern Xinjiang began to fly into the capital like snowflakes. Since the beginning of February, border warriors had frequently clashed with nomads. In the conflicts again and again, these Khitan tribes who had been separated from their hearts, After enduring the attacks of Daheng soldiers in batches, they finally wanted to put aside their past grudges and plan to fight against Daheng together.
At this time, only four of the eight Khitan tribes were still intact.
After the nomads form a rope, their threat to Daheng will be greatly increased. The soldiers were prepared for this and were preparing to propose peace talks at the appropriate time, but something happened among the Khitan tribe that no one expected.
The great leader of Khitan who was seriously ill died.
There is an undercurrent surging among the Khitan tribes that originally planned to unite. Without Daheng’s people taking action, there are already faint signs of hostility and separation among them.
In mid-February, the Khitans, feeling uneasy both internally and externally, took the initiative to seek peace from the Daheng people.
General Xue was surprised, but also felt that this matter was reasonable. He had a serious discussion with the Khitan people about the matter of suing for peace, and secretly laid a clue to the idea of assimilating them as the Holy One had in mind.
When most nomads can get food, tea, spices and silks without fighting or plundering, and when what they want can be obtained by just going to the market and using Daheng coins, they are still willing to start a war. ?
The people will not be willing.
They will gradually become content with the status quo and eventually become a horse farm for Daheng to raise horses.
From August to February, the six-month border confrontation finally came to an end. According to the memorial written by General Xue, he will stay in place to oversee the construction of the trade road. General Xue Yuan, who is responsible for transporting supplies and troops, has already returned to Beijing with his troops.
Thinking about it day and night, I flew back to Beijing as fast as I could.
Gu Yuanbai read this memorial several times, and the blood in his body seemed to boil with these brief words of General Xue. His face turned red, his eyes were bright, and he said loudly: “Okay!”
Six months, it’s finally over!
Gu Yuanbai couldn’t help but stood up and wanted to sing a song, but in the end he just calmed down the excitement in his chest. With his hands behind his back, he stood in front of the hall and looked at the scenery outside. His eyes seemed to have passed through thousands of mountains and rivers. , saw the thousands of horses and troops on the border.
Happy, very happy, so happy that I just want to laugh.
The right time, place, and people seem to be on Gu Yuanbai’s side. The Khitan people’s civil strife is destined to cause great turmoil that can stir up the entire tribe. Such civil strife may even be possible if a strong leader does not emerge. Will last for more than a few years.
Gu Yuanbai only noticed and thought about this one thing. When the night got darker and it was dinner time, he remembered what General Xue said in his memorial that Xue Jiuyao was coming back.
Xue Jiuyao.
Gu Yuanbai was in a daze, and in an instant, Xue Yuan’s mouth curled up at him, with a fake smile flashed before his eyes.
Slender, tall, and polite.
The Holy Master thought of something and turned back to Tian Fusheng and asked, “Did Xue Jiuyao send me a letter a few days ago?”
Tian Fusheng nodded and responded respectfully: “Yes.”
Gu Yuanbai hadn’t read the letter yet, but when he thought that it was probably a thank you for his kindness in sending flowers, he casually said: “Go and bring it over and let me see it.”
