I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 139

Gu Yuanbai wanted to select a child from his clan to raise under his knees. The child’s character, age, appearance, horoscope, and even whether he could live long had to be taken into consideration.

Gu Yuanbai looked at the children one after another, and by the way, he looked at the clan mansion behind them. The Holy Emperor was never someone who was easily fooled. If he had greedy and disgusting thoughts, Gu Yuanbai would not mind another bloodbath.

Simply put, the previous scene of the black-armored imperial army threatening the clan mansion still left a deep-rooted fear in the royal clan. They honestly and peacefully sent their children over and then picked them up.

Ten days later, Gu Yuanbai announced an edict to recruit Gu Ran, the grandson of King Rui, to enter the palace and live temporarily in Qing Palace.

Qing Palace is located on the east side of Daheng Palace, so it is called the East Palace. The Holy Emperor only placed Gu Ran in the East Palace, but did not give any explicit recognition. His attitude was really ambiguous.

On the day Gu Ran entered the palace, King Rui called Gu Ran to him. Everyone in Prince Rui’s mansion sat in the main hall, listening to King Rui’s old and heavy scolding.

“After you enter the palace, there is only one thing you must keep in mind,” King Rui pointed at Gu Ran’s father, “He is no longer your father, and I am no longer your grandfather. If you are lucky in the future and receive the blessing of the Holy One, Then you will receive our great gift. When you get close to him, you will bow down and call him ‘Third Uncle’ and call me ‘Prince Rui’. Brother, do you understand?”

Gu Ran bowed and said slowly: “I understand.”

“More than that,” Prince Rui said, “When I die, or when your biological parents die, you cannot keep filial piety. At that time, you are no longer a member of our Prince Rui’s Palace, but only a member of the palace. Regardless of whether Prince Rui’s Palace No matter who asks you for something or who asks you, you don’t need to worry about it, and you don’t need to take care of them. If you are in doubt, just go to the Holy Spirit and ask for advice on how to act.”

Gu Ran couldn’t help but smile a little, “Your Majesty is awesome.”

King Rui’s stern expression softened slightly, and he also laughed, “It is because of the power of the Holy One that we cannot hide any disrespect in our hearts. It is because of the power of the Holy One that our clan can live such a stable and prosperous life today. , has anyone really forgotten the days when Lu Feng was in power? If anyone dares to use Brother Ran’s affairs to reach out to the Holy Lord, I will definitely not let him go lightly!”

King Rui suddenly patted the table, and a dull sound suddenly sounded.

The person who had hidden small thoughts in his heart lowered his head and his liver and gallbladder trembled.

Later, Gu Ran’s biological father, Gu He, the third son of King Rui, personally sent his son out of the house.

Gu He has always been disinterested in his younger son, so he and Gu Ran are not familiar with each other on weekdays, let alone the relationship between father and son. But at this moment, he felt extremely regretful and wished he could go back in time so that he could be close to Gu Ran. On the way to send Gu Ran out, he even asked for help. In the end, he actually cried, tears streaming down his face, and kept saying that he couldn’t bear to leave Gu Ran.

The brothers, who were usually sarcastic and sarcastic to Gu Ran, burst into tears and kept sobbing.

But their eyes hidden under their sleeves and robes were clearly filled with jealousy and malice.

Gu Ran was silent. Although he was young, he saw things more clearly than some adults. In Prince Rui’s Mansion, as long as Prince Rui is alive, no one will dare to be a monster. As for the future, if Gu Ran is really lucky enough to be raised by the Holy Master, the Holy Master will definitely handle the matter in Prince Rui’s Mansion for Gu Ran without any worries.

Gu Ran was so convinced, trusting the Holy Spirit immensely. Although it sounds unfilial, Gu Ran secretly felt joyful in his heart after knowing that he was chosen by the Holy Emperor. The Holy Sage was extremely majestic in his eyes. Such a person actually wanted to become Gu Ran’s father. Just thinking that he might call the Holy Sage “Father” in the future, Gu Ran couldn’t help but feel shy and shy.

Uncontrollably excited and happy.

When Gu Ran entered the palace, the Holy Master specially took time out. He accompanied Gu Ran to dinner and went to see the Hongwen Room in the palace where the royal children studied. He said with a smile, “Tomorrow, you can study here with your brothers.”

Gu Ran’s peripheral vision passed by the Holy Master’s robe, and he wanted to say some words of gratitude, but he remembered what the Holy Master had told him before not to be cautious, his brows were tangled, and the child’s fat face was wrinkled.

The Holy Master chuckled a few times, bent down and took Gu Ran’s hand, touched the top of his head, and took him leisurely to stroll around the Imperial Garden.

Gu Ran’s eyes widened slightly, and after a moment, they turned into steaming red apples. He looked at the Holy Master with eyes full of unconcealable admiration.

But after walking half a circle around the Royal Garden, snowflakes like catkins began to fall.

Xue Yuan picked up his cloak and strode forward, wrapping the Holy One tightly in the cloak. He raised his hand to block the Holy One’s head, “Go back quickly!”

Before the flakes of snow fell on Gu Yuanbai, he was already facing a formidable enemy.

Gu Yuanbai couldn’t help but smile, waved to Tian Fusheng, took the small cloak given by the old eunuch, and tied it around Gu Ran’s neck.

The wind picked up and the snowflakes suddenly became bigger. Xue Yuan clicked his tongue, bent down and picked up Gu Ran with one hand, holding the Holy Lord’s hand and rushing to the palace, “Holy Lord, can you help me worry less?”

He couldn’t help but feel complacent and whispered: “What would you do without me?”

“Without you, there are still Wang Jiuyao, Zheng Jiuyao, and Li Jiuyao,” Xue Yuan’s expression became more and more gloomy with the Holy Master’s words. Gu Yuanbai took out his hand leisurely, and his cloak was blown by the wind and snow. He was covered by the cloak. , running along Xue Yuan’s back, as if comforting a lion about to rise, “But they are not as good as you.”

Xue Yuan felt numb all over and straightened his back.

After dinner, Gu Ran was brought back to Qing Palace by the palace attendant. Gu Yuanbai looked up from his government affairs and saw Xue Yuan and the chief of guard sparring outside.

Xue Yuan was young and energetic, and he lived for twenty-five years before having a sexual intercourse for the first time. He had thin lips and a high bridge of nose, and his face could tell that he was very angry. Zhang Hao, a disciple of the Zhang family, could tell at a glance that Xue Yuan was a person with a strong inner fire, which was indeed the case, but Gu Yuanbai’s body and the advice of the imperial doctor meant that he could not have sex frequently now. Xue Yuan was reluctant to part with it, so until now, he had only eaten one bite of meat.

It’s just eating without eating. It’s the most difficult thing to stop eating after eating.

Xue Yuan could only find some other ways to vent his energy, boxing in the morning, playing swordsmanship at noon, sparring with the guards at night, and occasionally going to Dong Ling Guard to crush the elites and kill them.

The skirt of his clothes was wet with sweat, and the lines of his figure became more and more beautiful, tall and strong, which is what he said about his body shape.

Gu Yuanbai’s eyes were drawn to Xue Yuan’s body, tracing his waist, abdomen and long legs. After spinning around for a few times, he stood up and walked to the corridor outside the palace to look at the two of them. Half of the guards cheered for the captain of the guard, and the other half cheered for Xue Yuan. The two of them went back and forth, and the scene was wonderful.

The captain of the guard gasped and dodged another stone-like punch from Xue Yuan, “Master Xue, did you, did you lie to me about something?”

Xue Yuan smiled sadly, “Sir Zhang, Mr. Tian told me that when I left the northern border, you warmed the bed for the Holy One?”

The guard Chang Jun blushed and stammered: “It only warmed up once.”

Xue Yuan exerted such force that he threw the captain of the guard onto the snow. He smiled with his teeth glowing green, “How many times do you want to be warmed up, Mr. Zhang?”

The captain of the guard endured the pain and asked what he had wanted to ask for a long time: “Master Xue, tell the truth to me, what exactly are you and His Majesty—”

“Master Zhang,” Xue Yuan lowered his eyes and interrupted him, “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask, and don’t think about what you shouldn’t think. As the Nine-Fifth Saint, you can’t throw any kind of filth on the Saint. You It’s unintentional, but there are always people who listen intentionally, do you understand?”

The captain of the guard looked solemn and nodded slowly.

Xue Yuan let him go, turned around, and met the eyes of the Holy Master on the corridor.

Xue Yuan raised his lips, and a lot of strength rushed from his limbs. He walked towards the saint, and finally walked faster and faster, and he was already running.

It suddenly stopped outside the corridor.

Gu Yuanbai couldn’t help but said: “Why don’t you come over?”

Xue Yuan said: “I’m afraid that the cold air on my body will hit the Holy One.”

Gu Yuanbai pursed his lips and whispered: “Put on your clothes quickly, don’t get cold.”

Xue Yuan took the thick clothes and put them on, finally stepped into the corridor and walked slowly to the Holy Master’s side.

His eyes were fixed on the Holy One, as if he was about to put the Holy One into a furnace to be roasted. Gu Yuanbai turned his head, clenched his fists and coughed uncomfortably. He glanced at his collar from the corner of his eye, frowned, and after a moment, “Everyone turned their backs.”

The palace attendant listened and turned around.

The Holy Master raised his hand, the green-white fingertips in his robe were warm and cool, and he sorted out Xue Yuan’s messy clothes layer by layer.

Xue Yuan’s brows and eyes were full of joy. He took the opportunity to lower his head and kissed the Holy Master’s fingertips.

The Holy Spirit taught him a lesson in a low voice: “How old are you that you can’t even wear clothes?”

“That’s not right,” Xue Yuan, “The robes the Holy One wears every day are all worn by my ministers.”

“That’s intentional,” Gu Yuanbai put down his hand and tapped his chest, “Xue Jiuyao, do you want me to dress you?”

Xue Yuan laughed. He wished that Gu Yuanbai would be carried by him when he walked. How could he let go. The Holy Master grabbed his chin, forced him to bend over, and then kissed Xue Yuan on the lips.

The smell of sweat was unpleasant before, but now I think it’s okay.

The Holy Spirit’s voice was hoarse, “Stop being such a spoiled brat.”

Xue Yuan looked at Gu Yuanbai solemnly, with faint green fire in his eyes.

Gu Yuanbai tucked his hair behind his ears, and his white and tender ear beads trembled slightly. Xue Yuan’s eyes were glued to his ears, and his Adam’s apple rolled. Gu Yuanbai chuckled and passed by him with a cheerful expression on his face.

Gu Yuanbai has gone too far and can’t have sex now, so he always teases Xue Yuan inadvertently and teases him. The more Xue Yuan became crazy and obsessed with him, the more he endured the sweat on his face, the more he felt his heart tremble, and his spirit was tense with pleasure, as if he was walking on a tightrope in the air, the stimulation was so exciting that Gu Yuanbai became addicted.

Under such a bad side of the Holy Spirit, even now, even if the Holy Spirit’s fingertips only touch Xue Yuan’s fingers, a dry grassland will grow wildly.

*

The army has not moved, but the food and grass go first.

While preparing food and supplies to go to the northwest, Gu Yuanbai took time to hold Gu Ran’s hand and appear openly and openly at the wedding banquet of Kong Yilin and Mr. Mi’s youngest daughter.

Kong Yilin was so flattered that he immediately stood up and gave the Holy Master a meticulous gift in front of everyone.

Gu Yuanbai drank a toast and wrote the four words “God-given marriage” in Master Mi’s surprised eyes. Gu Ran snuggled next to the Holy Lord, looking at these words, he couldn’t help but smile: “Father, you The words are so beautiful.”

At the banquet, the ministers surrounding the Holy Emperor suddenly looked shocked when they heard the word “Father”. Gu Yuanbai was not in a hurry, and said leisurely: “Looking at a good calligraphy hand makes me feel happy. However, brother, you are still young, but you have to practice diligently from now on to write satisfactory calligraphy.” , do you know?”

Gu Ran said seriously: “Son, remember this.”

Not long after, Gu Yuanbai led Gu Ran out of Kong’s mansion. Kong Yilin insisted on sending the Holy Lord out of the mansion. Gu Yuanbai saw that he was dressed in red and joked: “You just left the bride there?”

Kong Yilin smiled slightly and said, “I have to come first to see you off to Your Majesty.”

“Go back,” Gu Yuanbai said. “In a few days, the army will point directly to the northwest. If you want to go with me, you and your wife will be separated by then, probably as newlyweds.”

“I must go to the northwest with you,” Kong Yilin said with a straight face, “The first thing the Xixia Emperor did to stabilize the domestic chaos after he ascended the throne was to send a large number of troops to Daheng. He must also need a victory to establish his power. Xixia The emperor’s personal expedition is an important matter. Even if the Holy One is sure of victory, I have to follow him. At least I can help with suggestions. ”

Gu Yuanbai smiled, “Then you should cherish these few days. Don’t give it away, go back.”

Kong Yilin stopped in front of the mansion and watched the Holy Lord being helped into the carriage by Mr. Xue.

His heart felt slightly warm.

A thousand-mile horse often exists, but a bole does not always exist. The Holy One was kind to him, but Kong Yilin did not expect that the Holy One would come to his wedding banquet in person.

For such a monarch, why not die?

Kong Yilin walked back with a smile, and people at the banquet toasted to him in groups. The smiles on their faces were more sincere and much more enthusiastic than before. The people who toasted to Mr. Mi came one after another. Everyone laughed and praised Mr. Mi for finding a good son-in-law. Mr. Mi’s serious face was laughing so hard that he couldn’t even see his eyes. Dare to do it.”

The Holy Lord’s personal visit was a climax, and Gu Yuanbai naturally knew it. He was sitting in the carriage, with his robe on his knees, and asked Gu Ran: “Do you know why my father went to Kong Qing’s home to congratulate him in person?”

Gu Ran thought for a while, “My son doesn’t know whether what he is thinking is wrong or right.”

Gu Yuanbai encouraged: “Tell me something.”

Gu Ran slowly said three points, one was to show that the Holy Emperor loves his ministers, the second was to value Master Kong, and the third was to take advantage of this opportunity to hint that Gu Ran had become the adopted son of the Holy Emperor.

Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows. After Gu Ran finished speaking, he shook his head and said, “There are some more.”

There was complete confusion on Gu Ran’s face, “Father?”

Gu Yuanbai took this opportunity to instill in him the way of the emperor in detail.

The carriage drove slowly into the palace. Xue Yuan, who was riding a tall horse outside, spread out his hands, looked down at the place where the Lord had just touched, and sighed sincerely.

One of the guards beside me asked strangely: “Master Xue, why are you sighing out of thin air, but when you see Master Kong marrying a wife, you are also itchy?”

Several people around him laughed softly.

Xue Yuan was noncommittal. He shook hands, but what he was thinking about was that the hand the Lord had just placed on his palm was so soft.

It’s getting softer.

The Holy One likes to see Xue Yuan’s patient expression, so he is stingy with his touch, as if he is punishing Xue Yuan for his disobedience that day. A slap in the face is like a sweet date, which is nothing more than taming an animal. Even now, just touching his hands, Xue Yuan’s scalp feels numb.

He sighed heavily again and looked at the guards, “Do I look very haggard?”

The guards all shook their heads, “Not only do you not look haggard, you are also full of energy.”

Xue Yuan frowned, “Okay.”

There is no way to pretend to be pitiful.

*

When General Xue was struggling with how to get the Holy One to stop being so stingy, the Holy One was already full of energy and majestic and ready to go on an expedition.

At the end of the month, after sufficient pre-war preparations, the army was in full bloom. The Daheng soldiers who had been drilled by various generals were full of evil spirits. Knowing that this time they were following the Holy Lord for a personal expedition, their eyes were bright and they were extremely excited.

The Holy Father worshiped and prayed for a whole day. Early the next morning, he wore armor and tied his hair high, looking at the soldiers who stretched for hundreds of miles outside the city.

Each of these soldiers ate the food provided by Gu Yuanbai and wore cotton-padded clothes made up this year. They were all powerful and looked at the eyes of the Holy One with admiration and worship.

Gu Yuanbai’s status in the hearts of the soldiers in the army is beyond words. Gu Yuanbai also knew this. When he was selecting the Dong Ling Guards, he had never forgotten the enthusiastic gazes of tens of thousands of people from the Forbidden Army who looked at him.

In the past, it was the coach who said the oath before the war, but this time, it was Gu Yuanbai who said it.

The horns and drums sounded fiercely, and the rapid beating of the drums made people’s blood boil. Baiguan stood behind the Holy Master and looked at the trembling muscles on the faces of the soldiers on the opposite side.

The Holy Spirit stepped forward, and the general and the officers in the team pricked up their ears to transmit every word of the Holy Spirit to the rear in time to ensure that every soldier could hear it.

“Soldiers,” Gu Yuanbai looked at the soldiers calmly and looked at the sky, “I have heard about the wish of an old farmer in the field. He wants to have one more grain of corn for every rice plant he cultivates. I have also asked about the wishes of the old farmer in the field. The craftsman of the broken house wanted a saw blade that could cut wood faster. The simple people would be satisfied with just one more grain of rice and more saw blades. I then asked the soldiers who came back from the battlefield, and they told me. , they want to live.”

The generals and officers shouted and passed the message back one by one, and the words “I want to live” resounded outside the city in an instant.

“I also have a wish,” Gu Yuanbai said, “I will tell you now what I want!”

“I want a Daheng where everyone has no worries about food and clothing. I want a Daheng where no one dares to bully me. May hunger, panic, and death be far away from my Daheng. May the people of my Daheng be proud of my Daheng. I am great and respected by outsiders. Khitan, Gaochang, Ganzhou, and Xixia, I want you to raise your spine in front of all foreign enemies and be a good man with strong bones!”

Gu Yuanbai took a deep breath, his eyes blazing, “I want to win, I want thousands of troops to step through, and everyone will become a hero!”

The soldiers’ faces were red, veins were bulging, and the hands holding their weapons were shaking.

The high-pitched voices of the officers were passed back one after another. The soldiers were incited by the words of the Holy Master, and their eyes turned red. Hundreds and tens of thousands of people gradually shouted one voice: “Victory! Victory! Victory!!!”

While shouting loudly, his eyes were filled with tears.

The army points directly at the land of Xixia!