I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 144

Gu Yuanbai’s purpose was never just to win a war in Xixia.

First, he wanted to use a big victory to shock the local government and implement a series of reforms after returning to China. The second is to take the opportunity to invade Xixia and take this country that is in a period of weakness and has many good things as its own.

Gu Yuanbai is very greedy about reputation and popular support. He wants all of these so far.

Use some popular method to reduce the military pressure in Daheng and suppress the negative impact of the earthquake on him.

As for letting Li Angyi go.

Gu Yuanbai squinted his eyes and looked at Li Angyi’s back as he left alone.

He held up his bow and arrow and aimed the sharp arrow at Li Angyi. The wooden bow was fully loaded and he lowered it with a calm expression.

Gu Yuanbai also wanted to use the death of the Xixia Emperor as a cover.

Li Angyi is still of some use. Daheng’s kind emperor can give him one more day to live.

When Li Angyi dies, he will send someone to tell him personally. Compared to the false destiny, he lost to Gu Yuanbai, who had been preparing for this day and this war for a long time.

How could Tianming think so highly of you? The one who thinks highly of you is Gu Yuanbai.

*

Two months later.

The Prefect’s Mansion in Huining City, Western Xia.

Ding Yan raised his head from his heavy winter coat and knocked lightly on the door of the prefect’s mansion.

The prefect Han Ju had prepared a banquet and was waiting for him. Ding Yan took off his cloak and coat and handed them to the boy. The outsiders quietly left, leaving only the two of them in the room.

Governor Han raised his glass to Ding Yan and sighed: “Brother Ziyan, what you said before is right. Fortunately, I listened to your words and closed the city in advance. Those cities close to the border have been occupied by Daheng people. Breached.”

Ding Yan, whose pseudonym is Liu Xian, smiled slightly and raised his glass to drink with him, “It’s Brother Han, you trust me.”

After saying that, he seemed to remember those days when he was not trusted by others, and sighed heavily.

Han Jue comforted him with a few words, and Ding Yan shook his head and didn’t want to talk anymore, “The country is about to be destroyed and the family is destroyed, but Xingqing Mansion is still living and drinking, not caring about anything.”

Xingqing Mansion is the royal city of Xixia. The owner of the royal city at the moment is the mother of the late emperor’s youngest son, whom others call Mrs. Xiao Wang.

Hearing this, Prefect Han couldn’t help but his expression darkened, “It’s been less than half a month since the news of His Majesty’s death came, and they have already reduced the royal city to this state.”

Ding Yan sighed, “Brother Han, you have been staying in Huining City behind closed doors, so naturally you don’t know what’s going on outside. Xingqing Mansion said it was all about living and drinking, but in fact it was just self-deception. Emperor Daheng was so popular, I heard a lot Some of the cities on the border have been attacked and defended, and some magistrates have opened the city gates themselves. If this continues, Daheng’s army will come to Huining sooner or later. ”

Prefect Han took a sip of warm wine with a stern face, “Fight him if he wants. Your Majesty is kind to me. I will defend Huining City even if I die. Huining City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Give him five months and he won’t be able to attack it.” Come down!”

Ding Yan thought in his heart that it was indeed too difficult to attack.

“Don’t you know yet,” Ding Yan raised his cup to his lips and lowered his voice, “His Majesty marched in person, and heavy snow blocked his way for twenty days. When the sun finally shined, His Majesty sent troops to Daheng. After the disaster, the people of Daheng captured His Majesty. However, the kind-hearted Emperor Daheng felt that this was taking advantage of others’ danger and was really unjust, so he ordered his Majesty to be released. I thought that on the second day after His Majesty was released, His Majesty was killed by our military commander Zheng Zhepei with an arrow. ”

Taishou Han put down his wine glass violently and was furious, “How could I not know! There was a scholar named Chang Yuyan in Daheng. He wrote an article to ridicule His Majesty for committing a divine punishment. Heavy snow and earth dragons were all blamed on my Majesty. , that article has been spread from Daheng to Xixia, I was really angry after reading it, it is really nonsense!”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Ding Yan, trying to seek approval, “Brother Ziyan, tell me, is this a crime you want to inflict?”

Ding Yan was silent.

Prefect Han was stunned, “Brother Ziyan?”

After a long time, Ding Yan said: “Brother Han, if I remember correctly, were you and the military commander Zheng Zhepei imprisoned in prison together for admonishing the late emperor to ban incense?”

Prefect Han nodded.

“When I returned from Xingqing Mansion, General Zheng’s house was being confiscated and beheaded. His eldest son Zheng Wencai was famous. I had great respect for Your Majesty. I was grateful to Your Majesty for clearing the stigma and banning the national incense. I wrote many He wrote an article to praise His Majesty’s kindness and foresight, but on the day he was beheaded, he looked ferocious and roared that he had no vision and said…”

Prefect Han urged, “What did you say?”

“The person who said that poisonous incense was sold in Xixia and made the late emperor and many of his subjects addicted to poisonous incense is none other than your Majesty.” Ding Yan said something shocking.

Prefect Han stood up suddenly, “Impossible!”

“Brother Han, don’t worry, I think this is nonsense,” Ding Yan said calmly, “Your Majesty is gentle and kind to you and me. But I can’t figure it out. General Zheng has always wanted revenge and kindness. He The military power in my hands was handed over to His Majesty without saying a word. Why did I shoot a cold arrow at His Majesty at this time? I couldn’t think about it, and I didn’t believe what the Zheng family said. I just felt that Mrs. Xiao Wang had done something ulterior motives to make Zheng Zheng. The general had to act like this?”

“Yes, yes, yes,” Han Taishou sat down absentmindedly, “She must have used some trick.”

Ding Yan ate his wine in silence. When he was full, he took a step back to rest.

At night, Prefect Han was still thinking about Ding Yan’s words. Every time he thought of the sentence that His Majesty was a drug dealer, he felt chills all over his body. He tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and woke up the lady beside him.

The lady patted him impatiently, “What are you thinking about if you don’t sleep?”

Taishou Han couldn’t help but tell her what Bai Ri and Ding Yan had said, “Brother Ziyan personally heard what Zheng Zhepei’s eldest son said…”

The lady was silent for a long time, “Ms. sir, please don’t be angry at what I said. Regardless of whether this poisonous fragrance has anything to do with His Majesty, he looked one way before he became emperor, and another after he became emperor. Who would have thought that Is he the one who ascends the throne? This person is really unpredictable. You are worried that you will step into the quagmire if you are not careful.”

Prefect Han looked solemn and said, “Nonsense.”

“You understand whether I am talking nonsense or not,” the lady said, “regardless of whether His Majesty has anything to do with Guoxiang or not, Xixia is in great chaos now. If you want to defend Huining City for the people in the royal city, you might as well wait for Daheng When the soldiers came, they opened the city gate. The people of Daheng treated the surrendered city politely and righteously. The soldiers were first-class and did not take a feather from the people. They were at least better than the bandits and robbers, and they were better than the rebels. Everyone in the world knows this. If you want to be loyal to your late Majesty, you must always see if the people in the city are willing to accompany you to defend the city. ”

Prefect Han was speechless.

Xixia was already hit hard by the Guoxiang incident, and turmoil broke out everywhere. Now His Majesty is dead, the royal city is in trouble, and the Daheng people’s invasion has actually given the suffering people a hope of relief.

Even more people are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the teacher of benevolence and righteousness.

Prefect Han tossed and turned all night.

On the second day, he and Ding Yan went deep into the people.

After five days in a row, Prefect Han was extremely haggard. At this moment, another terrible incident occurred in the royal city.

The army sent by Mrs. Xiao Wang to resist Daheng failed. She actually killed the general in charge and the ministers who were transporting food and military supplies in the rear. Now everyone in the court is in danger. ①

Prefect Han sighed endlessly, and the relationship between his loyal and grateful Majesty and Xixia Guoxiang made him feel even more heavy. These doubts are like a big tree starting to grow. The more I think about it, the more strange it becomes.

Is it really none of your Majesty’s business?

*

The momentum of Daheng’s army was high, and after joining the 100,000 garrison, it became an even more high-spirited army.

This army arrived in Huining City three months later. The people in the city hid in the doors of their houses, watching the Daheng army from between the windows and the cracks in the doors. The prefect Han Ju, who originally planned to take advantage of the terrain and defend the city to the death, silently opened the city gate.

Gu Yuanbai gave him courtesy, and Daheng’s soldiers were as disciplined as rumored.

The situation of being inhumane inside and outside that Grand Administrator Han Jue originally expected did not happen, and the scene where he was worried about Daheng robbing and robbing the people did not happen.

He entertained His Majesty the Emperor of Daheng with sincerity, and after many conversations with Gu Yuanbai, he repeatedly wanted to hand over the control of Huining City.

Gu Yuanbai smiled and said, “There’s no rush.”

Every time Gu Yuanbai occupied a city, he would stay there for a while.

Keep statistics on household registration and check for hidden dangers. For the future reform of the school, it is necessary to take this opportunity to establish an official school. Daheng’s policies gave many preferential treatment to the people, and every city had to abolish the policies and establish new ones. Daheng officials have to rush here to serve as officials. The original officials must either be recruited or judge whether they can stay where they are based on their abilities. However, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Gu Yuanbai usually transfers the officials who voluntarily surrender. Take a job in another place.

There are also powerful tyrants who occupy national resources and have become cancerous.

The land was redistributed to the people, and the rectification of Xixia was much smoother and more comfortable than that of Daheng. An army of 200,000 was just outside the city. Who dared to disobey?

As for the people, after they get real benefits, they will be completely devoted to Daheng.

When Daheng’s army was reorganizing Huining City, Ding Yan, whose pseudonym was Liu Xian, secretly met the Holy Lord, put on his coat, and left the city covered in dust.

*

Gu Yuanbai was watching Xue Yuan take medicine.

Xue Yuan, who could only lie in bed unable to move five months ago, has already recovered from his injuries. His knuckles were stiff from being stared at by Gu Yuanbai, and his scalp was numb. He said helplessly: “Your Majesty, can you stop eating?”

“No,” Gu Yuanbai raised his sleeves, his wrist bones slightly exposed, his brows gentle, “Your injury is not healed yet.”

Xue Yuan subconsciously said: “That little injury was healed three months ago -”

He watched helplessly as Gu Yuanbai lowered his eyes, his shadow slightly covering his eyes, which could hardly conceal his sadness.

“——I’ll eat,” Xue Yuan didn’t even have the time to snap his fingers. He threw down the spoon and drank a white porcelain potion in two or three gulps, cautiously, “I’ve finished eating, don’t be sad.”

The long journey brought no trace of the wind and sand to the Holy One. The sharp gemstones were polished and rounded, shining with a warm light that was so refreshing that Xue Yuan’s heart ached just by looking at it.

Gu Yuanbai glanced behind the medicine bowl and curled his eyes happily.

Xue Yuan couldn’t help but step forward, “I’m really fine.”

“It will take a hundred days to break your muscles and bones,” Gu Yuanbai stood up to handle government affairs, “You have to listen to me.”

“Okay, it’s up to you,” Xue Yuan followed, “I will eat as long as the Lord tells me to.”

Gu Yuanbai curled his lips, took out a memorial and said, “We can stop after today.”

Xue Yuan’s eyes lit up, “Seriously?”

“Seriously,” Gu Yuanbai rubbed his phalanges with his fingertips, his jade fingers still as warm as ever, and laughed at him, “You have only been taking the concoction for a few months, and you look like this with a grimace every day.”

Xue Yuan denied, “Aren’t you worried that the bitter taste in your mouth will stink to the Holy One?”

Hearing this, Gu Yuanbai raised his head and glanced at him. He picked it up from the corner of his eye and wrapped it like a red thread around Xue Yuan’s body. “I have been taking medicine for many years and it has never stopped. Is it possible that I also stink?”

“This…I don’t know,” Xue Yuan said slowly, “After all, the Holy One has not allowed me to touch it for a long time.”

The meaning of his words was obvious, and Gu Yuanbai laughed. He put the government affairs aside, rested his elbows on the table, and raised his fingers towards Xue Yuan.

Xue Yuan looked like a thirsty man who finally saw the plump plums, and he went over to them in an instant.

The Holy Master raised his sleeves, and the broad sleeves covered their faces. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and he gently kissed his lips under the shadow, “What does it smell like?”

“It’s fragrant.” Xue Yuan closed his eyes and twitched his nose, smelling the scent between the saint’s upper lips and teeth, “the fragrance is subtle.”

The Holy Emperor was amused, kissed him again, and said comfortingly: “Be good. I will play with you in the evening after I finish handling the government affairs.”

The sleeves of the robe wrapped in fragrance fell down, and the tips of Xue Yuan’s ears turned red at the Holy Sage’s words of comfort. He stood stunned for a while, then obediently walked aside and stared at the Holy Sage without moving.

After a while, Xue Yuan’s face flushed, his breathing quickened and he slapped himself.

Xue Jiuyao, why do you act like a little girl?