I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 164

Not only was the gap of three years, six months and three days filled, but also Gu Yuanbai himself.

He drifted with the rocking of the carriage, and the bumps of the stones turned the soft carriage into floating waves. Xue Yuan leaned down and stood up again, “Your Majesty.”

Gu Yuanbai hummed, and Xue Yuan shouted again, “Gu Lian, Yuan Bai, Bai Bai…”

What is Baibai’s name?

Gu Yuanbai said with difficulty: “Call me husband.”

Xue Yuan raised his eyebrows, stopped moving, and gently raised the back of Gu Yuanbai’s head, letting him look at the way the two of them met, “Husband?”

Gu Yuan Baiyu’s eyelashes trembled violently and he closed his eyes.

“Yuan Bai, open your eyes and take a look.” It feels so obvious when they are put together.”

Warmth rose on Gu Yuanbai’s face, his fingers were numb, and he couldn’t believe that he would lose to an ancient man. He reluctantly opened his eyes to take a look, and then tilted his head in shame, “… all the veins are visible, where is it worth looking at?”

There was a smile in Xue Yuan’s eyes, and Gu Yuanbai pretended to be impatient again: “Are you still a man? If you don’t want to move, then lie down and let me do it.”

Xue Yuan’s eyes darkened, and he started to move, letting the Lord know whether he was a man or not.

*

On the way Luan Jia went to Liang Zhejiang, Xue Yuan made the emperor look like a useless person. He stretched out his hands to put on his clothes and opened his mouth to eat. When he lost his appetite, someone would coax him, and when he was full, someone would rub his stomach. However, Xue Yuan was worried that His Majesty would be physically exhausted if he stayed in the carriage all day, so he would take His Majesty to ride a horse or walk slowly for a while every day.

Gu Yuanbai is getting lazier and lazier, and the only time he goes out to exercise outside of dealing with government affairs every day is always perfunctory. He reflected on himself, but what he reflected on was the fact that the dirty words he said and the tricks he played in intimacy were not as good as those of Xue Yuan. Although Gu Yuanbai had never been in love in modern times, he knew a lot about it. Than, he should be the one who makes Xue Yuan blush and his heart beat.

One day, he had been thinking hard for a long time, and when he was about to tease Xue Yuan with dirty words, Xue Yuan suddenly pinched the soft flesh on his stomach. Gu Yuanbai was stunned for a moment, then pinched his belly, his expression changing instantly.

Xue Yuan said happily: “I finally made the Lord fat.” Although he didn’t gain much weight, at least he had some meat. Xue Yuan was extremely proud in his heart and felt a stronger sense of accomplishment than anything he did.

Gu Yuanbai couldn’t accept it. He didn’t say anything that day, but early the next morning he changed into a cool riding outfit and took the initiative to ride forward. Xue Yuan was beside him, holding the reins of the horse beneath him, slightly staggering half a step away from the saint, and they followed the horse forward side by side.

They talked in low voices, their shoulders getting closer and closer, and they looked intimate. Along the way, Chu Wei became more and more silent. Occasionally his eyes passed over them, and after looking at them for a while, he lowered his eyes again.

If Xue Yuan had ill intentions towards His Majesty because of His Majesty’s ignorance of romance, he could naturally claim to be a righteous man and step forward to stop him. Previously, when Xue Yuan was away, he could still deceive himself and others, but along the way, he already knew it.

Mr. Xue has already settled down. He is unmarried, has no wives and concubines, and is alone. He is with the Holy Master.

The pride and self-esteem in Chu Wei’s heart made it impossible for him to pretend to be ignorant and get between the Holy Emperor and him.

The unwillingness and paleness are hidden in the bottom of my heart, not wanting others to see anything, and my back straight, not wanting to show weakness and pity.

I only occasionally see His Majesty’s smile… I still think of the way he smiled gently at him, and the beautiful scene of being tied into the palace that night, with the heavy scent of ambergris, and the bright yellow sheets being clenched and wrinkled by His Majesty’s slender fingers. , the saint’s eyes were so bright that they seemed to shine when he was talking. Chu Wei had seen such a scene before and could never forget it again. How many times have I seen a pair of smiling eyes like that in my dreams, coming from nowhere with flowers and leaves.

Whenever I think of these, I still feel a little sad and want to cry.

Gu Yuanbai in front suddenly felt something. He turned his head thoughtfully and saw Chu Wei tilting his head. His long hair was blown by the wind on the side of his face. His chin was tense, forbearing and restrained. .

But he didn’t look at it for long before Xue Yuan inadvertently turned his head and blocked the corner of his eye with his shoulder.

Not long after, Gu Yuanbai forgot about the scene just now.

The official road has always been on the road. The Daheng Dynasty repaired the official road that existed in the past and built the road to be more accessible. This kind of road made this trip convenient. Gu Yuanbai personally inspected the condition of the road many times and found that the official road did not collapse even in the scorching heat or rain. The Ministry of Works’ inspection was effective and should be credited.

The roads within the Daheng Dynasty have been built over the past few years. In recent years, the Ministry of Industry has worked tirelessly to build roads on the newly annexed Xixia land. The Xixia people who are already Daheng people are excited about this. I am excited that some of the newly born children in Gansu, Ningxia and Shaanxi have long considered themselves to be Daheng people since ancient times. They learned the Daheng dialect in official schools, ate the food grown on the land of Daheng, and entered the country. The government’s household registration book, the world is vast, they only know about Daheng.

As Xixia students entered the court and became officials one after another after the imperial examination, the people of Xixia had long been content with themselves and never mentioned the old country again.

The monarch of the country treats them equally and loves the people. After tasting the taste of prosperity, no one wants to fall into chaos. As time goes on, Xixia’s little chaos is like a stone falling into a pool. After the ripples calm down, they can no longer stir up splashes.

When it comes to building roads, we have to mention cement. Gu Yuanbai only knew that cement was made of limestone and other materials calcined at high temperatures. Limestone is now called bluestone. Clay can also be found easily, but he didn’t know much more. It can only be secretly handed over to specialized people for study, and there is no rush. There were ancient ways of building roads and houses. Cement is the best. If you don’t have it, don’t force it.

However, the remarkable achievements of the Engineering Department in recent years have made everyone in the DPRK vaguely aware of the importance of scientific and technological talents. Gu Yuanbai planned to live slowly for more than ten years and change people’s minds subtly. If possible, Gu Yuanbai also wants to establish a “Studying Things to Learn” course in official schools, and separately recruit scientific and technological research talents who are interested in this, as well as a women’s college…

When he talked to Xue Yuan, Xue Yuan was very interested, “So, those magicians with magical methods just know some methods of studying objects that others don’t know?”

Gu Yuanbai nodded, “That’s right.”

“I have heard of it before,” Xue Yuan said, “walking on the fire road barefoot and licking the iron brand with your flesh and tongue. If it hadn’t been for the Holy One’s words, I wouldn’t have known that there were traces of this. The Holy One knows so much.”

“Your Majesty, you are so powerful…” He pressed forward and kissed her again.

*

The group passed through northern Fujian, and when passing Wuyi Mountain, Gu Yuanbai specifically stopped and ordered to rest here for half a day. He specifically asked Tian Fusheng to give some silver coins to the tea farmers here, and ordered three thousand troops and ministers to go and collect them. Those who want tea will go to pick tea, and those who want to hunt for some meat will be led by Qin Sheng.

The three thousand Dongling Guards raised their arms and shouted loudly, leaving some of them to follow the Holy One, while the rest tacitly rushed into the dense forest together, preparing to add some meat to their lunch.

The ministers were reserved and took the cloth bags to pick tea one by one. Xue Yuan also carried a wooden and bamboo basket on his back, and walked into the endless tea field with the Holy Master.

“Hundreds of ships often stop at the foot of Wuyi Mountain, just to transport tea here.” Gu Yuanbai picked a green leaf leisurely, “Now this is the season when the tea leaves are ripe. Lin Zhicheng also brought fifty ships with tea leaves. When I leave, I don’t know how much will be left.”

Xue Yuan was surprised, “Your Majesty, aren’t you worried about not being able to sell?”

“Why can’t good tea be sold?” Gu Yuanbai threw the tea leaves into the bamboo basket on his back. “This is Datou. When you go to the Silk Road, won’t the tea leaves be sold?”

Xue Yuan sighed, “It seems that I am the only one who can’t taste the wonderful taste.”

Gu Yuanbai glanced at him amusedly, then picked off another tea leaf and brought it to his lips, “Try it?”

Xue Yuan opened his mouth obediently, touched the tip of his warm tongue to the Holy Lord’s fingertips, swallowed the tea leaves and curled his lips with satisfaction, “It tastes very good, worthy of the Holy Lord.”

“…” Gu Yuanbai thought to himself, it has started again, summer is about to pass, why is Xue Yuan still so excited? He wiped his fingers on Xue Yuan’s shoulders and smiled, “It’s fine if Concubine Xue likes it.” ”

Xue Yuan was stunned, Gu Yuanbai patted his face, hummed a tune and continued to pick tea. Xue Yuan came back to his senses, laughed silently, and quickly followed His Majesty, “Your Majesty, when can I take a step forward?”

“What further step do you want to take?”

“Mother of a Nation…”

The words faded away.

At noon, Dong Lingwei showed off his skills and made everyone eat meat with his archery skills. They also hunted a young deer, and the tenderest piece of meat from the young deer went into Gu Yuanbai’s mouth. The general who led the troops came to Gu Yuanbai and asked for an order to allow the soldiers to drink appropriately. The soldiers were in high spirits and the smell of the wine spread around. Many civil servants also came to the side, laughing and drinking and eating meat with them. .

After eating and drinking, the soldiers put out the fire, disposed of the remaining residue, and embarked on the journey to the Fujian Coastal Military Headquarters in high spirits.

The further you go to the coast, the more changes in diet and people’s clothing styles become. Gu Yuanbai pays special attention to the issue of seafood allergies, but fortunately, no one, including himself, has symptoms of food allergies.

In early September, the Holy Emperor arrived in Fuzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province. The people of Fuzhou Prefecture showed enthusiasm that was not inferior to any other place. After Gu Yuanbai visited several provinces and counties on the spot, he discovered some bad practices in the local government.

Fujian is too far away from the capital, and the disadvantages of the mountains being high and the emperor being far away cannot be concealed no matter how hard you try. Gu Yuanbai couldn’t bear this, so he personally took charge of Fuzhou and rectified these shortcomings vigorously and vigorously. For a while, Fujian states were in a state of panic. Gu Yuanbai sent a decree to Beijing and asked the political affairs hall to transfer a cold-blooded and strong-willed official to govern this place.

His drastic measures soon produced results. The local government began to issue decrees and the regulations were in need of manpower when they were re-implemented. Gu Yuanbai saw that the officials transferred from the capital had not yet arrived, so he tried his hand with the young officials around him. , in order to hone the abilities of these people.

It wasn’t until mid-October that Gu Yuanbai planned to return. When he gave the order, Fuzhou Prefecture Yin wiped away cold sweat and finally recovered from his trembling state.

Fortunately, he is a well-behaved governor and can be regarded as diligent, otherwise it would be really miserable.

The return trip was half a month later than expected, so we had to hurry up on the journey, because if it was any later, it would be winter when we returned to Beijing. Once the frost and snow fell, it would not be good to get cold on the way.

The return trip was mostly by water. I wonder if God was taking care of the group. The journey was extremely safe and smooth. The weather was good every day, and the cold was not noticeable at all.

Finally, on a sunny day in December, Gu Yuanbai returned to the capital amidst the cheers of the people on the streets.

The Luan Jia drove slowly, accompanied by horses, and the people and soldiers guarding the Luan Jia were crowded and loud.

In front of them is a clean and spacious avenue, and behind them are neat houses lined up on both sides of the road.

Everyone wears cotton-padded clothes and has a rosy complexion. Young children ran around among them, looking in reverence.

Gu Yuanbai raised his head and looked at the magnificent Daheng Palace under the scorching sun. The tiles were bathed in light, reflecting a brilliant sheen like gold.

“Xue Yuan,” Gu Yuanbai suddenly said slowly, “I have heard two sentences before. That is what a country with great integrity has always done, and it is now my lifelong pursuit.”

Xue Yuan was riding a horse next to Luan Jia, and he asked: “What is it?”

Gu Yuanbai smiled and said, “No marriage, no compensation, no land ceding, no tribute.” ①

His eyes slid over the people and rose up from the magnificent Great Heng Palace.

“The emperor guards the gates of the country, and the king dies in the country.”

My Daheng descendants and I all work hard for this.