I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 81
The next day, the prince of Xixia came to the door in person to offer a gift and apologize, but was refused by Prince He.
The concierge said politely: “It’s unfortunate that your Excellency is here. Our prince has something to do today and he said early in the morning that he would not see guests.”
Li Angshun expressionlessly placed the generous gift on the hands of his subordinates behind him. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he paused and remembered something and asked the porter: “Have you and the prince ever fought on the battlefield in the past?”
Such news is no secret. The concierge said: “Your Majesty has been on the battlefield before.”
Li Angshun smiled and said, “Many people who fight on the battlefield will leave hidden wounds.”
The porter sighed: “Isn’t it? Fortunately, our prince is in good health. Even if he is injured, he can recover quickly.”
Li Angshun felt something was wrong. He frowned and his eye sockets were sunken, “It’s not easy to take care of, isn’t it?”
The concierge said, “That’s not true. Take a tonic and that will be enough for our prince.”
Li Angshun frowned.
Could it be that people are not judged by their appearance? They look very thin on the carriage, but in fact they are very powerful and strong?
The prince of Xixia always felt that something was wrong. He led his men and left. Halfway there, he suddenly thought of Chu Wei.
This official was handsome and very attractive to Li Angshun. A sudden flash of inspiration occurred in his mind, and Li Angshun suddenly thought that the person on the carriage must have something to do with Chu Wei. He curled his lips coldly and ordered: “Go and find out where the residence of the Daheng official named Chu Wei is.” where.”
Left and right: “Yes.”
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The prince of Xixia came and went, and the governor of the capital, who was watching him, reported this to Gu Yuanbai on the same day.
Gu Yuanbai: “Why is it related to the prince again?”
He rubbed his brows and had no intention of caring about these trivial matters anymore. “Just keep watching. Just don’t let them run wild in our capital, Daheng.”
As for the prince, that’s all, he still believed that his cheap brother had a brain, and he couldn’t cooperate with anyone, not with a little Xixia.
The governor of the capital responded and immediately retreated.
A eunuch with nimble hands came forward and rubbed Gu Yuanbai’s forehead. Kong Yilin saw this scene when he entered the palace. He couldn’t help but look a little worried, and suddenly thought: “Your Majesty, do you still remember the bandit den in Lizhou?” That woman?”
Gu Yuanbai lay on the back of the chair, closing his eyes to let his nerves rest, “I remember.”
He sighed, “It’s not easy for that woman.”
However, among the thousands of men in the world, few would find it difficult for women. Kong Yilin suddenly sighed a little. He looked at His Majesty’s face that was faintly tired and said with concern: “Your Majesty, there are tens of thousands of people in the imperial court, but you must not do everything by yourself.”
“Of course,” Gu Yuanbai said, “It’s just that the recent things have to go through my hands. That’s all, let’s not talk about it. I remember that the woman seemed to have committed suicide because her family members were killed by bandits. Heart?”
“Yes,” Kong Yilin said, “but I later heard what Mr. Sun said and found out that the woman was a medical girl.”
Gu Yuanbai, “Huh?”
“This female ancestor was once a descendant of a famous doctor, and she also learned some medical skills since she was a child. Mr. Sun from the Supervision Office once asked her why she went down the mountain to seek medical treatment if she had some knowledge of medical skills. The woman asked back: If I knew medical skills, Where is the chance to go down the mountain in this life?” Kong Yilin whispered, “She originally wanted to commit suicide, but after Mr. Sun told her the court’s plan to suppress bandits and fight corruption, she gave up her mind. When Lizhou Zhizhou was arrested After that, she followed me to the capital.”
“Not bad.” Gu Yuanbai nodded.
When he heard the words “medical woman” or “famous doctor”, he never had the slightest reaction to these words. It was as if he had already determined that no matter what kind of doctor he was, he could not cure his disease.
Kong Yilin couldn’t help but raise his eyes and glance at the Holy Master.
The Holy One seemed to be getting thinner than on the day of the palace examination. The fingers protruding from the sleeves seemed to be broken by the heavy robe.
Kong Yilin didn’t understand the art of looking, hearing, asking, and understanding, but he knew whether a person was healthy or not. This was something that could be seen at a glance.
No matter how good the saint’s appearance is, he cannot stop the signs of weakness.
Kong Yilin withdrew his eyes, opened his lips a few times, but could only advise dryly: “Sir, if you don’t dislike women’s medical skills, can you let her diagnose your pulse?”
Gu Yuanbai opened his eyes at this moment. His eyes turned around Kong Yilin, then pointed at the two wolves lying in the corner, and said with a smile: “If the hero among women is not afraid of these two wolves , then come and check my pulse.”
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That woman is really here.
Xue Yuan once said that if anyone touches a finger or a hair of Gu Yuanbai, the two wolves will bite off his finger. Regardless of whether others believed it or not, Tian Fusheng believed it anyway, because every time he brought tea and water to the Holy Master, the two wolves would bend down and stare at Tian Fusheng’s hand with eager eyes.
But what was very strange was that when the imperial doctor from the Imperial Hospital checked the Holy Master’s pulse every day, the two wolves showed no sign of attack.
And this time too.
The woman Mr. Sun Shan of the Supervision Office brought back from the bandit den in Lizhou was named Jiang Bajiao. She had a delicate appearance, but was tall and tall. What was rare was that she still had some heroic spirit between her eyebrows. Dr. Jiang calmly bowed to the Holy One, unfolded the medicine bag, and said, “Your Majesty, please raise your hand.”
Gu Yuanbai raised his hand, admiring such a woman very much. He smiled slightly and pointed with his other finger at the two wolves walking slowly by, “With these two things here, can you still be calm? ”
The two wolves seemed to understand Gu Yuanbai’s words. One of them actually walked over and stretched out its rough scarlet tongue to lick Gu Yuanbai’s outstretched finger. The sticky saliva made his fingers shine. Gu Yuanbai was surprised and then looked at the wolf helplessly.
Jiang Bajiao also froze when he saw the two wolves, but he forced himself to calm down and felt Gu Yuanbai’s pulse.
Tian Fusheng wanted to step forward and wipe the Lord’s hands, but he didn’t dare to look at the wolf. Tian Fusheng said with a bitter face: “Why is it that Miss Jiang is fine when she steps forward, but she keeps staring at the younger one when he steps forward?”
Gu Yuanbai thought for a while and realized, “She smells like medicine.”
Tian Fusheng was stunned, “Huh?”
Gu Yuanbai snorted, thinking that Xue Yuan really thought of everything, even the imperial doctor who needed to get close to take his pulse. What he said about biting off the fingers of anyone who dared to touch him, is it difficult to believe that Is it true?
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“Sir,” the deputy general pointed to the water bag tied around Xue Yuan’s waist, “could it be that the wine in here is pure alcohol?”
Xue Yuan clearly had a water bag on him, but he also took another water bag to drink water. Hearing the deputy general’s question, Xue Yuan grinned, patted the water bag on his waist leisurely, and deliberately lowered his voice, “This is something better than alcohol.”
The deputy general was curious, “Oh, what could that be?”
Xue Yuan said: “Soup, the soup that enchants the soul.”
The deputy general laughed loudly, “My lord, you are joking.”
Xue Yuan raised his brows and did not refute. After drinking the water, he strode to another deserted place and sat down, and drank the ecstasy soup from his waist.
After several days of exposure to the scorching sun, the water in the water bag seemed to have become less. Xue Yuan opened the lid and took a sniff. The fragrance inside penetrated into his nose. The water was completely absorbed. The scent of medicine and incense was thoroughly scented, and the fragrance of the little emperor was thoroughly scented. Even after so long, there was still a smell of spring water.
Xue Yuan really wanted to take a bite, but he couldn’t bear to take one bite less. His whole body now stank, and so did the men in the military camp. The only smelly thing was Gu Yuanbai’s bath water.
What if you lose one sip after taking one sip?
Counting the time, the Longevity Festival should also begin. He has been gone for more than ten days. I wonder if the person in the palace will think of him by chance.
Rubbing it with his fingers, the rest time was soon over. Xue Yuan put the water bag back on his waist and stood up, “Hurry up, I’m here.”
The deputy general stepped forward quickly and walked forward together. Liefeng was tied to a tree and munching on grass. When he saw Xue Yuan approaching, he kicked his hooves in resistance.
The lieutenant smiled, “Such a good horse is indeed very spiritual. It knows that it’s time for us to set off, and it can’t eat anymore.”
But Xue Yuan didn’t say anything to him.
The deputy general turned his head in confusion and saw Xue Yuan’s face was serious. He looked at the tree intently and suddenly stepped forward to catch something. The deputy general stepped forward and saw a yellow locust.
The lieutenant was shocked.
Xue Yuan crushed the locust to death and looked around, “It looks like we are about to reach the northern disaster area.”
“Protect the food and grass, prepare torches and big nets,” Xue Yuan took off the reins, led the horse and strode away, “Go to the officials who control locusts and let them make full preparations.”
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At the end of September, the days have come to the eve of Longevity Festival.
The congratulatory gifts from various countries have been put into the national treasury one by one. As for the congratulatory gifts from powerful people, Gu Yuanbai had people send them back and then hinted at the locust plague in the north.
As expected, the powerful men were all smart and powerful people, and they immediately responded to the Holy Sage’s suggestion. They found out about the locust plague in the north, gathered together, and finally planned to transport 100,000 ducks to the north to exterminate the locusts.
Locusts produce toxins when they gather in large numbers. Yellow locusts are poisonous, but only green locusts that are alone are not poisonous. It is precisely because of the toxic nature of locusts that birds that feed on locusts dare not approach.
Autumn locusts can only live for three months. When they are about to die, they will look for a place to lay eggs. This period is called the nymph stage. During the nymph stage, the toxins in the locusts’ bodies will dissipate. This is when the ducks come forward to prey on them. One duck can eat 200 locusts a day out of 100,000 ducks, and the locust plague can be quickly controlled.
The powerful people calculated the time and sent ducks to Northern Xinjiang. When they arrived, the locusts had reached the nymph stage, and the ducks could play their role there. After the locusts were eaten, these ducks, which were full and round, could still Why not be the meat in the soldiers’ bowl?
The Holy Emperor burned the letters sent to them by the rebels and refused to accept their valuable gifts. Now they finally knew where to go to show their courtesy, and the powerful people naturally refused to miss it.
They were busy showing their loyalty and hospitality to His Majesty the Emperor, while His Majesty the Emperor in the capital had a little hope of survival.
A few days ago, Dr. Jiang took Gu Yuanbai’s pulse. She said frankly, “People’s women are not as capable.”
After Gu Yuanbai smiled slightly, she pondered for a while and said: “But my grandmother once gave birth to a miscarriage when she was forty years old. My uncle was born with a bad congenital condition and was extremely weak, but he lived until I was kidnapped by bandits and taken to the mountains. Before. At that time, he was much healthier, and the daughter of the people also saw his pulse. If he takes good care of himself, he should be able to last for a long time. ”
At that time, Gu Yuanbai closed his eyes, his face calm and calm. No one knew the turmoil in his heart, “Oh? But all your relatives have been killed by bandits.”
“That’s true,” Ms. Jiang was silent for a long time, “but if I remember correctly, my grandfather also has a younger brother, and most of the medical books in the family are in the hands of this younger brother. The two brothers were separated when they were young when they fled for famine. It’s been forty years.”
“My grandfather once told a peasant girl that he could only get 50% of the prescriptions for treating congenital defects, and his younger brother was more talented than him. If this great-uncle had survived with a large number of medical books from the famine, There must be a formula that can cure the disease of the Holy One.”
Whether the refugees who were dispersed forty years ago are still alive is unknown. But after Dr. Jiang said this, the people from the Supervision Office immediately asked for details. They broke the casserole and asked to the end. They were already planning to use all their strength to find this lost uncle.
Even if the person may be dead, even if the person’s medical books have been sold long ago, or even if he himself has completely lost his medical skills, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, the people of the Supervision Office will give him blood.
Although Gu Yuanbai didn’t say anything, he acquiesced to the Supervision Office’s actions.
A little hope ignited in his heart, but the spark of hope was too small and subtle. Gu Yuanbai did not dare to let it bloom. He could only wait for the final result rationally and calmly, keeping his eyes on the answer before he found it. Put it on things like locust plagues, nomads, and the Longevity Festival.
In this peaceful and uneasy atmosphere, the day of Wanshou Festival finally arrived.
On the day of Wanshou Festival, Gu Yuanbai followed the emperor’s dress code of the Daheng Dynasty. He dressed in complicated but low-luxury clothes. After all the accessories were hung on his body, Gu Yuanbai held his breath and looked at the person in the bronze mirror.
Tianhuang is a noble person, and it is indescribably precious.
Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows and smiled, the crown of his head shaking slightly. The incense burner was lingering, and dragon patterns were swimming on the yellow robe. He turned around and walked slowly outside. Tian Fusheng stepped forward to support him, “Your Majesty, I’m going to be very tired today.”
But the sight of everyone in the world bowing down and celebrating me, can’t it still cure the fatigue?
To an ambitious man, such a privilege can be addictive, like the sweetest poison. Gu Yuanbai smiled and said nothing, and walked towards the Jinluan Palace step by step.
After the Holy One sat firmly on the dragon chair, the officials below, dressed in python robes, stood solemnly on both sides. In the rising sun in the east, they all said congratulations and worshiped with Gu Yuanbai.
At the same time, local incense cases are being prepared in various places. Local officials are neatly dressed and leading official servants in the government office. They bow three times in the direction of the capital: “May the Holy Spirit be healthy and the world be peaceful!”
The incense table is filled with smoke, and the whole country celebrates the birthday of the saint. During these three days of rest, the government will send craftsmen to go out on the streets to show the prosperity of Daheng under current governance.
Rich local tycoons or officials even use their own money to provide free cakes with the four characters “life and prosperity” printed on them to the people in order to gain good luck.
There is no curfew during these three days, and restaurants and restaurants are all lively and prosperous. People who come and go say the words “How good is the harvest?” One sentence: “This year is a good harvest year.”
And the Northland is thousands of miles away.
Xue Yuan raised his head and looked at the sky at noon. He reined in his horse and shouted: “Dismount and line up!”
The armored soldier didn’t hesitate for a moment and got off his horse the moment he heard the order.
The cavalry lined up, followed closely by the infantry, and the large army instantly formed a majestic phalanx.
Xue Yuan led everyone to face the direction of the capital, lifted his robe, knelt down neatly, and said loudly: “I wish you great prosperity and prosperity, and wish my holy dragon good health.”
This sound was carried back by the officers one after another. Tens of thousands of soldiers who were eating the Holy Lord’s food and wearing the Holy Lord’s clothes also knelt down. They were densely packed and black. As soon as the sound came out, the birds in the dense forest were shocked. fly.
“Wish me great prosperity and prosperity! Wish my holy dragon good health!”
Xue Yuan shouted three times with the soldiers. He looked into the distance and thought to himself, if there is really a shameless god in the sky, then this god can hear it clearly for him.
With so many people praying for Gu Yuanbai, the little emperor will live a long life no matter what.
