I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 84

Xue Yuan, a cultural figure, always sneezed several times on the road these past two days.

It was already late, but there was still some afterglow in the northern sky. After dinner, the marchers started to move forward in the afterglow.

Xue Yuan pinched the bridge of his nose, and the deputy general asked with concern: “Sir, are you okay?”

Xue Yuan shook his head and continued to lead the troops forward expressionlessly.

The deputy general looked at his cold and ruthless look, turned his head to look at the victims on both sides of the road who were looking at them, and sighed secretly in his heart.

After the army arrives in the disaster area, it will see large numbers of victims from time to time.

These victims were so hungry and emaciated that they looked at their army with timid and panicked eyes, but when they turned to look at their food and grass, their eyes turned into fiery greed.

These grains and grasses are really piled up like mountains. The troops transporting food and grass are strong and powerful, but the refugees affected by the disaster on the roadside are pitiful. There are even young children and old people who are about to starve to death.

Many of the Daheng soldiers who were well-raised and well-clothed by the Holy Spirit saw such a tragic situation for the first time in their lives. They couldn’t bear it. When they saw such victims for the first time, they wanted to give away their food rations, but Xue Yuan also issued an order the same day after seeing these victims, not allowing anyone to give a single piece of food and grass to the victims.

“Who dares to take out a mouthful of food and grass?” Xue Yuan held up the big knife that day, with a look of shocking indifference on his face. “According to military regulations, everyone will be killed.”

As soon as these words came out, he was immediately suppressed. All those who are intolerant.

But again, the general’s ruthlessness aroused resentment in the hearts of many soldiers. Finally, two days ago, a few soldiers couldn’t bear it anymore and secretly took out part of their food and grass to help a group of victims who were about to starve to death. However, just that night, when the army was preparing to set up camp, they were surrounded by hundreds of victims who were so hungry that they lost their minds. They ignored the warnings of the soldiers and rushed towards the grain trucks like crazy. Because the soldiers gave in to them, these victims He even beat several Daheng soldiers to death with stones and sharp farm tools.

The chaos did not subside until Xue Yuan and his men killed all the victims who surrounded them.

After the turmoil subsided, the soldiers protecting the food and grass gasped and looked at the corpses of the victims on the ground. The sight of these victims rushing towards them desperately was still imprinted in their minds. The crazy eyes made these soldiers Still a little unable to regain consciousness, the whole person is in a daze.

After Xue Yuan finished killing the people, his face was spattered with the blood of the victims, and his sword was dyed a dull red. He turned around, pointed the sword at the soldiers expressionlessly, and asked: “Who gave them food and grass?” Already?”

The three or five soldiers who had distributed part of their rations gritted their teeth and walked out from the crowd.

In an instant, the expressionless expression on Xue Yuan’s face turned ferocious. He stuck the big knife on the ground, strode over, faster and faster, and finally punched them, crushing the three or five soldiers. He beat them hard under him, grabbed them by the collar and roared, “They were killed by you, do you know it or not!”

His fist fell down, and the soldiers surrounding him were so choked that their eyes were red, but they remained silent. Know what to say.

The deputy general felt sour in his heart. The beaten soldiers carried the beating silently. The blood of the victims and their own blood and tears were mixed with the dust. The vultures in the sky were attracted by the smell of blood and kept circling around the bodies of the victims.

“What did I say before?” The veins on Xue Yuan’s neck popped out, and he held the soldiers’ collars, “You can’t give them food!”

“You think you have become a hero?” Xue Yuan looked scary, “We They are transporting food, what does this mean! These food are for border officers and soldiers, do you think this is a lot of food? Then how many victims do you think there are in the entire disaster area!”

“They will come and snatch a single ear of wheat without even risking their lives. It doesn’t matter how many soldiers and horses you have, or whether you are soldiers of the imperial court. You can kill hundreds of people, but what about thousands or tens of thousands? Rush to This way in northern Xinjiang, because of the food you gave them, they were able to follow you all the way and look for opportunities to snatch it away.” Xue Yuan suddenly grabbed a soldier by the collar and led him staggering to where he was attacked by the victims and his head was broken. The bleeding soldiers pointed at the wounds on these people’s heads and said, “Did you see it? Open your eyes and see clearly. This is the consequence of your kindness.”

These injured soldiers raised their heads in silence and talked with these three or five The soldiers looked at each other. The soldiers who went out to relieve the victims with their own rations gritted their teeth and the muscles on their faces trembled.

Xue Yuan took them to see the bodies of several soldiers who were caught off guard and who did not want to do anything to the victims but were killed by the victims instead.

The tears in these people’s eyes could no longer be held back. They knelt down and sobbed in pain. Xue Yuan let go of them, pulled out the knife from the mud, and returned to his expressionless look, “Ignore military regulations and behead according to the law.”

“Sir-”

“General!!!”

Many people stopped Xue Yuan, They persuaded Xue Yuan to spare these soldiers once, believing that no one would dare to obey military orders after this time. If so, it would not be too late to kill them next time.

Xue Yuan gave face to these officers who kept interceding for the soldiers and spared their lives. But from two days ago to today, Xue Yuan has maintained this extremely cold look.

No one knew whether he was angry for the soldiers who suffered, or whether he was angry for being forced to kill the hundreds of victims.

The lieutenant general had a vague feeling in his heart. He always felt that Mr. Xue had no intention of killing those soldiers in the first place. In the end, it might just be a way to appease the soldiers.

Not only that, even though the expression on Mr. Xue’s face has become less and less these days, and he looks extremely indifferent, it can be seen with the naked eye that the soldiers in the entire army have become more convinced and dependent on Mr. Xue. When they meet the victims again, even if they have some thoughts in their hearts, If they couldn’t bear it, the entire marching soldiers could keep a straight face and march day and night without looking back.

The more rational the general is and the more he considers the overall situation, the more the soldiers fear him and the stricter the military discipline is.

The deputy general was thoughtful and sighed in his heart.

Mr. Xue is only twenty-four years old now, but how does he maintain such a clear-headed coldness when dealing with the victims who make people feel pity at the first sight?

Or is it that the things Mr. Xue has experienced in the past were more cruel than this scene now?

While the deputy general was thinking wildly, Xue Yuan looked up at the sky and said concisely: “Inform the army to rest here tonight.” After

the order was given, the voices from behind became noisy. I finally found a clean river today. There was not much water prepared in the past few days. Xue Yuan arranged for people to take turns to go to the river to load water supplies. The scattered sentries rushed over, “General, the number of victims following behind is getting bigger and bigger. There are more and more coming.”

Xue Yuan said: “Let them follow.”

Listen to what the general said. Not only the deputy general Xue Yuan was impressed, but these sentries were also very obedient. They responded cleanly and turned around. Get on your horse and continue to explore the surrounding areas.

Fortunately, these victims were afraid of the majesty of tens of thousands of soldiers, so they only dared to stand far behind and did not dare to come forward to provoke them.

The closer he gets to Northern Xinjiang, the less Xue Yuan talks. His expression is gloomy, and only occasionally does he show a soft look, but that softness is fleeting, and the longing in his eyes has not yet risen. , it has been completely dispersed by the disaster area where there is no grass.

The lieutenant general said: “Sir,

let’s go clean up together?” They began to be vigilant. Even at such a long distance, these soldiers were still on alert. He had already consciously ran to the grain cart and silently guarded the grain.

Xue Yuan glanced at it but said nothing. The lieutenant general smiled bitterly and said: “Your Majesty’s thoughts are well known to me. These grains are transported to the border. We have no right to deal with them. Only General Xue has the right to use these grains to relieve the victims. If they can really hold on, When we follow us to Northern Xinjiang, we have a glimmer of hope.”

After saying that, the lieutenant general was a little worried again, “Although we have enough food, I am still worried, otherwise I will reduce the soldiers’ rations until Northern Xinjiang. Are you making any more plans?”

While they were talking, the two people had already reached the river. They washed their faces downstream. Xue Yuan said, “No, just eat like this.”

Xue Yuan, who had been marching for several years, rarely had a full meal. He never thought that one day he would say such words. He couldn’t help but smile, and the water droplets on his face dripped down his sharp chin, “The Holy Spirit is behind you, and there will be enough food.”

This is no longer a few years ago. Gu Yuanbai, Xue Yuan believed in Gu Yuanbai.

*

Unknown to the generals at the front, one hundred thousand ducks were on their way to northern Xinjiang.

Not only ducks, but also part of this year’s harvest of rice. In order to show their gratitude to the Holy One and their loyalty to the Holy One, these powerful men were extremely self-conscious, and several of them even spent millions of dollars, spending an eye-popping amount of money.

When these news reached Gu Yuanbai’s ears, he was filled with emotion and even wrote several words “for the country and the people” personally, and sent people to reward these heroes who sacrificed themselves for others.

What an honor it is to be praised by the Holy Spirit. The powerful men who had received the reward were secretly happy, and they felt windy when they went out and walked, which made them enviable. Not only that, the powerful people who contributed to the locust plague in the north will also receive bronze, silver, and gold medals distributed by the court according to the amount of their contribution. Their names and hometowns will be recorded by the government. Once the locust plague is over, they will His name will be engraved on the stone wall and erected for the people to look up to.

As soon as such a move came out, merchants large and small became restless.

Hu Bu was busy for several days. When he came to his senses, all the envoys who came to Beijing to celebrate his birthday had left, leaving only one Xixia envoy who wanted to seek help from Da Heng.

After Mr. Tang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, and Gu Yuanbai reported important matters one by one, he also talked about the business negotiations with Xixia, “Your Majesty, the mutual trade with Xixia has been suspended for three months. The Xixia envoys became anxious. , I have sent people to deliver gifts to the residences of ministers and Hubu officials.”

“Really?” Gu Yuanbai said, “I look at their prince, he seems to be quite leisurely.”

The Minister of Hubu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but he had to admit that the Holy Lord That makes sense.

“Let them dry out for a while and see what good things Xixia can come up with.” Gu Yuanbai smiled meaningfully, “I don’t have time to deal with them now. If they are gifts, just accept them, just in time to take a look at Xixia’s How much did these envoys bring to Daheng?”

As he spoke, he shook his head, “You gave me such a generous gift, but in the end, you still have money left over to spend time and wine in Daheng, and there are still things to send to your house. Send… Xixia is really rich.”

Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance had not thought of this before. At this time, he followed the Holy Master’s words and turned around. He thought about it carefully and couldn’t help but sigh: “Yes, Xixia can be a great person. You are so rich.”

After the monarch and his ministers sighed, the Minister of Hubu withdrew. Gu Yuanbai looked at the sky outside and suddenly said: “General Xue has been gone for three months, and even Xue Yuan has been gone for more than a month.”

Tian Fusheng counted the time and responded respectfully: “That’s exactly it.”

Gu Yuanbai sighed, “Jiangmenjiangmen, the wives, daughters and mothers of the Xue Mansion may be extremely lonely in their hearts.”

Tian Fusheng advised: “Your Majesty On weekdays, in order to take care of the Xue Mansion, I have given orders to Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Xue. The governor of the capital often sends troops to patrol the Xue Mansion. Although there are many female relatives in the house, they still dare not have anyone come to bully them.”

Gu. Yuan Bai nodded and glanced at the two wolves lying down next to the table. He pressed his forehead and said: “Let’s arrange it. I will go to Xue’s house in person tomorrow to have a look. I will have the Minister of War and the Privy Council accompany me. Xue The officials with whom the general has good relations on weekdays also selected two or three people to accompany him.”

Tian Fusheng said: “Yes.”

*

The next day, the Holy Emperor came to Xue Mansion in person with his ministers.

Both the Xue Mansion and some military attachés were relieved because of this.

Gu Yuanbai arranged for Xue Yuan to deliver food, firstly because he was suitable, and secondly because Gu Yuanbai wanted to tell General Xue, just do it, I can send your son to deliver troops and food to you, which means that I believe in you. I am your strong supporter.

But there are always some people who can think about it and speculate that this is proof that the Holy Emperor is afraid of the Xue Mansion, so he wants to take the opportunity to get rid of the Xue Mansion and his son in one fell swoop.

Such people really underestimated Gu Yuanbai’s capacity and mind, and they really thought of Gu Yuanbai as a coward. Now the Holy One personally brought the important ministers of the court to comfort him. As soon as this happened, these people knew that the Holy One did not mean that.

Mrs. Xue, who was comforted by the Holy Lord’s gentle voice, kept crying, “To be able to work for the Holy Lord, even if you die, it is also the fate of the father and son.”

Gu Yuanbai laughed and shook his head, saying: “The old lady’s words are serious, this battle It’s not difficult, General Xue and his son will definitely bring me a great victory.”

His tone was light, but this tone made him appear confident and extremely convincing.

After appeasing the Xue Mansion family members, Gu Yuanbai was invited to take a look around the Xue Mansion. After a while, he suddenly remembered: “Where is Xue Jiuyao’s room?”

Chang Yuyan once said that there were more books in Xue Yuan’s room than in his entire study. Gu Yuanbai was really curious about this statement.

The servant of Xue Mansion quickly led the way and led Gu Yuanbai to Xue Yuan’s house. Everyone stayed outside, and Gu Yuanbai walked in alone. When he stepped into the room, he saw many neatly arranged books.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, stepped forward, took out a book at random, and looked through it. He saw that the papers inside were clean and tidy, and there was no sign that they had been opened at all.

Gu Yuanbai put the book back and took out several military books. The result was the same. Not to mention the annotations and handwriting that he had read, these books still had the unique ink aroma of new books, as if they had just been printed. It comes out exactly the same.

Is this the legendary cultural man?

Gu Yuanbai sat at the desk and opened a few pages of the book in his hand. He thought to himself, Xue Yuan had never read any of the books on this wall, right?

Thinking back carefully, Xue Yuan seemed to have personally told Gu Yuanbai that he was a rough man and had not read many books.

But listening to what Chang Yuyan said, Xue Yuan seemed to have become a figure with no appearance, showing nothing on his face, but hiding his secrets.

Which statement is true?

Gu Yuanbai flipped through a few pages and was about to put the book back when he kicked something with his toe. He looked down and saw a rough-made swallow kite flying in the gap under the desk.

It was the one that Xue Yuan showed to Gu Yuanbai.

Gu Yuanbai didn’t have the slightest sense of disregard for evil. He bent down and picked up the swallow kite. When he turned it over, he saw that there was indeed a line of big characters written on the kite with the words “dragon flying and phoenix dancing” written on it.

“If there are no five thunders, then the emperor will be in my arms.”