I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 95
The Holy Spirit is also a good method.
There is nothing wrong with Xue Yuan wanting to treat Gu Yuanbai as his sweetheart and protect him, but Gu Yuanbai is not in the mood to be protected by another man with such a strong sense of aggression. Xue Yuan’s strength just aroused the nerves full of desire for victory and conquest under Gu Yuanbai’s gentle face. He directly told Xue Yuan with actions, I don’t need your love and care here, but you It looks like she is indispensable for my love.
When Gu Yuanbai saw the blood on the bed, he felt soft-hearted for a moment.
There is no way to deny it, the facts are before us.
This soft-heartedness does not necessarily have to be emotionally colored, and it does not mean that Gu Yuanbai is moved by Xue Yuan. He just saw the blood, thought of what Xue Yuan said, and thought of the good night’s sleep last night. So suddenly, it passed quickly.
Gu Yuanbai didn’t even understand the origin of this soft-heartedness.
Pity Xue Jiuyao? He doesn’t need pity.
Gu Yuanbai didn’t know, but he was in no hurry to know.
He just thought about it and then changed his mind and thought about whether Xue Yuan mistook him for a woman.
Could it be that Gu Yuanbai’s attitude towards him and his warm emotions were because of Gu Yuanbai’s boyish-female face.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuanbai sneered.
No matter how beautiful he is, no matter how sickly he is, if Xue Yuan really doesn’t regard him as a man, then Gu Yuanbai will chop him into pieces.
Homing pigeons have been used for military purposes since the Han Dynasty. At Daheng’s inns, border gates, government offices, inns, capitals and important towns, there are carrier pigeon troops specially used to deliver messages. ①
These pigeons have been specially bred to be home-loving and sensitive to the Earth’s magnetic field. But when locusts were raging in the north, using carrier pigeons to send messages would only make hungry people or raptors treat them as food. Therefore, General Xue gave up on using carrier pigeons to send messages, and the disadvantages were obvious.
However, on the way from the capital to the inn, using homing pigeons is much faster than riding a horse.
While Xue Yuan was still rushing on the road, the Holy Emperor’s will was transmitted from the previous post station to the next one, one by one, without interruption.
Financial resources, material resources, everything that makes people willing to surrender are vividly displayed in Gu Yuanbai.
The most important thing is that he doesn’t care about these things. He has enough confidence to give special treatment to anyone. If a majestic pile of things is smashed down, even gods will be knocked unconscious.
Xue Yuan was not knocked unconscious by these things, but he was knocked unconscious by the tyranny behind these things.
I was feeling dizzy all the way, as if I was drunk and delirious. The Holy Spirit’s good tricks made Xue Yuan completely relieved, and he willingly became the “delicate concubine” who was protected by the emperor for thousands of miles.
Okay, nothing further. Ever since Gu Yuanbai said “I can’t bear the pain” in the cave, Xue Yuan has wrapped a chain around himself, and then desperately wanted to give the chain to Gu Yuanbai’s hand.
When I think of him, I feel like I’m in a volcano, and my emotions are like lava, and I’m constantly being roasted and excited.
Xue Yuan was riding a horse and wanted to laugh when he thought of Gu Yuanbai. As long as it was confirmed that Gu Yuanbai did not have a concubine, he would be in a high mood and wanted to sing loudly while walking through the mountains and dense forests. Occasionally, the palm of my hand brushed the horse’s mane, and I only felt an itch that felt like brushing on the Holy Master’s chest.
Whenever this happens, my thoughts will be interrupted and my nose will start to itch.
Such a powerful Holy Lord is also pink there.
cute.
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Gu Yuanbai never knew that Xue Yuan dared to say that he was cute in his heart.
He took the people back to the palace, specially sent Chu Wei to the door of Chu’s mansion, and asked implicitly: “I heard that Chu Qing has gotten closer to the Xixia envoys recently?”
Chu Wei was a little afraid to look at His Majesty. When he heard the words, he suddenly raised his head, his face was frosty, and his eyebrows were covered with haze.
In Gu Yuanbai’s eyes, he has always looked like an upright gentleman, modest and fair, with the beauty of a gentleman of the times who is elegant yet solemn. Looks beautiful, capable, and arrogant.
But this was the first time Gu Yuanbai had seen Chu Wei look like this. Even when he tied him to the dragon bed, Chu Wei at least looked calm.
Gu Yuanbai thought to himself that such an expression really showed that the Prince of Xixia was extremely disgusted.
An undercurrent surged between Chu Wei’s brows, but he calmed down instead. His eyes were unbiased and he looked straight at the Holy One: “The Holy One has learned clearly that there is a conflict between me and the Xixia envoy.”
“I know who you are,” Gu Yuanbai comforted him. “You have worked hard these days for Chu Qing. I will summon the Xixia envoy tomorrow. Chu Qing has had several contacts with the Xixia envoy in recent days. Please come with us tomorrow.” .”
Chu Wei responded respectfully: “I obey your order.”
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The next day, Xuanzheng Hall.
The ministers stood on both sides, and the eunuch announced outside that the Xixia envoy had entered the palace.
The prince of Xixia led his envoys into the palace to salute with their heads lowered. Gu Yuanbai sat in a high position and watched them. The etiquette learned over the past ten days was still useful. At least now, my movements are very regular and I can’t make any mistakes.
After the ceremony, the prince of Xixia said: “Foreign Minister Li Angshun and his Xixia envoys came to see the Holy One and kowtow to the Holy One for blessings and gold.”
All the important ministers looked at them with smiles, and most of them accepted Xixia’s gifts more or less. The Xixia envoy’s face twitched when he saw them, and he was already yelling at these old guys in his heart.
How can one accept a gift from someone without asking what they are doing with the gift? The Xixia envoy has really seen through the hypocrisy of these Daheng officials these days.
Isn’t it said that Daheng is a land of etiquette and everyone regards humility as beauty? When the Xixia envoy gave gifts to these people, they didn’t have the nerve to speak directly. As a result, these people accepted the gifts seriously, but as soon as they received the gifts, it was as if they didn’t understand the hints in the Xixia envoy’s words, and they didn’t know how to pretend. Understood, I forced the Xixia envoy to give him gifts again and again in vain.
The arrogance on the Xixia envoy’s face had long since disappeared from the anxiety and frustration of not being able to go any further, replaced by the nervousness and haggardness left after running into many obstacles.
It can be seen that he was tortured miserably.
However, His Majesty the Emperor of Daheng is also a master of evil taste. Gu Yuanbai leaned over and asked with concern: “Why is the Xixia envoy’s face so green?”
The ridicule in these words could not be hidden. The Xixia prince’s face pulled, but when he raised his head to look at the Holy Lord, the anger in his heart was suppressed, and he just said in a deep voice: “It must be that he is not accustomed to the climate and cannot sleep well.” A little more.”
Gu Yuanbai smiled slightly, twirled the jade ring on his hand, and after a few polite words with him, he asked the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to come forward and talk to him about the negotiation between the two countries.
Today’s Xixia is still inseparable from Daheng’s resources. Because Xixia’s green salt is cheaper than official salt, it has always been the main source of domestic private salt.
Green salt alone has brought huge profits to Xixia. Xixia is not afraid of Gu Yuanbai’s drastic ban on salt, because as long as the people have a choice, they will buy cheaper private salt. If there is a market, there will be supply and demand. If Gu Yuanbai forcefully banned it, it would be counterproductive. But Xixia was afraid that Gu Yuanbai would interfere and give him a way to survive, and then torture half of them to death. Such methods would cause Qingyan of Xixia to encounter big setbacks.
The Minister of Hubu relied on the confidence of his country and showed the style of a big country. As soon as he opened his mouth, he increased the interests of the market by 50% on the previous conditions, and then waited for Xixia’s counteroffer.
The Xixia envoy’s face turned dark.
Naturally, there are more than just these people in the huge Jinluan Palace. People from Honglu Temple were also there, as were the ministers and officials from the Ministry of Revenue. People from the Political Affairs Hall were smiling, and from time to time they added a few words to what the Minister of the Ministry of Finance was saying.
In addition, there are historians holding books and preparing records at all times.
So many people surrounded the Xixia envoy, like a group of foxes surrounding a few young chicken cubs, watching eagerly.
The officials of Daheng wore polite official robes, but the words they spoke with smiles on their faces were full of mistakes. Kong Yilin was also standing by, and he suddenly felt greatly inspired. He learned a lot from the confrontation between the officials of the two countries.
It suddenly dawned on me that it was possible to deceive people like this.
The Xixia envoy’s face was really pale now. The Xixia prince knew clearly that there was a trick in these people’s words, but no matter how fast his head turned, he could not keep up with the brains of these famous ministers. Among the Xixia envoys, there were officials who were specifically responsible for negotiations. At this time, they could no longer bear it and said angrily: “You are going too far!”
“Is it too much to deceive others?” Shenzhi Zhengshi smiled helplessly, “May I ask you envoys, how did we deceive others?”
When Da Heng was really polite to others, they felt that Da Heng was useless and that Da Heng kept these rules and kept these good names was just vanity and of no use. But now, after the people hiding under the polite skin have really become unreasonable, they realize how good it is for other countries that a big country can humbly grant courtesy to neighboring countries.
The Xixia envoys had too deep a stereotype of Daheng, as if they thought that Daheng would agree to everything as long as they opened their mouths.
But the Daheng now is no longer the Daheng it used to be.
Li Angshun reacted quickly, took a step forward and apologized: “The words were harsh and not rigorous in a hurry. Please don’t argue with me.”
When two countries compete for their own interests, heated words are trivial. Psychological warfare and deliberate oppression and humiliation are all intended to make the other side give in. Daheng officials pressed forward step by step, saying that they were bullying others too much, but the Xixia people were just in disarray and the defeated dogs were barking.
The apology from the Prince of Xixia was accepted by Daheng officials, and they generously expressed that they did not care about it.
The more generous they are, the more they show off Xixia’s annoyance.
At this point, today’s discussion ends. In the next two days, the tug-of-war in the Xuanzheng Palace was long and slow, and matters gradually became more detailed. As the negotiations moved forward step by step, both parties finally determined acceptable conditions.
After the final decision was made, the dispute between Daheng and Xixia was finally settled. Xixia still gave up those benefits and promised to supply Daheng with a fixed number of at least 3,000 horses every year.
In the market, Daheng merchants can occupy 60% of it. Taxes and dental money are 30% higher than before, and there are other scattered and trivial matters. In short, the harvest is quite fruitful.
After agreeing to these things, the faces of the Xixia envoys did not look very good. Li Angshun also had a cold face, and the perfunctory smile on his face had frozen.
Gu Yuanbai’s eyes were half-closed and half-open, and his face was a little pale. There was a smile on the corner of his lips. Although he didn’t move a muscle, his brain was running at a high speed, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
But it was well hidden and no one saw it.
The sun was in the sky, and it was exactly noon. The dishes in the imperial dining room are placed one by one. Today is a state banquet for Xixia, so naturally a lot of effort must be made. After the dishes and drinks were put on the table, amid the toasts and jokes of the officials, the Xixia envoy’s expression finally softened a little.
It was also at this time that Li Angshun discovered that Chu Wei was here.
Emperor Daheng had previously protected Chu Wei into the carriage and admonished him for this. From this point of view, Chu Wei and Emperor Daheng seem to have a good relationship.
Li Angshun looked at Chu Wei and drank a glass of wine. He glanced at the aloof emperor inexplicably and drank another glass of wine.
After several times, his mind became a little blurry. Li Ang stood up suddenly, picked up the wine glass and walked to Chu Wei. Without any explanation, he pulled Chu Wei’s arm and came to the Holy Lord.
The guards behind Gu Yuanbai fixed their eyes on the Xixia Prince.
The prince of Xixia was drunk and said with a loud tongue: “Foreign minister, I want to marry your official.”
Gu Yuanbai looked at him expressionlessly.
The prince of Xixia dragged Chu Wei hard, but kept his eyes on the emperor, “The foreign minister likes him even after taking so many steps back. Emperor Daheng, do you agree?”
Chu Wei’s face was cold and his anger was deep. He was about to throw away the Xixia prince’s hand, but when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he stopped.
He turned his head and looked at Li Angshun seriously.
If you really like me, why are you staring at the Holy One so closely?
