I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

This batch of supervisory officials resigned and left after resting in the palace for two days.

Gu Yuanbai agreed, and asked them to bring the prisoner to Dali Temple for sentencing as soon as possible, and ignore the criminal prosecution for a few days before and after the Wanshou Festival, so they have to get busy with these things now.

These bandits are coolies.The strong men were divided into three groups, and one group stayed in Lizhou to contribute to the people of Lizhou.A batch of them traveled long distances to the capital to deter and publicize the country's prestige, and also as coolies to reclaim the wasteland in the west of Beijing.Another batch was shipped to Youzhou, which lacked these labor forces.

It's early September to get those chores sorted out.From April to September, five months have passed.

Time really flies like the blink of an eye. When the grain in the farmland began to ripen and it was almost time to pick the cotton, Gu Yuanbai decided to move back to the capital from the summer resort.

He moved in late this year, and he only came to the Summer Palace in July and a half. The time passed by in a blink of an eye, and it was autumn in a blink of an eye.

Gu Yuanbai knew that the entire capital was busy with the Longevity Festival, so he went back to sit in town now, so as to keep these people from extravagance.

Just do what you say, the emperor gave an order, and the palace began to be busy, and it was the day to leave the summer palace in a blink of an eye.

The long queue was winding, and the Holy Majesty's carriage was protected in the center layer by layer. Gu Yuanbai bowed deeply to Concubine Wan in front of the palace gate, and said in a hoarse voice, "Please take good care of your body."

Concubine Wan lived comfortably in the summer palace, and she didn't want to go back to the west of Beijing after a long journey, and she didn't have the body to go back.Concubine Wan had a faint premonition in her heart, she smiled at Gu Yuanbai, took a step forward, took the emperor's hand, patted it lightly, and said earnestly: "You are the one, always remember urgent matters when eating, everything is urgent No matter how urgent you are, there is no hurry than eating and resting."

Gu Yuanbai saluted again, "Yes."

Concubine Wan was still worried, "I heard that when you went to the court two days ago, you stayed in the court for about two hours. Yuan Bai, don't do this again next time, isn't it a waste of your body? ?”

Gu Yuanbai smiled slightly, "My son understands."

Concubine Wan smiled, her eyes were slightly sore, she blinked away the sourness, pretended nothing had happened, and said, "Go quickly, all the officials are waiting for you."

Gu Yuanbai was urged again and again before turning around and leading the officials to leave. After walking a few steps, he still couldn't help but look back.Concubine Wan looked serious and was watching his back as he left.

Gu Yuanbai paused, then took a bigger step forward.

Concubine Wan couldn't resist taking two steps forward, then stopped and sighed.

She regards the emperor as her own, and she never wants Gu Yuanbai to be so tired every day.The emperor's health is not good. In fact, such a body is most suitable for carefree enrichment.

But as the parent and son of the first emperor, how could he not sit in a high position?

Gu Yuanbai also sat very well, even better than the late emperor, if the late emperor knew, he would also happily shout "My son is amazing".Concubine Wan is a woman who doesn't understand anything, but she knows that the emperor's majesty has become more and more powerful, and he has begun to say the same in the palace.

Her son is getting closer to this powerful emperor.Even if she didn't want him to be so tired, she still had to be proud of him.

Concubine Wan wiped the corner of her eyes, and in a trance, she felt that Gu Yuanbai was stepping on a beautiful river and mountain.

Xue Yuan's injury lasted until the beginning of September, and he finally healed up a bit. He had been waiting by the carriage since early in the morning, waiting to see Gu Yuanbai.

I don't know how long it has passed, but the wind blows around me.Gu Yuanbai hurried past him, opened the curtain and got in. After a while, a muffled voice came from inside: "Departure."

The horse raised its hooves.Xue Yuan was a little distracted, he turned his head and glanced into the carriage, just after a quick glance, the little emperor's eyes seemed to be red.

what happened?Xue Yuan lowered his eyebrows.

The returning convoy didn't stop until noon.

Tian Fusheng got into the carriage and gave Gu Yuanbai a meal. Gu Yuanbai had no appetite, but he took a few bites and felt full, so he let him go down.

Tian Fusheng walked out of the carriage with a sad face, and said to the people around him, "The Holy Majesty is not happy."

"Mo Yue is for Concubine Wan," the chief guard sighed, "Concubine Wan stays in Hebei, and it takes a few days away from the capital. You can get there in two days, but the body of the Holy Majesty... If the Majesty wants to take a look at Wan in the future Concubine Toffee, I'm afraid it will take fifteen days to go back and forth."

The imperial guards sighed, why isn't the Holy Majesty hungry?They were screaming with hunger.

But let them persuade the emperor again?They dare not.The Holy Majesty can't eat, it's not a matter of persuasion.

The chief guard was worried, but he still let a group of people go to eat first according to the usual way of eating in batches. He specifically remembered Master Xue who was still injured: "Master Xue is easy to get hungry, why don't you go to eat first?"

Master Xue's brows were serious, and he thought how could I get hungry easily, but for the sake of the chief guard's stupidity, he respectfully said, "Eat last."

He was obviously in a bad mood, and his tone faintly returned to the bad mood before he went to Jingnan South.The head guard hurried away, feeling extremely puzzled.

On the way back and forth, Gu Yuanbai usually gave the soldiers enough time to rest and eat.

Not far away, soldiers in twos and threes were eating together. In addition to the distributed food and pickles and sauces, there was also a cook cooking broth.As long as there are enough spices in the broth in this big pot, the fragrance will be able to spread for ten miles. Compared with the royal meal, although it is not refined, it has enough portion.

The soldiers lined up in batches to wait for the soup with their bowls and chopsticks. From time to time, someone in front of them could be heard shouting loudly: "Give me the soup with the most meat."

The people behind laughed loudly, and cursed: "Everyone, remember! He has the most meat in his bowl, and when he finishes eating his own, go grab the meat in his bowl!"

"Leave him clear soup and little water!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

The aroma of this broth wafted all the way into the carriage.Gu Yuanbai raised the curtain of the carriage and looked at the soldiers fighting in the distance. After watching for a while, he also got out of the carriage.

The guards who were waiting outside for the next batch of dinner stood up straight, surprised: "Your Majesty?"

Gu Yuanbai rolled up his sleeves and raised his chin towards the big pot of rice, "Bring me a bowl of broth."

A guard ran to the broth, Gu Yuanbai looked around, found a gentle rock and sat down.

The guards who ran over to make soup ran straight to the front, and someone in the queue behind shouted loudly: "The Holy Majesty said that the silver rewards for meals must be lined up neatly, and no one can ignore the military regulations. Why did you just run over there?" ?”

The guard also replied loudly: "Brothers, please bear with me, I want to make broth for the Holy One."

The soldiers behind him suddenly stopped talking, for fear of wasting their time.The soldier in front who was making soup hurriedly protected the bowl, blocking the spoon handed over by the cook, and hurriedly said, "Serve the Holy One first. I don't want meat, and I can give all my meat to the Holy Spirit."

"The meat is enough," the cook wanted to serve him, but seeing that his head was about to fall off, he didn't force it, and instead asked the imperial guard, "Have you brought the bowl and chopsticks for the Holy Majesty?"

The imperial guard was taken aback, "I forgot."

The cook quickly squatted down and rummaged through the bowls and chopsticks, and after a while he found a bowl that was intact without discoloration or cracks.After washing it several times in clean water, he carefully took out a bowl of broth and put it in the hands of the guards.

The guards soon came to Gu Yuanbai, and the smell of meat followed.Gu Yuanbai looked down and saw that the water in the bowl was clear soup, mixed with sliced ​​ginger and Chinese prickly ash. Gu Yuanbai took a sip and found that the salt taste was enough, and a little vinegar should have been added, so the flavor was sufficient.

"That's right," Gu Yuanbai said, "Go get a big cake."

The guard froze for a moment, then ran over again.

The Han Dynasty also began to have sesame seed cakes. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, sesame seed cakes became the staple food in the march.Daheng reclaimed much more farmland than before, and the food for the people increased, and two meals a day became three meals a day.With enough food, there are more ways to eat. Dahengshi's biscuits and steamed buns have matured and come in a variety of ways.

The amount of rice noodles needed in the army is so huge, Gu Yuanbai had to know whether he had spent all his efforts on the soldiers.

The Holy Majesty sat on the rock, lowered his head and sipped the broth in the bowl lightly, his movements were superb, and his manners were clean and neat.Xue Yuan glanced at him again and again. Many strong men in the army were too rude to make such actions.Obviously the little emperor is not in good health, but he is very chic.

The guard brought over the flatbread made in the army, Gu Yuanbai put the bowl and chopsticks beside him, tore open the flatbread, looked at the color inside, took another piece and tasted it in his mouth, it was a little hard , hard to swallow.

He tore another piece of pie and soaked it in the broth, which made it easier to eat.Gu Yuanbai tried every means to increase the rations for the military, and to get enough salt and meat for them. Fortunately, these things have been strictly scrutinized and implemented at the grassroots level.

He showed some satisfaction on his face, but he was not hungry, his appetite was full, and he couldn't eat these things.Xue Yuan, who was watching him all the time, said, "Your Majesty, can't you eat anymore?"

Gu Yuanbai nodded and said, "I'm full."

Xue Yuan: "Give it to the minister."

He came over by himself to pick up the bowls, chopsticks and flatbread, without any discomfort.In front of everyone's eyes, he soaked the flatbread in the meat patty. The flatbread had absorbed enough water, and when he stretched out his chopsticks, he grabbed the meat and the patty into his stomach.

The sound of soup gradually faded away, and after a while Xue Yuan finished a bowl of broth and flatbread. Without changing his face, he walked to the back of the long line with the bowl and chopsticks, ready to have another bowl.

Gu Yuanbai only felt that after taking a few breaths, he ran away.He was silent for a while, then turned to look at the chief guard, "You haven't eaten yet?"

The chief guard said shyly, "I haven't eaten yet."

Gu Yuanbai raised his chin towards Xue Yuan, and said without a word: "Is he eating like this on weekdays?"

It's really half a child who eats me to death.Looking at it this way, when he was hungry at the border, he must have been so hungry.

The chief guard thought for a while, "Master Xue seems to be extremely hungry, sometimes watching the Holy Master eat, Master Xue would be so hungry that he would swallow."

Gu Yuanbai was thoughtful, no wonder there were so many times when he was eating, he could always notice Xue Yuan's eyes that seemed to be on fire.

After lunch, Gu Yuanbai returned to the carriage.

In the afternoon, the wind blew up, and the carriage was bumped, making Gu Yuanbai feel uncomfortable. When Tian Fusheng brought the dinner, he really wanted to use it up, but his body was weak, he had no appetite, and his stomach felt a little nauseous.

"Don't eat," Gu Yuanbai said in a muffled voice, "I'll talk about it when I'm hungry."

Sheng only took a few mouthfuls for lunch and dinner, and Tian Fusheng was worried.He got out of the carriage, hesitated for a while, and still went to Xue Yuan, "Master Xue, can you find a way to make the Holy Majesty eat a few bites?"

Xue Yuan smiled, but in fact his lips were teased with anxiety, "Director Tian, ​​I don't know if it's feasible, but if it's feasible, I might have to be punished again."

Everyone knows that the wound on Xue Du Yuhou's body is still not healed.Tian Fusheng thought for a while with a bitter face, and gritted his teeth, "If Mr. Xue is really punished for this, the younger one and other adults will try their best to intercede with Mr. Xue."

Before he finished speaking, Xue Yuan had already snatched the food box from him, and jumped onto the carriage.

The curtain flew up and down, before Gu Yuanbai could see who was coming in, Xue Yuan had already moved in front of him.

Seeing his appearance, Xue Yuan's face darkened, he reached out and touched Gu Yuanbai's stomach, frowned and said in a low voice, "I don't want to eat, is it because I'm uncomfortable here?"

Gu Yuanbai felt uncomfortable, he waved away Xue Yuan's hand, frowned and lowered his voice, "Get down."

Xue Yuan smiled and leaned over.His figure was really tall, and the shadow completely enveloped Gu Yuanbai.

The next moment, Xue Yuan forced Gu Yuanbai into his arms.Struggling to press down, Xue Yuan followed his back, and lightly pressed the little emperor's stomach with his thumb, it was flat and flat, with nothing at all.

Gu Yuanbai didn't eat and felt a little tired.He gathered up some strength and kicked Xue Yuan's thigh, his voice was suppressed, full of anger, "Xue Yuan, do you really want to die?! I let you go down!"

"I'm fine with whatever you say on weekdays, and I can listen to you," Xue Yuan lowered his brows, but his movements were not as gentle as his expression. He clamped Gu Yuanbai's legs under his own and locked them together. After the little emperor's hands and feet, he took the food box with one hand, "But it won't work."

The lid of the box was thrown aside, and Xue Yuan moved the meals to the table one by one. He rubbed Gu Yuanbai's stomach, knowing that when people are in a bad mood, they don't want to eat, and when they don't want to eat, they can't be forced.

Gu Yuanbai's anger hadn't come out yet, but after being rubbed like this, the nausea subsided, and he was actually a little comfortable.He was dumbfounded, and finally found a comfortable position, using Xue Yuan as a human sofa, closed his eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "A little bit higher."

Xue Yuan listened to the order, and gave Gu Yuanbai a gentle rub, but he couldn't control his hand, and he wanted to go up to rub his little heartless conscience.

Does Gu Yuanbai have a conscience?Yes, after all, after he had a good time, he still remembered to reward Xue Yuan.

Xue Yuan wants to serve the king with sex.The difficulty lies in whether this color can attract you.

If that Taoist talisman works... Xue Yuan sighed.

Xue Jiuyao didn't expect him to be so stupid.

But at this time, Gu Yuanbai's eating is the most important thing.Xue Yuan rubbed his stomach emphatically for a while, felt that it was almost done, moved his hand away, then bent down, put his ear close to Gu Yuanbai's stomach, and when he heard it, yes, he began to grunt.

Gu Yuanbai himself also heard the sound in his stomach, he opened his eyes, but saw Xue Yuan lying on his stomach listening to the sound, with a fascinated expression on his face.

Gu Yuanbai's face was slightly ferocious, "Xue Yuan?"

Xue Yuan put away the expression on his face, straightened up without changing his expression, hugged Gu Yuanbai, let him lean on his chest, and fed him a bowl of porridge.

It is said to be porridge, but it is actually as thick as rice.There are carefully prepared meat strips and vegetables in it, each of which is aimed at appetizing Gu Yuanbai to the greatest extent.

Gu Yuanbai reluctantly took a sip, for fear that he would spit it out.

Xue Yuan put his palm on his lips, without blinking, "Can I eat it?"

The previous discomfort was much better now, Gu Yuanbai swallowed the porridge, and said in a hoarse voice, "Continue."

Xue Yuan was very busy, both feeding him and warming his stomach.Gu Yuanbai seldom stayed in his arms so obediently, after feeding, Xue Yuan was a little reluctant to let go.

Gu Yuanbai ate half of the porridge, and stopped eating after he had something in his stomach.

Xue Yuan packed his things, and after Gu Yuanbai felt better, he became that high-ranking emperor again. While pulling out a memorial to read, he said casually: "Get out."

Xue Yuan rolled out of the carriage, turned around suddenly before leaving, smiled vaguely, and whispered: "My lord, your voice when you are hungry is much better than ordinary people."

With a "snap", the memorial fell on the wooden door that Xue Yuan closed in time.

Xue Yuan laughed silently, touched the saber at his waist, and jumped out of the carriage with big strides.

The convoy stopped and went, and arrived in the capital eight days later.

Entering the capital city, Gu Yuanbai looked all the way, but found that the main roads in the capital city had been colorfully decorated by artisans with colored paintings and bright cloth.Scholars gathered on the side of the road in twos and threes frowned from time to time and pondered, and the poems they recited were exactly poems to congratulate the Holy Majesty on his birthday.

There are singing and dancing everywhere, which is a scene of prosperity.

The long motorcade of the Summer Palace stopped in front of the gate of the imperial city, and all the officials stepped out of the carriages, stood beside their respective carriages, and saluted Gu Yuanbai in unison.Every time Gu Yuanbai uttered a word, the eunuchs passed it to the rear one by one, and when the order to disperse was finally issued, all the officials agreed, and dispersed back to the mansion one by one.

Chu Wei followed his father and led the carriage away, and within a few steps, he heard a familiar voice from outside the guards, "Chu Zihu."

Chu Wei turned around, and it was his classmate, he smiled, "You are here."

The guard soldiers stopped the classmate by the road, and after Chu Wei walked out of this area, the classmate walked with him.

The classmate glanced back, opened the folding fan with his backhand, and joked: "Chu Zihu, who was disdainful of the world, has now turned around and transformed from a champion to a high official."

Chu Weiyao thought about the past, but he couldn't laugh or cry, he smiled helplessly and said: "In the past, I was shallow."

The classmate was surprised, put away the folding fan and looked him up and down: "Are you really Chu Wei and Chu Zihu?"

Chu Wei restrained his face and said coldly: "What are you looking for me for?"

The classmate breathed a sigh of relief, and murmured, "This is the Chu Zihu I know."

Chu Wei turned around and was about to leave, but his classmates quickly followed.After seeing that his young master was accompanied by friends, the coachman of Chu's mansion took the master and his wife back to the mansion first.

The roads in the capital are full of people, the craftsmen are making colored paintings, and there are people watching the fun beside them, occasionally running over to hand a few bowls of water, and then looking at the colored paintings in admiration.

Passing by craftsmen with happy faces, I saw a few scholars who were composing poems.These people are talking about today's "Daheng Guobao", and at the top of today's "Daheng Guobao", a local article was published to prepare for the birthday of the Holy One.

"The tyrants in those places don't know what they are doing," came the displeased voice of one of the scholars, "Are you trying to overwhelm our capital by making such a big battle?"

"The "Guobao" said that in a place in Huainan, the people spontaneously prepared a thousand Kongming lanterns," another scholar smiled wryly, "the tyrants heard about it and immediately made up for the remaining nine thousand lanterns, and they took the 'Long Live' meaning."

"With the "Guobao", we can know how big the world is," the scholar sighed, but he cheered up again. "It depends on whether we agree or not if these places want to steal our limelight."

Chu Wei and his classmates looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.They walked past the scholars, and a few children in front of them ran around lively holding candied haws. At this scene, the classmates suddenly sighed.

"It's me who is superficial," said the classmate lonely, "Obviously the best Daheng is right in front of you, and the best monarch is waiting for me to serve him, but I am as blind as I am, only to be given up by the instability in Daheng. Lost my eyes."

The classmate smiled wryly, "The serious trouble I was worried about was solved by the court even before I had a clear understanding of it."

Chu Wei hooked his lips and smiled.

He was busy for several months in the past few days, so he naturally knew how much the court had done, but his classmate was not an official, so he was naturally confused.His eyes skipped around, looking at the stable life of the people, he felt a lot of emotion in his heart.At this moment, the classmate spoke.

"I want to be an official too."

He speaks in a straight voice.