I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Gu Yuanbai rode his horse and sent the team outside the capital.

All the officials got off their horses, saluted and persuaded: "Your Majesty, hurry back."

"Everyone don't know when we will come back." Gu Yuanbai smiled, his eyes lightly passed over them, "I will take another look at you."

Daheng officials were startled when they heard the words, and their faces were touched: "My lord..."

The young officials couldn't bear such a sentence, their eyes were red, and they tried their best not to show a gaffe.

Jiang Jin, an official from the Supervision Office, said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we will all come back safe and sound."

Gu Yuanbai's eyes turned around a few people, and moved to Jiang Jin, "As the leader, you must take good care of them."

Jiang Jin leaned over and said in a deep voice, "Yes."

The leader of the land road is the same middle-aged official Jiang Jin and Xue Yuan. Among them, Xue Yuan has the highest official position and is in charge of five thousand soldiers. The other two also have their own supervision, but without exception, they There is an unstoppable loyalty to the Daheng Monarch.

Gu Yuanbai thought a lot when choosing people, and the three of them intentionally got to know each other before they started their trip. After a few meals, they knew each other's temperament clearly, and the trip became a little easier.

None of the three are people who drag others down. Since everyone is rational and wants to be efficient and come back sooner, with the same goal, the trip is already half successful.

Jiang Jin and Kong Yilin took part in this grand event of rebuilding the Silk Road, both by land and by sea.The two of them were thoughtful, and with them being present when the officials of Honglu Temple were negotiating with various countries, Gu Yuanbai didn't have to worry too much.

Tian Fusheng stepped forward and reminded in a low voice: "My lord, it's almost time."

Gu Yuanbai nodded and said, "Let's go."

Everyone saluted, excited, Xue Yuan raised his head in front of the crowd, and looked at Gu Yuanbai one more time.

The rest of the officials have been led by Jiang Jin to retreat, leaving them the last time to speak.

Gu Yuanbai looked down at him, the thin white fox fur on the side of his face was as soft as the wind, making a quick movement of his eyes enough to cause ripples in Xue Yuan's heart.

Before he left, Xue Yuan was already nostalgic. He looked at Gu Yuanbai for a long time, and now he understood why some people would write a sour parting poem after breaking up. It was not to let the other party know how reluctant he was, but to find him Something to express your emotions.

He didn't speak, and Gu Yuanbai didn't speak, time passed slowly, and Jiang Jin behind him reminded loudly, "Master Xue, let's go!"

Xue Yuan was awakened suddenly, he leaned over, "Your Majesty, please be safe after a long farewell."

Gu Yuanbai responded, "Don't dawdle, go quickly."

Xue Yuan got up after saluting. He took one last look at Gu Yuanbai, turned around and walked towards the long line of thousands of people.The armored figure was still as tall as before, but his footsteps were hurried, as if there was a wild beast behind him.

If you make a great contribution, you have a great contribution, and if Gu Yuanbai gets tired of him in the future, he can stay by Gu Yuanbai's side.

Then hurry back.

The willow branches in February have just sprouted new buds, the winter jasmine has not yet bloomed in the cold wind, the dust is flying up to the sky, and the horses are galloping, gradually turning into a small black spot.

Gu Yuanbai let out a foul breath, and smiled slowly again.

Breaking up is not a big deal, Xue Yuan will come back one day, it's good to leave now while we are young.Gu Yuanbai can put all his heart and soul on state affairs, maybe the short-lived single world is also very beautiful?Gu Yuanbai might be able to decide on the southern tour. He wanted to see how Daheng's roads were being repaired, and what happened to the places where corrupt officials were most likely to breed.Is the post station he built extending in all directions, and how well the government orders issued are implemented.

Gu Yuanbai rode his horse back, the fox fur was raised and then fell with the wind.

Apart from the scenery of the capital and the northwest of Daheng, Gu Yuanbai had never visited other places either.Now is a good time, the body is better, the world is happy, and it is time for the emperor's Luanjia to visit the Quartet.

The coast, the salt mines, the gold and iron mines in Jingnan Lake, the thousands of mountains and rivers, Gu Yuanbai wanted to go and see them all.

Three years later, Jiangnan.

Before the Holy Majesty made his southern tour, the imperial court spent a whole year supervising this matter. Although the world is stable now, and people often enshrine longevity tablets at home to hope that the Holy Majesty will live forever, there is no guarantee that there will be no danger during the southern tour, except for Dong Ling. In addition to the increasingly intensified drills of the guards, the garrison troops in various places are always on the lookout for mistakes.

Surveying routes and places of interest are also very important. On the first tour of the Holy Majesty after he ascended the throne, he was waiting in full force from the capital to the localities.In the first year, Gu Yuanbai diligently dealt with various matters, big and small. In the second year, he found time to propose a southern tour, but it was not until the third year that he settled on the route, crossing the Yellow River and going south along the canal, crossing the south of the Yangtze River, Zhejiang Province, and Fujian Province. Coastal Command.

The officials along the road were afraid and apprehensive when they heard the Majesty's arrival, especially the corrupt officials who had faintly wanted to act boldly in recent years, almost to the point of being terrified when they heard the Majesty.Along the way, the people at the port gathered and cheered, beating gongs and drums, they would only look at the Shengshang's boat. At this time, after a long and slow journey, the Shengshang's Luanjia finally stopped at Longxing Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River.

The people of Longxing Mansion were very excited and gathered at the mouth of the canal early in the morning to welcome the arrival of the Holy Majesty.The governor of Longxing Mansion and the officials of Zhizhou have long been waiting here. The small officials in the yamen are neatly dressed, neatly prepared the gongs and drums, the Daheng flag and red silk, and their faces are already flushed from the long wait.

The common people stretched their necks and grabbed the shoulders of the people in front to look in the direction of the canal, but there were bustling heads everywhere, and they couldn't see anything.

Zhizhou and Fu Yin were talking absent-mindedly, until they saw the cruise ship of the Holy Majesty, they were shocked and asked to wave the flag vigorously.

On the boat, Gu Yuanbai was standing on the deck. Looking at the crowded scene on the shore, he couldn't help laughing and said, "I haven't had such a clear understanding of the number of people in the south of the Yangtze River when I heard the report from Tangmao before. Now At first glance, it is indeed a land of fish and rice, with a large population."

Chu Wei beside him showed a faint smile, stepped forward and unfolded the folding fan to fan the wind slowly for the Holy Majesty, "It's still a little hot."

The sea breeze came from the front, and the cool breeze from Chu Wei brought a pleasant coolness in all directions. Gu Yuanbai squinted his eyes comfortably, and the hair on his temples scattered randomly, and golden rays of light danced around, almost like a painting.

Chu Wei's cheeks were hot, Gu Yuanbai noticed his abnormality, and said helplessly, "Chu Qing, your face is red again."

Chu Wei froze in place, quite at a loss, "It should have been exposed to the scorching sun."

Gu Yuanbai pushed the folding fan in his hand towards him, "Since the beginning of summer, Jiangnan is cooler than summer in the west of Beijing, but the sun is also vicious, Chu Qing, worry about yourself."

Tian Fusheng brought a lot of things with a group of people. Gu Yuanbai had used the cold handkerchief and iced tea, and was about to get off the boat in a while.

Chu Wei had been to Jiangnan during his study tours in the past, and the second half of the "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" that he once painted for the Holy Master was the original work that Chu Wei saw at the place of a great Confucian in Jiangnan.He couldn't help smiling, "Chen Youxue passed the Jiangnan along the canal in those days, and this meeting can also be a guide for the Holy Majesty."

Gu Yuanbai smiled, beads of sweat dripped from his temples, he wiped his forehead with a cool handkerchief, "Okay, I will remember Chu Qing's words. If you don't lead the way well, I will punish you."

Chang Yuyan on the side leaned forward and smiled, "Your Majesty, how do you punish me?"

The cruise ship was about to dock, Gu Yuanbai looked at the people on the shore, and his heart moved, "I will punish Chu Qing to draw the scene in front of me. I have already thought of the name, and I will call it "June 27 Jiangnan Picture"."

Chang Yuyan laughed when he heard the name, "I thought His Majesty would name some paintings such as "Spring Willows and Early Summer" and "Jingping Jiangnan Picture"."

Tian Fusheng thought silently in his heart, the name of the Holy Majesty has always been like this, but it has never changed.

Chu Wei pursed his lips and smiled, "The name of the Holy Majesty is already thought up, and the minister should be punished."

He spoke softly, only feeling happy.

Gu Yuanbai coughed a few times, and Su Ning, the former champion of martial arts, suddenly said: "I remember that Lord Chang also named the title of the poem in this way, let me think about what the poem is called... "To Friends · July 21st and Xue Jiuyao's Night Talk, isn't it?"

When he suddenly mentioned the name Xue Yuan, both Chang Yuyan and Chu Wei were taken aback, Gu Yuanbai was the first to come back to his senses, he slowly stuffed the handkerchief into his arms, and said with a snort, "Isn't it?"

The boat had landed, and Dong Lingwei disembarked first, and the local officials came forward to pay homage.When the Holy One stepped onto the shore, the sound of the giant drum had already reached the sky.This enthusiastic reception lasted until noon, and after Gu Yuanbai took a meal and took a bath, the people of Dong Lingwei had already surrounded the mansion so that mosquitoes and flies could not fly in.

Tian Fusheng knocked on the door, "My lord, it's time to feel the pulse."

After getting the sound, the imperial doctor came in quietly and took the pulse of the saint.The maid wiped the dew from Gu Yuanbai's hair, Gu Yuanbai casually flipped through a page of travel notes, "Go and call Xu Ning here."

Xu Ning is a genius in the engineering department. He made and improved the crossbow and trebuchet that repeatedly defeated the enemy on the battlefield a few years ago. Gu Yuanbai also brought him back during his southern tour, not only for the benefit of talents , and more importantly, take a look at the water dragon that Xu Ning improved last year.

Water dragons are used the most in the south of the Yangtze River, but the effect is mediocre in some places. Xu Ning is extremely worried, and he is so worried that he can't eat.

After Xu Ning arrived, he told the Holy Master about the water dragon car he had just asked the governor to take him to see, "...It is a little different from the ones in the capital. I can't see it now, and I have to ask the governor tomorrow to see it." Lift the water spout out of the water."

"Just do it," Gu Yuanbai said, "I believe in you."

Xu Ning was immediately full of energy and withdrew without delaying the time.

Dong Lingwei came in from outside, "My lord, there are flying pigeons coming."

Gu Yuanbai's tone was still lazy: "What did you write?"

"It's a letter from Mr. Jiang," Dong Lingwei said. "When they arrived in Kang, Kang was fighting with Fu Ci. After discussing with you, Mr. Jiang decided to return. There is still the last section of the Silk Road left. distance."

Gu Yuanbai was taken aback for a moment, then quickly reached out to take the note, thought for a while and said, "You did it right."

He read the note several times, and when he looked up, he saw the regretful expressions on the faces of the people around him. Gu Yuanbai smiled, "What kind of expressions are these? The Silk Road has not been gone for a long time, and their group has not left yet." When I arrived in Kangguo, all the things I brought with me were sold and there was not much left. When I returned, I was afraid that even the last remnants would be gone. Although Kangguo and Fuci were small, people in times of war were unreasonable. They I don't care if this group of people are the envoys of the Daheng Heavenly Kingdom, with several carts of gold, silver and food, isn't this rushing to be robbed?"

After finishing speaking, he was taken aback, and looked down at the date. This letter was forwarded by the Supervision Office, and it has been two months since Jiang Jin sent it.