I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

After coming out from behind the tree, the face of Mr. Xue, a general who is in the limelight these days, already has a symmetrical deep red mark on the left and right.

The smile on Mr. Xue's face does not seem to be ashamed of it, but proud of it.The two slap prints clearly caught people's attention. Tian Fusheng and the others looked over in amazement, but they didn't see the slightest bit of embarrassment or shame on this old man's expression.

Xue Yuan was very magnanimous, he took what was on Jun's face as a display, his long eyebrows slightly stretched, his hands were behind his back, and he leisurely followed Gu Yuanbai.

Gu Yuan walked towards the lake without changing his face, with a faint thoughtfulness in his expression.

Because of this vague thoughtfulness, he even forgot to punish Xue Yuan for his presumptuousness immediately.

Xue Yuan fell a little further away, and the surrounding guards looked at his face one after another.The chief guard held back for a while, and couldn't help but said, "What's going on with you?"

Xue Yuan reached out and touched the side of his face, raised his cheeks, and suddenly smiled, secretly proud, "Envy?"

Chief Guard: "..."

Xue Yuan looked at other people slumped, and felt refreshed. His steps were easy, and he glanced at Gu Yuanbai who was walking in front from the corner of his eye. After watching for a while, he looked away and smiled.

The clothes of the Holy Majesty are sewn to fit the body shape, and new clothes are sent to the palace every month. The clothes that Gu Yuanbai wears, whether they are ordinary clothes or formal dresses, the complexity and seriousness of the emperor have changed from this body. Clothes showed.

Looking at it, I only feel majestic, and it doesn't make people dare to feel any blasphemy.

But between every step, the robe feet are lightly raised with the steps, as if giving people a place to peep.

Little emperor.

Xue Yuan sighed, it was too much for him.

When this day passed, the news that the emperor would leave for the summer palace four days later had already been passed down.

The princes, ministers and royal family were already ready to leave at any time. After hearing the order, they immediately began to make the final preparations.

Most of them have their own mansions outside the summer palace, and there are also yamen offices in the palace.Now in the middle of July, the first half of the month, the ministers and clan members who are so hot that they can't figure out what they are looking forward to the most is that the emperor is going to move to the summer palace.

The Summer Palace is located in the Hebei River next to the west of Beijing. It is cool in summer, warm in winter, and has many rainy seasons. It is a true spring-like scene in all seasons.

The people in the palace are also busy preparing the last things.On this day, Minister of the Household Department came to meet Gu Yuanbai, and together with the Minister of the Household Department, reported to the Holy Master the total amount of donations and the previous suppression of the rebel army.Both of their faces were flushed, and they couldn't stop their smiles. When the exact number was reported, Gu Yuanbai had to react for a while before recovering.

Now both Jiangnan and Jingnan are firmly in the hands of the emperor. Jiangnan, a land of fish and rice, is blessed with good fortune. Just flattening the assets obtained by those tyrants can fill up several treasuries , It can fill the grain warehouses and meat warehouses of the whole country to the brim.

The total number accumulated by these tyrants over the past ten years is astonishingly large.

Not to mention the donations pouring into the capital from all directions, until now, these donations are still being collected by the capital continuously. These two sources are so violent that the household department is stunned.

"Even when my dynasty was the most prosperous and the national treasury was the most abundant," Hubu Shangshu said modestly with a smile that blinded his teeth, "it can't compare to one-tenth of what it is today."

Gu Yuanbai came back to his senses, he was also happy in his heart, but he was still calm, he joked: "Now don't you yell that I wasted money?"

Hubu Shangshu sneered: "How dare I."

Gu Yuanbai snorted, "In the future, I will be more generous in raising troops, building roads, and building ships."

"Yes, what Your Majesty said today, you and your lord must always take it to heart," the servant of Hubu said with a smile, "Your Majesty, my lord and minister are actually here to build roads."

In ancient China, every state and county in every dynasty built official roads. Anyone could walk on the official roads, but no one was allowed to take them as their own.

In fact, almost all the official roads in the state capitals have been built, and now they are just repairing or supplementing the traffic that has not been built in the past. The two adults came here to ask the Holy Majesty if he would spend more money to build the roads to the counties and towns. question.

In ancient times, road construction was mostly made of earth, stone, bricks, and tiles. The level of road construction in ancient times was actually better than Gu Yuanbai imagined. The stone roads in the Han Dynasty had been built smooth and smooth, and the roads preserved in the Tang Dynasty are also the same. Very tidy and clean.

In particular, the Daqin Straight Road built by the Qin Dynasty was built from Xi'an to Inner Mongolia. The roadbed is so dense that still no trees can grow through it. 1

On the way of road construction, Gu Yuanbai no longer needed to worry about it.Hearing this, of course he nodded, "To build roads in towns and villages, to break their complacency, this is my request and my goal when I was in power. I don't ask for one step." It can be completed, just take your time, and the dense post stations must communicate with each other so that the transportation will not stop. Wherever the soldiers arrive, the post stations will accompany them, understand?"

After finishing speaking, Gu Yuanbai suddenly realized when he looked at the Minister of the Household Department and the Minister of the Household Department, "The construction of roads is the work of the Ministry of Industry."

"Go and tell the Minister of the Ministry of Industry what I said." Gu Yuanbai laughed, "Qing Tang, why didn't the Minister of the Ministry of Industry come with you?"

Hubu Shangshu Lord Tang laughed and said, "Isn't this minister here to ask the Holy Majesty how much it will cost to build the road? If Master Wu hears this, you will have to quarrel with me again."

After saying this, the two adults put down the booklet, saluted and left.

The booklet on the household department is clearly written on the collection branch.Gu Yuanbai picked it up and took a closer look. Sure enough, earning money would make people happy. He looked at it, and unconsciously, a smile appeared on his face.

When noon came, Xue Yuan was even more punctual than Tian Fusheng, "My lord, it's time for dinner."

Gu Yuanbai put down the memorial and ate his lunch happily.

After the meal, the palace attendant changed the thin clothes for the sage to take a nap behind the screen, while Xue Yuan and others waited outside.After coming over for a while, the Holy Majesty seemed to suddenly think of something, and said lazily, "Xue Qing, I will make an order tomorrow. You have outstanding abilities and extraordinary strength. It is really wronged to stay by Zhen's side. When I go back today, I will wait in the mansion." Let's do it."

When Xue Yuan heard it, his face turned cold for a moment, and he clenched his fingers tightly, "I don't feel it's hard work, how can I feel wronged by staying with the Holy One?"

It's so fast, is it because of what he said before?

Xue Yuan has long been prepared to welcome Gu Yuanbai's thunderous methods, any kind of punishment is acceptable.Like he said, let him bleed.

But just waited for a piece of paper that Gu Yuanbai issued so quickly.

Xue Yuan had an ugly expression, he would rather be punished than leave Gu Yuanbai's side.

After Gu Yuanbai changed his clothes, he washed his face with a handkerchief. The sound of water came from behind the screen, and Xue Yuan waited patiently for his words.After a lot of difficulty, Gu Yuanbai said, "It's all the reward you deserve."

It means that it must be adjusted.

Xue Yuan sneered suddenly, and said respectfully: "I obey the order."

The reward should be fast and not slow. After letting all the heroes rest for a day, the next day, the edict of rewarding meritorious deeds came down.

As the chief general Xue Yuan, who had captured the main force of the rebel army, he was promoted from the fifth rank Du Yuhou to the deputy capital commander of the infantry.Transferred to the infantry battalion to lead the infantry, his official position was promoted, but he was transferred out of the palace.

The entire family of Xue's family was beaming, Xue Yuan received the imperial decree with a sullen face alone, facing the eunuch who read out the imperial decree, his smile was a little expressionless.

Seeing his ugly face, General Xue scolded him a few words, but this time Xue Yuan seemed to have not heard his words, and his face was dark and terrifying.

This is a bit serious.

When others scolded Xue Jiuyao, Xue Jiuyao didn't reply, which was very unusual.

General Xue kept his mouth shut, and told others not to bother him, lest anyone directly anger this big lunatic in Xue's residence.

Xue's bedroom.

Xue Yuan has three things about Gu Yuanbai here.

The handkerchief picked up from the lake, the handkerchief that Gu Yuanbai used to wipe his hands in the palace, and the white jade cup.

Xue Yuan is sitting at the table now, looking at these three things on the table, his eyes are dim.

After a long while, he called his servant, "Go and bring Second Young Master Xue here."

The second son Xue's leg was broken by Xue Yuan, and it was broken in two from the bone.Now I can only lie on the bed, let others serve me when I eat, drink and drink, and I can't stand the toss.

But the second son of Xue Yuan dared not listen to Xue Yuan's words. He was carried outside Xue Yuan's door by his servants. Seeing that Xue Yuan didn't even let him in, he had to lie in the corridor and shouted at the top of his voice: "Brother called!" I?"

Xue Yuan's gloomy tone came from inside the door: "What did you want to say to me last time?"

The Second Young Master Xue shuddered, regretting that he came to Xue Yuan last time, his voice became smaller and smaller, "The prince of Anlehou's mansion called me a cripple, and he even encouraged me to hang myself on the beam and throw myself into the lake. I don’t like him, so I want to ask you to teach him a lesson.”

Xue Yuan didn't make a sound, Second Young Master Xue became more and more frightened, and finally trembled.

After a long time, Xue Yuan sneered, "I'm going to teach you a lesson for the eldest son of Anlehou Mansion, and you, think of a way for me."

His tone was like an evil ghost underground, so gloomy and frightening, "I am seriously ill."

Gu Yuanbai just let go of the decree on rewards for meritorious deeds yesterday, but was rejected by Xue Yuan the next day.

He wrote an excerpt, which stated that Second Young Master Xue was seriously ill, and his condition was threatening.As the elder brother, Xue Yuan was extremely worried about his younger brother, so he temporarily declined the appointment of the Holy Majesty, and wanted to stay in the mansion and concentrate on taking care of the Second Young Master Xue.

Otherwise, with the emperor's salary, but unable to fulfill his duties with anxiety, he would only fail the trust of the Holy Majesty in the end.

Gu Yuanbai threw the folder on the table, then turned to Tian Fusheng and asked, "What do you think?"

Tian Fusheng sneered a couple of times, and thought that Mr. Xue's legs were broken by Mr. Xue. Now that he said such things, he really choked him so much that he couldn't say anything.

"Second Master Xue must be seriously ill," Tian Fusheng said tactfully, "Look, Mr. Xue is in a hurry."

Gu Yuanbai had a half-smile, "He thinks I'm a fool."

But this book is well written, brother and brother are respectful, if the elder brother wants to take care of the younger brother, no one can stop him, not even the emperor.

Gu Yuanbai simply didn't care, he said casually: "In this case, let the imperial doctor in the palace go to Xue's mansion to have a look, and bring some medicinal materials with him."

Tian Fusheng: "Yes, I will tell you to go on."

"By the way, say something to Xue Yuan." Gu Yuanbai opened another memorial, picked up a brush, and said casually, "I'm waiting for the day when he can be on duty."