Gu Yuanbai's request for Xixia's indemnity amount is a real lion's mouth.
The transaction between Xixia and Daheng relied on Ma Yuan, but as soon as the trade route at the border was established, their advantages disappeared without a trace for Daheng Dynasty, and their confidence was gone. Is it because of this? simply
But Xixia didn't know about the border exchange. The more Gu Yuanbai thought about it, the more strange it became. It was normal that he couldn't get these things out of the small place in Xixia.
Five days later, the Western Xia messengers who came to redeem the people entered the capital. The team was courteous and courteous. The indemnity from the rear stretched to the outskirts of Beijing. There were several tall horses, cattle and sheep in groups, and the people of the capital watched the excitement. The crowd gathered on both sides, reaching out and counting the cattle and sheep.
Gu Yuanbai quietly watched the long line in the crowd, listening to the exclamations and whispers of the people left and right.
At a glance, the head can't be seen, the horses, cattle and sheep can be seen at a glance and know that the number is definitely tens of millions. Gu Yuanbai frowned, together with the gifts for his birthday and the money that the seventh prince squandered in Daheng, where did Xixia come from so much? thing
Not right.
Kong Yilin pointed at the leader and said, "Master, that is the second prince of Xixia."
Gu Yuanbai nodded: "I saw it."
The face of the second prince of Xixia could not be seen clearly, but his clothes were ordinary. He was slightly hunched on the horse's back, a look that was too cowardly to look up by the people of Daheng.
He and Li Angshun, the Seventh Prince of Western Xia, are really two extremes.
"The prince is weak, then the ministers who follow are powerful," Kong Yilin frowned slightly, "Master, what should we do to prepare?"
"Everything that needs to be done has already been done, let's see what they are going to do," Gu Yuanbai frowned and stepped out of the crowd, "Go forward and have a look, see what they have brought in addition to what I want. what."
After Gu Yuanbai and others saw how many things Xixia brought, he and Kong Yilin looked at each other, but there was no joy in each other's expressions.
On the carriage returning to the palace, Kong Yilin said in a low voice, "My lords and I originally wanted Xixia to divide the amount of indemnity into three batches and pay them off in three installments. In addition, there are many more apologies."
Gu Yuanbai nodded silently.
I can't tell if it's good or bad. It's a good thing to get the indemnity, but Gu Yuanbai originally thought that he would use the indemnity to make Xixia suffer some internal injuries.
Walking all the way to the palace, in front of the palace gate, the servant who was driving suddenly stopped, and Tian Fusheng's puzzled voice came from outside, "Hey, Lord Chu, what are you kneeling here for?"
Gu Yuanbai raised his eyelids and opened the car window.
Chu Wei knelt outside the imperial city, his hair was a little messy in the cold wind, and the tip of his nose was a little red. He looked up at the carriage, his eyes lit up, and he said anxiously as if he saw a life-saving straw: "Please save the fourth uncle of the minister. !"
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Chu Wei's fourth uncle was Chu Yi, the little boy who called Chu Wei's nephew at a very young age. It turned out that the child suffered from the cold, and the cold became more and more severe. In the end, he was drowsy and vomited blood. The Chu mansion invited many doctors, but he did not get better. Chu Wei was stunned, thinking of the imperial doctor of the Imperial Hospital, he knelt in front of the palace gate, and wanted to ask to see the emperor.
Another carriage came out of the palace, turned around, and headed for Chu Mansion.
The surrounding area of the Chu Mansion is also the residence of the ministers of the court and the central government. As soon as the carriage in the palace arrived, these mansions received news. The old man in the mansion changed his clothes and hurriedly went to see the saint with the official hat.
"You don't need to be polite, just go back," Gu Yuanbai got off the carriage, turned around and said, "Tian Fusheng, take the imperial doctor into the house to see Brother Yi's doctor first, and life is at stake."
Chu Wei's eyes instantly turned red, and he lowered his head in disguise, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Gu Yuanbai looked at him like this and couldn't help sighing.
The people from Chu Mansion wanted to come to meet the sage, but they were also declined by the sage. The upper body was weak, and he was afraid of contracting the disease, so he didn't go to see the child in person, but just let someone pass the word: "Concentrate on taking good care of brother Yu."
When Mrs. Chu heard the words, she said "yes", and she burst into tears.
Chu Wei did not leave, and insisted on staying by the holy side. The sage took people around in the courtyard, waiting for the imperial doctor to come and report the news.
Seeing Chu Wei's dazed appearance, Kong Yilin comforted him in a low voice, "Brother Chu, don't worry, the imperial physicians in the Taiyuan Hospital are superb, and they will surely cure the disease and save the danger."
Chu Wei closed the worry in his brows and nodded reluctantly.
Gu Yuanbai happened to see Chu Wei's expression. The sage smiled helplessly and said to Kong Yilin: "The relatives are in danger at the moment, it's not as simple as it is said."
When Chu Wei was seen by the sage, he was a little distracted, and he saluted again: "Chen Xie Sheng has saved the life of the fourth uncle of the minister."
Gu Yuanbai lifted him up, held Chu Wei's hands and clapped, and said with a smile: "Chu Qing, you are the only son in the family, and you have to take responsibility at this time, don't panic. The imperial doctor in the palace has always It’s okay, but be patient.”
Chu Wei's hands curled up.
Due to the anxiety of these days, some fine dry skin has developed on his lips, and his jade-like face like a bright star is dyed with a haggard look, but it still does not damage his beauty, only a little melted to push people out. sharp ice.
"Your Highness, my minister..." Chu Wei's lips parted, and after a long time, he said with difficulty, "Chen..."
He didn't know where the courage came from, and suddenly pulled out his hand, and then in the next moment, he held the hand of the saint with his backhand.
"I have been having trouble sleeping and eating these few days, and I have searched for many well-respected doctors, but it is always useless," Chu Wei stirred in his heart, and forced himself to whisper, "I don't know why, but I have long thought of the saint, and I always feel that the saint It can save the life of the fourth uncle. But my father doesn't want to tire the saint, and this minister doesn't want to bother the saint with such trivial matters."
Chu Wei lowered his eyes and looked at the hands that the two held together.
This seems to be a monarch and a minister, and it seems to be a hint of some invisible thoughts.
He took a deep breath and continued: "Kechen was really worried later, so he went to find the sage on his own, and hoped that the sage would forgive the rude behavior of the minister in a panic."
Gu Yuanbai naturally pulled out his hand and said with a smile, "Chu Qing, rest assured."
At noon, the imperial doctor came out of Chu Yi's room, and the elders in Chu's residence followed behind him, looking relaxed and tired, Chu Wei knew at a glance that this was the little fourth uncle saved.
Since it was all right, Gu Yuanbai left the Chu residence. The captain of the guard supported the sage onto the carriage, Kong Yilin was about to follow, when he suddenly turned his head and smiled, and said to Chu Wei, "Brother Chu, speak carefully, act carefully, and think carefully."
Chu Wei frowned, looked at Kong Yilin, and suddenly calmed down, "You can do it if the law doesn't prohibit it."
Kong Yilin was surprised, as if he had reacquainted Chu Wei, he read Chu Wei from beginning to end, and then got into the carriage with a smile.
The two carriages left slowly, and Chu Wei stood there for a while before following in his parents' footsteps, turning around and returning to the mansion.
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This trivial matter was quickly forgotten by Gu Yuanbai, but the neighbors of Chu Mansion did not forget it. Not only did they not forget, but they also consciously told the actions of the sage to his colleagues, lamenting the sage. He loves the people like a son, and can't wait to use his life-long talents to praise the saint to heaven.
After having dinner that day, Gu Yuanbai took the two wolves for a walk as usual. But these two wolves were inexplicably excited today. They dragged Gu Yuanbai by his clothes and took him to the city wall. The guards by the city wall gave way when they saw the wolves. Gu Yuanbai said helplessly, "You two. What do you want to do again?"
Naturally, the two wolves could not answer his words, but the whistles outside the city wall answered Gu Yuanbai's words instead of them.
Gu Yuanbai frowned, "Xue Yuan."
The whistles outside the wall stopped, Xue Yuan coughed, and said seriously, "Your Highness."
Although Gu Yuanbai hadn't seen him for several days, he was still upset when he heard his voice, and he didn't even bother to reply, so he turned around and left.
The two wolves sobbed and grabbed Gu Yuanbai's shirt.
Xue Yuan outside the city wall also heard the coquettish sound of the two wolves. He coughed again, looked at no one around, and lowered his voice: "Sacred Lord, in a few days it will be the Shangyuan Festival."
The Lantern Festival is the Lantern Festival. There is no curfew on that day and night, the lanterns are gorgeous, the long streets are crowded, and the people are bustlingly watching the lanterns and walking through the night market. This day is also the day when the young men and women of Daheng meet, which is the ancient Valentine's Day.
Xue Yuan said: "The first time I saw you was on the day of the Lantern Festival Palace banquet."
He paused for a while, then his voice was calm, and he seemed to be a little nervous: "Sir, there will be no palace banquet this year, why don't you go out with your minister?"
Gu Yuanbai thought, come, come again, Xue Jiuyao, who are you pretending to look nervous now
He rubbed his forehead, stretched out his foot and lightly kicked the two wolves, and said viciously, "Can you let go?"
The two wolves hung their tails and drooped ears, but they didn't let go.
Gu Yuanbai couldn't hold them, and the guard behind him hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, do you want me to wait and take these two wolves away?"
"Take it away." After Gu Yuanbai nodded, the two wolves were bound with sharp teeth and moved away from him. He hadn't left, but Xue Yuan outside was anxious and called out again: "Sacred!"
Gu Yuanbai replied lazily, "What?"
Xue Yuan: "Why do you want your fellow ministers to come out on the day of Shangyuan Festival?"
Gu Yuanbai sneered silently, "Xue Jiuyao, I ask you, what are you doing here."
"The things of the sage," Xue Jiuyao replied immediately, "what the sage says is what the sage says, and the sage doesn't let the minister do what the minister does. Palace escort at the side?"
Since Xue Yuan was in the position of general, he was no longer the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace, and like Chu Wei, he was also unable to enter the palace without a summons.
The Imperial Guard guarding the city wall had never seen such a brazen person before. He didn't dare to show the slightest expression on his face, but his eyes widened for a moment.
How could this famous general in the capital be, how could he be such a person!