Not only the gap of three years, six months and three days was filled, but also Gu Yuanbai himself.
He floated as the carriage swayed, and the jolt of stones turned the soft carriage into floating waves. Xue Yuan leaned over and stood up again, "Your Highness."
Gu Yuanbai hummed, and Xue Yuan whispered again, "Gu Lian, Yuan Bai, Bai Bai..."
What is Bai Bai called
Gu Yuanbai said with difficulty: "My husband."
Xue Yuan raised his eyebrows, didn't move, and gently raised the back of Gu Yuanbai's head to let him look at the posture of the two of them, "Husband?"
Gu Yuanbaiyu's eyelashes trembled violently, and he closed his eyes.
"Yuan Bai, open your eyes and take a look," Xue Yuan lowered his body and put a small kiss on the tip of his ear, "You are whiter than three years ago, but I am even darker, take a look, me and you How obvious it feels when sticking together."
Gu Yuanbai's face became warm, his fingers were numb, he couldn't believe that he would lose to an ancient man. Reluctantly opened his eyes to take a look, and then turned his head in shame, "... The veins are all over, where is it worth seeing?"
There was a smile in Xue Yuan's eyes, and Gu Yuanbai pretended to be impatient again: "Are you still a man? If you don't want to move, then lie down and let me come."
Xue Yuan's eyes deepened and he began to move, letting the sage know whether he was a man or not.
*
On the way Luan drove to Liangzhe, Xue Yuan made Sheng Shang a cripple. He stretched out his hands to get dressed and opened his mouth to eat. When he lost his appetite, some people coaxed him, and when he ate, some people rubbed his stomach. It's just that Xue Yuan was worried that the saint would suffocate his body if he stayed in the carriage all day.
Gu Yuanbai became more and more lazy, and he always dealt with the only time outside of government affairs to go out to exercise. Instead, he reflected on himself, but what he reflected on was the fact that the dirty words he said and played tricks in intimacy couldn't compare to Xue Yuan's. Although Gu Yuanbai had never been in love in modern times, he knew a lot about it. Than, he should be the one who made Xue Yuan blush and heartbeat.
One day, when he was thinking hard for a long time, and was about to tease Xue Yuan lightly with dirty words, Xue Yuan suddenly pinched the soft flesh on his stomach. Gu Yuanbai was stunned for a moment, followed by pinching his stomach, his face changed instantly.
Xue Yuan said with relief: "I have finally made the Sage fat." Although he didn't gain much weight, at least he had some flesh. Xue Yuan was extremely proud in his heart, and felt a stronger sense of accomplishment than anything he did.
Gu Yuanbai couldn't accept it. He didn't say anything that day, but the next morning he changed into his sassy riding outfit and took the initiative to ride forward. Xue Yuan was next to him, holding the reins of the horse under him, slightly staggering the saint's upper half step, and walking forward side by side with the horse.
They talked in low voices, their shoulders getting closer and closer, looking intimate. Along the way, Chu Wei became more and more silent. Occasionally, his eyes passed over them, and after a while, he lowered his eyes.
If Xue Yuan had a bad heart against the saint because he didn't understand Fengyue, he could naturally come forward to stop him as a righteous man. When Xue Yuan was away before, he could still deceive himself, but he knew it all along the way.
Lord Xue has already stood up. He is unmarried and has no wives and concubines. He is alone. He is by the side of the saint.
The pride and self-respect in Chu Wei's heart made him unable to pretend to be ignorant and insert himself between the Sage and him.
The unwillingness and pallor are hidden in the bottom of my heart, I don't want others to see the slightest, my back is straight, I don't want to show weakness and pity.
I only occasionally see the saint's smile... I still think of the way he once smiled at him with a gentle smile, and the beautiful scene when he was tied into the palace that night, the fragrant ambergris was strong, and the bright yellow sheets were wrinkled by the saint's slender fingers, When the sage talked eloquently, his eyes were so bright that they seemed to glow. Chu Wei had seen such a scene before, and he could never forget it again. How many times have a pair of smiling eyes like in a dream come from nothingness with flowers and leaves.
As long as I think about this, I still feel a little sad that I want to cry.
Gu Yuanbai, who was in front of him, suddenly felt something. He turned his head thoughtfully and saw that Chu Wei turned his head away, his long hair was blown by the wind on the side of his face, his chin was tight, and he was forbearing and restrained. .
But he didn't see it for a long time, Xue Yuan turned his head inadvertently and blocked the corner of his eye with his shoulder.
After a while, Gu Yuanbai forgot the scene just now.
The road has always been the official road. The Daheng Dynasty repaired the official road that existed in the past, and built the road to be more accessible. This kind of road is convenient for this trip. Gu Yuanbai has personally reviewed the road conditions many times and found that the official road has not collapsed even in the heat or rain. The Ministry of Industry has a strong supervision and should be credited.
The roads in the Daheng Dynasty have been built over the past few years. The Ministry of Industry has worked hard to build roads on the newly annexed Xixia land in recent years. The Xixia people who are already Daheng people are excited about this. Joy, some new-born children in Gansu, Ningxia and Shaanxi have long considered themselves to be Daheng people since ancient times. They learned Daheng dialect in the official school, and they ate the food grown on the land of Daheng and entered Daheng. The official household registration booklet, the world is big, they only know Daheng.
With the entry of Xixia students into the dynasty after the imperial examination, the people of Xixia have long since kept their guard up and never mentioned the old country again.
The monarch of the country treats them equally and loves the people, and no one wants to be thrown into chaos after having tasted the taste of prosperity. The little chaos in Xixia extends over time, like a stone falling into a pool, and the ripples can no longer stir up water after calming down.
When it comes to building roads, we have to mention cement. Gu Yuanbai only knew that cement is made of limestone and other materials calcined at high temperature. Limestone is now called bluestone, and clay is easy to find, but he doesn't know more. It can only be handed over to special people for research in secret, and there is no need to hurry. There were ancient ways of building roads and buildings in ancient times.
However, the remarkable achievements of the Engineering Department in recent years have already made everyone in the DPRK and China vaguely aware of the importance of scientific and technological talents. Gu Yuanbai intends to spend more than ten years slowly, and change the world's thoughts subtly. If possible, Gu Yuanbai would also like to establish a class in the official academies of "learning from objects and knowledge", recruiting scientific and technological research talents who are interested in this, as well as women's colleges...
When he talked to Xue Yuan, Xue Yuan was very interested, "According to this, those magicians with magical methods just know some things that others don't know?"
Gu Yuanbai nodded, "Exactly."
"I have heard of it before," Xue Yuandao said, "walking the fire with bare feet and licking the iron with your tongue. If it hadn't been said by the sage, I wouldn't know that there are traces to follow. The sage knows a lot."
"Sage is really amazing..." He pressed down and kissed again.
*
The group passed through the northern part of Fujian. When passing Wuyi Mountain, Gu Yuanbai deliberately stopped and ordered to rest here for half a day. Tian Fusheng deliberately asked Tian Fusheng to give some silver taels to the farmers who grow tea here, and ordered the three thousand army and ministers to go to pick them. The tea lovers went to pick tea, and the ones who wanted to hunt some meat were led by Qin Sheng.
The three thousand people of Donglingwei raised their arms and shouted, leaving some people to follow the saint, and the rest tacitly rushed into the dense forest together, preparing to add some meat to the lunch.
The courtiers were reserved and took the cloth bags one by one to pick tea. Xue Yuan also carried a wooden and bamboo basket on his back, and walked into the endless tea field together with Sheng Shang.
"Hundreds of boats often stop at the foot of Wuyi Mountain, just to transport the tea here," Gu Yuanbai plucked a green leaf leisurely, "Now this is the season when the tea leaves are ripe. Lin Zhicheng also brought fifty boats of tea leaves with him. When I leave, I don’t know how much will be left.”
Xue Yuan was surprised, "Isn't the sage worried about not being able to sell it?"
"Why can't good tea be sold?" Gu Yuanbai threw the tea leaves into the bamboo basket on his back, "This is a big head. When you went to the Silk Road, couldn't the tea be sold?"
Xue Yuan sighed, "It seems that I'm the only one who can't taste the wonderful taste."
Gu Yuanbai glanced at him amused, then took off a piece of tea and brought it to his lips, "Try it?"
Xue Yuan opened his mouth obediently, touched the fingertips of the Sage with his warm tongue, swallowed the tea leaves and hooked his lips, "It tastes very good, as expected of the Sage."
"..." Gu Yuanbai thought, it started again, summer is coming to an end, why is Xue Yuan still in spring, he wiped his fingers on Xue Yuan's shoulder, and smiled, "Xue Fei likes it. "
Xue Yuan was stunned for a moment, Gu Yuanbai patted his face, hummed a song and continued to pick tea. Xue Yuan came back to his senses, laughed silently, and quickly followed the Sage, "Sir, when can this minister take a step forward?"
"Which step do you want to take?"
"Mother of a Nation..."
The voice gradually faded away.
At noon, Dong Lingwei, who showed his skills, made everyone eat meat with his archery skills of piercing Yang with a hundred steps. They also hunted a young deer, and the tenderest piece of meat of the young deer entered Gu Yuanbai's mouth. The general who led the troops came to Gu Yuanbai and asked for an order to allow the soldiers to drink some alcohol properly. The soldiers were very happy, and the smell of the alcohol spread all around. Many civil officials also came to the side, and they drank and ate meat with a smile. .
After eating and drinking, the soldiers put out the fire, disposed of the remaining residues, and embarked on the journey to the Fujian Coastal General Corps energetically.
The more you go along the coast, the more changes in diet and clothing styles of the common people. Gu Yuanbai paid special attention to the problem of seafood allergy, but fortunately, no one, including himself, showed symptoms of food allergy.
At the beginning of September, the Holy Luan came to Fuzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, and the people of Fuzhou Prefecture showed enthusiasm that was no less than that of any other place. After Gu Yuanbai visited several provinces and counties on the spot, he found some rudeness in the local government.
Fujian and the capital are too far away, and no matter how far the emperor of the mountains is, it cannot be concealed. Gu Yuanbai couldn't bear this. He personally sat in Fuzhou and resolutely rectified these drawbacks. All of a sudden, all the prefectures in Fujian were in turmoil. Gu Yuanbai sent an edict to go to Beijing, and asked the Zhengshitang to transfer a cold-hearted official with a strong personality to govern the place.
His drastic measures soon paid off. The local government began to pass the decrees, and manpower was needed when the various regulations were re-implemented. Gu Yuanbai saw that the officials transferred from the capital had not arrived yet, so he tried his hand with the young officials around him. , in order to hone the ability of these people.
It was not until mid-October that Gu Yuanbai planned to set off and return. When he gave the order, the Fuzhou Governor wiped his cold sweat and finally recovered from his trembling state.
Fortunately, he is a well-behaved governor, and he is usually diligent, otherwise it would be really miserable.
The time for the return trip was half a month later than expected, so I had to increase the time on the way, because if it was any later, I was afraid that it would be winter when I went back to Kyoto. It would be bad if the frost and snow fell and the road was cold.
The return journey is mostly by water. I wonder if God is also taking care of the group. The journey was very safe and smooth. The weather was good every day, and the cold was not noticed much.
Finally, on a scorching sun day in December, Gu Yuanbai returned to the capital amid the cheers of the common people.
The luan drive was slow, the horses followed, the people and the soldiers guarding the luan drive were full of people, and the voices were full of people.
In front of them is a clean and spacious avenue, and behind them are neat houses lined up on both sides of the road.
Everyone was wearing a cotton coat, and his face was rosy. Young children run among them, their eyes reverent.
Gu Yuanbai raised his head and looked at the magnificent Daheng Palace under the scorching sun. The tiles were bathed in light, reflecting a splendid sheen of gold.
"Xue Yuan," Gu Yuanbai suddenly said in a slow voice, "I have heard two words in the past, that is what a country with a strong backbone has done from beginning to end, and it is now my lifelong pursuit."
Xue Yuan rode his horse beside Luan, and he asked, "What is it?"
Gu Yuanbai smiled, "No marriage, no compensation, no ceding land, no tribute."1
His eyes slid over the people and rose from the splendid Daheng Palace.
"The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies."
My Daheng descendants and I are all working hard for this.