When Xue Yuan cleaned the horse dung and the hoof prints, he didn't think about letting the palace attendant clean it for him. It's just that Gu Yuanbai's majesty in the palace is unequivocal. These palace attendants hide far away when they see Xue Yuan.
The son of the dignified general, under the majesty of the emperor's punishment, he did not have to obediently sweep the horse dung.
Except for the smell and trouble, Xue Yuan didn't feel anything.
The person who crawled out of the mountain of corpses, Xue Yuan had also soaked in the stinking blood water, his expression was indifferent, he should be thinking about other things, and looked a little careless.
When Gu Yuanbai brought Chu Wei over, Chu Wei knew that the saint came out for a walk just to see Xue Yuan.
Xue Yuan had bad intentions towards the Sage, and Chu Wei did not want the Sage to have too much contact with him. But his words were useless, and he could only try his best to prevent Xue Yuan from approaching Shengshang.
Gu Yuanbai was quite happy to see the future prince regent sweeping horse dung, and the corner of his lips was always smiling. Chu Wei caught a glimpse of his smile, and pursed his lips without a trace, and said, "Your Majesty, this place is dirty and shouldn't be left for a long time."
Chu Wei's wind was bright and the moon was clear, and it was as clean and unstained as the bright moon. Gu Yuanbai thought that he was not used to the smell of this place, so he said: "In that case, I and Zhuang Yuanlang will go to the place where the birds and flowers are fragrant."
The place where the medicine was applied had been wrapped with soft cotton cloth. Gu Yuanbai walked slowly, so he could not feel the pain.
The saint turned to leave, Chu Wei followed behind him, footsteps sounded on the empty palace road, Xue Yuan heard the sound and looked up.
Chu Wei seemed to feel something, he turned his head and glanced at Xue Yuan indifferently, and then raised his hand gently. From a distance, it seemed that Sheng Shang's waist was wrapped around his waist by him.
"Your Highness," Chu Wei said in a low voice, "Did this minister disturb His Highness' interest?"
Gu Yuanbai laughed when he heard the words. He looked sideways at Chu Wei and said with a smile, "Is it possible to see Xue's guard sweeping horse dung, and still show me whether he is interested?"
The corner of Chu Wei's lips twitched, and he also smiled lightly.
Both of them are a pair of good skins, so good that they are about to enter the painting. But in Xue Yuan's eyes, it was Chu Wei's hand on Sheng Shang's waist, and Sheng Shang turned his head and smiled at Chu Wei.
Xue Yuan's eyes became cold.
what's this.
*
After Xue Yuan's scattered value returned to the mansion, the crescent moon was already hanging high on the branches.
He went straight to the study and sent someone to ask the doorman from the house to come and see him. Those who should be in bed at this time have already been lying on the bed, but Xue Yuan called people, and they dared not not come.
There are not many disciples in Xue's house, but all of them are really talented and practical. Some of them came in the name of General Xue, but after they came, they automatically rolled under Xue Yuan's door. Xue Yuan is a ruthless person, and few disciples are not afraid. He, listening to Xue Yuan's scream at this time, rolled in front of Xue Yuan numbly.
Under the dim candlelight, Young Master Xue laughed gloomily like a ghost returning to his soul, "Go and find out about that new champion."
The doorman said cautiously, "Young master wants to know what happened to the new champion of the new division?"
"All the bad things," Xue Yuan said in a deep voice, "I must know if he likes men and what bad things he has done."
The doorman replied, "Yes."
Xue Yuan continued: "Also, look for some good things to give as gifts tomorrow."
The doormen looked at each other, and someone asked boldly, "Young Master, who do you want to give?"
Xue Yuan grinned, "Of course I want to give the emperor a gift."
The disciple only thought that he wanted to please the saint, "Young master, rest assured, I will prepare a gift for you tomorrow."
"If you give it to the saint, you must not send some common things," another person said, "it's better to pick up some precious or rare things and send them, at least you can't go wrong."
"Exactly," said the disciple, "do you have any ideas for the young master?"
Xue Yuan touched his chin and narrowed his eyes.
his thoughts
Xue Yuan moved his right finger and suddenly said, "Give me something soft and comfortable to touch."
Doorman: "Huh?"
*
Inside, Gu Yuanbai was looking at all the suspicious things that the Imperial Army had dug three feet out of the Qi Wang Mansion.
There are still people behind King Qi who are involved in troubles, but they did not expect that Gu Yuanbai would be able to do things so neatly. It was useless to use Concubine Wan to test out Gu Yuanbai's physical condition. Instead, Gu Yuanbai caught him. With their exposed tails, this grab even pulled out the mud.
They clearly knew that Gu Yuanbai had a cold that day, but they still didn't dare to do anything. In the end, they only sent people a false news for testing. They were really a bunch of mediocrities and cowards.
They underestimated Gu Yuanbai and looked up to themselves.
The Imperial Army continued to rummage for a few days in Prince Qi's mansion, and finally found some deeply hidden information.
"Your Majesty," said General Cheng, "this letter was discovered by one of the forbidden soldiers in the two teams led by the minister, and it was hidden between a piece of hollow jade. This soldier was careful and bold. The minister was startled."
When General Cheng knew that the sage was going to pick out a group of elite teams from the forbidden army, he was already eager to recommend a soldier he valued. This soldier under his command was really courageous and resourceful. But he was born with a keen eye for this one, and he was extremely gifted!
Wang Ping, the general of Shu Han, could not read, and he knew nothing but the cross in his life, but he was also very sensitive to military combat. Even if he did not read military books, he could win many times. Bury talent.
Gu Yuanbai really was more interested in talents than secret letters, he asked, "Where is this person now?"
General Cheng laughed twice, confessed to Gu Yuanbai, and walked out of the palace gate with a person in person. As soon as the person in the back came in, Gu Yuanbai set his sights on him. This person was full of tendons and flesh. Convergence, giving people the feeling of a Confucian general.
"The humble Qin Sheng has seen the Sage." Neither humble nor arrogant, his voice was bright.
Gu Yuanbai asked, "How did you discover this secret letter?"
Qin Sheng bent down and told Gu Yuanbai what happened in a clear and clear way. Gu Yuanbai nodded slowly in his heart and said, "Go back."
Qin Sheng retreated in silence. General Cheng wanted to hear Qin Sheng's feelings in the Sage's heart, but he did not dare to ask without permission, so he had to shut up.
Gu Yuanbai was extremely vicious, he could see the anxiety on General Cheng's face, but he pretended not to see it. The secret letter in Yu Peizhong was checked by the eunuch beside it and it was harmless before it was put into Gu Yuanbai's hands.
It's just that when Gu Yuanbai opened it, there was no word above it.
General Cheng frowned and said solemnly: "How is this possible!"
Gu Yuanbai checked the front and back again, and confirmed that there were no scratches or interlayers. He pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "Bring some water."
The palace attendant brought water, and Gu Yuanbai soaked the secret letter in the water, and the letter in the water gradually showed its handwriting.
General Cheng lost his voice: "—this?!"
Alum water for writing, after drying, there is no writing. Gu Yuanbai remembers it well, the Song Dynasty began to use alum, and the age of the Daheng Dynasty was just in time, so it was not unusual for alum, but the strange thing was that the person who communicated with King Qi knew this way.
He is a wise man, but a wise man cannot see current affairs clearly. King Qi is as stupid as a pig. Why does he want to help King Qi
Everyone is an adult, and in the officialdom, vested interests are important. Gu Yuanbai took the letter and pulled out his hand from the water, calmly took the towel and wiped the water off his hands, and asked Tian Fusheng: "The youngest son of King Qi Who is the mother?"
Tian Fusheng thought about it for a while and said, "It seems to be the daughter of Censor Zhongcheng."
The Censor Desk of the Daheng Dynasty is the central monitoring agency, which monitors from top to bottom whether central and local officials have done things that are inconsistent with national laws and whether they abide by their duties, and also monitor Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment 1.
The Censor Zhongcheng is the second child of the Censor Desk, and above it is the Censor Doctor. Today, the Censor Doctor is about to reach the age of becoming an official. Gu Yuanbai is examining who is the next successor.
It stands to reason that Zhongcheng should be in the upper position.
Gu Yuanbai took the silk cloth and flattened the secret letter. The handwriting on the top was small, all of which were to persuade King Qi not to be impulsive.
"Look," Gu Yuanbai said, "King Qi couldn't even listen to his advice."
There is also a line of small characters below the secret letter, so that King Qi will destroy the book after reading it, but King Qi should not believe that anyone else knows how to make this "wordless book" appear, so he is proud and generous. displayed.
The qualifications of most people in the royal family are actually mediocre like King Qi, and they are all indulged in prosperity and wealth.
But there are some people who are very obedient and sensible. After seeing that Gu Yuanbai sent troops to surround Qi Wangfu, they were obedient like sheep with their fur plucked.
But even so obedient, Gu Yuanbai also decided to implement the system of descending nobility in the future.
A title that can be hereditary will be downgraded every other generation. In this way, if the descendants are not promising, then a family will soon disappear.
The secret letter on the table gradually dried, and the handwriting disappeared again. General Cheng said, "Sir, what should we do now?"
Gu Yuanbai smiled: "General Cheng doesn't need to worry about the rest, I have my own plans. Next, I have one more thing for you, and together with the Privy Council, I will select 2,000 elite soldiers from the forbidden army for me. ."
General Cheng looked solemn, "Yes!"
After the political discussion was over, Tian Fusheng waited on the Sage to change clothes and freshen up. Since the last time he was punished for tying Chu Wei to the Sage's bed without authorization, he did not dare to speculate too much on the Sage's will. Even if he didn't understand why the Sage wanted to stop at this point, he didn't dare to ask more. Serve the sage honestly, this is more important than anything else.
Since he vomited a mouthful of blood and caught a cold a while ago, Gu Yuanbai has not shown any symptoms of illness these days. Spring is getting deeper and deeper, which should also be related to the warmer weather.
"Holy," Tian Fusheng's little apprentice leaned aside and massaged Gu Yuanbai's arm that had worked so hard to review the memorials, "how strong is this?"
Gu Yuanbai closed his eyes and nodded slightly.
The people who serve by the saint have long been trained in the ability to look at people's eyes.
After talking, he talked about the body of the new champion.
"The new division champion has not yet been married, and on the day the palace test was released, the champion was almost taken away by his son-in-law," the little eunuch said, "I heard that the servants of each family rushed to see the champion that day. They went up, and they ended up fighting by themselves."
The corner of Gu Yuanbai's lips twitched, thinking that these people don't need to be thought about, Chu Wei is Xue Yuan's future brother.
After a while, the sage became tired, Tian Fusheng led the people out of the candlelight and quietly faded away.
*
On the second day, Xue Yuan went on duty with a generous gift, and the generous gift was carried in his arms. This morning, Xue Yuan was so frightened that he pretended to be dead motionless.
This bodyguard uniform is new, straight and clean. No rips and dust to be dragged, no dirt from horse manure. However, as soon as he arrived at the palace, the captain of the guard said to him, "The sage asked you to take care of that sweaty horse."
The sweaty horse was dragged into the stable, but it was too strong, and the palace attendants who fed and washed the horse did not dare to approach it. When the newspaper came up this morning, Gu Yuanbai directly ordered Xue Yuan, who tamed the horse.
Xue Yuan: "..."
Really throw it away.
Xue Yuan lazily turned around and followed the palace attendant to the stable. After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and asked, "What's that horse called?"
The captain of the guard was taken aback for a moment, "The sage hasn't named it yet."
Xue Yuan raised the corner of his lips and turned his head sneeringly, "Then I'll give it a nickname. It's a cheap name to support it, so it's called a little conscience."
The captain of the guard did not understand this sentence, so he wrote it down, and only after the sage had finished his breakfast, did he mention it: "Sir, you haven't named that sweaty horse yet. "
Gu Yuanbai thought for a while, and said vulgarly, "Let's call it Hongyun."
"Good name," Tian Fusheng said while blowing the rainbow fart, "Elegant is vulgar, and vulgar is elegant, and the color and speed of sweaty horses are concisely explained between the elegant and the vulgar. The saint is wise."
Gu Yuanbai rubbed his eyebrows, "Shut up."
The sage will go to the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council today, and then go to the Hanlin Academy to have a look, especially the second-ranking man with Xixia blood, who has the ability to make Xixia wage war against Daheng and go down five or six cities in a row. , Gu Yuanbai couldn't help but take it to heart.
But after finishing breakfast, before Gu Yuanbai got up, he heard someone come to report that King Qi had started a hunger strike.
Gu Yuanbai frowned: "When did you start the hunger strike?"
The person who notified the news bowed his head in embarrassment: "Reporting to the sage, it's because King Qi didn't eat this morning, and has been shouting for a hunger strike in prison."
"Then let him go," Gu Yuanbai sneered, his head hurting dully, "From today onwards, if you don't bring food to King Qi for three days, doesn't he want to eat it? If you don't want to eat it, don't waste my food."
Being bold, he felt that he had suffered too many sins, enough to atone for his sins, enough to let Gu Yuanbai vent his anger
Gu Yuan realized it.
Mental torture is not as useful as physical torture.