Xue Yuan remembered that this was the handkerchief he and San Yuyan picked up in the lake a long time ago. After eating the meal that the emperor had given him from the palace for dinner that day, he took this handkerchief and ran it over the soles of his feet. The handkerchief entered the bathroom, and was thrown aside casually when taking a bath.
Only Xue Yuan and the cleaning servant came in this bathroom, and the handkerchief was left inexplicably until now.
This is Gu Yuanbai's handkerchief.
There is also a dragon pattern on it.
The scene of casually rolling over the handkerchief was still vivid in his mind. Xue Yuan looked at the sludge on it and his face changed, and he even forgot to take a shower halfway through. He strode over to the tub and began to wash his handkerchief.
Xue Jiuyao, he thought to himself, why are you stepping on the veil
As the weather became warmer, fresh fruits in the changing seasons were also placed on Gu Yuanbai's dining table.
Gu Yuanbai was in poor health and could not stand the cold or heat. Now that the month is coming to June, when the end of June and the beginning of July are around, it is necessary to set up a summer palace and spend the whole summer there.
Concubine Wan will move in early in the middle of June. The imperial doctor recently told Gu Yuanbai that Concubine Wan's physical condition is now stable. As long as she doesn't get seriously ill this summer, she should be able to get through it. .
Gu Yuanbai slapped the people serving Taifei Wan, and after being instructed by the sage, the group became more careful when serving Taifei Wan.
The preparation of the trade route is very likely to be ready until July and August, which will be the golden autumn season. By the time the commercial road reached the border, it might be September.
Autumn is the harvest season for the Daheng Dynasty, but the nomads often choose to attack the border in autumn.
At that time, their war horses were fat and strong, and the cavalry was strong and powerful. They would take advantage of the harvest of the Daheng Dynasty in the autumn to enter the central plains of the bandits and rob the entire winter of food.
The timing was just right, Gu Yuanbai thought while eating the fruit, when he was in the palace to escape the summer, the border gates should also start a war, so that the nomads had no food for the whole winter, so they could only take good things to exchange with the caravan. , which is the ideal state.
Thinking of the border gate, Gu Yuanbai raised his head and looked at Xue Yuan, "Xue Guard?"
Xue Yuan didn't know what he was thinking, and when he heard the words, he came back to his senses and strode forward, "Your Highness?"
"If I sent you to the border, what would you do?" Gu Yuanbai asked.
Xue Yuan seemed to be smiling but not smiling, not friendly, "Kill them."
That's kind of… bad.
Gu Yuanbai first had to consider the interests of the entire Daheng Dynasty. Now the cavalry of the Daheng Dynasty had no way to resist the nomads on the entire northern grasslands. There are very few war horses in Daheng, so the first step is to bring the war horses back from the hands of the nomads. After training enough light cavalry and heavy cavalry, and after the transportation is convenient, it is the only way to kill them and conquer the northern Xinjiang. when.
So now, what Gu Yuanbai wants is to fight them, not to fight them.
Now is not the time for revenge, we can only make them stop infringing on the border and stop offending the people of Daheng. If you really want revenge, it will take at least two or three years.
At this time, it is better to send a general who is rational and considers the overall situation, just to promote the establishment of the border market.
Xue Yuan, you can let him wait until the northern border is conquered.
The veteran general who is also familiar with nomads, familiar with border gates and has a calm personality, Gu Yuan's mind flashed, General Xue.
Xue Yuan called out, "Your Highness?"
Gu Yuanbai regained his senses and said directly: "But I don't need you to kill them now."
Xue Yuan said lightly: "I know."
But what does the sage mean to really send him to send troops
Xue Yuan's heart twitched violently.
I didn't see Gu Yuanbai all day yesterday, he was going crazy. Now, as long as I think about not seeing Gu Yuanbai for two or three months, I want to directly resist Gu Yuanbai.
His mansion is so big, the border is so big, and it is not impossible for Xue Yuan to calculate his own money and salary to raise a delicate little emperor.
With the regulations in mind, Gu Yuanbai asked Xue Yuan to retire. This morning passed at work, and as soon as lunch time came, Tian Fusheng reminded him on time. Gu Yuanbai had no choice but to put aside his government affairs and let people pass the meal.
When he was eating, Xue Yuan watched from the side. The captain of the guard saw his eyes, turned carefully, and said kindly, "Master Xue, if you are very hungry, you might as well go eat first."
Xue Yuan stared at Gu Yuanbai's oily lips, his throat was itchy, and he couldn't hear clearly, "What are you hungry for?"
The captain of the guard increased his voice a little: "If you are hungry, then go eat first."
"Go to eat?" Xue Yuan couldn't move his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Can I eat?"
Can the mouth eat
"Then what's not to eat?" The head guard smiled, thinking that Xue Yuan could remind him to be vigilant against Chu Wei, and he was a good person, "The meals in the palace are delicious and plentiful, you can eat as much as you want."
Eat as much as you want...
Xue Yuan breathed hot, and suddenly became tense, but when he was tense, he choked on himself and made a low cough.
Gu Yuanbai paused and gestured to the side: "Pour him a glass of water."
The palace attendant brought a glass of water to Xue Yuan, and Xue Yuan took it and drank it. Out of the corner of the eye, he glanced at Gu Yuanbai and looked at his porcelain white face again.
How much money is needed for a meal, I can't help but figure it out in my mind. After calculating, Xue Yuan can afford the money. Inexplicably, Xue Yuan smiled with satisfaction.
After lunch, Gu Yuanbai took a nap.
After waking up, he slept for an hour. Gu Yuanbai was lying on the bed and calmed down. There was a sound outside. He lifted his eyelids and saw that the door was opened.
Tian Fusheng said, "Your Highness, it's time."
Gu Yuanbai let out a dull hum.
"What's it called outside?"
Tian Fusheng said: "When you were sick a few days ago, Master Xue brought two little wolf cubs and put them in the palace. Now that the palace staff saw that you were in good health, they came to ask if you would like to put the two cubs in your arms. The wolf cub is here to relieve your boredom."
Gu Yuanbai laughed sullenly, "I said I wanted a wolf, but I really brought it to me."
He was in a good mood, lifted the quilt, and said, "Get up."
The fur of the two wolf cubs is silver gray, which is a very beautiful color. After they were carried over, when they saw Xue Yuan, they raised their throats and groaned.
Xue Yuan came over, personally grabbed the screaming wolf cub in his hand, and handed it to Gu Yuanbai.
The little wolf cubs were very cute when they were young, but they already had the savageness of attacking people. When Gu Yuanbai reached out to the two wolf cubs, the two cubs opened their mouths and wanted to stick their heads out. Take a bite of the holy finger.
Xue Yuan glanced down, his big palm grabbed the lifeline of the two wolf cubs, the two wolf cubs lowered their ears and tails, and squeaked timidly.
Gu Yuanbai's finger landed safely on the little wolf cub's head.
The hair is fluffy, and the saint obviously likes such soft-haired animals. The red fox was raised in the palace last time.
The two little wolf cubs are very clever and know how to read dishes. Apart from wanting to bite Gu Yuanbai at first, after that, he has been obediently letting Gu Yuanbai go along with his hair, and the milky squeak is also particularly gratifying.
This kind of fierce beast was always so cute and cute when he was young, so cute that his heart melted.
Gu Yuanbai remembered the two wolves he had met in the Xue Mansion. The two wolves had black hair, exposed fangs, and their saliva slipped from their sharp teeth. When they grew up, they were completely incomparable to when they were young.
After playing with the wolf cubs for a while, Gu Yuanbai was about to withdraw his hand and go to work, but Xue Yuan suddenly threw the two wolf cubs in his arms to the ground, and the two wolf cubs were violently thrown. , was almost thrown into the eyes of gold stars.
Xue Yuan grabbed Gu Yuanbai's hand, before Gu Yuanbai frowned, he smiled slightly, took out a jade wrench from his arms, and put it on the thumb of Gu Yuanbai's left hand.
The fingers of the saint are slender and white, and they are the most pampered hands in the world. When such a hand wears the green dignified and transparent jade wrench, it seems to suddenly come to life.
Xue Yuan liked it so much that he wanted to lift it up and kiss it on the lips, he smiled, "Chen's eyesight is not bad."
Gu Yuanbai pulled out his hand and looked at the jade wrench for a while. He turned his hand around, but it was unexpectedly agreeable.
The sage's face softened a little, and his pale lips evoked a smile, "Xue Guard is attentive."
You are willing to wear it, how can this be called trouble
Xue Yuan opened his mouth and said something, he thought it was just an ordinary sentence, but when he heard his own voice, he felt that his tone was a little unbelievably soft: "Sir, tonight is the first day of the Lantern Festival. Now, do you want me to accompany you to take a look?"
If those subordinates of Xue Yuan and the disciples in the mansion saw Xue Yuan with such a gesture, they would be shocked.
The two wolf cubs were lying on Xue Yuan's black boots, and they were about to climb up while dragging their official robes. Xue Yuan kicked the two cubs away, keeping their eyes fixed on the person, "Your Highness?"
Gu Yuanbai suddenly realized, "It turns out that today is the Lantern Festival."
He was full of interest, "That must be going. Isn't the lantern I made a few days ago just for today's use?"
The Lantern Festival lasts for three days, and the curfew in the capital is no longer there. At night, when the drums sound, every household lights up the lanterns, and the whole capital is like a bright light in the dark night.
Every family has a smile on their face, old and young are smiling.
A scholar stood on the bridge and said loudly: "Jinli held a feast, Lan Hongyan's early years. The color of the color is far away, and the light is far away from the sky. 1"
Others laughed. In addition to these scholars who recited poems against each other, there were many people holding "Daheng Guobao" in their hands, standing together in twos and threes, laughing and talking.
The lanterns are dazzling, dyeing the sky into a colorful appearance. The streets were empty, everyone was laughing and laughing, and there were also young men and women who were talking to each other with blushing faces.
Daheng prospered.
The Haiyan River is clear.
Gu Yuanbai was in this city that never sleeps, and his heart softened because of this picture.
He led people through the crowds on the street, and from time to time, he could see patrol soldiers in full body armor with large swords on their waists. Every year to such a festive festival, the governor of the capital will send people to strictly guard it, and strictly prohibit the existence of petty theft and flower-patterning.
Gu Yuanbai was holding his simple lantern, and against the backdrop of the dark night, Xue Yuan closely followed him.
He was like the tallest wolf beside Gu Yuanbai. Gu Yuanbai almost fell into Xue Yuan's arms several times because of the crowd in front of him, and he was helped by Xue Yuan one by one. Compared with the act of taking off his pants without authorization that day, today's Xue Yuan can be said to be the rule.
Gu Yuanbai smiled and joked: "Xue Shiwei, how do you feel about working with Chu Zihu these days?"
Xue Yuan's expression did not change: "Your Majesty, Chu Zihu can't do this."
Gu Yuanbai raised his brows, "Oh?"
If he goes to the border gate, he won't be able to return to Gu Yuanbai's side for a few months, leaving behind Chu Wei, who has bad intentions towards Gu Yuanbai, no matter how dangerous it is. Xue Yuan said solemnly: "He is as good as Longyang."
Gu Yuanbai was stunned for a moment, and then his expression became strange.
Xue Yuan said it as if it was true: "It looks like a dog, but I don't know how dirty it is. Your Majesty, this person has a deep mind, so don't be fooled by him."
Gu Yuanbai felt a little subtle.
It stands to reason that it is normal for Chu Wei to like men, but looking at Xue Yuan's expression now, it seems like how disgusting it is for Chu Wei to like men.
And Xue Jiuyao was the first to slander others so straightforwardly in front of the emperor.
Gu Yuanbai was curious, and he asked directly, "Then do you like men?"
How can it be.
Xue Yuan wanted to say that he didn't like it.
man? What kind of man do you like
Since ancient times, the combination of yin and yang is the big truth.
He wanted to say it, wanted to say "how can I like a man" bluntly, but when this sentence reached his throat, it was suddenly blocked.
How can you say no
Xue Yuan opened his mouth, but the words were always muffled in his throat, and his slowly beating heart suppressed the words heavily, making Xue Yuan unable to say anything.
The young men and women around them looked at each other and smiled, and the colorful lanterns on the street were shining in various colors.
In the capital, although the style of Longyang has prevailed in recent years, today, at a glance, it is only men and women of the same age. It was so lively and prosperous everywhere, but Xue Yuan couldn't say a word.
He was stuck in his throat and could only look at Gu Yuanbai, at the dark night and the sparkling water, and then asked himself, Xue Jiuyao, do you like men
Ah.
With so many men in the barracks, Xue Yuan was disgusted just thinking about it. He didn't like men.
but if-
What if it was Gu Yuanbai
"Boom" sound.
The slow-beating heart suddenly began to speed up.
Xue Yuan opened his lips with difficulty: "I—"
Gu Yuanbai had already forgotten the casual question, he looked at the surrounding scenery with great interest, and turned his head towards Xue Yuan slightly hooked his lips, "What are you?"
Xue Yuan was silent.
He looked at Gu Yuanbai with a dark look in his eyes.
Gu Yuanbai's face reflected the light, the little emperor's skin was very good, but no matter how good his skin was, he was just a man.
Gu Yuanbai only took a walk that night, but he was also full of happiness, and he was very satisfied when he returned to the palace.
Xue Yuan also returned to the house. In the dead of night, Xue Yuan was lying on the bed, and the words Gu Yuanbai asked once again sounded in his mind.
"Then do you like men?"
After Xue Yuan fell asleep, these words were all in his sleep.
He was woken up suddenly in the middle of the night.
With a sudden sound of the bed, Xue Yuan sat up expressionlessly, walked quickly to the bathroom, and hurriedly poured a half bucket of cold water from his head.
The cold water slipped, and my mind was awake.
Xue Yuan looked at the cold water, lowered his head, and the water traces on his hair flowed down his body.
Gu Yuanbai doesn't like men.
The little emperor didn't like men. He Xue Jiuyao, a tough man, why should he like men
He breathed heavily, and the cold water flowing from his mouth turned bitter. Xue Yuan straightened up with no expression on his face and walked into the room. The moon in the courtyard was very bright and round, and the stars in the sky seemed to be easy to pick up.
He couldn't help thinking, how wonderful it would be if Gu Yuanbai could see such a beautiful moon.
Xue Yuan, who had regained his senses and realized what he was thinking, sullenly sank his face and strode towards the bedroom.
Several wolf howls protruded.
Xue Yuan sat beside the bed, but he was no longer sleepy.
The moonlight outside gradually disappeared, and the sky gradually lit up. The light shone into the room and illuminated the blue and black under Xue Yuan's eyes.
He wiped his face and said, "It's over, Xue Yuan.
You are in love with the little emperor.
Not the heart of loyalty.
is that you want him.
Day two.
When Gu Yuanbai was reviewing the memorial, he felt a vague gaze.
He raised his head according to the feeling, and saw Xue Yuan smiled perfunctoryly at him with dark eyes, "Sir, it's time for you to rest."
Tian Fusheng was not there, and Xue Yuan was given the task of watching the saint to let him rest in time. Xue Yuan was bold, dared to speak and act, and used his life to challenge Gu Yuanbai's bottom line. Tian Fusheng was very optimistic about him.
Just as Gu Yuanbai's eyes were a little sour, he stopped writing, "Alright."
It was the first time that Xue Yuan liked people, but he was not used to it.
He hadn't slept all night last night, and he was thinking about Gu Yuanbai.
Thinking about the little emperor's dislike of men.
Xue Yuan still remembered Gu Yuanbai's expression when he stepped on the roots of his descendants. Such eyes and a bad premonition rose from the bottom of his heart. It seemed that as long as Xue Yuan's mind was not right, he could be abolished immediately.
Thinking of this, it seems that he has to thank his father for being unreliable.
Xue Guard's expression changed, and the changes were very exciting.
The people around looked at him as if they were watching a play, and there was a lot of laughter among the guards and colleagues.
Look, is this stupid-looking person their capital, Lord Yuhou Xue? Why does it look so funny.
The saint closed his eyes, and the eunuch with his flexible hands stepped forward and pressed his head for Gu Yuanbai.
After resting for a while, Tian Fusheng came over from outside. He walked to the saint and took out a secret letter from his sleeve.
The little eunuch avoided, Gu Yuanbai opened the secret letter, raised his eyelids, and smiled after reading the above.
This is a letter from Jinghu Lake, and it was reported by an official of the Supervision Department under the pseudonym Liu Yan. Gu Yuanbai gave gifts to Lu Feng's gangsters in Jingnan and Jiangnan - the prisoner of the captain, when they were sent to their stronghold, they terrified the group of people.
With Gu Yuanbai's expectations and Liu Yan's help, the good news is that they finally felt a sense of crisis, and they planned to show Gu Yuanbai an assassination attempt.
Gu Yuanbai smiled and said, "How wonderful."
A few days ago, he felt that his life was not long, and he might not wait for the revolt of Lu Feng's remnants. He didn't expect the opponent to be so strong, and they directly planned to send someone to assassinate Gu Yuanbai.
When Gu Yuanbai rushed the rebel army to Jingnan and Jiangnan, he laid a hand of chess pieces, and now he finally has a chance to play a role.
Naturally, the assassination will not be delayed, and it will take more than half a month to travel from Jingnan to the capital. Gu Yuanbai was in a good mood waiting for the assassination. He put away the secret letter and said softly, "Just do it."
After the emperor of Daheng was successfully stabbed by their group of rebels, after giving them a feeling that the emperor's life would be soon, the group of villains would be overwhelmed by the joy of success.
They will rebel.
Finally rebelled.
The fact that the Jiashen Society was going to send someone to assassinate Gu Yuanbai was completely concealed except for a very small number of people who knew about it.
Even the bodyguards who protect Gu Yuanbai are known only to a group of people who are extremely trusted by Gu Yuanbai, not to mention Xue Yuan, who is a courtier.
After fifteen or six days in this way, Gu Yuanbai guessed how the people sent by Jiashen Club would be able to arrive, so he gave them a chance to take a few well-known students from the official school to the field to see for himself. Food grown by farmers.
Xue Yuan got up early in the morning, and after practicing, he went to take a shower with the heat on his head. After changing his clothes, he waited at the gate of his own house with a sword.
General Xue rode past him and snorted coldly when he saw him, "Why aren't you wearing official uniforms today?"
Xue Yuan stood up straight and glanced at him lazily after hearing the words, "Follow the saint to the fields."
General Xue said bitterly, "The saint treats you so well, you must protect the saint well. The loyal heart of our ministers should be filled with the saint in our hearts."
Xue Yuan said: "I already have him in my heart."
I haven't had a good night's sleep for several nights, and as soon as I wake up, I have to take a cold shower in the middle of the night. Gu Yuanbai smiled, he was so fascinated that he couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south.
The eldest son of Xue, who everyone in Northern Xinjiang is afraid of, can't stand this ecstasy soup anymore.
General Xue was talking about the big truth, but he didn't hear clearly: "What?"
But Xue Yuan ignored him, looked past General Xue and saw the carriage of the saint. He grinned, strode towards the carriage, and said to General Xue, "I'm gone."
Before General Xue was angry, he saw Xue Yuan suddenly stopped and turned to the side to warn the tunnel: "General Xue, this loyalty to the monarch is only mine, and I can only say it. Do you understand?"
After speaking, Xue Yuan strode forward and walked towards the carriage in high spirits.
The captain of the guard also held a fierce horse in his hand, with dazzling brown-red hair, which was the red cloud of sweat and blood left for Xue Yuan as a mount.
Xue Yuan got on his horse and rode to the carriage window, smiling suavely, "Your Highness, how are you today?"
Gu Yuanbai's voice was still sleepy and lazy, "It's okay."
Xue Yuan smiled and said meaningfully: "What dream did you have yesterday?"
Gu Yuanbai paused for a while, and said strangely, "What does Xue Shiwei mean?"
Xue Yuan frowned, could it be that the little emperor didn't dream of him last night
Grass fucking.
Xue Yuan's eyebrows instantly darkened, and his tone remained unchanged, "It's nothing, the minister asks casually."
Someone dared to deceive him, Xue Jiuyao
Do you want to die
Xue Yuan met a Taoist priest when he was off duty yesterday. The Taoist priest sold a talisman that could make other people dream about him. Xue Yuan lost his mind and spent a lot of money to buy it. Before going to bed, he followed the words of the Taoist priest and recited the little emperor a hundred times in his heart. When you fall asleep, put the talisman next to the pillow. The Taoist priest said that this will make those who meditate in their hearts dream of themselves.
With the thought of being inhumane to outsiders, Xue Yuan also washed himself, with a strong body without any clothes on, lying on the bed and sleeping all night.
As a result, his mother was deceived.
Gu Yuanbai held his face in the carriage and was speechless for a moment. He opened the curtain of the window and saw Xue Yuan outside the window with a sullen face, as if he was going to kill someone.
With such an expression, if someone really came to assassinate him, he would be frightened at a glance.
Gu Yuanbai rested his arms on the car window, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled like a group of playboys in the capital who molested young women from good families: "Xue Servant's face is so ugly, don't you want to go to the countryside with me?"
Xue Yuan said: "Anything is willing."
Gu Yuanbai felt that this was a bit strange, "If I ask you to serve me and be a servant, would you be willing?"
Xue Yuan glanced at Gu Yuanbai, thinking that even if you want to touch Lao Tzu... it's not impossible.
He curled his lips into a smile, lazily, and asked, "What does the sage want the minister to serve you?"
Not only did he not look angry, but he was very excited. Gu Yuanbai pondered for a while, and said, "You can keep a good face."
Xue Yuan's heart of Xiao Xianglong's bed began to thump. Want to see his good face
see him laugh
little emperor.
interesting.