That night, Gu Yuanbai didn't accomplish anything because he had a slight fever.
The imperial physician said that he could perform bedtime after half a month, Xue Yuan was even more careful in order not to hurt him. But the saint's body still can't hold up to the pleasure that penetrates to the bone, Gu Yuanbai was forced to use the medicine, lying on the bed to rest.
In order to appease him, Xue Yuan revealed his back, which was covered in scars from his scratches, to show him.
The Holy Spirit did not appreciate this and blankly glanced at the loyal General Xue, closing his eyes to rest.
It was only three days later that Gu Yuanbai rose from his bed. He was secretly advised several times by Tian Fusheng, "Your Holiness, you must not be so inconsiderate of your body, this is also too much to hurt your body."
The old eunuch not only did so, but also intentionally squeezed him in front of Xue Yuan for being too pestering, complaining a lot in his words. Gu Yuanbai couldn't hold back and laughed so hard on the paperwork that his spine trembled slightly.
Xue Yuan stood aside, his cold, hard eyes sweeping over Tian Fusheng, his hands gently smoothing the Holy Lord's back.
After a few more days, Gu Yuanbai received a letter from the Western Xia Emperor.
The current emperor of Western Xia was none other than the previous second prince of Western Xia, the cowardly prince who had his leg broken by Gu Yuanbai.
The tone in the middle of Li Aung Yi's envelope was helpless, "The letter you wrote to my father really made it difficult for me to move an inch that time."
He naturally did not say it so directly, but the details are such a meaning. After reading the entire letter, Gu Yuanbai's expression slowly solemnized, from which he saw the many temptations of the second prince of Western Xia.
Lee Aung Yi has learned of the naval battle between Fusang and Daheng, is he planning to make a move?
Gu Yuanbai meditated all night and went to bed thinking about the second prince of Western Xia. Xue Yuan climbed the bed were kicked down by him, "I'm not in the mood right now."
Xue Yuan hard to climb up, holding him into the arms, was kicked and hit several times, one by one to carry down, "Your Holiness with the minister, who provoke you are not in the mood? I'll go and cut him down."
"That's a lot," Gu Yuanbai pointed at him, "You'll be number one."
Xue Yuan shivered his fingers and smiled in a gentle manner, "Your Majesty, I am willing to be punished by Your Majesty."
"I'll kneel, I promise not to move," Xue Yuan leapt to his feet, thinking of the carriage that day, "Your Holiness, I have strong legs, you can stand directly on my legs and hold my shoulders."
Gu Yuanbai was unmoved and leisurely said, "Xue Jiuyao, will you say a few more words?"
Xue Yuan shut up.
After a moment of silence, it was instead Gu Yuanbai who opened his mouth first, "I was thinking about the Western Xia Emperor."
Xue Yuan snorted, "I remember, that second prince whose leg I broke."
"Yes," Gu Yuanbai said in a slow voice, "Soon, there will definitely be a war in the northwest where it meets the Western Xia, and at that time, I intend to go on an imperial expedition."
Xue Yuan fiercely tightened his arms around Gu Yuanbai.
Gu Yuanbai pursed his lips, looked at him sideways and face-to-face, and told Xue Yuan the reason why he decided to go on a personal expedition, "Now that the country is at peace, the victory at the coast is ultimately far away from the mainland, and when I was fighting against corruption, I thought of using a victory to proclaim my authority, and the local officials are far away from the emperor, and the emperor's authority is weakened a lot for them. I have spoken to you of this matter, and you said to me at the time that the greater the majesty of the general, the more the soldiers would be convinced and obedient."
Xue Yuan took a deep breath and nodded, "Yes."
"So I need a must-win victory to deter the place, to shock the northwest. The victory in the matter of the northern border must not be, the victory that seized the opportunity of heaven did not play the degree of deterrence that I wanted internally," Gu Yuanbai said cleanly, "the victory in the battle against Western Xia, I am nine out of ten, since this is so, all the more reason not to let go of the opportunity of this imperial expedition."
"What's more," Gu Yuanbai paused and lowered his voice, "after the battle of Western Xia, I intend to implement a change in my school. Only after returning from the imperial expedition will those people be cowed by the remnants of my victory and will fearfully keep retreating from me."
"At that point, the school change will be able to take advantage of this moment to make it happen in one fell swoop."
Gu Yuanbai heart of the constitution of the same to come, if the body has no way to diagnose, then he naturally will not choose the imperial army, the distant road he may not be able to withstand. But now everything is different, the body has a way to live better and longer, Gu Yuanbai's ambition to follow the body began to burn, he said these words, his eyes seem to be bright light in the jump.
Captivating, dazzling, and heart-thumping.
Xue Yuan suddenly lowered his head and cupped Gu Yuanbai's face to look into his eyes.
Gu Yuanbai froze, his words ending abruptly, his eyes puzzled, reflecting Xue Yuan's face.
"Your Holiness," Xue Yuan's air tone was low, "As promised, no matter where you go, you have to take the minister with you."
The corners of Gu Yuanbai's mouth couldn't help but hook up as he touched the knot in Xue Yuan's throat and said with a smile, "You're good. If you are obedient, I will take you there."
"......" Xue Yuan sighed, "Your Holiness, how can I obey, that time if I obey again, I will die."
Gu Yuanbai's lips opened and before he could speak, Xue Yuan asked sincerely, "Is it really uncomfortable, don't you like it?"
"Like," Gu Yuanbai also honestly told the truth, "It's just that you're too abrasive and your hands are a bit too rough."
"F*ck," Xue Yuan cursed lowly and immediately said, "Your Holiness don't say anymore, I'm going to animal."
Gu Yuanbai: "......"
The two of them fooled around for a while, deliberately playing around. And then they embraced each other and slept, and in the middle of the night, Xue Yuan suddenly woke up with a start, he inhaled and exhaled with a big breath, his forehead against Gu Yuanbai's forehead, feeling the spray of his breath, and after a long time, the suffocating feeling of the dream was still present in his heart.
He had the exact same nightmare again.
Gu Yuanbai, half-awake and half-dreaming, seemed to sense his panic, and following his instincts, he reached out his hand and wrapped it around Xue Yuan's head tightly, "Master is here, not afraid."
Xue Yuan was pressed down and buried in his arms, his eyes wide, confused for a moment to return to his senses, and couldn't help but laugh.
The ghastly scene in the dream, amidst the mountains crumbling and the mud and dust flying, slowly dispersed.
A dozen days later, the Northwest Army has returned to the Northwest Division from among the coastal sailors. Letters also came from the front, reporting that the Western Xia domestic soldiers gathered, fearing that they would attack Daheng from the rear.
Gu Yuanbai, in the morning court, frankly stated that he wanted to go on an imperial expedition.
The court was in an uproar.
One minister after another came out to stop, tearfully kneeling and pleading. 下朝之后，更是接连不断地三三两两一伙，前往宣政殿劝诫。
However, the emperor has decided to go, he can not take out the school of change to convince the crowd, then the rest of the reasons one by one. Now has Jingping ten years, soon to Jingping eleven years, the emperor of Daheng two generations have not led the troops to march in person, the emperor's majesty is gradually being ignored, such an opportunity, in the eyes of Gu Yuanbai doubly rare, he could not possibly miss.
Those who could be persuaded were persuaded by His Majesty, and those who could not need to be forced to be persuaded. Half of the court was loyal to the royalist hall, and they were willing to take a step back, but still worried about the safety of the saint.
Gu Yuanbai wasn't someone who couldn't listen to his ministers' advice, and his ministers were worried that something would happen to him, even if Gu Yuanbai was confident enough to leave his ministers with a guarantee of peace and security.
After two days, he picked out five children from the clan house to enter the palace.
Patriarchate vaguely perceived something, and therefore was very excited, repeatedly urged the child to take the Holy Spirit as his honor, to respect the Holy Spirit as his parents generally close, to understand and be polite, never play a child's temper.
The five children were taught to be timid in their hearts, all the way to the palace to meet Gu Yuanbai, but also did not dare to raise their heads, fearing that they were the disobedient one.
However, His Holiness was pleasant, not only accompanying them to take a good stroll in the imperial garden, but also kept them for the evening meal, which was filled with meals suitable for children.
The five children gradually relaxed, and the conversation with the emperor also revealed some lively nature. When it was time for them to leave the palace, the Emperor rewarded them with many things and watched them leave with a smile.
The children hugged the rewards, their little faces flushed as they held the hands of the courtiers and left, revealing a look of joy from the bottom of their hearts.
The courtiers cleaned up the dishes and Tian Fusheng brought a cup of tea to the saint, "What does the saint think of these young gentlemen?"
Gu Yuanbai shook his head and sighed.
On the second day, another five children from the clan house entered the palace. This time, Gu Yuanbai had already waited in the pavilion of the imperial garden, which was surrounded on all sides, with fire pots burning, warm as early spring.
When the children arrived outside the pavilion, Gu Yuanbai pulled his hand out of Xue Yuan's and ate the sticky flower petals in his mouth, "Half a bag a day, no more."
Xue Yuan cherished counting the petals and agonized, "Your Holiness, I only have three and a half bags of dried petals left there."
Gu Yuanbai was startled, "I've given you over a thousand famous flowers in the sun!"
Xue Yuan tsked, "Less."
As the voices outside got closer, Gu Yuanbai told Xue Yuan to go out. Xue Yuan lifted up the heavy cotton cloth, and when he stepped out, he met eyes with a small child. His sword brows furrowed as he felt that this child had a bit of familiarity, and when the child saw Xue Yuan looking at him, he bowed in a regular manner.
Oddly enough, the children in the clan's residence were all royalty, and should only salute courtiers who occupied the position of marquis or those amongst the royal family according to seniority and position. Xue Yuan was neither a member of the royal family nor a recipient of a title, he raised his eyebrows and stepped forward to look at the child condescendingly, "You recognize me?"
"I happened to see the general on the day he returned to the court," the child spoke slowly and without haste, "the general was very valiant, and aroused a great deal of desire."
His mouth said yearning, but the expression is very calm, look at the age of only five or six years old, but already can not face red heart does not jump to say flattering words, really is a talent.
And this child, vaguely see a few points to emulate the shadow of the saint, Xue Yuan hooked his lips, deliberately said, "The saint has also said this about me."
The child raised his head sharply and looked surprised, he was careful and couldn't suppress his excitement, "Did the saint praise the general so much as I did?"
"His Holiness also complimented me on my great valor," Xue Yuan said meaningfully, "and told me not to slacken off and reach another peak."
The child could not hear that General Xue had spoken dirty words; he was only doubly excited that he had said the same thing as His Holiness, and giggled foolishly, and then boarded up his face, and said slowly again, "General Xue, that is exactly what you must do; you must be brave enough to climb to the top of the mountain."
This child really admired and liked Gu Yuanbai.
Xue Yuan took it for granted that Gu Yuanbai was so good that it was natural for a small child to revere him. This is not enough. Everyone in the world should revere and love Gu Yuanbai so much.
But Gu Yuanbai could only be his.
Originally, I thought that if I got close to him once, I would be able to stop my cravings and thirst for a while, but the fact is the complete opposite, Xue Yuan is getting more and more fascinated with Gu Yuanbai, so fascinated that he can lose his soul with a single glance. When Gu Yuanbai's finger ticks, Xue Yuan's heart beats like a drum. This is not better than before. It was clearly even more excessive than before.
With the wolf's ambition concealed, Xue Yuan stepped aside and allowed these children from the clan house to enter the gazebo.
*
As soon as the five children came in, His Holiness put down the book in his hands and smiled faintly toward them, "Can you suffer from the cold?"
The children all held back their red faces and shook their heads in a formal manner. Gu Yuanbai asked them to come forward, several people one by one met the saint, one of the children called out "imperial uncle", Gu Yuanbai suddenly stunned, "I am not where I have seen you?"
A proper child bowed towards Gu Yuanbai, but the tips of his ears were already red, "Imperial uncle, nephew had seen you in the summer palace."
Gu Yuanbai remembered.
When he was helped by Xue Yuan to the door of Mrs. Wan's bedroom, among the pile of children from the clan house, one of them called out in double surprise, "Imperial Uncle is here!"
It's this kid.
Gu Yuanbai remembered Consort Wan, suppressed his melancholy and smiled a few points more gently as he touched the boy's head, "What's your name?"
The child tried his best to look calm, "Imperial uncle, my nephew's name is Gu Ran."
"Gu Ran," Gu Yuanbai nodded gently and smiled, "Good name."