On the way to the two mansions, Gu Yuanbai's mind was still buzzing.
The emperor's transportation in the palace was both by carriage and by manned carriage, and Gu Yuanbai rode in the carriage. The Government Council and the Privy Council each have their own offices, and from time to time, the emperor will personally inspect them, so this time the emperor himself, the ministers did not panic, Gu Yuanbai let them continue to busy themselves with their own things, only the Privy Councilor accompanied by the emperor.
Gu Yuanbai walked slowly, and the Privy Councillor had good tea brewed while reporting on recent events with His Majesty.
"There's no need to bother," Gu Yuanbai said, "Zhao Qing, I intend to build a Dong Lingwei from within the forbidden army."
Although the Privy Council is in charge of the military affairs, but nowadays the implementation of the orders of the big things are in the hands of the emperor. His Majesty said to build a Donglingwei, there is really no need to say with the Privy Council.
The Privy Councillor begged in disbelief, "What does His Majesty mean?"
"I have instructed General Cheng," Gu Yuanbai smiled, "The southern and northern parts of the Forbidden Army, collectively totaling more than 200,000 men, I have to select 2,000 men from them, which is not a simple matter. What's more, what I want is not a simple matter, the Privy Council is in charge of military secret affairs, border defense, and also the forbidden army, you and others should assist General Cheng to finish this matter."
The Privy Councillor bowed and saluted, "I will obey the order."
Finished at this time, the Privy Councilor with Gu Yuanbai said some military defense, border preparation, military and horse matters. Daheng dynasty horse scarcity, cavalry less, proficient in horsemanship and play a handful of good sword and gun less, and heavy cavalry is essential, heavy cavalry is a sharp knife to open the road.
Gu Yuanbai heard this, but he hooked his lips in a smile and said in an inscrutable manner, "Zhao Qing, the matter of the horses, I feel that it will soon be resolved."
Gu Yuanbai finished speaking and looked at the Privy Councillor with a smile on his face as he scratched his ears.
After admiring Lord Zhao's haste, His Majesty leisurely left from the Privy Council. The Privy Councillor looked at His Majesty's back and said to the people around him in tears and laughter, "His Majesty has had a charter in mind for a long time, but he refuses to tell us how it is, it really makes my heart as hard as a cat scratching it."
The surrounding people laughed and said, "Your Holiness has a deep chest."
No, the saint, whether he is raising or training troops, has a tendency to fight the world ...... infantry, cavalry, the Privy Council is getting busier and busier than when the late emperor was there, but this busyness, however, is exactly what gives people a sense of indispensable importance.
The Privy Councilor thought, if Daheng annexed Xixia and Mongolia, and conquered those nomads on the grassland after ...... that could be really great.
Gu Yuanbai, on the other hand, had already arrived at the Hall of Government.
The affairs in the Hall of Government are numerous and hurried, these ministers sometimes have to bring their official business home to deal with after duty, but each are very satisfied, busy and happy.
The entire Daheng within the various institutions, only the political affairs hall and the Privy Council of the courtiers enjoy the highest treatment, the details can be seen in the statute, the meals they eat all the time, there are fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, the season has seasonal characteristics, and occasionally there is the emperor's reward down the refreshments. In this cafeteria alone, let other people jealous of the separation of the walls.
People in the court know that the Hall of Government and the Privy Council is the saint relies on or optimistic about the subjects can enter the place, as long as you can enter these two places, the future is bound to soar, as the former Lord Zaifu, are the saint valued Daheng humerus of the ministers.
Hanlin Academy in the tribute to lose talent, the six ministries of talent, all want to sharpen the head of the two houses to squeeze.
After Gu Yuanbai inspected the Hall of Government, he still felt that there were a few people. The government affairs were too busy for these people to handle. The courtiers of the political affairs hall are all bowed on their own desk buried in political affairs, these are to Gu Yuanbai to deal with political affairs of talent, Gu Yuanbai naturally cherish them, this look, are afraid of them all day long head on the table will get cervical vertebrae.
Light had not lifted his head from his official duties for the rest of the time since he had come in, except for that one moment when he had saluted him.
Gu Yuanbai thought worriedly, if this goes on, either his spine will go bad or his eyes will go bad, how can this work?
"How many people are still missing from the Political Affairs Hall?" Gu Yuanbai asked.
The Councillor smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, naturally, the more the better."
Gu Yuanbai nodded gently, "There are quite a lot of talented people in the new school, and there are even more people in the Hanlin Academy who want to come to the Hall of Government, as well as the talents of the six ministries. Later on, you and the ministers will discuss a constitution, and then submit it to me to look at."
The Councillor smiled with joy, "Talent are first tight us?"
Gu Yuanbai laughed, "That also depends on whether or not the lords are willing to release you."
Before leaving, Gu Yuanbai once again said the rest of the Hall of Government, when to work when to work, eat only eat, sleep only sleep. Nourish the spirit in order to better deal with affairs, lunch break is essential, even if it is lying on the table to rest for two quarters of an hour, but also better than this.
"All of you are my dynasty's brawny ministers," Gu Yuanbai said, "your bodies should be more important than your political affairs."
The people who heard these words were so moved that they couldn't wait to go to bed or eat to serve His Holiness, and their spirits were so high that it was scary. Gu Yuanbai looked at his own persuasion, but let these people become like a chicken blood, can not help but lose a smile, helplessly shook his head and left the political affairs hall.
If they really couldn't, the regular physical examinations at the Imperial Hospital could also begin. If they weren't willing to move, Gu Yuanbai's big deal would be to organize another Great Heng Dynasty Officials' Games.
There is a pond in front of the Hall of Government, the pond green pimples all over half of the pond, the water color black, now this month, the lotus leaves have not yet grown out.
Gu Yuanbai rubbed his brow and inclined his head, "Where's the carriage?"
After asking, someone will bring the carriage over, the head of the guards helped the saint on the carriage, Tian Fusheng waiting outside, put the curtain door, the hot sun can not shine on the saint.
Gu Yuanbai took off his pants and put on the medicine, touching the smooth and tender skin at the palm of his hand, and sighed again. By the time he had organized his attire, he happened to have arrived in front of the gates of the Hanlin Academy.
In the Hanlin Academy, Chu Wei was playing chess with Kong Yilin.
These two people are the new scholar, one is the new top scorer. At this time, surrounded by many people watching the crowd, both just into the Hanlin Academy of the common people, there are also older is serving tea slowly sipping officials.
The two people playing chess were fully concentrated, and Chang Yuyan stood to the side with his hands behind his back, looking at the chess surface with a serious demeanor.
As Gu Yuanbai stood watching chess, a few young maesters standing on the side casually glanced towards him. That glance abruptly halted them, then they hastily averted their eyes, never daring to look at them again.
Where did this gentleman come from? How come he's even better looking than their Lord Chu in the Hanlin Academy.
The people gathered inside are still watching chess, but the people gathered outside are already distracted. Gu Yuanbai was all noble, and his every move was extraordinary, even though his breath was calm at this time, no one dared to have the guts to look at him.
How many ordinary people can go in and out of the Hanlin Academy at will?
Part of the guards were in front of the door, and part of them followed His Majesty. The head of the guards was afraid that these people would offend the saint, and without a trace, he protected them to the side, Gu Yuanbai sensed this and couldn't help but turn his head sideways to give a slight smile of appreciation to this loyal head of the guards.
The head of the guard's extraordinary face "Teng" burned red, the body stood even more straight, did not dare to have the slightest slack.
Outside, it was quiet and quiet, and Tang Mian, who was walking this way with his tea, saw His Holiness at a glance. His eyes widened as the cup in his hand steeply fell to the ground with a loud crunch.
"Your Holiness?!"
A shout so that the entire Hanlin courtyard are clamoring up, sitting down to play chess Chu Wei and Kong Yilin looked up to see the smiling saint, hastily threw down the chess pieces, with the colleagues together toward the saint salute.
Kong Yilin's head was buried low, and his salute was respectful. When he heard His Majesty's warm voice: "All rise." Only then did he rise with the crowd.
But although he kept his head down, his size was conspicuous. Gu Yuanbai scanned the crowd once more and headed for the chessboard, settling down at Kong Yilin's position and smiling, "Good game of chess."
Chu Wei said, "It's just a carving skill."
"A trivial skill?" Gu Yuanbai lost his smile, "Come on, how can the chess game played by my Scholar Lang and Top Eyes Lang be a trivial skill?"
Chu Wei froze.
Gu Yuanbai pointed to the opposite seat and said, "Sit down, I'll play a game of chess with Scholar Lang as well."
Chu Wei answered and sat down, and Gu Yuanbai looked around toward the surroundings and said, "Except for after Punggolang, the rest are dispersed."
The crowd answered "yes" and hurriedly dispersed from the area. Only when no one was left did Kong Yilin whisper, "What does His Majesty command?"
Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows and leisurely said, "This chess has been played for half a game, the remaining half of the game will be played by me, but there are no less Punggolang to be a military advisor."
Tian Fusheng brought over a chair for Kong Yilin, and Kong Yilin bowed again before sitting on the emperor's side.
It is said that playing chess reveals a person's character. In this half-game on the table, on the contrary, the seemingly calm Kong Yilin played with a sharp edge, with several crises and opportunities at the same time, so that a wrong move would lead to a total loss. He looks honest and silent, but from this game, we can know that Kong Yilin is definitely not a low-profile character like his looks, he is full of sharpness and boldness, and he even has a little bit of "gambling" in his work.
This is not to say that he is not stable, on the contrary, Kong Yilin sober and sensible, he is in a stable step by step bet.
Compared to Kong Yilin, Chu Wei's chess style is also varied, all the paths seem to be blocked on the surface, but a sharp knife has already revealed its sharpness. Gu Yuanbai couldn't help but feel an itch in his hand at the sight of such a tit-for-tat chess surface, and now holding the black disc, he landed a pawn dryly.
Chu Wei followed closely with white discs.
Gu Yuanbai did not hesitate when playing chess, he never made a move and looked at ten moves, and he was fast and ruthless when he landed his pieces every time. This makes him look very prepared and confident, and such a clean and efficient way of playing chess will most likely force his opponent to disorganize himself.
Chu Wei's lips pursed more and more straightly, and his hesitation in playing chess grew longer and longer. Just when he was uncertain, Kong Yilin on the side suddenly said, "Here."
He reached out and pointed to a missing corner in the black disc held by Gu Yuanbai on the chess surface.
Slightly frowning brows spread, Chu Wei discreetly said with Kong Yilin, "Many thanks."
He pinched the rounded white piece in his fingertips and placed it lightly on the missing corner.
As soon as the pieces fell, Gu Yuanbai steeply laughed away, and after a while, the corners of Kong Yilin's lips rose slightly, and he also didn't hold back some laughter.
"Chu Qing, the Punggolang is my military advisor," the saint's onion-white fingertips held up a black seed, smilingly, "This is called throwing yourself into the net, a sheep into the tiger's mouth."
The words have just fallen, the chess in the hands of the saint has fallen, the original situation of the tie instantly threw Gu Yuanbai, and then there is no need to play, the winners and losers have been determined.
"...... It turns out that just that one place is the position that His Holiness intentionally left out for the minister," Chu Wei realized, sighed and said, "What His Holiness said is extremely true, Kong editorial repair is His Holiness's military advisor, and I even easily believe it. "
Kong Yilin said, "It is His Holiness who is excellent at chess."
Gu Yuanbai sniffed and looked up, but he was able to see the color of Kong Yilin's eyes. Mixed with Western Xia's blood, Kong Yilin's eyes look not big Heng Dynasty people, but the pupil color is okay, light as brown, although compared with the normal people is a little lighter, but at least it will not cause others to be surprised.
Aside from that, Gu Yuanbai can see from the chess surface alone that Kong Yilin's character is not suitable for either the officialdom or the battlefield, and that he is too much of a swordsman, which is not feasible.
But the actual talent of Kong Yilin can t be put aside ...... Gu Yuanbai suddenly remembered the Supervision Department.
Compared to Chu Wei, Kong Yilin is really too suitable for the Office of the Ombudsman however, and the Office of the Ombudsman, which is supposed to be walking on the blade of the shadowy oversight body.
Just Kong Yilin's loyalty, and his attitude towards the Daheng Dynasty, these are still debatable.
Gu Yuanbai put down his chess pieces and got up, Chu Wei and Kong Yilin waited behind him, and after sending the saint out, the two of them still stood not far away and watched the saint's back.
The saint got into the carriage, the curtain was about to fall, Kong Yilin suddenly moved. He lifted up the foot of his robe and ran towards the holy emperor's carriage with great strides, the guards held out their swords and knives to stop him at a short distance, and Kong Yilin said loudly, "Holy emperor! I have something to report!"
Gu Yuanbai frowned and lifted the curtain of the car, "Let him come over."
Kong Yilin ran over in large strides, his breathing was ragged, and he was like a mountain blocking layers of shadows in front of Gu Yuanbai.
He was so excited that he even dared to raise these eyes, such excitement that the usual low tone and composure completely rolled to one side: "Your Holiness ......"
Kong Yilin looked so nervous that the knots in his throat moved up and down. When Gu Yuanbai thought he would be so nervous that he couldn't speak, he firmly said, "I'm not hiding anything from Your Majesty, I have the blood of the Western Xia people flowing in my body."
Gu Yuanbai froze, then said with a calm face, "I know."
Kong Yilin pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "Is Your Majesty assured that I will stay in the court?"
Gu Yuanbai asked back unhappily, "Do I still not have the tolerance for people that I had during the Tang Dynasty?"
The city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, then known as the world's first international metropolis, open and tolerant, many foreigners are studying in the Tang Dynasty, as an official, into the Tang Dynasty as an official, the light of the fifth grade or more than a hundred people.
Gu Yuanbai put Kong Yilin on the top of the list, in addition to fulfilling Chu Wei's three yuan of good reputation, he also considered many other things.
First, in order to block the mouth of certain pedantic and conservative officials and readers in the dynasty, secondly, he is not clear in the original Kong Yilin revolt because of the temple examination was deposed or also mixed with the hatred of Daheng, scare Kong Yilin, and then give him a hope, this hope should also be left to let him know that he should work hard, and work hard to move forward a step away, the third is that Kong Yilin is burdened with the blood of the Western Xia Dynasty, in this case, the policy theory still sharp! Instead, it is easy to become a target.
Gu Yuanbai is naturally not comfortable with a person who would rebel, but he is an emperor, even if Liu Bang stands in front of him, Gu Yuanbai will not look high or low at him, in his eyes, even if the Daheng Dynasty does not exist in the midst of history, the famous kings of the past thousands of years standing in front of Gu Yuanbai is just a leveler.
Before everything happened, as long as they were in his dynasty, they were his people in the land of Daheng.
So Gu Yuanbai overcame the lump in his heart and ordered Kong Yilin to second.
Press it, it needs to be pressed.
When Kong Yilin heard Gu Yuanbai's words, an unspeakable sourness surprisingly welled up within his chest, and he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I made a trip to Western Xia two years ago, and in the borderland places of Western Xia, I found a strange flower."
Gu Yuanbai's left eye jumped, "What flower?"
"White cotton," Kong Yilin whispered, "the people over there call this flower white cotton, when I was on my way there I used to cover a quilt filled with white cotton, it was much warmer and lighter than filling with the plant withered grass. More importantly ......"
He paused and said, "This white cotton should be very well farmed, and in the borderland where I am on my way, white cotton occupies a wide area. One acre seems to yield much."
Gu Yuanbai thought to himself, "How come everything good has been met by me.
He abruptly smiled openly, happily patted Kong Yilin's shoulder heavily, laughed a few times, and said with great relief, "Kong Qing, in that case, where is the seed?"
Before there was cotton, the rich had a hundred different ways of keeping warm, while the poor had to take willow and rushes and dead plants to fill their clothes, and take silk and linen to put on their bodies. Cotton began to be cultivated in the Song Dynasty, but it was not widely spread. Until the mud-legged emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ascended to the throne, he is poor, he knows what it is like to be cold, only vigorously and widely promote the cultivation of cotton, to solve the problem of the people's cold.
Now, this white cotton, was it cotton then?
Kong Yilin did not expect the saint so easily believe what he said, a moment of some reaction, froze and said, "Seeds are still placed in my home."
Gu Yuanbai nodded and laughed aloud, "If what Kong Qing said is true, this white cotton will be able to solve the world's cold problem, and I will strongly support it, and I will also take credit for Kong Qing's work. If that day really comes, Kong Qing, you will have saved many lives."
Kong Yilin's robe-carrying hand trembled as he lowered his head and said, "I can't take what Your Majesty has said."
"When I say you deserve it, I deserve it," Gu Yuanbai said irrefutably, "Why should Kong Qing be so self-effacing?"
Kong Yilin was silent for a long time, then took a step back, lifted his robe and knelt down, performing a great salute towards Gu Yuanbai.
This salute is the salute of the spine that has been crushed after being much bullied and humiliated, the salute to His Holiness.
Kong Yilin had been forced out of Daheng and traveled to Xixia. But the Xixia people also did not recognize him, he had no relatives in Xixia, and he was not adapted to the language and culture of Xixia, and when he saw this white cotton at the border, he realized that this was an opportunity.
So he had come to take the meeting examination, and if he had passed, then he wanted to offer such a thing to the Emperor of Daheng. If he didn't pass the test, then it was heaven's not good enough.
He's talented, he actually got in, and he's still second in the first division, a fantastic position.
Kong Yilin should have been satisfied, but the fact that His Holiness was so enlightened instead made him rise to even greedier ambitions.
The seed of white cotton is the means by which he can be remembered by the saints, the ladder of his upward mobility.
But the Emperor was many times better and more enlightened than he had thought.
Therefore Kong Yilin's salute was also laced with feelings of guilt.
After instructing Kong Yilin to bring the cotton over the next day, Gu Yuanbai returned to the palace. Within the bedchamber, he seemed to remember something only after he finished his meal, "Xue Yuan hasn't returned yet?"
Tian Fusheng froze and also turned his head to look at the little eunuch beside him.
A palace maid stepped forward and said, "Your Holiness, Servant Xue had already returned before you came back, only that he was surrounded by filth, lest he lose his manners in front of the Imperial Court, so he was taken down by a small eunuch to tidy up."
Gu Yuanbai laughed out loud, "A great general's son, a good imperial guard, but now, do some dirty work."
But it's not?
Tian Fusheng wiped away the sweat on the top of his head, thinking that this Xue Gongzi in the end how to provoke the saint, day after day did not have a good day.
As he was talking, Xue Yuan came over. He was surrounded by heavy humidity, and his black hair was cascading down his back with water droplets. If Gu Yuanbai had put down his hair, it would have softened his face, but Xue Yuan just seemed more forced.
Sword eyebrows into the temples, not smiling to look appalling, Xue Yuan entered the hall and saw Gu Yuanbai, his lips perfunctorily hooked, showing a false smile.
Fake as hell.
I'm sure you're angry because of the dirty work?
Xue Yuan walked up to Gu Yuanbai's face and bowed, then looked around the hall and said, "Your Holiness, where is the cultivator from yesterday?"
Last night, when he saw the scholar with his arm around the waist of the little emperor and the little emperor smiling at him, Xue Yuan really laughed coldly. He had to be kicked into the water if he touched Gu Yuanbai's feet, he had to sneak around if he touched Gu Yuanbai's hand, and that fart Scholar, Gu Yuanbai was still smiling at him even though his hand was on the emperor's waist?
But after a while Xue Yuan calmed down.
Because the little emperor doesn't like to get too close to people.
On second thought, that Scholar just raised his hand behind the little emperor and acted as if he had touched him.
After figuring it out, Xue Yuan said, Very well.
It was obvious that this scholar was deliberately doing this to him, deliberately provoking him. Although he did not know what this scholar's move meant, he had successfully provoked Xue Yuan.
Those who provoked Xue Yuan, except for the little emperor, are all dead.
The little emperor was even, the lord of the world, the lion within, he found it interesting.
But what is this Chu Wei?
Gu Yuanbai hadn't smiled at him a few times, yet he smiled so nicely at this thing?
Fuckin' hell.
Gu Yuanbai sniffed, but suddenly smiled, gave Xue Yuan a meaningful glance, and faintly said, "Cultivator Chu is naturally in the Hanlin Academy."
It turned out that since this time, Xue Yuan had already paid attention to Chu Wei.
Gu Yuanbai should be witnessing how they engage in socialist brotherhood and will have to witness them fall into the pit of having no heir.
He could also go along for the ride and get the two of them to fall in love with each other as early as possible.
Now finally see the beginning, Gu Yuanbai mood, he let Tian Fusheng brought two good ink stone, let it handed Xue Yuan, said: "will these two ink stone sent to the Hanlin Academy in the Chu Cultivator and Kong editor, say that it is I because they played a good game of chess and reward."
Dude, I made you the opportunity. It's your turn next!
Quickly on, quickly with Chu Wei talk about socialist brotherhood, do not hang around in front of my eyes, I see you are annoying.
Xue Yuan, who was holding the ink stone, narrowed his eyes and grinned coldly after hearing Gu Yuanbai's words, "I will obey the decree."
Inkstones can smash people to death.