The sky and the earth were ablaze with color, and thick snow accumulated on the official roads of various prefectures inside and outside the capital.
He and Feng Xing both took a sip of peach blossom wine to warm themselves up. Liu Mingzhi looked at the official road, which was a vast expanse of white and no one was around, and hesitated. He must have gone the wrong way.
This snowfall in the 27th year was very heavy. Not only inside and outside the capital, but also many state capitals north of the capital were covered in heavy snow. Auspicious snow really means that it heralds a good harvest!
"Did this young master go astray?"
Liu Mingzhi looked blankly at the white snowflakes around him. He could hardly recognize the traces of official roads unless he looked carefully.
Feng Xing was sneezing and his whole body was steaming. He was pawing the horse's hooves restlessly, obviously running happily.
Sweat horses are born to run fast. Although the servants of Liu Mansion often go out to practice horses, there are still few who can run so fast.
Young Master Liu gently patted the horse's hair, put some wine in the palm of his hand, and put it into Feng Xing's mouth: "Good horse, it's up to you. You must catch up with this prodigal woman. I must give her a good lesson." , is there any more royal method!"
Fengxing raised his horse's hooves high, and his feet had already been wrapped with thick cloth to prevent slipping!
"drive!"
One man and one horse splashed the snow and chased towards the north.
"Your Majesty, why don't we slow down? The roads are blocked by heavy snow, and I don't know how many big dragons have been covered in the state capital. If this continues, the horses won't be able to bear it!"
The Queen was lying on the fur blanket in the carriage, her jade hands caressing a snow leopard that was all white and without any impurities. The snow leopard was now the same size as a pastoral dog. It seemed to be still in its infancy and looked extremely cute.
Looking at the past and present, there are only a few people who can keep snow leopards, a ferocious beast that is almost extinct in later generations, as pets.
Under the Queen's touch, the Snow Leopard sneezed, changed his position and fell asleep.
"Beasts understand affection better than humans, so I treat you this way in vain!"
The queen tightened her snow-white cloak and slowly got out of the carriage: "Where is Hui'er?"
"Pinzhou, after seven more states, we will reach Yingzhou, Dalong's northern border. After passing Shanhaiguan, we can reach our territory!"
"Stop, I want to take a walk, it's too stuffy in the car!"
"yes!"
Hui'er made a gesture, and many men in plain clothes on horseback dispersed in all directions and disappeared.
The Queen slowly jumped out of the carriage, looked at Dalong Guandao, who had lost all traces of people, squatted on the ground and grabbed a handful of snow: "Dalong has snowed so heavily, and I don't know how the Kingdom of Jin is doing. The people Can our house be stable and keep out the cold?"
Hui'er tied the carriage to a tree nearby and took some fodder from the back of the carriage and put it down: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Now that the trade routes are open, people are eager to go south to exchange for various supplies. Our Kingdom of Jin does not have restrictions on scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. , many people exchanged herbs, animal skins and the like for various supplies, so it shouldn’t be a problem to survive this winter!”
"Alas..." The Queen sighed deeply and gently licked the withered bark on the tree: "The people are good, but the court, I didn't get anything I wanted. I promised you at the beginning Weapons and armors are also included in the trade, but look at the weapons returned from the trade by the Ministry of War and Household Affairs. There are no Hengdao, Modao, or crossbow arrows that I want. Either the equipment was replaced by Dalong or it is seriously worn. Equipment, why bother buying it when we can build it ourselves!”
"Your Majesty can find Master Liu to find a solution!"
The Queen sneered and her eyes became deep and long: "After all, the love of children cannot be compared to the righteousness of the family and the country. I have said before that he and I are the same people. They both put the righteousness of the family and the country as the most important thing. Compared with these, children What does love mean?"
Hui'er sighed silently and looked at the empress with a look of resentment: "But your Majesty tried his best to promote the border trade business, but what he got in exchange was some insignificant weapons. A truly powerful weapon failed to come to fruition. In this case, why bother, Your Majesty?" Why do you attach so much importance to border trade?"
"It can't be said that there are no benefits to the border trade. At least it can exchange what is needed, which greatly facilitates the shortcut for spies to enter Dalong. However, it is still far from my goal!"
"Now we can only do our best. The secret guards arranged by His Majesty in Yingzhou have not reported anything. There is a high probability that something unexpected happened!"
"Hey, let's go back to the country first and find a way to infiltrate it through other means. Now half of the grassland is in the hands of the Huyan tribe. The Royal Court of Spieth actually sent people to ask for help. They will not forget that the capital was besieged by thieves. It's what they did when they got up. It's good that I didn't add fuel to the fire. They were still thinking of me helping the royal court, how could such a good thing happen!"
"Your Majesty, please get in the car!"
"You seem to have something to say?"
Hui'er watched the queen sitting in the carriage waving her riding whip and rushing off: "Your Majesty, Hui'er dares to ask, what if the eldest princess really rules the grassland? Hui'er still remembers what she said in the past!"
The Queen closed her eyes and meditated. After a long time, she took a long breath: "Everyone wants to build a peaceful world without killing, but such a world is not that easy. Dalong has been expelling the grassland people since Emperor Taizu Li Yuanmin, but the grassland people Several groups of forces have changed successively, Xianbei, Qiang... When the four dynasties changed to the Turks, you chased me to escape, you determined me to harass, and after six hundred years, I never saw the dragon dominate the world. ah!"
"Your Majesty, if I dare to ask Hui'er, what if Dalong shows up with someone like the champion Hou Huo Qubing?"
The Queen looked at Hui'er in surprise: "Why do you ask?"
"Your Majesty, since the Weihe War, Dalong has gradually become stronger from a weak position. Especially in the past two years, it has become unstoppable and has grown rapidly. War horses, food, and people have increased significantly. Your Majesty has been negligent in handling state affairs. However, Hui'er sorted out the Admiral's secret report and found that the dragon seemed to be controlled by an invisible hand in the past two years, changing every day! This is by no means a coincidence! If... ....."
The queen's eyes narrowed slightly: "What if?"
"If we continue to be so passive, Dalong will send his troops northward for the second time sooner or later. At that time, will the Jin Kingdom and the Turks be able to withstand Dalong's offensive? After all... After all, the Turks are nomadic people. But you can move at any time. In our Kingdom of Jin, our family has been settled since Grandfather Taizu established the capital!"
"I have also thought about your worries, but now we are no match for Dalong, especially after a civil strife. The Turks' power is no longer as easy as it was before. In the final analysis, I still underestimated it. Yan Yu, I never thought that he could really bring the Huyan tribe to the road of prosperity!"
"More than just wealth and strength, the current grassland is divided into east and west areas. The Huyan tribe has suddenly increased from more than 100,000 to about 2 million people. If the grassland is truly unified and the divided Turks condense into a rope, the Kingdom of Jin will become The most vulnerable country!"
The Queen opened the curtains and looked at the heavy snow: "Can love really turn an innocent person into a heroine in the world?"
"Your Majesty, hasn't he changed too?"
"What?"
"It's nothing, Hui'er hurry up and get on your way!"
"Wait for the carriage ahead!"
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