phoenix knot

Liang Guanjing's tracing team was divided into two groups. One group was led by Liu Wusi. They used the name of patrol inspection along the south of the Great Wall, and then used the authority of the border government to thoroughly investigate the population and register it. The military situation and the people's situation in the Northland were also investigated.There were not many people in the other group. It turned out that the eighteen pioneers under Dong Yiming's command in Songcheng under the Yanmen Pass, led by Liang Guanjing, and Xiyu included a total of 20 people. Search in the desert.

Naturally, Su Mingyue couldn't survive in the desert by herself. There was probably Liang Xuanchen beside her. There was no one around for hundreds of miles. If she wanted to go south and go home alone, it was completely impossible for a woman and a blind man.So the two of them can only live together with the Mongols as captives?

Heading forward for several days against the north wind, the wind and sand were blowing up and it was almost impossible to open your eyes. In such weather, horses could not walk, so they could only lead them on foot. Finally, they found a slope sheltered from the wind. Several people gathered together and took out Dry food to eat.Some people began to complain in a low voice, where to find people in this kind of ghostly weather, it is better to wait for the spring southerly wind to pick up before leaving the customs, if this continues, twenty of them will be folded in this desert.

Liang Guanjing said: "In spring, the Mongols drive their flocks to move around. Where can they find people? Winter is coming, and both the herdsmen and the army have begun to retreat to the villages, towns and city-states. The cattle and sheep eat hay, and the herdsmen set up camp." She took out the map and pressed the corners with a saber. This is a map copied by someone from the Tianlu Pavilion in the Imperial Palace in the capital. Emperor Tai-zu ordered people to draw it along the way when he conquered Mongolia. The route on it is very detailed. Liang Guanjing pointed out Looking at the city-state above, he said, "Although the position of the Great Khan has changed frequently from the Borzhijin family to Suhebalu, the position of the city-state will not change greatly. Suhebalu returned to the pass with his remnants and prisoners to recuperate. It's been more than a year, and we should be in the capital city of Daning at this moment. We can get supplies by passing through these city-states along the way, but..." She slid her finger on the map all the way, "From Harezan to Yinma River, we have to cross the desert. The desert is one piece, and I guess there is always a narrow passage to go through. We have been walking along the edge of the desert for many days, and we don't know where we can pass."

Liang Guanjing invited Meng En to look at the map together. They had carefully studied this map before leaving, and they were well prepared for this trip.

Meng En put the sword on his lap, frowned and said, "Yinma River is named by Emperor Taizu. The Mongols call it the Lulun River. It is my hometown with abundant water and grass. I was born in my early tenth year. I followed my father and brother south to the foot of the Great Wall. I remember that the places we crossed were not all deserts. There was only a small area where no grass grew. It only took a day or two to walk around on horseback, so we would not be trapped to death in the desert. But at that time, I followed the guide, and now I don’t know how to read a map, not to mention the southeast, northwest, even the place names on it are different from the place names mentioned by the Mongolian people.”

Liang Guanjing put away the map, "It's just that the names are different. The city-states are those city-states. Maybe you can meet old friends you know."

After this gust of wind and sand, the land suddenly became quiet again. The horse team brought a trailer to load food and yurts. The night in Mobei was very cold, and the breath turned into ice. Sleeping in the open would freeze the whole body to death, so a few people started to build while the wind was small. For the simple yurt, Liang Guanjing was not idle, and was busy with everyone nailing and fixing the brackets.They have practiced this set of skills many times in the customs, and now they are familiar with it, and most of them are military methods, which are more meticulous than ordinary local herdsmen.

Twenty people squeezed into the same yurt was warmer, and it was okay for the soldiers to lean together, but no one dared to lean against Liang Guanjing, so Liang Guanjing and Xiyu naturally hugged each other to keep warm.Liang Guanjing and Xiyu went out of the yurt together in the middle of the night, and the young Wang Shuan'er couldn't help asking, "What are they doing?"

Ling Shishi said: "It's not that you don't mind your business, just sleep on your sleep."

Wang Shuan'er felt wronged: "I'm just curious..."

Qiu Da touched his head: "Good boy, you are still growing, go to sleep, sleep more and grow taller."

Someone suddenly yelled: "Changxi, don't put that thing of yours against me, fuck!"

Wang Shuan'er said: "Isn't the Empress behind our backs to eat delicious food?"

Meng En laughed: "Eat, eat, eat, you just want to eat. Do you think the empress is the kind of person who eats alone behind our backs?"

As a result, the curtain was drawn, Xiyu stood in front of her with a serious face, Liang Guanjing followed behind her, and said to Wang Shuan'er with a smile: "Let's go pee, next time I ask you to go with me?"

Having said that, Wang Shuan'er's face immediately turned red, but luckily he couldn't see his face clearly in the dark, as if Wang Shuan'er didn't remember the difference between men and women until now.

"Ma'am, when you were Dong Qianhu before, why didn't I realize that you were a woman?" Wang Shuan'er said.

Qiu Da knocked him on the head, thinking he was talking too much, and Chen Changxi said, "I didn't see it either."

Others said one after another: "I didn't see it either."

Only Qiu Da was triumphant: "I saw it early in the morning."

Someone scolded him: "Come on, isn't it you who scolded Mr. Dong for being neither a man nor a woman, and you are the one who scolded him the most vigorously."

Ling Shishi cursed, "Stop talking nonsense, go to bed, and hurry up tomorrow."

Liang Guanjing said with a smile: "Your sister-in-law knows the disguise technique. As long as she dresses me up, her throat will change after drinking the potion, so I can't tell if it's a woman. I just hang out with you in the barracks every day because I think it's troublesome." I didn’t make up very carefully, otherwise my face can be changed so that you won’t be able to recognize it. I found Mrs. Sister-in-law and asked her to make up for you. She can also make a big man into an oiran lady!”

Wang Shuan'er's point is not here, "You are a woman, and my sister-in-law is also a woman. How can you be like this? You want to risk yourself and go deep into Mobei to find her?"

"In ancient times, there was an emperor's daughter and Ying who served her husband together. When women get better, it is much more stable than the relationship between a man and a woman. Unlike you men, they are full of heartless people. They love each other when they see each other. There are three thousand beauties in the emperor's harem. Of course there are so many wives who are too busy, so naturally your sister-in-law and I have to be together day and night, otherwise how would we get through the long night?" Liang Guanjing said teasingly.

Wang Shuan'er was amazed, "If I married a girl like Mrs. Sister-in-law, let alone three thousand beauties in the harem, I wouldn't want one more. Oh, who beat me!"

The man who beat him said: "That's the emperor's woman, do you dare to think about it?"

Liang Guanjing said: "That's because you didn't become the emperor. When you become the emperor, there will be three thousand beauties like Mrs. Sister-in-law. Otherwise, why does everyone want to be the emperor?"

Wang Shuan'er nodded, and at the same time knew himself, "Isn't it easy to be an emperor? I just want to be a soldier honestly with the empress."

Liang Guanjing said: "As long as you are loyal to me, in the future I will help your mediator and find a beauty like Mrs. Sister-in-law to be your wife."

Wang Shuan'er was embarrassed, "How can I have such a blessing, it would be nice to have a little girl who is willing to follow me."

Xiyu remained silent all the time, and she found that there were also some people in the team who had been silent all the time. Liang Guanjing got along with them day and night these days. Liang Guanjing has a noble status and is used to being their chief, so they dare not go beyond the rules.She must be optimistic about these people. If she finds an opportunity, she will not be able to get involved with Liang Guanjing, so what if it is a major crime against the Jiuzu, that is the empress.

Ling Shishi suddenly said: "Today we live in the same tent with the empress, we must not spread the word and ruin the name of the empress."

Liang Guanjing smiled, and patted him on the head, "In the past, Hua Mulan lived in the same room with her fellow camp brothers for ten or eight years. Has her reputation ever been ruined?"

Ling Shishi choked.

Liang Guanjing said: "You don't need to talk about your reputation. Fame is not about this kind of thing. Although we are here to find people, we are also here to investigate the Northland. My frontiers are stable, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the foundation of a hundred generations is established. It all depends on the actions of today and tonight. They all started in this desert, and you and I are in this tent. You are strong and upright, and you are proud of Liang. Thank you here Pass."

What he said made everyone's heart surge.

Xiyu said slowly: "Ling Shishi is right. He is only thinking of his mother, but he is afraid that the news that we live together in the same account will be spread, and treacherous officials and thieves will use this to slander Mai Tai. The way of man. Defending the family and defending the country, celebrities and celebrities through the ages will naturally fascinate people, but you must also know that everything we do may be unknown, and it will never be mentioned in the history books."

Xiyu naturally hoped that it would be best not to mention it, but Liang Guanjing was not happy, "Look at you, come to tear me down again, I am boosting morale, you tell them that all the hard work is in vain, they have made contributions, sealed their wives and sons, It’s all uncountable, what can I say if this goes on, why don’t you come next?”

Ling Shishi said: "I follow the empress for nothing. Just like what the empress said, the border is stable, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the foundation of the century is established. Isn't this kind of compensation enough?"

Everyone responded one after another, and said that a strong man should be like this, Liang Guanjing smiled, "Is it a bit embarrassing for a woman like me?"

Everyone came to praise Liang Guanjing again, saying that she is a leader and a role model for everyone.

After talking for a while, everyone finally calmed down and fell asleep.In the early morning, when the sun was rising, the team pulled out camp and set off to continue their journey. In the evening, the north wind began to howl again, and the sand and dust in the vast desert were everywhere. Behind a mountain ridge, Liang Guanjing and others slid down, and suddenly saw a place sheltered from the wind. There is also a small group of people, and the leader will jump up.

"No, there are Mongolians." Someone whispered.

Meng En had sharp eyes, and rushed to say hello in Mongolian. Who knew that the other party was even more nervous, and they all drew their sabers to face each other. Here, Ling Shishi also drew his sabers without saying a word. Hulala, dozens of shining sabers were pulled out all of a sudden, everyone They yelled at each other in Mongolian, but the rest of the Han people didn't quite understand them.