After leaving the capital, Li Jin and his entourage followed the ancient canal almost all the way north.

Initially, in order to hide their whereabouts, they never even stayed at any caravanserai or village.

Fortunately, the horses prepared by Li Hui's subordinates have sufficient supplies, as well as blankets and flints and other things that they need when sleeping in the open.

But after five or six days of rushing under the starry night, Su Jing was so angry that even Li Jin couldn't suppress it.

"Li Hui! Today, my young lady must have a good night's rest in a place with a roof! Otherwise, ......"

Before Su Jing could say the threatening words, Li Hui had already responded.

"Yes, yes. I guess in the next two days, we can go into the village or town to tidy up a little, and we should also replenish dry food and feed the horses well. ”

Li Hui's quick response made Su Jing hold a big breath, only to feel that he had made a heavy punch, but it hit the cotton, and there was nowhere to focus!

Li Jin looked funny, urged the horse to get closer to Su Jing, and said with a smile: "It's almost the end of the month now, and if you go north, the weather will be so cold that you can't sleep in the open." General Li was afraid that he also knew it in his heart, but he didn't say anything. What you say can only be regarded as playing into someone else's hands. ”

Su Jing had never been to the north, and he fled for his life to the south, because he heard that in the winter in the north, few of the hungry people on the roadside could survive, and only by going to the charity hall or soup kitchen could he barely survive the cold winter.

At that time, the most taboo thing for Su Jing, who was fleeing for his life, was a place with a lot of people, and naturally the north became a place he avoided and could not avoid.

But the common sense that it is cold in the north and it is not suitable for sleeping in the open, how could he not know?

It's just that a few days ago, for the sake of Li Jin's safety, he had to agree to Li Hui's decision to sleep in the open.

Su Jing snorted heavily when Li Jin finished speaking, but before he could speak, Li Jin had already answered with a smile: "I know, you are afraid that I will sleep in the wilderness tonight and my body will not be able to stand it." But let's talk about it first, and we won't lose it, right?"

Hearing Li Jin's words, Su Jing couldn't help but think too much.

Is she saying that his hostility is too obvious?

But salute first and then soldier, most of him will only use it as a last resort, and he really doesn't think it's necessary to deal with someone like Li Hui who knows the details of each other.

After Li Jin saw the unpredictable expression on Su Jing's face, not only did the hostility not disappear, but showed a kind of eagerness to try after compromise, and she immediately felt like she couldn't cry or laugh.

When she was about to correct Su Jing's misunderstanding, Li Hui came to them as if he was on the reins while looking at the map.

Li Jin suddenly felt a sense of grievance that she worked hard to plant trees and others leisurely enjoyed the shade.

After a little pause, Li Jin decided that it would be okay like this, anyway, they are all smart people, can they not know the proportions?

No matter how noisy it is, can you really go to the house and uncover the tiles?

Since there won't be any serious incidents, she doesn't bother to bother with it.

After deciding to be the shopkeeper, Li Jin only turned his head and asked Li Hui, "Where are we and how long will we go?"

Li Hui was startled, as if he had just realized that Li Jin was by his side, and after coughing lightly, he answered: "Ahem, well, we have crossed Yanshan." Roughly speaking, we are already at the boundary of North Third Road. ”

Li Jin frowned and disagreed: "We haven't been in a sleepless hurry these days, how can we be so fast? I remember that the miscellaneous notes said that it would take half a month to travel from Northern Xinjiang to Beijing at the earliest. According to you, we are all in time for the eight-hundred-mile rush stagecoach. ”

Li Hui smiled slightly while admiring, and explained Li Jin's confusion: "What you said is not bad, but that is the official road." We've taken shortcuts these days, and we haven't taken a break from the store, so it's naturally a lot faster. ”

Speaking of this, Li Hui was amused, raised his hand and pointed to the small hill not far away, and continued: "Do you see that small hill? After we turn it, it is the most famous place in northern Xinjiang, Guxian." ”

As he spoke, Li Hui turned his head and looked at Li Jin with inquiring eyes.

Li Jin felt the gaze gathered on his body, glanced sideways at Li Hui, and nodded: "I know, this Gu County is known as the last pure land in northern Xinjiang. Since you became a general, this place has not been breached by a foreign invasion once. Therefore, although it is only a small town, in less than ten years, it has almost become the most prosperous place in northern Xinjiang. ”

Li Hui nodded at first, then couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said, "It turns out that this is how the capital is rumored? Not to mention these disappointments, does Miss Li know why Guxian took this name? Guess what?"

Li Jin has read a lot of wild history miscellaneous records, but she thinks most of them are just fabrications or conjectures.

So, she said, "I've seen some, but I think most of them are far-fetched. And if I want to guess, I'm sorry, I haven't visited the field, and no one has been to Guxian, so I can't guess. ”

Li Hui smiled, unimpressed by Li Jin's hard response, and only smiled and replied to himself: "That's right, let me show off." Before this Gu County, there was a small mountain village without a name, and there were only ten households, twenty or thirty people......

According to Li Hui, when he first came to northern Xinjiang, this Guxian county was still a desolate place that could not even be called a village. But during a defense, the enemy took advantage of the chaos to sneak attack, accidentally touched here, and was pursued by him and cleaned up.

Since then, this treasure land, which is superior and easy to defend and difficult to attack, has been taken to heart by the old general and Li Hui, and has consciously or unintentionally contributed to the construction and rise of Guxian.

At this time, Li Hui and Li Jin said as they walked, and the two of them were neck and neck, almost shoulder to shoulder.

Li Jin didn't even have to turn his head, he could feel the excitement and joy beside him.

At this moment, she was in a trance and could fully understand Li Hui's feelings - because of her mischievous childhood, she had made a kind of fresh dim sum in the villa, and tried her best to present it in front of the world with Xiangxue, and achieved the extent that Yujingzhai, a time-honored brand in Beijing, was willing to bow down.

Because of Li Hui's excitement at the moment, it actually aroused Li Jin's heart, about the vivid memory of that time, and the sense of accomplishment that followed.

Li Hui seemed to be very engaged, but in fact, his attention was on Li Jin.

At this moment, when he saw Li Jin's smile from the bottom of his heart, and that kind of empathetic look, the pride and happiness in his heart were much more than the first time he saw merchants in Guxian County.

Because of the agitation of the mood, Li Hui happily suggested almost without any scruples: "Let's hurry into the city and rest for the night." Tomorrow is just the right time to visit this Gu County, and it is not in vain for you to come to Northern Xinjiang. ”

Li Jin was also in a good mood, so he nodded directly without thinking about it: "It's okay, when the time comes, I will bother General Li to lead the way, and I will do my best to be a landlord." ”

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