When they arrived at the stone tower, Donglin led the horse in front and led Shu'e forward.

Passing through a small town, the road becomes more and more remote and rugged, and it is clearly not an official road.

Shu E couldn't help but be curious, and asked, "Brother Tanglin, where are you going to go like this?" Tanglin smiled and did not answer.

After walking for a few more miles, Shu E faintly heard a booming sound in front of her, and the more she walked, the louder the sound became. Shu'e looked far away, but there was only a flat river, no mountains and rivers.

Tanglin asked, "Do you know what's going on in front of the Dao?" ”

Shu E smiled and said: "I don't know the road, I originally thought it was a waterfall or something, but I couldn't see the mountain." Shu E thought as she looked into the distance. Suddenly, a thought moved in his heart, and he said: "Ah, I know that it is the Yellow River." ”

Tanglin whipped his whip and pointed to the west, saying, "Yes, it is the Yellow River." ”

Shu E rode forward and galloped all the way to the Yellow River. It's just that the water is rushing, and the sound is roaring, and the snow hoofs don't dare to approach too much, and when they approach the river, they stop moving.

There has been no rain for several days, and the river is even more turbid, but it is also more majestic and vicissitudes.

Shu E dismounted to watch, just infinite admiration in her heart, and said softly: "It's really the water of the Yellow River coming from the sky." ”

Tanglin didn't know when he had already walked to Shu E's side and stopped with his horse. Shu E looked at it in a daze for a while, and suddenly turned her head, but saw Tanglin holding his arms, reclining on the white horse, and turning a blind eye to the galloping and roaring Yellow Dragon.

Shu E said slightly: "Such a spectacular scenery, don't you see Brother Tanglin?" ”

Tanglin turned his head and said with a smile: "Shu'e, you are unhappy in your heart, you don't have to force yourself to laugh." ”

The corners of Shu E's mouth hooked slightly, with a hint of bitterness, and then smiled and said, "What about you?" Why are you silent? ”

"I've been thinking about how to get to the stone building." Tanglin looked ahead and said.

Shu E rarely saw such a serious look from Tanglin, and smiled with a little surprise: "Haven't you already thought about which way to go?" ”

Tanglin glanced back at Shu E, then looked ahead of nowhere, and said, "There are two roads to Lingzhou after passing the stone building. One is to the northwest. Then it is a one-and-a-half-day journey, and you can reach Yinzhou, which is at the junction of Shaanxi Road [Note 1] and the place occupied by the party members. If you go north-east from Shilou [Note 2], pass through Xizhou [Note 3] and enter Shizhou [Note 4], pass through Linxian [Note 5] and then Lanzhou [Note 6], and then approach the boundary of the Dang Xiangren from Linzhou [Note 7], it will take two days. ”

Shu E's heart was half puzzled, half snowy. Since there is a distance that can be reached a moment earlier, and it can go directly to Yinzhou, Tanglin is still hesitant, so there must be doubts about this road.

"Wouldn't it be nice to arrive a day earlier?" Shu E smiled.

"Have you noticed any difference along the way?" Tanglin smiled faintly, but still did not look back.

Shu E stared at the rushing flowing water, thought for a while, and said: "After leaving the capital, the cities, towns, and villages that pass along the way, although the customs and customs are different, the land of the capital is elegant and elegant, but some places are simple and honest, the left and west of the capital are exquisite and luxurious, but the place to this side is rough and simple, which naturally does not matter whether it is good or bad, according to me, the people are generally happy." ”

Saying that, Shu E looked away, looked at the endless flat land behind her, and continued: "It's just that since I crossed Hebei East Road, it has become more and more desolate. Especially near the stone building, the population is not crowded, the houses are simple, and the so-called bazaar is even more simple to the extreme, which cannot be compared with the town on the road. This is due to poverty, but it has nothing to do with folklore. ”

After speaking, Shu E looked at Tanglin and asked, "I don't know what this has to do with our travel?" ”

Tanglin looked up at the northwest and said, "Go straight in this direction for a hundred miles, and you will find Xiazhou." ”

Shu E's heart was shocked, she counted slightly, and said, "Yes, let's go out in a hurry, today is the fifth day." As soon as Shu E finished speaking, she hesitated and said, "Brother Tanglin......"

Tanglin turned his head slightly sideways and glanced at Shu E.

"With the speed of your white horse and my snowshoes, even the worst road, a hundred miles away, will be two hours at most." Shu E's voice was very excited: "If we go to the northwest, won't we ...... tonight Arrived in Xiazhou? Why do you say that it will take a day and a half to travel? ”

"I was here two years ago when I was travelling around." Tanglin said with a smile: "Otherwise, I wouldn't be so familiar with the road I came here." ”

"The Qiang people of the party often have a small force to operate on the border of our Great Song Dynasty, disturbing the people." Tanglin continued: "If you take Shaanxi Road from the northwest, if it is like a stone building all the way, or it is more desolate than the boundary of the stone building, it will be fine. If you encounter party members who disturb the people everywhere, I am afraid that there will be trouble. If you go north-east, from Linzhou to the territory of the party, it will be smoother. ”

"Linzhou, Linzhou......" Shu E muttered softly, suddenly remembering that she had seen this place name in the book approval copied for the Queen Mother, and continued: "Well, Linzhou is close to the area occupied by the Khitans in the sixteen states of Yanyun. ”

Tanglin glanced at Shu'e, then looked back at the reckless scenery in front of him, and said with a smile: "You know these many place names very well. ”

Shu E's heart froze slightly, then calmed down, and smiled faintly: "Serving by the side of the Queen Mother, I occasionally listen to the Queen Mother." Then he said strangely: "The Khitan and my dynasty are brothers, and the border is very peaceful. But even if you go from Linzhou, you still have to pass through the territory of the party people. Wouldn't the party members disturb the people on the southeastern border, and on the eastern border? ”

Tanglin smiled: "Will it be, you can think about it on the way." It's just that I always feel that you don't have to go on the road to figure it out. ”

Shu E has actually thought of the truth in this.

The party item Li was a vassal to the Liao State and the Great Song Dynasty at the same time, but in fact, he was rejecting the Song Dynasty according to Liao, but these truths were said by the emperor when he was chatting with Shu'e.

It's just Tanglin's words, but it also made Shu E suddenly think that the things that she learned by the Queen Mother's side should not be easily revealed.

[Note 1] Shaanxi Road: Shaanxi, this name was as early as the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty. At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Shaanxi Road was set up, which was the beginning of Shaanxi's name, and then Yongxing Military Road was set up.

[Note 2] Shilou: Shilou County is located at the western foot of Luliang Mountain, on the east bank of the Yellow River. It is bordered by Huangyun Mountain and Shilou Mountain in the east and Jiaokou County, and borders Xi County and Yonghe County in the south.

[Note 3] Xizhou: It belongs to Hedong Road, at the junction with Shaanxi Road.

[Note 4] Shizhou: Shizhou, that is, Lishi District, Luliang City, Shanxi Province, is located in the middle of the Luliang Mountains. It is located due north of Xizhou.

[Note 5] Linxian: Linxian is located in the northwest of Shanxi Province, facing Jiaxian and Wubao in Shaanxi Province across the Yellow River in the west; Xingxian County in the north; east of Fangshan, Lishi (Shizhou, that is, Lishi District, Luliang City, Shanxi Province); It is bordered to the south by Willow Forest.

[Note 6] Lanzhou: The name of the state in the Song Dynasty, bordering Linzhou in the east and Shizhou in the south.

[Note 7] Linzhou: Around 1000 AD, the ancestral home of the famous Yang family in the Northern Song Dynasty was in Linzhou. To the east of Linzhou is Western Xia.