After all, in winter, the sun slides westward very quickly, accompanied by gusts of north winds sweeping south, twilight is approaching, and the northern land is once again occupied by cold and cold.

The bumpy road, zigzag to the south, this is the official road to Yongqing, the road is not wide, untrimmed, inconvenient to walk. The road was empty and deserted, there was no travel, only a lot of messy withered grass swaying in the cold wind, a scene of decay and loneliness.

In the howling north wind, a rumbling sound of horses' hooves broke through the lonely cold, and the majestic horses' hooves trampled the ground, and the hooves collided with the hard frozen earth, making a sharp knocking sound.

This is an elite cavalry, looking at its scale, there are more than 1,000 horses, and the cavalry team is under the banner, it is the "Yan" flag, obviously, this is the army from Youzhou.

And now, in the Yan cavalry array, Zhao Kuangzan, the king of Yan, is being guarded.

As the most powerful feudal town in the north of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangzan still looks young, and the biggest change compared to last year is his dense stubble. After more than a year of Yan Wang's career, his aura is obviously much stronger, and his promoted body is always full of restrained self-confidence, which is the blessing of the strong clan in charge.

With an expressionless face and a calm gaze looking at the road stretching to the south, Zhao Kuangzan raised his hand and took the lead in slowing down, followed closely behind, and the Yan cavalry guarding him also slowed down. The horses were restrained, and the team came to a halt amid a neighing of rhythm.

The healthy horse under the seat snorted and sprayed white steam, Zhao Kuangzan summoned the subordinate general who was in charge of exploring the road and asked, "It's almost Yongqing!" ”

"Back to the king, Yongqing is only ten miles away from here, and before sunset, you can go to the city!" The general replied.

Asked, Zhao Kuangzan said in an inexplicable tone: "It's punctual like this, but I don't know if the Son of Heaven will blame me for being slow?" ”

Zhao Kuangzan came here to be called by Liu Chengyou to go to Yongqing to meet him, in the words of the book, called to discuss the country, in order to show the friendship between the monarch and the minister.

In fact, in the face of the call of the Son of Heaven, how to deal with it, Zhao Kuangzan hesitated. Before leaving, in response to the question of whether to come or not, Zhao Kuangzan also convened close subordinate generals to discuss.

Zhao Kuangzan had the intention to flatter the system and go south to pay homage to the monarch, but many subordinate generals dissuaded him, saying that the king was responsible for the military and political affairs of Youyan and had a heavy responsibility, and said that the Han Emperor was summoned, and his meaning was unclear and it was inconvenient to move lightly.

All in all, he distrusted the imperial court and had doubts about the Son of Heaven, and advised Zhao Kuangzan not to leave the Lei Chi lightly and get involved in the "dangerous land".

And Zhao Kuangzan seems to have been affected and biased. At this time, one of Liu Chengyou's previous sons, Quan Lulong, observed that Gao Fang stood up, reprimanded the public, spoke to Zhao Kuangzan, and advised him not to alienate the Son of Heaven and the imperial court. And with the guarantee of his life, he will be safe and sound when he goes south.

The antecedents of high defense and Zhaoyi often think about the gap, contradict and motivate, are suppressed, and almost lose their lives. Later, due to a blessing in disguise, with the friendship with Liu Chengyou at the time of Hanxing, he thought of it, and took the opportunity to transfer out of Luzhou and move to Youzhou to the right.

At that time, Zhao Yanshou, the king of Yan, was newly mourned, Zhang Li, the former leader of the government, went earlier, Zhao Kuangzan succeeded him, and the Yan soldiers were chaotic and unstable.

Gao Fang was ordered by the monarch to go north, with the righteousness of the imperial court, not only to supervise Youyan as the center, but more importantly, to assist Zhao Kuangzan to suppress the ministers, and to stabilize Lu Long, a powerful northern vassal for the Han Dynasty, so that he could correctly perform the duty of defending the fortress in the north of the Han Dynasty.

Gao Fang has always been a person with a pattern, far-sighted, general knowledge, before taking office, he also went south to Tokyo, was received by Liu Chengyou, the two of them talked for an hour and a half, and after analyzing their mission, they bowed and drove north.

After performing his duties, Gao Fang also actively assisted Zhao Kuangzan, the Khitan outside, and the military and civilians inside, and acted as a link between him and the imperial court, eliminating misunderstandings and alleviating contradictions.

Previously, when Youzhou was under heavy pressure from the Liao army, it was able to get the support of the Han army on the southern front, and it had the coordination of high defense. Of course, with high defense alone, there is no such energy, but the one standing behind him is the Son of Heaven.

It can be said that Zhao Kuangzan was able to quickly take over Youyan's power, settle internal disputes, and his power became more and more stable, and Gao Defense played a big role. For Gao Fang, Zhao Kuangzan is grateful. Coupled with the high degree of governance ability and moral integrity, there is a bit of admiration.

Therefore, Zhao Kuangzan finally put aside the doubts in his heart, made up his mind, and was restrained. Of course, in this process, the opinion of another important figure in the Yan Army also played a decisive role. Judge Lu Longjiedu, Li Shu, he has the same opinion as Gao Fang.

Li Shu is an old man who has followed Zhao Kuangzan for many years, and has always relied on him as a confidant. When Zhao Kuangzan was still in the Jinchang Army, he was ordered to enter Tokyo to inquire about the situation and surrender.

With the endorsement of Gao and Li Ergong, the opinions of those generals under the Zhao family are not so important. After making a decision, Zhao Kuangzan packed up his bags and honor guard, and led the army south.

Even so, in order to prevent accidents, this time to the south, Zhao Kuangzan also brought thousands of elite cavalry, including a "Thorn Face" soldiers, led by the Yan Army general Zhao Sijuan, after Zhao Kuangzan's intentional support, has grown into the most elite training in the Yan Army, the strongest combat power.

Thirty miles behind this cavalry, another 5,000 Yan army cavalry was used to respond. In short, King Yan's trip was very big, and it was even bigger than the momentum of Liu Chengyou, the son of heaven.

However, when he set off and set off, the speed of going south was not fast, and even some delayed, and when he passed through the checkpoints and passes set up by the Han army, he deliberately stayed for some time. It's just the time of the Yongqing military conference, and I didn't attend the meeting when it arrived, but when the evening was approaching, it still arrived.

At this time, the horse was on the side, and when he heard Zhao Kuangzan's words, Zhao Siwan couldn't help answering, and his mouth was very polite: "The king is not far away for hundreds of miles, and he came to meet the king in such a cold wind." According to the meaning of the last general, even if the Son of Heaven personally went out of the city to greet him, it would not be too much, and how could he blame the king. ”

After Zhao Kuangzan went north to Youzhou, Zhao Siwan became more and more arrogant, and when he heard his wild words, Gao Fang, who was on the other side of Zhao Kuangzan, couldn't help but shrug his eyebrows, glancing at this person, his eyes were cold.

Recently, a force has gradually emerged in the Yan army, mainly composed of a cadre of generals and local military heroes, whose political proposition is to encourage Zhao Kuangzan to become self-reliant, intending to use it to restore the land, property and other interests lost between the Han and Liao tug-of-wars.

It's a stupid idea, but it's very marketable, and Zhao Siwan is among them, and he belongs to the backbone, and this person seems to be born with an "anti-Han" factor in his bones.

For this point, Gao Fang was deeply worried, and he had already prepared his heart to prepare for a careful exchange with the Son of Heaven on the situation in Youzhou. Now, listening to his words, he immediately reprimanded mercilessly.

Before Zhao Siwan became angry, Zhao Kuangzan interjected, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Don't be presumptuous, how dare you despise the Son of Heaven as a minister!" ”

"Continue south, before sunset, you will reach Yongqing!" With a wave of words, he took the lead in riding his horse and galloping south.