The guards and palace maids trembled with fright, and agreed repeatedly.

When the queen returned to her palace of pleasure alone, she couldn't help but hold her forehead. She felt haggard, counting the days, it had been a month since the two princes left Lin'an City.

She didn't know how they were doing, and she hadn't replied to her letters.

The thought that it was just a letter, and that it would take a month to go back and forth, made her feel extremely upset.

The two children never left her side, and she didn't know how lonely she would be when she was alone.

I don't know what came to mind, and the queen began to lie on the table and cry.

Meanwhile.

Northern Desert.

Mo Xianxian only arrived yesterday, and is still asleep in bed.

He felt physically and mentally exhausted, but he was comforted by the thought that he had received a letter from the King of Zhenxi only yesterday.

King Zhenxi told him in the letter that he would find a way to take Mo and the rest back as soon as he returned to the court.

Mo is not in a hurry to go back, although he knows that the old forces of King Zhenxi in the court have many forces, and this time he will definitely go back like a tiger to himself.

But if you don't have some ability, even if you have someone to support you, it will be difficult to go up.

He thought of his father again, and now he couldn't move, and he didn't know when he would die.

However, he thought that the queen mother should not let the emperor die, because if the emperor died, his only prince would inherit the throne.

just didn't let the emperor die, thinking that she was the queen and wanted to make the other two people the crown prince. Then the prince himself will either be deposed or die.

Looking at the desolate place of the Northern Desert, Mo Wait's heart already had a result in his heart.

I guess the queen must want to die here.

Thinking of this, he pushed the door open again and looked at the railing.

Looking at the desolate and lonely desert of the Northern Desert, the dry climate made him irritable in his heart, and now he was even more irritable.

He couldn't help but sigh fiercely, turned around and poured a bowl of tea on the table and drank it, but this tea was more delicate than the tea in Lin'an City, so it was a little rough.

He couldn't help frowning fiercely when he drank it, put down the tea bowl, and let out a long sigh.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and Mo couldn't help but look over, got up and said, "Who?" ”

The voice of King Zhenbei sounded outside the door: "It's me, His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Don't wait to open the door to welcome him in, the wooden door creaked, and the heat outside came to his face.

The heat sprayed on Mo Dexian's face, instantly drying his warm skin with moisture.

It was so direct that he couldn't even open his eyes for a long time, and he stood there frowning and trying to breathe, but found that the air was very thin.

King Zhenbei hurriedly closed the door and asked with concern, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, are you okay?" ”

Mo waited for a wry smile, and then said: "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly came here and was a little uncomfortable, I didn't expect it to be so hot here, I really don't know how people here live." ”

King Zhenbei nodded and said, "Yes, the land here is barren, and they all live by grazing cattle and sheep, and even some of their houses are mobile. ”

Mo Waitian's face was a little bitter, and he couldn't help asking: "That means they don't have a home, they all have no fixed place, right?" ”

King Zhenbei nodded, and said: "I'm going to inspect tomorrow, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should rest well, and tomorrow I will bring enough water and go to inspect with you." ”

"I'm rested now, so let's go now, while the sun hasn't set."

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, there is wind and sand outside, and I am afraid that it is a little dangerous to go out now. Let's wait until tomorrow morning before we set off, because it is not advisable to go out at night when the yellow sand flies. ”

Mo waited for leisure but insisted on saying: "It doesn't matter, just let me go out to see what the scene is like when the yellow sand flies, and I also want to know how they will live at this time." ”

King Zhenbei had to accompany the two of them to pack some things and travel lightly, and followed the group along the way.

Mo waited for about an hour and didn't see a single house, so he couldn't help but ask curiously, "What?" Are there no people in these ten miles radius? ”

The king of Zhenbei said, "There is still a long way to go, Your Royal Highness the Prince, if you are tired, we can sit down and rest for a while." It's just that we can only rest for a cup of tea, and we can't delay it any longer. This dusk is approaching, and the wind and sand will rise. At that time, I am afraid that we will not be able to distinguish the direction because of the wind and sand, and we will get lost in this northern desert. ”

Mo Waitian felt very emotionally at the desolation of this northern desert, but he was helpless.

There are people living in such a place? And his people live here?

He couldn't help but feel sad, turned around and asked the king of Zhenbei: "Didn't the imperial court give some economic assistance here?" How can it be so barren? Why don't the people here move to the south? ”

King Zhenbei said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know anything. The people of these four places, the south, the east, the west, and the west, could not move to another place at will, and if everyone went to the land of abundance, then this part of the frontier would be invaded by other foreign enemies. Therefore, the people here actually represent the territory of the imperial court, as long as they are on this day, this northern desert is our territory. ”

After hearing this, Mo Yixian couldn't help but feel a little sad, and asked again: "Could it be that although the territory of our Northern Desert is guarded by these dawn people?" What about the soldiers here? ”

King Zhenbei said: "The soldiers here are not only to guard the Northern Desert, but also to prevent the people of the Northern Desert from immigrating to other places without permission and causing unnecessary chaos. ”

As soon as the words fell, a mournful shout came from not far away: "Help! Help me! Does anyone help me! ”

"Look! There's someone in the distance, let's go over and take a look. ”

Don't wait, lift your feet and rush to that place.

Not far away, the man rolled down the high and desolate hillside, covered in blood, as if it had been whipped by a whip.

The man's face was covered with scars, and he shouted as he rolled, "Help me!" Please, any of you will save me! ”

Before he could speak, he saw another man in armor, riding a horse, and running down the hillside with a bang.

With a whip in his hand, he roared loudly: "You still dare to run, if you run again, I will kill you." Stop! ”

Don't wait, his eyes widened, and he roared sharply: "How can this be reasonable, there are such arrogant people here." ”

By the time they got closer, the man was dying, and his bloody hands were reaching out to him and shouting, "Help me." ”

At this time, the soldier on horseback had also arrived, and when he saw that Mo was also bringing a group of soldiers, he couldn't help asking, "Where did you come from?" ”

This man spoke in a rough and rude voice, very fierce, and had a meaty face. After getting off the horse, he couldn't help but whip the ground hard, wanting to deter Mo and wait.

"Tell me where you're from? Why don't you come here to report to my grandfather. Do you know that Grandpa is the head snake here? ”

Mo Yixian glanced at him fiercely, and asked coldly, "Which branch do you belong to?" ”

"Grandpa is the deputy commander of this Northern Desert march, to the sky!"

Mo Waitian took out the kettle on his waist and gave it to the injured man, who drank it with a grunt, and shivered behind Mo Wait.

"What sin is this man guilty of that thou wilt do unto him?"

"This person fled out of the country and should be beheaded according to the law of the Northern Desert. I'm going to take him back to court this time! ”

Mo Yixian turned his head to look at the man and asked, "Is there a half-lie in what he said?" ”

The man looked frightened, but he could only nod and say: "What I said is true, but I also have no way, I really can't live in this desolate place in the northern desert, so I want to go south." Otherwise, who would abandon his wife and his daughter and flee? ”

Don't wait for a while to feel embarrassed, but the military master also said: "You kid Hugh wants to delay the time of this military master again, and hurry up to follow your grandfather back to the trial." In this desolate place in the Northern Desert, grandpa has stayed for ten years, and if you want to say that you can't live, grandpa is the one who can't survive. ”

"Do you know that grandpa originally came from Lin'an City, originally a little boy with fine skin and tender meat, who stayed in this desolate place in the northern desert for ten years, and now he has become a rough man, grandpa didn't say anything! The reason why I stay here is to guard the country. ”

"You were born here and grew up here, and now you want to flee to the south to live your good life. Even your wife and daughter don't care. It's not a pity that you, a man who doesn't take responsibility, die. ”

As he spoke, the military master raised his whip and whipped it down fiercely, and hurriedly pushed the man away.

He said coldly: "Don't beat people with this whip again, he just wants to escape, this is human instinct, you have to take it back to the trial and you must not abuse lynching." ”

"What nonsense are you brat? I don't think you'll be here for long, and I'm afraid you'll just be a deserter. Don't worry, grandfather's whip will hit him today, and he will hit you tomorrow. ”

As soon as the words fell, he pushed Mo Wait hard.

King Zhenbei looked at him coldly, but waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay." ”

Then he said to the military master: "Since you are the deputy general of the Northern Desert March, then you can take me to meet your general." ”

The man couldn't help frowning and asked, "Who are you?" Why do you want to see us? ”

King Zhenbei said coldly: "This is His Royal Highness the Prince, now he is here to inspect the Northern Desert!" ”

As soon as he heard that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the man couldn't help but kneel down immediately, and the arrogance of Fang Cai was completely gone, and only kneeling and kowtowing were left at this moment.

Hurriedly shouted: "His Royal Highness the Prince, forgive the ministers for missing the distance!" Forgiveness has eyes but no beads! ”

"Okay, okay, let's get rid of these false courtesies, and hurry up and take me to your leader."

When Mo waited for him to arrive directly at the Northern Desert military camp, he finally saw a mobile military camp.

The tents in the desert were much stronger than ordinary tents, and it seemed that the wind and rain could not move them.

And there was almost a room, and there were wheels under the tent of that size.

Mo couldn't help asking, "Is this your barracks?" What is the use of wheels underneath? ”

Xiang Tian hurriedly said: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, this is our mobile military camp, and we always have to change locations constantly on weekdays. Besides, those herdsmen are very cunning, and their houses are also mobile, and they may not be here today and tomorrow. In order to prevent them from running out of the border, we had no choice but to follow and control the large number of herders in our sight. ”

Hearing these words, Mo Yixian knew that he couldn't blame anyone, he only felt that the people of the Northern Desert were also very bitter, and the soldiers here were even more bitter.

It's just that I don't know who thought of the way to let the soldiers control the people like this, I don't know what the people think in their hearts, maybe they just feel that they are locked in the sight of the military master like a beast.

Xiang Tian said again: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the general is resting in the camp tent, let's go over now, and I will go and call the general up." ”

Mo looked at the sky: "At this time, the time has not yet arrived, why did your general fall asleep?" I slept a lot during the day, how can I sleep at night? ”