Handan.

"The king is going on patrol?" When Zhao Sheng heard the news, the expression on his face was quite exciting.

"That's right." Zhao Dan nodded as a matter of course, and smiled at Zhao Sheng: "The widow is going to go to the north to have a look, and then go to see Hetao County and Shuofang County on the way." It won't be too long, about two or three months. Came back before the autumn harvest. ”

"Two or three months?" Zhao Sheng's eyes were about to widen, and he hurriedly said, "King, is this time too long?" ”

Zhao Dan said with a smile: "It's not long, it's not long, the widow has been on the throne for so many years, and he has only gone out once, where is it?" ”

Zhao Sheng also planned to dissuade him, but Zhao Dan had already turned his face and said: "Pingyuan Jun, in the past, King Wuling once led his army to conquer Zhongshan, and even personally pretended to be an envoy to Xianyang to meet with King Qin, but now the widow is just walking around his own land to have a look, isn't it okay?" ”

When it came to this, Zhao Sheng naturally had no way to dissuade him, so he had to sigh and say, "Since this is the case, when will the king leave?" ”

Zhao Dan smiled and said, "After an hour!" ”

Zhao Sheng: "......"

An hour later, Zhao Dan left Handan City and headed towards the north under the escort of 5,000 cavalrymen of the Yulin Army and under the eyes of Zhao Sheng's extremely resentful eyes.

Zhao Dan rode on a pure white horse, the whole person floated up and down with the horse's advance, looking at the lush grass and trees all around, and suddenly had a feeling of leaving the big city and returning to his hometown in the countryside.

This made Zhao Dan feel very cool.

Speaking of which, I had to take a northern tour, and it was really not a temporary idea, but a long-term plan.

First of all, as a traverser, Zhao Dan knows very well in his heart that he is not the same as other traversers.

Others all crossed with potato seeds, gunpowder formulas, and even things that were against the sky such as portable space and systems, but Zhao Dan didn't have anything, so he crossed with a bitter soul.

What makes Zhao Dan even more uncertain is that because today's history has been completely changed, and even the fate of many characters has been changed, Zhao Dan now dares not judge a person according to historical records.

After all, if the things experienced are different, then the person's three views may also change, and the choices he makes when facing things may also change.

The butterfly effect.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Dan, the natural advantage of a traveler who has an incomparable understanding of history, has actually lost almost everything.

But fortunately, Zhao Dan thought about it left and right, and felt that he actually still had a big killer weapon that could be called the Dinghai God Needle.

That is the cavalry group that is unique and proud of the world so far.

In Zhao Dan's view, this cavalry group will also be the best guarantee for his future to pacify the world, especially the Central Plains.

Since it is a trump card, then of course it must be used well.

Zhao Dan's northern tour this time was to personally take a look at the cavalry corps of Zhao State, see the environment in which they lived, understand their thoughts, and the problems they are facing now.

Then Zhao Dan will find a way to solve these problems again, so that the cavalry of Zhao State will become more powerful, so that the cavalry, a class of troops that spans the era, can truly lead Zhao State to the final victory.

In addition, Zhao Dan also hopes to learn about the Xiongnu through this northern tour, or to understand the nomads in the desert of northern China.

As a traverser, Zhao Dan knew very well how much suffering the nomadic people in this desert who were completely inconspicuous at the moment would cause to the Central Plains Dynasty in the next few thousand years.

One of the darkest pages in Chinese history, the "Five Hu Chaos", was triggered by these peoples from the desert who went south and took advantage of the turmoil of the Western Jin Dynasty.

If he could, Zhao Dan hoped to find a way, a way to effectively solve the desert nomads and completely incorporate this desert into the territory of Zhao State.

As a traverser, Zhao Dan, of course, does not mean that there are no examples to follow, but there is a good saying: "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth." Sitting in the palace of Handan, slapping his head, and then issuing the order, of course, has nothing to do with practice, but is likely to become a joke like "why not eat minced meat".

So Zhao Dan had to go and see in person and get in touch with these nomads, maybe it would be helpful for Zhao Dan to come up with a way.

In order to guard against possible dangers, Zhao Dan specially brought a full five thousand cavalry of the Yulin Army with him.

With these 5,000 Yulin Army cavalry by his side, Zhao Dan felt that unless he suddenly had an army of 100,000 surrounded in a place like a canyon or mountain range, there should be no one in the world who could take his life.

Not to mention that among the 5,000 Imperial Guards, there were a full 1,000 armored cavalry accompanying them.

Of course, Zhao Dan is not the kind of person who just walks away and then completely leaves government affairs behind.

According to Zhao Dan's order, after he left, the political affairs were in charge of Xiangbang Zhao Sheng, and the military was in charge of Lian Po, if there was something that could not be solved, then temporarily suppressed and waited for Zhao Dan to come back for a decision, and if the matter was very urgent and could not wait, Zhao Dan would be notified immediately.

In addition, Zhao Dan also asked Mixian, who stayed in Miyagi, to send a report on the situation in Handan every three days, and asked Zheng Zhu, who is currently in a neutral state, to send a report every seven days.

Since the situation of the coexistence of the Gong faction and the Buyi faction in the political arena of Zhao State has basically been achieved, Zhao Dan feels that the measures he left behind should be enough.

As for the war with Qin Qiwei, it will be at least next spring, and Zhao Dan will be able to return to Handan in autumn at most, and there will be plenty of time.

So Zhao Dan was very relieved when he left.

Speaking of which, this time Zhao Dan left Handan, in addition to bringing five thousand Yulin Army soldiers with him, he only brought one more person.

This person is none other than Zhao Heng, the current prince of Zhao State.

Zhao Dan turned his head and smiled at Zhao Heng, who was riding a horse and following him, looking left and right with great curiosity: "Heng'er, do you know why the widow brought you on this northern tour?" ”

Today's Zhao Heng is just a teenager, not yet at the age of the crown ceremony, the whole person has just reached the development period, the fluff at the corners of his mouth is still very conspicuous, and his face is also very childish, wearing a light beard, but he also looks very energetic.

Zhao Guo started with Hufu riding and shooting, so he is very attentive to the riding training of the children of the royal family, so don't look at Zhao Hengcai as a teenager, but his riding skills are also very proficient.

After hearing Zhao Dan's question, Zhao Heng thought for a while, and then replied to Zhao Dan very honestly: "Back to my father, Heng'er really doesn't know why his father took Heng'er on his northern tour, but in Heng'er's opinion, his father should want to let Heng'er see the customs of the five northern counties." ”

Zhao Dan nodded and said to Zhao Heng: "The widow does mean this. ”

After a pause, Zhao Dan looked to the north and said to Zhao Heng: "Heng'er, you should know where the north side of the Great Wall of my Zhao Kingdom is, right?" ”

Zhao Heng thought about it and replied with some uncertainty: "Back to my father, it should be the nomadic land of the Xiongnu, Donghu and other tribes. ”

Zhao Dan opened his mouth and asked again: "Then in your opinion, how should this Xiongnu and Donghu be handled?" ”

Zhao Heng thought for a while, and then spoke: "Father, among the sons and ministers, the Xiongnu, Donghu and other tribes should all be wiped out, and their territories should be incorporated into the territory of Zhao State.

Zhao Dan was stunned for a moment, and looked at the eldest son beside him in some astonishment, obviously not expecting that his gentle and humble eldest son, who was usually gentle, would say such aggressive words.

However, Zhao Dan quickly came back to his senses, you must know that this is the Warring States era after all, and the mutual annexation and war between the princes are almost engraved in the bones.

The word expansion is simply like an innate gene for the Warring States princes.

In such a historical environment, it is really not surprising that Zhao Heng can say such a thing.

Is this a good thing? I always feel that this kind of Zhao Heng is a little different from the Zhao Heng that Zhao Dan wanted to get before.

Zhao Dan thought about it, and finally broke out into a hearty laugh.

"Heng'er, in the Book of Songs, it was said that 'the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king', and the widow hopes that you will remember this sentence and pass this sentence on from generation to generation until the day when this sentence is truly realized!"