Out of the west gate of Chang'an City, go straight along the straight avenue for more than 30 miles, that is, a place where the east and west, north and south sides intersect.

From here, you can continue to the west to go straight into Shuzhong, and to the south can go to the Changle Plateau and the shore of Weishui. To the north, you can go out of the Hanguguan and enter the vast North China Plain.

At this time, the clumps of bamboo have not yet returned to green, the roadside trees appear sparse, the oblique cloth flags move with the wind, and the antique restaurant is still the original appearance.

In front of the restaurant in the suburbs of Qing, Zhuo Wenjun put the scarlet cloak he had sewn on Yuan Zhao on his body, and carefully helped him tie the ribbon under his chin, looked up and down, and saw that he was trimmed and fitted, and he looked very energetic, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

She is a tall woman, Yuan Zhao's size has not yet grown, and it is only up to her chest, this situation is just like the eldest sister in the family seeing off her younger brother.

"It's still very cold in the north, take care of yourself when you get there, and don't be reckless in everything! Remember?"

"Well, it will! Sister, don't worry. ”

Although it has been told a thousand times, how can the truth be annoying! Yuan Zhao raised his head and saw that the concern in those beautiful eyes was sincere, which moved him in his heart. She was the first person to show kindness after she came to this world, and he still doesn't forget the bowl of wine with temperature.

"Brother Sima, congratulations to you yet! This time, he was designated as a literary virtuous person by the Son of Heaven's royal pen circle, and he will not wait for the golden horse gate, and the future is worth looking forward to! ”

"Little Hou Ye has won the prize! Changqing is just a little successful, and he is satisfied with being a Hanlin attendant, how dare he ask for too much! Ha ha. ”

Sima Xiangru is full of spring breeze, and he can be selected by the emperor with his true talent and learning in his chest in his first year, and he is still looking forward to the road of his career that is about to begin.

"Brother Sima doesn't have to be humble, although today's son is in charge of great politics, he will definitely be different from before in terms of employing people. Eclectic, meritocracy! It will be a new measure of the imperial court in the future, and you should not be satisfied with a mere servant! ”

Yuan Zhao smiled slightly, he naturally knew how ambitious this Sima was for his career.

Sure enough, hearing his words, Sima Xiangru's eyes lit up.

"Little Hou Ye, can you give me any specific advice?"

Yuan Zhao looked at the knights waiting for him, some distance away, only he and Sima and his wife were here, and no one else should hear it.

"I estimate that it will be difficult to succeed in this incident in northern Xinjiang, and it should be a situation of no success. Originally, this was nothing, at most, the emperor lost face, and the court worked hard, tired and lost money. But the resulting internal and external pattern of the imperial court, and even the diplomacy of the state, may become very bad! ”

His voice was not loud, but in Sima Xiangru's ears, it was like hearing thunder, and he glanced at Wen Jun and was shocked.

"What? How so! That...... Why didn't the little marquis give advice to the Son of Heaven? to discourage this. ”

Yuan Zhao waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to ask more.

"This matter is a long story, and I don't have time to go into detail with Brother Sima now. The reason why I say this more is because you have prepared yourself in your heart as soon as possible. ”

Sima Xiangru didn't understand what he meant, and was a little stunned.

"The country seems to be stable, but in fact some forces are already preparing to move, just waiting for the right moment. Therefore, no matter whether it succeeds or fails this time, there will be a big chaos to take advantage of this! ”

Yuan Zhao took the leather bag filled with several pots of fine wine that Zhuo Wenjun had prepared for him and hung it behind the saddle, while continuing to speak to Sima Xiangru seriously.

"At that time, whether it is the rebellion of the domestic princes, or the neighboring countries of Fanbang taking the opportunity to rob, the Son of Heaven will definitely send troops to quell the rebellion. And the good generals of the DPRK and China are all in the northern Xinjiang, and the rest are unbearable and difficult to use! I know that Brother Sima is all-round in civil and military affairs, and has great ambitions, so you have to prepare early, once you reach this situation, when the Son of Heaven chooses the general, the brother can seize the opportunity, recommend himself, worship the general, and show his long-cherished wish in life! ”

Under Sima Xiangru's elegant and modest appearance, he actually has an extremely proud and conceited heart.

Although he is famous for his literary talent, "the ambition of a man is not in the sword and pen!" ”

Who doesn't want to plan for the court and make decisions for the military. Who doesn't want to be a golden iron horse and famous in history!

"Little Hou Ye, I never thought that you were Changqing's confidant! Today's words will be taken to heart. I hope you will take care of this trip and return as soon as possible! ”

Sima Xiangru solemnly thanked him. He has always admired Yuan Zhao's behavior, at a young age, he is not an ordinary person, and since he met, he has never seen him speak falsely.

Yuan Zhao didn't say more, thanked Wen Jun for his kindness, and said goodbye to each other.

At that time, the young man, red robe and white horse, one person and one horse, gradually went away, more than ten people standing on the side of the road quietly waiting put their horses to meet them, Yuan Zhao turned back to the person who was still standing in front of the restaurant and waved the horsewhip, and then rode first, the horse's hooves were rustling, and he went north!

Earlier, Yuan Zhao did not follow the princess car from Chang'an, but returned to Changle Plateau in advance.

There's a big mess on Changle Plateau! Originally, after the beginning of spring, many of his plans were going to be in full swing, but when the Weiyang Palace family put such a thing into such a file, he had to put everything aside for the time being, and then start again after returning from northern Xinjiang.

With the resourceful master father sitting here, Yuan Zhao is still very relieved.

During this time, Zhao Yuan had already come to Changle Plateau from Fanxue Tower, and among those Liuyun Gang, he contacted some people who still had old thoughts about the old gang leader.

Of course, Yuan Zhao reminded him that this process should not be in a hurry, and it should not be too much! Those who are chosen must first have a heart of loyalty.

Although Xiaoice was reluctant to take Master, she also knew that he would not agree to take her there. I had to aggrieved and promised to listen to my father's words at home.

The reason why Yuan Zhao took Cui Hong with him was because he was familiar with the terrain there, and he might use it in times of emergency. There is also a long-term idea that Yuan Zhao has a long-term idea, if his expectation for Xiaoice is to make her a horse that walks all over the grassland, then for Cui Hong, it is to temper his future into an eagle soaring over the grassland, and the glory of their lives should be realized there.

Of course, it's too early to say this, but it doesn't prevent you from leading in that direction step by step.

Wei Qing had already selected ten young military brothers to follow the northbound from among the eight hundred horsemen stationed in Changle Plateau in accordance with Yuan Zhao's instructions.

What Yuan Zhao told them was to follow the brigade and take the opportunity to see what the real Huns' iron cavalry looked like.

Most of these people are children of the army, and a few of them are descendants of nobles, and in the past 20 years, they have not been on the real battlefield, and they have not experienced the cruelty and bloodshed of the two armies.

Coming here from the boring barracks, they have enjoyed this life for a few months. In this vast wilderness, galloping horses, leading bows and hunting, so unhappy!

There is also the hospitable little marquis in front of him, he has endless wine to drink, and a good hand of roasted meat, so these soldiers have already become one with him.

Now, everyone's greatest wish is that their battalion of cavalry should be stationed here for a while longer, but they must not be transferred back to the boring and restrained barracks again!

This time, when I heard that Captain Wei Qing was going to take them to follow the little marquis to the north, naturally everyone was enthusiastic, and they had long wanted to go to a more expansive place to ride their horses!

At this time, these Chang'an children naturally did not know in advance that this seemingly ordinary trip would encounter dangers and difficulties. No one would have thought that their fate would be greatly changed by this!

A few years later, these ten people all became the main generals of the newly grown Han cavalry, and in the confrontation with the Hun cavalry, as the backbone, each of them achieved remarkable results!

Except for two generals who died heroically early and were shrouded in horse leather, the rest were made marquis by the Son of Heaven by virtue of their outstanding military exploits. And their initial bravery and strength came from following Changle Hou's trip to the north.

It was Gongsun Ao who replaced Wei Qing as the captain of the Xiaocai Battalion, which was also the candidate proposed by Yuan Zhao to the emperor.

Before leaving, Gongsun Ao came from Chang'an with two close guards around Emperor Liu Che. They were assigned by the Son of Heaven to follow Changle Hou and go and return together.

This is also what the emperor mentioned to Yuan Zhao on the top of Shanglinyuan Mountain that day, he wanted to send the people around him to follow him to see for himself, where the Huns were stronger than the Han people!

For this request, Yuan Zhao naturally could not refuse. Looking at the two handsome and tall Feather Forest Knights, he casually asked their names.

When he heard the second person put his name on it, he looked back and looked back. The man was in his twenties, with strong blood and sharp eyes.

"Zhang Qian? Good name...... Hehe! ”

The young guard named Zhang Qian was a little puzzled, and he didn't understand why this little marquis seemed to be very interested in his name. But as a personal attendant by the side of the Son of Heaven, he naturally knows the weight of Changle Hou in the royal family. Be respectful and courteous to him, and dare not despise him.

"Little Hou Ye, the Son of Heaven specially sent the two of us to serve by his side, obey the dispatch, if there is anything to serve along the way, just give the order!"

"It's easy to say, then you can take a good look at the scenery, terrain and people on the way. When the time comes, it will be good to come back in front of the royal court. ”

"Yes! What the little marquis said is that we must watch and remember with our hearts. ”

Gossip aside, no need to say more. After explaining everything, Yuan Zhao took Wei Qing, Cui Hong, ten elite horsemen and two Weiyang Palace guards, a total of fifteen people, fully equipped, set off from Changle Yuan, and said cherished again with the Sima couple who were waiting here in the restaurant on the outskirts of Qing, and let the horse gallop north, and in less than half an hour, he saw that the team escorting the princess's car was not far ahead.

In the carriage with two horses and two splendid curtains, a girl wearing a plain white dress sat quietly.

Don't! Chang'an, don't do it! Native land. Maybe you will only be able to come back in a dream in the future, right?

Originally, what the palace prepared for her according to the system was a gorgeous and bright Shu Jinxiang skirt and a pearl crown, but she folded them neatly to the side and didn't want to wear them. Because, when the girl left Chang'an, she just wanted to leave with a normal heart and a normal body.

The carriage was slightly bumpy, surrounded by the guards' hooves, and Chang'an was getting farther and farther away!

In the hands as white as jade, a green bamboo flute has been held warmly, just the starry sky, the unforgettable night, and the young man...... There won't be any more, will it?

Since leaving the palace, I have endured tears for a long time, and I finally stopped being restrained, unscrupulous, and wet my face that has begun to show its beauty!

Suddenly, there was a hurried horse's hooves from behind, and the familiar voice sounded on the left side of the carriage, the girl was struck by lightning, and a premonition accelerated her heartbeat, but she didn't care about the face of the crying flower, and she lifted the curtain of the carriage with a shake of her hand!

The mountains have trees, the trees have branches, the branches have green leaves, and the spring breeze will eventually blow the flowers and fill the trees. Even if this trip is a boundless sea of suffering, as long as there is you, it is the other side.

The early spring is slightly cold, the sun is dazzling, and in a trance, the red-robed young man on the white horse smiled indifferently, just like the first meeting ...... in the small garden!