The snow in the south of the Yangtze River is still weak, and the heavy snow in the northwest blows on the face under the strength of the cold wind, but it is like a knife, but no matter how heavy the snow is, it will finally stop at the moment, just like winter has gone to spring and never changed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Loulan is one of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, and its capital is Hunicheng, which is located near Ruoqiang in contemporary Xinjiang. Loulan is near the end of the west, Jingjue, Khotan and other countries, the northeast looks at the car division, and the northwest passes through Yanqi. Under the irrigation of the Peacock River, it is also the easternmost country on the Silk Road in the Western Regions, and when the Central Plains was in turmoil, it benefited from the large influx of refugees on the main trade routes, and Loulan became more and more prosperous.

If you want to go to Loulan, you must first pass through the Yumen Pass.

Tang Wangzhilian's Liangzhou poem "Why should the Qiang flute complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the Yumen Pass" has exhausted the desolation and loneliness in the northwest, and Loulan is still 600 miles away from the Yumen Pass, in the eyes of the Central Plains, it is actually a wild country.

The Silk Road sounds prosperous, but after all, it is not as prosperous as the Central Plains. The people who walk here not only have to endure the impermanence of the weather, the ruthlessness of the desert, but also have to face the attacks of horse bandits, wolves and wild beasts in the desert.

The world is bustling, all for fame and fortune.

The ancient road is dangerous, but whether it is the goods brought from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, or the materials brought back to the Central Plains from the Western Regions, even ordinary goods can be worth dozens of times more, if they are rare things, the value earned can be said to be incalculable, so even if it is dangerous, even if you know that it may never return, there are countless people who die in this ancient road full of murder and life.

The snow has not disappeared, but the caravan has left Yumen Pass and embarked on a journey of hope to Loulan. But in the vast desert, even if human beings claim to be the spirits of all things, they seem extremely small.

The sky is high and the clouds are sinking.

There was a caravan trudging through the desert, and there were whistles on the ground, and the traveling caravan was needless to say, and it was automatically surrounded by the outside, and there were large carts forming a wall of blocks, and the sturdy men puffed up their chests and showed their swords and guns to guard the outermost, welcoming the most dangerous moment.

The leader of the team was an old man with a dark face.

The old man's surname is Ban, and the caravan is called Daddy Ban. When he heard the whistle, Daddy Ban couldn't help frowning, the New Year has just passed, if it is cold today, the snow has not disappeared, if he is not in a hurry to go to Loulan, he will not be out of the jam this morning.

It is said that the early bird has worms to eat, if the robbers of this desert are not extremely vicious, but they rarely have the habit of coming out early to rob, but the spies in front of them warn, obviously encountered something strange, but I don't know what it is?

After a while, a man on a horse rushed in front of him, the man's muscles were knotted, and he looked really strong, but looking at his appearance, he was still slightly green.

Father Ban didn't see the dust raised in the distance, and secretly thought that there should be no brigade of horse thieves coming, and frowned: "Pillar, what's wrong?" ”

The young man named Zhu looked surprised, and said in a low voice: "Daddy, there is a strange person ahead, and there is a person walking in this direction. ”

Daddy Ban said lightly: "What's so strange about someone coming? He knew that there were always business travelers on this road, and he felt that the pillar was making a fuss.

Zhu Zi whispered, "But he is a man, and he looks younger than me, and he doesn't have any weapons with him." ”

Father Ban frowned again and raised his eyes to look north.

The young man the pillar said was approaching the caravan.

The young man looked really dusty, his usual cloth clothes were very tattered, and his hair was as messy as a bird's nest.

The young man was very depressed, but his eyes were still extremely bright, as bright as stars in the dark night.

Needless to say, Daddy Ban also knows why the pillar is surprised.

In fact, everyone in the caravan looked at the young man as if they were monsters. In such a vast desert, the caravan is in crisis, but there are people who can walk alone in the desert, looking like they are not dying or quite vibrant......

How is this possible?

However, although the young man looked strange, his expression was kind, and the strong men on guard in the caravan all dropped their swords and guns one after another, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The young man walked straight to the caravan, his eyes swept slightly, and he had fallen on Daddy Ban, smiled and hugged his fists and said: "Uncle, I rushed to Loulan not long ago, but I had no choice but to turn around in the snowstorm. I don't know where my husband's caravan is going? ”

Daddy Ban was slightly shocked in his heart, secretly thinking that this young man didn't seem to be big, but he was really much more sophisticated than the pillar, this young man was neither humble nor arrogant, and he could see at a glance that he was the leader, how could his eyes be idle?

When people get old, they think more.

Daddy Ban has been crisscrossing the Western Regions all year round, and he has really seen too many strange characters. Although the person in front of him was young and down, Daddy Ban did not show any slackness, and said tentatively: "According to the old man's expectations, there should have been some heavy snowstorms here half a month ago. ”

The young man looked admiring and said with a wry smile: "What the old man said is right, I also heard the guide say this when I was at the Yumen Pass." It's just that I rushed to Loulan with all my heart, and then I got out of the customs, and I couldn't reach it quickly, but I got lost in it. Today, I saw my husband's caravan, so I rushed to ask for advice. ”

The pillar shouted, "Which one are you going to cheat?" How can you survive a snowstorm if you do encounter it? ”

The people in the caravan were also suspicious.

The climate in the desert is unpredictable, but these people haunt the Silk Road all year round and know a little about the weather changes from month to month. The desert is unusually cold in winter and hot in summer, and the new year and midsummer are not good times for business. If they hadn't rushed to Loulan this time, they would have to leave the customs a little later. If you want to turn around, you have to wait until summer, and if you miss summer time, you have to turn back until autumn.

This young man said that he experienced a wind and snow half a month ago, and now the desert is extremely cold, looking at his clothes like this, how can he survive under that strange cold? When everyone thought of this, they inevitably felt that this young man was lying so much, and he must have approached the caravan with another intention.

However, everyone still looked at Daddy Ban, waiting for his decision.

Father Ban looked at the young man for a long time before he said, "Your Excellency is in such a hurry to go to Loulan, is it also for Princess Loulan to recruit relatives?" ”

The young man was a little stunned, shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, I'm looking for ...... A friend. ”

While speaking, the young man couldn't help but think - although Sun Shangxiang grew up in Jiangdong, she used to go to Kunlun alone when she was in the morning rain, and she should be much smarter than me, she should be safe now, right?

Young people are flying solo.

After he came out of Yunmengze, he bought a fast horse and went straight from Wuguan to Guanzhong, and then marched northwest along Liangzhou, passing through Zhangye, Jiuquan, and until Dunhuang Yumen.

It can be said that the journey has been thousands of miles, and he is energetic and strong, but he has also experienced many ups and downs and misguided paths. When he arrived at Yumen Pass, when it was still full of snow, he missed Sun Shangxiang, and just wanted to see Yiren as soon as possible, and told her not to pay attention to it too much, you and I just face it side by side, Yiren's affairs were originally his solo thing!

When the soldiers guarding the pass heard that Solo Fei was going to leave the customs, they felt like a madman when they saw Solo Fei, and almost put him in prison. Fortunately, he flew to the countryside and followed the customs, and he was easy-going, and he easily resolved the contradictions that ordinary people could not handle, and he was able to get acquainted with the officers and soldiers defending the city.

What he said to Daddy Ban was the truth. After the snow was a little thinner, he didn't hear the news of the Yiren at Yumen Pass, and secretly wondered if Sun Shangxiang had already broken into the Western Regions?

As soon as he thought of this, he could no longer bear it, although he heard from the guide that there would be snow in the desert, and it was extremely dangerous, but he prepared some horses and dry food and water, and resolutely went out after waiting for a good day.

He had been to Loulan before, but that was 2,000 years later, and he was an important person, and with modern facilities, he didn't feel the difficulty of the desert. But in this extremely inconvenient ancient time, he lacked a guide, and when he encountered a blizzard, he finally knew that the power of heaven and earth was really difficult to regret.

The horse froze to death, but he relied on his profound inner breath to resist the wind and cold, eating horse meat and using snow as water to pull it down, but after all, he found that he was still a little reckless. Knowing that a caravan would eventually arrive soon, he waited for the main road while patiently polishing his internal rest, and finally waited for Daddy Ban's caravan to come to meet him.

When he saw the caravan, he secretly smiled bitterly, told everything as it was, and saw everyone's suspicions, it was not strange to fly alone, and said sincerely: "I heard my husband say this, did the caravan go to Loulan to recruit relatives for Princess Loulan?" ”

He knew that Loulan was prosperous, and the princess would definitely be extravagant when she got married, and the old man in front of him said this, most of which was aimed at the interests of it.

Daddy felt that this young man was quite able to listen to the sound, and said in a slight mutter: "You were lost by the wind and snow, so you want to go to Loulan with me?" ”

Shan Fei smiled: "Exactly." ”

Zhu Zi said urgently: "Dad, do you really believe his nonsense? He ......"

Father Ban waved his hand, stopped the pillar, and said with a smile: "Okay, many friends and many roads, if you don't dislike it, we might as well go along the way." ”

Shan Fei was slightly happy, stretched out his hand and touched it in his arms, slightly embarrassed, "I don't know how much my husband will cost?" He knew that most of these caravans were headed by a major force, and the small caravans would pay some protection fees to join in for safety. He didn't want to make an exception, but after he went through that snowstorm, there was nothing left except for the necessary things, and there were no other things left in his body, such as money.

Seeing this, Daddy Ban couldn't see the embarrassment of Solo Fei, and smiled: "Since Your Excellency is willing to join the face of the old man, how can the old man charge what fees?" ”

As soon as he said it, everyone was surprised, and a few groups of business travelers who were watching coldly showed dissatisfaction, they all knew that Daddy Ban seemed to be easy-going, but in fact he was quite prestigious in the Western Regions, so he paid a lot of money to join in.

Daddy Ban had other plans, or because of experience, or because of the young man's sincere smile, but more because he saw that Solo Fei's clothes were torn and the soles of his shoes were thin, and he really looked like he had gone through a heavy snowstorm......

A young man in such a situation can still talk and laugh without being humble or arrogant, without any frustration. With this calmness and perseverance, Daddy Ban feels worthy of fellowship.

This young man is definitely very capable.

A little business fee in exchange for such a person to join the gang, others may be incomprehensible, but for Daddy Ban, it is a worthwhile deal!

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