Zhongdu City is located in the center of the Shenzhou mainland, with convenient transportation and convenient access. To the south, along the canal, you can go straight down the river, and after crossing the river, it is the boundary of the Chu State. From Zhongdu to the east, there is the world's widest and smoothest official road leading to the junction of Qi and Qin, which can ensure the unimpeded flow of millions of troops. Now the grain and grass materials gathered from all over the country are being continuously transported to the frontline battlefield through this main artery, supporting the rapid advance of the Qin army.

If you come out of the Xi'an Gate of the central capital, walk west along the avenue, and cross the fertile Guanzhong Plain, you will embark on the famous Silk Road. It is possible to access the distant and mysterious West. It's just that this golden trade route gradually disappeared into the yellow sand outside the city as the two great powers at both ends of the continent each fell into endless civil wars.

If you go north out of the Guanzhong Plain, the tall trees gradually thin out. The grasslands that stretch as far as the eye can see are gradually dominating.

This year is a good year, not only the good parents of the Zhuang in Guanzhong, but also the three or five buckets more. Even the meadows of the northern steppes are much more abundant.

The sea of clouds in the sky is churning, and the sea of grass is surging underground. The wind blew from the south, blowing the waist-deep grass on the plain and lowering its heads, revealing countless cattle and sheep grazing with their heads bowed. This year's grassland aquatic plants are so abundant and beautiful that these guys are only willing to eat the young shoots on the grass, and the slightly older parts are too lazy to chew.

The muffled sound of horses' hooves came from the south, waking the timid fellows. Thousands of pairs of sheep's eyes and bull's eyes looked south.

A group of 100 knights rode all the Dawan horses from the Western Regions, galloping along the trade routes that were almost submerged in the grass.

The leader is Qin Lei, who was pressed to the bitter cold land of the extreme north, according to the legends of the ladies of the capital. Shen Qing's guards, and even Qin Surabaya and Erwa followed him closely.

After taking the carriage out of Zhongdu and meeting with Shen Qing and them waiting at Beiping Gate, Qin Lei finally got rid of his identity as a prisoner, abandoned the carriage, rode on a horse, and took his brothers all the way north.

Along the way, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, dined and drank, and today is the seventh day. Most of the people were tired, and Erwa and Qin Surabaya even had to be tied to horses before they could march. But Qin Lei is still in high spirits, singing from time to time, although his lyrics are weird and awkward.

Qin Lei, who is high and widowed, doesn't care about other people's opinions, after singing Kangding's love song, he wants to sing Tengger, but he can't sing such a high note, and his face is red. There was a burst of sneering laughter from behind, Qin Lei turned his head and glared at them fiercely, he felt that his face was dull for a while, the horse whip in his hand was tightened, the war horse under him was in pain, and he galloped wildly, and rushed out with Qin Lei, who was laughing wildly.

Shen Qing in the back knew that Qin Lei had not only not received the respect he deserved since he entered Beijing, but he had also been restrained everywhere, and he had not done anything he wanted to do, and he had even been whipped and locked up for a few days. As Qin Lei's closest attendant, he knew what kind of unruly soul and what kind of arrogant heart was hidden under His Royal Highness's gentle and generous appearance. In the capital, where there is no trace of foundation, this unruliness is mocked, and this arrogance is insulted. His Royal Highness's time in Kyoto was really unhappy.

And the grassland, the most uninhibited and arrogant place in the world, is so close to Qin Lei's heart, he can release his vitality to the fullest, and he can unleash his youth wantonly. He is happy, happy and reminiscent of his real age.

Thinking of this, Shen Qing also quickly chased after him.

The two riders, one in front of the other, pulled the team farther and farther away until there was no trace of them.

Qin Lei vented enough, and when he turned around and saw Shen Qing who was panting and pouting to follow, he found that except for him, the entire team had not yet followed. So he no longer urged the war horse, and believed that the horse was parallel to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing was still silent, so silent that Qin Lei needed to break it every time.

Qin Lei looked at his closest comrades-in-arms and said softly, "Shen Qing, how long have you been following me?" ”

Shen Qing didn't think about it, and replied, "Ten more days will be two months." ”

Qin Lei was surprised: "It's so short, I thought it was very long." ”

Shen Qing thought for a moment and nodded, "It's like two or three years." ”

Qin Lei said angrily: "Do you mean to live like a year with His Highness?" ”

Shen Qing chuckled, "You know I didn't mean that. ”

Qin Lei nodded with a smile and said to himself: "In the small courtyard of the Zongren Mansion, I have thought a lot. ”

Shen Qing didn't want to speak, but after following Qin Lei for a long time, he also knew how to make fun. He reluctantly said, "About that?" ”

"Ideals and Futures." Qin Lei replied briefly, and then asked rhetorically, "Shen Qing, what are your ideals?" ”

Shen Qing thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know either." ”

Qin Lei looked at the herdsmen in the distance and said, "It's not good to have no ideals, especially for young people like you. ”

Shen Qing wanted to laugh in his heart, His Highness always looked like an old man with vicissitudes when he said such things, and he completely forgot that he was only seventeen years old, one year younger than himself. Thinking of this, he asked with interest, "Your Highness, what is your dream?" ”

Qin Lei took his eyes off the herdsmen and cast his eyes on the line where heaven and earth intersected. "I will make all my friends proud of me and enjoy the glory of the world because of me, and I will make all my enemies tremble when they hear my name, and suffer purgatory-like torments because of me." I want the sun to shine wherever it is my territory of Great Qin, and I want all the people of the world to be my people of Great Qin. I want the whole earth to pulsate with my breath and change color with my actions! The voice became more and more agitated, the spirit became more and more excited, and the momentum became more and more surging.

Shen Qing looked at His Highness dumbfounded, as if he had seen it for the first time.

Sure enough, the exciting atmosphere had not yet dissipated, and Qin Lei turned around and said, "However, I can't do this alone. Then he turned his face to Shen Qing and said seriously: "Aren't you without ideals?" It just so happens that I have a surplus of ideals, and I can share half of you. Don't refuse. ”

Shen Qing's mouth never closed. Qin Lei continued: "I have decided to give you the two most glorious dreams. ”

Shen Qing subconsciously asked, "Those two?" After speaking, I secretly scolded myself for being too ignorant, isn't this a trick.

Qin Lei patted him on the shoulder and said, "It is the most difficult to divide your two, let the place where the sun shine is my Great Qin's territory, and let the people of the world be my Great Qin's people." It's not difficult, right? ”

Shen Qing thought about it carefully, it was indeed easier than changing the color of the world, so he nodded, and accepted this ideal that sounded pretty good.

Seeing him nodding, Qin Lei smiled and said, "When you go there, you can leave my daily life alone, I will find you a successor." I have more time to think about how to lead the troops. I will be able to use you in the future. ”

At this time, the team behind caught up, and Shen Qing didn't want to say much, so he had to nod his head and say yes.

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When the sun was setting, Qin Lei and the others met the scout sent by the Beishan Ranch, and when Shen Bing, who went to greet him, brought the black-clothed scout into the tent with a smile, Qin Lei was slightly stunned.

When the scout saw Qin Lei, he excitedly clenched his right hand into his fist and smashed it into his left chest, and said in a trembling voice: "Report to the instructor, Ma Zhi, the third squad leader of the scout squadron, has completed the mission and asked to return to the team." ”

Qin Lei stood up and saluted back, and said loudly: "Permission to return to the team." "This batch of scouts was taught by Qin Lei, and the effort he put into it at that time was no less than that of his personal guard, and this Ma Zhi was the earliest team leader, so he was naturally very familiar with Qin Lei. He was also the leader of the team sent by Qin Lei to protect Shen Luo and Zhang Jizhi.

At this time, after the two sides traveled thousands of miles, they met in this plugged grassland, and they were naturally excited. Qin Lei pressed scout Ma Zhi's shoulders with both hands, looked up and down carefully, and saw that Ma Zhi's body was still strong and his eyes were sharper, so he said happily: "Not bad, it seems that you have traveled thousands of miles, and I haven't tossed you down." ”

Ma Zhi's eyes were slightly red and said: "At that time, I couldn't break through the ghost gate with His Highness and the brothers, and I still feel sad when I think about it." ”

Qin Lei waved his hand and said, "You are acting on orders, don't think about it." Come, sit. "On the way, everything is simple. Even His Highness's tent was nothing more than a thick carpet on the ground that was used as a bed.

Qin Lei pulled Ma Zhi to sit down on the carpet and shouted outside the tent: "Surabaya, quick, get some wine and food, I want to drink with my brothers." ”

Qin Sishui answered outside and left. Qin Lei instructed Shen Bing again: "Go, Shen Qing will find it, and say that his captain is here." ”

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