Li Kuan rode his horse and hurried without saying a word, the road was covered with snow, and the road was full of wind and rain, without a trace of smile. It's not that he doesn't want to face it with a smile, but as long as he sees those enthusiastic people on both sides of the road, he will ring his own thought in his heart, and he will feel bursts of guilt and heartache.

The chasing clouds he was riding and the little gray ash who was following him next to him both felt the complicated feelings of his master, and he didn't just follow him silently, speechless all the way. Liu Wei rode his horse behind Li Kuan, looking at the emaciated back, and didn't know what it was like in his heart. He didn't know what happened to His Royal Highness the King of Chu, only that after leaving Zhoujia Village in Changze County, he had been sullen. Every day, he only buried his head in the road, and when he arrived at the camp, he trained frantically, trained himself to exhaustion, and then dragged his heavy body back to the camp tent and lay down to sleep. There must be something, and it's not a good thing. Liu Wei guessed in his heart.

Time just walks like this, and doesn't stop for a moment for anyone. The long way back is also constantly shrinking in the sound of the rumbling hooves of the war horse, after entering the land of Guanzhong, it is close to Chang'an, and gradually the familiar Guanzhong accent can be heard, which makes the Xuanjiawei soldiers feel unusually cordial. Although it has only been two or three months since they left this familiar land, they have been hovering on the edge of life and death many times, and this experience of near-death and survival, even after a hundred battles, cannot avoid a burst of joy.

No matter how the surrounding environment changes, Li Kuan's figure is still so lonely and so isolated. These things he can't tell outsiders. can only bear it in his heart, this heavy psychological pressure makes Li Kuan, as an ordinary person, feel breathless and suffocated. Only a lot of training can relieve the extreme tiredness of the body in the slightest. The middle of winter in the land of Guanzhong. It's still the season of cold winds and howling. The north wind swept the white grass and folded, not only only appeared outside the plug, the cold winter of the land in this pass is also such a desolate scene, in the early Tang Dynasty, the population withered, often walking on the official road, half a day without seeing people.

Just like at this moment. The Tang army, which was walking on a wilderness, had been marching for two hours, and had traveled dozens of miles and hundreds of miles. But there was no trace of people, only the barren mountains covered with snow, and the woods covered with snow-white velvet, and the terrible sound of apes came from afar. It turned out to be close to Helan Mountain. It has never been a densely populated area. Because of the high mountains and deep forests, there are often wild beasts, so the people do not want to live here, but the army is often stationed in these places. To the north of this place is the boundary of the alien race, if there is no defense, those alien races can cross the Helan Mountain and drive straight into the land of Guanzhong. That's why there is an official road under their feet now.

Li Kuan rode his horse in front, and behind him were the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army who followed him closely to protect his safety. Suddenly, Li Kuan stood up with his feet in the stirrups, and then raised his head to the sky and roared. The cold wind poured into his open mouth at once. It made him shiver, but it didn't affect the long howl that gave vent to the depression in his chest. The sound was like a gust of wind blowing through a pine forest. It was like a wave rushing to the shore, and it continued until all the breath in Li Kuan's chest was spit out, and it lasted for more than two minutes.

The mountains in the distance also gave Li Kuan their response, and one echo after another, and the apes in the mountains no longer howled, as if they were frightened by Li Kuan's voice. But no matter what, this time the long howl that tried his best made Li Kuan's heart feel better, and for nearly half a month along the way, he has been stuck in a strange circle, constantly reviewing his mistakes. knew that just now, I couldn't hold back it before I vented it. But the moment the cold wind blew into his chest and abdomen, the shiver made him sober up a lot, and he changed his angle to realize that he was getting into the tip of the horns. Where is the war of the undead? Where there is a bloodless confrontation. Why blame yourself for the blood that is bound to be shed? Instead of defending those who are still there, since something happened, self-blame will not help, why not face it and solve it. If such a result is caused, then it is necessary to save it, to get back those who have been lost, and to take back those who have been robbed. Why bother with self-pity like this, there is no other effect than to make those who care about themselves worry about themselves.

"Come on, go check ......it for me" Li Kuan spoke to an outsider for the first time in more than half a month, and his long silence coupled with the howl he did his best made his voice hoarse, like touching the sand skin on the surface of the glass.

"Humble duty!" Liu Wei hurriedly promised, this is the first sentence that this young master has said in more than half a month, even if he wants to choose a campsite before, he just nodded when he went to ask, so he had to catch it quickly, otherwise if he returned to Chang'an, how could the emperor spare himself? I'm afraid that the merits of this trip will be gone, and I will be reprimanded or even beaten with a stick.

"Do you have details of each soldier?" Li Kuan asked out loud again, at this time the vocal cords were much more adapted, and his speech was not so dry and obscure.

"Your Highness, there is indeed such a roster! When every Xuanjia guard is selected to join the Xuanjia Army, there is a detailed registration. Liu Wei replied.

"So, does Liu Sima have the information of the soldiers who went on this expedition? Do you bring it with you? Li Kuan was a little impatient, he wanted to find those people as much as possible, so as not to let things worsen, otherwise he was afraid that it would be out of control.

"This, these materials are all in Chang'an City, who still brings these things with the army to fight!" Liu Wei was a little dumbfounded, this highness was really a little too anxious. Where is there a saying that you want it? You must know that although these materials are very common, sparrows can be regarded as military secrets, and if people with ulterior motives may use these things to do something that should not be done. Therefore, only the headquarters of Xuanjiawei will have an archive, not even the Ministry of War, which is in charge of the war in the world, so how could Liu Wei have it!

"That's right!" Li Kuan was a little disappointed, but he was much calmer than before, and it was completely a mess of hemp and a pot of porridge before. Now that I've finally found the thread, we have a direction!

"Your Highness, to go through these materials, you need your majesty's special approval! So even if you bring it with you, you don't dare to show it to Your Highness! Liu Wei then added.

"Don't say it, go back to Beijing, and when you return to the capital, this king will personally ask his father to check it out!" Li Kuan said no more, so the conversation ended.

Helan Mountain, although this mountain range has always been guarded by the army but its reputation is not obvious, until later generations were sung by the famous general Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty "Manjianghong" before it became famous all over the world, this mountain is not very high, the average altitude is only 2,000 to 3,000 meters, this height is not much more than the Loess Plateau, so in this pass the land does not seem so majestic and magnificent. However, it is also a natural separation zone between the Tang Dynasty and other races, and with this mountain, it blocks the southward path of countless nomads.

Li Kuan and others galloped along the official road at the foot of Helan Mountain, and the sound of horses' hooves conveyed the master's anxious mood. Even if the Tang soldiers standing on the mountain in the distance waved flags to their comrades below the mountain to express their goodwill, Li Kuan did not respond, or Liu Wei took the idea and waved the flag to convey his friendly blessings to the robe on the mountain.

Li Kuan didn't see the scenery along the way, he just wanted to return to Chang'an City now, find the account book that recorded the detailed information of Xuanjiawei, and then argue his guess, let the stone that had been hanging in his heart fall to the ground, whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, it was better than the anxiety that could not go up or down. Even if it's the worst outcome, it's a pleasure!

Li Kuan's army is not only Li Kuan's Xuanjia recruits, but also Li Shiji with a part of the large army to follow behind, Li Kuan's army because it is an elite division, so it was sent to be the vanguard, open the road in front, open mountains in the mountains, and build bridges in the water. It's not that you just have to take care of yourself, but you also have to take into account the speed of the march of the large army behind. No matter how anxious Li Kuan is, he must act in accordance with military law in the army, and he will not be merciful if he violates military discipline Li Shiji, this is the privilege that Li Er gave to these generals in the army, because the identity of Li Kuan is only a child who is not yet a weak crown, but there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, so there is no privilege of Li Er, these princes and generals dare not command Li Kuan, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, at will. It was precisely because Li Er gave these people a 'tightening spell' that Li Shiji dared to send Li Kuan out to be a scavenger who opened the way. If there was no such thing as Li Er's will, Li Shiji would definitely keep Li Kuo by his side, even pinned to the waistband of his trousers, and he would carry it wherever he went, lest this little prince sue in front of the emperor after returning to Beijing.

Fortunately, Li Er has made a holy decree, and Li Kuan is not as unruly as the legend in Chang'an before, on the contrary, he is very self-motivated, courageous and decisive. It's just that he has a bit of a gambler-like trait in his heart, and he dares to do something dangerous directly when his head is feverish, which is a taboo for generals! Because a person cannot be lucky forever, as long as he is unlucky, then he will be defeated. Therefore, although there is a cloud in the art of war: 'Soldiers, treacherous ways!' However, it has always been believed by later generations of military strategists that it means that soldiers are not tired of deceit, rather than saying that winning with strange soldiers is the art of war, and all the art of war is a name for being upright. Rather than relying on one or two tricks to gain supreme prestige.

Therefore, Li Kuan still has a long way to go, and Li Shiji will call him like this, hoping to use this to polish off the edges and corners of this little prince, remove the temperament that likes to take risks, be calmer, and steady and steady is the king.

After a few days, it is already close to the eastern capital Luoyang, which is still some distance away from Chang'an, but it also means that Chang'an is not far away, the second largest city in the world today, has now changed a lot, and Li Kuan's time three years ago has changed a lot. (To be continued......)

PS: I'm sorry, the landlord's broadband has expired, and the otaku runs to the Internet café to upload after work! I didn't have the internet last night, and I'm still at work today! I'm really sorry!