"Wow, it's so cold in this place."

"Hehe, the little guy in the Central Plains hasn't seen it, our northwest is like this, it's good when there is the sun during the day, but as long as the sun above the head hides, this god, you can die of cold."

"Hey, don't think I don't know, it's said in school, that the higher the mountain, the colder the weather, compared with the sea and sea in Qingzhou, it's a thousand zhang higher, and the weather is naturally much colder than those at the foot of the mountain."

"Yo he~ You even talk about this kind of thing in your official school."

"That is, the principal said, whether it is an official or a general, you need to know astronomy, geography, and be familiar with the customs and customs of the place, so that whether it is governing politics or fighting, you can adapt measures to local conditions and get twice the result with half the effort."

"He really deserves to be the most literate person in the official school of the state, which is really extraordinary. It's a pity that I didn't give birth at the right time, otherwise I would have to be admitted to the government school anyway, even if it is just a year and a half of auditing, I will gain a lot. ”

"That's natural, it's just that everyone knows the benefits of government school, I don't know how many students fail to get in every year, and who doesn't want to audit the lectures of those doctors in the government school, not only can learn knowledge, but also benefit the next year's exam."

"Well, I don't really hope much."

"This is not necessarily, I heard the students who have not yet graduated said that the security guards of the official school have become sought-after recently, it is said that it is because there is a student who has not been admitted to the official school for various reasons, and he can't get the opportunity to audit, so he has made a decision to become a security guard in the official school. Although I need to complete various tasks on weekdays, as long as I am willing to work hard, I still have some free time to sit on the sidelines, and even manage the entry and exit of government schools. You can also meet the doctors in those schools, maybe you can ask some questions when the other party is happy, and you can also leave a reputation for learning in the hearts of those doctors. No, within three years, this soldier who became a security guard passed the internal assessment of the official school and became a freshman of the official school. It's really envious of others. ”

"Sure enough, there is a saying that 'where there is a will, there is a way', and I am not as good as him."

"Since then, it is said that even the cleaning work in the government school, which was originally considered to be dirty and low, has become more and more popular, and it is said that a cleaning officer stumped the graduating students with a question."

"Wow, are all the miscellaneous people in the official school all monsters now?"

"Hey, hey, it doesn't need to be like this, it's just an occasional problem. It doesn't mean that it's a universal phenomenon. ”

"Ah, by the way, I forgot that you are also a student who graduated from a government school, and it is a little difficult for you to accept such a thing."

"You're simply questioning my level, I'm going to duel with you......"

"Very good, Lao Zhang, give our Qin University a long sword, he wants to fight with me."

"Who's going to compete with you. I'm going to fight with you! ”

"Hey, I know I didn't go to official school. You still have to fight with me. ”

"You're not the same, you bully me less than you have been on the battlefield, and you come and go in the wind and rain on weekdays, your ability to kill and fight is definitely higher than mine, and your body is much stronger than mine, so it's obvious that you want to bully me."

"Hey, hey. Because you brought it up first, I won't suffer any matter what. ”

"Very good, very good, then you must not have a son, otherwise you will see how I take care of him after he goes to school."

"You~Small~Child~Hit~Count~How~What~Food~Cooking~Cooking~Me~Son~Son~!!"

"It's not easy," he said, ignoring the other party's eyes as if they were going to eat people. "Leave him enough exercises every day to do the exercises in the second half of the night, and then tell him that as long as he can complete those exercises every day, he will definitely be able to get close to the state government school and achieve the pinnacle of life!"

"Really?!"

"Well, if he can do that, it's fine, but only if his body can hold on until then."

"Sure enough, it's better to hang up this guy of yours and beat him to relieve the hatred in my heart."

"Before that, you better give me a leather coat, it's too cold."

In Jincheng County, from east to west, the terrain continues to rise, and when it comes to Linqiang, an important town in the west, this situation becomes more and more obvious. Even though it is now the end of April and you can't feel it during the day, at night, when the thick chill dissipates the heat that the sun easily leaves behind during the day, human beings need to face the test of temperature again.

For those who are new to the country, this huge temperature difference is far beyond their imagination, even though Guanzhong and Jinzhong are also typical inland climates, but in front of this plateau, it is so pale, any human who wants to live here will have to endure far more severe tests than they imagined.

And that's not even counting the other environmental factor that makes it even harder for them to get used to, and that's the somewhat thin air.

As the terrain rises, in addition to the drop in temperature, the concentration of oxygen also decreases simultaneously, and many of the things that are easy to achieve in flat land become more difficult here, not to mention the impact on the body.

This is an extremely unfamiliar environment for most people, such as the high-achieving student who has just graduated from the official school in Jinyang, even though he has been tightly wrapped all over his body, he still asks for a thick leather coat from the people around him.

It's not that he really is cold, after all, he is also an elite who participated in the winter hunt and survived, and that cold actually really can't help him, but he still prefers to let himself be wrapped up heavily rather than be eroded by the cold wind, because before leaving, someone told him that in this strange place, he must not catch a cold, because here, it is a more terrible disaster than injury, maybe just a sleep, and there is no way to wake up.

The fellow caravan guards were noncommittal about his statement, some agreed, some dismissed, and the guy who was arguing with him only showed a somewhat hideous smile after thinking for a long time.

"Hehe, life and death. Since you're here, be prepared to die at any time. No matter what you think, but I, and my subordinates who follow me, have already written suicide notes to my mother-in-law and my mother-in-law, and if any of us can go back alive. Then someone else's family is his family. If we all die, the tribe will also see what we have done for the tribe, and treat those orphans and widows well, at least let them live peacefully until they become adults. ”

Although the high-achieving student was very envious of the free and easy of these Northwest men, his ambition was not small, and he didn't want to die so badly - after all, for this adventure, he gave up a peaceful life where he could be promoted slowly and steadily!

But if you persuade him to give up this adventure at this time, he will definitely not be willing.

It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles.

Only when you really come to this land that you can only see in books can you feel the wonder of this world - different races. The young people learned a lot about the different customs, as well as how they treated and dealt with different tribes.

Not to mention that young people can never imagine how those merchants exchanged some things that were common in the Central Plains, or more precisely, in Jinyang, for a lot of good things that could be sold at high prices in the shops of Jinyang.

There are precious herbs, precious ores, and the skins of various exotic animals.

Some tribes had more interaction with the Han Chinese. Although it is not easy to coax, it cannot resist the sharp teeth of the merchants. As for the more closed tribes, the space for merchants to operate is even greater.

But to the surprise of the young student, even though he saw the behavior of the merchants as absolutely "hateful", every time he ended the business conversation, the two sides showed a satisfied smile, which looked like a small talk between brothers.

"Don't count how much the other party got in this deal. It's enough for you to figure out whether you're making money on this trade or not, and it's not too late to think about those superfluous delusions until you have the ability to realize them. ”

The young man suddenly felt that perhaps it was this unique game thinking of merchants that made the rulers of the past generations extremely wary of them. If it weren't for the constant weakening and imprisonment of the rulers, it might not take a hundred years for them to be the supreme rulers of this land.

In that case, is it really okay for the state pastor to use all kinds of means to completely release the energy of these people?

Well, no matter how you look at this kind of big thing, it should be something that those big people should think about, he is a fledgling, although he can be regarded as an elite, but there are dozens of people who graduated together, if you count the supply of other channels, there are nearly 100 people every year, and there are not obvious members of the preparatory bureaucrats, who are qualified to talk about this kind of thing.

It's not the kind of "hermit" who has a complicated identity background, and has been rendered by teachers and classmates for a long time, even if he hides in a poor ravine and sings and doesn't see anyone, a group of people will jump out to praise him, and even if he shirks in every possible way, someone will help to hang his appetite for the "hermit" who can help the world and the people.

"So you won't catch a cold even if you don't wear so much!"

"No, I just feel so cold."

Eventually, a feeling of sleepiness swept over his body, feeling what could even be called a hot environment, and the young man fell into a deep sleep.

Let's hope tomorrow will be a good day.

Well, should the weather like the rain from the sky be said to be a good weather?

Looking at the dark clouds overhead and the thin rain around him, the young man couldn't help but frown.

In fact, for the local herders, there is no choice compulsion disorder or anything in this kind of thing, and for them, it is definitely a good luck to be able to have such weather at such a time.

Even if the terrain here can be regarded as a windward slope, the difference between average annual precipitation and evaporation is still frightening, after all, it can be said that it is deep inland, and it is difficult for water vapor from the ocean to reach here.

Therefore, even if it is just a drizzle, it is extremely valuable for the herdsmen living here.

"What is the goal of today's operation? Whether to continue the exploration or to make it a priority to visit the tribes of the Qiang. ”

"The goods brought in this time have already sold a lot, so it's better to prioritize exploring and mapping them."

Although in the northwest direction, along the Huangshui River through the Shugu and Mucheng Valley, you can reach Longqi City, which was garrisoned by the imperial court as the western governor of Jincheng to prevent the Qiang, but considering that since the Qiang rebellion in the Zhongping period, this was the core area of the Qiang people's army, it is hard to believe that there will be an administrative body of the Han Dynasty government that still exists here. In particular, although Li Shushi nominally obtained Jincheng County, in fact, he also lacked effective control over this place, which made people doubt what it would be like there.

Oh yes, by the way, both Shugu and Mucheng Valley are places that have left their names in history, and the former is the place where Deng Xunyuzhang, who was the Taishou of Zhangye at the time, defeated Mi Tang, the leader of the Qiangqiang tribe, in the second year. As for the latter, it was Zhang Xu, who was the captain of the Qiang Protector at the time, who defeated Mi Wu, the leader of the Yaodangqiang tribe, that is, the father of the tribal leader called Mi Tang who Deng Xun defeated.

By the way. After Zhang Wei defeated Miwu, Miwu immediately chose to surrender, but Zhang Xuan obviously did not trust the Qiang leader, so after accepting his request to surrender, he designed to kill this well-known leader in the Qiang Dynasty.

Such an act naturally caused a strong backlash from Burning Dangqiang, and at the same time triggered the rebellious career of Mi Tang, the son of Mi Wu, for more than ten years, which became a huge trouble for the western border of the Han Dynasty, and its perseverance made the officials of the Han Dynasty so overwhelmed that in the end, they even took the initiative to give gold silk in the hope that they would buy cattle and sheep grain, just hoping that they would leave as soon as possible and live in peace and stability in the place where their tribes were stationed. But that's all. On the contrary, Mi Tang remembered the experience of his father being killed, so he once again set off a rebellion, and made trouble on the western border of the Han Dynasty for more than two years, and then it was suppressed again.

It can be seen that a momentary refreshment is likely to lead to long-term trouble, and if you are not fully prepared, although the process of pushing all the way will be pleasant, it may leave a lot of problems after the war. Let the successor have to spend more effort to solve.

And now, this group of people is going to re-take the Long March road along the Huangshui River Valley. Along the way, take a look at the places where the fairy shells fought.

"By the way, how much can I sell for those things I drew earlier, or what good things can I get in exchange."

"Well, it's hard to say, after all, although there were more Qiang people in those places before, our control over there was still quite strong. Even if the map is more detailed, I am afraid that it will not sell for a good price. But don't be discouraged, the map of this area should be worth a lot more if it is completed, and by the time you get past Longqi City, it will be a priceless treasure. ”

Speaking of which, the composition of this team is also a little strange.

Although caravans and escorts make up the vast majority of the group. The young graduate and his entourage were less than ten people, but the relationship between the two was quite equal, and even though the route of the caravan was mostly decided by the leader of the guards, the young graduate still had a great deal of say.

In fact, in most cases, the young man would not use it, he obviously mainly had a learning mentality, and he also knew very well that the caravan leader was not a simple guy, and that his experience was definitely worthy of his respect and learning.

However, it is probably because of this that when dealing with the various Qiang tribes, the young people are often given the title of "Han Shaman" by the leader of the guard, and after the young people show the Qiang tribes that they may not be very proficient in healing and divination, but can barely cope with most situations, their transactions with the tribes are immediately much easier.

Over time, the young men who had gradually mastered some of the languages peculiar to the Qiang people did not even need to take the initiative to gain a higher status in the group, and the shrewd merchants and brave guards were willing to listen to some of his suggestions.

Even if some of them still carry the immaturity of young people, it is enough to make everyone have a broader mind.

Of course, in the final analysis, it was the mission of this young man and his small team that gave him a strong military background - to go deep into the sensitive areas that the regular army could not directly enter, to investigate the local climate, to draw more reliable military maps, and to use caravans as cover, so as to achieve ulterior purposes.

Having said that, is it really okay for someone who plays for his side?

However, considering that this method is completely inspired by Li Shushi based on the stories circulating on the Internet in another plane, as well as all kinds of news about the capture of spies, even if it is really evaluated like this, there is no problem.

However, it is natural that Li Shushi is still only responsible for putting forward the ideas and ideas in this matter, and truly perfecting them. It was the real elite of his time who made it into the system and instilled it in the school.

Perhaps those people will be amazed by Li Shushi's vision, but Li Shushi is even more amazed at the ability of these people to complete their ideas.

All in all, thanks to the efforts of the state army, such spies have been added to the reliable caravans.

Of course, the results still need to be tested by history.

Well. That sounds handsome.

"After this, it must be gradually becoming desolate."

"What do you mean? Person? Or those plants. But I don't think it's right either way. ”

The leader of the guards smiled mysteriously at the young student's feelings.

However, the young man didn't care about this slightly mocking expression, or he was actually glad that most of the caravan he followed was composed of Liangzhou people, and these guards were even more composed of Jincheng locals, and their preservation zài made the whole caravan take a lot of detours, and naturally avoided a lot of unnecessary trouble.

So since the other party can say this, then it is obvious that there must be some "surprise" waiting for him ahead.

Rather than struggling with this kind of good-natured teasing, it is better to move forward with a little anticipation of discovery. The young man's mentality is quite good.

"Seeing you like this makes me wonder why the fire is getting bigger."

"Oh? Is this the wailing of a defeated dog who can't get the other out of harm? ”

Although this kind of bickering is not a daily item that must be there every day, the staging of every other day will not affect the feelings between each other, and it can even be said that between this kind of mutual ridicule, the two sides have a deeper understanding of each other, and the relationship is also much more harmonious.

Of course, this mutual understanding also has some other consequences, such as......

"In that case, then I'll sue you......"

"Don't listen, I don't listen......"

"Although there are no troops stationed in Longqi City in front. But it can never be said to have been abandoned. ”

"Huh? Here's what's going on. ”

While an expectation is dashed, it seems good to have a curiosity satisfied as compensation.

"Don't think that Han Chinese buildings will inevitably be demolished when they reach foreign hands. In fact, except for those who are 'uncomfortable not living in tents'. Most herders like to be able to hide themselves and their animals in sturdy houses during the winter, especially if they have already stocked up on forage. ”

After thinking about the situation in the dock forts in the north, the young man nodded approvingly.

"So the castles may be abandoned, but they will not be destroyed, and sometimes they will even be used as a place for trade between tribes, even if it is just a wall. It is also able to withstand most unfriendly stares. ”

"So it's going to be a lively place?"

"If it was before, I'm afraid it can only be said that it is not deserted, but it is said that some time ago, a Han Chinese gathered a group of people to open a border market there, maybe the situation will be a little different. It's just that I'm also hearsay, and I can't do it accurately. ”

Although it is such a statement. But when the group came to Longqi City, which once belonged to the western governor of Jincheng, the sight in front of them still made everyone, including the young man and the leader of the guard, stunned when they entered the city.

Not to mention the prosperity of people coming and going, the religious building that looks three points higher than the outer city wall alone looks like it is comparable to the famous White Horse Temple in the Central Plains.

Of course, the current White Horse Temple has been burned to the ground by Dong Zhuo's fire, whether it is the head of the guard or the young student, they don't know how big the White Horse Temple is, but they know a little bit from word of mouth, and now when they see this religious building that looks spectacular, they unconsciously use things that they are not familiar with to make analogies.

"Huh?"

While the young man was obsessively gazing at the splendour-looking religious building, the leader of the guard couldn't help but let out a sound of surprise, because in a certain moment of cutting, he felt that he had seen the back of a friend who had been very familiar with him in a trance, although his appearance seemed to be much older than the one in his impression, and that person was rumored to have passed away for many years.

However, if it was really that person, it always seemed like it should be like that. (To be continued......)