Sure enough, there are few people outside the Sai, and they cross Pingchuan for thousands of miles.

Yesterday was still in the capital protection house, and now it has arrived at the cold stone pass.

Yang Xingzhou left the Duhu Mansion, and within half a day, he had already arrived at the gateway of the Western Regions guarded by the Dali Dynasty, Hanshi Pass.

The terrain of this cold stone pass is dangerous, the mountains on the left and right sides are undulating, extremely treacherous, only the cold stone pass is in a canyon, a husband is a pass and ten thousand people are not open, it is the best place to guard the Western Regions.

People outside the Saiwai want to enter the Central Plains, this is the most convenient passage, many merchants and travelers in and out, all thanks to this pass, and as long as this checkpoint is held, the entire Dali Dynasty will not be invaded by strong enemies outside the Saiwai.

Although the Western Regions Protectorate was set up outside the Western Regions, a large number of soldiers were still left in the Hanshi Pass to support the Metropolitan Protectorate at any time.

In the northwest of Fengming Mountain, there is also the White Wolf Empire, which lives on water and grass all year round, is extremely aggressive, and once invaded the Central Plains hundreds of years ago, almost subverting the entire Dali Dynasty.

After losing a large number of men, the Great Departure Party drove the White Werewolf out of the game, and then set up the Western Regions Protectorate, passing through the border of the Western Regions, in case any former enemies entered the customs.

And this cold stone pass behind the Duhu Mansion is the last checkpoint to protect the Western Regions, which is very important, although the cars and horses are non-stop on weekdays, and the business travel is endless, but the cold stone closes the door late, and the door closes late, if you miss the time, if you want to enter and exit the checkpoint, you can only wait for the next day.

When Yang Xingzhou's car arrived outside the pass, it was almost dusk, and he stepped on the tail of the last group of people and horses and entered the pass, which then caused a commotion.

The flame chariot pulled by the Red Flame Dragon Pony, coupled with the one-horned green linmon following the side of the car and the firebird lying on the roof of the car, it was impossible not to attract the attention of others.

"High-profile, high-profile!"

Yang Xingzhou sat in the carriage and sighed slightly: "I didn't want to be eye-catching, but I still became a person in the eyes of everyone, it can be seen that some people are born amazing, like the difference between pearl rubble, and they are the brightest cubs anywhere." ”

Lian Guangying in the carriage pursed his lips and chuckled, not daring to say more, Han Pu, who was driving the car outside the carriage, grinned and said: "Master, our car is too eye-catching, where have these ordinary business travelers seen such a colorful luxury car, naturally they have to take a few more looks." ”

In the carriage, even the light and shadow held his forehead with his hands, and he was speechless about Hanpu's truth.

The handsome man of his own family is obviously boasting, if this is replaced by the master of the torture hall, Changfeng Wuya, who is waiting by the side, he will definitely continue to make sycophants, and praise Yang Xingzhou's wisdom and martial arts, which is different, but Han Pu This guy is an elm head, he can only serve people, although his hands and feet are sharp, and he is loyal, but his mouth is a little unable to keep up.

Sure enough, after hearing Han Pu's words, Yang Xingzhou sighed slightly: "Xiaopu, sometimes it's not necessarily a bad thing to say some words of praise appropriately." ”

Han Pu was a little confused, so he nodded and agreed: "Yes." ”

He said "yes" in his mouth, but it was difficult to understand the meaning of Yang Xingzhou's words in his heart, and he continued to drive the carriage forward, and even the light and shadow in the carriage couldn't help but shake his head secretly, feeling that Han Pu was too rigid, and he had no other thoughts in his mind except for practicing and serving the master.

But speaking of which, the flame chariot of the handsome Yang Xingzhou is really gorgeous, the one pulling the chariot is the red flame fire dragon horse, the car is the crimson flame chariot, and there is a firebird lying on the roof of the car, all up and down are like burning flames, revealing an unfathomable noble atmosphere, and it is difficult not to attract attention.

Just because this car looked so different, even Mu Haifeng, the lord of the Western Regions Protectorate, was greatly moved, so that Mu Yunsheng asked Yang Xingzhou about the general structure of the flame chariot, and let Yang Xingzhou deliberately start to build a clear oil carriage, the material is rare green dragon wood, and the fish glue tires are installed.

After the car was completed, it was presented to the current emperor by Mu Haifeng, it is said that the car was pulled by the auspicious cloud and green dragon beast, which was filled with fine wine and delicacies, and became the favorite treasure car of the current emperor.

For this reason, Mu Haifeng was specially rewarded with a lot of things, which shows how much Emperor Lao Tzu loves this car.

Later, many of the courtiers were so enthusiastic that they did not dare to make a chariot with the same regulations as the emperor, but they could let the craftsmen make a similar carriage, as long as the specifications were lowered a little.

For this reason, Yang Xingzhou specially trained a few carpenters to specialize in making such cars and fish rubber tires, and only made one per month.

If these people's cars are "standard", then Yang Xingzhou's flame chariot is "top", with a kind of noble atmosphere, which makes people just look at it, and they can't help but feel that "the people in the car must be either rich or expensive".

Hanshiguan is a transportation point, naturally formed a market and trading area, from the Western Regions grassland, desert animal fur and some rare medicinal materials, are sold to the Central Plains through this place, so the business travel is endless, all kinds of demand is strong.

There are restaurants, brothels, casinos, and all kinds of places, and the prosperity is almost comparable to that of the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate, and there are all kinds of people coming and going every day.

In addition, at this time, the Central Plains continued to be drought and flood, and the people were displaced, and many victims heard the news that Fengming Mountain in the Western Regions accepted the victims, so many victims came to Hanshi Pass, preparing to break through the west of the pass, to see if they could survive after the pass.

Within a radius of 200 miles, Fengming Mountain is enough to accommodate a million people and horses, and the grassland in the west and the desert area in the northeast also have enough space to accept a large number of disaster victims.

These victims traveled all the way west, halfway to the boat and car, hunger and cold, people who died of cold and hunger abounded, ten adults and horses, and three adults could support the land under the jurisdiction of Fengming Mountain.

The rest of these people are all ordinary people who have experienced the catastrophe of life and death in a cruel environment, and their physical strength, intelligence, and survival ability are stronger than ordinary people, otherwise they would not be able to join the Mandate of Heaven Army alive.

The will and thirst for food of these people made them have a strong sense of belonging to the Mandate of Heaven Army, and they were even more loyal than the people in some small hills and small cities that had been incorporated outside the Saiwai.

Because except for the Heavenly Mandate Army of Fengming Mountain, these victims have no one to rely on, and there is only the way of "loyalty" in front of them, if they are not obedient, as long as they are hungry for two days, they will be kept obedient, and they dare not have any dissatisfaction.

Only by experiencing the horror of hunger can we appreciate the preciousness of being fed and clothed.

At this time, the victims who appeared in the cold stone pass, in rags, unkempt, with their heads bowed, hunched over, carrying patches and patches, their faces were full of weather, their faces were vegetable, and their steps were staggering through the street, making people suspect that they would fall to the ground in the next moment, and never get up again.

Yang Xingzhou lifted the curtains, looked at the victims on the street through the windows made of crystal glass, and frowned slightly: "The Central Plains has been prosperous since ancient times, why are the floods and droughts so big?" Fuck, so many disaster victims are out of the customs, and the people in the court don't want to settle down! ”

Even the light and shadow in the carriage said softly: "Dashuai, I heard that the largest river in the Central Plains, the Yudai River, flooded and burst its embankment, destroying countless houses and fertile fields, and there was a locust plague in the north, and the locusts ate people, and even the grass and trees were eaten by the locusts, and the land was thousands of miles away. The Central Plains Dynasty was unfavorable in various places, so there were so many victims. ”

Yang Xingzhou was stunned: "Locusts eat people? When did the locusts also eat people? ”

Even the light and shadow were stunned, and hesitated: "Locusts are originally eating people, Dashuai, maybe we are not talking about a locust." ”

Yang Xingzhou actually got the news that "locusts eat people in the Central Plains" a long time ago, but he has always thought that "locusts eat people" is just an adjective, and he has never thought that locusts will really eat people, after all, in his cognition, locusts are not carnivores, although the locust plague is severe and has caused great damage, it is only to destroy vegetation and crops, and it is impossible to eat people.

Now I had a conversation with Lian Guangying, but I realized that something was wrong, maybe the "locusts eat people" written in the previous message was not an adjective, but a descriptor like "tigers eat people".

I always use my original social cognition to substitute into this world, and I am afraid that I will make a lot of common-sense mistakes.

He thought for a while, and said to Lian Guangying: "Guangying, tell me, how big is the locust in the Central Plains, and how many people can it eat?" ”

Lian Guangying stretched out his hand and gestured: "The locusts in the Central Plains are actually not too big, a little smaller than a fist, but they are extremely numerous, once they form a scale, they are difficult to cure, their teeth are sharp, ordinary plants and trees, it is difficult to resist their bites, dozens of locusts, it is enough to eat an adult." ”

"Just a little smaller than a fist? Is this still a locust? ”

Yang Xingzhou tried hard to suppress the shock in his heart, and let out a long breath: "What kind of world is this!" ”