It's winter again, which means it's another year away.

On the shore of Lake Baikal, covered in silver, beautiful as a fairyland, Bi Qing sat in front of the big tent, dressed like a bear, and wore a plush hat on her head, looking very cute, she held a rock sugar gourd made by the master in her left hand, and a cup of sweet milk tea in her right hand.

As soon as I took a bite, a refreshing warmth rose from my stomach.

"Don't stare at it, you'll be blind."

Gu Tao came out and patted her dog on the head, Bi Qing raised his head and looked at Gu Tao: "Why is Master blind." ”

"Snow blindness." Gu Tao sat on the wooden stake next to him and took a deep breath of cold air: "My eyes can't bear it." ”

"Oh...... I see. Bi Qing sighed: "Master." ”

"Say."

She raised her head apprehensively, glanced at Gu Tao, and then stopped talking several times.

"Say whatever you want."

"Master...... Isn't it...... When you go back, you're leaving? ”

"Hmm." Gu Tao nodded and said, "It's time to go." ”

Although Bi Qing had always known that it would be sooner or later, when she heard this sentence suddenly, she was actually quite uncomfortable, lowered her head and sighed before raising her head and looking at Gu Tao again: "Master, is it okay not to go?" I'll give you a pension for the end. ”

Gu Tao didn't answer, just took a sip of milk tea, and then turned the bonfire in front of him, and the crackling sound came from inside, accompanied by the smell of smoke and fire in the air.

"I understand...... Will you ever come back? ”

"Not sure, probably."

Bi Qing didn't speak anymore, but she had never been so desperate as she was today, so that she could stay by Master's side for a while longer. This way, from last spring to this winter, it has been going around and around for almost two years, and she has experienced things that others cannot experience in their lifetime.

witnessed and even witnessed the relocation of the capital of the Jin Kingdom, witnessed the Great Song Dynasty recovering the land of Yanyun, witnessed the battle between the Mongols and Hans, and witnessed the high Mongol Khan being pressed to the ground and beaten.

I have experienced the wind, frost, snow and rain, the grass grows and the warbler flies, I have seen the vastness of the world, I have tasted the food that was unimaginable before, I have seen the beauty of Lake Baikal like a fairyland, and I have seen the wolves like purgatory.

I learned a lot, I forgot a lot, but on the whole, the gains outweigh the losses, the master's profundity is completely different from those old scholars who can only memorize, he never teaches how to be a person, but only teaches the rules of operation of the way of heaven and earth.

Over time, Bi Qing felt that she had grown a lot more than before, low-key and modest, although she was still a little proud, but she would definitely not be because she was the general's daughter and the emperor's wife, but because she had a master who was well-versed in the past and the present, and this master taught her a lot of things.

The cold wind blew far away, Bi Qing couldn't help but tighten his clothes, and Gu Tao took out a potato from the fire and handed it to Bi Qing, this thing has given Bi Qing three fresh potato seeds, as well as corn and pepper seeds have been given to her, Gu Tao said that it was a parting gift, and Bi Qing didn't know that this parting gift was the main ration that tens of millions of people in the Great Song Dynasty would rely on to sustain when natural disasters came.

"Master, what if the apprentice misses you?"

"When you grow up, you won't think about it." Gu Tao ate the hot potatoes and said nonchalantly: "No one can be by your side for a lifetime, and there are some things that you should deal with by yourself." ”

"Understood...... Master, when are we going to return? ”

"Rush back to Lin'an a year ago, and send you back safely."

"Huh?" Bi Qing was stunned for a moment: "There are still a few days...... We are thousands of miles away. ”

Gu Tao was silent, and after these days of getting along, Bi Qing knew too well what the master meant by this appearance, which meant that he actually already had a way, and under normal circumstances, as long as the master had a way, it would definitely be able to achieve it.

Three days later, when there were still fourteen days before the end of the year, Gu Tao began to return. Bi Qing calculated, this place is about 10,000 miles away from Lin'an City, if you want to rush back to Lin'an City in these ten days, I am afraid that day will not be ...... Traveling thousands of miles a day?

In this winter, it is extremely difficult to rush 800 miles, and it is simply ...... to travel 1,000 miles a day unimaginable things.

But it was something that Bi Qing felt impossible, but it was easy here in Gu Tao, where was their carriage, Bi Qing felt that these horses didn't seem to need to rest or eat, they only took one day to bring people from Beihai to Temujin's ears.

When Temujin heard that this evil star had returned, he was really a little angry when he had just suffered a defeat, but it was not easy to attack, after all, why did he lose the battle of Yunzhou to the Song State? Isn't this guy who lost 100,000 of his own elite soldiers? One hundred thousand, what kind of concept is that? It was all the strength accumulated in the prairie for ten years, and now there was nothing, and even after the beginning of spring, he didn't know how to deal with the pressure of the Song army.

And Gu Tao didn't care about this, he replenished some food and water and rested in the city for a day, and then began to continue on the road, and in another day, they arrived in Xilinhot, and after a little trimming there, they arrived in Harbin on the third day.

This speed made Bi Qing feel as if she was riding the clouds, two days ago, she vomited a lot, and then it was a little better, but as long as she looked outside the carriage with particularly good warm facilities, she would definitely continue to vomit, and in the end, Gu Tao had to stop for her to rest for a few hours before going on the road.

"Master...... Why does this carriage run on its own? ”

"The old horse knows the way."

Or else? How else can it be explained? Tell her that the carriage looks like a carriage, but is actually a bionic cargo robot? The limit speed in one day is more than 3,500 kilometers, if it is not for the fear that he will not be able to bear it, he can reach Hangzhou in a little more than a day? It's strange that she has to drag Gu Tao to ask endlessly.

After arriving in Jinshangjing, the first year of food winter has been spent here, and the second year of recuperation has begun, and it can be clearly seen that many villages outside the city have begun to gather, and a large number of fields are covered with snow, but they are in good order. The faces of the soldiers on patrol are no longer as bright as last year, and the occasional villagers who go out to buy are also smiling and reassuring.

And after returning here again after a year, Wan Yanjing received the news a long time ago and prepared a drink for Gu Tao to catch the wind and wash the dust.

Seeing this emperor who was much younger than Gu Tao again, his mental state was much better, he looked even younger than last year, and his concubine added a son to him in winter, and the first thing he did when he saw Gu Tao was to ask Gu Tao to give his little son a name.

Gu Tao didn't tell him that he was actually a name, but for the sake of face, he still had to give the name, so he simply waved his hand and called him a ginseng...... Finish the face ginseng. If he wanted to be someone else, Wan Yan Jing had to let him be pulled out and cut down, but this was Gu Tao...... Therefore, Wanyan Jingmei engraved the name of Wanyan ginseng into the family tree.

"Jin Guo is rich in ginseng, and this ginseng is a good thing." Wan Yanjing said with satisfaction: "I hope this child can help my clan prosper." ”

Speaking of this, he began to talk to Gu Tao about the changes in the Jin Kingdom this year, first of all, the trade and intermarriage between the Song and Jin countries began to become frequent, and the Jin State relied on the rich products between the white mountains and black waters to form a trade balance with the Song State, plus this year is another bumper harvest, in addition to self-sufficiency, a large part of the grain can be returned to the Song State as debt capital.

As the dispute between Mongolia and Han intensified, the supply line here in Jin became an indispensable route for the Song State, and even a large number of roads that Jin Guo had rested from following Gu Tao's previous advice had brought rich logistics benefits to Jin State.

"Big brother, you are a unique talent for governing the country...... Eh, if you're willing to stay here, what if I share half of your country? ”

Of course Gu Tao won't finish Yan Jing's country, this thing, the pattern is too small and there is no passion, neither power nor money is enough to attract Gu Tao, he is noncommittal, just laughing and drinking.

Wan Yan Jing also knew that what he said was useless, so he just picked up his wine glass and drank silently.

Naturally, he is not joking, let alone a temptation, if he can really leave this person in the Jin Kingdom, let alone give him half of the country, even if it is the co-governance of the world? In less than three years, Jin Guo is estimated to be able to enter the Central Plains again, and even in Wan Yanjing's lifetime, it is not impossible to see that it is not impossible to dominate the world.

But...... Immortals have their own immortal Dao, and people are obviously unwilling.

Sighing silently, Wan Yanjing raised his wine glass: "Dry!" ”

After staying in Jin Shangjing for a few days, Gu Tao went on the road again, and this time Wan Yanjing did not ask Gu Tao when he could return, because he was a smart man, and he could clearly feel that he came over this time with a farewell or even a goodbye.

"If we can see each other again, we will have a fate."

Before leaving, it was still the ten-mile long pavilion, and Gu Tao still said the same old thing, but this time he had one more sentence: "I will leave that hut." ”

"Definitely."

Riding the horse away, Wan Yan Jing watched Gu Tao leave again in the wind and snow with his hands behind his back, but this time he didn't stay too long, but hurriedly went back, after all, ...... It was too cold.

Along the way to the south, the whole region has undergone considerable changes during the year, most notably because of the Song-Jin trade, a large number of people gathered around the transit points of the trade, and gradually spontaneously formed cities. Although it may seem humble now, it will soon become the site of the New Silk Road, and even all the way north to North Korea and other places.

The farther south he went, the more green plants there became, and Bi Qing became more and more uneasy......

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It's strange these days, I always feel uninspired and a little burnout......