It takes ten days to go to Zhao's house, which is farther than going to the city of mountain ghosts, and the temperature plummets after entering Beita Mountain, and the entire area around Beita Mountain is covered by cold waves all year round, and it snows for two-thirds of the year.

Ji Yuan only brought such a few people, which made Luo Tian very uneasy, there were 100,000 private soldiers, and there were thirty people on his side, which was not equivalent to a piece of meat on the lion's mouth, and it was a matter of eating it whenever he wanted.

The driving was boring, and after Luo Tian finished meditating, he asked, "What kind of gift did you give to the Zhao family this time?"

Ji Yuan took out the gift list and glanced at it and said, "It's all some precious jewelry, and some rare dry goods in the north, the total number of gifts is about 200,000 taels." ”

This is not a small amount, Luo Tian lit a cigarette roll, and he has smoked it a little easily in the past few days, not like the first time he choked himself.

"By the way, Zhao Qi, have you been in contact with it in the past?" Luo Tian asked, spitting out the green smoke in his mouth.

The sixth prince shook his head and said: "Zhao Qi rarely comes to the royal city, the last time he came to the royal city was many years ago, when I was still young, I just glanced at him from a distance, and I only felt that he was a scheming person. ”

After hearing this, Luo Tian sighed and said: "Then according to what you say, the friendship card can't be played, and we still have to be careful when we go." ”

After walking for eight days, the temperature had dropped to freezing, and the temperature was even lower if we went further, and the horses in the south could not stand this severe cold, so they had to change into a pack beast unique to the northern region, called the Ice Cow.

This ice cow is huge, one ice cow is the size of two adult horses, the whole body is covered with heavy fur to resist the biting cold wind, and the temperament is relatively docile, it is said that they evolved from a creature called yak in ancient times.

"This is fifty taels of silver, you order a little, the people over there, put the reins on, and we will set off in a moment. "The one who was doing trivial things outside the carriage was the captain of Ji Yuan's escort this time, named Han Guang.

This person cultivated to reach the fifth layer of the Qi Refining Realm, he was not born very well, he was originally a declining nobleman, but his father was addicted to gambling and ruined the family business, and finally was forced to commit suicide by the debt collector, Han Guang escaped and was simply taken in by a small sect in Yunshan, and he has been cultivating in this sect, his talent is not bad, and it took more than ten years to reach the fifth layer of the Qi Refining Realm and return to the royal city after becoming the first master of this small sect.

His acquaintance with Ji Yuan is also fate, originally Han Guang wanted to join the forbidden army, with his cultivation at least a squad leader to do it, but he didn't expect that the person who recruited the army was actually one of the guys who forced debts back then, but there was a conflict when he joined the army, Han Guang seriously injured this person, originally this was a big crime to cut off the head, but this scene of the conflict was seen by Ji Yuan, Ji Yuan understood the ins and outs of the situation as a prince to protect him and help him avoid crimes, in order to be grateful, he became Ji Yuan's guard captain.

"It's all set, ready to hit the road!" Han Guang sat on the back of an ice cow, stretched out his hand, and the team set off again.

Luo Tian was a little bored in the carriage, he had not been to the Northern Regions yet, so he was curious, so he simply got out of the carriage and sat on a huge ice cow.

The saddle of the Icefield Cow is very peculiar, because of its large size, it cannot be straddled, so the entire saddle wraps around the body of the Icefield Cow, and there are two nooses on the saddle to ensure that the rider does not fall off.

Luo Tian is the first time to ride the ice cattle, this kind of big animal is not inferior to horses in the run, and because of the cold in the northern region, the population density is not large, and often walk for half a day without seeing a village.

Ji Yuan also looked bored, got out of the carriage, and the two young brothers sat on the ice field cow and looked at the entire northern land, the cold wind was blowing, there was light snow in the sky, and the mountains in the distance were layered on top of each other.

The man's surging heart beat at this time, and Ji Yuan turned around and shouted at Luo Tian: "Xiaotian, it's boring, why don't we compare?"

Luo Tian was also interested, and said with a smile: "Okay, what do you say?"

Ji Yuan stretched out his hand, the mountain range in the distance, and said loudly: "Just that mountain range, whoever of us arrives first will win." ”

"Haha, okay. Luo Tian smiled and nodded.

Han Guang heard this behind him and was about to stop it, but the two of them had already shouted loudly and rushed out with the Ice Ox.

The two ice cows rushed forward frantically, accompanied by the terrible cold wind on the oncoming cold, and walked wantonly on the uninhabited ice and snow land.

"Haha, I'm faster, you're going to come on. ”

Ji Yuan shouted as he whipped the Ice Cow.

Luo Tian's face was full of smiles, at this moment, it seemed that all the troublesome past had disappeared, and only the simple speed and the youthful heart of rushing forward remained.

After a long time, under the snowy peak, on the edge of the cliff, two ice cows rested next to each other, while the two teenagers sat next to the cliff and waited for the convoy to approach.

"We'll get around the front in a moment, maybe two days away. Ji Yuan pointed to the distance and said.

I didn't think that at this time, Luo Tian opened his mouth and asked, "Ji Yuan, do you want to be the emperor?"

This sentence made Ji Yuan stunned for a moment, and he smiled: "Who doesn't want to? But I'm afraid I'm not qualified." ”

He turned his head and saw Luo Tian's serious face, I don't know why, Ji Yuan was a little afraid in his heart, he was used to Luo Tian's laughing and scolding, and he was also used to seeing him drunkenly walking through the streets of Wangcheng with his chick in his arms, and suddenly the big boy in front of him became so serious, and even opened his mouth to talk about national affairs, which made Ji Yuan a little uncomfortable.

"Now there are no outsiders here, I'll just say it directly, the emperor once talked to me, he asked me who can be the future lord of Yunshan country, the person I recommend is you, this is not a lie, you are the one who can be the emperor, even if the power seems to fall into the hands of the three princes and the Marquis of Zhenxi, but the three princes are just a villain, without mind and bearing, such a person can't become a big thing. Luo Tian said.

Ji Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "So what, I am in the royal city, but I don't have any rights in my hands, tens of thousands of forbidden troops are all under the control of the third brother, even if I have the heart, when the forbidden army draws a sword against each other, my ambition has already been crushed." ”

"No, you have soldiers, and there are 300,000 of them!" Luo Tian said.

Ji Yuan's expression moved, and he asked, "You mean your father, General Luo's 300,000 army?" However, the 300,000 army is not in Wangcheng, and even if General Luo wants to help me, he will be nameless." ”

"You listen to me first, this time my eldest brother Lorraine returned to the royal city with a thousand iron horses, ostensibly to deter the Yuan family, but actually to secretly take our Luo family away, I think this is an opportunity, if you can go with us, you can smoothly join my father, and when the time comes, 300,000 troops will ensure that you ascend the throne, and you will be the next king of Yunshan Kingdom." ”

Two teenagers of seventeen or eighteen years old were chatting on the edge of the ice and snow cliffs, but they were talking about major events that could affect the country's hundreds of millions of people and millions of square kilometers.

"You let me escape from the royal city, but in that case, who will protect my father?" Ji Yuan shook his head.

"You don't have to think about the safety of the emperor at all, no matter how bold the third prince is, he will not dare to kill his father and usurp the throne, but you are the most dangerous, if you can't escape smoothly, the day when the third prince ascends the throne is your death, even if my father wants to help you, it is impossible for my father to be charged with rebellion to help you usurp the throne. Luo Tian's thinking was clear, and what he said was not like what a swinger like him could think of.

"I ...... Consider it......" Ji Yuan hesitated, but Luo Tian was not in a hurry, and nodded at him.

At this time, the convoy in the distance had already arrived, and Han Guang waved at them and shouted, "His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, Young Master Luo, we are here." ”

Luo Tian stood up, patted Ji Yuan's shoulder and said, "Your Highness...... Ji Yuan, we grew up together since childhood, although you were born in the emperor's family, but our friendship is as deep as brothers, I won't harm you, you think about it, to put it mildly, the old emperor will live for another year at most, you don't fight back now, and after a year, you will accompany the old emperor back to the west. ”

The words were hard to hear, but only Luo Tian dared to say this kind of thing to Ji Yuan.

After finishing speaking, Luo Tian drove the Ice Ox back to the convoy, while Ji Yuan looked at the wind and snow and muttered to himself: "I, do I want to be the emperor?"

The convoy traveled for another two days, and finally approached Beita Mountain on the afternoon of the tenth day, when Han Guang pointed to a huge ancient castle on the horizon and shouted: "That is the Zhaojia Ancient Castle, and the common people laughingly call it 'Beita Turtle Fort'." ”