When Ling Dongwu and the others set off from Huaiyang, it was already early winter, and they went all the way north, at this time, the early winter in the south was still a little warm, but the north had already entered the ice and snow.

Ling Dongwu rode on a horse and took a look at the ice and snow in the north from afar, so bitter and cold, which was very different from the Central Plains. I unexpectedly thought of Xiao Haotian in my mind, I came to the Northern Desert, how could I avoid him! And whether he is friend or foe with him is really unpredictable.

Along the way, the three princes took good care of Ling Dongwu, Ling Dongwu came to the Northern Desert for the first time, riding on a horse, her hands and feet were almost frozen, and the three princes immediately ordered someone to prepare a carriage for her, let her sit in the carriage, the outside of the carriage is covered with a thick cotton curtain to resist the cold wind, and the car is covered with a soft and warm thick quilt, which is very comfortable.

And every time he went to a post station, Xia Wenxuan would order someone to immediately send a brazier to Ling Dongwu's room, and try to let Ling Dongwu sleep in a room with an earthen kang.

Ling Dongwu has never stayed on the kang in modern or ancient times, and now he has come to this bitter cold northern desert and found the benefits of the kang, lying on it is very warm, and the fatigue and cold all the way during the day are gone, which is very relieved.

The third prince took such good care of himself, and Ling Dongwu couldn't help but be moved in his heart.

It snowed heavily in the northern desert for several days and he couldn't walk, so Ling Dongwu sat on the big kang, put the kang table, put the brazier on the table, and asked Xiao Er to bring some potatoes and roast potatoes in the brazier to eat.

Hearing three polite knocks on the door outside, Ling Dongwu knew that it was Xia Wenxuan, and shouted: "Come in!" ”

Xia Wenxuan walked into the room, "What a smell, so fragrant!" ”

"I'm baking potatoes, do you eat them!"

"Eat." Xia Wenxuan sat on the kang with great interest.

Ling Dongwu roasted things around the brazier and buried potatoes in the ashes. Bake a skewer and eat a skewer. Ling Dongwu laughed at him: "Are you so hungry? ”

Xia Wenxuan replied with a smile: "Isn't it too rude for me to hand it to me and not eat it?" ”

Ling Dongwu couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to tell him that he should take it first. It's almost baked, two of you, you and I, one skewer, chatting while eating.

Xia Wenxuan asked Ling Dongwu: "If I am not the prince of Nanzhao Kingdom, will you still have dealings with me?" ”

Ling Dongwu said: "How can there be ifs in this world, if you hadn't saved me in the desert, I would have died a long time ago!" ”

Xia Wenxuan said with a smile: "Also, none of us can escape the dark arrangement of God!" ”

"Yes, it's like you saved me and Mu Zicheng." Ling Dongwu squatted up and shaved potatoes: "It's so hot, pick it up!" Throwing one to Xia Wenxuan, he threw the potatoes around with his hand: "Do you say that the emperor of the Northern Desert Kingdom will really know me!" Why did he ask me to come! ”

Xia Wenxuan slowly peeled off the skin of the potato and handed it to Ling Dongwu, took it from her hand and continued to peel it: "Then I have to ask yourself, do you know anyone in the upper echelons of the court in the Northern Desert?" ”

Ling Dongwu was eating potatoes, and when he heard Xia Wenxuan say this, he stopped eating potatoes: "What do you mean, you said that he was going to take revenge!" ”

"It seems that you really know the upper-level characters of the Northern Desert Country, and you are still sad!" Xia Wenxuan squinted his good-looking eyes and looked at Ling Dongwu.

Ling Dongwu subconsciously didn't want Xia Wenxuan to know that he knew Xiao Haotian, so he ate two bites of potatoes: "Ah, I know, Zhou Ze, in Dahuang Mountain, I injured him with a poisonous arrow!" ”

"Zhou Ze, Zhou Ze!" Xia Wenxuan whispered twice, "That Zhou family's demon king of the mixed world, his weight doesn't seem to be enough to influence the Northern Desert Emperor!" ”

Ling Dongwu is now almost sure in her heart, it was Xiao Haotian who asked her to come to the Northern Desert, what did Xiao Haotian want to do, she was more guarded, here, she had already preconceived Xiao Haotian as an imaginary enemy!

The Qinzheng Hall of the Northern Desert Imperial Palace

The palace maid brought tea to the emperor, and the emperor took a sip and motioned for her to retreat, "Zhou Ze, you are twenty-five years old this year, right?" ”

Zhou Ze didn't know that the emperor summoned him to the Qinzheng Hall alone, and asked him what this question meant, so he just replied in a low voice, "Yes." ”

"You have been following King Zhennan all these years, but it is not a long-term solution for you to follow Haotian all the time, the eldest husband has to go to a higher place and look farther away!"

When Zhou Ze heard the emperor say this, he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it, so he only replied: "Wechen is willing to follow the king of Zhennan like this, and Wechen does not seek high-ranking officials, but is like-minded, accompanies each other, and does his best for the prosperity of the Northern Desert." ”

The emperor chuckled when he heard this, and then said with a straight face: "Zhou Ze, don't you want to win glory for your family, so you are unwilling to be subservient like this!" At present, the Northern Desert is the time to employ people, and I hope that warriors like you can take the rejuvenation of the country as their own responsibility, enter the court to discuss matters, and share worries for me. This year is the three-year election of Lord Batu, and if you can win the election, I will make you Lord Batu and join the Council of Privy Councillors. ”

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that Weichen is only a shallow learner, and it is difficult to take on this important responsibility!"

"This time I want to select more than you, this time the election of Lord Batu of the Six Ministries will change the rules, from the original election by the leaders of the tribes, to run from the young warriors of the tribes, I want to select a few talented people from the young talents of the tribes to enter the court to discuss the affairs of the army, so as to help me share my worries and help the King of Zhennan relieve some burdens! So don't shirk, just give it a go! ”

Zhou Ze saw that the emperor said this, and he couldn't shirk it, "Although Weichen's intelligence and martial arts are not as good as others, he will definitely go all out to compete!" ”

The emperor's face was serious, "Zhou Ze, you have this ability, I believe in my own vision." I look forward to hearing from you in the contest. Although Zhou Ze was a little stunned in Ling Dongwu's eyes, in the eyes of the North American emperor, he was undoubtedly a potential stock, and a young talent with great achievements in the Northern Desert.

Zhou Ze walked out of the Qinzheng Palace, feeling uneasy in his heart. Today's emperor's words are unfathomable and terrifying. The emperor seems to be intent on decomposing Xiao Haotian's military power and decomposing the power of the eldest brother in today's speech, from in Hengyang City, Lord Batu took over Xiao Haotian's handsome position, a guess has appeared in his mind, the emperor is afraid that the high-ranking and powerful Xiao Haotian will be the master of high merit, and he will plot against him in the future, so he began to weaken his power now, and now the emperor has begun to take further action, and he himself has become a weapon used by the emperor to deal with Xiao Haotian! The more Zhou Ze thought about it, the more scared he became, he had always been indifferent to fame and fortune, and he was really afraid of participating in this tricky and ever-changing political dispute.

After coming out of the palace, Zhou Ze went straight to the Zhennan Palace. He must tell his eldest brother about this immediately. Xiao Haotian was in the study at this time, and when he saw that Zhou Ze's expression was a little wrong, he asked, "Is there something wrong?" Xiao Haotian sat behind the table and said lightly, the corners of his mouth slightly pursed.

"The emperor summoned me just now."

"Oh." Xiao Haotian took a sip of tea, raised his eyes, and exuded a cold glow: "The emperor should have talked to you about something, right?" ”

Zhou Ze looked at Xiao Haotian's perceptive eyes, couldn't help but tremble, and said directly: "He asked me to participate in the election of the six adults, and promised to let me become the privy envoy if he succeeded." Your Majesty, doesn't this, doesn't this mean that your power will be dissolved?

Xiao Haotian lowered his eyelids, the emperor was obviously jealous of him, so he began to gradually decompose his power and seize the military power in his hands, which he knew in Hengyang City, as a monarch, the most taboo and jealous is the courtiers of the master! He Xiao Haotian is in a high position, holds the military and political power, has repeatedly made miraculous achievements for the Northern Desert, and is admired by all the people, the emperor has long been panicked, only because of his face and favor for Yingyue, so he has delayed his move, in fact, the emperor is only moving him now, it is already late, but unfortunately, he still missed the opportunity to take 200,000 soldiers and horses to the Southern Zhao.

As soon as he thought of these, a pair of smart and wise eyes, a smile appeared in his mind, he has always been invincible on the battlefield, invincible, and overwhelming, but for her, it is constantly chopping, rational and chaotic, light and shallow disgust has become an eternal finger twisting soft, let the wife and concubine, the wine and beauty, can not resist her light smile.

"Then you can do what he says!" The emperor's thoughts, Xiao Haotian can see it most clearly.

"Big brother, I never thought of fighting with you, I also know that I can't compete with you, you are the invincible god of war in the hearts of the Northern Desert soldiers, and no one can replace you!" Zhou Ze became emotional.

"Zhou Ze." Xiao Haotian interrupted him, "It's better for you to get everything than to let someone else go!" ”

"Big brother!"

Xiao Haotian patted Zhou Ze's shoulder heavily, and smiled slightly, "We are always good brothers, let's participate in the competition with peace of mind, I will always cheer you up!" ”

The Northern Desert Kingdom had long known about the arrival of the Nanzhao envoys, and they were unimpeded along the way, but because they carried many women with them, they needed to be in a slow carriage, and the cold day by day seemed to have no end, and after walking for more than three months, they finally arrived at Shangdu, the capital of the Northern Desert Kingdom.

Ling Dongwu sat in the carriage and looked curiously at this exotic city in the mouth of Nanzhao, the scenery of the northern country was magnificent and beautiful, and at this time, the whole world seemed to be made of ice and snow. And Shangdu, as the capital of the Northern Desert, the largest city, has its own prosperity and liveliness, with people coming and going on the streets, busy with traffic, and full of people's voices. The shops are one by one, the hawkers selling snacks are shouting, the jugglers are performing with all their might, and the merchants selling rouge and gouache are asking the women passing by on the road......

There is a peaceful and prosperous era here, people's clothes and dresses are pure nomadic rough and bold, they speak the difficult northern desert language, and they communicate with each other with a peaceful face, a scene of peace and prosperity.

The carriage finally stopped, the felt curtain was lifted, although it was already spring at this time, but the cold was still very heavy, Ling Dongwu was already wearing very thick clothes, but he still couldn't resist the cold in the north.

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