This way to the north, the Son of Heaven is naturally the front and back hugs, majestic, tens of thousands of people of the team for several miles, every time you pass a city there are officials kneeling to greet you, along the way the people have also retreated, although the distance is only hundreds of miles, they have walked for more than a month.

By the time we arrived in Yanmen County, it was already early October.

And in Shuobei, there is no autumn.

As soon as you get out of the Great Wall, there are no more rolling mountains and scattered cities around you, and what you see in front of you is a vast grassland that opens to the end of the world.

The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast.

Probably only those who have seen such a scene in front of them can really understand the meaning of this word, and the wind swept some withered yellow grass clippings straight up to the sky, and immediately blew the flags in the procession to hunt, and the people also staggered.

After leaving Yanmen County, there is no paved avenue on the grassland, even if it is the emperor's golden car, there needs to be a large group of people and horses in front of the road to remove the stones blocking the road, and the grass is trampled flat to pass, but the narrower carriage can not walk on such a road at all, because it may be knocked over by small stones at any time, so when passing through Yanmen County, Shang Ruyi left the carriage in the city and changed to riding a horse by himself.

A hat shelters the oncoming wind and sand.

Hearing that many people in the team were complaining, Shang Ruyi glanced left and right, and saw Mu Xian riding a horse, following behind him very carefully, as if he was ready to support him at any time.

She laughed, "Don't worry, my riding skills aren't that bad." ”

Mu Xian was also a little embarrassed, he had seen Shang Ruyi's cavalry shooting in the Taiyuan military camp, and he knew that this bit of bumpiness could not hinder her, but he still said cautiously: "The prince explained before going out, and he must protect the young lady well along the way." ”

“……”

Hearing this, the smile on Shang Ruyi's face froze.

...... protect yourself?

He's really careful.

In the past month or so, almost every few miles away, Shang Ruyi had to look back, she really hoped to see that familiar figure rushing out of the crowd, back to their team, back to her side.

No matter how much it is a transaction, even if it is no emotion - they are husband and wife after all, and along the way, she has to face all the people and things alone, including the emperor who has been eyeing the Yuwen family.

She really needed him.

However, for more than a month, she never waited for him to come.

Counting the time, the second group of centaurs had already left Luoyang and set off, but I don't know where he is walking with Princess Crescent now.

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi smiled faintly: "With His Majesty the Emperor's royal car, there will be no danger." ”

As she spoke, another familiar figure rode up to her.

It's Lei Yu.

Unlike Shang Ruyi, she rode on horseback generously, without even covering it at all, the cool wind blew across her face, and her face, which was not very fair, was red at this time, making her eyes brighter and brighter.

Shang Ruyi held the reins in one hand and lifted a veil next to the hat with the other, and smiled at her: "Miss Lei." ”

Lei Yu looked at her, especially at her appearance of holding the reins in one hand and still sitting firmly on horseback, and said, "Your riding skills are good." They told me you were good at mounted archery, but I didn't believe it. ”

Along the way, they didn't talk much, but the atmosphere was much more harmonious than the first time they met.

Shang Ruyi smiled: "It's okay." ”

"Feng Chen taught you?"

"No, I grew up."

"Oh, yes, I forgot that Ling Zun was—"

Speaking of this, Lei Yu himself also paused, glanced around a little embarrassedly, and then said: "Along the way, many people are talking about General Shang's great achievements back then. ”

Shang Ruyi said: "I don't dare to take these four words." ”

In fact, Shang Ruohong had faded out of his career a few years before his death, and the reason was these four words.

There is another way to say great achievements - high merit covers the master.

Especially now that she has left Yanmen Pass and is about to reach the realm of Turkic activities, she must be even more cautious, after all, the lives of these people are in the hands of the emperor. Although the emperor did not do anything to embarrass her along the way, she could feel a pair of eyes from the golden chariot, always paying attention to her; Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, if anything causes the emperor's dissatisfaction, her life will be even more difficult.

Moreover, there is not even a person around who can protect her.

But then think about it - what do you want him to protect, didn't you survive well without his protection for more than ten years?

Thinking like this, I couldn't help but shake my head and chuckle.

Lei Yu said: "What are you laughing at?" ”

Shang Ruyi hurriedly said: "It's nothing. ”

Lei Yu glanced at her again, and then looked up again, the emperor's golden car was already in front of the team where there was no end in sight, but after walking for most of the day, she still had no intention of stopping, she couldn't help but say, "Where are we going?" ”

Shang Ruyi looked ahead and said, "There are still three or four hundred miles away from the Turkic Tooth Tent here, and it shouldn't be any further." ”

“……”

"If you get closer, I'm afraid you'll run into someone on the other side."

Lei Yu looked at her with some surprise: "How do you know where the Turkic Tooth Tent is—oh, Ling Zun also told you?" ”

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "When my father went to the Turks in the past, he also took me with him. At that time, although I was young, I had been running on the grassland for a few months, and I was very familiar with this place. ”

Besides, it was a rare time between her and her father.

Lei Yu said again: "Then where are we going?" ”

Shang Ruyi glanced at the front of the line again, and then said, "If I'm not mistaken, let's go down the northwest side, there seems to be a sweet water well in front of us." When His Majesty the Emperor visited the northern frontier, the camp was stationed in that direction. This time, he should still have to revisit the same place. ”

Lei Yu raised his eyebrows slightly.

His Majesty the Emperor likes to travel around, and he has been to Jiangdu four or five times alone, and at the beginning of his accession to the throne, there was a huge tour, which was to tour the northern frontier.

At that time, it was at the time when the Eastern and Western Turks were at their weakest, especially when the Western Turks had surrendered to the Daye Dynasty, so the two Turkic khans, together with the countries of the Western Regions, sent envoys to congratulate and set up a camp on the steppe that was dozens of miles long, even in the history books, it was a brilliant stroke.

This time, the emperor toured the northern frontier again, apparently wanting to reproduce the glory of the year.

Lei Yu sneered and said, "If you want me to say, it's really unnecessary. Not to mention the loss of labor and money, the Turks are not like they were back then, in case-"

Before she finished her words, she saw Shang Ruyi suddenly pointing to the north.

"What's that?"