Before heading north in the face of the cold wind, Zhuge Qiao took one last look back at Jiangling City.

He has never been a man of words, but just thinking about the changes that have taken place in this city over the years makes it difficult to feel emotional.

General Guan led the order to build the city, and the people obeyed the business, which can be described as Ming.

According to the Yangtze River, the ships are bustling, and the businessmen are bustling, which can be described as prosperous.

The lonely city retreated to Jiangdong, and the crossbow destroyed the enemy chieftain, which can be described as strong.

Vertically connecting the north and south of Jing, connecting a river, it can be described as a long also.

Seeing the city of Qixiong, seeing the banquet guests, seeing the city of the catastrophe is still there, and seeing the horse to the north......

"Big brother, what's the fluce, go to that level to find Father!"

The crisp voice crushed Zhuge Qiao's emotion, and then with some laughter like silver bells, this thought was sprinkled in the sky as a flowing white cloud, which was particularly beautiful reflected by the sun.

So Zhuge Qiao's mood also improved, and he promised Zhuge Guo:

"Go north to Guanzhong and find Father."

Two young men and women, one older and one younger, also jumped into the car, leaving Jiangling behind, looking at the mountains in the distance, and already thinking about what to say after seeing their father.

At this time, on Jiangling City, Jiang Wan patted the wall and sighed:

"Walk and go, and eventually go."

Zhang Wei on the side smiled heartily when he heard this:

"If you keep this word too much, others who don't know will think how difficult it is for Mrs. Huang to deal with."

Jiang Wan just smiled.

After the Great War last year, Zhang Wei galloped thousands of miles to help, and joined forces with Shamoke in Lexiang County, west of Jiangling City, to fight with the Jiangdong Army, and beheaded Han as a meritorious service, which left a deep impression on Jiang Wan, so the statement written to Chang'an also praised Zhang Wei Shamoke in every way.

Either considering that Nanzhong has been decided, or in order to prepare for the next exit from Jingzhou and into the Central Plains, in short, in the end, the lord Yao ordered Zhang Wei to temporarily stay in Jiangling and discuss with Shamoke for meritorious deeds, and the two generals worked together to be Jiang Wan's deputy, so that Jiangling could deter Jingnan in a real sense.

Shamoke is brave and Zhang Wei is cautious, so the two generals are not arrogant in the face of Jiang Wan, which also makes Jiang Wan's current Taishou more and more comfortable.

Of course, the greater reliance that can deter these soldiers is probably the strong crossbow at the head of the city, after all, Lu Meng fell because of this.

So at this time, Jiang Wan also smiled:

"The crossbow is strong, and she is quite good at defending the city, if Mrs. Huang can stay a little longer and build a crossbow according to local conditions to protect Jiangling, this city can be said to be flawless."

But Jiang Wan is just talking about this, Mrs. Huang went north to find a husband, who dares to stop who can stop her?

After all, at this time, the elite cavalry guarding this convoy embroidered a big "Zhao" character on the flag, and no one dared to go against its might, and no one could control it.

At the end of last year, after the war report from Jingbei reached Jiangling, Jiang Wan had already seen a businessman who knew the direction of the wind made portraits of Yin and Zhao, and called them Xiaomen Shen.

Zhao Zilong rode thousands of horses to Cao Ying, breaking the enemy in the starry night.

Guan Yun rode thousands of horses to break through Cao's army, and no one was invincible.

So it is not surprising that the question of which is stronger or weaker between General Guan and General Zhao has also become the most talked about topic after tea and dinner in Jiangling during the New Year.

Whether it is Zhao Yun or Guan Yu, they don't know or pay attention to such topics.

But after Zhao Yun heard that Madame Huang wanted to go north, he still sent a team of elite horsemen to escort him.

Zhuge Guo, who was escorted, sat in front of the carriage and looked at the unchanged scenery of the mountains, and soon lost interest, and simply climbed to the back with his hands and feet in the carriage, and the baffle here in the carriage was temporarily lowered, and Zhuge Qiao was sitting here and gossiping with the knight next to him.

The topic is nothing more than the battle a year ago, Zhuge Guo listened with interest, and after the knight finished talking about the night's rough victory, he asked:

"Since Uncle Zhao has defeated the thief, why don't you go to Chang'an with my mother?"

The knight on the horse laughed:

"Why go to Chang'an? When General Zhao destroyed the thieves here, he also led troops north, and then met in Luoyang. ”

So Zhuge Guo's little face wrinkled:

"Why do you need to travel?"

For her, she remembers the flight from the north to the south years ago, but the rickety carriage beneath her reminds the passengers of how tiring the journey was.

Xi Zhen, who was riding on the horse, smiled and shook his head, but looking at Zhuge Guo's innocent look, he remembered his brother who he hadn't seen for a long time, so his heart softened a little:

"What does the little lady think, how are the people of Dangyang here?"

It is only a hundred and ten miles from Gangneung, and it happens to pass through the west of Dangyang City.

Or because the grain and grass transported to the north during the battle of Jingxiang the year before last were transferred from here, so Dangyang has become more and more prosperous, at least from here, there are already people in the field to check the land situation, it seems that they are preparing for spring ploughing.

When the sun? Zhuge Guo's first reaction was the story that the third uncle told him about retreating a million Cao troops here, but Zhuge Guo looked left and right and didn't see where the bridge was.

But her eyes were still very good, and she could clearly see that although the clothes of those people were obviously patched, at least they had nothing to do with the unkempt clothes.

And she is not ignorant of the world, her mother's casual words, her father's nightly lamentations, she can understand one or two, so she hesitated for a moment and guessed:

"It should be...... Acceptable? ”

"What's more?" Xi Zhen shook his head and said with emotion:

"Compared with the people of the Northland, these people are almost like old men."

Zhuge Qiao bowed slightly, Zhuge Guo didn't understand it.

Xi Zhen is the leader of this team this time, so he doesn't have much room to spare, and finally just explained:

"This time I went north, and I saw that the people of the north are looking forward to Xuande Gong sweeping the world, and the people of Aneng are also willing?"

Xi Zhen left temporarily, and went to the front shouting to order the scouts to travel, and be sure to be aware of the dangers around him.

Zhuge Guo looked at the people of Dangyang who were pointing at the convoy.

Their waists are not very straight, but the cheerful gestures that burst out when they point to the flags one by one are clear.

Zhuge Guo looked up, there were two flag knights on the left and right of the convoy, the left rode the "Han" and the right rode the Zhao, and the two flags were blown by the cold wind.

Zhuge Qiao raised his head and sighed:

"It's a good east wind."

Zhuge Guo was at a time when he was very curious about everything, so he asked why he said that.

"The February wind is the wind of Jianmao."

Zhuge Qiao Wenyan explained:

"The most ferocious wind of Jianmao is the west wind and the north wind, which belong to the autumn and winter two orders."

"If the west wind blows from the north, the yang will not be able to overcome the cold, causing Kou Rong to come to conquer and the people to plunder."

"If the wind of Jianmao is from the south to the north, it may rain for several months."

"Now the east wind is blowing, it is the wind praised by Taishi Gong, and when the wind rises in Mingshu, everything will come out."

So Zhuge Guo's two eyes were also bent into small crescents, and he praised:

"Big brother is more knowledgeable."

"Then the east wind starts in February, which is a sign of good wind and rain."

Zhuge Qiao also politely replied:

"My sister is smart."

Riding the east wind, the group also arrived in Xiangyang quite smoothly.

Before entering the city, Zhuge Guo was a little curious: "Who is the fierce general painted on the wall?" ”

Zhuge Qiao pondered for a moment and guessed:

"Or General Huang?"

Zhuge Guo looked at the fierce veteran with a fierce face outlined by the rough lines on the wall, and then thought about Huang Zhong, who looked like an old man in the neighborhood, and laughed out loud for a while:

"If General Huang knows, I don't know if he will be displeased."

"General Huang's ......"

Zhuge Qiao was a little worried, although the old general looked energetic, but after all, he was old, and from the past year to the present, it can be said that the war has been endless, I wonder if the old general's body can withstand it?

For Huang Yueying and her party, it is more like playing in Xiangfan.

First rested in Xiangyang for a day, and then crossed the Han River to watch the giant crossbow arrows on the south wall of the Linjiang River in Fancheng, and sighed at the fierceness of the Jingxiang war.

Then detour to the east of Fancheng, a few miles of tombs have been erected next to a new Jing'an Temple.

Led by Huang Yueying, Zhuge Qiao and Zhuge Guo also had solemn expressions on their faces, and seriously sacrificed to this ancestral hall.

For Zhuge Guo, since crossing the Han River, the atmosphere among the people has been completely different.

The south of Hanshui is a city and the people are safe, and the east wind seems to have a warm smoke.

The north of the Han River is like an iron hoof, and the east wind blowing on the side of the Jing'an Temple is also like the sound of gold and iron.

Whether it is the unpulled crossbow arrow on the south wall of Fancheng, or the Jing'an Temple that is quite clean and serious, they all tell that the war has never gone away.

And as we continue to the north, this scenery, which is completely different from the surroundings of Jiangling, also slowly coincides with Zhuge Guo's vague childhood memories, which is quite similar to the meaning.

Her father was invited by Xuande Gong to Xinye to worship as a military advisor, and she was only six years old when she came here with her father and mother.

But after settling down for only a year, the surnamed Cao came to Jingzhou, and Zhuge Guo could only flee south in a hurry with Xuande Gong and his father.

Nearly six years have passed, and once crossed from the south to the north, it was the Cao army attacking, and the people's hearts were moving, and it was like facing a great enemy.

The difference is that the people of Jingbei have no fear in their eyes, and their expressions are almost numb under the obvious exhaustion.

When I arrived here, there was already a fine rider of the Qingguan character flag waiting here to hand over to Xi Zhen.

After the two sides inspected the seal, Xi Zhen said goodbye to Mrs. Huang, whistled and led his subordinates to the east.

Zhuge Guo even had the leisure to compare.

Guan Zi Jing Riding is strong in obvious bravery.

Zhao Zijing riding is better than the agility of gestures.

In this land, the east wind is getting more and more fierce, and the convoy all the way north is becoming more and more silent.

And in such silence, he passed all the way along Gucheng, Yanxian, Shunyang, and Lixian, until he arrived at Xixian, Zhuge Guo heard a noise outside the car, so he poked his head out curiously.

What you see is a gorge, and in the gorge are thousands of people, who drag their families with some unwilling looks on their faces, and even if it is not easy, they are trying their best to move forward.

"They should go to the same place as we do." Zhuge Qiao glanced at it and concluded at a glance.

Zhuge Guo cast a puzzled expression, so Zhuge Qiao explained:

"This place along the gorge to the west over a hill is Wuguan, down Wuguan is Shangluo, Shangxian County."

"After crossing the Tsukasa Mountain, I will enter the pass where my father is, and this is the only way to go."

Zhuge Guo nodded, her eyes involuntarily looked at a mother holding a baby with a sad face.

The child in his arms was still very young, but his face cracked by the cold wind looked a little older than Zhuge Guo.

Zhuge Qiao followed his sister's line of sight, turned his head sideways and whispered a few words to the servant, and then watched the servant run towards the carriage where his mother was in front.

Soon the convoy also stopped, or got Huang Yueying's order, a few servants ran to the back, unloaded the extra carts of baggage and put them together, and then the cavalry overseers came forward, shouted an order to let the elite cavalry maintain order, and then simply and rudely announced the distribution of rations per person.

Zhuge Guo looked at the Overseer's face softened a little, and his words became a lot more chattering:

"After eating, we will step up and leave, and we can rest at Wuguan for a while, and hurry into the customs while there is no wind and snow."

"Who gave the bread? Ask what this is doing, and it doesn't matter how much you can eat in one bite. ”

"When you enter Guanzhong and divide the fields, you can live in peace, and there will never be war over there."

Seeing the homeless people who were a lot happy, Zhuge Guo thought for a while and asked:

"Big brother, if you can farm in winter, won't anyone be hungry?"

Zhuge Qiao rubbed Zhuge Guo's head:

"This matter, as long as my sister concentrates on research, there will be gains."

When the matter came to an end, Zhuge Qiao sent two more servants to ask about the situation, and finally said to his sister:

"The people flowed to Guanzhong through here, and the overseer named Zhao Lei said that General Guan also knew that there was a relief office on Nawu Pass."

"I probably didn't expect that before the cold winter passed, there would be a trade route for the people, and before I arrived at Wuguan, I was already sleepy and hungry."

"Zhao Lei's overseer said that when he goes back to General Mingguan, he will add one or two more relief offices."

It can only be like this, Zhuge Guo nodded, for the first time there was a sense of urgency in his heart, but I don't know whether he wants to grow up early and study the method of growing food in the winter, or whether he wants Xuande Gong to send troops as soon as possible, and really end this messy world.

After passing the Wuguan, perhaps because the people around him were hopeful, or the east wind in the pass was different, in short, Zhuge Guo felt a little lighter.

Zhuge Guo listened to the official named Ma Zhong and clearly announced to the people that the elders with a skill can go to him to register, and they will be treated well, even if they have no skill, as long as they are registered, they can be exempted from half of the tax in the first three years of Guanzhong.

Leaving the people behind and moving on, the mountain road of Tsukaling Mountain has obviously been artificially repaired, and it is not difficult to walk.

And when you reach the top of the mountain, the scenery of Guanzhong is already in sight.

Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan mountains hug, nine thousand male passes.

One hundred and ten villages and counties are starry and moon-arching, and Chang'an is majestic in the middle.

The scenery, which was completely different from the south, hit the hearts of the group, and they continued to go on the road after a long silence, but after this trade route, the expectation in everyone's expressions could not be concealed.

After going down the Tsukasa Mountain, it was only a hundred and ten miles away from Chang'an, and after going down the mountain, Huang Yueying didn't expect that the shadow that could only appear in dreams in the past two years was standing on the bank of the Bashui River looking at her with a smile.

"Lover~" shouted softly, as if he was full of endless grievances, which provoked Kong Ming to immediately hold his wife's shoulders, bite his ears and whisper some thoughtful words, and then the two felt that this place was inappropriate, and Kong Ming led the boat to the cabin to complain to each other.

The smile on Zhuge Guo's face froze, watching his father appear, and watching his father disappear at the speed of light, his raised hand was embarrassed in the air.

Fortunately, a dull-faced man broke the silence:

"Mr. Kong Ming's eldest disciple is still being punished, so he can't go here, a certain Ma Jun, Dai Boyo confessed."

Zhuge Qiao and Zhuge Guo looked at each other: "Big disciple? Punished? ”

Ma Jun nodded:

"Obey the master's punishment, and now Yu Taixue is the concierge to nourish the heart."

(End of chapter)