This year, the weather is abnormal, but in late autumn, the three states in the northeast are already covered with heavy snow, and this is especially true in the land of Kyushu north of the three states in the northeast.

After leaving the northern capital, the sky suddenly changed, the twilight was heavy, and snowflakes with goose feathers floated again. The snow on the road was three feet thick, and it was difficult for horses to run, and it was difficult for them to walk.

From Julu City to the north further, is the later built Chaozhou, caravans come and go frequently on weekdays, but this heavy snow falls, the trade route is blocked, so that many caravans are stranded in Julu City, Xu Beiyou is in August 18 from the imperial capital, the sword flies into the sky, August 19 to Julu City, here I saw Lingwu County Wang Xiao Maha.

The last time Xu Beiyou saw Xiao Maha, it was when Xiao Xuan was alive, Xu Beiyou got married, and the kings gathered, but now it is a thing or a person, Zhao Wang Xiao Qi died, Qi King Xiao Bai ascended the throne and died suddenly, Yan Wang Xiao Li was deposed, and counted, only Lingwu County King Xiao Maha and Liangwu County King Xiao went to illness.

Compared with Xiao Quji, Xu Beiyou and Xiao Maha have some other feelings, when Gongsun Zhongmou took him to travel to the northwest, he had specially visited Xiao Maha, in general, Xu Beiyou and Xiao Maha met three times, the first time they met, Xu Beiyou was still a nobody, and even the young master of the Sword Sect was not counted, when they met for the second time, Xu Beiyou had already secured the position of the first disciple of the Sword Sect, and even hoped to become the third emperor of the Great Qi Imperial Court, but anyway, Xu Beiyou at that time was only a junior junior, but now the third meeting, Xu Beiyou is already famous all over the world, and has become the top person in the world。

This time, Xiao Maha personally greeted him and treated Xu Beiyou, who came temporarily, as a guest, which should be the same. It just so happened that there was a huge winery under the name of the Lingwu County Palace, because it was perennial to the grassland and Houjian to sell wine, so it produced good wine, but also out of the quantity of shochu to win, under the rise, Xiao Maha invited Xu Beiyou to go to this winery to take a walk, here selected a pot of wine cellared for 20 years, the two of them talked about the situation of the later construction while drinking.

Speaking of this, Xiao Maha sighed slightly, "This year, the weather is abnormal, and it snows in June, just take me, a wine-making Zhuangzi, for example, in previous years, I had to build six round-trips in Houjian, but this year, because of the heavy snow blocking the road, I only went back and forth three times, which is half less than in previous years, but fortunately, the weather is cold this year, and there are many caravans left in Julu City, and there are many people who drink to keep out the cold, and this wine is not unsold." ”

Xu Beiyou took a sip of wine and said thoughtfully: "What the old prince means is that the snow outside this pass is extraordinarily heavy. ”

Xiao Maha also took a sip of wine, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Not to mention anything else, there are quite a few herdsmen who have fled from the grassland or Houjian recently, and the price of rice in the city has risen by 30 percent.

Today's three feet of snow is by no means an exaggeration in poetry, in fact, not to mention three feet of snow, it is one and a half feet of snow, which is a fatal natural disaster for herdsmen who live by grazing. The snow is so thick that the grass is buried deeply, and even if the livestock are not frozen to death, there will be no grass to eat, and it is not uncommon to starve to death.

Xiao Maha drank all the wine in the wine glass, and sighed: "As the so-called house leak rains overnight, I have heard of the situation in the Central Plains, and I rely on you to return to the south to stabilize the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, drag the King of Wei, and go to the grassland, so that the Burobi Khan of the Naha Chu Department withdrew his troops, and dragged Lin Han's grassland army, and saw that the situation has improved after pacifying the Shepherd King in the northeast, but it has snowed heavily again. ”

Xu Beiyou sighed and said: "If things are slow, if the spring of the next year can really warm up, whether it is the grassland or the future construction, there is still room for the general trend to turn around, I am afraid that the next year will be like this year, that is to force people into a situation from which they will never recover." ”

Xiao Maha put down the wine glass in his hand, nodded in agreement: "Nangui's words are straight to the point, after all, our Daqi court and Houjian are brothers' alliance, and the later founder Wanyan Beiyue is the emperor's son-in-law of our Daqi, and now the eldest princess of Chongning is still alive, and if it is not a last resort, Houjian should not easily send troops to provoke." As long as the coming year is not so cold, then we will be able to tide over this difficult time. ”

Xu Beiyou nodded.

Xiao Maha suddenly remembered something, his face changed slightly, and he said with emotion: "When I was young, I followed my father to read and read "Zuo Chuan", and there was a sentence on it, called' Jun with this prosperity, will die with this', when we took the world, is to take advantage of the time, for several years in a row of heavy snowfall, the climate is cold, so that the crops are not harvested, the people are everywhere, this makes the Dazheng court people lost, with the Taizu Emperor to pacify the world's merits, to this day, the same snowfall, the same climate is cold, is it true to respond to this sentence?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Maha's voice was already a little more trembling.

Xu Beiyou pinched the wine glass with two fingers and turned it slowly, without making a sound.

Is it true that the Heavenly Dao is going to die? Or is it that the Great Qi acted against the heavens for two successive generations of emperors, which attracted the wrath of the Heavenly Dao and lowered the punishment?

If this is the case, the Daomen is really in line with the will of heaven and does the right thing for heaven.

Xu Beiyou is not a Qingchen who is proficient in the way of possession and can spy on the will of heaven, he can't see through it, and he can't guess it, so he can only rely on the three-foot Qingfeng in his hand, do it with his heart, and do his best.

There was silence between the two for a long time, Xu Beiyou took a sip of wine, slowly drank the wine in the cup, and Xiao Maha asked cautiously tentatively: "Nangui, are you going to Houjian to meet the Wanyan Lord in person?"

Xu Beiyou didn't hide it, and admitted calmly: "This Wanyan country lord has an indifferent temperament, and he has been painting the ground as a prison in Daliang City for decades, no one knows what he thinks, but after all, it is man-made, no matter what he thinks, I always have to go on a trip to Houjian, meet with him, and talk about it." ”

Xiao Maha hesitated slightly, and said: "I am infatuated with you for dozens of years, and I can't help but advise you, although you and Wanyan Beiyue are both ranked among the three saints of the Heavenly Machine List, but after all, he is a senior who has cultivated for decades, and Houjian is his territory, so whether you can talk about it or not, you must value harmony, and try not to do it if you can." ”

Xu Beiyou smiled, nodded solemnly and said, "What the old prince said, Beiyou has written down." ”

Xiao Maha suddenly got up, clasped his fists and arched his hands, and said with a solemn face: "The general trend of the world and the fortunes of a country are all pressed on you alone, hard work, hard work." ”

Xu Beiyou was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "It's a matter of duty." ”