Jinyiwei factory flower base love story

After agreeing on a plan to go to the Western Regions to search for treasures, Gu Huaiqing led Ying Qi out of the Xuande Hall.

The afternoon sun was just right, Xiao Jing stood by the window, watching Gu Huaiqing's back as he walked down the white marble steps step by step, and finally disappeared outside the palace gate.

Xiao Jing let out an inaudible sigh, raised her head, and looked at a delicate golden birdcage hanging in front of the window. In the cage was a canary with bright fur, jumping around and flopping around lively. Wings, trying to break out of the shackles of the cage.

Xiao Jing casually stretched out her fingers to open the cage door, the canary hesitated for a moment, then flapped its wings and flew towards the blue sky.

Xiao Jing watched the bird disappear into the sky, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and whispered to himself: "I raised you with rich clothes and food, now that you have grown up and your wings are hardened, you want to fly far away, thinking that Once you get out of the cage, you can fly freely. No matter what, I will let you go as you wish, but after a while, you will realize that it is safest to be by my side, and you will come back obediently... "

Gu Huaiqing received a tricky task, but at least Xiao Jing no longer forced him to marry Liang Wan, which made him really relieved.

Xiao Jing has always followed his word, as long as he can complete the task assigned by the emperor, he can be with Duan Mingchen. Thinking of this, Gu Huaiqing felt full of motivation in his heart, and even walked vigorously.

Ying Qi had no expression on his face, and followed behind Gu Huaiqing at a leisurely pace.

Gu Huaiqing was in a good mood, deliberately slowed down, walked side by side with Ying Qi, turned his head to look at this mysterious shadow guard.

Yingqi looks very young, in his early twenties, his facial features are not ugly, but they are not distinctive when combined, the only impressive thing is his dark complexion.

Gu Huaiqing thought to himself, no wonder it is a shadow guard, with such a complexion and wearing night clothes, it will blend with the night in the dark, and the concealment is excellent.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Shadow Seven."

"Shadow Seven is just your code name, I'm asking about your name!"

"To enter the Shadow Guard, one must forget one's background and background. It is only named after a code name, so I don't have a real name." "But it's so inconvenient to be called like this..." Gu Huaiqing glanced at Ying Qi's dark complexion, snapped his fingers suddenly, and smiled Said, "Your Majesty told you to follow me and obey my command, so I will give you a name. Xiao Hei, what do you think?"

Ying Qi seemed to be choked for a moment, his expressionless face finally had some emotional fluctuations, he raised his eyes to look at Gu Huaiqing, and said lightly: "It's as long as adults like it."

"Well, Xiao Hei, you will call me Master in the future." Gu Huaiqing straightened her chest and corrected with her head held high.

"...Yes, Master."

Gu Huaiqing thought about it, and decided to learn more about the situation in the Western Regions first, so he went to Dongchang, asked someone to fetch a large stack of information about the Western Regions, and studied it carefully.

Xiao Hei stood aside with his hands tied, silent like a wooden stake. Seeing that he had nothing to do, Gu Huaiqing casually threw him a map of the Western Regions and asked him to study the route to Wusun Kingdom.

Dongchang collected a lot of information about the Western Regions, but it was also very messy. Gu Huaiqing browsed through ten lines at a glance, and his eyes were sore and his brain swelled. He could only get a general understanding of the situation in the Western Regions. , but nothing involved.

It seems that we can only check and visit while walking, and go there first and then play by ear.

Gu Huaiqing turned around and saw that Xiao Hei was seriously drawing the route on the paper, so he asked, "How do you go after you research it?"

Xiao Hei nodded, pointed to the map, and showed him the route: "Since the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains and the Western Regions have all followed the Silk Road, starting from Chang'an, passing through Tianshui and Liangzhou, and arriving at the end of the Great Wall. Jiayuguan Pass at the west end, leaving Jiayuguan in the west, passing through Jiuquan and Dunhuang, and finally arriving at Hami, the border of Daqi. The north of Hami belongs to the territory of the Tatars, and the west enters Turpan, which is the former Xichang Kingdom, which is now annexed by Wusun Kingdom If we want to find someone who understands the language of Xichang, we should cross the border and sneak in from here."

Hearing Xiao Hei speak clearly and logically, Gu Huaiqing gave him a look of approval, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously: "Good job!"

Although he doesn't want to admit it, Gu Huaiqing is really not good at reading maps. He is born with a bad sense of direction, and getting lost is a common thing. So when Xiao Jing entrusted him with the task, he was most worried about whether the treasure hunt would be in danger. How to find Xichang country without getting lost on the road.

Seeing that Xiao Hei just studied the map for a while, he found the direction, which made Gu Huaiqing look at this taciturn shadow guard with admiration, and became more confident about the treasure hunt.

"So we will go all the way to the Western Regions, and we will definitely pass through Jiayuguan?" Gu Huaiqing asked again.

"Yes, Jiayuguan is the throat leading to the Western Regions, and it is a must pass."

Gu Huaiqing thought that Duan Mingchen was also sent to Jiayuguan to assist in the battle. After this trip, he could stop by to see him, so he couldn't help being very happy.

"Great, go back and get ready, let's go tomorrow morning!"

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In the early morning of the next day, Gu Huaiqing and the shadow guard Xiao Hei set off on horseback.

Because it was under the emperor's secret order, Gu Huaiqing didn't want to make a big splash and expose his travels, so he didn't bring any extra manpower and went on the road lightly, only bringing Xiao Hei alone.

Gu Huaiqing possesses unique skills, and Xiao Hei is also very skilled. Ordinary thieves can't do anything to them.If you need assistance when you get there, you can also transfer troops to the local garrison. Anyway, Gu Huaiqing has a gold medal bestowed by Xiao Jing on his body, so he can mobilize the troops of the guard.

Gu Huaiqing and Xiao Hei traveled day and night, all the way west, from the capital city to the former ancient capital Chang'an, walking west from Chang'an, the scenery gradually withered, the lush land turned into a desolate Gobi, with scarce water sources and few green plants. Two days later, they arrived Liangzhou, an important town in the northwest frontier.

Gu Huaiqing had enough silver taels on his body, but the water and dry food were almost used up and needed to be replenished, and the horse was tired from the long journey and needed to rest.

Liangzhou is an important town in the northwest, with relatively rich supplies. If you go west, it will be even more desolate and the supplies will be scarce. Therefore, the two decided to take a rest in Liangzhou for supplies before continuing to move forward.

Xiao Hei inquired with the locals, found a clean inn to settle down, ordered someone to boil a bucket of hot water, carried it to Gu Huaiqing's room, and asked him to bathe and clean.

Gu Huaiqing was very satisfied with this. Fortunately, Xiao Hei led the way, otherwise he would definitely lose his way and find the north, not to mention that Xiao Hei served him carefully and thoughtfully, and everything was arranged properly. , saving him a lot of trouble.

If the only flaw is that this guy doesn't talk too much, Gu Huaiqing often talks to himself, and only when he is asked, he will give a short answer or two, but Gu Huaiqing is not discouraged by this, but intensifies. Teasing him seemed to be his only pleasure along the way.

The two stayed in the inn for one night, and early the next morning they heard the sound of gongs and drums outside, as if countless people poured out overnight, singing and dancing, it was very lively.

Gu Huaiqing felt hungry when he woke up together, so he ordered a bowl of steamed mutton for himself and Xiao Hei.

While eating a hot breakfast, Gu Huaiqing asked the waiter at the inn: "Why is it so lively outside?"

Xiao Er smiled and said: "Guests, you are here just in time. Today is our once-a-month horse market day. Merchants from all over the world gather here for the opening of the market. Isn't it lively?"

Gu Huaiqing also became interested when he heard it. In recent years, wars have been frequent and horses are scarce. Da Qi's war horses are all imported from foreign countries. However, due to the lack of natural pastures in Da Qi, the blood of the imported horses will no longer be good after one or two generations. In order to meet the demand for horses, the towns on the border opened horse markets regularly, and the imperial court would also send special personnel to buy horses.

Of course, the horse market is not only about trading horses, but also the exchange of other commodities.The Han people would exchange grain, clothing, ironware, porcelain, etc. for cattle, horses, sheep, leather, dairy products, etc. of the foreigners.Therefore, there is demand for each other. Even if there are frictions and battles in the border areas, the horse market will not stop.

The Western Regions have produced good horses since ancient times, and the legendary bloody horses came from the Western Regions, and now they are also an important source of horses for Daqi.

Thinking that the trip would go west, all the way through the Gobi Desert, and the two horses he brought were already exhausted, so Gu Huaiqing wanted to change to two Western Region horses with stronger feet and better tolerance to drought, so he asked: "Excuse me, what about the horses?" Where is the horse market held, and is it far from here?"

"It's not far, I'll tell you how to get there."

The waiter enthusiastically showed Gu Huaiqing the way, fearing that they would not be able to find it, he even drew a simple map. Gu Huaiqing thanked him with satisfaction and threw the map to Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei dutifully took on the role of guide and led him to find horse market.

The horse market in Liangzhou is one of the largest horse markets in the northwest border, and the monthly market attracts tens of thousands of people.

Walking in the horse market, the dazzling array of goods is dizzying. People of all skin colors and eye colors communicate in different languages, bargaining with pens and strokes, which looks very interesting.

Naturally there are many horse sellers, but Gu Huaiqing is used to seeing good horses from Yulinyuan, so ordinary horses are not in his eyes.

Seeing that he was picking the fat and the thin, Xiao Hei said to a horse dealer in the Western Regions: "My master wants to buy a real good horse. The price is not a problem. Do you know where I can sell good horses?"

Because Gu Huaiqing was hiding his identity, he went out in a low-key manner, and was not dressed luxuriously. The horse dealer rolled his brown-green eyes and looked Gu Huaiqing up and down, as if he didn't believe it.

At this moment, a clear laughter was heard, and a man with a slightly foreign accent and a deep and pleasant voice said: "I have two good horses here. If you are interested, you may as well follow me to have a look."