In order to save time, they decided to climb from the top of Nanliang Mountain instead of passing the official road.Nanliang Mountain spreads for thousands of miles, and there are countless poisonous insects, snakes, ants, leopards and big bears, which are the natural barrier of Nanyue.

If Zhao Yueyao didn't have a map in his hand, he wouldn't dare to do this.

The map was passed down from generation to generation in the Luo family. When the princess married, she was sent to the palace as a dowry, and was later given to Zhao Yueyao by the old prince.

According to the map, the group could avoid the dangerous places in Nanliang Mountain.Even so, they also suffered a lot.

Who knew that the top of the mountain was covered with a thick layer of snow. When they reached the middle of the mountain, they felt that the cold was unbearable. They gritted their teeth and walked up the mountain, only to find that the mountain was covered with snow.

Fortunately, the snow here has not melted, otherwise it would be even colder.

Snowflakes fell on Zhao Yueyao's eyelashes, and the breath he exhaled froze instantly. He was wearing the thickest fur coat, and said while walking: "Liu Zhi, I will never say you are nagging again. If there is no you, all of us Frozen to death."

Liu Zhi pursed her lips and smiled: "This is not due to me alone. If the prince hadn't been so picky, the servants would not have brought so many cloaks and furs. If the clothes are worn for two days without washing, they don't want to wear them again. If it is not covered with thick fur, it will always cry out in pain."

Zhou Qishi, who was next to him, had sharp ears and smiled inconspicuously when he heard it.

Zhao Yueyao was a little embarrassed: "I'm not as miserable as you said, really, I'm going to see Ruoyulan."

Ruo Yulan has lived in the capital since she was a child, and has never been to Nanyue.Besides, he has been doing clerical work all the time, and his health is not as good as Zhao Yueyao's, so he can't walk now.

Zhao Si was supporting him: "Be careful where you step."

Zhao Yueyao asked worriedly: "Are you cold, do you want to wear another one?"

Ruo Yulan's face turned red, and he coughed a few times: "No need, Mr. Zhao, the subordinates can still hold on. I didn't expect that Nanliang Mountain is so wonderful, the foot of the mountain and the top of the mountain are simply two worlds."

The cold wind howled, and everything that entered the eyes was white.In this mighty world, their figures are so tiny.

Zhao Yueyao also found it very strange: "No one has ever told me that there is snow on the top of this mountain, otherwise I would have come up the mountain a long time ago."

Zhou Qishi walked behind Zhao Yueyao, looking at his lively smile almost greedily.He didn't know what was wrong with him, Zhao Yueyao always touched his heart.

His eyes gradually darkened. It seemed that Zhou Shaoqing had to ask Zhou Shaoqing about all of this.

After walking for two days, the group finally walked out of Nanliang Mountain.

The land of the nomads is an endless plain, which should have been covered with green grass, but now because of the drought, all the land is yellow, dusty, and foggy.

Zhou Qishi and the others didn't walk for long, when a group of men on horseback came galloping from a distance.They only wore leather vests, they were rough and enthusiastic, and greeted Zhou Qishi with his health.

"King, you are finally back!"

"Please mount your horse."

As for Zhao Yueyao, he has long been regarded as air by them.

Looking at the young man standing there with a bad expression, Zhou Qishi felt it was funny, and he stretched out his hand.

Zhao Yueyao's eyes moved slightly: "What are you doing?"

Zhou Qishi smiled and said, "Master Zhao, please get on the horse."

This is enough to show a respectful gesture, and only then did Zhao Yueyao condescend to help him.

Zhou Qishi used his strength to help Zhao Yueyao onto the horse, and then he found another horse to ride on.

Those men's eyes widened: "This, is this our king?"

"The princess fell down countless times while practicing riding and shooting, and the king never helped her."

"Could it be that he is Wang's good brother in Zhao?"

Zhamu watched from a distance, his expression difficult to distinguish: "Don't talk nonsense, anyway, try not to provoke this person."

Thinking of Zhou Qishi's whip, the black-skinned boy felt a dull pain in his body: "Brother Zhamu, if it weren't for you, would I have been whipped fifty times by the king? I can't ride a horse, it hurts me to death!"

Zhamu felt a little guilty: "Good brother, it's the elder brother who is sorry for you. Go back and the elder brother treats you to a drink. If you don't get drunk, you won't return!"

"Okay, if you don't get drunk, you won't go home!"

Ruo Yulan came down from the snow mountain with only half her life left, so she had no choice but to sit in the carriage with Bai Yi.

Bai Yi was a little worried: "Yulan, take the medicine quickly, it's from Miss Liuzhi."

Ruo Yulan took the pill and swallowed it: "Thank you, Brother Bai."

Bai Yi: "Don't be so estranged. This time Mr. Zhao came to nomad, the entire household department only brought us two, which means that we are now your confidantes."

Ruo Yulan couldn't help laughing: "Brother Bai is right."

When it came to the nomads, Zhao Yueyao was still a little dissatisfied.Because even Zhou Qishi lived in a tent-like house, not even comparable to those middle-of-the-road houses in Kyoto, although this tent was already the largest and cleanest.

Zhao Yueyao raised his mouth, and Zhou Qishi knew what he was thinking: "Lord Zhao, just bear with it, this place is nothing compared to the capital. Wait a minute, I'll have someone roast a lamb for you."

A few women came outside the tent, carrying children on their backs, holding milk and a stove in their hands.

One person knelt on the ground, lit the stove, and the other put milk and sprinkled a little powder on it, stirring slowly, as the mist evaporated, the fragrance of milk came out.

This taste is a little fragrant, and there is no fishy smell of fresh milk.

Zhou Qishi handed the milk to Zhao Yueyao, with a smile in his eyes: "Taste it."

Zhao Yueyao took a sip, it was smooth and mellow, with a little fragrance: "Barely able to drink."

A woman seemed a little dissatisfied when she heard this: "This is made by our princess, and the powder sprinkled in it is worth thousands of gold."

Zhao Yueyao: "It's just powder made from tea leaves. I have a lot of them in my place. Can this make you a treasure?"

This mocking tone instantly ignited the woman's anger.Another person secretly pulled her sleeve and whispered, "Don't forget what Zamu said."

Only then did she swallow her anger and apologize forcefully: "King, we're leaving."

As they left, the wind lifted a corner of the swaddle, exposing a child's hand.That hand actually has six fingers!

Sensing Zhao Yueyao's gaze, the woman gave him a vigilant look, covered the child's hand with a swaddle again, and then left.

Zhou Qishi said to Zhao Yueyao: "Don't take it to heart, they are straightforward."

Zhao Yueyao felt boring: "In your heart, I am a stingy person? Forget it, go to business."

The atmosphere between the two became anxious for some reason.

Because of the drought, the nomads killed a large number of sheep and cattle and made them into jerky, leaving only a few hundred still in captivity.

"In recent days, there is no fresh grass at all. Without water, there will be no grass to grow, and sooner or later they will not survive."

Zhao Yueyao noticed that all the nomads were ashamed and their skin was chapped.They save as much water as possible to feed their livestock, but use it sparingly for themselves.

Zhou Qishi went to Zhao country just to find a way out for them.If the emperor is willing to do business with the nomads, they can leave here and go to Zhao.

But obviously, the emperor didn't think so. He wanted the nomads to be incorporated into the Zhao state, just like slaves, inferior to others.

In the tent, people from several nomadic tribes sat together to discuss the drought.

A bearded man said respectfully: "My lord, since the emperor of Zhao is so dishonest, why don't we invade Zhao directly from the border!"

Another retorted: "No, we can't afford it because the times are tough."

"Zhao Guoren is scheming and thin, I think it will be fine to fight!"

"That's right, now that Luo Yuan is not at the border, what are you afraid of?"

These people were arguing, as if Zhao Yueyao sitting on it was not from Zhao Guo.

Zhou Qishi's face darkened: "Presumptuous, Mr. Zhao is still here, how can you talk nonsense. Wait a minute and get twenty lashes each!"

There was a chilling silence in the tent, and there was no sound.

Zhao Yueyao laughed softly, and this smile was very obvious in the tent: "Are your brains full of grass, and you shout and kill at every turn. The nomads are in danger now, can they stand a fight? That's right, Luo Yuan It is true that it is not at the border, but with official documents in hand, it is only 20 days away from here from Kyoto."

"Even if you are brave and can defeat a hundred with one, you still cannot stand the consumption of time."

Zhao Yueyao hit the nail on the head and explained the current plight of the nomads.

Those who advocated the war lowered their heads in shame, and the rest of the people felt desperate, and the whole tent was filled with a sense of depression.

Could it be that their nomads are going to exterminate like this?How unfair the heavens are, they didn't do anything, yet they were reduced to such a state!

"My fief is in Nanyue, you can move to Nanyue."

After teaching them a lesson, Zhao Yueyao said another word lightly.

These words made those people dumbfounded. They were contemptuous and hated Zhao Yueyao just now, but they didn't expect that he would directly give them a way out the next moment.

"You didn't lie to us, did you?"

The bearded man was like dreaming, and he spoke carefully, for fear of breaking the dream.

Zhao Yueyao sneered: "I'm very busy, so I don't have time to play with you. Don't worry, as long as you keep yourself safe, Nanyue will not make things difficult for you."

"Okay, Zhou Qishi, tomorrow I will leave for Beijing, so you can stay in Nomad. I will tell His Majesty that you don't want to submit to Zhao, and advise him to take a long-term plan. But Zhou Shaoqing, who is far away in the capital, I can't control her. Dead or alive."

After hearing this, the bearded man looked anxious: "What can we do? The princess has sacrificed so much for us, but now she is detained in Zhao Guo. How does this make us feel at ease."

"Yeah, why don't you send someone to Zhao Guo to rescue the princess?"

"I would like to go to Zhao country, even if I die, I will bring the princess back!"

Seeing how angry these people were, for Zhou Shaoqing to die immediately, Zhao Yueyao said coolly: "Maybe Zhou Shaoqing is not for you, but for herself. If she becomes the princess, she won't have to live this hard life here anymore gone."

Speaking of Zhou Shaoqing, the faces of the people who were grateful to him just now immediately changed their faces: "Master Zhao, the princess has sacrificed a lot for our nomads, please don't talk nonsense like that."

Zhao Yueyao rolled his eyes. According to his understanding of Zhou Shaoqing, this woman is definitely not purely for the nomads.

Zhou Qishi felt a headache, he stroked his forehead slightly.

Suddenly, there was a scream outside the tent, and everyone went out.

A woman with bloody hands came out of a tent, holding a limp baby in her hands.

The baby was wrinkled all over, and when he looked closely, his feet were connected together.

The smell of blood in the air was very strong, so strong that it made people feel uncomfortable.At this moment, a young girl stumbled out of the tent crying.

"My child, my child."

She held the child in her arms desperately, so hard that her arms were bruised.

Zhao Yueyao couldn't bear it, and stepped forward to comfort him: "You hug too tightly, they won't do anything to the child."

The woman's lips moved: "My child, the child is already dead. He has bad luck and will not survive at all."

Only then did Zhao Yueyao notice that the child didn't even cry.

The girl was heartbroken and was dragged into the tent.

"I don't know what we did wrong. God wants to punish us like this. In recent years, many children have been..."

Speaking of this, the bearded man actually had tears in his eyes, trembling and unable to speak.

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