Rebirth of Tao Yao

The joining of the two little maids was just a small episode. Ever since Yan Li "tactfully" expressed his dissatisfaction to Wen Ziran, the two of them have gotten to know each other a lot, and they are no longer an eyesore in front of the little general.

Of course, the return journey to the north will not be smooth because of the obedience of these two little maids. Yan Li and others know that there is a snowstorm in the north, and the prince urged Yan Qing to return in a hurry just in case.However, what they saw on the road still changed the faces of the group - the snow disaster had already begun to appear when they went south, and after nearly a month of fermentation, it was obviously more terrifying.

Yan Li rode his horse and walked on the snow field, seeing the freshly fallen snow, the world seemed to be clear.

Suddenly, the trotting horse seemed to have stepped on something and stumbled suddenly. Fortunately, the horse was not running fast at the moment and Yan Li's riding skills were excellent. The latter just swayed and sat down again.But even so, Yan Li's complexion suddenly turned ugly. She didn't lower her head to check what was tripping the horse's legs just now, but cast her eyes far away at the distant sky.

The reason why he didn't look down was because Yan Li knew what was on the ground...

There is an official road from the capital to northern Xinjiang. Because of the transportation of grain and grass several times a year, the official road along the way is fairly smooth.The group of people also took this road when they came. Although there was snow and ice, the road condition was still good.But the return journey after a month was not so smooth. Yan Li and the others walked along the way, and the horse and even the carriage would trip over something from time to time.

Once or twice, Yan Li didn't care. After three or five times, she finally couldn't bear to get off the horse to check.Then she saw the corpse lying under the snow, as thin as a stick, stiff and frozen, it was a refugee who was starved to death by the roadside in the snowstorm this time!

Thinking of the singing and dancing in the capital, the struggle for power and profit of those princes and princes, and looking at the bones of refugees who starved to death on the side of the road with no one to restrain them, Yan Li felt angry.But she was different from ordinary young people in that she was able to calm down quickly after being hot-blooded. It didn't matter whether she was calm or cold-blooded. In the end, before Yan Qing could comfort her, she climbed onto the horse again with a sullen face.

After galloping the horse for a long distance, Yan Li's blood was completely blown away by the cold wind, and then he turned to ask his father, "Father, didn't the imperial court receive the news of the snow disaster in the Northland? Why is no one caring about it? So many people died..."

As he spoke, Yan Li's face turned ugly again, he pursed his lips and didn't say any more.Because she thought that her horse had stumbled many times along the way, and if every time there was a corpse lying under the snow, she couldn't believe that such a wide road would be so wide after the snow melted. What a scene.Perhaps it is not an exaggeration to call it a purgatory on earth? !

Yan Qing never got off his horse to check it all the way, but he had already guessed such a scene with his experience, and he still didn't change his face at this time.He just let out a long breath, and the dense mist immediately blurred his cheeks, he said: "Don't worry, these princes will take care of it."

Yan Li looked at him, not very convinced.She felt that after going to the capital and watching that big show, she didn't want to believe those princes and grandchildren at all-that is, a group of black-eyed chickens fighting for power. If they killed their brothers, or even killed their father, how could they see the livelihood of the people, and where would they have the time to take care of the people?

But having said that, if the court doesn't care about the snow disaster, Yan Li can't do much by himself.Especially since the snow disaster had obviously happened for some time, they didn't even see a few survivors fleeing alive along the way, and perhaps all they could do was to restrain the bones they encountered on the road.

But for a group of people rushing to northern Xinjiang, do they have the time and energy to do such things as restraining the bones?Obviously not, even the young Yan Li didn't have such a compassionate heart.She was just suffocated for a while, and finally sighed: "Fortunately, it was a snow disaster, and fortunately, it's also a world of ice and snow now, otherwise if these corpses are allowed to lie on the road, I'm afraid the epidemic will not be far away."

Yan Qing nodded, agreeing with this statement, but as a general, he didn't care about internal affairs and disaster relief, so he just said: "This is already the situation in my country of Liang, and the barbarians on the grassland in the north may have a hard time. "

It's not that Yan Qing is worried about the Hu people.As soon as Yan Li heard it, he understood that the jokes that the father and daughter made when they went south might come true—if the northern grasslands were also hit by a snow disaster, and the cattle, sheep and livestock would freeze to death, it might not be long after the snow melted. Hu Bing, who could not survive the disaster, was about to invade and loot again.And it was a desperate fight after breaking the boat!

So, it's no wonder the crown prince's first reaction after seeing the snow disaster in the north was to send the father and daughter of the Yan family back to northern Xinjiang.Otherwise, if the Hu people came early, the frontier city was the first line of defense in northern Xinjiang, and the consequences would be unimaginable without the guarding general.

Yan Li gritted his teeth at the thought of the possibility of war again, feeling a little bad.

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Because they saw the tragic situation after the snow disaster on the road, Yan Li and his party no longer had the ease of going home, and the team was very dull all the way.Coupled with the fear of changes in northern Xinjiang, everyone silently accelerated their journey, and it could almost be said that they were rushing northward all the way.

Under such circumstances, even if the road was blocked by snow and ice for a while, their journey was still greatly shortened.When the group of people finally returned to the border town after a few months of absence, it was the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, the sky cleared up, and the warm winter sun shone on the snow on the top of the city. border town.

Almost all the soldiers who followed Yan Qing back to Beijing to report on his duties were locals in the border town, or had settled down in the border town.After traveling for a long time, and seeing many victims who starved to death and freezing to death along the way, everyone's heart was inevitably heavy.

Now that they finally came back, and saw that the border town was still there, unlike the miserable conditions of the villages and towns along the way, they all felt relieved, and couldn't help cheering happily when they saw the city tower from a distance.

The sound startled the three girls in the carriage, Wen Qing and Mo Yun carefully opened the curtains, and saw the tall and strong walls of the border city from a distance.The two little maids also came back to the border city. They stared at the city from a distance for a while, then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Wen Ziran: "Girl, we seem to have arrived, and the border town looks okay, it doesn't seem like a disaster look."

Wen Qing and Mo Yun were really relieved when they said this.They traveled northward all the way, although they were all sitting in the carriage, but the occasional unusual bumps of the carriage could not be hidden from the passengers.In addition, when Yan Li dismounted to inspect the corpse, the carriage stopped for a short time, and Wen Qing watched the little general dig out the bones under the snow with the sword that he carried with him. She still remembers that scene vividly!

After that, the three people in the carriage knew the dire situation of the snow disaster, and they were worried before they arrived.In particular, it was the first time for Wen Qing and Mo Yun to go north with the people from the General's Mansion, and they were even more worried that the border town where General Yan was stationed had been crushed by the heavy snow and turned into ruins.

Until today, when they saw the city wall of the border town—of course the city wall is still there, and it will be there no matter how heavy the snow falls—and saw a few festive red lanterns hung on the city wall for the upcoming New Year’s Eve, they were truly Take it easy.After all, if there is a disaster in the city and the soldiers and civilians are too busy to take care of themselves, how can they have the thought to celebrate the New Year and decorate the city wall?

Wen Qing and Mo Yun let go of their concerns about the journey, and Mo Yun couldn't help but said in surprise: "Almost everywhere we saw disasters along the way, this city is the northernmost part of our Liang Kingdom, why? Just here to avoid a catastrophe?!"

In the carriage, Wen Qing, who came from the capital at the same time, naturally didn't know the answer, and Wen Ziran didn't have time to speak in the future, so he heard Li Li's light voice coming from outside the carriage: "That's because the houses in our border town are all made of stones, and there is no answer in the city. There is a rule that the snow on the roof of each house must not exceed half a foot, otherwise there will be a heavy fine. Some people are thinking about snow removal in the middle of the night, so naturally they will not be easily crushed by the snow and collapse the house."

What Yan Li said is right, this is the quality that a border town should have as a military center.The houses were built solidly in preparation for possible street battles, and the enemy defense mechanisms hidden in various places in the city would not be easily damaged.Sweeping snow is a mandatory order that has been implemented for many years. This kind of order may not be so easy to implement in other places, but there is no problem in a border town where there are many garrisons and are used to orders and prohibitions in the army.

Of course, the hazards of snow disasters are not only the collapse of houses, but also such troubles as freezing of crops in the field, freezing to death of livestock and so on.But on the premise that the people themselves can be preserved, these can be overcome. At least they have houses to shelter from the wind, clothes to keep warm, and food to eat, so they can survive the winter.

Seeing that the border town is the same as before, although the people who came back were not surprised, they were still full of joy.Even the soldiers driving the chariot couldn't help waving the whip faster, causing the horse to gallop away.

Not long after, a group of people rushed to the gate of the city, and they saw that there was a steady flow of people at the gate, and they were not affected by the continuous heavy snowfall in the Northland.On the contrary, because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, every family has to buy new year's goods, and the gate of this city is much more lively than usual.

The officers and soldiers guarding the city were originally checking the people entering and leaving the city. When they looked up and saw Yan Li and others riding on horses, they were startled, and then they were overjoyed.The school lieutenant who was guarding the city came out quickly, wearing a suit of armor and running clangingly. When he got close to him, he gave a military salute and said pleasantly, "General, little general, you are finally back!"

Yan Qing immediately walked a few steps forward and asked the captain, "How have you been in the city for a few months?"

The captain nodded and said "nothing", and warmly welcomed the group into the city himself.The border town looked fine, except that there were a little more patrolling and guarding sergeants than usual, it still looked peaceful.

Yan Qing got off his horse and asked about the situation in the city as he walked, especially about the snow disaster and the grassland.After listening to a few words, Yan Li walked to the side of the carriage, saw that the weather was fine, and took the initiative to lift the curtain, ignoring Wen Qing and Mo Yun, and asked Wen Ziran, "Zi Ran, we have entered the city, now you are with me?" Go home, or should I take you to the west of the city?"

Wen Ziran thought for a moment, then said to Yan Li: "Let's go home."

Hearing this, Yan Li's eyes immediately showed a bit of joy.