Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

"Thank you, Uncle Wu."

"You didn't have to accompany me through life and death."

Jiang Qingyu greeted with shame.

"It's not hard, it's not hard!"

"Accompanying the young master to kill Di Ren can be said to be hard work, my old Wu couldn't wish for it!"

The coachman Old Wu waved his hand, and took out a small object from his pocket:

"Young master, last night my good daughter-in-law knelt in the temple of Xishan and begged for two peace charms. I wore one myself, and the other..."

"If you don't dislike it, young master, please bring it with you, so that it will be auspicious."

Jiang Qingyu reached out to take the exquisitely crafted peace talisman, and nodded:

"Qingyu thanked Uncle Wu and Auntie here first."

"After the winter hunting is over, I will definitely invite the two of you to have a meal at Qifengju together."

Old Wu, the coachman, smiled:

"I knew that the young master is so generous. Last night, I went to the temple with my wife and knelt all night, begging him for a talisman!"

Jiang Qingyu smiled and promised:

"Then eat ten meals!"

……

After another half stick of incense.

The carriage arrived at the north gate of the royal city.

Heijia General Duoji led more than [-] Qiang cavalry who had been waiting here for a long time.

"My lord, all six people from 860 have arrived!"

Jiang Qingyu opened a corner of the curtain and ordered:

"Set off."

Dorje raised the Zhangba Snake Spear and ordered to set off.

In an instant, all the Qiang cavalry responded with a "No!"

next moment.

The coachman Lao Wu drove the carriage out of the city gate first.

Immediately afterwards, more than [-] riders rushed northward like a black tide.

In the black tide, a wolf totem flag with a green face and golden fangs followed closely behind the carriage, fluttering in the wind, making a sound like howling wolves.

Chapter 79 Late

There is a newly built school yard thirty miles north of Wangcheng.

More than a month ago, King Jubei announced that the five children would gather here and each lead a thousand-man army to go north, go deep into the Beidi grassland, and hunt the Di people.

Today is the first day of the first lunar month.

According to tradition, it is the day when winter hunting begins.

In this season, the wind is biting and the snow is deep.

There is a lack of fodder to feed cattle, sheep, and horses on the grasslands, so Beidi's war horses generally suffer from hunger, and their combat effectiveness has dropped by at least [-]% compared to before!

Di people's soldiers also like to hide in the tribe and light a fire to keep warm. Once they leave the fire, their hands are so cold that they can't even hold a knife, and they don't have such a strong will to fight.

Therefore, Beidi at this time is undoubtedly the weakest.

So King Jubei created the Winter Hunting Competition, choosing to invade Beidi Grassland on the first day of the first lunar month every year!

As for why it happened to be the first day of the first month...

There are different opinions.

Some people say that it was to win a battle on the first day of the new year and get a lottery. Some people said that Beidi also chose to attack a pass on this day more than ten years ago, so it was for revenge, and some people said it was to block some people in the capital. The mouth of a vegetarian official!

After all, at this time, every household in the capital is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the whole family is reunited, while the soldiers of the three states in the north are going through life and death on the battlefield, defending their families and the country!

Who has the face to reprimand the King of the North for his disobedience?

this day.

Before Mao's time, the school grounds were surrounded by crowds who joined in the fun.

Since the three states in the north border Beidi, there are constant battles every year, so a sturdy folk custom has also been developed. Almost everyone is warlike, and every family has relatives and friends who join the army.

So much so that last night, the temple in Xishan was full of people kneeling inside and outside praying for peace talismans.

There are also countless people who came here this morning to watch the farewell.

"Hey, have you heard? Yesterday, the second wife of the Wangfu hosted a banquet in Qifeng Residence, and a bunch of people came forward to flatter their horses while drunk, and she never refused to come, as if the second son had returned from victory!"

"I've also heard about it, but I heard that the second son seems to hate the flattery of those people, so he left the banquet very early and returned to the palace to practice swords!"

"Tsk, Second Young Master is a real hero, I admire it! It's a pity..."

"What a pity?"

"It's a pity that her mother's surname is Jiang Bai!"

"Hey, you dare to say this, you don't want to die!"

"Why don't you dare? No one can see the wolf ambition of the Jiang family. Didn't the capital forcefully stuff a Sima from the fourth rank into the Anbei Dufu Mansion last year? In my opinion, the next step is that the Deputy Duhu will have a surname. Jiang! There is no way, who would let him be a dog of the royal family? I heard that my ancestors were eunuchs for the first emperor of Chu, so lucky!"

"..."

"Hey, why are you so far away from me?"

"I'm afraid that when you are beheaded, the blood will splash on my new clothes."

……

There is a high platform in the south of the school grounds, and there are hundreds of people standing on it, all of whom have a certain status in the Jianghu temple.

Among them are the elders or people in power of various forces, veteran officials who have retired from the temple, veterans of the Anbei Army who have retired from the army, and there are also knight-errant heroes who have made a great reputation in the rivers and lakes...

Among the crowd, the most eye-catching one was a thin old man.

Wearing a deep purple python robe inside and armor outside, this person stood in front of a battle drum, looking down at the army that was about to march below.

It was Jiang Qiushui, the King of the North.

Standing beside Jiang Qiushui was Jiang Jing, the second wife of the palace.

Today's Jiang Jing put her hair up in a bun, put on a purple leather armor around her waist, and held a sword in her hand. She looked like a female general.

Behind the two, the three Haoyue Realm Jiang Shan, Xu Erhu and Jiang's old servants of the palace lined up in silence.

At this time, in the school field, there were already four cavalry formations. From left to right, the four camps were clearly separated.

In order, there was the Green Sword Battalion led by the second son of the palace, the Green Bamboo Battalion led by the third miss, and a Bingzhou cavalry led by the fifth miss Jiang Qingyin and the sixth miss Jiang Qingmeng.

only……

There is a gap between the second and third troops, as if one team is missing.

"What's the matter with fourth brother? Don't you know how to get up early on such an important day today?"

Jiang Qingmeng sat on a horse with a green mane, looking worried, and kept looking back in the direction of Wangcheng.

"..."

On the side, Yu An also looked helpless.

Because of his resourcefulness, Rao did not expect this situation at all.

Obviously...

Dorje left the barracks an hour earlier than himself and others!

"General Yu, if the fourth brother doesn't arrive on time, according to the rules of the army..."

Yu An truthfully said:

"If it is light, you will be liable for eighty, and if it is serious, you will be deprived of the qualifications."

"If the military plane is delayed, even, it may even be beheaded for public display, as an example to others!"

"what--"

Jiang Qingmeng's face paled suddenly.

Beheaded, beheaded?

No way?

Fourth brother, it turns out that if you sleep, you will really lose your life!

Except for Jiang Qingmeng, the other three princes and ladies of the palace also had different expressions.

The second son, Jiang Qingjian, held a map of Beidi in his hand, thinking over and over the marching route, and focused on the future war, as if he didn't care about other people at all.

Even if he spoke occasionally, he only asked the lieutenant general for some military news.

As for the third lady, Jiang Qingzhu, she had a sad expression on her face.

Although now she has added 1000 people under her command with the support of the old general Guo Zhao, and has added two star-level masters, but when she thinks that there is a Princess Utona in Beidi who has said that she wants to compete with her , she had a headache.

Hey, why do women make things difficult for women?

Utona, why don't you fight Jiang Qingjian?

If you defeat him, you will definitely gain even more fame!

On the side, a gloomy man with a hooked nose and a mustache said in a low voice:

"Miss, don't worry, Liang has a plan to deal with that Beidi princess."

But after the battle of Black Rock City, no matter how confident the "Black Fox" was, Jiang Qingzhu would only respond casually, and he didn't believe that this person would have any good strategies at all!

I don't know why my mother, Mrs. Xue, trusts him so much!

As for the last person, Jiang Qingyin, the fifth young lady of the palace, was different from everyone else.

Today, she was wearing a luxurious long dress, sitting on a white horse, looking bored, as if she had nothing to do with herself.

It seems that they are not here to participate in the winter hunting competition, but to go sightseeing in the mountains and rivers.

She also looked sideways frequently, looking in the direction of Wangcheng, but what she said in her mouth was:

"Fourth brother, you should hurry up!"

"If the sun comes out later, it will burn the skin!"

……

Time passed little by little.

Just when everyone was guessing whether the fourth son of the palace could arrive on time.

Among the crowd, a gambler suddenly clapped his hands and said:

"Old Qian, you lost! The time has passed, give me the money!"

The other gritted his teeth and said impatiently:

"What's the hurry? There's still a quarter of an hour!"

"Admit defeat, old Qian, with that young master's habit, let alone a quarter of an hour, even giving you another hour may not be enough!"

Unexpectedly, the person named Laoqian said:

"Then, then gamble again? Bet for an hour this time, and if you lose, I will give you ten times the money!"

"..."

The gambler smiled awkwardly:

"Old Qian, I'm joking!"