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"Uh..." Liu Xie looked at his hands, and saw snowflakes on his sleeves. "Forget it, I just came back from patrolling the camp, and my body is very cold, don't freeze him."

"It's okay." Mrs. Wei picked up the child and stuffed it directly into Liu Xie's arms. "There are three fires on the child's buttocks. Even if he throws it into the snow, he will not freeze to death. How can he be afraid of this coldness. Your Majesty, this child was born in the northern border. In the future, he will be as strong and strong as a northern man, especially able to live .”

Liu Xie held the child in his arms, not daring to move.He glanced at Mrs. Wei, knowing that she must be very happy today, and she was a little out of choice.But he's used to it, and this guy even suspected that he couldn't give birth before.

Probably stimulated by the cold air on Liu Xie's body, the child wrinkled his nose and slapped a sharp zero, then opened his throat and burst into tears.Madam Wei reached out her hand to touch the swaddle, and couldn't help laughing: "He is clever, he knew it was His Majesty, and he urinated on purpose." Then she took it and went to the back tent to change the diaper.

Only then did Liu Xie realize that the hand holding the child's butt was a little warm.He sent it to his nose and smelled it, but there was no smell.

Xun Wenqian watched carefully and couldn't help laughing out loud. "Your Majesty, wash your hands." Then he got up.

Liu Xie signaled her not to move, got up and walked outside the tent, picked up some snow on the ground, wiped her hands, and returned to the tent.

"Is it snowing?" Xun Wenqian said.

"It's snowing, I guess this snow will not be light." Liu Xie sat on the side of the couch, a trace of uneasiness flashed between his brows. "I don't know if Marquis Wen and the others will encounter trouble. When they left, they didn't prepare enough winter clothes."

Xun Wenqian was silent for a moment. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Marquis Wen and the others have lived on the grassland since they were young, so they should know how to deal with it."

Liu Xie smiled bitterly. "Those horse thieves are fine. What I'm worried about is Marquis Wen and Huang Yi. People, it's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. If you're used to living comfortably, you may not be able to adapt to the bitter cold beyond the Great Wall."

"Not necessarily." Xun Wenqian said: "If you want to talk about rich clothes and fine food, can it be better than your majesty? Your majesty can adapt to the bitter cold outside the Great Wall. What can they not adapt to. Although Huang Yi is a high-ranking student, he can still eat well now I don’t think there should be a problem.”

"We are all desperate and have to suffer." Liu Xie nodded Xun Wenqian's nose. "You cast yourself into a trap."

Xun Wenqian blushed. "Everything is thanks to His Majesty."

Liu Xie smiled, put his hands on his knees, and lost his mind for a while. "In a few days, it's time to name him. I've been wondering what to name him. What do you think?"

Xun Wenqian tilted her head, lost in thought for a while. "He is His Majesty's first child, so let's name him Tai. Tai is one, and it also means peace for the country and the people. May the great Han prosper, the country and the people will be safe, and the world will be peaceful."

Liu Xie froze for a moment, then smiled. "Okay, let's call it Liu Tai. Then there will be another prince in the future, and he will be called Liu An. If he gives birth to a princess, he will be called Princess Taiping."

"You think so far." Xun Wenqian laughed, and then said: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to call Liu An, but that's a traitor."

"Oh, that's true." Liu Xie patted his forehead.He smiled for a while, then slowly put away his smile, and said: "Tai Yi is the God of the North, and this child was born in the North, so he will be sealed in the North in the future. It just so happens that Gong Da is the guardian of Youyan, and he has Gong Da as his teacher. He will definitely be able to become the Northern Fan of the Great Han Dynasty."

The smile on Xun Wenqian's face changed slightly, and then returned to normal. "Your Majesty, the child is too young to think about these things. It won't be too late to become king when he turns seven years old."

Liu Xie laughed at himself. "Being a father for the first time, I have no experience, so I unconsciously think too far." After a while, he said again: "But there are some things, it's good to think about it in advance, it's better than being in a hurry. What do you think?"

Xun Wenqian nodded in agreement, but said nothing.

Liu Xie stood up and gave Xun Wenqian a meaningful look. "The great man has internal and external troubles, and the leader of the foreign troubles is the northern Xinjiang Hulu. If my son grows up and can defend the frontiers for the great man, make immortal achievements, and be famous in history, how can it be compared with the wealth and honor in the world."

Xun Wenqian's heart tightened, she raised her eyelids, looked at Liu Xie's body, sat up, and bowed to salute.

"only."

Liu Xie patted Xun Wenqian on the shoulder. "Rest well, think about the future, and take a long-term view."

"Wei." Xun Wenqian agreed again, with a louder voice.

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Huang Yi wrapped his sheepskin jacket tightly, raised his head, and looked around.

"Marquis Wen, the snow is too heavy, and I'm afraid I won't be able to walk for a while. Why don't you rest here."

Lu Bu nodded, and cursed angrily. "It's a pity, after three days of chasing, this heavy snow messed up the good things."

Huang Yi laughed softly: "Wen Hou, this expedition is not about killing people, but testing the ability to survive on the grassland. Even without a single head, as long as he can bring all these people back, Wen Hou will be a meritorious person .”

"Really?" Lu Bu was dubious.

"If the emperor blames, I owe you a drink. If the emperor doesn't blame, you owe me a drink. How?"

"That's a deal, it's a deal." Lü Bu laughed, stretched out his hand and clapped Huang Yi three times.

The soldiers on the side heard it clearly and clamored one after another. "Marquis Wen, Chang Shi, no matter who wins or loses, we all have to drink."

"Don't worry, you are indispensable." Lu Bu laughed.

"If you want to drink, you have to go back alive." Huang Yi took advantage of the situation and said: "The snow will not stop for a while, tell me, how can we ensure that everyone goes back alive, and we have to go back alive. If it is frozen, It will be inconvenient in the future, right? Who is the best at surviving in this kind of weather, tell everyone what to pay attention to. Well said, I will buy him a drink with Marquis Wen later."

"Really?" a burly man called out. "Chang Shi and Marquis Wen invited together, or alone."

"Your mother, do you still want us to invite you alone? You are so beautiful." Lu Bu scolded with a smile: "Speak quickly if you have something to say, and let the fart go quickly."

"No hurry, no hurry." Huang Yi waved his hand. "Except for the vigilant people, everyone took it and gathered together to talk, to be warmer. Taking advantage of the snow and not being able to march, we happened to summarize the gains and losses of the previous period. After returning, Wenhou and I reported to the emperor , if the emperor is satisfied, a few drinks are nothing."

"It's still Changshi's atmosphere." A voice shouted. "Marquis Wen is afraid of his mother-in-law, so he doesn't dare to treat guests even if he gets a reward, and wants to give the mother-in-law to save even a penny."

The crowd laughed.

"Fart." Lu Bu was furious. "Who made rumors about me? Stand up and see if I don't tear your mouth open."

Everyone laughed even more happily.

Chapter 482

Looking at Lu Bu who was getting angry from embarrassment, Huang Yi waved his hands and said with a smile: "You guys either have no wives, or the wives are all stupid people, none of them can compare with Mrs. Wei."

"That's right." Lu Bu immediately echoed.

"That is, we are all begging for life on the edge of the knife. Most of us are bachelors and have no wives. Even if there are wives, most of them are snatched. How can we compare with Wenhou's wife, and of course, we can't compare with Chang Shi's wife. Bi. Chang Shi, what is the difference between these women of four generations and three males, are they particularly fragrant and soft?"

The crowd burst into laughter again, winking their eyebrows one by one.

Huang Yi was not annoyed either. "Women of four generations and three males are also women, but they have seen more things and read more books. When they are rich, they go to the hall without being arrogant or indulgent. When they are poor, they go to the kitchen. They don't complain about others, let alone Doing shameful things behind your back. After my wife arrived in Liangzhou, she learned the skill of cooking yokan. When I go back, I have the opportunity to invite you to taste it."

"Really?" Someone said, "We haven't ascended to the high gate of the fourth and third princes. It would be nice to have a bite of Mrs. Chang Shi's stewed mutton soup."

"Can this still lie to you?" Huang Yi asked back: "Think about it again, if you are like Marquis Wen, wandering in the Kanto region like lone wolves with nowhere to go, can your mother-in-law stay with you like Mrs. Wei?" Do not give up?"

"Fart, I ran away with someone a long time ago." A man spat. "If I die here, that woman won't even shed a tear, and turns around and takes my property to marry."

"So, if you have a mother-in-law like Mrs. Wei, won't you be particularly pampered?"

"That's right, there is such a good woman who coaxes her like a treasure."

"Then what did Marquis Wen do wrong?" Huang Yi sat down on his legs. "Golden gold is easy to get, but a good wife is hard to find. If you can meet him, you will be blessed in this life. Why not give up a little? Men, who go through life and death, drink snow and lie on ice, aren't they trying to seal their wives? , even if you die again, the imperial court will reward you so much that your wives and children will not suffer. With such a life, who would want to remarry?"

"It makes sense, it makes sense." Several soldiers looked at each other and nodded repeatedly.

Lu Bu saw it and admired it.These scholars can really say that, in a few words, they can turn such a shameful thing into a virtue.

"Of course, the best result is to make a contribution and return alive." Huang Yi clapped his hands. "Then, let's discuss the same thing first, how to survive."

"There must be something to eat first." A soldier responded. "As long as there is something to eat, I'm not afraid to go anywhere."

"Fart, you must have water first." Another soldier retorted: "You won't die if you starve for two days, but if you don't have water to drink, you will die of thirst after two days."

"..."

Soldiers, you have a word, I have a word, arguing.Huang Yi asked questions while listening, adjusting the topic from time to time, and soon shifted the focus of the discussion to the water sources on the grassland.

Unlike the rivers in the Central Plains, the rivers on the grasslands have great uncertainty.With the exception of a few large rivers, some dry up in the dry season.Because the river course is inherently shallow, once it dries up, the river will disappear without a trace, making people who follow the map lose their way.

This time, they had encountered a similar situation.There is a river on the map, but I searched along the direction, but couldn't find anything.If drinking water is not strictly controlled all the time, it is likely to be in trouble due to lack of water.

At that time, Lu Bu felt that Li Guang lost his way when he left the fortress, probably because he was not familiar with the rivers on the grassland and the rivers in the fortress.

After discussion, Huang Yi proposed an idea, first determine a few big rivers that will not disappear, and use them as a scripture to determine the general direction.Even if you get lost, you can look in one direction.If you find the big river, you have a chance of survival.

Where there is a river, you can find pastures, herdsmen, and even a certain tribe.

Everyone agreed, surrounded Huang Yi, and pointed to several big rivers on the map.

Then someone suggested that instead of using rivers for positioning, it is better to use stars for positioning.There are very few rivers on the grassland, especially in the desert, where there are no big rivers at all, and it is easy to get lost in the desert and hit the wall. You may be exhausted before you reach the big river.At this time, using the constellations to locate is the most accurate, and the error can be controlled within a hundred miles.

Huang Yi asked a horse thief who could gaze at the stars to explain the specific method, and then thought of a problem.

The means used by these horse thieves to observe the stars are very rough, and they can only rely on experience. If some star-observing instruments are used, the accuracy of the observation can be greatly improved, and the error may be controlled within a few tens of miles.

Huang Yi doesn't know how to watch stars, but he knows people who can watch stars, and he knows what level people with good skills can achieve.

A dozen miles is a long way for people to walk, but it is an easy distance for riding a horse.

When Huang Yi talked to Lu Bu, Lu Bu also felt that it was reasonable.He had heard that the tribes on the grassland often had wizards, and those wizards were good at stargazing. Since they didn't have instruments, they knew the starry sky like the back of their hands.However, wizards rely on experience accumulation, which often takes more than ten years, and it is definitely not as fast as using instruments.

When he was in Luoyang, he heard from Cai Yong that it only takes a few months to train an apprentice who can watch the stars.

If the army brings one or two people who are good at stargazing, wouldn't they have a living map?

"Write it down, write it down." Lu Bu said repeatedly. "It seems that if you want to make meritorious service, you really need to read some books."

Huang Yi immediately took out the wooden slips and short knife, and carved the words "Astrology and Knowledge".In the marching map, it is not convenient to use pen and paper, but it is easier to use a short knife to carve on the wooden board.

It snowed heavily for three days, and Huang Yi took this opportunity to sum up more than a dozen experiences of living on the grassland, as well as some new ideas that need to be verified.He carefully put away those wooden slips and regarded them as treasures.

Not only that, he also added a job content, stargazing at night.Although there are not many stars that can be recognized at present, it is always possible to determine the east, west, north and south.

Finding the Big Dipper in the sky is not difficult.

Three days later, the weather cleared after the snow, and Lu Bu ordered to start again.According to the results of the discussions during these three days, they felt that the current location was not far from Junji Mountain, and there might be a Xianbei tribe nearby.If these tribes can be found, the trip will not be in vain.

Everyone hit it off, then turned the horse's head and headed west.

Good luck always favors those who are prepared.Only half a day later, the scouts who were at the forefront sent news that they found some tents smoking from cooking.

Lu Bu was elated and ordered everyone to put on armor and prepare for battle.

Chapter 483 Wolf Riding Assault

Hagesan was distressed.

A heavy snowfall froze many livestock to death, ruining half a year of hard work.The remaining cattle and sheep cannot support him until next spring, and he must find a way to solve this problem.

At this time of year, he didn't need to worry too much.Once something like a snow disaster occurs, the commanders and junior commanders will organize looting.The men rode on horses, put on bows, drove cattle and sheep, and entered the Han territory southward.By plundering the Han territory, it is not difficult for them to grab food to tide over the difficulties, and they can also capture people as slaves.

Thinking of this, Hagersan glanced at the woman who was busy in front of the dilapidated tent, and sighed.

This woman was taken captive from Han, worked for three years, and gave birth to two children for him.Now that he has been hit by a disaster, in order to reduce consumption, he should kill her and rob a few young ones next year.But the reality is cruel. The commander-in-chief Fu Luohan was killed during the plunder last year. Tens of thousands of Xianbei knights were killed, and the rest became slaves of the Han people. Today's grassland has no leader, and it is impossible to organize large-scale operations.

Thinking of the battle last year, Hagersang, who survived by chance, shivered involuntarily.

There seemed to be a scene of Han army knights galloping horses before his eyes, and the chill was penetrating through his body.

In a trance, a feathered arrow rushed towards his face with a sharp whistle, piercing his throat instantly.

Hagesang suddenly realized that the Han army knights he saw did not come from painful memories, but cruel reality.I just don't understand how the knights of the Han army would appear here. This place is far away from Hansai, and even riding a horse would take several days.

Hagsang fell, blood gushing from his neck, melting the snow and freezing into ice again.

A fast horse passed him, then another.

Lu Bu dismounted, pulled out the arrow from Hagesang's neck, looked at it, shook off the flesh and blood on the arrow, and put it on the string again.

This Xianbei man was not armored, and the arrows had limited damage and could be used again.

"Spread out the search and kill all the adult men." Lu Bu said: "The scouts will continue to move forward to inquire about the news."

"Wait, keep two alive." Huang Yi rushed to the horse and said loudly: "This is just the edge. If we can determine the location of the main camp, we can save a lot of time."

"Listen to Chang Shi." Lu Bu added another order.

"Here." The knights suddenly agreed, dispersed their formation, and searched within a radius of several miles.The scouts rushed to further distances, inquired about news, and carried out vigilance.

Huang Yi rode his horse to the front of the tent. The woman was so frightened that she collapsed on the ground with muddy tears streaming from her eyes.

Huang Yi took a look, frowned slightly, and asked in Liangzhou dialect that he was not very fluent in, "Are you Han?"

The woman nodded repeatedly, and stammered while gesticulating: "I am...from Zhangye, and I was robbed...by Xianbei people."

Huang Yi got off his horse and took a look at the woman's hand.The woman's hands were rough, cracked, chilblained, and highly swollen. "Which county is Zhangye from, and in what year was it robbed?"

"Zhaowu County was robbed in February of the previous spring." The woman spoke Chinese fluently. "General... General, are you from Liangzhou?"

"Do you still remember who the prefect of Zhangye is?"

"I vaguely remember that the surname seems to be Li, and the name is Li... Li Ping, yes, it's Li Ping."

Huang Yi nodded.He checked the relevant records and knew that there was indeed a Xianbei invasion in the spring of the previous year, until Zhangye Junzhi, Li Ping, who acted as the prefect, was killed. "Can you ride a horse?"

"It will be a little bit."

"Find two horses yourself, bring enough food, and follow us. If you can keep up, we will take you back to Liangzhou. If you can't keep up, you can find a way by yourself and go south until you reach the frontier , someone will take you in.”

When the woman heard that she could go back to Liangzhou, she was overjoyed, she quickly lay down on the ground, kowtowed twice, got up and left in a hurry.

A knight brought captives, Huang Yi interrogated them a few words, and learned that more tribes were in the Junyi Valley to the west, so he ordered people to cut off the thumbs of the two captives, and left them to fend for themselves.All the food was taken away, all the livestock were killed, and the best meat was cut into pieces, put on the horse's back, and kept for roasting when camping at night.

They can even eat raw meat when necessary.