[Marco Polo] Where is Homecoming?

If Zhenjin has one point of liking for Marco, the remaining nine points are all dislike.

As the eldest son of the Great Khan, he spent his life making his father proud.He was weak since he was a child, but when children of the same age were able to ride horses and gallop on the grasslands, he was struggling with an inescapable disease. Empress Chabi was worried about this, and visited all the famous doctors in the Golden Horde and Blue Horde. get.He clearly remembered the way his father looked at him at that time, and that memory left an indelible mark on his young heart.

His physical condition improved when he was older. It seemed that in order to make up for all the lacking skills in the past, he hone himself desperately, so harsh that it was almost cruel. He would redouble all the tasks assigned by his father. Participated in battles large and small.Influenced by Confucianism since he was a child, he may lack decisive thinking, but he has never lacked bravery in action. Over the years, he has won respect and a place in the army by virtue of his courage. Come to honor.

When he saw the foreigner for the first time, he had a strong disgust. This foreigner who was lowly in his eyes but had a sharp tongue easily snatched all his father's attention. It was because of his painstaking efforts have never been favored.This made him jealous, and made him puzzled.

However, at the same time, he was involuntarily attracted to him, making him want to explore him, the unique physical characteristics of Latin people made him curious, and made him want to touch him, even a malicious blow would make him feel strange excitement.

He had been ashamed of himself for a while, blamed everything on the Latins, and wished desperately for him to disappear, out of sight and out of mind.It happened that the Latin man made a mistake in his judgment, and he thought he had found a perfect opportunity to get rid of him. However, when he failed to flourish in front of his concubine at night, the little prince once again felt that his life was hopeless.

Sometimes he stood on a high platform and looked down at the crowds of all living beings. When he happened to bump into him among the passers-by, he would even involuntarily think about what kind of place he was born in.

After the White Festival, the heavy snow fell for half a month before barely stopping.

The entire palace city is covered with silver, covered with powder and carved with jade. The insects and birds that have been active for a year finally fell silent in this huge winter.

However, it was freezing cold outside, and in the Khan's palace, he couldn't feel the slightest chill.Four large bronze charcoal basins with a size of three feet square were placed in the four corners of the palace, making the inside of the hall as warm as spring.

"I heard that Middle-earth has a vast territory, especially in the western region, where customs are strange. Ever since the conquest, I have always wanted to send people to investigate. It was only because of the turmoil of the previous period that it was delayed. Now that the Quartet is stable, it should be on the agenda. "

"The Great Khan is wise, the west is populated by many ethnic groups, the terrain is wild, the people are ignorant and difficult to educate, and there are signs of rebellion from time to time. Keeping abreast of the surrounding situation in time will be of great benefit to future rule."

Ahmed seconded the proposal, and Khan pondered for a moment, calling out:

"Real gold."

"exist."

The prince stood up.

"You have been taught by Confucianism since you were a child, and grew up in the deep palace. Although you have fought a lot with me, you have never set foot in the Central Plains. This west tour is entrusted to you. This trip must be carefully inspected and described in detail. You dispatch."

Ba Jun is the best master brought back from the Central Plains when Yao Shu defected to the Khan. He was orthodoxly taught by the Central Plains martial arts. Each of them possesses unique skills and various martial arts. Prince, it shows how much Khan attaches great importance to it.

Zhen Jin opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but finally endured it, nodded and said:

"Yes."

Khan looked up and looked around, and asked:

"Where are the Latins?"

"His Majesty?"

Standing in the crowd in the distance, Marco didn't expect Khan to call him, so he hurriedly responded.

"Come closer."

Khan nodded to him, and he stepped forward hesitantly. Khan examined him from the beginning to the end, and pointed to the prince beside him.

"You, together with my son Zhenjin."

"Father Khan!"

The prince was the first to protest. He glanced at Marco and immediately turned to Khan.

"Bajun's high martial arts skills can be used for self-defense, but the Latins are useless, so why bring him?"

"He can come back and report to me what he saw on the way."

Kublai Khan answered without raising his head, and clicked on the map.

"You left the country from Yinchuan, passed through Lanzhou by water, and passed through Xining. You mainly inspected the Huihe area. I heard that although it is barren, there are mixed fish and dragons, and the land is far and difficult to reach. Since the withdrawal of the army, you have always been worried. You should be careful. Don't do it unless it is absolutely necessary. Expose your whereabouts."

"........."

The prince still wanted to fight but couldn't get in the way, so he could only stare at the Latin man fiercely.Ma Ke looked at Khan and then at the real gold, and couldn't help showing an innocent look on his face, which meant that it wasn't my decision, and I couldn't help it if you stared at me.

The moonlight in Dadu is bright, quietly covering the ten-mile city wall, and shining through the skylight on the relatively silent two people inside.

Seeing the person in front of him frowning in thought again, Boyan couldn't help smiling, helped him refill his tea in silence, and said casually:

"Did you encounter any unsatisfactory things with Khan?"

"...Father Khan asked me to go on a western tour."

"Is the prince worried about Dadu?"

Boyan put down the pot.

Zhen Jin hesitated for a while. Although nothing happened to what Marco said to him in prison that day, it made him faintly worried. Then when he related the assassination incident that he had no clue about when he was in Xiangyang, he felt that there was always something in his heart. An uneasy premonition, but unable to explain it, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

"...I wanted to take advantage of the truce to rectify the interior of the capital and eradicate evil spirits. The west tour could have been postponed, but my father's order cannot be disobeyed..."

"During the period of my absence, Dadu Khan Palace will ask you to be more careful, if there are any difficulties, my brother Binyamba is a trustworthy person."

Boyan nodded and smiled.

"Dadu's side has me to deal with it, but my apprentice's side is about to get rid of the prince's care."

Knowing who he was talking about, Zhen Jin couldn't help snorting.

"If he dares to cause trouble for me, I will definitely kill him with my own hands."

He paused, as if he felt that what he said was a bit unrealistic, he hesitated for a while, and then said:

"On the day of the practice, the master will come too. I have to entrust the master to keep something important."

"Are you going?"

When he was feeding the horses in the stable, he suddenly heard a call, Ma Ke raised his head, saw Kuo Kuo Zhen in front of him, he couldn't help lowering his head slightly and said.

"Khan ordered me to go west with the prince."

"Don't come back, run away when you find a chance."

"why?"

Ma Ke put down his hands, he didn't understand why Kuo Kuozhen was still persuading him at this time, but his heart sank suddenly when he saw the other party's hesitation.

"Guo Kuo Zhen, what happened?"

He stepped forward a few steps, watched the woman in front of him look up at him, and the words he uttered sounded like thunder in his ears:

"I'm pregnant with your child."

When the first ray of sunlight hit the earth, he stood on a high place and looked back. The whole city was in the early morning mist, like a fairyland.

There, there are the mentor he fears and the woman he loves deeply. It is those people who gave him the motivation and courage to survive in this dangerous environment.He just watched like this, until the predecessors repeatedly urged him to slowly turn his horse's head.

The sun rises slowly on the grassland, the dazzling golden edge surrounds the distant horizon, and the boundless wilderness stretches to an invisible end.And in front of him is another world that he doesn't know.

A magnificent journey begins here, and he is about to step into the land of the Central Plains, where the thousand-year-old classics will be conceived, and the immortal legend has opened a chapter. The sun breaks through the clouds and is about to break through the ancient darkness.

Volume one finished

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