Reincarnation of the powerful minister

At that time, people called the desert "the vast sea".Therefore, the long and narrow Gobi in the Yinshan Mountains is called the "Small Hanhai"; while the northern desert outside the Yinshan Mountains has a wider desert called the "Great Hanhai".

Jing Hongzhui was now walking on the Xiaohan Sea where the wind and snow were blowing.

In order to rescue Lord Su who was taken away by the Beimo cavalry, he traced the horseshoe marks left by the march all the way, until the weather became bad after dusk, and the blizzard came again.

There are only frozen gravel and gravel on the Gobi Desert. Not only is there nowhere to hide from the wind and snow, but it is also easy to be injured by the stones rolled up by the strong wind.

Jing Hong held the sword in his hand and was not afraid of wind, snow and flying stones, but the mount he picked up from the battlefield was a fine old Beimo horse. On the ground, no matter how you pull it, it will not go away.

He had no choice but to abandon his horse and walk on foot, using his lightness skills to hurry, but the wind and snow were too heavy, and the whole Gobi became a gray chaos, and he couldn't tell the east, west, south, north.He trekked against the wind and snow for two hours in one direction, and finally found himself back in the same place.

Even the realm of a martial arts master is still a mortal body, and it is difficult to compete with the mighty power of heaven and earth.In desperation, Jing Hong had no choice but to sit cross-legged with her back against the horse's belly, and waited all night until the wind and snow weakened before she was able to set off again.

That night, the wind and snow swept away all the ruts and horse tracks. After Jing Hong chased across the Xiaohan Sea, she searched on the vast Chile River, and met two scouts from Heiyun Tuqi on the way.

The scouts were dressed as Beimo, and Jing Hong chased them thinking they were the cavalry under Altan's men. After arresting the two, they interrogated them a lot, and finally revealed their identities to each other to resolve the misunderstanding.

We learned from the scouts that Altan's army did camp at the foot of the Yin Mountain the day before to avoid the wind and snow, because when they searched, they found that there were a few stakes fixing the tent on the snow that were too late to be removed, as well as a half-broken fall. rope.

It was said that after the wind and snow subsided, the enemy army would go south again to attack the border of Daming, but for some reason, they disappeared without a trace as if they had suddenly changed their marching plan and turned away.

"Can you find out the direction and destination of Altan's army?" Jing Hong asked.

The scout said: "Most of the traces are difficult to identify because of the wind and snow. We can only confirm that we have not crossed the Yin Mountain to the west."

"They didn't go back to the Wara King's Court." Jing Hong thought about it, "They probably didn't go south either. After all, if a [-] army crosses the small vast sea at night, it's impossible for them to remain silent. I slept in the Gobi last night, so I'll be aware of it."

The scouts were also puzzled: "Where can Altan go if he doesn't return west or go south? What's his intention?"

Jing Hongzhui took out a map of the North Desert from her bosom—this is a map drawn by Mr. Su himself after making corrections based on the old maps of the Ministry of War. There are also special line segments drawn on the edges. more precise.

He spread the map on his horseback, observed the surrounding mountains, and pointed out their current approximate location. Then he slid along the nearby Helin River to the downstream area in the northeast direction with his fingertips, and landed on a place called "Wei the town of prisoner.

"This is the territory of Northern Desert Tatar, why is the place name the same as the Central Plains?" Jing Hong asked.

Scout A replied: "The name of this place was taken by Emperor Taizu. When we attacked Beicheng at the beginning of the founding of our dynasty, Taizu and Emperor Xianzu not only attacked Weilu Town, but also captured their Wangting Banner Lehelin, and even attacked Ba'e Lake in the extreme north.

"It's a pity that these grassland Tartars are like weeds. How does the poem say, 'The wild fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows again. For ten years, they are still fighting for suzerainty internally, while harassing Daming and plundering animals outside."

Scout B interjected, "Now that there is no internal fighting, isn't Altan proclaiming himself Holy Khan and unifying the Northern Desert? At that time, he came to the royal court of Tatar—Qi Le and Lin, and forced the 'lioness Ke Dun' to hug him. The little Tatar khan jumped into the river from the height of the palace to commit suicide, and almost slaughtered the Tatar royal family, leaving only one princess, who was used to marry his confidants. This move shocked the Tatar nobles all at once. They all bowed their heads to him, this method... tsk tsk, it really is a generation of heroes."

The more she understands Al Tan's ways of doing things, the more Jing Hongzhui is worried about her own adults. She feels that after Al Tan experienced poisoning and the loss of his father, his temperament has changed drastically, which is obviously not what he saw in Qingshui Camp in Lingzhou a few years ago. That honest and straightforward horse dealer, if he recognized Master Su's identity, I don't know what cruel actions he would do.

He was concerned, but he was in a mess, and his fingertips let out a little bit of energy, almost poking a hole in "Weilu Town".

"Could Altan retreat here?" Scout A looked at the fingerprint pit on the map.

Scout B shook his head: "I don't know what Beimo people call 'Weilu Town', but that place is just a tribal settlement, not too big, and I'm afraid it can't support a hundred thousand troops."

Jing Hongzhui's fingertips continued to slide north from "Weilu Town" and stopped at the confluence of three rivers in the hinterland of Beimo.

Although this place is the capital of the Tatar royal court, it is also marked on the map separately, and a "Killing Hu City" is noted next to "Qi Le He Lin".

Obviously, this place name in the style of a big inscription was also chosen by Emperor Taizu. It not only showed off his illustrious military exploits in siege and murder, but also showed his contempt and hostility towards Beimo.

Jing Hongzhui suddenly felt a sigh of "when is the time to repay the injustice", but was quickly overwhelmed by worries about her own adults.

"I plan to continue to go north, and I will be able to track down the clues and rescue Master Su." Jing Hong chased and said in a deep voice.

The two scouts expressed that they would go back to Shajing, the temporary base of the Jingbei Army, and report to the General what they had investigated.

The two sides soon parted ways, and the three riders were like a few frightened birds on a snowy field, and each went to a long distance in the vast northern desert in the cold winter.

Su Yan coughed so badly that he couldn't sleep well at night, and his spirit became more and more fatigued.

Altan wrapped him in layers of white fox fur, not only letting him ride with him, but also holding him in his arms all the time, as he traveled day and night.Since Su Yan would cough and cause nausea whenever he ate, he could only eat some liquid food, and Altan always kept freshly squeezed warm mare's milk by his side.

The generals and the guards of the king's tent discussed this in private——

Sheng Khan's unprecedented favor was given to a man from the Central Plains who was captured on the battlefield and whom he had known for less than three days.This person used to be the slave of Hugu Yantaiji. The Holy Khan exchanged him with a high price for a rich gold mine, and personally named him "Unig".

Although Hugu Yantaiji is very proud of the gold mine he is about to acquire, if anyone mentions the exchanged slave in front of him, he will turn his face angrily, calling the slave a scourge that can use magic arts, and fascinated Altan. Losing all reason, he has no regard for the face of his Khan brother.

Sheng Khan was 22 years old at the time, and his peers had more than one child, but he was unmarried for a long time, and he didn't even have a concubine. He really wanted to guard the sacred tree tattoo, and die waiting for the destined partner predicted by the old witch?

That Unig was not punished for touching the tattoo of the sacred tree. Does Holy Khan think that he is his destiny?

Maybe it was raised as a pet, but not as a person, so I don't care.

Zuo is nothing more than a slave, he can be pampered and killed if he wants to, as long as the Holy Khan is happy, even if [-] slaves are buried alive, it is no big deal.

……

A lot of gossip spread to the ears of the head of the guard, Wu Dan.As the number one confidant, he also found it incredible. He wanted to inquire about the situation but saw that Altan hadn't smiled at all these days. He seemed to be in a bad mood, so he finally held back and shut his mouth.

Altan ordered the whole army to rush forward, and must arrive at Qilehelin within three days and nights.

The northern desert cavalry had herded horses since they were young, and they could eat, drink, and even nap on horseback, and they had a lot of spare horses, so they could just replace one when they were tired from running, so they didn't find the rapid march particularly difficult.But I'm somewhat puzzled, why did he switch to Qilehelin in the north instead of Mingguo?

However, because of his noble status as the son of the sacred tree and the shaman great witch, as well as the military exploits and killing methods to unify the northern desert, Sheng Khan's prestige is even greater than that of Wulan Mountain. Even if everyone is puzzled, no one dares to question it easily.Moreover, there are many fanatical supporters in the army, who believe that the orders of the Holy Khan are the will of the gods, and they will obey no matter what they are asked to do.

Hu Guyan was quite critical of this, but he could only scold him in his heart, and it was not easy to make it too ugly on the surface.

After all, my so-called "elder brother" was only selected from the clansmen to adopt the young Ke Dun, who was a powerful man, but had no children for many years after marriage, and then he gave birth to three sons one after another.If it weren't for this custom, the title of "Taiji" and the power in his hands would not have fallen to him at all.

Birth is the scar and unreconciled pain in Hu Guyan's heart. The higher Altan's status and prestige are, the more painful this scar will be, as if it is filled with highly poisonous pus.

He knew that he was inferior to Altan in all aspects, but he even looked down on a mere slave, and dared to abandon him in public and flee to Altan.When Hu Guyan thought of the scene on the river bank, his throat felt like a gnat, and the hatred in his heart could not be extinguished even with a gold mine.

But what about hatred?The situation is not as good as others, so I can only endure it, I can only hibernate, I can only prepare at any time, and wait for the opportunity to change my destiny.

At dusk, Su Yan developed a low-grade fever, became dizzy and lost most of his consciousness. He only felt that he was being hugged all the time these days, and his feet never touched the ground.

The sweet smell of mare's milk in his mouth was replaced by the bitter taste of concoction. He woke up from the drowsiness and found himself in a spacious and gorgeous room, lying on a big soft and warm bed.

The decoration in the room is a mixture of the styles of the palaces of the Central Plains and the buildings of the Western Regions, which has a special atmosphere.The snowflakes are falling outside the arched windows, and the fireplace inside the house is very cozy.

The maid who took care of him put down the medicine bowl, bowed and left the room.After a while, Altan pushed the door open and came in, walked to the bedside and stood still, the firelight from the fireplace hit his back, casting a mountain-like shadow on his quilt.

Su Yan suddenly felt a little guilty and breathless, and said in a low voice: "These days I have been taken care of by Sheng Khan personally, and I have caused you trouble. I am a scholar who has no strength to restrain a chicken, so I don't know how to repay you?"

Altan stared at him for a moment and said, "When you recover from your injury, try to detoxify me."

Detoxification?Altan poisoned?what poison?Can't tell from the outside at all.Su Yan was a little surprised. "If Holy Khan needs my help, I will do my best," he said, "but I don't know much about medicine, so I'm afraid it will delay the diagnosis and treatment."

Altan smiled, and the bad mood of the past few days was swept away from his heart: "You don't have to be proficient in medicine, I am a witch doctor myself. At that time, you just need to follow my orders and do it."

Su Yan always felt that things were not that simple, but on the one hand, he still accepted the life-saving grace of others, and on the other hand, he was injured and sick, so he had no energy to think about it, so he replied: "Then I will heal the injury first, discuss later."

Altan hesitated, took off the dark green hair tie from his arm, bent down and tied it on his forehead.

Su Yan touched the smooth ribbon and asked, "For me? Why?"

"I want to try whether this eyebrow is suitable for you to wear." Altan looked around, showing satisfaction, "...the more you look at it, the more suitable it is."