Spring is here, everything revives, the ice and snow begin to melt, and the mountains and plains are slowly covered with green.↗,

From Xinhua City, a whole group of cavalry drove out.

These cavalrymen were accompanied by hounds and falcons domesticated by Yi people. Obviously, this was a group of cavalry that went out of the city to find prey.

Zhang Qi, who has now been promoted to the rank of guarding the army, is the leading officer on this inspection tour out of the city.

"This nobleman from Chang'an City is really picky. Spring hasn't even started yet, but he's still clamoring to eat bear paws..." He opened his mouth and muttered dissatisfiedly.

There are a lot of bears here in Xinhua.

Last summer, the entire guard army hunted and killed hundreds of male bears.

The meat was dried and turned into winter food. The fur was cut off, tanned and sold to businessmen from China. As for bear paws?

Of course, he became a meal for the officers of the Guarding Army, the officials of Xinhua City, and the nobles of Hao.

But where to find bears in spring?

The ice and snow have just melted, and I'm afraid the bears are hibernating in their caves and won't come out at all.

Even if there is a bear that has come out of its burrow, how can a bear that is skinny and boneless, with no flesh on its body, and even its fur be shriveled, be of any use to a bird?

Generally speaking, if you want to kill bears, you should do so during the summer and autumn seasons.

The bears at that time were so fat and big with shiny fur that one kill could feed one or two hundred people for several days.

But there is no way.

There are some new uncles here in Chang'an City.

Ancestors are often either marquises of ten thousand households or relatives.

The two leaders are the current uncles of the country.

Apart from Captain Bo Shi, who in the Huyi Army can afford to offend him?

The old man wants to eat the bear's paw. Why don't the protective army sneak away and kill the bear?

"Leader, don't complain. In the future, our immediate boss may be indispensable. He has to serve others..." One of Zhang Qi's senior officers comforted him: "Besides, your Majesty will issue an edict next year to protect us."

The territory of the Yi army has expanded several times, and Captain Bo wants us to take this opportunity to go to the north, explore the road, and see what is there!"

Hearing this, Zhang Qi nodded and turned his gaze to the north.

In the past, the Huyi army mainly explored to the west.

After all, to the west is the range of activities of the Yi and Di, and to the east are Korea and Zhenfan. As for the north?

People rarely go there. It is said that it is colder there, with ice and snow all year round, and it is only suitable for people to live in summer.

Since the Huyi Army took root in Xinhua, except for last year when they sent a small expedition team to trace the black water for hundreds of miles to explore the source, they have basically not explored in that direction.

However, the emperor of Chang'an issued an edict and with his eyes closed, all the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers centered on the reform were transferred to the newly established Huaihua County.

We also sent a few senior officials to strengthen the border.

The arrival of the elders made the entire Huyi Army both happy and worried.

Fortunately, these gentlemen did not come empty-handed.

In addition to bringing a bunch of friends and fair-winners, the two uncles also brought policies, resources and manpower.

Apart from other things, this year alone, the Huyi Army has been supplemented by 5,000 people.

And it is a supplement with the same priority level as the field legion.

This means that the Huyi Army will usher in a group of high-quality soldiers from good families and knights from the North.

With such high-quality supplementary troops, the Huyi Army has the potential to grow into an elite standing army like Xiliu and Thornmen in the future.

This is a great benefit to the entire Huyi Army.

The biggest benefit, of course, is that I finally obtained the qualifications of a regular field garrison officially recognized by the imperial court.

You must know that in the past, the Huyi Army and the Huyi Army, as the name suggests, were temporary combat troops set up to protect the Yi people. After the mission was completed, they would be disbanded.

Therefore, in the past, everyone in the Huyi Army felt very insecure.

Who knows when one day, the people above will feel that Xinhua no longer needs the Huyi Army. If they dissolve the Huyi Army yamen and dismiss the soldiers and generals on the spot, wouldn't everyone's hard work for so long be in vain?

But now, there is no need to worry about the superiors going crazy, and the entire escort army will be dispatched with just one piece of paper. This job is considered ironclad.

What is worrying is that these uncles are too difficult to serve!

They had only been in Xinhua for more than a month, and they caused chaos in Xinhua City.

At first, they found the hounds domesticated by the Yaoren people to be particularly interesting. Each of them became canine experts, running to the Yaoren nobles all day long and staring at the hounds domesticated by the Yaoren people.

Then, these dandies actually sold the hunting dogs raised by Hao people to Chang'an.

It is said that the one with the highest price was sold directly in Chang'an for a high price of 500 gold.

As a matter of fact, now Yi Ren also knows that the dog he raises is extremely valuable, and he can no longer happily eat dog meat...

In addition, this group of dandies, after coming to Xinhua, ruined the original simple folk customs of Xinhua.

In the past, Xinhua City was a quiet and peaceful place. The nobles and citizens lived side by side, and there were never noisy fights. The environment was extremely rough.

What now?

The whole day is spent either fighting cocks or fighting dogs, or playing Cuju games.

From top to bottom, the Yiren nobles all fell under the brand-new entertainment from Chang'an.

Canghaijun Jinxin even wanted to spend a thousand gold to buy Bo slaves from the commander of Huaihua County.

The Yiren nobles in the city are going further and further down the road of gambling.

Zhang Qi even heard that even the business of money, which was previously extinct in Xinhua City, has now appeared...

It’s really a declining world and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be!

If that's all, then forget it.

After all, noble people are better at playing, and that's as it should be. As long as it doesn't affect the people below, it doesn't matter.

But the problem is that the arrival of these uncles has also brought problems to Huaihua City.

If the city of Huaihua is built, part of the protective army will be stationed in Huaihua.

As soon as they think about the possibility that they may have to take orders from a few guys from Chang'an who are not even hairy, but have ancestors and ancestors, few people in the Yi army have a clear idea.

The martial arts in the Han army was extremely strong.

Soldiers and generals basically only recognize their fists, not their family background.

After all, no matter how great your family background is, if you are a loser, then you may jump into the pit with everyone else when you go to the battlefield.

Only those with real abilities can lead the big guys to survive. Gain military exploits, get promoted and make a fortune, and reach the pinnacle of life.

For example, when Bo Shi first arrived in Xinhua, he spent a lot of effort, bit by bit, to slowly convince the military with facts, and he was truly authoritative.

Therefore, no one in the army wants to be assigned to those two uncles in the future.

Thinking about these things, I felt like my head was getting big.

This time, he was ordered to go out to hunt bears and explore the geography. Behind this order, there was no doubt that there was a fierce game among the guards.

You know, as soon as those noble men arrived in Xinhua, they began to rush to seize power and wanted to have a hand in everything. The person who was in charge of Xinhua was the Bo family son who was also a relative. I'm afraid they couldn't suppress these guys at all.

"How about we go a little further?" Zhang Qi said to his subordinates: "Let's follow the black water and go up to the source. How far can we go? How far can we go? When the dry food is exhausted, can we return?"

When Zhang Qi's senior officials heard this, they thought it was a good idea.

The atmosphere in Xinhua City is so weird right now.

Around here, the inspection team sent by His Majesty is already on the way. Everyone, stay away from Xinhua, a place of disputes, and come back when the inspection team arrives.

"Everything follows the order of the team leader!" the chiefs said one after another.

"Good!" Zhang Qi waved his riding crop: "That's it!"

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Half a month later.

Zhang Qi and his group appeared in a valley with their horses in hand.

Counting the time, it's almost spring and March now.

In Handan, at this time of year, the sun is shining brightly and the mountains and fields are covered with azaleas.

Even if it is Xinhua, it is already a time of bright spring and the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

But, here, in this strange northern valley, it is still a harsh winter.

The cold wind howled and blew on people's faces, making them tremble with the cold. As for the horses, their noses were even frozen, and some horses' noses were even frozen into ice crystals.

The mountains are even covered with snow from last night's heavy snowfall, but in the valley, there are some very unruly little flowers, standing stubbornly in the cold wind.

"This ghost place..." Zhang Qi raised his riding whip and cursed.

In the past half month, he had led his men, including a whole team of cavalry, along the Blackwater River, back to its source, over mountains and ridges, and through thorns and thorns, to arrive here.
To be continued...