In the snow in the northern part of the country, just one heavy snowfall is enough to cover the northern land with a thick and soft white robe that is thousands of miles wide. After several heavy snowfalls, it is really a vast expanse of white, wrapped in silver, like a wax figure.
It's better in the towns, and the villages and forts are like in the wilderness, with no birds flying, no trace of people, and everything is desolate.
The wind howled through the streets and alleys of Kaiyuan City, blowing off the snow on the eaves. Snow foam was flying all over the sky. The occasional passers-by tightened their necks and hurried past with their waists bent.
Since the beginning of winter, there have been several good snowfalls in succession. For farmers digging in the fields, this is a good thing as the auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. There is a saying in the north that "winter snow is a granary, and spring snow is not as good as chaff." But as you can imagine,
For people who make a living by raising animals, it is a disaster. They even live in felt tent shacks, but can they drive their animals into warm houses? If too many animals freeze to death, what will happen these days?
It would be difficult.
However, several small-scale raids after the two previous wars formed an isolation zone of hundreds of kilometers around the border villages in northern Liaoning. This area has become an uninhabited land. Now that it has snowed so heavily, those who are going crazy are anxious.
Even if the nomadic tribe wanted to take risks, they would not be able to trek through the heavy snow without horse legs and rob again.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the officers and soldiers of the guard station frequently dispatched troops to attack the green forest bandits in their defense area. It was impossible to completely eliminate them, but the gangsters of a certain size were attacked by Xu Tai and Liang Haoyao.
With the full cooperation of people who are familiar with the green forest bandits in various places, they were wiped out. The Liaodong bandits were seriously injured and it was difficult for them to cause any major harm anymore.
The officers and soldiers did not relax their training. Early in the morning, the officers and soldiers of the Liaohai Zhongwei and 30,000 Guards stationed in Kaiyuan City gathered and marched into the wilderness to start winter training. The horns sounded, the horses neighed, and the soldiers
The armor is clanging and the flags are flying. After a lot of cuts, only about half of the officers and soldiers of each guard station are left. Although the number has dropped sharply, they are all elite soldiers. Their morale, morale, military discipline and law, and even the overall combat effectiveness have been improved.
A big improvement.
In the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, the snow is as thick as ever. A pine tree is covered with white snow, like a huge umbrella canopy.
Son, he was actually only wearing a pair of calf-nosed trousers, and his muscular body was naked. He let the cold wind whistling around him like a knife, and still stood there motionless with his tongue against the roof of his mouth, his eyes slightly closed.
His body seemed to be made of iron, and his breathing seemed to have stopped. He trained his muscles, bones and skin externally, and practiced one breath internally. Xia Xun practiced hard from the outside to the inside, rain or shine, making his internal and external martial arts reach a higher level.
His realm, his spirit, and his martial arts have developed by leaps and bounds.
Now he rarely practices spear dancing and stick dancing for an hour at a time. Most of the time, he just quietly steps on his horse, occasionally practices sword skills, and also caresses the sword and meditates for a long time, then slowly strikes out with a sword.
The sword strike was very slow, as if he was careless, but it only took a few strikes, which was more tiring than if he had practiced the sword technique for two hours.
In his early thirties, it is the time when a man's mind, physical strength, and spirit reach their peak. Xia Xun is now able to use Luo Kedi's powerful sword, but he still can't do it like Luo Kedi.
The enemy is as heavy as light, with ease.
Finally, Xia Xun let out a long breath and slowly lowered his posture. Two soldiers waiting not far away immediately brought him up. One put a cotton robe on him, and the other handed him a hat.
After the Xiaoying incident, Xia Xun no longer stopped accepting women from various tribes. Sometimes, not accepting gifts would offend people, but everyone also expressed their understanding of Xiaoying's incident, and only said that the Duke
Cherishing life and fearing that another female assassin would sneak in, he would do as he pleases and no longer offer women to entertain the governor.
There were only two Ross girls left in Xia Xun's house, and through his negotiation, these two girls were promised to two generals in the army.
Xia Xun is not pretentious. It has been ten years since he came to this world. He has become famous, married and has children. He has completely integrated into this world. He is no longer the police academy student who was satisfied with being a civil servant one day. He is now
He was the high-ranking Duke of the Ming Dynasty, the husband of his lovely wife, and the loving father of his beloved daughter!
Ten years of life and death have changed many things. Even an ordinary person will gradually forget many things, knowledge, experience, experiences, obsessions, interests and even himself after living in a strange place for ten years.
Just like do you still remember your life ten years ago? Maybe there is only a vague image in your mind, but if you think about it carefully, how many details can you remember? It is still possible for you today
Live according to the pattern of ten years ago?
This is how Xia Xun is now. When he lives in the present, he becomes the present. All aspects of his life are gradually changing, including his ideology. This era is completely a man's world, a world of successful men, and a world of women.
Sex is one of the most common condiments on the pillow and couch at banquets. Xia Xun no longer cares much about the fun.
But they are not brothel girls. If they have taken their virginity, they have to be kept at home. It is really not easy to keep a pair of blond and blue-eyed horses at home. It is hard for Xia Xun to imagine letting them and his own
What would it be like for several darling wives and concubines to get along together? Moreover, no matter the customs or habits, they are different from each other. He is no longer a young man in his early twenties. For women, he requires more than just beauty.
, need more spiritual comfort and communication, and these two Russian women can’t even speak Chinese...
Therefore, this is not something that can be tasted. Helping them find a destination that they can put their lives in for life can be regarded as a part of getting along with each other.
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It's cold in winter, and he has to practice martial arts, which consumes a lot of physical energy. The Northeastern cuisine is just suitable for his age and today's environment.
Big pots of steamed buns, large pieces of venison, in short, no matter the staple food or the dishes, everything embodies a big character. Xia Xun came back from outside, took a hot bath, devoured the meal, washed up, and then
After changing into a robe, he walked out of the room. He wanted to walk around the city to see if any houses had collapsed due to the heavy snow.
He has now faded away from the military and political circles in Liaodong, at least on the surface. Although Zhang Jun, Wan Shiyu, Zhang Xitong, Mo Ke and other officials in charge of various systems such as the military, government, education, justice and other systems, they still manage everything in detail.
Reports to him, but he mostly just listens, and this kind of report is always kept at a dark level. He needs these people who he has supported to really stand up and stand on their own. So now he sees more and does less.
Xia Xun wore a sable hat and a sea dragon skin robe and walked out leisurely. The material of this robe was the finest sea dragon skin. It glowed silvery white from a distance. When you got closer, you took a closer look.
, but he is wearing a shiny black fur, which is very expensive. Xia Xun is tall and handsome, and he has naturally developed a kind of majesty after living in a high position for many years. Coupled with such a robe, it adds a bit of grace. This way
Although he is a unique figure in Liaodong, where the folk customs are rough, even in Jinling, there are not many noble people who can compare with him.
"Bu Tang, someone is coming from Guan."
The guards were gathering. Before Xia Xun could go out, a soldier came to report. Xia Xun said "oh" and glanced around. He saw a man wearing a sheepskin jacket, sheepskin trousers and felt boots.
A man wearing leggings and a dog-skin ear-covering hood was striding toward him. His eyelids and eyebrows were all white because the frost that had condensed on his face was covered with a towel, and he looked like Santa Claus.
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Xia Xun couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth: "Xu Jiang, it's you. It's snowy and cold in winter. Isn't it hard to walk on the road?"
The person who came was none other than Xu Jiang and Xu Xiaoqi, whom he had taken under his wing in Daning. Xu Jiang had been following him for *** years, and now he had become the most confidant member of his secret spy team. Xu Jiang moved forward quickly.
Paying homage with great ceremony: "Xu Jiang pays homage to the Duke!" Then he replied with a smile: "It's okay. When I left the customs, I still felt that I had to rush to the Duke and couldn't go to the spring? I didn't expect the dog to run away on the sledge.
If you have to be faster than a horse, you will arrive this way as fast as flying."
Xia Xun smiled and said: "A dog sledge cannot transport a large group of people, but it is very fast to send three or five messengers. You are coming from the pass, do you have anything important to do?"
Xu Jiang said: "My lord, don't worry. There is nothing important in the customs. It's just that my lord has been away from Jinling for a long time. I am here to report on some matters that need you to decide. In addition, I will send them to you, my lord."
A letter home.”
As he spoke, Xu Jiang untied his leather robe, took out a tightly tied letter from the inner pocket and handed it to Xia Xun with both hands.
Smiling, but his eyes scanned line by line, and he seemed to be startled when he saw the ending. He widened his eyes and looked twice, and suddenly he burst out laughing and jumped suddenly.
Xu Jiang was stunned, and then he saw Xia Xun laughing "haha" again, and walking forward excitedly, dancing with hands and feet all the way, Xu Jiang couldn't contain his excitement.
I rubbed the back of my head, puzzled. I really couldn't think of anything in the letter that made Xia Xun so happy.
"Budo!"
Ming'er is happy! After hearing the good news, Xia Xun couldn't help but be happy and ran out of the second door dancing. Just as his joyful mood calmed down a little, there was a shout from in front of him. Xia Xun took a closer look and saw that it was Ding Yu.
There was also a girl beside him. Both of them were dressed in winter fur. The black one was like iron and the white one was like snow. They made the handsome man and woman look pretty. They were very eye-catching. After looking carefully, this handsome girl had some temperament.
look familiar.
Ding Yu quickly came up to him and said curiously: "Bu Tang, what are you... doing?"
"Oh!" Xia Xun said calmly: "Oh! This is... a kind of fitness and health-preserving exercise, similar to Wu Qinxi. Well, you didn't lead the team to train, why did you come here?" Then he put the
The letter was quietly slipped into his sleeve.
"I originally went to the humble position, but she suddenly came over and told me..."
Ding Yu glanced at the girl with a troubled expression, suddenly bent his knees, knelt in front of Xia Xun, hugged his thigh and begged: "Ding Yu is in trouble, please help me!"
p: The Liaodong volume will end in the next chapter. Please give me a boat ticket to take Xiaoxunzi back to Jiangnan!***,***!