Last year, when the 30,000-strong army set out from northern Xinjiang, it was summer.
Now that I'm back, it's already more than a month since the beginning of summer.
When the army passed through Hucheng and finally entered the grassland, Di Xin opened the curtain and said to Ouyang Xuan, who was riding on the side: "Ouyang, let the army speed up in the past few days."
Looking at Ouyang Xuan's face that was darker than last year, he smiled and said: "Try to return to Yanque Pass before the Dragon Boat Festival."
"yes."
"drive!"
Hearing this, Ouyang Xuan also had a smile on his face.
He waved his riding whip gently and drove his mount forward.
Qu Yuan does not exist in the history of the Ancient Moon World, so the Dragon Boat Festival cannot be commemorating Qu Yuan.
The emergence of the Dragon Boat Festival, the significance in the ancient moon world is more similar to the significance when this festival first appeared on Blue Star.
The main star of Canglong, the Great Fire, hangs high in the sky in the south, which is the time of year when the Yang Qi is the strongest.
It is the day when "the flying dragon is in the sky".
End one, end two, end three, end four, end five.
Dragon Boat Festival is the Dragon Boat Festival.
During the Dragon Boat Festival in the ancient moon world, there were no activities such as eating rice dumplings or rowing dragon boats. However, people would take a bath on this day and collect the rainwater that fell within five days including the Dragon Boat Festival, and dip it in wicker sticks at noon.
Then, the sweet rain descended.
Sprinkling the rainwater collected in these five days on your body will protect you from Yin Qi this year and can ward off evil spirits.
When Di Xin saw this, he was shocked.
The main star of Canglong hangs high in the sky in the south. This was recorded by the ancients when they observed astrological charts.
This kind of star phenomenon exists on the Blue Star, and there is a similar star phenomenon in the Ancient Moon World. Could it be that the star maps of the two worlds are the same?
Not only are the star maps completely different, but to do this, the position of the planet must also be equivalent to the position of Blue Star in the universe.
Is this a coincidence?
Or should I say...
For this reason, Di Xin specially observed a section of the star map of the Ancient Moon World at night, but found that except for the positions of certain stars, the star maps of the two worlds were very different.
For the time being, we can only regard this as a similarity between the two worlds.
But no matter where in the world, the Dragon Boat Festival is a relatively important festival.
For people of this era, the Dragon Boat Festival is one of the rare days of the year that can be celebrated.
For societies with underdeveloped transportation, celebration sometimes means reunion.
Although the Dragon Boat Festival is not as important as the Spring Festival, if conditions permit, people will return home on this day to reunite with their families and celebrate.
The reason why Di Xin issued this order was because during the march in the past few days, he felt the increasingly anxious atmosphere in the army.
They all look forward to being reunited with their families after being separated for nearly a year on the Dragon Boat Festival.
Looking at these soldiers who had been fighting for him for a year, how could Di Xin not satisfy their small wish?
And when Ouyang Xuan passed on Di Xin's order, it was visible to the naked eye that almost all the soldiers were as if they had been given blood.
Even though the formation was not chaotic, the speed suddenly increased.
The journey that originally took several days was shortened by one-third.
It takes less time than when we go on an expedition.
One day after a light rain, many soldiers secretly poured out the drinking water in the kettles and stored some rainwater.
Among them even Ouyang Xuan.
Beside a small river.
In a temporary resting camp.
Di Xin tugged at the corner of his mouth, looking at Ouyang Xuan protecting the kettle on his waist like a baby, and finally couldn't help but complain: "That's it for others. Ouyang, you are my commander-in-chief, and even you...
…”
Then, before Di Xin finished speaking, he saw Ouyang Xuan pointing to Xizi beside him.
"Your Highness, this is the fault of Princess Side. Her humble position is just to follow the crowd."
"Just...just?"
Di Xin said and suddenly looked at Xizi next to him.
At this moment, Xizi, although he was in a messy military camp, was as quiet as a virgin, like a person walking out of a painting.
However, Di Xin couldn't help but appreciate the beautiful scenery, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but twitch.
If Song Qianwei did this kind of nonsense, he would not doubt it at all, but this is Xizi!
That quiet and peaceful Xizi!
Could it be that during the time they spent together day and night, Xizi was also led astray by Song Qianwei?
Di Xin couldn't help but wonder if it was a mistake to take Song Qianwei with him on this expedition.
If I really want to find a companion for Xizi, it should be someone like Wang Ruoqing.
"What are you looking at? This has nothing to do with me. I don't do such childish things."
Song Qianwei noticed Di Xin's slightly offended look and turned her head to the side with an angry sound, but her tense body seemed to confess everything.
Well, it really has something to do with her.
Di Xin looked at Xizi again.
"My beloved concubine, you..."
Xizi subconsciously put his hand on his chest, grasped the small jade bottle hidden in his chest, and explained weakly: "His Highness encountered many dangers last year and this year. I thought that the rain would ward off evil spirits for His Highness."
, this year will be smooth sailing.”
Di Xin: "..."
To ward off evil spirits?
What kind of evil dares to approach him?
"This is feudal superstition..."
Di Xin held his forehead and sighed, suddenly reacting.
Whether it is a feudal superstition or not, it actually does not matter whether Xizi collects rainwater.
The focus is still on Ouyang Xuan.
"The king is not talking about collecting rainwater."
Di Xin turned around and looked at Ou Yan Hao with piercing eyes, almost being led astray by him.
"Although these things are a bit childish, after all, they are based on expectations for the future, and there is no need to blame."
Di Xin said to Ouyang Xuan: "What I am saying is that as the commander of the capital and the deputy commander of this expedition, even if the soldiers throw away the drinking water, don't you think there is something wrong?"
"ah?"
Ouyang Xuan was stunned.
"There are still three days to go back to Yanque Pass, but it will also take two days to get to the nearest new city on the grassland from here."
Di Xin said with a sigh of relief: "But from here to the new city, this is the last water source. You have poured out all the drinking water in the kettle, what will you drink in the next two days?"
"Do you want my king's victorious army to end up like a group of beasts about to die of thirst, appearing in front of the eagerly awaited people?"
Ouyang Xuan broke out in a cold sweat.
Even for well-trained soldiers, going without water for two days is an extremely torturous thing.
Of course, death will not lead to death, but the condition cannot be guaranteed.
Think about it, over at Yanque Pass, the officials and people are excitedly preparing to welcome the meritorious ministers who have returned from afar, and then they see a group of people who look like they haven't drank water in several years. What would it be like?
I am afraid that the expeditionary force will not have water to drink by then, and those who have been waiting for a long time will have a basin of cold water poured over their heads.
