Chapter 13 Chapter 118 Winter Snow

The snow in Saibei, just one heavy snowfall, is enough to cover the northern land with a thick and soft white robe for thousands of miles. After several heavy snowfalls, it is really a vast expanse of white, covered in silver, like a wax image.The towns are better, but the villages and fortresses are like the wilderness, with no birds and no trace of people, and it is desolate. The wind howled, blowing through the streets and alleys of Kaiyuan City, blowing off the snow on the eaves, and the snow foam was flying all over the sky. The passers-by who happened to pass by all tightened their necks and hurried past.

Since the beginning of winter, there have been several good snowfalls in succession. For the farmers who plan their food, this is a good thing for the auspicious snow to herald a good year. There is a saying in the north that winter snow is a granary, and spring snow is not as good as chaff.But it is conceivable that for people who live on livestock, it is a disaster site.They even live in felt tents and shacks, can they still drive their animals into warm houses?If too many livestock are frozen to death, life will be difficult. However, after the previous two wars, several small-scale suppressions formed a isolation zone of hundreds of kilometers around the Liaobei border village, which already belonged to no-man's land.Now that there is such a heavy snowfall, even if those crazy nomadic tribes want to take risks, it is impossible for them to trudge 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 to block and attack the green forest bandits in their defense area. It is impossible to completely wipe them out, but any small-scale gangsters are familiar with Xu Tai, Liang Haoyao and others. With the full cooperation of the bandits in the green forest everywhere, they were completely wiped out. The bandits in Liaodong were severely injured, and it was difficult to cause any more harm. The officers and soldiers did not relax their training because of this. Early in the morning, the officers and soldiers of the Liaohai Zhongwei, Sanwanwei and other guards stationed in Kaiyuan City assembled and dispatched into the wasteland to start winter training.The sound of horns, the neighing of war horses, the clang of armor, and the flying of banners. After a large number of reductions, only about half of the soldiers in the guards are now left. Although the number has dropped sharply, all of them are elite soldiers with high morale, military discipline and military law. , and even the overall combat effectiveness have been greatly improved.

In the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, the snow was as green as before. A pine tree was covered with white snow like a huge umbrella. Xia Xun's legs were slightly bent, and he was squatting and standing under the tree.On such a cold day, he was actually only wearing a pair of short-nosed trousers, with his muscular body naked, letting the knife-like cold wind howl around his body, still standing there motionless with his tongue on his palate, his eyes slightly closed. His body seemed to be made of iron, and his breathing seemed to have stopped.Practicing his muscles, bones and skin outside, and breathing inside, Xia Xun's hard training from the outside to the inside, rain and wind, has made his internal and external martial arts reach a higher level. Martial arts have developed by leaps and bounds.

Now he seldom practiced for an hour with a spear and stick. Most of the time, he just strode quietly, and occasionally practiced the saber technique. The slashing was extremely slow, as if he was careless, but only a few slashes were more tiring than his two hours of saber practice. In his early thirties, it is a good time for a man to reach the peak state of mind, physical strength, and spirit. Xia Xun is now able to use Luo Kedi's mighty knife, but he still can't do it like Luo Kedi. Lift the weight as lightly as possible. Finally, Xia Xun let out a long breath, slowly retracted his posture, and two soldiers waiting not far away immediately sent him up, one put a cotton robe on him, and the other handed him a hat.

After the Sakura incident, Xia Xun took this opportunity to stop accepting women from various departments.Sometimes, not accepting a gift is to offend others, but everyone expressed their understanding about Sakura's matter. They only said that the Duke cherished his life, and he was afraid that another female assassin would sneak in, so he followed the good advice and stopped giving away women. To entertain the Governor. There were only two Rose girls left in Xia Xun's house, and these two girls were promised to two generals in the army through his peace. It's not that Xia Xun is hypocritical. He has been in this world for ten years. He has become famous, married a wife and had children. He has completely integrated into this world. He is no longer the police student who dreamed of being a civil servant one day and would be satisfied. He is the supreme Duke of the Ming Dynasty, the husband of his lovely wife, and the loving father of his daughter!

Ten years of life and death have changed many things. Even an ordinary person who lives in a strange place for ten years will gradually forget many things, such as knowledge, experience, experience, obsession, interests and even himself.Like do you 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 still remember, is it possible for you today to live according to the model ten years ago? This is how Xia Xun is now. Living in the moment becomes the moment. Every aspect of his life is gradually changing, including his ideology.This era is completely a man's world, a successful man's world, women's sex is one of the most common condiments at banquets and pillows, and Xia Xun no longer cares much about the occasional drama.

But they are not brothel girls. Once they have been exposed to their virginity, they have to be kept at home. It is really not a problem to keep a pair of blond and blue-eyed big ocean horses at home. It is hard for Xia Xun to imagine that they and himself What kind of situation will it be like when several beautiful wives and concubines get together.Furthermore, customs and habits are different from each other. He is no longer a young man in his early twenties. For women, he not only requires beauty in appearance, but also spiritual comfort and communication. The woman can't even speak Chinese

So this is a novelty, and helping them find a home that can be pinned for life is also a piece of mind to get along with each other. It is cold in winter, and you have to practice martial arts, which consumes a lot of energy. The cuisine in the Northeast is just suitable for his age and the current environment. Big pots of steamed buns, large pieces of venison, in short, no matter the staple food or dishes, each of them embodies a big character.Xia Xun came back from the outside, took a bath in hot water, ate hungrily, washed up, changed into a robe, and walked out of the room. He was going to walk around the city to see if there were houses damaged by the heavy snow. collapse.

He has faded out of the military and political circles of Liaodong now, at least on the surface, although Zhang Jun, Wan Shiyu, Zhang Xitong, Mo Ke and other officials in charge of various systems such as military, government, education, and judiciary have any big or small things. Report to him, but he mostly just listens, and this kind of report is always kept in the dark. He needs these people who he supported to really stand up and take charge of their own.So now he sees more and does less. Xia Xun wore a sable fur hat and a sea dragon fur robe, and walked out leisurely.The material of this robe is the top grade sea dragon skin, it looks silvery white from a distance, but when you get closer, it is covered in shiny black fur, which is very expensive.Xia Xun was tall and handsome, and having lived in a high position for many years, he naturally developed a kind of majesty. Coupled with such a robe, it added a bit of grace.Such characters are certainly rare in Liaodong, where the folk customs are rough, but even in Jinling, there are not many nobles who can compare with them.

Department Hall, there are people from Guanli. The guards were gathering. Before Xia Xun could go out, a soldier came to report. Xia Xun let out a cry, and looked around, and saw that he was wearing a sheepskin jacket, sheepskin pants, and felt boots. A man in leggings and wearing a dog fur hood is striding towards him, his eyelids and eyebrows are white with frost formed by his breathing due to his face being covered with a towel, like Santa Claus. The corner of Xia Xun's mouth couldn't help showing a smile: Xu Jiang, it's you. It's snowing and winter, so the road is hard, right? The person who came was Xu Jiang Xu Xiaoqi, whom he took under his wing in Daning back then. Xu Jiang had followed him for eight or nine years, and now he has become the most confidant member of his secret spy team. Xu Jiang hurried forward to salute Pay homage: Xu Jiang pays homage to the Duke!Then he smiled and replied: "It's okay. When I left the customs, I still felt humble. If I want to rush to the Duke, I can't go to Kaichun?"Unexpectedly, the dog pawing the plow could run faster than the horse, and it arrived just like flying. Xia Xun said with a smile: "Dogs and plows can't transport a large group of people, but it's very fast to send three or five messengers."You come from the pass, do you have anything important to do? Xu Jiangdao: Duke, don't worry, there is nothing urgent in the pass, just because Duke has been away from Jinling for a long time, and he came here to report on some matters that need to be decided by you. Letter from home. As Xu Jiang said, he untied the leather robe, took out a tightly bound letter from the inside, and presented it to Xia Xun with both hands. Xia Xun didn't go back to the study, and immediately opened the letter. At first, there was only a faint smile on his lips. Smiling, but the eyes swept down line by line, and seemed to be startled when they saw the end, widened their eyes and looked again, suddenly laughed out loud, and jumped suddenly. Xu Jiang was stunned, and then he saw Xia Xun burst into laughter again, walking forward excitedly, dancing all the way, looking unstoppably excited, Xu Jiang touched At the back of his head, he couldn't figure out what was written in the letter that made Xia Xun so happy. Department Hall! Ming'er is happy!Shocked by the good news, Xia Xun couldn't help but ran out of the second door dancing and dancing. Just as the joyful mood calmed down, a shout came from the front. Xia Xun took a closer look, but it was Ding Yu, followed by a Girl, both of them are dressed in royal winter fur, the mysterious one is like iron, and the white one is like snow, which reflects the beauty of men and women, and they are quite eye-catching. When you look carefully, this handsome girl is still a little familiar. Ding Yu walked up to meet him quickly, and said curiously: Butang, what are you doing? oh!Xia Xun said calmly: Oh!This is a kind of exercise for fitness and health, similar to Wu Qin Xi.Well, you didn't take the team to train, why did you come here?As he spoke, he quietly put the letter into his sleeve. The humble job was supposed to go, but she ran over suddenly and told me Ding Yu glanced at the girl with embarrassment, then bent his knees suddenly, knelt down in front of Xia Xun, hugged his thigh and begged: Ding Yu got into trouble, please help me!