Out of Baisheng Pass, to the north is the territory of the desert.

The team to send off relatives stopped in front of the pass, Princess Lihua got off the car with the help of the servants, and looked back at Xiongguan, which is her hometown, and there may be no return date for a farewell. Princess Lihua Shi Qiuyun burst into tears, Ying Ying bowed down, no matter how strong she was, after all, she was only a sixteen-year-old girl, far away from her father and mother relatives to marry to an unknown land, except for a few maids and servants who were married around her, there was no one else, and her fate was unpredictable from now on, how could she not be sad and frightened.

Jiang Anyi got off the horse, stood next to the charcoal, and saw the princess crying, and his heart was also sour. Thinking of his friendship with Shi Fangdao, the prince of the world, although Master Yu repeatedly warned him not to have any contact with the princess when he came, Jiang Anyi still stepped forward slowly and persuaded him: "Don't be sad, princess, you have a heavy responsibility to protect the people of Dazheng Desert from the scourge of swords, and the merit is immeasurable, Jiang Mou admires inexplicably." When the prince comes, the prince confesses, at least three years, at most five years, and the palace will send someone to visit the princess. ”

Li Man helped the princess on the side and said softly: "The princess should not be sad, although the desert is not as prosperous as Dazheng, the grassland is vast, and the princess can bloom." The little king will order someone to build a royal palace to prevent the princess from any grievances. ”

Li Man is tall, thick eyebrows and big eyes, sharp edges and corners, full of masculinity, Princess Lihua was originally satisfied with this family affair, but now listening to Prince Liman's gentle tone, his heart is wide, weak and weak in Liman's support to get into the carriage, the team went all the way to the north.

In May, Dazheng was already late spring, and the desert was still desolate. Along the way is the sparsely populated Gobi Desert, where the yellow turf grows hard among the gravel and looks desolate, but the heaven and the earth meet and stretch as far as the eye can see, giving birth to a sense of desolate grandeur, and only a strong man can gallop freely on this land.

The grass grew darker, and sometimes I woke up one night and found that the outside of the tent was already green, and as far as the eye could see, the greenery dominated everything until the end of the day. In front of you, you can see tents, inhabited by tribes, and on the hillside, a series of white sheep spread like clouds on the green carpet.

The golden wolf rode excitedly, shouting and galloping forward. Riding on the charcoal, Jiang Anyi could feel its excitement, let go of the reins, and the charcoal rushed forward like an arrow, the boundless grassland, the horses galloped wildly, and the wind blew in front of him, which made people feel comfortable.

Li Man rode a red horse, a horse on the grassland, galloping side by side with Jiang Anyi, the two rushed to the top of the mountain in the distance, stopped at the horse, looked around, the sky was blue, the wilderness was vast, the wind blew the grass and the cattle and sheep appeared, Jiang Anyi was intoxicated by the magnificent scenery.

The grassland people love horses, Li Man originally wanted to be close to Jiang Anyi, but he was attracted by charcoal, circled around the charcoal, gently combed the mane for the charcoal, and said with praise: "Lord Jiang, your horse is one of the best horses in a million, if you can let it breed the mare in my tribe, I am willing to pay five hundred taels of gold." ”

In the distance, the golden wolf rode out with the people of the tribe. This is a small tribe of only more than 1,000 people, and the leader is a man about fifty years old, who knelt in front of Li Man reverently, kissed his riding boots, and said some indifferent words that Jiang Anyi could not understand.

Li Man smiled and helped the man up, Wen Yan replied in an indifferent language, although he couldn't understand the words of the two, but from the man's excited red face, Jiang Anyi secretly admired Li Man's ability to win people's hearts.

The chariot was settled in the tribe, the red bonfire was lit, the cattle and sheep danced and danced, and sang with laughter, even if they were not the people of the steppe, they were soon conquered by this unrestrained joy. The firelight reflected the youthful faces of the Mo girls, and the graceful dancing swayed with fire-like enthusiasm.

Li Man came to Jiang Anyi's side with the smell of wine, and Jiang Anyi also poured a lot of mare's milk wine, from the initial unaccustomed to now, Jiang Anyi has fallen in love with this kind of wine with a milky sweet taste. After touching a bowl with Jiang Anyi, Prince Liman smiled and said, "Lord Jiang, why didn't you go down to dance, you see how good Master Chen danced." ”

Chen Yinguang danced around the bonfire, not at all showing the self-respect of the master on weekdays, and made several trips to the Northern Desert, so that he learned to follow the customs of the countryside and enjoy the happiness in it.

Jiang Anyi couldn't let go a little, and covered up: "I like to drink, just watch others dance." ”

Li Man pointed to a girl not far away, and said with a smile: "The desert woman is enthusiastic and unrestrained, dare to love and hate, I see her frequently looking here, she should have taken a fancy to An Yi you, I don't know if An Yi intends to end a good relationship?" ”

Jiang Anyi smiled silently.

"We desert people have a bold temperament, and we don't talk around. This king went to your country this time to make peace with his relatives, and it is a blessing to be able to marry Princess Delihua; In addition, I can see the prosperity of your country's Huatianbao, and get to know many heroes and heroes in Dazheng, and this king feels that this trip is worthwhile. In particular, An Yiyou, the thesis is the champion of the three yuan and the first, and the name of the word is spread in the north and south of the river; Wu Neng pierced the two ducks with one arrow, so that the Venerable Fu Ying admired, and your "Admonition to the Copper Kuang Shu" even the Qu Master was impressed, saying that "if you get it, you can win the world". ”

Li Man stared at Jiang Anyi with a wide range of eyes, and said sincerely: "Anyi, if you are willing to help me, I will be the father of the Ming Dynasty, and I will marry the little sister to you, and make you the king of the right school, my desert area is vast, enough for you to divide the territory and establish yourself as the king, the wealth and glory are far greater than what Da Zheng gave you, and it is not impossible to raise troops to the south in the future, even if you row the river." ”

Jiang Anyi was stunned by such a naked recruitment, and for a long time, Jiang Anyi said: "Prince, you are drunk, rest early, I am not strong enough to drink, I want to sleep." ”

Li Man walked into the tent prepared for him with a gloomy face, the tent was brightly lit, and Qu rebelled against the table to read a book. Seeing that the apprentice pinched the silver cup on the table into a twist and deformation, Qu put down the book and said unhurriedly: "What's the matter, I hit a wall, the old man won't let you try, you still don't believe it." ”

"This king treats him so sincerely, but he abandons him like a, hateful and killable." Li Man threw away the silver cup in his hand and said angrily.

Qu Zhidao pushed the cup of milk tea beside him to Li Man, and sighed: "Although you have learned from me for ten years about Da Zheng, you still have indifferent thinking in your bones, and you don't understand what Zheng people value most - family and country, relatives." Glory and wealth may attract some people, do you remember what the old man once taught you Yasheng said? The rich and noble cannot be lewd, the poor and the lowly cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be bent, which is called a big husband. The old man used to be such a big husband, but he was stimulated by hatred and was willing to be a villain who betrayed the country and sought glory. ”

"Master, you think too highly of this Jiang Anyi, how can he compare with you, when you were a slave in Beihai for five years and didn't change your will," Li Man said with reverence: "Can this Jiang Anyi endure that hardship?" I don't think it will take half a year for him to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy. ”

Qu Zhidao said expressionlessly: "There is still a long way to go to the royal court, you might as well try more, coercion and temptation, see if he is a big husband, and when you get to the royal court, you will have to decide." ”

As he spoke, Qu Reverse Dao stood up, his eyes showed terrible madness, and he walked out of the tent, laughing wildly as he walked: "Winning talent and destroying it, regret in the world, I Qu Reverse Dao is called Reverse Dao, that is, I want to act against the sky." ”

The deeper you go into the grassland, the more beautiful the scenery becomes. In the distance, there are white snow-capped peaks, and dense forests begin to appear along the way, covering the undulating mountains and fields, and colorful flowers bloom among the blue sky and green grass. By the Yinma Creek, among the colorful water and rocks, the phosphorescent light of the fish, and the wild sheep, wild deer and bison running along the way became the prey of the wolf rider. In the evening, barbecue the prey under the bonfire, drink sweet mare's milk tea, and listen to the moving singing, which is intoxicating.

Li Man had already given up his persuasion of Jiang Anyi, and only occasionally pointed out the scenery along the way. Venerable Fu Ying filled the vacant seat, and Cheng Tian and Jiang Anyi studied archery together, and both of them were very interested in each other's stunts. Venerable Fu Ying learned from Jiang Anyi's mouth, and the way of nature was very inspiring to Jiang Anyi, and the two of them benefited a lot from each other's occasional words.

After getting used to seeing the scenery of the grassland, it is easy to feel tired, and in June, the chariot finally came to the Northern Desert Palace.

A city of great scale appeared on the vast plains, and countless tents bloomed into the grasslands like mushrooms after rain. There are mountains in the distance, there is a lake by the city, there are girls in colorful costumes washing utensils by the lake, there are countless knights galloping on horses, there are more sheep in the distance than the white clouds on the horizon, the grassland is colorful, singing and laughing everywhere.

A low horn sounded from inside the city, and a team of men and horses rushed out from the city gate, and Li Man quickly rode up to meet him, Chen Yinguang said with a smile: "The royal court has sent someone to greet you." ”

Jiang Anyi looked at the city in front of him, the city wall was about three zhang high, made of black stones, not regular, but it looked solid enough, there were arrow towers everywhere, and there were mostly cavalry on the grassland, and these arrow towers were the nightmare of the incoming enemy. Entering the city, there are few brick and wood buildings, tents everywhere, and the smell of cow dung and horse dung wafts in the air.

The cavalry led the chariot into a tent group, and a variety of flags fluttered over the tents, including wolves, bears, and eagles, which were the totems of different tribes. The princess's chariot was led away into the tent community, and Chen Yinguang and the members of the mission waited in front of a fence to receive the Great Khan of the Northern Desert.

In the Golden Tent of the Great Khan's royal court, Batu Wushi was listening to his second son Liman report to him about the harvest of this trip to Dazheng, "...... 5,000 stone of grain, 100 stone of good seeds, two boxes of medical books, three carts of medicinal materials, masons, stonemasons, carpenters, blacksmiths, gold and silver masons...... There are also a number of gold, silver, treasures, silk and other things. ”

Batu Wushi asked with a smile: "I am still satisfied with your Yanshi, the young eagles on the grassland have grown up and are going to start hunting by themselves." After getting married, you are the king of the right valley of the desert, and you will guard the southeast of the desert. ”

Li Man was overjoyed, bowed to the ground, and said, "Thank you, father Khan." ”

At present, the left and right king of the left and right of the king of the valley are the uncle of the left and right, and the king of the right is the north, and the king of the left and right valley belongs to his two sons, and the Batu Wushi firmly controls the power of the desert.

"Prepare wine, invite Da Zheng's delegation in, Ben Khan will treat them well, and thank them for sending a beautiful and wise princess for my son, and beautiful flowers for the grassland."