The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

The grassland is covered with snow.

Many old people looked at the heavy snow falling from the sky with a look of despair in their eyes.

The Ming Dynasty has closed the trade market and prohibited anyone from transporting supplies to the grassland. Once discovered, he will be killed without mercy.

Many grassland nobles can only obtain food through smugglers. Even if it is ten times or even dozens of times more expensive than the usual price, they can only accept it willingly.

However, even so, they may not be able to get it.

A large number of cavalry are constantly patrolling, and if they find any caravans hauling grain and grass, they can kill them on the spot.

Even under such strong pressure, many smugglers still take risks.

Because it only takes one transaction, they can make money that they would not have been able to make for several years.

Gold jewelry cannot be turned into food. As the cold winter approaches, the nobles on the grassland have offered the same price as gold.

A pound of grain, a pound of gold.

When the news reached the border, many soldiers' eyes were red, let alone businessmen.

To this end, a large number of law enforcement officers were dispatched from various towns in Jiubian.

The court's strict laws and regulations left a lot of blood on this vast white land.

"One tael of food and one tael of gold. Bei Yuan is really forced to have no choice this time. Hey, it's a pity that he can't make this money."

"It's not money we can take. No matter how much it is, it's useless. I've spoken from the top. If any brother dares to participate, he will be killed without mercy. Our military pay is paid directly to the family. Even if you get the gold, where can you hide it? go."

"That's right, if your life is gone, no matter how good the gold is, it's useless. Only those merchants dare to make money."

"How much money have you made? How many people have you killed in recent days? All checkpoints are guarded and no one is allowed in or out. Anyone who wants to enter the grassland is breaking the law."

"After this winter, I'm afraid many people will die on the grassland."

"Die well and die more, and it will be much easier when we fight next year."

"Hahaha, that makes sense."

The patrolling soldiers chatted and took steps in the snow.

Who doesn't know that gold is good, but it's a pity that you can earn money but spend it.

This sudden sanction on the grassland caught the grassland tribes by surprise.

Nomads migrate frequently, so they basically have no habit of storing food.

Many small tribes close to the Ming Dynasty finally had no choice but to migrate to the Ming Dynasty.

The royal court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

The price of grain and grass is set by them.

within the tent.

The generals, ministers and Emperor Beiyuan of all parties are discussing matters.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has imposed an embargo on us. We have enough food for this winter, but there is less concentrated feed for the war horses. If we don't find a way, then after this winter, our war horses will be greatly affected."

"Near the Ming Dynasty, many tribes have now abandoned the Changshengtian in order to survive. They all went to the territory of the Ming Dynasty in groups. The Ming Dynasty is really hateful. They use food to attract the people of the grasslands."

Emperor Elbek of the Northern Yuan Dynasty felt a little upset as he listened to the ministers below one after another.

He himself didn't want to break up with Daming. Aren't beautiful women fragrant?

Since establishing good relations with the Ming Dynasty, all kinds of exquisite porcelain, food, wine, and beautiful women have been available.

Whatever he wanted to eat, the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty would try their best to get it for him, which made Elbek really live a happy life.

Even the government affairs were basically left to the management of Tatsuyu Hiroyuki.

As soon as there was a breakup here, everything was suddenly in short supply.

He had just promised a new beauty a few days ago to buy her delicacies that only the Ming Emperor could eat, but now he can only do nothing.

"Okay, you can arrange these things. If you want to fight, then win."

Elbek felt very boring. After saying something, he stood up and left.

"Retreat!" the eunuch who followed shouted loudly, leaving the ministers looking at each other with helpless expressions.

At this time, Guilichi stood up and stopped Elbek.

"Your Majesty, my people are suffering from the cold and the streets. Please give us some food to survive this winter."

Elbek frowned and said angrily: "You are the ones who want to fight Ming Dynasty, and now you are the ones saying there is no food."

"There are so many people in your tribe, so what does it matter if some of them die? There is no winter where people don't die."

Haohai Dayu quickly scolded: "Guilichi, you are so brave, you dare to block His Majesty's way. Do you want to rebel?"

Hearing the word rebellion, a gleam flashed in Gui Lichi's eyes, he lowered his head and stepped aside and said, "Gui Lichi doesn't dare."

Elbek snorted and left.

Seeing that His Majesty was gone, Haohai Tatsuyu smiled and said to Guili Chidao: "The winter in the grassland is a test of the longevity sky. Only those who survive are warriors, and it can also save a lot of burden on the tribe."

"When spring comes next year, these surviving warriors can go to Ming Dynasty to seize wealth."

Gui Lichi said in a deep voice: "But my people went to Tubo and suffered heavy casualties. Your Majesty did not give us the gold we promised them."

Haohai Dayu said: "Are you the only one who died? With so many great Yuan cavalry lost, doesn't the imperial court suffer a greater loss than you?"

"The gold promised by Ming Dynasty was not fulfilled, so we will grab it ourselves in the spring of next year. Even if we give you gold now, can we still eat it?"

Gui Lichi was silent for a while and said: "I, the members of the Qiljis Tribe, cannot sacrifice their lives in vain."

Haohai Dayu's face also darkened, and he said: "It seems that your Beggar Gis tribe no longer wants to obey Dayuan's orders."

Gui Lichi didn't say anything. After taking a look at Haohai Dayu, he turned around and left.

He knew that no matter how much he asked, the court would not give his tribe food for the winter.

Haohai Dayu's face was ashen. He didn't expect that Gui Lichi would be so disrespectful to him in the royal court.

I just thought that Guilichi's Qiljis tribe now had a large number of people, so I could only endure it.

'After this winter, I will let your Qilis tribe take the lead. Haohai Dayu thought in his mind.

After Guilichi left the royal court, he did not return to the Qilghis tribe, but went to the Asut tribe.

The Assut tribe are Mongolized Iranians, but they are not valued by the Mongols, and their status is much inferior.

Guilichi wanted to unite with the Asut tribe to overthrow Beiyuan and kill Elbek.
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Bering Strait.

This is the land of the extreme north.

After a long journey of half a year, the Ming Expeditionary Force finally arrived near the Bering Strait at the end of this year.

As early as two months ago, the ship could no longer sail, and the [-] expeditionary force could only advance on foot.At this time, it is time to meet the true test of nature.

As far as the eye can see, there is endless ice and snow, and the extremely cold weather is their biggest enemy.

Ever since we approached the Bering Strait, every morning, many of our colleagues would never wake up and turned into ice sculptures.

It's too cold here, and thick cotton clothes can't stop the bone-chilling cold.

"Wang Baihu, do you regret it? Coming to this far north, I don't know if I can wake up tomorrow. Maybe the next time I go to bed, I will be like my colleagues who were frozen into ice sculptures and never wake up again. "

"I really can't figure it out. You are different from us. You are an outstanding student of the Capital Military Academy. In the future, you will be in a position of [-] households. It is not too difficult to have [-] households. Why take the risk to find the Weeping Tree."

Chen Dayou looked at Wang Tianlu who insisted on walking forward and said with a sigh.

In the current expeditionary force, hundreds of people are freezing to death every day, and no one knows whether they can survive until tomorrow.

The snowstorm of the past few days caused the expeditionary force to suffer great losses, and many of their colleagues were missing.

In this hellish place, it is almost impossible to survive once you break away from the large army.

Wang Tianlu looked ahead and continued to step on the snow step by step.

"There's no question of whether it's worth it or not. After all, someone has to go on this expedition. You talk to me, why don't you talk about our commander. He is the son of Duke Liang. Even if he cannot inherit the title of Duke Liang, he will be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of his life. Is he worth it if he enjoys it endlessly?”

"Even if you give me another chance, I will still choose to join. Even if I become an ice sculpture in the Northland tomorrow, I will not regret it."

"Some things have to be done by someone after all. I'm here, and so are you, Chen Baihu, right?"

Hearing Wang Tianlu's answer, Chen Dayou smiled bitterly and said: "I do regret it a little. Unlike you, I have no chance of promotion. As long as I can come back alive, I can win three levels in a row."

"Hey, we're already here. Returning means death. We can only move forward."

The [-]-strong expeditionary force had lost more than [-] people in just over a month.

Lan Taiping didn't count the number of people because it didn't mean anything. People died every day on this road.

There will be no deserters, because you will die faster if you leave the main force.

"How long can our food and coal last?" Lan Taiping asked.

"Reporting to the commander, the snowstorm a few days ago caused us too much damage. The current food and coal can only be used for one and a half months." Qianhu, who was responsible for logistics, replied.

In fact, it may be more than half a month, because people die every day, so a lot of food and coal can be saved.

Lan Taiping felt a chill in his heart.

One and a half months is too short.

Before he came, he was told a lot of news and knew that he had to cross the frozen sea to reach another new continent to be successful.

But now, I don’t know how long it will take to arrive.

"Order the whole army to speed up."

Gritting his teeth, Lan Taiping spoke.

Qianhu's throat moved when he heard this, and he wanted to say something, but in the end he replied: "As ordered."

Another three days have passed, and there is still a vast expanse of white in front of us. No one knows how far the road ahead is.

Lan Taiping also felt deeply powerless.

The good news is that more people are dying every day. Originally, they could only eat food for fifteen days, but after three days, they could eat for sixteen days.

At this moment, Lan Taiping suddenly heard cheers coming from the front.

"What's going on? Go and have a look." Lan Taiping had a bit of hope in his eyes.

The team was very long, and Lan Taiping was naturally in the center of the army, and the front was several miles away from the center.

The guards hurried forward and returned after about two quarters of an hour.

"The sea. The sea is frozen." The guard looked excited, his face flushed, and you could see the rising heat above his head.

Lan Taiping confirmed: "Have you seen it with your own eyes?"

The guard nodded: "I saw it with my own eyes."

Lan Taiping also became excited: "Okay, okay, okay, we have finally reached the frozen sea. Hurry, spread the news to the entire army immediately."

"Tell them that all they need to do is cross the frozen sea. We will leave this frozen land and go to the place where the weeping tree is."

The news spread among the army, and the originally lifeless army immediately became cheering.

At this moment, everyone's stiff bodies seemed to suddenly have endless strength, and their pace quickened.

Especially the rear army wanted to see the rumored frozen sea.

This news was told by Lan Taiping to everyone after experiencing the snowstorm half a month ago, and it was also to boost morale.

Because many people don’t know how long they will go and where they will end.

But even after knowing the news, the frozen sea mentioned above still makes many people doubtful.

Can the sea still be frozen?
And now word came from the front that they had really arrived at the frozen sea.

Wang Tianlu and Chen Dayou, who were in the rear army, also quickened their pace.

I don’t know how long I walked, but after bypassing a hill, the view ahead suddenly became clear.

In the distance, I could see the end of the vast sea, a piece of ice.

The sea is really frozen.

Looking at the other end of the sea, it seems that a new continent can be vaguely seen.

"Dongsheng Shenzhou, it turns out that it really exists." Wang Tianlu murmured.

Chen Dayou asked excitedly: "Wang Baihu, do you think there are really gods over there?"

Wang Tianlu smiled when he heard this and said: "Maybe there is, maybe there is not, who knows, but we can take this frozen road to get there. We will know if we go there."

Chen Dayou said with an eager look: "Go to Dongsheng Shenzhou and find the Weeping Tree that His Highness Taisun mentioned, and then you can return to the Ming Dynasty."

Come on, Chen Dayou couldn't help but said: "His Royal Highness Taisun also made miscalculations sometimes. When he said a ten-year expedition, I think it would be three years at most. No, maybe we can return to the Ming Dynasty in two years."

Speaking of this, Chen Dayou couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "Wang Baihu, if we go back after more than two years, will His Highness Taisun think it's too easy and not give us three consecutive upgrades?"

Wang Tianlu was in a good mood at the moment and said with a smile: "What are you thinking about? His Highness Taisun Jinguo said so sincerely, since he agreed, then of course he will."

"Let's go quickly. Don't think so much. We don't know what the situation is on the other side. We won't know until we go there."

"It is said that many, many years ago, ancestors walked this road to the other side. Maybe there was a new country over there. We won't know until we go there."

Chen Da nodded and walked forward quickly. At this moment, even the ice and snow seemed not so cold anymore. (End of chapter)