Zhongdu City is located in the center of the mainland of China, with convenient transportation and wide access. To the south, you can go straight down the river along the canal. After crossing the river, it is the boundary of Chu. From the east of Zhongdu, there is the widest and flat official road in the world leading to the Dasan Pass at the junction of Qi and Qin, which can ensure that millions of troops are unobstructed. Now the food and supplies gathered from the whole country are continuously transported to the frontline battlefield through this artery, supporting the rapid advance of the Qin army.

If you come out of Xi'an Gate in Zhongdu City, walk west along the avenue, and cross the Guanzhong Plain, thousands of miles away, you will embark on the famous Silk Road. You can lead to the distant and mysterious West. However, this golden trade route gradually disappears into the yellow sand outside the border as the two major powers at both ends of the mainland fall into endless civil wars.

If you go north to the Guanzhong Plain, the tall trees will gradually become sparse. The grassland that cannot be seen at a glance will gradually become dominant.

This year is a good year. Not only is the best for the shopkeepers in Guanzhong, but they collected three or five dou more. Even the meadows on the northern grasslands are much more abundant.

The sea of ​​clouds tumbling in the sky, and the sea of ​​grass surging underground. The wind blows from the south, blew the grass waist deep on the ground and lowers its heads, and countless cattle and sheep that lower their heads to eat grass reveal their bodies. This year's grassland water plants are so abundant that these guys are only willing to eat the tender buds on the grass, and they are too lazy to chew the slightly older parts.

The sound of horse hooves came from the south, awakening these timid guys. Tens of millions of sheep and cow eyes looked south in unison.

A team of hundreds of knights rode all Dayuan horses from the Western Regions, and ran along the business road that was almost submerged in the grass.

The leader was Qin Lei, who was crushed to the extreme north and suffered in the bitter and cold land, and even Qin Sishui and Erwa followed closely behind him.

After leaving Zhongdu by carriage, he met with Shen Qing and others who were waiting at the Beiping Gate, Qin Lei finally got rid of his identity as a prisoner, abandoned the carriage, rode a horse, and led his brothers all the way north.

It was the seventh day of the day when we walked and ate the wind and drank the dew. Most people looked tired, and Erwa and Qin Sishui had to be tied to the horses before they could march. But Qin Lei was still energetic and sang from time to time. Although his lyrics were strange and strange, they were awkward to listen to them.

Qin Lei, who was tall and widowed, ignored other people's opinions. After singing Kangding's love song, he wanted to sing a Tengge, but could not sing such a high tune, and his face turned red. There was a burst of laughter from behind. Qin Lei turned around and glared at them fiercely, feeling his face was dull, and the horse whip in his hand was hurting. He ran wildly, and Qin Lei rushed out with a crazy laugh.

Shen Qing, who came later, knew that Qin Lei had not received the respect he deserved since he entered the capital, was also bound everywhere, and had not accomplished anything he wanted, and even locked up for a few days after taking a whip. As Qin Lei's closest servant, he knew what kind of unruly soul and arrogant heart were hidden under His gentle and generous appearance. In the capital without a trace of foundation, this unruly was mocked and this arrogance was insulted. His highness was really unhappy in Kyoto.

The grassland, the most unrestrained and proudest place in the world, is so close to Qin Lei's heart that he can release his vitality and exude his youth freely. He is happy, and it reminds people of his real age.

Thinking of this, Shen Qing also rushed to chase after him.

The two riders, one in front and one behind, pulled the team further and further away until there was no trace.

Qin Lei had vented enough. When he turned around, he saw Shen Qing who was panting and following him, and found that the entire team had not yet followed. So he stopped urging the horse to fight, and the horse ran away with Shen Qing.

Shen Qing was still silent, so silent that Qin Lei needed to break it every time.

Qin Lei looked at his closest comrade-in-arms and whispered: "Shen Qing, how long have you been with me?"

Shen Qing didn't think about it and replied, "It will take two months in another ten days."

Qin Lei said in surprise: "I thought it was so short, I thought it was very long."

Shen Qing thought for a while and nodded, "It's like two or three years."

Qin Lei said angrily: "Are you saying that you will live like a year with Your Highness?"

Shen Qing chuckled and said, "You know that I don't mean that."

Qin Lei nodded with a smile and said to himself: "I thought a lot in the courtyard of the clan mansion."

Shen Qing didn't want to talk, but after following Qin Lei for a long time, he knew how to make fun of it. So he reluctantly said, "About that?"

"Ideals and future." Qin Lei answered briefly, then asked back: "Shen Qing, what ideals do you have?"

Shen Qing thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

Qin Lei looked at the herdsmen in the distance and said, "It's not good to have no ideals, especially for young people like you."

Shen Qing wanted to laugh in his heart. When His Highness said such words, he always looked like an old man with vicissitudes of life. He completely forgot that he was only seventeen years old and one year younger than him. Thinking of this, he asked with interest: "Your Highness, what is your dream?"

Qin Lei turned his gaze away from the herdsmen and threw himself into the line where the heaven and earth intersected. He said loudly: "I want my friends to be proud of me, enjoy the glory of the world because of me, and make all enemies hear my name tremble all over, and suffer purgatory torture because of me. I want the place where the sun shines is the territory of my Great Qin, and I want the people of the world to be the people of my Great Qin. I want the whole earth to pulsate with my breath and change color because of my behavior!" The voice became more and more exciting, the spirit became more and more exciting, and the momentum became more and more exciting.

Shen Qing looked at his Highness in amazement, as if he had seen him for the first time.

Sure enough, before the exciting atmosphere had dissipated, Qin Lei turned around and said, "But, I can't do this alone." Then he turned his face to Shen Qing and said seriously: "Don't you have no ideals? It just so I have too many ideals, so I can share half of you. No rejection."

Shen Qing's mouth has not closed. Qin Lei continued: "I decided to give you the two most glorious dreams."

Shen Qing subconsciously asked, "Those two?" After saying that, he secretly scolded himself for being too ignorant. Isn't this a trap?

Qin Lei patted his shoulder and said, "There are two of you that are the least difficult to divide. The places where the sun shines are all the territory of my Great Qin, and the people of the world are all the people of my Great Qin. Isn't it difficult?"

Shen Qing thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed easier than changing color in the world. He nodded, as if he had accepted this ideal that sounded good.

Seeing him nodding, Qin Lei smiled and said, "When you go there, don't worry about my daily life. I've found a successor for you. I've thought about how to lead the troops in the free time. It's better to use you in the future."

At this time, the team behind us caught up. Shen Qing couldn't say much and had to nod and said yes.

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When the sun sets, Qin Lei and the others met the scout sent by Beishan Ranch. When Shen Bing, who was currently going to greet him, brought the scout in black into the tent, Qin Lei was slightly stunned.

When the scout saw Qin Lei, he excitedly clenched his fist and smashed it hard towards his left chest, and said in a trembling voice: "Report to the instructor, Ma Zhi, the third team leader of the scout squadron, completed the mission and requested to return to the team."

Qin Lei stood up and greeted him, saying loudly: "Allow to return to the team." These scouts were taught by Qin Lei step by step. He devoted his efforts at that time as much as his personal guard. Ma Zhi was the earliest team leader, so he was naturally very familiar with Qin Lei. He was also the leader of the team members sent by Qin Lei to protect Chen Luo and Zhang Jianzhi.

At this time, after running around for thousands of miles, they met on the grassland on the brigade. Qin Lei pressed the scout Ma Zhi's shoulders with both hands and looked up and down carefully. Seeing that Ma Zhi's body was still strong and his eyes became sharper, he said happily: "Not bad, it seems that running around for thousands of miles has not made you lose weight."

Ma Zhi's eyes were slightly red and said, "At that time, I could not pass the gates of hell with His Highness and his brothers, and I still feel sad when I think about it."

Qin Lei waved his hand and said, "You are doing your order, don't think too much. Come and sit." During the journey, everything was simple. Even His Highness's tent was just a thick carpet on the ground to be used as a bed.

Qin Lei pulled Ma Zhi down on the carpet and shouted outside the tent: "Si Shui, hurry up, get some wine and food, I want to drink with my brothers."

Qin Sishui responded outside and left. Qin Lei ordered Shen Bing again: "Go and Shen Qing finds him, just say that his captain is here."

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