Nine hundred and thirtieth IX not
In November of the second year of Shaoxi, snow was flying all over the grassland, and the whole world seemed to have turned into a holiness white world overnight.
At the foot of Salihei Kunshan, the originally holy and flat snow was a messy mark like a horse's hooves trampled by a horse's hooves that could not be seen. At this moment, it was slowly covered by heavy snow. From time to time, you could see scarlet everywhere, like blooming plum blossoms, scattered on the holy snow in disorder, making the entire holy world a little more charming.
Following this messy horse hooves mark that were gradually buried by the wind and snow, some scenes that were completely inconsistent with this particularly pure ice and snow world appeared in the holy and vastness of snowflakes flying.
The horses fell into the snow in a mess, undulating violently on the belly, neck, and snowy snow around them melted into a solemn dark brown due to the temperature of blood, and then slowly became sealed by the cold temperature as if sealed in the snowflakes in the sky.
The messy horse hooves were getting messy, and even the war horses lying in the snowflakes in the sky began to appear in various corpses, with blood flowing from the corners of the mouth, neck, back, or abdomen, just like those war horses, in the pure white and holy world of ice and snow, layers of killing were stained.
The broken arm was crookedly inserted into the snow. The broken palm was covered with white snow. Arrows were falling all around, and short swords and broken arms were everywhere.
From time to time, you can see the "corpse" that is not completely breathing, crawling and squirming in the snow, and then it is like being weighed down by the heavy weight of a thin layer of snowflakes on your body. With the difficulty and rapid whimpering sound of the white fog at the tip of your nose, you gradually remain motionless. Finally, with the war horses, all the remaining corpses were covered by wind and snow.
There were only fifty or sixty guards left by Qu Chulu, and there were still thousands of Mu Huali and Mongolian cavalry behind him. In the snow, Qu Chulu had no choice but to fight and escape to the depths of Salihekun's mountains.
But Mu Huali, the pursuer behind him, not only had strong troops, but also could hear the barking of dogs behind them.
The snow made the mountain road more rugged. The war horses slipped from time to time because of the snow under their feet. Either the horse's legs were instantly broken or stuck by the cracks under the snow. No matter how hard they used, they could not get out of the war horse.
As the mountain road ahead became more and more rugged, the number of war horses of fifty or sixty people became less and less. Even the guards behind him were already behind due to the heavy snow. When Qu Chulu turned around and looked helplessly behind them, a few screams rang out in the vast sky with snow, which immediately made Qu Chulu's heart become more and more desperate.
Whether he or the guards who turned around after hearing screams behind him, they knew very well in their hearts that the few screams just now must be the last screams when they were behind when they were chased by Mu Huali and killed directly. This... this indicates that Mu Huali's distance between them is getting shorter and shorter.
"Sweat..." A guard behind him wiped the snow water from his face, and his expression was even more desperate than his heart that was bent, and then he stretched out his arm and pointed to the front sadly.
Qu Chulu hurriedly turned around and saw that what should have been white in front of him, at some point, suddenly a black cavalry appeared, solemn and cold, just like the wind and snow in this mountain, cutting towards his desperate heart.
"What should I do?" Another guard asked in despair, looking at Qu Chulu.
In the snowy mountains, after the fierce fighting an hour ago and having escaped so far, they are now already exhausted. Even though they are just standing in the heavy snow, their legs are involuntarily weak and weak.
What's more, Mu Huali doesn't need to speed up chasing them. As long as he continues to move forward before the heavy snow floods the traces left by them, he will have no way to get rid of them.
In the heavy snow flying all over the sky, Qu Chulu swallowed hard, and casually grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed his numb cheeks, the sound of arrows breaking through the air sounded in his ears. Several guards beside him groaned and fell softly into the snow.
"I surrender..." Qu Chulu looked at the four or five guards who fell down in an instant in horror, hurriedly threw away the waist knife that was originally tightly held in his hand, and shouted in his mouth regardless of the wind and snow.
Mu Huali, not far away, finally smiled on his face, and rode his horse slowly approached Qu Chulu and others in the wind and snow. Until he saw Qu Chulu's face clearly and the dozens of guards behind him, Qu Chulu frowned involuntarily, and then his eyes flashed over Qu Chulu and swept across the faces of the dozens of guards behind him one by one.
"Where is Yelu Zhilugu?" Mu Huali asked in a deep voice.
When Qu Chulu heard Mu Huali's question, he felt relieved and instantly understood why Mu Huali and the others were chasing him so tightly, it turned out to be for Yelu Zhilugu.
"He didn't come with me." Qu Chulu replied frankly.
Yelu Zhilugu has always liked hunting, but Qu Chulu was able to remain unstoppable in the Liao Kingdom and was highly valued by Yelu Zhilugu because he always favored him in front of Yelu Zhilugu. From time to time, he would suggest him to go out to hunt, and then deliberately arranged various preys to be shot and killed by Yelu Zhilugu. He praised him with others as the prince of the Liao Dynasty who was both good at civil and military affairs.
So for the Liao people or other grasslands, hunting after winter, especially on snowy days, is a very enjoyable thing. But this time, Yelu Zhilugu, who was originally going to hunt with him, stayed in the royal city because of the princess of the Northern Palace, Yelu Yue, so he became his own tribe members to hunt for Yelu Zhilugu with some better wolves and other good winter fur.
"Why didn't he hunt with you?" Mu Huali rode a war horse high above, and his cold eyes swept over every guard of Qu Chulu.
He had followed Temujin to the Liao Kingdom, so he naturally recognized the Liao Kingdom's crown prince Yelu Zhilugu, but every guard he looked at was not even half of the person who looked a little similar to Yelu Zhilugu.
Mu Huali was obviously not willing to accept it. The great opportunity that he had finally found slipped away from his eyes in vain. After all, if he could capture the prince of Liao today, it would be much easier to conquer Liao after the Khan unified the grassland.
And just when he asked Qu Chulu why Yelu Zhilugu did not follow them to hunt, Yelu Zhilugu asked Yelu Yue the same question in the Liao King City.
Hunting on the vast grassland is not as simple as going early or returning late. On the contrary, every time Yelu Zhilugu hunting, it will bring a large number of guards, even palace maids, eunuchs, etc. It is like a patrol. It can take at least half a month to go, and at most it can take as long as one month.
So for Yelu Zhilugu, being able to bring a large number of guards and beauties and eunuchs to hunt in heavy snow, leaving for half a month or a month, is definitely an extremely enjoyable thing for him, and it is much more free than staying in the city of Liaowang.
Of course, such hunting will never be limited to the surrounding Liaowang City, so every time Yelu Zhilugu hunting is closer to the Naiman tribe area where Quchulu was located. From time to time, they will cross Salihekun and enter the grassland that was originally the Naiman tribe. Under the noses of the Mongols, they will hunt some wolves or other animals that will appear in snow on the snow.
"Because I don't trust Qu Tulu." Yelu Yue looked up at Yelu Zhilugu, who looked dissatisfied, and sighed slightly, "You are already grown up now, it's time to calm down, from the Great Liao Kingdom..."
"Aren't you and your aunt there? Besides, Xiao Olita, the king of the South Court, doesn't like me. My stay in the royal city will only hinder your eyes. Not going out to hunt on heavy snowy days is simply a failure of great time." Yelu Zhilugu seemed to be able to hear the sound of snowflakes falling outside the tent, summoning him.
But he also knew that his dream of hunting under the first heavy snow in winter had been shattered. If it were a few days in the morning, he might not be able to hurry up and catch up with Qu Chulu. Now, he can only wait for Qu Chulu to come back and see what novel things he has hunted.
"The Great Liao Kingdom will be handed over to you after all. The South Court doesn't like you because you are afraid that you will succeed to the throne. You are now an adult. As long as you inherit the throne of the Great Liao, the Xiaowuli Sect will no longer be as presumptuous as you are now. At that time, as long as you use some means to win over various tribes, the Xiaowuli Sect's threat will naturally be weakened. At that time, as long as you choose a king of the South Court..." Yelu Yue felt helpless. Looking at Yelu Zhilugu's disapproval, he knew that his thoughts had already flown into the snowy white world outside, and were not placed on the matter of the Great Liao Kingdom at all.
"It's great to have you in charge of the Northern Prefecture now. I'm not afraid of the Xiaowuli Tsar. I just don't want to see him. Besides, I went out to hunt to practice my riding skills, and for the future eastern expedition of the Great Liao Dynasty." Yelu Zhilugu's reason was very useful in Yelu Pusuan, but in Yelu Yue, it was always just an excuse for hunting.
In Yelu Zhilugu's world, there is nothing that makes him like more than hunting, especially whenever he hunts, as long as he shoots his prey with an arrow, the feeling of accomplishment and conquest instantly arises in his heart.
Of course, these are not the things that make him most proud and yearn for. The most fulfilling feeling is naturally the admiration of his subordinates, beauties, etc., while hunting every time, the admiration of himself made him feel like he looked down on the world and was the only one in the wind and snow. It was much more interesting than fighting openly and secretly with the South Courtyard in Liaowang City.
The feeling of wandering in the boundless snow world is free and unrestrained. The most important thing is that it can make one realize how powerful one is. It is not as careful as the North Mansion and the South Courtyard, and it is so timid that one of them is like the prey in the snow, and never dares to compete openly.
Yelu Yue sighed helplessly. Just as he was about to speak, the palace maid took Yelu Yixue and mixed with wind and snow and walked into the tent of the Northern Palace, making the originally warm tent seem to have dropped a few degrees instantly, and he suddenly felt the coldness of winter.
"You go down first, remember not to walk out of the royal city. Now Qu Chulu has been out of the royal city for more than half a month. Even if you want to go out and find him, it will be difficult for you to find him outside under the heavy snow." Yelu Yue reminded the dejected Yelu Zhilu Gudao.
"I know, I will definitely not catch up this time. Next time, when the snow is heavy, can you stop me?" Yelu Zhilugu, who was about to walk out of the tent, listened to Yelu Yue's gentle tone, and a trace of hope suddenly rose in his heart.
Yelu Yue nodded silently, then looked at Yelu Zhilugu and sighed after he looked at the direction of leaving.
The palace maid took Yelu Yixue from the external account to the internal account at this time, very capable and without any delay: "Your Highness Princess, the letter written by Lord Song Tingye to you."
"Letter written by yourself?" Yelu Yue's eyes lit up instantly. The majesty of Yelu Zhilu when he was just facing Yelu Zhilu, instantly turned into the joy and expectation of his little daughter's family.
After taking the letter handed over by Yelu Yixue, looking at the familiar handwriting on it, Yelu Yue's heart instantly warmed up a lot, and her mood suddenly became excited: "Did he say anything else?"
"No. In addition to this handwritten letter, it was brought by some merchants to you..." Yelu Yixue said respectfully.
"You can place those things first, and I will deal with them myself after a while. No one is allowed to approach them until then." Yelu Yue carefully unpacked the envelope. For her, even if the envelope with only a few words is only available, as long as it is Ye Qing's handwriting, it will not be as light as the content inside.
"Yes, I'll send more people here." Yelu Yixue stood up and saluted. When he turned around and left halfway, Yelu Yue's words came from behind again: "I have been watching the prince these days. Don't let him go out for hunting again. I don't know what I'm doing in the South Courtyard, and I always give me a feeling of being uneasy."
As Yelu Yixue took the order to walk out of the tent, only Yelu Yue was left in the warm tent, and the letter lying quietly on the table in front of him, waiting for the princess of Daliao who was thrusting his heart and uncovering the secret.
Unlike every handwritten letter in the past, the content of this letter was only a few words about the longing and love words that Yelu Yue wanted to see the most. The following whole article helped Yelu Yue analyze the current crisis of the Great Liao Kingdom and the threat that Mongolia had threatened them.
Especially when Yelu Yue saw that Temujin would give up revenge on the Jin people after unifying the grasslands, ignore the existence of Xia Kingdom, and launch an attack on the Liao Kingdom, she unconsciously disagrees. She did not believe that Temujin would suddenly look at them when she had just unified the grasslands and had a deep grudge with the Jin Kingdom.
Ye Qing seemed to have guessed that Yelu Yue would sneer at the sight of this place and she would sneer at the same time. As soon as she changed her tone, she directly warned the Princess of Daliao not to sneer. Then, the Princess of Liao, who was reading the letter, showed a happy smile at the letter in her hand and said softly: No.
Chapter completed!