After leaving Wuzhou Pass, the world became wide open. After traveling for dozens of miles, there was no one mile or one house. Instead, I often saw Huns riding horses appearing in the distance. If Xie Guanglong and others were not on the side, Liang Xiao would have almost thought that he had reached the territory of the Huns on the grassland.

However, this place is nominally the Han territory, but in fact it is the territory of the Huns. Whether it is the Mayi plan in Mayi or the Baideng who was surrounded by Baideng before, they are all south of Wuzhou. In other words, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, was humiliated by the Huns on his own land.

The winner of the Chu-Han battle was disgraceful in front of the Huns, that is, the entire Central Plains was disgraceful, and this face was lost for seventy years. Now, the Shanyu Maodun and the Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang were buried, and it was their turn to compete with each other.

Liang Xiao felt that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy. Although the counterattack war launched by Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che had the upper hand, the cost was also high. Although there were many objective factors, there were also many subjective factors. Many losses were completely avoidable. Liang Xiao hoped to minimize these losses through his own efforts.

After Xie Guanglong's investigation of the terrain in Yanze and Zhuwenze areas mentioned by Xie Guanglong, Liang Xiao and others went westward along the southern foot of Yin Mountain. They had limited time and could not go deep into the grassland, so they could only explore the south of Yin Mountain first. Meng Tian, ​​a famous general of the Qin Dynasty, led 300,000 troops to attack the Xiongnu, and also captured the southern foot of Yin Mountain and drove the Xiongnu to the depths of the desert. Strategically, if the Han army wanted to go deep into the grassland, they had to first solve the Xiongnu in the Hetao area.

A few days later, Liang Xiao and others arrived at Shaling in Yunzhong. Shaling is the eastern part of the Hetao region. The Yellow River turns a bend here and runs south to the Loess Plateau.

The Yellow River has many harms and only profits. Before entering the Loess Plateau, the Yellow River was still a quiet and clear river. The soil erosion is not as serious as in later generations. The water and grass on both sides of the Yellow River are lush. From a distance, it looks like a tapestry laid between the sky and the earth, boundless and green.

Shalingze is a lake next to the Yellow River. The lake water is clear and the evening breeze is gentle. The waves are not stirring, so quiet that people don’t want to think too much. They just want to lie quietly for a while like this.

Liang Xiao led the moon and walked by the lake. The moon is a very quiet and good horse. Even if it changed its owner, it quickly accepted it and ran fast and steadily. For Liang Xiao, who had a need to improve his riding skills, this horse is more suitable for him than the irritable Qingshen.

When Liang Xiao saw the moon, he thought of Wei Qing. In order to help him adapt to riding and shooting as soon as possible, Wei Qing specially picked a docile horse for him. From this point of view, although Wei Qing didn't talk much, he was a very attentive person.

After walking the horses, Liang Xiao and others returned to the campsite. It was already dark. The Langguan Knights were scattered everywhere, some were preparing dinner, and some were washing horses by the lake, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was relaxing. Only Ma Rong and Mei Gao gathered together and surrounded the map, not knowing what they were discussing, as if they were having a dispute.

"What's wrong?" Liang Xiao handed the moon to Tu Niuer, walked to Ma Mei and the others, and asked with a smile.

Mei Gao and Ma Rong looked up at Liang Xiao and said in unison: "There is something wrong with the map."

Liang Xiao was shocked. One of the most important tasks on this mission was to survey and map the map, marking the ends of the future army. If there was a problem with the map, it would be in vain this time.

"What's wrong?"

"The astrology and geography do not match." Ma Rong said: "I mainly rely on astrology, but the astrology in front of me seems to be changing."

Liang Xiao was a little anxious. "What does it mean to keep changing?"

"I saw a lot of stars that I couldn't see in Chang'an." Ma Rong was embarrassed. "I...I don't know these stars."

Mei Gao's face was also ugly. "And with the same astrological positioning, the distance between the east and west is quite different. It is still in the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the gap is so big. When I come to the grassland, can the map drawn be accurate?"

As he said that, he glanced at Ma Rong, his eyes full of distrust and no concealment. Ma Rong was very angry, but he knew that he was in the wrong and could not argue. He could only insist that he was not careless, and he dared not make jokes about his future.

Looking at these two companions who were about to turn against each other, Liang Xiao couldn't help but want to laugh. Even though they were all those who had read books, the two of them were still straightforward and did not hide their opinions at all. However, the issue they were arguing about was not a bad thing, but a real discovery.

Ma Rong did not make any mistakes. On the contrary, he calculated it very accurately. It was precisely because of the accuracy that he discovered this problem.

Liang Xiao sat down, lifted the copper pot on the bonfire, and poured them a cup of hot goat milk each. This was what they had just bought from the herders along the way today. It tasted pure and had no additives.

"When I was on a mission to Kuaiji, I took a boat to sea and found a strange phenomenon on the sea..."

Liang Xiao told him about the sea that Liu Ling had mentioned to him that he first saw the boat roof and then saw the hull, and then looked at Ma Rong and Mei Gao with a smile. "Can anyone explain this question?"

Ma Rong and Mei Gao looked at each other. They didn't know why Liang Xiao was so far away from the grassland to the East China Sea. However, they didn't speak rashly. They had been with Liang Xiao for so long, and they knew Liang Xiao very well. Although Liang Xiao didn't read much, his thinking was very flexible and he would never mention these words for no reason.

The two thought for a while, and Ma Rong first realized the key. "Sir, do you mean that the stars I saw have similarities with the ships on the sea?"

Liang Xiao nodded. "Whether it is a star or a ship, it cannot appear out of thin air. If you discover new stars, it does not mean that these stars have just appeared. It can only be said that you could not see it before, and maybe it was blocked by something."

"What can block the stars? The earth?" Mei Gao said: "But the earth is flat. Even if the star level is low, it is impossible to see it."

"So, the earth may not be flat." Liang Xiao smiled.

"How is that possible?" Ma Rong and Mei Gao said in unison.

"Maybe it is impossible, we are doubtful for the time being." Liang Xiaoqu pointed to his head. "However, you can work in this direction, and you may gain unexpected results. It is important to know that many great discoveries come from an inconspicuous question."

Ma Rong smiled, disagreed. However, he still habitually thought about it. Mei Gao also blinked his eyes and looked up at the starry sky from time to time, thinking about something.

...

Liu Ling was wearing a thin gauze dress and lay on the side on the cool couch, holding his chin with his hands, squinted his eyes, and staring at the northern sky in a daze.

A slightly green but clear and transparent glass statue was placed at her hand, and the chubby Cupid pulled her bow and pointed at her heart with an arrow.

After her trip to Kuaiji, she was confined. In addition to Chang'an, Liu An prohibited her from going abroad again. However, Liu Ling didn't care. She didn't even want to go to Chang'an. She hid in the palace and her own courtyard most of the time.

Next to her courtyard, more than fifty alchemists worked day and night. Under the stimulation of heavy rewards, these alchemists who were usually high temporarily put aside their dream of becoming an immortal and first developed and improved the craftsmanship of glass for Weng Lord Liu Ling.

Alchemists are alchemists. They not only have the skills of craftsmen, but also the intelligence of scholars. They can conduct in-depth analysis and discussion of the experimental results and find the rules. After more than half a year of hard work, they have achieved fruitful results, and this small statue is the crystallization of these achievements.

Although there is still some green that cannot be removed, the crystal clear texture is even better than the statues bought from Hu Shang, Wu City.

When he saw this statue, Liu An, who had been suspicious of Liu Ling's actions, closed his mouth. He knew very well that Liu Ling had really created a rich source of wealth for him. With these glass technologies, he earned several thousand golds more every year, which could greatly alleviate the economic pressure brought by raising customers.

First, there were double-sided brocade, and then there was Liu Ling. Liu Ling suddenly became the little god of wealth in Liu An's mind, which was enough to help him support half of the sky of Huainan Kingdom.

Seeing the relief in the eyes of her father, Liu Ling was very proud. She hid on the cold couch, while enjoying the cool air, while thinking about her thoughts.

According to the news from Chang'an, Liang Xiao became the deputy envoy and went to the Huns. The grassland was thousands of miles away, and I don't know when I could come back. I made the glass, but I couldn't tell Liang Xiao at the first time. Liu Ling felt a little disappointed, as if he was missing a little, not perfect enough.

Liu Ling turned around, picked up the statue with both hands, and raised it in front of her eyes. The stars shone through the statue's eyes and shone into her eyes, flashing naughtyly, as if someone was blinking mischievously.

Liu Ling felt it was fun and kept shaking the statue, as if teasing the child. She didn't know what she thought of, but suddenly blushed, held the statue in her arms, and laughed. After a while, she thought of something again, picked up the statue again and pointed it at the Milky Way.

After a while, Liu Ling turned over and sat up, his eyes shining, like a star. "The person who came, please call Deng Guobin."

...

Next to Shalingze, Liang Xiao, who was lying in clothes, suddenly opened his eyes.

In the night sky, the Milky Way runs through the sky, and countless stars are scattered in the sky, as bright as the lights on Chang'an Street.

However, what Liang Xiao thought of was not Chang'an, but the sea in Kuaiji.

On the sea, he once lay side by side on the deck of the building boat, looking up at the stars.

What is she doing now?

Liang Xiao was stunned for a while, closed his eyes and wanted to sleep for a while, but he couldn't sleep anymore. He lifted the thin blanket, got up, and took a walk around the camp. The moon, tied to the camp, heard his footsteps, raised his head, sniffed two times, and gently dug the ground with his horse's hooves.

Liang Xiao smiled, walked over, stroked the moon's neck, comforted it for a moment, stretched its muscles and bones, and faced Shalingze, and practiced to draw the bow.

The moon stared at Liang Xiao, who was slowly rising and falling, and shook his neck. The long horse's hair was like silver hair, flying in the wind-
Chapter completed!