Chapter 172 Populus euphratica

After breakfast, the two dressed up and went out.

Still because of her identity, Tang Wanning couldn't expose her casually, she could only disguise herself as a man.

It just so happened that her skin was tanned all the way to a honey-colored color, her facial features were exquisite and majestic, coupled with her azure-colored outfit, a clear and tough young man appeared in front of her eyes.

Xia Houjue didn't need to dress up much, he still wore a black dress with exquisite auspicious cloud patterns embroidered on the neckline and sleeves, giving him the appearance of a nobleman.

The two, one in front of the other, brought only a few guards and entourages, and set off from the inn all the way to the northwest of the city.

Yongguan City, as the throat fortress connecting the border with the Central Plains, has a very important geographical location and is relatively close to the Central Plains.

The surrounding area is heavily fortified and camped, and it is not considered desolate. The most noticeable thing is the Populus euphratica forest a few miles outside the city.

In mid-autumn, the leaves of these Populus euphratica trees are golden, and a large forest is seen from a distance, like a burning cloud on the summer sky, boundless and endless, standing in the forest, let alone five miles, even one mile cannot be seen through.

After leaving the city, Xia Houjue saw the Populus euphratica forest at a glance.

He was riding a black sweat horse, standing among the Populus euphratica forest and looking around with admiration in his eyes.

"This forest is not bad. It can not only prevent wind and sand, but also act as a city defense. If the enemy attacks, it can also cover the sight. It really serves multiple purposes." It's hard for this person to be so talented, but he can come up with such an idea.

He secretly admired it in his heart.

In the past, my husband said that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. He still didn't believe it. He thought that he could know everything in the world by being familiar with the world's military books.

Thinking about it now, I was still too young at that time, no wonder the sixth brother would go out for a trip every year, and I think this is also the reason.

"My third brother came up with the idea!" Tang Wanning raised her eyebrows proudly, her eyes sparkling.

The gorgeous mid-autumn sun outside the Great Wall hit her body through the densely golden Populus euphratica forest, dyeing her whole body with a halo.

Xia Houjue squinted and looked over, her whole body seemed to be glowing.

"Oh?" he laughed.

"tell me the story?"

"That year my third brother came back from a trip and brought a few saplings. He said that this kind of sapling is called Populus euphratica, which is resistant to cold and drought.

"He just tried it, but he didn't expect that the sapling could really live, and he hardly needed to manage it!"

"Look, it's only been a few years, and they have grown so big. This forest is the first batch, and there are others in other places, but they are too small, and they will grow up in a few decades. Already!" Tang Waning was particularly proud.

In the 21st century, Populus euphratica is known as a millennium living fossil. It has the reputation of not dying for a thousand years, not falling for a thousand years after dying, and not decaying for a thousand years for falling.

In ancient times, even if they had not undergone screening and improvement, it must have been not much worse.

In any case, if Northwest City is surrounded by a Populus euphratica forest, there will be an extra natural barrier, which will be easier to defend and harder to attack.

This is a great thing for the court and the Great Xia Dynasty. If the northwest is difficult to attack, the capital will be safer, right?

"Good!" Xia Houjue's eyes showed admiration.

"Your third brother has a unique vision, which Gu admires very much, and...is ashamed of himself!" His tone was frank, his attitude was serious and neat, and every word and every word carried the bearing of the world.

This made Tang Wanning look at her with admiration, but she wasn't really impressed. She knew that Xia Houjue was not jealous of a virtuous person, but she didn't know that he could be so open-minded, which refreshed her impression.

"My third brother must be very happy to know that you praised him so much!" Tang Wanning laughed.

"Let's go, after leaving this Populus euphratica forest, we'll be walking for two hours to the Gobi Desert!" She tightened the reins and slapped the horse's back, and the horse raised its hooves and galloped forward.

Xia Houjue looked at her handsome and neat back, was stunned for a moment, then patted her horse and left. The two of them walked out of the Populus euphratica forest almost simultaneously, one in black and the other in blue.

Beyond the Populus euphratica forest are endless hills, ravines and ravines that rise and fall, making it a desolate sight.

The two rode on horseback along the official road faster and faster, the autumn wind whistling by their ears, and the scenery in front of them flashed one after another.

In less than an hour, the Gobi Desert arrived.

After getting off the horse, Tang Wanning came to Xia Houjue's side: "Look, this is it!"

Sitting on the horseback, Xia Houjue squinted his eyes, facing the rough wild wind and looking far away, seeing a desolation.

But this kind of desolation is not uninhabited, but as magnificent as the ocean, with coarse sand and flying stones paving the entire field of vision, spreading to the sky.

It is boundless and bold, majestic and majestic, comparable to mountains and seas.

The wild wind blew Xia Houjue's clothes, and he also got off his horse.

"Go down!" Handing the horse to the civilian guard, he came to Tang Wanning, his eyes still full of shock.

"To tell you the truth, this is the first time Gu came here!" Xia Houjue once again felt how small and ignorant he was in the world.

"Of course you are here for the first time!" Tang Wanning looked at him with a smile.

"This place is no better than the capital city, and even less than the south of the Yangtze River. The people here are very miserable, and the climate here is also very cold. Look, there is no rice to grow in such a large piece of land!"

"Common people can only graze and grow highland barley, and work day and night to make ends meet!"

"But they are still simple and honest, and their lives are peaceful and happy!" She laughed.

The tone was calm, and the obviously bitter words came out of her mouth with a little pride, especially with that expression on her face.

'Look, we are great! '

Another gust of wild wind hit, Xia Houjue stood beside her and used his body to shield her from the wind.

"In the future, when I become the throne alone, I will definitely not treat the people of either side badly." This sentence sounded quite weak, but apart from these words, he really didn't know what else he could say.

For more than 20 years, it was not the first time he had left the capital, nor was it the first time he knew that the bitter cold in the northwest was difficult, but seeing it with his own eyes, he still had nothing to say.

Because his heart hurts, he loves the people here.

"I know!" Tang Wanning laughed again.

"I know that you are a good prince. I have heard of it vaguely before, and after marrying you, I am more sure."

"I was used to being free and easy in the northwest since I was a child, and I didn't like intrigue. When I first entered the palace, I made a lot of jokes. You probably often called me stupid..." Tang Wanning hid her smile, lowered her eyes, and looked Word by word about his past embarrassment.

"It used to be, it's not now, and it won't be in the future!" Xia Houjue held her in his arms in a mysterious way, with a vague pain in his heart.

Tang Wanning dodged lightly, laughing loudly.

"Okay, we finally came here, what are you doing here? There is a slope and a road there, the wind will be less, let's go and have a look!"

Xia Houjue: "..." This woman...

He gritted his teeth and darkened his face, but he didn't have any anger in his chest, damn it!He couldn't be angry with her! !
(End of this chapter)

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