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Chapter 385 Win or Lose
The winter in Beiping was dry and cold. All the grass and trees had withered, and there was not a single green leaf to be seen in the city. The entire city was filled with houses, as if it was built in the desert.
Only the colorful lacquer paintings on the palace in Prince Zhao's mansion added a bit of color between heaven and earth.
Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui liked to sit on the throne in the front hall, burn a whole row of smokeless charcoal in the main hall to keep it warm, and then listen to the civil and military ministers talking about this and that in a condescending manner.
The face of the palace's chief official was very red. He was trying hard to explain some complicated content. "There are roughly three major forces in the north. Although this is biased, it is difficult to distinguish the ones that are fighting each other, but this is the only way to roughly explain it...
After the Northern Yuan Khan Toghon Temur was killed, the tribes called
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The sun had already set behind the hillside, houses, treetops, etc., and the surrounding objects were still visible, but gradually became slightly blurred. Zhu Gaoxu walked to the blue-tiled pavilion built by civil engineering.Sichuan Province is a basin, but the plain area seems to be small. Zhu Gaoxu has not seen a real plain so far. There are also mountains in Luzhou. Standing on the pavilion, you can see the unique streets outside the garden... The narrow hillside road paved with old stone slabs, with small shops on both sides, makes people feel very quiet and lonely.There are some big houses with large tiles on the roof, which look small and dense. People with trypophobia may feel uncomfortable. Such a big roof and so many tiles make people worry that it will collapse; however, those houses look very old and are obviously still solid.Miao Jin said goodbye, leaving Zhu Gaoxu standing alone behind the wooden railing. There were many soldiers walking ar
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The water level of Tuojiang River was very low, revealing gray-yellow sand and stones. It looked like only half of a river was left, or like a giant snake that was shedding its skin.On the flat river dam, the infantry marched in a line in a very coordinated pace. The vehicles and wheelbarrows pulled by mules and horses were also slowly moving northward; on the hilly road to the west, many cavalry were also walking slowly. The large number of people and horses on the river bank was a spectacular scene.Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse slowly in the procession, surrounded by people in front and behind. Only at this speed could he keep pace with the large number of infantry and baggage. He didn't put his hands on the reins, but looked down at a map, as if he was taking a leisurely stroll."Are we almost at Zi County (north of Neijiang)?" Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the surrounding scenery.A general beside him said, "Your Majesty, we will definitely arrive this after
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