What else?
Gu Yuzhi scratched his head and thought for a long time, then suddenly exclaimed, his voice cheerful, "Oh right, there are also clean clothes and boots to change into."
Chief Secretary Xie...
He was about to remind the young prince that clothes and such were just a burden and that he shouldn't pack, when he heard Gu Yuzhi shake his little head: "It's a month, how many sets of clothes do I need to bring?"
He glanced down and muttered, "I need to shower every day, so I'll have to bring a month's worth of clothes?"
There are so many things inside and out, how can he possibly handle them all!
Gu Yuzhi sighed like a little adult, his face filled with melancholy...
Chief Secretary Xie: "Your Highness, I feel..."
The next moment, Gu Yu knew: "Chief Secretary Xie, hurry, let's go back first. Once I get back and take a look, I'll definitely find out there's something else!"
Because he dreamed of becoming a teacher, Gu Yuzhi was particularly looking forward to the wilderness survival training. The next day, he hurriedly went to the weaving shop and then returned to his room, muttering to himself as he packed his things. When he was about to set off on the third day, Marshal Huo saw the things spread out on Gu Yuzhi's bed and fell silent...
Not to mention the dry rations like rice cakes and dried meat, they took five water pouches alone, not to mention changes of clothes and shoes, which were spread out on the bed and stretched as far as the eye could see.
He cautiously probed, "Your Highness, for the next month, we will need to be in the wilderness..."
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head repeatedly: "I know! That's why I brought so much stuff!"
Seeing Marshal Huo's speechless and troubled expression, Shu Xiaohan couldn't help but chuckle twice: "Young Prince, you really should listen to us. There's no need to pack so much."
In her view, the young prince's wilderness survival training this time was somewhat similar to a modern child's military summer camp, so the young prince had great enthusiasm for the unknown and stayed up most of the night to pack his things.
Although neither she nor Wen Xiuzhu had any experience with wilderness survival, they knew that clothes were definitely not allowed. However, after much persuasion, the young prince still stubbornly insisted that clothes were essential!
Huo Qiyuan sighed: "Young Prince, we are surviving in the wild, not living in the wild. You can't bring these clothes."
Gu Yuzhi's eyes widened, and he was about to retort when he heard Marshal Huo say, "Does Your Highness know why Chief Secretary Xie asked me to take you to the wilderness?"
Gu Yuzhi shook his head: "I don't know."
He's not an ordinary citizen; he always travels with bodyguards. How could he possibly end up having to survive in the wild?
He racked his brains but couldn't figure it out, so he blinked and looked at Huo Qiyuan for help: "Why?"
"Because the northern desert is currently beset by internal and external troubles, with the Northern Barbarians eyeing it covetously, and the situation of the entire northern desert army in the prefecture is unclear. Not only are they involved in factional struggles, but they may also..."
Huo Qiyuan did not utter the words "colluding with the enemy" because it was only his guess.
However, it is an undeniable fact that the Northern Desert Army colluded with the Prince of Chu, intending to harm the Emperor.
Xie Changshi and his group knew about these things before they came to Mobei, but they did not expect the situation there to be so serious.
If it weren't for the Emperor's brilliant move of placing the young prince in the northern desert, allowing the Li family business to thoroughly infiltrate all the prefectures and counties there, the Emperor would have completely lost control of the northern desert.
Just like the recent floods in Jiangnan, the rain continued for more than two months, yet the emperor received no news whatsoever, which shows how powerful the Prince of Chu was in several prefectures in Jiangnan.
Jiangnan is a granary and already has a navy of 100,000. If the Northern Desert Army is completely controlled, they can attack from both sides, and the emperor's throne could be taken over by someone else.
The young prince will be taking over the Northern Desert Army in the future, and it is common for the Northern Desert Army to march and fight in the winter, so the young prince must have the ability to survive alone in the wild.
Huo Qiyuan couldn't discuss these heavy topics with Gu Yuzhiming, so he simply said, "If the Northern Barbarians invade, Xinliang will not be safe. As the Prince of the Northern Desert, Your Highness will inevitably have to go to the battlefield to boost morale. However, the battlefield is silent with swords and the situation can change in an instant, so Your Highness's safety is hard to guarantee. That's why Chief Secretary Xie and I discussed having Your Highness learn how to survive in the wild."
"So, Your Highness believes that on the battlefield, would it still be possible to bathe and change clothes daily?"
Gu Yuzhi shook his head blankly.
Seeing him like this, Huo Qiyuan felt a little sorry for him, but he quickly hardened his heart: "Your Highness can bring one set of clothes that are convenient for you. You can bring dry food, but only one water bag."
If you really encounter an emergency, and you don't even have these things, you'll have to eat whatever you can find, drink dew, and eat snow water—that's the norm.
"Take the dagger and the tinderbox with you. Your Highness should remember to carry these with you at all times."
Gu Yuzhi gave a confused "oh," then turned to look at the clothes on the bed. After hesitating for a long time, he finally chose a set of training clothes, put them in a small cloth bag, carried them on his back, and left Xinliang City with Huo Qiyuan, heading towards the mountains.
The entire journey was on foot, without carriages or guards to carry him. Gu Yuzhi was initially very excited, but soon found it difficult to walk.
The cold air seemed to reach his lungs through his breathing, giving him a feeling of coldness throughout his body. The snow was very thick, almost reaching his calves.
Some snow slid down the boot shafts and into the boots, quickly turning into slush.
Gu Yuzhi pouted, her little face scrunched up like a bun: "Mr. Huo, snow got into my boots."
Not only was it uncomfortable to have something wet and sticky on my feet, but it was also chilly.
Gu Yuzhi wrapped his cloak tighter and looked up, only to see a vast expanse of white before him. In the overgrown area, he could only see the tips of the grass.
He shuddered involuntarily, gripping Huo Qiyuan's arm tightly, on the verge of tears: "Mr. Huo, are we really going to go up the mountain? But, but the snow is taller than me."
Not to mention him, even Mr. Huo would have a hard time getting up there.
Huo Qiyuan pulled him to a stop at the foot of the mountain, looked up, and began to teach him step by step how to use the tree canopy to determine direction, how to judge the time of day by the height of the rising sun, and most importantly, how to choose a route forward.
"The wind and snow in the northern desert are heavy, and many wild grasses are buried under the snow. So when we go forward, we have to be careful of whether there are traps ahead. If you are alone, it is very dangerous to fall into a snow pit."
Gu Yuzhi stomped his feet hard, then took two steps back, placing his feet on Huo Qiyuan's footprints. Only then did the feeling of being buried in snow dissipate somewhat.
Huo Qiyuan glanced at the sun's position, then discussed with Gu Yuzhi how to avoid danger while searching for a suitable place to rest. They then began collecting dry branches and leaves to start a fire for warmth.
These were things Gu Yuzhi had never done before. In the past, he would have found them fascinating, but after walking in the snow for two hours straight, all Gu Yuzhi wanted to do now was lie in bed and rest...
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