The day and night on the prairie are hot and breathless, and cold is breathless.

Hu Gao didn't bother to take off his sheepskin shoulders and fur hat, and sat by a extinguished bonfire to watch a group of children play.

Sweat flowed to the purple robe rewarded by the emperor and white frost formed on it, and the children were very curious to see this strange old man, so they gathered around.

"Old man, are you sick and wearing so many clothes?"

"This old man must be stupid, how pitiful!"

"Let's go find him some water and food, this old man has sweated so much, he will die if he doesn't drink water!" A little girl said

Hu Gao was ready to refuse, but then smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you"

He didn't want to drink water, but he didn't want the children to lose a chance to do good, and a child who had the opportunity to do good deeds and did it would have a sense of accomplishment. On the contrary, simply rejecting a child will disappoint them. Hu Gao has been in exile for most of his life, and he thinks about these things very thoroughly.

Now that he is dying, looking back on his life, there is not much to be happy about, so he wants to do his best to do something that he is happy with before he dies.

In the distance, a group of people came, including thirty fierce warriors and a dozen women, who were coming from the palace in the city of Herein.

"Lord Taiwei, I've finally found you!"

"Captain Hu, on such a hot day, let's go into the tent and rest."

The maids wanted to help Hu Gao up, and Hu Gao waved his hand: "No, no, I want to see the sun more!" ”

The leader of the samurai knelt in front of Hu Gao: "Captain! We are the soldiers you brought out personally! Come and see you today! ”

Hu Gao's eyes widened and he looked at it: "Thank you, get up!" Let's talk about the current situation in Heincheng! ”

The leader saw that Hu Gao was about to stand up, and he was still concerned about the situation in Herencheng, so he shed a few tears.

"What are you crying about? Could it be that something happened to Herencheng? Hu Gao asked

"No, no, no, Heren City is very good, and now the city is more prosperous! We're here to take you back!" ”

"Oh, has the ghost country come to the border to harass again?"

"A month ago, we plundered a lot of people outside Fanyang City, but we drove them away!"

"Sure enough, there is another big trouble!" After saying this, Hu Gao coughed violently

The maids hurriedly beat Hu Gao's back and chest, and the leader supported Hu Gao: "Go and find a carriage for the captain, go quickly!" ”

When Hu Gao's cough subsided, the carriage had arrived

Hu Gao no longer refused, and was carried into the carriage by everyone and headed east.

Along the way, Hu Gao was groggy and fell asleep.

In his sleep, he was still at home in Luoyang, holding a book and telling stories to his wife, and the baby in the cradle was babbling.

As soon as the picture turned, Hu Gao was whipped, his wife and children were on the streets, and the house fell into the hands of others.

Later, Luoyang fell, and Hu Gao was rescued by the rebels who captured Luoyang, and the small leader of the rebels gave him a horse.

Hu Gao rode a horse to the former house, but what he saw was the ruins, and his wife and children had long since disappeared.

Hu Gao, who was riding around on horseback, saw the back of his wife in front of him and chased after him.

Just as he was about to catch up, the carriage jolted, Hu Gao woke up and coughed a few more times.

Hu Gao struggled to get up, wanting to see the scenery outside the window, and the maid next to him slowly helped him up.

A maid opened the curtain for him, and Hu Gao looked at the boundless grassland, and a large herd of cattle and sheep was running eastward.

"You've brought wine

Is it? ”

The maids shook their heads, and Hu Gao was a little disappointed

"I can't even think of drinking before I die, it's just that! Do you know how to sing? ”

The maids nodded, not daring to look up at Hu Gao

"Then you sing one, the old man is dying, and he can't fail to fulfill all his wishes."

The maids knew that this was a character with a background, so they sang with trepidation

The maids sang a folk song from Mobei, and the lyrics were as follows:

"Thousands of white sheep, chasing the white clouds"

"The boundless blue sky, you can see it in the river"

"O people who go home, which way to go"

"Those who leave home, which way to go"

"Hurry up and get on your horse, the sun is shining in the east"

"Bring the calf, there is still tender grass to the north"

"Put away your tent and go to the west where the moon is higher"

"Take up the scimitar, go to the south and have the treasure"

Hu Gao has been in Mobei for many years, and he knows the meaning of this song

Before the song was finished, Hu Gaoshuang burst into tears, recalling his life, he could never go back to his hometown, he could no longer find his wife and children, and now he was dying and could not return to his roots.

"Good song, good song! Sing it again! ”

The maids did not dare to disobey, so they sang again

This time, the singing was no longer as trembling as the first time, and the singing was relatively cheerful.

Hu Gao also hummed along, like an old child.

The leader who opened the road in front looked back at Hu Gao, and saw that Hu Gao was radiant, he had the strength to sing, and he didn't cough at this time.

The leader hurriedly stopped, dismounted and waited beside the carriage.

The rest of the people also stopped, waiting for Hu Gao and the maid to finish singing.

After singing, Hu Gao looked at everyone, and everyone looked at him.

Hu Gao smiled: "It's time to go, get out of the car, so as not to scare you!" I'm back to the light! ”

The leader couldn't cry anymore: "You will be fine, we will take you back to Heren City!" You're going to drink fiery wine too! ”

Hu Gao remembered something: "Hurry up and bring pen and ink and cloth!" ”

The group looked at each other, and they didn't expect to bring pen and ink to pick up Hu Gao.

Hu Gao shook his head: "Give me a short knife!" ”

The soldier handed over a short knife, and Hu Gao picked up the knife and cut his fingers very neatly, and wrote on the robe he had taken off.

After a while, it was written: "You put away this robe, my last words are on it!" I have already told Your Majesty that it is me who has reached the end of the day, and that it has nothing to do with you, and that Your Majesty will not punish you! ”

"Thank you, Captain! Taiwei is very gracious, we will be cattle and horses in the next life to repay! ”

It turned out that according to Mobei customs, if a character like Hu Gao died in the middle of the road, the person who picked him up would be martyred.

Hu Gao's last words were all words of intercession for these people.

Hu Gao waved his hand: "Get up, get up, the woman turned her face, you carry me out of the car, let me die on the ground, so that my soul can return to the earth!" ”

The soldiers tearfully did as Hu Gao commanded, and gently laid Hu Gao flat on the grass.

Hu Gao closed his eyes, and began to regret it in his heart.

I regret that I didn't last a while, he still has a lot to do.

Defend the Wandering Ghost Kingdom further north, change the military system, abolish the funeral system, suppress the clans, and so on.

There is an even greater regret that he failed to find a wife and children in his lifetime.

Hu Gao finally ended with a sigh, unwilling, too much unwilling

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Hu Gao's body was transported back to Heren City by everyone, and Pajaqili left the dynasty for three days, and Hu Lu wept silently next to Hu Gao's coffin.

And for the others, the old man who was a threat to them was finally gone.

News of Hu Gao's death soon spread to neighboring countries.

The Great Khan of the Green Banner Khanate Tubili shook his head: "The last of them to understand is gone, it seems that it is the meaning of the Eagle God, and they want us to dominate the grassland!" ”

The Green Banner Khanate had been in hiding for several years since it lost its Gaochang vassal state and was driven out of Guanzhong.

Because of the enemy on several sides, he has not dared to act rashly, and now the most terrible opponent of the Yu State in the east is no longer there, and Tubili has a new idea in his heart.

Gaochang, you must take it back! Only by opening the trade route further west could there be more wealth.

The Shuofang area, the Hexi Corridor, must also be taken down, so that they can spy on the Central Plains.

When Pharmacist Zhu in the south learned the news of Hu Gao's death, he directly feasted his ministers to celebrate.

In Pharmacist Zhu's mind, this old man is too cunning, if Yu Guo completely trusts Hu Gao, Pharmacist Zhu is afraid that there will be no situation of secession of the Central Plains today.

The enemy in the north is weakening, and the next thing is to find a way to expand the territory, whether to first the north and then the south or the south and then the north, Zhu Yaoshi is still a little undecided.

Hu Gao died, and his last words, Pajachili still listened to half of them, and pardoned the maids and warriors.

As for guarding against the Wandering Ghost Kingdom and suppressing the clans, they were left behind by Pajaqili.

Pajachili had already had other ideas, and in view of the fact that the population and commercial prosperity of Yecheng had surpassed that of Heren City after the restoration of Yecheng, Pajaqili and his ministers already had the idea of moving the capital.

Moving the capital is indeed beneficial, firstly, to avoid being too close to the country of wandering ghosts, and secondly, Yecheng is a metropolis.

Moreover, Wang Huizhi told Pajaqili that by making Heren City an important border town and leaving his henchmen to guard it, he could trade with the tribes of the country further north, and he could also avoid being directly raided by the Ghost Country.

But there were still those who opposed the move of the capital, such as the residents and merchants of Heren, who believed that the imperial court had abandoned them.

Wang Huizhi led people to gather the merchants and residents, talked about why the Son of Heaven did not compete with the people, and promised to send heavy troops to guard Herencheng.

When everyone saw Zada Yuanxian stationed with 5,000 thousand feather troops, the people were relieved, after all, the strength of the thousand feather army was obvious to everyone.

With the support of the resurgence of the Xiao family, the Xie family, the Wang family and other families in the north, Pajaqili got his wish and successfully moved the capital to Yecheng.

Zada Yuanxian was actually unwilling to take the Thousand Feather Army to defend Heren City, and as soon as the emperor left, in fact, the value of this city was not much.

If Hu Gao hadn't been buried on the Huan Gong Gang outside Heren City, Zha Da Yuanxian would have shirked it a long time ago.

Huan Gonggang stands on the pine and berland, and Hu Gao's tomb is inconspicuous, no different from ordinary people. This is also Hu Gao's last words, he didn't want to be robbed after death, so he asked for a thin burial.

Zada Yuanxian usually took the Thousand Feather Army to practice around Huan Gonggang, so that the former commander could take a good look at the current Thousand Feather Army.

After all, the residents of Heren City slowly moved away one after another.

As soon as the emperor left, there were naturally no merchants coming to this northerly city, and the supply of grain, cloth, and so on began to be insufficient, and the residents had no choice but to move away.

Zada Yuanxian asked the imperial court several times to allocate grain, grass and materials to keep the residents of Herencheng, but the imperial court rejected them.

Later, Zada Yuanxian had to lead the Qianyu army to graze and farm, and relied on self-sufficiency to attract thousands of families to live in the city.