Tang Ning thought silently in his heart, feeling that it was likely to be the case. Now that Rong Xuan is pregnant, the emperor thinks of Princess Haiya who is far away in the grassland.

Since he was going to the grassland, he was prepared to bring the token of troop transfer, and Tang Ning didn't say anything anymore.

After the emperor said this, he sat down in the pavilion, and Tang Ning hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's a little cold on the stone bench, let Gao Feng put on a cushion?" ”

Although it was the spring season, it was still cool to sit on the stone bench. The little eunuchs who accompanied the car were very well prepared, and they couldn't help but bring cushions, even tea and incense burners.

The emperor pointed to the stone bench next to him and said, "Sit!" ”

Tang Ning had no choice but to sit on the stone bench next to him, the emperor did not appreciate the lake and mountains anymore, but looked at Tang Ning and smiled: "Did that girl in Mingyue also follow you?" ”

Tang Ning blushed a little and said, "Oh, we are also in love with each other......"

The emperor laughed and said: "The old man of Tantai is very stinky, but his precious daughter is not my son who is cheap!" I heard that the girl Mingyue thinks about the tea you want and doesn't want to eat, see how he will talk to me in the future! ”

Tang Ning was a little speechless when he heard this, how could he feel that the relationship between the emperor and the pavilion master was like two children.

After laughing, the emperor said earnestly: "You must be kind to Mingyue in the future, don't be sorry for others!" ”

Tang Ning also thought so in his heart, he also wanted to be kind to Mingyue, but the problem was that he didn't know what to do.

Tang Ning was about to muster up the courage to ask, but the emperor had already asked, "Do you remember what the old man of Tangtai told you about the barbarians when you were in the Sword Pavilion?" ”

Tang Ning was stunned and said, "Remember, the pavilion master seems to be a little sympathetic to the barbarians. ”

The emperor said leisurely: "When I was young, I also wanted to travel west out of Shuozhou to the barbarians to see what the barbarians were like. ”

"At that time, I and your mother planned to go to the barbarians together, but unfortunately, because your mother was pregnant with you, so we had to plan to run aground."

"However, I met the old man of Tantai, oh, at that time, Mingyue girl had just been born, he was not an old man, he was in the prime of life, he was full of spirit, and he followed the notes of the predecessors of the Sword Pavilion, planning to travel to the barbarians."

"We had a great conversation, and then your mother died, and I returned to Beijing to inherit the throne, while the old man went to the barbarians for three years. When he came back three years later, he came to Beijing to look for me, and we talked a lot. ”

Tang Ning said curiously: "What did the emperor and the pavilion master talk about?" ”

The emperor smiled: "I talked about the customs of the barbarians, and also, it was the discovery of the old man of Lantai." ”

Tang Ning was curious: "Discovery? What did you find? ”

The emperor said, "To be exact, it's verification. In fact, many of the ancestors of the Sword Pavilion had traveled to the barbarian tribe, and they had an astonishing guess. ”

"The barbarians are actually not a race exiled by the gods, they are actually the same as our Zhou people, Chu people, and grassland people, they are all living people, there is no difference."

"The reason why barbarians are barbarians, and why barbarians are strong is because of the land where barbarians live!"

Tang Ning exclaimed, "Because of the land where the barbarians live? ”

The emperor nodded and said, "Yes, it is because of that land, that land is barren and barren, but it can make people strong!" ”

"It's not just people, it's even the birds and beasts there that have become powerful! Of course, that land makes people strong, but it also brings disasters, many barbarians are born deformed, some even rot in the process of growth, they are strong, but their lifespan is shorter. ”

Tang Ning listened in a daze, as if he remembered something in his mind, but he couldn't grasp it all the time.

The emperor continued: "The war between the Central Plains and the barbarians has lasted for a long, long time, and there is no end in sight, I don't know how many people have died, and I don't know how many people will die in the future. ”

"Because the barbarians want to find a place to live, and we are afraid of the barbarians' strength!"

So the solution is to settle the barbarians, and the barbarians leave the land, and they are not as strong as before, so that the world is peaceful.

That's a good idea, but what if the barbarians weren't weakened after leaving that land?

Tang Ning muttered: "The barbarians are strong because of that land, this is just the speculation of the Sword Pavilion, if the barbarians leave that land, what if the descendants are still strong?" They multiply, and they will be woe! ”

The emperor smiled and said, "What if the world is unified? ”

If the world is unified, it is naturally different, such as today's three points, the Great Zhou, Southern Chu, and the grassland, distrust each other and contain each other, if the world is unified, even if the barbarians are strong, there are too few clansmen to resist.

However, the world has always been three-legged, and there are barbarians eyeing each other, how can the world be unified?

Tang Ning said: "However, now that Southern Chu, Great Zhou, and Grassland are three-legged, and there are barbarians eyeing each other, this balance has lasted for many years, how can the world be unified?" ”

The emperor smiled: "Why is it impossible? The people of the temple are jumping so merrily, what do you think they are doing? It's not like you're trying to dominate the world! ”

"But I can't see it, you have to work hard!"

Did the emperor hope so much for him? Tang Ning suddenly felt a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, perhaps it was because of his relationship with the grassland that the emperor saw the light.

However, Tang Ning just felt the pressure and immediately thought about it, the emperor is still in his prime, and when it is his turn to worry, I don't know how many years later.

Gao Feng and the other eunuchs in the distance had been standing in the distance, they couldn't hear what the emperor and Tang Ning were saying, they could only see the emperor and Tang Ning sitting in the pavilion and talking.

Gao Feng wandered in the distance, not knowing whether to step forward or not, because the emperor had been there for a long time, although the sun was setting in the west, and the wind blowing on the lake was a little cold.

And the emperor and Tang Ning should be sitting on the stone bench It was already very cold, he was hesitating whether to go forward or not, not only that, at this time, the head of the household was asking to see the emperor in the Qianqing Palace.

Gao Feng was very hesitant in his heart, not knowing whether he should step forward to report it. The emperor has always been diligent in his administration, and rarely has such leisure time, so he hesitated and did not step forward.

Not to mention Gao Feng, even Tang Ning was a little surprised, because the emperor actually sat here with him and chatted.

This is not the emperor's style at all, the emperor is so diligent, and besides, the emperor's words and chats make him a little inexplicable.

"Yao Rong has always been loyal to me, otherwise I would not have handed over Shuozhou to him, and Lao Fan of Jizhou, although there has never been a war in Jizhou, but Lao Fan is also a good hand at leading troops to fight, Lao Fan is also an old man who follows me, the temple has been infiltrating, the border army is fine, the Beijing camp is generally good, but the south is worried!"