Du He had already come to recruit Tuoba Wushuang, and since he met Meng'er, this desire for talent has become even stronger: regardless of Tuoba Wushuang's calm composure and beautiful martial arts skills in the face of danger, even if he is worthy of coming here only by his means of falconry. But he knew that Tuoba Wushuang lived alone in this vast sand sea, and there must be a reason for this, so he had a previous question, wanting to solve the problem fundamentally, so that he could leave this big sand sea with him.

Now I heard the reason a little, but I was faintly shocked in my heart: I couldn't imagine that Tuoba Wushuang had lived alone on this big sand sea for more than 12 years, just for a love word. I really don't know how he survived the past 12 years and 4,300 days.

"I don't think that time has diluted the emotional bond between you and your wife, but I think that you have the consciousness of your thoughts now, which is the best proof that you can't forget your wife. Time can indeed dilute everything, even feelings and family affection, but it cannot erase the facts. can't erase the fact that you are willing to live alone in this vast sea of sand for more than ten years for her. The wound is healed, but the scar is still there. If it doesn't hurt, it can only mean that you have seen it, after all, people can't be resurrected after death. She's dead, but you're alive. Just as you will find a way to save your life when you are in danger, you do not live for the dead, but because you are alive. ”

Tuoba Wushuang said calmly: "Maybe you are right, when my wife died, I wished I was dead. But now I feel that it is a blessing to be alive. ”

Du He smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't think about the problem so much, you should think about it, you have the company of Meng'er and the ability of your body, and you are a hundred times happier than those whose fate cannot be in your own hands." ”

Tuoba Wushuang has also experienced a lot of things, knowing that the world is difficult, and those who live in the lower strata of society, he is really not bitter.

Du He saw that his heart knot was gradually opened, and then asked about his future plans.

Tuoba Wushuang said: "I really haven't thought about this, for more than ten years, I have been practicing martial arts and falconry on this grassland, I don't know how things have changed, I don't know where to go." ”

Du He took the opportunity to propose: "Then you might as well follow me!" I won't tell you the truth, I came to this big sand sea this time because I was introduced by An Longma and knew that you were extraordinary, so I specially came to look for you. ”

Tuoba Wushuang lives in the sand sea, pays little attention to the things of the world, and does not contact others, although the people living in the surrounding area know that there is such a person as themselves, but they don't know their names, and they have been strange for Du He to know his name, and he has not found a chance to ask. Hearing him say this, his heart suddenly dawned: when he saw An Malone and Chemili snuggling up to each other in the sea of sand and falling into a place of death, he remembered his wife who had been dead for many years, and he was moved with compassion, so that Meng'er captured the other party's leading general and saved the two of them. While treating their wounds, he told them their names, and immediately asked Duhe about his condition.

Du He told the truth, and told his identity and the fact that Gaochang had been classified as the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Tuoba Wushuang said movingly: "It turns out that the prince is General Duhe who broke the Western Turks in the Chiting Valley!" Although he lives alone in the sand sea, he will exchange some hunted prey with the people outside the sand for daily necessities every month, and he is not really isolated from the world. I have also heard of the classic battle of Duhe's breaking of the Western Turks, which has been spread all over the world.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay!" I have nothing left, nothing to worry about except one man, one sword and one eagle. If you don't repay your kindness, you will not benefit the beasts. Childe has a life-saving grace for me, so I will follow Childe for the time being and walk out of this big sand sea to repay my kindness. ”

Things went more smoothly than expected, and Du He was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Great, I am short of a helper like Brother Tuoba." He also knew that Tuoba Wushuang promised to help him not to be loyal, but to repay his kindness, but he saw that he was a tough guy who valued affection and righteousness, as long as he treated him as a countryman, he would definitely repay him as a countryman.

With Tuoba Wushuang, an old horse who knows the way, the road is much easier.

Du He also saw Meng'er's ability again.

When they came, they did not dare to move quickly, because rattlesnakes were everywhere in the sand and sea, and they often attacked humans. They bury themselves in the dirt and are difficult to spot if they are not careful, and they will enter their attack range if they are not careful.

Although they came with snake medicine, who wants to suffer innocently if it is not necessary?

Now that there is Meng'er, there is no such scruples, it is really like a satellite probe, and when it soars in the sky, the scene within a radius of ten miles is within its monitoring range. If there is a rattlesnake trail, there is no escape from its eagle eyes. One by one, let it peck to death and throw it to Tuoba Wushuang to make snake soup. As for the wolf, let it not mention, just let it scratch the head cavity and add food.

Walking all the way, I didn't encounter any danger, and it took two and a half days to get out of the Great Sand Sea.

After giving the guide enough money, Du He and the others went straight to Gaochang City, and hurried to the outskirts of Gaochang. He was going to go directly to the city, but after walking a little forward, he saw that there were only a few peasants working in the four fields, and most of them were old people, and his heart was full of doubts, and he said in his heart: "What is going on? ”

Now that it is spring in March, everything grows, and it is the best time for farming. Before leaving, he remembered that he had specially instructed Liu Renliang to pay attention to the major matters of farming, and only when the people lived well and had no worries about life could they truly return to their hearts. I was still very confident at the beginning, thinking that this year's spring ploughing would be prosperous, but now how has it become so desolate? It's all a group of old men in the fields, what about those young and strong men?

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Du He stopped, Luo Tong asked puzzled.

"Mingda, it seems that something has happened, I'll take a look." Du Ho rode his horse and ran over to the nearest people, and Luo Tong followed behind without worry, and the rest of the people followed.

Near the farmland, a gray-haired old farmer was digging hard with his back to them.

Du He asked, "Uncle, why are there only so many people in this field?" What about your family, who have asked you to do this strenuous work? ”

The old farmer didn't turn around, worked hard, and gasped: "Hmph, farming, farming, the home is going to be gone, there are birds to plant the land, those bastard things, if I am still in my twenties, I have to fight with them, and return to the heavens, bah, I think it is a group of vicious dogs, a group of thieves!" ”

"What?" Du He was shocked, he remembered that before he left, he still had rave reviews, only a few words, how could it be? "Uncle, you speak clearly!"

"Hey, I said, why do you care so much? I want to know what is going on, and I go to the city to see it myself. But you can be careful, beware of being ......" The old peasant felt a little strange, looked back and looked back, and suddenly showed a look of ecstasy, poofed, knelt down, and cried loudly while kowtowing, "General Du! General Du, are you back, General Du...... You're going to call the shots for us! "The cry spread far and wide through the fields.

Du He hurriedly jumped off the horse and stepped forward to pick up the old farmer: "Get up, old man, what happened?" The dozen or so farmers in the four corners heard the old man's mournful cry and gathered together. He found that the group was all women, except for a few old men with white beards.

There are no young and strong men in the entire farmland of 100 acres of fields?

This...... Duhe was dumbfounded.

Luo Tong also sensed the problem, and helped Du He ask, "Uncle, what is going on?" Why is it that the prime of life of the cultivated land is gone? ”

"Alas!" The old farmer's face was sad and indignant: "When General Du was here, he cared about the people's livelihood and people's livelihood, and distributed all the official fields and fertile soil in the city to us for farming. But not long after the general left, a new military master came. He was very domineering, and he removed Lord Liu and Master Zhang from their positions, and appointed some people who didn't know anything about it as officials. That's it, but after the military master came, he immediately opened the mansion sealed by the adult, plundered a large number of treasures without permission, and connived at the theft of the soldiers. All the strong men have stayed at home to protect their families, how dare they leave for a moment...... I pity my thirty years of savings, the only money in the family used to marry my children, so that they can steal it clean, and they don't even let go of some grain in the rice jar...... There is no money per meter, so how can we live? Speaking of sadness, the old farmer burst into tears, couldn't cry, fell backwards, and fainted directly from crying.

Du He hurriedly helped him up, and was relieved to see that he was in a good breath.

"General Du, now in this Gaochang City, people are panicking, we are already poor people, how can we bear to be robbed three or four times?"

"General Du, I used to steal, but recently I have become more and more bold, it's almost the same as Ming robbery, my husband just let them break their arms because he caught them!"

"General Du, we are all slaves of the country...... Thou hast been magnanimous and hast not embarrassed us, but have given us back the land and treated us fairly...... At the beginning, you said that you want us to live and work in peace...... Please decide for us today......"

More than 30 people had already knelt in a circle around Du He, kowtowing incessantly, talking nonsense, one crime after another, from their mouths.

Du He was so angry that his body trembled, his chest seemed to be blocked and he couldn't breathe, his grief and anger were uncontrollable, and he was ashamed of himself.

"Don't worry, I will definitely give you justice in this matter!" Words burst out from between his teeth, word by word.

He lifted them up one by one, his eyes bloodshot.

"Let's go back to the city!" Duhe raised his whip and galloped his horse!

(To be continued)