"Why does it have to be me, not the royal brother? Isn't the royal brother better suited to do this than me? Father, you know, I never wanted to sit in your place. ”

The old monarch looked at him shining, his bright and stubborn eyes were stunned for a moment, and suddenly his breathing became rapid, and he couldn't help but cover his mouth and cough heavily: "Cough cough cough, cough ......"

Tuoba Hong hurriedly got up and went to the side to pour tea, and the old monarch suddenly felt that there seemed to be something strange in his hand, so he gently moved the big hand covering his mouth to see that it was a mouthful of dirty blood that he had just coughed up.

He was stunned for a moment, afraid that Tuoba Hong would come back and see him, so he hurriedly hid his hand behind him.

Tuoba Hong soon came back to help him drink a cup of hot tea slowly, stroked his back and smoothed his breath, and only when he saw that he had finally eased up did he open his mouth with an apologetic face.

"I'm sorry, Father, Hong'er didn't mean to disobey you. Hong'er is just determined to use herbs in this life, and Hong'er hates endless killing, and hates fighting and looting. Do you think such a Honger really has the ability to protect this grassland? ”

The old monarch relieved himself and said: "In the vast land of Western Qin, there is an old saying, which says, 'There is nothing difficult in the world, only afraid of people with hearts'. It can be seen that there is nothing difficult or difficult in the world, only thinking or not wanting. As long as you want to, no matter how difficult it is, you can definitely achieve it. ”

As he spoke, his gaze firmly met Tuoba Hong's depressed eyes, and said: "The so-called wind and snow, the love of children and daughters, with the passage of time, in the end, will only become these calm and watery years." All the passion and romance at the beginning are completely gone. 'Good men are ambitious in all directions', only when you really own this whole continent, you will know how big and wonderful this world is, and you will truly live up to the life of a man. ”

Unexpectedly, Tuoba Hong listened, but he lowered his head and still felt extremely depressed and muttered in a low voice: "But Hong'er in this life, but he only wishes to have only one heart, and the white head is not separated!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the last glimmer of hope suddenly floated in my heart, maybe if I insisted one more time, I would change my father's mind. So, he suddenly raised his head and stared into the eyes of the old monarch, and said almost pleadingly: "Father, please fulfill Hong'er, the imperial brother is really a thousand times more suitable for this position than Hong'er, ten thousand times." ”

The old monarch looked at him silently for a while, and said slowly: "Your imperial brother is indeed brave and good at fighting, but he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, he is too angry, and he has lost his benevolence. Since ancient times, the sage has a cloud that 'those who win the hearts of the people win the world', only the benevolent can capture the greatest hearts of the people, and they are the best candidates for the monarch of our Beilie country, so as to develop Beilie even stronger. Therefore, you are the only one who can take on this great responsibility. Father believes that you will be able to do it. ”

Finally, even the last shred of hope was quickly and completely shattered, and he had to be deflated again, and his gaze reluctantly retreated.

Seeing this, the old monarch said meaningfully: "Father is old, but you still have a long way to go." What you are going through now, my father has been through. Kid, it's time for you to grow up! Father can't accompany you for a lifetime and protect you for a lifetime. But your future path must be your own choice. What if the person you are obsessed with is not in you, but her heart is not in you? Think about it, Wule, is she really doing the same to you to him? ”

"She......" Tuoba raised his head suddenly, but he was unable to speak again, silently moving his gaze to the empty space.

Obviously, he could not answer with certainty, the hesitation that had appeared since he entered the door, the melancholy and unconfident expression on his face when he talked about Wule, and the desire to speak, all his actions had already shown the helplessness in his heart, and the old monarch remembered it all vividly.

However, Tuoba Hong suddenly came back to his senses, looked at the old monarch's face curiously, and exclaimed: "'What Hong'er is experiencing now, my father has also experienced...' My father used to ...... Who is she? ”

The old monarch suddenly looked long, and recalled: "That was a long, long time ago, and speaking of which, she is almost exactly the same as Wu Lechang. So much so that when your royal brother brought Wule back, when my father first saw her on the grassland, he really thought she was back? She is an equally kind Dongning girl. She once saved her father's life. ”

"Like the Ugla? Dongning women? Saved my father's life? Hong'er has never heard her father mention it since she was a child. Tuoba Hong was visibly stunned.

And the old monarch also fell into a deep memory of the good past: "She is a woman who has been hidden in her father's heart for a lifetime, and her father has never mentioned it to anyone, how do you know?" ”

"What the hell is going on?" Tuoba Hong seemed to be very interested, but he didn't expect that a person like his father, who had been fighting all his life, would have such an unforgettable tenderness, hiding a woman silently in his heart for a lifetime.

At this time, the old monarch suddenly lifted the quilt as if he wanted to get up and stay, Tuoba Hong hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him and said with concern: "Father, what do you want to do?" Your body is very weak and you need to rest in bed, so it is best not to stay. ”

Although the old monarch had a smile on his face, he was extremely sad and reluctant in his heart, and while staying with the help of Tuoba Hong, he said: "My father has been lying on the couch for too long, and I feel that my whole body is about to fall apart. I want to walk around, and while I still have a little strength, I can take a good look at this beautiful grassland, so that I can engrave it in my father's mind. ”

At the end of the voice, there was a little trembling. When Tuoba Hong heard this, he suddenly felt a wave of sadness in his heart, lowered his head and tried his best to hide his sadness, and helped the old monarch out of the tent step by step.

Outside the tent.

Nearby, on the surface of a lake in the hinterland of the grassland, several ospreys and water birds are hovering in the low altitude of the lake like arrows cutting through the water, playing in the waves of jade beads.

By the lake, a brown horse grazing leisurely and a wild brown-red pony swept away in waves.

The sun illuminated the earth, and the green meadows were like green silk, and the wildflowers everywhere adorned it with their best gestures, and the flocks of sheep scattered here and there on the silk cloth.

The white clouds roll in the clear blue sky, and the mountains in the distance are connected to the horizon arm-in-arm.

The old monarch looked at everything in front of him with earnestness, almost greed, and sighed silently: "What a fascinating, free, beautiful and mysterious land this is! ”

Although Tuoba Hong at this age could not fully appreciate the artistic conception of the old monarch, he was also stunned by staring at the scenery in front of him with him.

After a while, the old monarch suddenly sat down on the ground slowly, and said quietly: "That year, my father went to Dongning Kingdom on the rich side to travel. Unexpectedly, a terrible plague occurred in Dongning that almost wiped out the country. At that moment when the whole dynasty of Dongning had no countermeasures against this, there was a woman who suddenly came out of the people, and she miraculously developed an antidote and saved the people of the whole country. Of course, this includes my father, me. ”

"And then?" Tuoba Hong asked.

Later, because she saved the entire country of Dongning. By chance, she finally became the queen of Dongning. And then it turned out to be ......"

As he spoke, the old monarch's brows suddenly furrowed tighter and tighter, and his face showed endless coldness.

"What happened next?" Tuoba Hong seemed to have a premonition of something bad, and asked anxiously.

The old monarch suddenly looked solemn, and even clenched his fists: "Later, I heard that she was about to give birth, and she was pregnant, but for some reason she went to the Western Qin Kingdom, and in the Western Qin Kingdom, she was ... In order to save the yellow-mouthed child, King Xuanyuan Han of Qin was forced off the cliff by thieves and died! ”

"What?" Tuoba Hong's eyes widened at him suddenly, stunned.

After being silent for a long time, the old monarch seemed to have eased up. He breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Actually, if I like someone, I hope she can have a better life." But if he had known that the man was powerless to protect her, his father would not have said anything...... But now, it's too late to say or do anything. ”

Suddenly, he moved his gaze to the side face of Tuoba Hong, who was looking at the scenery in front of him thoughtfully, and said with a foolish smile: "Back then, my father could only silently help her find herbs everywhere in the dark, complete what she wanted to do, and treat the sick. But even so, my father still felt very happy. It seems that in this long life, there is nothing happier than when I was in Dongning, by her side. ”

It turns out that this is the tenderness that my father hides in his heart. Tuoba Hong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed for such deep feelings. But he turned his mind and said: "So what my father can't do by himself, how can he ask Hong'er to do it?" ”

For a while, the old monarch stared at his son's face, and he didn't know how to answer his words.

sighed softly, and finally took out a waist card from his body to explain to him and said: "Yes, it is precisely because my father can't do it that I hope you can do it, because you are stronger than my father." You are much braver than your father, at least you have the courage to tell Wu Le and let her know your heart. Father's time is running out, and he has already told you all what he should say and what he shouldn't say. This talisman and the whole grassland, my father will hand them all over to you. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he stuffed it into his hand, and covered his mouth again and coughed heavily: "Cough, cough, cough, cough......"

"Father, Hong'er......" Tuoba Hong had almost no chance to refuse, and as soon as he took the object that the old monarch had forced into his hand, his heart suddenly had mixed feelings.

The old monarch coughed and waved at him: "Go, since you promised your imperial brother, you must do it, don't let the people of Beilie be disappointed in the imperial family!" ”

"Father, if Hong'er is gone, then your body ......," Tuoba Hong asked worriedly.

"This old bone can't die for the time being, you can go with confidence, my father will wait for your brothers to return in triumph." The old monarch forced a hard breath and said.

"In this way, please take care of your father, Hong'er will definitely come back soon."

The old monarch smiled and nodded at him, and Tuoba Hong got up and slowly left.

"Someone, let's find out what's going on on the border?"

As soon as Tuoba Hong walked away with his front foot, the old monarch called the hidden guard outside the tent with a cold face and ordered him.