Chapter 40: Gaochang’s Great Change

Du He had come to recruit Tuoba Wushuang. Since he met Meng'er, his desire for talent has become stronger: he did not care about the calmness and beautiful martial arts that Tuoba Wushuang showed when he encountered danger, even if he only used his method of taming eagles, it was worth it to come here. But he knew that Tuoba Wushuang lived alone in this vast sea of ​​sand, and there must be a reason for this, so he asked before, and wanted to fundamentally solve the problem so that he could leave the sea of ​​sand with himself.

Now that I heard the reason a little, I was shocked in my heart: I didn’t expect that Tuoba Wushuang lived alone in this sea of ​​sand for more than twelve years, just for the word love. I really don’t know how he survived the past twelve years and more than 4,300 days.

"I don't think that time has faded the emotional bond between you and your wife, but I think that you have the current idea and awareness, which is the best proof that you can't forget your wife. Time can indeed fade everything, even if it's feelings and family affection, but it cannot erase the facts. It cannot be erased. For her, you are willing to live alone in this vast sea of ​​sand for more than ten years. The wound heals, but the scar remains. It doesn't hurt anymore, but it only means that you have seen it openly. After all, people cannot be resurrected by death. She is dead, but you are still alive. Just like when you encounter danger, you will find a way to ask for help to save your life, you are not living for the dead, but because you are alive."

Tuoba Wushuang said calmly: "Maybe you are right. During the period when my wife passed away, I wish I could die too. But now I feel that being able to live is also a blessing."

Du He smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "Don't think about the problem so heavily. You should think about it. You have the company of a fierce person and have all the skills. You are a hundred times happier than those who cannot control your destiny."

Tuoba Wushuang has also experienced many things. He knows that the world is hard, and he is really not suffering from those who live in the lower class of society.

Seeing that his knot was gradually opened, Du He also asked about his future plans.

Tuoba Wushuang said: "I really haven't thought about this. For the past ten years, I have been practicing martial arts and training eagles on this grassland. I don't know everything is changing and I don't know where to go."

Du He took the opportunity to suggest: "Then why not follow me! I won't hide it from you. This time I came to this big sand sea, and I learned that you are extraordinary. I specially found you."

Tuoba Wushuang lives in the sea of ​​sand, pays little attention to worldly affairs, and does not contact others. Although people living around him know that there is someone like him, they don’t know their name. They are always surprised that Du He knows his name and never finds a chance to ask. After hearing what he said, he suddenly realized in his heart: when he saw An Malong and Chemili snuggle up with each other in the sea of ​​sand, he fell into death. When he touched the scene, he remembered his wife who had been dead for many years. He felt compassion and asked Meng'er to capture the other party's general and save them. When he was treating their injuries, he told them the name and immediately asked Du He about his recent situation.

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

Tuoba Wushuang said with emotion: "It turns out that the young master is General Du He who defeated the Western Turks in Chiting Valley!" Although he lives alone in the sand sea, he would exchange some hunted prey and the people from the sand sea for daily necessities every other month, and it is not really isolated from the world. I have also heard of Du He defeated the Western Turks, a classic battle that was so popular that Du He defeated the Western Turks.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay! I have nothing left, except for one person, one sword and one eagle, and there is no more worries. It is useless to know that I am not rewarded, and it is useless to animals. The young master has saved me, so I will follow the young master out of this sea of ​​sand to repay my kindness."

Things went smoother than expected. Du He was overjoyed and smiled and said, "It's great. I'm missing helpers like Brother Tuoba." He also knew that Tuoba Wushuang agreed to help him was not loyalty, but repaying kindness, but seeing that he was a tough guy who valued friendship. As long as he treated him as a national hero, he would repay him as a national hero.

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

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

When they came, they dared not go quickly because rattlesnakes are everywhere in the sand and often attack humans. They buried themselves in the soil, and if they were not careful, it would be difficult to find them, and they would enter their attack range if they were not careful.

Although they prepared snake medicine when they came, who would have thought that if there was no need to be, would have suffered innocently?

Now that there is Meng'er, there is no such concern. It is like a satellite probe. When it soars in the sky, the scene within a radius of ten miles is within its surveillance range. If there is trace of a rattlesnake, it will not escape its eagle eyes. It will be let to peck and throw it to Tuoba Wushuang for snake soup. Not to mention the wolf, it will directly grab the head and add a meal.

I walked along the way without any danger. It took me two and a half days to get out of the sea of ​​sand.

After giving the guide enough fees, Du He and his friends went straight to Gaochang City. They rushed to the outskirts of Gaochang. He originally planned to go directly to the city, but after walking forward, they saw that there were only a few working farmers in the four fields, and most of them were old people. They were suspicious and thought to themselves, "What's going on?"

Now it's March, and everything grows, and it's the best time to farm and land. Before leaving, he remembered that he specially told Liu Rengui to pay attention to the major farming matters. Only when the people live a good life and live a worry-free life can they truly return home. He was very confident at the beginning and felt that this year's spring farming would definitely be prosperous, but why did it become so desolate now? It's all a group of old men in the fields, and what about those young and strong men?

"What's wrong?" Seeing Du He stopping, Luo Tong asked in confusion.

"Mingda, it seems that something has happened. I'll go and see." Du He ran over to the nearest people. Luo Tong was worried and followed, and the remaining few people followed closely.

When we arrived near the farmland, a white-haired old farmer on the farmland was digging the soil with difficulty towards them.

Du He asked, "Old man, why are there only a few people in this field? What about your family, you actually asked you to do this difficult job?"

The old farmer didn't turn around and worked hard, panting, "Hmph, farming, farming, home is gone, and there is a use for birds to grow a land. Those bastards, if I am still in my twenties, I have to fight with them and go to the heavenly kingdom. Bah, I think they are just a group of evil dogs and thieves!"

"What?" Du He was shocked. He remembered that before he left, he still had a lot of praise. It was only a few days ago. How could he be? "Old man, you can explain it more clearly!"

"Hey, I said why do you care so much about this person? If you want to know the matter, go to the city to see it. But be careful, be careful..." The old farmer probably felt a little strange. He turned back and looked back and immediately showed an ecstasy expression. He knelt down with a thud, and cried loudly while kowtowing, "General Du! General Du, you are back, General Du... You have to make the decision for us!" The crying spread far in the fields.

Du He quickly jumped off the horse and stepped forward to help the old farmer up: "Get up, old man, what happened?" The dozen or so farmers around heard the old man's sad cry and gathered together. He found that except for a few old people with white hair, the rest were all women.

There is not a single young man in the entire farmland for hundreds of acres of land?

this……

Du He was a little stunned.

Luo Tong also noticed that there was a problem with giving in and asked Du He: "Brother, what's going on? Why is a young man who has cultivated land gone?"

"Oh!" The old farmer looked sad and angry: "When General Du was here, he cared about people's livelihood and plans, and distributed all the fertile soil of the city's official fields to us for farming. But shortly after the general left, a new military master came. He was very domineering. He removed the positions of Lord Liu and Lord Zhang, and appointed some people who did not know or care about the affairs as officials. That's fine, but after the military master came, he immediately opened the treasury sealed by the master and privately held it.

He plundered a large number of treasures and instigated soldiers to steal. All the strong men stayed at home to protect their families, so how could they leave for a moment... I pity my thirty years of savings, the only money I used to give my children to marry, so they stole them clean, and they didn't even let go of some of the rice in the rice jar... I don't have money every meter, how can we live." When talking about the sadness, the old farmer burst into tears, burst into tears, and his body fell backwards and fainted from crying.

Du He hurriedly supported him, and felt relieved when he saw his aura was good.

"General Du, now in Gaochang City, people are in panic. We are poor families, how can we bear theft three or four times?"

"General Du, he used to steal, but in recent days he has become more and more bold. He is almost the same as robbing Ming. My husband broke his arm because he caught them!"

"General Du, we are all slaves of the country... You are magnanimous and did not make things difficult for us. You planted the land for us and treated us fairly... You said at the beginning that we should let us live and work in peace... Today, please make the decision for us..."

More than thirty people had already knelt in a circle around Du He, kowtowing constantly, and said in a word, one by one, one by one, one by one, and one by one from them.

Du He was so angry that his body trembled, his chest seemed to be blocked, and his grief and anger were unstoppable, and he was ashamed of shame. Hou Junji's actions not only lost all the face of the Tang Dynasty, but also ruined the eternal plan of the Tang Dynasty to dominate the Western Regions and expand westward.

"Don't worry, I will definitely give you justice in this matter!" Words burst out from the gaps of my teeth.

He helped them up one by one, his eyes were filled with anger.

"Let's go back to the city!" Du He raised his horse whip and rode his horse!
Chapter completed!