this king; that king

In the morning of the next day, Ye Song went downstairs with his aching head, and followed the king's instructions to clean up the mess made yesterday.

He didn't remember what he said to the king yesterday at all, but he felt that it must be something bad, otherwise the king would not let him leave overnight tonight.

He didn't expect that he would make the king unhappy when he was about to leave at the end. He was such a failed apprentice.

The king seemed to have sorted out some of the fragments, and all he had to do was clean up what was left and arrange things.

finished?

His fate with the king is like a fragment of a glass, has it come to an end?

Ye Song sighed.

At lunch, the king did not appear, the light bulb did not bring the king's message, and the food was not made by the king. In short, everything was as usual, and there was no meaning of farewell.

Ye Song was a little depressed, but based on what he knew about the king, the king was able to adjust his mentality. That is to say, it was very likely that the king wanted to enter the recovery period earlier, so he became indifferent to him.

Every time he wrote family letters to the third brother, he only replied that he was safe, which made him a little puzzled, but the family where the third brother married was very strict, so there was nothing he could do about it.But it's okay, we'll see you soon.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, when Ye Song wanted to visit the streets of Wumingguo again, Morris rushed up and reported the situation to him, saying that he found a newspaper with the front page of Dongguo on the chair.

Ye Song had never seen Morris so flustered. He quickly opened the newspaper and read it quickly.

impossible!

what happened?

Ye Song gasped, dropped the newspaper immediately, spread his legs and rushed out of the castle like crazy, the sweat dripping from his head instantly, Morris couldn't call him at all.

Ye Song ran down the stairs in one breath. He went to the market to ask the girl who sold newspapers, the uncle who bought pastries, the young man who sold clothes, and the strong man who sold tools. Everyone affirmed what the newspaper said. And it doesn't appear to be anything new.

In other words, Ye Song was the only one who didn't know about the whole country.

Ye Song's brain was running fast. He had seen the front page newspaper in Dongguo before, but it was gone after he bought it, and now it appeared in the palace again, that is to say——

Be king!

The king blocked the news!

Ye Song couldn't help feeling ironic, the king didn't like others to deceive him, but he took the lead in concealing the news, why did the king do this?Ye Song's heart was full of suspicion, he saw that the night had begun to climb up the back hill, once he missed it, he would miss it forever!He must ask the king clearly, this time the king is absolutely not allowed to escape.

Thinking about it, Ye Song rushed up the stairs leading to the palace.

"coming?"

The king was dressed in a deep red robe, surrounded by a snow-white velvet collar, sitting in front of the window where the last few inches of the setting sun was shining, leaning on the golden chaise longue, and did not look up at Ye Song who rushed into his bedroom rashly.

Ye Song was sweating profusely and panting, but his heavy breathing could not conceal his anger.He slammed the newspaper towards the king's feet and shouted, "Did you already know that?!"

The king glanced at the newspaper that he put into Ye Song's room with his own hands.Impressively printed on the front page: Dongguo coup!Dynasties change, the political situation is difficult to stabilize?

"Yes." The king said lightly.

"So? You won't tell me? What on earth do you want to do? Hmm? In other words, I am now a special envoy of a declining dynasty and have lost the authorization of the emperor, so you drove me away?! Didn't you say What do you dislike most about being deceived? So what is this? Huh? That’s what you did to me?" Ye Song almost lost his mind, a coup took place in his own country, and even the dynasty changed, and he didn’t even know about it?What about his family?Where are his friends?Where is his home?If something happens, he will suffer forever!

"You haven't finished watching, have you?" the king remained calm as always.

Ye Song stepped forward, grabbed the newspaper in his hand, stared at the follow-up, at a certain moment, his facial muscles were completely stiff, he opened his mouth wide in surprise, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Do you understand now?" The king stood up and looked out the window. "The one who usurped the throne is the regent, that is, your uncle. Now the Jiangshan of the Eastern Kingdom has the surname Ye. If you can go back, you will be the prince, and you can't finish it." riches, and there are countless people under his seat."

"My lord...? What about the emperor?" Ye Song asked.

"Your Majesty... who knows? Maybe locked up in a certain cell? I have no right to meddle in the internal affairs of your Eastern Kingdom," the king replied.

"Then why didn't you tell me? Then... why did you drive me away so quickly? Why didn't you notify me when the coup d'état started?" Ye Song stepped forward and asked forcefully.

The king pondered for a while.

Ye Song looked at the king, the king was turned into a black shadow by the setting sun behind him, looking so wobbly.

"That's all." The king still didn't look up at him, "I was going to tell you, after all, the whole world will know soon."

Ye Song followed the king to the corner beside the bed with anger that had not been completely subsided. The king opened the curtain on the wall, and a world map suddenly appeared.

"Look, here are four big countries in the south, east, north and west. To the south of the Wuming country is an ocean, which is the sea behind the capital." The king pointed to the southern end of the map, "Actually... the Wuming country is not supported by me alone. In terms of military power, the nameless country has an army, but not many, and they are not in the country now. They are all in this sea, secretly following my instructions, discovering islands, occupying new land and new minerals, on the islands The flags of the unnamed country are planted. The unnamed country needs new resources to supply the sustainable development of trade, and the uninhabited island is the resource pool of the unnamed country.

"Now the army is on the way to recall, because the light bulbs use spells to send them back, which will produce magic fluctuations and expose them, so they can only rely on long-distance sailing, and they will come back to defend the nameless country from foreign enemies. But soon, the world Everyone in the world will know that the nameless country has a secret army disguised as a merchant ship, although the number is not large, at least they can fight for me."

"Army...? North Country...? What do you mean..." Ye Song's heartbeat started to speed up again, and he could clearly hear himself swallowing.

"The northern kingdom is targeting me." The king's answer was very short. Ye Song noticed that even if he couldn't read the words above the map, he was unwilling to take out the half-protruding glasses in his pocket. What kind of magic circle can summon ghostly and erratic monsters to assist in the battle. Compared with a country with strict border defenses like the Eastern Kingdom, it is the safest to destroy the Nameless Kingdom first. Just eight months ago, the Northern Kingdom began to use human troops to advance You should also know about the border demonstrations that oppress the nameless country.

"However, the Wuming Kingdom's army has just begun to form, and it can't resist anyone at all, so I made the most daring expedient measure, first delaying them by refusing to fight and negotiating with the king of the Northern Kingdom, and then sending troops out. While practicing, I kept the island as my own as much as possible—as long as the territory is large, I don’t have to worry about my mana. The peace talks dragged on for two months, and finally the Northlanders lost their patience and directly slapped me with a gauntlet. Of course, the Nameless Country has not made an official response to the gauntlet."

"I know, but didn't the northern army calm down?" Ye Song asked.

"I didn't do them any favors, will they let it go?" The king sneered and walked back to the window.

"You ceded the land?" Ye Song asked.

"No, it won't, and it can't. Cessation is a disgrace, a national humiliation, of course it is impossible." The king shook his head in pain, "This is what I have always wanted to tell you, the reason why I called you to the Nameless Country as an apprentice."

Ye-song opens his eyes wide, waiting for the king's answer.

"I'm going to get married." The king turned his back, facing the sky that had turned into a light blue.

Ye Song's heart seemed to be stabbed severely by something.

"I'm going to the northern kingdom to get married, because I'm the only one left in the orthodox royal family of the unknown kingdom, and I'm going to marry the king of the northern kingdom." The king's voice began to become difficult, but he finished the sentence without a pause.

"No... no, but the king of the Northern Kingdom is an old man! I heard that he is lustful, and there are mistresses walking around in the palace...you..." Ye Song's heart was pounding, he couldn't imagine the king To go to that person.

"My army has been unable to fight against the northern kingdom until now, Ye Song, I can only use the last resort." The king's tone was full of sarcasm, "The envoys of the northern kingdom sent dogma soon, I hope we After marrying, I can abide by women's morals, change my beliefs, not allow me to interfere in political affairs, have to have a few children... and so on, and the etiquette of the North Kingdom, I have also learned, in short... we will never see each other again .”

"Then why...why did you come to me?"

"I received a letter from your uncle when the army of the Northern Kingdom was suppressing the border. He said that he was going to usurp the throne and wanted me to use his strength. Once he succeeds, he would send troops to help me suppress the Northern Kingdom. But if there is no guarantee, I can't agree However, once I marry into Beiguo, there is a risk of exposing my army establishment when he asked me for help. He is unrighteous, and there will be repercussions in the East. He is afraid that I will use these to borrow Beiguo to bite back. He took a bite. He will pre-emptively curry favor with the forces of the Northern Kingdom and push me down. The nobles of the Northern Kingdom would not tolerate me in the first place. I have not yet gained a firm foothold, and there cannot be two forces that are against me at the same time.

"I heard that you don't have a good relationship with your uncle, that's why the former emperor sent you as an apprentice, because...as long as you are appointed by me, you will definitely have a reputation in the Eastern Kingdom and your reputation will increase, your uncle But there is no capable person among your sons. Your uncle will definitely worry that you will be in danger of becoming a man after you win the hearts of the people, and will definitely try to control you. You are like a wild horse in the nameless country, but if I send you back To let Dong Guo do whatever he wants is to sell your uncle a great favor, and he can use you as a bargaining chip in exchange for peace between the two parties."

Ye Song's tears just flowed down.

It turned out that he was just a tool of the king, and the king's heart was always only in his country, and he could not give him anything at all.

"But I can't let you just be caught and killed by your uncle. So I taught you some things - spells can help you defend yourself, correct thinking can keep you from forgetting your original intention, and caring for everything in the world will make you To win the hearts of the people—in a word, I hope you can survive, after all, you are the child I helped once." The king smiled helplessly, like the gloomy blue sky dimmed a little bit.

"No..." Ye Song was powerless to reply, he took a few steps back, holding his head in pain, unable to utter a word.

"Your uncle wants you to drive back by yourself, he doesn't trust me." The king's voice trembled suddenly, and Ye Song felt the king trying to hold back his choked breath, "Go, it's time to go."

Ye Song didn't know why, he could only walk out step by step, he was afraid, the world in front of him seemed to be different from what he was familiar with.

"Yesong...!" the king stopped him.

Ye Song turned his head dully, and the king was looking at him, with tears in his eyes filled with unspeakable desolation.

"I'm sorry...!" The king's tears fell like rain when he finished this sentence, his nose twitched, his throat was blocked several times, and then he said calmly and painfully, "I... I lied to you, sorry."

Ye Song's heart twitched, he shook his head indifferently, walked out of the room, and gently closed the door.

The king fell to the ground and bit his arm hard to keep himself from crying. After a while, he struggled to stand up.

"Bulb, pass through the gates and open the door for him."

Rabbit stuck its head out of the passage.

"Does His Majesty stop looking at him?"

"No," the king put the glasses in his hand back on the table, and wiped away his tears, "I can't see clearly. As long as I can't see, I won't be sad."

Bulb didn't answer, just complied.

Seeing Ye Song coming out of the palace one step at a time as if he had been shot, his face was pale, his eyes were red, but he couldn't cry, Morris was shocked, Ye Song had never looked like this Appeared in front of him like a living dead.

"Master, what's going on?..." Morris jumped out of the car, stopped in front of Ye Song and said anxiously.

Ye Song's eyes didn't seem to see him, his eyes just slipped slightly from the tip of his nose.

"Let's go."

After leaving this sentence, Ye Song got into the carriage, turned his head sideways, and said nothing more.

Morris glanced at the light bulb that came to see him off: "Can you let the young master rest for a night before leaving?"

"I'm afraid it won't work, little dog..." Light bulb said, "The convoy to greet the bride is coming tomorrow morning, and Ye Song will be even more upset when he sees it. You have to leave as soon as possible, as stated in the agreement, when His Majesty arrives in the Northland, From the second day after consummating the marriage with the King of the Northern Kingdom, the army of the Northern Kingdom is eligible to station in the territory of the former Unnamed Kingdom, His Majesty will lose the power to govern, and this place will become a military capital, and you will have difficulty walking."

"Must it be so?" Morris asked.

"Your Majesty has never insisted on anything in his life. For all the decisions he makes, he will not avoid the consequences. Maybe this has something to do with the constellation?" Light bulb shrugged, and raised the corners of his mouth jokingly.

"The two of us have to leave with the master. I've always wanted to ask you," Morris said as he got into the driver's seat, "Why did you try to save me when you were in the woods?"

"Who knows? To humiliate you? To say that you are not as brave as a rabbit." Light bulb said with a smile.

"I thought you would put down that joking attitude before leaving and say goodbye." Morris knew that the light bulb was making fun of him, so he turned his head away and drove the carriage towards the slope.

Hearing the rattle of the wheels, the king sighed, smiled, wiped away his last tears, drew the curtains, and left the room.

Perfect full stop.thought the king.