lonely king

Walking out of the cellar, the sun just shone from the top of his head, Baili Nian slowly raised his eyes, but the scorching sun at noon made him unable to open his eyes, Baili Nian pursed his lips, his thin figure trembled slightly, but this thin There was a bit of fatigue in his eyes.

He said to Mo Yan behind him, "Mo Yan, I'm a little tired."

Mo Yan didn't understand what he meant, he took a step forward to support Baili Nian, "If the master is tired, go back and rest, I will help the master deal with this person."

Baili Nian shook his head, "Just keep him here, don't worry about him."

"Then about Xizhao, does the Lord have any arrangements?"

Yuezhixin wanted to use Qingrui and Qingquetang to help Xizhaoli Yingwai co-design Qiang Zhu, which Baili Nian had never thought of before. She never thought that she wanted to attack Tao Yangcheng.Baili twisted his mind and said: "That's right, if Qiang Zhu can be driven back to Cangyu Mountain, Xizhao will be the most powerful country in the Central Plains, will he still be afraid of Jiang at that time? Certainly not."

Baili Nian slowly raised his eyes, at this moment, in today's world, among the three major powers, if there is a slight change, there will be great waves in the world.But Jiang Ruo and the two countries must not be careless if they want to settle down.

"Mo Yan, let Ling Dang keep an eye on Yue Zhixin, and if there is any news, you must pass it on immediately. In addition, Da Jiang can't make troubles in an emergency. You let Mo Ying keep an eye on Da Jiang's inside and outside, and also on Sui Yi. After all, he It's Beiyan's former general, we can't let him go too much, I can't return to Da Jiang, I must first protect Da Jiang Wuyu."

Mo Yan responded immediately: "Master, please rest assured, these subordinates will definitely take care of it."

"And the most important thing," Baili Nian looked at Mo Yan, "you tell Mo Ying in Qingquetang to pay close attention to the movement of Qingquetang. Leak out a little bit of Rui's news. As for the rest, don't interfere at all, just pass on all the news from within the Blue Sparrow Hall."

Mo Yan was a little puzzled by Baili Nian's actions, but he still nodded firmly and said, "Yes!"

Baili Nian looked into the distance with his eyes, his eyes were complicated and seemed to be a little tangled. After a long while, he asked inappropriately: "At this time, Sai Jian should go down."

"Should...it should be." Mo Yan was a little taken aback, not knowing why his lord suddenly mentioned Sai Jian.

But Baili Nian only looked at the front, and didn't speak again.

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On the other hand, Sai Jian has already gone to court, Qiang Zhu's country is stable, and there is nothing to worry about. Although Qiang Zhu's rise has not been long, but after careful calculation, he has made steady progress step by step.The country is stable, the officials are loyal, and Sai Jian steals leisurely time. He has nothing important to do, so he hands over the trivial domestic affairs to Liu Jing, the eldest son, and the affairs of frontier customs and small countries to Xu Jiang, the public servant. .

The only thing Sai Jian raised his eyes and cared about today was the transfer of soldiers and horses in Xizhao.The territory of Xizhao is long and wide, and the area that originally belonged to the boundary of Nanming was very unstable. Last month, Yue Wei suddenly sent troops to Nanming to wipe out all the riotous Nanming army. Nanming County was established and attached to Xizhao.

And Yue Ming dispatched all the soldiers and horses originally stationed in the east back to the royal city in the west of Xizhao, and frequently drilled the soldiers and horses to rectify the army, not knowing what he wanted to do.Sai Jian had seen Yue Wei practice soldiers and horses before Yue Wei sent troops to Nanming. Although Xi Zhao didn't use troops against anyone at this time, it was always a little unusual to suddenly strengthen the training of soldiers and horses.

Sai Jian didn't react violently to this, but asked Liu Jing to send more people to pay more attention, so that nothing bad will happen to Xi Zhao.

When Sai Jian came back from Xiachao, he was still thinking about Baili Nian's assassination. Although Gao Mingtai was heavily guarded, there were still some mistakes, otherwise there would be no assassin sneaking in. He turned to look at Wei Yu.

"Wei Yu, step up your guard at Gaoming Tower, especially pay attention to the safety of the North Tower. I always feel that Tao Yang is unstable recently."

Wei Yu naturally didn't understand Sai Jian's sudden uneasiness, he just nodded, "Yes, I will strengthen the inspection of Gao Mingtai and strengthen the guard of troops, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Sai Jian nodded, and walked forward while looking at the top of Wangbei Tower.Whenever the court is about to go down, Baili Nian likes to stand on the top of the building and look in the direction of the front hall, but the familiar white shadow today did not appear in front of him.

Sai Jian's heart sank inexplicably, and he felt a little uneasy.

Turning back to the North Tower, before stepping in, he saw Baili Nian coming from Jinshu Pavilion. Baili Nian was still wearing the white brocade gown, no different from usual, his expression was as calm as ever, seeing Sai Jian After that, he stepped up and walked over.

Sai Jian also went up to meet him, "Where did Nian'er go?"

Baili Nian raised her eyes, "Walk around casually, I heard that there is a small garden next to Jinshu Pavilion, and the flowers are all blooming, so I went to have a look."

"Flowers?" Sai Jian was stunned for half a second, and then he remembered that when Sai Shu lived here, he threw two handfuls of flower seeds. The wild flowers that grow on Cangyu Mountain are the most vigorous. Two spring rains It can water the flowers all over the hillside.

"If Nian'er likes those flowers, I will take you back to Cangyu Mountain in a few days. The flowers on Cangyu Mountain will be blooming brilliantly, and the hillside will be full of these wild flowers."

Baili Nian knew that Sai Jian was just saying something casually, he often did this, but his mind responded casually, and Baili Nian's original intention was not in the flower, so he didn't take it to heart, he walked with Sai Jian, looking at the North Tower direction.

"Why doesn't Nian'er talk?" Sai Jian looked at Baili Nian, although he usually didn't like to talk too much, but he would cooperate with him, why didn't he say a word today.

Baili Nian raised his head, "What does Your Majesty want me to say?"

Sai Jian couldn't wait to speak, "Go to Cangyu Mountain to see the flowers. Doesn't Nian'er like the wild flowers next to Jinshu Pavilion? There are these flowers all over the mountains and plains on Cangyu Mountain, and they bloom the most brilliantly."

Baili Nian said: "I just said something casually, don't take it to heart, Your Majesty."

Sai Jian frowned slightly, lowered his head and looked at Baili Nian seriously, "Nian'er, what's wrong with you?"

Baili Nian was going forward, but Sai Jian ran in front of him, blocking his way with his whole body, as if he would not let him go without asking why.Baili Nian raised his eyes to look at this face, which was obviously smiling, but could read a stubborn face.

Sai Jian has always been obedient to Baili Nian, but in certain things, he is particularly stubborn. For example, when he discovered Baili Nian's unhappiness at this time, he couldn't make Baili Nian happy, so he would not give up.

Baili Nian sighed in his heart, he stretched out his hand to touch the face in front of him, thought for a long time before saying, "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you."

"Okay! Go back to the bedroom and talk!"

Sai Jian immediately got out of the way and pulled Baili Nian to walk in. Baili Nian was willing to let go, of course he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Baili Nian's hands were held tightly, and he walked forward quickly in two steps.Sai Jian had a relaxed expression on his face, but Baili Nian, who was half a step behind him, had dark eyes. He looked at the person in front of him who was within reach, but his mood was extremely complicated.

How to decide about Qingquetang, Qingrui, Xizhao, and the world?

Telling Sai Jian Yue Zhixin's plan, he probably wouldn't believe it, but Baili Nian didn't want to drag Qing Rui to Sai Jian.

After all, he is no longer the King of Qiang Ju in Cangyu Mountain who can be controlled in his hands. After all, Qiang Zhu is out of his chess game and can no longer be controlled in his hands.

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Sai Jian asked the kitchen to cook Baili Nian's favorite dishes. He knew that Baili Nian actually liked wine, but unlike Sai Jian who liked strong wine, he liked sweet fruit wine.The fresh plums in spring are still stained with the spring rain in Taoyang City, and the sake brewed is the most mellow and fragrant.Sai Jian specially ordered someone to ask for a pot, and placed it on the sandalwood table in front of Baili Nian.

In front of Sai Jian, there was the scorching wine that Baili Nian gave him.The scorching Yin wine is hot and strong when it enters the throat, the grassland man Sai Jian likes it, but this wine is too spicy for Baili Nian to drink.

Sai Jian handed a glass of fruit wine to Baili Nian, "Nian'er, try it, this king specially asked for it for you."

The sake still has the fruit aroma in spring, and it is as clear as the morning dew.Baili spliced ​​the wine glass. When he was young, he loved fruit wine the most. He once sneaked out of Yeling to beg for fruit wine in a mountainside village. Jiang Huan caught him back and locked him in the bookstore to copy "For the King" On "three hundred volumes.

It's just that after Da Jiang's defeat, he lost the cheerfulness and fun he had when he was a teenager, and he never went to drink fruit wine secretly. He almost forgot that he liked to drink it, but Sai Jian saw what he loved.When Xu Shi was in Zhumo Tea House, he subconsciously drank two more cups, and Sai Jian must have remembered him.

Holding the wine glass, Baili Nian poured the wine into his mouth, the sweet wine entered his throat, it was so sweet that Baili Nian almost couldn't hold it back, he almost dropped everything, and drank happily with the wine.But he still put the glass on the table.

"Your Majesty, I...I have something to tell you."

Sai Jian drank a glass of scorching Yin wine in one gulp, and said, "Nianer, speak slowly, and this king is listening."

Baili Nian curled his fingers hidden in his sleeves slightly, and he looked at Sai Jian, "Recently, Xizhao sent troops to quell the riots in Nanming, and transferred all the troops back to Wangcheng, and practiced more diligently. Do you know?"

Sai Jian nodded, "Today, the elders of the court have said it, and this king knows."

Since Xi Zhao's news could not be hidden from Sai Jian, it must not be hidden from Bai Li Nian. Bai Li Nian has much more informants than Sai Jian, and the news is much better.

"Does Nian'er think there's something wrong with this?" Sai Jian looked at Baili Nian.

Baili Nian said: "It's so hasty to quell the riots in Nanming, and so hasty to train soldiers and horses. If it is said that Yue Ji has no intentions, then it is not right."

Sai Jian agreed, "Nian'er is right, and this king thinks so too. But at present, Xi Zhao is polite to Qiang Zhu and Da Jiang, as well as to other small vassal states, and has no intention of doing anything. Maybe It's just a way of self-protection because the marriage with Qiang Zhu failed, that's also unknown."

If Baili Nian had never met Qing Rui, he would definitely agree with Sai Jian's words, but knowing what Xi Zhao wanted to do, the matter of training soldiers and horses could not be explained by the word "self-protection".Baili Nian looked at Sai Jian, his eyes darkened.

"Your Majesty, in fact, there is a green sparrow under the bamboo ink teahouse in Taoyang City..."

"Your Majesty, please take Xu Jiang to see you!"

When Baili Nian was about to speak, Wei Yu came in from the door and interrupted his words.

Sai Jian didn't think much, turned his head to look at Wei Yu, and frowned slightly: "What's wrong with Xu Jiang, a tough old gun?"

Xu Jiang, the public servant, has the most aggressive temper, full of reason and fiery merciless, he and the concubine Chang Liu are actually Sai Jian's confidants, but his temper is completely opposite to that of Liu who loves to chatter. Liu Jing also gave Sai Jian a headache, and Sai Jian even nicknamed him "Bangbang Hard Old Cannon".

Wei Yu also showed embarrassment, "It's probably because the envoys of those small countries provoked the public servants, and the public servants ran to Gaomingtai."

"I'm really afraid that this king will be idle and find something for me to do!"

Although Sai Jian disliked it, he still put down his wine glass and stood up. He looked at Baili Nian apologetically. Xu Jiang walked away.

In the lively room at that time, Baili Nian was the only one left.It was amazing to say that there were only two people just now, but Baili Nian felt that it was extremely lively, and when Sai Jian left, there was only emptiness left.

He was also inexplicably lonely.

Baili Nian randomly grabbed a wine glass, without looking at it, he poured it into his mouth, the wine entered his throat, but Bai Li Nian coughed violently.It was as if the throat had been burned by fire. The feeling of scorching hot flesh rushed into the mind in an instant, exploded in the brain, and spread throughout the body.

Baili Nian trembled twice uncontrollably.

That familiar feeling swept through his body again, as if a fire was coming out of his side, and the fierce fire was burning around him.Under the corner of Baili Nian's right eye, the crescent-shaped scar was also in severe pain as if it had been infected.For a moment in a daze, Baili Nian thought he had returned to Yeling, the fire eight years ago!

With a "crack", the wine glass in his hand shattered, and Baili Nian was a little uncontrollable. He supported the table and gasped for breath.

Just now, he grabbed Sai Jian's wine glass and drank the full cup of scorching wine in one gulp. The throat that had just been warmed by the sweet fruit wine couldn't bear the hot scorching wine.Zhuoyin Wine Zhuoyin Wine is just like how Baili Nian got its name back then.

When the wine entered the throat, it burned black and red like a tongue of fire.

This sip of wine brought Baili Nian back to his senses. He thought of Jiang Huan's face, the fire in Yeling, and the smell of burnt and rancid leaves left by the fire. He almost forgot who he was. up.

He is Jiang Nian...

Baili Nian picked up the jug on the table, his eyes gleamed with confusion, this scorching wine was to remind himself not to forget the feeling of being burned.It also really reminded myself.

"Nian'er, are you alright?"

Hearing the sound of the wine glass breaking, Sai Jian immediately returned to the house. There was nothing serious about Xu Jiang. He asked Xu Jiang to discuss it with Liu Jing. He went back to the house to see Baili Nian, but saw him Standing blankly, holding a wine jug, pouring alcohol into his mouth desperately.

Sai Jian went over and grabbed the jug back in his hand. He looked at Baili Nian with eyebrows all around him, "Nian'er, what are you doing? You can't drink this fruit wine if you like it, it will hurt yourself."

Sai Jian thought that Baili Nian was drinking the fruit wine he had begged for, but after he finished speaking, he realized that something was wrong. The strong smell of wine in this jug was not his scorching wine?

"Nian'er, you...are you okay?" Sai Jian looked at Baili Nian, feeling a little uneasy, but the latter had already sat down, and the panic in his eyes had dissipated, and his expression was calm again. As if the person who drank recklessly just now was not him.

Baili Yan lowered his eyes and said hoarsely, "It's okay."

Sai Jian was still worried, he sat next to Baili Nian, bent his waist and lowered his head, looked at him from below, and finally met Baili Nian's eyes, but he suddenly raised his head and avoided Sai Jian. eyes.

"It's okay, you don't have to worry, it's just that you're half drunk and can't control it."

Sai Jian said with some concern: "Is it really all right?"

Baili Nian: "It's okay."

The two sat back to their original places, fruit wine and burning wine were also placed on both sides of the table, Sai Jian and Baili Nian sat facing each other, Bai Li Nian looked no different, he poured wine for Sai Jian as before. After drinking a glass of wine, his raised eyes were as calm as a pool, as usual.

Sai Jian looked at Baili Nian worriedly, "Nian'er, you were..."

"Master Gongcheng is looking for the king, but what's the serious matter?" Baili Nian interrupted Sai Jian and asked.

Sai Jian waved his hand, "What important matter can he have? It's just a dispute with the envoys of the small neighboring countries. He came to me because of the border issue. It's not a major matter. I'll let him discuss it with the chief minister. "

"Well," Baili Nian nodded, "Master Gongcheng has a fiery personality, but he is also utterly loyal."

Sai Jian nodded: "Of course I understand."

Sai Jian saw that Baili Nian didn't want to mention the strangeness just now, so he followed him and stopped mentioning it. Baili Nian had never lost his composure like this, but once in a while, Sai Jian thought it was quite interesting that Baili Nian was willing to lose his composure in front of him. , Sai Jian still felt relieved in his heart, after all, he was treated differently.It's just that he couldn't understand Baili Nian's thoughts.

"By the way, when this king left just now, what did you say happened to the Zhumo Tea House? Are there green sparrows? Nian'er likes green sparrows?"

Sai Jian casually brought up a topic, very casually.Baili Nian's eyelashes trembled slightly, he lowered his eyes, and from the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the scorching wine on the table. He unconsciously reached out and took the scorching wine in front of Sai Jian, put it on his lips and took a sip, with a low voice dumb.

"I don't have any green sparrows. I just remembered the last time I went to Zhumo Tea House with Wang Shang. The sugar cake was delicious."

Sai Jian laughed, "It turns out that Nian'er wants to eat sugar cakes, and Ming'er, the king will ask someone to buy them for you. You can eat as much as you want."

Baili Nian was silent for a while, then said, "Okay."