lonely king

The chaos in the southern border cannot be delayed, Baili Nian knows it, and so does Sai Jian.But I don't know why the two people are, and they never talk about the southern border and the division of land boundaries.Sai Jian still lives next to Shuyue Pavilion, wandering around the palace when he has nothing to do, or going to Shuyue Pavilion to have a meal with Baili Nian, or going to the front hall to listen to Baili Nian's court.He doesn't look like a monarch at all, he looks like a lazy person who came to visit Dajiang.

One time, he ran to the front hall to listen to Baili Nian's handling of government affairs. The ministers were still there. He suddenly held Baili Nian's hand and said, "Isn't this place very close to the North Sea? Didn't you say that there is an ageless island in the North Sea?" ? Let’s go take a look tomorrow.”

Baili Yan withdrew his hand expressionlessly, as if he hadn't heard him speak, arranged government affairs in an orderly manner, read the memorials in his hand one by one, and talked with the minister for a while.It just hurt the ministers. While listening to Baili Nian's words, they had to control themselves not to think too much, and not to watch what they shouldn't.

Seeing that Baili Nian ignored him, Sai Jian withdrew his hand resentfully, and muttered: "You said that I traveled with me on Wusui Island, so don't lie to me if you have anything to say."

Sai Jian's expression was very disappointed, and he felt that it was boring to stay here. Regardless of so many people in the hall, he stood up and walked away.Sai Jian hadn't been so self-willed for a long time, and this appearance was like when he was in the Qiangma grassland, which caused Baili Nian to take a look at him, and fell silent, with a complicated expression on his face.

After Sai Jian left, Sui Yi couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, have you always let King Qiangju live in the palace? He said he wanted to discuss matters related to the Southern Territory and Xizhao, but this man came here for more than ten days and didn't say anything. Talking about, wandering around the palace day by day, what does he mean!?

Sui Yi was very displeased with Sai Jian because of the incident in the southern border. He hoped that Sai Jian would send troops to pacify the southern border together.But Sai Jian didn't mention it, and Baili Nian never mentioned it to him.

Baili Nian knew that Sui Yi was in a hurry, so he asked, "How is the situation in the southern border?"

Sui Yi: "Three forces have risen in the southern border, and the three local tyrants fight every day to seize territory. There are only a few cities in the southern border that have not been ruined, and they have become chaotic. Now they are fighting fiercely. Lives are ruined."

Baili Nian's expression changed, but he soon stabilized, "You said these three toubobs fight together every day?"

"Yes, no one looks down on anyone, and no one can bear anyone. It's not over until you kill the other party." Sui Yi snorted, he didn't like this kind of fighting, he probably didn't like it the least. the general.

Baili Nian lowered his eyes, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he suddenly said, "Sui Yi, you lead an army of 20 across the river, and Mo Ying will accompany you. After crossing the Baiji River, don't do anything. Surround the forces, wait for them to fight until they are almost done, and then take action to wipe them out."

"Don't worry, got it?" Baili Nian looked at Sui Yi, Sui Yi was actually a strong general, but he had a heart knot about the southern border, so he couldn't help but let Mo Ying go with him, Baili Nian You can also rest assured.

Mo Ying is very skilled, although she is not as good as Mo Yan, but she is more flexible than Mo Yan, she is also vigilant, she can suppress Sui Yi, and she can also capture many crooked ideas.Among Baili Nian's subordinates, Mo Ying was the most flexible and not rigid.

When Sui Yi heard about the dispatch of troops, he was naturally satisfied, and he nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, your majesty, the final general will not disgrace your mission!" Sui Yi wanted to leave, but he remembered something, "My lord, this time sending troops to the southern border, is it not worth it?" Have you discussed with Qiang Zhu?"

What he meant was that only Da Jiang sent troops, but Qiang Zhu didn't?

How could Baili Nian not understand Sui Yi's meaning, but because of the delicate relationship between him and Sai Jian, Sai Jian would not listen to his words at all.Even if Sai Jian heard this, he would be skeptical first, and then make plans.

But who is to blame?No one could see the bitterness in Baili's eyes, he waved his hand to let Sui Yi go down.

"Just go to the southern border, don't worry, but ask for the word 'stable'."

Sui Yi clasped his fists, "The last general will follow the instructions!"

When Baili Nian returned to Shuyue Pavilion from the front hall, Sai Jian was sitting on his cushion, still playing with his Vermillion Bird jade pen.Baili Nian hadn't painted for a long time, even the Zhuque jade brush had been idle for a long time.Sai Jian played with this fine jade pen thoughtfully.He didn't touch the other compartment, which contained the pen he gave Baili Nian.

He raised his head, and saw Baili Nian walking in, he purposely raised the pen in his hand at him, Bai Li Nian only took one look, then closed his eyes, turned his head and sat on the other side.

"Have you finished court?" Sai Jian asked.

Baili Nian: "Yes."

"It's really troublesome for you to go to court and reconcile. You have to ask about everything, and you are just talking like a elder."

Baili Nian: "Yes."

Sai Jian frowned: "Is that the only word you can say?"

"Hmm -- can you stop making trouble?" Sai Jian was holding the Zhuque jade pen to hook Baili Nian's chin. The latter didn't show annoyance, but reached out and snatched the Zhuque jade pen and put it away carefully.

The smirk on Sai Jian's face disappeared, and he saw Baili Nian cherishing the Zhuque jade pen, and he felt inexplicably panicked.Even after nine years, are Da Jiang and Jiang Huan still cinnabar in his heart?

Throwing away the rice paper in his hand, Sai Jian sat down, "Sometimes I really don't understand you, why do I care about so many things? Why do I keep everything in my heart? Why do I always have to be so desolate and scheming... "

Baili Nian was stunned for a while, he didn't look at Sai Jian's expression, and after a long time he said to himself: "Yes, why bother?"

"But, Tao Yang Zhiwei, I have a way to forgive you." Sai Jian said suddenly.After speaking, without waiting for Baili Nian to answer, he stood up and walked out.He walked very fast, as if he didn't want to stay here at all.Baili Nian looked at the figure with a gloomy expression.

Yes, there is no way to forgive.

A person who treats him with all his heart, changed hands and deceived himself.How can you forgive someone who treats himself as a pawn from the beginning to the end?Sai Jian is broad-minded, but people's hearts are made of flesh, not iron walls.

……

The chaos in the southern border was quickly settled down.After Baili Nian sent Sui Yi across the river to enter the southern border, Qiang Zhuo also sent troops to the southern border, and together with Da Jiang's army and horses, quelled the chaos.When Mo Yan told Baili Nian the news, Baili Nian was painting, and he hadn't had a pen for a long time, so he was a lot rusty.

In Shuyue Pavilion, Mo Yan placed the letter on the table, "Your Majesty, the chaos in the southern border will be settled soon."

Baili Nian took a look at the letter, it was from the informant he arranged in Xizhao, he was a little surprised that Sai Jian sent troops.

"Where is Sai Jian? Do you know when he passed the news to Qiang Zhu?" Sai Jian was not in Qiang Zhu. Since Qiang Zhu was able to send troops, it was natural that Sai Jian brought the news to Qiang Zhu so that Liu Jing could send troops to the south .

Mo Yan thought for a while, "It's Wei Yu, Wei Yu left Da Jiang three days ago."

"Three days ago?" Baili Nian and Sai Jian talked about the southern border three days ago, but his tone and expression at that time obviously did not want to help Jiang.But after he shook face with himself, he sent Wei Yu back to Dajiang and sent troops to pacify the southern border.Baili Nian didn't know what kind of mood he was in at this time, his heart was full and swollen, and his eyes drooped.

Mo Yan didn't know it, he said: "My lord, don't worry about the matter in the southern border, it will be settled within a few days. However, there is news from Qiang Zhu, and an agent has been inserted into the residence of Dashu Changliu Jing." Someone came to report that Liu Jing wrote a letter to let King Qiangma return to Qiangma as soon as possible. He was worried that King Qiangma would stay in Dajiang."

"He has been here for more than half a month, but the division of the southern region and Xizhao has not yet been negotiated." Baili Nian said as his eyes darkened. In fact, if he wanted to design Saijian, he could have many means, but For some reason, he didn't want to plot.That kind of back and forth and exhausting calculations made him very tired. He just wanted to sneak away and not get involved anymore.

Mo Yan's eyes sank, and he said: "Your Majesty, if King Qiang Zhuo is about to leave Dajiang, then that..."

Baili Nian's face changed in an instant, he turned his head and glanced at Mo Yan with some coldness, "I haven't thought about this matter yet, don't be careless!"

"Your Majesty..." Mo Yan squeezed the Yuhan Golden Sword in his hand, and after his fingers touched the lines on the hilt, he gritted his teeth and said, "My Majesty, this is the last chance. If uncle's last wish can be fulfilled, the king will regain control of the world and become the lord of the world. The king has planned for nine years, do you want to give up now?"

Mo Yan's expression was not good either, although he was persuading Baili Nian, he was also persuading himself between the lines.As long as you seize this opportunity, after nine years of planning, Da Jiang's revenge and Jiang Huan's last wish will come true.

Jiang Huan said before his death: The Jiang royal family is orthodox, and he wants Baili Nian to take back the world and become the lord of the world.

Now, Northern Yan, Western Zhao, and Southern Ming are all kings, and there are only Qiang Ju and Da Jiang in the world.Mo Yan raised his head and looked at Baili Nian, his voice trembling, "Your Majesty, as long as Sai Jian is killed, Qiang Zhu will suffer great damage. Although Qiang Zhu's country is stable, there is no one who can take on great responsibilities except Sai Jian , if Sai Jian dies, we will be able to defeat Qiang Zhu and win the world."

"Mo Yan!" Baili Nian scoured his eyes sharply, not wanting Mo Yan to continue talking.

Baili Nian really had some bad thoughts when he invited Saijian to Jin Dajiang.As long as Sai Jian is controlled in Da Jiang, or simply killed with poison, in the case of Qiang Zhu, even if the country will not be destroyed, it will be chaotic.Although Qiang Zhuo has Liu Jing, Xu Jiang, Wei Yu and other loyal ministers, some people are smart and excellent ministers, but they may not be able to lead and stabilize a country.Qiang Zhuo has been able to set the battlefield on the outside and shock officials on the inside since he stepped into the Central Plains. He may not be as smart as Liu Jing, but he can bear the heavy burden of the king.

If Sai Jian is killed, Qiang Zhuo can only retreat to Cangyu Mountain.

At this time, Saijian was in Dajiang, as long as Baili Nian wanted to attack, he would have a chance. If he left, Dajiang would no longer have the chance to suppress Qiang Zhu and dominate the world.

It was because Mo Yan understood this that he opened his mouth to Baili Nian. He lowered his eyes, "Your Majesty must know what my subordinates said. My subordinates are not as smart as His Majesty, and His Majesty must have thought more clearly. Think more carefully. This subordinate has followed the king for nine years. From the fire in Yeling to now, he has never forgotten every word his uncle said. He vowed to defend the descendants of the Jiang family to the death and help the Jiang royal family to unify the world. This is the subordinate's Faith, isn’t your majesty like this? Why hesitate?”

The plan to kill Saijian has already been decided, this is the last move on the chessboard, as long as it falls, the world will be won.

But from the Yeling Rebellion to the present, they walked and walked, and finally came to the end, and only the two of them understood the bitterness and sorrow in the heart.Do you have to hesitate on the last move?

The slender hands in the cuffs clenched, Baili pursed his lips, and asked after a long time, "Have you never wavered in these nine years?"

Mo Yan was taken aback, he didn't expect Baili Nian to ask such a question, he thought for a long time, then said in a hoarse voice, "I've been shaken."

"Do you think this world must belong to the Jiang royal family?" Baili Nian asked.

Mo Yan: "Of course. This world belongs to the Jiang royal family, and it is the Jiang royal family's world. If the three vassal states hadn't deliberately rebelled back then, the king is still the master of the world now, and my uncle and I are still the king's subjects."

"Then why are you wavering?" Baili Yan looked at Mo Yan, his eyes were not a persuasive questioning, but covered with desolation and an indifference that saw through everything.

"I..." Mo Yan was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer Baili Nian.

Baili Nian raised his head slowly, his eyes were all gray, "Then you, like Uncle Wang, think that only the orthodox can win the world? Only the Jiang royal family is orthodox?"

"I... I'm just a courtier, I haven't, I haven't thought about this."

"Then as a subject, do you think I am a good monarch? Is it a monarch worth following? Can I bear the position of the Lord of the World?"

Mo Yan raised his head slowly, with complicated eyes, "Your Majesty, you..."

"Mo Yan," Baili Nian suddenly smiled, with tears in his eyes, "I never thought that any royal family must be orthodox. What the world needs is not an orthodox royal family, but a king who can make the world peaceful. And I never let The world is peaceful, it is no different from Yue Ji, Gongsun Zhiyue, or even Yu Wenyang."

"Your Majesty, no! They deliberately plotted to disrupt the world, you just take back what belongs to you, they are not the same at all! This world is yours!"

Mo Yan was a little anxious. For the first time, he stretched out his hand to hold Baili Nian, supporting him, with a tense expression.

But Baili Nian waved his hand lightly, and sat on the bench a little tiredly, "Go ahead, I'm tired and want to take a rest."

Mo Yan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but Baili Nian had already closed his eyes, so he had no choice but to say "yes".After covering Baili Nian with a cloak, he left Shuyue Pavilion.

The person lying on the soft bed was very tired. He opened his eyes, which were full of emptiness and blankness.

This sleep lasted for a long time, from Shen Shi in the afternoon to noon of the next day, sleeping for a full ten hours.When he woke up, the sky outside was a bit dark, Baili Nian thought it was Chen Shi, he didn't expect that he had slept for so long.Putting on his clothes and walking towards the door, only then did he realize that the sky was not going away, this gloom was not the darkness when the sun had just risen at Chenshi, but the darkness when it was about to rain.

The sky was crowded with impenetrable dark clouds, dyeing the entire sky dark gray.The dark cloud is very low, as if it is squeezed to the top of the head, and people will bump into it as soon as they raise their heads. It is so stuffy that people can't help but feel irritable.Looking at the gloomy sky, Baili Nian frowned, feeling a bad premonition in his heart, feeling uneasy.

"Boom", suddenly there was a huge thunder in the sky, and the strong wind blew up, driving Baili Nian back, his thin figure seemed to be swept away by the hurricane, staggering, he couldn't stand stably, and fell down go down.

He was squinting his eyes and staggering back, but his raised arm was suddenly caught, and a force of gravity pulled him a step forward.Baili Nian froze for a moment, then quickly opened his eyes.As soon as he raised his eyes, he met the familiar face.Sai Jian was glaring at him, his eyes seemed to shoot out flames of hatred that burned Baili Nian to ashes.

Never seen Sai Jian's eyes like this before, Baili was startled, subconsciously took a step back, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Baili Nian!" Sai Jian tugged at his wrist, crushing his wrist with crushing force, "Baili Nian, you must be so cold-blooded and ruthless! You are so aggressive, so murderous without blinking an eye!"

The sound of Sai Jian's roar exploded in his ears, and another huge thunder sounded from the sky. Baili Nian, who had just woke up and was dizzy, didn't know what was going on, so he subconsciously pushed Sai Jian, "You, you What are you going crazy about?"

"Why do you think I'm crazy!" Sai Jian was like crazy, tugging on Baili Nian's wrist,

"Baili Nian! Do you have any heart? Do you have a trace of warmth? You are cold! I, Sai Jian, really don't ask you for anything, but in the end, not only did you plot against Tao Yangcheng, Do you still want to plot my life! What do you think of me! What do you think of me! You are too...too heartless..."

A tear popped out of Sai Jian's eye socket, he looked at this man with stunning face and this familiar face, he felt heartbroken, as if he was dead.Sai Jian really wanted to crush him to death!

"Ah—" Baili Nian's expression changed, and the severe pain from his wrist had already numb half of his shoulder.The hand that was stroking him gently before, looked like a jailer performing torture, tightly clutching his wrist, as if he wanted to crush his hand.

Baili Nian also became angry. He glared at Sai Jian, but he tried to maintain a cool and elegant expression, "What are you talking about? Can you talk slowly from the beginning to the end, without thinking? , how can I understand?"

"What do you want to understand?" Sai Jian suddenly sneered, "How did you understand so well when you poisoned me!? Baili Nian—you, you really want me to die!"

Sai Jian turned around and grabbed a jug out of nowhere, and he slammed the teapot under Baili Nian's feet.The white jade jug shattered to the ground, and the strong aroma of the wine diffused all over the ground. The place soaked by the wine suddenly turned black, and even a fly that had just landed on the fragments turned into ashes.This is the effect of the poison, or the effect of the poison that Baili Nian personally concocted, his face darkened.

"Is this—?" Baili Nian looked at Sai Jian, thought for a moment, combined with Sai Jian's words, and subconsciously asked, "I gave this to you?"

"Oh! What do you think?" Sai Jian pulled Baili Nian's collar, "This was sent by Mo Yan. If I take a sip, I will die here!"

"Did Mo Yan bring you this jug of wine?" Baili Nian frowned slightly, thoughtfully.At this moment, another thunderbolt struck, the sky couldn't bear the heavy dark clouds, and heavy rain poured down.

Sai Jian looked at Baili Nian coldly, "You must have poisoned me! You must have killed me!"

After a while, Baili Nian uttered two words from his slightly trembling thin lips, "It's me."

"Baili Nian!" Sai Jian clenched his fist tightly and dropped it suddenly.The fist didn't land on Baili Nian's face, but on the door frame next to it, and there was a sound of wood cracking, and the whole door was crumbling.Sai Jian's eyes were about to go blind, his fists were trembling, and there were bloodstains on them.

"Baili Nian, you really... have no conscience..."

Trembling and only saying this, Sai Jian pushed Baili Nian away and turned to leave.His figure was submerged in the heavy rain, and Baili Nian looked at his leaving figure with a complicated expression.His last words contained a bit of crying, which made Baili's heart feel like a knife, subconsciously covering the position of his heart.How could he not hear the intense pain?

"Your Majesty, how are you?" Mo Yan chased after him, only to see Baili Nian leaning on the door frame with a lonely expression.As soon as he touched Baili Nian's arm, the latter immediately pushed it away.Baili Nian bit his lip, as if he was enduring the pain, "Please come over, Doctor Cheng, my wrist is broken."

His bones were already brittle, but Sai Jian exerted all his strength in grief and anger, and it was as if his wrist was broken.

Mo Yan nodded dully, turned his head to leave but was stopped by Baili Nian, "Did you bring that pot to Sai Jian?"

Baili Nian wanted to kill Sai Jian.As Mo Yan once said, this game of chess is at the end, as long as you kill Sai Jian, you will be able to conquer the world.The jug of wine has been prepared all the time, it is in Shuyue Pavilion, as long as Baili Nian carries it over, it will kill Sai Jian.The white jade flagon had been lying in Shuyue Pavilion for more than half a month, and Baili Nian could see it every morning when he opened his eyes, but he never carried it.

Mo Yan murmured, "After the king fell asleep, I... I took it over after thinking about it..."

"You—!" Baili Yan glared at Mo Yan.

"Your Majesty!" Mo Yan knelt down all of a sudden, "This subordinate grew up under the care of my uncle, and then followed my Majesty. This subordinate only wants to fulfill my uncle's last wish, and only wants to support the King!"

Baili Nian looked at Mo Yan who was kneeling on the ground, "You...you are too stubborn."

Mo Yan has always been stubborn, his obsession to avenge the Three Kingdoms and regain the world is much deeper than Baili Nian.In the past nine years, he has obeyed Baili Nian's orders through life and death, not only because he is the old master of Jiang, but also because of Mo Yan's obsession in his heart.

"This subordinate knows that he has made his own decisions and broke the rules set by the king for his subordinates. This subordinate is willing to die to atone for his sin!"

When they came out of Nanlin, Baili Nian had set the rules for Mo Yan, if he made any claim, he would die.This is the first time that Mo Yan has made his own claim, and this situation has come into being.Baili Niandao wanted to punish him, but did he really let him die?

Baili Nian lowered his eyes, and waved his hand dejectedly, "I brought the wine and poison, so what can I blame you for?"

"It's always me who is cold-blooded and ruthless."

"Your Majesty..." Mo Yan couldn't bear to look at Baili Nian, but the latter just waved his hand to let him go out.