lonely king

The sunlight outside the window was really good, and it shone into the hall and onto Sai Jian through the thin window screen.He sat slumped on the chair, and all the memorials scattered around him were processed, and there were still a few books at hand that he hadn't processed in time.A beam of sunlight suddenly shone on Sai Jian's eyes, causing him to close his eyes immediately, but his eyes were still burnt into blackness.

His heart beat suddenly, half a beat faster, panicked.

Sai Jian sat up straight suddenly, rubbed his eyes burned by the sun, his heart flustered inexplicably, as if something bad was about to happen.But before he could calm down, a palace official stumbled into the hall, and knelt down when he saw Sai Jian.

"Your... Your Majesty, something... something happened..."

"What happened? Take your time! Why panic!"

The palace man raised his head tremblingly, "Jin...Jinshu Pavilion, the Lord of Great Jiang has been poisoned, and he is about to die soon..."

"What nonsense!" Sai Jian stood up suddenly, his eyes seemed to be bleeding, and he yelled at the palace servants.The palace man raised his head, almost crying out of anxiety, and with intense fear, "Your Majesty, it's...it's true..."

There seemed to be a loud thunder that exploded in Sai Jian's mind, and he even staggered two steps back before he stood still.Realized that something might really happen to Jinshu Pavilion, and maybe something really happened to Baili Nian.He didn't have time to say a word, and ran to Jinshu Pavilion, his heart seemed to stop suddenly, he was extremely worried, and even felt a strong sense of fear.

What he expects to see when he enters the door is Baili Nian who is alive and well, even if he still has a calm face, even if he still looks like he is lying to himself.However, when he ran into Jinshu Pavilion, he saw Baili Nian half lying in Bell's arms, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.The bright red blood is shocking.

In fact, Baili Nian's expression was still as calm as before. He reluctantly raised his eyes to look at the bell, and even tried to keep calm when speaking, "I, after my death, I will send, send the body to Yeling. I, I have already let Mo Yan I made a tomb for Uncle Wang, and buried it next to Uncle Wang..."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, stop talking, I... I will remember it all." Ling Dang couldn't help but shed two tears. When she met Baili Nian in Nanlin back then and learned that he was the old master of Jiang, , she always felt that there was a lingering sadness in his body.It's sad, his life was originally sad.

But Baili Nian didn't think that after destroying the Three Kingdoms, he really felt that what he should do for Uncle Wang had already been done.He vomited another mouthful of blood, and his life was really in danger.

"Twister!"

Sai Jian ran over like crazy, picked up Baili Nian, and pulled her into his arms.He shouted to the palace servant next to him like he was crazy, "Go and call Yicheng! Go and call Yicheng! What are you doing here, what are you doing here!"

The palace people ran out like shit, but Bell, who was closest to the two of them, shook his head, "It's useless."

"Shut up! What are you, what nonsense are you talking about!" Sai Jian has gone crazy, his wide eyes are bloodshot, and the eyeballs seem to have popped out. If it weren't for Baili Nian in his arms at this time, he might have He drew his sword and killed the chattering Bell.But the latter took a deep look at him and finally sighed.

Sai Jian still yelled, "Where is the doctor?", until Baili Nian's hand reached out to grab his cuff with great difficulty, he regained his sanity a little bit.He quickly grabbed Baili Nian's hand, looked down at the dying man, and said in a panic, "Nian'er, Nian'er, you...don't die, I...I don't want you to die!"

The corners of his lips were already full of bright red blood, but Baili Nian still cracked the corners of his mouth and smiled. He smiled beautifully, just like the first time this person smiled at himself in Wangshu Pavilion.It was like a fairy coming into the world, thrilling, but at this time Sai Jian didn't want to see such a smile.

Baili Nian spoke intermittently, "I... I, a sinner, is probably doomed to end up like this. You... you may be a good monarch. The world will eventually be unified. If you are the master of the world, that's fine." .”

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Sai Jian's heart was about to break, he tightly clenched Baili Nian's hand, two tears burst out, "Shut up, don't say anything, don't say anything, did you want to hear it or not?" , I don't want you to die, don't..."

He was already crying, the broad-shouldered and broad-shouldered man was crying like a child, hugging Baili Nian tightly, the words in his mouth were out of words, "I don't blame you, you are fine, just don't die , don’t die, can you——?”

Baili Nian smiled, and he grabbed Sai Jian's hand and leaned into his arms, "Don't, don't cry, this, this is what I owed you, and now I have repaid it. When I met you, I I'm very glad, and glad that the last person is you, not me. Remember to bury this with me, bury, bury in Yeling..."

A piece of blood-red scarlet jade fell from his bosom, it was the scarlet jade dragon horn, which was once the same body as Jiang Yuxi, and later Jiang Fuli was also glued to the jade seal again, but now it fell into Baili Nian's hands.It's just that Sai Jian didn't care about this at all, he just held Baili Nian's hand, wanting to keep this person by his side, only wanted him to stay by his side.

He couldn't accept that Baili Nian was going to die, no!

"Nian'er, don't..."

"My lord, I'm really tired."

Baili Nian gently closed his eyes, he was really tired.From the Yeling Rebellion to the present, he planned the Three Kingdoms to disrupt the world, and even thought maliciously that the world would be destroyed together with him.He hated the Three Kingdoms that destroyed Jiang, hated the Three Kingdoms that killed Uncle Wang and destroyed Yeling, but he didn't want to be a king either.

He didn't think about it from the beginning to the end. He never wanted to be a king when he was an ignorant teenager. It was Uncle Wang who pushed him to the throne and caused disasters.The things in the world really don't make sense. The person he hates is a scourge, and he who is revenge is not a sinner.After all, it is a losing game.

A mouthful of blood spewed out of his mouth, and Baili Nian's eyelids lifted half a bit in a trance, and he saw blood all over his eyes.This crimson color is very similar to the red flames in Yeling that year. At the age of 15, he intentionally or unintentionally ignited the fire in Yeling by mistake. Over the years, he was burdened with blood feuds, relatives and friends of his family and country, and the wandering souls of tens of thousands of people in Yeling.

"Nian! Nian! Nian!..."

There is still a voice echoing in his ear, if there is no Sai Jian, he may be alone until the end, and once again take up the responsibility of the world.But in terms of the world, he is not the master from the beginning to the end. Maybe Sai Jian changed him, maybe he was destined to be like this.

The sound dissipated little by little, and Baili Nian finally couldn't hear any sound, as if falling into bottomless darkness.He walked slowly away step by step in the dark, and Sai Jian called him behind him, but he never looked back.Qiang Zhuo was not in the Three Kingdoms, he had failed him after all, and naturally he couldn't look back now.

He walked forward step by step in the dark, thinking along the way, he saw Zhang You waving to him, and muttered in his mouth, "Maybe it's fine if you don't leave Nanlin."Before he had time to retort, "I don't regret leaving Nanlin", Zhang You disappeared before his eyes, and he murmured: He was not from Nanlin at all, he is from Yeling, so he should belong to Yeling.

Yue Zhixin appeared in the darkness again, shook his head and said to him, "You shouldn't give the world to the barbarians", Baili Nian frowned and didn't answer.Yue Ji, Gongsun Zhi, and even Yu Wenyang, Yue Yu all appeared in front of them one by one, and disappeared one by one.Baili Nian was still walking alone in the darkness, and he saw a figure standing at the end of the darkness.Jiang Huan stood there and shook his head at him, with disappointment in his eyes. After a long time, he smiled relievedly, opened his arms to Baili Nian, and said, "Good boy, come over to Uncle."

Good boy - Jiang Huan only said this to Baili Nian once, when Baili Nian came to the throne, Jiang Huan said "a good boy listens to his uncle".For this "good boy", he has listened to his words for almost his whole life, so let him finally listen to himself for a while.

Baili Nian closed her eyes, and this time, she was completely plunged into darkness.

……

The Lord of Great Jiang died in Taoyang City, shocking the world.

But before waiting for the uproar from all over the world, more violent news came one after another.The dead Beiyan Wang Zhong performed in the Northern Territory, claiming that he was framed by Baili Nian, and now he wants to restore justice, restore Beiyan, and restore the orthodoxy of the Northern Territory.

Of course, Zhongyan's purpose was not just to kill Baili Nian, he also wanted to restore Beiyan and still confront Qiang Zhuo.After Baili Nian poisoned him, he made a decisive decision and fled Taoyang City to the north.He knew that Sai Jian would not let him go, and he could only be killed if he stayed in Taoyang City.But Sai Jian was really furious, and he was so angry that he sent troops to Jiangyuan Pass to conquer the northern border and kill Zhongyan.

In the Great Jiang Palace in the north, Zhong Yan frowned tightly as he listened to the informant's report from Qingquetang.

"Sai Jian is really going to send troops to the north? Just ignore it like this?" Zhong Yan was quite surprised. He thought that Sai Jian would not let him go, but he didn't expect it to be so intense.Sai Jian is not a person who tramples on other countries wantonly by relying on soldiers and horses, but at this time he looks like a tyrant, and his deeds are quite violent.

The informant said: "Last night, King Qiangzhu set off from Taoyang City and rushed to Jiangyuan Pass with an army of 20. It is estimated that he will be able to join up with the [-] troops of Jiangyuan Pass tonight. Judging by the posture, he must be heading straight to the north after the meeting. .”

Zhong Yan clenched his fists, "Is Sai Jian crazy? Baili Nian is not a good person in the first place, and he has been entrapped more than once. I gave Baili Nian poisoned wine just to obey his wishes. After saving his life, he is so anxious to kill me?"

The informant did not dare to speak nonsense, and Fang Yu behind Zhongyan opened his mouth, but he did not dare to speak nonsense.

Zhong Yan suddenly turned his head to Fang Yu and said, "Did you send someone to tell Sai Jian that the king only wants the northern border, and that the southern border has already returned all Xizhao to Qiang Zhuo. In addition, the king is willing to pay tribute to Qiang Zhuo and offer food every year. Wan Dan, I hope to live together in peace?"

Fang Yu was still frowning, and his face showed embarrassment, "Go back to the king, my subordinates have arranged for envoys to go to Qiangmao, but the envoys were sent back without even seeing King Qiangmao's face. Qiangmao Some people also said...that they only want the king's life."

"Crazy him!" Zhong Yan slammed the mahogany table violently, Fang Yu took two steps back in fright, his face turned pale.Zhong Yan was silent for a long time, his eyes filled with gloom, and he said again: "Fang Yu, continue to send envoys to Qiang Zhuo until he sees Sai Jian and conveys the meaning of this king. In addition..."

Zhongyan raised his head, his eyes flickered coldly, "In addition, send troops to lurk on the hill beside the official road from Jiangyuanguan to the northern border. If Saijian really wants to die, we must not be idle!"

"Send troops—?" Fang Yu frowned even more, and whispered, "Where do you send the soldiers?"

"Didn't Sui Yi rush back from the southern border? Of course he was sent there." Zhong Yan said as a matter of course.But after he finished speaking, he glanced at Fang Yu inadvertently, seeing that the latter seemed to be struggling to speak, he seemed to realize something.Turning around and staring at Fang Yu, he asked, "Did something happen to Sui Yi?"

Fang Yu raised his head, and said submissively: "Go back to the king, after General Sui Yi led the troops back, he said...that King Beiyan was dead and didn't know you, and that Da Jiang was the orthodox one, no...no Beiyan ..." Seeing Zhongyan's face change, Fang Yu said everything in one go: "Sui Yi is making trouble in the front hall at this time, bringing Mo Ying and others, and will not recognize you if you don't see Jiang Yuxi."

"This northern border is Beiyan's northern border, what does Guan Da Jiang Yuxi have to do with it!"

Zhong Yan roared angrily, and was very displeased with Sui Yi leading the riots. Sui Yi is an old man from Beiyan, why did he lead the riots?Zhong Yan was puzzled, but he hated it even more.

Fang Yu opened his mouth and said in a low voice: "Perhaps Baili Nian took the jade seal to order his orthodox identity back then, and there was a widespread rumor in the world that 'the world of those who get the red jade seal' was widely spread, so Sui Yi would not let go of this place. Be willing to obey your orders."

"It's the Red Jade Seal again!"

Zhong Yan's face was full of irritability. When Baili Nian presented the red jade jade seal as a gift, his good throne began to be shaken.Now, after finally planning to kill Baili Nian, he got Beiyan back, but he got stuck on the red jade seal again.There are Chen Bing, a Qiang man outside Jiangyuanguan, and Sui Yi and others inside are not obedient.Zhong Yan was extremely irritable at this time.

He really didn't want to mention the red jade seal, but after thinking about it, he held back his irritability and asked Fang Yu, "Where's the jade seal? Baili Nian definitely didn't take it to Taoyang City with such a big jade seal. The jade seal must still be in the palace, go and search for it." Shuyue Pavilion, I must find the Scarlet Jade Seal for this king!"

Fang Yu seemed to have expected that Zhong Yan would look for Chiyu Yuxi, so he took a sandalwood box from the side by mistake and placed it on the table.

"After hearing that Sui Yi was making trouble in the front hall, my subordinates searched the Shuyue Pavilion on their own initiative. The red jade seal was found, but the dragon horn was missing." Fang Yu opened the sandalwood box, and there was a scarlet jade seal inside. , and as he said, Chiyu Yuxi lacks dragon horns.

A trace of doubt flashed in Zhong Yan's eyes, and then the haze in his eyes became more profound. He asked Fang Yu, "Where's the dragon horn?"

Now Xia Yu really shook his head, "I don't know, I have searched the Shuyue Pavilion several times inside and out, and I also searched the palace, but I couldn't find it."

"The jade seal can't be taken away, but the jade seal's dragon horn is easy to take away." Zhong Yan muttered to himself, always feeling that there was something weird about this matter.But let him say what is wrong, he can't tell clearly.

Zhong Yan was silent for a long time this time, trying to find out some clues from the matter of the dragon horn, but after much deliberation, Baili Nian was already dead, so could he get out of the grave to plot against him?He muttered to himself: "Look at Sai Jian's posture, Baili Nian's people are dead, what else can a dead person do. Now that Sai Jian is fighting Jiangyuan Pass, this king must suppress the country to fight Sai Jian Jian Zhouxuan."

"Fang Yu!" Zhong Yan called out to Fang Yu, "Go and ask Qingquetang to find out where the Chiyu Dragon Horn is? Also, go and arrange for Sui Yi and others, and say that the king will definitely take out the Chiyu Seal!"

Fang Yu: "This subordinate knows."

……

The envoys sent by Zhongyan to Qiangzhu came back again, and Sai Jian still said: "As long as Zhongyan's life is given, unless Zhongyan's life is taken, the northern border will be flattened!" At this moment, Sai Jian is really Losing his mind, he didn't even give himself a way out. This was the first time he was so determined to send troops and take revenge.

Sai Jian suddenly understood Baili Nian's mood.Zhong Yan only killed Bai Li Nian alone, but Sai Jian couldn't bear it.So what about a hundred miles of twist?The entire Jiang royal family was buried in a fire many years ago, so his hatred should be tens of millions of times greater than his own.Before, Sai Jian always said that he understood Baili Nian's desire for revenge, but when it happened to him, he found that he couldn't calm down at all, and he couldn't really understand how heart-piercing Baili Nian was back then.

The two countries did not kill envoys when they were at war, but Saijian saw Zhongyan's envoys, but he only wanted to draw his sword to face each other.Fortunately, Wei Yu, who followed him to Jiangyuan Pass, was still sensible, stopped Sai Jian, and sent the envoy away.The envoy rushed all the way back to the northern border, and when he reported back to Zhong Yan, his feet were still trembling, which showed how fierce Sai Jian's appearance was, which made the envoy so afraid.

Zhong Yan frowned, and asked Fang Yu, "Have you found the Chiyu Dragon Horn?"

If he didn't get the red jade dragon horn, he wouldn't be able to appease Sui Yi and the officials, and if he didn't appease the officials, he wouldn't even have a chance to bargain with Sai Jian.For the current plan, the only way to find the Chiyu Jade Seal is first.

Fang Yu was about to shake his head, when an informant from Qingquetang walked in from outside, whispered something in Fang Yu's ear, Fang Yu's expression changed slightly, and he sent the informant away.

"Your Majesty, we found the Dragon Horn." Fang Yu said.

Zhong Yan was obviously a little impatient, "If you find it, hurry up and bring it here, what are your ink stains!?"

Fang Yu showed embarrassment: "I found it, but I couldn't get it."

"What do you mean?" Zhong Yan was puzzled.

Fang Yu said: "The red jade dragon horn was originally carried by Baili Nian. After he died, Sai Jian was by his side, and no one dared to take it. Later, Sai Jian guarded the corpse for three days and three nights, and finally buried it Xu Baili Nian left a last word before his death, and Sai Jian took his body to Yeling and buried it on the hillside outside the city of Yeling, where he was guarded. Chiyu Longjiao was also buried along with it."

"Long Jiao followed Baili Nian and was buried in Yeling?" Zhong Yan found the point of the words.

Fang Yu nodded, "The news came from Qingquetang's eyeliner in Taoyang City, it's not fake."

Zhong Yan suddenly laughed twice, then stopped laughing suddenly, his eyes were tinged with sternness, "Go and dig the grave! Dig the ground three feet and find me the dragon's horn!"

"..." Fang Yu frowned, and he took a deep look at Zhong Yan, "Your Majesty..."

"Didn't you understand what I said!?" Zhong Yan's tone became cold.

There was a chill in Fang Yu's heart, and he couldn't help taking two steps back, "No, no, listen... I understand, this subordinate will arrange for people to go."

After all, Fang Yu is still the weak bodyguard before. Although he has a long sword and knows martial arts, he is still just a person who likes medical skills and does not like to wield knives and guns.It's just that there is no one available around Zhongyan now, so he can only bite the bullet and stay by Zhongyan's side, even if Zhongyan asked him to dig Baili Nian's grave, he can only send someone there.