lonely king

The directions of Beiyan and Qiangma are completely different, one goes north and the other goes west after leaving Wangcheng, and Baili Nian and Yuwenyang part at the gazebo.Yu Wenyang watched the white figure disappear into the woods, he sighed softly.

"The words that should be said still cannot be said."

In fact, he came here to meet Baili Nian, hoping that he would go with him to Beiyan, but when he saw this person, he couldn't say the invitation, so he could only let him leave.Yu Wenyang knew in his heart that he couldn't persuade Baili Nian, and there was nothing he could use to persuade him, although in his opinion, Baili Nian was the person he treated the most wholeheartedly except for the king.

However, he didn't understand Baili Nian's thoughts.

Baili Nian's carriage ran west all the way, Wei Yu was driving in front, and he was very happy when he returned to Qiang Zhuo. He was always afraid that he would not be able to take the person Sai Jian handed over to him, so he felt relieved now.

"Nanming's situation, we must pay more attention to it, and we must not slack off."

In the carriage, Baili Nian said to Mo Yan that Nan Ming had someone he had already placed on his side, and Mo Yan had been watching over him all the time.

"My lord, don't worry, I know that this is a special period, and the people below are all watching closely."

Baililian nodded, and he turned his head to look at the lush woods outside the carriage, the world was about to be chaotic.

……

During a few days' journey, the weather suddenly turned cold these few days, Wei Yu drove very fast, and Baili Nian's health was better than before, so he rushed back to Qiangzhu in one go.

It was only half a month, and Sai Jian was already extremely impatient, so he sent many people to watch at the intersection of the official road at the foot of Cangyu Mountain.

Baili Nian's carriage had just appeared by the side of Cangyu Mountain, when a black shadow fell from the halfway up the hillside. When Wei Yu, who was driving the carriage, noticed it, the figure had already entered the carriage. Mo Yan was still vigilant and drew his long sword to protect him. In front of Baili Nian, but this figure also grabbed Baili Nian's hand at the same time.

"Nian'er, you're back." Sai Jian smiled brightly, his eyes only fixed on Baili Nian's face.

Baili Nian was slightly startled, and glanced outside the carriage, "Your Majesty is not in the palace, why did you jump down from the hillside without anyone with you?"

"The king can't stay in the palace, and Nian'er is not in the palace. It's so boring, so the king came to pick up Nian'er alone. Unexpectedly, the king really waited for him!"

Sai Jian smiled innocently, like a child waiting for his relatives to return, Baili Nian couldn't say anything to blame.Outside the carriage was the foot of Cangyu Mountain, and he didn't see anyone else. Sai Jian's sudden appearance really surprised him, but thinking about Sai Jian's temperament, he understood. How could he ever be a competent king who followed etiquette?

Baili Nian took a long breath, "I will definitely come back, Your Majesty doesn't need to be so anxious."

"How can this king not be in a hurry, this king is so anxious that his beard grows." Sai Jian raised the corners of his eyes.

Baili Nian looked at Sai Jian's face, but no, his beard has grown a lot, and he is becoming more and more scruffy like a savage.

"The king should also tidy up his appearance, after all, he is also the king of a country."

Sai Jian looked down at himself, his clothes were really messed up, and his hanging hair was also a little messy. The grassland boy was used to being unrestrained and unrestrained, and never paid attention to his own appearance. He felt a little embarrassed when he was mentioned by Baili Nian .

"Eh... I will tidy up when I get back. Nier thinks it's inappropriate, I must pay attention to it!" Sai Jian scratched his head and laughed like a fool.

Baili Nian lowered his eyes and shook his head helplessly. Compared with Gongsun Zhi and Yue Ming, Sai Jian did lack the stability and politeness of a king. He was too impetuous and unruly, but he also had a heart of sincerity.

This innocent and sincere heart is a precious thing in this troubled world.After all, Sai Jian is different from Gongsun Zhiyue and Jing Zhongyan. They are the kings who want to fight for the power of the world, but Sai Jian is not. The sword is the head of a family hunting horse races with soldiers.

"Nian'er is going to Nanming, she seems to have lost some weight, are you tired on the way?"

The carriage entered the palace and stopped in front of Wangshu Pavilion. Sai Jian helped Baili Nian get off the carriage and walked to Wangshu Pavilion together.

"Fortunately, the carriage is tired, so it must be a bit hard." Baili Nian said lightly.

"This king just said, why go to Nanming, the Nanming king's establishment of an heir is his own business, and has something to do with me, Qiang Zhu!" Sai Jian waved his hand, still complaining about Baili Nian's going to Nanming.

"Going to Nanming now, I talked to Nanming's doctor Zhang You about Qiang Zhuo. Nanming is willing to make friends with all countries. I also expressed my friendship on behalf of the king. The king of Nanming also returned the gift. It is not the same to befriend the powerful countries in the Central Plains. This is a bad thing, all the countries have sent envoys to go, and Qiang Zhuo naturally cannot be left behind."

Sai Jian knew that what Baili Nian said made sense, but he still had an unhappy expression on his face. He stroked Baili Nian's face, "It's such a long journey to Nanming, Nian'er is tired."

"Because of being taken care of by the king for a long time, I am naturally willing to contribute to the king." Baili Nian said lightly.

Sai Jian was happy to hear these words, and the displeasure on his face disappeared. He raised the corners of his lips, and pulled Baili Nian to the top of the attic, "Nian'er, I like to hear this!"

Baili Nian walked up with Sai Jian, looked up at him, and smiled faintly.

Although Sai Jian didn't want Baili Nian to go to Nanming, but he was very interested in the affairs of the Central Plains, so he stayed in Wangshu Pavilion that night, listening to Baili Nian's interesting stories about the humanities in the southern region, and it was rare for Baili Nian to not be cold Facing each other, they told Sai Jian very eagerly.

Sai Jian was a bit surprised, looking at Baili Nian's face, "Nian'er, why does this king feel that you are not so indifferent to this king when you come back this time?"

A smile appeared on Baili Nian's face, "Your Majesty, don't you like it?"

"I like it!" Sai Jian said quickly, leaning on Baili Nian, "It's just that this king is a little surprised."

Baili Nian seldom followed him like this, seldom talked to him so much, and even seldom smiled so gently. Most of them had a cold face, so Sai Jian was naturally a little surprised.

"Maybe it won't be long, and the day of talking with the king at night will be gone." Baili's eyes darkened, and he couldn't bear to look at Sai Jian's face full of pride and simplicity.

Sai Jian frowned, "What does Nian'er mean by that? After all, this king is also the king of Qiangma, and I have hundreds of thousands of mercenaries under him. I will definitely protect you for the rest of my life. Nian'er just lives here in Wangshu Pavilion." , this king has been talking with you at night by candlelight."

Sai Jian covered Baili Nian's hand, these words are not empty words, Qiang Zhu is located on the west side of Cangyu Mountain, and it has been around for a hundred years, the Central Plains doesn't know what Qiang Zhu is like, it is just a small country, but Baili Nian knows, Qiang Although Hao is not as good as Beiyan and Nanming, his soldiers are strong and his horses are strong, and his soldiers are exceptionally brave and good at fighting. Sai Jian's words of protecting him are not empty words.

Baili Nian nodded, "Okay."

There was just a strange flash in his eyes, although he agreed, but looking at Baili Nian, Sai Jian always felt that he did not agree to him, and also seemed to feel that such a peaceful life would not last long.

It is rare for Sai Jian, who has always been unrestrained and unrestrained, to feel this way, but he never expected that his rare worry would actually come true.

Not long after Baili Nian came back from Nanming, a piece of news from Nanming came to Qiang Zhu, and it was not from Baili Nian's own cronies, but the news exploded, and everyone knew it, even Sai Jian heard the news.

King Xizhao, who was a hostage in Nanming, died suddenly after the celebration of King Nanming's heir establishment!

This news spread like wildfire, and everyone in the world knows that King Xizhao is not an ordinary person after all, but the king of a country. It caused a lot of discussion, and Nanming became the target of public criticism.

At this time, Nanming Palace was also in chaos.

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Nanming Palace, study room.

Gongsun Zhi slapped the desk violently, and glared at Zhang You in the hall, with a very bad expression on his face.

"Why did King Xizhao die suddenly! Didn't this king tell you to take good care of Hengyuan? How did you entrust such an important matter to you! With the death of King Xizhao, can this king still be able to hold that kid Yueying?" !"

Zhang You knelt down immediately. After he got the news, he felt bad. King Xizhao was an inevitable existence that maintained the peaceful relationship between Xizhao and Nanming. Once King Xizhao died, Xizhao might have a suspicion and fight.Zhang You rushed to the palace immediately, although Long Yan was furious, but he still remained calm.

"Going back to the king, I went to Hengyuan immediately when I got the news. The person is dead, there is no possibility of being rescued, and the death is also strange. It doesn't seem to be a serious illness, but it seems to be poisoned. It should be someone deliberately In other words, the humble minister was negligent."

King Xizhao stayed in Hengyuan for nearly seven years without any accidents. Zhang You didn't expect that someone would attack King Xizhao suddenly.

"Poisoning?!" Gongsun Zhi clenched his fist and slammed it on the table, "Someone dares to play tricks under the eyes of this king! If you touch King Xi Zhao, wouldn't this destroy the king's restraint on Xi Zhao!"

"What kind of poison was it planted? Can anyone be found suspicious?" Gongsun Zhi stared at Zhang You.

Zhang You pursed his lips tightly, and shook his head, "I have sent dozens of doctors to look at the corpse, and I even asked the folk poison doctors who know poison techniques, but they didn't find out what kind of poison it was, it's just that I am incompetent." , can't find any poison, and can't find anyone suspicious."

Gongsun Zhi frowned, grabbed the memorial on the table, and smashed it on Zhang You's head, "Trash!"

Zhang You lowered his head and knelt on the ground, his expression was also very bad. The death of this person was strange, and the poison was also strange. The person who poisoned him did not show his traces, Zhang You really had no choice.

"This humble minister is incompetent and willing to be punished. However, according to the poison doctor, this kind of poison has never appeared in Nanming. Absolutely no one in Nanming understands this poison. It should be the poison brought by outsiders. The person who poisoned Are they from other countries? During the celebration of the establishment of the heir, countless people from other countries came to Nanming, did some people sneak into Nanming and poison King Xizhao?"

Gongsun Zhi looked at Zhang You, he pursed his lips, Zhang You's words were also considered by Gongsun Zhi, he frowned.

"There are indeed countless people from other countries who came to Nanming, but there are only a few who are targeting Nanming!" Gongsun Zhi narrowed his eyes, "Perhaps Yu Wenyang from Beiyan has been to Hengyuan, or been close to Hengyuan?"

Once King Xizhao died, there would be nothing to restrain Xizhao. Xizhao would no longer obey Nanming's control. This was a good thing for Beiyan. Of course, Gongsun Zhi was the first to suspect his old opponent, Beiyan!

Zhang You: "It's not Yu Wenyang. Yu Wenyang is a member of Beiyan. We have sent people to keep an eye on his whereabouts in Nanming. He is the last one to come to Nanming, and the first one to leave Nanming. He stays in Nanming for the shortest time. , are under surveillance, he has never been near the Hengyuan, nor has he sent anyone to the Hengyuan."

Gongsun Zhi gritted his teeth, the color of his eyes became much darker, a bit sinister, "Then what about Yue Yu?"

"Yue Ming?" Zhang You was taken aback for a moment, but Gongsun Zhi would suspect Yue Ming, "King Xi Zhao is Yue Ming's father, he will definitely not attack King Xi Zhao."

But Gongsun Zhi snorted coldly, his eyes were extremely gloomy, "If it is for the throne, in order not to be hijacked, there is nothing you can't do. As a monarch, you can't have the excuse to be controlled by others. Only by being cruel can you secure the throne! For six or seven years, the ruthlessness of the king is not necessarily absent."

Zhang You was stunned in the hall, he raised his eyes to look at Gongsun Zhi who was standing in front of him, suddenly he didn't know this person, he always treated me gently, and invited the world's talents, Gongsun Zhi, why would he act like this Jun Zhice, do you have such a scheming plan to control the world?Zhang You couldn't help being speechless.

"This king is asking you something! Yue Ming may have been to Hengyuan!" Gongsun Zhi glared at Zhang You when he saw that Zhang You didn't reply for a long time.

"Back... back to the king, the young master Xizhao came to Nanming, and the minister also sent someone to watch him. On that day, he begged the king to allow him to visit his father in the Hengyuan. The king didn't agree, so he left in a hurry. Nanming, but he still has a sense of proportion. He didn't go to Hengyuan without authorization. It can be seen that he still kept the bottom line in his heart, and he didn't want to tear up his face with Nanming. Weichen also talked with the young master Xizhao in private. He respects King Xizhao very much. , it’s really not possible to do such a thing as killing one’s father.”

Murdering his father for the sake of power, such a thing is too devoid of conscience in Zhang You's view. Although he has only met Yue Ying a few times, he absolutely refuses to believe that Yue Ying will do such a thing.

And Gongsun Zhi glanced at Zhang You, his eyes were a little cold, "You and Yueying have only met a few times, so you protect him like this, Aiqing, don't be too kind when looking at people. You think it is so simple. What does it mean to destroy conscience? If you want to save the world for the king, you must not be too merciful!"

Gongsun Zhi didn't think there was anything wrong with killing his father at all. If he was the young master of Xizhao, Yue Ming, in order not to be controlled by Nanming, he would definitely send someone to kill King Xizhao, so what if he was his biological father!

Zhang You didn't hear the words in Gongsun Zhi's heart, otherwise he would be even more astonished. Now his brows are also frowning. He doesn't agree with Gongsun Zhi's words, but he can't refute them. After all, Gongsun Zhi is the king of Nanming, and Zhang You is just Just a courtier, what qualifications does he have to talk about the way of being a king.

However, he still explained a few words for Yue Wei.

"Your Majesty, during the celebration, the people I sent to watch Young Master Xizhao did not see him go to Hengyuan, and he came to Nanming with Baili Nian and left early, so there should be no time to attack. "

"His people haven't been to Hengyuan?" Gongsun Zhi still had doubts.

Zhang You: "Young Master Xizhao didn't bring many subordinates, and they were all watching, so he didn't go to Hengyuan."

"Didn't go to Hengyuan?" Gongsun Zhi frowned tightly. The two people he doubted the most had no chance to go to Hengyuan. Hengyuan is all his people and has no contact with outsiders. Who could it be?

"Just now you said Baili Nian? Has he done anything wrong in Nanming?" Gongsun Zhi asked Zhang You.

When Baili Nian was mentioned, Zhang You shook his head immediately, and couldn't help but sighed bitterly in his heart. The king was too suspicious, how could he suspect Baili Nian.

"Mr. Baili came here this time as an envoy of Qiang Zhuo. Qiang Zhuo is just a small border country. Mr. Baili just wants to find a place to live, and has no intention of participating in the world war. If it's too late, why would you come to Nanming to stir up the situation?"

"It's impossible to be Mr. Baili." Zhang You shook his head.

Gongsun Zhi raised his eyebrows, "You are right, what is Qiang Zhuo, this king shouldn't be suspicious of Qiang Zhuo, but Baili Nian, this king is a little unclear, so I suspect him a little more."

Ever since seeing Baili Nian, Gongsun Zhi always felt that there was something hidden about him. This person didn't seem like a leisurely person, but he couldn't tell why he had stirred up the situation, and Gongsun Zhi couldn't figure it out.

"No matter what, the death of King Xizhao must be investigated to the end by this king! This matter is so important that Xizhao and the world will ask this king to give an explanation. This king can't leave Xizhao with something to say, and I can't let the people in the world chew their tongues."

Speaking of this, Gongsun Zhi's face became even more gloomy! "Also, this just happened, why is the news spread so widely!"

It has not been two days since the death of King Xizhao in Hengyuan, not only the Nanming King City has already spread the news, but also all countries in the world have got the news, which is too strange!

Zhang You took a deep breath, and also showed a sad face, "It must be the work of the poisoner. First, he poisoned without leaving a trace, and then spread the news to everyone. With such a strategy and means, and can Doing things so tight, it can be seen that he is not an easy person to deal with."

Zhang You was deeply worried about whether he could find this person. After all, he couldn't even find out what kind of poison he had injected. It would be impossible to track down the person who planned this matter. There is such a scheming in the world. Man, he really is a frog in a well.

Gongsun Zhi also frowned, daring to play tricks under his nose without leaving any traces, it really embarrassed him enough, he couldn't swallow it!