lonely king

Xizhao and Beiyan attacked and pinched Nanming, and Beiyan Yuwenyang captured more than a dozen cities, while Xizhao Yueying fought fiercely with Nanming, unable to advance or retreat.

At a time when the war in the western region was particularly tense, the Qiangzhu Kingdom, which was hiding in the north of Cangyu Mountain, suddenly sent troops to Nanming, captured seven cities in Nanming within three days, took down the information hub that Nanming set up in the western region, and even mastered the western region traffic fortress.

Qiang Zhuo sent troops to attack Nanming and shocked the Central Plains. No country, big or small, knew that there was such a powerful country behind Cangyu Mountain, a small country with little reputation, but within a few days it became the object of negotiation among students and advisers from all over the world. Qiang Zhuo finally appeared in the Central Plains before the eyes of all countries.

This trip was led by Sai Jian himself, accompanied by Baili Nian, and he was stationed in Taoyang City within five days. Taoyang City is located in the middle of Beiyan, Nanming and Xizhao. All official roads have to pass through Taoyang, and to the west is Cang Yushan, this city is a traffic fortress.

In Taoyang City, there is a high pavilion called Gaoming Terrace, Baili Nian is sitting under the west window of Gaoming Terrace, and opposite him is a man who plays chess with him. It was the elder who was the most chattering in Sai Jian's mouth.

Baili Nian dropped a white ball, and he raised his eyes to look at the eldest son, although he often heard Sai Jian talking about it, in fact, Baili Nian had never seen this elder before, he thought it was a white-haired old man, In fact, Dashu was only in his thirties, and he was only ten years older than Sai Jian before he reached the age of forty.

"Mr. Baili's chess skills are really superb, and I lost."

Da Shuchang dropped the sunspot in his hand, but it was not the end yet, but he had already seen his own defeat.

"Accepted." Baili Nian said indifferently, not showing any respect because of his status as the elder, and remained indifferent as usual, picking up the black and white pieces on the chessboard.

Da Shuchang looked at the man who picked up chess pieces with low eyes in front of him, he was not as sycophantic as he imagined, but a little more cold, but Da Shuchang also had to admit that this person's face was magnificent enough to Make all the flowers in the world eclipse.

"The world's number one clever Nanlin magic machine, people like rumors, really have the color of the world, no wonder bewitched the king, came to the Central Plains."

Dashuchang's eyes were not friendly. He was displeased when he heard that Sai Jian had hidden a man from the south in Wangshuge, but now he only looked at his face, and Dashuchang was even more worried.He wasn't surprised that the court's wealthy family had a good manly style, let alone Baili Nian's face.

After Baili listened to his words, he chuckled lightly, his expression was slightly cold, "You can say what you want to say."

"What are you going to do when you come to Qiangzhu? What do you want to get from the king? What kind of plan do you have in mind when you stay with the king?!"

Dashu's long tone was cold and harsh, and he asked very directly.He didn't believe that Sai Jian put this person in Wangshu Pavilion and cared for him in every possible way.

Baili Nian put down the white piece in his hand, raised his eyes to look at Da Shuchang, his eyes darkened slightly, "Qiang Zhuo is only a small country on one side of the border, and King Qiang Zhuo has never entered the Central Plains, what can I get from him?"

Baili Nian said this more directly, with endless arrogance and indifference in his bones, as if Sai Jian and Qiang Zhuo were not worth mentioning in his eyes.

"Hundred miles twist!"

Da Shuchang slapped the chessboard suddenly, he definitely did not expect Baili Nian to be in such a posture.

"Baili Nian! Don't think that because the king is protecting you, you can disrespect your elders."

"There is no respect for the elders..." Baili Nian murmured these words, "If the eldest son came here specially to teach me respect, then please go back, I have always been rude and righteous, and I can't teach you Will."

Baili Nian stood up, the west window of the Gaoming Terrace was open, and a cool breeze blew by, causing Baili Nian's white gauze to flutter gently, his face was pale and infinitely cold.

"Baili Nian! I just want to remind you," the chief was furious, and suddenly stood up, "If you want to cling to the king and have glory and wealth, I have no objection. If you are a fortune-telling magician, Yise bewitched the king to involve the world, and I will never let you stay by the king's side!"

Ever since Sai Jian came to the throne, the Great Master thought that he would inherit the title of the Great Master. He must not let people from other countries who don't know their origins stir up the situation in Qiangma!

Baili Nian looked back at the chief, "If the chief is so worried, then you shouldn't agree to the king sending troops to Nanming to station in Taoyang. Don't you know it's my idea?"

It was Baili Nian's idea for Sai Jian to send troops to Nanming, and after discussing with the chief minister, Sai Jian dispatched troops to broaden the official roads of Fang Yushan and enter the Central Plains, and the chief minister also agreed with this move. agree.

But it was precisely because Baili Nian came up with this idea that Dashu Zhang came to Gaomingtai to see Baili Nian. He wanted to know what kind of person he was, who had such a vision and courage to look at the situation in the world. People, with a little beating and beating, can naturally be reused in Chao Gang.

But this Baili Nian, on the one hand, does not want to be an official in the court, and on the other hand, he doesn't care about Qiang Zhu's affairs, but only entangles Sai Jian. The elder is really worried about this person's mind, what is his intention?

"You!...you are fine!"

Da Shuchang shook his sleeves violently, turned his head and walked away. He wanted to beat Baili Nian, but he didn't expect to be so angry.

But how can Baili Nian be someone that the elders can beat.

Baili Nian lowered his eyes and glanced at the chessboard, not paying attention to the game with Da Shuchang, "Mo Yan, is there any change in Nanming?"

Today's Baili Nian only spends his time on the war in the Central Plains.

The Three Kingdoms besieged Nanming, with Yu Wenyang in the north attacking all the way, and Yue Wei in the west biting tightly. As soon as Saijian entered Nanming, he took down ten cities, and he was about to support Xizhao. If Qiangzhao and Xizhao joined forces, Gongsun Zhi must not be able to cope with this battlefield in the western region.

Mo Yan: "Return to the Lord, the King of Nanming has been unable to hold his ground, and has been furious for several days. He sent the last batch of imperial guards to the western border. I am afraid that he will attack Qiang Zhuo soon and want to take back Taoyang City. "

"How many Imperial Guards have been reinforced?" Baili Nian asked.

Mo Yan chuckled, "One hundred thousand."

Baili Nian also frowned, "There are only [-] imperial guards, it seems that Gongsun Zhizhi doesn't have many usable horses."

Mo Yan nodded, with a sneer on his lips, "Nanlin, which is known as the blessing of a million troops, has 50 troops dragged by Yue Wei, and 30 imperial guards have been beaten to pieces by Yu Wenyang. Now there are less than ten troops guarding the Nanming King City. Wan, what other troops and horses does King Nanming have to send into Taoyang?"

Nanming's failure has already been revealed. He didn't understand it when he was playing chess for hundreds of miles, but now he understands it clearly. It can be seen that Nanming has no room for maneuver.

But Baili Nian was not so relaxed. He squeezed the chess piece in his hand, his eyes deepened, "Where's Zhang You?"

"Zhang You?" Mo Yan was a little surprised, why did Baili Nian ask Zhang You again, but fortunately, there was an eyeliner staring at Zhang You's mansion.

"When Qiang Hao captured Tao Yang, Zhang You was in a hurry and entered the palace at night. It seemed that he was asking to see King Nanming. He waited all night in front of King Nanming's bedroom and met Gongsun Zhi the next day. However, the two did not reach an agreement. , Gongsun Zhi drove Zhang You out of the palace. The people below also heard Zhang You yelling in front of the palace gate, and they made a fuss all day."

"What's he calling?" Baili Nian raised his eyes and looked at Mo Yan.

Mo Yan frowned and thought for a while, "It seems that he is talking about General Cao, and he should be pleading for a general, but Gongsun Zhi didn't agree."

Baili Nian understood it in his heart, he pursed his thin lips slightly, his eyes were a little sad, "Gongsun Zhi is so suspicious, how could he use the Cao family again? However, he followed the wrong person."

He and Zhang You met for the first time. Three years ago, he was playing chess and painting in the bamboo pavilion in Nanlin, and talking about the situation in the world. Baili Nian tried to keep him, but Zhang You insisted on going with Gongsun Zhi.

Once a decision is made, the road ahead is different.

Baili Nian was sitting under the west window of Gaoming Terrace in Taoyang City, looking at the starry sky outside, and asked Mo Yan to take his Vermilion Bird jade brush and paint with it, but his face was a little paler and his mood was dull.

When Sai Jian entered Gaoming Terrace, he saw Baili Nian Xingying alone, a man in white clothes, holding a vermilion bird jade brush, standing under the west window painting, the cool breeze blew by, he was so thin and so thin. picturesque.

Sai Jian walked a few steps behind Baili Nian, "What is Nian drawing?"

Sai Jian's chin rested on Baili Nian's shoulder, and his eyes fell from his ear to the painting on the table. Baili Nian drew another picture of mountains and rivers, and he seemed to like drawing thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.

"The king's armor has hit me." Baili Nian frowned, showing displeasure.

"Huh? Armor?"

Sai Jian immediately took a step back, looked down at his chest, and realized that he was still wearing armor. He scratched his head, "I just came over from the barracks and forgot that I was still wearing armor. Did I hurt you?"

While looking at Baili Nian's back, Sai Jian took off his armor neatly, and leaned towards Baili Nian in only a single shirt.

"Isn't it so hard?"

Sai Jian leaned on Baili Nian's back, put his chin on his shoulder, put one hand on his waist, and watched Baili Nian painting.Baili Nian's face was a little ugly, he put down the Zhuque jade pen in his hand, the painting was not yet finished.

"Your Majesty has been fighting for several days and is tired. Go back and rest." Baili Nian said indifferently as he pushed Sai Jian away.

Sai Jian frowned, he half bowed his waist, his head was lower than Baili Nian's jaw, and then raised his head to look at Baili Nian from below, "Nian'er, you...are you unhappy?"

Today's Sai Jian can already catch Baili Nian's subtle emotional changes, and he is no longer as reckless as when he first saw him.Baili Nian looked down at Sai Jian's eyes with a calm expression.

"I'm tired, and so is the king. In a few days, Nanming will have military support to attack Tao Yang. Your lord, let's make preparations."

Sai Jian looked at Baili Nian who turned and went away, his brows were tightly frowned, his eyes rolled, and he remembered something, and followed behind Baili Nian again.

"I heard that the chief minister came to Gao Mingtai today, but what did the chief minister say that made Nian'er unhappy?"

Sai Jian grabbed Baili Nian's sleeve white gauze, and quickly explained, "The elder Dashu always likes to worry about nothing, and he always rambles about everything, if you say something that makes Nian'er unhappy, Nian'er don't go there. Just put it in your ear, and this king listens to the words of the elder, and it goes in the left ear and out the right ear."

"Nian'er, don't be angry." Sai Jian had a rascal smile on his face, he held on to Baili Nian's sleeve, and even wrapped it around his wrist, looking skinny and shameless.

Baili Yan glanced back at him, the color of his eyes gradually darkened, and the bottom of his eyes was cold.

"Your Majesty, you have already left Cangyu Mountain, and you are no longer the idle king of the vast grassland, and Qiang Zhuo is no longer a small border country that no one knows about. Do you think life is as easy as before? Now Qiang Zhuo has an army of 30 Stationed in Taoyang City, all countries in the world are staring at Taoyang City, there will be reinforcements in Nanming soon, and the surrounding small countries are also ready to move, and at this time you are still tugging on my sleeve, talking smartly."

"What do you take yourself for? What do you take me for?"

Baili Nian has never been someone for him to entertain, he doesn't care if the elder called him a sexist, but he absolutely has no energy to entangle with Sai Jian, the situation in the world is not yet clear, and the war in Nanming is just the beginning, he wants to There are too many things to do.

"Nian'er..."

Sai Jian was a little at a loss, he didn't expect Baili Nian to be so indifferent, and the hand holding his sleeve slowly slipped down.

"Didn't Nian'er tell you about Cangyu Mountain, as long as you occupy Taoyang City...?"

"It's easier to conquer the country than it is to defend it. Qiang has already appeared in the eyes of the world. All countries, large and small, will be staring at Taoyang City. Do you think you can defeat Taoyang City? Can you defend Taoyang?"

Baili Nian suddenly pulled a map on the table, pointed to several small countries in the north of Taoyang City, "This, this, this! These small countries, they are staring at Tao Yang now, maybe this Gao Ming There are already eyeliners outside the stage. Before Taoyang was the city of Nanming, these small countries did not dare to offend Nanming, but what are you, Qiangzhu, in the eyes of the Central Plains? Taoyang fell into your hands, and they did not fight over each other. Come and snatch it!"

"Your Majesty! See your situation clearly!" Baili Nian suddenly threw away the map with a cold and stern tone.

If Saijian was still like what he was in the Qiangma Grassland, Taoyang City would not be able to defend at all, and the Qiangma that suddenly appeared in the Central Plains would soon disappear without a trace.

Sai Jian froze on the spot, stretched out his hand to pull Baili Nian, but his hand stopped in mid-air, he looked at Baili Nian, feeling cheated.

"Before entering the Central Plains, Nian'er never said that there are so many troubles. Since it is so dangerous, why...why does Nian'er want me to take down Tao Yang?"

"Your Majesty regretted it?" Baili Nian raised his eyes and looked at Sai Jian with a slightly cold look.

"It's not regret, it's just..." Sai Jian was speechless, "It's just that the king doesn't know why Nian'er did this, why he wanted me to capture Taoyang City...Nian'er, what do you want to do..."

The handsome man in white clothes in front of him does not seem to be the idle literati in Sai Jian's imagination. He seems to have something to do, but what about himself?What role does he play for him?

Sai Jian didn't know this.

"It doesn't matter what I want to do. The important thing now is to guard Tao Yang. I will wholeheartedly plan for the king and Qiang Zhuo, so that Qiang Zhuo can have a place in the Central Plains. If the king wants to gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains, he must listen to me." Yes, but don't worry, I won't harm you, and I won't harm Qiang Zhu either."

This is the only promise Baili Nian can make to Sai Jian and Qiang Zhuo. After all, Qiang Zhuo is not the three powerful princes who captured Dajiang back then, nor did he get involved in Yeling.

"Nian'er, you... do you want me to fight for the world?" Sai Jian looked at Baili Nian with deep eyes.

"What is fighting? Why not fighting? If the king wants to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, he will have to fight. If the king only wants to stay in the Qiangmao grassland to hunt and race horses, he can return to the court immediately. Qiangmao is not the only one in the vast world. I will look for a country that is willing to establish a foothold in the Central Plains to assist its master."

Baili Nian's meaning couldn't be more obvious. He wants a king, a country that can defend Tao Yang and wants to gain a foothold in the Central Plains. If Sai Jian is unwilling, he will leave him.

"Twister!"

Sai Jian suddenly grabbed his hand, "I won't let you go!"

"Then you pick up your armor and defend Tao Yang first, tonight may not be a safe night!"

Baili Nian shook off Sai Jian's hand, his subordinates had already investigated, there were already a few soldiers and horses arranged by Xiaoguo lurking in the hills beside the city of Taoyang, and they would attack the city at some point, even tonight Not stable.

"Okay! This king will guard Tao Yang!"

Sai Jian clenched his fists, picked up the armor on the ground and walked out, also with a bit of anger, he walked briskly, with a very complicated mood, the joy of taking Tao Yang was washed away long ago, his heart was full of entanglements, Unable to understand, but also unwilling to be helpless, belief and disbelief are in the game.

In Baili Nian's mind, he is nothing at all, Sai Jian thought, and his face became even more ugly.

Walking out of the Gaoming Terrace, Wei Yu was waiting for Sai Jian, seeing him coming out frowning, his heart was full of doubts, he was smiling before entering the door, why would he frown and frown when he went out.

"Wei Yu!"

Sai Jian suddenly stopped in his tracks, "From now on, you will keep an eye on Baili Nian in secret, and inform this king of any of his actions! And that Mo Yan under him, I want to know his whereabouts too!"

Mo Yan is Baili Nian's hands and eyes, all news from Baili Nian will pass through Mo Yan, this person Sai Jian has long been somewhat suspicious.

"Your subordinates obey!" Although Wei Yu was puzzled, he still complied.

Sai Jian looked back at Gao Mingtai, and there was a white shadow there. He thought he would catch him, but now he realized that he was simply a white pigeon that could fly away from him at any time.He was a little dazed just now, but now that Baili Nian speaks well tonight, his tone is good, his words are full of arrogance, he doesn't really take himself seriously.

Sai Jian flicked his sleeve suddenly, angry and unwilling.

Turning his head and walking a few steps, Sai Jian stopped again, yelled as if venting his anger, raised his foot and kicked the flower pot, and smashed it hard on the willow tree trunk with clenched fists, blood oozing from the back of his hand.

"My lord, what are you doing!"

Wei Yu frowned and hurried forward, but Sai Jian shook his hand away.

"Wei Yu," Sai Jian's voice faded, a little helpless and compromised.

Wei Yu: "Your Majesty, your subordinates are here."

Sai Jian lowered his head, "Pretend you didn't hear what this king said to you just now, don't follow Nian'er, Nian'er...he said that he planned wholeheartedly for this king and Qiang Zhu..., this king You can’t be so distrustful and wary of him.”

Wei Yu froze on the spot, he didn't quite understand what Sai Jian meant, and he didn't quite understand Sai Jian's entanglement at this time, he just felt that he was not feeling well now, and his face was very ugly.

"Your subordinate understands, but please don't... don't worry too much." Wei Yu has never seen Sai Jian like this. Is this still the king of the grassland who is wanton and free.

Sai Jian was still holding his hand on the tree trunk, he slowly raised his head, and looked at the clear night sky, the night sky was very clear and bright stars could be seen, but Sai Jian's eyes were much darker.

"Wei Yu, this Central Plains is completely different from what I imagined..."