lonely king

At the end of the year, the end of the year is sad.

It was the time when every household was preparing new year's goods for the festival, but there were a lot of rumors and rumors in Beiyan Wangcheng. It was considered an idle winter day, and the rumors spread extremely quickly and vividly.

The rumors were spread by Mo Yan.

It was rumored that the young prime minister was killed at a banquet in his own mansion, and it was the people above the banquet who did it. It was the internal disputes within the party that caused the prime minister's tragic death. After all, after so many days of investigation, no suspicious person was found to enter the prime minister's mansion.There is also something convincing about committing crimes inside.

The prime minister and ministers have a party, which has existed since the old prime minister was alive. It has existed for many years, and the internal relationship is complicated. But where there are many people, there must be friction. A successor is a matter of course, but the current prime minister has only served for a short time, and there is no successor.

As soon as the current prime minister died, and there were such rumors among the people, the prime minister's party members were naturally panicked. Speculation and vigilance arose within him, and Xu Changshi was gradually pointed at.

Xu Changshi and the prime minister both learned from the old prime minister. Xu Changshi was a few years older than the prime minister.Now that the prime minister was killed, Xu Changshi would naturally be the first person to be suspected if an insider committed the crime.

What's more, on Yu Wenyang's side, no suspicious person has been found for a long time. Recently, people from other countries have not entered Beiyan, and the murderer must be someone from Beiyan Wangcheng. This suspicion is really getting heavier.

Rumors even reached the palace.

Zhong Yan frowned as he watched the memorials submitted by the ministers.Both the prime minister and Xu Changshi were old ministers, and they were courtiers that his father loved when he was alive. Zhong Yan didn't know much about them, and he couldn't tell if there was anything tricky about them.

"Go to General Xuan Yuwen." Zhong Yan said to the little eunuch.

As soon as Yu Wenyang entered the book collection desk, he saw Zhong Yan with a hesitant face. Yu Wenyang never had to notify when he entered the library desk. Zhong Yan noticed that someone was coming in, and raised his eyes to meet Yu Wenyang's. sink.

Why is Yu Wenyang's eyes so dark, the former bright pupils seem to be gone, the eyes are full of heavy.

"How is the investigation of the Prime Minister's Mansion going?" Zhong Yan asked Yu Wenyang.

Yu Wenyang raised his eyes, "There is no progress yet."

When Yu Wenyang said this, his brows were furrowed tightly, and all his strangeness fell into Zhong Yan's eyes. The two grew up together, how could Zhong Yan not know Yu Wenyang's temper, and he must have some hidden emotions at this time. What are you hiding from yourself.

"Is there anything you can't talk about with the lonely king? Why do you look like this today?"

"Your Majesty, my humble minister..."

Yu Wenyang raised his head and looked at Zhongyan. He really wanted to say what was in his heart, but suddenly another face appeared in his mind, it was Baili Nian's alluring face. Yuanxiao sat for a while, and talked with Baili Nian about the Prime Minister's Mansion. He wanted to tell Zhong Yan the truth, but what Bai Li Nian said lingered in his mind.

Baili Nian once said: "If you frankly tell the king about the matter of the prime minister's mansion at this time, then the king must know that this matter has nothing to do with the prime minister's party. With the king's temperament, he will definitely recommend Xu Changshi as the prime minister. It doesn't matter if one or two prime ministers die, but the prime minister's party will remain in Beiyan Chaogang forever."

"There have always been contradictions within the prime minister's party. The death of the prime minister has made the internal contradictions more clear and obvious. As long as you push a little at this time, you can easily achieve what the general wants, but the general must also understand that this is not an easy one. Chances are, if the prime minister's party cannot be eliminated this time, the party will only become more united after this setback, and it will be very difficult to move them in the future."

"What to do, the general decides."

Yu Wenyang decides, how can he decide! ?

Yu Wenyang frowned tightly, still entangled in his mind, Baili Nian was such a person who gave him a headache and made him hard to refuse, he analyzed the pros and cons, and threw it in front of him to make a choice, while Yu Wenyang He is not someone who can look forward and backward and weigh the pros and cons. He only wants to get what he wants.

"Ai Qing? What is Ai Qing thinking?"

In the study, Zhong Yan looked at Yu Wenyang. Yu Wenyang had been silent for a while, and he didn't know what he was thinking. The recent Yu Wenyang made Zhong Yan feel a little strange.

Yu Wenyang also quickly pulled back his thoughts, he raised his eyes and looked at Zhong Yan, "Weichen...Weichen only thinks about the prime minister's mansion, and there is no progress yet, which disappoints the king."

Zhong Yan saw a trace of guilt in Yu Wenyang's eyes, but he didn't see what Yu Wenyang was guilty of. He thought it was because of Mei's investigation, Zhong Yan patted Yu Wenyang's shoulder lightly.

"The matter of the prime minister's mansion is inherently complicated. Now that the king is watching, there may be civil servants fighting. It's okay if you don't have a clue for a while. It's the Chinese New Year now. There are many things. The matter of the prime minister's mansion can be investigated after the year." , don’t be too anxious, right,”

Zhong Yan turned his head and waved at the little eunuch, the little eunuch understood, and took a long sword with a golden handle and cold light from the inner room.Zhong Yan took it from the eunuch's hand, and he gently stroked the hilt.

"This sword is a birthday gift from the father to the lonely king. You know that the father loves his elder brother more and rarely cares about the lonely king. This sword is the only gift that the lonely king has ever received. Seven years ago, the father Break through Yeling, the capital of Great Jiang, and find this sword in the palace of Great Jiang. This Yuhan golden sword is the sword of Jiang Huan, the former great general Jiang Xiaofeng. With Yuhan golden sword in his hand, he is invincible in the world. Brave general."

Zhong Yan handed Yu Han's golden sword to Yu Wenyang's eyes, "The lonely king will give this sword to you."

"Your Majesty..." Yu Wenyang looked at the Yuhan golden sword, and then raised his eyes to Zhong Yan, "Why do you deserve this sword because you have no merits? This sword, Your Majesty..."

Zhong Yan grabbed Yu Wenyang's hand and put it on the hilt of his sword, "This time is not about meritorious service. Aiqing conquered thousands of miles of land in the Southern Ming Dynasty for Beiyan for me. This military exploit will inevitably be rewarded by the court at the end of the year." As a reward, and this sword is given to Aiqing, it is a gift from a friend to a friend, not a gift from a king to a courtier, can Aiqing understand?"

Yu Wenyang's eyes were even more guilty, with a strange expression, he grabbed Zhong Yan's hand with his backhand, "Your Majesty, the matter of the Prime Minister's Mansion is actually..."

"What happened to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Seeing Yu Wenyang suddenly talking about the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhong Yan suddenly stopped talking, feeling a little puzzled in his heart, and looked at Yu Wenyang inquiringly.

Yu Wenyang tightly gripped the hilt of Yu Han's golden sword, and shook his head after a long while, "It's nothing, my minister thanked the king."

Yu Wenyang finally chose what he wanted and gave up being honest with Zhong Yan.

……

Coming out of the book collection platform, Yu Wenyang's expression was always very ugly. He didn't speak all the way, and the general Sui Yi who was by his side didn't dare to speak. No one dared to provoke Yu Wenyang recently.

As soon as Yu Wenyang entered the General's Mansion, he went directly to Chaoming Court.

Baili Nian just simmered a pot of wine, Yu Wenyang broke in without knocking on the door, grabbed the wine on the table and drank it down in one gulp, his displeasure was not hidden in front of everyone.

Baili Nian looked up at him, and knew what Yu Wenyang's choice was. He didn't tell Zhong Yan the truth, and he wanted to destroy the prime minister's party.Baili Nian didn't speak, and poured him another glass of wine.

"Mr. Baili, this general is unhappy." Yu Wenyang gritted his teeth and said.

Baili Nian looked calm, "Then what else does the general want?"

Yu Wenyang sneered, "What else can this general want now, Mr. has analyzed the pros and cons for me, and planned everything. Now that the arrow is on the line, this general must destroy the prime minister's party, and I will finish this matter no matter how happy I am!"

Bai Lilian nodded, "This matter is under control, and the general will come true in the next year."

"Understood," Yu Wenyang took another drink from his glass, "but this general is still unhappy!"

Yu Wenyang smashed the wine glass on the ground, and now his heart seemed to be filled with lead water, pressing down on his heart, swollen to the point of having a splitting headache, but he couldn't speak out.Turning around, he saw the long brocade box in Sui Yi's hand, and he reached out to take it. It was the Yuhan Golden Sword given to him by Zhong Yan, and it was this sword that blocked his heart.

"The sword that the king bestowed on this general seems to be pierced in the heart. When the prime minister and his party are destroyed, this general must tell the king the whole truth." Yu Wenyang murmured.

As soon as the purple wood brocade box was placed on the table, Baili Nian's eyes flashed a strange look, and he said softly, "General, can I also take a look at the sword in the brocade box?"

Yu Wenyang pushed the brocade box in front of Baili Nian. In fact, he didn't like the sword, and felt ashamed of his trust in Zhongyan.As soon as the purple wood brocade box came in front of Baili Nian, his eyes became turbulent.

Gently opening the brocade box, the Yuhan golden sword really fell into the eyes, it was really the Yuhan golden sword, Baili Nian's heart trembled, and even the eyes darkened a little, and Mo Yan behind Baili Nian was even more so. He stared round his eyes, took a step forward, and couldn't help but want to reach into the brocade box.

Yu Wenyang noticed Mo Yan's strangeness, and he raised his eyes to look at Mo Yan, a little puzzled, but he didn't expect Baili Nian's always rigorous subordinates to be so excited.

"The Yuhan golden sword is the favorite weapon of generals and military strategists. With the Yuhan golden sword, he is invincible in the world. His subordinates like swords, so it's too abrupt." Baili Nian explained for Mo Yan in a very soft voice.He caressed Yu Han's golden sword with his hand, and there was a bit of sadness in his eyes, but Yu Wenyang didn't see it.

Yu Wenyang waved his hand, but he didn't care, "It's just a cold sword, the old thing of Jiang Dajiang, what kind of sword is invincible in the world, the general Jiang Huan who held this sword was defeated and died. The king cherishes this sword, It's just because the former king gave this sword to the king, and the king gave me this sword, it is love, it is trust, but I have failed the trust of the king, and the king should forget it, I don't like it. A three-foot golden sword."

Yu Wenyang likes the seven-foot long sword, but doesn't like the three-foot short sword. Yu Wenyang was injured by the three-foot sword when he was a child, so he doesn't like the three-foot sword since then. Zhong Yan should remember this, and the two learned swords at the same time.

Baili Nian looked at Yu Han's golden sword, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He lightly touched the sword with his finger, and said in a normal tone, "Your son's nectar is the other's arsenic. The king's gift of the sword is friendship, and friendship is not the gift. I have heard of the Yuhan Golden Sword before, and I like it very much, can you please leave this sword with me, and watch it for a few days?"

Yu Wenyang was stunned for a moment, he turned his head to look at Baili Nian, Baili Nian had never made a request to him before, nor did he have anything to ask for, but today it is strange that he actually moved his mind on the Yuhan Golden Sword.

"Mr. Baili has always been pure and ascetic, and he doesn't like to dance with knives and guns. Why do you have a special liking for this sword?" Yu Wenyang was really puzzled. Something caught his eye.

"I just heard that the Yuhan Golden Sword belongs to General Jiang Jianghuan. I just want to see how mighty the sword of General Changsheng is. The Yuhan Golden Sword is unparalleled in the world. If you get it, you will be invincible in the world."

Baili Nian's face was calm, but there was no change in expression. Yu Wenyang looked at it for a while but didn't see any clues. He turned his eyes back to Yu Han's golden sword.

"If you like the golden sword, this general will give you all the golden swords in the general's mansion, but this Yuhan golden sword is a gift from the king. Even if I don't like it, I can't betray the king's friendship."

Yu Wenyang grabbed the Yuhan golden sword. If the sword hadn't come from the king, Yu Wenyang would have given it to Baili Nian, but this sword was given by Zhong Yan, so it was unusual and had additional meaning.

"I'm sorry sir, if you want something else, I will give it to you with both hands." Yu Wenyang stroked Baili Nian's shoulder, the apology in his eyes was real.

"It's just a whim, the general doesn't have to worry about it." Baili Nian glanced at the Yuhan golden sword, his expression unchanged.