lonely king

Nanming Kingdom, King Nanming's study.

Gongsun Zhi looked at the secret letter from the north, and frowned tightly. The secret letter said that all the eyeliners that Gongsun Zhi had planted in Beiyan's royal city were pulled out, and all the courtiers who had contact with Beiyan were also investigated. One by one, their homes were confiscated and imprisoned, and all of them were pulled out in front of the few Beiyan left.

Gongsun Zhi frowned, and handed the secret letter to Zhang You next to him, "Could it be that Bei Yan is going to target me, Nan Ming?"

Seeing that Gongsun Zhi was full of sorrow, Zhang You didn't dare to be negligent, so he immediately took the secret letter and took a quick look, his slightly wrinkled pupils opened instead, he smiled lightly and shook his head. "Your Majesty, let's see, Beiyan's removal is not only the courtiers who have negotiated with me in Nanming. Nearly a hundred of them were relegated and imprisoned. It is the internal turmoil in Beiyan's court. Presumably these few The courtiers who negotiated with me, Nanming, were made a fuss about this matter, so they ransacked their homes and imprisoned them in the name of secretly couriering money to sell the country."

Gongsun Zhi listened to Zhang You's words, and read the secret letter several times. It seems that this is the case, Gongsun Zhi smiled bitterly, "This king was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of well ropes. He is too sensitive."

"Fortunately, you are by my side." Gongsun Zhi looked at Zhang You with soft eyes.

Zhang You pursed his lips and smiled lightly, his eyes fell on the secret letter again, as if thinking of something, "These nearly a hundred courtiers seem to be... all civil servants?"

"Well, the turmoil in the Northern Yan Dynasty this time will affect all the civil servants of the prime minister's party." Gongsun Zhi glanced at the secret letter and said affirmatively.

"Why are they all civil servants?" Zhang You frowned, and read the secret letter again. Seeing the names of these officials and celebrities, he suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Northern civil servants and military generals have always been at odds, and the prime minister is the leader of the party. The generals headed by Wenchen and Yu Wenyang didn't like each other even more, and the large number of court officials who died in this court should have something to do with Yu Wenyang."

"Yu Wenyang is a fierce general," Gongsun Zhi nodded. He agreed with Zhang You's statement. Gongsun Zhi was different from Zhong Yan. Beg to differ.

"However," Gongsun Zhi said again, with a casual tone, "Although Yu Wenyang is brave and invincible on the battlefield, he may not be able to trip up a large number of civil servants in the court, and Yu Wenyang should not be able to play with such things as power. "

Those who are good at using power and tactics have extremely careful thoughts, and Gongsun will stick to it, but the general Yu Wenyang can't.

Hearing this, Zhang You frowned instantly, "Mr. Baili is now in Yuwenyang's mansion..."

He didn't want to doubt Baili Nian, but he had to doubt, Yu Wenyang's character Gongsun Zhi didn't mention it, he also knew it well, a fierce general on the battlefield is not good at entanglement, if Yu Wenyang stumbled nearly a hundred civil servants, none of them could be Baili Zhang You himself didn't believe Nian's plan, and his expression was extremely complicated.

"Hundred miles?"

Hearing this person's name, Gongsun Zhi sneered, "This person is by no means a good person. When the Three Kingdoms besieged Nanming, Baili Nian was in Qiangma. Before Qiangma came out of Cangyu Mountain, it was just a small border country. Standing firm in Taoyang City, how could it not be his handwriting. After Nanming rescued the siege, he went to Beiyan, and Beiyan is now in turmoil, maybe this person is responsible for it!"

Gongsun Zhi didn't like Baili Nian. From the first time he saw him, he felt that he couldn't see through this person's eyes. A person he couldn't see through, and his behavior was even more treacherous. How could the suspicious Gongsun Zhi like such a person? .

"I say that I don't like temples, but I'm a leisurely person, but in the turmoil of this world, where is his shadow missing." Gongsun Zhi said coldly.

Zhang You pursed his lips tightly. Gongsun Zhi's words were actually true. When he came to the Southern Ming Dynasty to congratulate him, Zhang You sincerely believed that he went to Qianghao just to find a place to live, but now it seems that this is just a joke. .

Baili Nian, what is he going to do?

"I don't understand this old friend anymore." After a while, Zhang You murmured.

……

In March of Yangchun, General Beiyan's Mansion, Chaoming Courtyard.

The wind chimes from the eaves fluttered with the wind, and the sound was clear and crisp. Baili Nian sat on the stone bench outside the house, drinking tea, raised his eyes slightly and saw the grass sprouting on the side of the stone road, his eyelashes trembled slightly, "It's already spring."

There was a continuous sound coming from the gate of the courtyard. Hearing the turbulent sound, he knew that the person who came was Yu Wenyang. Baili Nian put down the teacup, raised his bright eyes slightly, and just met Yu Wenyang's eyes. Yu Wenyang was full of smiles. Lian sat down beside him.

"It's been a few days since I saw my husband, and my husband's complexion is much better than in winter." Yu Wenyang was in a good mood and spoke nicely.

Baili Nian didn't change his face, "The general is not in the Chaoming Court, so it can be seen that the general's business is going well."

Yu Wenyang didn't have any troublesome things, so he naturally wouldn't come to Chaoming Court. He was full of glory today, and naturally it was going well.

Yu Wenyang laughed and didn't hide it, "Thanks to Mr.'s ingenious plan, this general can suppress these civil servants who eat dry food in one fell swoop. Xu Changshi was relegated to the cold place in the extreme north today. Compared with other The courtiers who punished the crimes, he still survived, and now most of the civil servants of the prime minister's party have been removed, leaving only a few new courtiers, who are very timid."

Speaking of this, a sneer appeared on the corners of Yu Wenyang's lips. He hated these civil servants who played with pens the most, and wished to kill them all. Although he has not killed them all, his wish has been fulfilled.

"As long as the general wishes," Baili said calmly, without any fluctuation in his eyes.

But Yu Wenyang grabbed Baili Nian's wrist, "It's all about my master's plan. Although I don't like those gentle old men, I know that my master is knowledgeable and cunning, and I know that my master has planned for me With great effort, I will definitely reward you generously, and I will respect you as my guest of honor!"

There was sincerity in Yu Wenyang's eyes. At this moment, his gratitude was not fake at all, but Baili Nian's eyes were cold, with indifference, he pulled out his hand with an indifferent expression.

"This matter is the general's wish. It is the result of the general's effort. What does it have to do with this subordinate? I am just chatting a few words. I can't be respected by the general. I won't be rewarded for nothing. Please don't hurt the general." fiscal."

"Where can I do it!" Yu Wenyang refused, "I heard that Mr. is good at Danqing, silk and bamboo. The general's mansion has everything you need for this painting, ink, rice paper, and I think Mr. is not lacking. I still remember the first time I met Mr., Mr. in the teahouse , I once played the qin, the sound of the qin is melodious, it is very beautiful, if it is paired with a good qin, it is even more wonderful, the general heard that there is an old man in the southwest of the king's city, who made a hand qin, this old man has a green one that is regarded as a treasure. Qin, let Sui Yi find that Qin tonight, and send it to Chaoming Court tomorrow."

Yu Wenyang looked at Baili Nian, "The general knows that you don't like vulgar things, so this piano is my thank you gift to you."

"Beiyan Qingqin is absolutely graceful. I have heard of this piano before, so thank you General."

Baili Nian saluted slightly, as he agreed to accept Yu Wenyang's gift. Yu Wenyang was very happy. Baili Nian almost didn't take back the things he sent to the Chaoming Court. Now that he is willing to accept the thank you gift, Yu Wenyang felt a little relieved Well, this hundred miles of twisting is considered to be loyal to him.

"This time, there are not many courtiers in the court. I don't know what the king will do about this matter?" Baili Nian asked casually.

Yu Wenyang raised his eyes, followed Baili Nian's words to recall Zhongyan, recalled Zhongyan's sad eyes, and frowned slightly, "The court is in turmoil, and the king is also full of sadness, but the death of the prince was thoroughly investigated back then. , the crown prince died of illness and had nothing to do with the king, and this incident made the king feel relieved. The death of the crown prince had nothing to do with Xu Changshi, so the king spared his life. It's just relegation."

Baili Nian nodded, holding the teacup lightly with his fingers, his eyes slightly lowered, "Did the king ask the general about the prime minister's residence?"

Yu Wenyang was taken aback, he frowned, showing displeasure, "I asked."

"The general how to answer?"

Yu Wenyang pursed his lips tightly, and opened his mouth after a long while, "What I said before, I will say the same now, saying that I didn't find out."

Baili Nian raised his eyes and glanced at Yu Wenyang, knowing that he didn't want to bring up this matter, so he just wanted to keep his mouth shut at this moment.

"Well, at this time, the king is probably feeling haggard because of the affairs of civil servants, so it's okay to delay." Baili Nian said along Yu Wenyang.

Yu Wenyang waved his hand, and really didn't want to talk about it, "Well, let's talk about it later, it's getting late today, sir, go to bed earlier, the general hasn't returned to the mansion for many days, and there are other things in the mansion, so let's talk about it." Don't bother Mr.

"General Fanfan, please do as you please."

Baili Nian stood up and saw off the guest.Yu Wenyang looked up at Baili Nian, he was still like the first time he saw him, his face was like a bright moon, and he was dressed in white like a fairy, as if he was not touched by the world.

"Sir, there's no need to see you off. It's still cold in early spring. Don't hurt yourself."

Yu Wenyang patted Baili Nian on the shoulder twice, turned and left Chaoming Courtyard, Baili Nian looked at Yu Wenyang's back, but there was no warmth in his eyes.

Mo Yan walked out of the house and put a coat on Baili Nian, it was still a bit chilly when the wind blew up at night.

"Mo Yan, tell people to keep watching the prime minister's mansion, the matter of the prime minister's mansion is not over yet." Baili's eyes darkened.

"Now that there are so many things going on, and most of the civil servants are lost, will anyone still be watching the prime minister's killing?" Mo Yan asked puzzled.

"Of course it will," Baili Nian raised his eyes, "Even if the prime minister dies and no one remembers the prime minister who was killed, King Beiyan must remember how the fire of the court was ignited, how could he I don't know, although King Beiyan is soft-tempered, he is not stupid, he will definitely want a result."

Mo Yan frowned, "But this result, he... can he bear it?"

"Whether you can bear it or not, what is the fight? It's a matter between Yu Wenyang and King Beiyan, so it depends on Yu Wenyang."

Baili Nian looked towards the gate of the courtyard, and Yu Wenyang had already left.