lonely king

After the vernal equinox, the coolness started suddenly. After the heavy rain, it happened to be lingering with light rain. This year, the north, which is always dry, has a lot of rain. It has been raining for several days, and the clouds are gloomy. The time was lingering, King Beiyan hadn't woken up since he fell into a coma that day, and it was useless to invite dozens of famous doctors.

Yu Wenyang stayed in front of Zhongyan's window for seven or eight days, and he hadn't changed his clothes for seven or eight days. He was already filthy and messy, but who dared to provoke him? The only person in Beiyan who could hold him down was lying on the bed. But the one lying on the bed refused to wake up.

Beiyan suffered such a catastrophe, civil servants perished, generals were reckless and at a loss, King Beiyan was unconscious, and the royal family had no children, uncles and nephews, only Yu Wenyang was the one who could hold back Chao Gang, and he just fell into a daze in front of the bed , the whole Beiyan fell into a cloud of gloom, and hadn't gone to court for many days.

Sui Yi is also in the palace, he only knows that the current situation is really bad, but he doesn't know what to do, serving tea and water like a little maid, he can't do it like a rough guy, and he is stupid when trying to persuade him. He could help Yu Wenyang solve some of the affairs, but the government affairs piled up, and Yu Wenyang looked like this. He really had a headache, so he sent someone to the general's mansion early in the morning to take over Baili.

Now this Beiyan Palace, this Beiyan Tianxia, ​​has become Yu Wenyang's individual, and the palace can come and go at will like a general's mansion.

When Baili Nian entered the Zangshu Pavilion, it happened that Yu Wenyang hit the rice bowl and teacup, and the little maid who delivered the meal was so frightened that she trembled and cried.

"Mr. Baili, look, what can I do, I really can't do it." Sui Yi frowned, looking at Yu Wenyang in front of him.

Baili Nian didn't look at Yu Wenyang first, but his eyes fell on Zhongyan's face on the bed. Zhongyan's face was very pale, even three points paler than Baili Nian's. He was bloodless and looked very bad. The gauze wrapped on his forehead was soaked with red blood, like a terminally ill person.

"What did the doctor say about the king's illness?" Baili Nian asked Sui Yi.

Sui Yi sighed, "Yicheng couldn't see anything, he just said that the brain was hit, and he couldn't wake up for a while, and there was no injury elsewhere. Could it be that the brain is dead, and only the body is left?"

This is a taboo word, Baili Nian glanced at Sui Yi, Sui Yi immediately covered his mouth, these days he had already regarded Baili Nian as a member of the general's mansion, so he talked nonsense in front of him.

"Where are the courtiers? Is there no trouble?" Baili Nian asked Sui Yi again.

Now Sui Yi shook his head, "That's not true. With me here, the people in the general's mansion said what, and the courtiers didn't say much. Thanks to the fact that the old prime minister and Xu Changshi are not in the court now, otherwise, They must have fallen out a long time ago, and they might ask our general to do something!"

Baili Nian nodded, Yu Wenyang has always been violent, now that the prime minister's party has died, and Zhong Yan falls again, no one in Beiyan dares to provoke Yu Wenyang, even if they know that Zhong Yan is so inseparable from Yu Wenyang, No one dared to open their mouths to ask.

"Look at the soldiers below, don't be self-willed at this time, it will be bad if you poke something, especially don't go to the harem." Baili Nian said casually.

Yu Wenyang's deployments kept coming and going in and out of the palace, relying on the fact that no one dared to provoke Yu Wenyang, they might become rampant, the young reckless men are so sexual, what happens, it is really bad, they are all men, this point Sui Yi understood as soon as he heard it, and he nodded quickly.

"Sir is right, I know, and I will definitely not make trouble during these days when the king is ill."

Sui Yi cupped his hands in thanks, he raised his head and looked at Baili Nian, his eyes were full of gratitude, "Sir, I am wholeheartedly for the general, and I am also grateful for the general, if there is no sir, I really don't know what to do, Sui Yi said to Mr. I can't stop admiring you, Mister is really the best song in the world."

Baililian's eyelashes trembled slightly, but the bottom of his eyes darkened by two points, "Go ahead."

"Yes." Sui Yi cupped his hands, turned his head and walked out, he was also a general, but now he seemed to recognize Baili Nian as his master.

Baili Nian walked up to Yu Wenyang's side, his indifferent eyes passed over Yu Wenyang and fell on Zhong Yan's face, he stood beside Yu Wenyang without opening his mouth, it was Yu Wenyang who saw him when he turned his head.

"Why are you here?" Yu Wenyang asked.

"General Sui invited me." Baili Nian replied truthfully.

Yu Wenyang lowered his dim eyes, "It's good that you are here, I heard that you also know the art of Xuanhuang, you can also help the king to have a look, how is it?"

Baili Nian raised his eyes and glanced at Yu Wenyang, his eyes were slightly cold, and his thin lips were slightly pursed: "Okay."

After touching Zhongyan's wrist with his fingers, he looked back at Yu Wenyang, then poked his fingers towards Zhongyan's neck, twisted his fingers lightly, and pulled out a very thin silver needle in the flesh with internal force, sucking it out. Going back into the sleeves, Yu Wenyang was in a position where he happened to be unable to see his actions, and only regarded him as seeing a doctor for Zhong Yan.

"How is it?" Yu Wenyang asked anxiously.

Baili Nian withdrew his hand and shook his head slightly, "I have little knowledge, I can't see anything, but the king's current appearance, I'm afraid he won't be able to wake up for a while, but all the government affairs are piled up outside the hall, and there is no regent in the court , the general waits here every day, how many people in the world are waiting for Beiyan to make a mistake, why does the general bother to guard the king here, but not guard the country for the king?"

Yu Wenyang frowned, he understood Baili Nian's meaning, he couldn't understand the current situation in the world, even though Beiyan's family is the only one now, but if something happened, Nanming, Xizhao, Qiang and Qiang would all be tigers and wolves. The older generation will definitely harass wantonly, even if it is a small country vassalized in the northwest, they will take the opportunity to break away from Beiyan, which is a huge matter.

"The general is not in the mood to read the memorial, but what's the situation on the surrounding border?" Yu Wenyang asked Baili Nian.

"There is nothing wrong now. The reports from the border are sent to General Sui. General Sui doesn't like documents. I read them for him. It's nothing. It's just that the king's situation can't be concealed. It must have been reported by now. If you go to another country, be it the King of Nanming or the Lord of Xizhao, you will definitely think about it in your heart, the general will be melancholy and useless here at the moment, it is better to plan ahead."

"Make plans early?" This word stung Yu Wenyang, and even Bai Li twisted in front of him, his face suddenly turned cold, "What do you mean early plans, what do you mean!?"

Baili Nian raised his eyes and glanced at him, not only was there no trace of fear in his eyes, but rather cold, the crescent-shaped wound under the corner of his eyes was even more red.

"Your Majesty is the youngest son of the previous king. There are no other brothers alive. There is no prince in the court. The Majesty is young and has no concubines in the harem. If you count the royal family with the surname Zhong, how many are there in the court? Besides, there is no regent." Your Majesty, the king is unconscious, the general is depressed, what will happen to the Beiyan Dynasty Gang? You don’t want to think about these things, but what about King Nanming and King Xizhao? How about taking the opportunity?"

"What do you mean by 'preparing early'?" Baili Nian raised his eyes slightly, his expression indifferent.

What he said was really harsh, but he also told the truth. The news had already spread to Nanming and Xizhao just after something happened on Beiyan's side. In a troubled world where anyone can be king, how could he not pay more attention and wait for the opportunity to move.

Yu Wenyang clenched his fists and stood up abruptly, his messy hair fluttering a bit, he bit his lip, although he was very displeased, but he also knew that Baili Nian's words were true.

"This general knows that whenever something happens, these bastards will wait for the opportunity!"

Yu Wenyang looked back at Zhong Yan again, "Before Yan'er wakes up, this general will ensure that Bei Yan is safe, and when Yan'er wakes up, I will return him a great deal!"

Yu Wenyang slammed his sleeve, and after sitting in front of the bed for seven or eight days, he finally turned around and walked out, as if full of anger, he walked out angrily, going to Sui Yi to watch the border report. He was about to send more border guards, but in a moment of impatience, he ignored Baili Nian and went straight out of Zangshu Pavilion.

Only Baili Nian was left in the room, he raised his eyes slightly, and turned to look at Zhong Yan on the bed.

"Mo Yan, are you ready?" Baili Nian's tone was like water at the bottom of a cold pond.

Mo Yan took a step forward and approached Baili Nian's ear, "My lord, I personally selected the staff. They were all old Jiang and no newcomers. They were all placed around this library. Half of it can't be leaked, and half of it can't escape our eyes."

Baili lowered his eyes, "Very good."

The Beiyan palace was a bit chaotic, soldiers would enter at will, but no one dared to say anything, several civil servants said they were sick at home, the king was lying in bed and did not go to court, the report from the border directly entered Yu Wenyang's hands, Yu Wenyang I live next to Zangshu Pavilion, so I can go to see Zhongyan from time to time, and secondly, I can read Zoubao.

On the contrary, the great general lived in the palace and slept next to the king. There were some jokes, but no one dared to laugh.

Originally, Yu Wenyang also asked Baili Nian to live in the palace to discuss the affairs of the border world, but Baili Nian said it was wrong and went back to the Chaoming Courtyard of the General's Mansion alone. In fact, he thought the palace was in a mess and didn't want to get involved , fall into suspicion.

In Chaoming Courtyard, the moon was still shining brightly, and without Yu Wenyang's General's Mansion, it became quiet.

A black figure swept into the Chaoming Courtyard, pushed the door open and entered the room. Baili Nian was cutting candles, and he knew it was Mo Yan who had returned without looking up.He was sent by Baili Nian to the southern border and the western border to investigate the news.

Mo Yan knelt down and saluted: "My lord, this subordinate has returned."

"Well," Baili Nian was still cutting candles, without looking up.

"On the other side of Nanming, the King of Nanming heard about Beiyan's situation. He looked up to the sky and laughed loudly. He even held a few tables of banquets and drank all night, but he didn't mobilize troops and horses. It seemed that the three kingdoms were besieging Nanming. He hadn't slowed down yet. , I can’t think much about it now. On Xizhao’s side, King Xizhao seems to be doing something.”

Mo Yan said, seeing that Baili Nian had finished cutting the lanterns, he got up and poured tea for him, "Since the great victory over Nanming, King Xizhao has recruited troops and recruited wise men from all over the world. This time when Beiyan had an accident, he invited several Hundreds of civil servants and military generals conspired for a few days, and the number of troops at the border has increased a lot, but there is no specific movement yet, but there must be something on their minds."

Baili Nian picked up the teacup, took a sip, his eyes darkened slightly, "Yue Ming is the king at a young age, he has a lot of heart, he broke away from Kai Nanming's oppression, naturally he was a bit arrogant, and he wanted to fight for the world."

"Then what is the master's plan for Xi Zhao?" Mo Yan asked.

Baili Nian shook his head, "Let him go, just stare at him. Although he is impetuous, he also has self-knowledge, knowing that provoking Beiyan rashly will not yield good results. After all, Yu Wenyang is still sitting in Beiyan Palace. "

"By the way, what about Princess Xizhao?" Baili Nian said casually, referring to Xizhao, although King Xizhao was a bit impetuous, but Princess Xizhao was a delicate person, and although she was a girl, she could speak Ingenuity and ambition never lose to men, if she is by Yue Ming's side, Yue Ming is really qualified to compete in the world.

Mo Yan replied: "Princess Xizhao Yue Zhixin has already returned to Xizhao, just a few days ago, King Qiangzhu sent her back in person."

"Did Saijian not keep her in Qiangzhu?"

Baili Nian raised his eyebrows slightly. When he was still in Qiang Zhu, he warned Sai Jian that Yue Zhixin should not be sent back to Xizhao. Firstly, this person is exquisite and ingenious, and secondly, he can stay in Qiang Zhu as a hostage In order to restrain Xi Zhao with this, now it seems that Sai Jian didn't take his words to heart.

"It's a good bargaining chip, let him ruin it." Baili Nian frowned, with a bit of displeasure on his expression, as if he hated iron for nothing.

Mo Yan picked up the teapot, seeing Baili Nian's displeasure, he poured another cup for him, "King Qiang Zhuo has always been so reckless and thoughtless, the lord left him a bargaining chip, he is really blind for nothing."

Baili Nian waved his hand, with a complicated expression, "What's the situation of Qiang Zhuo now?"

When it comes to Qiang Zhu, Mo Yan's expression is a bit more complicated. He has always disliked Sai Jian, that reckless man in the prairie, but his behavior now makes him speechless. He never thought that Sai Jian could behave like this ambition.

"After the new year, King Qiang Zhuo led his troops to the edge of Cangyu Mountain, and the two small countries that were united in a group kept clamoring, and eventually troubles broke out. The united army of the countries continued to fight until the beginning of last month, and they also took those two small countries."

Mo Yan raised his eyes suddenly as he spoke, "Oh, by the way, it was last month, in the middle of the month, King Qiang Zhuo moved his capital to Taoyang, occupied Taoyang City firmly, and became a powerful vassal."

"Eliminate the surrounding area of ​​Taoyang, move the capital to Taoyang..."

Baili Nian murmured these words, lowered his eyes in thought, didn't know what to think of, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, his expression of displeasure just now turned into a smile, it's just that his smile came in a strange way, Mo Yan actually He didn't understand at all. Looking at Baili Nian, he was extremely puzzled.

"The subordinates don't know...why the lord is laughing." Mo Yan straightened his stomach, seeing Baili's smirk, he asked.

Only then did Baili Nian pick up the teacup that Mo Yan had filled just now, and took a couple of sips, with a relaxed and lively expression, "Are there any small countries inside and outside Cangyu Mountain?"

The question he asked was strange, and Mo Yan was even more puzzled, but he thought about it for a while, then shook his head, "No...no, according to the report from the spies in Taoyang City, there are Qiang Qiang inside and outside Cangyu Mountain. Not to mention the territory of Cangyu Mountain, but the western region extends to the border with Beiyan, and Taoyang City has a radius of hundreds of miles, which is all the land of Qiangmao."

"That's it."

Baili Nian raised his eyes and looked towards the west window next to the desk. That direction was Taoyang City, and Bai Li Nian's eyes lit up twice.

"He has firmly held Tao Yang, and if he moves his capital here, he will gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains, and he will no longer be surrounded by Cangyu Mountain and Xizhao in the depths of the grassland, a barbaric country with no way out. After Princess Xizhao returned to Xizhao, there was no need to worry that Xizhao would have the intention of dominating Tao Yang any more. Moreover, Qiangzhao's current situation, even if there was no marriage between the two countries, without this bargaining chip, Xizhao would definitely make friends with Qiangzhao. Don't dare to infringe wantonly, that idiot is actually smart."

Baili Nian lowered his eyes and smiled slightly. At the beginning of the month, he cleared the inner and outer sides of Taoyang City. In the middle of the month, he moved to Taoyang City. At the end of the month, he was anxious to send Princess Xizhao back to Xizhao. How could Baili Nian not know Sai Jian's thoughts? He is just that reckless person, but he also has a sense of proportion.

Mo Yan raised his eyes to look at Baili Nian, only to see that the corner of his mouth was smiling, his already extremely charming face was even more beautiful, even though Mo Yan had been by Bai Li Nian's side for many years, he had to sigh, the face of the lord It's really unstoppable, falling flowers, birds and bamboos.

It's just that he still doesn't understand why Baili Nian is laughing, even if Qiang Zhu is like this, what does it have to do with it?

Baili looked back and saw Mo Yan's puzzled eyes, the smile lines on the corners of his mouth suddenly closed, and he stepped back to sit in front of the desk.

"Mo Yan, go to the palace and keep an eye on Yu Wenyang's side. At this moment, don't cause trouble."

Mo Yan nodded, "Yes, my lord."

Flying out of Chaoming Courtyard, Mo Yan didn't know why Baili Nian sent him out, and Baili Nian would not let Mo Yan do things like staring at people all the time.

Baili Nian picked up the Zhuque jade brush, looked up and looked out of the window, it was the direction of Taoyang City, Bai Li Nian's expression added a little bit of complexity, he wrote a painting, and actually made a landscape painting of figures, riding A man on a red horse gallops across the green grassland.

In Baili Nian's paintings, there has not been a human figure for a long time, and this is the first time in seven years.