lonely king

The old country is dead, where should I return?

Nanming Palace, above Zhuming Pavilion.Baili Nian looked to the northwest, Ye Ling was in the northwest of the Nanming King City, but the scenery of Ye Ling could not be seen here, Bai Li Nian stayed up all night.

Yu Wenyang got the news of Gongsun Zhi's death very early, and Baili Nian sent someone to tell him. This morning, he also spread the news of Gongsun Zhi's death to the world, but he didn't say that he died of poison, but committed suicide.But whether it was suicide or poisoning, there are different opinions. Baili Nian didn't stop the news, but let the news spread like wildfire.

Yu Wenyang wants Gongsun Zhi to die, but he doesn't really care about his reputation, as long as Baili Nian gives him a reasonable idea, he doesn't care that much.It's just that although Gongsun Zhi died, Yu Wenyang didn't mean to evacuate Nanming.

As for how Nanming governs, he has no interest, but just stays in the palace, drinks and drinks, and invites the concubines of Nanming's harem to play around a few times.

What the general wants now, no one knows.

Sui Yi is considered a loyal and loyal general, and he has long since looked down on him, but he can't persuade Yu Wenyang because of his stupid mouth, not to mention that he is Yu Wenyang's subordinate, and he doesn't know how to speak to him, so he has to go to Baili Nian again. .

Sui Yi: "Mr. Baili, look at the current situation, what should I do!?"

He was very anxious, but Baili Nian was not in a hurry, "What happened, General Sui said slowly."

Sui Yi looked at Baili Nian who was still painting, with such an indifferent expression, he grabbed the teacup on the table and drank it in one gulp, he just didn't have the indifference of Mr. Baili.

"The general has been in the Nanming Palace for quite a while, and he didn't say how to govern Nanming, nor did he say how to set off to return to Beiyan, just procrastinating. The army has long been short of food and grass. The soldiers did not eat well, so they went to harass the surrounding area. Common people, my Beiyan army is already notorious, if this continues, what can I do if it causes riots?"

Sui Yi was really anxious. He couldn't control his soldiers. In the past, the soldiers only ate one hard steamed bun a day. Righteousness is seen in the eyes and anxious in the heart.

Baili finally raised his head, his gaze shifted from the painting to Sui Yi's face, "Do you want me to persuade General Yuwen, or do you want me to help you solve the food problem?"

"The last general..." Sui Yi scratched his head, "Mr. also knows that the last general is stupid and doesn't know what to do. Sir, how do you think this situation should be handled?"

Baili Nian put down the Zhuque jade pen, "I know what you mean, I'll go out of the city tomorrow to have a look, and then come back and talk to General Yuwen about what to do."

"Hey, okay, as long as the master can make a move." Sui Yi said hurriedly, he didn't dare to disturb Baili Nian, and immediately went out after speaking, but when he passed the window, he paused, his eyes sharpened.

Looking at the window, "Who's there?"

Sui Yi is a military general, and his martial arts are not bad. When he passed the window, he felt a figure flashing by over there, and he became vigilant.

Baili Nian followed his eyes and looked towards the west window, "It should be the wind. The Zhuming Pavilion is higher and the wind is stronger."

Zhuming Pavilion is indeed a high pavilion. After the invasion of Nanming, Yu Wenyang originally lived here, but he disliked that it was too high, and he could see everything from the window. He didn't want to see the scene of Wangcheng, he just wanted to find a place The place was stuffy drinking, so he moved out of Gongsunzhi's bedroom, and Baili Nian moved in.

"Really? Why do I think there is a figure flashing past?" Sui Yi frowned. This is Nanming, not Beiyan. He doesn't know the terrain of the palace, and there are few patrolling guards. He is worried that someone will endanger Baili Nian's safety. .

"Mr. Baili, this place is no better than Beiyan. I'm afraid it's not safe for you to live in Zhuming Pavilion by yourself. I will send a team of soldiers to protect you, sir."

Baili Nian smiled lightly and did not refuse, "If General Sui is worried, then send him here."

"It's getting late, sir, go to bed early, and the general will not disturb you." Sui Yi clasped his fists, looked at the west window a few more times, and left Zhuming Pavilion with a frown. Once he returned to the barracks, he immediately dispatched A group of soldiers came to Zhuming Pavilion and devoted themselves to Baili Nian.

But in Zhuming Pavilion, there is a different scenery.

Baili Nian put away the paintings on the table, turned around and sat down on the soft bed, and cooked a pot of tea. The fragrance of Yehan tea was overflowing, and Baili Nian took a sip. The warm tea entered his throat. It's even thicker.

Baili Nian slightly opened his thin lips, and glanced at the west window, "Since you're here, come in, what are you doing hiding?"

After a while, a figure flashed in from the west window. The person was wearing a black robe, and his face was covered by a black cloth. After entering the room, he tore off the black cloth from his face, revealing an unserious smile. , "How does Nian'er know it's the king?"

The person who came was Sai Jian. He had been in Nanming for a few days, but because there were too many refugees outside the king’s city, it was difficult for him to come in. After eating game, it was only a few days late to see Baili Nian.

"Even Sui Yi has discovered you, don't you think you are too cautious?" Baili Nian didn't look up, drinking tea by himself, his tone was not very good.

With Sai Jian's skills, he shouldn't be noticed by Sui Yi, but he was a little excited when he saw Baili Nian who was painting, and it hindered Sui Yi from chattering here, and he was a little irritable, which made him accidentally discovered by Sui Yi Fortunately, he dodged quickly, and Sui Yi couldn't find him.

Sai Jian smiled and squeezed to sit next to Baili Nian, "What kind of tea is Nian'er drinking? It smells so good."

There was obviously another cup of tea on the other side of the table, which was poured for him by Baili Nian just now, but Sai Jian chose not to take that cup of tea. Also with a silly smile.

Baili Nian frowned, obviously displeased, but he didn't blame him, just took a new teacup.

"The world is in turmoil, and King Xizhao is anxious to become an ant on a hot pot. You have leisure time, and you come to Nanming just to ask for a cup of tea?" Baili Nian glanced at him.

Speaking of the affairs of the world, Sai Jian's brows drooped, instead of the playful smile just now, "The world is indeed in chaos, and the people who suffer the most from the war are the displaced people."

After all, Sai Jian is different from Yue Wei and others. When talking about the war, the first thing he thinks of is the refugees in Peony City, not the situation in the world. Even though he sent troops to several small countries to defend Taoyang City, he never hurt Over the common people, even the harem of the officials of the small country stayed, but they only took the king as a hostage. They didn't think about the bitterness of the old King Xizhao or Gongsunzhi when they were imprisoned.

Baili Nian fell silent, eyes drooping, Sai Jian's sincerity and benevolence, he couldn't compare, and couldn't match.

"The king came to Nanming to ask for a cup of tea from Nian'er, why didn't Nian'er pour tea for this king?" Sai Jian laughed and resumed his previous demeanor.

He saw Baili Nian's depression, he thought that the mention of the refugees made Baili Nian think of the Yeling and Dajiang refugees, that's why he was so depressed, so he changed the topic very caringly, only grabbed his wrist, Looking at it with a smile.

Baili Nian raised his eyes and glanced at him, his eyes were a bit complicated, but he still poured him another cup of tea.

"All the way into Nanming, did you meet many refugees who fled to Xizhao?" Baili Nian asked, his tone unable to tell his mood.

Sai Jian didn't want to mention this at first, but Baili Nian had already asked, and he couldn't help but say, "Yu Wenyang is violent, after besieging the city, he must be slaughtered for a few minutes before he can give up. Now even the people of the Nanming King City have escaped with difficulty."

"The scene...was it tragic?"

Baili Niandao didn't know how he said this sentence. He kept his head down. After realizing what he said, the words had already come out of his mouth, and his tone was full of resentment. This resentment was not to blame others. Blaming the common people, but blaming himself, he rarely has such a strong tone of emotion|color.

Whether the scene was tragic or not, how could Baili Nian not know what it was like.

Sai Jian was stunned for a moment, feeling that the man in white in front of him was extraordinarily thin and distressing, so he stretched out his arms and half put his arms around his shoulders.

"Don't think about it, the situation is not as bad as you think. Although Nanming can't stay and wants to move, but now it's autumn, and the weather is good this year. Fortunately, it's time to move, and he can take over the farmer and go to Xizhao , the sky has not completely cooled down, and the casualties are far less than the previous wars, the previous wars..."

Sai Jian had a stupid mouth, and he knew that he was confused again when he was talking. He originally wanted to comfort Baili Nian, so that he would not think of Zhan Luan, especially Jiang, but when he said this, he was confused. Isn't the war in the past the three major vassal states besieging Dajiang?The tragic death and injury that time was thousands of times that of today.

"Nian'er, no, this king... this king thinks..."

Seeing Sai Jian's anxious face, trying to justify himself but not coming back, Baili Nian's eyes flashed with gentleness, he knew that Sai Jian was afraid that he would be sad when he thought of his homeland, but Sai Jian couldn't guess his heart.It has been almost eight years since Jiang died, and although his heart aches, it is not Jiang who is worried, but the people of Nanming. He blames himself.

It's just these, he can't talk to Sai Jian.

"Your Majesty, the tea is getting cold." Baili Nian poured a cup of tea himself, and offered it to Sai Jian with both hands.

Sai Jian was obviously stunned for a while, but Baili Nian's expression had returned to normal. The sad Baili Nian just now seemed to have disappeared, and it seemed as if he had never appeared before. Sai Jian took the teacup in a daze.

Baili Nian's expression was natural, "Your Majesty must have thoroughly grasped the situation in the southern region from Taoyang to Nanming City this time."

Baili Nian didn't think that Sai Jian came to Nanming just to find him. Sai Jian was the king of Qiang Zhuo. After moving his capital to Taoyang, he was no longer the king of Xiaoyao Grassland. He was in the Central Plains, so he naturally had to grasp the situation in the Central Plains.

Baili Nian's words brought out Sai Jian, who was in a daze, and Sai Jian easily followed Bai Li Nian's thoughts, and just left the matter behind, and he nodded.

"The situation in the southern border is indeed not what Taoyang City's informant said, Yu Wenyang, he..." Speaking of Yu Wenyang, Sai Jian frowned, and didn't like it very much, "Yu Wenyang's methods of attacking the city are too violent and decisive. , the people of Nanming are not living well, even if Yu Wenyang captures Nanming, he may not be able to control Nanming smoothly, but even if Yuwenyang is unpopular, his army and combat capabilities are second to none in the world, and he is now stationed in Nanming. He refuses to go back to Beiyan."

Sai Jian was a little worried, "Yu Wenyang is stationed in Nanming, and Nanming is so close to Xizhao, if he points his sword at the western region, it is not impossible to attack Xizhao, so it is no wonder that kid Yueji is in a hurry Liao. Now the situation in the southern border is not good, and the situation in the western border is not good. When it comes to war, there will be war. Besides Yu Wenyang's tyrannical|government, there may be riot|turmoil in the southern border. It is not impossible for a small country to divide Nanming, but now the world is in chaos, and there are too many possibilities to grasp."

Sai Jian lowered his head and thought about the situation in the world. He was a little serious. Now he can see through some things, but there are also many things he can't see through. It is the time when he is entangled and doesn't know where Qiang Hao should go, so it is also the most serious time.Bailijian looked at his side face, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

"Your Majesty has changed a lot." Baili Nian murmured, Sai Jian who used to be in Cangyu Mountain would not have said such words.

Sai Jian was slightly stunned, and raised his head to look at Baili Nian, "Really?"

"I don't think so?" Sai Jian scratched his head and laughed just like when he was racing horses on the grassland.

Baili Nian also smiled slightly, "It hasn't changed."

What has changed is vision and situation, but what has not changed is heart and attitude.

However, Sai Jian reached out and touched Baili Nian's face, "Nian'er has never changed, she is still the same as before. I didn't know until after I entered the original southern border that it turned out that not all people in the southern border are beautiful, but only Nian'er is like a fairy." , her face is peerless."

Sliding his fingers over the skin, in Taoyang City, Sai Jian has also seen people coming and going from all over the world, no one can be as clear as a hundred miles, indifferent but like the white moonlight in his heart.

"Your Majesty, please stop making trouble." Baili Nian's tone was very light and lifeless.

If it was still in Qiangzhu, Baili Nian would have pushed his hand away at this time, but at this time he did stretch out his hand, but he did not push it away, and let him touch it with his eyes slightly lowered.

This Zhuming Pavilion is also a pavilion, and the moonlight just shines in, which reminds Sai Jian of Wangshu Pavilion in Qiangma Grassland, and the time when Baili Nian lived in Wangshu Pavilion, life was still very leisurely at that time, Sai Jian never He doesn't think about how the world is going, what the war is going on, he just wants to protect the people in the grassland, guard Nian'er, and ride his horse for a happy life.

Sai Jian raised his hand and hugged Baili Nian into his arms, "Nian'er thinks that Nanming's pavilion is better, or Wangshu Pavilion?"

Baili Nian was uncharacteristically gentle, leaning on Sai Jian, "Wangshu Pavilion is good."

"Why?" Sai Jian didn't expect Baili Nian to answer so simply, but became curious instead.

Baili Nian raised his eyes and looked at the bright moon outside the window, "Cangyu Mountain is in the extreme west, and the Qiangzhu Grassland is hidden in the west of Cangyu Mountain. At the top of the attic, it seems that you can touch the moon by raising your hand. But the bright moon outside the window of Zhuming Pavilion seems to be thousands of miles away, and you can't touch it."

The same pavilion, different places, different views and different moods.

Sai Jian didn't understand Baili Nian's meaning, he looked at the people around him, "Is it because of the big round plate in the sky that Nian'er thinks Wangshuge is good?"

Baili Nian couldn't help laughing at his metaphor, he didn't say anything, he just looked at the bright moon outside the window with subtle eyes.

Sai Jian is not a person who is entangled, so no matter why, he just grabbed Baili Nian's hand, "Then Nian, do you want to go back to Cangyu Mountain with the king, look back at Shuge, and look at Shuge? , cleaning every day, no one is allowed to live in it, as long as Nianer goes back, he can live in it immediately."

"Nian'er, do you want to look back at Shu Ge?" Sai Jian rubbed the back of his hand.

Baili Nian's eyes kept looking outside, as if he heard his words, but also as if he didn't. After a long while, he said, "Think."

Sai Jian really didn't expect to get such a straightforward answer. He was pleasantly surprised and stunned, and he couldn't help saying, "Then Nian'er will follow me back to Cangyu Mountain, go back to the grassland, look back at Shuge, and look at Shuge." The pavilion also raises white pigeons that Nian'er likes, and when Nian'er paints, the king is watching beside him, and he also lives in Wangshu Pavilion, so he will be with you every day, okay?"

Baili Nian's eyes did not move, but his thin lips parted slightly, "Okay."

Sai Jian was quite shocked this time, his heart beat violently, excited and strange, he quickly pulled up Baili Nian, put his hands on his shoulders, and forced him to look at him.

"Nian'er, are you okay? Nothing, right? Why are you a little strange today? You were not the same before."

Today's Baili Nian was too gentle and too compliant with him, revealing a weirdness that made Sai Jian a little flustered.

Seeing Sai Jian who couldn't help pursing his lips and blinking his eyes in a panic, Baili Nian laughed, closed his eyes, and stood up, "It's late at night, the king should stay here, the north wind may be here tomorrow. It's going to be a little bit colder."

Baili Nian glanced out the window with complicated eyes.