lonely king

It was really cold.

The north wind has suddenly blown these few days, and the weather is a bit cold. The early autumn did not bring coolness, but it brought a strong wind. I don't know why, but this year's style is very manic, especially in the western region.The official road leading to the west is a bit desolate, there are not so many green trees and grass, the wind blows gravel and hits the faces of passers-by, the wind is strong and there is a lot of dust, making the road the most difficult.

Zhang You took advantage of the strong wind to enter Xizhao.Zhang You, who is only 24 years old, has aged quite a bit. Perhaps he has traveled a long way, and he is not as clear-eyed as before. He clutched the letter in his heart, which was the last thing Gongsun Zhi left him.

"Is this the Xizhao Palace?" Wang De, who was standing beside him, asked.

Zhang You looked at the gate of the palace, a little dazed. He thought of Nanming's city gate, which was much taller and more majestic than Xizhao's. Zhang You lowered his brows and nodded, "Yes, this is Xizhao. Palace."

Hearing the news that Zhang You had come to Xizhao, Yue Ming was very happy and went to the gate of the palace to welcome Zhang You into the palace.

After knowing that Nanming was ruined, Yue Ming was not only worried about Xi Zhao's situation, but also made plans for Zhang You.Xizhao has no shortage of soldiers and horses, and the monarch, ministers and people are united. However, Xizhao has been impregnated by Nanming for a long time. Last year, after Xizhao defeated Nanming and pulled out unusable ministers in the court, there are not many available people. Only the elder sister Yue Zhixin is managing.

Now that Zhang You came to the door, he was delighted in every possible way, wishing to take Zhang You for his own use, and treated Zhang You as a distinguished guest, even more respectful than when he escorted the crown prince Gongsun Zou to Xizhao.

Zhang You naturally understood what Yue Ming meant, if Nanming and Gongsun Zhi were here, he would definitely not serve the second lord, but now that Nanming has collapsed and the crown prince of Nanming, Gongsun Zou, is still in Xizhao, he has no choice but to follow.

Yue Ming led Zhang You, and directly pulled him into the study, "I am really happy that Mr. Zhang can come to Xizhao. I wanted to go to Nanming to pick up Mr. Zhang, but I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to come by himself. Wang is really happy, and we will hold a banquet to welcome Mr. Zhang tonight."

Seeing Yue Ming's happy appearance, Zhang You couldn't share the joy with him, so he could only force a smile, "Your Majesty treats you well, but I really don't dare to treat you like this. When I come to Xizhao this time, I miss my youngest son, Zou'er, in my heart." , I don’t know what happened to Zou’er?”

Zhang You also got straight to the point. He came to Xizhao originally for the sake of Gongsun Zou, the pain of the country being ruined and the king perishing. He hasn't been able to ease it.

But Yue Ming didn't want Zhang You to see Gongsun Zou, "Young Master Zou is having a good time in this king's palace, Mr. Zhang don't have to worry, let's sit down and have a cup of tea first."

Today, Zhang You and Yue Ming have completely switched positions. Back then, Yue Ming went to Nanming to see the old King Xizhao who was in Nanming as a hostage, but he failed. Now Zhang You wants to meet Gongsun Xiao who is in Xizhao as a hostage. , is not easy.Nan Ming was dead, and Gongsun Zou had no value at all, but now that Zhang You has entered Xizhao, he has value, which can be used to restrain Zhang You and make him a minister in Xizhao.

It's not that Yue Ming doesn't know about Zhang You's ability. Now Xi Zhao's only servant is a courtier like Zhang You. How could Yue Ming let Zhang You go easily?

Zhang You also understood that it was just that he couldn't get excited. He sat on the guest seat and took a sip from his teacup, but it was boring.

Yue Ming took a look at Zhang You, saw his depression, and couldn't help sighing, "Master Zhang doesn't want to stay with me in Xizhao?"

There is no majesty of the king in this sentence, Yue Ming is different from Gongsun Zhi, Gongsun Zhi likes the majesty of the king, but Yue Ming always enjoys the joy of the people, even if he said such words, his tone was only resentment and sighing, but No intimidation.

Zhang You was stunned for a moment, "Why did your majesty say that? Now that Nanming has been defeated, I have no home to return to. There is only a place where I don't want to stay. How can there be a place where I don't want to stay?"

Yue Ming laughed, "Brother Zhang You just leave me, Xi Zhao, in peace. This king will always open the door for Brother Zhang You."

One Master Zhang and one brother Zhang You, it can be seen that Yue Ming really wants to keep Zhang You.Zhang You smiled sadly, he understood, so he didn't refuse any more.

Yue Ming looked at Zhang You, and suddenly remembered Baili Nian. The two were both from Nanlin, and they were also people who could talk and think ingeniously. It was just that he could keep Zhang You, but he couldn't keep Baili Nian. Sigh.

"If this king can keep Mr. Baili on that day, then he can play chess with brother Zhang You and talk happily."

Zhang You was stunned, "Baili Nian came to Xizhao?"

Yue Ming just thought he was asking a casual question, so he answered casually, "Well, this king has also received favors from Mr. Baili, and I owe him a favor."

Zhang You was even more surprised. He frowned, "Favour? Not only did he come to Xizhao, he also gave the king a favor?"

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong, but Zhang You couldn't tell what was wrong.

Zhang You's expression was solemn, "I wonder if I could ask Wang, why did Mr. Baili come to Xizhao, and what is the matter of human feelings?"

"This..." Yue Wei was a little hesitant. Zhang You was a minister of the Nanming Dynasty. When Baili Nian came to Xizhao, he talked about attacking Nanming, but when he saw Zhang You's eager eyes, Yue Wei flicked his sleeves, "That's all, Now there is nothing bad to say to Brother Zhang You."

Yue Yan said, "Back then, Xizhao was still a subsidiary state of Nanming. At that time, Mr. Baili was a guest of Qiangzhao. He was hunting with King Saijian of Qiangzhao. He accidentally entered Xizhao and met the king. At the tea house. At that time, the king was suffering from the oppression of Nanming, and he could not see his father who was hostage in Nanming. Sai Jian agreed that Xizhao's army and horses would practice on the Qiangma grassland, and it was Mr. Baili who ran through it. When the king and Nanming started a war, he could be so brave and invincible..."

When Yue Ming talked about this past event, his face remained unchanged. Nan Ming had already been destroyed by Bei Yan. These past events should not cause Zhang You's displeasure, but after hearing these words, Zhang You's expression became more and more serious. Hei frowned more and more tightly, and finally stood up abruptly, with a particularly dignified expression.

Zhang You: "He...has he been targeting Nanming since then..."

Thinking back to the days before, when Baili Nian intercepted what he said on the road, he always thought that Baili Nian was a person who loved mountains and rivers, but whether he went to Qiangmao or Beiyan, he was never a tourist in the mountains and rivers. , he has his purpose, but Zhang You couldn't see through it before, but now he can link it together.When Xizhao suddenly attacked Nanming, he felt strange, but he seemed to be led by someone somewhere, but he didn't expect that the person who made everything happen was Baili Nian.

After the Three Kingdoms withdrew their troops from Nanming, Baili Nian left Qiangzhuo and went to Beiyan. Sure enough, within a year, Beiyan was about to attack Nanming.What is Baili Nian's role in The Destruction of Nanming, and what is he going to do?

"Brother Zhang You... What's the matter with you?" Yue Ming didn't expect Zhang You to react so strongly, he felt a little regretful, he shouldn't have said these things.

"Is there something wrong with what this king said? If brother Zhang You is displeased, this king will compensate you."

Yue Ming said that he wanted to salute and make amends, but Zhang You shook his head, he pursed his lips tightly, his expression was very complicated, including surprise, anger, anger, and disbelief.

Yue Ming walked up to Zhang You, "Brother Zhang You, are you alright?"

Zhang You's emotions were complicated, and it took a long time to calm down, "I was rude in front of the king, but I just remembered something, and I was surprised."

Yue Ming didn't take it to heart, but calmed down Zhang You, "It's okay, it's just that brother Zhang You thought of something and was so surprised."

Zhang You pursed his lips and pondered for a while, then looked at Yue Ming with complicated eyes, "Your Majesty thinks that Baili Nian came to Xizhao just to offer a plan for His Majesty?"

Yue Ming didn't understand what Zhang You meant, "Brother Zhang You, what does this mean?"

Zhang You's eyes darkened slightly, "Your Majesty, didn't you realize that the world has been in chaos since this peerless magic machine left the Guan Nanlin? He traveled around the four countries and said he traveled the mountains and rivers, but he was involved in every major event in the world. .Qiang Zhuo was originally a small country on one side of the border, but now it can move its capital to Taoyang City and stand in the world. Is there no handwriting in it? Before Xizhao attacked Nanming, was there Baili Nian's handwriting? Wang Shang is better than anyone else. It is clear; and now, Baili Nian is responsible for Beiyan's attack on Nanming. Although Yu Wenyang is a general, without Baili Nian, he would never have captured Nanming so easily."

"What is this magic machine going to do?" Zhang You frowned, worried.

Infected by Zhang You's words, Yue Ming also began to ponder. Indeed, as Zhang You said, this Nanlin magic machine seems not to admire the world of mortals and doesn't care about the affairs of the world, but he is involved in all the affairs of the world.

Yue Ming also frowned, "Mr. Baili, what exactly do you want to do?"

Zhang You suddenly remembered something again, he turned around and walked to the study, calling Wang De in.Wang De didn't want to see Yue Ming, so he stayed outside all the time. Xi Zhao and Nan Ming had a delicate relationship, and he was Gongsun Zhi's close father-in-law.

Seeing that Zhang You brought a person in, Yue Ming didn't understand what he meant, and looked at Zhang You inquiringly.

Zhang You introduced Wang De, "This is Wang De, a person close to my king. He escaped from Nanming Palace."

"That's it." Yue Ming nodded, but he still didn't understand why he found a servant to meet him, and he was so solemn.

Zhang You ignored, but turned to look at Wang De with an extremely serious expression, "Wang De, do you still remember what you told me on the road, you said that when the king died, you heard what the guard said Say it."

Wang De also had doubts, he looked at Yue Ming, then looked at Zhang You, he didn't understand why he asked himself to say this in front of Yue Ming, but Zhang You was always sincere, so Wang De spoke up.

"After the servant escaped from the Nanming Palace, he hid in the backyard for a long time. It was close to the dungeon. He heard Beiyan soldiers passing by talk about things in the dungeon. After Mr. Baili from Beiyan went to the dungeon, my king... I The king passed away, and he said he committed suicide, but in fact he died of poisoning. After he died, there was a strange smell on his body, which could not dissipate for a long time. Bei Yanbing was very curious, so he talked about it, and the slaves listened to him."

After Wang De finished speaking, Zhang You gave him a look, and he went out.And Zhang You looked at Yue Ming with deep eyes, "Can you hear something, Your Majesty?"

Yue Ming frowned, he didn't care much about the front, he didn't care how Gongsun Zhi died, but there was a strange smell after death... How come this is so familiar?

After thinking for a while, Yue Ming suddenly raised his eyes, and looked at Zhang You with disbelief, "You mean..."

"Yes." Zhang You knew that Yue Ming had already thought of it, so he said it directly, "When the old King Xizhao died, there was a strange fragrance on his body. The king must have investigated it, and the old King Xizhao was indeed poisoned. It's just that I searched all over Nanming and couldn't find out this kind of poison. I only found out that it was a kind of poison that had appeared in the old country's Great Ginger, and then the war broke out, and the matter was delayed. Now This kind of poison has appeared again, it seems that there seems to be some signs of what happened back then."

"What do you mean some signs!"

Yue Ming slapped the table violently. Due to the violent shock, all the teacups on the table fell to the ground, and with a bang, the teacups shattered into pieces.Yue Ming's anger ignited instantly, and he clenched his fists tightly.

"This is a sure thing! Why didn't this king expect it to be Baili Nian!" Yue Ji was very excited, talking about the old King Xi Zhao, Yue Ji couldn't calm down, it was the pain in his heart that couldn't go away.

Seeing Yue Ming so excited, Zhang You didn't know what to say, so he could only keep silent.And after a while, Yue Wei also realized that he was too excited, and when he got involved with the matter of the old King Xi Zhao, Yue Wei couldn't calm down, Yue Zhi had told him about this matter many times, but he himself forgot.

Yue Ming sat down, and gave Zhang You a forgiving smile, "It's because this king was too fierce, and Brother Zhang You laughed."

Zhang You shook his head, "No problem."

Yue Ming, who had calmed down, seemed to have regained his senses. He looked at Zhang You and looked back and forth for two points, "Brother Zhang You, it's not that this king deliberately made things difficult for you, but are you sure that when King Nanming died, there would be a strange smell in his death?" ?”

Yue Ming is skeptical. After all, there is no evidence for such a thing. Yue Ming cannot just rely on Zhang You's one-sided words and blame Bai Li Nian. Bai Li Nian is a talented person after all, and Yue Ming does not want to offend. .

Zhang You smiled wryly, "Your Majesty, do you think I will use my king's life and death to deceive you? As a subject of Nanming, even though Nanming is dead, my respect for my king will not be diminished. Such a cold person. Besides, Baili Nian and I came from the Southern Forest, so why should I frame him? Your majesty is probably over-concerned."

Zhang You is not that kind of person. Zhang You's sincerity and benevolence become more and more obvious. Back then, he was a vassal monarch who cared for him in every possible way. He would never leave a loyal and loyal person like Gongsun Zhi, in exchange for his sincerity. Zhang You, how could Yue Ming have the heart to doubt him anymore.

"This king is thinking too much, brother Zhang You, don't be sad, this king will not doubt you, it's just that Baili Nian..."

Yue Ming frowned, he couldn't see through Baili Nian, "Whether Xizhao Qiang was besieging Nanming before, or Beiyan captured Nanming at this time, it seems that they are all around Nanming, so it is possible that Baili Nian has enmity with Nanming ?”

Otherwise, Yue Ming really couldn't guess what Baili Nian was thinking.

Zhang You shook his head, "No, I'm afraid he is not targeting Nanming, but targeting the world..."

Yue Ming didn't understand what Zhang You meant at all, "Brother Zhang You, what does this mean."

Zhang You pursed his lips, his eyes were a bit complicated, he kept twitching his fingers, and said a meaningful sentence.

"Your Majesty, don't you remember, this kind of poison only appeared in the Great Jiang Country..."