lonely king

Nanming Palace Hall.

"Mr. Baili is back?"

Prince Sunzhi of Nanming turned his head to look at Baili Nian and Zhang You who had stepped into the hall, his brows were brimming with joy, and he walked quickly to meet Baili Nian and Zhang You.

"The grass people have seen the king."

Before Baili Nian could kneel down and salute, he was helped up by Gongsun Zhi, while Zhang You, who was beside him, just bowed to the king with a smile, and did not perform the salute as a monarch or minister.

"There's only me and my two lovers here, so there's no need to be polite." Gongsun Zhi said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Mr. Baili is going to Beiyan country. I don't know how the customs and customs of Beiyan country are, and how are the political affairs in the court."

Gongsun Zhi took Baili Nian and sat beside the chessboard. When Baili Nian first came to Nanming Palace, he was Gongsun Zhi's chess official. He didn't play chess with Baili Nian for many days, and Gongsun Zhi missed him very much. .

"Your Majesty is greedy for Mr. Baili's chess skills again?" Zhang You joked beside him.

Gongsun Zhi turned his head and glared at him, "That's right, playing chess with you is really meaningless, of course I'm thinking of Mr. Baili's chess skills."

"Yes, yes, the minister is not good at chess, and he is not the king's opponent, which disappoints the king." Zhang You said with a smile.

Baili Nian raised his eyes to look at the two of them, with a faint smile on the corner of his lips, he picked up the white piece on the chessboard, "Master Zhang is familiar with astronomy and geography. Half of an adult just knows these trivial things."

"Why does Mr. Baili underestimate himself? Everyone in the world knows about Mr. Baili's ability. If he is not enough to go to Beiyan Kingdom, I don't know what Mr. Baili's opinion is."

Zhang You looked at Baili Nian. He was standing behind Baili Nian, and when he raised his eyes, he met Gongsun Zhi's eyes. His four eyes met each other, each with deep meanings, but Baili Nian was between the two of them. Less than two people look at each other.

Baili Nian dropped a white stone, "Presumably the king and Lord Zhang have already known about the Chiyu jade seal."

"Mr. Baili has the red jade jade seal in his hand. I never knew about it." Nanming Wang Gongsunzhi dropped a black spot, raised his eyes and looked at Baili Nian, a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes.

When Baili Nian was in the Nanming Palace, he never said anything about the red jade seal. He never wanted to celebrate the enthronement of the new king of Beiyan, but he took out the red jade seal. Li Nian went to have a look, thinking that as Baili Nian's magic machine, he would never think that it was sent by him.

This Baili Twisting also gave him a surprise.

"I don't have a red jade seal in my hand. I got it by accident outside King Beiyan's city. Since I went to congratulate King Beiyan, I dedicated it to King Beiyan."

Baili Nian raised his eyes to look at Gongsun Zhi, "Your Majesty is also curious about the red jade seal. In fact, the red jade seal is just a joke. Beiyan's soldiers and horses are strong, and their ambition to compete for the world is also increasing day by day. I will send the red jade seal to King Beiyan. It just made him pay more attention to soldiers and horses. The Beiyan Kingdom has never paid much attention to civil servants. Presumably the king also knew that a few days ago Beiyan's prime minister was also ransacked. Reckless soldiers, if that's the case, what is there for me, Nanming, to be afraid of?"

Gongsun Zhi dropped a sunspot, he picked up the tea and took a sip, his eyes rolled in his sockets, and he looked at Baili Nian again, "The Prime Minister of Beiyan Kingdom has always advocated peace, so he is also close to Nanming."

Baili Nian nodded, and picked up a white stone.

"Although the Prime Minister of Beiyan Kingdom is suspected of controlling the government and people are greedy for money, he is not a fool, but a person who understands the current situation. Otherwise, he would not have been blocking Beiyan King and forbidding him. I set out to conquer Nanming. However, King Beiyan is young and he is a newly enthroned king. Naturally, he cannot stand the suppression of his ministers. The death of the prime minister and the party of the prime minister will also be wiped out. The only person who understands the current situation in Beiyan Kingdom Death is not a good thing for me, Nanming."

"Mr. Baili is right." Gongsun Zhi smiled slightly and dropped a black spot.

"I just don't know whether the matter of the Prime Minister of Beiyan Kingdom is also written by Mr. If it is written by Mr., this king really wants to thank you with a lot of money."

Gongsun Zhi looked at Baili Nian, with a hint of prying eyes, as if he wanted to see something in Baili Nian's eyes, but Baili Nian's eyes were like a still pool, and the color was as deep as water, he didn't see anything. What.

"It's General Yuwen of Beiyan Kingdom who has been feuding with the Prime Minister for many years. I just pushed it, but I didn't do anything. It's not a big deal." Baili Nian said flatly.

"Is that so?" Gongsun Zhi was thoughtful, but did not ask further.

Zhang You glanced at Baili Nian, then at Gongsun Zhi, "Your Majesty, you're about to lose."

"Oh? Is that so?" Gongsun Zhi was taken aback for a moment, he was just contemplating and didn't worry too much about the chessboard, but after a few moves, Baili Nian was blocked by Gongsun Zhi and lost.

Gongsun Zhi raised his lips and smiled, and put down the black pieces in his hand, "Mr. Baili's chess skills are really superb, and this king lost."

Baili Nian also put down the white piece in his hand, he raised his eyes and looked at Gongsun Zhi, "Your Majesty is only concerned about the great affairs of the world, his heart and chest are already full of the world, and there is no room for this chess game, and I am just a countryman. Idlers, who have never been in this world, only care about playing chess, painting, and visiting mountains and rivers. Naturally, they are slightly better than the king in this leisure time, but if it is about the affairs of the world, the grassroots don’t know anything about it.”

"Mr. Baili is too modest. Mr. Baili is so smart. How can he know nothing about the affairs of the world? Didn't Mr. Baili get rid of a prime minister for Nanming because of me? This is not normal. An idler can do it."

Gongsun Zhi had a smile on his face, but the smile was not deep, Baili Nian just looked up and saw the suspicion buried in his eyes, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"The matter of Beiyan was just to see Beiyan's local conditions and customs, and he did something to push the boat along the way. The king knew about the Caomin. Caomin has no interest in the affairs of the government and the world, and just wants to be an idler. Speaking of which, Cao Min lived in the King's palace for a long time, and has not returned to Nanlin for a long time, and I don't know if the Yehan tea in Nanlin is ripe now."

Baili turned his head and looked out the window, his eyes full of longing.

Gongsun Zhi raised his eyebrows, looked out of the window following Baili Nian's gaze, and smiled again, "If Mister misses Nanlin's Yehan tea, I will send someone to Nanlin to fetch some tomorrow."

Baili turned his eyes and looked at Gongsun Zhi, with a slight smile on his lips, "Then thank you, Your Majesty."

Baili Nian Gongsun Zhi Zhang You and the three chatted by the chessboard for a whole night. From the customs and customs of the Beiyan Kingdom to the political affairs of the state, Baili Nian said little, except when he talked about the customs and customs of the Beiyan Kingdom at the very beginning. He said a few more words, but there were very few other words. Occasionally, when Zhang You asked Baili Nian, he would answer again.

It wasn't until the morning of the second day that Gongsun Zhi was about to go to the early court, so he let Baili Nian go back.

Baili Nian left the hall first, and Zhang You stayed in the hall because he was going to the morning court.As soon as Baili Nian's figure disappeared, the faint smile on Gongsun Zhi's lips dissipated. Looking at Baili Nian's white floating figure, his thin lips pursed slightly.

"What do you think of Mr. Baili?" Gongsun Zhi asked.

Zhang You was stunned for two seconds, then he looked back at Gongsun Zhi, "Mr. Baili is a fairy, although this technique of fortune-telling is not considered orthodox, but Mr. Baili himself never speaks falsehoods, and he can't be compared with ordinary people in the world." Compared with Situ, Mr. Baili is good at Dan, Qing, calligraphy and chess, and he is also demure and quiet, he is an extraordinary person."

Zhang You and Baili Nian met in Nanlin Bamboo Garden in the early years, and they also spoke highly of Baili Nian.

"This king is asking about his trip to Beiyan Kingdom." Gongsun Zhi turned to look at Zhang You.

Zhang You frowned slightly, turned his eyes and thought for a moment, "Your Majesty thinks there is something wrong with Mr. Baili offering the red jade seal to King Beiyan?"

"Whoever wins the Chiyu Jade Seal wins the world. This word came from Mr. Baili, and it has been spread far and wide. It has been spread from the Northern Yan Kingdom to the Southern Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that the whole world knows this sentence."

Gongsun Zhi pursed his lips. He didn't mind this rumor. He didn't mind that the Mandate of Heaven was in Beiyan Country. What he cared about was the opinions of the people in the world. Oh no.

Zhang You rolled his eyes slightly, "But what Mr. Baili presented was not a complete red jade seal, and the dragon horn was missing. King Beiyan would never be so stupid that because of a broken jade seal and a word of unsubstantiated words, Believe that you are destiny."

Gongsun Zhi looked down at Zhang You, and he nodded slightly, "Ai Qing is right, but..." Gongsun Zhi looked out the window in the direction where Baili Nian disappeared.

It's just that Mr. Baili's approach really made him elusive.

Mo Yan took a few rolls of high-quality rice paper for Baili Nian, and walked out of the main hall to Zhuming Pavilion. Zhuming Pavilion is located in the north of Nanming Palace, far away from the harem, and closer to Nanming King's Book Pavilion. Some, Gongsun Zhi specially arranged Baili Nian here, and liked to come here to play chess with Baili Nian sooner or later.

Standing on the high platform of Zhuming Pavilion, Baili Nian looked back, Mo Yan had already put away the rice paper, which was rewarded by King Nanming just now, King Nanming knew that Baili Nian liked Danqing, these rice papers were a tribute, The surface of the paper is as smooth as a woman's skin, so it is known as Runyu Xuan Paper.

"These pieces of rice paper are very good." Mo Yan raised his eyes and looked at Baili Nian. When he was in King Jiang's Palace, Baili Nian liked to use this kind of Runyu rice paper for painting.

Baili Nian glanced at the rice paper, "It's just a few pieces of paper."

He didn't take these things to heart, he hadn't seen anything, and he might have seen and used all the rare things in this world.

"The Lord seems to be in a bad mood when he returns to Nanming Kingdom." Mo Yan made a cup of tea for Baili Nian.

Baili Nian frowned slightly, and did not reach out to take the teacup Mo Yan handed over. He looked at the extremely beautiful Nanming Palace decorated with flowers under the high platform, "Mo Yan, we are leaving here."

"Leaving? I just went back and forth to Nanming, is the Lord going to leave?" Mo Yan was a little puzzled, and Baili Nian also went to Beiyan Kingdom for Nanming Kingdom, and he just came back.

"King Nanming has always been suspicious. During this trip to Beiyan, he no longer trusts me. It is of no value for me to stay here."

Mo Yan frowned, he didn't understand these things, and he couldn't see through them, "Has the lord decided where to go? Will you go to Beiyan Kingdom again?"

Wang Shangzhongyan and General Yuwen of Beiyan Kingdom had kindly stayed in Baili Nian, and Mo Yan couldn't think of anything other than Beiyan Kingdom.

However, Baili Nian shook his head. He raised his eyes and looked outside the palace. The high platform of Zhuming Pavilion was considered the highest place in the Nanming Imperial City. From the location of Baili Nian, he could see the road going out of the city to the west. On the road, you can also see the spring outside the city.

"Do you know that there is another Xizhao Kingdom to the west of Nanming Kingdom?"

Mo Yan nodded, "Of course I know that when the three vassal kingdoms united to destroy Jiang, the Three Kingdoms agreed outside the city of Yeling that whichever vassal state first attacked Yeling, the city of King Jiang, would win Yeling and use Yeling as its capital. Establish the country first. At that time, the Xizhao Kingdom was the first to enter Yeling, and they were happy to establish a capital, but the Xizhao Kingdom was abandoned by both the Beiyan Kingdom and the Nanming Kingdom."

"Abandoned the covenant of Yeling, and was besieged in Yeling by hundreds of thousands of troops from the two vassal kingdoms. There was no way out, and the abandoned Xizhao Kingdom wiped out the country in one fell swoop. There are many borders with Nanming Kingdom, so Beiyan Kingdom took all the money, gold leaf and several cities of Xizhao Kingdom, and most of the land became Nanming Kingdom, and Xizhao Kingdom also became a subsidiary state of Nanming Kingdom."

Mo Yan still remembers what happened six years ago very clearly. At that time, the world was in chaos, and it was not only the Great Jiang Dynasty that was wiped out, but also the Xizhao Kingdom.

It's just ironic that the Xizhao Kingdom, which wanted to share a piece of Jiang's pie, was also destroyed after Jiang's destruction of the country.

Baili Nian looked in the direction of Xizhao Kingdom.

"Now the ruler of Xizhao Kingdom is still in Gongsunzhi's palace as a hostage, and the monarch who fights for the world with dignity is now in a cold and humid prison without food and lodging. If you say that the prince of Xizhao Kingdom who is in charge of state affairs knows How does his father feel about his current appearance?"

Mo Yan sneered, "I will definitely hold Nanming Kingdom in my heart! I will swear to my death to avenge the country's humiliation and father's revenge!"

Baili Nian, who kept his eyes on the direction of Xizhao Kingdom, frowned slightly, and muttered to himself, "Yes, I will definitely hold a grudge in my heart and swear to die."