lonely king

It’s the twelfth lunar month, and the wind in the north is even more bitter. The accumulated snow from several heavy snowfalls has not melted away. The half-water and half-snow has been frozen in everything by the cold wind. The good road covers this There is a layer of ice, and the horseshoes are so slippery on the road that they can't walk, but there are a few horses walking on this icy road with the carriage. The horseshoes are wrapped in cloth, and they walk not slowly.

The night was approaching, and the lights in Dajiang Palace were brightly lit, and the candlelight in Shuyue Pavilion was flickering even more.

Baili Nian finished reviewing the last memorial and put it on the side of the chopping board. Jiang Fuli spent a lot of energy in the past few months. Although he used Beiyan's old ministers, there were not many Beiyan civil servants left, and the general died in battle again. There were many battlefields, and he pulled out all the people who had been placed in Beiyan. They were all old ministers or children of old ministers of Jiang.

Some of Yu Wenyang's old departments are naturally unwilling, but fortunately there will be no troubles under the pressure of Sui Yi. The Chao Gang, which was once chaotic, has finally set a model, and Baili Nian has spent several years in the northern border. It was not in vain, and now they have all been collected back.

Although the people were Beiyan's people, Jiang died only eight years ago. They still haven't forgotten that the world is full of Jiang's people, and Baili Nian complied with the people's will. His throne is getting more and more secure.In the past few days, Baili Nian often thought about eight years ago when he was still a young king, if he had been so earnest then, would Da Jiang not have died, and he wouldn't have had to plan this incident again.

It's a pity that if this kind of illusory thing can be used for deep thinking.

The west window was suddenly blown open by the wind, and the candles on the chopping board shook twice. Baili Nian raised his head, and the cold wind blew his bangs fluttering. man of.

Normally, Baili Nian would definitely have opened his mouth to let that person show up, but now Baili Nian's words reached his throat but he swallowed them again, but he stretched out his hand to close the window as if he didn't notice, turned back and sat on the cushion beside the stove, silently A pot of wine was simmered, but no words were spoken.

The cold wind outside the window was really cold, Sai Jian couldn't bear it.He wanted to wait for Baili Nian to open his mouth before going in, but after waiting for a long time, the people inside didn't seem to notice, so Sai Jian sighed and pushed open the window, jumped into the room, and walked to the stove by himself Next to warm up.

Baili Nian didn't seem to notice anything unusual, still lowered his head, and Sai Jian didn't open his mouth, like someone who has lived together for a long time, he poured a cup of hot wine consciously, and then drank to warm himself up until his body It was completely warmed up, so he took off his cloak and threw it over again, while he sat opposite Baili Nian to warm himself up by the fire, staring at Baili Nian without saying a word.

I don't know how long it has passed, but Sai Jian still couldn't hold back, he looked at Baili Nian.

"Are you going to sit with me like this forever?"

Baili Nian took a glass of wine and drank it slowly, his face remained calm and indifferent, "Then is the king going to keep looking at me like this?"

Sai Jian smiled, "It's me, this king is going to stare at you like this forever, does Nian'er feel bad?"

Baili Nian finally raised his head, he looked at Sai Jian, and for a moment he didn't know how to face him.

Baili Nian poured a glass of wine for Sai Jian, "It's freezing cold, what is the king doing with Jiang?"

"It's freezing cold, I'm here to see you." Sai Jian deliberately followed him, with a gentle smile on his brows and a slight smile on his lips. Not only did he not mean to blame Baili Nian, but rather Before, it was more gentle and less reckless.

Baili Nian's eyes were indifferent, without the gentleness he had when he was in Taoyang City, he said softly: "The king came to Jiang just to see me?"

"Yeah, just to see Nian'er." Sai Jian said without thinking, he poured wine for Baili Nian, and handed it to him, taking the opportunity to hold his hand and refused to send it.

"Ben Wang came to see if Nian'er is doing well these days? Are you happy after leaving Taoyang City and sitting on the northern border? Are you comfortable without this king by your side? I haven't seen you for a long time and have you ever missed me? King? This king came to Dajiang to see these, so does Nian need to ask again?"

Sai Jian took it for granted, his unprincipled smile was the same as usual but a little softer, he was not as reckless as he was in the Qiangma grassland, and his kindness to Baili Nian was not just blindly giving, but rather A little more detailed.Baili Nian looked at Sai Jian who deliberately made him laugh, and couldn't keep his face sullen for a while, and the corners of his lips pursed, and he smiled.

"Why is your majesty still like this?"

Sai Jian leaned closer to Baili Nian on purpose, rubbed his hands, and kept his eyes on him, "How is this king?" His tone also carried a different meaning.

"What did you say?" Baili Nian said unhappily, he knew that Sai Jian's recovery would only last for a while.

Seeing that the gap between the two had disappeared, Baili Nian also laughed, Sai Jian withdrew his hand in a pretentious gesture, and sat down on the cushion, drinking a glass of wine by himself, as if dejected .

"It seems that Nian'er has forgotten about this king, and he doesn't want to see him, and he didn't send a post to congratulate him when he was re-established. He completely forgot how good this king was to Nian'er at that time. It’s fine to write a letter to inform the king, but the king eagerly came to Da Jiang and didn’t get a good face. He was locked outside in the winter night and was invited in. This king’s heart is ice on the road of Hancheng, and he only takes a risk. It's cold."

As Sai Jian spoke, he drank a glass of wine by himself, looking dejected as if he really wanted to drink three hundred glasses of wine, but Bai Lian saw him pretending to be melancholy, but was very angry and funny, and sneaked him over Hands thrown aside.

"Since I didn't invite you in, why did you come in? It's snowing just right outside, you go outside to enjoy the snow." Baili Nian said angrily.

Sai Jian saw that he was also selling badly, and if he said more, it would really make Baili Nian unhappy, so he immediately laughed out and took Baili Nian's hand, worried, "From Tao Yang to Da Jiang The snow along the way, this king has already enjoyed enough of this snow scene, and I want to see Nian'er."

This is his truth. From Taoyang City to Jindajiang, Yang Feng drove the snow for three days. No matter how beautiful the snow scene was, it was blown away by the biting cold wind. It is not as good as a cup of hot wine in this warm room.Sai Jian raised his eyes to look at Baili Nian, at this time the laughter from earlier had faded away, and he just looked at Baili Nian quietly.

He still looks so prosperous and stunning, no different from when he was in Taoyang City. At that time, he had an eye-catching dragon ball crown on his hair crown, which is not as good-looking as the scarlet jade red crown before Baili Nian.

The shallow smile on Baili Nian's face has also dissipated, he withdrew his hand, poured two more cups of hot wine, handed one to Sai Jian, drank the cup silently, and raised his eyes again, there were two more smiles. cold.

"It's almost the end of the new year, and the middle ten days of the twelfth lunar month are the busiest. Qiangmao has fought wars this year and has expanded its territory. The several rich cities in the southwest of Taoyang City have all been included in the territory of Qiangmao. Your Majesty should be more Busy, why come to the north in this winter, is it really just to take a look at me?"

Baili Nian met Shang Saijian's eyes, "Does Your Majesty have anything else to say?"

If a year ago, Sai Jian ignored Qiang Zhuo and came to see him at General Beiyan's mansion, he would have believed that this man came to the northern border on a sudden whim, but the situation has changed a lot in a year, the northern border has changed hands, and the world has long since changed. In that world again, it has been two years since Sai Jian left Cangyu Mountain, and the reckless king of the prairie has also been contaminated with the spirit of the Central Plains. Although Sai Jian still has pride, he has also lost a bit of recklessness, and there are also rules in his whereabouts .

He came to the northern border, perhaps because he wanted to visit Baili Nian, but it was definitely not just for meeting.

Sai Jian sighed softly, picked up the wine that Baili Nian had poured for him, and drank it in two gulps. Burning wine?"

"Yes, it came from Nanlin." Baili Nian replied, on the day when Jiang Fuli was established, he sent people to Nanlin to bring out all the burning wine buried under the bamboo forest. It was buried when Jiang was destroyed, and Jiang Fuli Nature also needs to start together.

Back then when Qiang Zhu had not left Cangyu Mountain, Sai Jian once drank this wine in Wangshu Pavilion. At that time, he didn't understand where this scorching Yin wine came from, and he didn't understand Baili Nian's words about burning his throat with fire, but now he tasted it. I understand what it's like.

"I came to Dajiang to send you a person back," Sai Jian finally said, "I think there is something wrong with this person, and I can't deal with it properly, so I will hand him over to you. You should have your own way of dealing with it." .”

"Send someone to me?" Baili Nian didn't expect it to be like this. He lowered his eyes and thought, but he also had a clue, "Is it someone from the northern border?"

Sai Jian chuckled, held up his wine glass and touched Baili Nian, "Nian'er is Nian'er, nothing can hide from Nian'er's eyes. The man called himself Zhong Yin, and said he was an old man from Beiyan. I don't know much about Bei Yan, so naturally I don't know about this person, I've already brought him to the Northern Territory, and it's tied at the second mile of Wangcheng, you can send someone to bring him over sometime."

When Baili Nian heard the name of this person, he understood it quite well. Sai Jian felt that it was difficult to deal with it. The person who sent Jiang from thousands of miles away was naturally not an ordinary former minister of Beiyan, but Baili Nian guessed The man didn't reveal his real name to Sai Jian, and he kept his eyes open.

"I see, let Mo Yan bring him over some other day."

Sai Jian suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Baili Nian, "Nian'er knows who that person is?"

Baili Nian lowered his eyes slightly, poured wine for Sai Jian, and said casually, "It's probably an old acquaintance."

Zhongyan was also an old acquaintance, although Baili Nian did not have many personal relationships with him, but whether it was presenting Chiyu Yuxi or planning Beiyan Jiangshan back then, although they did not have many personal relationships, it was enough to make each other unforgettable.

Sai Jian nodded, and didn't ask too much. Baili Nian has traveled around the world over the years, and naturally has many old acquaintances.What is gained is what is lost. Baili Nian can restore Da Jiang, so he will naturally be hated by some loyal and old officials of Beiyan. unusual.

Seeing that Sai Jian drank silently and stopped talking, Baili Nian didn't mention the matter of him leaving without saying goodbye, nor the matter of Jiang Fuli since he entered Shuyue Pavilion. Baili Nian waited for him to ask, Or wait for him to question, but this person seems to have changed his temper a little, and he didn't even ask.

Baili Nian looked at Sai Jian, "Does Your Majesty have anything to ask me?"

While adding charcoal to the stove, fearing that Baili Nian would be frozen, Sai Jian smiled, and his hearty laughter seemed to be the same as that in the Qiangma grassland, but there was an indescribable difference, "Yes, my king There are many things I want to ask Nian'er, but I don't know how to ask them, so I simply don't ask them."

Baili pursed his lips and smiled lightly. This person's temperament has never changed. He doesn't do what you think he should do. He just doesn't follow what you think he should follow. His behavior is always so unnatural. Regularity, with its own escape, this is a bit of a twist, and it will be admired by two points.

"Your Majesty is as free and easy as before." Baili Nian said.

Sai Jian laughed, holding the red-hot coals in the furnace with tongs, his expression calmed down, his drooping eyes looked at the coals, and his thoughts went to nowhere.Baili Nian was by his side and didn't open his mouth, but saw him drink up the wine in the glass, and he would refill it for him. On a snowy night, Shuyue Pavilion was not harmonious.

"Actually, I want to know how to deal with Qiang Zhu on your chessboard?"

After a long time, Sai Jian spoke suddenly, his eyes were still on the charcoal fire in the stove, his expression didn't change much, he couldn't tell whether he was entangled or free and easy, even for a while Baili Nian couldn't guess Sai Jian His expression at this time was extremely indifferent, as if he was just saying something casually.Baili Nian suddenly felt that he didn't understand Sai Jian, he thought he had him under control, but in fact he was never someone who could be controlled.

Some people are clever enough to let the world know, and they are good at using tricks, like Baili Nian.Some people are smart and convincing, and there is righteousness in their schemes, such as Zhang You.Some people's intelligence is hidden in their playfulness and mischief, making it difficult to figure out whether they are stupid or understanding. He seems to understand many things but refuses to say. Not caring about things doesn't mean he doesn't know. He is just stupid.Just like when Baili Nian entered Qiang Zhu, Sai Jian knew that Baili Nian holding the Zhuque jade pen was the old man of Jiang, but he didn't expose it.

Baili Nian lowered his eyes and said calmly, "I don't know."

Sai Jian laughed softly and indifferently, "I thought that Nian Er didn't know anything?"

Baili Nian smiled softly, "When I went to the Qiangma Grassland, I never thought about staying in Qiangma. My destination was Xizhao, but I stayed in Qiangma by accident. Zhuo was not on my chessboard at all, and it was not my intention to drag Wang Shang and Qiang Zhu into the muddy waters of the Central Plains."

"So Nian'er didn't plot against Qiang Zhuo?" Sai Jian smiled relaxedly, as if what he said was an ordinary happy event.

Baili Yan's eyes sank, he raised his eyes to look at Sai Jian, but he didn't understand what he meant, he asked shallow and deep, he didn't know if he was doubting himself, or just joking.Baili Nian didn't know how to answer, his slightly parted lips couldn't utter a single word.

But Sai Jian changed the subject and handed the empty wine glass to Baili Nian, "Nian'er, my king's wine glass is empty, why don't you pour me a glass of wine."

There was still some childlike coquettishness between the words, and all the topics just left aside, as if they had never asked, with a little naughty smile, very much like when they were still in Wangshu Pavilion.

Baili Nian didn't know how to respond, so he picked up the jug and filled a glass for Sai Jian. The strong aroma of the scorching wine wafted in the Shuyue Pavilion. After drinking, Sai Jian glanced at the plaque hanging in the room. There were three big characters "Shuyue Pavilion" written on it, and Sai Jian muttered these two words, with a few lines of laughter on the corners of his lips.

"Shuyue Pavilion is a good name. It is similar to my Wangshu Pavilion."

Hearing the word Wangshuge, Baili Nian's eyelashes trembled slightly, and there seemed to be some fluctuation in his heart, but it didn't show on his face, he didn't speak, but filled up the wine for Sai Jian again.

In the middle of the snowy night, there is a piece of drunken speechless.