lonely king

The middle of the year is a busy time for all countries in the world. This year is full of wars. At the end of the year, they can finally have a leisurely time. This is what any country and any people are looking forward to. Soldiers who can survive the battlefield and return, Baili Nian will allow them Going home for a reunion, Dajiang's domestic self-recovery technique, with the imperial guards around, Baili Nian didn't even think about raising troops.

After all, it is not a good deed to raise soldiers at this time, but it will attract criticism from the people, and he is relieved that the imperial guards are led by Sui Yi. Why would he surrender to himself? He has soldiers and common people in his heart, not a person like Yu Wenyang who loves fighting and killing.

After the Chinese New Year, Baili Nian received a batch of gifts, which were sent by Qiang Zhu. In fact, Xi Zhao also had a courteous relationship with Da Jiang, but it was a national gift and what Sai Jian sent was a private gift. The milk wine that Nian Shen loved when he was in Wangshu Pavilion, and the small items that Sai Jian had promised to Bai Li Nian, even though it was a small gift, Wei Yu personally sent it, and it was Bai Li Nian's favorite.

It's just that Qiang Hao and Da Jiang never handed over their credentials, and they never intended to be friends.

Baili Nian looked at the white crimson paintbrush in his hand, which was made by Sai Jian himself, and the brush danced lightly on the paper, it seemed that it took a lot of effort, but Baili Nian's eyes were slightly deep.

"Your Majesty, why did King Qiangxun only give a private gift, but did not hand over his credentials?" Mo Yan was a little puzzled, before he thought that Sai Jian had a disagreement with Baili Nian, but seeing the carefully And Zhi's private ceremony didn't mean any alienation, but Qiang Zhu failed to make friends with Da Jiang for a long time, and everyone in the world thought that Qiang Zhu and Da Jiang were at odds.

Baili twisted the white crimson paintbrush, and put him together with the Zhuque jade pen, "Sai Jian is Sai Jian, Qiang Zhu is Qiang Zhu, he will not ignore Qiang Zhu's situation. Jiang became a minister, and naturally there was no reason to befriend him first, Qiang Zhu is different from Xi Zhao, Xi Zhao originally belonged to Jiang, but Qiang Zhu did not."

"Then what does Qiang Zhu mean?" Mo Yan raised his head, but he didn't understand even more. He didn't think Sai Jian had much thought before, but now he has more thought than others.

Baili Nian looked at the two brushes in front of him, the red bird jade pen was red all over, and the pen barrel was carved from red jade, which was a rich and passionate color, while the white crimson brush was made of white fat jade, and the pen barrel was full of warmth. It is cool to hold in the hand, the candlelight can pass through the pen holder made of white fat jade, when the rosy candlelight passes through the pen holder and falls on the paper, it is as warm and cool as moonlight, reminding Baili Nian of the moonlight in Wangshu Pavilion.

Baili Nian did not answer Mo Yan's words, but gave another order, "You take a batch of Zhuo Yin wine and escort it to Taoyang City in person, but this is also a private gift, remember to be eye-catching, avoid eyeliners along the way, and keep secrets Send it to Taoyang City."

Although Mo Yan didn't understand Baili Nian's meaning, he still nodded obediently, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Baili Nian was playing with the white crimson paintbrush in his hand, but his eyes were slightly darker while the brush was in his hand, "By the way, did you insert eyeliner on the other side?" Baili Nian suddenly asked Mo Yan.

Mo Yan, who was about to leave, turned back and shook his head, "Back to the king, Xi Zhao seems to have been on guard for a long time, especially Princess Xi Zhao, we arranged for Xi Zhao's eyeliner, but in a few days we will be pulled out by Yue Zhixin." Maybe it's because we found out that we have too many eyeliners before, and we are already on guard, so it's not easy to arrange."

Baili Nian nodded, "Before I was able to insert the eyeliner, it was because Yue Wei was not on guard enough, now that Jiang Fuli, he also knows who I am, so he is naturally on guard in every possible way, and before Zhang You pulled out the lonely king's eyeliner for him , You can't underestimate the more you weave your heart, and it's reasonable that you can't get the eyeliner in now."

"Then do you want to continue inserting it?" Mo Yan asked.

Baili Nian slightly raised his eyes, his eyes were slightly cold, "Yes, but if we can't enter the Xizhao King City, we have to deploy our people around it. In addition, Taoyang City is full of fish and eyes, and the news is everywhere. , you can also drop by to hear about Xizhao’s situation when you go to Taoyang City.”

"Does Your Majesty think there is something between Xi Zhaohui and Qiang Zhuo?"

Mo Yan, who stayed by Baili Nian's side for many years, finally managed to get a glimpse of the deep meaning and understand the meaning of Baili Nian's words.Baili Nian raised his eyes and looked to the south. The southern border was already the territory of Xizhao, while the northern border was the farthest away, separated by the Baiji River.

Baili twisted his eyelashes and trembled slightly, "Yue Ming is not a person who is willing to do nothing at the moment. He knows that Xi Zhao and Da Jiang have an old enmity, and he knows that the lonely king will touch him sooner or later. How could he wait for me, Da Jiang?" You can relax and let others slaughter you. Now that Jiang is recuperating, he is most afraid of wars. Although Xizhao is also a country that has gone through wars, Yu Wenyang's defeat was too tragic, but Xizhao still has the corresponding troops, so he will definitely be ready to move. You ask me. Bar."

Mo Yan nodded and understood Baili Nian's meaning, he bowed his hands and withdrew immediately, and went to prepare for what Baili Nian had ordered, since Baili Nian asked him to personally deliver the Zhuoyin wine to Taoyang City, it was extremely important He couldn't let this matter go wrong.

Mo Yan left, but Baili Nian was still holding the white crimson paintbrush. He hadn't touched the painting for a long time, and holding this excellent brush in his hand, naturally he couldn't do nothing. He picked up a piece of excellent rice paper, and Baili Twisting the tip of the pen lightly, a painting will be outlined in a short while.It's just that this painting is not the landscape painting he is best at, but a portrait of a figure. It has been a long time since he made a portrait of a figure, and his hands are much jerky.

On the painting is a brawny man drinking wine with his breasts exposed, his eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Sai Jian.

……

The auspicious snow heralds a good year, and spring will begin within two months of the next year. Winter wheat needs to be irrigated after spring. The northern border has been dry in winter and spring has been drought for several years. After that, there is no need to worry about running out of water. This year will be a bumper year.

Baili Nian has read the memorials from all over the world, and he also knows a little about the weather of the stars. He knows that this year will have a bumper harvest. As long as there is no heavy rain in summer and there will be no summer floods, the people of Dajiang will definitely be relieved.The corners of Baili Nian's lips, which hadn't been raised for a long time, rarely showed two smiles, but after smiling, he threw the memorial on the table, his eyes still showing coldness.

After Mo Yan had been to Taoyang City, he had already returned. He was a bit depressed. He wanted to take the opportunity to explain to Wei Yu to ease up when he went to Taoyang City, but who would have thought that after he went to Taoyang, even Wei Yu’s He didn't see him face to face, after all, he went to Taoyang City to repay the gift, and he didn't stay long, so he rushed back, and Wei Yu didn't show up when he returned home, let alone say goodbye.

Mo Yan was a little depressed, but he also sent the news from Taoyang City to Baili Nian's ears.

"Xizhao sent envoys to Taoyang?" Baili Nian raised his head after listening to Mo Yan's report, and he knew that Yue Ji would not remain silent, so he really focused on Qiang Zhu.

Mo Yan said, "Yes, at the beginning of spring this year, three groups of envoys were sent to Qiangmao. The first two groups of envoys were never seen by the king of Qiangmao. It was Dashu Changliu who received them, and it seemed that they didn't talk about anything. The last group It was Princess Xizhao who came here in person and met King Qiangzhu, but she couldn't find out what they had talked about. When the subordinates returned to Dajiang, it happened that Princess Xizhao returned to Xizhao with Yue Zhixin, as if She was quite happy with what was discussed.”

"Yue Zhixin will go there in person..."

Baili Nian murmured and repeated this sentence, Yuezhixin was a rare and talented person in Xizhao, she was more calm and resourceful than Yueyou, but she went to Taoyang City herself.One must know that she went to Qiangzhu several times, but she hit a wall, but now she can continue to go regardless of the past, Sai Jian has to sell her face no matter what.

Baili Nianyue thought more and more that there was something tricky in it, and he looked at Mo Yan, "Has Taoyang City left any of our people?"

Mo Yan understood Baili Nian's meaning, "I stayed. There were eyeliners planted in Taoyang City before. This time, my subordinates also felt that there was something tricky, so they left a few more people. They should be able to settle things in a few days." Find out."

"Well, the news has come and passed it directly to the lonely king."

"The subordinate understands." Mo Yan said.

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On the other side, Taoyang City.

Sai Jian is not a person who can be tied to one place. After staying in Gaomingtai for so many days, he has long been a little bored. He secretly went to the stables several times, just wanting to ride his red horse to run wildly on the grassland. A circle away, leaving the Qiangma grassland where he was born and raised, especially after such a long time, he naturally misses it a little.

If it hadn't been for the chief of the family to stop him, he would have rode back to the Qiangzhu grassland years ago, but this time he was going back to the Qiangzhu grassland, but Liu didn't stop him, after all, he was going back this time for business.

It was to pick up Sai Shu, Sai Jian's sister Sai Shu, and Qiang Zhu's princess Sai Shu.

Princess Xizhao, Yue Zhixin, came to Qiang Zhuo for the purpose of the marriage between the two countries, and to marry the queen for Yue Wei, and this queen was Princess Qiang Zhu, the daughter of Uncle Saijian, Sai Shu, whom she had tried so hard to match up before. , Xizhao and Qiangma's united heart has never slackened, let alone Qiangmao is becoming more and more prosperous now.If Xizhao can unite with Qiang Zhuo, it must be the best, Yue Zhixin understands this truth, even if he is seriously ill, he still wants Qiang Zhuo to give it a try, and this time——

Sai Jian agreed to the marriage.

Sai Jian rode in the direction of Cangyu Mountain, Wei Yu was with him, and he was carrying the scorching Yin wine that Baili Nian gave him. Jian hid all the burning wine sent by Baili Nian in the bedroom.And now he was drinking the scorching wine, the strong wine entered his throat, and the burning pain was mixed with a bit of refreshing, but Sai Jian lowered his head and glanced at Wei Yu behind him.

"Wei Yu, do you think this king should agree to this marriage?"

Wei Yu rode a little slower, and when he caught up, he was a little surprised, "Didn't the king already agree to the marriage? Why are you still struggling with this?"

Sai Jian took another sip of the strong wine, and after feeling the refreshing pain of the strong wine, he opened his mouth again, "I promised, I agreed, but it was not because the eldest son was yelling, that the king really had a headache before he agreed."

This made Wei Yu laugh, "Your Majesty, my subordinates really don't believe what you say, if your Majesty doesn't want to agree, even if the elders quarrel for three days and three nights, you won't let go. "

Because of Baili Nian living in Sai Jian's bedroom before, the elder said more than three days and three nights, but he kept talking about it day and night, didn't Sai Jian still lose his head for a single word?This time the marriage between Sai Jian and Neng Songkou and Wei Yu is also quite unexpected. The world is now divided into three kingdoms, and there is Jiang in the north and Xizhao in the southwest. On the contrary, in the Central Plains is Qiang Zhuo. Naturally, the relationship between Sai Jian and Baili Nian is needless to say Although Qiang Zhuo and Da Jiang did not get along well, Sai Jian would not be an enemy of Baili Nian, but this time he agreed to Xi Zhao's marriage.

It is indeed a bit strange, but Wei Yu thinks that the king has his own reasons.

Sai Jian glared at Wei Yu, his blunt words made Sai Jian a little displeased, how could Wei Yu understand Sai Jian's entanglement at the moment.He raised the wine bag and took a few sips of spirits. He knew that Wei Yu was right, so that was why he agreed.Sai Jian questioned himself.

"Since the matter has been settled, the king should not worry about it anymore." Wei Yu comforted.

Sai Jian's obvious entanglement, if Wei Yu still can't see it, then he has been with Sai Jian for several years for nothing. In fact, he knows why Sai Jian is so entangled. If he marries Xi Zhao, it means Xi Zhao and Xi Zhao. Qiang Zhu is really tied together, and now the world's most powerful country can be Jiang Xizhao and the Three Kingdoms of Qiang Zhu, if Xi Zhao and Qiang Zhu are married, what about Jiang?

How would Baili Nian feel?

Naturally, Sai Jian was so entangled because he was worried about Baili Nian.

"Actually, this king can go back on his word now." Sai Jian suddenly turned his head and said to Wei Yu.

"Your Majesty...are you alright? This is no joke."

Wei Yu looked surprised. Although Sai Jian did not respect etiquette on weekdays, he would not do anything against the rules in matters of state, not to mention the marriage between the two countries is such an important matter. How can it be said that a marriage is a marriage? If you say you regret it, you regret it.

"Your Majesty, please don't make jokes. This is not a trivial matter. If it is not handled properly, it will cause war. King Xizhao's marriage to Princess Saishu will be the Queen of Xizhao. If he has an heir in the future, he will be the future King of Xizhao. , Your Majesty, don't let your temper strike you about such an important matter." Wei Yu persuaded again, the importance of this matter has a profound impact, and it is not a matter of child's play.

Wei Yu's words made Sai Jian's already irritable mood even more irritable at this time. He waved his hand and tightened the reins and walked forward, "This king is just joking, why are you in a hurry!"

Wei Yu: "Your Majesty, I..."

"Okay, let's hurry up, the king is going to talk to Shu'er about this!"

Sai Jian no longer listened to Wei Yu's words, and drove towards Cangyu Mountain. Although he didn't say anything, there was a haze between his brows. This incident really made him extremely entangled. Why did he agree to Yuezhi? heart?

Could it be that, as Yue Zhixin said, he was on guard against Nian'er?

Sai Jian couldn't answer.

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News is such a thing, it is hidden and difficult to detect, but it cannot escape the eyes of those who care, let alone such a major event as the marriage of Qiang Zhu and Xi Zhao?Even if Saijian deliberately concealed one or two things, isn't Baili Nian's most powerful news network all over the world?

How can I escape from Baili Nian's ears.

Mo Yan informed Baili Nian of Qiang Zhu and Xi Zhao's marriage.Baili Nian was sitting under the eaves of the Shuyue Pavilion drinking tea, it was already spring, and his body hidden in the warm room should also blow the breeze to relieve the fatigue of winter.

Hearing the news about Qiang Zhu, Baili Nian just slightly raised his eyes, and slightly parted his pale thin lips, "Princess Sai Shu is married to Yue Ming?"

Mo Yan replied while adding tea to Baili Nian, "Yes, Princess Xizhao went to Taoyang City to make an appointment with King Qiangzhao in person to marry Princess Sai Shu of Qiangzhao, and to marry King Yuezhao of Xizhao as the queen. We will be friends forever, Qiangma and Xizhao will unite and befriend each other."

Baili Nian was much calmer than Mo Yan imagined. His index finger gently scratched the rim of the teacup, and his fingertips were stained with a little bit of tea. Baili Nian withdrew his wet fingertips and landed two spots on the table, forming two spots. This outline, if you look carefully, you can see that there is a long strip on the west side of the table, and the outline of a disc in the middle.

This is the boundary between Xizhao and Qiangma in the painting.

"Not to mention Saijian and Yueming, Qiang Zhu and Xi Zhao have always been friends, and the people in the world will not go deep into what is going on with them, but everyone in the world knows that Qiang Zhu came out of the Central Plains under the banner of helping Xi Zhao The siege of Yu Wenyang was also Qiang Zhu's aid to Xizhao, so there is nothing unreasonable about the marriage at this moment, on the contrary, it is a matter of course, binding the two powerful countries together."

From the perspective of Xizhao's side, Xizhao's move to unite with Qiangzhao is the most perfect choice. Even if people in the world recognize that Jiang is orthodox, they will still be afraid of the alliance between Xizhao and Qiangzhao.

Mo Yan frowned slightly, and became worried, "If Qiang Zhu and Xi Zhao marry, I, Da Jiang, will be at a disadvantage."

"It's just that Xi Zhao also wanted to marry Qiang Zhuo several times before, but the King Qiang Zhuo didn't agree to it. Why did he agree now? Could it be that the King Qiang Zhuo had also acted against Da Jiang..." Malicious?

The malicious two failed to say anything, Mo Yan realized that what he said was inappropriate, he stopped quickly, and looked at Baili Nian with his eyes. Sai Jian came to Dajiang and Baili Nian to meet each other a few years ago, and the two even talked to each other Very happy, it doesn't make sense that just after a year, they raised the banner of hostility maliciously.

There was no change on the surface of Baili Nian. He looked at the wind chimes fluttering by the eaves, and his eyes felt a little cool.

"He is the king of Qiangma, so he has his own considerations for marrying Xizhao, but..." Baili Nian paused, "I thought it was him who married Yuezhixin."

In fact, Xizhao married Qiang Zhuo, he had also imagined the marriage, Qiang Zhuo is a border country, stepping into Central Plains is not recognized by the world, Da Jiang is orthodox, the two countries cannot be stacked together no matter what. If you want to gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains, it is a good choice to unite with Xizhao, not to mention that Xizhao can't wait to unite with Qiangzhu?

It's just that he didn't expect that Sai Jian married his uncle's daughter, Sai Shu, who was worthy of the name of a princess, to Yue Wei, and Xi Zhao was anxious enough to welcome back to the country as queen even if she was not a direct princess.

"Xizhao is really in a hurry." Baili Nian murmured.

Mo Yan: "Your Majesty, what should we do about this matter? Shall we allow the two countries to marry each other?"

Baili Nian raised his eyes, his usually cold expression showed a rare playfulness, he lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the outlines of the lands of Xizhao and Qiangzhao on the table.Thin lips parted slightly, "How can I let it go."

Mo Yan didn't understand Baili Nian's meaning, "Could it be possible to interfere in this matter? Although the matter of marriage has not been advertised to the world, can it still be stopped?"

The marriage between the two countries must be discussed in detail by the home countries of the two countries. It is extremely unreliable to intercept this matter along the way. However, if the two countries have already put the marriage marriage on the agenda, even if someone wants to hinder it, it is not a simple matter. The marriage between the two countries is originally based on trust. It is actually not easy to destroy this trust. It is far from as simple as imagined. A little carelessness will cause displeasure to both parties.

But when Mo Yan saw Baili Nian's expression, it didn't look like a joke. Baili Nian never said anything different, if he wanted to interfere with something, he would definitely interfere, even if he might provoke Sai Jian's displeasure.

"Your Majesty, at this time, there can be no war in Da Jiang's country, and it's best not to tear yourself apart with King Qiang Zhuo." Mo Yan worried.

Baili Nian lowered his eyes, his eyes were cold, "The lonely king knows that he will not rush forward in eight or nine years, and he will not at this time."

Mo Yan raised his eyes and glanced at Baili Nian, Baili Nian has always been like this, what he wants to do seems to be sudden and not in accordance with the rules, but in fact there are nine twists in his heart, he has already imagined it thousands of times, and he refuses to appear Any mistakes.

Baili Nian raised his head and looked at Mo Yan, "Go and get the pen, ink and seal, the lonely king wants to write a letter to King Qiangma."

"Repair a book?" And a seal?It is understandable for Mo Yan to write a letter, but he will never use a seal for correspondence with Sai Jian, and using a seal is a state matter.

"Well," Baili Nian said lightly, his eyelashes slightly raised, revealing a strange expression, "The lonely king wants to submit a good letter of credentials with Da Jiang, it should be a letter of begging for marriage."

courtship?credentials?

Mo Yan's eyes were dazed, he really didn't understand Baili Nian's meaning at this moment, although Qiang Zhu wanted to marry Xi Zhao, although it was still an announcement to the world, all well-informed countries and counselors would know about it. And what kind of letter of begging for relatives did this ginger hand over?

Looking at Baili Nian's indifferent expression, Mo Yan always felt that there was a turmoil hidden under the indifferent expression.