lonely king

Qiangmao, Taoyang City.

In the past few days, the spring breeze has become a little warmer. It is always sunny and sunny. The laziness of winter is unplugged. Water, too, is a pleasure.

Taoyang City has always been safe, and Taoyang people are also happy to have fun. Although Taoyang City is a place that must be contested by military strategists, it has also been war-torn, and it is also a place where pedestrians and tourists from all over the world like to gather. The common people are extraordinarily open-minded, accepting travelers from all over the world, and they are the best at having fun.

And above the teahouses in Taoyang City, there are mostly people who drink tea and talk about books. The storyteller is an old gentleman. He has lived in Taoyang City for most of his life. He has seen it change owners several times.The old man took a sip of his wine and said, "Who knows where the world will go? It's better to drink two glasses of wine."

"Where does the world go? Drink two glasses of wine." Baili Nian read this sentence.

In a private room on the third floor of the teahouse, only half of the windows were opened, and the window was facing the lobby at the bottom of the building. Baili Nian was sitting in that private room, his eyes lowered slightly, not knowing what to think.Sai Jian, who was sitting across from him, also raised his eyes. He glanced at Baili and couldn't catch any expression on his face, but he still felt as if he was unhappy.

"Nian'er, don't you like it here?"

Although Baili Nian has been to Taoyang City many times, but every time he has something serious in mind, either because he wants to play tricks in Taoyang City, or because he wants to find something, Baili Nian has never played in Taoyang City. .The war is over, the marriage has been settled, and it is spring again, so Sai Jian brings Baili Nian to the teahouse to listen to books and drink tea. The days in Taoyang City were much longer than Baili Nian, so he naturally knew where to be leisurely. He wanted Baili Nian to be more leisurely and pleasant, but he didn't seem happy.

"Nian'er, are you unhappy today?" Sai Jian asked again.

Baili turned his head and looked at Sai Jian. He shook his head, "No, this storyteller is very interesting."

"If Nian'er likes it, I will bring you here every day." Sai Jian smiled heartily, but Baili Nian lowered his eyes, and said, "Your Majesty is really joking, I won't be able to stay in Taoyang City for a few days." , I will be returning to the northern border in a few days."

Sai Jian froze for a moment, his smile froze on his face, he looked at Baili Nian, and almost forgot that Baili Nian was no longer a magic machine that could travel around the world, but the king of a country, Jiang Guojun, who could restore Jiang Saijian He should be happy, after all his Nian'er got what he wanted, but he is not happy, after all, Nian'er is not his alone, or in other words, he never belonged to him alone.

"Stay for two more days, and return to Dajiang in a few days." Sai Jian's voice was a little low, and he tried his best to hide it, but he was still a little disappointed.

Baili Nian raised his eyes, and a soft light flashed in his eyes, "In the east of the northern border, near the sea, there is a small island in the middle of the vast sea, named Wusui Island. The seasons change, and the climate is warm and cool all the year round. The years are like brilliance, the same all year round, and it is not affected by the age, so it is called Wusui Island. It is already spring, and it will be summer in two or three months. When the scorching heat is the hardest, Wang Shang will go to the northern border in the summer, and I will travel to Wusui Island with Wang Shang, okay?"

What Sai Jian lost is that he will be parted soon, and Qiang Zhu is the farthest away from the northern border, meeting is the most difficult thing, leaving HIA this time does not know when we will see each other again, and Bai Li Nian Shen Knowing his loss, he proposed to meet him next time. Of course Sai Jian was happy to hear that. He raised his head and looked at Baili Nian. In his eyes, there was the innocence of the first meeting in the grassland.

"Really? You are not allowed to fool me."

Baili Nian smiled in his eyes, "Of course it's true. Qiangzhu's country has always been stable. There are many civil servants and ministers who are loyal, and there are many military generals and ministers who follow the king. They admire the king's bravery, so they must follow him loyally. Even though there are many wars in the world, Qiang Zhu is growing stronger and stronger, and no one dares to fight Qiang Zhu. The domestic and foreign countries are stable, and the king can go to the northern border to play, but nothing will happen, and I... ..."

Baili Nian raised his eyes, but there was a touch of affection in his usual cold eyes, "I will naturally accompany you, and I would like to travel with the king to the place where the years and years will be immortal."

Sai Jian paused in his heart, never thought that Baili Nian would be like this, and was overjoyed at the moment, reached out and took Baili Nian's hand, "Okay, my king and Nian will meet for a summer tour together."

Baili nodded and smiled, "Okay."

Sai Jian couldn't help being overjoyed for a while, it happened that a child downstairs entered the hall with wrapped cakes in his arms, and sneaked into the teahouse to sell them. It was Baili Nian's favorite food, so he stood up immediately, turned around and walked out, saying as he walked, "Nian'er, wait for me to buy you candy cakes and eat them!"

The majestic king, Sai Jian, who is still the king of a powerful country in the world, still has a sincere heart in his heart as if he was in the Cangyu Mountain. Baili Nian looked at his figure, the smile on his lips completely dissipated, and the bottom of his eyes was dyed. His face was gloomy, and Mo Yan, who was standing behind him, had even more gloomy eyes. He glanced at Sai Jian's figure, and tightly held the Yuhan Golden Sword in his hand.

"My lord, are you no longer urgent?" Are you no longer eager to restore Jiang and bring back the world of the Jiang royal family?

Mo Yan has always been by Baili Nian's side. He has been urgent for eight or nine years. Although he is patient enough to settle down and plan the world, his heart to destroy the Three Kingdoms has never changed, but now he is chatting with Sai Jian You Le, after Da Jiang regained his standing, he obviously felt his rhythm slowed down, and Baili Nian's pace also slowed down.

Baili Nian turned his head to look at Mo Yan, his eyes flashed coldly, he knew what Mo Yan meant, "What are you urgent about? Haven't you come here step by step for so many years?" Baili Nian looked back and forth at Mo Yan Seeing that Mo Yan was silent, he turned his head and withdrew his cold eyes.

"What happened in the past few days? Why are you more impetuous than before?" Although Baili Nian was always clear and cold, his eyes were more poisonous than anyone else. He found that something was wrong with Mo Yan recently. He knew he didn't like Sai Jian Baili Nian, but recently it had become more intense and more anxious, urging himself to take back the world.

Mo Yan bit his lip, because he discovered something. After seeing Wei Yu last time, he blocked everything, just to be loyal to Jiang, but when people only have one thing to do, they will be in a hurry, let alone The stubborn Mo Yan is now questioning Baili Nian.

Realizing that he was in a rush, he immediately knelt down, "Master, this subordinate is reckless."

Baili Nian lowered his eyes and said nothing, he knew in his heart that Mo Yan had said something wrong, he didn't know if it was because he was too tired, or because he was indulging in Sai Jian's care, his pace really slowed down, Mo Yan was impetuous True, he was not without fault.Baili Nian pursed his lips tightly, and waved his hand to make Mo Yan stand up.

Invisibly, with so many personnel, there will always be changes. Mo Yan is, so is he. What can he blame Mo Yan?

"Have you finished what you arranged last time?" Baili Nian withdrew his random thoughts and returned to his indifferent expression.

Mo Yan also gritted his teeth in his heart, for a while, he was indeed too impetuous, Mo Yan raised his head and resumed his usual expression, "It has been arranged long ago, our people can't go directly to Xizhao, but following the envoy of Qiang Zhuo It will be much easier for the team to enter the city. They are all personally selected by me, this time they will be absolutely safe, and they will definitely be sent to Xizhao."

Baili Nian nodded, feeling reassured about Mo Yan's ability.Is the military and financial resources the most important thing in competing in the world?uncertain.Accurate information is also the key to victory, otherwise there would not be all kinds of informants in this world, and there are countless battles where defeat was turned into victory because of secret reports.Da Jiang and Xi Zhao must never die, and the current friendship is only superficially peaceful. Baili Nian will not let Xi Zhao go, and likewise, Yue Ji will not coexist with Da Jiang.

Baili Nian had long wanted to insert an informant into Xizhao, but Zhang You understood his tactics before, and Yue Zhixin obstructed him later. It is not easy for his people to enter Xizhao King City, but if they It would be much easier for an informant to be inserted into Qiang Zhu's team. Naturally, Baili Nian would not miss this opportunity. The people he arranged had already entered Xizhao with Qiang Zhu's envoys.

"Is there any news?" Baili Nian asked while drinking tea.

Mo Yan checked the surroundings without eyes and ears, bowed his head and said: "It has been passed on, the Lord must be interested."

"Interested?" Baili Nian raised his eyes, looked at the ups and downs of the storyteller downstairs, and glanced at Sai Jian who was still dealing with children, his eyes were cold, "That would be a pleasure gone."

Sai Jian downstairs seemed to have gotten a candy cake, he smiled brightly and brightly, looked up at Baili Nian upstairs, and raised the candy cake in his hand in a serious manner, but the burly and burly man There is no difference from that child.Baili Nian looked at the face downstairs with complicated eyes, he said to Mo Yan.

"Let's talk about it when we go back, but you remind the people below that it is not easy to enter Xizhao this time, so don't be careless and don't reveal your identity."

Mo Yan nodded, he naturally understood, "The subordinates will explain, the Lord can rest assured."

Sai Jian downstairs saw Baili Nian talking to his subordinates, but he couldn't hear what he said. He shook the candy cake in his hand, turned his eyes, turned his head and walked upstairs. This folk candy cake is the most delicious For the taste, we must let Nianer taste it quickly.

Baili Nian also saw Sai Jian's figure, he stopped talking about Xizhao with Mo Yan, and indeed looked downstairs, the cadenced storyteller seemed to stop, he raised his head just in time to see Baili Nian, Even though it was so far away, Baili Nian still noticed the strangeness in his eyes, and Baili Nian's face darkened.

"Mo Yan, that old storyteller, do you know who it is?"

Mo Yan glanced downstairs, his eyes were a little dazed, "This face is somewhat familiar. When Wei Yu came to Taoyang City last time, Wei Yu took his subordinates to listen to this person's storytelling. It should be from Taoyang City. The old man, but the subordinates don't know the details."

"An old man from Taoyang City?" Baili Nian was thoughtful, "Taoyang City was originally the land of the Southern Ming Dynasty. After Qiang Zhu occupied Taoyang, he didn't disturb the people in the city. Is he from the Southern Ming Dynasty?"

He clearly saw resentment in that person's eyes, the kind of resentment towards his enemies, but he only came to this teahouse once, and only met this side with the old man, so how could there be resentment?Unless he knows himself, it is an old enemy.

"My lord, is there anything wrong with this person?" Mo Yan noticed Baili Nian's strangeness. Baili Nian would never ask a person for no reason, and combined with what Baili Nian had said, he looked at the storyteller The old man said, "My lord suspects that the man is from Nanming?"

Baili Nian raised his eyes and glanced at the old man again. The latter had started to talk again, and there was nothing unusual, "Maybe, maybe not. Nanming has been in charge of Taoyang City for six years, but the old man is already sixty years old. Six years is nothing, he should have been under my control for longer, it's just..."

"Just what?" Mo Yan looked at Baili Nian.

Baili Nian shook his head again, "It's too arbitrary to make a conclusion based on just one look, but there must be something wrong with this person, you should check it out."

Mo Yan nodded, "Okay."

"What does Nian'er want Mo Yan to investigate?"

Sai Jian held the candy cake and entered the private room, and as soon as he stepped into the room, he heard Baili Nian's words "check it out", but he didn't hear anything else.Because of Baili Nian's meeting with him on Wusui Island just now, he was just happy, so he asked casually without thinking too much.

Mo Yan glanced at Baili Nian, who looked the same, and waved his hand to let Mo Yan do it, while he poured tea for Sai Jian and said, "Although the spring breeze is warm, it is most likely to get sick when the weather turns warm and you need to reduce your winter clothes." When the time came, I asked Mo Yan to look up any medicine shops nearby, and collect some anti-wind and cold medicinal materials, just in case."

Sai Jian was nervous when he heard this, he held the sugar cake in front of Baili Nian, "Is Nian not feeling well? Do you want to buy medicinal materials?"

"I don't feel uncomfortable, just be on guard." Baili Nian picked up a piece of sugar cake and took a small bite. The sugar cake entered the mouth and covered the slight bitterness of the tea left in his mouth. In an instant, it was so sweet. "It's so sweet."

"Eat more if you like it." Seeing that Baili Nian's expression was the same, Sai Jian thought he liked it, so he pushed all the candies in front of him, but he didn't forget about the medicinal materials. For preparations for emergencies, why let Mo Yan buy medicinal materials, Gao Mingtai has plenty of medicinal materials, you can just send someone to get them, or, I can have someone bring them to you?"

Baili Nian put down the sugar cake in his hand, and said softly: "Don't bother, I always enter Taoyang City as King Jiang, so I don't want to make you trouble like this, what's more, these things are not for me. Whatever it is, it's not a problem."

Sai Jian thought for a while, and felt that what Baili Nian said was also reasonable, and there was no need to argue about such a trivial matter, so he nodded and acquiesced, but he had already decided in his heart that he must bring all the things that Nian'er liked to the north. territory.

But Baili Nian's thoughts were not on the medicinal materials at all, it was just nonsense, and his eyes fell on the old storyteller downstairs, who he cared about.The old gentleman's voice was high-pitched and slowed down, and he spoke vividly, and everyone in the audience applauded when he said it, and he never showed any strangeness.Baili turned his gaze to the side, and found that there were quite a few people in the lobby downstairs, and the tone of voice was transmitted upstairs, and it was actually everywhere.

Baili Nian looked at Sai Jian, and asked, "Is this Zhumo teahouse the largest in Taoyang City? I looked at the tea customers downstairs, and they all have different accents. They should be from all over the world, right?"

Sai Jian followed Baili Nian's eyes, glanced down, and nodded, "Before I entered Taoyang City, the Zhumo Teahouse was the largest teahouse in the city, and it was the favorite place for pedestrians to gather and chat. On the ground, it is also the place where the news is most circulated.”

Sai Jian looked at Baili Nian, "It's because you said that news from Taoyang City was transmitted. After I entered Taoyang City, I kept all these teahouses and wine houses intact. That brat Wei Yu likes these places. I am the most familiar with these storytellers, singers, and sons of aristocratic families who talk and talk, and I have also touched the door and got a lot of news."

"There are people coming and going in Taoyang City, people coming and going in and out of the city gate, from all over the world, and the news is naturally the most well-informed. Naturally, this teahouse is also a place where news circulates." Baili Nian looked at the old storyteller, his eyes darkened. down.

Sai Jian didn't know why Baili Nian suddenly became interested in this matter. Seeing him looking downstairs, he was not happy at once, grabbed Baili Nian's hand, pulled him and walked out, Baili Nian was a With a puzzled face, although he followed him, he also asked.

"What's the matter? Where is the king taking me?"

Sai Jian waved his hand and held him tightly, "I've drank the tea and read the book, and it's not interesting. I'll take you to the countryside to ride a horse. There's a small river over there, and it's the most interesting thing." .”

Baili Nian felt a little helpless, but he also followed Sai Jian. In a trance, the two seemed to be back in Cangyu Mountain. Sai Jian liked to take Baili Nian to the grassland to ride horses. Once, the two of them reached the northernmost side of Cangyu Mountain. Under the snow-capped mountains, there is also a river there, a Qingmu River flowing down from the snow-capped mountains. The water in the river is extremely cold, half river water and half river snow.

Thinking of this, Baili twisted his lips into a smile, as if he had returned to Cangyu Mountain, and followed Sai Jian to ride a horse and drink.