lonely king

The sun was shining, and the sun in the morning was not dazzling, but when it hit Baili Nian's face, it still made him wake up.Baili Nian gently opened his eyes, just facing the bright light from the window, the eyes that had just opened were closed again.Although he couldn't see the scene, Baili Nian felt that someone from the palace had entered the inner room and closed the window, Baili Nian opened his eyes again.

There is no one around.

The palace servants came over to help Baili Nian change his clothes. He saw that the white silk cloth with the name list on the table was gone, so he asked the palace servants, "The king has gone to court?"

The palace man replied honestly, "Yes, your majesty told the young master not to wait for him, but to have breakfast first, which has already been placed in the outer hall."

Baililian nodded, and he glanced at the window again. He opened the window last night, and he liked the light to come in.And that night, he slept so soundly under the moonlight that he only woke up at this time.He glanced into the room twice, Mo Yan has not come back, if he is here, Baili Nian would not need anyone else.

Baili Nian had breakfast, and a wooden table was placed under the eaves in front of the door with soft cushions. The wind chimes under the eaves were ringing, and the tea on the sandalwood table had a long fragrance. Baili Nian sat under the eaves to read and drink tea. Stealing the leisure time to bask in the warm spring sun, it is really leisurely and light, but above the main hall not far away, there is a dark tide surging.

Gao Mingtai, above the main hall.

Sai Jian was sitting on the dragon chair in the main hall. He still had one foot on the seat and one foot on the other side, sitting very "boldly".And what he held in his hand was the list, he looked back and forth, and then at the courtiers below the hall, seeing that the names and people were all matched, then he threw away the white silk cloth in his hand.

His Highness stood with more than a dozen ministers, except for the eldest son Liu Jing who stood beside him, the rest were all ministers who had written on the white silk cloth.And His Highness also placed several boxes of gold, silver and jewellery, scrolls of calligraphy and painting, as well as the envoys who were brought to the main hall just after returning from Xizhao, and the envoys of Xizhao who came with him.

Sai Jian is not Gongsun Zhi, he doesn't like to use various methods to test the loyalty of his subordinates, he prefers to spread everything out and put it on the bright side.However, he did not throw Baili Nian's list in front of the ministers, but turned it over on Xizhao's envoys, and as expected, he got the same list. Baili Nian was right, Yue Zhixin had indeed made a wrong idea , not to mention these boxes of gold, silver and jewelry.

The envoys of Xizhao will definitely not confess, and they also accused Sai Jian of disrespecting etiquette and searching for envoys from other countries at will.But who is Sai Jian?Of course he would not listen to the envoy's words of etiquette, and he also knew that he could not get anything out of the envoy's mouth, so he only searched for what he wanted, and then drove him to the side hall, leaving the gift list and generous gifts In the hall.

The ministers were not fools either, when they saw the list and the generous gifts, they understood a little bit in their hearts, knowing that the royal family of Xizhao wanted to win him over, but Sai Jian got the news, that's how the current situation happened.

After moving the capital to Taoyang, Xu Jiang, who had just been enshrined as Duke of the Duke, stood up immediately. He understood the meaning just by looking at the list. Although the names of veterans are taboo on the list, the veterans are utterly loyal to Qiang Zhuo, and will never be shaken by mere extraneous wealth!"

After Xu Jiang knelt down, more than a dozen ministers also knelt down and seconded Xu Jiang's words.Although Xu Jiang's people knelt under His Highness, they didn't have much fear. This was not arrogance, but trust in themselves. Even if the gift was sent to Xu Jiang's residence, he would send it to Gao Mingtai for the king to see.

And his calmness, Sai Jian can also see it, and because he can see it, he robbed the things before the rich gifts were delivered to the ministers' mansions, and did not wait for the rich gifts to be delivered to the ministers' mansions before " Everyone gets the booty."

Although Sai Jian believed in Xu Jiang's loyalty, he didn't let him get up immediately. Instead, he walked down the hall, walked around the ministers who were kneeling on the ground, walked to the box containing the scrolls of calligraphy and painting, picked them up He painted two calligraphy and paintings, and played with them twice in his hands.

"Yuezhixin is really worth the money." Sai Jian clapped his hands and said playfully.These generous gifts are really "prescribing the right medicine", and they are all favorites of ministers. For example, high-quality calligraphy and painting Danqing is Xu Jiang's favorite thing. He loved Central Plains calligraphy and painting when he was in Cangyu Mountain. watched.

Xu Jiang frowned even more when he saw the calligraphy and painting. He looked at Sai Jian and said again, "Your Majesty, I have no disloyal heart! I am really unwilling to accuse my minister of treason. Forgive my liege, there are many countries in the world who want to make friends with Qiangmao, and people who want to bribe Qiangmao's ministers are everywhere. I know that I can't put an end to the evil thoughts of these people from other countries, but I guarantee that I am innocent, loyal to the country, loyal to the Lord, and have no second thoughts!"

"If the king suspects the old minister because of this matter, and angers the old minister, then the old minister is really wronged! I should also be heartbroken!" Xu Jiang fell to his knees on the ground, and his voice was sonorous and forceful.

Xu Jiang is an old minister of the Qiang Dynasty, and he and Liu Jing are good friends. Liu Jing inherits the title of the Great Shu, and he inherits the title of the Duke.Liu Jing has always been gentle with others, talking a lot and softly, but Xu Jiang is completely opposite to him. He usually doesn't like words, but the words he speaks are sharp enough and not gentle.How could he bear such things piled up on him.

Sai Jian turned his head and glanced at Xu Jiang on the ground. While playing with the calligraphy and painting in his hands, he walked up to Xu Jiang. He squatted on the ground and looked at Xu Jiang who was kneeling on the ground. The latter frowned, a little puzzled.

Sai Jian took the calligraphy and painting in his hand and slammed it on Xu Jiang's head, "Are you still chilling? Are you being wronged!? If this king wants to wrong you, he should wait for the calligraphy and painting to be delivered to your mansion before killing him." Go over and drag you into Gao Mingtai!"

"Your Majesty..." Xu Jiang frowned, he was a little puzzled, and then raised his head after thinking about it, "Your Majesty said 'wronged'? Does Your Majesty mean that you trust the veteran?"

Sai Jian threw away the calligraphy and painting in his hand, and glared at Xu Jiang, "When did this king say that he didn't believe you? It was you who knelt on the ground as soon as you came up, expressing loyalty and uttering cruel words. How did this king ever say How about a word?"

"Your Majesty, old minister..." Xu Jiang was a little speechless. Sai Jian really didn't say anything from the beginning to the end. Faintly flustered with embarrassment, he quickly squeezed out a smile, "Your Majesty, old minister... old minister didn't mean that, old minister..."

"Okay, get up quickly, stop talking, your mouth really stinks!"

Sai Jian stood up and looked at the ministers kneeling behind Xu Jiang. He waved his hands, "Get up too."

The ministers stood up, wiping cold sweat one after another, a false alarm was enough for them to tremble with fear.

Sai Jian returned to the dragon seat in the hall again. He looked down at the ministers in the hall, restrained his usual ruffianism and indecency, and instead had a bit of majesty as a king. He held up the white silk cloth in his hand.

"This same list, this king got it before the envoys entered Taoyang City, and didn't wait for the things to be delivered to your mansions before making a fuss. It is precisely to maintain your loyalty and prevent you from falling into suspicion. Although your thoughts are sincere, you can't stand the gossip. This king naturally trusts you, so he will act like this, but I hope you will also keep it in your heart, and don't be sorry for this trust of this king."

"Everyone, do you understand?" Sai Jian raised the white silk cloth in his hand and threw it under the hall. His eyes were stern, and he did not mean to be joking, but his words shocked people's hearts.

Xu Jiang was taken aback for a moment, he clenched his fists tightly, and knelt down first, "I will definitely not disappoint the king!"

"The ministers will definitely not disappoint the king!" All the ministers also knelt on the ground, and the inspiring voice resounded through the hall for a while.

Sai Jian nodded, he was also very satisfied with this.There is a reason for Qiang Hao to be stable in the court and loyal to the ministers. Although Sai Jian seems to be unconventional and even a bit of a joke, he has his way of governing the country.With the body of a bear and a tiger, he can kill hundreds of enemies on the battlefield; he has great plans without small plans, and can lead the Qiang to stand in the Central Plains;How could such a king not be convinced.

It's just that Sai Jian is not perfect, and occasionally impulsive, but also too reckless.

After comforting the ministers, Sai Jian asked them to return home, leaving only Liu Jing and Xu Jiang, and there were only three of them left in the hall, and Sai Jian sat down on the dragon chair like a child again. Looking at the gold and silver jewels of His Highness, he glanced at the two of them.

"What do you two lovers think?"

Liu Jing frowned all the time, he looked at the dazzling array of gold, silver and jewels, but his face was dignified.But Xu Jiang was different from Liu Jing, he was almost framed by these things sent by Xi Zhao to become a half-hearted courtier, so he was naturally full of anger, and he also hated Xi Zhao and Yue Zhixin.

Xu Jiang bowed his hands, "Xizhao's move is really a wolf's ambition. It is obviously aimed at Qiang Zhuo. On the surface, he is friendly with Qiang Zhuo, but secretly intends to murder him. The more he cares about this person, the more he is full of scheming. Fortunately, he did not marry Qiang Zhuo at the beginning. Zhu, otherwise I, Qiang Zhu, don't know what it would be like to be messed up by her!"

Liu Jing frowned after hearing this, and patted Xu Jiang on the shoulder, "Master Gongcheng, don't be arrogant, although Xi Zhao's move is indeed not benevolent, but it may not be so serious, just give some gifts, it won't be safe for all countries in the world. They all have such ideas, they just haven’t been discovered.”

With the power of Qiang Zhuo in the Central Plains now, not to mention Xizhao, the small countries around here don't want to win over, but want to send generous gifts to Qiang Zhuo's courtiers, Liu actually said that there is nothing wrong.But Xu Jiang was in a fit of rage. How could he hear this, and his expression immediately turned down.

"Master Da Shu is wrong. Yue Zhixin's move is obviously to win over our courtiers deliberately, and wants to misbehave Qiang Zhu. Wouldn't it be okay to let Xi Zhao go? Of course not!"

Sai Jian listened to the two of them arguing, but did not answer. When Xu Jiang said this, he raised his head and asked Xu Jiang, "Then how do the public servants think this king should deal with this?"

Xu Jiang clenched his fists, "Xizhao's move must have been intentional. Since Xizhao has already put his hand into my Qiangzhu Chaogang, if we don't fight back, it will make Xizhao look down on me. Although Now that there is a truce in the world, it is inappropriate to start a war, but Qiang Zhuo can also break off diplomatic relations with Xizhao, and seal off the official roads of the two countries, forbidding caravans to come and go, so as to warn Xizhao."

"Then how does the elder feel?"

After listening to Xu Jiang's suggestion, Sai Jian didn't comment, but looked at Liu Jing, who was still frowning. After listening to Xu Jiang's words, Sai Jian heaved a long sigh.Liu Jing knew Xu Jiang well, and knew that he was a man with a strong temperament. If someone put their minds on him, he would definitely hold on to him, even if it was Yiguo Xizhao, he was the same.

Liu Jing raised his head and looked at Sai Jian, "Your Majesty, I, Qiang Zhu, originally wanted to marry Xizhao, besides, Princess Yue Zhixin of Xizhao came to Qiang Zhu in person to discuss with the king about the marriage between the two countries. I, Qiang Zhuo, refused the marriage again, because I felt sorry for Xizhao, and we, Qiang Zhuo, don't take it for granted when it comes to benevolence and righteousness."

"Of course, this does not mean that Xi Zhao's thinking about my courtiers is justified. Princess Xi Zhao's actions in this matter are indeed inappropriate. But the marriage between the two countries has already chilled the relationship between the two countries. If so When the king warns again, I'm afraid there may be a war between Qiang Zhuo and Xi Zhao." Liu Jing frowned, full of worry, and he said earnestly.

"Nowadays, the world is divided into three parts, and the three legs stand together, and the whole body can be affected by one hair. Da Jiang and Xi Zhao have a feud. Eight years ago, it was Xi Zhao who killed Da Jiang, but now Da Jiang and Xi Zhao are still friends. Alright, if I, Qiang Zhu, broke up with Xi Zhao because of such a trivial matter, it would not be a good deed in terms of the general situation of the world."

Hearing this, Sai Jian frowned, especially when Liu Jing mentioned Da Jiang and Xi Zhao, just as Liu Jing said, the world seems peaceful and peaceful now, but the dark tide is surging, and it affects the whole body However, if the relationship between Qiang Zhu and Xizhao breaks down at this time, it is really not a good time.

Sai Jian pursed his lips, although he didn't show any expression on his face, but he was also weighing in his heart, and after a while he looked at Liu Jing again, "Then what do you think, how should I, Qiang Hao, handle this matter?"

Liu Jing sighed again, "Xi Zhao is really disrespectful in this matter, the king can just give a little warning, but don't make any big moves. In my opinion, I will return all these gold, silver and jewels, and give Xi Zhao a slap in the face That's it, presumably the more embarrassing and the more weaving heart will understand the actual meaning of this."

"Just go back and it's over!? That's too embarrassing!"

Before Sai Jian could speak, Xu Jiang was not happy. Although he also felt that Liu Jingzhi's words were reasonable, but just returning the things was too painless and had no deterrent effect.

"My lord public servant!" Liu Jing sighed, and hurriedly pulled down the angry Xu Jiang, persuading him earnestly, "When is it now, the situation in the world is so tense, it's nothing to be aggrieved, my lord should look far away Order."

Xu Jiang shook off Liu Jing's hand, "Master Dashu is saying that this official is short-sighted? Although Dashu's words are justified, it is not appropriate for Qiang Zhuo to fight with Xi Zhao now, but Xi Zhao has put his hand into my Qiang Zhu Chao Gang. Well, if you just give a gentle warning, what deterrence is there? It's just fueling Xi Zhao's arrogance and making him even more rampant."

"My lord, just listen to me!"

"Master Dashu, I, Qiangzhu, have a foothold in the Central Plains, not just by being patient, my lord, please listen to me!"

"Master Bus..."

"Okay, stop arguing." Sai Jian waved his hand to stop the two ministers who were arguing. He listened to him from the beginning to the end, without any words of encouragement or belittling. Liu Jing's words made sense, and Xu Jiang's words also made sense. Not without merit.

Sai Jian sat on the main hall with his feet crossed. While listening to the two ministers arguing, he also ate the pastry placed on the main hall. The sugar cake was a bit sweet, so he took two bites and threw it on the table.Sai Jian stood up and seemed to have an idea.

He walked up to His Highness's box, stretched out his hand and pulled it a few times, grabbed some scrolls of calligraphy and painting, and threw them in front of Xu Jiang.

Xu Jiang looked at Sai Jian with a puzzled face, while the latter raised his brows and gave a smirk, "Don't the public servants like calligraphy and painting scrolls, these are here for you, take them home and enjoy them."

"Your Majesty, you...what do you mean?" Xu Jiang's face turned green, and the calligraphy and painting in his hands were like hot potatoes. He just got rid of the crime of the whole country. Can he not be nervous if he is given these paintings and calligraphy?

Xu Jiang looked at Liu Jing with a questioning expression in his eyes, but before the latter had time to respond, the two jade unicorns fell into his hands. Look at Sai Jian.

But Sai Jian only cared about pulling the ball in the box, and didn't pay attention to the expressions of the two of them at all, and he was still muttering, "The residence of the Great Shu Chang is too clean, and there is not even a good-looking ornament, so the jade unicorn will be given to the Da Shu." It’s long. But don’t you have any other good things? I have to bring a fun one for Nian’er.”

Liu Jing and Xu Jiang's faces turned pale, they looked at each other, half understanding, touched the things in their hands, not knowing what to do.

"Hey~ This white silk brocade is pretty good, take it back and make clothes for Nian'er, Nian'er looks best in white."

Sai Jian hugged a batch of white silk brocade and muttered to himself. He was tall and tall, and he looked a little strange while holding the brocade, which made the two ministers behind him dumbfounded. The two of them didn't know how to strike up a conversation, so they could only wait for Sai Jian to speak.

Sai Jian picked out his favorite thing, raised his head contentedly, and then looked at the two of them, he said to Liu Jing: "My lord, the rest of these things are all used in the national treasury, just now the treasury is empty, since the West Zhao came here with a generous gift, and we have no reason to send it back. Hurry up tomorrow, write a letter and tell Xi Zhaoyue Zhixin, saying that the king thanked her for the generous gift."

Xu Jiang and Liu Jing: "..."

Xu Jiang frowned perplexedly, holding the scroll and being puzzled, he was actually a bit cute, he said: "What is the meaning of this, Your Majesty?"

"Stupid you!" Sai Jian picked up another scroll and threw it to Xu Jiang, "Since we can't go to war with Xi Zhao, then we can thank Xi Zhao in a friendly manner, anyway, these generous gifts are for me, the minister of Qiang Zhuo. , I accepted it on their behalf, and thanked Xi Zhao."

"?" For a while, Xu Jiang didn't come back to his senses, he looked at Liu Jing, but Liu Jing smiled knowingly.

Liu Jing: "Your Majesty, I know that I will write a letter to the envoy and bring it back to Xizhao, as a 'thank you' Xizhao for offering me the gift of Qiangzhu."

Sai Jian glanced at Liu Jing, nodded, and smiled at each other.But Xu Jiang scratched his head, but he didn't understand, but Sai Jian and Liu Jing laughed and said nothing.

Who is Sai Jian?The things sent into Qiangmao can be sent back in vain, of course not.

The gift that Xi Zhao offered to the courtiers of Qiang Zhu was accepted by the king of Qiang Zhu. This is not to tell Xi Zhao that the king already knows your thoughts, but he didn't say it clearly. Instead, he thanked you.Not only did Xi Zhao spend energy and financial resources, but he failed to please him, and Sai Jian even deliberately thanked him. Isn't this a warning in disguise?Yue Zhixin naturally understood what Hui Saijian meant.

Not only will Qiang Zhu and Xi Zhao not tear each other apart, Xi Zhao will also pretend to be stupid and will never mention these generous gifts again.

Xu Jiang and Liu Jing left Gao Mingtai together, still holding those calligraphy and paintings in their hands, when he understood what Sai Jian meant, his expression changed slightly, and he thought to himself: Our king is really not easy to mess with.