Time is indeed powerful, it can make people who love each other like strangers, and it can also make strangers reconcile. And these two feelings, Wei Nong and Nie Xingji seem to have experienced it.

When the forty-two volumes were neatly placed in front of her, Nie Xingji stood next to her and asked softly, "Is that these?" ”

Wei Nong personally opened the oil paper package and found that the traces of folding had not changed, so it could be seen that it had not been opened privately.

This had to make her sigh: "Your subordinates are really unconditionally loyal and trust you. ”

Nie Xingji also made no secret of his pride: "If I wasn't very sure, I would definitely not send them into the mountains to look for books." ”

Wei Nong didn't speak, but he thought of Yunchen in his heart, and his subordinates seemed to like to make their own decisions.

Maybe that's the difference between being at the top and being at the bottom. The reason why the strong person is stronger is because he has stood at a certain height, and some people revere and follow, and then he can be more helped to climb to the top. And the reason why the weak are weaker is because the followers have no confidence and the people are not aligned, so they naturally cannot get out of the trough.

A few years ago, Nie Xingji was at a low point, and Yunchen was at the peak; Now, the two seem to be reversed.

Turning from weak to strong is a very high threshold, and once you cross it, everything will go smoothly.

These days, Wei Nong followed the Yan army and saw that Nie Xingji won the hearts of the people and defeated the Ning army. It seems that he really intends to fulfill his promise and return the government.

"When will the army return?" Naturally, she asked.

"It's still early." Nie Xingji naturally replied.

Wei Nong was a little puzzled: "The Ning army has already decided to retreat, and you have also said that you want to 'return the government to Jiang Ren', do you plan to ...... Breaking your word and getting fat? ”

"No, but you can't give Jiang Guo such a big favor for nothing." Nie Xingchen did not hide his ambitions: "Now in Jiang Country, the call for deposing Queen Jiang and even expelling her from the country is getting louder and louder, if I don't take the opportunity to support a puppet to be King Jiang, wouldn't I be ashamed of those Yan soldiers who died in Jiang Kingdom?" ”

Wei Nong reacted immediately, and secretly sighed that Nie Xingji's move was really wonderful. Queen Jiang is of a different race, and she has made the Jiang country so turbulent that there is no way out. He took the opportunity to put forward the slogan of "returning the government to the Jiang people", on the one hand, to resist the Ning army, and on the other hand, to incite the Jiang people to oppose Queen Jiang. When the Ning army was defeated, it was the time when the prestige of the Yan army was the highest, and it was also the most precarious time for Queen Jiang.

Nie Xingji only needs to make the appearance of "returning the government to Jiang people" and take the opportunity to support the puppet to be the king of Jiang, and then he can hold Jiang's internal affairs in his hands. With Queen Jiang as a comparison, no matter who comes to power and becomes King Jiang, as long as it is an authentic Jiang person, it is enough to settle the people's hearts! Nie Xingji will give some benefits behind his back to help Jiang Ren rebuild their homeland, and everything is under his control!

In the future, even if Ning Guo dares to invade Yan Kingdom, with the natural barrier of Jiang Country and the old grudge between Ning and Jiang, Jiang people will definitely work together with Yan Guo to fight against Ning!

This abacus, Nie Xingji is too desperate! Wei Min sighed uncontrollably, and in that sigh, there were praises, shocks, and fears.

*****

And the situation in the three countries has indeed developed in the direction she expected. Half a month later, the Ning army announced its retreat, claiming that the war with the Yan army was a misunderstanding, and that the Yan army was going to attack Jiang before sending troops to help.

Regarding King Ning's decision, Wei Nong was quite puzzled. In her eyes, King Ning is scheming, and even his own son can be forced to a dead end, which shows that he is a person with a strong desire for power and will never admit defeat easily. But such a king, who has reigned for more than sixty years, has eaten more salt than Nie Xingji has eaten, how could he not have a follow-up move?

Even if the Yan army was like a bamboo, which was the desire of Jiang Guo, King Ning should not retreat so quickly, unless something big happened in Ning Guoguo, or King Ning had other plans.

Sometimes a woman's intuition has to be convincing, and later after Nie Xingji's inquiry, it was proved that she guessed the slightest bit right-

Regarding the major events that happened in Ningguo, there were three of them, all of which gave King Ning a headache:

In terms of family affairs, Yingluo's child was miscarried, Xiao Yuezi returned to Momen before she finished sitting, and King Ning lost her great-grandson;

In terms of state affairs, the northern part of Ningguo was cold and frozen, and there was a rare snow disaster in decades, pigs, cattle and sheep froze to death, and although several pastures for raising war horses were prepared, they also suffered a lot of losses;

There is another thing that I don't know if it is a state affair or a family affair - Yuan Che, the prince of Wei, claimed that Yuan Zhan, the prince of the prince, had plotted against him many times; Yuan Zhan said that Ai Ji Yingluo's miscarriage was related to Yuan Che. The two openly fought in the court, and in the end, King Ning ordered Yuan Che to return to the fiefdom.

These things are not big or small, although they interfere with King Ning's decision-making, but they are not enough to completely affect the front line. And the reason why King Ning decided to withdraw from the army was because he had a long talk with Yunchen all night, but no third person knew what the two had discussed.

I only know that after a long talk, King Ning made two requests to Yan Jun: first, send Queen Jiang Chu Yao to Ningguo; Second, a heavy exchange of money for Chu Cong, Chu Li's younger brother, the current Yong'an Hou of Yan State.

After careful consideration, Nie Xingji decided to agree to King Ning's request, and gave Chu Cong a value, neither high nor low, if it is exchanged for real money, it can offset the taxes of Youzhou Mansion for a year. However, he gave King Ning a gift—five of the forty-two volumes in the collection, all of which were copies of the art of gossip deduction.

Nie Xingji wrote a handwritten letter and sent it to Ningguo Lidu with the book. The letter was gorgeous, extraordinary, and it was called "extremely polite" when it sounded good, and "it was cheap and good" when it was ugly. In addition to the nonsense that even he didn't believe in "Yanning Baishi repaired", he also explained the matter of sending the book, to the effect that King Ning was old and must be very interested in health preservation and the deduction of the destiny of heaven, so he specially sent a solitary book from the previous dynasty to wish King Ning good health.

Before sealing it, Nie Xingji specially asked Wei Nong to read the letter again, and the latter was almost hilarious: "King Ning will definitely be angry when he reads this letter, when did you learn so much to hurt people?" ”

Nie Xingji pretended to bow to her: "The teacher is close at hand." ”

Wei Nong pointed at himself and opened his eyes wide: "Me? How could I be so bad? ”

"Isn't it bad enough for you to send the Shocking Sword back?" Nie Xingji laughed and teased.

Wei Nong immediately retorted: "That's different, I'm here to save Yuan Che from trouble." ”

"I'm also trying to make Yunchen feel better."

Wei Nong immediately stopped talking.

Nie Xingji saw her expression, and immediately changed his words: "Pack your bags and prepare to return, if you move quickly, you can still go back to Jingzhou in time for the New Year." ”

"You're going back so soon?" Wei Nong was really diverted: "Don't you still want to support the new monarch?" Don't you want to send Queen Jiang to Ningguo? ”

"The candidate has been found, and the road has been paved, I can't wait for the new monarch to succeed to the throne before leaving, right? That's too obvious. Nie Xingji paused: "As for Queen Jiang, Zhong Ze will send someone to escort her, so I don't need to worry about it." ”

"I'm always worried that King Ning will have a trick," Wei Nong was slightly worried, "Is it really necessary to leave so soon?" ”

Nie Xingji didn't bother because of this, but said with a smile: "It's here, what else can you do if you don't leave?" Can't you stay and wait for King Ning to calculate me? Besides, it's time for me to go back. ”

Hearing this, Wei Nong bit his lower lip and didn't say anything more.

Nie Xingji saw the clue and asked, "What?" You don't want to go? ”

"No," Wei Nong said with a look of hesitation, and only after a moment of silence did he say, "I want to see Queen Jiang." ”

Nie Xingji looked at her and didn't react.

Wei Nong hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I won't embarrass you, I'm just ...... I want to take the opportunity to break something. ”

Nie Xingji smiled: "I didn't misunderstand, I was just thinking about whether to let her come over or send you over." ”

"I heard that she is sick, so I'd better go over." Wei Nong's expression was a little complicated: "You lead the army to go first, I will go to Cangyu City to see her, and then I will quickly catch up with the army." ”

"I'll go with you," Nie Xingji had already made a decision in an instant, "Although I don't approve of you going to see her, I can never refuse your request." ”

*****

After nearly two years, when I came to Jiang Wanggong for the second time, my mood was very different. The last time she came to verify Yunchen's identity, she was urgent, nervous, and full of suspicion; This time to make a decision, it is calm, calm, and calm.

King Jiang has been dead for eight months, but there is still a plain white curtain in the palace, and the eyes are weak and pale. Nie Xingji insisted on going to see Queen Jiang with Wei Nong, but she politely declined, so he gave her a sword, and the meaning couldn't be more obvious.

In the Moon Worship Palace, Queen Jiang was dressed plain and did not apply powder, she was much older than two years ago, and her temples were faintly frosty.

The last time I saw her, she was well-maintained and beautiful, and this time she ...... Looks like she's really sick. The red face was twilight, and he sighed slightly.

Queen Jiang saw Wei Nong, but the first sentence was to smile and praise: "The years have really treated you well, and you have always been twenty years old." With that, she stroked her cheek with a sad expression.

There is no woman who does not cherish her face, and even more so a beautiful woman. Maybe for Queen Jiang, facing such a haggard self is more uncomfortable than death. Wei Nong knows this truth very well, and knows the cruelty of time.

"The queen praised it falsely," Wei Nong tried her best to pretend that nothing happened, not wanting her to continue to be cruel.

Queen Jiang waved her left hand lightly, bringing up her fluttering white sleeves: "I'm about to die, what are you still doing?" ”

"You have a heart disease, and you will naturally heal when you see Yunchen."

"Oh? So you're coming to see my jokes? King Jiang was sarcastic: "Or do you have something for me to bring to Yunchen?" ”

"Neither," Wei Min's face was calm, "I'll tell you that forty-two of the forty-nine volumes of the collection were taken away by me." ”

"You gave Nie Xingji?"

"Hmm."

Queen Jiang actually knew the answer, and smiled lazily: "Then you dare to come in and see me alone?" Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you? ”

After speaking, her right wrist flipped slightly, and a pure gold sleeve arrow was revealed in her sleeve, overflowing with gold between her five fingers.