Under candlelight.
"Why did Mrs. Xiang ask Mrs. Qu to help bring Xiang Liang back?"
Bai Yan was a little confused.
"Xiang Yan and his son both have important positions. Although there are retainers in the mansion, there are no dead soldiers. I met the Zhang family before."
Jigu said to Bai Yan.
The dead soldiers were different from other people. Even if they were injured and caught, the dead soldiers would kill themselves and would not reveal the news about Chu.
Xiang didn't want to say anything, but all the dead men in the mansion had been killed.
Originally, he led the dead soldiers and planned to ambush outside Xinzheng City. After successfully assassinating him, he went to escort Xiang Liang back to Chu Kingdom.
But on the way here, I met Zhang Xiao.
Zhang Huan's wife was the daughter of the Qu family, so she had a connection with the Qu family, and Zhang Huan was also familiar with him. Zhang Huan asked him to escort the Zhang family to the Chu State, and bluntly said that Yao Jia was a careful person and could not convince the King of Han. Will not stay long.
After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to send Zhang to Chu State first.
"Zhang Xiao."
When Bai Yan heard his uncle's words, he realized that the man he met in Zhang Mansion, Zhang Xiao, the second son of Kaifangdi, was far from being as simple as he appeared.
When I first saw Zhang Xiao and his eldest son and second son at the Zhang family's residence, they welcomed Yao Jia into the mansion. Later, Zhang Xiao even intended to surrender to the Qin Dynasty.
He always thought that Zhang Xiao didn't have much ability.
Never thought about it.
Only then did I realize that Zhang Xiao was so careful in his observations.
"Seen?"
Ji Gu looked at Bai Yan doubtfully.
The Zhang family is a famous family that has been in the Han Dynasty for five generations. Could it be that Yan'er met him in Xinzheng?
"I met you once!"
Bai Yan nodded.
However, Bai Yan did not say at this moment that the reason why Zhang fled was precisely because of him.
"Uncle, are you willing to stay in Qin in the future?"
Bai Yan asked.
Now his title is public. If my uncle is willing to stay in Qin, he will not only be rich and noble, but at least he will have enough food and clothing.
"I have married in Chu State, and I still have a wife and children at home."
Ji Gu looked at Bai Yan and shook his head.
When he was a child, he often took Bai Yan to pick out bird eggs and play with Bai Yan. As an uncle, how could he not know his nephew's character?
But now he has married and lives in Chu State.
How could he just walk away?
Thinking of something, sadness and discomfort appeared in Kogu's eyes again.
Bai Yan felt a little happy when he heard that his uncle had gotten married. He wanted to ask, but after seeing his expression, he soon knew what he was thinking.
"Yan'er, that Xiang Liang, maybe we can get rid of him this time!"
Jigu sighed, suppressing the discomfort in his heart, and plotted against Bai Yan.
Now that Xiang Liang has not returned to Chu, why not take the opportunity to kill him.
The Xiang family has always advocated attacking the Qin Dynasty. They attacked Bai Yu before. If Xiang Liang is allowed to return to Chu, he will definitely attack Bai Yan if there is an opportunity in the future.
Nowadays, all the major noble clans in Chu State are striving for power and profit. They do not want to offend Qin State, so they are unwilling to send troops to aid South Korea.
The assassination of Bai Yu was just Xiang's plan.
Therefore, even if Xiang Liang was killed, the Xiang family would never dare to speak out.
"Yan'er plans to let Xiang Liang return to Chu."
Bai Yan looked at his uncle and said softly.
Tomorrow the cavalry army will arrive in Xincheng, and then he will go to Xinzheng, and he has to go with his uncle.
Others, Bai Yan, were worried. If the news leaked out, his uncle would be exposed.
Although it is possible to take action in Yanggui, and then take advantage of the situation to bring great fortune to Qin.
But this small profit is far less than the big profit after letting Xiang Liang return to Chu.
Under Kogu's puzzled eyes.
Bai Yan told him his plan.
"Since my uncle can bring dead soldiers here, he must be deeply trusted by the Qu family. If my uncle can save Xiang Liang and return to Chu this time, he will definitely gain Xiang Liang's gratitude and the Xiang family's trust."
Bai Yan said softly.
Then looking at his uncle, Bai Yan explained that if Xiang Liang died, Xiang would still not let him go if he had the chance, so it would be better to let his uncle take Xiang Liang back to Chu.
When the time comes to gain the trust of the Xiang family and the Qu family, my uncle will definitely have the opportunity to be promoted and gain status.
If Qin were to destroy Chu in the future, his uncle would probably be of great help to him. If Chu could be destroyed, his uncle would surrender to Qin and perform meritorious services, and he would definitely receive corresponding rewards from Qin, and even be granted an official title.
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Killing Xiang Liang at the moment is of no great use except for being quick and causing his uncle to return without success.
When Mrs. Xiang should take action against him, she would still take action against him.
"Yan'er plans to stay in Yangzhen. When his uncle escorts Xiang Liang to Yangzhen, Yan'er will send Baofu to Qin. At that time, Yan'er will also lead people to hunt down his uncle."
Bai Yan said slowly: "As long as he has the grace to save his life, Xiang Liang will definitely be grateful to his uncle."
In the study room.
Ji Gu looked at Bai Yan in astonishment.
At this moment, this cheerful middle-aged man looked at the young man with a dull look on his face.
First, after Bai Yu was assassinated and poisoned, Yan'er stabilized the morale of the army and went north to seize the city.
Now, there is another shocking plan.
Kugu didn't understand why the quiet and reserved child in the village seemed to have become a different person in a blink of an eye.
Or
Once in the village, no one really understood the skinny child who was laughed at.
Think of this.
Scenes from the past in the village appeared in Kugu's mind.
Looking back on the past, I suddenly realized that whether it was myself, my eldest brother, my eldest sister, or all the villagers.
Except for the mother, everyone only sees Yan's ordinaryness and Yan'er's shortcomings.
It was all of this that made everyone ignore the child who in their eyes did not have the qualities to be a strong person. When faced with slander and ridicule, the child never cared once and never had a quarrel.
Whether it is the early spring when everything grows, the scorching summer, the busy autumnal equinox, or the cold winter with frost and snow.
That inconspicuous and thin child deceived everyone.
I think of the child who sat alone in the village in the past, the thin figure walking in the fields, and the children who passed by in the midst of slander.
No.
Someone might know, always knew! ! !
Kogu returned to his thoughts.
"My grandson will definitely be more promising than you! There will definitely be a wise king and a wise king who will recognize my grandson and make him a minister and a general!"
Looking at the young man in front of him, he remembered what the young man had just said and his previous deeds. When he thought of his mother's words again and his mother's smile when she said these words, it was as if a burst of electricity flashed through his mind, and his scalp went numb. Goosebumps broke out all over my body.
He suddenly felt that his mother's smile at that time was not just a smile for Yan'er.
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Laughing at everyone! ! ! !
In the study room.
Kogu didn't know how to describe what he was feeling at this moment. At first, everyone thought that his mother could only talk in anger and make jokes.
Even he is no exception.
But now he looked at the young man in front of him, the child who had been ridiculed and slandered by all the villagers before. He was now a senior official of the Qin State. He had previously led troops and made meritorious deeds on the battlefield, and now he was planning the Chu State during the invasion of Korea.
Are these really angry words and jokes?
It was hard for him to imagine that the young man in front of him would return to Qi State again.
There were still people who dared to ridicule and slander those villagers in the past.
And the eldest sister.
If the eldest sister knew that Yan'er was like this, I don't know what her expression would be.
Bai Yan's mother, Shi, also complained about Bai Yan's grandmother at the beginning.
(End of chapter)
