"In the camp of Captain Wuxiong, the veteran cavalry soldier Xing Pu comes to pay his respects to Lord Wu An!"
"Under the camp of Captain Jiaxi, the veteran cavalry soldier Chun Chun and his grandson Chun Ze are paying homage to Lord Wu'an!"
Outside Du You Pavilion, in front of a cemetery in the distance, dozens of old people with some gray hair, bringing their children and grandchildren, knelt down in front of the tomb.
Obviously these people were dressed in commoners and did not look like wealthy families, but the tributes these old people brought at this moment included chickens, ducks, fish, grains, wine, and wormwood wood.
One by one, young or young men placed all the tributes in front of the tombstone.
A few words were engraved on a simple tombstone: Tomb of Bai Qi.
Twenty-seven years ago, on this day in November, Bai Qi was sentenced to death in Duyou.
"Jun Wu'an, the Bai family has another son joining the army. His name is Bai Yan. I heard."
In front of the tombstone, an old man burned incense and murmured to the tombstone, slowly telling what he heard.
These old people were all Bai Qi's cronies back then.
When Bai Qi was sentenced to death, all of Bai Qi's former subordinates and cronies were dispersed in the army. In subsequent battles, most of them died on the battlefield, and only a few of them died safely.
Before his death, Bai Qi was deprived of his title and demoted to the rank of commoner. Therefore, today, when people call Bai Qi, they call him by his first name. Only the old soldiers who are still alive still call Bai Qi Lord Wu'an.
far away. A carriage stopped on the road, and a young man wearing cloth and wearing a Qin sword on his waist slowly walked towards the cemetery.
As the young man approached.
These old people saw the young man's clothes and appearance clearly, and they were a little confused.
They come here every year on this day, but they have never seen this boy.
But these old men didn't think much about it. They just thought that they were the descendants of that general. They were just passing by here today and came here specifically to visit.
As for the descendants of Lord Wu An, they don’t think so.
on this day every year.
The Bai clan would wait for old soldiers like them to pay homage to Lord Wu An, and then wait a few days before coming to pay homage.
They old soldiers never blamed Bai.
Because they all understand that Lord Wu An was sentenced to death without guilt, and they are all close followers of Lord Wu An in the past. They worship together with the Bai clan on this day. This happens every year, so it is inevitable that no one will slander him behind his back.
In front of the cemetery.
Bai Yan walked to the tombstone, faced Bai Qi's tombstone, and bowed down.
When he went to Pingyang before, he took another route and did not pass through Xianyang.
Now that I came to Xianyang, I naturally wanted to come and pay a visit.
After the gift.
Bai Yan looked at the simple tombstone and the simple words on it with a somewhat complicated look.
A generation of famous generals rose in vain, and their tombs after their deaths were so simple.
Bai Qi, who had killed millions of enemy soldiers, offended the whole world and left countless disasters to future generations.
Is it worth it in life?
"Wu'an Lord, if King Zhaoxiang believed in you, how could our Qin State be killed by Zhao State in a few years? Two or three hundred thousand Qin people were killed by Zhao State. After Han was destroyed, if Qin State attacked Zhao again in the future, what would happen to Qin State? Against Li Mu?"
Bai Yan heard the old soldiers muttering in front of the tomb, glanced at the other old soldiers, then turned and left.
Just now I heard the old soldier mention his name, but Bai Yan didn't tell these old soldiers that he was Bai Yan.
The Bai family will not worship on this day.
Naturally, it was difficult for him to say his name.
However.
It's time to return to the pavilion.
What Bai Yan didn't expect was to see Huai and Pei, who had already returned to their hometown.
Looking at Huai and Pei, they were surrounded by several old people and several children.
At this time, Bai Yan finally understood why General Hu Jin asked them to protect him personally that day. Like Ye, they agreed without hesitation.
At the pavilion.
Huai and Pei were very surprised to see Bai Yan and looked excited. When they were about to say hello, they both saw Bai Yan shaking his head slightly.
See this.
The two of them seemed to have thought of something, so they endured the excitement in their hearts and remained silent.
Along with passing by.
Among the children with Huai and Pei, several children turned back to look at Bai Yan.
"Brother, that man's sword is so beautiful!"
"Is that person also here to worship Lord Wu An?"
The two children whispered. As they spoke, they turned around in three steps, their little eyes looking straight at the sword on the waist of the man just now.
When Huai and Pei heard the child's words, they laughed in their hearts and said: The man holding the sword is none other than Bai Yan, a descendant of the Bai family that you have been talking about before.
Think of this.
Huai and Pei looked at the many old soldiers in front of the tomb and sighed in their hearts.
Dozens of people worshiped Wu Anjun Bai Qi in front of the tomb, but no one knew that the young man just now was the current commander of the Bai family's cavalry and a member of Bai Qi's clan.
Beside the road.
In the carriage, Xi felt that the doctor had not driven the carriage for a long time after returning to the carriage, so he opened the curtain and looked at the doctor with doubts.
"Doctor, what's wrong?"
Xi asked.
Bai Yan sat on the carriage, holding the horse rope, looking at the old man with gray hair and silk clothes in the pavilion.
Bai Yan felt a little strange. Hearing Xi's question, he came to his senses and shook his head.
"nothing!"
Bai Yan thought for a while, said softly, then drove the carriage towards Xianyang City.
Not ten miles away.
Following Bai Yan to the gate of Xianyang City, the Qin officials guarding the city stepped forward to ask Bai Yan's identity.
Bai Yan took out his identity.
When the Qin officials saw it, they quickly let him go.
The carriage enters the city.
Bai Yan came to Xianyang for the first time and saw the streets in the city busy with traffic and pedestrians.
Bai Yan could feel that compared to other cities in Qin, Xianyang, the capital of Qin, not only had scenery, culture, clothing and customs that were unique to Qin, but also had the culture of other countries.
And I don't know if it's an illusion, but Bai Yan can feel that the people in the city have a much better life than the people in the capitals of other countries. It seems to be because of Qin's laws and laws.
An hour later.
Bai Yan went to the city officials, registered, and received the rewarded mansion.
Then, led by two Qin officials, Bai Yan came to the door of his mansion.
After the two Qin officials went in to inform their servants, they said goodbye to Bai Yan and left.
Bai Yan took the Bao family into the mansion.
The mansion is not big, and there are only two small courtyards and a small pavilion in the front within the walls, but there are quite a few houses. Although it is not exquisite at first glance and cannot be compared to the wealthy mansions of the past, it is compared to ordinary inns and ordinary people's homes. , it is several times better.
At least, it's a mansion.
Bai Yan felt a sense of accomplishment as he looked at this mansion and property that would belong to him in the future.
In Qin State, he also has a home of his own.
What comes to mind.
Bai Yan turned to look at Bao.
"I will wrong Madam in the future."
Bai Yan said softly.
This mansion is naturally not as good as the General's Mansion in Xinzheng, but for now, the Bao family can only live here.
"The doctor took me in, but Shui Yun has nothing to offer in return. How can I feel wronged?"
Bao Shi said to Bai Yan.
Shuiyun was Bao's name registered in Bai Yan's household registration. With servants present, Bao would naturally not tell her real name.
Bai Yan looked at the considerate Baoshi.
Seeing that it was getting late, Bai Yan left the matters in the mansion and his servants to Bao and Xi, and turned around to leave the mansion.
After dark.
In a spacious room, with the sound of water sliding down, heat filled the room.
After turning a corner in the room, Bao sat in a wooden barrel and carefully washed her delicate body.
Xi was in the room, holding clean Qin clothes, when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"who?"
Xi asked softly.
Bao, who was sitting in the barrel, held his breath when he heard the knock on the door.
"I, Bai Yan!"
It wasn't until Bai Yan's voice came from outside the door that Bao Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
Xi came to the door and opened it gently.
Then he saw Bai Yan standing outside the door, holding a white wolf skin and two velvet sweaters in his hands.
"The cold winter is so cold. This is for my wife. This is for you."
Bai Yan handed the clothes in his hand to Xi.
When Xi heard that Bai Yan also bought her some clothes, her pretty face lowered her head, but this time, she did not refuse.
Bai Yan looked at the room behind Xi, which was filled with heat mist. He naturally guessed that Bao must be taking a bath, so he said goodbye and left.
After watching Bai Yan leave, Xi closed the door.
In the tub.
When Bao Shi saw the white wolf skin in Xi's hand, her beautiful eyes were a little dazed.
Only then did she know why Bai Yan suddenly left the mansion just now and didn't come back until dark.
(End of chapter)
