The old man looked confused. What did this boy mean by this sentence?
"Boy, what's the use of asking me to stay?"
The old man looked at Bai Yan with confusion.
However, Bai Yan's next words almost made the old man angry.
"Although I don't know the name of the old gentleman, I know clearly that the old gentleman must be a highly capable hermit! Otherwise, how could he have said that he would accept the boy as his disciple in the first place."
Bai Yan said:
In Bai Yan's heart, although he didn't know the real name of the old man in front of him, Bai Yan knew that this old man was definitely an expert hermit. If he could get help from this old man, it would definitely have a great impact on his future.
Even if the old man doesn't want to help him, he can't let the old man leave here and help others in the future.
"Boy, when I said I would accept you as my disciple, you refused, but now you don't even know me, so you just say that I am an expert hermit."
When the old man heard Bai Yan's words, he said with laughter and tears: "I can't afford this master hermit!"
In the study room.
An old man and a young man were sitting on their knees in front of a wooden table.
The old man shook his head. Who doesn't like being complimented, let alone being flattered by the boy he once liked.
But the old man is not stupid. He does not want to stay in the Qin country.
Now is not the time to enjoy adulation.
If you should pretend, you still have to pretend.
"The boy was blind at first! Fortunately, the boy now meets the old gentleman again. The old gentleman must not be humble. In the boy's eyes, the old gentleman is an expert hermit!"
Bai Yan said to the old man, admitting in his words that he didn't know the leader at first.
The rest is praise.
The old man looked at Bai Yan and felt very comfortable, but he also felt a little troubled.
Because the old man could also see that the boy in front of him seemed to really treat him as an expert.
How is this possible!
Thinking of this, the old man raised his hand and shook his head slightly.
"Boy, I'm not an expert. You kid, don't think too much. I've said it before, and now I won't stay in Qin!"
The old man reminded Bai Yan.
Whether it was at the beginning or now, his stance has always been hostile to Qin, so how could he help Qin.
After finishing speaking, the old man saw that Bai Yan did not refute, but just looked at him.
After a long time.
As the atmosphere gradually became quieter, looking at Bai Yan, the old man suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Boy, do you want to force me to stay with you?"
The old man frowned.
Bai Yan nodded without any concealment.
See this.
The old man's expression was startled, and a flash of panic flashed in his eyes. He looked at the young man in front of him, and suddenly regretted in his heart that he had said that he would accept this boy as his disciple.
Because he had a vague feeling that by accepting a disciple in the first place, he was telling this boy in disguise that he was indeed somewhat capable.
It was precisely because of this that this boy had to keep him.
"Boy, you don't have to spend any time on me. I only know a few things and can't get on the stage, so it's not worth your time."
The old man persuaded, thought for a moment, and then looked at Bai Yan: "Besides, I told you that I will not help Qin!"
This sentence is very straightforward and straightforward.
However, to the old man's surprise, the young man didn't seem to mind.
"Bai Yan will not force the old gentleman to serve the Qin State, but please stay here first!"
Bai Yan said softly after hearing the old man's straightforward words.
This time.
It was the old man's turn to change his expression.
Considering that the boy in front of him was very clever, the old man suppressed his emotions for fear that the boy would see something.
"Boy, do you really want to keep me here in Gaonu?"
The old man stared at the young man, wanting to confirm again.
Bai Yan nodded without denying it.
The old man looked helpless.
Until this moment, the old man still couldn't figure out why this kid suddenly insisted on forcing him to stay in Gaonu after seeing him, based on his initial act of accepting a disciple!
But the only good thing is that this young man doesn't know his real name at all.
Thinking of this, the old man felt relieved.
"What you're doing is a waste of effort!"
The old man pretended not to care, shook his head and said.
The old man didn't believe that without knowing him, this kid would really put all his thought into this old man wearing shabby cloth.
As long as you keep silent and don't say anything else, after leading this kid to think that he is just an old man who eats and drinks, it won't take long for this kid to let him go.
As for safety!
The old man looked at the young man in front of him. He believed in his vision, because it could be seen from Gao Nu's incident that this boy was still the same as before, and his character had not changed.
"Young man, if you believe this, you will never do it!"
Bai Yan shook his head slightly.
Seeing that the old man wasn't too excited at the moment, Bai Yan also breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, the more capable an old man is, the more paranoid and withdrawn he is.
Fortunately, relying on the previous relationship and not knowing the old man's name, the old man currently feels no threat and does not act too radically.
Just when Bai Yan was breathing a sigh of relief.
"Thankfully, I thought you were a kind-hearted person at first and never thought that it was nothing more than this. At this old age, I have lived for most of my life. I didn't expect that when I was about to die, I would be trapped in a high slave and couldn't see my relatives."
The old man looked at Bai Yan and said pretending to be disappointed.
Just make peace with it as you come. The old man is also a man who has seen strong winds and waves. Before coming, the old man prepared for the worst. Compared with being killed and trapped in Gaonu, it is not the worst outcome.
So the old man is not panicking now. Even if this kid doesn't let him leave, he can just wait for the opportunity and try to leave again!
"Relatives?"
Bai Yan listens
If a normal person is aroused by this sentence, he will feel guilty and feel that it is an unjust act. He does not necessarily mean it, and he will really be unable to bear it and let the old man go.
But who is Bai Yan.
No one knows better than Bai Yan the consequences of letting this old man go.
Therefore, emotions such as intolerance and guilt do not exist here in Bai Yan.
In the study room.
Bai Yan looked at the miserable old man and seriously raised his hands in a gesture of salute.
"Old sir, don't worry about this. In two months, the State of Qin will send troops to destroy Zhao. If Zhao is destroyed by then, Bai Yan will definitely let the old man reunite with his family."
Bai Yan opened his mouth and said that he did not hide the news about conquering Zhao.
Because Bai Yan would never let this old man leave Gao Nu, so there was no need to hide this matter.
"What? Qin will send troops to attack Zhao in two months?"
When the old man heard Bai Yan's words, he was suddenly surprised.
This is the season of spring plowing!
In mid-March, it’s time for spring plowing.
To the north of Gaonu City, near the cavalry camp, with thousands of new cavalrymen making up for the previous losses, the number of cavalry soldiers has reached more than 13,000.
Boom boom boom~! !
With the daily training, the sound of horse hooves is heard continuously and the dust is blown up by the wind. In the camp, the new riders are basically drilled to death.
"General, everything is ready!"
Yanmao said to Bai Yan.
Next to Yanmao, the empty carriages were filled with Qin Jia, and Qin Jia still had wooden signs hanging on them.
In the past, it took a lot of time to divide the four hundred gold, excluding ten gold.
Bai Yan didn't say to go to the merchants to exchange, one gold and ten thousand yuan, the amount was so large, the exchange was not easy, so Bai Yan was more simple and crude, and asked the soldiers to measure and divide the gold directly.
In the Qin State, many cities in the Qin State would have special weighing tools for these scraps of gold, which would be given to the families of fallen soldiers in exchange for half Qin money.
And many people have never seen gold in their lives.
"Let's go, be careful along the way!"
Bai Yan looked at Qin Jia on the carriage, turned to Yanmao and said.
These carriages will be escorted to Yuzhong, because these soldiers died fighting for Qin. Therefore, after being sent to Yuzhong, Qin officials will take the soldiers' clothes to each county, and then Qin officials from each county will send them back The homes of those fallen soldiers.
The benefits of Qin's laws are reflected in the continuous sitting system and detailed household registration. Bai Yan is not worried that someone will steal it or Qin officials will send it to the wrong place.
And he will have a way to verify these in the future.
"promise!"
After hearing Bai Yan's words, Yanmao accepted the order, then got on his horse, turned to the soldiers behind him and said, "Let's go!"
Inside the cavalry camp.
Following Yanmao's words, carriages slowly drove towards the outside of the camp.
The old man, Ye, and Peck stood beside Bai Yan, watching a famous cavalry officer escort the carriage out of the camp.
The old man had been staying in Gaonu for half a month. No matter how he ate or drank during this half month, Bai Yan ignored him and provided him with delicious food and drink.
Seeing that the method was useless, the old man thought again and gave Bai Yan some useless ideas to make Bai Yan realize that he had no ability.
No matter what happened, Bai Yan wouldn't let him go. As for his plan to leave, the old man was so angry when he thought about it.
The old man didn't understand why this boy valued him so much. More than thirty cavalrymen took turns guarding the mansion day and night.
Not a single bird can fly out.
However, after spending the past half month together, the old man understood Bai Yan better and better.
Looking at the leaving carriages and the cavalry soldiers, the old man felt complicated.
Among the countries he traveled to, he only saw two people who could do this. One of them was Li Mu. Li Mu rewarded his soldiers and sympathized with his soldiers. In Zhao State, all the Zhao soldiers had no regrets and followed Li Mu in bloody battles. battlefield.
Secondly, it’s this young man!
The old man turned to look at the young man beside him, his eyes full of emotion. He forgot how many times he had been amazed by this young man in the past half month.
In the eyes of the old man, this young man is really no weaker than Li Mu in terms of gathering the morale of the soldiers.
Although Li Mu has been leading the army for decades and single-handedly brought out Zhao Bianqi and Dai Bei's army, this young man was born first. Not only did he fight bloody battles with the soldiers, going through life and death, but every move he made now made these cavalry soldiers abandon them. Life forgets death.
Therefore, if there is a bloody battle between Zhao Bianqi and this Qin cavalry, there is really no way to tell the winner. It is difficult for anyone to know who is strong and who is weak.
But it was a pity that in other aspects, he could see at a glance that this young man had not read military books. In terms of fighting opportunities and situation, this young man could not compare with Li Mu.
If there are no accidents.
A month later, Qin State sent troops to attack Zhao State. This young man led the cavalry to Zhao State. He would definitely suffer a big loss at the hands of Li Mu!
Just as the old man was thinking.
At this time, Huai suddenly came in a hurry on horseback from a distance.
After a while.
Under the old man's gaze, Huai came to Bai Yan.
"General! The soldiers who stayed in Yinshan sent word that the stirrups have arrived at the Yinshan Pass."
Huai opened his mouth and said,
Because the stirrups cannot be known to the guards at Yinshan, the cavalrymen were ordered to go to the Yinshan Pass a long time ago to wait for the arrival of the stirrups.
Just now news came from the Yinshan Pass that the stirrups had arrived at the Yinshan Pass.
"knew!"
Bai Yan nodded.
The first batch of stirrups finally arrived, but I don’t know if this batch can equip one-third of the horses.
The attack on Zhao is imminent, which is related to the success or failure of the war!
"Stirrup?"
The old man on the side was a little confused when he heard this unfamiliar word. The word seemed to be related to war horses.
Looking at Bai Yan, the old man found that Bai Yan seemed to attach great importance to this 'stirrup'.
This made the old man couldn't help but become curious.
Ye and Peck looked at the old man's curious look and couldn't help but look at each other with a smile.
Although I don’t know what is so powerful about this old man that he deserves to be treated like this by the general, but if this old man sees stirrups, he will definitely be shocked.
This stirrup is what the general is preparing to deal with Zhao Bian riding.
(End of chapter)
