Inside the mansion.
Bai Yan returned to the mansion and was talking to Meng Tian and Qiang He when he saw Ye walking over in a hurry.
"General, there is someone outside the mansion asking to see the general!"
He also came to Bai Yan and handed in the report.
Hear the words.
Bai Yan frowned slightly. He had no relatives or friends here, so why would anyone want to see him?
"Did you tell me your name?"
Bai Yan asked.
In the pavilion, Meng Tian and Qiang You sat behind two other wooden tables respectively, looking at Ye curiously.
Then, under the watchful eyes of Meng Tian and Qiang He, they also handed over their hands to Bai Yan to report.
"That man said his name was Xun Shuo!"
Ye's words made Meng Tian and Qiang Yu look at each other.
Xun!
This surname is not an ordinary surname. Today, in the thatched cottage of the State of Qin, the mentor of Lord Tingwei Li Si is Xun Kuang of the Xun family, and everyone in the world calls him Xunzi.
Now this descendant of the Xun family comes to Yan to find Bai Yan?
This is somewhat unusual.
"Xun Shuo?"
On the other side, Bai Yan also had a surprised expression in his eyes when he heard Xun's words, and then nodded.
In today's world, if you want to move around the world, you have to be a general and prime minister of a country, or like Su Qin. In fact, in many cases, official titles are not as useful as surnames.
Your last name often determines whether others will look at you and talk to you.
With a surname, even if you are poor, as long as your bloodline is there, your status and respect may be higher than that of a wealthy businessman.
Just like this Xun family, although they have never met, even Bai Yan does not dare to be careless at this moment. If this Xun family is really related to Xunzi, then let alone him, the chief of Zuo Shu, even Qin Wang Yingzheng must be strict. point.
At the beginning, Xunzi served as the priest of Jixia Academy three times and had countless disciples throughout the world.
The most famous among them are several people in Bai Yan’s memory:
Two sons: Han Feizi and Gongsun Nizi.
Two families: Mao Heng, a poet, and Lu Jia, a thinker and diplomat.
Two prime ministers: Qin Prime Minister Li Si and Han Prime Minister Zhang Cang.
The two emperors' teachers: Fu Qiubo, the teacher of King Yuan of Chu, and Chen Xiao, the teacher of Emperor Xiaocheng of Han Dynasty.
These are all Xunzi's disciples.
In this world where the noble clan is extremely important, not to mention other disciples, the connections and energy represented by these people alone are enough to make anyone fearful.
So Bai Yan didn't understand why someone from the Xun family would come to him.
Inside the pavilion.
Bai Yan held up his hands to Meng Tian and Qiang Yu, indicating that he had to leave for something and could not accompany them.
Meng Tian and Qiang Yu are both straightforward people, so naturally they won't mind and return the favor.
After a while.
Bai Yan followed Ye all the way to the outside of the mansion, and then saw Xun Shuo whom Ye was talking about.
"General, this is him!"
Ye brought Bai Yan to Xun Shuo.
Bai Yan looked curiously at Xun Shuo, who was like a commoner in the Zhao Kingdom. This was very different from what he imagined as a descendant of the Xun family.
"Xun Shuo, meet General Bai!"
When Xun Shuo saw Bai Yan, he cupped his hands and said.
As Xun Shuo finished speaking, the two men on the side also bowed their hands in salute to Bai Yan.
"Chen Ze, meet General Bai!"
"Fu Yao, meet General Bai!"
Regardless of their clothes or skin color, it can be seen that the two men are sons of wealth. Compared with Xun Shuo, these two men are simply handsome gentlemen, as gentle and elegant as jade.
"Bai Yan, I've met three of them!"
Bai Yan raised his hand to return the salute.
At this moment, Bai Yan looked at the three of them curiously.
Looking at the attire of Chen Ze and Fu Yao, Bai Yan could tell at a glance that the noble family behind them was anything but ordinary, and Xun Shuo's Xun family.
"The three of you are here today. Bai Yan and I have some fine wine in the house. I hope I can chat with you over wine today."
Bai Yan said to the three of them, and then made a gesture of invitation.
Behind these three people, they all represent prominent noble families in three places, and Bai Yan will naturally not neglect them.
"General Bai has kind wishes and I dare not resign. Please!"
"General Bai, please!"
Chen Ze and Fu Yao quickly handed over their hands. They were all curious and followed Xun Shuo.
Now that they can contact Bai Yan, they don't refuse.
After all, both of them were also curious as to why Xun Shuo was so optimistic about Bai Yan.
Inside the mansion.
In the study room.
Wang Jian was looking at the map, studying how to break Li Mu's solid defenses, and was always alert to Li Mu's surprise attacks.
There are more than 90,000 soldiers. If you are not careful, Zhao will live or die.
"Father, Bai Yan has dealt with the riots in the city."
Wang Ben walked into the study, raised his hands to his father Wang Jian and said.
Then he told his father how Bai Yan handled it.
After Wang Jian heard this, he nodded.
"Bai Yan didn't commit any of his great-grandfather's mistakes!"
Wang Jian murmured.
One of the biggest reasons for Bai Qi's death was that he had no king, but now Bai Yan's behavior can be seen to be completely different from Bai Qi's.
"Indeed, Bai Yan is an easy-going person and has great abilities, but he has no ambition and is very easy to get along with."
Wang Ben said to his father.
Wang Jian heard Wang Ben's evaluation and knew that Wang Ben rarely praised someone like this.
Look at the map in front of you.
A month has passed since the troops were withdrawn and returned to Huaihe. Although they have been leading troops all year round, whether it is siege or confrontation, confrontation with the enemy is commonplace, but the current situation is different.
Yao Jia, who was thinking of going to Handan to divorce, had not heard any news yet.
"Is General Bai in the mansion?"
Wang Jian turned to look at his cronies and asked.
Now the longer it drags on, the more food, grass and baggage will be consumed. If we withdraw our troops by then, the gains will outweigh the losses.
Even Bai Yan.
When the time comes to return to Qin, he will inevitably be impeached and remonstrated by some officials.
Feng Jie's actions in the past made him vaguely guess that Bai Yan had been planning something.
"Back to General! General Bai is in the mansion now, but I heard that a boy named Xun visited General Bai before!"
Inside the room, a close aide came outside the room, made some inquiries, and then came back to report to Wang Jian.
Because the leader is outside, troops may be mobilized at any time.
Therefore, as a close associate of Wang Jian, every general must know roughly where he will go when he leaves the mansion and when he will return, otherwise it will easily delay the military situation.
"Huh? Your surname is Xun?"
Wang Ben was a little surprised when he heard the words of his confidant. Then he turned his head and looked at his father: "Father, it seems that Bai Yan's actions before have attracted a lot of people's attention!"
Wang Jian nodded.
Knowing that this is a good thing for Bai Yan.
As a descendant of the Bai family, apart from his own noble family, the most important thing for Bai Yan is the connections and noble families he has met.
These nobles will not only play a huge role in the future, but may also save their careers and lives.
There is an obvious example even around Bai Yan, that is Yang Xian, the former governor of Shangjun. In the past, Yang Xian left Bai Yan to dry in the yard until dark. No one in Qin knew about this. dawn.
However, Qin officials and other nobles would notice that the two people Yang Xian met that day were Tang Bing and Cui Guang.
These two people are not ordinary people.
It was these two people who went to Xianyang to meet King Qin Yingzheng after Yang Xian resigned.
No one knows exactly what was said.
But half a year ago, Tang Bing and Cui Guang became Qin's guest ministers and officials of Qin. They were in charge of ancient and modern books, classics and other books.
Yang Xian also resumed his official position a few months ago, and I heard that he went to Qianzhong County.
This is the role of connections.
"Be my guest?"
On the other side, when he heard that Xun Shuo said that he wanted to become his disciple, Bai Yan almost spit out a mouthful of wine and looked at Xun Shuo in shock.
Although Xun Shuo ran away from home, even though Xun Shuo had not returned to the gentry for seven years.
But Bai Yan knew with his eyes closed that even if Xun Shuo went to Xianyang to report out of his house, Tingwei Li Si would order people to invite Xun Shuo to live in his house, and send Xun Shuo good wine, food, beauties and delicacies to Xun Shuo.
Therefore, Bai Yan couldn't believe that Xun Shuo, a descendant of the Xun family who had always wanted to be free since he was a child and was willing to run away from home, actually wanted to become his retainer and staff.
"Hey, General Bai, Xun Shuo said the same to the two of us!"
Chen Ze, who was sitting at the wooden table drinking wine, also put down his wine cup and smiled coquettishly.
Fu Yao was also on the side, looking at Bai Yan dumbfounded.
Neither of them expected that Xun Shuo was still the same as before, straight forward and speaking out what he had to say.
"Mr. Xun Shuo is willing to make suggestions for Bai Yan. Bai Yan is very happy, but he still doesn't know why Mr. Xun Shuo is looking for Bai Yan when there are so many people in the world?"
Bai Yan looked at Xun Shuo and asked with a very polite manner.
Although he had just come into contact with Xun Shuo and did not know Xun Shuo's abilities yet, based on Xun Shuo's surname, Bai Yan was willing to raise Xun Shuo even if he had no abilities.
But Bai Yan still wanted to know the reason.
After all, Xun Shuo had just said personally that before coming here, he had been an official in the State of Zhao.
In the main hall.
Under the gaze of two friends who grew up together, under the gaze of Bai Yan.
After hearing Bai Yan's inquiry, Xun Shuo, who had been sitting upright, looked at Bai Yan.
"Zhao cannot save the people of Zhao, but General Bai can!"
Xun Shuo said.
One sentence made Bai Yan seem to understand but not understand.
Although he didn't understand why Xun Shuo wanted to save the people of Zhao State, because of the ban, Bai Yan knew that a person's dream could be easily changed.
The reason for the ban is because of one person!
Xun Shuo must have a reason, and it was precisely for this reason that Xun Shuo gave up his wandering and became an official in Zhao State, and now he came to him again.
