Yanmen Shanwu City.
As the administrative capital of Yanmen, there are many nobles and merchants in Shanwu City. Just like in Gaonu City in the past, most of these merchants are trading with the Huns in the north.
"Mr. Wei, you really don't want to rest?"
At this moment, in Yanmen Mansion, Bai Yan was dressed in civilian clothes and looked at Mr. Wei in confusion.
At this age, I have just come from Gaonu. It has been a bumpy journey. Now I am going out with myself without taking a rest. Don't tire out my body and bones.
"Boy, don't worry! I can still live for more than ten years with this old bone."
When Mr. Wei heard Bai Yan's words, a slight smile appeared on his wrinkled face with white beard.
See this.
Bai Yan didn't say anything, but turned to look at Master Xu.
"It will be inconvenient for you to go on this trip. You can rest in the mansion. If necessary, send a letter to me!"
Bai Yan told Master Xu.
Previously, he was worried about Mr. Wei's health, so he had asked Master Xu to wait for Mr. Wei at his mansion in the city.
This time he went out to investigate and found Master Xu, a woman. It was better to stay in the mansion to avoid that suffering.
"promise!"
After Master Xu heard Bai Yan's words, he looked at the young man in front of him and saluted slowly.
Seeing the young man turn and leave, Master Xu quickly followed behind him and accompanied him all the way out of the mansion.
Outside the mansion.
Bai Yan took several disguised soldiers and Mr. Wei, led the horse and walked out of the city.
Along the way.
Bai Yan and Mr. Wei walked side by side.
Mr. Wei was just like before, holding a wine flask under the scorching sun, taking a small sip from time to time.
At first, Bai Yan was still talking to Mr. Wei, but when he got to the back, after walking for half a day, he saw the people along the way, but he didn't care about anything else.
Mr. Wei did not blame Bai Yan, but followed silently.
In a village passing by along the way.
Bai Yan stopped slowly.
The village is sparsely populated despite being empty of ten rooms. Many of the simple wooden houses have been uninhabited for a long time.
Bai Yan led the horse to a wooden house and saw a skinny old man.
When the old man saw Bai Yan and his party, he saw that Bai Yan was wearing a sword and leading a horse. There was some fear in his eyes on his skinny face.
"Old man, where are the people in the village?"
Bai Yan handed the horse to his cronies, came to the old man, knelt down and asked.
While talking.
Bai Yan took out a dozen dollars from his arms, and then under the eyes of Mr. Wei and his cronies, he grabbed the old man's hand with one hand and put the money into the old man's hand with the other.
When the scrawny old man saw the money, his fearful eyes showed excitement.
"grown ups!"
The old man raised his head and looked at the young boy in front of him. His voice was hoarse when he spoke. It was obvious that he was extremely weak and had just appeared.
"My lord, are you asking about the girls in the village? If your lord wants to buy a girl, then you should be late. Now the girls in the village have either been stolen or snatched away. There are not many left!"
The old man looked at Bai Yan.
Thinking that Bai Yan also wanted to buy some women, he spoke softly, then thought of something and looked at Bai Yan.
"But I heard that the man in the family behind Yishan was seriously ill in the past two days, and he probably won't last long. I saw a few people watching him this morning. If you go early, you may be able to make it in time!"
After the old man finished speaking, he looked at the people behind Bai Yan. It was obvious that the old man had long been numb to these things.
"Yishan?"
Bai Yan heard the old man's words and then looked in the direction of the old man's finger.
Bai Yan then asked some more questions about men. After getting the old man's answers, he slowly stood up.
"Walk!"
Bai Yan said softly, and then took the lead in walking towards Yishan.
Behind Bai Yan, as Mr. Wei followed, he glanced at the scrawny old man from the corner of his eye, and then looked at the back of the young man walking in front.
"Tian Jin! You really have accepted a good disciple. If you are alive in heaven, you can rest in peace!"
Mr. Wei sighed with emotion.
Looking back on the life of my friend Tian Jin, the doctor of Qi State, Mr. Wei, who had never envied his friends in decades, this time, he envied his friends.
I recall that the old Tian Jin was upright and upright. He was well-known in the court, among the people, and even among the various schools of thought, and was known as the Benefactor.
Because of this, he offended a villain in the Qi court and was jailed, and his whole family was killed.
Fortunately after death.
No one in the world knew that he had a beloved disciple.
Thinking of what the young man said to himself in Shanwu Mansion: After reading thousands of bamboo slips in Shanwu Mansion, it is better to go out and see with your own eyes, hear about the suffering of the people, and walk through the Yanmen Mountains and Rivers. I, Bai Yan, know that there are people in Yanmen who cannot eat. , some people sing and sing every night, some officials harm the people, and there are also officials who have a breeze in their sleeves. Yanmen needs someone to stand up and sweep away the dust in the house. Although Bai Yan is not a sage, he is willing to pick up the broom.
"You can have such a heart at such an age"
Where did Tian Jin find such a disciple?
Thinking of hearing about the boy in front of him, he wrote to Xianyang and asked the King of Qin to agree to send food to Yanyu for disaster relief!
Thinking of the boy in front, after breaking Jingxing, he wrote to Xianyang, asking tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers to be surrendered, so that they could stay in Yanmen, build canals that Zhao had never repaired, and save the women of Zhao who no one in Zhao could save, and gathered in Li Mudu. The 'people' of Zhao State who didn't do it!
Now I am leaving Shanwu's mansion in Rouxiang instead of sitting there, making up for it with fine wine, and not savoring the good meat. Instead, I go out to chatter under the scorching sun and rush on the road, just to see the people of Yanmen clearly.
This one thing!
Mr. Wei couldn't help but sigh. He had never envied Tian Jin in his life, but when it came to accepting disciples, he began to envy Tian Jin in his old age.
About two hours later.
Following the path in the mountains, Mr. Wei and his party passed by a courtyard. Before they entered, they saw four men standing in the courtyard.
How can there be so many men in a dilapidated small garden? This is obviously abnormal. In addition, based on the words of the old man from outside the mountain, Mr. Wei and others knew that these four people should be the ones who came to 'rob and sell'.
really.
When the four people saw Bai Yan and his party, they all looked wary. After all, Bai Yan and his party were not only large in number, but they all had swords on their bodies.
None of the four of them knew the origins of Bai Yan and his party at the moment.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
Among the four, the leading man stepped forward and then looked at the young Bai Yan.
Bai Yan smiled.
"What are you doing? Why am I doing it too!"
After Bai Yan finished speaking, he raised his hand to signal.
Then Bai Yan's cronies behind him all made moves to surround the people in front of them, preparing to beat them.
When the four of them saw this, they looked a little panicked.
"How dare you? Behind me is Cheng Cheng Lingshi!"
The leader of the men knew that these people in front of him were also engaged in the sex trade, just like him. The man thought about it, and in order to avoid conflict with the group of people in front of him, he reported his origins and the master behind him.
Speaking of which, the man couldn't help but sigh. With fewer people nowadays, conflicts in this industry are becoming more and more frequent.
"Historical History of Chengcheng?"
Bai Yan frowned slightly, and then asked with doubts, "You said yes, do you have a token?"
Bai Yan asked.
Although it was a question, Bai Yan also signaled to others not to use force at this time.
Seeing that his threat was effective, the man breathed a sigh of relief.
"You can follow me to Qicheng! You will naturally know when the time comes."
the man said.
At this time, the man did not want to delay any longer, and looked at each other with the other three men. The three men nodded, then turned around and walked towards the house.
Under Bai Yan's gaze.
As the three men entered the house, a woman's scream came after a moment.
After a while, I saw a man forcibly dragging a 12- or 13-year-old woman out of the house. When the woman refused, she was beaten by another man and even broke her forehead with a wooden stick. bleed.
the other side.
It seemed that a seriously ill man was punched and kicked by another man and soon fell to the ground. The other white-haired old man tried to stop him, but was also kicked aside.
Seeing this scene, Mr. Wei beside Bai Yan couldn't help but frown.
"What family are you from?"
The man turned to Bai Yan and said.
Looking at Mr. Wei next to Bai Yan, in the man's eyes, this must be an old servant of that family, who came here to see things.
"Chen's family!"
Old Man Wei didn't want to answer the man's words at first, but feeling Bai Yan's gaze, Old Man Wei still endured the disgust in his heart and named a clan.
"Mr. Chen? Mrs. Chen's hands can be stretched out quite long!"
The man frowned slightly when he heard what Old Wei said.
"I want to report to the master of the family that I want to go with you!"
Bai Yan watched the woman being brought out by three men, looked at the man in front of him, and said softly.
Hearing this, the man frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied, but then nodded.
"Let me go! Please let me go!!"
"Please, let me go!"
In the small garden.
The dragged woman looked at the people in front of her with pleading eyes. Tears fell down her eyes. The clothes on her body were old and had a few holes in them during the pulling.
With blood flowing from her forehead, the woman was full of despair and kept looking at her brother and her elderly grandmother behind her.
Bai Yan stood aside and watched the woman being dragged away.
Then he looked at the twenty-year-old man who was dying but managed to crawl out of the wooden house. Seeing the young man's strong physique, Bai Yan wondered why the four people before him were afraid of him and only dared to rob him when he was sick.
"Let's go!"
Bai Yan looked at the man, his eyes met the man's unwilling eyes, turned his head and said.
Mr. Wei and other Bai Yan's cronies followed Bai Yan and left together.
Two hours later.
Returning to the official road again, Bai Yan followed the four men to the official road. There were two men waiting beside a wooden trailer on the official road.
The two men were a little confused when they saw the four accomplices returning and following Bai Yan and his party.
Under the instructions of the leading man, the two men still reached out and moved the haystacks away from the wooden trailer.
Then three women who were also tied up appeared in front of Bai Yan and his party.
Seeing the three women tied up in the haystack under the scorching sun, looking miserable and dying, Bai Yan's eyes calmly glanced at the men in front of him.
In the Qin State, although there was buying and selling, only the wives and daughters of "sinners" could be bought and sold, and it was only legal if they had to be testified by the government.
In any other way, to harm or sell women, no matter who robbed them, profited, or purchased them, they will all be punished, and those who know the facts will be punished together.
"These are the things of the imperial family, let's go!"
The man tied up the woman who had been beaten to death, threw her into the carriage, and asked his men to cover the haystack, then turned to look at Bai Yan and his party.
The young boy just now looked at them with clearly unkind eyes.
The man guessed that these people must not have caught a single cargo, but there were already four of them, and he felt unhappy.
Think of this.
The man felt proud. Around Qicheng, even if dignitaries from other places came, they would weigh their abilities to see whose territory it was.
Although what he said is historical.
But the man vaguely knew that there was a bigger adult backing him.
Qicheng!
When Bai Yan and his party arrived at Qicheng, the sky had turned dusky. If it hadn't been for the scorching heat, it would have been dark.
At the city gate where people were coming and going, both Bai Yan and Old Man Wei saw that after several men greeted the Qin soldiers guarding the city gate, all the Qin soldiers did not even check the carriages and directly let a few people enter the city.
"Did you see it? But you still have to follow and have a look!"
After entering the city.
The man turned his head and looked at Bai Yan and Old Wei beside Bai Yan.
Perhaps it was because he had arrived in Qicheng and his own territory that the man's tone of voice became obviously tougher.
Bai Yan looked at the man and said nothing.
Bai Yan naturally knew what the man wanted to express, his actions and identification just now. If he continued to follow him, he would really make Shi stand up, which would be a complete loss of face.
Don’t toast and you’ll be fined if you don’t eat!
"Walk!"
The man looked at Bai Yan, then smiled, snorted coldly, turned around and gave instructions.
Accompanied by the man's words.
The wooden trailer moved again. Bai Yan watched this scene and did not lead anyone to follow it until the wooden trailer was quite far away.
"Keep an eye on the city gate these days, be careful not to be discovered!"
Bai Yan ordered to his cronies.
Hearing Bai Yan's words, the confidants nodded.
"Boy, if you want to supervise this trip to the end, I'm afraid you will offend countless people!"
Old Man Wei was on the side and frowned when he heard Bai Yan's order. Then after knowing Bai Yan's purpose, he couldn't help but persuade him.
Even Old Man Wei couldn't help but worry that Bai Yan's appetite would outweigh the gains.
Bai Yan had just ignored it, obviously he wanted to catch it to the end.
But now that I have come to Qicheng City, I don't care anymore.
Obviously we want to follow the clues and find them all.
But anyone with a discerning eye will know that if everything is really found out, it will be more than just an official from Chengcheng who is involved. By then, Bai Yan will probably offend a group of people.
I wonder how many noble families and officials in Yanmen County will be involved!
There may even be some Qin generals.
"If he was afraid of offending these people, how dare Bai Yan lead his troops to destroy Han and invade Zhao! How dare he face the world!"
When Bai Yan heard what Mr. Wei said, he smiled: "You dare to destroy the country, but why should Bai Yan be afraid of the rest!"
When Mr. Wei heard Bai Yan's answer, he couldn't help but smile on his face.
"You kid is already qualified to say this!"
Old Man Wei nodded.
This is also a rare place where Old Man Wei admits Bai Yan. The Zhao Kingdom is not destroyed now, but Old Man Wei, who has been in contact with Ying Zheng and knows Ying Zheng, knows it clearly.
Among the advantages and disadvantages of Yingzheng, one advantage is particularly outstanding, and that is knowing people and making good use of them.
Looking at everything that happened to Bai Yan before, Old Wei could clearly feel how much Ying Zheng trusted Bai Yan.
And there is Ying Zheng's support.
With Bai Yan's ability, there is no need to worry or worry too much about other things.
In the city of Qi.
When Bai Yan heard Old Man Wei's words, he turned his head and looked to the other side of the sky, to the east where it started to turn dark.
"Besides, Bai Yan promised someone that if she comes back in the future, I will show her the beautiful scenery of Yanmen!"
Bai Yan murmured in his heart.
Old man Wei turned his head and looked at Bai Yan.
When he followed Bai Yan's gaze to the east, he noticed that Bai Yan seemed to be thinking about something.
East! !
Soon, Old Man Wei remembered that he had heard that some time ago, a Qi State official named Tian Cong brought his sister to Yanmen Shanwu to visit Bai Yan.
How could Old Wei, who had been living in Qi for most of his life, not know who Tian Cong was!
Before Bai Yan left Qi State, it was Old Man Wei who asked Bai Yan to take the jade pendant to the Lu family to ask for a horse. Therefore, Old Man Wei was one of the few who knew where Bai Yan had a jade pendant on him and where it came from!
Think of this.
Old Man Wei also roughly guessed what Bai Yan was thinking, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
Then Old Man Wei couldn't help feeling regretful. He hadn't arrived at Shanwu yet. Otherwise, if Tian Cong had seen him, even though Tian Cong was already a doctor of Qi State, he would have offered Bai Yan a hand in marriage. Cong didn't dare to refute a word in person, so he could only go back and tell Tian Ding obediently.
Pity! I can only wait until next time to see if there is a chance.
Old Man Wei shook his head.
This day. With the sunset!
Bai Yan, Wei Lao and others settled in Qicheng.
He was unselfish, punished severely for breaking the law, loved the people like a son, rescued droughts, regulated the Yellow River, and redressed injustice.
I have seen too many ministers in later generations who governed the country and were unparalleled in the country, similar to Qian, Fan Zhongyan and other historical sages.
Born in troubled times, this is what a man should do! !
Wen Zhi martial arts, now it's time for Wen Zhi.
Next time Tian Cong and Tian Feiyan come to Yanmen, it will be exciting! !
(End of chapter)
