In a private room of a restaurant.
Not long after the sunset, Lu Sheng, Jiang Jing, and Zhu Zhe were drunk and unconscious, and were helped back.
The banquet in the restaurant ended here.
Bai Yan also left the restaurant with his cronies with the support of the restaurant woman.
Back in the carriage, Bai Yan couldn't say he was disappointed that Lu Sheng was carried away by his servants.
What happened today was not a bad thing for Bai Yan. After all, compared to his gradual contact with Lu Sheng in the future, the appearance of Jiang Jing and others just now allowed Bai Yan to truly see Lu Sheng's true nature.
He is a decent person, but not enough to find a job.
Although Lu Sheng didn't know Master Xu's true identity, he was able to give Bai Yan a girl from Qi who was good at playing the piano. In addition, he gave more than twenty gold to Jiang Jing today. From these, it can be seen that Lu Sheng was willing to give it. A person with capital will gain something if he gives up. This is Lu Sheng's kindness, and he will definitely not worry about connections in the future.
However, when talking about 'Bai Yan' later, Lu Sheng did not hesitate to avoid danger because of Yanmen. Although there was nothing wrong, it was destined that Lu Sheng would not achieve great things.
Wanting to make big profits, but not willing to take risks, it is true that he has the ambition of Lu Xiang, but does not have the appearance of Lu Xiang.
Apart from Lu Sheng, Bai Yan didn't pay much attention to Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe.
After the Yanmen incident, there are countless people like Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe in this world. Bai Yan has seen these two people since he was a child, and it will not be the end for them now.
If he hears other people's bad words at random and draws his sword to kill them in anger, then Bai Yan himself knows that he cannot be the leader of the Bai family's cavalry.
Today, not to mention all the Qin people, even in the Qin Palace in Xianyang, there are many people who hate him to the core and are waiting for the opportunity to kill him.
Inside the carriage.
Bai Yan sighed, feeling the shaking inside the carriage, and looked at the night outside the carriage's small window.
Moreover, when this trip goes to Handan, Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe, as ministers, are likely to be in the team, and he who is escorting the king to Handan may meet them again.
Nightfall!
In Xianyang City.
Rui Wei was escorted by his followers and returned to the mansion.
"grown ups."
When the maids and servants of Rui Wei's mansion saw Rui Wei coming back, they all stopped and bowed to Rui Wei.
However, at this moment, Rui Wei had no intention of understanding these servants. He hurried to the room where the swords were hidden and looked at the sharp swords placed on the wooden sword holders.
Rui Wei quickly came to the five most exquisite ones, gently picked up the sword, and then ordered the most trusted old slave in the family to wrap it in brocade cloth and send it to a place.
After doing all this, Rui Wei just breathed a sigh of relief.
Then Rui Wei didn't care about anything else. He came to a seat exhausted and sat down on it.
When Rui Wei's wives and concubines came to the room and saw Rui Wei, they looked at Rui Wei sleeping and thought that Rui Wei had drunk too much and was tired, so they didn't bother her.
Never thought about it.
After Rui Wei woke up, he ate something, washed up and went back to the room to sleep. When he woke up the next day, his body was limp and his head was dazed and groggy.
This is obviously a serious illness.
In the mansion, Rui Wei's wife saw this and quickly ordered her maid to go to the city to find a doctor.
Soon after, the doctor arrived to diagnose Rui Wei's pulse. He looked at the various marks on Rui Wei's pale face, asked some questions, and finally prescribed some tonics and prescriptions for treating cold deficiency.
Just when everyone thought that Rui Wei would recover immediately after drinking the medicine, as the sun was approaching, a servant from the mansion suddenly hurried to Rui Wei's ear and whispered that someone wanted to see him.
Under the confused gaze of Rui Wei's wife, Rui Wei heard the name of the person who asked to see him, and quickly asked his wife, other concubines, and servants to leave, leaving only the most trusted old slave to invite the person into the house.
moment.
In the room, Rui Wei, who was pale, looked at the cloth bundle on the ground with fear in his eyes.
The five swords that the old slave sent yesterday have all been returned, but what is different from yesterday is that the blades of these five swords are all stained with blood at this moment, and the blood on one of them is not yet dry.
"this!"
Rui Wei, who was already weak, almost blacked out when he saw this scene.
It was only then that Rui Wei finally realized why so many nobles in the Zhao region hated Bai Yan, but none of them dared to do anything to him, and why the rumors described Bai Yan as vicious.
"It's so cruel!"
Rui Wei's eyes were filled with confusion, and he finally spoke softly.
Yesterday, he was still happy when he saw Bai Yan agree to accept his sword. However, he never thought that Bai Yan would be so cruel. The reason why he agreed to accept his sword was not because he wanted his sword. Instead, he wanted to use his sword to kill people and frame him in Xianyang.
In this way, he would not dare to disobey Bai Yan again in this life, otherwise he would end up losing his official position and losing his life.
"Sir, do you want to tell Xianyang Order and Tingwei Li Si?"
The old slave was quite old and had followed Rui Wei's father all the way, and now he was serving Rui Wei. Seeing these five swords, it was not clear that Rui Wei was going to be framed.
Although the old slave still doesn't know what happened yesterday and who Rui Wei gave these five swords to.
But the old slave knows very well that no matter who the sword is given to, now is the last chance to make a choice, because once the matter is over, it will be unclear anyway.
"Xianyang Order? Li Si!"
When Rui Wei heard the old slave's words, he, who was already weak and dizzy, couldn't help but nodded in a daze.
right!
Now as long as the Xianyang Order is informed, as long as Tingwei Li Si is informed, as long as the matter is made big, this matter will be thoroughly investigated by then. Although it is not clear who the five people Bai Yan killed and what their status is, no matter who they are, Whoever it is, it will have nothing to do with me at that time.
Think of this.
Rui Wei watched the old slave get up and prepare to leave. Suddenly, Rui Wei thought of what happened in the restaurant yesterday.
"Don't!"
Rui Wei quickly called the old slave to stop.
Rui Wei, who had returned to his thoughts, had now realized that he must not report the matter to the official at the moment. If the matter were to become a big deal, Bai Yan did not know what would happen to him. After all, even if he was found out, he would have military exploits, plus the Bai family and the Bai family's connections.
And what happened in the restaurant yesterday, my end will definitely be very miserable.
With his illustrious military exploits and the Bai family's connections, Bai Yan would probably lose his official position at most, or even be demoted to Yingchuan, but he would lose his life.
"Don't go, pick it up quickly and hide it. Don't let anyone know about this, hurry up!!"
Rui Wei looked at the old slave hurriedly.
Rui Wei, who had already figured it out, dared to ask the old slave to report to the official at this moment. Seeing the old slave's confused look, Rui Wei had no time to explain, so he ordered angrily.
As a minister of the Xianyang Palace, Rui Wei knew very well that his sword was different from the Qin sword made by the lieutenant's arsenal, so the cuts and wounds were also different.
And there are five swords!
This must never be known to others!
"grown ups."
The old slave frowned after listening to Rui Wei's words. Although he was confused, he nodded when he saw Rui Wei's ferocious face, returned to the cloth bundle, and put away the five blood-stained swords.
After Rui Wei saw the old slave taking the sword away, he breathed a sigh of relief, but finally couldn't hold on anymore and fainted.
Before he fell into coma, Rui Wei's last thought was that he could never disobey Bai Yan again in this life.
the other side.
Bai Yan, who still didn't know that Rui Wei was sick, took a carriage and wandered around Xianyang City after finishing his work. After finally not seeing a suitable mansion, he chose to turn around and leave the core area of Xianyang, and now go to a more remote place. of lot.
Choose where to build your mansion.
The mansion I had been living in before was given by the king. He was a lord at that time, so the mansion was not very big.
Now that he has been promoted to the rank of general, as a general of the Qin State, not to mention the constant urging of Bai Yu and Yang Yan, even Hu Quan and Mr. Hu can't stand it anymore. He asked Bai Yan to buy a mansion quickly, or choose a site by himself and spend money to build a mansion. .
In the eyes of everyone, how could a majestic Qin general with great military exploits live in a place with few rooms?
Get this out.
Bai Yan will not be the only one who loses face by then.
"General!"
Bai Yan looked at the Wei River in the distance, then turned his head and looked at the place where he wanted to build his mansion not far away.
After hearing the words of the confidant beside him, Bai Yan turned his head and looked at the confidant who bowed his hand in front of him.
"General, there is no movement in Ruiwei's mansion!"
The henchman in civilian clothes and wearing a sword said to Bai Yan.
Previously, this confidant had led the two of them to monitor the movements of Xianyang City and Rui Wei's mansion under Bai Yan's order.
"good!"
Bai Yan nodded, and then asked his cronies to go down and rest.
After learning that Rui Wei had not reported to the official, Bai Yan no longer focused on Rui Wei. It would take some time to see Zhao Cheng.
There's no rush yet.
Wu Huai, watching the soldiers leave, turned to look at Bai Yan.
"General, hehe! If Rui Wei knew that the general ordered people to kill chickens with swords, I don't know what he would think!"
Wu Huai said with a wicked smile.
Others didn't know, but Wu Huai, as a trusted general of Bai Yan, knew clearly what happened to Rui Wei.
Yesterday, after his general agreed to accept the sword, he waited for Rui Wei to leave with his entourage, then turned around and asked him to take the soldiers to set a trap for Rui Wei.
The purpose was to see if Rui Wei would report to the official.
"What do you think? It's better to let those swords drink blood than to wait and see on a wooden stand!"
When Bai Yan heard Wu Huai's words, he looked into the distance and said softly.
Wu Huai laughed behind Bai Yan.
"That's right! Those people who have never even seen the battlefield, holding those swords is really a waste. If there is no blood on the sword, what's the use of it!"
Wu Huai said, when talking about Rui Wei and those officials, there was a hint of disdain in his words.
Wu Huai, who joined the army at a young age and experienced massacres and seas of blood and mountains of corpses on the battlefield, looked down upon people like Rui Wei at all.
Different from those noble and elegant people, in Wu Huai's eyes, no matter how many swords there are, in the hands of those people, they are not as good as any single cavalry soldier holding a broken sword.
In the battlefield, a sword that is not used for killing is not as useful as a broken sword.
"General! General Bai Yu has ordered people to report and prepare to leave for Pingyang."
A close aide came over at this time and handed over his hand to Bai Yan to report.
Hear the words.
Bai Yan turned to look at the confidant, nodded, and then looked into the distance.
Because Bai Ping's marriage is approaching, when they went to Bai Yu's mansion yesterday, Uncle Bai and Bai Yan had already returned to Pingyang early.
And when Bai Yu asked him to go to the mansion, he was just asking and explaining Fusu's affairs. After all, Fusu's affairs were still very sensitive at the moment, so he couldn't be careless.
"Let's go!"
Bai Yan took one last look at the place where he planned to build his mansion in the future, and then turned around and said.
He couldn't leave yesterday because the affairs had not been settled yet. After finishing the handling today, he immediately wrote to the palace and asked Ying Zheng for a bathing ceremony.
Ever since he led the troops from Shangjun Gaonu to Zhao Di, Bai Yan has not had a real rest for more than half a year. After finally returning to Xianyang, it is impossible that Ying Zheng will not be able to handle things well. Agree with him to return to Pingyang.
As for Bai Yu, he asked for leave when he went to court.
Although the marriage between Bai and Feng was worried that someone would destroy it, how could they not 'inform' other officials about such a festive event.
Therefore, the officials in the Qin court should already know about the marriage between Bai and Feng.
Bai Yan's only regret is that, just like before, he was not in the court today because he had to deal with the handover of the Queen Mother, and he could not see the expressions of the officials, especially Lord Changping.
Xianyang Palace.
Ying Zheng looked at the bamboo slips. When he heard the eunuch reported that Bai Yan had led more than 30 cavalrymen and had left Xianyang for Pingyang, he didn't pay much attention.
Today's marriage between the Bai family and the Feng family not only shocked all the civil and military officials in the palace, but also surprised him.
I heard from Bai Yu that the person the Feng family married was a descendant of the Bai family named Bai Ping.
Subsequently, it was not Bai Yan's marriage, and Ying Zheng could sense Bai's hidden plans.
Ying Zheng was also thinking about this after he came to court.
After knowing Bai Yan's true origin, Ying Zheng no longer worried about the Bai family. That Bai Yan was not a member of the Bai family, and even the Bai family didn't know the true origin of Bai Yan. This meant that Bai Yan could Break away from the Bai family.
And the Yang family, who has a close relationship with Bai Yan, will naturally follow Bai Yan and leave the Bai family.
Because of this.
The marriage between the Bai family and the Feng family is naturally a good thing for Ying Zheng. The Chu family is too powerful. Although Ying Zheng is not worried about what will happen to those officials, if it continues to develop, many things will happen even to him. There are many concerns.
Especially the elders on the clan side, many of whom are married to Chu nobles.
The marriage between the Bai family and the Feng family can not only share some of the pressure from the Chu family in the court, but is also more conducive to the stability of the Qin state.
But on the other side.
Knowing Bai's plan, Ying Zheng also hesitated.
"It's a pity that the eldest daughter has been married to Li Si's heir!"
In the study room.
Ying Zheng looked away from the bamboo slips and said softly, minding his own business.
After saying that, Ying Zheng couldn't help but laugh.
Although Bai Yan came from a poor background and had a humble status, it was not a difficult task for Ying Zheng, not to mention that Bai Yan had already proven his talent.
However, it is a pity that all the children have been betrothed to Li Si's heirs.
Li Si was an official of the Chu clan and had a long history of connections in the court. His previous marriage with Li Si was not only important, but also used to resolve the threat of the Chu clan from within the Chu clan.
is also like this.
Right now, Ying Zheng was feeling a little embarrassed about Bai Yan. After all, Bai had written a letter informing him of Bai Yan's identity.
If Bai Yan is easily granted a marriage to other noble clans, the Bai clan will probably be disappointed.
Now is the time when we are in urgent need of employing people.
Think of this.
Ying Zheng stood up slowly, came to the window, looked out the window, and began to weigh in his mind whether to intervene in Bai's plan.
"Forget it, Bai Yan has gone to Pingyang now, let's wait until Bai Yan returns and is on his way to Handan before making a decision."
Ying Zheng sighed in his heart.
No one knows whether Bai Yan's relationship with Bai Yan will change during his trip to Pingyang.
Everything will be known until later.
Looking at the scenery outside the window and no longer thinking about Bai Yan, Ying Zheng began to think about the current situation in the world.
After I got home yesterday, I originally wrote the rest of it directly, but after looking at the outline of the rest, Rui Wei still needs to explain this clearly.
I just got home yesterday. I worked on the manuscript in the middle of the night and haven't slept until now. You guys, I can't stand it with a knife.
Will update again tonight.
