Bai Yan slowly walked out from among the officials and came to the center of the hall. Under the gaze of everyone, Bai Yan raised his hands and saluted Ying Zheng in the hall.
Qian Jingke naturally saw Bai Yan at this time.
"Your Majesty, since the deputy envoy of the State of Yan is in a lot of inconvenience because of Bai Yan, why not let Bai Yan come forward with the envoy of Yan holding the picture of Yan! Make up for Bai Yan's mistakes!" Bai Yan stood in the center of the hall and said in ceremony.
In the Qin State, not only were Qin officials not allowed to step forward with swords in hand, but they were also not allowed to move too far forward in the main hall without Ying Zheng's permission, let alone cross the steps in front. Anyone who disobeyed would have serious consequences.
That ladder symbolizes the power of the King of Qin, as well as the majesty and bottom line of being the King of Qin. Anyone who approaches without authorization is like touching the throne in contempt of the bottom line. Not only the person on the throne cannot tolerate it, but the royal family, family, and even the entire Qin State will not agree. .
Therefore, even if the sky falls, no one is willing to touch it, regardless of any reason. Before coming, Mr. Wei had reminded Bai Yan that although he was trying to save Ying Zheng, he would easily be criticized by the world if he stepped forward rashly and touched the bottom line. After all, regardless of his reckless behavior, it was not a threat to the throne.
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"Your Majesty, what happened at Hangu Pass was all caused by the deputy envoy. The competition was also initiated by the deputy envoy. How could General Bai be at fault..." Jing Ke heard Bai Yan's words and quickly turned his head and faced the main hall. The Ying Zheng Collection Ceremony.
Worried about the strangeness of Bai Yan touching the map, Ben was ready to finish the rest and reject Bai Yan's proposal to Ying Zheng.
Unexpectedly, at this time, an idea suddenly appeared in Jing Ke's mind. Maybe this is an opportunity!
A chance to kill Bai Yan and Ying Zheng in one fell swoop! Thinking of Gongzi Dan's instructions, Bai Yan must be killed during this trip, so that Yanmen will be in chaos, the cavalry will be leaderless, and the danger to the Yan Kingdom will be minimized.
Jing Ke's breathing became rapid and he finally made up his mind. Qian
"Your Majesty, if General Bai comes forward, he is doing his best to serve as a minister. It is his meager efforts and not his fault!" After finishing the ceremony, Jing Ke changed the subject and said with a smile.
In the main hall. When Ying Zheng heard Jing Ke's words, he looked at Bai Yan and nodded slightly.
"Bai Yan, you and Yan Envoy come up with the Yan Tu!" Ying Zheng said. Since the envoys of the State of Yan had no objections, and looking at the appearance of the deputy envoy of the State of Yan, he was indeed too scared to walk. In addition, Bai Yan was worried about the previous attack on the envoy of Yan at Hangu Pass, so he took the initiative to submit the map of Yan. Naturally, Ying Zheng would not object.
Regarding the matter of Hangu Pass, unlike Baiguan, Ying Zheng was very clear in his heart. Indeed, as the envoy Yan said, Bai Yan was not at fault.
The rumors about the deputy envoy of the State of Yan being arrogant, regardless of whether they are true or false, are true, but it was the deputy envoy of the State of Yan who took the initiative to propose the contest at Hangu Pass in the past, and in the end it was the deputy envoy of the State of Yan who was narrow-minded and continued to fight after his defeat. He snatched Qin Jian and wanted to kill Bai Yan.
Under such circumstances, Bai Yan, who once again knocked down the deputy envoy of Yan State, did not choose to kill the deputy envoy and make the relationship between Qin and Yan sour. He was already considered a gentleman.
"Promise! I respect your order!" Your Highness, Bai Yan heard Ying Zheng's permission, raised his hands and bent down to salute. After the ceremony, Bai Yan, under the watchful eyes of all the officials, saw Jing Ke holding the wooden box with both hands and turning to look at him, so he slowly stepped forward.
"Lord Jing!" Qian Baiyan came to Jing Ke and bowed his hands in greeting. After Jing Ke returned the courtesy, he looked at Bai Yan with a smile.
"Thank you General Bai for this time!" As Jing Ke spoke, he did not let Bai Yan hold the map of Yan, but handed the wooden box containing Fan Yuqi's head to Bai Yan.
"This is the head of Qin's traitorous general Fan Yuqi. Yan Tu will be presented to the king by Jing Ke!" Jing Ke said to Bai Yan.
This is also a disguised way of telling Bai Yan that Fan Yuqi's head belongs to your Qin rebel general. It is okay for Qin General Bai Yan to present it, but the map is a Yan map and it is related to the territory of Yan. He, a Yan, should Presented by the envoy of the country.
Qian Jingke's voice was not loud, but in the quiet hall, the officials on both sides of the hall, and even Ying Zheng on the hall, could hear clearly.
Many officials wearing Qin official uniforms nodded. Even Li Si, Wei Zhuang, Wei Liao, Hu Lao and others at the forefront of the civil and military officials could not find fault with Jing Ke.
When Bai Yan saw this, he naturally had no reason to object.
"Of course!" Bai Yan saluted Jing Ke, then stretched out his hands and took the heavy wooden box from Jing Ke's hand.
After Jing Ke handed the wooden box to Bai Yan, he looked at Bai Yan, then turned around, looked at Qin Wuyang, and spoke softly.
"Wu Yang, give me the layout!" Qian Jingke's words were gentle. However, it was this kind of gentle voice like an elder brother that made Qin Wuyang, who was bowing his head, tremble all over, and the hand holding the cloth map was trembling.
Qin Wuyang calmly raised his head and looked at Jing Ke. When he saw Jing Ke's deep gaze looking at him, Qin Wuyang's red eyes were full of shame. His fearful eyes met Jing Ke's for a moment, and then he lowered his head with a guilty conscience.
Jing Ke didn't say anything else, and didn't even look at Qin Wuyang anymore. He just stretched out his hands and gently picked up the cloth map from Qin Wuyang's hand.
this moment. As Butu left Qin Wuyang's hands, Qin Wuyang's slightly trembling hands were particularly dazzling.
Qian Jingke saw it. Bai Yan also saw it. Jing Ke turned around and walked towards Ying Zheng. The impassioned words of his friend Gao Jian that day in Yishui kept echoing in his mind, "The wind is blowing away and the Yishui is cold. A strong man will never return when he is gone." I am afraid of death, but my heart is full of heroism. I can repay Gongzi Dan's kindness with my life, and die without regrets!
In the main hall. Accompanied by Jing Ke holding the map of Yan State, he walked towards the stairs. Le Shang and Tai Jing, among the officials, looked at Bai Yan with envy as he walked up the stairs with Jing Ke.
On the terraces, not far away, is the king. They can't come into contact with the king at such a close distance. Now they both dare not even think about it. If they can have a chance, they can be like Bai Yan. Like, going to Ying Zheng in person in front of all the civil and military officials would be enough for them to brag for the rest of their lives.
Gan really envies Bai Yan! ! Following their thoughts. soon. Under the gaze of the two of them, Bai Yan and Jing Ke walked up the stairs to Ying Zheng.
Uncle Meng, Meng Tian, Lord Changping, Wang Wan, Li Si, Mr. Hu, Bai Yu...all the Qin officials in the hall looked to the top of the hall and watched this scene.
At this moment, no one noticed that Qin Wuyang looked scared and his body was shaking more and more. In front of the throne in the main hall.
Qian Jingke and Bai Yan slowly stopped three steps away from Ying Zheng, and then knelt down after the eunuch came over with two seats.
Ying Zheng was the first to look at Bai Yan, because the wooden box in Bai Yan's hand contained Fan Yuqi's head.
Bai Yan naturally noticed Ying Zheng's eyes, so he put the wooden box on the ground, picked up the lid of the wooden box with both hands and put it aside. The head that caught his eye made Bai Yan see Fan Yuqi for the first time.
Although Fan Yuqi's head was separated from his body for a long time, most of his appearance was still preserved after special treatment.
Not to mention that Bai Yan had done burying corpses when he was young. He had been dealing with dead and rotting corpses all year round. Even after he came to Qin State, Bai Yan didn't know how many people he had killed. Not only did he experience mountains of corpses and bones on the battlefield, but he also personally Cut off the heads of many enemies.
Now that he saw the head in the wooden box, Bai Yan's expression was naturally not strange, and his face even remained unchanged. Bai Yan took the wooden box and tilted it a little, asking Ying Zheng to confirm whether the head inside was Fan Yuqi's.
Qian follows. Under Bai Yan's gaze, Ying Zheng's face was slightly angry. When his eyes saw the head in the wooden box, he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slowly.
"Good!" Ying Zheng's words undoubtedly confirmed that the head was indeed Fan Yuqi's.
"Tell someone to take it to the city gate and hang it on the city gate!" Ying Zheng turned to the eunuch beside him and ordered. Bai Yan watched a eunuch come forward, handed the wooden box in his hand to him, and then looked calmly at Jing Ke aside.
Speaking of which, Bai Yan may believe that Tian Guang's death was suicide. But Bai Yan had a vague hunch that Fan Yuqi's head was probably killed by Jing Ke and chopped off with his own hands, because according to the news, it was Jing Ke who went to see Fan Yuqi alone in Jicheng. After a long time, what did he get? Yan Dan hurried to Fan Yuqi's residence after hearing the news.
In other words, no one knows what happened during that period. Only Jing Ke knows how Fan Yuqi died.
Although he has never met Fan Yuqi, as a general of the Qin State, he still fled the State of Qin even though he knew he was guilty, and ignored his family members. In the end, Ying Zheng was furious and directly ordered the massacre of his clan. Such a person, and this experience, this People have to think more about the specific cause of Fan Yuqi's death.
Was he killed, or was he forced to commit suicide? But this is also Bai Yan's guess. Now that Fan Yuqi's head is here, no one cares how he died.
Think of this. Qian Baiyan turned to look at Ying Zheng, who looked relaxed, as if a great revenge had been avenged, and slowly lowered his head.
In the main hall. Jing Ke waited until the eunuch took away the wooden box and then looked at Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng stopped thinking, opened his eyes, and looked into Jing Ke's eyes.
"Don't worry, Envoy Yan. This time when Envoy Yan returns, I will give him a thousand pieces of gold and ten thousand households as promised!" Ying Zheng said softly.
Ying Zheng's words spread in the hall, and among the civil and military officials, many officials couldn't help but look at each other with envy and longing in their eyes.
Not to mention a thousand pieces of gold, just the food for ten thousand households is enough to make countless people thirsty and their hearts are burning.
You must know that in the Qin State, there are tens of thousands of households with people living in them, which can be counted on one hand. However, other ministers, whether it is General Wang Jian, Li Si, Wei Liao, Chang Pingjun, etc., only have thousands of households with food. , even Bai Yan, who has made several meritorious deeds in the past two years, is only a few hundred households.
If you can have such a reward from thousands of households, you will never have to worry about glory and wealth in your life. There will probably be countless beauties, money and servants in the house.
Le Shang and Tai Jing, who were at the back of the hundred officials, had already opened their mouths and were breathing rapidly. Their eyes were red with envy when they looked at the back of the Yan ambassador in the main hall.
They wished they could kill the traitor general Fan Yuqi with their own hands.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jing Ke heard Ying Zheng's promise and saluted Ying Zheng. After the ceremony is over. Jing Ke then put the map on the ground.
"Your Majesty, this map is the land of Dukang of our Yan Kingdom, and I hereby dedicate it to your Majesty!" As Jing Ke spoke, he slowly opened the rolled-up map in front of Ying Zheng.
at this time. After listening to Jing Ke's words, Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel a little hot in his heart. His eyes instinctively looked at the map slowly unfolding in Yan Shi's hands, looking at the roads and cities marked on it.
Dukang map! The corner of Qian Yingzheng's mouth raised slightly. At this time, it had already appeared in his mind. After obtaining the map of Dukang, Qin will be able to set its sights on Wei and Chu in the future. As long as Qi can be stabilized and Wei and Chu are destroyed, The unification of the world is close at hand.
Just when Ying Zheng was fantasizing about his good intentions in the future. At dusk. As the Dukang Butu continued to unfold in Jing Ke's hands, when it was unfolded to the end, a dagger with a cold glow suddenly appeared in front of Ying Zheng's eyes.
For a moment, Ying Zheng didn't even react. When he came to his senses, his pupils shrank. Jing Ke had already picked up the dagger with his hand and rushed towards Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng's eyes widened, his face changed drastically, and he watched helplessly as the envoy from Yan State rushed towards him.
When life hangs on a thread. Suddenly, a fast black shadow suddenly appeared in Ying Zheng's field of vision, kicking towards the assassinating envoy of the State of Yan.
Jing Ke naturally noticed it and was shocked. Jing Ke never dreamed that the young Bai Yan could react so quickly. In the blink of an eye, the kick was already coming towards him. He could only block it with his hands.
With a muffled grunt, Jing Ke's attack was immediately stopped, and he even took a step back. This sudden scene made all the civil and military officials under His Highness unable to react for a moment.
what happened? Mr. Gan Hu, Bai Yu, Li Si, Wei Liao, Wang Wan and others all looked at the main hall in astonishment. Even Mr. Chang Ping, who had always looked gloomy, couldn't help but show doubts.
When everyone came to their senses, they noticed that the envoy of Yan, who was wearing the uniform of an envoy of the Yan State, was holding a dagger in his hand.
In an instant. Everyone's eyes widened and they immediately realized what was happening above the hall.
The envoy of Yan State dared to assassinate Ying Zheng! ! ! ! With this thought, everyone felt their scalps numb and extremely shocked.
However, at this moment, before the officials could shout anything, they saw Jing Ke and Bai Yan fighting each other again in the main hall.
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"Death!" Jing Ke held the dagger in his backhand and looked at Bai Yan, who was without a sword. He swung the dagger and used his fists and kicks to attack Bai Yan with deadly moves.
Because of Bai Yan's existence and because he wanted to kill Bai Yan and Ying Zheng at the same time, Jing Ke was no longer prepared to hold back.
the other side. Although Bai Yan has also practiced boxing and kicking, he is inevitably not as strong as Jing Ke in terms of physique. Moreover, facing the dagger that revealed the cold light, Bai Yan knew very well that the dagger was smeared with poison, so he was wary of it. Soon he was forced to take a few steps back by Jing Ke.
Seeing this, Jing Ke knew that time was running out. Seeing Bai Yan being forced back, he immediately turned around and pushed towards Ying Zheng again. This time, the speed was still terrifying, and he even pounced directly on him.
Ying Zheng just stood up and saw Jing Ke coming towards him again, so he quickly dodged. However, facing Jing Ke who was determined to die and ignored him, Ying Zheng couldn't dodge at all. The sleeve of his royal robe was grabbed by Jing Ke, and he watched as Jing Ke stabbed him again with his other hand.
At this moment, Ying Zheng's eyes were staring straight at the sharp dagger approaching him. Time seemed to be at this moment, slowly slowing down. Ying Zheng's mind was buzzing, and the buzzing sound filled both ears. Filled the whole mind.
die! Will I die here today? Ying Zheng suddenly saw that the assassinating envoy Yan was forced to retreat again, and he also noticed a young figure fighting with the envoy Yan as if he was fighting for his life.
Ying Zheng looked at the hands he had instinctively raised at some point and slowly lowered them. There was a buzzing sound in his ears, and Ying Zheng looked around in a daze. He saw all the eunuchs retreating into the distance with fearful expressions on their faces, and Xia Wuji, the attendant medical officer, looked panicked.
Qian Yingzheng turned his head and saw His Highness, all civil and military officials standing together, shouting something, looking anxious.
"Now, come quickly!!"
"Your Majesty!! Your Majesty, run quickly!!!"
"Draw your sword, Your Majesty, draw your sword quickly!" Suddenly, the buzzing voice in Ying Zheng's mind gradually disappeared, and countless noisy voices entered Ying Zheng's mind.
Ying Zheng came back to his senses and looked at Bai Yan, who was constantly fighting with the envoys of the Yan State and was at a disadvantage but was blocking the front.
sword! King Qian sword! ! ! After hearing the warning from the officials, Ying Zheng immediately thought of his sword, so he turned around in panic and went to draw his sword.
soon. With the sword in his hand, Ying Zheng recovered from his panic and looked into the eyes of Jing Ke, the envoy of the State of Yan. Instead, he was filled with anger. Those angry eyes stared at Jing Ke.
Seeing the Yan envoy forcefully forcing Bai Yan back, Ying Zheng could tell that the Yan envoy was not only tall and brave, but also very skilled in martial arts.
But at this moment, Ying Zheng, who was filled with anger, could no longer control so much. He held the king's sword and found an opportunity to stab Jing Ke.
I was panicking just now because I didn't react and had no actual combat experience. But this does not mean that Ying Zheng has never practiced martial arts.
"You deserve to die!" Jing Ke held the dagger behind his back and stabbed it from top to bottom, looking at Bai Yan with murderous intent in his eyes.
Seeing Bai Yan with his hands crossed to block his forearm, Jing Ke instantly kicked him sideways. Bai Yan stretched out his hand to block, but the huge force made Bai Yan feel pain. Bai Yan knew that he could not fall down or else Ying Zheng would be in danger. The moment he stepped back, he leaned forward, but under the force, his feet still slipped. Get down on one knee.
Just when Bai Yan was preparing to continue to guard against Jing Ke. Jing Ke was suddenly stabbed in the shoulder by Ying Zheng who rushed out from beside him.
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"Ah!" Due to Bai Yan's full strength to stop him, Jing Ke couldn't be distracted all the time, so he didn't notice that Ying Zheng had drawn his sword and stabbed him at some unknown moment.
Under the stinging pain, Jing Ke bit his gums and looked at Ying Zheng holding the royal sword with ferocious eyes. Jing Ke endured the pain and stretched out his hand with all his strength.
Jing Ke's original intention was to hurt Ying Zheng, and when the time came, he would take the opportunity to hurt Bai Yan. With the poison on the dagger, the two of them would definitely die.
Never thought about it. In an instant, Jing Ke saw a figure appear again. It’s Bai Yan!
"Oops!" Jing Ke's heart was full of despair. He never expected that without a sword, Bai Yan would be so difficult to deal with and so desperate.
Seeing that he swung with all his strength and was blocked by Bai Yan's hands again, and was still held tightly by Bai Yan, Jing Ke kicked Bai Yan's thigh again, trying to make Bai Yan kneel down, and then hurt Ying Zheng.
One kick, two kicks, three kicks... However, what Jing Ke didn't expect was that Bai Yan was kicked hard by him again and again, but he refused to let go.
At this time, Jing Ke saw Ying Zheng who was full of anger and his eyes were filled with murderous intent, and secretly thought that something was wrong. really.
As Ying Zheng drew out the king's sword, he stabbed at him with all his strength. With one hand captured by Bai Yan, Jing Ke had no place to dodge or block with his dagger. Ying Zheng stabbed his body with the king's sword one after another.
The waves of severe pain made Jing Ke realize that not only would he not be able to escape death today, but it was also very likely that he would not be able to kill Ying Zheng and Bai Yan at the same time.
Recalling that when he was in Yan State, Prince Dan treated him well and treated him well. Jing Ke's eyes widened, he endured the severe pain and roared angrily.
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"Ah!" Jing Ke ignored Bai Yan. At the moment, Jing Ke couldn't care about so much anymore. Bai Yan's reaction was beyond his expectation. Faced with the unexpected incident, Jing Ke no longer wanted to kill the two of them, but wanted to kill Ying Zheng before he died.
Under Bai Yan's gaze, Jing Ke ignored Wang Jian's fatal blow and refused to dodge. When he was confused, Bai Yan suddenly noticed that at some point, Jing Ke's other hand suddenly took out another dagger from his cuff.
"How is that possible?" Bai Yan was shocked when he saw this scene. Historically, Jing Ke only had one dagger, so why did he have two daggers now?
Bai Yan didn't have time to think too much. He saw Jing Ke being pierced by the king's sword and trying to stab Ying Zheng desperately. He had already blocked it with his hands and was not in a hurry. Bai Yan's eyes narrowed and his heart changed. He put down the hand holding Jing Ke's hand and held it close to his body. Damn, I used all my strength to push Ying Zheng away in an instant.
As Bai Yan stood in Ying Zheng's position, a sharp pain suddenly appeared on his shoulder. Bai Yan took a breath, hoping in his mind that the dagger contained only Mrs. Xu's poison.
Looking at Jing Ke with the Wang Sword stuck in his chest, he stumbled back two steps and fell next to the pillar, leaning against the huge pillar.
Bai Yan stood there, not knowing whether it was the poison on his shoulders or the excitement of gambling, but he felt cold on his back and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
"The reason why things didn't work out is because I was greedy and wanted to follow Gongzi Dan's words and get rid of Bai Yan together~, otherwise, ~ otherwise Ying Zheng, today will be the day of your death!" Jing Ke's face was extremely pale, Blood kept coming out of the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the ground not far away, with a miserable look on his face, and said softly.
After Gan finished speaking. Jing Ke's eyes were full of unwillingness, and then he used his last bit of strength to slowly turn his head to look at Bai Yan.
"The dagger is highly poisonous! Bai~Bai Yan, you shouldn't, shouldn't save..." Jing Ke wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't finish his words. His whole head seemed to have lost its support, hanging down. The person also slowly fell sideways on the wooden floor, and a thick stream of blood continued to spread on the ground.
In the main hall. Ying Zheng looked at this scene and gasped. As the maids and eunuchs helped Ying Zheng up, Ying Zheng stood up and looked at Bai Yan with a look of disaster.
Qian Yingzheng knew that if Bai Yan hadn't pushed him away just now, it would have been him, Yingzheng, who was injured now. And the assassin sent by Yan State said personally that the dagger was poisonous!
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"Your Majesty!" Bai Yan watched Jing Ke die. When he breathed a sigh of relief, he turned his head and looked into Ying Zheng's eyes.
Bai Yan wanted to make a gift, but he felt a soft feeling all over his body, just like the feeling of being injured and poisoned after being assassinated that night in Handan.
Feeling that his vision was starting to blur, Bai Yan suddenly felt that everyone in front of him was slowly spinning.
The rest comes. Qian Baiyan never knew it again. .....Xianyang City. A carriage drove slowly into Xianyang City. In the carriage, four men were sitting.
Two of them were Xiang Liang, who had led the dead men to assassinate Bai Yu, and Kogu, who had gone to look for Xiang Liang when Qin was conquering Korea, and met his nephew by chance.
The two people came to Xianyang this time, obviously because of Mi Zhou's death.
