Wu Meng and Pu Ling, who looked dull, were completely stunned on the spot.
However, a shouting sound suddenly came from behind, causing the two of them to wake up. Seeing a group of retinues driving a carriage, they quickly gave way.
Looking at the retinues passing by in front of them, Wu Meng and Pu Ling still looked distracted at this moment.
But what surprised the two of them was that before the two of them came to their senses and before they could figure out why Shuizi was talking to those nobles, they saw a guard coming in front of them.
"But Mr. Wu and Mr. Pu?"
The man came to Wu Meng and Pu Ling, bowed his hands in ceremony, and asked softly.
Wu Meng and Pu Ling nodded instinctively.
"The lieutenant invites you two to come over!"
After the man finished speaking, he nodded to the two of them, then turned around and led the way.
Wu Meng and Pu Ling looked at each other. At this moment, they both looked confused. County lieutenant?
However, seeing that the guard was already walking towards the city gate, the two of them did not dare to stay and hurriedly followed behind him.
After a while.
When the two came to the city gate, they got closer to Shuizi.
When they saw the appearance of the two women beside Shuizi, the younger of them, they both took a deep breath and marveled in their hearts, what a beautiful woman.
But the next moment.
When he saw the guard who was leading the way, he walked up to Shuizi and bowed his hands in a ceremony.
"General, they have been brought here!"
The man reported and then stepped aside.
The actions and words of the servants caught the eyes of Wu Meng and Pu Ling. At this moment, the two of them were already dumbfounded, with their mouths open, standing stupidly, looking motionless at the man who was drinking together last night. juvenile.
Lieutenant!
!
At this moment, Wu Meng and Pu Ling's minds were already blank, and the only thought in their hearts was.
The boy who drank with them last night was actually the Bai Yan they had been talking about and wanted to see!
Qin Zuogeng, Bai Yan!
"Brother Wu, Brother Pu, you concealed something yesterday. It was really helpless. Please don't blame me!"
Bai Yan's voice came.
Wu Meng and Pu Ling came to their senses when they saw Bai Yan finishing the ceremony. However, they found that Bai Yan had already completed the ceremony. The two of them thought of it and quickly returned the gift without any hesitation.
"Why do you say that? It's really a blessing for us to have a banquet with you!"
"Yes Yes!
"
Wu Meng was the first to explain. Pu Ling, who was already frightened and confused by the lake, didn't know anything at the moment and could only follow along.
After Bai Yan finished the ceremony.
He glanced at the pedestrians all around, then looked at the gentry disciples, and explained to Master Xu.
"Yesterday I met Brother Wu and Brother Pu. We talked all night long, but it was so late that we met! That's why we didn't go back to our house!"
Bai Yan had a slight smile on his face as he spoke.
He glanced at the noble disciples calmly. Master Xu asked them to go to the government office. Bai Yan naturally knew what his actions meant.
However, it was beyond Bai Yan's expectation that so many nobles came to greet him, and that they could eventually learn about his attire and proactively recognize him through inquiring about information in the city.
This incident alone revealed how huge the power of the gentry in Luoyin City was, and privately, they all had suspicions about it.
"Brother Wu, Brother Pu, it's already getting late today, and I still have important things to do. How about we meet on a certain day?"
Bai Yan turned his head and said politely to Wu Meng and Pu Ling, agreeing to meet again in the future.
After the nobles knew that he had come to Luoyin, they made a fuss and let the people in the city know about it. Not only did they use the help of the nobles to appease the people in the city, they also accepted this provocation.
He had previously asked Master Xu to go to the government, but now he not only told all the people that he, Bai Yan, had investigated a drowning case, but when he happened to see Wu Meng and Pu Ling, he took the opportunity to tell these nobles that he, Bai Yan, had arrived in Luoyang yesterday. Yin, and even drank with Wu Meng, Pu Ling and others all night.
If the nobles of Luoyin City still don’t know where they have been, they should really jump into the Weishui River.
"Of course, of course! Wu Meng, waiting for you, the county captain!"
“Puling is waiting for you, the county captain, waiting for you!
"
When Wu Meng heard Bai Yan's words, he looked at Bai Yan in shock, and then saluted Bai Yan with a happy face.
Pu Ling was no exception. When he heard that Bai Yan would invite him to drink and get together in the future, Pu Ling was ecstatic. His branch of the Pu family had long since declined. He wanted connections but no connections, and he wanted resources and status but no resources. .
For Pu Ling, Bai Yan's act of extending an olive branch now, how could he not be excited, and how could he not burst into tears of gratitude to Bai Yan.
Seeing those noble disciples who had never looked at him directly in the past, they all looked at him curiously, and their faces showed kindness that had never appeared before.
Pu Ling, who was from Luoyin, felt his blood boiling in his heart at this moment. He wanted to swear loudly that he would repay Bai Yan's kindness in the future until his death.
Under the city gate.
Bai Yan nodded and smiled at Wu Meng and Pu Ling, and then saw that the carriage had turned around. After bowing to the noble disciples, he said he was waiting in the mansion, and then led Master Xu and Bai Yingxue to the carriage.
After a while.
As the carriage moves and the wheels turn, it enters Luoyin City.
Wu Meng and Pu Ling stood there, looking at the back of the carriage gradually leaving, but they still didn't come back to their senses for a long time, their eyes full of gratitude.
"Brother Wu!"
"Puling, why are you here today?"
Words came from behind. Wu Meng and Pu Ling looked at the nobles who looked down on them in the past, and stepped forward to salute them one after another. The two of them quickly returned the gift.
No matter what, despite Bai Yancai's words.
But the two of them are not fools. They both know that unless Bai Yan really talks about cultivating them and taking them with him, they have no right to offend the nobles in front of them.
Inside Luoyin City.
As the sky turns dark, the mansion where Bai Yan lives in the city is now full of bustle.
All the prominent nobles in Luoyin City came to visit Bai Yan at Bai Yan's house, bringing huge amounts of money and gifts. There were countless nobles who sent beauties to Bai Yan. There were even some who brought their concubines with them to show them to Bai Yan. , it seems that as long as Bai Yan wants it, he will reluctantly give it to Bai Yan without hesitation.
The enthusiasm of the nobles exceeded Bai Ping's imagination, and they kept drinking until late at night.
There are tens of thousands of people in Luoyin City, and among them there are no less than a hundred distinguished nobles, and there are more than ten powerful ones.
The same is true. In the main hall, those who can sit at the front are without exception the heads of various clans, and the positions behind these old men are some other noble clansmen.
Because they were all powerful people, there was no excessive eating and drinking during the banquet, but there was a lot of chatting, and all kinds of flattery towards Bai Yan came one after another.
Bai Yan responded to this with a smile. He seemed to be smiling and enjoying it very much.
It is said that sugar-coated bullets can corrode a person's nature, but this is only for the vast majority of people. For Bai Yan, the methods of these nobles, like those of the former Zhao land, have little effect.
When it comes to money, Bai Yan now uses his salary and food as a means of living, and when it comes to beauty, not to mention the Bai sisters in front of him, the Bao family far away in Yanmen, and even Zhao Qiu, none of them are famous beauties.
But these.
From beginning to end, Bai Yan never crossed the line.
Therefore, in terms of money and beauty, Bai Yan is like an overly pedantic Confucian scholar, so stubborn that people cannot understand.
However, it is also like this. Not only does the Bao family regard Bai Yan as the person they trust the most and entrust themselves to Bai Yan, but even Zhao Qiu, the subjugated princess of the Zhao Kingdom who does not like Bai Yan, is willing to follow Bai Yan and live in Bai Yan. Yan's mansion.
With Zhao Qiu's identity, experience and situation, would he really be so honest and peaceful if he didn't trust him?
After moving into Bai Yan's residence, neither Mr. Wei, nor Master Xu, nor anyone else mentioned Zhao Qiu's transgression to Bai Yan.
"Rumors are spreading all over the city now. We heard those Confucian scholars talking about rumors and criticizing the Lord Commander. We are really filled with righteous indignation and anger in our hearts!"
After drinking until late at night, a seemingly drunk man said to Bai Yan with a red face.
As he spoke, he stood up and held a bartender, waving his hands and looking at the other people in the main hall.
"yes!"
"I have also heard that the talk in the city is exaggerated!"
Following the drunken man's voice, except for the ten old men kneeling in the front row, the middle-aged men nodded to each other, then looked at Bai Yan and bowed their hands in ceremony.
"We will support the county captain and severely punish those who talk nonsense in the city, otherwise the rumors will really damage the dignity of the county captain!"
"We also highly recommend it!
"
After talking for a while, all the middle-aged men looked filled with indignation. They were all complaining about Bai Yan and wanted to stand up for Bai Yan.
It seems that as long as Bai Yan gives orders, they will all obey Bai Yan tomorrow.
Bai Ping, as a member of the Bai clan, is a member of Bai Yan's tribe in the eyes of outsiders. At this moment, he was kneeling on the side table next to Bai Yan. When Bai Ping saw this scene, his blood boiled in his chest, and he turned to look at Bai Yan.
It seems that with such momentum and support from so many people, as long as Bai Yan is willing, no one will dare to secretly say a word about Bai Yan after tomorrow.
"Haha, no~!"
Bai Yan was sitting on his knees behind the wooden table. Although he had been drinking all night and looked too drunk to keep his eyes open, he waved his hands.
"No~!"
Bai Yan took the wine cup and said, looking at everyone with hazy eyes, looking at the old white-haired old men with smiles all over them.
"Bai Yanruo can't tolerate a few bad words. Isn't he just a rat's belly and a chicken's intestines?"
After Bai Yan drank all the wine in the wine cup, he sighed, looked at the wine cup in his hand, and shook his head.
A few words.
The originally lively atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became much quieter. Many middle-aged men in silk clothes couldn't help but look at each other seriously after hearing Bai Yan's words. There were even some people with expressions on their faces. A change.
As for the old men who were kneeling in front and complimented Bai Yan a lot tonight, after hearing Bai Yan's words, the smiles on their cheeks disappeared instantly, and they instinctively looked at Bai Yan.
Everyone understands the truth, but as we are all descendants of the noble clan, we all know how difficult it is to be tolerant when someone is really being slandered.
There are very few people who can do it.
Needless to say, they have all experienced youth, and they know clearly that at Bai Yan's age, his character...
Think of this.
Among the dozen or so old men, Mr. Luo looked unnaturally at each other with several of them, his eyes becoming more solemn than ever before.
However, everyone couldn't help but feel relieved once again when they thought of the seamless arrangement that had no place to start.
No matter how good Bai Yan is, he is still young and a general who relies on Qin Jian.
Facing their methods, let alone a young general like Bai Yan, it would be useless for anyone else. They had no choice but to bow their heads. Even if they asked, they would not panic.
You rely on the sword of Qin, and I rely on my words. Bai Yan has no evidence and dare not really kill them.
Just like the Yanmen robbery and selling incident, Bai Yan killed only officials with evidence, and many officials and generals in other places were spared.
In the main hall.
Mr. Luo, who gradually felt at ease, looked calmly at a middle-aged man sitting at the wooden table in the back row opposite.
The man nodded to Mr. Luo, indicating that it was dark now, and he already knew where Bai Yan had been today, and had sent people to comfort and threaten those people under the cover of night.
........
Inside the mansion.
Bai Yingxue told her eldest sister what happened today. She said that when she went to the old woman's house, her eyes were red. She also said that the blind old woman stood in the small garden for a long time after they left.
And the villagers, men, women and children, learned that Bai Yan was the official who came to investigate. They all watched them leave with expectant eyes.
Chat room.
Unknowingly, it was already late at night. Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue watched how long the time passed, but the banquet still lingered.
"I'll go take a look. He's too drunk! It's easy for others to take advantage of him!"
Bai Junzhu finally couldn't help the worry in his heart, stood up and said.
Bai Yingxue nodded, knowing that her uncle would arrive tomorrow, and the bad guys were probably in the mansion right now. There must be no mistakes at this time.
Think of this.
Bai Yingxue also left the room with her eldest sister.
When Master Xu saw this, he did not stop the two women. Others were unclear, but Master Xu knew very well how powerful the general's restaurant was.
A thousand cups without getting drunk is the general!
Behind the main hall.
Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue stood behind the screen. They were worried that Bai Yan was always behind, listening to the conversation of the nobles.
They couldn't help but frown slightly when they heard that the nobles behind wanted Bai Yan to give an order and strictly prohibit it tomorrow. Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue didn't know whether it was good or bad. After all, if discussion was prohibited, the situation could indeed be controlled at the moment.
They are all women and don't know much about this aspect.
However, just when Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue were worried, they soon heard what Bai Yan said later.
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