Inside Bai Yu's mansion. Bai Yu and Bai Yan were talking about things in the study. When they heard a servant reporting that Bai Yan and Uncle Bai had returned, they quickly got up.
Soon, the two of them saw Bai Yan, Uncle Bai and their group in the courtyard.
"Brother!"
"Brother!!" Bai Yan and Bai Yu saluted Uncle Bai. After watching Uncle Bai return the salute, they looked at Bai Yan, Bai Junzhu, and Bai Yingxue who were bowing their hands.
"Uncle, uncle!"
"Father, uncle!" Bai Yan and Bai Yu nodded as they looked at the three people who were gathering.
"Go to the study!" Bai Yan and Bai Yu were not in a hurry to say anything here, but asked Bai Yan to go to the study. The group of people returned to the study.
Mrs. Lu came over with tea. Bai Yan and Bai Yu sat on their knees behind the wooden table, looking at each other and looking at the young man with furrowed brows.
"What's the matter with Luoyin?" Bai Yan asked first, his tone full of worry.
"Do you know, kid, that during this period, the entire Xianyang City is waiting to see a joke!" Bai Yu was also on the side, sighing, looking at Bai Yan with some hatred.
Looking at the boy in front of him at this moment, Bai Yu couldn't understand why the boy who used to be like a little fox was confused for a moment and made that announcement. Even if he had just arrived in the fiefdom, he didn't want a reputation like this.
Nowadays, when going to court every day and waiting at the palace gate, all the officials are laughing and talking about Luoyin, and almost most of the people are waiting to see the joke.
Bai Yu got angry when he thought of this. After being a general for so many years, he has never been laughed at like this. As a result, Bai Yan couldn't take it seriously and made people laugh. The key is that he didn't have any words to refute, otherwise Bai Yu would still have to fight with those people even if his body was no better than before. shelf.
"The matter of Luoyin is subject to the king's permission!" Bai Yan said looking at Bai Yan, then looked at Bai Yu who had a complaining look on his face and smiled.
"Uncle, why should you care about other people's words? If someone laughs today, they won't be able to laugh again in the future!" Bai Yan said pretending to be profound.
However, this look in Bai Yu's eyes made Bai Yu angry.
"Is your kid still hiding it?" Bai Yu looked at Bai Yan with an unhappy face. To be honest, it was a good thing that Bai Yan was not his nephew, otherwise Bai Yu would have really couldn't help but take out his walking stick.
However, Bai Yan was more rational. After hearing Bai Yan's words, he looked at Bai Yan calmly.
"Your Majesty, permission?" Bai Yan said softly. When Bai Yan and Bai Yu learned about Luo Yin before, they kept analyzing it in the mansion, because they both had a hunch that Bai Yan's behavior was probably not just a moment of confusion, but had a conspiracy, but they didn't know why. .
And seeing more and more merchants crossing the river from Luoyin coming to Xianyang, this made Bai Yan and Bai Yu even more confused, because looking at those merchants, Bai Yan obviously really helped them pay for the ship.
at the moment. After hearing Bai Yan say that he had reported it to the king, the king also approved the matter. Hiss~! Bai Yan has been doing business for many years, but this is the first time he feels that his brain is not enough. If Bai Yan may be confused and act randomly, then it is impossible for the king to act randomly as well.
What's going on here? Bai Yan, who couldn't figure it out, looked at his two daughters calmly.
However, Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue, who were standing, saw Bai Yan's eyes and shook their heads calmly, indicating that they didn't know either.
"My nephew, he is a member of the Bai clan no matter what. If there is something important, it is better to speak out. My uncle has done something wrong before, but his heart is still for my nephew." At this time, Uncle Bai said, He couldn't help but look at Bai Yan helplessly, with a sincere expression on his face.
After all, Bai Yan didn't even talk to Bai Yu at the moment, which put Uncle Bai in a difficult position. Bai Yan and Bai Yu had never been to Luoyin, and they hadn't seen the huge crowds of people inside and outside Luoyin City, but Uncle Bai had seen it with his own eyes, and most importantly. Know the amount of money spent behind it.
Therefore, Uncle Bai is really worried that Bai Yan will not be able to come to power in the future and will lose his prestige in Luoyin!
"Bai Yan understands! However, it is not appropriate to talk about this right now!" Bai Yan heard Uncle Bai's words, raised his hand, and bowed to Uncle Bai to express his apology.
As for why he had to pay, Bai Yan had no intention to say anything now. Before, Bai Yan thought that Uncle Bai might wake up after seeing the huge crowds of people in Luoyin City.
But later Bai Yan realized that Uncle Bai was still limited by the times. In other words, not only Uncle Bai, but also most people in the world had their thoughts limited.
Many people only see the immediate benefits and fail to see the deeper underlying layout. Just as he told Tian Feiyan that day, how much does it cost for a person to take a boat? If you just look at the cost of taking a boat, it won't be much in a year. The real big deal is food, drink, accommodation and fun.
Different from ordinary people, as merchants, the most indispensable thing for merchants is money, but the ones who care most about profits and like to take advantage are also merchants. Therefore, as long as the vast majority of merchants in the world come to Luoyin City, then what will happen behind them? The profits are enough to make one's scalp numb, and most importantly, it allows the people of Luoyin to all profit from the merchants.
Bai Yan initially thought that as a businessman, Uncle Bai should understand this truth, but he didn't realize it until later. Uncle Bai's vision was ultimately limited by the times and he didn't realize it.
Maybe we have to wait until there are enough people, and wait until the daily revenue of those shops shocks even Bai Ping, then maybe Uncle Bai will understand, and then he will react in a confused way.
As for now. Bai Yan hopes that the fewer people know, the better, or the sooner the better. In the study room.
Whether it was Uncle Bai, Bai Yan, or Bai Yu, they all looked at each other helplessly and sighed when they saw Bai Yan, who refused to listen to advice or speak out.
"By the way, during this period, someone mentioned the matter of great-grandfather Bai Qi. Now, there are rumors everywhere in the city that you, Bai Yan, made bold statements after drinking, and your words will definitely live up to the same fate as great-grandfather Bai Qi!" Bai Yu thought What, he suddenly said to Bai Yan.
Regarding this matter, Bai Yu was not worried at all. Not to mention the fact that Bai Yan risked his life to protect the king. Even if there was no assassination of the Yan envoy, the king knew that someone was behind the scenes when he heard these rumors. Frame and slander this boy.
After all, that sentence could only be said from the standpoint of the Bai family, and Bai Yan, this kid, is not a descendant of the Bai family at all.
Think of this. Bai Yuyou looked at Bai Yan with some depression. Speaking of which, even everyone in the Bai family still doesn't know where this guy Bai Yan comes from!
"If Bai Yan's guess is correct, he should be the envoy of Qi!" Bai Yan thought about it after hearing Bai Yu's words and said.
To be honest, if Bai Yan is really a descendant of the Bai family, Tian Ding's hand alone would be enough to scare Bai Yan into a cold sweat. It is estimated that when he sees Ying Zheng in the future, he will be uneasy. The best outcome is Resign and go into seclusion, and not include other forces looking for opportunities to frame him in the future.
But it happened that he, like Tian Ding, was from Qi State, and Mao Jiao had also been to Qi State to meet his family, and even went to visit his grandmother.
Think of this. Bai Yan felt a little melancholy and turned to look at Bai Yu.
"Envoy of Qi State? Tian Ding!!" Bai Yu was listening to Bai Yan's words and talking to himself when he suddenly saw Bai Yan's eyes.
"Uncle, what can Prime Minister You do during this period?" Bai Yan looked at Bai Yu and asked after seeing no one else around.
The Qin State conquered Yan, and Tian Ding was 'invited' to Xianyang. The Wei State had no strength. The most important thing to pay attention to now was the Chu State, and special precautions should be taken against the Changping Lord who had a blood feud with the Bai family.
"That's true! Speaking of which, people frequently visited Changping Lord's Mansion during this period! According to the news from the Chu Kingdom, it was said that the King of Chu could not hold on anymore, and it would only last for a month and a half! If there is no accident, once The King of Chu died suddenly, and the person sent to Chu as an envoy will most likely be Lord Changping!" Bai Yu became serious when he mentioned Lord Changping.
After all, it was Lord Changping who almost killed him in the first place, and it was Lord Changping who was always behind the scenes, wanting to destroy the entire Bai family at any time.
"King of Chu?" When Bai Yan heard the news that King Chu could no longer hold on, he suddenly remembered that it seemed that in this year, not only the King of Chu, but also the King of Wei would all die of illness and Wei would succeed to the throne. The new king of the country is the former prince Wei Jia, who regarded dogs as his life and was enmity for killing his beloved dog.
Suddenly. Bai Yan noticed that Bai Yu's eyes were very strange. This was the first time he saw him. Bai Yan immediately thought of a possibility.
"Uncle wants to arrange for an assassination in Chu State?" Bai Yan asked softly. In a word, Uncle Bai, Bai Junzhu, and Bai Yingxue were all surprised. However, Bai Yan did not show any surprised expression, obviously he already knew it.
Bai Yu looked at Bai Yan and nodded.
"This must not be the case. His son was assassinated just now! If my uncle arranges the assassination at this time, he will definitely fall into Lord Changping's trap!" Bai Yan quickly shook his head to persuade.
One sentence made Bai Yan and Bai Yu quickly look at Bai Yan, very confused. trap?
"Someone will assassinate Bai on this trip! If you don't believe me, just wait and see!" When Bai Yan said this, he looked at Bai Yu with a meaningful look.
This made Bai Yan and Bai Yu confused. They looked at each other and then looked at Bai Yan in confusion.
.........The second day. At dawn, Bai Yan and Bai Yu put on their official uniforms early and took a carriage to the gate of Xianyang Palace.
When Bai Yan arrived at the palace gate and got off the carriage, he noticed that one by one, there were not many officials in front of the palace gate, all looking at him.
Bai Yu, who got off the carriage with Bai Yan, naturally saw this scene, and sighed helplessly in his heart. He turned to look at Bai Yan beside him angrily, then shook his head, pretending that he had not seen those things. With a look in his eyes, he walked out of the carriage minding his own business.
soon. Bai Yan stood next to Bai Yu, waiting for the palace gate to open and go in to attend court. More and more officials came to the palace gate in carriages.
Meng Yu, Wei Liao, Chang Pingjun, Wang Wan, Wei Zhuang, Li Si and other big shots appeared one after another, and almost without exception, no matter who they were, they all showed strange expressions when they saw Bai Yan.
When Mr. Hu and Mao Jiao arrived, they were a little surprised to see Bai Yan. Then, under the watchful eyes of the civil and military officials, Mr. Hu and Mao Jiao got out of the carriage. After the carriage left, they walked directly towards Bai Yan.
