"Assassination?" In the ambassador's residence, Tian Ding was in the study. When he heard Xunzhou's words, he turned his head in surprise.
"In Xianyang of the Qin State, someone dared to assassinate Bai Yan?" Lin Anshun frowned slightly, lowered his head slightly, and looked thoughtful.
"This matter is too strange!" Lin Anshun looked at Tian Ding and said softly. Xunzhou also looked at Tian Ding.
"Right now, people are searching for assassins everywhere in the city. It is said that the person who assassinated Bai Yan last night had a premeditated move." Xunzhou told the truth all the information he knew.
However, Tian Ding's attention was not on the assassin. The keen Tian Ding noticed that it was almost late at night when Bai Yan was assassinated last night.
"Have you ever inquired clearly about where Bai Yan passed by late at night? Between that road and Bai Yu's mansion, at the other end is the Qin Palace!" Tian Ding asked.
Hearing this, Xunzhou glanced at Lin Anshun under Tian Ding's gaze, then thought for a few moments before speaking slowly.
"I heard that after going to court, Bai Yan was summoned to the study by Ying Zheng. According to the news, Ying Zheng is likely to promote Bai Yan to be a regular servant and keep him by his side!" Xunzhou said.
As soon as the words fell, Tian Ding stood up with a look of disbelief on his face, his eyes full of doubt.
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! I spread the news in Xianyang. Even if Ying Zheng finds out, even if Bai Yan is willing to sacrifice his life for Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng will never trust him to stay by his side, and even promote him to Attendant!" Tian Ding shook his head slightly, his eyes full of trance, and there was a hint of panic that was not easy to detect.
If Bai Yan was just a general who was good at conquering and fighting in Tian Ding's eyes before, Tian Ding was not afraid, because he had offended the nobles in the world, and Qin's laws were strict. Sooner or later, the Qin State would be destroyed.
But after experiencing Luoyin City and seeing Bai Yan's strategic talents with his own eyes, Tian Ding was very afraid that one day, a talented and capable man would become the Prime Minister of Qin and the pillar of Qin.
This uneasiness is far from comparable to that of Li Si, Meng, Li, or even Wang. One of the reasons is that Bai Yan is younger than everyone else. Not only is he good at fighting, but he is also good at running a country. Such a person is a pillar in the temple of Qin. In addition, there are A more important reason was that Tian Ding saw something in Bai Yan that he did not have in Li Si, Wang Jian, and Wei Liao.
That is a glimmer of Qin's future. Tian Ding knew that this statement was definitely not an exaggeration. Lord Changping and Wei Zhuang served as prime ministers in the Qin State. Wei Liao, Wang Wan, Li Si, Feng Quji and other ministers of the Qin State were in charge of the temples of the State of Qin. The State of Qin has not changed.
In addition to making Qin's territory more vast through killings, wherever Qin went, people's resentment boiled and nobles rebelled against Qin.
The Qin State, which remains unchanged, will fall sooner or later. But in Luoyin, Tian Ding saw the change in the young man. He comforted the people and recruited the nobles. From the generals to the soldiers, they all trusted the young man. In addition, he remembered the former Shangjun Gao Nu. Things happened, and I remembered what Lu Qi mentioned about Meng Yu once said.
This is the reason why Tian Ding is worried. If one day, Chu Qi cannot stop Qin. Qin State will never have a future!
"My lord! My lord!!!" Xunzhou's voice came to his ears, and Tian Ding slowly came back to his senses and looked at Xunzhou.
"Sir, could it be that your method worked, and Ying Zheng used this to remove Bai Yan's military power?" Xunzhou said softly, looking at Tian Ding who had just lost his mind.
To be honest, as a junior, Xunzhou has followed Tian Ding, an elder, for many years. This is the first time that Xunzhou sees Tian Ding showing his talent. This makes Xunzhou full of curiosity. Why has Bai Bai been mentioned since he left Luoyin and came to Xianyang? Yan, Tian Ding's expression became extremely solemn.
Even when Qin State destroyed Han, and even when it was known that Qin State sent troops to attack Yan, he never showed his appearance. The last time this happened, Zhao State was destroyed by Qin State.
"Absolutely not. If Ying Zheng wanted to remove Bai Yan's military power, he could have sent him to Longxi, Qin State, or to the north of Qin State, somewhere far away from the flames of war!" Tian Ding shook his head.
"If Ying Zheng really takes Bai Yan with him, he must be preparing to promote Bai Yan to be a regular servant!" Tian Ding sighed, the worry in his eyes becoming more and more obvious.
If he had not come to Qin this time and had not met Bai Yan in person, Tian Ding might not have dared to imagine that one day he would be in panic because of a young boy.
"Why did Ying Zheng bring Bai Yan by his side? You must know that Bai Yan is a descendant of the Bai family. After Bai Qi! Could it be that Ying Zheng's heart is really as big as the sea?" Tian Ding suddenly sighed again while thinking, full of asked in confusion.
For the first time, Tian Ding suddenly discovered that Ying Zheng, whom he thought he knew very well, seemed not to understand him at all now.
In the study room. Xunzhou and Lin Anshun looked at each other, wondering about Tian Ding's doubts.
Asking themselves, both of them now admire Ying Zheng. The whole Xianyang City is full of rumors about Bai Yan, and there are many references to Bai Qi's time and Bai Yan's disrespectful remarks. Under such circumstances, Ying Zheng didn't show any signs of disrespect. He didn't mind, but he boldly took Bai Yan with him to cultivate him.
strangeness! strangeness!
"Sir, do we have to return to Qi in advance now?" Lin Anshun and Xunzhou looked at Tian Ding. In fact, at this moment, Lin Anshun and Xunzhou had already planned to return. In addition to wanting to return to Qi, more importantly, they wanted to say goodbye to Tian Ding when they passed by, and the two of them went to Yanmen together.
After all, there were too many doubts and mysteries, which all required them to go to Yanmen in person. Xunzhou wants to see his clan brother, and Lin Anshun wants to see Mr. Wei who brought him up and cultivated him carefully!
"Yeah!" Tian Ding heard Lin Anshun and Xunzhou's words and nodded while thinking. After all, the hands and feet are tied in Xianyang, and the connections and means that can be used are limited after all. It is better to return to Qi State earlier, and then there will be more ways to keep Bai Yan away from the temple of Qin State.
"Okay, then we will return to Qi tomorrow!" When Xunzhou and Lin Anshun heard Tian Ding's words, their eyes were full of joy, and they couldn't wait to pack their things and set off today.
But right now. Tian Feiyan, who had been kneeling in front of the wooden window and looking at the bamboo slips the entire time, quietly looked at Lin Anshun and Xunzhou.
"Bai Yan was assassinated just now. All the Qin officials and palace guards in Xianyang are looking for the murderer. Once my father leaves, he will tell the world that the assassin was sent by his father!" Tian Feiyan was helpless.
According to a sentence I once read in a bamboo slip, a wise man will always make mistakes. When his father heard about Bai Yan's assassination, he didn't take it to heart, thinking that it was other nobles who did it, or Bai Yan's enemies.
There is one issue that my father has always ignored, and that is that this assassination was aimed at his father from beginning to end!
"Father can't go anywhere now! We can only wait for news of the assassin!" After Tian Feiyan finished speaking, he continued to look at the bamboo slips.
Unexpectedly, Ying Zheng has a good eye! Thinking of this, the corners of Tian Feiyan's mouth slowly raised, looking at the bamboo slips, and looking at the stories in them. In the past two years, although the young man has been writing stories gradually, why can't Tian Feiyan get a glimpse of what's going on in the bamboo slips? The world conceived in that young man's mind.
A world in which the common people can live without war! Why even though everyone laughed at him and thought he was not good, she, Tian Feiyan, firmly believed.
Because she, Tian Feiyan, is the only person in the world who has seen young talent! Better than father, better than anyone else.
"Will you stay with Ying Zheng and become an important minister of the Qin State in the future, so that the entire world will be like the story?" Tian Feiyan looked at the bamboo slips and murmured in his heart, his eyes sparkling slightly.
If that's the case, she, Tian Feiyan, is in the room. Following Tian Feiyan's words, Tian Ding, Lin Anshun, and Xunzhou were not stupid people. They didn't react just now, but now after Tian Feiyan reminded them, they all froze in place.
As Tian Feiyan said now, if they really returned to Qi, they would probably be driven back before they had even gone far. If they escaped secretly, this would undoubtedly be an actual assassination of Bai Yan.
Think of this. Putting the cart before the horse, it is obvious that the assassination of Bai Yan was indeed aimed at Tian Ding. There were no assassins at all, and no one dared to assassinate Bai Yan in Xianyang.
After all, those assassins were all Bai Yan's, not Ying Zheng's! ! ! ! After thinking about what happened, Tian Ding frowned, and Lin Anshun and Xunzhou were breathing rapidly. No one expected that Bai Yan and Ying Zheng would use this method to keep them in Xianyang. In this way, The friendship between Qin and Qi will not be destroyed, provided they do not sneak away.
"Master Tian, Master Tian!!!" Rapid footsteps came from outside the study, and Hou Yao's angry and urgent voice came from outside the door.
Under the gazes of Lin Anshun and Xunzhou, Hou Yao hurried to the study and went directly to Tian Ding to prepare the ceremony. After the ceremony, he glared at Tian Ding.
"Master Tian, does Master Tian know about Bai Yan's assassination yesterday?" Hou Yao asked. In Hou Yao's heart, he had prepared thousands of words and countless righteous words to say to Tian Ding, but the next sentence However, Hou Yao was unexpected.
"Are there many people in the city saying that I, Tian Ding, sent assassins to kill Bai Yan?" Tian Ding looked at Hou Yao and said softly.
Tian Ding is Tian Ding after all. When Hou Yao, who was originally upright and confident, saw Tian Ding's indifferent eyes, his heart suddenly became drummed, his aura also dissipated, and he was too timid to meet Tian Ding's eyes.
"Isn't it Master Tian?" What Hou Yao said was completely contrary to what he wanted to say before, but now Hou Yao only dared to ask a question in return.
Tian Ding looked at Hou Yao's appearance and sighed. He was too lazy to speak anymore and looked at Lin Anshun and Xunzhou.
"I'm going to Xianyang Palace!" Tian Ding said. After Lin Anshun and Xunzhou nodded, he turned around and walked past Houyao and walked out of the study.
Not only did Hou Yao not dare to speak, he also moved a step fearfully, fearing that he would bump into Tian Ding. Watching Tian Ding disappear outside the study, Hou Yao turned his head and looked at Lin Anshun and Xunzhou.
"Master Hou, don't make Master Tian angry. Master Tian has devoted himself to Qi State. Even the Prime Minister knows this. Master Hou, when you are having fun in Xianyang in the future, don't be fooled by other people's words again!" Xunzhou said to him! Later Yao compiled the etiquette.
The words in his words seemed to be pleasant, but they made Hou Yao nod his head repeatedly, smile and look a little embarrassed, because Hou Yao had already heard what Xun Zhou meant, and there was a cold sweat behind his back.
Lin Anshun also raised his hand to salute Hou Yao. After the ceremony, he and Xunzhou walked out of the study. For a while.
Except for some maids, Tian Feiyan and Hou Yao were left in the study. Tian Feiyan glanced at Hou Yao. Hou Yao's eyes were not only filled with surprise, but also full of fear. He quickly backed away with a smile and walked out of the study.
It was Hou Yao's move that made the two maids look at Hou Yao and slowly look away, and then quietly accompanied Tian Feiyan in the study. Outside the study, whether outside the door or at the corner of other corridors, one by one held a hand. The Qi soldiers with swords on their waists looked at Hou Yao leaving and then put their eyes away.
In a forest in the yard, a pair of eyes in the gaps between dense leaves also watched Hou Yao's disappearing back.
·················In Xianyang Palace. After the court, as the civil and military officials stood up one after another to end the day's government affairs, the whole hall was full of noise.
Among the officials, Bai Yan also stood up, but did not rush towards the outside of the hall.
"Boy, why didn't you tell your uncle yesterday that he was assassinated by an assassin when he returned home?" Bai Yu came to Bai Yan with a gloomy face.
"Uncle, it's okay! They're just some thieves!" Bai Yan explained with a smile. While talking, he also accompanied Bai Yu to the outside of the palace. However, since he had to go to the study at this time, Bai Yan could not accompany Bai Yu to leave the palace.
"You kid, remember to make it clear when you go back tonight!" Bai Yu looked around and knew that this was not the place to talk. However, the kid in front of him was so angry that being assassinated by an assassin was such a small matter!
This kid! I mean to make him angry to death.
"Okay!" Bai Yan nodded and saluted Bai Yu.
"Remember to be diligent when you go to the king's side, and be humble in your attitude. Don't be complacent and lose your sense of proportion. However, your kid is not a person who touches lightly like that! Go!" Although Bai Yu was angry, he couldn't help but look at Bai Yan. After leaving the palace, I felt a lot less angry in my heart. I wanted to give Bai Yan some advice as an elder, but as I said so, I discovered that Bai Yan's character didn't seem to require any advice.
Seeing this, Bai Yu could only give up!
"Bai Yan understands!" Bai Yan saluted Bai Yu. Outside the palace, the civil and military officials who had originally walked out of the main hall, as well as those who were preparing to go down the hundred steps of stairs, all seemed to sense something and turned to look at Bai Yan, Bai Yu's uncle and nephew.
Seeing Bai Yan standing there with no intention of leaving, anyone who can serve as an official in the hall is not a fool, and they all know what he is thinking at this time.
For a time, there were countless envious people, and even the jealous officials shook their heads.
"Remember, do your best by the King's side and see how the King handles matters in the counties! This will be very important for you in the future!" Mr. Hu and Mao Jiao also walked out of the hall at this time and came to Bai Yan's side. , looking at Bai Yan who was doing the ritual, he said with a smile.
Needless to say, Mao Jiao looked at Bai Yan with indescribable emotion. Even Mao Jiao felt a little sad that he had no chance to go to Qi again. Otherwise, if he had the chance, he would be willing to go to one of the courtyard houses in an alley to tell the old woman that King Qin Yingzheng had brought his grandson with him. Be by your side, ready to teach and cultivate, and prepare to serve as an important minister in the future.
"Thank you Mr. Hu, Bai Yan will definitely remember it in his heart!" Bai Yan saluted Mr. Hu. At this time, looking at the figures of Li Si, Changping Jun, Wei Liao, Wang Wan, Wei Zhuang and other ministers of the Qin State, Bai Yan nodded in return when he saw those kind eyes.
After a while. Bai Yan stood in front of the palace gate, watching Hu Lao, Bai Yu, Mao Jiao, and other civil and military officials descending the hundred steps of stairs one after another, walking towards the outside of the palace, feeling the noisy palace hall just now. Extremely quiet, somewhat dumbfounded.
"What's there to envy!" Bai Yan looked at the endless rooftops outside the palace and the distant rooftops in Xianyang City. He slowly turned around and walked towards the study.
When Bai Yan came to the study, Ying Zheng had not arrived yet, but several eunuchs had already brought a large box filled with tall bamboo slips.
Bai Yan is going to court today. I knew something about some things, so I went to the wooden frame and found some corresponding bamboo slips.
About half an hour later.
"Kings!"
"Your Majesty!!" The voices of eunuchs and maids came one after another. When Bai Yan heard the voice, he quickly stood beside the wooden frame and saluted Ying Zheng.
"Your Majesty!" Bai Yan waited until Ying Zheng asked him to stand up before he looked up. Perhaps it was the continuous turmoil in Yingchuan that made Yingzheng extremely angry. Yingzheng's face did not look very good when he heard about the turmoil in Yingchuan again today.
So for the rest of the time, Bai Yan didn't say anything. He quietly took out the bamboo slips from the wooden box and brought them to Ying Zheng. Whenever Ying Zheng finished reviewing them, he took the bamboo slips to the wooden stand.
Unlike yesterday, Han Ye was not in the study today. Only Bai Yan, Ying Zheng, and a few serving eunuchs were quiet.
After experiencing yesterday's teaching, Bai Yan was not as busy as he was yesterday. Bai Yan arranged the bamboo slips in an orderly manner and dealt with them clearly. Bai Yan also kept advising himself in his heart that this should be regarded as tempering his state of mind, and he should not be anxious about anything.
"Your Majesty! Urgent report from Yishui!" Outside the study, suddenly a eunuch hurriedly entered the hall holding a scroll of bamboo slips and reported to Ying Zheng.
"Bring it here!" Ying Zheng said softly when he saw Bai Yan didn't respond. When Bai Yan heard Ying Zheng's words, he realized that Han Ye was not here. He and Ying Zheng were the only ones here. He had to go get any urgent reports and news. Bai Yan, who thought about this clearly, hurriedly went there Go to the eunuch and take the bamboo slip.
