In the study room of the palace, due to the news of Yishui, all the ministers who originally went down to the court were summoned into the palace by Ying Zheng's orders in about an hour and gathered in the study room.
Bai Yan was still helping Ying Zheng deal with the books.
Next to the huge and vast map in the middle of the study, Li Si, Wei Liao, Changping Jun, Wei Zhuang and others were all talking quietly to each other. At this moment, they were looking at the busy young figures beside the rows of wooden shelves in the innermost part of the study. Many ministers The eyes are different.
Ying Zheng stood up after handling a roll of bamboo slips.
Bai Yan waited for Ying Zheng to leave, then came to the wooden table, picked up the bamboo slips placed by Ying Zheng on the wooden table, and walked towards the other wooden shelves.
By the time Bai Yan came to Ying Zheng's side, Ying Zheng had already been talking to Li Si and others for a long time, pointing to the location of Yishui on the map.
Through observation, Bai Yan also gradually heard the current situation in Yishui.
The two generals Wang Jian and Xin Sheng have led the Qin army to Yishui, and the Yan State has also mobilized its entire nation to assemble the Yan army in Yishui to prepare to resist the Qin army's attack.
"Your Majesty, according to the news received by Wei Chen, the King of Wei suddenly fell seriously ill and was bedridden. It is absolutely impossible for the Wei State to send troops. The enemy troops in Yishui at the moment, excluding the Yan State, should be those of Zhao Jia of Daidi. The army."
Wei Liao looked at Ying Zheng.
Li Si, Wei Zhuang and others looked at the map, and then looked at the location of Zhao Di.
The name Zhao Jia is not unfamiliar to these ministers. After all, when the Qin State besieged Handan, Zhao Jia led most of the Zhao family members to leave Handan and flee to Daidi.
"Zhao Jia! How dare you stop our Qin army in a single county! How arrogant!"
Ying Zheng listened to Wei Liao's words, looked at the map, and commented lightly.
"Is there any news from the direction of the Huns?"
Ying Zheng looked away from Yishui's position and turned to the vast territory north of Daidi.
Ying Zheng knew that Qi State was not moving now, and the kings of Chu and Wei were both bedridden. The biggest threat to Qin State's destruction of Yan was that only the Xiongnu, Donghu, and Fu in the north were left among the nomadic tribes. If those tribes wanted to take advantage of the opportunity To deal with the Qin State, whether it is uniting with the Yan State or going south, it is quite a threat to the Qin State.
"Back to the king, there is no news for the moment. I have sent an envoy to the Yuezhi to persuade the Yuezhi to see the Xiongnu going south and take the opportunity to send troops to attack the Xiongnu!"
Li Si saluted Ying Zhengji.
Ying Zheng nodded upon hearing this.
Bai Yan couldn't help but glance at Li Si, then looked at the situation on the map and sighed.
When Qin destroyed Yan, it can be imagined that what worried Qin was not the Central Plains countries, but the Xiongnu and Donghu in the north. And those who could ultimately help Qin threaten the Xiongnu were also the sworn enemies of Qin for hundreds of years. of Yueshi.
"Your Majesty, the envoy Tian Ding is coming from outside the palace to ask for an audience!"
A eunuch bent down and slowly walked into the study, came to Ying Zheng's side and reported.
When Ying Zheng heard the eunuch's words, he turned his head in surprise and looked at the eunuch. After a few breaths, he chuckled and looked at Bai Yan.
"Bai Yan, you go to entertain Tian Ding first, and then go see Tian Ding after we discuss the matter!"
Ying Zheng said, and after finishing speaking, he continued to look at the map.
Changping Jun, Wei Zhuang, Li Si and others all looked at Bai Yan when they heard Ying Zheng's words. If there was any possibility before, then following Ying Zheng's words, Li Si and others were convinced that Ying Zheng was indeed Bai Yan should be promoted to the rank of regular servant.
After all, no matter what Bai Yan is doing at this moment or Ying Zheng's arrangements, they are all the affairs of Zhong Changshi.
"promise!"
Bai Yan was a little surprised, but looking at Ying Zheng's side face, he quickly handed over his hands and bowed as a gift, took two steps back, turned around, and walked out of the study with the eunuch.
After a while.
Next to the main hall of Xianyang Palace, Tian Ding followed the eunuchs all the way to the inner hall.
Regardless of whether it is Qin, Chu, Qi, Wei, Yan, or the already destroyed countries of South Korea and Zhao, their palaces will have inner halls, which are used as another place to prepare for emergencies during the early dynasty, such as in some other countries. The envoys or court ministers can only inform the king. If they cannot let the officials know, they will be punished.
Take it to the inner sanctum.
Tian Ding glanced at the two maids outside the door, then walked through them. As soon as he entered the door, he saw young Bai Yan waiting for him.
Looking at Bai Yan, who was dressed in Qin official uniform, Tian Ding's eyes were complicated.
"Bai Yan, I have met Mr. Tian!"
Bai Yan saluted Tian Ding.
"General Bai!"
Tian Dingye returned the gift with his hand.
Although they hadn't seen each other for a few days, when they met again, the two of them looked at each other quite complicatedly. Tian Ding was plotting against Bai Yan, and Bai Yan was plotting against Tian Ding. Their positions were different, and both of them knew what the other was thinking.
The eunuch who came with Tian Ding saluted Bai Yan, and then slowly retreated.
Bai Yan looked at the eunuch's leaving figure, then turned to Tian Ding.
"The State of Qin is sending troops to the State of Yan. Your Majesty is dealing with important matters. Mr. Tian, please wait here for a moment!"
Bai Yan said.
Tian Ding nodded. As Bai Yan finished speaking, Tian Ding glanced at the Xianyang inner palace in front of him, and then looked at Bai Yan.
"Tian Ding didn't expect that General Bai would be entrusted with important tasks by the King of Qin at such a young age. In the future, the prime minister will not be able to get what he has in his pocket!"
Tian Ding sighed with emotion.
"Your Majesty is very gracious. Bai Yan is still young and acts recklessly. Don't tell me whether he is a general or a local official. He has more than enough ambition but lacks strength. Your Majesty will not give up. Bai Yan is lucky. There is nothing to say about the general."
Bai Yan raised his hand and saluted Tian Ding slowly, showing humility in both his words and his actions.
What is humility? Modesty and reverence are mostly used by younger people towards their elders. Bai Yan's attitude is obviously not from the standpoint of an official position. He directly said that his ability is not good. It is all because of Ying Zheng's kindness and willingness to support him. This junior in the court.
"General Bai is too modest!"
Tian Ding looked at Bai Yan, who didn't look complacent at all, and all his tentative moves turned into a sigh in his heart.
Tian Ding has seen young and talented people, but Tian Ding has never seen anyone as arrogant and arrogant as the young man in front of him. In his long life, Tian Ding has never seen another person.
Just like Xunzhou back then, his words were humble, but his eyes were quite arrogant. None of this could be hidden from Tian Ding's eyes.
not to mention.
At that time, Xunzhou was much older than the boy in front of him!
In the inner hall, Tian Ding turned his head and looked at the exaggerated wooden window on the side, looking at the scenery outside.
"I heard that my daughter had given the belongings of her late mother to General Bai. I wonder if General Bai can take them with her?"
As Tian Ding spoke, he looked at Bai Yan.
Then under Tian Ding's gaze, Bai Yan nodded and took out the jade pendant he had been carrying from his official uniform.
"Miss Tian gave this thing to Bai Yan. Before giving it to her, Miss Tian told Bai Yan about the origin of the jade pendant and asked Bai Yan to keep it safe. Therefore, Bai Yan never let this thing go."
As Bai Yan spoke, he looked at the jade pendant in his hand.
Looking at this jade pendant that had been with him for more than two years and helped him a lot, Bai Yan was full of memories. Thinking back to when he was in Linzi, Tian Feiyan turned around and squatted down, took out the jade pendant from his clothes and handed it to him. Never left him.
No matter where you are, whether you are training in Lantian or going to the battlefield.
After sighing in his heart, Bai Yan raised his head and looked at Tian Ding. He would not hide the jade pendant from Tian Ding, nor would he make excuses not to bring it with him, because he had always cared about it when Tian Feiyan gave it to him.
"Since my daughter gave it to General Bai, Tian Ding won't say anything more. This is one of the few things my deceased wife gave to my daughter. I hope General Bai will not throw it away in the future!"
Tian Ding looked at the jade pendant, then looked at the face of the young man with an open face, and finally did not take back the jade pendant.
In fact, before he came, and even before he spoke, Tian Ding still had the idea of getting back his late wife's jade pendant, but seeing the frank young man standing in front of him with the jade pendant, Tian Ding hesitated.
Recalling the words of Xunzhou and Lin Anshun in Luoyin City, and looking at the young man in front of him who had been taken by Ying Zheng, Tian Ding thought about it and finally decided not to take back the jade pendant.
"Bai Yan takes the liberty of telling Mr. Tian something about Mrs. Tian and Miss Tian.
"
When Bai Yan saw Tian Ding asking about the jade pendant, he felt relieved. After putting the jade pendant away, he looked at Tian Ding who was looking sideways at the scenery outside the window. After a few moments of hesitation, he asked softly.
"General Bai is the general of Qin and a descendant of the Bai family. Why are you asking about such trivial matters?"
When Tian Ding heard Bai Yan's words, he glanced at Bai Yan, turned around and continued to look out the window. He was reminding both inside and outside of his words that Bai Yan's question was meaningless. Bai Yan was from Qin, a descendant of the Bai family, and a member of the Qin family. General of the country.
"Hear it~!"
Just as Bai Yan was about to speak, there was movement outside the inner hall.
Seeing this, both Bai Yan and Tian Ding stopped talking.
"Kings!"
"Kings!!"
Following the voices of the two maids outside the door, Ying Zheng appeared in front of Bai Yan and Tian Ding and walked into the study.
"Kings!"
Bai Yan raised his hand and saluted Ying Zheng.
"No gifts!"
Ying Zheng walked past Bai Yan and then went to the throne in the inner hall.
"Qi's envoy Tian Ding has met the King of Qin!"
At this time, Tian Ding faced Ying Zheng and bowed slowly.
"Your Majesty, I want to see you today, but is there something wrong?"
Ying Zheng looked at Tian Ding and asked pretending to be curious, looking straight at Tian Ding.
When Tian Ding saw the look in Ying Zheng's eyes, he didn't feel anything bad. Instead, he chuckled.
"Tian Ding heard that there was an assassin who assassinated General Bai last night, and he was worried about the safety of King Qin, so he came to the palace to ask for an audience with King Qin!"
Tian Ding raised his hands to Ying Zheng and said.
"I wish Lao Qi had bothered!"
Ying Zheng looked at Tian Ding and said with a smile.
"I have ordered all the officials in Xianyang to conduct a strict search in the city, so there is no need to worry! I think it won't take long to find out who the assassin is."
Ying Zheng looked at Tian Ding, and Tian Ding also looked at Ying Zheng.
As Ying Zheng finished speaking, Tian Ding put away his smile and saluted Ying Zheng with a serious face.
"Tian Ding was not worried that the assassins were plotting against Tian Ding, but he was worried that someone in Xianyang, the Qin Kingdom, actually dared to assassinate General Bai, and he took advantage of the darkness and did it when General Bai was leaving the palace."
As Tian Ding spoke, he looked up at Ying Zheng.
"The person who can accomplish this must be a powerful person in the Qin State and have deep influence!"
Tian Ding looked at Ying Zheng and said word by word.
Bai Yan stood aside, listening to Tian Ding's words, and looked at Tian Ding calmly, a little surprised that Tian Ding would react so quickly.
However, Bai Yan is not worried about Tian Ding's awakening. It doesn't matter whether Tian Ding can guess this matter. What matters is the result. Tian Ding cannot leave Qin, at least for now, without Ying Zheng's permission, Tian Ding must not leave Xianyang privately. .
"What does Ambassador Qi want to say to you this time?"
Ying Zheng looked at Tian Ding, put away his smile, and asked.
To be honest, if Qin State was not able to antagonize Qin State at the moment, Ying Zheng would not have cared about Tian Ding's identity at all.
"King Qin, please don't misunderstand me. What I said today is not to provoke, but to worry. I am worried that the next person in Qin to assassinate the King of Qin may not be Yan Dan, but a Qin person! Minister of Qin!"
Tian Ding saw that Ying Zheng's eyes were already a little angry, so he did not panic, but stated the purpose of his trip.
"Wang Jian? What do you mean by envoy Qi?"
When Ying Zheng heard Tian Ding's words, he looked at Tian Ding meaningfully. He was a little surprised and curious about what Tian Ding wanted to say.
"Previously, General Teng led his troops to destroy Han, and Han was no more than a county. However, I heard that General Teng's prestige in Qin was unparalleled. Why?"
As Tian Ding spoke, he put one hand behind his back and raised the other, just like a lobbyist speaking his mind while walking slowly with his head down.
"Without him, it would just destroy the country!"
Tian Ding said this, stopped and looked at Ying Zheng.
"What is meant by destroying a country? Destroying a country's society, destroying a country's temples, and capturing a country's king. How many people in the past Qin State destroyed the country?
what? Looking at Shang Yang and his like, looking at Bai Qi's generation who dominated the world in the past, they have not yet attempted to destroy the country! "
Tian Ding's words sounded loudly in the inner hall.
Neither Ying Zheng nor Bai Yan interrupted, but continued to look at Tian Ding.
"Tian Ding dares to ask the King of Qin, as far as Qin is concerned, which one is stronger or weaker is Bai Qi's contribution to destroying the country or Bai Qi's contribution to conquering the six countries in the past?"
Tian Ding looked at Ying Zheng.
After hearing Tian Ding's words, Ying Zheng thought for a moment and shook his head slowly.
"They all contributed to the Qin Dynasty, so we can't say the same thing!"
Ying Zheng said softly, because as the King of Qin, Ying Zheng would naturally not lean to that side. If this spreads out, it will definitely have an impact on the generals in the court in the future.
Therefore, Ying Zheng steadily chose not to respond to Tian Ding's words.
However, to Ying Zheng's surprise, when Tian Ding heard his answer, he was not surprised at all and instead laughed.
"Then I dare to ask King Qin, what if it was the result of destroying the two countries?"
Tian Ding looked at Ying Zheng and asked slowly again.
After Tian Ding finished speaking, Ying Zheng looked at Tian Ding with calm eyes.
"What does Qi Shi mean?"
Ying Zheng's expression had changed somewhat, but he still asked lightly as he looked at Tian Ding.
Tian Ding naturally knew what his actions just now meant, but since Tian Ding came in front of Ying Zheng, he would naturally not be timid.
"General Teng only led the Qin army to destroy one county of South Korea, but it still has such momentum. As for South Korea's strength and weakness compared to Zhao's, the king must have known clearly. Now, the South Korea has defeated Qin several times in succession. The State of Zhao was destroyed by Wang Jian. I dare to ask the King of Qin, if the State of Yan was destroyed by Wang Jian again, Wang Jian's contribution could be greater than that of Bai Qi. But in the past, when Bai Qi died, the King of Qin was magnanimous. That Wang Jian!!! ! But have you forgotten?"
Tian Ding spoke, and when he spoke later, not only did his speaking speed increase, but he also looked indignant.
In the inner hall.
Tian Ding's voice disappeared, but his words not only reached the ears of Bai Yan and Ying Zheng, but also the eunuchs serving Ying Zheng and the maids outside the door heard them clearly.
The eunuchs and maids lowered their heads one after another, motionless, not daring to take a big breath, and their foreheads were already covered with sweat.
As long as you don't live in the deep mountains and old forests, basically not only the people of Qin are familiar with Bai Qi's affairs, but also the people all over the world have heard about it. Back then, Bai Qi led troops for the Qin State and made great achievements in the battlefield, but the result was... He was sentenced to death by King Zhaoxiang.
This incident has already spread throughout the world and is well known to the world.
Now when they heard the words in the inner palace, the eunuchs and maids felt frightened.
"Is Ambassador Qi trying to sow discord?"
After a long time, Ying Zheng's voice sounded slowly.
Looking inside the door, unexpectedly, Ying Zheng was not angry because of Tian Ding's words, and his expression remained the same as before.
"Back to the King of Qin, Tian Ding just said that it was not Tian Ding who instigated it, but Tian Ding was worried about the safety of the King of Qin. Now that Qi and Qin are on good terms, Tian Ding naturally hopes that the King of Qin will be well. Otherwise, there will be turmoil in the relationship between Qi and Qin. !」
Tian Ding raised his hands to Ying Zheng and said.
After the ceremony, Tian Ding looked at Ying Zheng.
"King Qin, please listen to Tian Ding. If Bai Qi was leading the troops thirty years ago! King Zhaoxiang's order might not have ended well with Bai Qi's death!"
After Tian Ding finished speaking, he shook his head.
Throughout the whole process, Tian Ding reminded Ying Zheng to be careful of Wang Jian and the Wang family. If Wang Jian supported his own troops and even attacked Qin, or even deliberately sent assassins to assassinate Ying Zheng, this kind of thing was not common among other countries. Not uncommonly, even in the Qin State, shortly after Bai Qi's death, Fan Ju's benefactor Zheng Ping'an led 20,000 Qin troops to surrender to the Zhao State.
"I have no doubt that the envoy of Qi is worried. For me, General Wang Jian is the pillar of the Qin State, and the Wang family has been a Qin general for generations. I have no doubt that there is no need for the envoy of Qi to worry!"
Ying Zheng looked at Tian Ding's appearance and spoke loudly and boldly. His words showed his trust in Wang Jian and the Wang family.
When Tian Ding saw this, his eyes showed a look of helplessness.
"Since King Qin
In this case, Tian Ding made a mistake. The King of Qin didn't believe what he said today, so Tian Ding naturally had nothing to say. Now that he saw that the King of Qin was fine, Tian Ding resigned first! "
Tian Ding bowed his hands to Ying Zheng and said a salute. After the ceremony, he looked at Ying Zheng who said nothing, turned around and walked out of the inner hall.
The eunuch waiting outside the main hall saw Tian Ding and quickly led Tian Ding the way.
In the inner hall.
In an instant, Bai Yan and Ying Zheng were left.
"Tian Ding, on the other hand, tried his best to drive a wedge between me and you, and resorted to various methods again and again!"
Ying Zheng stood up and said to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan, who had been silent just now, heard Ying Zheng's words and quickly raised his hands in salute.
Tian Ding's purpose today seemed to be aimed at Wang Jian and the Wang family, but in fact, it was to drive a wedge between him and Ying Zheng. Bai Yan knew that if he was really a descendant of the Bai family, Tian Ding would have just said those words to his face. Although there was not a single sentence pointing at him, Bai Yan, both inside and outside the words reminded him and Ying Zheng how Bai Qi died.
This is sowing discord in person. If it were any of the descendants of the Bai family, I am afraid that they would have been impatient just now and let Tian Ding influence their emotions. Even Ying Zheng would inevitably have some invisible barriers in his heart.
"If you hadn't asked me, I would have really wanted to tell Tian Ding what happened to you!"
Before Ying Zheng left, he looked at Bai Yan and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for hiding it!"
Bai Yan raised his hands to Ying Zheng and said.
"I have to tell him personally one day!"
While Ying Zheng was talking, he walked past Bai Yan, telling Bai Yan in disguise that he should not let Ying Zheng down in the future.
Bai Yan, who was preparing the ceremony in front of Ying Zheng, watched Ying Zheng leave and followed him. There was still a lot of books in the study that had not been dealt with, so naturally he couldn't go back now.
But after leaving the inner hall.
Bai Yan followed Ying Zheng, and when walking on the main hall, he turned his head and glanced at the empty main hall door, which was the direction Tian Ding left.
To be honest, if Bai Yan was not very afraid of Tian Ding because he was not a descendant of the Bai family, then when he saw Tian Ding's actions regardless of arousing Ying Zheng's anger, Bai Yan clearly understood why there were so many people in the Qin Kingdom. , are all afraid of Tian Ding, even though this is the State of Qin, not the State of Qi.
Although he is not a descendant of the Bai family, Tian Ding's actions of sowing discord just now did not flaw the relationship between him and Ying Zheng.
But Bai Yan had a vague hunch.
Tian Ding's words had already had some influence on Ying Zheng and Wang Jian. Although it was slight, it was real.
Think of this.
Bai Yan couldn't help but worry when he thought that one day Tian Ding would know his true identity.
