When Bai Yan returned to Bai Yu's mansion, it was already late at night. However, in the study, Uncle Bai and others were still awake. Seeing Bai Yan come back, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where did you go today? You just came back now!" Bai Yu asked with a smile after seeing Bai Yan come back. The smile on his face was completely different from before, which made Bai Yan a little uncomfortable.
After all, in Bai Yan's eyes, Bai Yu treats him like a brat and is always straightforward in his words and deeds. What does this smile... mean?
"I went to the Embassy of Qi today and met my friend Rui Wei later!" After Bai Yan bowed to everyone, he looked at Bai Yu with doubtful eyes.
"Rui Wei?" Uncle Bai and Bai Yan heard Bai Yan's words and remembered that Rui Wei was a minister and a descendant of the Rui family.
However, I heard that Bai Yan was going to visit the Embassy of Qi State today. Think of this. Uncle Bai looked at Bai Yan.
"I received news today. I heard that Tian Ding seems to have been looking for someone during this period. I don't know who he is looking for specifically!" Uncle Bai said, shaking his head slightly, his eyes full of doubts.
Although this is Xianyang, Tian Ding is a clan member of the Qi State and has quite a lot of connections in Xianyang. Therefore, Tian Ding's whereabouts have always been very secretive, and his purpose is even more difficult to figure out. Fortunately, due to many days of walking around, Bai's eyeliners were able to receive it. information.
"If Tian Ding can be found, I'm afraid this person must be extremely important to Tian Ding. Unfortunately, Tian Ding is cautious, and the chance of finding out who Tian Ding is looking for is slim." Bai Yan also sighed.
Tian Ding had repeatedly stymied Bai Yan secretly before, and openly alienated Bai Yan in the Qin court. Although Mr. Hu protected Bai Yan that day, for the Bai family, she and Tian Ding were already married. Take revenge.
Therefore, even if Tian Ding is not secretly plotting against Bai Yan, Bai naturally does not want to let Tian Ding get his way if given the chance.
"Boy, who taught you how to arrange the situation in Luoyin?" Bai Yu saw his two brothers talking about Tian Ding and didn't take it to heart. If Tian Ding was so easy to deal with and his purpose was so easy to know, then He is no longer the feared Tian Ding. At the moment, he is more concerned about Luoyin's affairs than Tian Ding.
"It's a shame you didn't tell me after I asked several times before!" As Bai Yu spoke, he picked up the bamboo slips on the table and waved them towards Bai Yan, with a smile on his face.
"On the way to Qin, I saw two merchants arguing about how much money they needed to cross the river. After crossing the river, they went to a restaurant and spent hundreds and thousands of dollars to fight for the beauty. I just remembered it in my heart for a moment! It can't be considered a biography of a famous teacher!" Bai Yan listened to Bai Yu's words. Speaking of Luoyin, looking at the bamboo slips in Bai Yu's hand, he immediately knew that the news from Luoyin had been sent, so he didn't hide it when he saw it, and just found an excuse to explain it.
"Did you think it yourself?" When Bai Yu heard Bai Yan's words, his eyes widened with confusion, and he looked at Bai Yan with disbelief.
Seeing this, Bai Yan looked down at himself with some confusion, and then looked at Bai Yan, wondering what Bai Yu's expression was, why couldn't it be his idea?
The second day. Not long after, in the study room of Xianyang Palace, Bai Yan and Ying Zheng, who had had a day's rest, were about to face the skyrocketing workload after their break.
Although he did not go to court, the affairs of various counties and counties in the entire Qin State were still continuously reported to Xianyang.
Bai Yan was okay, so he helped deliver the bamboo and silk. After Ying Zheng had finished handling it, he put it away. He also kept some things that needed to be remembered in his heart. It was Ying Zheng who was tired. He looked at Ying Zheng's busy look. , Bai Yandu sighed. Fortunately, Ying Zheng's physique was not bad, otherwise his body would have collapsed long ago.
"Your Majesty, a secret message came from Chu State overnight!" A eunuch held a rolled up cloth, walked into the study, and said to Ying Zheng.
Seeing this, Bai Yan walked up to the eunuch, picked up the secret letter in the eunuch's hand, and handed it to Ying Zheng. When Ying Zheng heard that the news came from Chu State overnight, he knew it was not a trivial matter, so he put down the bamboo slips in his hands, took the secret message and opened it to read. After reading, Ying Zheng raised his head, sighed, and handed the secret message to Bai Yan.
"Let's take a look!" Ying Zheng said to Bai Yan. Bai Yan looked at Ying Zheng's eyes and knew what Ying Zheng meant. So in front of Ying Zheng, he held the cloth and looked at it. When he saw the message that King Chu had died suddenly, his heartbeat could not help but speed up.
"Your Majesty, the Chu Kingdom is going to be in chaos!" Bai Yan looked at Ying Zheng and said. Regardless of whether it was the King of Chu who died, for the Qin State, the death of the King of Chu also meant that the situation of the Chu State and even the world would be affected. Previously, the Qin State destroyed Han, the Qin State destroyed Zhao, and even now the Qin State sends troops to destroy it. Yan, all considered that the King of Chu had been seriously ill and dying, and the Chu State did not dare to send troops easily.
The sudden death of the dying King of Chu now means that there is internal competition within the Chu State. The Chu State is in chaos until the next King of Chu appears.
"Chu State!" Ying Zheng stood up, slowly came to the window, and looked at the scene outside.
"Come here! Summon the Prime Ministers Wei, Guo Wei, Ting Wei... to the palace to discuss matters!" Ying Zheng shouted.
The eunuch who was waiting in the distance quickly bowed to Ying Zheng and then slowly retreated.
"Bai Yan, in your eyes, is this the time to destroy Chu?" Ying Zheng looked out the window and asked softly.
Although Bai Yan is young, Ying Zheng is very aware of Bai Yan's ability to lead troops in battles, and his talents are no less than those of other generals in the court. Bai Yan has never let him down in a battle with Nu, or even against Li Mu.
So now, facing the sudden death of the King of Chu and facing the Chu Kingdom that was about to be in turmoil, Ying Zheng couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and chose to ask Bai Yan.
"Go back to the king!" Bai Yan stood by the wooden table, listening to Ying Zheng's inquiry with a thoughtful expression on his face, and then bowed to Ying Zheng.
"I think it's not the time to destroy Chu yet!" Bai Yan said without much hesitation.
This surprised Ying Zheng, who was standing by the window, and Bai Yan's decisiveness.
"Your Majesty, in my eyes, there must be a battle between Qin and Chu. If we take advantage of the sudden death of the King of Chu and attack Chu, the Chu State, which was originally preparing for civil strife, will work together to deal with the Qin State. This will be detrimental to the Qin State. If at this time Once Qin falls into a war with Chu, Wei and Yan will definitely take the opportunity to take back their homeland, and even help the remnants of Han and Zhao who were destroyed to recover. Therefore, I think it is better to observe Chu for now. During the chaos, Qin State took the opportunity to destroy Yan and Wei. After Qin annexed Yan and Wei, it would then destroy Chu State! At that time, Qin State had enough time to send troops to destroy Chu State. It would take one year, not two years, not two years, not three years! With the isolated and helpless Chu State able to hold on for a few more years, it is possible that it can withstand Qin's successive attacks!" Bai Yan said to Ying Zheng.
The first part is the analysis, and the second paragraph makes it clear to Bai Yan that Ying Zheng is very excited at this moment. Therefore, Bai Yan knows what he just said. Only by letting Ying Zheng's mind see that in the future, Chu State will only be conquered by Qin State. In the scene of destruction, Ying Zheng will easily give up the current temptation.
I have to say that Bai Yan's guess was not wrong. After these remarks, Ying Zheng, who was standing by the window, turned to look at Bai Yan.
What he said just now was not only well-founded, but the last words pierced Ying Zheng's heart. Not only did he give up his current thoughts of sending troops to attack Chu, but he also seemed to see a scene in which the world would return to Qin in the future.
"I feel like summoning those ministers is unnecessary!" Ying Zheng couldn't help but said with a smile. Ying Zheng's expression at this moment was completely different from the solemn one he had just seen the sudden death of King Chu.
"Now that Chu is about to be in chaos, how is Qin?" Ying Zheng looked at Bai Yan with a smile and asked. Bai Yan raised his hands to Ying Zheng.
"Let the Chu Kingdom be in chaos, great chaos, the more chaotic the better, the longer the better!" Bai Yan said. Ying Zheng burst out laughing when he heard Bai Yan's words.
"Hahaha, Cai!" After laughing, Ying Zheng looked at Bai Yan and became more convinced of his idea. Although Bai Yan led the army, the Qin State and even him, the King of Qin, were very relieved that Bai Yan If you lead troops to garrison Yanmen, you don't have to worry about many nomadic tribes from the north going south.
But compared to Bai Yan's talent in leading troops, what Ying Zheng paid more attention to was Bai Yan's talent as an official. If Bai Yan was talented and intelligent before the incident in Luoyin, Ying Zheng could still understand that it was Tian Jin who taught him, and Ying Zheng still recognized Tian Jin's ability.
However, after the Luoyin edict was issued, Bai Yan's talents and understanding of the situation made Ying Zheng deeply realize that as Tian Jin's disciple, Bai Yan's talents may have already surpassed his master Tian's. Jin.
Otherwise, if Tian Jin and Bai Yan could conquer the world with one city, how could the Qi State still be the Qi State it is today?
Therefore. As early as when he received Bai Yan's secret letter from Luoyin, after Ying Zheng read the message, he had already decided that he would take Bai Yan with him in the future and promote him to the rank of regular servant. When the old ministers of the court retired, he would let him Bai Yan took his place.
There are many generals in the court who can lead the Qin army. Not to mention the generals who are under ten thousand people, but those who are above ten thousand people include Qiang Yu, Wang Li, Li You, Li Xin, Meng Tian and others, all young and strong. The generals of the faction all came from famous families, and the number of Wang Jian, Wang Ben and his father, Xin Sheng, Yang Duanhe, Feng Jie, Hu Jin and others with more than 100,000 people was countless.
It is indeed a rare good thing that the Qin State has many famous generals like Bai Yan, and famous generals with clean backgrounds. It can also make Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, feel at ease.
But Ying Zheng knew better that what the Qin State lacked now was talented people who could share the worries for him in the court. Wei Zhuang, Wang Wan, Feng Quji and others were all old, and others Speaking of the young and strong faction, even the middle-class faction, no one can embarrass themselves in big positions.
Bai Yan's appearance allowed Ying Zheng to see a solution to Qin's predicament. Now that Qin has attacked and defeated Han and Zhao, it has caused dissatisfaction among scholars from all over the world. Scholars from all countries are unwilling to enter Qin and face the court. Talented ministers were scarce. Looking at Bai Yan, who was young but outstandingly talented, it was impossible for Ying Zheng to let Bai Yan lead the army again.
How could Ying Zheng be willing to let such a young Bai Yan go to another place? If Bai Yan had any shortcomings, the Qin State's dilemma would inevitably happen again, and at that time, the Qin State would not have time.
"This matter about the Chu Kingdom will be left to Lord Changping to handle!" Ying Zheng sighed, and when he looked out the window again, although there was no longer the excitement and joy just now, for Ying Zheng, it was actually much easier.
"Your Majesty, I think that maybe we can take the opportunity to resolve the chaos in Yingchuan together!" Bai Yan said after hearing Ying Zheng's words, he raised his hands to Ying Zheng.
"Yingchuan?" Ying Zheng had just relaxed for a few breaths. When he heard Bai Yan's words, he frowned slightly and looked thoughtful. Then he immediately thought of the meaning of Bai Yan's words.
"Do you want to use Han Wangan to get rid of the noble forces in Yingchuan in one fell swoop?" Ying Zheng turned around and looked at Bai Yan again.
In just a short while, Bai Yan had already surprised Ying Zheng twice. Looking at Bai Yan who nodded and bowed, Ying Zheng's eyes were full of smiles.
Bai Yan wanted to take advantage of the chaos in Chu State and have no time to intervene in Yingchuan's affairs, and attack Yingchuan, killing two birds with one stone. But what Bai Yan didn't know was that in his eyes, Ying Zheng, this matter was actually killing three birds with one stone, because In addition to the Chu State and Yingchuan, there is also the Chu Clan. Ying Zheng has been planning this matter for two years.
After the fall of Korea two years ago, he ordered King An of Han to be moved to Yingchen, and preparations had already begun. Thinking of this, Ying Zheng is not in a hurry to tell Bai Yan about this matter. There are some things that need to be understood by Bai Yan. When Bai Yan understands them, he will naturally understand when Ying Zheng started secretly preparing to attack the Chu family. Take action.
"After Changping Jun, Wei Liao and others leave, you go and stay with Li Si. I need to talk to Li Si alone if I have something to do!" Ying Zheng ordered softly, and walked towards the desk, preparing to wait until Wei Liao and others arrived. Continue to handle things beforehand, otherwise there will be too much backlog and you will be even busier in the future.
"No!" Bai Yan heard Ying Zheng's words and quickly accepted the order. .........Yanmen Shanwu.
With the passing of the dry season, continuous rains over the past few months have continued to nourish the land, and all things are reborn and growing, as if God is somehow making up for it.
After sunset, as the seat of Yanmen County, Shanwu City is still quite lively. Although it is not as good as Handan, Taoyi, Luoyang and other world-famous wealthy places, it can be regarded as unique and peaceful.
Because it is close to the northern grasslands, as there are many shops in Yanmen Shanwu City, it also has scenery that is not available in Luoyin and Handan.
In Lu's Restaurant. As the sun sets, scholars and merchants who have been busy all day or running around all day naturally come to the restaurant in groups.
For thousands of years, except for three meals a day, men have not been allowed to satisfy their hunger. Once satisfied, they will become sexually obsessed. Whether it is among colleagues, businessmen, or friends, there will always be a culture of drinking and sex.
"Did you hear about it? Yingzheng entrusted Luoyin with Bai Yan, who is now Bai Yan, the county lieutenant here in Yanmen!"
"I have heard about this matter a long time ago. I heard from people in Luoyin during this period that after Bai Yan obtained the fiefdom, the three old noble families in Luoyin also united to deal with Bai Yan, but later... ..."In the private room.
As several middle-aged businessmen in rather high-end clothes gathered together, drinking and chatting with each other, Cen Qing obediently let the restaurant girl come in and pour wine for the guests.
Listening to what those wealthy businessmen said and what happened about that young man, Cen Qing's beautiful eyes sparkled.
manor! ! ! Even though she was from a humble background, basically a woman from a small village, Cen Qing knew the meaning of these two words very well. However, there have been many heroes and talents who have always wanted nothing more than money, power, and fiefdom in their lives!
But it is like Feng Jun, a dream that many men dream of but cannot achieve. For thousands of years, some people who are not relatives of the royal family and whose ancestors are in the dark have been rewarded with fiefdoms by the king.
But that boy did it! If it weren't for this period of time, ten, twenty, dozens or hundreds of guests would all be talking about this matter. Cen Qing would not believe anything he said. The young man from the water village had now been granted a fiefdom by the king.
Cen Qing has been in a daze since hearing about the fiefdom. Thinking back to the villagers who laughed at the boy in the water village, and in my own village, when talking about the boy, the elders, even the respected old people, showed laughing smiles.
"Beauty, can you sit down and have a drink with me?" A businessman's words brought Cen Qing back to her senses. She looked at the middle-aged man who looked confident but looked at her with squinting eyes. Cen Qing looked at the man. present.
"Forgive me, guests, but Xi'er won't drink!" Cen Qing said to the middle-aged wealthy businessman. A long time ago, the young man did not know what he had told him before he left, but since then, Cen Qing discovered that the restaurant owners no longer let her accompany them to drink, and were mostly responsible for welcoming guests and arranging private rooms.
Although he was busy, he did not let other men take advantage of him. Compared with the busy days in the fields outside Linzi, this job was quite decent in Cen Qing's eyes. If he met a generous guest, he would be happy and point out Maybe the guests will give her a reward or two.
"Don't drink?" When the middle-aged wealthy businessman heard Cen Qing's words, he frowned slightly and was a little disappointed. He looked up and down at the woman in front of him calmly. Although she was not stunningly beautiful, she was young and had a rather attractive figure. The taste is different from other women's, and it is more feminine.
This made the well-informed middle-aged wealthy businessman couldn't help but be fascinated, but now he was a little surprised when he heard the woman's words.
"Brother Zhu, you don't know! This girl, if you don't accompany her to drink, I don't know how many people will be too greedy to eat! You, don't even think about it, hahahaha!"
"Hahahahahaha!!" In the private room, other men laughed and joked. For these middle-aged men, it is normal to talk about women, but for this girl Xi'er, everyone is really itchy. The reason for the itch is not other but sheer lack of food!
This makes you want to take a bite even more. There is no good in the city. In the Commandery Mansion, Mr. Wei was in the pavilion, listening to the reports from the people behind him, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
And just after the servants left, Zhao Qiu walked from the courtyard to Mr. Wei.
"Mr. Wei, there is news from Xianyang that Ying Zheng plans to take Bai Yan with him!" Zhao Qiu stood next to Mr. Wei and looked at the scenery outside the pavilion. In the dim sunset, Zhao Qiu did not feel beautiful. Feeling a little irritable.
"Although Luoyin is good, it is in the homeland of Qin after all and is so close to Xianyang. Whether it is for us or for him, it is not as good as Yanmen!" Zhao Qiu said softly.
Thinking of the layout of Luoyin, although he was in Yanmen, Zhao Qiu and Mr. Wei had been paying attention to the situation in Luoyin. Therefore, when Bai Yan arrived in Luoyin to investigate the case, Zhao Qiu and Mr. Wei Just received the message.
Everything that happened after that was naturally clear.
"Don't worry, it won't happen! It's not appropriate to go to Luoyin without mentioning you and me, even if you are worried about good things, that kid is not a person who will let others down!" After hearing Zhao Qiu's words, Mr. Wei reached out from his sleeve pocket , took out a piece of cloth and handed it to Zhao Qiu.
Zhao Qiu took the cloth, looked at the contents, and breathed a sigh of relief after reading it.
"Just don't go to Luoyin!" After saying that, Zhao Qiu turned around and walked towards the yard. Mr. Wei turned to look at Zhao Qiu's leaving figure and shook his head. Zhao Qiu had been unhappy ever since he rejected Zhao Qiu's suggestion. And after learning from him some time ago that Bai Yan was planning in Luoyin, he was even more dissatisfied with him. This old man felt resentful.
"Tian Ding, Tian Ding! Now you are in Xianyang, and he is right in front of you. Whether you can see it clearly depends on yourself!" Mr. Wei continued to look back at the scenery outside the pavilion, looking at the direction of the sunset, Then head a little further south.
That direction is the direction of Xianyang in the State of Qin.
