The news that the Yuezhi envoys sent envoys to Shanwu spread quickly. For the people of Yanmen, after all, the clothes of the Yuezhi envoys were somewhat different from those of the Huns, so they were easy to recognize.
As the news spread, some smart people quickly realized that the purpose of the Yuezhi envoy must be Yang Jin, the orphan of the former Yuezhi King.
Only Yang Jin can explain why the Yuezhi sent envoys to Shanwu to ask for a meeting with Bai Yan.
Although the content of the discussion between those envoys and Bai Yan is unknown to outsiders, it is said that the Yuezhi envoys all returned without success and did not take Yang Jin with them when they left. Many people had a premonition that this time Bai Yan seemed to not only let Yang Jin stayed in Shan Wu, and he was even more prepared to keep Yang Jin.
Yingchuan County.
In early September, the autumn harvest comes. As a territory with fertile land, no matter how the life of the nobles and nobles before the autumn harvest is, with the arrival of the autumn harvest, everyone smiles happily, and even when they go out to drink and have fun with their friends, they talk more. A lot of pride.
The more fields there are, the richer one will be after the autumn harvest.
Xinzheng City, as the former capital of South Korea, was set up as Yingchuan County after the fall of South Korea. Although Xinzheng was not set up as Yingchuan County, the heritage of Xinzheng is still there.
At this moment, in Xinzheng City, the streets are crowded with people, merchants and pedestrians coming and going, as well as a horse-drawn carriage passing by from time to time. It is particularly lively against the dazzling array of street shops.
A carriage, driven by a driver, came to a relatively quiet alley.
Going deeper along the alley, after turning a corner at the end, the carriage slowly stopped in front of a mansion.
This scene is quite surprising.
You must know that this alley is very quiet. Generally, people of high status do not like the mansion to be built in such a remote place. After all, when entertaining guests, this alley alone will lose face.
On the carriage, a man walked out. The man was in his fifties, dressed in silk clothes, and his face was full of vicissitudes of life.
The man glanced around, and when he saw no one, he got out of the carriage, went to the door of the mansion and knocked, then waited patiently. After a few breaths, the door opened, and an old servant saw the man and hurriedly welcomed him in.
Looking in along the gate, along the man's surroundings, not only the building reveals luxury, but what is surprising is that when you walk along the corridor to the courtyard, unlike the quiet alley outside, there are many men in expensive clothes in the courtyard. Talking in small groups.
"Brother Yu!"
"Brother Yu!!"
Many nobles wearing silk clothes and accompanied by their trusted aides, saw the man and bowed their hands in greetings.
The man named Yu, who was in his fifties, returned the courtesy and was led by the servants along the courtyard, down the corridor, and finally came to the main hall.
The main hall is now filled with men of different sizes sitting on both sides. Judging from the clothing, they are mainly Korean clothes, but there are also a few people wearing Wei costumes and Chu costumes, and there are also some men wearing commoners with arrogant faces. Standing aside, those people should be knights in the world.
The originally noisy main hall gradually became quiet as everyone saw Yu's arrival.
"Shen Lao, Yi Lao!"
In the eyes of everyone, after Yu arrived at the main hall, he raised his hand to salute the two white-haired old men sitting on the table.
One is an old man of the Shen clan, who belongs to the same lineage as the former Korean general Shen Yan, and the other is a clan of the former King of Han, named Han Yi. Although Korea was destroyed, many clans had left Xinzheng in advance, so they survived. .
"Ziyu is here!"
When Mr. Shen saw the man, he nodded.
"Can the Bao Clan in Yang Zhen be prepared? Now the county guards and county lieutenants of the Qin State are all in Yang Zhen. In this time of rebellion, the Bao Clan in Yang Zhen will still have to rely on the Bao Clan!"
Mr. Shen asked, as one of the two elders who decided on the restoration this time, Mr. Shen knew better than anyone else that as the governor of Yingchuan County, even if Yang Zhen could not win, it must be allowed to cause chaos. The more chaos, the better, to buy time.
Therefore, Bao Yu must not make the slightest mistake. He also personally told Bao Yu that it was very important.
"Don't worry, Mr. Shen! Everything has been prepared. Now in Yangzhu City, the Bao family has used all their connections to arrange 300 knights in the city. As soon as the time comes, they can kill the governor's mansion in an instant."
When Bao Yu heard what Mr. Shen said, he raised his hands and said.
And just as Bao Yu finished speaking, another voice slowly sounded out within less than a breath.
"Ziyu, don't blame me for talking too much. Don't let villains like Baofu appear again this time. Restoration is an important matter and there can be no mistakes!"
Beside Mr. Shen, the old man Han Yi, who was also kneeling behind another wooden table, looked at Bao Yu with a dull expression. His fat and fat old face gave people the feeling of being senile.
Yi Lao's voice was not loud at this moment, and seemed to be a reminder. However, when it reached other people's ears, he could still vaguely hear some dissatisfaction.
Everyone in the lobby knew that the reason why Yi Lao looked straight at Bao Yu and said those words was because of the incident of his sudden fortune. Yi Lao still remembered it and never forgot it.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yi!"
Bao Yu heard Han Yi's words, looked at Han Yi's warning eyes, and responded with his hands in hand.
Among the guests, Mr. Shen knelt down behind the wooden table. Hearing Yi Lao's words, he turned his head and looked over with helplessness. In Mr. Shen's eyes, it was useless to warn Bao Yu at the moment. Fortunately, it was Bao Yu. I'm afraid it's inevitable that the other person will have some resentment.
Although Baofu had his fault back then, it was not a minor fault, but Bao Yuan, a member of the Bao clan, had already killed him.
What's more, these things have nothing to do with Bao Yu. Bao Yu has been in Shiqiu more than ten years ago and pays little attention to the affairs of his tribe.
Think of this.
Mr. Shen sighed in his heart, this Mr. Yi was a little less ambitious after all.
"Everyone!"
The elderly Han Yi did not notice the eyes of his friends beside him. When he saw that everyone had arrived, he knocked on the ground with his staff when everyone looked over.
"I am grateful to all of you to gather here today to plan great things together. I promise today that when things are accomplished, at the time of restoration, you will be rich and powerful, and when you become generals, you will restore Korea and welcome the King of Korea!"
Yi Lao spoke loudly to everyone in his old voice, and there were many promises in his words.
However, Yi Lao's words and promises were obviously effective. Following Yi Lao's voice, the eyes of all the men in the lobby lit up and they looked at Yi Lao with excitement.
"We are willing to do our best to help him!"
"Although we are old, we welcome the King of Korea and restore Korea!!!"
Several noble men raised their hands and shouted with joy on their faces, and other people in the lobby also shouted in unison to Han Yi Jili.
Seeing this, Han Yi showed a very satisfied look on his fat old face and smiled. He seemed to be able to see that the restoration of Korea was close at hand, and it wouldn't be long before Korea would rise again in his hands.
Down the corridor.
Mr. Shen walked slowly with Bao Yu.
"There's still no news about Wu?"
Mr. Shen asked softly.
The Wu family in Xingyang was a great help and was as important as any other noble clan. What puzzled Mr. Shen was that there had been no news about the Wu siblings.
The Wu family is not just as simple as being wealthy. Wu Gao, one of the Wu siblings, was not only an aide to Wang Jia from generation to generation, but also had connections and influence in the world. His eldest sister, Wu Yun, was also quite influential in Wei. Prestige, Korea's restoration, it can be said that having these two siblings around makes people feel more at ease.
"No! I have sent people to Daidi several times to inquire. However, since Wu Gao left Daidi and went to Xianyang, Qin State, there has been no news. Dai Wangjia cannot be contacted now."
Bao Yu shook his head and said softly, not only Mr. Shen and others, but also he had been trying to find a way to find the Wu siblings about this matter, but unfortunately, there has been no news.
"Is there any news from Young Master Cheng?"
When Mr. Shen thought of the Wu siblings, he frowned slightly and looked sad, but there was nothing he could do if he couldn't find them. Now that the incident was imminent, he couldn't delay it.
When Bao Yu heard what Mr. Shen said, he looked at Mr. Shen in front of him.
"Shang is still in Chu State!"
Bao Yu said, Bao Yu didn't understand why Mr. Shen suddenly wanted to ask Gong Zicheng. It had been clearly arranged before that Gong Zicheng would return to Xinzheng and become the new king.
"If my guess is correct, Mrs. Zhang should have been protecting Young Master Cheng!"
Mr. Shen said softly.
Looking at the scholars discussing in the courtyard in the distance, Mr. Shen's eyes showed a hint of worry.
As for the affairs of the Zhang family in Chu State, Mr. Shen had always known everything. However, unlike his old friend Han Yi and other nobles, Mr. Shen never believed that the Zhang family would kill Han Ling in the first place.
Without him, Mrs. Shen understands the Zhang family!
In Mr. Shen's heart, everyone and all noble families may betray South Korea, but only the Zhang family will not.
"It should be!"
When Bao Yu heard Mr. Shen mentioning the Zhang family, his eyes showed a hint of complexity. Han Ling was his son-in-law. Reason told Bao Yu that it was impossible for the Zhang family to kill his son-in-law Han Ling, but the person he saw with his own eyes was him. The daughter is pregnant.
Bao Yu didn't believe the others, but he had no doubt about his daughter Bao Shu's words. Since Bao Shu had seen it with her own eyes, there was absolutely no lie.
Therefore, when Bao Yu heard about Zhang, he didn't know how to describe the emotion in his heart. Even after so long, he still had a little resentment towards Zhang in his heart.
"Although this plan and careful preparation should be foolproof, I am still a little worried!"
Mr. Shen said.
Bao Yu looked at Mr. Shen with some doubts. What's the worry? As long as the autumn harvest is completed, not only will all their grain and grass be gathered in Xinzheng, but also the grain and grass collected by Qin State can be taken away.
As long as there is one thing, you can rely on the harvest after the autumn harvest, the accumulated grain, grass and wealth to defend multiple cities.
Once upon a time, the King of Chu was seriously ill and it was not appropriate for the Chu State to send troops. However, now Li Yuan has promised that as long as Xiong You succeeds to the throne, the Chu State will definitely send troops to help them. In addition, in the past two years, the Qin State has arrested people everywhere and there are rioting forces everywhere. Now the Qin army is at the distant border of Daiyan.
"grown ups!"
While Mr. Shen was talking with Bao Yu, a servant hurriedly came to Mr. Shen and handed him a roll of bamboo slips.
Mr. Shen stopped, took the bamboo slip from the servant's hand, opened it, looked at the content on it, and then sighed.
"Ying Zheng indeed gave the famous sword Zhan Lu to Qin general Bai Yan!"
Mr. Shen put away the bamboo slips and said with emotion.
The famous sword Zhanlu was something that Mr. Shen always heard from his clan elders when they were chatting about swords when he was young. His words were full of yearning.
now.
But he fell into the hands of a Qin general.
"Old Shen, there is some movement in Yanmen. Now the Qin general Bai Yan has unparalleled prestige in Yanmen, and the Huns have just been defeated at his hands. If he leads his troops south, the situation will be unpredictable!"
Bao Yu was not surprised when he heard Mr. Shen's emotion. The news of the famous sword Zhan Lu had come from Xianyang before. Although it was not confirmed, he had been mentally prepared.
Now Bao Yu was even more worried when he heard the words Qin General Bai Yan.
Among the many generals of the Qin State, apart from Wang Jian and his son, it can be said that the most fearful and worrying one is the Qin General Bai Yan.
Wang Jian and his son were known for their ability to win battles and were extremely prudent in leading troops. If they met on the battlefield, a slight oversight could lead to disaster. Therefore, Wang Jian and his son were also the Qin generals they least wanted to meet.
Although the Qin general Bai Yan was not a general of the Qin State, he was different from Yang Duanhe, Li Yao, Meng Wu, Changping Jun and others. Not to mention that in the Qin State, Bai Yan, who was not a general, was quite famous regardless of whether he looked at the world. Was it the first battle with Shangjun Gao Nu that made him famous, or the later fight with Li Mu, and the last-ditch battle at Jingxing that made the world famous.
Every battle made everyone in the world clearly realize how fierce Bai Yan and his cavalry were.
In addition, after the fall of Zhao State, all the side cavalry were led by Bai Yan.
Not to mention them, even the ministers and generals in the Chu court looked solemn when they mentioned Bai Yan.
Looking at what happened to the Huns some time ago, we know that no less than 26,000 Huns all died in the Yunzhong Mountains. It is said that their heads are piled up like mountains outside Yancheng. This is the elite cavalry under Bai Yan's command in the past. The battle occurred while rushing to Yishui.
"Probably not! Not to mention that the cavalry are all with Wang Jian now. Even the people of Yanmen need to recuperate after experiencing severe drought and man-made disasters. Moreover, they have just experienced a war. The side cavalry in Yanmen must not only be wary of Daidi and the Xiongnu, but also Rest.”
When Mr. Shen mentioned Bai Yan, his eyes were full of solemnity.
The last thing he wanted to see was for Qin general Bai Yan to lead the Yanmen cavalry south. However, if there were no accidents, given the situation at Yanmen, they should not be able to escape south.
As long as Yanmen's elite troops remain stationary and the Qin State continues to fight for years, its treasury is empty and its soldiers are exhausted, they will definitely be able to survive with the help of Chu and Wei.
"Ziyu, you will return to Yangzhen tomorrow. Remember, you must keep an eye on the county government!"
Mr. Shen turned his head, looked at Bao Yu and gave instructions.
"Yu knows!"
Bao Yu raised his hand and bowed it in front of Mr. Shen.
Mr. Shen looked at Bao Yu and nodded. He still trusted Bao Yu's character and knew that Bao Yu was a man worthy of being an adult. After thinking about it, he turned to look at the yard aside and looked at the Yingchuan people. A member of the gentry clan.
"I'm still a little worried! I really don't want Young Master Cheng to return to Xinzheng so soon!"
Old Shen sighed again.
When Bao Yu heard what Mr. Shen said, he looked at Mr. Shen in surprise, and then looked at the people in the yard. Those people had been screened at all levels, and there was absolutely no chance that there was anything wrong with them.
Bao Yu couldn't figure it out and didn't know what to say, so he stood next to Mr. Shen.
In Xinzheng City.
Bao Shi knelt down in the carriage, and as the carriage drove slowly, Bao Shi looked at Bai Yan beside him with worry.
"We've all arrived here, so don't think about it anymore. Now that the autumn harvest is coming, not only can we stock up on food for the noble clans, but the Qin Kingdom has been fighting continuously and the treasury is empty. This is also the best opportunity for the old clan forces. Speaking of which, Not only the old tribes, but also Chu and Wei were not willing to see the grain and grass in Yingchuan being used by Qin, so they secretly helped these noble tribes. Now we just need to be careful this time and don't make too much noise. No matter what big thing happens! It won’t shake the determination of those old clan forces to restore themselves!”
Bai Yan looked at Bao Shi, comforted him softly, and explained the reason.
Although there may be trouble when coming to Yingchuan, it is not as dangerous as imagined. Therefore, looking at Bao's worried look, Bai Yan couldn't help but smile to reassure him.
If it was too dangerous, he would not decide to go south for the Bao family this time.
"According to the news, your father is now in Xinzheng City!"
Bai Yan said, turning his head, slightly opening the car curtain, and looking through some gaps at the people coming and going outside.
"Xi, later you take your wife to Xiaoyuan, and I'm going to meet a friend!"
Bai Yan put down the curtain and turned to look at Xi beside Bao, and whispered instructions.
Looking at the stream, Bai Yan felt a little pity in his heart. At this time, Master Xu should have returned to Shanwu. Before going south, he was worried that something would happen if he delayed, so he decided not to wait for Master Xu.
If Master Xu was here, there wouldn't be so much trouble.
As long as they put some poison made by Master Xu in Bao Yu's tea in advance, when they see Bao Yu, even if something happens, Bao Yu will not pose any threat to them.
Master Xu is not here at the moment.
Bai Yan could only give up and come to Xinzheng to meet old acquaintances.
"Watch out!"
Bao Shi looked at Bai Yan. Although she knew that Bai Yan was very powerful in swordsmanship and that he was followed by his followers in disguise, she still hoped that Bai Yan would be careful.
Bai Yan nodded slowly after hearing Bao's words.
Soon, the carriage came to a stop in front of a shop. Bai Yan got out of the carriage and looked at the big characters "Lv's Shop". After getting off the carriage, he told other cronies to protect the Bao family and asked the coachman to drive the carriage away.
Bai Yan stayed where he was, looking at the people walking around him, and then approached Lu's shop with two of his trusted aides.
Half an hour later.
Outside the gate of the Chengling Mansion in Xinzheng City, a young shop boy came to the gate and knocked on it with a bag of herbs.
The door slowly opened, and an old servant stood inside the door looking at Bai Yan.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
When the old servant saw the young man, he frowned slightly and asked impatiently.
When the boy heard this, he bent down and smiled, then looked around.
"This is the aphrodisiac that your Excellency asked the shopkeeper to find. Now that the herbal medicine has been delivered, the shopkeeper will send it to you!"
The boy said softly.
As he spoke, he picked up the herbal medicine in his hand to show that he was not lying.
The old servant listened to the young man's explanation and learned that what the young man was holding was the aphrodisiac that the adult had asked about before. Looking at the young man's clothes and appearance, he had no doubts.
"come in!"
The old servant said, and then asked the young man to approach the mansion.
Regarding the young man in front of him, the old servant was not worried that the young man would lie to him. After all, if this thin and weak young man dared to lie to others, he would not be able to get out of the gate of the mansion, and he would even be taken directly to the outside of the city and buried alive.
In the mansion.
The old servant led him to a room next to the yard, but before he got close, he vaguely heard the movement in the room. It seemed that there were more than two people, a man and a woman!
After all, the old servant was a bit old, so he didn't react at first. When he vaguely heard "General Bai", his face was startled. He thought of something, turned his head, and noticed the strange appearance of the young man.
"Go and wait in the yard first. Your Excellency has some important matters to deal with. Don't disturb me!"
While the old servant was speaking, apart from the unnatural feeling that disappeared instantly, in less than a breath, you could see that the old servant's expression didn't even change much.
When the young man saw this, he looked at the old servant, looked at the room behind the old servant where the sound was still faintly heard, and nodded with a strange look on his face.
This young boy is Bai Yan. Hearing the noise that Gou Ze made, he felt a little bit dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.
Since the last time we met, Gou Ze has not only been promoted, but also has more and more tricks! ! !
Thinking of the first time I met Gou Ze, Gou Ze was having fun with his beautiful concubine in the room in broad daylight. After rushing into the room at that time, many soldiers felt happy because of it.
Unexpectedly, many nobles in the city were quietly preparing to rebel, but Gou was still the same.
Walking to the stone bench in the yard, he turned to look at the room. Thinking back to the noise he just heard, Bai Yan always had a premonition that if he continued like this, he might die in bed one day sooner or later.
But then I thought about the faint voice of a woman calling 'General Bai'. That General Bai?
Bai Yan frowned slightly, with some doubts in his mind.
There don't seem to be many people with the surname Bai in the world, and they are generals. Except for the lineage of the Bai family in Xixian County and Pingyang Baiqi, who are the descendants of Gongsun Bai of Chu State, there are indeed generals with the surname Bai.
Could it be that there are generals from Chu State inside?
Bai Yan thought about it and then shook his head. Gou Ze would never betray him. Now that Gou Ze has taken refuge with the old Korean clan, it will be difficult for him to end up well no matter what in the future. Gou Ze is not stupid and will never betray him.
Even if it was really a Chu general who was here, he must be one of Gou Ze's men.
(End of chapter)
