Inside Yangzhu City.
In the next two days, Bai Yan kept walking around the city, observing the situation in Yangzhi City. If it was the first day where he visited the lower-level officials, then in the future, Bai Yan would keep more of them at the governor's mansion.
The governor of Yingchuan County is Cui Yan, a wealthy family in Longxi. Unlike Cui Ping, Cui Yan, who is over fifty, is married to the daughter of the Meng family in Xi County, and the Meng family is Meng Yu's. Family, one of the oldest families in Qin.
When he was in Longxi in the past, Cui Yan was the censor and one of the three most powerful officials in Longxi. He was later transferred from Longxi to Yingchuan and directly served as the governor of Yingchuan County.
During the two days of observation, Bai Yan did not go to find Cui Yan, because although Bai Yan had never met Cui Yan, Bai Yu told him that among the hundreds of civil and military officials who had admonished him, Cui Yan He is one of them, and one of several officials who have submitted letters several times.
The reason is that Cui Ping belongs to the Cui family. One of the Cui family women's husband's family is Fengji, the Feng family.
When Bai Yan was investigating the robbery and selling matter, not only Feng Ji was executed by Bai Yan, but the entire Feng family, including the Cui family women, were also imprisoned. Naturally, Cui Yan could not forget this, regardless of his bloodline or his face. thing.
Fengshi is the Fengshi that Mr. Wei knew back then!
"Did Cui Yan participate in the rebellion?"
Bai Yan and his two cronies were walking on the street, looking a little confused. In the past two days, they had been observing secretly. The shadows of noble people could be seen in the entire county governor's mansion. Cui Yan's mansion was full of people almost every day. When visiting, some brought money, some brought women, and almost all of their sons were accepted.
According to this situation, Cui Yandu should have been won over by the nobles, but why did Bao Yu say that the Bao clan's responsibility in the whole plan was to lead people into the governor's mansion and get rid of the people inside? Officials of the State of Qin.
And from beginning to end, there has always been one most important and puzzling question that has troubled Bai Yan.
That is who Li Si used to secretly fan the flames and incite all the nobles who were dissatisfied with Qin to riot. This person must have considerable status and prestige to be able to do it.
It's approaching dusk.
Bai Yan returned to the Bao family's mansion through the back door, but just when he passed by the pavilion, he saw three men holding swords, talking with two women and three other women in the pavilion.
Bai Yan didn't want to go there, so he pretended not to see it, and he didn't expect things to go wrong. Before he walked a few steps, he heard a sound coming from the pavilion.
"Junzi Zhang!! Junzi Jing!!!"
When Bai Yan heard the sound, he stopped. The two cronies walking in front of Bai Yan also stopped, and the three of them looked at the pavilion in confusion.
In the eyes of the three people, a slightly handsome man walked slowly, came in front of the three people and bowed slowly.
"Huyi! Meet the three of you!"
The man named Hu Yi said.
Seeing this, Bai Yan also raised his hand to return the salute. After the ceremony, Bai Yan looked at this Huyi with some confusion. This was not the first time Bai Yan had met this Huyi. That day at the restaurant, he saw his violent father Baoyan. At the right time, this Eunuch will follow behind.
"After hearing that Brother Jing Mo is the Jing family, Hu Yi felt a sense of friendship. I wonder if we can talk to him in the pavilion!"
Hu Yi looked at the three people in front of him, then looked at Bai Yan among the three with a smile, and softly invited him.
"Don't dare!"
Bai Yan looked at Hu Yi's invitation and saw that many people were looking at the pavilion. Thinking of living here in the Bao family in the future, Bai Yan did not refuse.
"please!"
After Bai Yan saluted, he extended his hand to indicate.
"Brother Zhang, Brother Nong, if nothing happens, how about we go there together?"
Bai Yan said.
But while he was talking, Bai Yan glanced at his two confidants. Zhang Liang and Nong naturally understood what Bai Yan meant, and they quickly smiled with apologetic eyes. One said that he was very tired today, and the other said that he was not feeling well, and excused himself. Fan.
"What a pity, I'll talk to you two again in Huyi another day!"
When Hu Yi saw this, he had a look of regret on his face, but the joy in his eyes could not be more obvious.
Bai Yan also raised his hand and shook his head regretfully. After chatting with Zhang and Liang for a few words, Bai Yan followed Hu Yi to the pavilion after the two left.
Along the way, Hu Yi said some complimentary words to Bai Yan.
But Hu Yi didn't know that his thoughts had been seen through by Bai Yan from the beginning. From the first time he mentioned the Jing family, Bai Yan had roughly guessed the purpose, otherwise he wouldn't have let Zhang and Liang leave. It's not that Bai Yan was worried that Hu Yi would hurt Zhang and Liang. If Zhang and Liang were in such a bad situation, they wouldn't follow him into the tyrant's house.
What Bai Yan is really worried about is that neither Zhang Liang nor Nong are knights, and their swordsmanship is not strong, but when they swing their swords, the swords are rushing to kill people. What if Huyi and the men in the pavilion choose, When the time comes, one bad move may really kill someone.
Zhang Liang and Nong are not just one-on-one duels. They are people who have occasionally seen blood or killed people. Both of them survived the battlefield of the sea of blood and corpse mountains. In that bloody battle, the two of them were not murderers. He was covered in blood, but if he had a bad breath, he would only kill people.
Inside the pavilion.
Bai Yan came to the pavilion and saw women and girls one by one. Under Hu Yi's introduction, Bai Yan got to know these people one by one. The two women were both noble women who married into the Bao family, the Lu family and the Lu family. The status is not high, and the two women beside Bao Tie are Bao Ding's daughter and Bao Ding's cousin's daughter.
Bai Yan doesn't need to deliberately write down these women. After all, after this incident, they will never meet again.
"I guess this one doesn't need any introduction from Hu Yi, girl Bao Tong!"
When Hu Yi said this, he glanced at Bai Yan, and then looked at Bao Yan, his eyes full of love, and his admiration was beyond words.
"I've met Mr. Jing!"
Bao Yan glanced at Bai Yan, lowered his head and saluted slowly.
"Jing Mo, I've seen Miss Bao Tong!"
Bai Yan also raised his hand and returned the salute to Bao Yan. After the salute, he looked at the other two men.
"This is Luan Hong of the Luan family! In the past in Wuling Mountain, Brother Luan Hong once killed five Qin officials with one against five. He became famous for a while. He was a famous knight near Yingchen. This is Lu Ji , belongs to the same sect as Mrs. Bao, and was quite famous in Chu State in the past! Many Chu State officials know Brother Lu Ji!"
Hu Yi introduced the two men to Bai Yan. In Hu Yi's eyes, no matter who they were, they could make people feel pressure, whether it was Luan Hong's swordsmanship or Lu Ji's connections in Chu State.
All along, when Hu Yi was pursuing Bao Yan, among the many people who admired Bao Yan, the two people that Hu Yi paid attention to and regarded as his biggest competitors were the two people in front of him.
"Jing Mo, I've met you two!"
When Bai Yan heard the deeds of the two people in front of him, he looked at them with some surprise. When he came to his senses, he remembered to salute.
Bai Yan's behavior made the two men laugh rather contemptuously, thinking that Bai Yan would have been stunned when he heard their deeds. However, the two of them understood. Looking at Bai Yan's young appearance, they probably also I don't know many people, let alone want to know and talk to a government official.
"Um!"
Luan Hong and Lu Ji both raised their hands and gave simple returns.
There were two women who had the same idea as the two of them. Seeing that Bai Yan was not paying attention, the two women looked at each other and both pursed their lips and smiled, as did the other two girls.
"I heard that the Jing family is a famous chivalrous family in the Chu Kingdom. Luan Hong has always admired the Jing family. Now that I see him, I feel really itchy. You are a branch of the Jing family. I think you must have some experience. I wonder if you can give me some advice!"
At this time, Luan Hong raised his burly and strong arms again and said to Bai Yan.
As Luan Hong finished speaking, the pavilion suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Bai Yan, wanting to see how Bai Yan would answer.
"My ancestor is not a member of the Jing family. If he is good at dancing, how could he leave the Jing family and live in Han!"
Bai Yan smiled bitterly and watched Luan Hong raise his hand.
"Jing Mo is not good at martial arts and can't defend himself with a sword. Please forgive me, brother Luan Hong!"
Bai Yan said, not only saying that he was not good at martial arts, but also telling the reasons.
Hearing Bai Yan's words, even Luan Hong felt embarrassed for a moment. Looking at the thin Bai Yan, Luan Hong also wanted to give it a try today because he learned that Lord Bao Yu of the Baofu had brought back the son of an old friend. His skills are best used in front of Bao Ye to make him lose face.
As a result, I never expected that the opponent had already admitted defeat before the competition even started.
See this.
Luan Hong didn't know what to say.
"That's it! We were the ones who were rude! Haha!"
At the critical moment, Hu Yi came to smooth things over. At this moment, Hu Yi said to Bai Yan with a smile on his face.
"Brother Jing is not good at martial arts. His father is an old friend of Mr. Bao. I'm afraid he must be good at literature and knowledge."
Before Hu Yi finished speaking, everyone saw Bai Yan shaking his head again.
"I know how poor I am, but fortunately Lord Bao Yu is generous. My father entrusts me to Lord Bao Yu."
Bai Yan said without a smile on his face.
quiet!
Following Bai Yan's words, everyone in the pavilion fell silent. Everyone was silent and didn't know how to speak. Even Hu Yi didn't expect it to be so straightforward, which even made him a little at a loss.
Not only Hu Yi, but also everyone else, this is the first time they have seen someone like Bai Yan, who dares to tell the fact that he is incompetent, who dares to say that he is inferior to others, and it seems that he has no competitive spirit at all.
See here.
Not to mention Hu Yi, Luan Hong, and Lu Ji, even the other two women could see that the young man really had no intention of relying on Bao Yu's relationship and had inappropriate thoughts about Bao Yu.
Seeing that his goal was achieved so simply, Hu Yi was naturally too lazy to embarrass Bai Yan any more.
Next.
Everyone who was still paying attention to Bai Yan suddenly gave up the idea of paying attention to Bai Yan and continued chatting. The two women and even the two women all looked at Luan Hong and Lu Ji. After all, these two The person has rich qualifications and knows or has experienced many interesting and strange things, which makes people look at him.
Throughout the whole process, Bai Yan acted like a transparent person, with no one paying attention.
But what surprised Bai Yan was that when Luan Hong and Lu Ji talked endlessly about the world and told anecdotes to attract other people's attention, Hu Yishang was almost not in a hurry. It was obvious that Hu Yi was very interested in Bao Yan. Yan also had thoughts, and he didn't even hide them.
But now it's obviously a good opportunity, and Hu Yi doesn't seem to be in a hurry to talk about his own affairs.
While thinking about it, Bai Yan, who had no interest at all and was a little sleepy, suddenly became a little interested. With Hu Yi's actions, Bai Yan didn't think that Hu Yi would give up. From Hu Yi's various actions just now, he could see that Hu Yi Yi is not only a competitive person, but also quite scheming.
Half an hour passed.
Sitting on his knees in the pavilion, quietly watching everyone talking, Bai Yan saw that the night was getting dark, and he planned to find a reason to leave, too lazy to wait any longer.
But before Bai Yan could speak, he saw Bao Ding and Bao Yu, Bao Ding's father, in the corridor with several men in the distance. Bao Ding and Bao Yu seemed to have seen the pavilion, so they looked at each other. After saying something, they walked over together.
"Ziyi, Ziji, are we so free today?"
Baoding brought several men to the pavilion and said with a smile.
Bao Yu walked behind the pavilion, frowned slightly, and looked at Bai Yan with some confusion, as if he didn't understand why Bai Yan was here.
Bai Yan gave Bao Yu a helpless look.
As he spoke, there was a ceremony followed by everyone. Fortunately, Bai Yan was like a transparent person. Apart from Bao Yu, almost no one would pay attention to him, which saved him a lot of trouble.
"Brother Luan Hong has always admired the Jing family of the Xiamen. After learning that brother Jing Mo is the Jing family, he wanted to ask for advice!"
After seeing everyone saluting, Hu Yi looked at Bai Yan, then raised his hands to Bao Yu and explained.
It seems like an explanation, but it is actually very easy to anger a person who protects his shortcomings. Hu Yi is obviously using this method to make Bao Yu unknowingly have an impression of Luan Hong in his heart. Secondly, he wants to test Bai Yan. How does it look to Bao Yu?
Although Bao Yu is not Bao Yu's daughter, in Bao Mansion, Bao Yu is not only the eldest son of Bao Lao, but also the pillar of the Bao family today. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that if Bao Yu is willing, he can really influence Bao Yu. Promise for marriage.
"Well, that's true. It's Luan Hong's fault. He didn't know that Brother Jing Mo was not good at martial arts before!"
When Luan Hong heard what Hu Yi said, Luan Hong, who was relatively straightforward by nature, didn't think much about it at all. He raised his hand and explained to Bao Yu that in Luan Hong's eyes, he just wanted to compete. As a descendant of the Jing family, Jing Mo , it is normal for him, Luan Hong, to want to have a discussion.
"Um!"
Bao Yu looked at Luan Hong and nodded, but when he looked at Bai Yan, his eyes were a little strange and fleeting, so no one noticed.
"Hahaha! It doesn't matter. We all know Zihong's martial arts skills. He can be said to be a hero!"
Baoding laughed and said to everyone.
Looking at Luan Hong, Baoding's eyes were full of appreciation.
"Whenever you plan for great things, Zi Hong is indispensable~!"
Baoding sighed with emotion, making no secret of his respect and regard for Luan Hong.
With this short sentence, Luan Hong's face instantly became ecstatic, and he looked at Bao Tong with joy, then looked at Bao Ding, and raised his hand with excitement.
"In the future, if my uncle is destined to die, Luan Hong will not hesitate to die even if he is exposed to swords, mountains and seas of fire!"
Luan Hong said.
Baoding heard this and nodded with satisfaction.
However, Luan Hong's closeness to Bao Ding immediately made Hu Yi and Lu Ji nervous.
"Uncle, I think my former friend should send news in two days!"
Lu Ji said to Baoding with his hands raised, his words a little anxious, as if he was worried that Baoding would not believe him.
Fortunately, Lu Ji breathed a sigh of relief after Baoding nodded.
But following Baoding's words, Baoding seemed to think of something and looked at Huyi.
"Ziyi, in the past you wrote to your mentor, did you get a reply?"
Baoding asked.
In fact, what Lu Ji was more curious about than Lu Ji's friends and some officials in Chu State was the mysterious appearance of Hu Yi in the restaurant in the past.
Inside the pavilion.
When Bao Yu, Bai Yan and other men heard Bao Ding's words, they all looked at Hu Yi.
In the eyes of everyone, Hu Yi smiled sarcastically and saluted Baoding.
I don't know if it was Bai Yan's illusion, but I always felt that after hearing Baoding's words, Hu Yi's eyes flashed with ecstasy, as if he had been waiting for these words.
"Ashamed!"
Hu Yi clasped his hands and shook his head, his expression full of loss and helplessness.
"If there is a letter, I think this big thing will happen!"
When Hu Yi said this, he took a deep breath, his tone filled with resentment.
This immediately aroused everyone's curiosity. Even Bao Yu and Bao Ding didn't know why Hu Yi dared to boast so much.
"Ziyi must not hide anything. Could it be that he is still hiding something from his uncle? Or maybe he doesn't trust the people here?"
Baoding took a breath, looked at Hu Yi and asked.
When Hu Yi heard Bao Ding's words, he saw everyone's eyes looking at him. Then Hu Yi looked at Bao Tong with an expression on his face. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he turned his head, took a deep breath, and raised his head to Bao Ding. hand.
"Uncle, it was not Huyi who was hiding something in the past, but it was a matter of great importance. Now that uncle has asked about it, and everyone here is anti-Qin, then Huyi will no longer hide it!"
Hu Yi explained.
After saying these words, the entire pavilion became even quieter. Everyone couldn't help but cheer up after hearing Hu Yi's words.
And in everyone's eyes, Hu Yi looked at Baoding with a solemn expression.
"My uncle used to wonder who Huyi wrote to!"
Hu Yi said, watching Bao Ding nod, Hu Yi swallowed his saliva and prepared the ceremony again.
"The person who wrote the letter from Huyi is none other than Huyi's mentor, Yin Bei!"
Hu Yi said, and after finishing speaking, he looked at the others with a serious expression.
"Yin Bei?"
"Yin Bei! I've never heard of it! Who is it?"
In the pavilion, following Hu Yi's words, not to mention other men, not to mention Luan Hong and Lu Ji, as well as Bao Ding, Bao Yu, Bao Yu and the two women, all frowned and looked thoughtful.
Only Bai Yan, after hearing what Hu Yi said, his eyes froze and he looked up at Hu Yi.
Yin monument!
Hu Yi is a disciple of his mentor Yin Bei?
Bai Yan didn't dare to believe it, but he also didn't dare to deny it. Although his mentor Yin Bei said that he had too many enemies in his life and had never accepted a disciple during his lifetime, Bai Yan couldn't guarantee 100% whether his mentor was worried that he would leak the news. , and concealed something.
Therefore, Bai Yan was a little confused when he heard what Hu Yi said.
His mentor Yin Bei has always been a secret in Bai Yan's heart, and his mentor Yin Bei repeatedly warned him not to tell anyone about being his disciple. Therefore, Bai Yan has never mentioned his mentor Yin Bei.
did not expect.
After so many years, I actually heard the name of my mentor from other people here in the Bao family.
"Who is Yin Bei? Why have I never heard of him?"
"yes!"
The men standing next to Baoding looked at each other in confusion and shook their heads. Even Baoding shook his head after thinking for a moment. He had come into contact with so many people in the world, and he really had no memory of this Yin Monument.
"Yin Monument!"
Only Bao Yu seemed to have heard this name vaguely, but he couldn't remember where he heard it.
And amidst the doubtful gazes of everyone, Hu Yi did not panic at all.
"Uncle, have you ever heard of the Lao Ai Rebellion!"
Hu Yi said.
Baoding nodded, and the other men also became quiet at this time, all looking towards Hu Yi.
"My uncle must have just known that King Qin Yingzheng sent Lord Changping and Lord Changwen to quell the rebellion, and eventually Lao Ai was killed!"
Hu Yi said softly.
Bai Yan also looked at Hu Yi attentively at this time, his expression full of solemnity.
"Indeed!"
When Baoding heard what Hu Yi said, he didn't hide it and nodded.
Seeing this, Hu Yi took a deep breath, glanced at everyone, and then shook his head.
"I'm afraid my uncle doesn't know that before the rebellion of Lao'ai in the past, apart from the thousands of followers under his command, he ordered one person to commit suicide alone at the mansion of a Chu official. And those two mansions were surprisingly the current right prime minister of Qin, Lord Chang Ping, and the Qin Dynasty. The residence of General Chang Wenjun."
When Hu Yi said this, he raised his head and sighed.
"And that person is none other than my mentor, Yin Bei!"
E Yishu said.
However, following Hu Yi's words, what was surprising was that the other men in the pavilion suddenly laughed, and the original serious atmosphere collapsed.
"Alone?"
"How is this possible! It is!"
When the men heard what Hu Yi said, they shook their heads and expressed disbelief.
Even Lu Ji and Luan Hong couldn't help but smile and look at Hu Yi.
"Brother Ziyi, one person! Killing the mansions of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen alone, at this time, is really ridiculous!"
Luan Hong said, his expression full of disbelief, and his eyes looking at Hu Yi were also full of suspicion.
However, after hearing Luan Hong's words, Hu Yi didn't care at all. He turned his head, looked at Luan Hong with contempt, and sneered.
"Don't believe it? Do you know how Lord Changping and Lord Changwen's wives died?"
Hu Yi asked.
Luan Hong shook his head and wanted to speak, but was suddenly stunned.
At this time, Bao Yu, who had been puzzled, suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Hu Yi in shock. If Bao Yu remembered correctly, not long after the Lao Ai rebellion occurred in Xianyang, Qin State, It seems that the wives of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen died one after another.
"Then how can you prove that it was really Yin Bei who killed him?"
Lu Ji looked at Hu Yi suspiciously.
At this time, Hu Yi stopped defending and shook his head with melancholy.
"Whether you believe it or not! If you have the chance, you will know one day. I am not lying!"
After Hu Yi finished speaking, he seemed to not want to explain anymore.
But at this time, Luan Hong didn't want to look at Hu Yi, who was stealing the limelight. He saw that his uncle's fixed eyes had changed when he looked at Hu Yi. Luan Hong knew that if he didn't do anything, what his uncle said just now would be in vain.
"Since you are a disciple of a master, why not give it a try! Luan Hong, I would like to ask for advice!"
Luan Hong stepped forward, raised his hands to Hu Yi and said, looking directly at Hu Yi.
Hu Yi shook his head upon seeing this.
"I don't want to make a distinction between high and low, but when it comes to the reputation of my mentor, Hu Yi will no longer hide it, please!"
After Hu Yi shook his head, he looked at Luan Hong with a melancholy expression, then raised his hand to salute Luan Hong, and then saluted Bao Ding and Bao Yu. After doing all this, he signaled to go to the yard for a competition.
"Who do you think will win?"
"I do not know!"
"Could it be that what happened in Yin Bei is true? But how could anyone do it by killing the general's mansion alone?"
In the pavilion, men looked at the backs of Luan Hong and Hu Yi and talked privately.
Bai Yan also looked at Hu Yi's back, his eyes filled with confusion. Could it be true? This could finally explain why his mentor had repeatedly advised him not to reveal his name under any circumstances.
There were sounds of fighting.
Bai Yan just recovered from his thoughts. However, when Bai Yan became more and more convinced that Hu Yi was a disciple of his mentor Yin Bei, when he saw the strength, speed, and angle of Hu Yi's sword swing in the courtyard, Bai Yan was immediately confused. Everything disappeared, and I couldn't help but shake my head in my heart.
Although I don't know where Na Huyi learned about his mentor, Hu Yi is definitely not his mentor's disciple. Swinging and stabbing, and even holding a sword are all behaviors that his mentor repeatedly tabooed.
The teacher would never allow his disciple to make such a mistake, because it could be fatal.
Although during the fight, Hu Yi gradually gained the upper hand and suppressed Luan Hong, at this moment, Bai Yan was no longer in the mood to watch.
Listening to the doubtful voices of the men beside him, and listening to what Hu Yi said just now, Bai Yan suddenly remembered what he heard in the camp in Lantian more than two years ago.
"You only know that Zhuan Zhu is powerful and Nie Zheng is brave, but you don't know that our country of Qin actually had a knight a few years ago. He once killed dozens of soldiers with one sword, and finally escaped unharmed. .”
"Why are you lying to me? My father followed an adult that year and almost died under that man's sword. Even though several years have passed, my father's face always looks pale every time he mentions it to others in private. Bloodless.”
"What's that man's name?"
"Liang Lang! Tell me quickly!"
"That's right, tell us the name of the knight quickly."
Bai Yan recalled scenes from the past, and the voices of the young men from the past came to mind, as if the scene and those friends of that day were right in front of him.
Almost three years!
Bai Yan's nose was a little sore, and he felt a little sad thinking about sad things.
The things he has experienced since he was a child, the people he has seen, the things he has seen, and the places he has been to, apart from his family, those people are the ones who are most willing and like to be with Bai Yan.
In the eyes of others, those people were just some Qin teenagers, but to Bai Yan, no one could replace them.
"What's wrong, clan sister?"
Behind a wooden table, watching Hu Yi continue to gain the upper hand, even Luan Hong, who once killed five Qin officials alone, was no match for Hu Yi. A woman's face was red and her eyes were full of color, but she turned her head At that moment, he suddenly realized that the clan sister didn’t seem to be watching.
The woman followed the violent gaze and saw the thin boy in the distance lowering his head, his eyes full of sadness.
"Sister clan, this should be the competition now. Thinking of the humiliation just now!"
The woman approached Bao He and whispered in his ear.
Hearing this, Baoteng looked at the clan girl beside him, nodded, and sighed. When he looked at the competition in the yard again, he felt a little unhappy for some reason.
The man she likes should not be someone who enjoys humiliating others.
This is what her most admired and loved cousin Bao Shu once said since she was a child. Looking back on the way her cousin Bao Shu said this sentence in the past, she doesn't know when it started. This is not only a favorite mantra of the clan sister. , these are the words that she has always kept in mind since childhood.
In terms of appearance, gentleness and virtuousness, the person she admired most in her life was her cousin Baoshu.
It's a pity that my cousin is violent.
(End of chapter)
