Late September.
The assassination of the King of Chu was a huge event for the Chu State. Under normal circumstances, no one or force could conceal it, let alone the fact that the King of Chu was killed together with him this time. There is the Queen Mother Li Yanyan and the Li Yuan clan.
When the news reached Yangdi, it was no surprise that the entire city of Yangdi was in a commotion. The streets, alleys, tea shops, and restaurants were all filled with people discussing the matter.
In the violent house.
Several distinguished guests arrived today, and the maids and slaves in the mansion were busy.
In fact, after using all his connections and keeping more than 300 people in Yang Yan, the Bao family had already squandered almost all their savings. Now, having another banquet of wine and meat has drained all the money.
Along with the banquet, Bai Yan finally met Mr. Shen, one of the old men who led the rebel forces.
"I have important things to do tomorrow and I need to go south! Don't drink too much! I hope you can forgive me!"
Mr. Shen, who was very old, saw everyone enthusiastically toasting the wine. After drinking for a while, he quickly waved his hands and shook his head. He put down the wine glass and said apologetically to everyone.
At the banquet.
In addition to Bao Lao, Bao Yuan, Bao Ding, Bao Yu and others, several young disciples of the Bao clan, as well as some young heroes, also came to the banquet.
Huyi is naturally no exception.
Ever since he defeated Luan Hong with swordsmanship that day, the proud smile on Hu Yi's face has never left, and the confidence in his eyes is undisguised. In contrast to Hu Yi, Luan Hong on the side is just the opposite. After giving it to Hu Yi, Luan Hong clearly felt that his violent father was determined and his enthusiasm for him was much less than before.
Luan Hong naturally knew the reason.
Although he was unwilling to give in, looking at Hu Yi, Luan Hong knew clearly that he was indeed no match for Hu Yi in terms of swordsmanship.
"Sir, the gate, the county guard Cui Yan is here to visit!"
A servant suddenly came to the main hall in a hurry and reported to Bao Lao Ji Li in a panic.
After hearing the servant's words, Bao Lao's expression instantly solidified, and he looked at Bao Yuan. The two of them were puzzled. They didn't know why Cui Yan, the governor of Bao Mansion, who had never been to Bao Mansion, came to the mansion at this time.
"Governor Cui Yan?"
"Cui Yan? What's going on?"
In the main hall, Bao Lao and Bao Yuan were not the only ones who were puzzled. Even Bao Ding, Bao Yu and others looked at each other with shocked expressions.
"Father, I think the news about Mr. Shen's arrival must have been leaked. The situation is critical now. Please ask father to order someone to escort Mr. Shen away!"
Just when Hu Yi, Lu Ji and others looked puzzled, they saw that Bao Yu had come to his senses, turned around and raised his hand to salute Bao Lao.
After listening to Bao Yu's words, Hu Yi, Lu Ji and others nodded and looked at Mr. Shen.
indeed.
This possibility is very high. The news about Mr. Shen must have been leaked, and Cui Yan just came here.
"Somebody come!"
When Bao Lao heard the words of his eldest son Bao Yu, his expression suddenly became tense, and he looked directly outside the door, preparing to greet the people in the mansion.
Seeing this, others, including Hu Yi, Luan Hong and others, also put their hands on their swords.
Although Cui Yan's arrival made everyone tremble with fear, fearing that he was coming to kill them, both Hu Yi and Luan Hong knew that this time was both a danger and an opportunity.
To know.
The person currently in the mansion is Mr. Shen.
Whether it is the status of Mr. Shen or the Shen family, they are far superior to the Bao family. If we can save Mr. Shen and leave this time, why not worry about being able to get ahead and enjoy glory and wealth in the future.
"Hey~~~No need to call anyone!"
Elder Shen looked at this scene. Unlike everyone else, Elder Shen not only stretched out his hand to stop Elder Bao, but also looked at the people in the main hall and told them that there was no need to get excited.
"Ziyu, go to the mansion and welcome the Lord Sheriff in!"
After Mr. Shen appeased everyone, he looked at Bao Yu and gave instructions softly.
Following Mr. Shen's words, everyone in the main hall was stunned. Even Mr. Bao had an astonished expression on his face. But then, everyone suddenly thought of something and looked at Mr. Shen with expressions of surprise, surprise and disbelief. , even Bao Yu is no exception.
Bao Yu looked a little dazed. He couldn't believe the thought in his mind. He must know that Mr. Shen had told him personally that even if Yang Zhen couldn't be taken down, the more chaos the better.
This is what Mr. Shen said himself.
However, looking at Mr. Shen's appearance at this moment, there was no other explanation.
Looking at Bao Yu's unbelievable look in everyone's eyes, Mr. Shen sighed and shook his head slightly.
"Zi Yu, it's a long story. Even I didn't know about it before! This is a test for you, the Bao clan, by Mr. Han, the Zhuang clan and other clansmen. After all, there have been bad fortunes before. If you don't It’s hard to put people at ease after a test! They were afraid that I would mind, so they never even told me!”
Mr. Shen explained, then turned slightly sideways and saluted Mr. Bao to express his apology.
If the King of Chu had not been assassinated suddenly and people were in chaos, if he had not immediately gone south to Chu State and had vague thoughts of giving up on the restoration, I am afraid that Han Yi and the others would still not have informed him of this matter.
Originally, in the plan of Han Yi and others, they had to wait until they were ready to launch a rebellion at the earliest before notifying him and the Bao family.
Think of this.
Mr. Shen couldn't help but sigh. He knew that Han Yi was not broad-minded, but he didn't expect that he would go to such an extent and give the Bao family such a test because of his sudden fortune.
Quiet~!
Following Mr. Shen's words in the main hall, everyone couldn't help but look at Bao Yu. Looking at Bao Yu's blank look, they didn't know what to say for a moment.
Perhaps there is nothing wrong with this matter in the eyes of outsiders such as Hu Yi. After all, because of the sudden fortune before, it is understandable to be defensive.
the other side.
Bai Yan, who was sitting on his knees behind the wooden table behind Lu Ji, looked at Mr. Shen in the distance.
When Bai Yan heard with his own ears that Cui Yan had rebelled against Qin, even though Bai Yan had had thoughts about it, he couldn't help but be surprised.
Although under the previous orders of the King of Qin, many Qin officials who came to Yingchuan to serve were officials who had committed crimes, so Bai Yan could understand that those officials would not hesitate too much in the face of the wooing of these noble clans.
But Cui Yan is the governor of Yingchuan County!
Sheriff! The largest official in Yingchuan County, even if Korea is restored, Cui Yan may not be able to achieve such a high status. After all, Yingchuan is Korea in the past. From another perspective, the entire Korea is now ruled by Cui Yan territory.
What exactly did those nobles promise Cui Yan? Can make Cui Yan rebel against Qin.
"I see, that is to say, in the beginning, they didn't need the Bao clan to capture the county governor's mansion at all."
When Bao Yu heard what Mr. Shen said, his eyes were extremely complicated. He looked at Mr. Shen in full view of everyone.
"Hey~! That's true! But Zi Yu doesn't need to worry. The Bao Clan has gathered so many knights this time. Not only will the Bao Clan regain the trust of others, but when things are done, everyone will remember that it was the Bao Clan who recruited these knights. !I will never forget Bao’s contribution!”
Mr. Shen looked at Bao Yu with helpless eyes.
If he had known about this matter from the beginning, he would never have agreed to do it, but he never thought that those people knew that he was always close to Ziyu, so they did not tell him about it.
The purpose is that if the Bao family has another intention and joins Qin, Cui Yan will deal with the Bao family.
Under the main hall.
After hearing Mr. Shen's explanation, Bao Yu looked at his father and uncle, remained silent for two breaths, looked at Mr. Shen, and raised his hand to bow.
After the ceremony, Bao Yu turned around and walked out of the main hall to welcome Cui Yan, the governor of Yingchuan County.
Mr. Shen looked at this scene and sighed helplessly again.
Bai Yan was sitting on his knees in the corner when he saw Bao Yu pass by with a complex expression on his face and leave the main hall.
Bai Yan knew that if he had told Bao Yu to wake up and left him no choice, then the actions of those nobles would have been really heartbreaking.
Thinking of this, Bai Yan turned to look at the old man at the end of the main hall. Those nobles only knew that the purpose of this visit was to test the Bao clan, not to let the Bao clan actually kill the governor's mansion, but they did not consider that in order to keep this man in captivity There are more than 300 people. In order to settle everything, Bao has squandered all his wealth.
To know.
Before South Korea was not destroyed, South Korea did not show any kindness to the Bao family. Now, all the Bao family has squandered are the property accumulated by the Bao family year after year.
The Bao family had squandered all their possessions and property, and was not willing to risk the lives of the entire clan, just so that when the uprising broke out, the Bao family would directly kill the county governor, take control of the county governor, and capture Yang 煅.
As a result, after the Bao family had emptied their wealth, they just told the Bao family that there was no need to attack the county guard's mansion. The county guards were all theirs, and Yang Zhen was already in their pocket.
This makes the people of the Bao family think in their hearts.
From the beginning, none of those people believed in Bao.
Think of this.
Bai Yan knelt down behind the wooden table. When he vaguely saw Bao Lao's embarrassed expression and a hint of warmth and anger, Bai Yan didn't know that Bao Yu's father and Bao Shu's grandfather were filled with resentment at this moment. Those nobles still resented their sudden fortune.
Although the actions of other nobles in Xinzheng were due to their sudden fortune, they made the Bao family look like a joke.
"Great, the county guards are all ours, great things can happen!"
"No, when the Qin State finds out about this in the future, I'm afraid that Ying Zheng will be so angry that he vomits blood!"
"Even the county guards rebelled against Qin. It seems that Qin's fate is sealed."
In the lobby, after seeing Bao Yu leave, the atmosphere gradually became lively. Men started talking to each other, including some young members of the Bao clan.
After learning that Cui Yan was one of theirs, the children of the Bao family smiled happily. Due to their different ages and experiences, those children had not considered the interests behind this matter at all.
After a while.
In everyone's eyes, behind Bao Yu, a group of about twenty people came to the main hall. The leader was wearing an official uniform of the Qin Kingdom, and the pattern was exactly the same as that of Yanmen County Governor Yang Lao.
Bai Yan knew clearly that that person should be Cui Yan.
Bai Yan and Cui Yan have never met, and Bai Yan is not worried about being recognized by Cui Yan at the moment.
But what surprised Bai Yan was that among the many men behind Cui Yan, he actually saw a child of the Chu family whom he had met once on the street. It was he who took a charming woman on a ride on the street. There were carriages and many Qin officials clearing the way.
"Shen Yan, meet the governor!"
"Baoyuan! Meet the governor!"
Seeing Cui Yan's arrival, Mr. Shen and everyone else stood up and saluted Cui Yan.
Bai Yan was naturally no exception. He stood up and raised his hands to Cui Yan.
Speaking of which, Bai Yan was also very curious at this moment about how the people of the Bao clan felt. They had to know that the Bao clan used so many connections and raised so many knights in order to kill Cui Yan. Now Cui Yan is like this Come directly to the front.
The most important thing is that Cui Yan is very likely to know about this matter.
"No need to be polite!"
Cui Yan smiled and raised his hand in return.
He glanced around the crowd, and when he saw a young man standing in the corner who was not burly among the crowd, he was a little surprised, but he didn't take it to heart, thinking that the Bao clan brought him from somewhere.
At the invitation of Bao Lao, Bao Yuan and others, Cui Yan quickly went to sit upstairs. The wooden table originally used by Bao Lao was taken away by three maids and replaced with a brand new wooden table. Cui Yan gathered around In the middle, Mr. Shen and Mr. Shen knelt and sat at the top.
Bai Yan stood behind the wooden table and watched the gentry disciples come to both sides one after another. Hu Yi, Lu Ji, Luan Hong and others consciously gave up their seats.
When he saw a middle-aged man from a noble family approaching, Bai Yan also stepped back.
Through observation, Bai Yan not only knew that the son of the Chu family that day was named Chu Cheng, but also knew that the rest of them were from the first-class wealthy families in Yangju City, including the Jun family and the Hao family, and those young men were all Come with your father or the elders of the clan.
"Everyone, we are gathered together again today. I believe that we are all dissatisfied with the Qin State and are ambitious people who want to help the Korean nation. Therefore, I don't need to be chatty. We are here today to conspire against Qin!"
After Cui Yan saw all the old men and middle-aged men kneeling down, he glanced at the young nobles and spoke slowly.
In the quiet main hall.
As Cui Yan spoke, everyone listened attentively to the arrangements. When they learned that Mr. Shen was going to Chu with Bao Yu, they were not surprised. Today they also learned about the assassination of King Chu. The Chu State rebelled, and the King of Chu and the Queen Mother were killed. They were also shocked. They guessed that the Chu State was in chaos, but they never dared to imagine that the chaos would reach such an extent.
Even the King of Chu and the Queen Mother dared to kill him!
Under night.
After the banquet, as night fell, Bai Yan returned to the room and couldn't sleep, so he got up and went to the door, stood under the eaves and looked at the bright moon in the sky.
Cui Ping's appearance made Bao's original wishes disappear. At the banquet later, Bao Lao and Bao Yuan obviously became quiet, and they agreed submissively throughout the whole process.
Even Bao Yu is more silent than before.
However, although Bao Yu felt uncomfortable, for Bao Yu, Cui Yan's rebellion against Qin was a rare good news, because it also meant that there was no need for the Bao family to lead the 300 people to kill the governor's mansion. Naturally, the clan is no longer in danger.
And when the more than 300 captive knights go to Xinzheng in the future, even Bai Yan will not need to think about how to deal with those 300 people.
"Junzi Jing, my lord asked you to go to the pavilion!"
A maid suddenly came to Bai Yan and spoke to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan was a little surprised when he heard this, but still nodded.
soon.
Following the maid to the pavilion, Bai Yan saw that except Bao Yu, Shen Lao, Bao Lao, Bao Yuan, Bao Ding, Hu Yi and others were all in the pavilion.
Candle lanterns were placed on the wooden beams. Not only did they provide shelter from the wind, but there were also many candle lanterns that illuminated them together.
When he came to the pavilion, Bai Yan could clearly feel that the violent and surprised eyes looked at him, and then looked elsewhere. Although there was only one glance, Bai Yan could feel that it was different from the past.
Even Hu Yi, Lu Ji, Luan Hong and others looked at him with somewhat complicated expressions.
Bai Yan frowned slightly inadvertently, full of confusion and didn't understand what was happening.
"After all, it's a big deal, so you can't be careless~! Let alone check~! In order to plan for big things, Ziyu must not keep it in mind!"
There was a hint of sadness on Mr. Shen's old face as he persuaded Bao Yu.
Bao Yuan and Bao Ding on the side also nodded and looked at Bao Yu.
"That's right! Ziyu and Mr. Shen have already said that our Bao Clan's achievements this time are all based on the merits of one city! In this way, there is no need for the clan members to be involved in danger, isn't it wonderful!"
"That's right. Besides, when it comes to this matter, it's because I, the Bao clan, have done it before!"
Bao Yu's uncle Bao Yuan and Bao Yu's brother Bao Ding all stood by to persuade him.
Although Bai Yan didn't hear what happened in front of him, looking at this scene, it was not difficult to guess that Mr. Shen must have been comforting Bao Yu.
From this incident, we can also see why the nobles in Xinzheng decided to let Mr. Shen go to Chu State to lobby.
"Are you Jing Mo?"
While Bai Yan was thinking, a lot of senior Shen looked at Bao Yu, who was still somewhat silent, and then turned to look at Bai Yan.
Seeing this, Bai Yan raised his hands and lowered his head silently.
"Yes! My name is Jing Mo!"
Bai Yan said.
"Yeah, what a name!"
Mr. Shen nodded slowly and looked at Bai Yan.
"Ziyu has told me about you. Do you know why I asked you to come here?"
Mr. Shen asked.
Following Shen Lao's words, Bao Yu's father Bao Lao, and others, even Bao Yan and others, all looked at Bai Yan curiously. They were also very confused as to why Shen Shen waited for the county governor Cui Yan to leave after the banquet. The old man couldn't wait to see this inconspicuous Jing Mo.
When it comes to swordsmanship, Hu Yi has already inadvertently mentioned what happened that day. When it comes to knowledge, when Bao Yu talks about his experiences, people can't help but shake their heads.
But these did not affect Mr. Shen's desire to see Jing Mo at all.
"I don't know!"
Bai Yan looked at Mr. Shen with some confusion and shook his head.
Just because he didn't know, he didn't know. Bai Yan looked at Bao Yu and found that Bao Yu's eyes also looked puzzled.
Inside the pavilion.
Just when everyone was confused, Mr. Shen suddenly smiled.
"Would you like to learn martial arts from Meng?"
Mr. Shen looked at Bai Yan and asked.
As soon as these words came out, everyone standing in the pavilion opened their eyes wide and looked at Mr. Shen in disbelief. Even Bao Yu and Bao Yu's father, Bao Lao, were no exception.
Everyone understood what Mr. Shen meant by this sentence.
Mr. Shen is planning to accept Bai Yan as his disciple!
"this"
Bao Yu's uncle, Bao Yuan, was dumbfounded. He looked at his white-haired brother with confusion. When he saw his brother looking at him with surprise, he confirmed that he heard correctly. Bao Yuan just looked to the side of this old man. He didn't look down on the young man at all.
Hu Yi, Luan Hong, and Lu Ji had already turned red with jealousy, looking at the elderly Shen. This was Shen! Shen Yi, the Shen family of Zhao State, was both a great scholar. More importantly, Mr. Shen's identity, connections, and prestige were infinitely more powerful than those of Shen Yi.
Why did that kid actually get into Mr. Shen's eyes? Why did he?
He has no martial arts skills, has never read bamboo slips, and has no strength at all. He looks so frail and disgusting no matter how he looks at him.
"Old Shen!"
Bao Yu also looked at Mr. Shen in shock. He never expected that Mr. Shen's purpose in finding Bai Yan was to accept Bai Yan as his disciple.
"Why does Mr. Shen fall in love with this guy?"
Bao Yu suppressed the shock in his heart, and after calming down some of the panic in his heart, he asked curiously.
You must know that Bai Yan's words and deeds in the past few days have been noticed by Bao Yu, and he can be as low-key as possible. Even in the same place, whether it is Bao Yu, his brother, uncle, or Hu Yi and others, they all No one noticed Bai Yan.
Mr. Shen has only been in Baofu for a long time. In less than a day, he has only met Bai Yan a few times, so why should he accept Bai Yan as his disciple?
Bao Yu finished his words.
Everyone looked at the young man with various eyes.
Bai Yan was also a little confused at this moment. This was the first person who took the initiative to accept him as his disciple since he was a child. Previously, in Linzi, Qi State, Bai Yan helped his mentors bury their corpses. While his mentor had no one to inherit his talents, he also He wanted revenge, so he taught Bai Yan wholeheartedly.
Mr. Wei's situation was somewhat special. Bai Yan only became a disciple after teaching Bai Yan for a long time.
No elder has ever met Bai Yan and said that he accepted Bai Yan as his disciple, no matter how low his status is, even some people who cheat have never said so.
Therefore, when Mr. Shen opened his mouth to accept Bai Yan as his disciple, even Bai Yan, who had been on the battlefield and experienced various frame-ups, was a little confused and froze in place.
"Eye, a person's eyes, cannot deceive, and can best see a person clearly."
When Mr. Shen heard Bao Yu's inquiry, he looked at Bai Yan and said with a slight smile.
In the main hall just now, although he was talking, his eyes were looking at the young man from time to time. He clearly felt that the young man's eyes were different from others. At that time, he learned about the experience and what happened in the previous two days. , he became more and more certain that the young man in front of him was a piece of jade.
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When Bai Yan raised his hand and was about to speak, suddenly, a man outside the yard hurriedly ran up to Mr. Shen.
"Sir, this is the bamboo slip sent by the governor Cui. Master Cui asked you to come over quickly!"
When the man reported it, he immediately handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Mr. Shen.
When Mr. Shen saw the appearance of his servant, he was startled. Feeling that something big had happened, he quickly took the bamboo slip and opened it to read.
After reading it, Mr. Shen's face was full of panic.
"No, there is an urgent order from Xianyang, ordering Cui Yan to immediately arrange taxes and grains and send them to Yishui!"
While Mr. Shen was talking, he handed the bamboo slips to Bao Yu. Mr. Shen was not worried that the news would spread. At present, Bao's mansion had already been involved in the rebellion, and there was no way out. Let alone Bao's not stupid, Yingchuan County Cui Yan, the governor of the county, has already rebelled against the Qin Dynasty, and the Bao clan cannot leave Yang Jin. Once the Bao clan does not rebel, the first person to be slaughtered will be everyone in the Bao clan.
"Xianyang?"
When Old Bao and others on the side heard what Old Shen said, they all frowned slightly and looked worried.
In other words, if they want to avoid suspicion in Xianyang of the Qin State and want to get all the taxes and grains to indirectly help the Yan State, then they must take action immediately.
"Ziyu, follow me to see Mr. Cui!"
Mr. Shen stood up and said that the matter was of great importance and could not be delayed. After speaking, he walked out of the pavilion.
Bao Yu stood up and followed him, but before leaving, he glanced at Bai Yan.
Following Bao Yu's gaze, Bao Ding, Bao Yan and others also looked at Bai Yan with complex expressions in their eyes.
(End of chapter)
