Under the scorching sun.
A carriage was galloping on the official road, with slight bumps. The groom and a burly man in front of the carriage looked around.
On both sides of the carriage, two horse-riding guards were also closely guarding the carriage.
"Fortunately, you got in touch quickly!"
In the carriage, Kogu looked at Bai Yan angrily, with a little anger on his cheeks.
This was the rare time that Qi Gu got angry at Bai Yan.
It's not Gu Gu's fault. Thinking back to the time when he was in Shouchun City some time ago, he learned from Xiang that the news about Bai Yan going south had been leaked. Ko Gu stayed up all night, worrying about Bai Yan day and night. , however, the cronies sent out never found Bai Yan, let alone Bai Yan's reply.
Ji Gu has been on tenterhooks all day, fearing that Bai Yan will be discovered by others.
It was clearly agreed that once he went south and needed information, Bai Yan would go to the agreed place and order someone to contact him.
"Uncle, Yan'er is not worried about you."
Bai Yan looked at his uncle's angry look and said with a smile.
In the eyes of outsiders, Bai Yan is a famous general of the Qin State, a remnant of the Qin State generals who destroyed Han and Zhao. However, in private and in front of his family, Bai Yan is still Shui Yan. No matter how high his title or status, it has no relationship. Will change.
Just like when they were in Linzi, Kogu is still the uncle and Bai Yan is still the nephew.
"What's the worry?"
Bai Yan didn't say it was okay, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Kogu completely lost his temper.
Not to mention the fact that he had to act like he was injured and fight to the death to save Xiang Liang, just for today, as his younger uncle, how could he sit idly by when Bai Yan fell into danger.
This kid!
As he thought about it, Kogu became more and more angry.
"Uncle, hey!"
Bai Yan looked at Xiao Gu's appearance and quickly apologized, fearing that he would really make his uncle angry and hit him.
"If you had contacted my uncle later, you would have harmed my uncle!"
Ji Gu looked at Bai Yan with a serious expression.
Kagu was not joking when he said this. If Bai Yan's letter arrived a few days later, he would really be unable to sit still at all. When the time came, he would be anxious and he would not know whether something would go wrong.
The people arranged at the contact point were not worried that the news would be leaked. At present, not to mention that after so many years, Qu believed him. Even later, he and Xiang Liang were life and death friends. With Xiang's help, in this short time In two years, he was considered a figure among Shouchun, and no one would doubt him.
Now Bai Yan said that he was worried about him being exposed, and he was almost so angry that he wanted to take action.
He has a relationship with the Qu family, and he saved Xiang Liang's life. Even if someone saw him and Bai Yan together with their own eyes, if they went back and told Xiang Liang and the Qu family, Xiang Liang and the Qu family might not believe it.
"Yan'er won't do it next time"
Bai Yan also knew that it was too late for him to contact his uncle, so he quickly reassured him.
Seeing Bai Yan's appearance, Ji Gu just calmed down a little.
"The Xiang family, the Qu family, and the Jing family have all sent people to sneak into all the cities on the border of Yingchuan, even Nanyang County and Qianzhong County are no exception. They have already ordered their followers to go there with thousands of gold a long time ago. Qin Guo, my uncle didn't know about your boy before, so he didn't ask any more questions. Now it seems that those people are preparing to bribe people, hoping to find out the news about your boy from the Bai family."
Jigu sighed and said to Bai Yan.
Now that they learned that Bai Yan was going south, the families in Chu State had already spent a lot of manpower and money, not to mention sending assassins to the border, even to Pingyang. I am afraid that as early as when Bai Yan received the order from Xianyang, the families in Chu State would He has ordered people to bring money to Qin to bribe people related to the Bai family.
Its purpose is to ensure that no trace of Bai Yan's whereabouts is missed.
Whether it is catching Bai Yan or using this information, it will be of great help to destroy Qin's offensive when Bai Yan leads the army.
"I'm willing to give it up!"
Bai Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard his uncle's words.
Fortunately, he had not contacted the Bai family before, not even Lu Qi or Lu Sheng. The only person he had contacted was his uncle.
"As long as your whereabouts are not exposed, Xiang Yan, Jing Qi and others will not send troops easily."
When Kogu said this, his expression suddenly became strange, and he turned his head to look at Bai Yan with confusion.
"Speaking of which, what did Jing Qi see when he went to Yanmen? Why is even someone like Jing Qi so afraid of you? Ask yourself, your uncle has never seen Jing Qi so afraid of someone! "
Kogu asked.
Now in the Chu State, there are two views on Bai Yan. Led by Changping Jun, Changwen Jun, Zhao Wushang, Xiang Juan, Xiang Ji and others, they all have the idea of seizing Bai Yan and persuading him to surrender. After all, Although Bai Yan is young, he is a famous general who is very good at commanding troops and fighting. If Bai Yan can be allowed to serve Chu, then it will not only be as simple as weakening Qin, but also giving Qin another opponent.
There are also a small number of people, led by Jing Qi. These people are very afraid of unexpected changes and are worried that something will happen when they bring Bai Yan to Chu State, so they all hope to see Bai Yan, no matter what, no matter what the cost. , all want to kill Bai Yan.
At first, Ji Gu thought that Bai Yan must have offended Jing Qi when he was in Yanmen, which made Jing Qi so murderous. Who would have thought that he would later learn from Zhao Wushang that Jing Qi was extremely afraid of him? Little nephew.
"I don't know!"
Hearing his uncle's question, Bai Yan also shook his head. It was because of Mi Jing that Bai Yan didn't kill Jing Qi.
Unexpectedly, Jing Qi was really a ruthless person. After leaving Yanmen and returning to the Chu Kingdom, he immediately made a plan and successfully killed the King of Chu, the Queen Mother, and the Li Yuan clan. This thunderous method was really amazing, and behind him, It also frightened the noble families who once supported Xiong You in Chu State.
Inside the carriage.
Kogu looked at Bai Yan's appearance and shook his head. There was a voice outside the carriage. Hearing that someone was there, Kogu stopped talking.
After receiving the news from Bai Yan, Kogu thought that the nobles were everywhere searching for Bai Yan in the border cities. He was worried about his followers and was afraid of an accident, so he hurriedly came to pick up Bai Yan from Shouchun himself, not daring to rest along the way. .
"Then King Yingzheng of Qin actually went to war with Chu!"
"No, Han was destroyed first, then Zhao. Now when the army is still attacking the Yan State, it actually starts a war with the Chu State. Do you think that Qin King Ying Zheng is a tiger and wolf king?"
"The king of tigers and wolves? Looking at the whole world, who doesn't know that Ying Zheng is a cruel and ruthless person! As long as the vassal states do not obey Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng will send troops to destroy the country! In my opinion , one day, Qin will perish!"
There was a voice outside the carriage.
Kugu, who was wearing silk clothes, yawned. He had not rested for many days, and stretched out his hand to slightly open the curtain.
Then I saw that on an official road, on both sides of the road, there were scattered people who were affected by the war, dragging their families and families. The ones who just spoke were some traders among the people, and those Different from the common people who relied on manpower to pick things up, those traders were driving wooden trailers while talking to each other. Among the words, the one they mentioned the most was King Qin Yingzheng, and they all had bad words.
This is not difficult for Kogu to understand.
After all, Qin's attack on Chu's city not only affected the local people, but also the hawkers who had been doing business. In the past, they relied on selling to live much better than ordinary people.
After the Qin army suddenly attacked, the ones who had the deepest impact and the biggest gap were naturally their traders.
Therefore, compared with the common people, these traders who lived a good life were naturally the ones who resented Qin the most.
"You have met Ying Zheng. Tell your uncle, what kind of person is Ying Zheng?"
Kogu put down the curtain, suddenly looked at Bai Yan, and asked softly.
In fact, this problem has been bothering him for a long time. Regardless of other places or in Chu State, all he heard was scolding Ying Zheng, so much that he was no longer surprised.
But those people, Kui Gu knew very well, those people had never met Ying Zheng at all, let alone come into contact with him.
Their complaints are nothing more than Ying Zheng hurting their interests.
Even the ministers in the court of Chu State were like this. They would do anything for their own benefit, and several of them had met Ying Zheng.
Whether King Qin Yingzheng was cruel or unkind, it is hard to tell just by destroying the country. After all, when King Zhou divided the world, there were 800 vassal states, but now there are still a few.
Therefore, Ji Gu wanted to ask Bai Yan what kind of person Ying Zheng was.
Ji Gu knows very well that today, very few people have met Ying Zheng, but what a coincidence, his little nephew has not only met him in person, but also won the trust and respect of Ying Zheng. His evaluation of Ying Zheng , should be the most real.
Inside the carriage.
Bai Yan was a little surprised when he heard his uncle's inquiry.
And when he heard the voices insulting Ying Zheng outside the carriage, he understood why his uncle suddenly asked. After thinking about it, Bai Yan laughed and looked at his uncle.
"Ying Zheng, he is a person who has never appeared before from ancient times to the present. Perhaps he may not appear again in the future, even for thousands of years and all generations!"
Bai Yan didn't know why, but the best evaluation of Ying Zheng suddenly came to his mind.
There is no good or bad.
As far as Ying Zheng is concerned.
"So high?"
When Ji Gu heard Bai Yan's words, he was surprised. You must know that those great sages and good ministers whose reputations have been passed down through the ages may not necessarily be worthy of these words.
Bai Yan saw his uncle's confused eyes and nodded slowly.
"One day, my uncle will know!"
Bai Yan explained.
Kogu nodded slowly, becoming more and more curious about Ying Zheng. He wondered if he would be able to meet Ying Zheng in person in the future.
While Bai Yan and Ji Gu were talking, the carriage was slowly driving to the city gate without anyone noticing.
Sitting in the carriage in the valley, Bai Yan didn't even feel that the carriage stopped for a moment, and entered the city after a few breaths.
Seeing this scene, Bai Yan was a little surprised and looked at his uncle who was pretending to be calm, but his face and eyes revealed a strong sense of pride. Unexpectedly, his power seemed to be far beyond his imagination.
It stands to reason that Qin and Chu are at war, and martial law is everywhere. When people and merchants enter the city, their identities will be strictly checked and they will enter the city one by one. However, because his uncle can enter the city so easily, his rights and status must be far more than he imagined. . .
"By the way, there's one more thing!"
Jigu smiled proudly, and then remembered something. Under Bai Yan's gaze, he turned around and took out a roll of bamboo slips wrapped in several layers of silk from a cloth bundle behind him.
Obviously, the importance of this bamboo slip is by no means ordinary.
"My uncle has found a treasure for you this time!"
After Kogu carefully untied the silk cloth, he looked at the bamboo slip in his hand and carefully touched the bamboo strips on the bamboo slip with his other hand like a treasure.
"treasure?"
Bai Yan looked at his uncle's carefully cared for appearance, and suddenly looked at the bamboo slips with some curiosity. What was written in the bamboo slips that could actually make his uncle think of it as a treasure? No, given his status, it might be rare. Bao, you may not be able to make your uncle look like this.
"The word "treasure" is not enough to describe this thing. This is the result of your uncle's hard work. In the Xiang family, Jing family, and Qu family, outsiders are not allowed to see this thing. This is also the relationship between your uncle and Xiang Liang. , just now I was able to take a look and get one of the volumes!"
Ji Gu looked at the bamboo slips in his hand and said with emotion, his eyes full of seriousness.
Looking at the little nephew beside him, Kogu knew how shocked he would be if he knew that this bamboo slip was made by the old man riding a bull that countless people in the world could only ask for.
You know, looking at all the vassal states now, how many nobles are asking for these bamboo slips and want to get one at any cost. Even other kings are flocking to these bamboo slips, hoping to get a glimpse of the way to strengthen the country. .
Needless to say, scholars and Confucian scholars.
This bamboo slip.
If word spreads and the world knows that he has it, I don't know how many people will fight for it.
"One of the volumes?"
From his initial curiosity and doubt, to hearing his uncle's words later, Bai Yan looked at the scroll of bamboo slips. For some reason, a guess suddenly appeared in his mind, but he was not sure.
Seeing his uncle reaching out, Bai Yan came back to his senses.
"Let's take it and take a look first!"
Ji Gu held the bamboo slip in both hands and gently handed it to Bai Yan as the carriage jolted slightly.
Bai Yan was his nephew, so Kogu would take it out. Otherwise, no matter what, Kogu would hide the bamboo slips as his most proud possession and hand them over to his heirs in the future.
"Remember, you must read it carefully to gain insights from it!"
Ji Gu watched Bai Yan take the bamboo slips and gave instructions softly.
Under the gate of Xia Caicheng.
Some common people and merchants were carrying and carrying things under the strong sun, slowly waiting to enter the city one by one. However, when they saw the exquisite carriage just now, they didn't even pause and entered the city directly.
This scene immediately made everyone gasp, startled, and immediately started talking.
"Then who is in the carriage?"
"Yes! You don't even have to stop, and you see, even the general guarding the door is respectful."
Following many people's confused conversations.
not far away.
The uncle was talking to Zilu, who was wearing commoner clothes and holding a spear.
Seeing the eldest son who had become submissive now, the uncle was very angry. He finally found another well-matched match for Zilu, and the other party was in Xicai and had some status and wealth. Why Zilu just didn't understand.
Isn't it just a beating and a few scoldings? A man can bend and stretch, but he doesn't dare to ask for money because of such a trivial matter. How can this be done?
"Father, you want money, then why don't you go yourself."
Zilu looked at his father obediently, and when he saw his father's angry look, he quickly shrank his head. Zilu had not dared to disobey his father since he was a child.
But now that his father asked him to ask his wife's house for money, he really didn't dare to go again.
It seems that Zilu also had some complaints against his father in his heart.
After coming to Chu State, Zilu began to regret why he came to Chu State as all his money was spent. When he married his current wife, Zilu regretted why he had left the virtuous and beautiful Cen Qing alone and came to Chu State. The country married this ugly woman.
Now, seeing his father asking him to ask his father-in-law for money again, Zilu was a little scared. His wife's husband was beaten to death by this woman's family.
Moreover, his father-in-law has promised him that as a scholar, he will be able to make connections in half a year and let him become a minor official in charge of patrolling the city gates.
After experiencing so many hardships with his father, Zilu no longer had the ambitions he once had. He only wanted to avoid starvation and have some dignity outside.
"Qu's?"
The uncle's voice suddenly came to mind.
Zilu heard the sound and looked towards his father. He saw his father looking at the people discussing in the distance.
"Zi Lu, let me tell you one more thing as a father, a real man is the head of the family~!"
The uncle asked hurriedly.
Zilu lowered his head, not sure if he heard it.
"Hey, there is no food in my father's belly. I will go back and tell your wife later that I will go visit you after sunset."
The uncle glanced at the eldest son and saw that he really couldn't get the money, so he could only sigh and turn around to leave.
Yesterday I took my wife to the city to get vaccinated.
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The State of Zhao is the State of Zhao, and the State of Chu is the State of Chu.
