inside the house.
Sigu under the candlelight, although he is not an official of the Qin State and has never met Ying Zheng, he still can't help but feel a little envious.
"The Xiang family, the Huang family, and all the noble families of the Chu State, and even all the noble families of all countries in the world, all say that Ying Zheng is cruel and unkind. How come I can't see the slightest bit of it when I come to your kid!"
Kogu shook his head.
When he thought of the cruel, ruthless, wolf-hearted King Ying Zheng of Qin in the eyes of the world's scholars, and then looked at the bamboo slips in the hands of the little nephew in front of him, Kogu sometimes couldn't understand what was going on. You know Even the ministers of the Qin Dynasty's court once said in private that Ying Zheng was not a kind king, but from the perspective of his little nephew, he was afraid that "no king in the world could match him."
"This world"
Bai Yan read the bamboo slips, put them away, and placed them on the table. Then he looked at his uncle and spoke word by word.
"Anyone can say that King Qin Yingzheng is cruel, but Yan'er can't!"
There was a hint of complicated smile on Bai Yan's cheek, and then his eyes gradually became firm.
Looking at the bamboo slips in front of him, from the time he left Qi for Qin, and now he has attained the rank of official and nobility, all the experiences he experienced made Bai Yan understand best why Meng Tian, the later generation, knew clearly that he had the ability to rebel before his death, but failed to do so. I would rather die than rebel.
Looking at Zhao Tuo of Baiyue, he led his troops outside and directly proclaimed himself king. Compared with Zhao Tuo, Meng Tian's approach seemed particularly foolish in the eyes of later generations.
However.
Bai Yan knew what it felt like.
Even though Ying Zheng is no longer alive, the past relationship with Ying Zheng is still in his mind. This friendship, even if Ying Zheng passes away, this friendship still exists. Even if Meng Tian pays his life, he will not destroy this kindness, let alone want to Let the world laugh at Ying Zheng for seeing the wrong person.
Even if I die, I will have no regrets~!
These were the words that Bai Yan couldn't understand the most when he heard his grandmother talk about that person who had no regrets before coming to Qin. It was also the words that he could understand the most after having been in Qin for a long time and experiencing many things.
"My uncle is looking forward to meeting King Qin even more!"
The candle lamp swayed slightly, and Kogu was quiet for a long time. He looked at his little nephew and sighed.
Recalling his nephew's evaluation of Ying Zheng that day, Kogu's mind was full of curiosity about Ying Zheng. He really hoped to see that Ying Zheng with his own eyes and see what Ying Zheng looked like.
After sighing with emotion, Kogu looked at his little nephew.
"Not mentioning this matter, my uncle came here today just to tell you that Ban Ding has already seen that three thousand Iron Eagle warriors are about to arrive at the border. You better leave Chu State first. At sunset, I will My uncle has learned from Qu that Jing Qi, Xiang Yan, Zhao Wushang and others all advised the King of Chu to send envoys to Qin, with the purpose of getting Qin to attack Wei."
When Kogu said this, he frowned slightly. In fact, if Lord Changping and Lord Changwen were not in the Qin State, he would not believe that the Qin State would let this opportunity pass by so easily.
Ku Gu knew how important one person's words were. If not for those earlier kings, even the current King of Qi, it was not the same. Even King Qin Zhaoxiang lost the chance to capture Handan because of one person's words. Before his death, The biggest regret.
Lord Changping was not in Xianyang, but his words still held great weight, not to mention Lord Changwen who was in the Qin court and had more connections and reputation.
"Therefore, my uncle will arrange a carriage tomorrow to send you off to Chu State first!"
Jigu said to Bai Yan.
As Ji Gu finished speaking, Bai Yan was a little surprised when he heard the plans of Jing Qi, Xiang Yan and others. He thought about it and shook his head.
"Little uncle, this time Yan'er comes to Shouchun, this is the only chance. If he comes again in the future, the risk will double. Sooner or later, someone will be suspicious of my little uncle."
Bai Yan looked at Xiang Gu. Now Bai Yan also knew very well. After getting in touch with Ban Ding, he now knew Xiang Yan and others' plans, so there was no harm in leaving Chu State.
After all, even if Ying Zheng has the intention to destroy Chu, without absolute certainty, there is a high probability that the Qin State will not really fight a decisive battle with the Chu State. The Qin State ministers will have objections, and there will be even more resistance from the clan. Don't talk about Chu officials.
But leaving Shouchun like this is a waste of this hard-won opportunity. If he comes to Shouchun next time and disappears on the Qinchu border again, the risk of being discovered will definitely increase several times.
"But staying in Shouchun now will only be in vain!"
Kogu naturally understood that what his nephew said was true, and how dangerous it would be for him or his nephew if he came to Shouchun next time.
However, even if his nephew was not in a hurry to leave, Kogu couldn't think of what else to do.
With the decision of King Chu of Chu and the decision of Xiang Yan, Jing Qi and others, it would not take long before Wang Ben's attack on Chu became meaningless. Qin would not go to war with Chu, and Xiang Yan, Jing Qi and others would naturally There is no need to make troop deployments anymore, and then it becomes meaningless for the nephew to stay.
Previously, my nephew in Shouchun could keep track of Chu's movements and look for opportunities. Now, there was a high probability that Qin and Chu would end the war and end their war.
inside the house.
Bai Yan heard his uncle's words, thought about it, and suddenly thought of something.
"Uncle, Yan'er wants to go to a few more places. After going there, he will leave Chu State immediately!"
Bai Yan said.
Because of Zhao Qiu's words, the pursuit of Jing Qi and other nobles, and the chaotic situation in Chu State, plus Yao Jia's absence, Bai Yan could only rely on his uncle, and there was very little he could do. Hands tied.
Now that he learned about the actions of Jing Qi, Xiang Yan and others, Bai Yan knew that before long, Qin State would really end the war with Chu State and call him back to Xianyang.
Looking at the bamboo slips in front of him, thinking of Ying Zheng's move of sending Iron Eagle warriors to the border, Bai Yan thought for a while, but was still unwilling to leave Chu State so simply, making Ying Zheng's previous move of ordering him to go south become useless. All the plans were ruined.
Bai Yan still wanted to take a risk. Even if the next time Ying Zheng decided to attack Chu, Wang Jian, Meng Wu, Li Xin and others would be there. In order to prevent the north and the Yan region, he might have been ordered to return to Yanmen. .
Bai Yan still wanted to bring some useful things back to Ying Zheng. This could be regarded as a reply to Ying Zheng from this trip, and he lived up to Ying Zheng's expectations.
"Where do you want to go?"
Kogu looked at Bai Yan's appearance and his eyes. Knowing his nephew's character, he almost immediately subconsciously thought that where Bai Yan was going, there might be danger.
"Xiong You's Tomb, the place where Li Yuan's family is buried!"
Facing his uncle's inquiry, Bai Yan said softly that the death of Chu King Xiong You is still a taboo matter in the Chu country. The reason is that his concubine brother Fu Chu and Jing Qi exposed the secrets of the palace, so Xiong You may not be King Chu Kaolie killed Xiong You on the grounds that he was his own son.
Because of the fear of another change in the future and to avoid the turmoil of the Chu State, except for a few people who know, there are different opinions in the Chu State as to where Chu King Xiong You is buried.
The reason is that after the accident that day, Xiong Chu succeeded to the throne as King of Chu. He bluntly said that Xiong was not a royal family and could not be buried as a royal family. He also had countless fake corpses quietly sent out of the city and sent to all directions for burial. They were just fake graves. There are hundreds of them, and no one knows which tomb is Xiong You's. This also causes Chu people who want to worship, but don't know which tomb to worship at.
"cemetery?"
Kogu was startled when he heard Bai Yan's words. He looked at Bai Yan in surprise and confusion. Kogu never expected that the place where his nephew was going was actually the cemetery of King Chu and Li Yuan.
Kogu couldn't even think of the use of going to the cemetery.
Under Ji Gu's doubtful gaze, Bai Yan shook his head.
"Yan'er has a hunch that someone who knows about Xiong You's tomb will secretly pay homage to Xiong You and Li Yuan!"
Bai Yan said.
Ji Gu looked at Bai Yan dumbfounded and shook his head.
"The tombs of Xiong You and Li Yuan are not in Shouchun, but were secretly moved to Juchao City for burial. Under the secrecy of Jing Qi and Zhao Wushang, the city guards of Juchao City and the Zhao family sent people from Zhao Min to Watch in secret!"
Ji Gu was telling Bai Yan in disguise that even if someone knew where Xiong You and Li Yuan were buried, they would probably have turned into corpses by now.
However, Ji Gu did not expect that his nephew would actually take up the idea of Xiong You and Li Yuan's remnant forces. Indeed, at the beginning, whether it was Xiong You or Li Yuan, regardless of personal connections, the number of followers in the mansion was extremely large, and there were many of them. Although most of the capable people were able to escape and die, it would be a help if they could gather the remaining forces.
It's a pity that Jing Qi's methods were too high. In addition to canceling the grand burials of Xiong You and Li Yuan, he also used hundreds of corpses as cover, and ordered Juchao City Guard Zhaomin to send people to guard them secretly.
"Zhao Min?"
Bai Yan frowned slightly when he heard the name.
I vaguely remember that when I met Lu Qi for the first time in Yuanyuan Tower, I asked about the controversial gentry son. Lu Qi vaguely mentioned that his father was Yuan Yuan, the city magistrate of Juchao City.
"Yan'er still wants to take a look."
Bai Yan lowered his head and thought. He couldn't tell his uncle the reason at the moment, but he had to go to these two places. With the identity and status of Jin Gong, he did not close his eyes for three years after he was killed, and did not mention the Li family who was also killed. Yuan and Xiong You had only been kings of Chu for two months.
"Okay, then my uncle will arrange for someone tomorrow."
When Kogu saw his little nephew, he still wanted to take a look in person. After thinking about it, he finally nodded.
If he could find an excuse, it wasn't like he couldn't arrange it.
"No, there are people guarding me. My uncle can't have anything to do with this matter."
When Bai Yan heard his uncle's words, he quickly shook his head.
The tombs of King Chu and Li Yuan are guarded. If this young uncle goes there rashly, he will not be suspected of having ties to the Qin Dynasty, but he will also inevitably be regarded as a disgrace in the eyes of Jing Qi and Zhao Guoshang. If you are not careful, you will definitely face disaster.
"But without my uncle, I'm afraid you won't even be able to get close to the cemetery!"
Ji Gu shook his head, looked at Bai Yan and said.
"Are you the one going to Juchao City?"
In the Yuanyuan Pavilion, Zhao Gao came to a private room, looked at Bai Yan who was kneeling behind the wooden table, and asked curiously.
Bai Yan stood up and saluted Zhaogao.
"Qi people, merchant Jia Tianfu, pay homage to Lord Gao!"
After Bai Yan finished the salute, looking at Zhao Gao who also returned the salute, Bai Yan stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation.
Zhaogao returned the gift with his hand, then came to the wooden table and knelt down.
"Why do you want to worship? And who told you where the tomb is?"
Although Zhaogao is young, his eyes are looking at Bai Yan with vigilance at this moment. As the son of Zhaomin, Zhaogao knows very well that there are very few people who know that Xiong You and Li Yuan are buried in Juchao City, without exception. , all are the core clansmen of the three families of King Chu, Xiang, and Qu Jingzhao.
Who told this young man in front of him this matter?
"The State of Qi has been favored by Mizi. Now that he is traveling around the world, he is celebrating his birthday, so he wants to pay his respects. If it is possible, Lord Gao will accept it. If not, Lord Gao will not know anything about today's events!"
Bai Yan raised his hands to Zhaogao and said, Mizi is the daughter of Xiong You, and she is willing to marry Tian Zixi, a senior official of Qi State and a relative of the Tian clan. Everyone knows this, and it is also one of the few descendants of Xiong You left in the world. .
During the conversation, Bai Yan also slowly opened the small wooden box beside him. Inside the small wooden box, a full two hundred gold pieces were placed quietly inside.
Seeing Zhao Gao's eyes flashing unnaturally when he saw Jin Zi, and his breathing instinctively quickening, the corners of Bai Yan's mouth suddenly raised slightly. These were not enough to pay off Zhao Gao's debt to Lu Qi, but it was still a lot. .
"Bountiful!"
Zhaogao's Adam's apple rolled and he looked at Bai Yan with fiery eyes.
If Zhaogao didn't believe Bai Yan's identity at first, then Zhaogao no longer needs to be suspicious. The Tianfu in front of him already knows that Xiong You and Li Yuan's tombs are in Juchao City. If this Tianfu is Xiong You and Li Yuan, There is no need for his disciples to come to see him again, let alone pay two hundred gold as the price of worship.
In this world, I am afraid that except for Xiong You's daughter Mizi, no one will ever spend such a huge price just to worship the tombs of two dead people alone.
You know it's just worship.
As for traveling around the world, Zhao Gao's first reaction was to think of the rumors about Qi State, and he immediately realized that the young man named Tian who came from Qi State was probably looking for the old man riding the bull. No wonder he met him like this. In the past few months, countless scholars from Qi State have , I don’t think it’s strange that my disciples came to Chu State looking for someone with their faces.
now.
Zhaogao recalled the whole incident and had already determined in his mind that either traveling around the world was an excuse, or he really wanted to find the legendary old man, but no matter which one, it showed that the relationship between Tian Fu and Mi Zi was definitely extraordinary.
Zhao Gao has seen this kind of thing a lot, and has long been used to it.
In the private room.
After hearing Zhao Gao's words, Bai Yan chuckled, shook his head, and looked at Zhao Gao meaningfully.
"If not, how could I see Lord Gao!"
Bai Yan said to Zhao Gao, the implication being that if he was not generous, how could he possibly know that Xiong You's graveyard was in Juchao City, let alone come here.
"Gaojun probably didn't want outsiders to know about the matter of worshiping. I heard that Gaojun had received three hundred gold from the Lu family. After worshiping, Tianfu would order his servants to give the remaining 100 kilograms to Gaojun. This is what Tianfu has done. If you bring family wealth, please give Gao Jun some thought!"
Bai Yan looked at the hesitant Zhaogao, but he didn't know that Zhaogao was not hesitating whether to take him with him at all, but wanted to recall the money he owed and whether to ask for more.
Just a simple worship, two hundred gold, no one would hesitate, but Bai Yan knew that talking about reason with gambling people would be an insult to himself. If the young Zhao Gao is A rational person would not owe so much money today, and Bai Yan would not come here to see Zhaogao.
Therefore, Bai Yan clearly told Zhao Gao that the two hundred gold here was the deposit, and there was another hundred gold at the back, and three hundred gold was already the highest price, and he couldn't come up with any more.
Three hundred gold in exchange for worship, are you willing?
"Other than you, who else knows about this?"
Zhao Gao looked at Bai Yan. In the end, greed defeated his reason. Looking at the golden gold in the small wooden box next to Bai Yan, Zhao Gao's mind was full of thoughts. After returning the two hundred gold to Lu Qi, he would have another one. The hundred gold is divided into many times and you can win back what you lost before.
One hundred gold!
This is enough for him to make back his money in the future, so I don’t believe that he keeps losing.
Especially when I think of my friend who couldn't hold any gold in his sleeves when he returned home these past few days, and his proud and familiar faces.
Everyone else can win, even friends can win, why can't he Zhao Gao?
"How could Mr. Tian tell others about the secret things now? But Mizi is the queen of Xiong You, so she must be missing her in her heart. I don't know."
Bai Yan looked at Zhao Gao, but before he finished speaking, he saw ecstasy in Zhao Gao's eyes, and he couldn't wait to raise his hand to salute.
"Okay! It's human nature to worship ancestors. As long as it's not easy to hear, Zhao Gao is not a heartless person!"
After Zhaogao came to Yajian, he raised his hand for the first time and saluted Bai Yanji, and was afraid that Bai Yan would return.
Regarding the tombs of Xiong You and Li Yuan, Zhaogao naturally knew where they were. However, in Zhaogao's eyes, the two ruined tombs were of no use at all, so he never took them to heart. He never expected to see this Mr. Tian today. , this Tian Fu is quite generous, it is just a simple worship, and if Tian Fu goes alone, he can give three hundred gold.
Zhaogaoba must have more of this kind of good thing.
Zhaogao didn't have to worry about anything. Whether it was Tian Fu or Mi Zi, if they wanted to continue worshiping Xiong You, they would conceal the matter. After all, if the matter leaked out, Xiong You's tomb might not still be in Juchao City in the future.
"When do you want to worship?"
Zhaogao put down his hand, knelt down behind the wooden table, and looked at Bai Yan. He was now looking at when to go to Juchao City so that he could make arrangements.
"The sooner the better!"
Bai Yan said to Zhao Gao.
Zhaogao stood up.
"Okay, let's set off immediately!"
Zhaogao said, and then asked Bai Yan to put the gold here and follow him to the first floor. After he asked Lu Qi to come up to collect the money, they left Shouchun together.
Seeing Zhao Gao also looking forward to going to Juchao City earlier, Bai Yan nodded and stood up slowly. Last night, Bai Yan had already asked his uncle to get ready, and asked Zhang to find Ban Ding's retainer in Li Yuan. On the list, the Banding clan is obsessed with revenge, so it is impossible not to include anyone.
Inside Shouchun City.
Outside the residence of the envoy of Qi State, Tian Xian walked out of the residence with his entourage and servants. Thinking of returning to Qi State, Tian Xian was filled with urgency.
When Bai Yan rescued him, Tian Xian never found a chance to go back to find his little sister. The people from Chu State took the trouble to talk to him every day. Now that he is finally able to go back, except asking about the old man riding the bull and the bamboo slips, Apart from the incident, the most important thing for Tian Xian is to find out what happened between the younger sister and Bai Yan.
Bai Yan, the general of Qin, was a lieutenant of Yanmen County and was on the right side of the State of Qin.
Under his command are not only the Bai family's iron cavalry, but also the elite side cavalry of the Zhao Kingdom in the past. Now Ying Zheng has dispatched all the iron eagle warriors south to the border.
Such a person who is deeply favored and trusted by Ying Zheng is willing to go south in person for the sake of his little sister without telling everyone, especially to save him. Tian Xian is not stupid. Even though the little sister has the beauty of the country and the city, she is like Qin General Bai Yan. For a young man with such a status and military power, there is no shortage of beautiful women around him, and other nobles are eager to marry him.
The relationship between the younger sister and Bai Yan is by no means as simple as it seems! ! !
No matter what happens, Tian Xian will ask clearly about this matter after returning to Linzi.
"Come together!"
Zhao Wushang stood outside the mansion. When he saw Tian Xian coming out, he quickly raised his hands and saluted.
Tian Xian raised his hand to return the salute, and then the two of them walked toward the carriage while talking.
(End of chapter)
