"What? My father was arrested?"
In Daliang City, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, as the servant came back with a crying look on his face and told what happened in Li City, all the corpse family members in the lobby looked shocked and looked at each other with expressions that were both panicked and ridiculous.
"Then Qin General Bai Yan, how could he be so unreasonable!"
"When the two countries are at war, the envoys are not imprisoned. If Bai Yan is so disrespectful of etiquette, he is not afraid of the world laughing at him!"
"But what should we do now?"
The young disciples of the Shi family, who were in their teens and twenties, cursed angrily. As descendants of the Shi family, they have been exposed to high officials, powerful people, generals and celebrities of the Wei State since childhood, and they have never seen such a disgrace. A general who upholds virtue, but Bai Yan is still a general.
Many of the corpse family members were so angry that they were beaten everywhere.
However, no matter how much he curses, it can't change the fact that the family's breadwinner, the old man, is detained in Licheng and cannot return to Daliang.
"Immediately inform the other ministers and generals in the city about this news, and ask them to inform the people in the city! I will go to the palace immediately and report this to the king!"
At the critical moment, Shiyan's father Shihe stood up and gave instructions in an orderly manner. First, let the children in the family go out and spread the news immediately. The sooner the better, so that everyone would know that Bai Yan was not sure of the attack. Daliang, just now came up with this strategy, prisoner and threat. This purpose is to stabilize the morale of the people and make everyone in Daliang city share the same hatred of the enemy.
Secondly, Shi He ordered his younger brother Shi Chuan and his uncle Shi An to leave the city respectively. One of them took a detour to Xianyang, using all the connections of the Shi family to start from Xianyang. The other immediately went to Qi State. Now that Wei State was in war, the world was in chaos. Most of the celebrities and people in the world were in Qi State. They spread the news throughout Qi State and let all the scholars know about it.
Bai Yan is Bai Yan, and Ying Zheng is Ying Zheng. No matter why Bai Yan imprisoned his father or what his premeditated plans were, wherever Ying Zheng is, he must take into account the opinions of the world's scholars. Ying Zheng wants to gain the world, but Ying Zheng never wants to gain one. A world without the support of scholars.
"good!"
"good!!"
Upon hearing their brother's words, Shichuan and Shi'an nodded, then looked at each other and quickly turned around and left together.
The same was true for the other gentry children of the Zhi family. They all cursed Bai Yan and left the hall together. Soon, except for some women and children, only Zhihe's brows were furrowed and his eyes were full of doubts.
"Why do you want to imprison your father? It's impossible for Bai Yan not to know that imprisoning his father will cause all kinds of harm and no benefit."
Shihe couldn't figure it out, so he could only turn around and tell his servants: "Prepare the carriage!"
Inside Daliang City.
Because of the news that Qin State was sending troops, the number of merchants and scholars in Daliang City was much smaller than in the past, but there were still many pedestrians and common people coming and going on the streets.
And along the street at the city gate at the end, under the city walls on both sides, there are all densely packed numb carts, with all kinds of long swords, sharp blades, and arrows on them. It is dazzling and countless, and there are Wei people coming and going everywhere. The number of soldiers was too numerous to count. When leaving the city, if you were not careful, you would bump into the passing Wei soldiers.
Because the Qin army had not yet attacked, the city gate was still open, and the arrival of a group of nearly thirty wooden trailers instantly attracted the attention of the soldiers defending the city. Even the generals who were patrolling the top of the city saw people walking in the distance. The carriage in front also turned around and came to the bottom of the tower.
General Wei came to the city gate and stepped forward when he saw the carriage approaching and getting off slowly.
"Gentleman!"
When the curtain was lifted and the corpse weir appeared in front of them, the general raised his hand to salute.
"General Wei Qiu!"
When Xi Qiu saw Wei Qiu, he was not polite at all. This Wei Qiu was from his sister's husband's family and was a member of the Xi family. They had frequent contacts. If Wei Qiu could become a general, the Xi family would contribute a lot.
"My gentleman is going to the Xiongnu this time. Can you please invite reinforcements?"
Wei Qiu stepped forward and came to the side of the Corpse Weir. He glanced at the numerous carriages behind him and looked at the Corpse Weir with some curiosity.
Now the Qin army is about to attack. Although Wei Qiu looks down on the Xiongnu at all, after all, the Xiongnu have men and horses. It is not okay to let the Xiongnu and the Qin people fight to the death.
It's a rare good thing.
"Forget it, I almost died in the North!"
Xi Yan shook his head. Hearing Wei Qiu's inquiry, he not only shook his head slightly, but still looked a little frightened.
As if he didn't want to mention the northern grassland anymore, Xi Yan turned his head, raised his hand in the sleeve of his silk coat, and pointed at the carriages.
"These are gifts from Guo. They are some clothes, armor, and sharp knives, brought into the city."
Xiyan said.
Wei Qiu nodded, and then gestured to the soldiers beside him. The soldiers naturally understood the look, nodded one after another, and then asked the carriages to follow them.
Wei Qiu accompanied Xi Yan into the city, but before the two of them could say a few words, he suddenly saw a hurried carriage coming in the distance, surrounded by eight horsemen holding sharp blades. Retinue.
Not to mention Shiyan, even Wei Qiu could tell at a glance that it was the carriage of the Shi family when he saw the exquisite carriage.
Carriages are often a symbol of status and have special markings. As the prime minister's house, the carriages of the Shi family are even more exquisite and unique, making them easy to distinguish.
"Did something happen again?"
Corpse Yan looked at Wei Qiu next to him. Seeing that Wei Qiu also had a puzzled look on his face, he slowly stepped forward.
The groom driving the carriage naturally knew Corpse Weir. After seeing Corpse Weir, he quickly reined in his horse.
"Gentleman Corpse Weir!"
When the coachman saw the corpse weir, he quickly raised his hands and saluted, and even the horse-riding servants beside the carriage also quickly saluted the corpse weir.
"Yan'er!"
The curtain was opened, and Xi An's figure appeared from the carriage. After taking a look at Xi Yan, he then stepped out of the carriage.
"Uncle, where are you going?"
Xi Yan held up his hands in salute, then looked at the carriage with a puzzled look on his face, and then looked at his uncle Xi An in front of him.
"problem occurs!"
Zhi An said, looking at Xi Yan with a puzzled look on his face.
"Previously, your grandfather was ordered to go to Licheng as an envoy to meet the Qin general Bai Yan. Unexpectedly, the Qin general Bai Yan directly left your grandfather in Licheng..."
Xi An told Xi Yan exactly what happened.
Hearing this, Xiyan's pupils shrank. He didn't expect that his grandfather would be pinned down in Licheng by the Qin general Bai Yan at this time.
"That's unreasonable!"
When Wei Qiu heard the news, he was extremely angry and wanted to lead his troops to kill the Qin general Bai Yan.
"Uncle, go to the palace immediately!"
After Xi Yan learned about his father's arrangement from his uncle, he nodded and quickly handed over to his uncle Xi An.
After his uncle Xi'an nodded, Xiyan said goodbye to Wei Qiu.
Naturally, Wei Qiu would not stop him. Just as Xi Yan's father said, he had to tell everyone about this now. After seeing Xi Yan returning to the carriage and heading towards the palace, Wei Qiu also said goodbye to Xi Yan and turned around to take care of Xi Yan. Let the soldiers spread this news.
The Palace of the King of Wei.
At the gate of the palace, the carriage had just stopped. Before it could stop, Corpse Yan, who had been reaching out to lift the curtain, hurriedly stepped out of the carriage.
However, when Xi Yan informed him of his purpose and followed the guards to the palace, he saw his father's corpse in Wei official uniform, standing in the hall with a worried and helpless expression.
"Father, where is King Wei?"
Corpse Yan hurriedly came to his father and saluted him. After the ceremony, he saw that the surroundings were empty except for the eunuchs and maids, and asked quickly.
You must know that my uncle said that my father had already come to the palace. Counting the time, it was probably almost half an hour.
"hold on!"
When Shihe heard what his son Xiyan said, he sighed helplessly and shook his head, but didn't say a word.
Seeing this, Xi Yan could only helplessly worry and stand with his father in the main hall.
"Father, why did Qin General Bai Yan want to arrest my grandfather?"
Xi Yan asked curiously.
Shihe pondered for a few moments, his eyes also showing a puzzled look.
"We don't know yet, but for now it seems
In this case, Bai Yan shouldn't hurt your grandfather. "
Shihe looked at Xiyan, this was one of the few good news at the moment. After finishing speaking, Xihe glanced at Xiyan.
"Can the Huns tell us when they will go south?"
Shihe asked.
The decision to send Xiyan as an envoy to the Huns was a decision he and his father discussed together. After his father learned about the news about Xianyang, he planned to go to convince Bai Yan personally, and he wanted to stay in Daliang, so he finally thought about it and decided to leave this important matter. Leave it to Corpse Weir to do.
After all, the older generation is already old. Both Shihe and his father know that Shiyan has been smart since he was a child, likes to make friends and travel around. He is far better than his other two uncles in terms of connections and lobbying. In addition, sooner or later, there will be someone in the Shi family. On that day, it was to be handed over to Xiyan.
Early experience is not a bad thing.
After all, he and his father had already prepared for the worst. If the Qin State forcibly besieged Daliang for three to five years at any cost, one day, no matter how strong Daliang City was, it would fall. By then, neither he nor his father would be able to be kind. However, Xiyan and those young disciples can leave quietly. With Xiyan here, and with Xiyan's connections and connections, there is no need to worry that the Xi family cannot prosper again.
"Are the Huns unwilling to go south?"
Shi He saw Xi Yan shaking his head with a disappointed look on his face, and his frowning eyes were full of questions.
With such a good opportunity, the Huns didn't want to take advantage of it to retaliate?
"That Touman Chanyu has been frightened by the Qin general Bai Yan. The previous rumors in the Yunzhong Mountains are all true. When I went to the Xiongnu during my trip, I had secretly noticed that Touman Chanyu's tent was , on a wooden stand in a corner, there was an unsheathed sword, and it was later learned that the two characters on the sword were the two characters Bai Yan."
Xiyan nodded, sighed, and told what happened in the Xiongnu tribe.
Taking this opportunity, Xi Yan told his father that Guo Zong originally planned to incite other leaders of the Xiongnu tribe to rebel, but the men Guo Zong sent had their heads cut off and hung on wooden sticks. Guo Zong was frightened. , fell ill after returning.
"The Huns..."
Shihe heard what Xiyan said and knew that the Xiongnu would not go south. His eyes became serious now. If there was no pressure from the north to Qin, Qin could have spent one, two, or even several years attacking Wei.
When Shihe was about to say something, suddenly a eunuch wearing Wei costumes came from a distance.
"Lord Shiga!"
The eunuch came to the corpse and bowed slowly.
"Master Wei, the king has not come here yet?"
Zhihe returned the salute with his hands raised, but when he saw that there was no sign of King Wei behind the eunuch, a ridiculous expression suddenly appeared on his face.
The eunuch looked helpless and shook his head at Xihe.
The eunuch's actions completely caused Zhiyan beside him to go berserk. He stepped forward and pointed in the direction of the harem.
"The king is in the Mastiff Palace again?"
Xie Yan shouted angrily. At this moment, Xie Yan, who used to be gentle and gentle in the past, now stared with anger in his eyes.
The prime minister of a country has been held hostage, and King Wei still has the intention to play with his dogs in the Mastiff Palace at this moment. Xiyan knew that King Wei was ridiculous, but he never thought that he would be so stupid.
"Yan'er!!!"
Shihe scolded from the side.
Hearing this, Xi Yan put down his hand, but his face was still extremely pale.
"Don't let others know what happened just now!"
The eunuch glanced at Xiyan and saw Xihe's apologetic gesture, so he didn't take it to heart and even reminded him lightly. That is to say, he has a relationship with the Shi family. If it were anyone else, Shi Yan might not be able to escape death.
Shihe nodded quickly and looked at the eunuch gratefully. Shihe naturally knew what the eunuch meant.
Some time ago, when the Qin army arrived in Licheng, General Yan, who was responsible for guarding Daliang, was anxious to falsely report the matter to King Wei. When he arrived at the Mastiff Palace, he was stopped by the guards of the Mastiff Palace and Reprimanded, General Yan was furious, drew his sword, and declared that if he delayed the military situation, he would kill the palace guards who blocked him!
The guards of the Mastiff Palace were so frightened that they backed away.
He didn't dare to do it again, but he turned around and ran to Wei Jia to complain, saying that General Yan was disrespectful to Wei Mastiff.
With such ridiculous news, no one would probably compare a dog with a human. However, he never expected that Wei Jia hurriedly brought out a Wei Mastiff and actually let the Wei Mastiff dig out General Yan's heart and liver for examination. Loyal or not, fortunately, his father arrived in time and Wei Jia gave up.
Inside the palace.
Xiyan listened to the conversation between his father and the eunuch and learned that Wei Jie was still in the Mastiff Palace at the moment and had no intention of coming over.
"Father, I'd better ask Yan'er to go to Licheng and meet Bai Yan in person. Don't worry, dad. Since Bai Yan didn't hurt his grandfather, he must be afraid."
Xi Yan raised his hand and said. At this moment, Xi Yan no longer had any hope of protecting Wei Jia.
"No, it's too dangerous!"
When Shihe heard what Xiyan said, he refused without hesitation.
Unexpectedly, Xi Yan was very stubborn this time.
"Father, my grandfather is old. Yan'er is really worried about his grandfather being alone in Li City. Besides, when Yan'er goes to see Bai Yan, he can scold him and make it clear that his uncle has gone to Qi State. Since Bai Yan is Ying Zheng's favorite Sir, when it comes to Ying Zheng, you will definitely be wary. No matter what Bai Yan’s plans are, Yan’er can buy time and even have a chance to bring his grandfather back to Daliang!”
Xiyan explained.
After listening to Xi Yan's words, Xi He fell silent.
Xi Yan was already extremely anxious. Seeing King Wei Jie who had been missing all this time, he was so angry that he ignored his father and turned around and walked out of the palace.
"The corpse family will have no worries in the future if Gentleman Xiyan is here!"
The eunuch looked at Corpse Yan's leaving figure and said with some emotion.
Shihe sighed and looked at Shiyan's leaving figure, his eyes full of worry, but he felt a little relieved when he thought that Bai Yan probably didn't dare to hurt anyone.
Inside Daliang City.
Sitting in the carriage, Xiyan felt falsely angry at the King of Wei, worried about his grandfather, and felt ashamed of the Qin general Bai Yan. In Xiyan's eyes, a general who could imprison envoys could not How much better.
"Have you heard that another 10,000 troops have entered Daliang today, along with nearly a hundred loads of food and grass?"
"Hiss~ There is no room for the food, grass and baggage in the city. With so much coming, I'm afraid it will be enough for five years! Let's see how the Qin people want to capture Daliang City."
"No, I heard that the number of soldiers and horses in the city now exceeds 150,000, and some people even heard that it is 200,000. That Qin general Bai Yan wants to attack Daliang is nothing more than a dream and a fantasy. No matter how powerful Bai Yan is, , this time we will definitely be defeated."
Inside the carriage, Xi Yan listened to the sounds of pedestrians walking in groups outside the carriage, talking as they walked.
Along the way, Shiyan could hear countless conversations like this among the noisy people.
Xie Yan was not surprised by the conversation among the people. He had just heard from Wei Qiu, and now all the soldiers in the city thought so. In the eyes of every soldier guarding the city, no matter how the Qin general Bai Yan led When the Qin army attacked, facing the towering city wall of Daliang, Bai Yan couldn't even imagine that he could break into Daliang City.
Right now, the morale of the people in the city, as well as all the defenders, is at their peak! ! !
Xiyan knows that after today, under his father's arrangement, when the news of his grandfather being imprisoned by Bai Yan spreads, both the soldiers and the people will know that it was Bai Yan who did what he did when he saw that he could not capture Daliang. If you don't make the best decision, your morale will definitely reach its peak by then.
"Bai Yan, you can't attack the beam!"
Xie Yan felt the movement of the carriage, listened to the conversation of the people outside, and sighed sternly. After a while, he would use words to tell Bai Yan about Daliang, so that Bai Yan would know what regret is, and let Bai Yan understand What a stupid move to imprison his grandfather.
............
Licheng.
"When are you going to let me go back?"
In the mansion, the elderly Xi Cheng knelt down opposite Bai Yan, shaking his head helplessly, his tone full of confusion.
Xicheng doesn't understand why Bai Yan
He must be imprisoned with his old bones.
"Xi Xiang will stay here with peace of mind. After the destruction of the Wei Kingdom, Bai Yan will not stop Xiang Xiang from going there."
After Bai Yan stamped the bamboo slips, he put away the bamboo slips and looked at the corpse cairn.
Xi Cheng sneered again and again.
"The general is so confident that he can capture the beam?"
Xi Cheng asked pretending to be confused, his wrinkled old face, but his eyes were full of ridicule. Xi Cheng did not believe that Bai Yan could capture Daliang within three months.
Especially in the past two days, Xicheng saw the generals of the Qin army and many soldiers in central Guizhou. They seemed not to like Bai Yan very much, but only obeyed the order and followed Bai Yan because of the king's order.
This is the case.
It's good that Bai Yan can successfully lead the troops to attack Wei. He also wants to capture Daliang. Do you really think that Wei has no one and no generals?
"General, people are coming!"
While Xi Cheng was talking, a soldier came to the study with a man.
The man turned out to be Cheng Ding, also named Ban Ding, who Bai Yan had met before. When Ban Ding came to the study and saw the corpse, he also had a strange look on his face and looked at Bai Yan in surprise.
When he came to Licheng just now, Ban Ding had heard about it, but he didn't expect it to be true.
Bai Yan actually imprisoned the corpse of the Prime Minister of Wei in Licheng.
"Banding, meet General Bai Yan!"
Ban Ding saluted Bai Yanji.
Xi Cheng looked at Ban Ding, listening to the name, with a thoughtful expression on his face. After thinking about it for a while, he finally determined that he had never seen this person before, and he didn't know where he came from to come to Bai Yan.
"Prime Minister Wei!"
After Ban Xiang saluted Bai Yan, he turned around and saluted the corpse.
Seeing this, Xi Cheng had no intention of returning the favor. After all, as a "prisoner" now, he naturally had to use these actions to tell Bai Yan that he was unhappy.
"sit!"
Bai Yan told Ban Ding not to be polite. After letting Ban Ding sit down, he turned sideways and picked up a roll of bamboo slips that had been prepared and handed it to Ban Ding.
Ban Ding raised his hands with confusion, took the bamboo slip, then glanced at Bai Yan, and slowly opened it.
next moment.
Ban Ding's eyes suddenly widened, full of fear and shock.
Such an appearance immediately made the elderly Xi Cheng on the side look at this scene curiously, glanced at Bai Yan, and then looked at Ban Ding.
What is written on the bamboo slips?
"I asked you to come here this time because I hope you can make a trip for me in person to meet these people!"
Bai Yan said to Ban Ding, the slips are all about the territory at the junction of Qi and Chu. The forces cultivated by Li Yuan and Xiong You in the past, despite the fact that Qi and Chu do not interfere with each other now, and there have been no wars for decades, but In fact, both the Qi State and the Chu State placed heavy troops to guard the cities near the border.
"General, is the general planning to attack Wei this time, or..."
After reading the bamboo slips, Ban Ding looked up at Bai Yan in a daze, and then looked at Xi Cheng. He didn't understand whether Bai Yan was planning to destroy Wei or attack Chu.
Or, the destruction of Wei was just a pretense, and the purpose of Ying Zheng was actually Chu State from the beginning.
"Why can't we all have them?"
Bai Yan asked with a smile.
After the words fell, Ban Ding's pupils shrank when he heard the words, and his mouth opened slightly. Xicheng on the side heard "want it". He didn't react at first. After he reacted, he obviously knew what Bai Yan meant and immediately stared. His eyes looked at Bai Yan with a look of astonishment.
