"General, the Prime Minister has sent an envoy to Daliang City."
In the camp, as Yanmao came to report, Bai Yan looked at his uncle who was huddled together and trembling all over, and frowned slightly.
Lord Changping came to win over the nobles and nobles in Daliang City. Although the Wei State was small, it had many more famous noble families and famous scholars than the ten Qin States combined. This is not an exaggeration. The Qin State Since the time of Shang Yang, people have been pursuing farming and fighting, and fighting is not farming.
Although many repairs have been made since the period of King Huiwen of Qin, and the situation has been much better after successive generations of Qin kings and the famous Prime Minister Lu Buwei, it is still far better than Qi and Wei, which have hundreds of years of foundation. Far inferior to Qin State, it is no exaggeration to say that even Chu State is worse than Qin State in terms of scribes.
This has a very close relationship with national policies and laws and clan inheritance.
After all, the scholars of this period had to have nobles to rely on, and all the great scholars in the world were poor and poor.
Apparently, Lord Changping also came here to win over the famous families in Daliang City.
In the eyes of outsiders.
Lord Changping is the right prime minister of the Qin State, so naturally he should be the Qin State's ally and accept the celebrities in Daliang City.
But if, like Bai Yan, he knew that Lord Changping had colluded with Chu, and later led the rebellion directly behind the scenes when Qin attacked Chu, then Lord Changping's actions now seem a bit intriguing.
"Yanmao, do all the soldiers in the army know that I, Bai Yan, am from Qi?"
Bai Yan looked at the trembling uncle and asked.
Lord Changping sent people to the city to win over the famous people of Wei. Bai Yan could not stop him no matter how many reasons he had. After all, Lord Changping was the right prime minister. In the eyes of everyone, all the actions of Lord Changping were for the sake of Qin. He If Bai Yan uses his methods in private, he will not get any benefits once Lord Changping or others find out.
If it were any Qin general, even if Wang Jian knew the purpose of Lord Changping, he would not be able to stop him and could only watch helplessly.
But by accident.
He, Bai Yan, is from Qi!
Unlike Changping Jun, Changping Jun was Yingzheng's uncle, but he, Bai Yan, was from Qi. In addition, Bai Yan had previously blocked the canal and sent a letter to Xianyang to request grain and millet, as well as the corpse cheng's contact with the corpse family. Letters, these are all shortcomings that there is no way to make up for as long as Lord Changping doesn't betray Qin.
"All the soldiers know it! General, don't worry, all the soldiers have no doubts about Bai Yan!"
Yanmao listened to Bai Yan's inquiry and didn't think about it. He thought Bai Yan was worried about rumors in the army, so he quickly handed over the report.
Bai Yan turned his head and glanced at Yanmao.
Yanmao's face with conspicuous scars was a little overwhelmed by Bai Yan's gaze. Seeing that Bai Yan didn't speak, he looked at himself with a strange look on his face, making sure that there was nothing weird about him. He didn't understand Bai Yan's gaze. Why does Yan look at him like this?
Zhang on the side looked at Yanmao, and then looked at Bai Yan in confusion.
"General, hey, I can't do anything at all!"
The old doctor next to the uncle stood up tiredly, shook his head, and said to Bai Yan.
Immediately afterwards, the other two old doctors also looked at each other, sighed, and then stood up, silently saluting Bai Yan.
"As a relative of the general, I am afraid that this time it will depend on destiny!"
The old doctor said to Bai Yan.
In the camp, Mang and Yanmao were startled when they heard the old doctor's words. They both looked at their uncle lying on the couch with worried expressions.
"Can"
"So what should we do?"
Yanmao and Mang wanted to say something, but before they could say anything, they saw Bai Yan sigh.
"Thank you, three elders!"
Bai Yan gratefully bowed his hands to the three of them and saluted. After the ceremony, he turned to look at Mang.
"Go get thirty gold pieces and give them to the three elders. It's been a long time and the three of you have worked tirelessly to save my uncle."
Bai Yan ordered.
"promise!"
Hearing this, Kuang quickly raised his hands and responded, then looked at his uncle and then at the three old doctors.
"The general can't do it!"
"General, how can you do this!!"
The three old doctors with white hair were also startled when they heard Bai Yan's words, and they quickly politely said that in their eyes, they did not save the general's relatives, and the general did not blame or anger them, so they were extremely lucky. How can you still take the general's bounty?
"Don't worry, three elders. This is Bai Yan's gift of gratitude and has no other intentions. The Wei Kingdom is in chaos, and the three elders need to live in peace. No matter where they go, without money, there will be many inconveniences."
After Bai Yan said this, he looked ashamed and bowed to the three of them.
"If the three elders are in a hurry to leave, Bai Yan will arrange a carriage to see them off today. If they are not in a hurry to leave, Bai Yan also wants to beg the elders to stay for a few more days. This time Bai Yan was ordered to lead the troops and lead the Qin army to attack Daliang, later acted against nature and dug canals to release water, which ultimately caused misfortune to the people in the city. After the flood, there will be diseases and shortages, and there will be no good treatment for the elderly. Bai Yan is worried!"
Bai Yan slowly recounted that in this sentence, Bai Yan specifically said that he was ordered to attack Daliang this time. This attack did not have the same meaning as his order to dig canals later.
"Don't worry, General! We will definitely stay."
The three old doctors, all with white hair, looked at each other, nodded, then looked at Bai Yan and cupped their hands.
Regarding Bai Yan, anyone from Wei will feel complicated about Bai Yan. It is impossible not to be angry. After all, it was Bai Yan, the general of the Qin State, who led the Qin army to attack the Wei State. It was also Bai Yan who ordered the poaching. channels.
But speaking of resentment, when the two countries are at war, how many generals have cared about the lives and deaths of the people from ancient times to the present? Not only did Bai Yan give Daliang a chance to let the people leave when digging the canal, he also sent bloodline soldiers after the canal was dug. As an envoy, he personally went to Daliang City to persuade him to surrender. As a result, the King of Wei not only cut off Bai Yan's uncle's hands and broke his feet, but also humiliated him with dog excrement. Faced with such a thing, Bai Yan did not express his anger at the people in Daliang City. The people, when the heavy rain came, asked the soldiers to block the canals.
"Thank you!"
Bai Yan saluted the three doctors with a grateful expression, and then asked Zhang to take the three doctors down to rest.
"How to return the gold?"
Yanmao watched the three old doctors bow to Bai Yan and then leave the camp with Zhang, and murmured in a voice that could only be heard by himself.
Yanmao didn't understand what his general was doing. The first thing was the bounty, and then the kind words. In Yanmao's eyes, even if he didn't save anyone, he thought he was directly threatening the three of them, even if they racked their brains. Find a way to save people.
"General!"
After Yanmao watched Zhang leave, he saw Bai Yan looking directly at him. Yanmao immediately looked at himself again to see if there was anything wrong.
"Yanmao, you will never enter the Qin court in the future, even if you are transferred to the border to guard any side. Remember!"
Bai Yan opened his mouth and gave instructions. This was not an order, but Bai Yan's instructions to Yanmao.
Those three old men are all doctors. The people of Wei may not listen to what they say, but from ancient times to the present, people will instinctively trust the words of doctors. This is an eternal fact. Yanmao didn't understand the truth, but Bai Yan could understand it. After all, this is the way the world is. Official position and power are everyone's first choice for solving any problem.
But if he can't even win people's hearts, then he is really not suitable to go to the Qin court. Faced with the disputes between factions and colleagues in the Qin court, Yanmao's temperament is too upright and it is difficult to end well.
"Hey, general, Yanmao isn't going anywhere. From now on, he will follow the general!"
When Yanmao heard Bai Yan's words, he said with a naive smile. The scar didn't look attractive at all, but rather made people laugh.
Bai Yan glanced at Yanmao, said nothing, but turned to the uncle's side.
Seeing the uncle who had stopped eating or drinking, started to vomit, was very afraid of light, and had a fever, Bai Yan knew that the uncle should have contracted the dog disease after being bitten by Wei's fake dog.
"Uncle!"
Bai Yan looked at his uncle who was full of pain and even his moans had changed. No matter how many injustices he had felt, they had all dissipated at this moment. What was more in his mind was that he didn't know if his father would feel uncomfortable if he knew about this in the future. After all, no matter how much he is an uncle, he is still his father's biological brother from childhood to adulthood.
Thinking of the arrogant appearance of the uncle in the past, thinking of the uncle who always liked to bully his honest father, and thinking of the uncle who later deceived him regardless of family ties.
Pictures from childhood to adulthood appeared in his mind. Bai Yan looked at the dying uncle in front of him with complicated eyes.
After coming to the Qin Kingdom, Bai Yan had killed many, many people. He had seen countless dead people on the battlefield. They were swords stained with blood, and pierced by arrows and swords. Bai Yan has long been used to seeing corpses and pictures.
But the uncle is different from everyone.
At dusk.
Bai Yan thought of when he was a child, sitting by the rice field at sunset. At that time, his father and grandfather had not separated. At that time, he and Zilu were sitting together during the autumn harvest, listening to Zilu talking about things in Linzi City, and watching from time to time. In the fields, my grandfather and uncle were talking, my father and uncle were working in the fields, and my mother, aunt, and the others were helping behind.
Looking at the memories of those scenes, looking at his uncle now, Bai Yan knows better than anyone else that those scenes are from the past that he and his uncle will never have the chance to return to.
"General, there are a few people from the lower camp in Daliang City. They said they want to see the general!"
Outside the camp, a soldier hurriedly walked into the camp and said to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan was not surprised when he heard someone asking for an audience. Several days had passed since the grains and grains were burned at the beginning, and the nobles in Daliang City had long been unable to hold on. The reason why they persisted so hard now was because they wanted to surrender to the Qin Dynasty. Finally, they can continue to have a higher status than ordinary people.
"Please come to the camp and order people to prepare a banquet!"
Bai Yan stood up slowly and looked at his uncle who could no longer hold on and saw King Wei leaving the city. Bai Yan turned around and left the camp with Yanmao.
In the Qin army camp.
In a tent, Lord Changping was sitting on his knees behind a wooden table, looking at the other five men behind wooden tables in the tent. The youngest of these men were in their forties, and the older ones were even over seventy.
Because in the Qin Army's camp, in addition to the guards guarding the tents, there were also informants working as internal agents in the camp, so Lord Changping was not worried about anything happening in the Qin Army's camp, but he did not know about it.
Moreover, after learning that Bai Yan was not a descendant of the Bai family, Lord Changping, who had already dared not touch Bai Yan easily, had no intention of touching Bai Yan again. Bai Yan was a favorite of Ying Zheng, and he had side cavalry and iron cavalry. Two elites, just look at the Wei State this time and you will know that the Wei State army tried to break out of the beam several times, but was blocked by the side cavalry and suffered heavy casualties in the end.
In the Qin State, using such a general was almost tantamount to delusion.
"In the Peng family, Master Peng is an old friend of me. Now that I know that I am here, Master Peng will definitely come out of the city to greet me when the water in the Zhuhe River and ditches subsides."
"Mr. Yang and I have been friends for more than fifty years. It's a pity that Brother Yang is no longer alive. What a pity~!"
The five men in the camp talked with each other, discussing old friends and relationships they could win over in Daliang City, as well as those important celebrities and scholars who must meet in Daliang City.
These five people are all members of the gentry clan. They have always been the guests of Lord Changping and are highly regarded by Lord Changping.
This trip came to Daliang. Except for the people in Yingchuan and the Qin court, Lord Changping took five people to Daliang City to make suggestions for him. Many times, no matter how smart a person is, he will be negligent.
They had just arrived today, so Lord Changping did not even leave the camp and stayed in the camp to entertain these five people.
"Report to Lord Changping, there is news that there are people from Daliang City in the camp downstream, asking to see Bai Yan!"
A guard entered the camp and handed the report to Lord Changping.
Lord Changping put down the bamboo slips and frowned slightly. After thinking for a few moments, his expression began to darken. The well-informed Lord Changping was not sure yet. The Wei clan in Daliang City was preparing to negotiate with Bai Yan.
"Bai Yan?"
"Why would the Wei people go to Bai Yan!"
When the five counselors heard the report from their subordinates, they all looked at each other in confusion.
"It's Qi Ren's identity!"
The first person to react was the white-haired old man in his seventies. The old man's name was Wei Zhao, and he was an old nobleman from the Wei Kingdom.
"I see!"
Lord Changping also reacted quickly and immediately realized why the Wei clan was finally able to let go of their grudges when faced with Bai Yan, who was flooded in Daliang, and still chose Bai Yan even though he had already sent envoys to Daliang.
Obviously Qi Ren's identity came into play at this time.
Thinking of this, even Changping Lord, who has always been steady and calm, found it a little hard to accept. Compared with Bai Yan, Changping Lord did not lead troops to attack the Wei State, did not flood Daliang City, and thirdly, did not have any relatives killed by the King of Wei. , and finally took the initiative to send people to the city to negotiate.
As a result, Bai Yan did nothing while he was busy working. No, it was Bai Yan who caused everyone in Daliang City to become like this. As a result, the nobles in Daliang City still chose to meet Bai Yan in private.
"We must not let Bai Yan win over the clans in Daliang City so easily!"
At this time, the youngest middle-aged man spoke up and said that the man's name was Ji Sheng. He was a nobleman from Chu State. He came to Qin State from Chu State many years ago and defected to Lord Changping. Lord Changping also appreciated his intelligence very much and stayed in Qin State. around.
As Lord Changping's staff, Ji Sheng knew Lord Changping's plans. After all, Ji Sheng often went to Chu State to meet with Xiang Yan, Jing Qi and others on Lord Changping's behalf.
Therefore, Ji Sheng is very clear now. After Lord Changping knew that Bai Yan was going to take the opportunity to attack Chu, no matter it was Lord Changping, Xiang Yan, or Jing Qi, they all hoped to use the Wei clan when Bai Yan attacked Chu. Cut off Bai Yan's food and grass from behind, and also cut off Bai Yan's retreat.
In this way, Bai Yan and Qin's more than 100,000 troops could be eliminated without exposing the fact that Lord Changping had turned against Qin.
Therefore, we must not let all the Wei clans turn to Bai Yan and have good relations with Bai Yan, otherwise the goals of Lord Changping and Xiang Yan will be in vain.
"Mr. Changping, do you want to prepare a carriage to go to the downstream camp?"
The retinue looked at Lord Changping and asked.
Chang Pingjun shook his head.
"The news just came from downstream, and I immediately appeared downstream. With Bai Yan's intelligence, I will definitely think of a lot."
Lord Changping sighed, his weather-beaten face full of sadness. At this moment, Lord Changping also felt troubled. He had experienced what happened to Gao Nu in Shangjun, and even Wang Ben was almost tricked by Li Mu. Fortunately, Bai Yan withdrew his troops and returned to Fanglan and , and also what happened when Bai Yan suddenly appeared in Yanmen a few months ago.
All these tell Chang Pingjun how keen Bai Yan really is.
Just now, people from Daliang City went to the downstream camp. If he appears in the downstream camp at this time, no matter what excuse he has, Bai Yan probably won't be suspicious.
What's more, even if he goes to the downstream camp now, it won't help at all.
"Is there any news from the south?"
Changping Jun looked at his confidant Ji Sheng and asked, when he discussed with Xiang Yan and Jing Qi to use the Wei clan to deal with Bai Yan, they did not know Bai Yan's identity as a Qi person. Now, he had already asked Ji Sheng to order someone. I sent this matter to Xiang Yan and Jing Qi, and I don’t know if they can find a way to let Bai Yan return to Qi after learning about it.
After being squeezed out of Xianyang of Qin State by Ying Zheng, when he stayed in Yingchen, he completely made up his mind to leave Qin State and help Chu State deal with Ying Zheng.
Rather than killing Bai Yan, facing the Qin State with a vast territory and many generals, he preferred to let Bai Yan return to Qi State. Not only others, he also knew Bai Yan's ability to lead troops and the ability to lead troops among the side riders. It can be said that once Bai Yan returns to Qi, Qi will not only have Bai Yan, such a famous general, but also a brave and capable side cavalry.
This is nothing more than adding insult to injury to Qin.
"No news has come yet!"
Ji Sheng shook his head, his eyes a little anxious.
"What should I do?"
"Yes! If Bai Yan is not stopped, once Wei comes out of the city and surrenders to Qin, there will be no chance for them."
The other men kneeling behind the wooden table also frowned and started talking.
At this time, Lord Changping also slowly stood up and walked back and forth in front of the wooden table, constantly thinking about countermeasures. He couldn't go, but he couldn't let Bai Yan successfully persuade Wei to surrender and win over the Wei clan.
"In the current situation, the best way is to find a way to get rid of Bai Yan. As long as Bai Yan is not in Daliang, even if any Qin general comes here, he will not be able to compare with Lord Changping!"
Ji Sheng thought for a while, suddenly looked at Changping Jun who was walking back and forth, and said softly.
"Bai Yan is a general. Ying Zheng has handed over the general talisman to Bai Yan. Bai Yan can now mobilize not only Wang Ben, but also the Qin army in the central camp in Guizhou. In addition, the surrender of Wei is imminent, and he wants to take away Bai Yan. Yan, with Bai Yan’s intelligence, it is absolutely impossible!”
When Lord Changping heard about Ji Sheng, he stopped and looked at Ji Sheng, shook his head and said.
Lord Changping didn't understand Ji Sheng's method of getting rid of Bai Yan once and for all, but it was not easy to transfer Bai Yan away. Not to mention Bai Yan's intelligence, which made people dare not move easily. Even using the soldiers and horses of the Chu State, it might not be possible. Send Bai Yan away, and since Bai Yan has the general talisman, he has not yet won over the Wei clan. If Chu rashly goes to war with Bai Yan, I am afraid that the male will take advantage.
Even though he himself is the right prime minister, it is absolutely impossible and he has no right to let Bai Yan, the commander-in-chief, leave Daliang at this time.
In the tent.
After hearing what Changping Jun and Ji Sheng said, everyone else frowned and looked thoughtful. Only Wei Zhao, the oldest in his seventies, thought of something and raised his hand to stroke his long beard.
"Maybe there is a way to get Bai Yan to leave Daliang!"
Wei Zhao spoke softly.
As soon as these words came out, other men, as well as Lord Changping, all looked over and looked at Wei Zhao in surprise. Is there really a way to get Bai Yan to leave Daliang?
Even Ji Sheng, who proposed this method, looked at Wei Zhao with confusion.
"Old Zhao, please speak out!"
Lord Changping raised his hands and asked with respect. In Lord Changping's eyes, it was impossible to send Bai Yancai away at this time. But now that Wei Zhao had spoken, Lord Changping still wanted to hear Wei Zhao's solution.
Under the gaze of Lord Changping and everyone else, Wei Zhao sighed and looked at Lord Changping.
"Mr. Changping, may you still remember that when we were in Luoyin, there was a scholar from the Wei State named Wei Pang. He once said bluntly in front of everyone that if Qin loses the Nine Cauldrons, it will lose the world!"
Wei Zhao said.
After hearing Wei Zhao's words, Lord Changping thought for a while and nodded. Don't tell him about this matter. It has spread even in the Qin court and among the princes. Since the ship sailed, the relationship between Chu and Qi has spread. Scholars all like to use this incident to ridicule Ying Zhengde for being unqualified. It was the sky that deliberately caused the Jiuding to fall into the Surabaya River, so that Qin was destined not to get it.
"Old Zhao is planning to ask Bai Yan to search for Jiuding? Although the whole world is using the matter of Jiuding to ridicule Ying Zheng, there is nothing wrong with asking Bai Yan to search for Jiuding. However, princes and kings have sent people to Jiuding for generations. I have searched in Surabaya, but all in vain, how can I let Bai Yan leave? Spend all your energy searching!"
Ji Sheng looked puzzled and frowned. After thinking differently, he looked at Wei Zhao.
The same goes for other men, who don't understand why Wei Zhao asked Bai Yan to find Jiuding.
"I won't go if I can't find Bai Yan."
Wei Zhao looked at Ji Sheng as he said this, and then looked at Lord Changping: "What if there is news about Jiuding?"
As he spoke, Wei Zhao's old eyes showed a profound look on his face.
Everyone here is not stupid. After hearing Wei Zhao's words and thinking for a moment, they all vaguely guessed what Wei Zhao meant.
"Old Zhao said, get a fake Jiuding and hide it in the Sishui River?"
Ji Sheng paused and said cautiously.
Wei Zhao was dressed in exquisite silk clothes, and his old face under his white hair showed the smile of an old fox.
"More than fifty years have passed since Jiuding fell into Surabaya. I have almost forgotten what Jiuding looks like. Today, there are very few people who have seen Jiuding!"
Wei Zhao took a deep breath, closed his eyes, raised his hand to smooth his long beard, shook his head and said.
"Wei surrender, attack Chu, and Jiuding! Among the three, Bai Yan is almost one-man. He is only one step away from destroying Wei. Now that Lord Changping is here, this step is even more powerful than attacking Chu and Jiuding. It is far less than the Nine Cauldrons, which stand for the great justice of the world. It is impossible for Bai Yan not to know how important this thing is to the Qin State. Once Qin and Chu go to war, Bai Yan will find it difficult to escape and go to find the Cauldron."
Wei Zhao slowly analyzed it for everyone.
At this time, Ji Sheng followed Wei Zhao's words, his eyes flashed with light, and he quickly raised his head to look at Wei Zhao.
"And now if Bai Yan hands over Daliang to Lord Changping, he can first search for Jiuding and then attack Chu. Even if Bai Yan finally gets Jiuding and sends it back to Xianyang, then we can also look for great scholars who have seen Jiuding to give advice. The tripod is a fake tripod. When the time comes, if Ying Zheng is allowed to slander the world in order to obtain the tripod, Ying Zheng and the civil and military officials of the Qin State will definitely anger Bai Yan! If Bai Yan is allowed to know in advance that the tripod is a fake tripod, He will die if he returns to Qin, and I'm afraid Bai Yan will have no way out."
Ji Sheng was talking, with a smile on his face while he was thinking, and then he raised his head and looked at Wei Zhao with admiration. This method is good! Not only can it drive Bai Yan away, but it can also frame Bai Yan and force Bai Yan to return to Qi.
Thinking of this, Ji Sheng looked at Wei Zhao with admiration.
The other three men also looked at Wei Zhao, looked at each other, nodded repeatedly, and all agreed with Wei Zhao's idea.
"Qi, fortunately, Mr. Zhao is here to help!"
Lord Changping also had a sincere look on his face. After regaining his composure, he kept nodding his head and saluting Wei Zhao seriously. While breathing a sigh of relief, he also applauded for this plan.
"I also ask Lord Changping to write a letter immediately and send it to Chu and Qi. The news of Jiuding must not only spread, but also require actions from Qi and Chu before Bai Yan has to fight. The incident started because of Bai Yan , if Bai Yan hears about Jiuding and doesn't fight for it, then it will be a fake tripod! I'm afraid it will be the 'real tripod' that Ying Zheng can't see in the future!"
Wei Zhao returned the salute to Lord Changping and said the last words with a chuckle.
"wonderful!"
When Ji Sheng heard Wei Zhao's words, his eyes widened and the corners of his mouth immediately raised.
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