Spring plowing in April, continuous drizzle.
Cen Qing and Ying Shi took some money, bought a carriage, and three followers, and then left Shanwu City and headed to Daliang, where Bai Yan had told them to go.
Because of his sensitive identity and the fact that he needed to discuss matters with Yang Duanhe, Bai Yan did not go to see off the Ying family, but asked Master Xu to go and see her off on his behalf.
Two days later.
Bai Yan was in the mansion when he heard the report from his servants. Chai and Ye asked for permission outside the mansion one after another.
While Bai Yan ordered his servants to invite people to the study, he stood up, took Master Xu away from Zhao Qiu and Bao, and walked towards the study.
A moment later, in the study, Bai Yan knelt down in front of the wooden table and finally saw Chai and Ye.
Among all the generals, both Chai and Ye are absolute confidants in Bai Yan's heart, otherwise he would not have specially left Chai and Ye to guard Yanmen and guard against the invasion from the north before leaving Yanmen. chaos.
But now when he returned to Yanmen, Chai's behavior made Bai Yan feel strange for the first time.
In the border, the number of soldiers in the army is hidden!
It is no exaggeration to say that if this matter spreads out and Xianyang learns about it, not only will Chai die without a burial place, but all the generals, captains, and Bai Yan of Yanmen will also suffer countless consequences. Qing's troubles, even death.
But Chai not only made this move in the end, he didn't even inform Bai Yan before that.
Bai Yan couldn't even understand Chai.
"Close the door!"
Bai Yan looked at the two people entering the study and told Ye.
Hearing this, Ye immediately turned around, made sure there was no one outside, and then closed the door.
"Chai, meet Daliang Zao!"
Chai came to the wooden table, bowed his hands to Bai Yan, and looked at Bai Yan as before.
After all, five years ago, it was Chai who gave up what he was doing and taught Bai Yan to ride horses and shoot arrows over and over again outside the Qin Army camp outside Yangcheng. No matter how stupid Bai Yan was at the beginning, he taught him patiently. Accompany Bai Yan.
It can be said that among all the veterans of the cavalry, few can compare with Chai when it comes to being close to Bai Yan.
"Ye! Meet Daliang Zao!"
At this time, Ye also came to Bai Yan, raised his hand and saluted Bai Yan.
Perhaps it was also the reason why he had led troops stationed at the border all year round, patrolling the wilderness, and dealing with the Huns. Ye's complexion was now much darker yellow than a year ago, and even his cheeks looked a little chapped.
But when he saw Bai Yan again and knew that Bai Yan had become the king and became a great asset of the Qin State, no matter how yellow his face was, he could not conceal the joy in his eyes. Only those who truly cared and were close to him could do so. The exposed eyes.
"sit!"
Bai Yan asked Ye and Chai to kneel down opposite the wooden table.
In the following conversation, Bai Yan was not in a hurry to ask about the hidden soldiers. Instead, he chatted with Chai and Ye about what they had encountered in the past year.
During this period, Bai Yan also learned that it was not Mr. Wei who stopped him in the first place. Chai and Ye had already gathered their troops and were preparing to lead them south to Chu.
Not long after chatting, Master Xu opened the door and brought a pot of tea.
"Go outside and watch, don't let others get close!"
Bai Yan said to Master Xu.
After Master Xu poured tea for Bai Yan, Chai and Ye, he nodded to Bai Yan after hearing Bai Yan's words, then looked at Chai and Ye, then left the study and closed the door.
"Why conceal the number of soldiers in the camp?"
Bai Yan watched the door close and Master Xu standing guard outside, then looked at Chai and Ye.
Listening to the sound of the door closing, Chai and Ye naturally understood Bai Yan's deep meaning. At the moment, the more dissatisfied Bai Yan looked, and the more moved they were by letting Master Xu guard the door.
At least, even if it involved beheading, Bai Yan would not hesitate to protect them and inquire in private.
Seeing this move, not to mention Karma, even Chai showed relief in their eyes. No matter what in the future, they would not regret it.
"Back to General, it's Mr. Wei..."
Chai raised his hand to Bai Yan to report, telling Bai Yan in detail what happened in Yanmen after Bai Yan left Yanmen.
It turned out that not long after Bai Yan left, as Wang Zhao came from Xianyang, the side cavalry and the iron cavalry left one after another. Mr. Wei, who had been in the Yunzhong Mountains, suddenly came to the Qin Army camp and looked at the newly recruited Wu. When the soldiers were practicing, they ordered Chai to conceal the number of soldiers.
The reason is that Mr. Wei is worried that if there is an accident in the war between Qin and Chu, there will be countless hidden dangers within the Qin State. At that time, the Zhao people will inevitably have different intentions and repeat the Yingchuan Rebellion, not to mention leaving some private soldiers, who can not only guard against The nomadic tribes in the northern grasslands can even decide the situation of the northern tribes at critical moments.
In the study room.
At the end of the sentence, Chai's eyes were a little dodgey and he didn't dare to look at Bai Yan.
Seeing this situation, Bai Yan didn't know where he was. He was worried that the old clan in Zhao had different intentions and plotted restoration, and the situation in the north were all excuses.
The land of Dai has long been consumed by Zhao Jia, and another capable Zhao family orphan, Zhao Qiu, is in the mansion. The north can let the two fight with each other. Even if Yanmen intervenes, they can still go to Xianyang in an open and honest manner. Why hide it?
The real reason was that Mr. Wei wanted to raise tigers in the north, and this was the reason why Chai finally agreed to Mr. Wei.
"Previously, Yang Jin restored the Yuezhi. Is there the shadow of Mr. Wei behind this?"
Bai Yan closed his eyes and thought, and after a long time, he asked softly.
Bai Yan is not stupid. After learning about Mr. Wei's series of actions, and then thinking about the restoration of Yangjin, he still doesn't understand. There must be Mr. Wei's shadow behind the changes in the Yuezhi.
Opening his eyes, Bai Yan looked away from Chai and looked at Ye beside him.
"Go back to Daliang Zao! Before, Mr. Wei let Ye lead the troops to attack the Huns. In fact, he only went there whenever the Huns were unfavorable in the battle with Yuezhi Yamucha..."
Ye also felt a little guilty. Hearing Bai Yan's inquiry, he raised his hands and said, not daring to look at Bai Yan.
Ye's involvement in this matter was no less than Chai's. If Chai was responsible for concealing the report, then all the private soldiers who had been hoarded would go out with the army under Ye's command.
Now that Bai Yan is asking, Ye will naturally not hide anything from Bai Yan.
For Ye, this is the first time he has done such a thing, so he would be lying if he said he was not afraid. After all, if word spreads and becomes known, Ye knows better than anyone what fate he will face in the future.
But for Bai Yan, who had been helped to save his life, after hearing what Mr. Wei said, he finally agreed without hesitation.
I haven't read any ancient books, and I can't tell you any truth, but Mr. Wei's words are very clear. No matter how great military achievements Bai Yan makes in the future, or how high his status is in the Qin State, real power is the foundation of Bai Yan's life.
Without real power, people like Shang Yang and Wei Ran who served as feudal lords of Qin could not escape death in the end. Bai Yan only had the military power north of the Central Plains to guard the northern border without chaos and stay in the temple of Qin without falling. As long as Bai Yan did not die. , all the cavalry, the frontier cavalry, and all the troops stationed in northern Xinjiang will be what the people want. In this way, the trouble in the north, although it has its power, is not real.
On the contrary, without Bai Yan, people in Northern Xinjiang were unstable, and no Qin general in the Qin court had any prestige in Northern Xinjiang, let alone comparable to Bai Yan's prestige.
Letting a person with no prestige garrison Yanmen is a real danger. This is true for all county officials, nobles, common people, and even soldiers in the army.
Therefore, when the Qin State was annexing the world and was busy fighting wars, and the various counties and counties were unstable and difficult to worry about, they hid their soldiers and soldiers to increase the power of the north.
There is trouble in the north, and the Qin court, which has just annexed the territory of the world, is faced with the turmoil and instability in various counties and counties. When trying to comfort them, they will definitely want stability in the north no matter what. In this way, Bai Yan will not leave the northern border, let alone lose The military power in Northern Xinjiang, and the dangers of Northern Xinjiang, not only the Qin Dynasty court needed Bai Yan to garrison in Northern Xinjiang, but also the countless gentry, common people, merchants, and officials in various counties and counties in Northern Xinjiang.
"Apart from you two, who else is involved in this matter?"
After Bai Yan heard Ye Jiang's complete explanation of the entire incident, he slowly stood up and asked with a frown.
"And Mr. Yang! And Gan Si..."
When Chai heard Bai Yan's inquiry, he looked at the man next to him, who was outside the Great Wall and had killed all the tribes in the grasslands, with his head lowered.
I'm afraid that in the world, only in front of Bai Yan would he behave like this.
After hearing Bai Yan's inquiry, Chai looked at Bai Yan and told Bai Yan what happened next.
At first, Chai was worried that it would be difficult to conceal this matter. Although many of the soldiers came from counties other than Yanmen, as a Qin State county, not everything could be concealed. Even if Chai was in charge of the Qin army camp, Even in the Qin army's camp, all the generals are trusted generals of their cavalry.
But in fact, what happened next went smoothly beyond Chai's expectation. Regarding the affairs of the Qin army's camp, both Yang Lao and Gan Si remained silent and treated them as if they were missing.
Even the Yanmen clan, which worried Chai the most, seemed to know nothing about it. There was no news or movement at all...
This surprised Chai, who had planned to secretly place people outside the Great Wall once Xianyang sent people to investigate, and what followed was a bit of a creepy feeling.
It's like something that everyone should know, but uncharacteristically, it seems like only you know it...
It wasn't until later that Chai finally figured out that it wasn't that everyone couldn't notice it, but that even if someone noticed something was wrong, everyone would keep silent about it tacitly.
The soldiers in the Qin army specially came from other counties and counties and did not want to come to Yanmen on foot because of Bai Yan. And the people of Yanmen knew Bai Yan's character. Compared with other Qin generals, Yan The people in the sect only recognize Bai Yan.
As for the many nobles in Yanmen, after dealing with the looting and selling incident, none of the nobles in Yanmen now have a close relationship with Bai Yan, let alone the nobles have a network of connections, and no one will offend most of the nobles. The nobles are not stupid, and the nobles all know that they rely on Bai Yan to rise, and if Bai Yan is replaced, they who are rising will inevitably be purged.
Even merchants who travel all year round rush to Yanmen from far away despite the hardships. Apart from relying on the protection provided by Bai Yan and not having to provide supplies to the local nobles, the biggest reason is that all merchants know that other counties How evil are county officials?
Merchants all know this, especially the nobles.
Therefore, people with low status don't know what's going on when they notice something abnormal, but people who have the ability to know and notice something abnormal don't say anything about it.
This is true for the nobles, and even more so for the Yanmen officials who looked at Yang Lao, Gan Si and others who were silent.
Facing the threat from the northern grassland tribes, whoever wants to speak dares to speak.
In the study room.
Speaking to Chai, Bai Yan's expression changed after hearing Chai's words. He stood in the study room, his whole head was swollen, and his breathing was rapid and uneasy.
"What is the teacher's intention?"
Bai Yan said softly and bluntly, his tone full of doubts.
At the moment, Bai Yan didn't know what his mentor Mr. Wei was going to do, but after hearing what Chai and Ye said, Bai Yan could clearly feel that Mr. Wei was unknowingly tying the interests of countless people to himself.
Just like Chai and Ye at this time, if Bai Yan chose to submit the bamboo slips and the detailed number of Yanmen soldiers to Xianyang, even if they were excused from the fault, Chai, Ye and other camp generals would be If there is no recovery, even Mr. Yang will be held accountable.
They were all secretly working together with Mr. Yang to conspire for Bai Yan, even at the risk. Whenever Bai Yan presented the bamboo slips, no matter how legitimate the reason was, it would definitely upset the hearts of countless generals.
But as this incident passed day by day, Bai Yan was worried that now he was a sergeant in the hidden camp, what about the future?
If one day, this matter comes to Xianyang, wouldn't he have to fight Xianyang to the death and lead his troops to stand on his own feet no matter what? unless……
Take control of the Qin court! ! !
Thinking of this, Bai Yan vaguely sensed Mr. Wei's intentions, especially the governor Yang Lao and Yang Duanhe, who had acquiesced in this matter. It stands to reason that Mr. Yang, who is stable by nature, knew better than Bai Yan. The soldiers and horses of Yanmen cannot pose a threat to the Qin court. The greatest possibility and the best result is nothing more than creating chaos in the world and the restoration of forces in various places.
Mr. Yang would never want to see such a result!
"This is preparation for taking action against Dai Di, you two should prepare early!"
Bai Yan sighed while thinking, and without thinking any more, he took a roll of bamboo slips from the wooden frame, handed it to Chai and Ye, and gave instructions.
Previously, Chai Yuye stayed at Yanmen, but now he wanted to annex Daidi, so naturally he had to leave this matter to these two people.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
After seeing the bamboo slips, Chai and Ye looked surprised, then excited.
Seeing that this was an easy achievement, they didn't know Bai Yan's intention, so they quickly raised their hands and saluted Bai Yan.
Seeing that Bai Yan had no intention of blaming them, Chai and Ye breathed a sigh of relief. Then they saw that Bai Yan had no instructions. After talking for a while, the two left the mansion and stayed in Shanwu City at any time.
Night falls.
In Bai Yan's mansion, Zhao Qiu came to the study, looked at Master Xu, and then looked at Bai Yan who was holding a bamboo slip with an expressionless face.
"You leave the matter of pacifying Daidi to Chai and Ye?"
Zhao Qiu came to the wooden table and asked softly, and then couldn't help but complain in a low voice, "It's so generous."
Although it was a low voice, Bai Yan couldn't hear it and raised his head to look at Zhao Qiu.
"Tomorrow Bai Yan will leave Shan Wu and go to Gaotang! Li Xin has sent a letter, and Bai Yan plans to lead his troops and enter Qi State as soon as possible!"
Bai Yan explained.
After knowing Mr. Wei's actions, Bai Yan must leave Shanwu as soon as possible before meeting Mr. Wei. He must first understand Mr. Wei's plot and then make a decision.
For this reason, Bai Yan has ordered someone to send a letter to Yunzhong, asking Mr. Wei to go to Linzi of Qi State with him. After all, Mr. Wei is a good friend of Jin Gong. When he goes to Qi State, Bai Yan will definitely visit Jin Gong and their graves.
According to the agreement five years ago, after Bai Yan avenged them, he brought a pot of wine to the tomb to worship them.
And those who killed them are all in Qi!
"tomorrow?"
Zhao Qiu frowned slightly when he heard Bai Yan's words, his expression full of surprise.
Looking at Bai Yan who wanted to return to Qi State as soon as possible, thinking of what Cen Qing said in the restaurant in the past, Zhao Qiu's tear-marked eyes and charming and charming face suddenly looked at Bai Yan seriously. .
"I also want to go to Qi State!"
Zhao Qiu said.
As soon as the words came out, not only Bai Yan but also Master Xu could not help but look at Zhao Qiu in surprise at the wooden table.
"I just want to go to Qi State. I will help you with advice and easily obtain the land. Is it possible that this is a small thing that even the great good of Qin State does not want to do?"
Zhao Qiu saw Bai Yan's surprised look, moved his eyes away, and asked softly, but the slightly twinkling look in his eyes seemed to be a little guilty.
