Under the drizzle, there were few pedestrians on the street. However, on the bumpy and muddy ground, hurried footsteps ran past one after another, trampling water splashes everywhere.
Occasionally, pedestrians walking in the rain saw more than twenty masked men holding sharp knives running towards them. They all hid in the shops on both sides in fear, fearing that their lives would be in danger if they were too late.
"quick!"
"quick!!"
Just as the masked man at the head was standing under the drizzle, asking the people behind to speed up their pace, he suddenly saw many people holding long swords and crossbows pouring out from both the front of the street and the place they just passed behind. Qi soldiers.
Soon, under the gaze of the masked man at the head, countless soldiers followed and surrounded the masked men on the street.
Inside the store.
Some merchants, boarding and lodging people did not dare to go out of the shop door. In the quiet atmosphere, they only heard the gentle sound of a horse's hooves.
"Sir! Please give way!"
Although there were only more than twenty people, the masked man at the head was not afraid. Instead, he took two steps forward, far away, and saluted the Qi general riding in front.
However, the Qi general on horseback did not reply, but made a gesture.
Seeing this scene, the masked man's pupils shrank, and before he could say anything else, in an instant, all the Qi soldiers holding long bows on the street shot arrows one after another.
Watching in horror, the masked men all around were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. The masked men quickly drew their swords, but the arrows that were fired at high speed still hit the abdomen.
"kill!!"
"kill!"
Finally, the masked man knelt on the ground and looked at the Qi nobles swarming in with long swords. He looked at the Qi general with reluctance in his eyes and didn't understand why the general wanted to kill him.
Why did he, who swore allegiance to Qi State, and those of them who were willing to die for Qi State, eventually be killed by that general.
"What happened?"
"have no idea!"
The people who were hiding in the shop looked at the soldiers appearing outside the door. When they heard the silence outside the door, they felt relieved.
With Qi Zu here, nothing will happen again.
Some brave men stood up and came to the gate. They looked at the Qi nobles on the street, holding long swords at the masked man in a pool of blood on the ground, stabbing them repeatedly to prevent anyone from pretending to be dead.
Seeing more than twenty masked men all dying tragically in a pool of blood, everyone looked at each other in fear and confusion, wondering what was going on in the city that so many people died.
Half an hour later.
Under the city gate, one after another exquisite carriages, followed by many sword-wielding servants, came to a stop outside the city gate. One by one, or two or three men in uniforms stepped out of the carriages. Come down.
"Chen Shi, I have met a gentleman!"
Chen Shi, the commander of Bogu City, saw that all the Qi clan members who were rarely seen in the past had now come to Bogu. His heart was full of excitement, his smile never stopped, and his waist never straightened.
The geographical location of Bogu City is perfect and it is the only way to the north. However, even so, it was very difficult for Chen Shi to see the people in front of him.
These are all members of the Qi clan. If you want to contact them, you must either have a deep background, be a powerful person, or at least have a high prestige.
"Can we order people to guard the city?"
When Tian Dan saw Chen, he asked.
News has been received today that Lord Qin Wu Lie, Bai Yan, has crossed the Qi River and is about to arrive at Bogu. Tian Dan, like other clan members, attaches great importance to Bai Yan's arrival.
In Tian Dan's eyes, although Bai Yan is a confidant of Qin's Ying Zheng, in the final analysis, Bai Yan is still from Qi. If he had not been driven out of Qi by his brother Tian Ding, Bai Yan, a great talent, would definitely be able to In Qi State, serve Qi State.
Now that all the countries in the world have perished at the hands of Qin, Qi is in danger. It not only needs the help of the scholars of the world, but more importantly, it needs a general who can lead Qi's troops to resist Qin and lead Qi's troops.
How strong is a person's ability that a country can rely on?
In Tian Dan's eyes.
able!
In the past, the Qi State was almost destroyed by the Yan State. In the end, under the leadership of Tian Dan, he defeated the Yan army with one man's power and finally restored the country.
"Don't worry, sir! Don't worry, sir! We have ordered people to search the city!"
When Chen Shi saw Tian Dan speaking, he quickly bent down and bowed his hands in greeting.
Chen Shi knew that among all the Qi clan members, Tian Dan had the highest prestige and connections, followed by Tian Rong and Tian Heng.
"That's good! We must never let Bai Yan commit an assassination when he is on a mission to Qi State!"
Tian Dan nodded.
At this time, not far from the city gate, a carriage hurriedly drove over. Under the gaze of Tian Dan, Chen Shi and others, after the carriage stopped, Tian Heng's figure stepped out of the carriage.
"Cousin!"
Tian Heng got off the carriage. Tian Heng, who was wearing Qi silk clothes and a hairpin, hurriedly came to Tian Dan and bowed his hands to salute. When he saw the other two cousins Tian Rong and cousin Tian Heng coming, he hurriedly greeted Tian Dan. present.
"We have ordered people to deal with the people who assassinated Bai Yan. After investigation, it was found that the Chu and Wei gentry heard about Bai Yan's arrival and secretly found the young members of the clan. In the name of the good of Qi State, they persuaded them to send people to assassinate Bai Yan!"
Tian Heng looked at Tian Dan and said softly.
After hearing Tian Heng's words, Tian Dan's face darkened and his frown made Chen Shi on the side full of fear, especially when he heard Tian Heng said that there was someone who wanted to assassinate Bai Yan in the city.
He had just said that he had ordered people to search the city, and nothing would happen!
"People from Wei Chu!"
Tian Dan said with an angry look on his face. His angry look was obviously dissatisfied with the behavior of the nobles in Wei and Chu.
After all, after the fall of the country, they came to live in Qi State, and their Qi State clan members were enough to give them face. Now that they learned about Bai Yan's arrival, they knew that they were unable to deal with Bai Yan, so they took advantage of their Qi State clan members and asked their Qi State clan members to do it for them. He killed Bai Yan.
"Instruct the disciples of the ancestral temple to think about their mistakes and find out which noble families were involved in this matter!"
Tian Dan looked at Tian Heng and gave instructions to Tian Heng.
Fortunately, Tian Heng was among the clan members, and even Tian Ding was often praised. If Chen Shi hadn't discovered it early, he might have been taken advantage of by those nobles and made a joke.
Tian Dan did not blame Chen Shi on the side. After all, those clan members used their clan's retinues. Chen Shi was a city commander and without military power, he was not able to fight against those retinues.
"coming!!!"
As the words fell, Tian Heng, a middle-aged man on the side, suddenly looked into the distance and spoke.
Under the envoys of Tian Dan, Tian Rong, Tian Heng, Chen Shi and others, two carriages were indeed seen in the north direction, escorted by more than 20 people, slowly arriving.
After a while.
As the carriage came to a stop under the city gate with everyone watching, the men holding sharp blades beside Tian Dan and other clan men all stepped forward cautiously, forming a protective posture.
Without him, all the sword-wielding men knew that the more than 20 people escorting the carriage on the opposite side could not be said to be highly skilled in martial arts, but at least they were all elite soldiers who had survived the battlefield.
"Back off!"
Tian Dan stepped forward, ignoring the protection of the sword-wielding guards, and even turned his head slightly, shouting at everyone to retreat.
Seeing this, not only Tian Dan's retinue, but also the retinues of other clan men looked at their master hesitantly. When those clan men saw Tian Dan speaking, they all nodded. After all, among the clan members, except for Linzi's Tianding lineage is hard for other clans to compare with Tiandan's lineage.
After all the surrounding guards retreated, Tian Dan took two steps forward. When he saw a young man wearing Qin clothes walking out of the carriage, he saw that under the Jue Bian made by Daliang of the Qin State, it was a young man. face.
Even though Tian Dan was prepared in his heart, he still couldn't help but be surprised. There were rumors in the world that Bai Yan was young and not as good as a martial artist. But all along, in Tian Dan's heart, it was rumored that Bai Yan was still young, but as a soldier who led troops all year round, he was still a warrior. A general with a great reputation for killing enemies, his appearance could not be more young.
Until now.
When he saw Bai Yan's face, Tian Dan was surprised and exclaimed that the rumors were true. If he hadn't seen the Jue Bian made by Daliang of Qin State, Tian Dan wouldn't have believed it. The man in front of him was not tall and strong. It was actually Bai Yan.
The Bai Yan in front of him gave Tian Dan the feeling that he was even a bit like a Confucian scholar. It was really hard for Tian Dan to associate him with the decisive and vicious Bai Yan.
"Tian Dan, I have met Mr. Wu Lie!"
Tian Dan came back to his senses and watched Bai Yan step out of the carriage. He immediately raised his sleeves and saluted Bai Yan.
Behind Tian Dan, Tian Rong and other Qi clan members all followed Tian Dan in raising their hands and saluting Bai Yan.
Qilu is the place where etiquette and hundreds of schools of thought are fermented in the Central Plains. Unlike all other vassal states, Qi State never excludes merchants and even encourages merchants to do business. This also makes Qi State’s silk clothes and decorations not only more diverse than those of other vassal states, but also Even the color is more beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
"Bai Yan, I've met Tian Jun, I've met you all!"
Bai Yan first returned the gift to Tian Dan and others, and then returned the gift to the Tian clan members behind Tian Dan.
No matter how much those Qi clan members respected Bai Yan, Bai Yan would return them all with the same etiquette.
"Zou Zou's Qi wind blows Qin's clothes, and Liao Guang's Qi land rides Qin's horse! The people of Qi are crying, and the whole city is in tears..."
Tian Dan looked at Bai Yan, who was dressed in Qin uniform, and his eyes darkened. He looked at the carriage behind Bai Yan with some sadness, and looked at the men who followed Bai Yan. They were all Qin soldiers.
Tian Dan seemed to have some redness in his eyes, and then Tian Dan came back to look at Bai Yan, sighed, raised his hands seriously again, and saluted Bai Yan.
"Tian Dan, I've been waiting for Lord Wu Lie for a long time!"
Tian Dan said.
This time, unlike all the other clan members, Tian Dan bowed very low as he saluted Bai Yan under the watchful eyes of everyone.
The words and the salute made Bai Yan a little unbearable. He quickly backed away, bowed his hands in earnest, and bent down.
"The mountains and rivers are in a foreign land, the wind and the moon are in the same sky, Tian Jun has been waiting for a long time, Bai Yan feels ashamed!"
Bai Yan replied softly.
After the ceremony, Bai Yan looked at all the Qi clan members in front of him. Even though he was well prepared after entering the territory of Qi, at this moment, Bai Yan was still a little numb. He lamented that this trip to Linzi would inevitably involve a banquet. chat.
"Tian Rong, I have met Mr. Wu Lie!"
"Tian Heng! I've met Mr. Wu Lie!!"
Bai Yan saw the thoughtful look on Tian Dan's face, then looked at the people behind Tian Dan, watching those people greeting each other and introducing them one by one. Bai Yan also raised his hand and kept returning the gifts, writing down the names of these people in his heart, and when he saw When Tian Rong and Tian Heng were talking, Bai Yan's eyes moved, especially when he looked at Tian Heng who was saluting.
If we say that in later generations, after the world was in chaos, Tian Dan and Tian Rong both proclaimed themselves kings of Qi and eventually died, then Tian Heng was the last person to proclaim himself king of Qi, and Tian Heng's talents and final The ending will be regretted by countless people in later generations.
As for Tian Heng's death, there are even more divergent opinions. The most straightforward view is that the Li family hated Tian Hengpeng for killing Li Shiqi, and also learned that the king was also afraid of Tian Heng, a relative of the Tian family, and was worried that Tian Heng would be in Qi. His prestige and connections were a huge hidden danger and he wanted to get rid of it, so the Li family secretly bribed two of Tian Heng's confidants.
Thirty miles away from Luoyang, there is a place called Corpse Township. Two of Tian Heng's henchmen finally killed Tian Heng and took Tian Heng's head in exchange for two captains. In order to prevent this incident When word spread, the Li family finally killed these two confidants and buried them with Tian Heng, leaving them with endless grudges and no peace after death. They even fabricated a story of loyalty to cover up the matter.
Five hundred loyal generals who followed Tian Heng were also on the ground. With Tian Heng's death, they were all eliminated, and a story of loyalty was fabricated to the outside world.
Now compared with other men from the clan, Bai Yan and I couldn't help but feel a little emotional when we saw Tian Dan, Tian Rong, and Tian Heng with our own eyes.
If we follow the historical trajectory of later generations, if not for his own appearance, it is likely that after King Jian of Qi surrendered to Qin, Qi was destroyed and Tian Ding was killed. Before Tian Ding died, he would definitely give all his rights to the three people in front of him. Let the three people in front of them, who already have the status of clan members, respond to all calls in Qi Di in the future, and their status will be unparalleled.
Outside Bogu City.
Bai Yan saluted the men of his clan one by one. After everyone saluted, he saw a fat Qi official with a thick complexion and a fat body. He stepped forward to salute with a smile.
"Chen Shi, the commander of Bogu City, pays homage to Lord Wu Lie!"
Chen Shi raised his hand and saluted Bai Yan.
From the beginning until now, Chen Shi waited for who knows how long, and finally saw all the clan members and saluted Bai Yan, and then he couldn't wait to step forward and salute to Bai Yan.
Looking at Bai Yan in front of him, Chen Shi felt excited in his heart, and he couldn't restrain the flattery in his eyes.
In Chen Shi's eyes, the Bai Yan in front of him was not only Lord Wu Lie, a great leader of the Qin State, but more importantly, Bai Yan was also a confidant of Qin King Ying Zheng. Chen Shi had heard rumors some time ago.
It is said that after Bai Yan defeated Chu, he returned to Qin. King Qin Yingzheng even went to Bashang in person to greet Bai Yan and returned to Xianyang with Bai Yan.
Afterwards, Bai Yan was granted the title of Lord Wu Lie and took charge of the military power in the northern frontier of the Qin State.
As a city in the north of the Qi State, most of the Yan land in the north is already the territory of the Qin State. The Yan State, which fled to the north, is about to perish. In the future, all the Qin armies in the north will be controlled by Bai Yan. How can Chen Shi You won’t have your own little thoughts.
Not to mention that Tian Dan and other clan members who could not reach him in the past came to Boguu to see Bai Yan in person, Chen Shi could see Bai Yan's status in the eyes of the Tian clan clan now! Even if these clan members didn't come today, Chen Shi would secretly please Bai Yan.
Who can say clearly whether there will be a war between Qi and Qin, and whether Bai Yan returns to Qi to help Qi fight against Qin, or whether he will help Qin and attack Qi, for Chen Shi, he must please Bai Yan, if you please Bai Yan, there will be no harm.
"I've heard about Bogu City's order for a long time, Master Chen!"
Bai Yan raised his hand and lowered his head to return the salute to Chen Shi.
Hearing Chen Shi's name at this time, Bai Shengsheng was afraid that if he raised his head, the murderous intent in his eyes would no longer be hidden.
When I think about the past, my brother was beaten here. In full view of the public, he was frightened and humiliated. He almost lost his life. In the end, his legs were broken and he became a cripple.
Chen Shi was at the city gate helping those people!
"Your brother received his annual salary today and asked someone to bring it back. He specifically asked him to buy some clothes for you."
In Bai Yan's mind, he recalled that before leaving Linzi, his mother watched him go home. Under the candlelight, she smiled and told him that his brother asked someone to bring back some money and asked his father to go to the city to buy fabrics and buy some clothes for him. .
"Wu Liejun?"
Bai Yan's eyes turned red. When he heard Tian Dan's voice, Bai Yan took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes, and then slowly raised his head.
"Wu Liejun, what is this?"
Tian Dan and others looked at Bai Yan's red eyes and the exposed veins on his forehead, and they all frowned in confusion, not understanding why Bai Yan suddenly looked like this.
"After hearing Chen Shouling's order, I miss an old friend!"
Bai Yan turned his head and explained to Tian Dan and others, showing a slight smile, but this smile was very stiff.
Hear the words.
Tian Dan and others listened to Bai Yan's words and looked at Bai Yan. Although they didn't know who Bai Yan was talking about, they all nodded.
"If Mr. Wu Lie needs help, just say so. Tian Dan, if I can help Mr. Wu Lie, I will definitely do it without any hesitation!"
Tian Dan raised his hand to salute Bai Yan and said softly.
As someone who wanted to persuade Bai Yan to return to Qi, although he didn't know who the old friend Bai Yan was talking about was, looking at Bai Yan's appearance, although it might be a trivial matter, Tian Dan still spoke and let Bai Yan If you need help, just ask.
There is no concealment of this closeness.
"Thank you!"
Bai Yan returned the greeting to Tian Dan.
Chen Shi on the side was already very excited at this moment. Just now Chen Shi could clearly see that Qin Guo Daliang had made Bai Yan, his eyes were red, and when he mentioned his old friend, his eyes were full of longing.
Hearing his name will remind you of your old friend! ! !
With this thought in his mind, Chen Shi was so excited that his heart was trembling. How could Chen Shi not know the weight of these words? It was as if the scene of getting close to Bai Yan in the future and the future glory and wealth were already close before his eyes.
For the first time in his life, Chen Shi was so grateful to his father who named him.
Hello Chen Shi! This name is great too! ! !
Chen Shi decided that after getting close to Bai Yan in the future, when he went back, he would kneel down and kowtow to his father to express his gratitude. After all, without the name given by his father, how could he be as famous as he is today?
"please!"
Chen Shi watched Tian Dan invite Bai Yan into the city and chatted slowly inside. Chen Shi was about to speak when he saw Bai Yan walking to the city gate alone after returning to Tian Dan to pay homage.
Seeing this scene, Chen Shi was full of doubts.
Not only Chen Shi, but also Tian Dan, Tian Rong, Tian Heng and others were also full of doubts.
"Is there a person named Bu?"
Bai Yan came to Qi Li who was looking at the city gate and asked.
After hearing Bai Yan's words, under the city gate, among the more than 20 Qi gatekeepers with sallow skin and different heights who were guarding the surroundings, one of them looked around in fear and uneasiness. When he saw the eyes of others, he looked over. When he noticed that Bai Yan was also looking at him, he took two cautious steps forward.
"My name is Bu, and I'd like to meet Lord Wu Lie!"
Bu looked at Bai Yan and stopped with a pale face. He quickly knelt on the ground and reported to Bai Yan without daring to raise his head.
Bu didn't know why this big shot, whom he could never reach in his entire life, knew his name, but at this moment, Bu couldn't help praying in his heart that he would never offend this man.
(End of chapter)
