"Is there someone assassinating someone outside the palace?"
In the main hall of King Qi's Palace, after hearing that the guards hurriedly came to report, not to mention other civil and military officials, including the doctor Tian Cong and the prime minister Hou Sheng standing in front of the civil officials, they all looked surprised and frowned.
Hou Sheng turned his head and looked at the palace. Qi Wangjian was extremely angry. He couldn't help but wonder whether it was the nobles of Wei or Chu who were plotting to assassinate Bai Yan outside the palace gate.
Thinking that both Wei and Chu died at the hands of Bai Yan, after thinking for a moment, I still felt that the possibility of victory was greater for the nobles of Chu.
After all, when Bai Yan fought with the Chu army in Chu land, the Chu people suffered countless casualties, whether it was Jingqi, Lord Changping, Lord Changwen, or even the three families of Qu Jingzhao, as well as the Huang family, Xiang family and other noble families, there were countless The clan members died tragically at the hands of Bai Yan.
Nowadays, although the Chu Kingdom has been destroyed, most of the noble clans in Chu have come to Qi, and their number is far greater than that of Wei and Han.
"Your Majesty, this matter is related to the face of Qi State and must be investigated strictly!"
"I second the proposal!"
Among the hundreds of civil and military officials, only a few officials from Qi State stood up from the ranks and spoke to King Jian of Qi in the main hall.
However, unexpectedly, except for these few officials, all the civil and military officials in the hall were calm beyond imagination regarding such a serious incident. None of them seemed to show anger, and they stood up and asked King Qi to investigate .
"Check, we must find out who is the person who instigated the assassins to assassinate outside the palace!"
Qi Wangjian was walking back and forth in the main hall, breathing rapidly, looking at the officials in the main hall, his eyes full of anger.
"promise!"
Qu Cheng, the guard in charge of the palace, kowtowed quickly after hearing Qi Wangjian's words, stood up with sweat on his face, and ran quickly out of the palace.
"Father!!! Wuwuwu~Father!!!"
Suddenly, the sound of crying came from outside the palace, and then Qi Wangjian saw Gui Hanzi running in from outside the hall with a crying face.
Seeing his beloved daughter crying, Qi Wangjian also breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that nothing happened during the assassination.
Thinking of Gui Hanzi's obedient and sensible appearance in the past, and then thinking of how Gui Hanzi was almost assassinated and killed, Qi Wangjian sighed and motioned to the eunuch to bring Gui Hanzi to the main hall.
After Gui Hanzi came up, Qi Wangjian listened to Gui Hanzi crying and talking aggrievedly about things outside the palace, his old face full of anger.
Fortunately, at this time, Tian Xie, Tian Dan, Tian Sui, and Hou Yao also came to the hall.
Qi Wangjian stood in the main hall, turned around and saw at a glance that behind Tian Xie, a young man entered the main hall wearing Qin official uniform.
"Father, it was Lord Wu Lie just now, save Hanzi, otherwise Hanzi will never see his father again! Wuwuwu~!"
King Jian of Qi heard what Gui Hanzi said and saw his beloved daughter crying. When he saw Concubine Li not far away, he asked Gui Hanzi to follow Concubine Li to the harem first and talk to him after he retired from the court.
"Qin Chen Bai Yan, come to see the King of Qi!"
After Bai Yan saluted Tian Sui and Hou Yao, he raised his hand and saluted King Qi in the main hall.
Because of the assassination, the Qi clan who had just arrived outside the palace did not all enter the palace, but let Tian Dan, the leader, come in.
Standing in the main hall of Qi State, Bai Yan bowed his head and bowed his head. He didn't know whether King Qi would embarrass him later. After all, it was rumored that after Zhang Yi entered Qin as prime minister, he went on a mission to Wei State and was immediately attracted by King Wei when he met him. Stick blame.
Of course, that was a rumor, and Bai Yan didn't know whether it was true or false.
But now, when he came to the palace of King Qi to see King Qi, Bai Yan believed that King Qi would never order someone to catch him and punish him with a stick at this time.
After all, what Qi State was facing at this time was Qin State, which had already destroyed Chu.
"Are you Bai Yan! Qi Ren?"
Qi Wangjian's voice came from the main hall. After Bai Yan heard it, he put down his hand and looked up at Qi Wangjian in the main hall.
"Back to the King of Qi, he is from Qi!"
Bai Yan stood in the center of the hall and said to Qi Wangjian in front of all the civil and military officials of Qi State. But this time, Bai Yan did not raise his hand to salute, but nodded slightly and looked straight at the people in the hall. King Qi.
"Since I am a native of Qi! How can I help the Qin State lead troops and threaten the Qi State now? Even when I see the King of Qi, I will never kneel down to salute him!"
Suddenly, among the civil servants of Qi State, an official spoke up and angrily scolded Bai Yan not far away from Bai Yan.
Bai Yan turned his head slightly and glanced at the Qi official.
"Bai Yan is a native of Qi! He is also a minister of Qin. If Bai Yan does not have the title of Qin and meets the King of Qi as a native of Qi, he will naturally kowtow and salute. But now that Bai Yan comes to meet the King of Qi, he is a minister of Qin. , if you kowtow and salute, you will be disqualified from the Qin official uniform!"
Bai Yan said softly, and when he finished speaking, he looked at King Qi in the main hall.
The implication of this is that if Qi officials are allowed to make things difficult for him again, there is no need to stay any longer, whether it is because of Bai Yan personally or because of his clothes.
As soon as the Qi court opened its mouth, it would be disrespectful to ask Bai Yan, who was wearing Qin official uniform, to kowtow and salute!
Hearing Bai Yan's words.
The Qi official who had just spoken wanted to refute, but suddenly saw the eyes of other officials and even the King of Qi, his expression changed, and then he endured it and looked at Bai Yan with some reluctance.
This official had a friend before, who died in the hands of Bai Yan when he was in Yanmen.
"I heard that you were driven out of Qi State by Tian Ding before? Is this happening?"
In the main hall, Qi Wangjian didn't know whether he understood what Bai Yan meant, and suddenly brought the topic to the rumors about Tian Ding and Bai Yan.
"Back to King Qi, this is indeed the case!"
Bai Yan looked at King Qi, cupped his hands and said.
As Bai Yan finished speaking, many officials in the Qi State Hall looked at each other and started talking in low voices.
"I am very curious, Bai Yan! Can you resent Tian Ding? If it weren't for Tian Ding in the past, you wouldn't have to leave Qi!"
Qi Wangjian asked.
At this moment, Qi Wangjian's face, which already had some wrinkles, looked straight at Bai Yan, as if he wanted to see with his own eyes whether Bai Yan hated Tian Ding.
In Qi Wangjian's heart, this is related to whether Bai Yan can return to Qi to serve.
Your Highness.
Hearing Qi Wangjian's inquiry, all the civil and military officials in Qi couldn't help but look at Bai Yan, wanting to see Bai Yan's answer with their own eyes. Even Tian Cong and Tian Sui were no exception. After all, rumors were rumors, but Bai Yan Tian Cong and Tian Sui both want to know what Yan's attitude is towards his father Tian Ding.
After all, even if you answer "I don't hate", the same words often mean many different things with different expressions.
And in full view of everyone, Bai Yan stood in the main hall, listening to King Qi's words, and knew that this seemed to be a simple question, but how he answered was very important.
Thinking of Tian Ding, thinking of Tian Feiyan, seeing Tian Sui and Tian Cong, they all looked at him. Finally, Bai Yan looked at Qi Wangjian in the main hall and raised his hand seriously.
"There was resentment, but no hatred!"
Bai Yan said softly.
The implication is to answer the feeling in his heart when Tian Ding was driven out of Qi five years ago. This is indeed the case. It is definitely impossible for Bai Yan not to have any resentment for Tian Ding's actions, but if it is hatred, it will not be so. In Bai Yan's heart, even without Tian Ding, one day he would leave Qi and go to Qin to look for opportunities.
"There is resentment but no hatred!"
Qi Wangjian, who had returned to the throne and knelt down, became a little excited when he heard Bai Yan's answer and savored it carefully.
Bai Yan's answer made Qi Wangjian see the possibility of repairing Tian Jin!
This is something that Wang Jian of Qi has always been worried about after learning that Bai Yan is coming to Zi. Bai Yan is Tian Jin's student. If Bai Yan always hates Tian Jin's death and blames him as the king of Qi, then Bai Yan will return to Qi to serve. , absolutely impossible.
But now, seeing Bai Yan say with his own eyes that he didn't hate Tian Ding for driving him out of Qi, this made Qi Wangjian full of joy, and Bai Yan didn't even care about Tian Ding's actions.
In the future, as the King of Qi, he would lower his face, pardon Tian Jin's family, dig a tomb for Tian Jin, and rectify his name, Bai Yan would definitely be able to put aside his grudge.
"good!"
Thinking of this, Qi Wangjian wished he could go to court immediately, meet Bai Yan in private, explain the matter clearly, and ask Shi to find the person who buried Tian Jin.
Before getting Bai Yan's reply, looking at the civil and military officials in front of him, Qi Wangjian didn't want everyone to know that Tian Jin was Bai Yan's mentor.
In the main hall.
When the civil and military officials of Qi State heard Bai Yan's words, they all looked at each other, and most of them nodded, as did Tian Sui and Tian Cong.
In the eyes of civil and military officials, thinking of Tian Ding's actions five years ago, everyone knows that it is normal to have resentment. If there is no resentment, then it is fake. After all, he was driven out of Qi State. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably hold a grudge. lifetime.
Tian Sui and his brother Tian Cong looked at each other. The two brothers, who knew what really happened, breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Bai Yan didn't hate his father's actions in the past, it would be fine.
The two brothers know better than anyone that there may be many reasons behind this sentence.
"There was an assassin just now, and Gui Hanzi was in danger. Fortunately, you came to rescue me. Come here, tell me my order, prepare five hundred gold, and a mansion, and give it to Bai Yan!"
When Qi Wangjian's voice came, Tian Sui and Tian Cong turned their heads to look. When they heard Qi Wangjian's reward, Tian Sui and Tian Cong, like the civil and military officials in the court, looked at Bai Yan one after another.
"Thank you very much for the kindness of King Qi. Outside the palace gate, this is just a convenient move by Bai Yan. Now, Bai Yan is a minister of Qin, and King Qi will reward him. I forgive Bai Yan for not being able to accept King Qi's kindness."
Bai Yan cupped his hands and said to King Qi. Seeing King Qi's surprised look on his face and his brows slightly frowning, Bai Yan started talking about the purpose of his trip to Qi without waiting for King Qi to speak.
"Bai Yan came to Qi State this time because he wanted to ask the King of Qi! Now the King of Qin has carried out the will of heaven and obeyed the people of the world. He has put an end to the wars in the world and put an end to the eight hundred years of war in the Zhou Dynasty. In the past few years, he first conquered Han and Zhao, and then pacified Wei. Chu, Qin and Qi have always had a good alliance. Qin and Qi have been without war for decades. Now the King of Qin is determined to stop the war and seek stability for the people of Qin and Qi. I wonder if the King of Qi would like there to be no more wars in the world?"
Bai Yan looked at King Qi, cupped his hands and said, his words were not straightforward. After all, this is Linzi, surrounded by hundreds of civil and military officials from Qi. The man in the main hall is King Qi, the king of a country.
To say it too bluntly is tantamount to losing face!
It's best to know each other's feelings and see through it without telling them.
"What a man who obeys the people of the world! The Qin Dynasty attacked and destroyed all countries, swallowed up their territories, and committed killings. This is what the world has seen with their own eyes. The words Lord Wu Lie says now will not make people laugh!"
"To seek stability for Qin and Qi! But the King of Qin is determined to divide the world equally with the King of Qi, rebuild the old alliance between Qin and Qi, and claim the throne of the East and the West respectively?"
After hearing Bai Yan's words, almost immediately, many Qi ministers began to sarcastically mock him.
Bai Yan was not angry when he saw this.
These are all officials of Qi State, and their interests are bound to Qi State. If Qi State is destroyed, their rights and status will no longer exist, so irony is human nature.
But Bai Yan didn't come here to argue with these officials. His purpose was just to speak out as the leader.
"That's true! Qin and Qi have always been a good alliance. Now that the King of Qin is interested in talking to each other, it is a good thing for Qi State!"
"I also think so. What Lord Wu Lie said is not unreasonable. Since the Zhou Dynasty, the world has been at war for hundreds of years. If we can stop wars in the future and the world is stable, why not!"
In the palace hall, apart from the officials who ridiculed Bai Yan, many officials who agreed with Bai Yan's words also began to discuss, their voices rising and falling.
See this.
Those Qi officials who had mocked Bai Yan just now glared at those officials with anger on their faces. Listening to those officials' words, it was difficult not to doubt how many benefits those officials had received from Qin in private.
But without evidence, they just have suspicions, and no one dares to make accusations at will at this time.
In the main hall.
Qi Wangjian sat on his knees in the throne. Hearing Bai Yan's words, he frowned slightly and looked at the noisy civil and military officials. Then he looked at Bai Yan and asked what Bai Yan meant.
Half an hour later...
At the Palace of the King of Qi, Bai Yan followed Tian Dan and left the Palace of the King of Qi together.
"Why is Lord Wu Lie loyal to Tyrant Qin?"
Tian Dan couldn't help but looked at Bai Yan again and asked.
Regarding the debate in the palace hall just now, Tian Dan had already been mentally prepared for Bai Yan's clever words to persuade the Qi Dynasty to meet the King of Qin, so it was not surprising. After all, Bai Yan's purpose of coming to Qi Kingdom was for this purpose in the first place. .
But Tian Dan was still unwilling to give in and wanted to know from Bai Yan what it would take for Bai Yan to leave Qin and serve Qi.
"The grace of promotion, the grace of trust, the grace of reward...! Lord Tian is a tyrant to the Qin Dynasty, Bai Yan is a wise Lord! They just have different origins and circumstances!"
Bai Yan said to Tian Dan. When he came outside the palace, he saw that the soldiers in disguise had already driven the carriage. Bai Yan handed over his hand and said goodbye to Tian Dan. After Tian Dan returned the courtesy, he turned around and got into the carriage.
In Linzi City.
Tian Heng was in the mansion, enjoying the caressing of his maid with his clan brother Tian Rong. While they were talking, they all got up when they saw Tian Dan coming back.
When he saw Tian Dan sighing and shaking his head, Tian Heng couldn't help but look at Tian Rong.
"In the court, the king had intended to test Bai Yan with a reward, but Bai Yan was very determined to serve Qin... By the way, can we find out who ordered the assassination?"
Tian Dan told Tian Rong and Tian Heng what happened in the court, knowing that persuading Bai Yan to return to serve together would not happen overnight, so after finishing speaking, he asked the two of them if they had found out who the assassin was.
"They should be the nobles of the Chu Kingdom! Although the origins of those assassins have not yet been traced, the clues they have revealed point to the Chu Kingdom!"
Tian Heng frowned and said, after returning just now, he had secretly sent people to investigate, but their people were not all Qi Jisong after all, and in Linzi City, it was not easy to find out thoroughly.
"Is there any news about Bo Gu?"
Tian Dan frowned when he heard Tian Heng's words, then thought about it and looked at Tian Rong.
"Yes, but it's all useless!"
While Tian Rong was talking, he took down the two bamboo slips that had just been delivered from the wooden shelf on the side. They recorded in detail the background and origins of the Bogu doorman and who was in his family.
In order to prevent omissions, everything was recorded in detail in books.
"Keep checking!"
Tian Dan looked at the bamboo slips and saw the records on them about the doorman and the family members. However, as he looked at the second volume of bamboo slips, Tian Dan suddenly discovered something different.
"Have you ever helped a doorman and asked someone to bring a message?"
Tian Dan looked at the bamboo silk and looked at Tian Rong with some curiosity.
When Tian Rong heard this, he nodded to Tian Dan, indicating that it was indeed as recorded in the bamboo slips.
"In the past, Tianjia once passed through Bogugu. Because a doorman offended Tianjia's concubine, he was beaten to death. Later, the doorman remembered his old relationship and saw that he was still breathing, so he found someone to bring a message to his family. "
Tian Rong said.
Tian Rong didn't take this matter seriously and didn't take it to heart. After all, the doorman was helping another doorman and had nothing to do with Bai Yan.
Although Bai Yan's origin is not known, from Bai Yan's ability to lead troops, it can be inferred that he must have a high background.
"Can you order someone to investigate?"
Tian Dan frowned, looked at the bamboo slips, thought about it, and asked.
When he saw Tian Rong shaking his head, Tian Dan looked at Tian Heng and asked Tian Heng to write a letter to ask the tribesmen in Bo Gu to send people to find out whether the doorman who offended Tian Jia was alive or dead, and to find out whether he was alive or dead. Find out its origin.
After the explanation, Tian Dan put away the bamboo slips and continued to discuss with Tian Rong and Tian Heng how to persuade Bai Yan next.
In fact, not only Tian Rong, but also Tian Dan and Tian Heng didn't take it seriously. At the moment, Tian Dan just wanted to investigate, so he just gave the special instructions.
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Under night.
In Linzi City, even if it is dark and the dim streets are busy with traffic, there is an endless stream of people coming and going.
When it comes to the prosperity of commerce, Linzi has the largest number of merchants. Especially after all the countries were conquered and destroyed by the Qin State, the gentry from all the countries in the past migrated to Qi, and the population that came with them was far beyond everyone's imagination. .
And with more people, there is more demand. If there is demand, places that supply the demand will continue to be created in Linzi City.
That's the case with restaurants.
But unlike in the past, the busiest thing this night was not the most famous restaurants in Linzi in the past, but another place.
The Embassy of the State of Qin.
From dusk until nightfall, and then until late at night, the lively atmosphere in the Embassy's Residence dropped slightly.
Outside the mansion, in the middle of the night, drunken Qi officials and nobles all staggered out of the mansion, chatting and laughing about how they finally drank Bai Yan.
Thinking back to drinking with Bai Yan just now, all those who left the mansion, regardless of their age or status, couldn't help but express their joy and admire Bai Yan's ability to drink.
After all, tonight in the mansion, so many people were paying tribute to Bai Yan, and they couldn’t even remember how many bottles of wine were poured into Bai Yan’s belly. Bai Yan alone vomited several times. During this period, Bai Yan never left the banquet, sitting on his knees at the wooden table. Finally, he didn't stop until he was completely drunk and unconscious.
At today's banquet, even Mao Jiao, the high minister of Qin State, was so drunk that he needed the help of his maid before he could leave.
"Farewell!"
"Farewell!!!"
The drunken Qi scholars smiled and said goodbye to each other, and returned to their carriages with the help of their servants.
After saying goodbye to his friends and colleagues, Tian Sui also came to the shade of a tree. Then he couldn't bear it anymore and started vomiting. During this period, many people outside the mansion couldn't help laughing when they saw this, and then left in a carriage.
"Your drinking capacity... vomit~!!!"
Tian Sui was about to talk to the subordinates beside him, but just as he opened his mouth, he couldn't help but vomited again.
Bai Yan, who was wearing commoner clothes, couldn't help but smile and pat Tian Sui on the back. He wanted to laugh a little when he thought that Tian Sui had to drink with him secretly just now.
After Tian Sui calmed down, Bai Yan helped Tian Sui, whose legs and feet were weak, and walked to the carriage with difficulty.
Because Tian Sui did not come in a carriage, after drinking, the carriage that left was the carriage of the Embassy. Bai Yan took Tian Sui to the back of the carriage, got on the carriage, and saw that he had been hiding in the carriage. Zhao Qiu and Master Xu.
Tian Sui was completely paralyzed and lying in the carriage. Not to mention Zhao Qiu who moved away with a look of disgust, even Master Xu couldn't help but cover his nose with his delicate hands.
As the carriage slowly drove away, Bai Yan, who was wearing civilian clothes, silently opened the window and looked out the window in the dim carriage.
In silence.
Neither Zhao Qiu nor Master Xu made a sound to disturb Bai Yan.
I don't know how long it has been, as the carriage drove along the streets, from the bustle of restaurants to the remote and quiet places.
"Stop!"
Bai Yan spoke softly.
Following Bai Yan's instructions, the carriage slowly stopped at the entrance of an alley. Before the carriage could stop, Bai Yan had already jumped off the carriage.
Instructing the other four followers who followed him, as well as the one driving the carriage, to wait here, Bai Yan watched Zhao Qiu and Master Xu get out of the carriage. Without waiting for the followers to prepare torches, he took the two girls towards the dark little place. Walk into the alley.
It's night, under the bright moon.
In the dark street, Bai Yan walked very slowly because he was worried about Zhao Qiu and Master Xu. However, when he reached the depths of the alley, a familiar fragrance could be faintly heard.
A moment later, when he saw a small courtyard that was not closed, and saw the faint light coming from the small courtyard, Bai Yan could no longer control his eyes, tears welled up in his eyes, and then flowed down his cheeks.
"Mom, it's already late at night! Yan'er may not come back today! Didn't Mom say that Yan'er won't come back so soon? Yan'er has other important things and needs to wait for a long time..."
"Mother! Don't wait! Hey, mother knows that Yan'er won't come back so soon. She has to make corn cakes. Mother, please heat up these corn cakes tomorrow..."
"You don't understand, if Yan'er comes back, he will like to eat these millet cakes! Every time he went home when he was a child, he would always ask for..."
Approaching the small courtyard step by step, Bai Yan listened to the familiar voices in the small courtyard, sobbing continuously on his tear-filled cheeks, and his shoulders were shaking uncontrollably.
Five years!
After leaving five years ago, Bai Yan was looking forward to this day all the time to come back and see his grandmother.
When he was a child, his grandmother protected him.
Now, he has finally achieved success and is able to return.
Ten steps, five steps, three steps...
When Bai Yan walked to the door of the small courtyard, with hazy eyes, he saw the house in the courtyard. Inside the dilapidated door, his grandmother was busy under the candlelight. His uncle was standing behind his grandmother, and his aunt was hugging him from the door. Walking by something.
Zhao Qiu and Master Xu stood next to Bai Yan, looking at Bai Yan beside them, and looked at the wooden house in a daze, with smiles on their faces that were filled with tears of joy.
At this moment, whether it was Zhao Qiu or Master Xu, their eyes couldn't help but turn red when they recalled what they had just heard the old woman say and looked at Bai Yan in front of them. They looked into the wooden house in the yard and were happy for Bai Yan.
At this time, Zhao Qiu finally understood why Bai Yan was so persistent and couldn't wait to return here even late at night.
The old woman is waiting for him too!
When Zhao Qiu sighed, he couldn't help but feel a little envious. At this moment, Zhao Qiu saw what seemed to be a middle-aged man in the house. He also felt something. Standing behind the old woman, he inadvertently turned his head to look at the door. Take a look here.
In the past few days, Dai Dao and his wife have made preparations for premature birth. They have bought all the things they need to buy. Dai Dao's wife is not in good health, the weather is cold, and she eats less and often. Sorry, the update cannot be fixed.
I only have one thought now: finish writing the return home chapter first!
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